Page 18 - Security Line News Today

So lesson learned, maybe. if youre going to be talking to a doctor about her health care system. it pays to come prepared. dr. martin didnt simply counterpunch in that hearing on the fact checking. she also -- this was really interesting. she left the subcommittee with a final thought on those wait times in lines, a big issue and the allocation of resources. >> you know, i waited more than 30 minutes at the security line to get into this building today. when i arrived in the lobby, i noticed acr...

Information for investigators is going to be going back to that airport. theyre going to want to see surveillance video from these airports. who went through that security line. who got on this plane. who was using that passport to get on to this flight if it was not indeed a valid passport. that will be a part of the investigation. we do know that from our correspondence here in the d.c. bureau, our national security correspondent, did reach out to the state department and the u.s. officials, t...

United airlines contract workers at the beginning of the security lines are looking for folks who may be carrying too much. united has recently added sizing kiosks to the airports. the airline says this is about loading and unloading aircraft more quickly. this is not just a new policy. just enforcing the rules by reminding those of the size they can bring on board. passengers who do make it on board, dont have to go back to the counter but they do have to gate check. meaning there may be more r...

>> reporter: absolutely, fredricka. back to normal this morning, but last night, absolute panic here at l.a.x. what happened? this driver of what was a minivan collided with some parked cars, some other cars, and hit a parking structure here. someone mistook the sounds of the collision for gunfire. and as you also pointed out, there is what police are terming, they think was a prank call to another terminal, saying there was a man with a gun inside. well, police came rushing into both terminals,...

The collision for gunfire. and as you also pointed out, theres what police are determining a prank call to another terminal saying theres a man with a gun inside. police came rushing into both terminals, guns drawn, and basically you can imagine the passengers here absolutely scared out of their minds as this went on. lets take a listen. >> the first time i knew of it is when i was in the ladies restroom and the security guard told us to come and hide in the babies room because there was lots of...

More changes now that airport is fully back open? >> the airport says they are monitoring how they handle this. they say the window of opportunity here for things to go badly is from the curb to when you get to that first checkpoint. from what we understand, is that under hernandez, tsa agent that lost his life, that he was that first check point making sure you have your documents before you go up through the security screening. so they want to make sure thats the safest area. earlier this year...

They have got to make sure this is the sole shooter and the incident is over as they believe it to be. >> right, andrea. thats the most important thing. the weak point at an airport is egress, where you come in before you reach the security checkpoint. you do go to the ticket counter as most of us know, travelers and frequent flyers. if you have carry on luggage, you may be able to not have it totally completely scanned until you give it to the ticket agent. pedestrians can go into the airport t...

That the first time someone thought a bomb had gone off. >> did they tell you, were they in the security line? had this -- according to our reporting, this individual had not quite gone through airport security. does that corroborate with what your friends or these other eyewitnesses had seen? >> the people who saw them said it was at where they check your id before you go through security. >> in those moments, sarah, when you hear these gunshots, how many shots did you hear? >> i would think th...

Destroyed. a senate committee will hear testimony today about the ongoing civil war in syria and the prospect of peace. the justice department joining a lawsuit against the firm whose background checks helped nsa leaker edward snowden and aaron alexis get clearances. they are accused of failing to perform quality control reviews in its investigations of potential government workers. check out the white house. its getting beautified or boo-tified for halloween. lit up in orange and purple l...

The counter started ducking behind where the packages go and just everybody started running to say get out. >> weve got more here. kerry sanders joins me and has been monitoring the situation from jacksonville. tell us more about how this all unfolded and whats the latest with these two arrests. >> reporter: its sort of interesting because the two arrests are not necessarily connected. the authorities have concluded these two people didnt know each other. first of all, lets talk about how this b...