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Those who stood up for freedom. >> reporter: among the thousands in washington was edith lee payne who was there 50 years ago as well. the detroit woman who was as a child seen in this iconic 1963 photo reflected on both events. >> why was it important to be here? >> because my mother brought me. and if were going to continue to make change and make this world better, we have to be a part of that change. >> reporter: the thousands that showed up battled rain, humidity and long security lines, bu...

Agency was set up after 9/11 to protect us, but it is perhaps best known for those pat downs that feel more or worse when a child is involved. remember this little boy who was forced to remove his shirt in 2010? that same agency is dealing with more than that this morning. cases of misconduct by tsa agents showed 26% over the past three years. more than 9,000 cases were reported. everything from stealing to letting family and friends skip through security lines to sleeping on the job. in fact, c...

And the boss. ♪ i was born in the usa >> a new rockumentary shows the rock star through the eyes of his diehard fans. "newsroom" starts now. good morning. thank you so much for being with me. im carol costello. right now the tsa is in the hot seat. already the focus of scrutiny by anybody that must undergo a security scan before they fly, now a new government report finds more misconduct by tsa agents. over 9,000 cases reported over the past three years. thats up 26%. everything from stealin...

Welcome back to "starting point." im christine romans. overnight an apparent attack on the french embassy in libyas capital. a powerful car bomb blew out the front wall and shattered windows on other buildings in the tripoli neighborhood. two security guards and a 13-year-old girl living nearby were hurt. the french ambassador saying he will not leave that city. the tsas plan to let passengers bring small knives on airplanes, that plan now on hold. the new policy was supposed to go into effect...

Of the situation and the perception of the reality of the situation. do you think that most people who are inconvenienced by this, waiting in longer security lines, do you think theyre standing there with their luggage thinking this is because of the sequester? if they are playinging that connection, who do you think theyre blaming for those delays? >> well, they might not use the word sequester but they definitely blame washington and they probably blame both the president and the congress with...

Arabia could. that is the special program to fast track travelers through the airport lines. the administration considering giving the qualified saudi nationals the ability to join global entry the u.s. program that permits the so-called trusted travelers, passengers who are pre approved and deemed a low risk for terrorism to skip the normal security lines and move right through customs more quickly. saudi arabia would be only the 6th country to have it. critics say the saudis do not deserve thi...

Tsa administrator and said if that is his real name. >> yes. >> it is not. it is pronounced pistol. >> how ironic. im sure that one has pointed that out in the last few years. >> i bet he has never heard that. >> you work for the tsa and your name is pistol? are you allowed on the plane, mr. pistol? is anybody gunning from you? are you loaded? >> he is going to kill someone. >> eventually he will kill someone. shooting blanks tonight, pistol? thats really personal. >> cant go anywhere. >> matt, ...

These long, long security lines because they might have to layoff tsa agents or furlough other tsa agents. remember this from the homeland security janet napolitano? play it. >> at our busiest airports, like newark and jfk, lax and ohare, peak wait times which now, even now is too long, peak wait times at some of these airports can approach two hours, could actually grow to almost four hours. we are he trying to mitt get that as much as we can. >> reporter: but here is the good news once you get...

>> customs and border patrol reported longer lines at major points of entry over the weekend due to a reduction in the overtime staff. the tsa and faa are warning travelers this is only the beginning. >> christine romans will tell you how this will affect you and your travel plans in this edition of "road warriors." >> so far its been international travelers waiting to go through customs. lines at new yorks jfk and miami international spiked this weird, and the officials are blaming a reduction ...

Not feeling it yet. >> sequestration hasnt hit or bitten for us yet. were pretty regular travelers. >> but the white house may be undercutting its case with some budget hype. consider education secretary arne duncan who now says he misspoke when he claimed last week that teachers are already receiving pink slips. >> i want to apologize for not being as clear as i should have been. when i said pink slips, i should have used job eliminations. >> what is the administration doing to make sure these ...