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Some find offensive, the former screens called them ridiculous saying it is impossible to find anything with the back of your hand. screening of children last about ten seconds going completely against t.s.a. protocol. while there are concerns over deficiencies officials point out that the system has worked. >> i dont want to encourage the terrorists to get the plains of. we have not had anyone get on successfully with the explosive devices in the united states in 11 1/2 years so something is wo...

>> reporter: in february, an undercover tsa worker got through two security screeners at newark with a fake bomb in his pants, again, according to a report in the "new york post," the latest breach is just one in hay long list of security-related incidents altnewark n. october, 2012, 25 employees were fired and 19 suspended for improperly screening baggage n. june of 2012, 8 people were fired for literally sleeping on the job n. january of 2010, a terminal was shot down for 6 hours after a man d...

Me from the new york post newspaper, our parent company. so it appears the passengers were not in danger, it was a fake. this was at newark liberty airport. the inspector stuffed the fake explosive into his pants where security screeners failed to detect it even after two screen examination a patdown. trace gallagher has more. what do we know about this operation? reporter: it happened in term b where the american and jetblue gates are. two of the agents had improvised explosive devices. one ins...

Bags. on april 25th security restrictions will be eased so security screeners can fellow higher threats like explosives. so just what will be allowed? folding knives less than 2.36 inches long, golf clubs and other sporting equipment and novelty baseball bats under 24 inches and 24 ounces. unions for flight attendants and other airline workers say the new policy is dangerous. venezuela is preparing to elect a new leader after the death of president hugo chavez. the 58-year-old died tuesday aft...

Welcome back to "weekends with alex witt." lets go to washington now and ready or not the long-dreaded sequester has arrived. the mandatory $85 billion in automatic spending cuts kicked in today after president obama signed the order last night. half those cuts will come from domestic programs, the other half from the defense budget. the president says the effects of the cutbacks will be gradual. >> the longer these cuts remain in place, the greater the damage to our economy. a slow grind that w...

Shops on amazon.com. >> wesley tweeted us spot on i love the apps pandora and politics. it is about 5 minutes before the hour. coming up falling asleep at the airport. he gives security screeners a really big surprise. this is a story you just cant not talk about. >> we will have the answer. ♪ ♪ i want to go ♪ i want to win [ breathes deeply ] ♪ this is where the dream begins ♪ ♪ i want to grow ♪ i want to try ♪ i can almost touch the sky [ male announcer ] even the planet has ...

An unattended camera. the flight from newark to new geneva was about two hours out when the discovery was made. its not clear exactly why the camera appeared suspicious. terrorists are always looking for ways to get devices past security screeners. in this case though, thankfully it was a false alarm. in other news this morning, a key provision of health care reform goes into effect today. the new rule requires most health insurers to provide birth control to women with no money out of pocket....

Dinner was all over the floor the next morning. >> my dog doesnt understand frisbie. i throw the frisbie and he looks back at me. >> stop thinking frisbie and start thinking leftovers. >> i should. >> start thinking headlines because we got them right now. brand new documents released in the trayvon martin case showed george zimmerman passed a lie detector test the day after martin was shot and killed. the documents show zimmerman failed to tell martin he was the neighborhood watch captain. dete...

the new ipad competition. will it actually give apple a run for its money and it happened in a matter of seconds. this guy walked up to a picasso in texas and then he does that. spray paints the masterpiece. what did he write? and is it permanent? and good morning to you. im carol costello. thank you so much for being with us today. we begin with a story that really has us buzzing this morning. you are about to see why. but first, a warning. some of you might find the next image ...

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