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Hours. >> julie, what happened? r >> reporter: we all got to see behind the scenes when things do not go right. it was about 90 minutes of essential inconvenience for thousands of passengers as this checklist system, a computer glitch, basically shut down the entire computer system that screens passengers against trough watch lis terror watch lists. the glitch lasted 90 minutes. leaving thousands of passengers waiting in long lines at security screenings for multiple airlines. federal officials ...

Texas, a huge airport, charlotte, north carolina and baltimore, md. leaving thousands of passengers waiting in long lines of security screenings for multiple airlines. >> the people up there, it was crazy. >> u.s. customs and border protection issuing the following statement. to address the technology. in the meantime, officers process international travelers using alternative procedures were back on line. and faber still screaming it slowed down the pace, every

Deboarded. there will no incidents or hazards reported aboard the flight by either the passengers or its crew. the plane has been cleared, end quote. then american airlines officials say there was a threat against flight 131 from england to jfk. that plane also landed safely after determining the threat was not credible. we learned two other income can flights at newark liberty international in new jersey, when they get here, will get special screening and weapons defection. overall, bumped up s...

Richard white sprang tsa agents with wasp spray, a police officer opened fire hitting white three times. police later found molotov cocktails in his bag and car. officials dont know the motive but they said that white suffered from some type of mental illness. he died after medical treatment just about 24 hours after the confrontation confrontation. security screenings are designed to keep people -- many others enter airports every day without being checked at all. drew griffin has this report...

There have been no proof as of yet. just to show you how close this race is, 7,000 votes is what separated, less than 7,000 votes separated this election in mississippi very, very close. >> and the beat goes on. mark preston, executive editor for cnn politics, thank you. >> thank you. still to come, growing fears that terrorists may outsmart security screenings and leading to stuffed up measures at some international airports. well tell you what some passengers could expect to see. at universi...

Bill: and nfl player arrested at the airport in los angeles. san francisco 49ers linebacker smith got belligerent during security screenings claiming he had a bomb. that is not what you want to do at the airport. fbis i as anybody who makes a bomb threat to be subject to federal charges which have not yet been filed against smith. the arrest the latest legal trouble for him. last year arrested for dui and marijuana possession. hes facing felony weapon charges stemming from a house party back in ...

Son only paid in 9 out of 11 games. the lawsuit claims that coaches went as far as threatening parents if they didnt pay. the money went to the academys private camps and training for the athletes. >> an all out search is now underway for a good samaritan who turned in a lost 4 carat diamond ring on valentines day. she and her husband were flying to london when she dropped her ring during security screenings. sheep didnt know it was missing until the flight took off. image that panic. another pa...

Link to this attack. they havent ruled it out but they havent established that connection. they are not triggering the reactions we would see if there is a terror link there. but lawmakers are looking at possibilities to close some holes here. when we have a whiff of a plot out there. you remember the tooth paste tube explosives or refined shoe bombs, things we have been reported in the last few weeks. you know, they start to make adjustments in security screenings, et cetera. if this turns out ...

>> ukrainian politics have always been resolved in a rather peculiar way. >> but this fight becomes unlike anything ukrainians have ever seen. although reporters and parliament guests go through security screenings to get into the building, lawmakers do not and theyve carried in more than just eggs. >> i saw a smoke grenade explode and the whole parliament hole was covered with smoke. i mean, weve seen a lot of stuff but this is something out of hand completely. >> this reporter is inside parlia...

But, definitely something that goes to the security screenings. speak to what michael mentioned, giving your experience in boston and israel, about what happens when we are tracking these aircraft, as we do with multiple delivery redundancy, and yet the entire communication system disappears relatively instantaneously. >> well, thats a real puzzle. i can tell you that i was as -- i witnessed a similar incident years ago, when an airliner, a russian airliner was shot by mistake over the black sea...