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Its 8:00 p.m., saturday, october 4th, 1997, charlotte, north carolina. loomis fargo vault supervisor david ghantt has just stolen more than $17 million. at the time, its the second largest cash heist in u.s. history, but david ghantt has a big problem. despite having successfully loaded more than a ton of money into an unmarked van, ghantt cannot get the back gates of the loomis fargo facility open, a flaw in the security system keeps the gates locked. despite his best efforts to force them open...

About its security. >> reporter: $100 million have been spend on securing the security of the airports but it wasnt enough to stop one intruder from getting on to the runway. he jumped the airports security fence. he made his way across two runways before reaching gate 70 at terminal c where an airline employee stopped him. police arrested him and charged him with tres baghdading. they say he was wearing women clothes and he said he was in someones car when he got spooked and ran off. official s...

A person who tries to do something like that is in gave danger, and hes very lucky to be alive today. >> reporter: retired captain ron nielsen counsels people about their fear of flying. >> its sad, but its going to get him a lot of attention that he probably didnt epa. >> reporter: he says this incident is probably nothing more than a man who needs professional help. >> theres no better way to get, you know, to get an answer to your cry for help today than breach airport security. >> reporter: ...

Suspect had to jump two fences and cross two runways to arrive at the location where he was finally arrested. what frightens travelers the security system detected breach on wednesday but it wasnt noticed until thursday. >> im always flying back and forth. i live in nashville and my family is here. im always going back and forth. everyone needs to be staying safe. that is a pretty scary thing to hear. >> reporter: now, that suspect was charged with misdemeanor trespassing and then he was release...

Country. i would hope what america also believes in, this he would do everything possible to get him out of this terrible situation he is in. i think they owe it to him and i think they owe it to all american citizens who put their lives on the line that they could count on the government when they are in a situation of this sort. >> our thoughts are with you, with him and his family and friends. thank you for joining us. we appreciate it. >> thank you. >> still to come on cnn, ups and fed-ex cu...

You have a system thats been installed and tested over the last several years and there continue to be different breaches at the different airports in the port authority jurisdiction. >> bryant was charged with trespassing but has since been released. cnn has made several attempts to contact him and we have not been able to. it is interesting to point out, a spokesperson at the phoenix airport said they had an opportunity to install a similar system to the one thats in place at newark, they deci...

Had been in someones car when he got spooked and ran off. officials say planes were never in danger but the episode has, again, raised questions about the effectiveness of a security system thats in place at all new york area airports. >> when the system is working and working effectively, it becomes a good layer of security. an additional layer and layer that goes above the regulatory standards. >> reporter: the system includes radar, surveillance cameras and motion detectors. it came under fir...

Would let him see his family if president obama releases some al qaeda detainee. >> two brazen security breaches at u.s. airports raising concerns about safety measures there. in phoenix, a man scaled a nine-foot barbed wire fence and banging on the engine of a plane as it arrived on christmas day. he was arrested after another pilot spotted him and alerted the talker. >> that is mug shot. newark liberty airport, none of the surveillance cameras prevented a woman from scaling a fence and walki...

Multi-million dollar security system all while wearing high heels and womens clothing. were asking a security expert how it could have happened. and a remarkable story of a cab driver in las vegas, he faced big temptation but ended up making a moral decision, well tell you what he did. so, this board gives me rates for progressive direct and other car insurance companies? yes. but youre progressive, and theyre them. yes. but theyre here. yes. are you...? there? yes. no. are you them? im me. bu...

Going undetected. all four of new york city area airports including newark here spent $100 million securing their perimeters with the latest technology. that includes radar, motion sensors, surveillance cameras, even with all that in place, two officials say a jump over the fence at the airport here on newark on christmas morning. they say he made his way across two runways, reached terminal c where an airline employee finally stopped him at gate 70. port authority investigators say theyre loo...