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Theyre making a poor risk judgment here that we understand that theres low risk at the smaller category 4 airports, but we have to project forward and say what would the risk be if we removed the screening. so again, its concerning, and i really think theyre going to rethink this. >> and another big one that is under consideration, not having as many air marshals poised to be on airplanes. what are your thoughts on that? >> i know im going to have a controversial statement here, fred, but the on...

Security experts are sounding the alarm. cnns renee marsh has more details in this exclusive report. >> reporter: a new internal tsa document cnn exclusively obtained shows the proposal to eliminate screening at more than 150 small to medium-size airports is just one of several cost-saving measures the agency is discussing. a senior tsa employee tells cnn the agency is looking at cuts that could save more than $300 million in 2020. one cut? reducing the number of air marshals, eliminating screen...

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And risks to aviation has changed or is this just an indication that the agency is under extreme pressure to cut costs. rene marsh, cnn, washington. the tsa has not responded to requests for comment, but joining me right now is paul, a former tsa official who worked at jfk airport in new york. good to see you. whats your opinion of these, at least, two of the headline potential cuts that we know of? >> good afternoon, fred. one thing we know about the tsa since its inception in 2001 is that it...

Actually inconsistent because if youre going to decrease security at certain airports, what you would want to do is increase the presence of air marshals or other security features just in case. >> reporter: cnn revealed the most controversial cut, eliminating screening at small airports like this one in redding, california, where bryant garrett is the manager. >> since i as the airport dont want to take on that, either the liability nor the cost, and im quite certain the airlines dont want to t...

Hard time how they go forward with this, with overall support. >> so, lets break down a couple of them, one being, you know, eliminating or cutting back of tsa checkpoints at smaller airports. you worked at jfk. how concerned would you be if still working at jfk or otherwise that at a large airport, you know passengers are connecting, some coming from smaller airports if there was no, t no, tno tsa screenings like were seeing today. >> this appears to be a multiyear strategy where the tsa is say...