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Homeland security issued a warning to u.s. and foreign airlines and terrorists could use toothpaste containers to obstruct a bomb to the plane. we should always be on alert. >> 50,000 of the soldiers in iraqs army dont exist. they are revealing an investigation into so-called ghost soldiers whose checks are being cashed but without military service. tens of thousands ch false names have been discovered close to $4 million a year. it is a sign of the rampant running through an army said in part s...

What else are you learning? >> perspective on how much of an explosive material you need to bring down an airliner and the answer is not much. weve had various explosives tested in small containers, other chambers that people carry onto planes and wear on planes. experts have a consensus if someone were to get explosives into shoes or other small containers it would not take much sfloif bring a plane down. a couple weeks ago you might recall homeland security officials alerted airlines to the th...

Scrap yard for just a penny. and the creator of flappy bird pulling the plug because its been such a runaway success its ruining his simple life. he says, quote, i cant take it anymore. so were a few days into the winter olympics and so father at least security is holding up. but experts say its way too soon to celebrate because there are new terror threats targeting the games. the united states is already warning airlines of potential bomb making materials that could be smuggled inside carr...

And joining me now is congressman michael mchall, chairman of the house homeland security committee. chairman, thank you for coming on the show. potential toothpaste tube bombs. how much do you know about this? >> ive been briefed on this actually today, but the terror threat has been around for several days. i find it to be very specific and incredible. at 2:00 the department of homeland security issued a bulletin to airlines, particularly flights going out of europe into russia warning about t...

Thats what russia is dealing with with the olympics as they try to get so many things done at the last minute. the threat of terror hung over the winter games. and the department of homeland security issued a warning to u.s. and some foreign airlines heading to russia to be on the lookout for toothpaste containers, that may hold ingredients that could be used to build a bomb on a plane. >> i believe it is very specific and credible information. >> reporter: a federal law enforcement source told ...

Good morning. im marci gonzalez in for diana perez. >> im john muller. here are the top stories we are following for "world news now" this morning. with final preparations being made for the opening ceremonies in sochi, the u.s. is warning airlines bound for russia that passengers may try to hide explosives inside toothpaste containers. we will have details in just a moment. lights were dimmed on broadway in memory of philip seymour hoffman. three of the four people arrested in the investigati...

Event, which is for young people, athletes who train for years and years and years, that that could become the target of terrorist effort. i find that very disturbing, and i do believe that terrorists or others who think its a big stage they can be seen on dont recognize it will not make them any friends and that the world sees both the threats as well as the actual activity that might occur at a setting like this. the world would see this in the most negative light and would have extraordinaril...

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