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HEBRON, Ky. - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Kentucky airports discovered a total of 58 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2020, a decrease of only 15 statewide over the number discovered in 2019.

They have been putting millions of passengers into tsa precheck who are not precheck. you do not have an entire population in precheck that are not vetted. >> reporter: cnn put this to tsa administrator. he said the agency is not prioritizing wait times over security. >> i wont discuss any of our particular procedures, but we do provide the level of security that we think is appropriate based on the risk of the passenger. >> reporter: brainard said the issues hes raised is problematic for an age...

Years. said the tsa is cutting corners on the screening process to cut down on wait times. he said one of the things theyre doing is reducing the concentration. >> theyre reducing the concentration of finding metal. >> this order came out in 2013, quote, changing all walkthrough metal detector lanes to the tsa precheck setting to normalize the passenger experience. brainard says the practice continues today and he worried bomb-making components could go undetected. >> youd have a 30-minute wait ...

Brainard says the practice continues today and he worries bomb-making components could go undetected. >> you could have a 30-minute i want time and they trieat it lie a national emergency. >> reporter: he said it also allowed them to disable screening on x-ray machines. this internal memo stated last month the x-ray machines should be used without the automated al go rhythm. >> tsa has made changes to the settings, which really hamper the ability of the extra operator to handle explosives. they ...

Now. 5 minutes to get through if you are tsa precheck, about 15 if you are just a regular person. >> dana: you are of course not just a regular person, and of course people upset in denver are happy in the mountains when they are skiing. thank you. coming up, the trump campaign just banned bloomberg media from his campaign events and after two years, former fbi lawyer lisa page is breaking her silence. we have howie kurtz on those two exclusive stories up next. without my medication, my small tr...

Khashoggi, thank you. its very clear that hes not necessarily doing much in china. so what else could he be doing, other than selling favor? and thats one of the problems. and what youve got is a guy who basically cant get through tsa precheck, but you give him a pilots license. and thats what hes doing right now. [ laughter ] >> all right, well, there is only one person at this table who can actually do anything about this, and its you, congressman. we know the house oversight committee has alr...

Across the border. the suspect was a part of the trusted traveler program called fast. that stands for free and secure trade. the program started after 9/11. its kind of like t.s.a. precheck but for truck drivers, they can complete background checks to get expedited screening. they plan to announce all of this in a press conference tomorrow and have a photo op. >> tucker: amazing story. thank you very much for that report. theres an awful lot of outrage in this country. we like to keep track of ...

Attempted to drive the drugs across the border. the suspect was a part of the dhss trusted traveler program called fast, that stands for free and secure trade for commercial vehicles. it started after 9/11, kind of like tsa precheck but for truck drivers crossing the border. a complete background checks and meet other requirements to get expedited screening. the drivers past pass has been revoked and they plan to announce all of this in a press conference tomorrow and will also have a follow up ...

Though, with the recent plunge at the pump, i would expect some last-minute travelers. >> and the tsa precheck program, the one that helps you skip all of those lines is coming up on a five year anniversary. that means those who got into the program early will abide to get a notice that you need to renew every five years. but you will need to go to the office to renew. >> bret: mike, thank you, happy thanksgiving. when you finish going through airport security, remember to grab your loose money ...

>> juan: forget about it. >> dana: chick-fil-a usually closed on sundays. they opened and delivered food to stranded passengers after atlantas mayor called for assistance around 10:00 p.m. they opened up and got the job done. >> jesse: i would have just pretended to be stranded to get free chick-fil-a. travel tips: insurance, buy it. there is a box you can check. its only ten or 15 or $20. greg and i were talking about i it. tsa precheck. you dont have to do anything except put your irises on a ...