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U.s. airports may experience new tsa screening measures on larger electronics. the agencies testing screening of items separately before allowing them on board. all of this on the heels of a terror attack on concert goers in manchester, england. four months after a gunman man retrieved a nine millimeter handgun from checked luggage at the baggage claim and opened fire in ft. lauderdale. noi secretary kelly warns lone wolf attacks will continue. >> as horrible as manchester was, my expectation is...

That kind of language makes the american public do one of two things. freak out or tune out, and neither is a good place to be. >> reporter: travelers at ten u.s. airports may experience new tsa screening measures on larger electronics. the agency is testing screening those items separately before allowing them on board. all this on the heels of a terror attack on concert-goers in manchester, england and four months after a gunman retrieved a .9-millimeter handgun from his checked luggage at a b...

Most. military service members may be able to graduate with an associates degree in just one semester. >> at the end of the day, we owe a lot of gratitude to these veterans and we should be changing what were doing to make it easier for them. it shouldnt be hard for them to come to college and get their degree. >> the first two graduates of the viper program received their degrees today, christina, a national guard combat medic and adam adams, who served in the marines, earned associate degrees ...

>> an uphill battle for simpson. all right. dominic, thanks. >> arthel: gregg, today is armed forces day and we celebrate by showing off a great opportunity for veterans. its called the viper program at a community college in new jersey. vets can turn their military training into a college degree, bringing in now molly line to explain how it works. you and i were talking upstairs and you really, really like this program. >> yeah. its a great program. its such a great story. the men and women of ...

They raided bin ladens come pound, they actually found evidence he was trying to attack u.s. railways. there have already been, of course, deadly bombings in moscow and madrid and mumbai and london. but critics say there is absolutely no proof that these teams help, a, foil any terror attacks at all or have stopped any major public threats. they call this political theater. we should point out that last year tsa on this viper program spent $110 million. they are now seeking about 40 more million...

Those grants from previous administrations. but thats the one i think that we have added to it. >> yeah, well i can tell you thats not the one that im concerned about. >> okay. >> in fact, the sheriffs and chiefs that i was speaking to support that wholeheartedly. >> thank you. ill be glad to look at that. >> the other issue if they can force you to be nems compliant, they can force you to carry revolvers versus semi automatics. it just goes down the slippery slope. but more important than that,...