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Suspicious. chief gannon admits nothing is foolproof. >> as we've been at airports across the country, we have not really seen anything that could prevent what happened -- guns being smuggled on to airplanes. >> i agree. i agree in any airport throughout the united states and here also, there is never a 100% guarantee that somebody couldn't who wanted to do something illegal or wrong, couldn't make that happen. >> reporter: what happened in atlanta prompted a reaction at airports across the country. and you can see why. these are the guns smuggled on to as many as 20 flights by one delta airli...

Really seen anything that could prevent what atlanta went through which was guns being smuggled on to airplanes. >> no, i agree. i agree that in any airport throughout the united states and here also, there's never a 100% guarantee that somebody who wanted to do something illegal or wrong couldn't make that happen. >> reporter: what happened in atlanta prompted reaction at airports across the country. and you can see why. these are the guns smuggled on to as many as 20 flights by one delta airline baggage handler. authorities say the baggage handler took guns to work in his backpack which was ...

Famous since the baggage handler fell asleep in an alaska airlines cargo hold. tried calling 911. >> you're where? >> inside a plane. i feel like it is moving in a hair. >> reporter: it wasn't just the luggage that was heavy. it was his eyees. >> i was exhausted. when i first started the job we we took snaps. >> reporter: on the job napping from subway clerks to cops. >> it was for his money -- >> reporter: an occupational hazard. even this 911 dispatcher could be heard snoring. second after answering a call from a woman whose husband was unconscious. >> yes. >> reporter: politicians are alway...

He hopes to keep working as a baggage handler. reena and ryan? >> thank you, brandi. >> yes. alaska airlines has permanently banned him from work for the airline. >> but he's still working for the company i guess which employed him which really handles baggage. he's still got a job. i don't know. i think he should find a new place of employment where he can get some more sleep. that's my take. coming up, foodie friday. never mind those tasteless snacks. who likes those? we're rolling out some gourmet pretzels with all that stuff on them. look at all that flavor. we'll show you how to get you...

A violent collision captured on camera in seattle between a car and a train. you can see the white car turning into the path of an oncoming commuter train. too late to stop. the train slams into the car, sending it crashing into a light pole and trapping the driver inside. amazingly, the driver suffered only minor injuries. no one on the train was hurt. well, the baggage handler who fell asleep inside the airline's cargo hold last week is now speaking out about the terrifying takeoff. >> he sat down exclusively with abc news to explain what happened. here's abc's brandi hitt. >> i was tired,...