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14-year-old girl. she claims when she woke up he was groping her backside. pascal said he fell asleep and somehow his hand fell in to the girl's seat. he's due in federal court today. airlines are earning record amounts of money for sky high fees for checking bags and serving food. analysts predict major airlines will rake in $15 billion in extra fees this year alone. up 18% from last year. 60% of that money comes from frequent flyer surcharges and another 25% from checked baggage fees. a blinding dust storm is blamed for a deadly pileup in southern arizona. three people were killed and a ...

Yes. our shopping malls are wide open. the good news, though, neil, is that a lot of our security forces and police departments around these shopping malls have done a tremendous job in preparing, and intelligence gathering to try to offset some of the threats. >> neil: as you remind me, they can be right 99% of the time but it's the one percent time that they slip through. that's what they remember. i'm trying to think of the kind of security they have outside universal studios studio disneyd stadiums, but they don't get much more introssive -- intrusive than checking bags. >> at some shoppin...

Detective. i don't know how many times we have chatted about big places where a lot of people congregate, they are targets. what do these malls have to too? they did have security check points at somali. it was a high-crime area so they checked people's purses, bags, et cetera. obviously that wasn't enough if someone comes in guns ablazing. >> it's a very delicate act when you try to balance convenience for shoppers with security. right after 9/11, a number of shopping centers, shopping malls across the country, they instituted the process of checking bags and packages, but there was so much p...

Actually expedite the process for information say here's a bag we know will go through. it's akin to tsa putting out the three ounce bags as you walk through the security line saying we approve these. ziploc one gallon storage bag does the same thing. >> there's a purse size, clutch bag no bigger than 4 1/2 x 6 inches. is that too small to be a threat considering what someone who is intent on doing harm might be able to cook up? >> you know the objective here is to create the ability for those who are checking bags to be next and effective and make sure nothing goes through. by keeping things ...

>> reporter: the average domestic airfare is now $414 according to travelocity. a 9% jump over last year's holiday season. the most expensive days to fly, up to $500 more a ticket are december 21, 22, and on the return december 30, 31 and new year's day. these are the cheaper days to fly. christmas day and the three days after. flying then can save as much as $330. >> we're going to sacrifice price for convenience. but you'll also encounter fewer crowds at the airport. >> reporter: it's not just airfares making this a profitable season for airlines. if you're checking bags, make sure they're n...