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Bryan todd is here looking at the possible terror threat. you're specifically looking at how much damage explosives inside some toothpaste container could do. >> right, wolf. and we have learned today that you can make a full explosive and place it in a tube of tooth paste like this, an expert in england did this for us today. placed some explosives called rdx inside a tube -- the tubes of toothpaste come a bit smaller in england. he filled about three quarters with explosives and the other part with toothpaste and oil, mixed it into a paste, you couldn't tell. he blew the door off a car with ...

They're similar in effect. what's interesting, wolf, this has been done before, in 1976. october of 1976 a cubana airlines flight was brought down by anti-castro cuban operatives hidden in a tube of colgate toothpaste. so it has happened before a plane has been brought down with explosives hidden in a tube of toothpaste. >> are they going to start banning toothpaste on flights? >> there was talk about that. there was a plot in 2006 to bomb planes using liquid, gels, things like that. right after that the tsa did ban all liquids and gels on flights, some weeks after that they kind of eased the ...

Intelligence and act on it immediately to protect first our priority americans and allies and anybody involved. >> dutch ruppersberger from maryland, representative of the house intelligence committee. >> good to be here, wolf. >> don't leave yet. >> okay. >> look at this video from a couple years ago. that's how much high explosives the underwear bomber was carrying on an airplane. but what if the explosives were hidden inside a tube of toothpaste? a closer look when we come back.

Including men and women. so i don't think they're really discriminating really between americans or russians, but i do think remain a target are the russians. >> you stated specific threats, what can you tell us about these threats specifically to americans? >> well, they are specific and credible to the aviation sector. the department of homeland security warned the airlines and foreign governments this explosive compound can be put in tubes of toothpaste and kcosme c cosmeti cosmetics. so they're banning those from being brought onboard any airplane flying into russia. that's i think the goo...

Arriving. and these security measures in place will be put even further to the test. >> amanda daveys on the ground for us in sochi. we're going to check back with you. thanks very much. let's dig deeper about security, the role of the united states, what the intention community knows about these threats. joining us is congressman dutch ruppersberger, ranking member of the house intelligence committee, the top democrat on that committee. congressman, thanks very much for joining us. >> good to be here, wolf. >> how concerned should americans be right now who are in sochi, whether athletes, fam...