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Introduce this kind of variable. >> reporter: last year the special counsel ordered dhs to investigate brainard's complaints righting, "there is a substantial likelihood that the information provided to osc discloses gross mismanagement and specific danger to public safety." >> my biggest fear is having something happen that costs american lofts, and i didn't step up and put a stop to it at least try because it's going to happen. it's not a question of if, it's a question of when. we are along overdue for another attack. >> reporter: the tsa took action on one of his complaints saying they con...

Brainard has secured a whistle-blower attorney. in response to the claims in our story the head of tsa told me, we provide a valuable service and it's our responsibility to fully investigate the concerns to see if they represent a valid security risk or not but the tsa said they have not completed their assessment. ahead, an evangelical magazine calls for president trump to be removed from the oval office. hear why and if this impacts the president's religious base. can you tell me the story again? every family has their own unique story. give your family the chance to discover theirs this h...

Shorten wait times. tsa reduced the sensitivity on all walk through metal detectors across america. >> they are reducing the concentration of metal that it would take to set off that alarm so you can speed up lines. >> how do you know that's why they did it. >> because there's a memo out that supports it. >> brainard says the practice continues today and he worries bomb making ingredients could go undetected. >> it is an unhealthy obsession, placing time over safety. >> this internal memo states as of last month, those x-ray

Setting. brainard said the practice continues today and worries bomb making components could go undetected. you could have a 30 minute wait time and they treat it like a national merge. it's unhealthy obsession. >> reporter: he said that also led to them disabling x-ray machines. this memo states as of last month the x-ray machines should be operated without the autodetection algorithm enabled. >> a box will come around, surround the item say look at this, that box is no longer on the screen. tsa made changes which hamper the ability of the operator. >> they'll say it's precheck. >> they put m...

That are vetted. >> reporter: cnn put it to tsa's adm administra administrator. he said the agency is not prioritizing wait times over security. >> i won't discuss our security procedures because that's not appropriate for me to do. but rest assured we provide the level of security we think is appropriate based on the risk to the passenger. >> reporter: brainard said the issues he raised are problematic for an agency with a 95% failure rate in detecting items at the checkpoint. that's according to a government audit in 2015. >> when you sit back and watch these things happen, it is the most fr...