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He said the changes have come from tsa leadership. more than 40 million u.s. airline passengers are expected to go through airport security checkpoints this holiday, but this tsa security director says you may not be as safe as you think. >> what they're doing is injecting danger into the system. >> reporter: jay brainard is the top tsa official in his state and has been with the agency for 17 years. he said tsa is cutting corners on the screening process to shorten wait times. one example, tsa reduced the sensitivity on all walkthrough metal detectors at airports across america. >> they're re...

Brainard has obtained a whistle-blower attorney in response to the complaints in our story. the head of tsa told me the whistle-blowers, i'm quoting, provide a very valuable service, and it's our responsibility to fully investigate those concerns to see if they represent a valid security risk or not. but the tsa says they have not completed their assessment. rene marsh, cnn, washington. still to come, we've got new national polling that suggestions the democrats' lead over president trump is getting smaller. i'll ask our group of panelists why. so skin looks like this and you feel like this....

They said they continue to use an ineffective test to determine if new-hires were colorblind, a disqualifying medical concern even after concerns for tests were raised. >> if you had something in the bag and somebody were colorblind, they wouldnd see the bomb if it were the only thing in the bag. >> reporter: tsa is now using a new test for new-hires. but the agency will not continue testing the existing work force until the end of next year. brainard knows despite whistle-blower protections and consistent top ratings on his tsa performance evaluations, speaking out could cost him his job. >> ...

Population who are prechecked. >> david pekoske says they're not putting wait times over security. >> i'm not going to discuss procedures because that's not appropriate to do, but rest assured we provide the level of security we think is appropriate based on the level of the passenger. >> reporter: brainard says the issues he's raised are especially problematic with an agency with a 95% failure right rate in detecting dangerous items at the check point. they's according to an audit in 2015. another audit two years later found there were still vulnerabilities. >> when you sit back and watch the...

Season. if you and your loved ones are flying you want to hear this. a ts whistle-blower tells cnn the agency has been cutting corners to shorten wait times at airports. jay brainard said among the changes they have reduced the sensitivity on walk-through metal detectors, reducing the likely number of patdowns. the tsa is disabling technology on the baggage x-ray and pre-check lanes, technology supposed to help screeners spot explosives and all of this is to make things move faster. the tsa said the current system still has an appropriate level of security but do not miss the full interview on...