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We have hundreds of thousands of cases of backlog, it is very important for us to focus on those who truly need asylum, but sometimes buried within the larger numbers of those who perhaps do not need asylum. >> how do you assess the size of this problem? is it a major problem? is it restricted just to some areas and some groups of people? >> i would say it is a growing problem because unfortunately what we find through interviews of those that we do apprehend at the border, they have the magic words if you will of credible fear, the standard is quite low, that's something else that we have ask...

Asylum but sometimes they're varied within the larger numbers of those who don't need asylum. >> how do you assess the size of this problem? is it a major problem? is it restricted just to some areas and some groups of people? >> i would say it's a growing problem because unfortunately what we find through interviews with those we do apprehend at the border, they have the magic words if you will of credible fear, the standard is quite low. that's something else that we have asked as part of our discussions to work with congress on. there are those who truly do fear for their lives. we need to ...

Cases in backlog. it's important for us to focus on those who need asylum but those numbers that do not. >> how do you assess the size of this problem? is it a major problem? is it restricted to some areas and some groups of people? >> i would say it's a growing problem. because unfortunately what we find through interviews of those that we do apprehend at the border, they have the magic words, if you will, of credible fear, the standard is quite low, that's something else that we have asked, as part of our discussions to work with congress on. there are those who truly do fear for their lives...

>> the senate ethics committee should do an investigation and that's where i believe it should go. >> reporter: but today, a starkly different tone. murray tweeting, "i'm shocked and appalled by senator franken's behavior. it's clear to me that this has been a deeply harmful, persistent problem and a clear pattern over a long period of time." what was the tipping point here? why today? >> the numerosity and the type of complaints and accusations. >> reporter: just hours earlier, another woman had come forward, saying franken forcibly kissed her. the senator denies that allegation. tonight, eig...

Pilots and first officers for all those flights. and unlike so many of us who show up for work and put in for vacations every year, the airlines know they're in a special line of work. they fly people safely and at high speeds strapped inside an aluminum tube. and especially at christmas season, all those people, those living breathing people bring their hopes and dreams on board. the gifts stowed in the cargo hold, the surprise engagement ring buried deep in somebody's luggage. the baby gifts, the happy people, the sad people, and everybody in between. those passengers don't want to hear abou...