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The police chief of l.a.x. airport, the shooter made his way in at the beginning, at the lead here of the terminal. he could have come in through the front area, could have come in through an exit. they're not quite sure yet. began opening fire after he opened up a bag and pulled out an assault rifle according to the police. then shot his way past tsa passenger screening. tom, i will bring you in here. tom is also, we should tell viewers, a former s.w.a.t. team member with the fbi who dealt with airport security. first of all, you heard jim sciutto mention just a moment ago tsa officers are no...

Theft from fiscal 2010 to 2012, 31 resulted in termination, 11 resulted in letters of represent ri manned, 11 resulted in suspension of defined period, two resulted in indefinite suspension, one resulted in resignation. stealing is stealing. and these are incidences of stealing from american travelers. >> reporter: of greater concern to passengers, screening and security issues comprise 20% of infractions, the gao report cited minimal consequences for those that didn't do the tests. >> if they fail the test, they're taken off the line and instructed what they failed. there's no consequence or ...

Ten more great stories about what our people do. >> the report lends support for those calling for privatizing passenger screening whether companies -- where companies can be fined for poor performance. some find the work itself whether it's done by public or private sector workers is unpleasant, the subject of ridicule and mind-numbingly dull which some contend is a recipe for inattention and mistakes. neil? >> the wrong place to be mind-numbingly bored, though. thank you. former new york city detective pat rossen says this is more proof we need to privatize the tsa. i was thinking how woul...

Then what? in the search and the discovery? all is fair game? >> well, you can bet on, within two weeks, someone will come out and say the mutt bit me, i want to sue. there's no question. that is going to bring a lot of things to at the fore. it's more show than go. of your carrying something bad -- but a terrorist is not glasgow security to get to an -- not going to go through security to get to an airplane. now we just have a dog sniffing our leg. >> what do you make of air security as you always remind me, michael, terrorist, for whatever reason, are still fixated on doing harm on a plane. ...

Anything on my mind will come out. so and the things you are not supposed to say. >> the 19-year-old who was traveling with a pal to take part in a weekend revolutionary war enactment in puerto rico alerted jetblue and the tsa about the ticking and he didn't have any trouble with passenger screening. >> we went through tsa and saying bomb the whole time. no one stopped us. that one said anything. they were aware. >> the pilot kicked him off the plane. and jetblue said in a statement, he was deemed a safety concern by the pilot in command after using the word bomb. that was a long story. not a ...