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>> what kind of activity? >> not the normal clothing type thing, anything that looks peculiar. >> are you surprised they didn't notice anything in this case? >> if you have everything in a bag, if you have everything packed up you're not going to notice anything like that. they don't go through the bags of anybody now. >> now, if you're expecting widespread long-term changes to security, the security setup at hotels, don't hold your breath. the expert says look, there have been shootings at shopping malls in this country and you don't see metal detectors for bags atz the entrance. so he says i...

So has that triggered a change, in your mind? do you want to see a different security setup for congress in this day and age? >> well, absolutely, i do. one thing -- and i'm going to be introducing legislation this week to do this -- is to allow congressmen to carry a side arm should they so desire. right now when we're in washington, d.c., once're off the complex, we're still high profile targets, but we have absolutely no way to defend ourselves because of washington, d.c.'s restrictive gun laws. we're high profile targets for the bad guys, the lone wolves, the terrorists, and i'll be introd...

>> reporter: forcing him to request additional funding from congress soon. >> we need a larger secret service because we need to get some of these people a little bit of time at home with their families. >> reporter: in the category of unusual security setup in this new administration, education secretary betsy devos is receiving u.s. marshal service protection that's costing taxpayers $34,000 a day. that's over a million dollars a month. officials say this is due to an existing threat. they would not detail the nature of that threat to cnn. devos did get added protection the days after protes...

George h.w. bush and first lady barbara bush are on the upswing. both were hospitalized for respiratory problems but they are both getting better. weesh happy to report. see you soon. ainsley: that's wonderful news. steve: it absolutely is armed and ready from the states to the sky washington, d.c. on complete lockdown. bracing for any possibility as protesters plan to disrupt the swearing in of our next commander and chief. that's what they would like to do. there are a lot of people that want to stop them. ainsley: i hope that doesn't happen. peter doocy is live on the national mall with the...

The artwork may be, is where the mastermind of the art heist may know where the security may be. two watchmen, one panic button, and motion detectors that could be dodged and one motion detector outside. did the thieves have help from inside? would they have been able to pull it off without inside information? suspicion still surrounds the men on guard that night. night watchman rick abbott says that while he does not know of anyone in the museum who would have knowingly tipped the criminals to the lack security setup, it is a topic that he and the other guards spoke about often. >> we talked ...