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Screening stations? that would be a difficult task. i am not sure that that is how things work there and access before the screening in most airports. that is a matter of reporting later. it is one of the first questions. authorities are coming together here and trying to give an explanation of what it is they have seen. going back to tom blank, this is not going to be a quick process here, tom? >> no tis not a quick process. to the point you were making an airport or airline worker may have access to the tarm acas opposed to the passenger that would have to go through the screening checkpoint...

And work carefully with the airport and work carefully with law enforcement. >> tom, excuse me just a minute. you can see. i want to point out to the viewers. they are going vehicle to vehicle guns drawn i assume to make sure there is no threat of any kind. this is erring on the side of extreme caution i presume. >> that's correct. what you have saw them down throw up perimeter security to make sure no other threat factors are able to get on to the airport. you are seeing the coordination with the various law enforcement agencies. you can be assured in the crisis response centers there are oth...

Through the lines, and i'm willing to give over whatever information is necessary to do it. >> alex, that's exactly right. we've seen this on the customs and border patrol site that lets you speed through customs. tsa would also recognize it for entry into its precheck program. for every traveler that is out there, you're subjected to secure flight since 2009. you have to give your name, gender, and date of birth. that allows tsa, before you even get to the airport, to check you against watch lists and that sort of thing. >> okay, tom. how secure is this information when it all gets put togeth...

Databases. this may include information like your car registration, even your employment history. former head of tsa security policy joins me from washington, d.c. tom, good to have you back on the show. we have these similar background checks. secure flight is already in place. but this sounds like it's taking it to a whole new level. can you explaining what's going on? >> well, tsa is going to be doing an expansion of its precheck program. that's the voluntary program where a flyer may want to give over personal information to tsa. tsa will do a criminal history record check in conjunction w...

A personal risk for identity theft or hacking, then probably the precheck program is not for those individuals. >> okay. tom blank, always good to see you. thanks. >> nice to see you. thanks. >> straight ahead, second thoughts. can president obama's hopes of great second-term success survive the obama care rollout? jonathan altar weighs in. when we made our commitment to the gulf, bp had two big goals: help the gulf recover and learn from what happened so we could be a better, safer energy company. i can tell you - safety is at the heart of everything we do.