it wasn't a tsa that saved the day. if you if you look at the diaper bomber, it was the passengers and crew that saved the day. the times square bomber, he called on his cell phone, ordered his ticket on the way to jfk, went through tsa, got on the plane. >> on top of that, the tsa is such a lousy place to work that more tlan 50% of the work force has quit. >> the agency keeps losing employees and hiring new ones. >> they're advertising on the top of pizza boxes. >> a career where x-ray vision and benefits are standard. turnover is high not because the tsa is underfunded. it spends ten times what the previous private screening companies spent. micah said he was shocked at how much money they can waste. >> john, you don't want to know. i just sent two guys down. they've got a warehouse in texas and they have hundreds of puffers that didn't work. >> remember these? they cost $150,000 each. and were supposed to detect exp but t but they didn't work. >> they sat in warehouses, and they paid i think $600 apiece for d.o.d. to

learn a tsa employee is the one in trouble, accused of bringing a loaded gun to work. marc stewart, the employee has worked for the tsa for a while. >> reporter: good evening, the man has been on the job since 2002, so safe to say, he knew the rules. there's no reason to think he wanted to hurt anyone, but, another example of trouble here in denver. the people who inspect your luggage for weapons are now investigating one of their own. tonight, a long time tsa employee is suspended, after police say he brought a loaded gun to work. it was discovered in a backpack during the screening first thing this morning. >> dpd's airport unit was notified of this, made contact with this individual. interviewed him, the weapon. >> reporter: employees are screened to make sure they don't bring prohibited items like guns into secure areas. the tsa sending denver 7 this at the same time, saying the agency doesn't think the employee had "any ill intentions." >> what is the take-away from what happened this morning? >> i think there's a great take-away that the system does work. >> repo

xford, john pistol, former tsa administrator. starnes walker and web sler. demarco, who is and the on's wife, superior member of the johnson household. [laughter] secretary- the deputy of the homeland department, susan spalding, who is cyberand tary for infrom structure and a former team harman on capitol ill and the current tsa administrator and former senior coast guard official. johnson's retary jay third tour at the wilson center. it's like a rock band. getting him a of smithsonian badge. and it means great deal to me has made his t tate of homeland security address, a wilson center tradition. when i saw him a few nights ago for ntioned that his draft this year's speech had hit 6,600 words. up from 4,000 last year, so we'll be passing around pillows blankets, settle in, folks. as some of you know i was one of godmothers of the department of homeland security so let me before jay insights begins. as many of you know, dhs, i you know the painful history, dhs was kobld 22 ther in 2002 out of agencies. just about every cabinet department kicked in a bureau o

. >> reporter: when i called the tsa, they say billado's friend hit the jackpot. the office of inspector general cacas the program a security vulnerability. through the same program, a convicted felon who served time on domestic terror group charges got the same approval. but he shouldn't have qualified for pre-check. a recent report by the inspector general found layers of security simply missing at airports nationwide. >> i see that they didn't check all the workers either. >> reporter: the tsa failed to catch 73 airport workers nationwide who received badges but shouldn't have because the tsa terrorism watch list wasn't complete. applications from baggage handlers to store workers funneled through. but it's the tsa who is responsible for background checks. >> if you have a criminal history, we're going to know about it. >> i think a complete background check should be a minimum standard, not the maximum standard. including access to some of the airports most secure areas. this past fall covert testing auditors had no trouble getting in to areas. >> those respor

in the tsa, we're going to want to talk -- we have a new tsa director. i think he's the right person for the job. and so we're going to want to talk about how they're transforming their operations, personnel, training and technology. again, i think he is providing good direction. but we have to make sure that they are accomplishing their objectives and that we're tracking that progress. i will stop there. at this point, i will turn to our ranking member, senator shaheen. >> thank you, mr. chairman. welcome, secretary johnson. we're delighted to you have before this subcommittee again to talk your request for the department of homeland security. i should say at the outset that i share concerns about a number of the issues that the chairman raised. i do appreciate, as we do all, the diverse missions of the department and the millions of americans whose lives are affected by the work that you do. i think if anything, the mission may be getting broader because of the challenges that we face today. and i share the chairman's concern about the administration's

. >>> the tsa is looking for a more professional and effective force of airport screeners. kris van cleave is in glenco, georgia, tonight at the tsa's new training academy. >> reporter: seeing the power of even a small explosive made the threat real for nearly 200 soon-to-be airport screeners. >> two, one. >> reporter: they're going through a new training program here in georgia designed to address troubling security gaps within the transportation security administration. a damning report by homeland securities inspector general failed to detect 6 of 70 suspicious items brought through airport check points. peter neffenger became the tsa administrator last july. >> what the inspector general reports show us you can never take your eye off the mission. >> reporter: shawn weeks-freeman is one of the academy instructors. she was a flight attendant on pan-am flight 330 standing where a bomb explode, where the 737 prepared to land in honolulu. one was killed, more than a dozen injured. >> when i talk to my class, i tell them, you're not here by accident. and i wasn't saved at th

in the tsa we're going to want to talk about, we have a new tsa director. i think he's the right person for the job. so we're going to want to talk about how they're transforming their operations, personnel, training and technology. again i think he is providing good direction but we have to make sure that they are accomplishing their objectives and that we're tracking that progress. i'll stop there at this point and turn to our ranking member, senator shaheen. >> thank you, mr. chairman, and welcome, secretary johnson. we're delighted to have you before this subcommittee again to talk about your request for the department of homeland security and i should say at the outset that i share concerns about a number of the issues that chairman hoeven has raised. i do appreciate, as we all do, the diverse missions of the department and the millions of americans whose lives are affected by the work that you do. i think, if anything, the mission may be getting broader because of the challenges that we face today and i share chairman hoeven's concern about the admini

that is the tsa precheck line. we are doing less of that now because we want to put more people through the more focused aviation security efforts. the ig's report that was unfortunately late last summer was a bit of a wakeup call for tsa. i made sure it was a wakeup call for tsa. so the new administrator, with my support, is very focused on aviation security. >> let me go to my last question, which is i'll be in line at dca or new orleans and mainly dca and if someone comes out with a little bad and randomly wife's the hand of somebody, there's 100 people waiting in randomly wipes the hand. there is no way this is risk-based screening. it is entirely random. now, i have to know once i put a question to sa to get an answer, i'd like to know how many kind of those random screenings actual result in someone with an intent to bring an explosion on board getting caught. i'm guessing it's about zero. another time i was at dca, about to board a plane beyond the secret checkpoint. someone came up and pulled somebody aside

this past sunday, dhs personnel service, tsa, fema, nppd, coast guard, and other components led the federal effort to provide ground, air, maritime and super bowl 50.or then there are the individual by of good and heroic work our people, to save lives and go bove and beyond the call of duty. in late december, nine border on ol agents traveled miles foot or by horseback to come to the aid of an arizona rancher off her horse in a remote mountainous area. uniformed secret service officers helped to save the life of a journalist who suffered a heart attack in the room of the white house. ast july, coast guard petty officer dare ron harity swam at night in 57-degree water in 30 mile per to save the lives of four stranded fishermen. we honor those killed in the line of duty, hsi agent mcguire was killed last month, by a hit-and-run driver in miami. least have had an opportunity to visit with 5-year-old son, and hold scott's hand before he was officially declared brain dead. funeral was 10 days ago in new orleans. our people do extraordinary work to protect the homeland. a tso, onsider thanking cu

peter neffenger became the tsa administrator last july. reports show us you can never take your eye off the mission. >> reporter: shawn weeks-freeman is one of the academy instructors. she was a flight attendant on pan-am flight 330 standing where a bomb explode, where the 737 prepared to land in honolulu. one was killed, more than a dozen injured. >> when i talk to my class, i tell them, you're not here by accident. and i wasn't saved at that moment by accident because that threat in 1982 is today's threat still. >> reporter: the academy marks the first time all transportation security officers will have standardized training. previously new hires were largely trained on the job at their home airport. the i.g., if they're going through check points today with one of their teams trying to bring things that should be flagged, will those thipgs be caught? >> i think we'll catch them today. >> reporter: all of them? >> i don't know. i sure hope we catch all of them. >> reporter: the students will work at this mock checkpoint. to use in the fi

tsa has aggressively immrplemend this plan. this has included back to basics retraining of the entire tso force and increased use of random exposed trace detectors and testing and reevaluating the screening equipment that was the subject of the i.g.'s test and a rewrite of the standard operating procedures manual and increased manual screening and less managed inclusion? these measures were immremed on or ahead of schedule and we were focused on airport security. in april of last year, tsa issued guidelines to domestic airports to reduce access to secure areas to require that all airport and airline personnel pass through tsa screening if they board a flight to conduct more frequent screening of airport and airline personnel and to conduct criminal background checks of airport and airline personnel. since then, employee access points have been reduced and random screening of personnel within secure areas has increased fourfold. we are continuing these efforts in 2016 and two years ago they further enhanced the screening of avia

>> the good news is, we have a very proactive tsa administrator . and i think, a very proactive secretary of homeland security when it comes to aviation and homeland security. we are focused on airport security, as i said in my prepared remarks. we have reduced domestically the number of access points will stop we have more continuous screening of airport personnel. just two days ago tsa issued further guidelines to build on that. right after the crash of 268 we, within a eouple days, put in plac security enhancements at certain airports in the region. i won't identify precisely which one. around, things brought on airplanes, we sent inspectors to these airports, not just the specific one, but a number of them in the region. i am concerned about them not just responding to the last event, but the potential future event, which will not be identical to the last event. and so, we are doing all this. we are focused and we are considering more that we should be doing with respect to overseas airports. we have the ability through airlines, through the rel

. >>> the tsa is looking for a more professional and effective force of airport screeners. kris van cleave is in glenco, georgia, tonight at the tsa's new training academy. >> reporter: seeing the power of even a small explosive made the threat real for nearly 200 soon-to-be airport screeners. >> two, one. >> reporter: they're going through a new training program here in georgia designed to address troubling security gaps within the transportation security administration. a damning report by homeland securities inspector general failed to detect 6 of 70 suspicious items brought through airport check points. peter neffenger became the tsa administrator last july. >> what the inspector general reports show us you can never take your eye off the mission. >> reporter: shawn weeks-freeman is one of the academy instructors. she was a flight attendant on pan-am flight 330 standing where a bomb explode, where the 7 prepared to land in honolulu. one was killed, more than a dozen injured. >> when i talk to my class, i tell them, you're not here by accident. and i wasn't saved at that

tsa wanted to remind you about important travel types. you cannot have any liquids over 3.4-ounces and no fire arms. they found ten handguns in jab alone or sign up for the $85 precheck where you can leave your liquids in your bag and keep on your shoes and jacket and get through the line faster. >> it is a great thing. >> reporter: dan and kathy visited clearwater from they appreciate all the layers of security. >> reporter: darren flowers 10 news wtsp. >>> jim van fleet has a gift for everybody. >> if you like the cooler temperatures it is not bad. >> look at the sun. >> i'm taking that away, too. >> don't make me come over there. >> let's talking about it. beautiful start to our friday and kicking off the weekend. don't you love these days when the sky is so blue out there. the wind, we clocked wind gusts 20 to 30 miles per hour. gorgeous sunset starting out here on the sky 10 network. 59 land o'lakes. 58 carrollwood. we have temperatures 59 for us in bradenton and lakewood ranch. 61 our temperature in downtown st. pete. tampa internat

now that they can use tsa pre-check without going through additional screening. you're watching 13 action news, where you ask, and we investigate. stay with us. fliers sot full= "i travel all the time for work, but have gone through special security screening for my job, including fingerprinting - frequent fliers don't have to do that, now there's a push to make sure they really are low- risk passengers to make sure they don't pose a security threat to the rest of us. frequent travelers would have to pay for tsa precheck. when so far they haven't had to.. but the process would get easier and tsa would be mandated to come up with automated ways to check documents instead of by hand. this is still being considered by congress.. but if passed would fully implemented within a year. todd walker" a lot more news coming up on 13 including republican presidential contender has his eye on even bigger things after last night's big win in nevada. do the other contenders stand a chance. and the battle over privacy continues between the fbi and apple. apple ceo tim cook now w

at this hearing, tsa's say the failure was a catalyst for change. >> tsa said since the gun smuggling ring was uncovered in atlanta's airport 2014, they have increased the number of airport and airline employees nationwide by more than 600 percent. >> 2,000,002 nearly 13,000,000, ( indiscernible ). >> reporter: there are concerns specifically with how tsa performs background checks on airport workers. >> it is a disaster. >> reporter: tsa announced within one month it will roll out a new pilot program to improve employee vetting. it will provide immediate notification is an airport or airline worker is arrested or charged with a crime. has airport across the country screen employees orlando is leading the way. orlando international airport one of only 3 airports in the entire country with 100 percent employee security screening. live in on washington, justin gray, channel 9 eyewitness news >>> governor rick scott side emergency orders for 4 florida counties because of the zika virus. >> ahead what the declarations mean for those counties and the people living there. >>> last-minute te

the tsa said the trinity employees from the exercise will get extra training. we reached out to trinity to get a comment from the company but have not heard back. tim barber, channel 9, eyewitness news. picture of the man charged with shooting four people at an orlando grocery store. we found this 2014 mug shot of roy stevens. he's now facing four counts of attempted murder for the shooting at the tiptop grocery. three victims are stable now in a hospital. the fourth victim is in critical condition. police have not released a motive. >>> supervisor of election offices are taking calling from people who want to know if they have can a do over. they voted for former governor jeb bush before he suspended his campaign. the supervisor said once your vote is cast that's it. federal law says absentees have to be sent 45 days before the election for military over seas. >>> halifax health has plans to expand in deltona. some the hospital is going outside its taxing district. work is already underway at i-4 and holland boulevard just 5 miles from an existing hospital. th

so late december we had the facility, we had tsa pre-check where you have to actually come in and do your fingerprints so you can enroll online, you can sign up for an appointment if you go to tsa.gov. really really easy. $85 worth it. bennett: yeah it does save you a lot of time at the airport. get to keep your shoes on. mora: it does. bennett: it's a nice thing. so straight to the airport, get it all done there? mora: yes. bennett: good news. okay we have about a minute left is there anything else you wanted to tell the public, any other message you had? mora: well again just really hope that people will support our new flights out of the airport and you know our new airlines that have come to the- to reno-tahoe international airport and we're just excited about everything also happening at our general aviation airport at reno-stead airport with drone activity and development in the future. bennett: yeah boy it's sure nice to talk about about growth and positive news instead of always the how are you surviving through the recession kind of news. it's nice. mora: we're doing well. b

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never bring your gun to the tsa. guns are not allowed on planes unless they are safely stowed in >> they'll make sure it goes in the belly of the plane, never in the cabin of the plane. >> the number of people bringing guns to airport checkpoints is on the rise nationwide. check your airline's gun restrictions and the permit requirement notice state you plan to visit. >>> still ahead as we continue searching through the wreckage. >> we're following a head on train crash in germany. the death toll, the search for survivors and what investigators believe went wrong, next. >>> tonight at 6:00. >> new york's rats, in the subway, on the streets and now in your car? >> utterly disgusting. >> which neighborhood is overrun? >> the i-team investigates >>> thousands of people are taking to the streets of new orleans to celebrate the last day of the mardi gras season. a nina day of overindulgence. nbc's sara doloff is in the center of it all. >> everybody is somebody else. king arthur. a gorilla, even mr. peanut. >> that's what

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steve: tsa officials say the best way i check with your airline on any special firearm restrictions before you travel or, better yet, leave it at home. dari: while you were sleeping, volunteers fanned out to count the city's homeless population. worst time of year to get an accurate picture of how many people are living on the streets. dan bowens is live in downtown brooklyn with why they don't think last night was the best time to do it. >> reporter: it was cold last night. the federal government requires this particular count of the

john pistol, former tsa administrator. starns walker. and judge bill webster, who has done every important job in government brilliantly. and also i want to recognize dr. susan demarco who is jeh johnson's wife and the superior member of the johnson household. ali majorcos, susanne spaulding who is undersecretary for cyber and infrastructure and a former member of team harman on capitol hill and peter nefinjer who is a former senior coast guard official. this is secretary jeh johnson's third tour at the wilson center, like a rock band. we're thinking of getting him a smithsonian badge and it's meant a lot to me personally that he's made his homeland security address an annual wilson center tradition. when i saw him a few nights ago he mentioned that his draft for this year's speech had hit 6,600 words up from 4,000 last year so we'll be passing around pillows and jackets, settle in, folks. as some of you know i was one of the god mothers of the department of homeland security, so let me offersecurity. let me offer one of the insights. as

success of the 5,400 new tsa screeners trained here this year is personal. she was a flight attendant on pan am flight 30 on august 11th 1982 and a few rows away when a bomb went off on board. a 16-year-old passenger died and more than a dozen others were hurt. >> when i talk to my class, i tell them, you're not here by accident. and i wasn't saved at that moment by accident. because that threat in 1982 is today's threat still. >> reporter: the students have to pass written and practical tests on this equipment. if they don't, they won't become airport screeners. cost is about $2,400 a student and the tsa aims to bring all 45,000 active transportation security officers here over the gayle? >> glad they are working on it. thank you very much, kris. >>> sliding into home takes on a new meaning, you could say, at an iconic ballpark. is transformed this morning into a winter sports mecca. >>> first, folks, you can't make this stuff up. four bandits chose a prius as their getaway car. brav announcer: this portion of "cbs this morning" sponsored by toyota. let's g

they say they have no problem whatsoever with tsa checking their turbans. but they do need those mirrors to tie them back up. at sfo, peggy bunker, nbc bay area news. >>> a peninsula woman being forced from the home she's lived in for more than six decades. last night we introduced you to 97-year-old marie hatch who is being evicted from her burling game cottage. her landlords with a close friend but has since died. friends have organized this go fund me page where so far donations have topped $26,000. the website said hatch is fighting her second battle with cancer and has no more money to relocate. >>> in spite of this recent dry spell, this el nino winter has great for ski resorts but not so kind for those living in the streets. >> thanks to the work of two walnut creek teenagers those in need are warming up. >> reporter: corrine hines and katrina met in the sixth grade and instantly didn't like each other. it wasn't until both showed up at school wearing jackets from their ski racing teams they realized they have something in common and a friendship sta