. >> reporter: the tsa announced passengers flying into the u.s. from certain countries will be subject to enhanced screening. the countries are cuba, iran, sudan, syria, yemen, nigeria and pakistan. >>> the u.s. secret service investigating an effigy of barack obama. it was found hanging by a noose in plains, georgia, the hometown of former president jimmy carter. volunteer firefighters were called to cut it down >>> a car drove into an icy rock creek. a driver inside died. the victim identified as 22-year-old joshua coleman of arlington. rescuers tried to get to him but it was too late. it happen in the creek south of the p street overpass. >>> prepare for some longer trips on metro. l this month, because of maintenance work on the red, blew and orange lines. the work starts around 8:00 p.m. sunday to thursday nights throughout the month of january. plan on add aing 20 to 30 minutes to your trip when the work is underway. those are the stories we're following everywhere at 11:00. . >>> hear that? a chilly start to the new year. a bitter blast of

i think they tsa should improve that measure. when i travel, i listen to people and i am shocked on the kind of people and the amount of people on the watch list. it is embarrassing. it is humiliating per. . >> that the war on terrorism is a war on islam. this is dangerous. we have to do all we can as a nation as a government and as leaders to assure the muslim world that the war on terrorism which was invented in the past eight years is not a war on islam. we have to work hard to alleviate the anxiety. we have to make sure the war on the terrorist is really a war on the terrorist. from obama's speech he has been communicating to the muslim world lending a hand to them. many people have seen -- have not seen effective change in the policies of our country. for example the war in iraq, i hope it is winding down. working with the situation. the president of afghanistan and other's job have become more difficult when more civilians are being killed in the attacks. sometimes schools are being bombed and so many innocent people are be

people and more security to those tsa worksites. [applause] >> will you actively oppose the health bill that the senate faber taxes in there? >> we are working diligently. we have been working for decades on that, to try to get health care, health care bill passed in this country, for decades and we are not about to stop now. i am not about to speculate on what is going to be in that bill are what is not going to be in that bill. the senate bill from our point of view is inadequate. it does not deserve the support of working men and women that we are a long ways from the finish line yet and we are going to try to get a bill that does, should and will garner the support of working people in this country, because bringing health care to every citizen out there is too important for us to get this close and then say we quit. [applause] >> we are almost at a time but before as the last question we have a couple of import matters to take care of. first of all let me remind the members and futures features on march 5th the honorable mitt r

if you will, we're going to catch you. >> at the time, jiang allegedly slipped through security, the tsa screener who was supposed to be monitoring the checkpoint had stepped away. and while thousands of passengers, as we said, were tied up for hours, security officials say jiang left the airport just 20 minutes after the incident. >>> the christmas bombing suspect has pleaded not guilty to all charges. abdulmutallab appeared in court yesterday. he faces six federal charges including an attempt to blow up a plane and an attempt to use weapons of mass destruction. and that charge could get him life in prison if he's convicted. his defense didn't challenge the government's request to keep him in pretrial custody and his next court date has not yet been set. >>> republicans are pushing for a closer review of how would-be bomber abdulmutallab made it on to the plane. the ranking republican on the house homeland security committee said there were enough red flags to raise an alarm. >> both parties recognize the need for answers so bureaucratic reviews will take place and congressional hearing

. >> speaking of air travel, an event in the sky for airtran passengers as the tsa says a flight on the way from atlanta to san francisco had to be diverted to colorado springs due to an unruly passenger. he locked himself in the bathroom and what he did next was frightening. >> unruly passenger came out of the bathroom with no shoes or socks and a razor. >> they tasered the man. he fell to the ground. >> bomb-sniffing dogs searched the plane. no explosives or evidence of terrorism were found. after a three-hour delay, the plane continued on to the destination of san francisco. >>> maryland will discussion stiffer laws for child sex offenders. wee have suzanne collin was more. sarah haley foxwell's body was found in the woods on christmas day. thomas james leggs has been convicted twice in the past with sexual child abuse. >> if we lose one child to murder, that is one child too many. when these things happen, it fires all of us -- inspires all of us to ask what can we do to better safeguard lives of our children? >> reporter: the governor tells eyewitness news that he thinks lawmakers

>> that is correct, not without additional screening by tsa. one can only contemplate the inconvenience in airline travel that could occur if everyone has to undergo additional screening because they do not have a real id compliant driver's license. >> in other words, the secondary screening that goes on now, if for some reason you forget your license, that would have to happen to everybody. >> that is right, senator. that sets the urgency or real id and why i am so appreciative that the committee scheduled this hearing today and is moving forward. i am pleased to be sitting next to jim douglas, my good friend, the republican governor of vermont. later you will hear from sure of lee baca of los angeles of why law enforcement supports pass id. we get to the fundamental reason for why we have these laws in the first place. we go back to the 9/11 commission report. we need secure identification to thwart potential terrorists. law enforcement needs to have confidence that an idea older is who he or she claims to be -- and id holder is who he or she

the tsa screener supposed to be watch together check point was not there. >>> this just in to hln, a suspecteded suicide bomber blamed for killing seven cia employees and contractors threatened revenge before he died. humam alba la which suggested it was revenge for an air strike. listen what he said here. >> we will never forget the blood of our leader, may god have mercy on his soul. it will remain that we take revenge for his death inside and outside america. it is a trust for every person who left everything for the sake of god whom he supported. >> stus spekt appeared in strid oh with a new leader of the pakistani branch. the suspect is sack cuesed of blowing himself up at a cia base in afghanistan on december 30th. >>> you will be slifrg a while longer before warmer air brings relief from the bone-chilling temperatures we're seeing. the deadly winter freeze will keep a tight grip on many parts of the country this weekend. take a look at how treacherous icy roads got in the atlanta area causing many accidents. it is expected to dip in the 20s in the sooet. warnings are posted be

tsa says all passengers are eligible for random screenin anpeople coming from certain countries will undergo other security measures. getting back to the cold, we are looking at less windy. >> today is one of those days when it hurt to go outside. the wind is finally beginning to diminish, a good sign for those who may be walking your pets tomorrow morning. improving conditions, but still rather cold for this time of year, even though we are in the middle of winter. we have a current temperature of 17 in germantown. it feels like one degree above zero. ashburton is looking at a current temperature of 17. only in the 20's across most of the area today. pittsburg is looking at 15. reagan national is at 24 degrees. lake effect snow on northern ohio into western pennsylvania. nothing to worry about for us in the immediate metro area in terms of snow. just off to the west of us, garrett and allegheny county has a winter weather advisory. a wind chill advisory for allegheny and the panhandle of west virginia until 9:00. it will remain cold for the next several days. here is the latest for

and now the tsa has ordered 150 more to be placed this year. newark liberty and boston logan are likely candidates. >> it's a necessary evil, i guess, for me. >> for the security of hundreds of people, i think that it should be acceptable to be able to view a body like that, just to make sure that we're all safe. >> reporter: the rules change from flight to flight. some airlines have disabled the in-flight entertainment. others have. some won't allow you to use the bathroom within an hour of landing. others will. >> expect the unexpected. a lot of these security regulations are in the hands of pilots and in-flight crews. >> reporter: getting up to speed on the new normal. >> people are well aware that, you know, this is coming. >> reporter: just in time for the holiday trip home. jeff rossen, nbc news, new york. >>> police in tokyo are working around the clock to find the person who stole more than $3 million worth of watches from a store. the thief smashed several showcases in the basement yesterday and made off with about 200 luxury watches,

tsa does not screen people are baggage of international airports. i submit to the lager to a statement describing the various gauges prevents the work to keep people, terrorist from boarding planes. but regarding the attack on december 25th, umar should never have been able to board the plane with explosives. the inner agency process to fix the full abilities highlighted by this attack is well under way. as a consumer of the watch list information dhs welcomes the opportunity offered by this process to contribute to improving the federal offense ability to connect and some late intelligence and we are working with the fbi and the ctc on that. we are also focused on improving aviation screening and expanded and trash all partnerships to guard against a similar to attack. i am personally returned from it all day trip of consultations with key partners abroad. in terms of the dhs role, the bottom line is that he was not on the no-fly list which would have flagged him to be prevented from boarding or was he on the select list which would have liked him

starting tomorrow, tsa is mandating every person flying into the u.s. from or through a country that's a state sponsor of terrorism or other countries of interest will be required to go through a hand screening or secondary screening. that can include body scans, patdowns and other regulations. and this is sure to slow down the boarding process but it also comes after the u.s. government stepping up counterterrorism efforts in yemen which is emerging as a more serious front in the war on terror. on the southern tip of the arabian peninsula where the red sea meets the indian ocean is yemen. that's where a strike just last month killed three al qaeda members suspected of targeting the u.s. embassy for attack. cnn has learned a fourth was captured with his suicide vest on. according to his senior u.s. military official. now the u.s. and british embassies have been closed because of continued threats in the area. >> there are indications that al qaeda is planning to carry out an attack against targeted inside and possibly our embassy some sat kay general da

tsa this not screen people at international airports -- tsa does not screen people at international airports. abdulmutallab should never have been allowed to board this u.s.- bound plane with explosives. the process to fix these vulnerabilities is well under way. we are all working on it currently. we welcome at the department the opportunity to go over the process to contribute to improving the federal government possibility to connect and assimilate the process and we appreciate the work they have done and the ongoing relationship that we have. we are focused on improving aviation screening and expanding international partnerships to guard against similar type attacks. in a bunker written statement i submitted, it describes various programs rigid and a longer written statement i submitted, i describe various programs we are implementing. the bottom line is this. abdulmutallab was not on the no- fly list nor was he flagged for secondary screening. the classical screening performed by foreign authorities at airports in nigeria and the netherlands did not detect explosives on his body. immedi

>> yes, the white house says southers meets the standards to be head of the tsa, that the relevant senate committees have cleared him and that he should be confirmed and a spokesman for the president says southers has the support of the ranking republican on the senate homeland security committee, susan collins, as well as the republican governor of california arnold schwarzenegger, for whom southers worked as a homeland security advisor, gregg. >> molly henneberg live in washington, molly, thanks. a fox urgent right now, tonight the feds are confirming they did question a second passenger from flight 253 after the botched christmas day bombing. two other passengers say they saw the whole thing, but the government originally denied it. curt haskell told us his story earlier this week on studio b. >> what i saw was bomb sniffing dogs were brought in. one of them made a reaction to one of the carry on bags of a different indian gentleman who i would say was around age 30. they immediately escorted him to an interrogation room where he was held for about an hour at which point he came out, w

people and more security to those tsa worksites. [applause] >> will you actively oppose the bill if the senate tax is in there? >> we have been working for decades now to try to get a health care bill passed and we're not about to stop now. i'm not about to speculate about what's going to be in that bill or what's not going to be in that bill. the senate bill from our point of view is inadequate. it does not deserve the support of working men and women. we're going to try to get a bill that does and should and would garner the support of working people in this country because bringing health care to every citizen out there is too important for us to get this close. this close and then say we quit. [applause] >> we are almost at a time but before as the last question we have a couple of import matters to take care of. first of all let me remind the members and futures features on march 5th the honorable mitt romney former governor of massachusetts will be here, and on april 12, dennis quaid, there prevention of potentially deadly med

one visa or a jade visa are any of the various types, they know when they get the report back from tsa that they are good to go with that, with that individual because he or she has a visa or is an american citizen and obviously does not needed but that information we make available to dhs is then checked and then fed back to the carriers, senator. >> can i suggest as we go forward and i understand the party put on the coordination between government agencies but i think ward meeting with some of the airlines would also be a good idea just from what i am hearing especially given that they were on the frontline here. back to the security of the watch list in things like that, director mueller-- mueller if you could just talk about generally, i know people have got the understandably in the weeds about this list but do you think getting more people to this watch list would be a smart idea and how do you think we could focus on improving criteria so we don't have the kid going to disneyland on the list? >> i do think there are standards we ought to look like or like gatt, excuse me, in te

customs who handle the canadian woman's case would not comment, but in a statement to cnn, the tsa says current screenings from bulky headwear has been in place since 2007. wearing a headscarf doesn't automatically trigger a search and "in instances where passengers choose not to remove bulky clothing, including headwear, our office are trained to offer a private screening area, and may conduct a pat down search to clear the individual." hasan says her pat down search happened in public, in front of her 5-year-old daughter and several male tsa agents. she stresses she favors strict security, but not when the screening is selective. >> do they even know what they're looking for? you're targeting innocent people yet the bad guy, getting away. makes me wonder. >> reporter: the council on american muslim relations says if the team will target women who wear headscarfs, what about nun whose wear headwear? calling for security protocols that are thorough and foster respect. alina cho, cnn, new york. >>> everyone agrees. nasty weather just about everywhere. almost coast to coast. bonnie schnei

the tsa has announced 13 of those countries are muslim majority nations. a muslim group is saying this is religious profiling. is it going to work? >> no. i think this is a disaster from my perspective. there are 1.5 billion muslims in the world. if we decided to target them simply because they're muslims isn't good enough. if you look at what chertoff has said and hayden said and what this president and the last president and others have acknowledged, the problem isn't that they're muslims or they're arabs or from a particular country. it has to be based upon what they have done. we have to look at their actions. if we don't do that, we risk the possibility of alienating the good people. look, if we can go after the bad people, so be it, but we have to find a way to convince the rest, the vast majority of people of the middle east and africa and everywhere else that we're on their side. if we make the wrong decisions, it makes it much, much harder for us. >> larry: american boots on the ground in yemen, is that just a matter of time? back in 60 seconds. a

the tsa takes full responsibility. how do they let that happen? >> these things happen and they shouldn't happen. and we need a lot more concentration on it. and you know, i think maybe that one of the good things that can come out of the situation that just happened in detroit, which thank god didn't involve the loss of life is this can act as a wake-up call for us. we've become too lackadaisical since september 11th. the threat to this country is just as great now as it was then. september 11th is not part of our history yet. it's still part of our present. the same forces that wanted to attack us then idyllical misperceptions that were present then are present now. and we've got to invest a lot of our time and effort in making ourselves secure. and i thing maybe we've become a little too lackadaisical, which may account for not connecting some of the dots, some of these mistakes that are occurring. >> larry: when we come back we'll ask rudy giuliani about, guess what? politics. years from now, how will we look back on today? as the great recess

the question i ask, can the tsa stay ahead? there were a lot of folks there i noticed during the holidays, but can they stay ahead of these possible groups or even maybe being on lace or not being on a list? >> it's a very tough challenge, and part of the problem is the technology hasn't kept up like it should. remember, this is not a new scenario that we saw on christmas day. >> can you stop right there. when you said the technology hasn't kept up like it should, whose fault is that? what should we be doing? how should we be more advanced in our technology? >> in the final analysis n. my opinion, the way to keep the scenario from happening again is you have to do a body scan. this is very controversial, but, again, if you want to keep the bombs off airplanes, that's the major gap that has to be filled. >> and, you know, we had the puffer things, i remember they were taken away. they started them and took them away because people were complaining about that. here's a question i have been asking, i have been asking my team and l

the tsa ordered 150 of them for u.s. airports. i f i go through one with a liquid container and a knife hidden on my person. this scanner can see right through my clothing. i've covered my private areas. the knife and liquid bottle are detected and pinpointed on avatar figures. those figures are sent to screeners and tell them had whi which part of the body to search. >> the system is designed to be able to detect the differences between the human and nonhuman material. and therefore we do believe that even though it might have taken a certain shape or certain density, that the system is certainly designed to pick up material such as explosives as the ones that were allegedly used in this action. >> reporter: another technology available, so-called millimeter wave machines, microwave technology, not as sensitive but could have detected this explosive. the amsterdam airport, cnn learned, has millimeter wave machines, but we're told the facility is not using those on a widespread basis because of privacy concerns and are waiting for

the tsa is focusing especially closely on those entering the u.s. on countries sponsoring terrorism and other suspect activity. >>> passengers are boarding their flight after a security breach last night. authorities are searching for a man who caused the breach. he walked through the wrong side of the checkpoint before being screened. >>> president obama ends his vacation today. mr. obama will be working on health care and preparing his state of the union speech. >>> lawmakers are looking into the safety of nfl helmets today. at the university of medicine in detroit, they could push your rule restriction that's could provide more protection for concussions. >>> and regis philbin returns to his show after recouperating from hip surgery. >>> coming up on "good morning america," the top five tips to jump start your finances in the new year. mellodlody hobson has ways to c your spending. >>> that's coming up. for some of you your local news is next. for all the rest of you, "america this morning" continues after this. (jennifer garner) there's a lot of

one visa or a jade visa are any of the various types, they know when they get the report back from tsa that they are good to go with that, with that individual because he or she has a visa or is an american citizen and obviously does not needed but that information we make available to dhs is then checked and then fed back to the carriers, senator. >> can i suggest as we go forward and i understand the party put on the coordination between government agencies but i think ward meeting with some of the airlines would also be a good idea just from what i am hearing especially given that they were on the frontline here. back to the security of the watch list in things like that, director mueller-- mueller if you could just talk about generally, i know people have got the understandably in the weeds about this list but do you think getting more people to this watch list would be a smart idea and how do you think we could focus on improving criteria so we don't have the kid going to disneyland on the list? >> i do think there are standards we ought to look like or like gatt, excuse me, in te

the machine detects both the knife and the liquid and we learn how a tsa agent would highlight those threats in a separate room and send a message to the agent helping the passenger. the second agent would see this image. that takes care of privacy concerns. >> the operators are trained to look for threats. the threats that the back scatter takes stands out against a person's body. >> it costs roughly $250,000. they will be installed at airports by 2012. >>> they were introduced into 10 airports including reagan international and bwi. passengers on board that delta flight are being credited with thwarting the attack. there are signs that can tip you off that somebody may be up to no good. we have that part of the story. >> reporter: airport screening check points under the microscope after a would-be suicide bomber tried to take down the detroit-bound jetliner christmas day. experts say we can not put all of our efforts in technology. >> that is not true. the technology keeps failing. >> reporter: he is president of new age security solutions. he specializes in human behavior pattern

. >> the tsa has a new policy that went into effect at midnight. international air travellers will face tougher security screenings. passengers flying in from 14 nations mostly in the middle east and africa will be patted down and have their luggage searched. all international travellers will see an increase in random screenings. >>> wizards star, gilbert arenas says he'll meet today with police about his decision to bring guns into the team's locker room at the verizon center. he said he used bad judgment. he still will not discuss reports that he and his teammate drew guns on each other during an argument last month. >>> a man died when he flipped his car at rock creek park pap driver on the parkway noticed a car tire sticking out of the frozen creek yesterday. >> derrick ward tells us rescuers were hampered by the frigid waters. >> reporter: rock creek runs deep here. deep enough to locate a submerge a car. >> the vehicle was hard to find because there'snly one wheel sticking up out of the water. >> we put people into wet suits and other protect

tsa currently has 40 of the a.i.t. machines deployed now. we will deploy at least 450 more this year. fourth, we will and have strengthened the capacity of aviation law enforcement including the federal air marshal service. and finally, dhs has work with our interagency partners to reevaluate and modify the way the terrorist watch list is created including as mentioned how names are added to the no-fly and selectee lists. i am glad to be working with leaders like admiral blair and director leiter. in addition to this committee who have done so much to improve our homeland security apparatus. and i'm also grateful to the men and women of the department of homeland security who do so much every day to guard our country against attack. lastly, i wish i could tell you with all of this ongoing work and all of these upcoming actions that there will never again be another umar farouk abdulmutallab. i cannot do so. what i can tell you is that this administration and the men and women of the dhs are working 110% every day to minimize the likelihood o

we will bring a union to every tsa people and more security two fed tsa worksites. [applause] >> will you actively oppose the health bill if the senate favored tax is in there? >> we are working diligently for decades to get health care bill passed and we're not about to stop now. i am not about to speculate what will be in the bill or would not blow be in the bill. it is inadequate from our point* of view it does not deserve the support of working men and women that we are a long way from the finish line and we will try to get a bill that does and should and will garner the support of the working people in this country because bringing health care to every citizen out there is too important to get this close than say that we quit. [applause] >> we're almost out of time before i ask the last question we have important matters to take care of. love me remind the remembers of future speakers we have the honorable mr. romney from massachusetts will be here. april 12, dennis quaid to the actor will discuss the prevention of potentially deadly medical in paris. july to p

the tsa announced the new policy that went into effect at midnight. passengers flying in from 14 nations, mostly in the middle east and africa, will be patted down and have their luggage hand searched. former c and nsa chief, michael hayden, says it's time for ordinary americans to make some tough choices. >> what's the balance the american people want between their privacy and their security? >> so far today, there aren't many visible security changes at airports in europe. british and swiss officials are set to be still studying the new rules. >>> well, the u.s. and british embassies in yemen will remain closed for another day after threats of an al qaeda attack. the embassies were locked up yesterday after the new intelligence surfaced. white house officials are calling the threats, quote, active and ongoing. security has been beefed up around the embas and employees have all been evacuated. a u.s. security tm is expected to meet today to discuss when the american embassy will reopen. >>> security lines out at newark international airport are movin

add to that the 150 machines the tsa just bought, they plan to buy 300 more. joining me now live michael german, a former fbi age enand richard minimum tour a contribute are forethe daily beast. how hot a topic is this going to be? >> pretty hot. especially after the bomber nearly blew up a train bound for detroit. it's time for an adult conversation about privacy. no one is talking about ripping up the bill of rights. but clearly some things have to be done to maintain airport security. we need to learn from the israelis and from the germans and learn how to do airport security in an intelligence way. no one wants to be looked at naked or essentially naked with these scanners. but the next generation's going to have computers looking for pattern recognition so there won't be human eyes looking at you, but computer eyes. maybe that will allay some of the concerns of privacy activists. >> you wrote a piste called to hell with privacy and i want to quote it. the underpants bomber teaches us that there are two kinds of americans, those who'd rather be right, and

about the increased security measures by going to our web site and you can read the press release from tsa on the front page of www.wusa9.com. >>> still to come, reaching new heights. a new building claims to be the world's tallest. we will see it. plus, the first family is back in washington following their vacation in hawaii. we will have details on these stories and more, just ahead. >>> well, president obama is back in washington. the commander in chief and his family left hawaii early this morning. however, when he talked to the press, it didn't seem that the family was excited about returning to the nation's capital. >> hey, guys. are you ready? >> no. no! >> i'm with you. >>> okay. are we all in? i'm trying to mount a coup here. >> president obama scheduled to meet with his security advisers tomorrow. they will discuss what additional steps need to be taken following the attempted christmas day bombing of an american airline. >>> the world's tallest building opened today in dubai. the structure is about 2,684 feet high. and it has 164 stories. the most in the world. and it -- its ob

the tsa has a new policy that will go into effect in about 11 minutes. midnight, passengers flying in from 14 countries, mostly in the middle east and africa, will be patted down and have their luggage searched. all international travelers will see an increase in toes random screention as well, including the use of those controversial body scan machines. >>> we're following the developing story as well. related to air travel, a security breach shut down one of newark's airport terminals tonight. agents are looking for a man who entered the terminal without going through a security checkpoint there. the terminal stopped all take-offs and delayed landings as well, wch stranded thousands. you're looking at pictures that passengers posted on twitter. all of the passengers from the secured section have to be rescreened. that's causing massive delays and those delays are expected to continue for a while as well. >>> still ahead on the broadcast, two young sisters have bee missing for nearly week. tonight, their family pleased for help. >>> also, who really ben

. >> tsa as they pull but for more use in the united states and adding air marshals to the international flights. >>> just today, a man skirting through the airport in new jersey and police are looking for them. authorities say that the man walked through the screening check point into the secure check point for them. and flights have been grounded and passengers are being rescreened. police are looking at surveillance tapes to try to identify that man. >>> yes, the ravens clinch their wild card playoff spots with the win against the oakland raiders today. it was the show out here as they ran for the career high, 157 yards and three touchdowns, leading the ravens to the 31-13 win. it was a win out there and an in it kind of game for the ravens. as they were in the playoffs, they lost. and well, they were out. >>> congratulations to our guys. it's not easy to make the playoffs in the national football league. and our guys, they did it. it has been a tough road, you know if many and we suffered our share of disappointment. but congratulations. we're all players. and our coaches, they made

. >> reporter: tsa is also buying more full-body scanners for use in the u.s. and adding air marshals to international flights but what is critical, tighter security at foreign airports. in the studio, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> in glen burnie six people were hurt including three children at a fire at the willows apartments. a 2-year-old is in pretty bad shape. on arrival heavy smoke was coming from the building and more fire crews were called to the scene. firefighters say the flames seem to have started because of a pot left on the stove. >>> a man is dead after he was found in a car that overturned in a frozep creek. a jogger called 911 after noticing the car under partly frozen ice six feet deep in rock creek park near massachusetts avenue. officials say the man inside had a heart attack and was removed from the car after 20 minutes. but he later died. >> cold is dangerous. it's something i don't think people really consider but a lot of bad things can happen. in the cold. >> we got there and there was some ice forming around the car. he had probably b

the tsa calls it a major step forward. starting came, all travelers who want to get into the u.s. will have to play by tough new security rules. but people flying from nations considered to be sponsors of terrorism or other countries of interest will see the biggest changes. mandatory full body pat-downs, carry-out searches and body scans are part of the latest ways of enhanced procedures. at least 14 countries are on the list, nearly all are muslim. philadelphia residents alex and nica went through ramped up measures on their flight from belgium sunday but weren't impressed. >> they looked through my bag and they missed one bag, so sort of felt very artificial. >> reporter: the new guide lines come more than a week after a man allegedly tried to blow up a u.s.-bound plane on christmas day. airports around the world have been on alert ever since. another security breach just last night forced one. country's busiest airports to come to a complete stand still. >> we were simply told to vacate the area and to move upstairs. >> reporter: flights were grounded for areas at new york's j

unfortunately the tsa tends to react to past events rather than future events. i'm not really sure there's any other way to do it. it's very hard for us to tell what the bad guys are thinking, what the bad guys are planning, what the bad guys might do. you have to go by past events and just try to keep current with them. >> woodruff: we know if nothing else passengers will be more vigilant. it was passengers after all that stopped this last one. >> thank goodness. >> woodruff: david field, thank you very much. >> my pleasure. >> ifill: now, for the other news of the day, we go to hari sreenivasan in our newsroom. hari? >> sreenivasan: five americans held in pakistan today denied having ties to al-qaeda. they also insisted they had not been plotting attacks there. the suspects arrived for their first court appearance amid tight security. they wore handcuffs as they entered the building. the five young muslim men are from the washington, d.c., area. they were arrested in early december. four u.s. troops were killed on sunday in afghanistan in a roadside bombing. t

the tsa announces passengers from 14 countries will now face tougher security measures to get into the u.s. this as president obama heads back to work to meet with the nation's top security advisers. >>> a brutal blast of winter starts the new year for much of the country as the deep freeze stretches all the way from minnesota to parts of florida. we'll tell you when the cold snap may finally come it an end. >>> family an friends go on the offensive to help find susan powell. the utah mother who has been missing for nearly a month. we'll talk to one of her closest friends about the desperate search. >>> and the world's tallest skyscraper opens for business early this monday morning january 4th, 2010. early this monday morning january 4th, 2010. frs frs captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. i'm harry smith. >> and i'm maggie rodriguez. happy new year. first monday of 2010. how was your holiday? >> really good. and you? >> very good. >> good to have you back. >> thanks. i missed you. >> much on our plate this morning including talking about the story in the nba still unfolding. gilb

tsa does add, as well, if you want, you have the option of a pat down if you're concerned. >>> now, i want to switch topics to something i've thought a lot about. this whole idea when we're talking about health care, we've really got to talk about personal responsibility, as well. and we're here to help you with that component of things. i'm going to show you some video that may change your mind about drinking that next soda. it's the latest youtube sensation, it's not a water skiing squirrel or a dancing baby, but a public service announcement about soda. some viewers may find this revolting, but dr. thomas farley says it is starting to get people's attention. >> we have an epidemic of obesity. we wanted to communicate in a way that people understand. and the visual images are the ways we communicate. >> just one soda a day, that's 100 calories could add ten pounds to your waistline over the course of a year. and recent research from ucla confirms the link saying that one soda puts you at 27% increased risk for being overweight. >> people tend not to notice those call a ri calories.

new controversy surrounding president obama's pick to head the tsa, the "washington post" reporting, some new suters admitted he gave congress misleading information about an incident that occurred while he was and fbi agent and received a reprimand for running background checks on his estranged wife's boyfriend 20 years ago and the new revelations could complicate his election, in northwest pakistan at least 96 people are dead in an attack, at a volleyball tournament, a man drove his car into the field and set off a bomb. i'm gregg jarrett, now back to "cavuto on business," here on the fox news channel. >> looks like our tax dollars are making a group in america more optimistic for the new year. a new poll shows 46% of government employees believe the economy is getting better. but the numbers flipped for folks working in this private sector, 49% think things are worse and that has patricia powell flipping out? hide for cover! >> charles, i have to tell you first, my comments will not be made towards the military. the government workers who protect us all. >> an asterisk. >> i have

. >> reporter: tsa is also buying more full-body scanners for use in the u.s. and adding more air marshals to flights. what is critical, tighter security at foreign airports. in the studio, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> today, a city police officer is recovering after being hurt in a three-car crash involving a police cruiser. this happened around 8:30 last night on york road near woodburn avenue in north baltimore. the police car crashed into a subway restaurant and another vehicle overturned. we're told that the officer was hurt. he hurt his leg but his injuries are considered minor. he was taken to shock trauma. right now there's no word on what caused this crash. >>> maryland transportation authority police are seeking clues into the death of a pedestrian. the man's body was found along northbound i-95 and eastern avenue, that overpass, early yesterday morning. authorities have identified the victim as a 23-year-old man named christian gunichee, from baltimore. authorities are looking for other people -- who may have been in the area that could help them.

. >> reporter: tsa is also buying more full-body scanners for use in the u.s. and adding air marshals to international flights. what's critical, say many, is tighter security at foreign airports. >> it's at airports across the globe where terrorists are trying to slip through the cracks and attack us. >> reporter: and what countries on someone's travel itinerary might subject them to extra scrutiny? nosurprisingly it includes pakistan, afghanistan, iraq, and yemen. among other countries. lisa stark, abc news, reagan national airport. >>> and passengers at newark airport this morning are finally boarding flights after a security breach there. it happened last night when a man managed to walk through a screening checkpoint exit into the secure side of a continental airlines terminal. flights were grounded for hours. passengers in that terminal had to be evacuated until a security sweep was finished hours later. >>> president obama is cutting his vacation in hawaii short to meet with top advisers over intelligence failures. much of the focus will likely center on

. >> reporter: tsa is buying more full bold scanners for use in the u.s. and adding air marshals to international flights. but what's critical, say many, is that tighter security at foreign airports. >> it's at airports across the globe where terrorists are trying to slip through the cracks and attack us. >> reporter: now, the government is being purposefully vague with the new directive, saying for example that passengers that travel through countries of interest will be subject to extra scrutiny, not saying what those countries might be. dan? >> lisa, thank you. lisa stark in washington tonight. >>> one more note on the airlines. the faa is taking a close look at american airlines after three incidents during landings last month. a 737 overshot the runway in jamaica, and planes wing tips touched the ground during landings in charlotte and in austin. >>> tomorrow is the first business day of this new decade. after a terrible 2 0009, the bi question is, will things get better in 2010? well, nobody has a crystal ball. betsy stark has been talking to a lot o

now -- by the way, i very much support what tsa has done with respect to privacy in these technologies, and we need to make sure that we go as far as we can to see to it that that is balanced as well. ok, we do that in the united states. now somebody gets on an airplane in yemen and transfers in amsterdam. what kind of threat to do we have in the world of transportation that says it is fine for tsa to be doing this, but it will not have any impact on the kind of thing that we saw with the christmas pa bomber? give me your reaction on how technology can be used and how we can get other countries to use it. >> do not know anything that has frustrated me personall more than the inability over a period of years to develop adequate detection equipment. the most serious thing, in my mind, is the inability to detect nuclear materials. and knowing and spend a lot of money at that. this is a problem that goes back well before 9/11. but we still have not come up with it. so i think there has to be a crash effort, if you will, in the search and development in the scientific community to develop b

final, then let's have a tsa that's work. by the way, let's put somebody who can head up or security agency, our administration. while we're speaking of citizen, not partisanship, let's now the secret door for the closed or secret, i can't even find the door. let alone open it -- [applause] >> health care negotiation. negotiation does not occur behind closed doors. the american people were told you'd have the seat at the table. this would be different. that you would be able to see and be a heart of our health care negotiations. and i can assure you having some across capital hill at a meeting withing that i are not open door. nobody with even find the door it seems. this is no way to be deciding the fate of probably one of the most significant pieces of legislation in a generation, in not two. so i think these issues are very important. i want to talk to a little bit about -- hi -- a little bit about polling numbers today. i do want to do a quick preview of the first year and on a bunch of issues. also a number of attributes

tsa does not however screened people are baggage on international airports. i've committed a written statement describing the various tedious programs that work to keep terrorists from boarding planes. but with the attack on december 25th, umar farouk abdulmutallab and should never have been able to board a plane with explosives. the interagency process to pics of older abilities highlighted by this attack is well underway. as a consumer of the watchlist information, dhs welcomes the opportunity offered by this process to contribute to improving the federal government's ability to connect and assimilate intelligence and we are working with the fbi, zero dni and in ctc on that. we're also focused on improving aviation screening and expanding international partnerships to guard against similar type of attack. i have just virtually returned from a 12 day trip of consultations with key partners abroad. in terms of the dhs role though, the bottom line is that abdulmutallab was not in the list which would've liked him for being boarding or within a selected list wh

the maryland aviation administration and all law enforcement arm of that works with tsa other federal law enforcement and the airlines to make sure that passengers flying in and out of bwi-byrd marshall have the safest environment you cannot be content. gori you have to look for ways where the system can be improved. the integrity of the system could be made stronger. we continue to do that. to not just at the airports but we look at across the board what we can do to look for disasters and emergencies. yesterday i was with barbara mikulski and announced a $2.5 million for disaster preparedness. across the board, we need to continue looking at ways we can improve security or asshur security. >> what will the administration be doing to continue the relationship of baltimore city? much has been made of this relationship between the governor and the incoming mayor because they both serve on the council together. how do you see baltimore benefiting from a french of there? >> baltimore city has been making a lot of progress in the last 10 years. public safety has improved, businesses are r

. >> host: one element that's come into the news lately is that tsa or, some of the employees of tsa are trying to organize and, go into a union, or form a union. how much of a factor is this going to be in the debate regarding homeland security in the next, in coming weeks and month? >> guest: it depends. for the republicans it is a big issue. as you know, this has been an issue since tsa was createdded. since the homeland security department was created. there is a big issue, big divide politically between democrats and republicans on this i think republicans will try to make an issue of this, will try to point out they think that this is not safe. democrats will argue, probably a little more quietly, that, people should have a right to organize and have a right to, just like anybody else. >> host: michigan, brian on our line for republicans. >> caller: hi, thank you. going back to the first world trade center bombing i was just amazed at the lack of scrutiny put on the clinton administration when they turned this into so-called criminal matter and we all know what happened in the

petn, one of the things used this device, on the body and this wasn't shared he said with the faa or tsa because this was an assassination attempt in a building. it seems to me that we have all of the failure of pagination the predated the 9/11 point. suggest again, to sum this up. this was a printable phil ury and if we don't take it to be preventable failure and learn from it seems to me we will have a failure in the future that is potentially catastrophic but is catastrophic in fact. >> i think it's a close call. but is a 20/20 hindsight. paul pillar, german? >> i agree the problem i think is that was in the promise made. the promise that was made after line 11 is you give up these rights to electronic records to the patriot act, your right of privacy over those records and we will protect you through the fisa amendments, foreign intelligence surveillance act amendments. you give up privacy rights to door international communications and that is the way that we will protect you. you give us billions of dollars, give unfettered authority atingua the burden of oversight and that we will