at the time, the tsa said they were looking into it. the tsa used this statement. tsa allows medically secured liquid he through once they have been been screened. we regret the t is i a did not follow its own policy when a passenger was not able to travel with liquids he declared as medically necessary. what has the tsa said to you? >> thoef not saying anything to me yet. however, i am glad the tsa finally admitted fault for what they do me. the fact that senior tsa agents broke their law, shows there's things a memo or apology to you guys is not going to fix. i hope their formal response agrees to make the real changes that i i asked for because i want to policy to change. i want everyone to feel like their rights are being respected. >> nick, i know what you and the rest of america is thinking, wouldn't it be cool if i could type my e-mails out with an electric guitar? now you can. our friend, zach, our science guy is here to tell us awl about it. zach, get in here. zach, was up, dude? tell us about this. this is the e-mail guitar so you can shred and still be p

the tsa says you can't take them. sy says according to your own documents i'm allowed to carry medical liquids. and there is no limit on the size. sy has been without his drinks for 20 minutes. he asked tsa could he have a drink out of the bottle their holding. they say no. sy tries to get up the management chain. eventually gets to the guy who appears to be the top of management. >> bring it down to 3.2. several 3.2 ounces, we can do that. >> i'm not required to do that, i don't want to. >> if it sounds like he's being difficult, it's because he has had run-ins like this in the past. >> sounds like the tsa doesn't know their own policy as much as sy is. >> this is interesting. he is allow ed ed to take a drie spills some of it because he's shaking, and he asks can i just drink it out of the bottle? >> you're denying me the ability to drink out of the bottle because of why? >> to answer some of our questions, we have sy joining us now. >> hello. >> were you trying to prove a point here? >> i was as polite as i could p

it is tsa/comments. tiny url.com/tsa comments. so first, edward hasbrouck. at our very first meeting that i recall, during a meeting, he accosted me in the hall and was virtually holding me there. his arguments were meritorious and his demeanor was intense. businessweek called him the go to authority on international travel and an expert on airfares and how to get the best deals on the internet. he is an author and journalist and writer and consumer travel expert. he is the author of the book the practical nomad and you can find him at practical nomad.com. edward hasbrouck new turned his efforts towards debating our freedom to travel and today i think he is one of the foremost experts on the surveillance of our i.t. systems in the travel industry. that is why wanted him to speak with us. he also works on these issues. john gilmore and founded this particular project. and he challenged me along with all of the other members of the committee to return to washington without showing id at the airport. i took him up on that challenge. okay, so i will welcome edwa

tsa hand pretended to do that. the starting point needs to be people need to remind them that travel is a right must which they must take to consideration. >> this discussion of risk analysis and effectivenesses is really, i think, one of the weakest point of the program. it's a program that is not only very envasive. it's not very effective. nowhere in their cost-benefit analysis within the fief of it or so pages of actual analysis behind the two seasons rule change do they address it. they sit down and say that's the real risk if presented did f we don't put them in place. it's how they mitigate the risk in the regulatory documentation of the short 52 pages. most of what is not actually analysis. they cite the literal dollar costs to tsa. but there are many others and maybe we could brainstorm a little bit or discuss the other costs that accrue to passengers, to the airline system, to airports, and so on and so forth from the use of the machine. >> there's obviously the cost of the passengers who choose not to fl

the tsa has loosened rules allowing small knives and other weapons on planes beginning april 25. the tsa argued knives can't be used to take over planes or get into the cockpit any longer because of changes made following the 911 attacks and they say airport security should focus on bonds and toxins not small weapons. >> i am not opposed to the tsa let the tsa lifting bans on certain items but starting with potential weapons is not the place to start having casualties with flight attendants and passengers is not acceptable. >>>reporter: we took pictures yesterday as flight attendants explained to passengers of why they don't want knives allowed on airplanes today's after he fired the meds that will coach the athletic director of rutgers university has resigned. temper nettie fired coach mike rice after the video became public showing him shoving players and using anti- gay slurs today the president said they should have fired him months ago when her daddy first saw the video. >> we mutually agreed that this is in the best interest of records. i appreciate the positive things tim

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. >> it is the amazing tsa take down that has gone viral. an off duty police officer coming to rescue of a tsa agent in hawaii. the officer, just walking through the airport, getting ready to fly home, now he is talking about what happened. >> reporter: just as the woman began confronting a tsa agent at honolulu international airport, justin rogers was just about to go through security to catch his flight home. >> in the airport, they have officers for that, and so i turned back around and i heard, what i thought was, you know, skin to skin contact like somebody getting punched. >> reporter: in the surveillance video you can see the woman punching the tsa agent, then put her in head lock and that's when rogers literally jumped into the action. >> i knew what i would have to do to pull her off of her because of way they were situated. i just decided to use a simple take down to move her to the ground. >> reporter: once on the ground, several other agents came to help. 43-year-old hyola was arrested and taken to the mental unit a at local hosp

a local police officer turned hero stopped an attack on a tsa agent. the officer is now being applauded by the tsa for his quick thinking rescue that was all caught on tape. sunol police corporal justin rogers had just wrapped up his hawaiian vacation when he was simply trying to get through security like everyone else at honolulu international airport until the unexpected happened. he notices this. you see this tsa officer guarding the passenger exit as she's supposed to when out of nowhere this woman starts attacking and punching her. this struggle goes on for about 10 seconds. then also out of nowhere, here comes officer rogers. he clears that glass barrier, strong arms the woman and takes her down. you see him throw up his arm to let other law enforcement know he's one of them. you also notice he's only wearing socks because he had just taken off shoes to get through security. the 39-year-old is humble saying he did what he had to do. >> this case, police officer or not, the woman was being assaulted. she was defenseless, had her arms up trying to

the tsa is applausing justin rogers actions. it released this statement saying, his actions coupled with the quick response by airport security, ensured that the integrity of the airport's sterile area was maintained minimizing disruptions to the traveling public. we are happy to report that the tsa officer was not seriously hurt and neither was our heroic pannol police officer who was obviously well-trained. we are going to be hearing from him coming up in our next live report. >> that's called springing into action. that was great stuff. >> you've got to do what you've got to do >>> 5:09. 5:10. we'll go back live to at&t park for your full forecast coming up. >>> the president's trip to the bay area coming with controversy. the comments that are now making headlines across the country. >>> big day in business news. you have jobs friday and a shakeup but hewlett-packard and we are going to connect the games. we'll take a look coming up. >>> good friday morning to you. making plans for the weekend. maybe it could include a trip

you can see a woman struggling with a tsa agent. police officer justin rogers saw it all. >> i was standing in front of the body scan machine and security with my shoes off getting ready to go through. >> reporter: he then heard the woman assault the agent. >> i turned back around and sure enough she was punching her. i had backed the tsa agent up against the wall continued pushing her and flaling her arms. >> you can see rogers jump over a half way. he tackled a woman and you can see him putting up his hands saying he was a police officer. >> i was scared they would think i was assaulting anybody. >> reporter: video of him going beyond the call of duty doesn't surprise fellow officers and staff. >> he is typical justin. he is always on duty and couldn't be prouder of him. >> reporter: rogers says the woman had been kicked out of the airport earl littler for smoking and was arrested for assault. as for his heroic act. >> this case police officer or not the woman was being assaulted. she was defenseless and luckily i was close enough

the tsa is praising his actions today. friday, april 5th, 2013. >> from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning. welcome to "today." it is 7 a.m. on the west coast on a friday. i'm matt lauer. >> i'm savannah guthrie. we will have more on the court ruling concerning the morning after pill and breaking news including the federal judge's ruling as we mentioned and a story out of mumbai and north korea that took more provocative action. >> let's go to pete williams in washington. pete, this ruling from a federal judge in new york is a case that pitted the fda against reproductive rights groups. take me through it. >> reporter: only to girls who were only 18 and then over 17 and now the federal judge said it has to be available to girls 16 years and younger. the federal government had opposed this move, but this is his ruling this morning from federal judge edward corewin who in the eastern district of new york that is brooklyn. at the end of the

you can see a woman struggling with a tsa agent. police officer justin rogers saw it all. >> i was standing in front of the body scan machine and security with my shoes off getting ready to go through. >> reporter: he then heard the woman assault the agent. >> i turned back around and sure enough she was punching her. i had backed the tsa agent up against the wall continued pushing her and flaling her arms. >> you can see rogers jump over a half way. he tackled a woman and you can see him putting up his hands saying he was a police officer. >> i was scared they would think i was assaulting anybody. >> reporter: video of him going beyond the call of duty doesn't surprise fellow officers and staff. >> he is typical justin. he is always on duty and couldn't be prouder of him. >> reporter: rogers says the woman had been kicked out of the airport earl littler for smoking and was arrested for assault. as for his heroic act. >> this case police officer or not the woman was being assaulted. she was defenseless and luckily i was close enough

a checkpoint tsa agent under attack. that's coming up. >>> we're expecting some discouraging news about the job market this morning. the government is expected to report a slight uptick in the unemployment rate last month. it was 7.7% back in february. economists believe the pace of hiring slowed last month because of cuts in the service and construction industries and because deep government spending cuts are now beginning to take effect. >>> protesting for a higher minimum wage. hundreds of fast food workers hit the streets of new york to get their message out holding signs and singing chants to get attention, they're debhandzing $15 an hour. right now they're only getting 7.25 which is the current federal minimum wage that workers start at. >>> the best and worst places to do business in america are dominated by texas and california. it helps austin, san antonio and houston get ahead. here's the cities with an "f," san diego and san francisco. >>> cowboys quarterback tony romo is the highest paid in the nfl. his new c

. >> it's the amazing tsa takedown right there that has gone viral. an off-duty pinole police officer coming to the rescue of a tsa agent in hawai'i. the officer getting ready to fly home. tonight he is talking about what happened. sergio quintana has the story. reporter: just as the woman began confronting a tsa agent at honolulu airport, justin rogers, police corporal, was going through security to catch his flight home. >> they have security officers for that, and i turned back around and then i heard what i thought was skin to skin contact, like somebody getting punched. reporter: in the video you can see the woman punching the tsa agent, then put her in a head lock. that's when rogers literally jumped into action. >> i now what i had to do to pull her off of her because of the way they were situated, and i just decided to use a simple takedown to move her to the ground. reporter: once on the ground several other agents came to help. a 43-year-old woman was arrested and taken to the mental unit at a hospital. after rogers provided a statement to h

. >> it's the amazing tsa takedown right there that has gone viral. an off-duty pinole police officer coming to the rescue of a tsa agent in hawai'i. the officer getting ready to fly home. tonight he is talking about what happened. sergio quintana has the story. reporter: just as the woman began confronting a tsa agent at honolulu airport, justin rogers, police corporal, was going through security to catch his flight home. >> they have security officers for that, and i turned back around and then i heard what i thought was skin to skin contact, like somebody getting punched. reporter: in the video you can see the woman punching the tsa agent, then put her in a head lock. that's when rogers literally jumped into action. >> i now what i had to do to pull her off of her because of the way they were situated, and i just decided to use a simple takedown to move her to the ground. reporter: once on the ground several other agents came to help. a 43-year-old woman was arrested and taken to the mental unit at a hospital. after rogers provided a statement to h

the tsa has loosened rules allowing small knives and other weapons on planes beginning april 25. the tsa argued knives can't be used to take over planes or get into the cockpit any longer because of changes made following the 911 attacks and they say airport security should focus on bonds and toxins not small weapons. >> i am not opposed to the tsa let the tsa lifting bans on certain items but starting with potential weapons is not the place to start having casualties with flight attendants and passengers is not acceptable. >>>reporter: we took pictures yesterday as flight attendants explained to passengers of why they don't want knives allowed on airplanes today's after he fired the meds that will coach the athletic director of rutgers university has resigned. temper nettie fired coach mike rice after the video became public showing him shoving players and using anti- gay slurs today the president said they should have fired him months ago when her daddy first saw the video. >> we mutually agreed that this is in the best interest of records. i appreciate the positive things tim

the tsa doesn't usually release security video. in the top left side of your screen you can see there now in the middle a female tsa agent is being assaulted by a female passenger and then that man vaulted over a half a wall and tackled the passenger. that man off duty pinole police officer justin rogers. >> she was defenseless. had her arms up. trying to defend herself. someone really needed to help her. luckily i was close enough to help her out. >> now this is the mug shot of the woman accused of attacking the tsa agent. the incident happened last saturday at the honolulu airport. >>> oakland police admit one of its officers mistakenly wounded a teenage boy. the 16-year-old talked exclusively to ktvu channel 2 news. the teenager describes the maybe he felt immediately after that shooting. >>> new this morning reports that fresh -- according to media reports out of south korea the missiles have a range up to 1800 miles. they could reach south korea, japan, or u.s. bases in michigan. the u.s. is installing a new missile defense sy

that tsa agent. he will if back patrolling the streets of pinole this weekend. >>> there is new information in a case of the colorado movie theater massacre. the defendant is charged with killing 12 people at a batman film last july. despite opposition from the prosecution and defense. the judge has released documents from the police investigation. the documents reveal a month before the mass shooting a psychiatrist who was treating the suspect at the time told the university of colorado police he was a danger to the public. >>> the power is now back on at japan's tsunami damaged nuclear plant. it was caused by construction work to keep the red lights out -- the rats out of the facility. the outage lasted about two hours. there was no immediate danger from the break down but the plant is set to be decommissioned. >>> it is a big day at the ballpark for san francisco giants fans. tara moriarty is live at at & t park with more on how the team is preparing for the first game at home. tara. >> reporter:

the tsa thanked rogers and the police department. psa joins the citizens of penole in saluting your heroic actions. >> police commander said he is not surprised at roger's actions. he says he did what is expected. he took decisive action and acted appropriately. he is expected back on the job on monday. >>> now do we know why that woman attacked a tsa agent? >> the tsa doesn't say, but they did say that she is charged with assault. >> hope everything at the wedding goes okay. >> yeah, watch out. >> prosecutors say that the driver who plowed into a san jose wal-mart on easter sunday definitely meant to do it because he has done it before. 33-year-old hamid was arraigned today on a list of charges, including attempted murder. witnesses say that he revved his engine before barreling into the store and started beating people with a metal club. he was also charged today in a december drive through at san jose convenience store. two workers there barely made it out of the way. the owner was stunned to hear it happened again. >> it confirms

the tsa doesn't usually release security video. in the top left side of your screen you can see there now in the middle a female tsa agent is being assaulted by a female passenger and then that man vaulted over a half a wall and tackled the passenger. that man off duty pinole police officer justin rogers. >> she was defenseless. had her arms up. trying to defend herself. someone really needed to help her. luckily i was close enough to help her out. >> now this is the mug shot of the woman accused of attacking the tsa agent. the incident happened last saturday at the honolulu airport. >>> oakland police admit one of its officers mistakenly wounded a teenage boy. the 16-year-old talked exclusively to ktvu channel 2 news. the teenager describes the maybe he felt immediately after that shooting. >>> new this morning reports that fresh -- according to media reports out of south korea the missiles have a range up to 1800 miles. they could reach south korea, japan, or u.s. bases in michigan. the u.s. is installing a new missile defense sy

for yorur ease, there is a tiny url, where the tsa accepts comments. acomment.inyurl.com/ts .com/tgain, tinyurl sacomment. first, edward hasbrouck. may have been coined for an hasbrouck. our very first meeting that i recall was in boston and during a meeting of the dhs committee on which i served. he insists that i press the d hs. meritorious. were i think that is what you will see from him today. him the goek called to authority on international travel and an expert on airfare, how to get the best deals on the internet. he is an author, journalist, blogger, consumer advocate and expert. he is the author of the practical nomad, how to travel around the world. , our ordinary travel expert would be quite ordinary greed and special -- especially after 911, edward hasbrouck noticed what we were suffering from our freedom of travel. today, i think he is one of the foremost experts on the surveillance of our travelers are i.d. systems. s. it system the identity project was founded by john gilmore. at a different meeting, he challenged me along with all the o

. >>> this is the amazing tsa takedown that's gone viral. an off-duty pinole police officer coming to the rescue of a tsa agent in hawaii. the officer just walking through the airport getting ready to fly home. well, now he is talking about what happened. abc 7 news reporter sergio cantana has his story. >> reporter: just as the woman began confronting a tsa agent at honolulu international airport, justin rogers was just about to go through security to catch his flight home. >> at an airport they have security -- officers for that. so i turned back around and then i heard what i thought was, you know, skin to skin contact like somebody getting punched. >> reporter: in the surveillance video, you can see the woman punching the tsa agent, then put her in a headlock. that's when rogers literally jumped into action. >> i knew what i was going to have to do to pull her off of her because of the way they were situated. i just decided to use a simple takedown to move her to the ground. >> reporter: once on the ground, several other agents came to h

that tsa agent. he will if back patrolling the streets of pinole this weekend. >>> there is new information in a case of the colorado movie theater massacre. the defendant is charged with killing 12 people at a batman film last july. despite opposition from the prosecution and defense. the judge has released documents from the police investigation. the documents reveal a month before the mass shooting a psychiatrist who was treating the suspect at the time told the university of colorado police he was a danger to the public. >>> the power is now back on at japan's tsunami damaged nuclear plant. it was caused by construction work to keep the red lights out -- the rats out of the facility. the outage lasted about two hours. there was no immediate danger from the break down but the plant is set to be decommissioned. >>> it is a big day at the ballpark for san francisco giants fans. tara moriarty is live at at & t park with more on how the team is preparing for the first game at home. tara. >> reporter:

tsa officials confiscate them every day. they do 2,000 daily. >>> two men accused of plotting to derail passenger trains. among their targets, trains from new york city to toronto, canada. police are calling the plot al qaeda inspired. >>> and former new york congressman anthony weiner is turning a new leaf on twitter. you'll remember, he resigned from his post in 2011 after accidentally tweeting a sexually suggestive photo of himself. well, his first tweet back, a link to a 20-page paper on ways to keep new york, what he calls the capital of the middle class. weiner is considering a mayoral run this year. >>> well, an ohio zoo is seeing double. twin polar bears born at the toledo zoo made their debut yesterday. the brother and sister will be unveiled to the public next month, but for now, the zoo is hosting an online vote to name the adorable pair. and then they get really, really big. >>> in north dakota, a rookie news anchor was cut short after a serious slip of the tongue during his first broadcast. a.j. clemente apparen

. >>> the tsa delays the plan to allow knives on airplanes. >>> and buster posey, like you have never seen him before. he is posing. we will show you the new hipster get up he is supporting and why. >> not so fast after the huge backlash, the tsa said they will not allow knives on domestic flights. the u.s. banned all knives from commercial flights since the september 11th attacks. the tsa was going to allow knives back on planes and now they say they will seek nor comme -- will seek more comments from the public. >>> still grounded at sfo and sjc that, could be changing soon. bowing is dispatching engineers around the world to fix the battery systems on the dreamliner jets. the planes have been grounded for three months since batteries erupted. the five-day aweek service was cancelled in january just days after it began. >>> it's one of the world's great natural wonders and millions go to yosemite every year to escape into nature. but crime has been found to have found a way in. what the rangers have their hands full when compared to other national parks. >> yeah, it's a park, roughl

see how a bay area police officer came to the rescue of a tsa agent who was attacked. >>> and in two minutes -- >> [ bleep ] >> the ship just hit the bridge. >> what the new report recommended to deal with a pilot who swiped the bay bridge. >>> and distracted driving cost us big time. the two tips that officer give to resist the temptation of using your cell phone. >>> ktvu channel 2 news and morning's on 2, complete bay area news coverage, weekdays, starting at 4:30. to hardly working. ♪ big sales that help you get away. that's how we fly. act now to grab flights all over the country as low as $59 one-way. these fares won't last long so hurry and book now, only at southwest.com. we are southwest. welcome aboard. >>> the pilot of an oil tanker that sideswiped the bay bridge has had his license revoked, at least temporarily. we're live with the details of a new report just released today. >> reporter: julie, the crash happened 87 days ago. today we learned and heard more about what happened in the moments before and after the ship struck the bridge. state investigators and environme

he quickly got the woman under control and helped tsa out. this woman just basically took iran at the tsa agent and no one had any idea this would happen, but quick thinking by him for sure. >> right player, right time, folks. thank you, adam. >> all right. >> democrats about to pay for it? and another doc shock, forget the er, just head to the drug story. get ready for the new norm. coming up next. new car! hey! [squeals] ♪ [ewh!] [baby crying] the great thing about a subaru is you don't have to put up with that new car smell for long. introducing the versatile, all-new subaru forester. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. >> why go to the -- wall greens clinics expanding their care to include chronic illnesses like diabetes asthma. dr. manny alvarez says with the healthcare law kicking in, this could become the new norm but it could backfire. >> it could indeed. >> explain what this is all about. >> this is all about -- look, care mark has clinics for several years, basically the idea was that it would give you easy access to health

the tsa plan to allow knives with small blades on planes starting this thursday. it would have been the first time they would have been back on passenger planes since september 11th, 2001. >>> new york city at it again. it may become the biggest city in america to raise the legal age for buying cigarettes to 21. the city already opposes the highest cigarette taxes in the country. it also bans smoking in bars, parks and beaches while launching graphic advertising campaigns about the hazards of smoking. smokers of retailers say those restrictions are nannyish and bad for business. it aims at stopping young people from developing a habit that is the leading causes of death. they say the measure would drive younger smokers to neighboring communities t. hearing on the proposal set for may 2nd. i have a funny feeling joe and mika will have more to say about that story. the folk singer guitars who opened the woodstock festival in 1969 died on monday. ♪ sometimes i feel like i'm in time. >> rich chi haven's family said he died of a heart attack a. public mem mofrl is be

but a panol police officer sprang into action to help a tsa agent under attack. his heroism was caught on camera. in the left corner of your screen, you see a woman attacking a security officer. and then you see corporal justin rogers who is in a security line with his family, he saw what was happening and jumped in to help. he quickly identified himself as an officer and a tsa agent handed him cuffs to restrain the woman. here's the video. you'll see him coming in from the right side of your screen. authorities say she's one of several homeless people who are often at the airport. >> it's kind of like any other public place. people are allowed to be here. unless they're kmiting a crime or doing something to bother someone, they're allowed to be here like anyone else. >> deputies arrested the woman. she was taken to a local mental hospital for evaluation. the tsa officer told her bosses that she was a little swollen and sor erksz, but otherwise, okay. >> comping up, a compliment from president obama stirs up controversy. >> when i think about accomplished women,

. >>> this is the amazing tsa takedown that's gone viral. an off-duty pinole police officer coming to the rescue of a tsa agent in hawaii. the officer was just walking through the airport getting ready to fly home and now he is talking about what happened. abc 7 news reporter sergio cantana has his story. >> reporter: just as the woman began confronting a tsa agent at honolulu international airport, pinole police corporal justin rogers was just about to go through security to catch his flight home. >> they have security -- officers for that and so i turned back around. then i heard what i thought was skin to skin contact, like somebody getting punched. >> reporter: in the surveillance video, you can see the woman punching the tsa agent, then put her in a headlock. that's when rogers literally jumped into action. >> i knew what i was going to have to do to pull her off of her because of the way they were situated. i just decided, you know, to use a simple takedown to move her to the ground. >> reporter: once on the ground, several other agent

this week,pitol hill lawmakers are said to hear testimony on the tsa controversial plan to allow knives on commercial airplanes. despite objections from some members of commerce, the tsa commissioner wants to love two- inch pocketknives, hockey sticks airplanes.l bats on a metro air operator was caught on camera apparently using a cell phone while behind the controls. click the incident has right is concerned for their safety. >> this is the photo posted on the critical blog that had people talking. what do you think this guy is doing? x he is on his found. he is doing something he's not supposed to be doing. he is opposed to be paying attention to the safety of the people. >> he is not paying attention. >> the driver appears to be looking down at something in his left hand during >> he is -- left-hand. >> he is texting. he is not supposed to be doing that while driving the metro, right? >> how does that make you feel? why c should be paying attention to what he is doing. but it's scary. >> it is unclear that the train is running or stopped. but it appears to be above ground. the metro

accused of attacking the tsa agent. rogers says he was in the right place at the right time and will be back patrolling the streets this weekend. >>> there is new information in the case of the colorado movie theater massacre. james holmes is charged with killing 12 people at a batman film last july. despite opposition from both the prosecution and defense, a judge released documents from the police investigation. and they reveal that a month before the mass shooting a psychiatrist who was treating holmes at the time told the university of colorado police that holmes was having homicidal thoughts and was a danger to the public. >>> time now is 7:34, and a pleasanton preschool is facing more allegations this morning. according to a new complaint by the california department of social services a young student at center point christian preschool was pinched by a teacher. it is a separate incident from the allegation where former teacher angela was accused of tieing up to a 2-year-old girl with masking tape after she refuse

we don't have to lay these controls off, on the tsa side -- there's no waste at the tsa. we all know that. the reality of the whole thing is this is something to make it hard as possible. it's going to hurt commute percent? i have been to an airport recently where there are more tsa workers than they were people getting on the plane on an early morning flight. >> they're overstaffed all right. >> it is. got love those people in the blue shirts, but that's a messy organization. what we're going to go through is the administration to im post regulations. >> if you're somebody who is flying today, whether it be for personal or business, you'll be mad with two hours or more delays. >> absolutely. but you should be mad at the government because they're the ones doing it. we can a paco strike that gummed up the system. now the government is doing it. and it's very important that the people understand the real facts here. it's not just sequestration. it's what the secretary of transportation is doing to make sure that sequestration hits the right nerves rather than protects the

accused of attacking the tsa agent. rogers says he was in the right place at the right time and will be back patrolling the streets this weekend. >>> there is new information in the case of the colorado movie theater massacre. james holmes is charged with killing 12 people at a batman film last july. despite opposition from both the prosecution and defense, a judge released documents from the police investigation. and they reveal that a month before the mass shooting a psychiatrist who was treating holmes at the time told the university of colorado police that holmes was having homicidal thoughts and was a danger to the public. >>> time now is 7:34, and a pleasanton preschool is facing more allegations this morning. according to a new complaint by the california department of social services a young student at center point christian preschool was pinched by a teacher. it is a separate incident from the allegation where former teacher angela was accused of tieing up to a 2-year-old girl with masking tape after she refuse

. >> a shoeless off-duty cop sprang to the rescue when he spotted a homeless woman attack as tsa agent. surveillance cameras recorded the whole thing. all that coming up. [ male announcer ] this is betsy. her long day of pick ups and drop offs begins with arthritis pain... and a choice. take up to 6 tylenol in a day or just 2 aleve for all day relief. all aboard. ♪ >>> no shoes, to problem for an off-duty cop who spotted a homeless woman attacking a tsa agent. there it is. a woman knocking over the sign lead together pilots passageway and attacking the tsa officer two tries to stop her. the cop jumps out of line and slams the suspect to the ground. he told the other agents, i'm a cop, i'm a cop. the tsa thanks him for his help and he made his flight on time. >> and then there's this before we wrap it up here on "studio b." a tennessee woman called her sister monday night claiming she murdered her husband. susan hudson says she told her sister she was cleaning up the mess and asked for her help getting rid of the body. hilarious, right? well, hudson thought so. she made the call as an

tsa d tsa.gov. make sure the airline allows it in the bins or the seat in front of you. >> check with the airline. no gel candles and no ice packs but yes to snow globes. >> yes to snow globes. make sure it goes into the zip clob clear bag. one exception if for medical reasons if you need one find a medical doctor going through the screening they will allow it on if you have an operation or injury. no unauthorized wildlife. you can take snakes on a plane? >> tiran actual laws as long as they are packaged tsa guidelines they could end up in a cabin beside you. >> it is crazy. >> that is crazy. people travel all sorts of pets these days. one thing to remember this is all happening april the 25th. if you are really worried about what to bring you can have a downloadable ap on the phone. it's my tsa. you can type in anything you may want to bring it will tell you yes, no. very user friendly. if you don't have this you can go to tsa.gov. >> great information. very interesting. thank you. the time is 26 a

the tsa reversed its earlier decision to allow small lives on planes. some passengers said they never liked the idea of allowing knives on planes. others say it makes air travel more confusing when the rules keep changing. >> i don't know. they should make up their mind, right. >> a knife is a knife regardless of how small it is. >> the tsa is not saying if that delay is temporary or if the band will stay in place. the tsa says every day they confiscate about 2,000 knives at airports around the country. >>> smokers at ucla will need to find a new place to light up. ucla became the first school in the uc system to ban smoking on campus yesterday which was earth day. the president of the entire uc system has called for all ten systems part of the uc system to go smokefree by next year. >>> new york city is hoping to keep teenagers from lighting up by raising the age to purchase cigarettes to 21. they say this could cut the smoking right among 18 to 20- year-olds by 55%. the rate for 14 to 17-year-olds could fall by two thirds. the city council is expected

this video shows a woman assaulting a female tsa agent at honolulu's airport on saturday. then a man vaulted over a wall and tackled the passenger. that man is is the pin old officer. >> i look back and she is punching and had her against the wall. >> this is the booking photo. he said he was in the right place the rate time and will be patrolling this weekend. >> oakland police served warrants for 4 people wanted on drug and weapons violations, the raid began at 9:00 last night in east oakland, police had search warrants for two homes in the area and say they found the 4 people they were looking for but did not find drugs, however an assault rifle was lying in plain view in one of the homes and that was taken in as evidence. >>> oakland police are looking for the driver who crashed into a pole cutting power to thousands of people. this pickup truck snapped the power pole at foothill boulevard and church street at 1:30 this morning. the transformer blew and the flash could be seen miles away. pg&e said 3500 people lost power, crews restored power to all but a few and hope

she has provided commentary to numerous outlets and journals to discuss the tsa recent rulemaking to the extent there is one and the strip-searched machine policy. ginger mccall. [applause] >> thank you for having me. >> thank you very much for having me. i hope i can give as much intensity. they have been able to give me coffee beforehand soshe litigaty that will add to it. so i guess i'll start off with the good news. right now we have a very unique opportunity to comment on a very controversial air travel program. body scanner program, as we're calling it at epic, nude body scanners, have been something that epic has worked on for four, five years now. we have had several lawsuits on this topic. and it's come to fruition by the agency. now skeptics will be asked, what will be the notice? isn't the agency just going to go ahead to do what it wants to do anyway? but we do believe it's an opportunity for the american public to weigh in on this. if the agency doesn't take your comments into account, doesn't take our comments into account, we will go ahead and take this further into co

this video shows a woman assaulting a female tsa agent at honolulu's airport on saturday. then a man vaulted over a wall and tackled the passenger. that man is is the pin old officer. >> i look back and she is punching and had her against the wall. >> this is the booking photo. he said he was in the right place the rate time and will be patrolling this weekend. >> oakland police served warrants for 4 people wanted on drug and weapons violations, the raid began at 9:00 last night in east oakland, police had search warrants for two homes in the area and say they found the 4 people they were looking for but did not find drugs, however an assault rifle was lying in plain view in one of the homes and that was taken in as evidence. >>> oakland police are looking for the driver who crashed into a pole cutting power to thousands of people. this pickup truck snapped the power pole at foothill boulevard and church street at 1:30 this morning. the transformer blew and the flash could be seen miles away. pg&e said 3500 people lost power, crews restored power to all but a few and hope

the honolulu police and tsa thanked rogers for getting involved. he is now back on duty in pinole. >>> a big announcement from facebook. more and more people are using facebook on their smartphones, so why not make facebook the first thing you see when you turn on your phone? how facebook plans to do that on android phones. >> reporter: that's right. mark zuckerberg says the home screen is the soul of your smartphone. so today, facebook unveiled facebook home. >> a whole new experience for your phone. >> reporter: the new commercial touts facebook's integration into the home page of an android's smartphone. he says users don't have to get into an app to stay connected. they stay connected through a live feed which scrolls through updates on the phone's face. users see photos of updates, which take up the entire phone front. facebook has also created chat heads, the easy to move heads, faces of friends who text or facebook message you. the announcement also comes with the announcement of a partnership with atc. >> today, our phones are designed arou

see how a bay area police officer came to the rescue of a tsa agent who was attacked. >>> and in two minutes -- >> [ bleep ] >> the ship just hit the bridge. >> what the new report recommended to deal with a pilot who swiped the bay bridge. >>> and distracted driving cost us big time. the two tips that officer give to resist the temptation of using your cell phone. >>> ktvu channel 2 news and morning's on 2, complete bay area news coverage, weekdays, starting at 4:30. to hardly working. ♪ ♪ big sales that help you get away. that's how we fly. act now to grab flights all over the country as low as $59 one-way. these fares won't last long so hurry and book now, only at southwest.com. we are southwest. welcome aboard. >>> the pilot of an oil tanker that sideswiped the bay bridge has had his license revoked, at least temporarily. we're live with the details of a new report just released today. >> reporter: julie the crash happened 87 days ago. today we learned and heard more about what happened in the moments before and after the ship struck the bridge. state investigators and enviro

today, the tsa said it needs more time to review all the feedback they're getting. passengers we spoke to said they're puzzled. ingly don't know, maybe it has something to do with people being freaked out about boston. >> any knife is dangerous. even if it's a one inch blade. you can hurt somebody with it. >> reporter: the tsa says about 2,000 small folding knives are confiscated from passengers each day. >>> canadian officials say they have foiled a terror plot and arrested two men on charges of planning the attack. one of the suspects was flown to toronto to face charges. the two men were living in montreal. canadian police say they are not canadian citizens. authorities say the two were plotting to derail a train. a new york congressman said it included trains to the u.s., and the royal canadian mounted police said the men had help. >> the individuals were receiving support from al-qaeda elements located in iran. >> the mountie said there is no evidence the iranian government was involved. they said the suspects had been watching trains. were under constant surve

. >>> the tsa is supposed to protect us when we are flying the friendly skies. you think 15 minutes of training is enough for security screeners? george w. bush putting his presidency on display for a few hours. he will get to go inside his presidential library. we have the first sneak peek. first on this day in history in 1956 elvis presley "laheartbrea hotel" went to number one. gsz claer clear >> good morning everyone. welcome to "fox & friends first". i am patti ann browne. >> i am ainsley earhardt. it is 28 after the top of the hour. the top five stories making news at this hour. >> burned and condition after the fuel barge explosion in alabama. investigators say two barges exploded 7 times. the fire was so intense fire officials had no choice to let it burn through the night. they set up a safety zone aboard one of the burning barges. the blast for ship wide evacuations aboard the triumph that is the same cruise ship that lost power at sea back in february. it is being repaired a few miles from the explosion. the cause of the blast still under investigatio

you may recall the tsa chief received virtual unanimous protest about that decision. now they'll delay that decision, re-evaluate and listen to the airlines and their employees. >> so no knives, but delays. a mixed bag from the airport tonight. tom costello reporting on all of it. tom, thanks. >>> another veteran of the senate is leaving. six-term montana democrat max baucus retiring at the end of his term. baucus is 71. he was among the handful of democrats who just voted against those expanded background checks for gun purchases. he runs the finance committee, had a huge influence on taxation, health care reform. this makes now six incumbent democratic senators not running for re-election. tonight at the white house, the president will host the women of the u.s. senate. all 20 female members of the senate have been invited to a private dinner. by political party the breakdown is 16 democrats, 4 republicans, and it's the latest in the president's dinner campaign with various lawmakers in d.c. >>> we have an update tonight on the midwest flooding that's been hammering

tsa officials say that would free up agents to focus on greater threats. a >>> a boeing 787 will soon take off again. congress still wants an answer for a recent on-board fire. a two-day hearing is set for today into the fire that happened back in early january. the 787 was operated by japan airlines and was parked at boston's logan airport. the national transportation safety board is expected to focus on the design, testing and certification of the dreamliner's battery system. >> 4:45. some big earnings reports coming out today on wall street, not the least of which is apple. for more on that and the rest of our news before the bell, we turn to courtney reagan live at cnbc world headquarters. >>> good morning. futures are lower. that's after the market posted modest gains on monday. we will get data on new home sales and a ton of earnings. the dow rising 19 points. the nasdaq up 27 to 3233. apple reports earnings this afternoon with the stock in free-fall dropping about he low $400 after peaking above 400. analysts expect profits to shrink for the first t

the tsa said it freed the agency up to concentrate on bigger risks. >>> air travelers across the country are in for another day of flight delays, as the faa scrambles to make due with fewer air traffic controllers. some of the nation's busiest airports fell behind because federal budget cuts have resulted in furloughs across the faa. delays are ranging from 15 minutes to several hours. >>> the record rainfall and flooding that's inundating much of the midwest is far from over. in peoria, the illinois river is cresting today, expected to hit nearly 30 feet. the problem is flood stage is only 18 feet. mississippi and other river towns are seeing similar swamping. near st. louis, more than 100 barges broke free, some smashing into bridges. at least ten of them sank. >>> and there's evidence that we are not exaggerating about the water levels. here it is. take a look at a fish swimming by someone's office window. that's in grand rapids. the river there crested at nearly 22 feet. >> my goodness. >> yikes. >>> today's forecast for the flood zone won't be a welcome one. plan on plenty of rain s

today, the tsa said it needs more time to review all the feedback they're getting. passengers we spoke to said they're puzzled. ingly don't know, maybe it has something to do with people being freaked out about boston. >> any knife is dangerous. even if it's a one inch blade. you can hurt somebody with it. >> reporter: the tsa says about 2,000 small folding knives are confiscated from passengers each day. >>> canadian officials say they have foiled a terror plot and arrested two men on charges of planning the attack. one of the suspects was flown to toronto to face charges. the two men were living in montreal. canadian police say they are not canadian citizens. authorities say the two were plotting to derail a train. a new york congressman said it included trains to the u.s., and the royal canadian mounted police said the men had help. >> the individuals were receiving support from al-qaeda elements located in iran. >> the mountie said there is no evidence the iranian government was involved. they said the suspects had been watching trains. were under constant surve