in a statement here, the tsa said after further investigation the tsa determined that correct staffing protocols were not airport on december 28th through the 29th resulting in an unusually long wait time. the agency added it will continue to employ the lessons learned that evening and early morning to local operations. so basically they've learned from what happened and they will try to make sure that it does not happen again, gary. i can tell you that before around christmas time and the period after december 28th and 29th the security wait times were not nearly as long as we saw during that overnight period. so hopefully this won't happen again. i know a lot of people that were in that line, many of whom had been coming to the airport for years and years, had never seen a security line that long. >> it took a while for tsa to fess up. we kind of knew what was going on even before today. all right. thank you very much, noel. >>> it is six minutes after six right now. a sex assault suspect was caught on surveillance camera near the this morning denver police need your help to identify

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we have been quietly doing an investigation on tsa. when you go to the airport and you do have a loaded gun, do you get prosecuted? the overwhelming majority of the time it is no. these are irresponsible gun owners. that seems like something right for prosecution. a lot of the prosecution happens at the local level. specifically to yaphet relates to fast and furious. i hope they've tried to learn this, but it's already illegal. the president puts out the statement about guns and whatnot. go enforce that. we are trying to get the department of justice to tell us how many times they've actually prosecuted. it is not a crime. there's not a prosecutor that wants to make the case to a judge. the very small penalty. but they don't do it. instead they want others were onerous types of things put on the books. they force the laws currently. if you are here illegally, and if you are here legally on a visa, you are not supposed to be able to purchase the gun. have they populated the database with all this information? we have drivers licenses an

and a statement released yesterday, the tsa said quote after further investigation, tsa determined that correct staffing protocols were not followed, at denver international airport overnight. on december 28 through 29th. resulting in unusually long wait times. the agency added that it will continue to employ the lessons learned that evening and early morning, to local operations. basically, the tsa is saying that it learned from its mistakes that day. and you can bet that a lot of frustrated passengers are hoping that it will not happen again. many of whom ended up missing their flights a couple of weeks ago. reporting from d.i.a., noel brennan, 9 news. >> noel, thanks for that. >>> denver police need your help, everyone, to identify and find a sexual assault suspect. monday night, a woman was near 44th and chambers when police say the suspect assaulted her. seeing here captured the suspects walking into a nearby convenience store, and if that person looks familiar to you, if you can identify that person, please call 720-913-stop. >>> in world news today, isis is claiming responsibilit

a look at newark airport tsa lost and found. a 1515 minute drive from the airport and you will find every item. >> if you leave it in the tsa bucket tickets found brought here. >> delivers items daily. >> helpful if they would to the business card. >> as soon as they go home. >> keys, cell phones. this season lots and lots of coats. the more interesting item of the day, a lot of cash. thousands and thousands of dollars left in the tsa been >> the last 45 minutes and there was some identification with it. i was able to make the phone call and we were able to locate the passenger. >> among a handful of workers trying to reconnect travelers with these items. >> the photo based upon his description full we will go back and review and locate, imagine in the make arrangements to get this back. >> the owners never called. well, those items are transferred to pennsylvania. tsa tells me they don't take a profit, but when it comes to loose change the department makes a pretty penny. justin 2014 uncollected loose change amounted to more th

a spokesperson for the tsa tells a.b.c. news, screening procedures allow for the patdown of a child under certain circumstances. the process by which the child was patted down followed approved procedures. >> the tsa also stating that the child's bag contained a cell phone that alarmed requiring additional resolution procedures and that not only was the patdown observed by the parent, but the remainder of the time was spent mitigating the concerns of the father and discussing screening procedures. emily, newscenter 5. >> 6:00 starts right now. >> trapped in a burning home. >> firefighters make a narrow escape. >> thank god it worked out. >> the team worked that helps >> extra, extra. >> it was not the right decision. >> you will hear all about it. how the globe ended up with a delivery disaster. >> how long the pattern of mild days continues before major weekend changes move in. >> talking about his injured ankle. >> steps every patriots fan will want to see. >> boston's news leader, this is wcvb at 6:00. >> breaking news.

now, the tsa is changing its tune... and saying an investigation revealed correct staffing protocols were not followed at dia on december 28-th through 29-th. 9 wants to know obtained data showing tsa's own passenger forecast came reasonably close to the numbers the airport actually saw. but dispite that, only 10 agents were assigned to the huge crowds. information is place - because of a slight difference between two phone a littleton salon to us - saying she's meant for the denver human services program teresa hagen's number is identical to leap's except for the area code. the area code for the leap line begins with 720 -- but several residents wrongly assume it's 303. she started getting the faxes last month and had struggled to reach a solution. 9news reached out to dhs, who told us they spent $9,000 dollars on the marketing campaign to promote this season's leap program, which runs from november through april. eventually, both sides came to an agreement -- hagen will turn off the fax feature on her phone. the correc

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later in the hour cathy and i were filling with a lot of metal a lot of liquids and that we go to the tsa the friendliest people in town are they town are they listed to further what he says his tenure of daughter got a pat down all because of the juice a juice box here's the video he recorded her that she sponsored carry-on luggage to dad says the agent in sedona inappropriate and the family was pulled aside and delayed by over an hour all because of a juice box using tsa went to far your delayed an hour over at the present and my beloved access and let's be honest because i was in the suitcase they wanted or nothing was going on what he considered a pat her down like this i will say this all say it again the tsa agents are the finest i've encountered they are there to keep me safe under they do whatever they want me to do because they while my plane to stay in the air you might present you got me to my 10-gallon jug of dignity do it place and stop place in some music purse i do wonder sometimes if people are itching for a fight oneida started as a the video there are those people we don

in a statement to nbc news, tsa says tsa screening procedures allow for the pat-down of a child under certain circumstances. the process by which the child was patted down followed approved procedure. the tsa also points out that the process was observed by the child's parents and there was a cell phone with an alarm going off in the child's bag requiring additional resolution procedures. as for the family, they understand the porches airline security but feel when it comes to kids, there has to be a better way. >> i don't really know but it was an uncomfortable situation. >> reporter: the father says he contacted his congressional representatives and will be filing a formal complaint. i'm sarah french, 7news. >>> more sunshine on the way for this price can't be right... that's the right price! it's that low. looks like a list of can't be right's." seriously? savings are up. my stop&shop. ...is hard on your nose there's the endless runny noses. the sneezes that just won't quit and of course, the biting cold of snow day play. that's why puffs is soft. puffs plus lotion tissues... ...ar

a 10-year-old girl patted down by a tsa officer. her father watching and recording. >> it was excessive. it was invasive. i was pretty much boiling, you know, in my head. >> reporter: at the raleigh airport two days before the new year, a juice pouch inside his daughter's bag set off an alarm. then, a phone from that bag falsely tested positive for explosives, leading to the pat-down. >> i was very unhappy with it and i was confused. >> reporter: that pat-down lasting 1 minute, 48 seconds. >> thank you for your patience. i appreciate it. >> okay. thank you for doing your job. >> reporter: tsa, in a statement, says its procedures allow a pat-down of a child under certain circumstances, and that this pat-down followed approved procedures. >> getting screened by the tsa. >> reporter: payne says he complied at security, but after returning home became convinced tsa policy should change. payne did not fill out an online complaint form. instead, he says he's working with his local congressman to deliver a complaint directly to the tsa. da

the 10-year-old girl and the tsa search at the airport. her father recording the whole thing. tonight, he's furious. >>> and, powerball fever across this country. $500 million on the line. numbers most often drawn. and we have the list for you. >>> good evening. and we begin tonight with the alarming claim from north korea, say thaging they have successfully tested a hydrogen bomb. declaring the bomb with a, quote, perfect success. the u.s. acknowledging a 5.1 quake was detected. there was jubilation in the streets there. meantime, emergency meetings in south korea. one man, his hands to his face as they played reports from the north, right there in the room. state tv releasing images of the secretive north korean leader signing off on it all. but immediately, skepticism back here in the u.s. the h-bomb would be far more powerful than the atomic bombs of world war i.i. we begin tonight with abc's martha raddatz. >> reporter: on the streets today of north korea, the people stood transfixed. claiming the north had successfully tested a miniaturized hydrogen bomb to protect, she

he's working with his local complaint directly to the tsa. david? >> david kerley tonight, david, thank you. >>> and there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this wednesday. and the startling case. police on the hunt tonight, after a car salesman is kidnapped and thrown in a trunk. locked in that trunk by someone posing as a potential buyer, and policesay, that was only partal of the plan. >>> just hours away, and powerball fever now sweeping the nation tonight. the $500 million jackpot. and we wondered, which numbers are drawn most often? right here tonight, we have the list for you. >>> and our amy robach this even egg, about to show us something we have never seen before. something that's disappearing quickly. stay tuned for her incredible adventure, coming up right here. on my long-term control medicine, i talked to my doctor and found a missing piece in my asthma treatment. once-daily breo prevents asthma symptoms. breo is for adults with asthma not well controlled on a long-term asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticoste

the 10-year-old girl and the tsa search at the airport. her father recording the whole tonight, he's furious. this country. $500 million on the line. tonight, we wanted to know, the and we have the list for you. >>> good evening as we come on the air with this west coast edition tonight. and we get right to the breaking news. the weather emergency across much of the west. a conveyor belt of storms fueled by el nino. cars completely submerged in water in some places. one driver snapping this image, looking out the passenger window in santa barbara. the streets look like rivers. and inside this restaurant in l.a., listen as the water comes through. customers simply terrified by what they were seeing. abc's matt gutman leads our team coverage from california tonight. >> reporter: the rain pummeling california tonight. this freeway under water. the deluge stranding cars. this truck pushing one under a bridge. strong storms snapping power lines and downing trees, pinning cars. and snarling traffic. nearly two dozen weather-related crashes repor

. >> tsa issued a new warning and if you happen to use cane to get around it might affect you. security officials say they've been confiscating a lot of antique canes lately. fox's tom fitzgerald explains. >> reporter: during the holidays a lot of people travel around through airports but for people who need canes to get around, well the tsa is telling folks that they may be holding a hidden danger they know nothing about. they look like ordinary antique canes but there is more here than meets the eye. >> that meets the eye. >> reporter: these are a few of the increasing number of sword canes confiscated by the tsa at airports across the country. >> these are considered artfully concealed weapons and you can get arrested. >> reporter: turns out years ago, it wasn't uncommon for a cane to have a sword, 95 or pick hidden inside. either for protection or practicality. these days for the stylish antique canes are fashionable accessories on e-bay and amazon. >> if you're using an antique or gently used cane purchased at a garage sale antique shop or a consignment shop -- >> problems

and the tsa tsa showed some things that people try to get past tsa.. >> kucinich like about 200 pounds of banned items each month for passengers try tried include liquids and aerosols people have in their carry-on bags here's a look at some of the items that have been surrendered at hopkins airport along with weapons such as knives and brass knuckles some things including a bottle of alcohol, a frying pan, and a weed wacker, the weed wacker is not the strangest item that tsa agent has seemed. >> the first time i saw a weed wackert and we've also had chainsaws earlier . on the craisans was a gas can want to fill up your car at their destination that was out of gas and they brought a gas can. found at hopkins last year, twice as many as the year beforere even today a passenger had a loaded 22s handgun in his coat he said he simply did not know it was there . the tsa does not confiscate items people are given the option to take him ke back to their cars but most just render themb, most of them are he taken to the pennsylvania state surplus on this to be destroyed or auctioned, they urge p

a 10-year-old girl patted down by a tsa officer. her father watching and recording. >> it was excessive. it was invasive. i was pretty much boiling, you know, in my head. >> reporter: at the raleigh airport two days before the new year, a juice pouch inside his daughter's bag set off an alarm. then, a phone from that bag falsely tested positive for explosives, leading to the pat-down. >> i was very unhappy with it and i was confused. >> reporter: that pat-down lasting 1 minute, 48 seconds. >> thank you for your patience. >> okay. thank you for doing your job. >> reporter: tsa, in a statement, says its procedures allow a pat-down of a child under certain circumstances, and that this pat-down followed approved procedures. >> getting screened by the tsa. >> reporter: payne says he complied at security, but after returning home became convinced tsa policy should change. payne did not fill out an online complaint form. he says he's working with his local congressman to deliver a complaint directly to the tsa. david kerley, abc news, reag

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what does dennis miller think about the tsa? >> until you fly me privately, the tsa are the biggest geniuses in the culture. >> what are greg gutfeld's thoughts on russian leader puten? >> he's the world's sexiest man. >> what do college graduates know about american history? bernard mcgirk has some thoughts. >> we have the nation of dunces we have the right to be stupid. >> all of that and more in some of the best moments from the boys this year. caution you are about to enter the no-spin zone "the factor" begins right now. >>> tonight the special edition of the factor, the miller meets gutfield and mcguirk editioeld2. the best the. >> there was a volvo expedition, this is a self-parking volvo. bang. >> it didn't really work and the two guys who got whack reasonable doubt journalists and i say bernie goldberg might have been hiding in the trunk there. >> well let me say this i think it did have the pedestrian notification, because everybody knows today's journalists are completely pedestrian. so i think it went right for them.

we've been much more about secret service and tsa and dea. epa is right up there, they don't seem to go away, they can't seem to solve those problems. so i can't tell you that that's like imminent, that we're doing that. but they have some of the same challenges within atf at the department of justice as others. and i'll give you one other quick example. sexual assault, sexual harassment in the workplace, is defined differently throughout government. and that's one of the things we're taking a deep look at is, how do you get a uniform definition of sexual misconduct, sexual harassment in the workplace? because even within the department of justice, it was pretty embarrassing, one of the last things attorney general holder sent out to employees was a memo saying, engaging in prostitution is not a good thing, you can't do it, even if it's a legal in a country, you can't engage in prostitutes. i mean, that's embarrassing, right? so that problem is found throughout the department of justice. different standards, different penalties, and. >> that'

>>reporter: well, the tsa sppkesperson says pat down screenings on children are allowed under certain circumstances asks said that tsa agent followwd appropriate procedure. >>> the star wars film is shattering records, "the force hhghest ranking film in mystery. released. and it's projected with today's sales, it will pass the 765 million dollars set by avatar six years ago. it took "the past it. >>> valuable training, getting this in before the next storm hits. and lafayette got their feet wet. at harper lake in louisville, an% engineer tells us it can be %- pretty unpredictable in the icy waters. >> this is the time of year, have the cold snap, a lot of ice on the ponds, but the ice can vary quite a bit on each pond or `ach river. >> emergency responders also practiced self-rescue techniqueings, they were wearing the special suits to keep them safe from the cold water. >> i'm glad they're out there training.

a kettle bell, frying pan and power grinder and a weed wacker, or is not the strangest items that a tsa agent has seen. >> or i think was the first and probably one of the craziest i've seenie was a gas can be if someone wanted to fillan their car up at their destination because it was out of gas and they brought the gas can. >> dozen firearms were found at hopkins last year which is twice as many as the year before, today a passenger had a loaded 22 handgun in his coatad, he said that he did not know it was there., >> tsa says the do not confiscate these things, people are given the option to take them back to their carsrs but most just surrender themc rather than take them time to return the items are given to the pennsylvania state surplus office where some things will be destroyed or auctionedns off, the tsa urges people to visit their websites to visit outa is and is not allowed on planes and a ling but make sure that the drug kingpin drug kingpin does not not escape again in. >> he seldom the same prison from which he escaped in july but they say that it will not happen again, but

in fact, many people feel the agents, the tsa agent, acted appropriately. >> here is one comment. [anchor reading quoted material displayed on screen.]. >> lorenzo suggested instead of videotaping it he should have been there talking to her, telling her it happens to everyone and they are trying to protect her. he made it a big deal. i have seen women patted down for underwire rise. relax. now he has exposed his child to public ridicule who is wrong? >> i agree with that one. why is he recording this? a few people agreed with the father's outrage. alex wrote i would be furious to propelling to the patdown is uncalled for. >> when i fight with my dogs i have to take them out when i fly with my dogs i have to take them out of their carry-on pouch and then the walk-through with them and they do a little white down and check for residue and i move on. >> as a father i understand having your child being patted down. i would need to have that happen, but it is the rules. >> it is the world we live in now post-9/11. >> once they were out and now they are back in. eggs once thought to be

a 10-year-old girl patted down by a tsa officer. her father watching and recording. >> it was excessive. it was invasive. i was pretty much boiling in my head. >> at the raleigh airport two days before the new year, a juice pouch inside his daughter's bag set off an alarm. then a phone falsely tested positive for explosives leading to the pat-down. >> i was very unhappy with it and i was confused. >> the pat-down lasting 1:48. >> thank you for your patience. i appreciate it. >> thank you for doing your job. >> tsa says its procedures allow the patdown of a child under certain circumstances. that this patdown followed approved procedures. >> getting screened by the tsa. >> he complied at security but after returning home became convinced tsa policy should change. payne did not fill out an online complaint form. he's working with his local congressman to deliver a complaint directly to the tsa. david kerley, abc news, reagan washington airport. >>> up next on abc 7 news at 9:00, meteorologist drew tuma updates our forecast. >>> the fi

the female tsa agent put the child through a two-minute procedure. her outraged father recorded the search on his cell phone. >> i felt it was incredibly inappropriate, very invasive and really violated my daughter. >> just kept doing it over and over. i -- felt very uncomfortable, i felt like screaming. >> the tsa says a phone in the child's bag also falsely tested positive for explosives. adding "screening procedures do allow for the patdown of a child under certain circumstances which the airport followed." >>> disturbing dash cam video of a woman's final minutes outside of a florida hospital. >> please put your hands on the - >> a police dash cam reported barbara dawson's painful cries as police and medical staff forced her to leave a panhandle hospital. she begged to stay, you heard hospital staff who had seen her a number of times didn't believe anything was wrong. and autopsy later showed a blood clot in her lungs is what killed her. >> i want justice for barbara so this will not happen to anyone else. >> a representative for the calhoun liber

that's the point of the tsa. they don't want to let anything get through and the point of the parent wants to protect his children. he handled it well. in the end you hear him thanking the tsa for doing their job. all this time i thought the hardest part of those capri suns were getting the straw in. >> who knew? but it's been very lively, the discussion on social media. >> yes. >> about this. good to have you here on the west coast. >> thank you so much for having me. >> coming up, the fbi joins the search right now for a serial jewel thief caught on camera robbing multiple stores. how she made off with what could >>> that epic trip into the ice is happening live on "gma" in just moments. what if the sweet stevia leaf was discovered... ...before the sugarcane. truvia. life with less sugar is just as sweet. human maintenance guy would actually be exactly what i am. i got to hang a picture. it may not seem like much, but to that resident it was the best thing in the world. it's amazing to me because it takes me se

gun owners know what they need to do when traveling with their weapons a friendly reminder from the tsa and storms in california flooding freeways in forcing rescues more on the problems caused by the severe weather and bad guys closer where they should be for this time of the year waxing on the climb above . i macy's is getting ready to close forty six stores across the country three of them right here in hampton roads stores and chesapeake square mall peninsula town center in hampton and military circle mall in north it will all be holding final clearance sale starting monday more than two hundred and seventy local jobs will be lost or reassigned. officials with the department store blame what they called disappointing sales and earnings last year the hope this is a four hundred million dollars each year through the cuts officials and offered international tell us more people are bringing guns to security checkpoints tsa representatives believe most people who own guns simply forget they have to follow special procedures when fly christina's or jacko has more on what gun owners should