May 26 Banned airport full-body scanners to be used at prisons By Dave Sloan The Transportation Security Administration plans on placing 171 full-body scanners, which were removed from airports last year, in local and state jails and prisons, The Los Angeles Times reported. Continue reading
Mar 09 Watch Security failures of missing Malaysian flight spark concern By PBS News Hour According to aviation security expert Rafi Ron, although two passengers who successfully boarded Malaysian Air flight 370 were reportedly carrying stolen passports, only time and investigation will determine if the apparent security breach is related to the jet’s disappearance. Rafi… Continue watching
Jan 01 Watch How Colorado is regulating its retail pot sales The new year ushered in Colorado's first day of legal retail sales of pot. Ricardo Baca, the first ever marijuana editor at the Denver Post, joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the details of the law, how its measures are --… Continue watching
Nov 01 Watch Airport police: LAX gunmen acted alone Airport police: LAX gunmen acted alone… Continue watching
Mar 14 Watch News Wrap: Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Ban on Assault-Style Weapons In other news Thursday, the Democratic-led Senate Judiciary Committee approved a new ban on assault weapons. Also, President Barack Obama met with both Senate Republicans and House Democrats on Capitol Hill to push a long-term budget agreement. Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch For Frequent Fliers, How Big a Concern Is Backscatter Body Scan Radiation? As millions of Americans take to the skies for holiday travel, some scientists have raised concerns about the small dose of ionizing radiation emitted by backscatter full-body scanners used to screen passengers at U.S. airports. In partnership with ProPublica, Miles… Continue watching
Sep 08 Watch Drastic Changes in Airport Security After 9/11 Stir Controversy Correspondent Tom Bearden reports on the profound changes in aviation security and air travel after the 9/11 attacks. Critics say some of the new measures are excessive and infringe on the rights of travelers, pointing to more invasive searches and… Continue watching
Nov 16 Watch TSA Chief: Disagreement Over Security, Privacy Balance Understandable John Pistole, head of the Transportation Safety Administration, speaks with Margaret Warner about how concerns over air travel security threats -- unexploded bombs aboard recent cargo flights and last year's bombing attempt on Christmas -- are being addressed while some… Continue watching
Jan 20 Watch After Christmas Bomb Plot, New Airport Screening Techniques Examined Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano testified before Senators today that airport screening techniques are vital to protecting the U.S. from terrorist threats. Ray Suarez reports on some of the latest technology that you might see in U.S. airports. Continue watching
Jan 05 Watch Obama: Intelligence Failures Allowed Attempted Plane Attack President Obama told U.S. security chiefs Tuesday that an attempted airliner bomb attack was the result of a "screw up" by intelligence agencies and that he won't tolerate it. Jim Lehrer gets reaction on the president's remarks and U.S. efforts… Continue watching