enhanced and sometimes controversial pat-downs and additional deployment of full body scanners. >> our job is to paekt and always be thinking ahead what could be happening. >> reporter: with this stepped up security, do travelers feel safer this holiday? >> i don't know that i feel any more or less safer. there are so many things you can't predict and people are doing the best they can what w what we've got available. >> i still don't think security measures are in place where they need to be but i don't feel less safe, i'd say about the same. >> homeland security officials acknowledge the holidays are attractive target for terrorists because of the potential emotional and psychological impact. in a recent cnn opinion research corporation poll 54% said an act of terrorism in the u.s. this holiday season was likely. kate bolduan, cnn, washington. that has the lowest nationaly of only $14.80 per month.