and mitigate the threats for today. while we re steal realizing if we get really good about getting today s threats, there is going to be a different threat tomorrow. what would that look like, and how would we attack it. reporter: 2700 miles away at this new aircraft checkpoint in las vegas, the tsa s new technology is being tested together for the first time with real passengers. they call it their innovation checkpoint. this is a glimpse into the future of what aviation security is going to look like. reporter: jose venilla is the director of the innovation task force. what we re trying to do is how do we make that a more seamless process for the traveling public, but not giving up on security capability. what you see here may not be here in a year. we may bring in new pieces of technology. reporter: as passengers approach this innovation checkpoint, they ll see dynamic message boards. next, new id readers can scan your license to quickly validate your identity and confirm