flooding. the airport could be affected here as well. as a matter of fact, delay-wise, we re still anticipating that i-95 corridor, washington d.c., philadelphia, new york to boston, with major delays coming up for tomorrow. it eswidespread misery. i hate to be the grinch. sounds bad on christmas eve. thanks very much. travel delays are one thing. today, federal authorities revealed something a whole lot more troubling than that. a security gap that allegedly let bad guys carry loaded weapons. 153 firearms were recovered smuggl smuggled onboard of nearly 20 commercial passenger planes from atlanta to new york according to federal investigators. no they could put guns on this time and could have easily put a bomb on one of those planes. reporter: here s how authorities say it happened. delta baggage handler eugene
this gun can shoot through a car door. can shoot through an apartment door, can shoot through a bullet proof vest. in november, mr. henry brought this gun on a delta commercial airliner to new york. reporter: this kind of breach in security has happened before. in 2010, an american airlines baggage handler helped smuggle 12,000 pounds of marijuana on board a flight to new york. in 2013, an airline employee sentenced after agreeing to smuggle a machine gun and cocaine onto a commercial plane. and in 2009, government audit says workers with access to secured areas is one of the greatest potential threat to aviation. everyone involved in aviation and aviation security know this is a gap and vulnerability. reporter: rene marsh, cnn, washington. we have live pictures and
investigators. they put guns on a plane this time. they could easily put a bomb on one of those planes. reporter: here s how authorities say it happened. delta baggage handler eugene harvey uses his badge to enter the secure area of the airport bypassing security checkpoints. most airport and airline employees like ramp workers and baggage handlers undergo security vetting and reoccurring background checks. but they do not go through daily tsa screening to gain access to secure and restricted airport areas. the accomplice former delta employee mark henry clears tsa and arrives at a concourse, the two men communicate by text message and meet in an airport bathroom. once inside out of the camera s view, the guns are handed off. tsa, the airports and the airlines after 9/11 are there to prevent this type of incident occurringrd henry seen here in
this time. they could have easily put a bomb on one of the planes. reporter: here s how authorities say it happened. delta baggage handler eugene harvey with a backpack full of guns used his badge to enter the secure area of airport bypassing security checkpoints. most airline employees like ramp workers and baggage handlers undergo security vetting and reoccurring background checks but do not go through daily tsa screening to gain access to secure and restrict airport areas. . arrives at a concourse and two men communicate by text message and meet in the airport bathroom. once inside, out of the camera s view, the guns are handed off. after 9/11, it s still to prevent this from happening. reporter: henry seen here in surveillance video boarded
flights from atlanta to new york with handguns, ar 15s and ak 47s, some of the weapons loaded part of a five-man operation. this gun can shoot through a car door. can shoot through an apartment door, can shoot through a bulletproof vest. in november, mr. henry brought this gun on a commercial airliner to new york. reporter: this kind of breach this security has happened before. in 2010, an american airlines baggage handler helped smuggle 12,000 pound of marijuana on a flight to new york. in 2013, an airline employee sentenced after agreeing to smuggle a machine gun and cocaine on to a commercial plane. and in 2009, government audit said workers with access to secured airport areas is one of the greatest potential threats to aviation. everyone who is involved in aviation and aviation security