Travel season. Last months terrorist bombing at the Brussels Airport highlighted vulnerabilities in the u. S. The attack occurred in a public area before checkpoints. Transportation correspondent kris van cleave on whats being planned here. Reporter passengers traveling through u. S. Airports are likely to see more police in public areas, increased random checks of vehicles and people with larger bags. Also, additional bombsniffing dogs. 28 canine teams have been reassigned from small airports to major transportation hubs. T. S. A. Administrator Peter Neffinger i like to think of it as a icurity environment you create that it gets more and more secure as you get closer to the thing youre trying to protect. Reporter that means after security checkpoints, passengers may be subject to more random checks. Airline cargo and airport geployees are also receiving extra scrutiny following the tparent bombing of a russian jet in egypt last october. Are you confident a brussels style attack could
The fondest memory was not when he beat me, john, i will tell you that. [laughter] it was never personal. In fact, john mccain was able to defeat me in South Carolina and that was the turning point. I was getting momentum up until that time but he had decided that if he did not win South Carolina he was pulling out because he was about out of gas and out of money and i was a critical moment. He and Fred Thompson had a great plan. The plan was fred would stay in the race, use ready to get out, fred would stay and basically drive back and forth between greenville and freiburg and beat the stuffing out of me every day. That is where my strength was an mccain strength was down in the low country in charleston. It was a very effective strate strategy. We still thought we might pull it off. John mccain ended up winning soccer liner and went on to win the nomination. It was one of the things the people said to that you upset that they had that strategy and i said no, i admire them. It was a b
Tell us your fondest memory. The fondest memory was not when he beat me, john, i will tell you that. [laughter] it was never personal. In fact, john mccain was able to defeat me in South Carolina and that was the turning point. I was getting momentum up until that time but he had decided that if he did not win South Carolina he was pulling out because he was about out of gas and out of money and i was a critical moment. He and Fred Thompson had a great plan. The plan was fred would stay in the race, use ready to get out, fred would stay and basically drive back and forth between greenville and freiburg and beat the stuffing out of me every day. That is where my strength was an mccain strength was down in the low country in charleston. It was a very effective strate strategy. We still thought we might pull it off. John mccain ended up winning soccer liner and went on to win the nomination. It was one of the things the people said to that you upset that they had that strategy and i said
Senate seat to a president ial nominee. New recollections to a live of consequence. Also new, the trump white house, concerns about what the next week might bring after a bruising few days, next here on msnbc live. But of course, we begin this hour with one of the days most profound images. The august 26th, 2008, front page of senator john mccains hometown paper, paying tribute to him, as a political giant, an arizona legend. At the white house this hour, the u. S. Flag flying at halfstaff, honoring the life of the longtime senator. Just one of the first visible public tributes. Lawmakers on capitol hill doing the same to pay homage to an American Hero who established himself after more than 35 years in office as the maverick of the senate. Nbcs Kelly Odonnell, who covered senator mccain for many years, has more on his life and legacy. Reporter a spirited young aviator. The fierce campaigner. We face many dangerous threats in this dangerous world. But im not afraid of them. Im prepared
The fondest memory was not when he beat me, john, i will tell you that. [laughter] it was never personal. In fact, john mccain was able to defeat me in South Carolina and that was the turning point. I was getting momentum up until that time but he had decided that if he did not win South Carolina he was pulling out because he was about out of gas and out of money and i was a critical moment. He and Fred Thompson had a great plan. The plan was fred would stay in the race, use ready to get out, fred would stay and basically drive back and forth between greenville and freiburg and beat the stuffing out of me every day. That is where my strength was an mccain strength was down in the low country in charleston. It was a very effective strate strategy. We still thought we might pull it off. John mccain ended up winning soccer liner and went on to win the nomination. It was one of the things the people said to that you upset that they had that strategy and i said no, i admire them. It was a b