and experience the connectivity of the available lexus enform, including the es and rx. this is the pursuit of perfection. staeealing, sleeping, leavi work without permission. that s what tsa workers are increasingly doing. now congress will address the issue. also, salad sickness. that mysterious disease striking millions now leading to pre-packaged lettuce. but what brand and why aren t they telling us?
tsa, called for the audit. why are there so many cases and what is tsa doing about it? the report says they really can t get a handle on it. that raises a lot of issues. reporter: you re looking at some live pictures of the hearing getting under way. right on the dot at 10:00 is when it was set to start. at this hearing will be the deputy director of the tsa and the representative from the government accountability office. the government accountability office, they are the authors of this audit. carol? i know you ll keep an eye on that hearing. renee marsh reporting live in washington this morning. happening right now, too, army sergeant bradley manning in court. he faces up to 136 years in prison convicted in the biggest leak of classified information in u.s. history. but manning was found not guilty of the most serious charge, which would be aiding the enemy, and that spares him from a life
agency was set up after 9/11 to protect us, but it is perhaps best known for those pat downs that feel more or worse when a child is involved. remember this little boy who was forced to remove his shirt in 2010? that same agency is dealing with more than that this morning. cases of misconduct by tsa agents showed 26% over the past three years. more than 9,000 cases were reported. everything from stealing to letting family and friends skip through security lines to sleeping on the job. in fact, close to 2,000 of those cases could have been security threats. next hour, the tsa will have to answer to the house homeland security committee about that report. with more on the uptick in misconduct. good morning. good morning, carol. you know, the reporting of misconducts and follow up needs improvement, as well as their policies. they re a bit inconsistent.
that s what we expect to hear at this hearing of lawmakers very critical of the tsa and some employees who are behaving badly. some of the misconduct is commonplace, excessive absence or tardiness but some is troubling and it could have a major impact on security. the list includes everything from forgery, sexual misconduct to physical fighting and using abusive language. there is not even a way to properly report some of the offenses, this may just be the tip of the iceberg of some of the offenses. reporter: the agency some fliers love to hate. posting their pat down. but now criticism from the government, not for pat down procedures, but for incidents like this. tsa screeners supervisor michael admitted accepting bribes and kickbacks from a co-worker who stole money from passengers at checkpoint at new jersey s newark airport. at new york s jfk tsa agent
and the boss. i was born in the usa a new rockumentary shows the rock star through the eyes of his diehard fans. newsroom starts now. good morning. thank you so much for being with me. i m carol costello. right now the tsa is in the hot seat. already the focus of scrutiny by anybody that must undergo a security scan before they fly, now a new government report finds more misconduct by tsa agents. over 9,000 cases reported over the past three years. that s up 26%. everything from stealing people s luggage, letting family and friends skip through security lines to sleeping on the job. in fact, close to 2,000 of those cases could have been security threats. now the agency, set up following