got a lot of people in the security industry now locking yet again at the potential threat. we have seen this before. this was the alleged plot to bring down the planes over the atlantic with the liquid bombers. you may recall a number of years ago, using liquid explosives. tsa, atf, homeland security concerned about the possibility of an explosive on a u.s. jetliner and the kind of explosive they re talking about. now, when i talk to john pistol, the former tsa chief a short time ago, he said we believe if you try to carry it on it probably would have been detected he says by tsa agents in america. if it were a checked back, he says it is likely that the explosive detection equipment underneath the airport or inside the airport if you will once you check your bags that they should have or would have tripped he believes a u.s. detection piece of equipment. there s some speculation, the
including a small number through the u.s. terrorists have come up with creative attempts to blow up commercial and cargo planes. there was the shoe bomber, liquid explosives plot, underwear bomber and a plan to smuggle a bomb in a printer cartridge. while it is not yet clear what type of explosives might have been used in a toothpaste plot, it is true small bombs can be dangerous. a bomb technician tells us the certain explosives in gel or paste form can be easily molded into a powerful bomb, fit into a toothpaste tube. here is what a liquid explosive could have done. shoe bombers potential damage. that s what an underwear bomb would have done. russians have been on edge due to a series of islamic militants. at a congressional hearing, u.s. intelligence admitted that specific threats were being discovered. there are a number of specific threats of varying degrees of credibility we are tracking. reporter: hundreds of
u.s., those in the uk are only allowed a small amount of liquids angels in carry-on bags because of the threat of liquid explosives. this video shows the power and potential of a liquid explosive done for cnn at a new mexico lab. again, it just shows and it supports that the threat is real. that is where this new liquid scanning technology comes in. london s heathrow airport started installing new scanners just last week capable of scanning flyers, liquids. we know that the machine scans container in less than ten seconds and uses radio frequency and an ultrasonic technology that would alert security personnel if they find any suspicious substances. now, it was developed by an ohio-based company which says in addition to heathrow, aberdeen, glasgow international and
is it the ban on liquids like t likely to change here? diane mass is heed tcedo joins . they can test the liquid passengers bring on the planes. don t te the device developed by an ohio company uses are radio vehiclesy and an ult sonic pulse whether they have explosive capabilities. will it cape out in time for the lift on liquid bans which is set to kickoff? january. while the paper reports u.s. transportation officials are exploring technologies for liquid screening the tsa says in a statement liquid explosives are a serious threat and not ready to move away from the ban on liquids. heathrow is expected to start with medicine and duty free stuff bought at the airport. phase in other liquids gels and aerosols within about a year. it takes 2-5 second per
and puppy dogs, and he just let me live and walk away. wow. incredibly, the skydiver suffered only a dislocated shoulder and nasty bumps and bruises. michelle obama, gracing the cover of vogue magazine, par of the shape issue, which focuses on the beautiful and well-being of women s bodies this is mrs. obama s second vogue cover. on news stands march 26th. in a few hours, the house committee takes up the tsa s controversial decision to allow small knives back in airplane cabins. agency chief john pistol is expected to defend the change and said the new policy would bring the u.s. in line with international standard, and allow screeners to focus on bigger threats, like liquid explosives and bombs. but opposition continues to mount. airline executives, flight attendants, even the tsa screens