the boeing 67 like the one on the screen was on the way to moscow, pilots said they lost the left engine shortly after take off. in fact there was no fire on board, that s good news, but pilots had to dump a whole lot of fuel to land and still getting information what went wrong and we don t know yet, but the 193 passengers on board are okay. we re all over the story and we ll bring you updates as soon as they come into our news room and also developing on the fox report. the head of the transportation security administration issuing a statement late this afternoon on airport security. it seems to be a change in tone from what john pistole said about security, there s been wide outcry over the tsa screening measures. body screeners that can see through the clothing and pat downs and many call invasive and they want them scaled back. take a listen this morning when he was asked about changing the procedures. and i m very an i tuned, given all the concerns that have been raised
intelligence. malini wilkes live in washington with more. hi, malini. the tsa administrators defending new searches on the sunday programs. what did he say? reporter: last week he defended the intrucive patdowns and total body scanning machines. he s pretty much standing by the screening techniques today, saying this morning he plans no change in policy. listen. i m very attuned given all of the concerns that have been raised to answer this question directly, no, we re not changing the policy because of that, because of the risks that have been identified because of the current threat. he says very few people actually get the pat down. he said if you don t set off the regular alarm, you will not get any additional invasive screening. president obama said yesterday the tsa told him these procedures are the only ones they consider effective against attacks like the christmas day
beg gunman, widening their search for a man accused of shooting a utah park ranger and they could be facing a snag. sarah palin, the governor fighting mad over an internet leak and is taking the fight to the courts, new developments of the dispute? and the tsa taking on the growing outrage over the tough airport security rules and, he has one clear message: body scans and invasive pat downs are here to stay. at least, for now. malini wilkes live with more details. what exactly is the head of the tsa saying about all of these screenings and the process going on about it and how long will they last? reporter: kelly, the tsa chief says he knows holiday travellers are finding the techniques invasive and you comfortable and, this morning on cnn, john pistole said he has no plans to change the policies, because there is current threat and later this afternoon he clarified the statement, suggesting extra pat-downs and revealing body scans will not go
reject the body scans, opt for the slower patting down procedure, and that will slow down a lot of the travel before thanksgiving. the idea is sort of a demonstration against these techniques. also this morning, secretary of state hillary clinton said that she would certainly avoid the pat down if she could and she said she s sure security experts are trying to make it less intrucive. thank you so much, malini. and in the fox extreme weather center now, snow and freezing temperatures have made for some severe driving hazards out west. in billings, montana they saw a record amount of snow over this weekend. the montana highway patrol says there have been more than 100 weather-related crashes. two people sadly have been killed. what does this mean for the holiday travel across the country in the coming days? chief meteorologist rick reichmuth live in the fox weather center with the latest. rick, what does it look like for turkey day as we all hit the roads? we have a rough weekend
issue in our globe. julie kirtz in washington has more. siegfried he canner is the los alamos scientist who s involved in the, what does it mean, dealing with north korea. reporter: the chairman of the joint chiefs says he s concerned about the report of the new highly sophisticated uranium enrichment plant inside north korea and the news increased anxiety in washington with the state department special envoy set to arrive in south korea today. the first stop on a trip that includes talks with japan and china about north korea s nuclear ambitions and the new news, admiral mike mullen this morning on the sunday shows saying the report validates a longstanding concern he has with north korea and its dictator, according to an american scientist you mentioned who visited the new complex earlier this month, north korea has several thousand recently completed centrifuges, siegfried hecker, the former director of the los alamos facility, tells the new york times his first glimps