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into chaos and confusion for thousands of passengers. initially the reports came out that there was an active shooter in one of the terminals. and when you could imagine how people were responding to that, running and evacuating from the airport, going into termin aales an leaving luggage and belongings behind and hunkering down believing there was an active shooter and that rumor spread much quicker than the truth. the atlanta came out and said this was not an active shooter but an accidental discharge but that did not get to the thousands of passengers inside quick enough before so many of them became frustrated and confused and very fearful for their lives on the safety of everyone around them. we do know it was snn accidental discharge. a spokesperson from the atlanta airport tells us that someone, a passenger was going through the tsa check point area and it was spotted. his bag was flagged for having a firearm inside. and then the tsa agent went to look inside of that bag and the passenger lunged inside, grabbing the firearm and then zeptsly discharging that firearm. and when that happened, everything seemed to happen all at once. people began screaming and running and hiding and the passenger fled and leaving the airport in the middle of the chaos. so the investigation continues into who exactly that man was. what his intentions were with that gun. but the domino effect still continued there after. there was a temporary ground stop, all of the flights coming in and out were stopped here at the airport. people were not allowed to trach the trains or escalators, they were in a holding pattern while they waited for more information. well airport employees didn't want to scare anyone so they gave limited details saying there was an emergency and they weren't allowed to leave. people went to social media where they found plenty of misinformation and believed there was an active shooter until the truth about what happened actually came out and spread to combat the active shooter rumor that was spreading so quickly. now right now the airport is back to normal. c you could hear the planes around me. that is a good sign here at busiest airport in the country. because it was pretty silent there for a while this afternoon. with plenty of cars that had backed up trying to pick up passengers, drop people off and as so much information was going around about what happened. now we're seeing the sense of normalcy coming back. but pamela, this is far from over. the atf, the fbi, the tsa, as long as -- as well as atlanta airport officials are all investigating exactly what happened and there is a big problem at airports all across the country. people bringing in guns, loaded or unloaded to the tsa checkpoints causing major problems. pamela. >> nadia romero, thank you. and i want to bring in juliette cayenne, a former assistant secretary of homeland security. juliette, nice to see you. so we keep getting new layers to add to our reporting, including the passenger lunging at the weapon after it was discovered by x-ray. does that surprise you that the gun remained within reach after detection? >> no. i mean he lunged at it and didn't get it and our understanding from the tsa statement which came after operations were started at the atlanta airport was that in it went off as it was in possession of the tsa. so let's just -- this is where things that -- numbers that will shock you. 450 firearms have been confiscated at the last year at atlanta airport alone. people bring or try to bring or forget that they have in their bag a gun. you are not allowed to have a gun unless your law enforcement on an airline. it has to be checked. it has to be in a special box. it has to be disclosed to the airline that there are guns. so none of this is lawful behavior. and i think the only sort of -- not only but the main part of the investigation where is this person. the tsa announcement said that he or she left the airport. they're going to find this person within moments, i would guess. because they have the bag. but that is the big question right now, was the intent to do something ill or was this a panic moment after the gun goes off and the guy goes running out of the airport. >> right. how does that happen. do you view that as a security failure that then the man just runs out? >> runs out. that seems surprising to me given how crowded airports are this weekend. we're all back and moving again. it is the holiday weekend. people are traveling for the first time in about 18 months for a lot of folks. so that does surprise me. there going to be a lot of videos. but the gun goes off and everybody thinks it is an active shooter so people may not be paying attention to the -- to the person running off. so this may have happened in moments. i have no doubt that they're going to figure out who this person is and figure out intent. so we should not assume anything right now. this is trying to hold off a lot of rumors about what is going on. it was in the an active shooter case. and people like me would look at what happened, i'm weary of saying this, but in many ways these systems anticipate breaches, that is why we build security systems, layered security systems, that is what happened today. and so the atlanta airport quickly shuts down everything because they don't know what might be in store which was a totally appropriate behavior and then it takes about two hours to get the processes back up and running. so that in that two-hour period it could seem like chaos, it is a managed chaos and now get the airlines and people moving again. >> as we await this press conference, as you know, juliette, sometimes initially you don't get all of the right information. but our understanding is that the passenger lunged for the gun and was able to grab the firearm and accidentally discharged it. so -- >> that is right. >> okay. >> so, no, that is -- the weapon is from the tsa statement is seen by the tsa agent at, at that moment the tsa takes it. for a tsa agent, this is -- this is happening once a day. so this is not viewed as something that is shocking or having 450 of these every year. so that is when the passenger lungs at it. and so we're going to have to figure out a protocol where the passengers do not have access to the gun on the other side. right. in most instances from the gun was detected, everything would have shut down. so that is where the review is going to be. >> juliette cayenne, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> and we're awaiting that press conference. adding to the chaos in atlanta today, and around the country, all of the people trying to get from point a. to point b. according to the tsa, friday broke pandemic air travel records. more than 2.2 million people going through security screenings and that was just the first day of the thanksgiving travel period. and those are just the planes. add the trains and the automobiles and we're setting up for a chaotic travel scenario. especially with the storm set to wallop much of the eastern u.s. of course that has to happen right now. meteorologist jean norman has the latest. rain and wind and even snow, right, jean. >> that's right, pamela. we have all three and the main thing to think about, there are two storms. one is doming on monday and the other one is coming on wednesday. so if you have travel plans around those days, that is what you want to focus on. the first system is just getting itself organized in the middle of the country. a little bit of light showers from chicago back out toward denver. not much in the way of heavy snow n. florida we've had 30 minute delays in orlando today. now that first system gets itself going tomorrow and notice the airports colored in orange. those could have moderate details. we're talking about minneapolis back toward cincinnati and even in atlanta, if we get rain at hartsfield and you know things could slow down. and then late in the day there may be minor delays in the 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>> you mentioned he had warrants out. you could elaborate on the previous or past criminal history you might have found for this individual? >> i'm sorry, i cannot -- >> you can't elaborate? >> no. >> did he say -- >> one of the charges he was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. so he is a convicted felon. >> can you elaborate on the accidental shooting? did he at any point, point the firearm at the agent or did the gun drop, you could explain what happened? >> the passenger reached inside of his property and in doing so accidentally discharged the firearm. >> and was this on the counter where people were pulled aside and set their luggage aside? >> yes. >> so through that plexiglass divider? >> yes. >> can you tell us where he's traveling to? >> i do not know. >> but it was in the domestic baggage claim area. >> he was at the main security check point but i don't know where he was traveling to. >> you also have a picture. >> we'll have a picture and we'll be able to send that out from the atlanta police department. >> so when he went out, did he know he got in a car or do you have any idea? >> again, the investigation is ongoing. so the details will be released as the major said. there is a warrant out for his arrest right now and that is the information that we'll share with you. we'll also provide a picture and a description because there was of course a warrant out for his arrest. >> just one more on injuries. you could talk about a person was sent to the hospital. just to be clear, all of these were people who were injured during this entire process, whether they fell or -- >> we don't want to give specific information but we do know there was one person who trip add way from this incident. whether or not it was connected, we're not quite sure. but this was not at atrium at the main security checkpoint where it took place. we'll have more information as it becomes available. if you would like a picture of the suspect, reach out to apd and they'll provide it as well. >> is he still in possession of the gun. >> again, the investigation is ongoing. we'll let you know. come on now, guys. thank you. >> let's bring back in cnn national security analyst and former assistant secretary of homeland security juliette cayenne. we just heard from officials talking about the incident today at the atlanta airport. where earlier in the afternoon we know that a gun was accidentally discharged. they say that the passenger had put the case through the x-ray machine. it picked thaup gun and then once that was detected for secondary screening the passenger lunged and was able to accidentally discharge the gun. an update is that they've been able to identify the person and there is now a warrant out for his arrest. what did you make of the chrjs that they announced? >> so this is someone who is clearly known to law enforcement. he has a previous felony conviction. whether he is allowed or why he is in possession of a gun, we do not know. and what was interesting about this is whether there is a security breakdown, there clearly is. i don't want an accidental zis charge. he lunged past the plastic barrier, when the luggage comes out of the x-ray. so that is when it is identified, from the chronology that they've provided, that is when the gun is identified. at that moment, they then are going to grab the bag and see what is going on, why is it a gun, why is it a gun, you shouldn't have a gun. that is when he either realizes he's caught or has a gun in his bag and lunged after it and runs off with it. he has the gun. this seems to me, i'm not sure how that happens and that is going to have to be reviewed. i also have to just say, i don't -- i never understand having been around and with law enforcement a long time where they are not disclosing at press conference who the person is because the person is on the run. you're going to want the community to help you. and they're going to disclose it to the media when asked. thing loozic that are just antiquated rules, at this stage you want to get this person. they have a gun and they've gotten caught and are responsible for a big inconvenience and something that injured three people. so there will be an investigation into what happened at that moment. but it shouldn't have happened. in other words, that is a security breach of some kind on the tsa as the tsa officer was getting the bag. >> right. the suspect should not have been able to run off with that gun. let's talk about these charges, there are four charges. charged with carrying a concealed weapon in a commercial airport, possession of a firearm by a felon, discharging a firearm and reckless conduct. one thing that stood out to me from this press conference is one of the officials said that the passengers self-evacuated. it seems there wasn't good communication. there wasn't right away overhead instruction to evacuate the airport. that seems like something that should have happened, right? >> yes. it is clear that the communication strategy, i'll say the atlanta airport was out quickly that this is not an active shooter. as images were appearing on twitter at least. but there should have been constant communication in particular, we had reporting throughout the afternoon whether i was on earlier that people were just sort of waiting, i remember also in the pandemic, so people are waiting with masks and nervous and fearful. the decision to then open up the airport, which was absolutely the right decision, no reason to close down those gates, also needed to be disclosed quickly so people knew they could get back up and starting with atlanta, it is a huge hub. people have missed connections. you have airplanes in the air. and that is something that will have to be addressed. why were so many passengers and people around the security area sort of unaware of what, in fact, was happening at this stage. i will say, just as i said earlier, a gun at a security checkpoint in atlanta is happening more than once a day at this stage. 450 people or firearms have been captured in the last year alone. so people are doing stupid thing and not abiding by the federal law, the tsa rules are clear that you have to check it, you're allowed to travel with guns or have guns on other end but just not in the airport or on your lap in the airplane. thank goodness. so i think there is an automatic violation right there, criminal law and then he clearly has a felony past that may have -- that probably prohibited him from maybe having a gun and that was why he lunged after it. we don't know right now. but this is what has to be determined at this stage. >> what do you think is a solution is given what you've laid out? i mean how many guns are confiscated day in and day out in this airport? >> yeah, so, you know, people -- i've been on and off. i have strong feelings about certain guns that i don't think the public needs to have. but the public and this country has handguns. people carry them. they want to go from point a to point b with a gun. and so we always here about gun rights advocates talking about responsible gun ownership. if that is the case, this is something in which a lot of people could agree on, which is this -- i don't know what it is. either it is laziness or it is not knowing what is in your bag, or it is just thinking that you could do this because you don't want to be without your gun. that is not responsible behavior. so when the same way that a gun rights advocates want to support continuing gun ownership and constantly talk about responsible gun ownership, this is something that one airport alone is facing this more than once a day. people who own guns are trying to get them on to planes. this is something that we could all agree on. harsher penalties and greater surveillance and get the message out that this is -- i have to say, penalties is no more flying, no-fly lists to get people smarter who want their guns on the other of their flight. >> right. absolutely. juliette cayenne, thank you for your analysis. perspective on this situation that unfolded earlier today at the atlanta airport. and we'll be right back. how did panera come up with the idea to combine their famous mac and cheese with their iconic grilled cheese? 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the bird and let the blood spill out on to my property to claim my property and to exert the power of satan over my home. >> you know property prices are crazy when even satan is having a tough time getting a foot on the property ladder. >> when we do speak out, especially about satanic things, there is always of these people who come and will try to disresult. always. that is a sign of satanic activity. i promise you that. i've got some experience with it. >> and sure it is easy to laugh this off as someone with an overly active imagination. but ham is teaming up with other conspiracy theory spreading republicans and running for positions in office that directly influence the outcome of elections. >> it is going to be dominos and a series of things that happen and i don't think it is going to be won in a day. it is a process and that is hard, i get it because i love justice. but i think that the arizona stuff is going to really be the first domino. >> apparently for the trump 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nobody really knew what was going on, but that's what everyone was talking about. i looked back once more and there was airport security back there with guns drawn. so i definitely kept going. >> yeah. as you definitely should have. do you feel like the situation was handled well by law enforcement? >> sure. i mean, they got people out of the terminal relatively quickly. they just -- they were having people at the emergency exits. i ended up on a jet bridge of a flight that had been boarded and just kind of held there for a little bit and was out on the tarmac for a little while. they didn't really communicate what was going on, and i knew everybody was getting way more freaked out because of that. but obviously they had way more things to worry about than communicating with the people on the tarmac. >> right. and when you walked back in what was it like in the airport? >> a desert. it was so quiet. nobody was there. everybody was walking really slowly and just kind of taking everything in. stuff was knocked over. people had left their bags and purses and personal belongings just strewn about. it was surreal. >> yeah, surreal is a good word for hat. erin nelson, thanks for sharing your experience. sorry you had to go through that. >> me, too. well, nasa is on the verge of launching a historic new space mission. in just a few weeks the news james webb space telescope will be rocketed into space eventually traveling 1 million miles from earth. the web telescope will help answer some of humanity's most compelling questions about life in our university and the possibility of life on other planets. here's a preview. >> when we started the study was considered pretty fringy. we didn't even know if there were any planets beyond our solar system. and we spent a lot of time building up credibility, making a distinction between ourselves and the folks who report seeing little green men in spaceships and being abducted. i mean, people would be writing books about the setting pioneers, and it would be what's a nice girl like you doing in a place like this sort of questions. it was really hard. >> do you think there is life out there? >> you know, nathaniel, whatever i think about life beyond earth doesn't matter a bit. for a millennia we asked priests and philosophers we thought were wise on what we should believe. now we can change that into the verb to explore. everything else is religion. and we're not doing religion here. we're doing science. >> the film's director joins me now. this is a truly remarkable mission. tell us more about why you wanted to document it in this film. >> well, this is the largest science mission that nasa has ever undertaken. so being able to document that as a filmmaker is pretty thrilling. and also to realize that this is 10,000 people have worked on this project. it's taken almost 20 years. it's like the building of a cathedral or something like that. so as a filmmaker to be able to watch that coming together was utterly thrilling. as you saw just right there on the clip, the characters, the people involved in this project are just inspiring, wonderful. you know, it's easy to be cynical today with all the problems that we have, and they're very significant in the world. but it is wonderful to also remember that humanity does beautiful things. and this project is one of them. so documenting it has been one of the thrills of my career. >> i love what she said that, you know, it doesn't matter what i think, if there's life outside of earth. what matters is, you know, the science, what the facts show. >> that's right. >> and it really makes you think, like, this could potentially -- you don't know what it might discover, right? tell us more about that. >> that's the excitement of a project like this. and that's why it was so fun to document it, too, which is this is -- this is science as it happens. this telescope has been a long time in the making, and it's launching december 18th. we're about to see things and discover things that we can only imagine today. so being able to see, for instance, the very first stars in the universe, the very first galaxies in the universe, we've never seen these things. these are things that will be revealed by this telescope. being able to look at exo planets and find out if there are signs of water on those planets. as far as we know water is necessary for life. is there water out there? these are things we're going to be able to discover. so really being able to answer -- beginning to answer some of the greatest questions that have haunted us since the beginning of time. where do we come from? how did the universe begin? are we alone? these are questions that we're actually technically capable of being able to answer at this time. >> i find this so fascinating. nath nathaniel khan, thank you. be sure to tune in. the all new cnn film the hunt for planet b premieres tonight on cnn. finally a woman with covid defying doctors by waking up with covid on the exact day her family was going to take her off life support. the 69-year-old went into a coma after more than two months on a ventilator. well, her family was told she would not make it, so they planned her funeral. they donated her belongings, and they began to grieve. but then on the day she was scheduled to die they got a call from the doctor. >> he goes, well, i need you to come up to the hospital right away. i'm like, what, is something wrong? he goes, well, your mother just woke up. i literally dropped the phone. i was like, what? because we were supposed to be terminating life support that day. >> chills. absolutely incredible. her son tells us his mother is slowly improving and that she will be vaccinated as soon as she recovers. what a story that is. well, i'm pamela brown. i will see you again tomorrow night starting at 6:00 eastern. outspoken nba star enes kanter will join me. a special prime time with bill maher starts now. hey, everybody, i'm chris cuomo. welcome to a special edition of "prime time." bill maher is our guest for the full hour. the world's different, right, since we last got together in 2019. maher is a voice that does what we need. he challenges conventional wisdom, regardless of who is in power. it's about 40 years since he began performing at comedy clubs, quickly becoming a late night tv fixture through the