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This is the cbs evening news with jeff glor. In new york, that means noticeably increased security. Teams of bombsniffing dorkz heavily armed officers, and enhanced surveillance have been deployed to train stations and airports while radiation detectors are scanning vehicles coming over bridges. This is the right thing to do. Our experience weve had in the last week or two what what weve seen all throughout the world, this is the right time to do this. Reporter independent wake of this months subway bombing, senator Chuck Schumer is calling for this scanner to be deployed in new york city. It scans people as they enter the subway, looking for hidden explosives, like suicide vests. Last week, the los angeles Transit System started testing it. As that bar turns from green to red, we know weve identified an individual that may need a little closer scrutiny. Reporter alex wiggins ....
This is the cbs evening news with jeff glor. Glor good evening. The holiday getaway is officially at its peak. A. A. A. Says we are now inside the busiest 48hour travel window of the season. A record 107 million americans are expected to be traveling between december 23 and january 1. More than 97 million are driving to their destinations. Nearly 6. 5 million are flying. Over 3. 5 million others are taking buses, trains, and shims. The christmas crush comes as the t. S. A. Is testing a new security screening technology. It is designed to spot hidden explosives and suicide vests. Heres transportation correspondent kris van cleave. Reporter over the hills, through the traffic, and crowded airports, by the millions, we go. Theoftheyear Holiday Travel season is hitting its peak. In new york, that means noticeably increased security. Teams of bombsniffing dorkz heavily armed officers, and enhanced surveillance have been deployed to tra ....
Than 5,000 u. S. Troops stationed there, but he did not visit the Detention Center which once held nearly 800 inmates. 41 remaining including Khaled Sheikh mohammed, the 9 11 mastermind. The numbers for open enrollment in obamacare are out. About 8. 8 million enrolled in plans for next year through the federal healthcare. Gov marketplace that is 400,000 fewer than last year. The Trump Administration cut the Enrollment Period in half. And yesterday as part of the tax bill, the penalty for not having insurance was eliminated. And now to some of the other stories were following in tonights evening news feed. The Commerce Department said today the economy grew 3. 2 in the third quarter. Thats enough ....
As a physician, it takes my breath this is the cbs overnight news. In melbourne, australia, 19 people were hurt today when a man driving an suv plowed down a busy street. Police say it was a deliberate attack, but there are no links to established terror groups. The suspect is an Australian Citizen of afghan descent. He is said to have a history of drug use and mental illness. Police are also questioning a second man who was recording the crash on his cell phone and had a bag containing three knives. Vice president mike pence made an unannounced trip to afghanistan today. He told u. S. Troops that Bagram Air Base that President Trump is committed to staying in the fight against the taliban and other terror groups. Americas been at war in Margaret Brennan tra ....