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When TSA (Transportation Security Administration) was first created, the federal agency employed about 16,500 people. Now, critics on Capitol Hill tell the I-Team that there are more than 61,000 people working at TSA. Since it was founded TSA has spent hundreds of millions of tax dollars on aviation security around the country. But while all this focus on the front door, the check points of the nation's airline system, critics say security efforts have completely missed the back door, perimeters at airports where comparatively little money and effort have been invested.
"We have been receiving numerous phone calls where in women are expressing their levels of frustration that they can not even get an appointment," said Rosa Naccaroto with the Miami Dade Commission for Women, which reached out to the I-Team alarmed over the frustration and fear they were hearing in the voices of the women calling them. "These are children that need to be fed everyday and when the non custodial parents stop paying it becomes an immediate situation," says Naccaroto.
In the days following the 9-11 attacks leaders in Washington rushed to build a security system to give Americans confidence to fly again. With record number of travelers now flying one could argue that the creation of the Transportation Security Administration --or TSA--was a success. But critics, from those who work at TSA to those who helped create it, say the agency has become a bloated, out of control bureaucracy where problems are ignored or swept under the rug and where security vulnerabilities are as bad or worse than prior to 9-11.
Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez says he has no trouble sleeping at night knowing he might be recalled. But he didn't sleep well on January 17, 2010.
A CBS4 I-Team investigation into your safety has discovered that South Florida is quickly becoming known for more than just sun, surf and sand. For years, Miami and South Florida were known as the center of the drug smuggling trade into the United States. They were known as the days of the Cocaine Cowboys.
Norman Braman is mad as hell and he's not taking it anymore. He's mad about a 13-percent tax rate increase in Miami-Dade.
MIAMI (CBS4) ― Wackenhut vice-president Eduardo Esquivel was one of three individuals now facing arrest for "ghost posts." CBS Close numSlides of totalImages Slideshows Hostage Held In Gables Bank With Bomb Resistance Is Futile: Smashing End To Chase 2010 MTV VMA Winners & Performers The "Survivor: Nicaragua" Cast Related StoriesI-Team: Ex-Wackenhut Managers Accused Of Fraud (9/14/2010) Five Charged With Racketeering (9/11/2010) Wackenhut Cuts Deal On Alleged Overcharges (2/19/2010) Whacked By County, Wackenhut Fires Back (4/30/2009) Miami-Dade Is Giving Wackenhut Security The Boot (4/10/2009) Wackenhut Denies Overbilling, Contract Renewed (11/21/2008) A new round of arrest warrants were issued Friday afternoon against current and former Wackenhut executives as part of the ongoing investigation into the company's alleged efforts to deliberately defraud Miami-Dade County.
Shoney Dutton recently lost her sister in a tragic car crash after the tread on one of her van's tires separated and caused the van to flip and catch fire. Dutton says "I just hope people will look at their tires because it means everything."
In the nine years since the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001, the federal government has spent billions of your tax dollars supposedly to create better security and aviation safety. But a six month I-Team investigation into security at our airports raises serious questions about how much safer we really are. I-Team investigator Stephen Stock digs up the truth behind what critics call "Security Theater" at our airports.
Malan Breton's Spring 2011 collection was presented with a live 65 piece orchestra, the Chelsea Symphony, and was based on the concept of "American sportswear meets Paris Couture."
MIAMI (CBS4) ― Five former Wackenhut managers are accused of overbilling Miami-Dade County.
MIAMI (CBS4) ― (9/14/2010) Installed last year at a cost of $42 million, the Easy Card system is supposed to make Miami Dade transit fast and simple. Regular riders can buy an Easy Card, load it up with cash, and then use it to get around the county. You just swipe your card and go. But for almost a year, the system allowed credit card thieves to buy thousands of dollars in Easy Cards -- and then sell them for cash to unsuspecting passengers.
President Trump says his objective in attacking Iran "is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats" from the regime in Tehran. Read his full statement and watch the video here.
The U.S. and Israel are attacking Iran, which is responding with attacks on U.S. bases in the region, as President Trump confirms "major combat operations."
Kelly Michel, 27, appeared in bond court after her arrest on one count of child abuse without great bodily harm.
The 67-year-old resident tells CBS News Miami that she is on the brink of foreclosure for a home she thought would be her forever home. A local property investor says this is not the first she's heard of this.
13-year-old Nelson Nuñez and 12-year-old Jushia Jones are being charged as adults for the June 2025 rape, with another 15 year old having a warrant out for his arrest.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
President Trump says his objective in attacking Iran "is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats" from the regime in Tehran. Read his full statement and watch the video here.
The U.S. and Israel are attacking Iran, which is responding with attacks on U.S. bases in the region, as President Trump confirms "major combat operations."
President Trump said Friday that he is "not happy" with the pace of progress in negotiations with Iran.
Former President Bill Clinton denied any knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein's crimes in an opening statement before the House Oversight Committee in New York.
The Federal Reserve has been mounting a closed-door effort to block the Justice Department's subpoenas for chairman Jerome Powell, CBS News has learned.
Any change to the property tax system would have to be approved by voters in November, and it seemed unlikely the House plan was going to be approved by the Senate.
Alyssa Alhadeff and Alex Schachter were murdered eight years ago at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Now, their parents are championing legislation to ensure that the tragedy never happens again.
As the partial government shutdown gets underway, Moskowitz argued that ICE should be reformed.
Alexander Vindman spoke to CBS Miami's Jim DeFede on Sunday's Facing South Florida now that he is running for U.S. Senate in Florida.
The bill by State Rep. David Borrero would order a study on moving Miami-Dade's Urban Development Boundary (UDB) line and eliminating longstanding safeguards designed to protect the Everglades, requiring any project outside the UDB to receive a two-thirds vote of the County Commission.
The Sunshine state is on track to be the second-highest, with only nine cases behind Utah, and the numbers lagging by five days.
Here's what to know about TrumpRx, including how it works, who can use it, and how much money it can save.
In a new study that could have significant implications for future Alzheimer's treatment, researchers at the University of Miami have successfully figured out how to combat one of the early signs of the neurodegenerative disease.
One patient reports getting stuck with a $2,418 "facility fee" after seeing her doctor. "I didn't even know such a thing existed," she said.
Jimmy Carter made eradicating the Guinea worm a top mission of The Carter Center. Now it could soon become the second disease eradicated in history.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka, known for his hits like "Laughter in the Rain," "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" and "Calendar Girl," has died.
Bobby J. Brown's breakout role was as a police officer on HBO's "The Wire." He appeared in 12 episodes across four seasons.
Streaming giant Netflix declined to match Paramount Skydance's $31 per share offer for Warner Bros. Discovery.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has announced its 2026 list of nominees, including Phil Collins, Mariah Carey, Wu-Tang Clan and more.
Food festivals are changing, and social media is playing a huge part in it, with the SOBE Wine and Food Festival this year showcasing the impact.
