Airport Security Gaps Raises Fears Among Travelers

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President Obama said Wednesday that the government is taking "every possible step" to keep Americans safe from terrorism. But new video is raising questions about whether that's the case at the nation's airports. New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport is used by more than 50 million passengers a every year. But NBC News' cameras captured employees simply swiping their electronic key cards to get into the facility this week. Passengers, airline crew, and employees who work in the terminal undergo ID checks, bag checks, walk through metal detectors, and get scanned for explosive materials. Ramp agents, however, do not. Some say that is cause for concern — especially amid worries that an airport insider could have been involved in the bombing of a Russian Metrojet over Egypt three weeks ago.