US tries to quell uproar over invasive pat-downs, scanners

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Federal authorities say they are looking at “less invasive” ways to ensure airport security amidst an uproar over new measures denounced as humiliating and overreaching. The procedure, which follows a series of foiled bomb plots, includes revealing body X-ray searches that reveals a virtually naked body, and physical checks in which agents pat passengers down from the breasts to crotch and ankles. The row comes just ahead of Thanksgiving, the busiest travel weekend of the year, when millions go through the country's airports.Duration: 00:41