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Listen to the entire speech by David Gergen featured on tonight's show

Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta announced sweeping plans to overhaul airline security yesterday. He discussed the possibility of passwords for pilots, a new minimum salary for airline security workers and a "zero tolerance" policy for lapses in airport security.

But passengers and Congressman are still concerned. This past weekend, a passenger in Chicago made it through security with several knives and a stun gun. At a Senate subcommittee hearing yesterday, airline executives were chastized for not doing enough to protect passengers. Despite assurances and promises that the skies will be safe, is enough being done? Can air travel ever be fully safe?

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The President's Address Listen

President Bush will address the nation from Atlanta this evening, to discuss homeland security and to tell Americans that life "will never be the same," according to White House press secretary Ari Fleischer. The President is also expected to discuss the two warnings issued by Attorney General John Ashcroft over the past months of possible new terrorist attacks, and how Americans should be living their lives in these new, uncertain times.

We will carry the President's address live to start the hour. Then, stay with us for analysis of the speech with Special Coverage news analyst Jack Beatty, Juliette Kayyem, and your calls.

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