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Cnns david matingly reports the faa is considering waving the rules. >> pads, laptops, smartphones, they all keep us plugged in online and on the air. everywhere that is except in the air when taking off and landing. >> it certainly appears that using an electronic device to read a magazine, to read a book, is not a safety factor. >> anyone who flies could tell you how often the rule is ignored, but its announced every single flight. deltas safety video even tries to have some fun with it. >> an...

Thursday night into friday. possibly 1 to 3 inches of snow. its going to take a while to go through here. >> oh, my goodness and if youre living in the northeast, youre probably thinking enough already. pocket knives, hockey stick, golf clubs. what do they have in common? youll be able to bring all these items and more on a plane. the transportation security administration is loosening its restrictions to bring u.s. airlines more up to speed with international guidelines. david matingly is at ...

tackle the victim. six victims dead along with the gunman. david mattingly, what is the latest? >> reporter: well, heres what we know this morning. we have a law enforcement source who is involved in the investigation telling us that the shooter was an army veteran and at one time it was believed to be a white supremacist. we know the witnesses at the temple describe him as a white male, bald, wearing a t-shirt, dark pants with april tattoo that says 9/11. all of that together, we have...

a paper lantern into the river to honor the people of the hiroshima atomic bombing in world war ii and 70,000 people died instantly, and today is the 67th anniversary. the next hour of the the next hour of the newsroom starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com im john berman filling in for suzanne malveaux. and this hour, we are learning more about the white supremist background of a man who gunned down six membersof a sikh temple in wisconsin, and we are hearing fr...

the arab league says war crimes are being committed in syria. the syrian government battling rebels to control the largest city. the u.n. estimates roughly 200,000 syrians have fled the city. they say the government is stopping supplies of fuel and food from reaching neighborhoods controlled by rebel fighters. a memorial service held today for the 15 victims of a rollover crash in texas. the truck was filled with undocumented immigrants. customs, enforcement agents say they were from...

devastating storm. what happened? im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." all right. look at this. this was then pf president obama us bus last august making its way through the midwest. look a this. this is now president obamas bus with a seemingly new accessory front and center. were talking about a presidential seal. its a bold reminder as he kicks his campaign into full gear in ohio, a major battleground state to be sure, that he has rivalled mitt romney. they are both tr...

>> oh, my god. >> please stay where you are. everybody, stay where you are. >> did you get it? oh, my god. >> keep your heads up. everybody, stay where you are. >> i knew that was in the stands, oh, my god. >> it could have been us. >> i know. in my mind, it was coming. >> joining me on the phone is the man who shot that video. he is brent wilson, hes back home in portland, oregon. brent, you know, we could hear i counted three "oh, my gods." i dont know if that was from you or your so...

try to pinpoint the cause of that deadly plane crash at an air race. t.j. has been telling you about it all morning long. the terrifying moment was witnessed by thousands of spectators. horrifying moment, it happened in an instant. at least three people and dozens more hurt when the plane slammed into the crowd. cnns dan simmon in reno. dan, what more have we learned about how this happened? >> reporter: not much at this point, fred. i should point out that weve already seen several vi...

wolf blitzer is off tonight. im joe johns. youre in "the situation room." >> i cannot stress this highly enough. if you are in the projected president of this hurricane, you have to take precautions now. dont wait, dont delay. we all hope for the best, but we have to be prepared for the worst. we how is it going in new york right now, mary? >> you just heard the president speak about this hurricane. new york had asked the president to declare emergency assistance. and the president did...

state of illinois. hes been talking to people about the fight for americas future, even as he steps up his own fight for reelection. >> when i travel through down state illinois, iowa, the midwest, i am absolutely confident about this country. and the reason is because of you. the reason is because of the american people. because as tough of a time as weve had theres not a country on earth that would not ready change places with us right now. >> the president told me just yesterday in ...