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Which could soon be implemented on flights from europe to the usa. >> this roll out hasnt been nailed down but delta jumped the gun on friday telling flyers effective may 12th they could only carry cell phones on flights returning to the u.s.. heres more details. >> reporter: victor and christie, as the u.s. moves towards expanding its ban on all electronics larger than a cell phone from the main cabin of u.s. bound aircraft, airlines are in preparation mode. the department of homeland security ...

>> reporter: fred, as the united states moves towards expanding its ban on all electronics larger than a cellphone from the main cabin of u.s.-bound aircraft, airlines are in preparation mode. the department of homeland security is preparing to announce it will expand its electronics ban to europe. right now the ban is in place for flights from ten airports in eight muslim majority country. an expanded ban though could impact more than 350 flights a day. the europe to u.s. track is the worlds bu...

The department of homeland security is preparing to announce it will expand its electronics ban to europe. right now the ban is in place for flights from ten airplanes in eight muslim majority countries and expanded ban, though, could impact 350 flights a day. the u.s. to europe track is the busiest international corridor. delta, united, as well as american airlines are the u.s. carriers that would be impacted the most. they have the most flights on this route. right now airlines are trying to f...

Jackie: one minute before the top of the hour. before you leave the house, here is what is happening today. andrew mccabe testifying on capitol hill worldwide threat. is he stepping in for director james comey. inbound flights taking stage on capitol hill. john kelly expected to brief senators on aviation. security and electronics ban. today one of the largest health insurer providers pulling out of obamacare exchanges. etna looks to be completely removed by next year. now for the good,ed bad an...

Most americans dont want their tax dollars to build a wall. it was a great campaign rhetoric but now that it is coming to governing, the support is just not there. >> just last week, youre on the homeland security committee, homeland security secretary, secretary kelly, said that the electronics ban keeps them awake at night and the threat is real. he said the ban could expand everywhere. it is only a limited number of countries right now where this ban on electronics on flights to the united st...

Would, again, be another major policy reversal from this president on what was a critical campaign promise during that election cycle, wolf. >> yes, it was. jim acosta at the white house. thank you. lets get more on all of this. democratic senator ed markey of massachusetts is joining us. he is a member of the foreign relations committee. thank you for joining you. >> youre welcome. good to see you. >> lets talk about breaking news. secretary kelly is saying that the electronics ban keeps him aw...

Unfortunately, you know, weve seen with the threat at airports, this is the weakest link. have 100 countries sending flights to the united states. some of them have excellent security and some of them dont. >> and we know, wolf, that there are places on the internet where some of these bomb-makers are trying to share their knowledge. they are trying to export some of that knowledge to other people, to other terrorist groups for next act reason, because they know, for instance, that the device th...

Welcome back. starting today, passengers from ten different airports located mostly in the middle east will not be allowed to bring laptops and tablets as carry-on items on flights headed to the u.s. those items must be checked. the electronics ban is one of the strictest security measures since 9/11. and its because of fears that terror groups are trying to hide explosives in devices such as laptops. hour are airlines handling this new ban? >> reporter: fred, we were at the airport earlier toda...

Uninterrupted internet service on their flights into the united states and uk impacted by this electronics ban. and one other thing theyre doing is introducing this service where passengers have the option, rather than checking in these devices, that they could carry them up until the boarding gate, and right before getting on the flight, after having gone through all the security measures they have to go through, they would hand it over to an airline representative who will put it in bubble wra...

Adopting new things and new thinking. and if it doesnt work, we will do something different that will work. >> reporter: emirates airline is allowing transit passengers to gate check their laptops and tablets. and offering some flexibilities for passengers originating here in dubai, as well. this hub has had its fair share of challenges as a major bridge. sars, obama and even the u.s. travel ban at the start of the year. so i asked the ceo to rank the impact of this electronics ban. >> fortunate...