that s the big change. it s going to be rolling out airline by airline, plane by plane. got to make sure that each plane is sort of set up to handle the any interference. many already are. you know if you ve been on a plane lately, a lot of the airlines are offering wi-fi on board. so those planes are set up to handle the interference. and the faa expects that many airlines will be jumping on this very, very quickly. so it may not be very long before you start to see new rules taking place. the faa, just a few minutes ago, made an announcement touting the new rule. i m pleased to announce that airlines can safely expand passenger use of portable electronic devices during all phases of flight. today, the faa is providing the airlines with the implementation guidance to do just that. reporter: so again, there s a lot of changes in technology
administration finally loosening the rules on the electronic gadgets we all bring on planes. i am pleased to announce that airlines can safely expand passenger use of portable electronic devices during all phases of flight. today, the faa is providing the airlines with the implementation guidance to do just that. but don t break out your smartphones just yet. chris lawrence is there at reagan national airport. chris, you were there when the faa made the announcement. when, exactly, when does this go into effect? well, brooke, certain airlines, delta, jetblue have already filed papers with the faa saying they re ready to go and their fleet is already compliant. delta saying they could be ready to gewith these changes together. more realistically, the faa is going to take some time to make
the secretary of defense and the secretary has issued implementation guidance. speaking at the national press club today, army chief of staff said he learned about the president s decision through the media. we will work through the implementation guidance when we get it and will move from there. h.r. mcmaster the national security advisor called the defense secretary jim mattis while he was on vacation to tell him about the president s decision, he was none too pleased about the social media rollout of the policy. secretary of defense ash carter disagrees with the new policy. bret: heard it from the pentagon that mattis was aware of dunford s statement when it came out ahead of time. have we heard anything about this new yorker piece, but the courts that we are saying about the dustup from the white house? because it happened so late in the day, their to quiet.
of the joint chief, general joseph dunnford, a four-star united states marine, the president s top military adviser put out a message to the troops and it is quite telling. i want to read all of it to our viewers. again, general dunford, the chief military adviser. he says, i quote, i know there are questions about yesterday s announcement on the transjend policy by the president. there will be no modifications to current policy until the president s direction has been received by the secretary of defense and the secretary has issued implementation guidance. in the meantime, we should continue to treat personnel with respect and importantly, given the current fight and the challenges we face, we will remain focused on accomplishing our assigned missions. you may notice in that statement, there is no portion
hill. we are going to begin with bret baier, anchor of special report. all right. this is keeping you a very busy man today again. let s just start with the u.s. joint chiefs of staff and their statement regarding the transgender ban in the military. let me read it for you first. there will be no modifications to the current policy until the president s direction has been received by the secretary of defense and the secretary has issued implementation guidance. in the meantime we will continue to treat all of our personnel with respect and remain focused on accomplishing our assigned mission. in other words, bret, the president s tweet yesterday morning saying that transgenders will be banned from the military is not official word. exactly, julie, good afternoon, it means that the tweet didn t carry with it the directive. in other words, the president has not signed an executive order. he has not signed a piece of legislation. he has not empowered, given the word to his defense sec