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Aqap, al qaeda in the arabian pence larinsul peninsula, terrorists there are perfecting techniques for hiding explosives in batteries and battery compartments of laptops and other devices. ill speak wbt all these stories, much more with senator sheldon whitehouse, hes a key democrat on the judiciary committee. and our correspondents and analysts are also standing by as we cover all the news thats breaking right now. first, lets go to our congressional correspondent phil mattingly with more on ...

The united states. in an unprecedented move, the department of homeland security is demanding international flights from ten overseas airports in eight mostly muslim countries ban almost all electronics larger than a cell phone from the cabin of the plane. the uk following the united states lead will now ban large electronics in the cabin of certain flights, too, indicating there is intelligence thats creating concern. >> its clear that with these new restrictions, the united states is essential...

Intelligence obtained finding that an al qaeda affiliate was perfecting techniques for hiding explosives, small explosives in batteries and battery compartments of electronic devices. rene marsh is out front. they are taking this incredibly seriously. what new information are you learning? >> reporter: well, i just spoke with a member of congress who was briefed on this particular issue and im told that the decision to implement this electronics ban was based on new intelligence and the re-evalu...

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