FAA introduces zero tolerance policy for disruptive airline passengers including $35k fines and jail time over string of incidents involving Capitol MAGA mob - as number now banned exceeds 2,700
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is implementing a new zero tolerance policy on unruly airline passengers in the wake of the Capitol riot
FAA Chief Steve Dickinson has told the agency to harshly sanction any dissenting passengers with fines of up to $35k and possible jail time
The FAA will not be issuing warnings or negotiating penalties, he said
Numerous videos showing unruly behavior on DC flights have surfaced in the more-than week since the shocking siege of the US Capitol on January 6
There will be no public access to the National Mall on Inauguration Day
From CNN s Alex Marquardt and Jeff Zeleny
Security fences are set up on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on January 9. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images
The general public will not have access to the National Mall on Inauguration Day, according to an official familiar with the discussions.
The official said there will be no big screens, no toilets, no panels where people stand, and that the public will not be able to get down to the mall.
There are ongoing discussions between the District, National Park Service and the US Department of Interior on when the shutdown will happen. There won’t be access on Jan. 20, but when exactly before that is still the subject of discussion.
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France s health minister says country cannot rule out possibility of third national lockdown
From Fanny Bobille in Paris
French Health Minister Olivier Veran speaks during a press conference in Paris on December 3. Benoit Tessier/Pool/AFP/Getty Images
France’s health minister says he cannot rule out the possibility of a third national lockdown. We never rule out measures that might be necessary to protect populations, Olivier Véran told
Le Journal du Dimanche newspaper on Sunday. This does not mean that we have decided, but that we are observing the situation hour by hour, he added.
While the French government had previously announced its aim to reduce the daily increase in new coronavirus cases to 5,000, this goal has yet to be achieved. 8,822 new coronavirus cases were recorded Sunday.