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International ban on laptops and e-readers in airplane cabins. his decision comes amid escalating concerns about a terrorist attack. >> there's a real threat. there's numerous threats against aviation. that's really the -- the thing that they are obsessed with, the terrorists. the idea of knocking down an airplane in flight, particularly if it's a u.s. carrier, particularly if it's full of mostly u.s. folks, people. it's real. >> right now large devices are banned on some u.s.-bound flights from ten airports across eight nations in the middle east and in africa. and today marks what would ha...

I might. kelly first told cnn on friday why he thinks expanding the laptop ban is necessary. some of the stakeholders who you've met with say that you've hinted that this ban could even happen right here on u.s. soil. is that true or did they misread you? >> they didn't misread me. i would tell you that the threats against passenger aviation worldwide are constant. >> a u.s.-based band would restrict electronics larger than a cell phone in a cabin. those include ipad, e-readers and laptops. it would be the most extreme step taken from a terror attack in september 11th. this weekend kelly said ...

The checkpoint because they are stuffing them too much. that means it could be harder to find or see explosive devices. >> we are going to raise the bar for aviation security, much higher than it is now. it is a real sophisticated threat and i reserve that decision until we see where it's going. >> part of these increased tsa screenings that are happening at ten u.s. airports include removing large electronic devices, not just your laptop during those checkpoints. that means tablets and e-readers. we verily seen a band instituted in ten airports throughout the middle east. that means all of th...

The checkpoint because they are stuffing them too much. that means it could be harder to find or see explosive devices. >> we are going to raise the bar for aviation security, much higher than it is now. it is a real sophisticated threat and i reserve that decision until we see where it's going. >> part of these increased tsa screenings that are happening at ten u.s. airports include removing large electronic devices, not just your laptop during those checkpoints. that means tablets and e-readers. we verily seen a band instituted in ten airports throughout the middle east. that means all of th...

The checkpoint because they are stuffing them too much. that means it could be harder to find or see explosive devices. >> we are going to raise the bar for aviation security, much higher than it is now. it is a real sophisticated threat and i reserve that decision until we see where it's going. >> part of these increased tsa screenings that are happening at ten u.s. airports include removing large electronic devices, not just your laptop during those checkpoints. that means tablets and e-readers. we verily seen a band instituted in ten airports throughout the middle east. that means all of th...