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>> not just yet. and that is a big question, the explanation that was given when the ban was introduced, anderson, was that the u.s. and european countries had layered security that greatly protects the chance of detecting explosiv explosives. beyond just the screening. we heard from homeland security tonight saying that the u.s. government continually reassesses intelligence and collects new intelligence, allowing dhs and other agencies to evaluate our policies and enhancements and make them when necessary to make sure all passengers are safe. of course they are all subject to robust security...

Twi devices that the fbi has not been able to detect. they have the laptop turned on long enough to get past the airport screeners. they tested varieties of the laptop bombs using the explosives to assess how difficult it would be for the airport skreecreeners to detect them. they found that the airports would have a far harder time to detect these. >> and how do they perfect their skills on this? >> well, they have themselves very handy technology in all of this, anderson, the intelligence indicating this, according to the officials we spoke to, that isis and other terrorist groups are perfec...

Sophisticated their technology and ambitions have become, whether it's using drones or trying to develop planes, whether it's working on driverless cars they have almost started to match al qaeda in yemen, which had traditionally been at the sort of the forefront of this effort to come up with this type of technology, anderson. >> yeah, john, i mean, you were the head of tsa for years, how concerned are you that according to the intelligence that some of these terrorists have actually obtained airport equipment to test how to contain these airport explosives? >> well, that is a factor anderson...

With isis in mosul, it's really noticeable how much more sophisticated their technology and ambitions have become, whether it's using drones or trying to develop planes, whether it's working on driverless cars they have almost started to match al qaeda in yemen, which had traditionally been at the sort of the forefront of this effort to come up with this type of technology, anderson. >> yeah, john, i mean, you were the head of tsa for years, how concerned are you that according to the intelligence that some of these terrorists have actually obtained airport equipment to test how to contain the...

Government still, they're not widening the laptop ban? >> not just yet. and that is a big question, the explanation that was given when the ban was introduced, anderson, was that the u.s. and european countries had layered security that greatly protects the threat against explosives, beyond just the screening. we heard from homeland security tonight saying that the u.s. government continually reassesses intelligence and collects new intelligence, allowing dhs and other agencies to evaluate our policies and enhancements and make them when necessary to make sure all passengers are safe. of cours...