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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. i'll speak wbt all these stories, much more with senator sheldon whitehouse, he's a key democrat on the judiciary committee. and our correspondents and analysts are also standing by as we cover all the news that's breaking right now. first, let's go to our congressional correspondent phil mattingly with more on the health care battle that's coming to a head. phil, the president's dealmaking skills, they ar...

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 that's creating concern. >> it's clear that with these new restrictions, the united states is essentially saying that they do not have full confidence in these airports in these various countries to s...

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 i'm told that the decision to implement this electronics ban was based on new intelligence and the re-evaluation of existing intelligence. we know that the intel community believed the threat was, quote, pe...

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