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You may recall the laptop ban in place for a while, trying to deal with the threat of plastic explosives. it was then replaced with more strict screening measures. bear in mind, this is really about dealing with terrorism, not general aviation safety, which is what these reports are about. and lately, his team has been talking about this group out here called the commercial aviation safety team, or c.a.s.t., saying they're going to become more proactive. this is a private/public partnership, which indeed works on reducing the danger in the air, but here's the thing. he's talking about what the...

Track miles and train stations that would need to be secured around the united states. this is not happening yet. it is -- the train system here in the northeast is what i would call partially secure. if we were actually going to make a move to fully secure it, it would cost billions of dollars. >> bill: 140,000 miles of rail lines. madrid, brussels, it can be a popular target. >> terrorist organizations would love nothing more than replicate the attacks in europe here in the united states. the reason they haven't done it so far doesn't come down to rail safety standards in the united states, ...

More than 50 countries. it is a tough business and tough war. we're winning it is what the commander-in-chief says. do you agree with that? >> in the middle east our team is winning. this is a threat that will go on for generations in different forms and we'll wind up fighting in unfamiliar terrain in unexpected places. don't expect an end but we have definitely turned the tide. the terrorists are on the defensive and the middle east, the caliphate is done. >> bill: ralph peters, thank you for your time today. >> sandra: new security measures starting today for airline passengers heading to th...

Country? >> this could really change the way we view traditional airport screening. starting with the ticket counter in some cases. the bottom line here is this is a way to address looming threats, terror threats, against passenger planes without that wildly unpopular airport laptop ban in passenger cabins. starting today airlines flying overseas flights into the united states must implement these enhanced security measures or they could risk triggering a laptop ban or worse, a ban on certain flights coming into the united states. homeland security secretary john kelly announced these new addi...

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