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Jon, thank you. next tonight, as we report on the terror overseas and concerns about what could be brought on the planes, we're learning tonight that the tsa is now testing new screening procedures. those changes include -- requiring passengers at some airports to remove electronics from their bags. anything bigger than a cell phone. let's get to david kerley live at reagan national. hey, david. >> reporter: good evening, david. the concern here is that everyday items like electronics that can look like explosives in x-ray machines and this comes as the tsa is considering expanding and exten...

Movement. >> the tsa is ramping up security. >> cheryl casone he from foxbusiness here with the major change to screening procedures. >> attention packrat, the bag you are taking to the airport and might need to be later with new rules from the tsa about which things you will have to remove when you get to the check point. the new procedures are in the testing phase but if they are implemented it will require all food and most electronics will have to be removed and placed on the been separately. travelers would remove electronics bigger than cell phones with the goal to cut back on manual bag...

Testing adjusted screening procedures for carry-on bags and other accessible property at about a dozen select u.s. airports with the potential to expand to other airports nationwide. officials say travelers are going to be asked to place electronics that are bigger than a cell phone into a separate bin for x-ray screening. it could mean more bag checks. tsa officials say they're testing quicker and more targeted procedures. secretary kelly talked about the consistent threats facing the u.s. >> we know threats are out there. we know passenger aviation is a top example. they're the top prize in ...

So when i need to book a hotel room, i want someone that makes it easy to find what i want. booking.com gets it. they offer free cancellation if my plans change. visit booking.com. booking.yeah. we have breaking news from the tsa. there are new screening procedures at airports around the country. let's go right now to tom costello in washington. tom, what should we expect? >> well, first of all, it's only a handful of airports. 12 airports the tsa is testing these new procedures, and really what it comes down to is your personal electronics. they're now going to ask you to remove those perso...

You change your screening procedures to be able to pick up this kind of threat. and so it's -- we're in sort of a wait and see mode to see how much the international global aviation security system is willing to deprive people of something they anticipate or expect on air throughout the world essentially. >> and so, nick, let's talk more about these potential bomb makers. talking about al qaeda in the arabian peninsula and yemen. tell us more about what we know about them and any connections to whether they are responsible for this new kind of bombing that could be -- that could be fairly unde...