large electronic devices from overseas flights was apparently prompted by a security threat. u.s. intelligence officials obtained information that isis was working to smuggle explosive laden electronics on to flights headed to the u.s. abc's david kerley has more. >> reporter: the new emergency security ban is being put in place by airlines in the middle east and north africa. all passengers heading directly to the u.s. from eight countries, will be forcinged to check electronic devices other than their phones. u.s. officials telling abc news, that new intelligence, deemed substantial and credible, drove the action. >> terrorist groups continue to target commercial aviation and are aggressive in pursuing innovative method to undertake their attacks to include smuggling explosive device and consumer objects. >> reporter: flights from the countries many allies, gulf states, saudi arabia, egypt are covered by emergency order from homeland security.

british led the uk to institute ban on devices in the cabin for flights from six middle eastern countries. >> the fact that the u.s. is institute a similar prohibition something jes s uggests new el. >> we have seen the hole blown through fuselage of a jet liner with a laptop filled with explosives. trying printer cartridges, shoes. the ban applies to predominantly muslim nations. according to the administration it its not related to the travel ban. >> this is going to make the relationships between the regions more tense. >> u.s. officials are giving carriers through friday to enforce the new order. our sources say the intelligence does not point specifically off to the airports that are mentioned in the ban. but experts say the proximity to isis strong holds is the reason they nay have been included. david kerley, abc news, las vegas. >> another sort of aviation story. or animal kingdom

>> bit of both. >> little built of both. not what you want to find on ape flight. this took place, whoa. yep. >> a snake. about 4-5 feaet long loose in te cabin. unlike the samuel jackson movie. this snake was not on the attack. it apparently spent most of the time sleeping. >> that, that's, just not okay. >> maybe got to some body's xanax. >> ha-ha. this is a flight in alaska from one town to anchorage. the person who brought the snake on board though may face charges. >> maybe a service animal? a service python. >> a service python. emotional support. if snakes on a plane don't freak you out. how about a snake wrapped around your neck? this is the kendis block. >> oh, i can't even. look. i am not even. no. >> people actually pay for this privilege. this is a

who now offers -- >> my god. looked up again. >> neck massages. watch the video. from the 13-year-old pelt python. the python's name, monte, look monte python. >> no, no, its it over. no. come on. how is that soothing? >> he was inspired to give snake massages by a technique in south africa. neck massages by apin thement only. make sure you make an appointment. $38 for the massage. >> snake massages in south africa are called snake bites. and they are dangerous. >> like that you are not looking at the screen. >> no. no. not down with that. >> snake, really relaxing to hold a snake the way that they move. it is. >> moving on. >> just kind of. >> ha. >> too much fun. >> no. no. >> the my people do not get down with that. no. >> do this again tomorrow. >> no. we are okay. >> coming up

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know that those are a tinderbox. >> reporter: like this monster fire in raleigh, north carolina last week, investigators in kansas say the structure mostly wooden frame. making it the perfect fuel. >> this fire occurred in the building. >> officials say they're lucky all residents got out safely. alex perez, abc news, overland park, kansas. unbelievable how quickly it all spread. they said one of the big issues was the wind. actually blowing the fire. made it harder to put out. made it spread that much more. >> going to be an expensive fire. one of wealthiest silties in the missouri, kansas city, kansas sir yeah. iffage age >> the story of a trained gender father and his transgender daughter. >> huh they're inspiring others as well as each other. you're watching "world news now." new lysol power & fresh 6 goes to work flush after flush for a just-cleaned feeling

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a transgender teen is sharing her journey from boy to girl with the word. >> yeah, that story is giving her mother some certain sort of courage this morning. here's abc's juju chang. >> reporter: they always had a special mother/son bond. together they transitioned to father/daughter. learning from each other every step of the way. >> i always felt male. i just didn't realize what that was. >> eric mason says she struggled with gender identity his whole life. i didn't know why i was so sad, why i was ashamed. >> reporter: it wasn't until his 15-year-old daughter cory began her own transition, air dike sid . >> her

her head high, it was amazing. i just saw this, brave child facing the world, and i finally said to myself, if she can do this, so can i. >> last year, cory's transgender anthem went viral, raising anti-bullying awareness, something she says she experienced plenty of. >> of it has been hard because i would get spit on, called names, shoved, and it was hard because at one point, i almost wanted to kill myself. >> sharing their incredible journey together with the world to help other whose may be struggling. >> i think, cory's transition, brought about a lot of education, brought about a lot of us researching what it meant to be transgender. >> eric says his five kids still call him mom. >> i've don't really think anything has changed other than maybe we are closer. because i think that we both understand what the other one is going through on a deeper level.

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>> i took my coat, wrapped him up. >> reporter: she could have kept driving. let it be some one else's problem. she was on break. she searches her pockets for cash and runs across the street to get the boy something to eat. >> he came out of nowhere. nowhere. i happened to look over. heard him crying. >> reporter: police say the child had gotten away from his family by mistake and was lost in the streets. he went home safely that night. all thanks to a wonderful human being out driving the streets of milwaukee. >> if we are there to help, you know ability or means to do it. that's what we are supposed to do. happy i made the stop. i say god puts us in places he need us at time. >> right place, right time. >> amazing story. >> yes, absolutely. >> on a different note. wrong place at the wrong time was me. trusting you to try to immitate. a competition. the real hero of this story is trevor noah and us

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this morning on "world news now" -- the president's pick for the supreme court hammers home his independence. >> in what has become a highly politicized issue in filling the seat, judge neil gorsuch is stressing a commitment to keeping the issues away from party politics. while democrats attempt to chip away, gorsuch tries to stick to the script. the full story ahead. >> breaking news now from north korea where another missile has been launched. the latest provocative move coming from the rogue state. >> in south america, rescue efforts under way to save victims of flood ravaged peru as we see more and more images of the powerful waters sweeping people away. ♪ ♪ >> spring break looking a lot different these days. with heavy