not many use their laptops on board flights.venus williams of this, i think, may well be children and people carrying children over the atlantic for hom ta blet children over the atlantic for hom tablet devices are really important, pacifying device. yeah, that's a really important point. it's interesting too because we know there was critively this was something instigated by the us administration because they were unhappy with what they perceived to be unfairaid for unhappy with what they perceived to be unfair aid for middle eastern carriers, the likes of emirates and this would affect us carriers as well so that flies in the face of that argument? well, it would. the main issue really that we're facing. this is a huge switch of resources away from what they ought to be doing, if they're worried, is concentrating on individuals of interest as border agencies refer to them, and analysing abnormal behaviour amongst passengers towards blanket activity which is time scunling and disrupting. the other issue which will start to com

had to be diverted to michigan after a laptop caught fire.((steve)) grant lodes is tracking the developments.... grant? (grant) that plane is set to land within the hour here at sfo. and any fire on any plane is always disconcerting, but especially so tonight...because of terror concerns connected to laptops on planes. fortunately, there's no indication this is was anything nefarious....just a lithium computer battery that malfunctioned. earlier tonight, people noticed smoke coming from a bag holding someone's laptop. the flight from jfk made an emergency landing in grand rapids michigan. no one was hurt. the fire was actually out before the plane landed. it re-fueled and continued on to sfo. the u-s homeland security secretary recently warned that terror groups are working to conceal bombs in laptops that are carried onto plane cabins. and secretary john kelly says he's contemplaying expanding a ban on laptops in carry on luggage...to all international flights coming or going. right now...electronic devices larger than cell phones are banned

we talk about new laptops starting with the craziest laptop i've ever seen. this is the acer predator 21 x and it's a big laptop. ask dan ackerman from cnet. >> 18.5 pounds and it's this big guy right here. it hardly seems like a laptop at all. >> elaborate the more you explore. all in all, the screen is , i s curved end appears even longer. >> it is unique, a cocktail party conversation starter. >> reporter: it's a gamers dream with high risk graphic and lots of storage. it has something called eye tracking. what is the problem with this bad boy? turns out it is pretty expensive. >> $9000 and i'm not getting one anytime soon. >> reporter: what about the complete opposite of the predator? if you want to spend a couple of hundred dollars and surf the internet, he recommends a chromebook. these laptops can be boiled down to internet access and a keyboard. >> it's a web browser. you can use gmail and stream netflix and youtube and things like that and you can do some drawing and sketching if you have a stylus. they are very difficult to mess up. >> reporter: you

tell me about this new laptop. of the things we are excited about with microsoft education is a couple new things. a new version of windows is designed to be more streamlined, simple, and give you better performance. a range of new devices from partners, starting out at $189 with an hp stream, giving you things like pen touch inc. and the ability to run mycroft. -- minecraft. up, it's the perfect balance of personalization and performance in a 14.5 hour, 2.5 2.5 pound book. does, it is 10 as all of windows as you know it. vr, 3-d, pen and ink, but also the apps that come from the store, but none of the drawbacks of crime books. you get to work off-line. office.full you get the ability to run minecraft. you get rich experiences. i think it leapfrog the call book -- chrome book. emily: do you think you can get a share of the apple market? >> i think it has better value mac.attery life than any it is faster and thinner. the combination of all those things with windows, it is differentiating. emily: apple fans might sa

swabbing laptops for explosives at security, swabbing laptops for explosives at the gate and making you open your laptop at than a ban on european flights. the damage could be economic. the estimate, airlines would lose a billion dollars a year. pete muntine, wusa 9. >> we have a follow up on our special assignment report about ride sharing services. people are using them to get to the er. investigative reporter started a fiery back and forth on our facebook page and he's keeping it going right now. >> our investigation into all the people who have been taking uber to get to the er. uber, like the one we are in right now, had a lot of people talking. we will get to the things you had to say in a second. first, my new friend from haiti, have you taken anybody to the er? >> oh yes. i have taken people to the er. >> how did that make you feel? >> i was nervous. >> i would be, too. >> i did, we observed the speed >> you guys had a lot of things to say. let's take a look at them right now. scott morgan said, if you are well enough to take an uber, you don't need the ambulance in the first pl

it would for me if i didn't have my laptop on an eight-hour flight. i think that might have some diminutive effect upon air travel going forward. i just don't understand, it's not bidirectional, or one way from europe. >> or the airlines could allow you to rent a laptop, that would be one way around it, i suppose. a j.d. power survey reported yesterday indicates that we have rising mechantrics on things th affect consumers, those metrics are higher but it doesn't seem to square with all the rage we see on viral videos. >> it's nice counterbalance to being convicted by ipad or iphone video. it's a nice counter. i'm not so sure the metrics are all that real world as we need to be. somebody asked how the crew was on a flight three months ago, i don't remember. it's okay, but it's more anecdotal than anything that really indicates better. ontime performance is not better, by the way. it's about the same as it's been for the past 20 years. i don't get where they're getting these conclusions. >> and some of that data came out before this recent flurry of in

earlier tonight, people noticed smoke coming from a bag holding someone's laptop. the flight from jfk made an emergency landing in grand rapids michigan. no one was hurt. the fire was actually out before the plane landed. it re-fueled and continued on to sfo. the u-s homeland security secretary recently warned that terror groups are working to conceal bombs in laptops that are carried onto plane cabins. and secretary john kelly says he's contemplaying expanding a ban on laptops in carry on luggage...to all international flights coming or going. right now...electronic devices larger than cell phones are banned from the cabin on flights bound for the united states from 10 airports in the middle east and africa. again that plane is set to land here at sfo much later than expected...just before midnight. (pam) now to a video you will only see on kron 4. a heated argument... nearly coming to blows.and it's all caught on camera. ((steve))it's just the latest incident on bart...which has been plagued by crime in recent weeks.kron 4's alecia reid explains what you need to

is microsoft's laptop.st. they have a lot of options. you can boss around quintana. it has touchscreen like a surface tablet. >> if you have a surface been you can use it on this product. reporter: it also has a funky new mouse you can use separately. i don't think most people would need it. >> this is the new mouse meant to go flat. if you want to put in your pocket or bag, you can do so. it turns off, so it saves you battery life. it is bluetooth based. when you put it on, it integrates with your product. emily: that was our bloomberg technology reporter mark herman. joining me in the studio is microsoft corporate vice president of devices and services, yusuf mehdi. great to have you back here on the show. tell me about this new laptop. why can it take on chromebook? >> one of the things we are excited about with microsoft education is a couple new things. a new version of windows is designed to be more streamlined, simple, and give you better performance. it is called windows 10s. a range of new devices

ban on laptops will be extremely disruptive.level meeting between american and eu officials sucked to come to an agreement over aviation security. the president -- the ban has many alarmed. reporter: stowing away cherish laptops for the duration of the flight. as leaders are not doing it freely -- they are being forced to. one airline is asking passengers to comply. all those on by their -- on board their 18 daily flights must still not only laptops but tablets and cameras until they arrive. it is hard to understand why some flights are considered safer than dollars in regards to align devices in the cabin. -- safer than others in regards to align devices in the cabin. there are already safeguards in place. european airports are also worried about such bands. lufthansa is concerned about their premium class passengers. they use left for work during flights to the u.s. every week 3257 aircraft fly directly to the u.s. from the eu. from germany alone there are more than 100,000 people flying to the u.s. each week. if executives ar

amid concerns about laptops on flights around the world. matt, thank you. >>> we're also following breaking governments involving president trump tonight. breaking news on what he told the russians inside his office, the day after he fired james comey at the fbi. tonight, the "new york times" reporting the president said i just fired the head of the fbi. he was a nut job. the "times" reporting the president said i faced great pressure because of russia, that's taken off. jonath jonathan karl on how the white house is responding tonight. >> reporter: as president trump boarded air force one for his first overseas trip, another shoe in the russia story was about to drop. the "new york times" is reporting the president boasted about his decision to the russian officials in the oval office. i just fired the head of the fbi, the president told them, according to the "times." he was crazy. a real nut job. and photos were captured by a photographer by the russian government, allowed in the room. trump has acknowledged russia was on his mind when h

with a laptop in his hand. he was told to sit down. that's when he made a move, trying to open the cockpit we're told that law enforcement officials are analyzing what they're calling aou item, not confirming it was the laptop. but the threat of explosives hidden in laptops has ledo a ban on computers larger than a cell phone on flights co. it's a growing concern by security and intelligence officials. >> david, thank yo gutman is ou honolulu. passengers onboard that flight, disturbing scene. >> reporter: that's right. 181 passengers, 6 crew members, seeing him subdued, taken down, and hauled of in we know all the passengers are off the plane, they're safe. there was about a 30-minute in airport officials are trying to make it up. and the two s, escorting the bases from aironolulu. like the one right behind me. >> no word on a motive, but the reason this alerted authorities, because the man was waiting near the bathroom with theaptop. amid concerns about laptops on flights around the world. matt, thank you. >>> we're also following bre

laptops will be like rental cars. you land and you rent a laptop or baby you couldn't rent laptops. i'd rather be alive and deal with them on small little problem then be blown to a million pieces i can watch a video on my laptop. >> you drawn that far too much, getting blown up. speak out we have no time for psychological problems. the president is going on his first overseas trip soon. we'll preview it after these messages. speak out you find information, and he was leaking just like donald trump. donald trump is about to embark on his first overseas trip. it's very important thing for a president that he doesn't make any mistakes. i've got an idea here for all of us at the stable. who believes that donald trump is going to -- go laughter mac speak of this is a bad idea. speak out you know what he's not going to do? he's not going to bow to the saudi king. what do you think the chances are that he's going to get through this without making a gas? >> he's not going to do an apology to her. >> you are relentlessly off message. speak of this is amazing. speak out give me some odds, p

but if laptops are any question, shouldn't we be as cautious as possible?ne wouldn't disagree with that. are goingat when you to do what's being contemplated by secretary kelly right now, to ban the laptops, you are also going to put a major inconvenience on a number of people and their ability to do business. so, is there technology that could help keep those laptops in the aircraft and do that in a manner that you provide the same level of safety, if not better? being able to analyze it is better than assuming that, if i have a laptop, it is safe because i've taken it away from the passenger. what stops the terrorists from putting explosives inside the laptop and now you are just putting it into another section of the aircraft where it still can explode, still can cause a fire, and still be a threat to the flight? emily: where is the united states when it comes to certifying your technology? joseph: the united states and europe have a certification standard. we have passed both of those standards for certification. in the united states, they go one step f

laptops will be like rental cars.si you land and you rent a laptop or you couldn't rent laptops.e and deal with them on small littlee problem then be blown to a million pieces i can watch a video on my laptop. >> you drawn that far too much, getting blown up. >> we have no time for y psychological problems. the president is going on his first overseas trip soon. we'll preview it after these messages. what if technology gave us the power to turn this enemy into an ally? microsoft and its partners are using smart traps to capture mosquitoes and sequence their dna to fight disease. there are over 100 million pieces of dna in every sample. with the microsoft cloud, we can analyze the data faster than ever before. if we can detect new viruses before they spread, we may someday prevent outbreaks before they begin. i am totally blind. i lost my sight in afghanistan. if you're totally blind, you may also be struggling with non-24. calling 844-844-2424. or visit my24info.com. i am totally blind. i lost my sight in afghanistan. if you're totally blind, you may also be struggling with non-2

is microsoft's first pure laptop.e a lot of options. you can boss around cortana, it has a touchscreen. >> if you have a surface pen, you can use it. >> the mouse turns off, it's bluetooth-based it integrates with your product and you are right into the mode you want to be in. emily: that was mark rubin. joining me is yusuf mehdi. tell me about this new laptop. why do you think it could take on chrome book? >> one of the things we are excited about with microsoft education is a couple new things. a new version of windows is designed to be more streamlined, simple, and give you better performance. it's called windows 10 s. a range of new devices from partners, starting out at $189 with an hp stream, giving you things like pen touch inc. and the ability to run minecraft. and further up, it's the perfect balance of personalization and performance in a 14.5 hour, 2.5 pound form factor. emily: windows 10 doesn't have all of windows as you know it. >> you can do things like vr, 3-d, pen and ink, but also the apps that come

plus, microsoft officially launches its laptop to battle google for classroom supremacy.e will discuss that later this hour. this is bloomberg. ♪ emily: a spacex falcon nine rocket successfully launched this monday, carrying a classified payload for the u.s. military. as with previous lodges, the rocket booster landed back on earth. they first accomplished this feat in december, 2015. landing, refurbishing, and using rockets is a key to the company's long-term vision. twitter wants to be the place to go for all your live video needs. on monday, the social media company announced it will be expanding its livestream import folio with new partnerships. bloomberg news is among their partners. we spoke with anthony noto and asked about the work that has gone into making these deals happen. >> we have had two quarters of great success, and on the back of what we delivered in the first quarter of 2017, we decided we will go all in, and push really hard with our partners to take on live streaming content to the next level across sports, news, entertainment. significantd audience

the discussion today whether to ban passengers from bringing on board laptops, e readers, tablets or dvd players. passengers arriving into the u.s. from ten airports are required to check 240those devices in luggage which goes through better explosives screening. now the u.s. wants to expand that to flights coming from europe so the u.s. >> for them to take steps to eliminate carry on laptops, leads me to believe this is a credible risk, a significant risk and it's imminent. >> it could have a huge impact on anyone flying transatlantic. 426 flights from europe to the u.s. arrive every day. 15,000 passengers business and first class passengers, who like many people in coach, often use their laptops on board. now, some airlines are pushing back. concerned it could lead to confusion with some passengers choosing not to fly. >> that would be a great inconvenience to all travelers, especially business travelers. on these long flights, you usually work all the time. >> tonight no agreement from brussels on the specifics of a laptop ban, the americans and europeans will meet next week in d.

pursues an expanded laptop ban.e are joined by the director general of the international air transport association to assess what the ban means for the sector and for you, the passengers. later, we are joined by the ceo of lloyd's, the british bank that return to full private ownership. the open is time it's away. -- 20 minutes away. this is bloomberg. ♪ guy: 2:42 a.m. in new york, 842 in berlin. let's get a bloomberg business flash with juliette saly. juliette: thank you. lloyds banking group has returned to full private ownership almost a decade after it was bailed out during the financial crisis. the treasury confirmed that it has sold the remainder of the original 20.3 billion pound investment in britain's biggest mortgage lender. we will be speaking to lloyd's ceo and 8:25 a.m. u.k. time. the flagship hedge fund suffered a billion dollars in uploads as investors continued to pull money. according to a bloomberg news calculation based on the letter to investors. the letters show assets managed by the fund which

the surface laptop is their first pure laptop. users have a lot of options.ortana. it has the touch train -- touchscreen of the surface tablet. >> at also has a mouse you can buy separately. i don't think most ebola need it. set to go flat. the mouse turns off, it integrates with your product and you are right into the mode you want to be in. emily: that was our bloomberg technology reporter mark rubin. joining me is yusuf mehdi. tell me about this new laptop. why could it take on chrome book? >> one of the things we are excited about with microsoft education overall is a couple new things. a new version of windows is designed to be more streamlined, simple, and give you better performance. a range of new devices. it starts at hundred $89. -- $189. it is called windows 10s. a range of new devices from partners, starting out at $189 with an hp stream, giving you things like pen touch inc. and the ability to run minecraft. and further up, it's the perfect balance of personalization and performance in a 14.5 hour, 2.5 pound form factor. we think it is very compe

. >>> fire on board, a laptop forces an emergency landing, why safety experts are so concerned. >>> seen clearly, patients trying a new alternative to lasik. doctors say the results are remarkable. >> inspiring america, a lesson in kindness, a stranger trying to make a dream come true. nightly news begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world he headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. i'm savannah guthrie in for lester tonight and the stage is set for what could be the most dramatic showdown in washington to take place in a generation. fbi director james comey fired by president trump will testify before congress telling his story publicly for the first time, and setting up a he said he said with the president of the united states. will comey confirm what he reportedly has told friends, that the president leaned on him to lay off parts of the russia investigation, and tonight as congress issues a blizzard of new subpoenas, hillary clinton is making her most blunt comments to date accusing trump allies of coordinating directly with t

i need a laptop on the plane. i do work on the plane.ting on a plane for five hours, perfect place to work, so there's got to be a way to figure out how to not have that happen. >> reporter: there is speculation that u.s. officials are close to banning all electronics larger than a smart phone on all european flights. that means laptops and tablets, which really help fill time on a flight. >> gives people something to do as they flight, a long flight sometimes, so it does keep you busy, so i think -- i don't think it's a good idea to ban it. >> reporter: the move would be in the name of safety. electronics are already ban from flights out of several airports in the middle east. >> safety first. for me. i would be okay with it. you know, we could always do the old-fashioned thing like read a book. >> reporter: those are not ready to go that far back in time -- >> you still have your phone, planes have wifi now, so i think people would be fine, just fine. >> reporter: i checked in with a source at the federal government, he says nothing's

we have a limited laptop ban going on now. there were rumors last year that we reported on cnn that that would be extended to europe. it was sort of put on hold. no one knew why. so this is, this is not some, you know, historic issue. this is the headlines and the washington post story seems remarkably legitimate and timely at this stage. >> bob baer, how serious is this? >> it's extremely serious, as juliet said. these bombs are chemical explosions, they can reach full detonation with a suicide bomber on an airplane. you can take down any airplane. there's in way to detect them with x-rays. this is an innovation that the islamic state has taken beyond our wildest imagination. and the only way we can actually stop these plots is to keep running sources inside the islamic state. and the president, by revealing this to the russians has lost control of this information. it's going to the syrians. it's going to go to the iranians. russia now lies in the ability to protect that source, whoever he is, wherever he is. has been seriou

>>> the laptop threat. the president's intelligence-sharing, growing concern over an isis plan to bring down airliners with explosives hidden in laptops. is the ban on carry-on laptops about to be

so if i'm traveling on business, then i have to bring my laptop with me. so if that starts to happen, then that's going to be a problem because i can't check into the holds and i can't bring it with me in the cabin. so what can i do? >> the government already imposed restrictions in march on all electronic devices larger than a phone from ten airports including the united arab emirates, qatar, and turkey. >>> president donald trump is considering overhauling his white house staff and bringing top campaign strategists back. the associated press says mr. trump is frustrated by what he views as his team's inability to contain accusations that russia meddled in the election. he's back at the white house now following his first foreign trip as president. abc news reporter david wright has the latest from washington. >> reporter: back at the white house and back on ter, president trump scores his first overseas trip as a success. today he blasted back at news reports on the russia investigation, insisting many of the leaks coming out of the white house are fabri

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so if i'm traveling on business then i have to bring my laptop with me. if that is to happen that is going to be a problem because i can't check it into the hold and i can't bring it with me in the cabin, what do i do? >> reporter: passengers who fly between the u.s. and other countries during the year, according to the most recent government data, half fly on a us airline. live at sfo lilian kim abc7 news. >> thanks, lilian. after returning from a nine-day foreign trip, the president has the night off. tomorrow he'll address at least one memorial day ceremony. so far he has not responded to new allegations about his son-in-law's contacts with russia. reporter david daniel has more. >> reporter: president trump and first lady melania back in d.c. sunday after wrapping up his first overseas trip as commander in chief. the nine-day trip began with a lavish welcome in saudi arabia. from there the president went to israel and to rome for a visit with the pope. he wrapped the trip with a speech to the troops at a u.s. military base in italy. >> i think we hit

authorities say he was holding a laptop computer. f-22s alongside. the man was stopped, subdued, taken off the plane in handcuffs. david kerley in washington, what have you learned? >> reporter: as you mentioned, american airlines flight was met by law enforcement when it landed in honolulu, and had been escorted by two and the man is in detention at this hour. we're told that the man, said to be a foreign national, tried to reach the cockpit. he was standing near a restroom with a laptop in his hand. he was told to sit down. that's when he made a move, trying to open the cockpit door. we're told that law enforcement officials are analyzing what they're calling a suspicious item, not confirming it was the laptop. but the threat of explosives hidden in laptops has led to a ban on computers larger than a cell phone on flights co. it's a growing concern by security and intelligence officials. >> david, thank you. >>> matt gutman is outside honolulu. passengers onboard that flight, witnessing this disturbing scene. >> reporter: that's right. 181 passenge

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to do charitable work. >> laptops, placed them on a counter. at that point, the suspect distracted the employee. >> reporter: that's when the taker, the guy in the blue, grabs the laptops and runs out the store. now, using a charity as a front to steal laptops, well, that doesn't sit well with people who got their apples the honest way. >> i think sometimes when you hear the word charity, people want to help. and people take advantage of that. it's really sad. >> and they're are good people and bad people. unfortunately, you never know what you're going to get from someone. >> do you think sometimes we're too gullible? >> no, i think it's mostly horrible people doing horrible things. >> to good people? >> to good people, yeah. >> what should happen here? >> they should get arrested. hopefully they'll catch them. >> justice? >> definitely. >> reporter: sources say police are looking into the possibility that these two guys pulled the same scam at other apple stores in connecticut now, now comment from apple today, they say they don't talk about

. >> on october 28, he notified congress after agents found e- mails on a laptop of clinton's top aide shared with her husband . >> somehow her e-mails are being forwarded, including classified information by her assistant, and so they found thousands of new e-mails. >> now the fbi is acknowledging some inaccuracies in the testimony saying he misspoke about the number of e-mails. >> director comey will be back here thursday and capitol hill to testify again and it's possible he could use that opportunity to clarify his statements. >> comey did tell lawmakers in last week's hearing that the bureau could not prove criminal intent and did not recommend charges against aberdeen, weiner, or clinton. clinton has pointed to the e- mail episode as one of the reasons she lost the election. kenneth craig, cbs news, capitol hill. >>> former president barack obama returning to the spotlight on his first international public trip since leaving office. he is in italy where he delivered a keynote speech at a summit. he mentioned his efforts to combat climate change and praise the accord 75 nations si

the discussion today, whether to ban passengers from bringing on board laptops, e-readers, tablets orvd players. already passengers arrive in the u.s. from ten airports from the middle east and in africa are required to check those devices in luggage which goes through better explosives screening. now, the u.s. wants to expand that ban to flights coming from europe to the u.s. >> for them to take steps to eliminate carry-on laptops demonstrates to me that they believe that this is a credible risk. it's a significant risk and it's imminent. >> reporter: but it could have a huge impact on anyone flying transatlantic. 426 flights across europe arrive in the u.s. every day. according to travel website hopper.com, that's 105,000 passengers a day. 15,000 of them besse and first class passengers many in coach use laptops on board. now airlines are pushing back. concerned it could lead to confusion with some passengers choosing not to fly. >> it could be a great inconvenience to all travelers. especially business travelers. because on these long flights you work all the time. >> reporter: ton

. >> i had a meeting with them and said do you guys realize that there is no protection on these laptops? >> a whistle blower claims that first responders may have unknowingly made you a victim. >> there is no way of knowing whose identity has been hacked. >> and that whistle blower has filed a lawsuit. >> george spencer takes a closer look at the allegations of gaps in cybersecurity. >> reporter: for almost anyone who has been pulled over by police or had an ambulance rushed to your home, laptop computers like these offer a way for first responders to check some of your most sensitive personal information. >> i just walked into a big mess. >> reporter: but david insists the laptops also offered a glaring opportunity for hackers. >> it's the worst scenario that you could be in. >> reporter: he filed a whistle blower complaint this spring alleging he was fired for his job as a county technical communications specialist after bringing his concerns to light. he says major cybersecurity gaps in chester county computer aided dispatch system were obvious even as he was installing it last augus

. >>> and then expanding the laptop ban to all flights coming in and out of the united states. it's in response to terrorists who are obsessed with bringing down american airplanes. lillian kim has reaction from passengers at sfo. >> many travelers say they rely on their time in the air to work on their laptops. the travelers flying in and out of the u.s. might soon be banned from using electronic devices larger than a phone while in the air. such devices would have to be placed in checked luggage. john kelly suggested the possibility on fox news. >> that's really the thing that they are obsessed with, the terrorists, the idea of knock down an airplane in flight, particularly if it's a u.s. carrier and full of mostly u.s. folks. >> the government already imposed restrictions two months ago on large electronic devices in cabins from flights coming from ten middle eastern african countries and then there was talk about a ban on all flights from europe. >> on this trip, it would have affected me a lot because i the time off if i was not able e to work while on the flight. >> some

wooen es's laptop.here were 12, but subsequently we've been told that of the 12 e-mails with classified information there was no heading, no header that said classified information. do you think that that's enough, this kind of clarification from the fbi director? >> well, i think the fbi director obviously should apologize for misleading statement that was made. he's got a lot of credibility on the line here. he's conducting a very serious investigation, and i think it -- it's important that what he says is the truth and doesn't involve any misstated facts, so i think he -- he ought to make clear that that was a misstatement, that he apologizes and then we can all move on. >> because, as you know, during earlier testimony he called hillary clinton extremely careless the way she handled her private e-mail server, her e-mail. what does it tell you that the fbi director is saying something inaccurate in a public hearing like this? >> well, you know, again, the fbi director is somebody who has the responsi

laptops, gaming devices, dvd players. as intelligence reports suggest, terrorists have found a way to conceal explosives in personal electronics. >> what we might see is this ban go for quite a while until either the threat goes away, which i don't see that happening any time soon, or all these countries start upgrading the screening technology. >> reporter: and checked luggage goes through more thorough explosive screening than carry-on bags. already u.s. airlines have been told to prepare. today delta prematurely posted a notice in cincinnati. a similar electronics ban has been in place since late march affecting flights from ten airports in the middle east and north africa. roughly 50 flights a day but expanding the ban to flights from europe would affect many more flights. 142,000 passengers each day arrive from the eight busiest european countries. a major disruption for business travelers. >> nothing, i would say my laptop would affect me because i like to do my work on long-haul flights. >> you need entertainment,

intelligence community has been focussed on the laptop threat for over a year. in february of 2016, a laptop bomb caused extensive damage to this plane in somalia. even though the pie hot managed to land. the white house says aviation security is a concern for both the u.s. and russia. in 2015, a russian passenger jet blew apart after an explosive hidden in a soda can exploded. and investigators blamed isis. mcmasters cited that bombing today. >> the president was emphasizing, we have common interests here. we have an area, an area of cooperation with transnational terrorist organizations. isis in particular, an organization that has already taken down a russian airliner and murdered over200 people. >> reporter: intelligence officials are also concerned sharing information with the u.s. because of this incident. scott, homeland security is weighing expanding a ban on carry on electronics on international flights to the u.s. as result of the isis threat. >> thanks again. margaret brennan is covering the white house tonight. >> we had a very, very successful meeti

, excuse me, on laptops and large electronics. >>> time, 5:35.ll continue to hear testimony in the penalty phase of the garcia-torres murder trial, convicted of killing lamar. this part of the case began yesterday and assistant d. a. boyd told the jurors this part of the trial is about justice. last week garcia-torres was found guilty of killing her back if 2012 but the body has never been found. >> the prosecution took the evidence, the fact that lamar's body has never been found and is using that as an aggravating factor, stay of stating that garcia-torres extinguished her life and left no trace mind for her family. >> the defense lawyers told the jury that their guilty verdict ensures garcia-torres will die in prison. the only question remaining is whether he'll die from natural causes, while in jail, or by lethal injection, at a time picked by the government. >>> the families of 18 of the 36 people who were killed in oakland's ghost him warehouse fire consolidated their lawsuits. >> >> --[inaudible]-- it just feels wrong that so many people d

dina: they announced their first real laptop, all the other ones were domination tablet laptops.e surface laptop and it is as beautiful laptop with an aluminum shell and this microfiber keyboard, targeted at college students. apart from a market that is unhappy that apple has not released a new macbook pro and quiet he sometime. oliver: i was looking at it before we spoke and it is a very attractive device. it looks great. but it does look remarkably like the macbook air. they are seizing on an opportunity because we have talked about this --there are a lot of customers that want apple to update the laptops in the computer hardware. on phones mostly. dina: apple has apologized for neglecting their customer base and microsoft has come in. a lot that microsoft did was figure out where the opportunities were. they are putting the focus on, we don't want to do -- we don't want to compete with our own hardware partners. dell and a number of other manufactures make windows devices. they wanted to focus on areas where they could do something they feel is unique and differentiated. where

." >>> there has been talk of expanding the laptop ban on airplanes. today the department of homeland security, in a call with european officials, made it clear that a large electronics device ban is still on the table, just as people get ready to go on summer vacation and could mean tighter security at airports. phil lebeau as more. >> reporter: just as a record number of americans are preparing to get away this summer, the federal government is looking at tighter security in airports and in the air. as the secretary of homeland security says, the threat to commercial aviation appears to be growing. >> there is a real threat, numerous threats against aviation. that's really the thing that they're obsessed with, the terrorists, the idea of knocking down an airplane in flight, particularly if it's a u.s. carrier, full of mostly u.s. folks, people. it's real. >> reporter: because of those threats, the department of homeland security is looking to extend the ban on passengers carrying laptop computers on international flights. restrictions already in plac

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. >>> upgrades to apple's laptops and alexa. pam cook is back with the latest business headlines. >>> good morning. we do have traffic that is going to be busy. not only this morning, but also we will tell you about some events that could make your afternoon commute challenging. >>> alexa, what is the forecast for today? mostly sunny. a little breezy. high 60s and 70s. (man) hmm. what do you think? ♪ (stranger) good mornin'! ♪ (store p.a.) attention shoppers, there's a lost couple in the men's department. (vo) there's a great big un-khaki world out there. explore it in a subaru crosstrek. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. >> welcome back to mornings on 2. the time is 7:13. it's not just about the iphone. analysts are expecting some other new things from apple at the developers conference in san jose. >>> the president is having an effect on wall street. pam cook is back with that and more in today's money business. >> analysts saying wall street is concerned about the implications of latest news about the firing of james

there are also concerns about laptop batteries and terrorism. new developments now in the debate over a potential ban on laptops on overseas flights. the homeland security director now saying terrorists are, quote, obsessed with the idea of bringing down a plane. that means there is reason to consider a full ban on carry-on electronics that are larger than a cell phone. nbc's gabe gutierrez is in atlanta with the very latest. >> this morning the department of homeland security says an expanded laptop ban on flights from europe to the u.s. is still on the table despite a report that the u.s. had nixed the idea. >> still contemplating extending the ban. >> reporter: on a call with european officials tuesday, dhs secretary john kelly said he would implement any and all measures necessary to secure commercial aircraft flying to the united states, including prohibiting large electronic devices from the passenger cabin if the intelligence and threat level warranted. so why the delay? it would be no small change. a similar ban is already in place from

banning laptops, ereaders, tablets or dvd players, already passengers arriving in the u.s.orts in the middle east and north africa are required to check those in luggage which goes through better explosive screening. the u.s. pants to expand the ban for flights coming from europe to the u.s. >> for them to take steps to eliminate carry-on laptops demonstrates to me that they believe is a credible risk, it's a significant risk and i'm imminent. >> it could have a huge impact on anyone flying transatlantic, 426 flights from across europe arrive in the u.s. every day. according to hopper.com, that's 105,000 passengers a day, 15,000 of them business and first class passengers who, like many people in coach, often use their laptops on board. now some airlines are pushing back, concerned it could lead to confusion with some passengers choosing not to fly. >> that would be a great inconvenience to all travellers, especially business travelers, because on these long flights you usually work all the time. come on...you can do it! dogs just won't quit. neither does frontline. that's

laptops you have an effective security measure.o be, you know, there's a real issue where you can't take laptops off people and put them in the hold of an aircraft. you have too many lithium batteries in the hold of an aircraft and you run a real risk of fire in the hold. i think we've got to be careful -- >> what's the answer? >> and who should be paying for that answer? >> is it safer up in the seats? >> no. but they're not jammed together in one place. there's a risk there. >> there's two issues. there's the lithium-ion batteries themselves. and then there's somebody doing something much worse. >> but storing them in one place is dangerous, true. >> i don't have a fix for you. we're still -- we live in an issue with the legacy, of you know, doff security information. they've taking lipstick off women like it's -- >> what would it cost to do it right? and what does doing it right even mean? >> we really don't know what doing it right even means because the terrorist threat keeps changing and morphing and therefore as a industry w