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passengers from north africa and the middle east will no longer be able to carry on a number of certain electronic devices. >> also, caught on video. a teenager rescued from an icy pond. see how the officers were able to do it after their first attempt failed. karen. >> we're live in king of prussia, it's 202 at the schuylkill. little damp out here but otherwise moving nicely but we have a portion of the schuylkill shut down because of a big accident in south philadelphia. we'll show you the scene coming up. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> welcome back. taking a live look across penn's landing. when i stepped out this morning felt a little bit of drizzle. had top take the umbrella. spotty rain i guess depending on where you are. it's 5:44 and 44 degrees. >> what's going on this morning, karen. >> i've got big news. >> uh-oh. >> no, it's good. >> okay. >> the accident on the schuylkill expressway just cleared. we're looking live here on the schuylkill expressway eastbound. we saw police here just a minute ago and i've been showing you how they've been blocking the schuylkill eastbound from passyunk to broa

in november 1942, 33,000 allied troops land on the shores of north africa. all this is made possible to a large extent by the role betty had played in getting the vichy ciphers. churchill called the invasion of north africa to parliament the end of the beginning -- a step when the allies would move forward and work in a single direction to accomplish their goals. and betty helped make this possible. it was after her success with the vichy ciphers that both the british and the americans -- general "wild bill" donovan and william stephenson -- decided they would put betty into france, that she would go with brousse and together they would be a fantastic team. betty spoke very good boarding school french. she had been educated in switzerland. brousse's family knew everyone, and they were very excited by the prospects of this team working behind the lines in france. this idea began to take shape, people in the oss said, wait a minute. betty is an american citizen, still married to a british diplomat. the gestapo are going to be looking at her with a magnifying g

order applies to flights from eight muslim majority nations in the middle east and north africa. the ban affects nine airlines, none from the united states. u.s. officials are giving airlines through friday to enforce the order. happening today.. supreme court nominee neil gorsuch will face grilling from senators for a third straight day. during his confirmation hearing yesterday, gorsuch said he's a fair judge. and he repeatedly declared himself a blank slate on big issues that are likely to come before the supreme court. sentators grilled gorsuch on his meeting with president trump. gorsuch was also asked about campaign finance and gun rights. he said he keeps "an open mind for the entire process" when he makes rulings. uber is denying a report that the grassroots "delete-uber" campaign is damaging its company. critics started the campaign in january. "the new york times" reports.. since then at least 200-thousand accounts have been deleted. but during a conference call with reporters yesterday.. uber said it's not seeing much damage to its business. and it said it's had more r

north africa and the middle east, they are in fire.those kind of scenarios and russia is increasingly belligerent. we cannot pretend that this is not happening and look only at at our naval and think about brexit. the world is dangerous and we need to do something. kevin, i want to bring you in on that. there is a sense that some people have compassion fatigue, and there is much worse ahead. it's notjust humanity doing terrible things to other human beings, but it is somalia, the drought, people are on the move and the migration question. this will be the story of at least the next decade and it seems to be getting worse, doesn't it? first of all, you can never overestimate the common humanity and humanity of ordinary people who respond to these crises in many countries. the charitable giving, taking refugees and asylum seekers into homes. you can't overestimate that. but there is a fatigue going on, because whenever there are these humanitarian crises in what we have previously called the third world, parts of the middle east, and afr

british airways, easyjet and four so, too, are eight middle eastern and north africa carriers.states. the list of affected airlines was published today by the government, which says the security is its highest priority. so what has prompted this? last year's laptop bomb on board this flight out of somalia raised a lot of concerns. smuggled aboard in a laptop a bomb blew a hole in the side of a plane. amazingly, the pilot was able to land it safely. the year before, so—called islamic state put a bomb on a passenger plane out of egypt, killing everyone on board. that device was in the hold, where the new ban on laptops does not apply. in whitehall, the bbc understands, there were some concerns about introducing this ban. it is not based on any specific plot, rather an evolving threat. there is bound to be a commercial and diplomatic price for this. it is also yet one more encumbrance for air passengers. i'm afraid to say that the scope for disruption is immense. first people will get the wrong end of many sticks, they will think it applies to all flights from the uk, as well as f

then, men from is, daesh, with the accents of north africa and saudi arabia, began to impose their viewlation: we use to die 1000 times a day. it was hell, poverty and disease ridden. it was indescribable. we were so scared. we used to hide our children and wives from daesh everyday. now the war has swept through their street, and their local is contingent has left number seven, which they occupied. mohammed says the best thing is that the is tyranny is ending. he protected his family with sandbags. this saved them the morning a shell came in through the roof. by came in through the roof. by then, mohammed's family had already been sheltering in the basement for a month. with food, and water, even toys for the children. with areas held by is in most all, thousands of other families are still hiding from the war. but mohammed, newly liberated, has the luxury of wondering whether the government will keep its promise to share power. translation: they have always been against sunnis. nobody came here to ask us what we needed. sunny and shia understand each other as people. the problem is be

tuesday, that with immediate effect, it's banning certain of countries in the middle east and north africae phone on non—stop flights frsmflteni airports in eight unspecified countries. the guardian newspaper is reporting that several uk banks processed nearly $740m from a vast money—laundering operation, run by russian criminals with links to the russian government and the kgb. hsbc, the royal bank of scotland, lloyds mf'ayeand—ceuttsjeeesomel of the banks facing questions over what they knew about the international scheme. documents seen by the guardian show that at least $20bn appears to have been moved out of russia during a four—year period between 2010 and 2014. to delivery drones —

out ourlso watching properties, they operate in the middle east then north africa.ing to increase their recurring revenues by 2020. hiring inout about kuwait. watch out for turkey. moody's is citing weakening capacity of the government of turkey to his provide support. joining us is a bloomberg reporter. what is driving the oil price? oil is slightly up today, but if you look at it, we are bouncing around at a lower range and we were in before .fter the opec decision to cut we were looking at low 50's to high 50's before. now we are looking at the upper 40's to the low 50's. that is the newer range now, perhaps. we news is bearish because have news that libya is coming back and trying to bring on some more production and open more ports your it that is far from a done deal because we have seen libya ramp-up before. investors are going to need to see more sustained increases before they get confident that that will be a new supply factor. we do see big stockpiles in the united states. there will be more data coming out later. that could be potentially a bearish signa

change will involve direct flights to the u-s from nearly a dozen airports in the middle east and north africa. the reason for the ban was not immediately clear and u.s. security officials would not comment. official did say the ban will continue indefinitely. however, no u-s airlines will be impacted. stay with abc seven for continuing coverage of these changes to airline scurity. we're expecting to learn new information about the ban later this morning. we'll bring it to you, as soon as we get it. we are following a disturbing case in rockville. two high school students arrested-- charged with raping a 14 year old classmate. abc-7 has learned both students arrested - 18-year-old henry montano - have outstanding immigration orders. sanchez ... was caught entering the country illegally in august... but was waiting for a court hearing. they remain behind bars. the arrests have stunned community, and beyond. last night-- montgomery county executive ike leggett released a statement saying in part-- " if convicted, these young men need to be severely punished for this heinous act, and i am confide

where are the best opportunities right now in the middle east and north africa? is a challenging environment. we see opportunities around sectors that benefit. as i was saying earlier, sectors that are going to focus on privatization drives will have opportunity. we also have opportunities around private credit as the banks deal with liquidity issues and additional regulatory issues. we are seeing a requirement for lending and an asset class a look at. we are also seeing interesting opportunities unlocking liquidity from balance sheets. these are also interesting for us. are lookingty, we aggressively at. we believe that multiples will contract and this is probably a good time to start thinking about it. yousef: what about bond issues? mighthe rising rates, it be too late for some of them. what might we be looking at? guest: i think a lot of the sovereigns in the region issued last year, early this year. everyone hit the market. i think we will see less issuances this year. there are rumors around the saudi's coming to market again. there is some speculation arou

in the middle eastnd north africa. they will have to store their devices in jet baggage. how that could affect the airline industry. ♪ david: president trump warned house republicans and a closed-door meeting many could lose their seats in the 2018 midterm elections if they do not pass the bill to replace obamacare. that comes a day after leaders made several changes to the measure aimed at wooing reluctant republicans. house speaker paul ryan spoke about how effective he was in selling the bill. rint -- paul ryan: he knocked the cover off the ball and explained it to members how it is important to unify, to work together, how we are advancing our principles and doing what we told the american people we said that we would do. this is our moment. it is a big moment, and members are beginning to appreciate what kind of rendezvous we are having. david: joining us with the latest is kevin. a rendezvous with destiny. how would this be perceived by members in the room? reporter: i think it depends on the issue of whether or not they plansupport paul ryan's and endorse president

north africa and the middle east, they are on fire.icult situation they are that is not going to improve. we have seen america disengaging from a lot of those kind of scenarios and russia is increasingly belligerent. we cannot pretend that this is not happening and look only at at our naval and think about brexit. the world is dangerous and we need to do something. kevin, there is a sense that some people have compassion fatigue but there is much worse ahead. it is notjust humaflitglll—l. .. to other human beings, it is somalia and the drought and people are on the move and the migration question. this will be the story of at least the next decade and it seems to be getting worse. you can never overestimate the common humanity who responded to these crises in many countries and the charitable giving and taking refugees and asylum seekers into homes. but there is a fatigue going on because whenever that .z'zz flea—ll: lee-“leereitefii—‘e aria-liz: in what we have previous and africa, we put up our hands and we express horror at it and the

. >> we are talking about ten airports in north africa and middle east. is the ban wide enough if it's so publicized, are you concerned that terrorists could evat the security screening at an airport in europe or asia heading to the united states? >> yeah. i mean, i think it's a natural concern. i wouldn't be surprised if now we start with this small ban if this spreads to all international flights or even domestic flights. what we need to be concerned with, obviously passenger safety should be the absolute first thing we're focused on. but secondly, look, if terrorists get us to basically make air travel even more uncomfortable and people quit flying because of the concerns, that will be a victory in and of itself. i think when it comes to terrorists, we have to react wisely but also not overreact. i think the government will figure out where that proper balance is i hope. >> what else should be done to assure travellers this is all under control? >> so look, it's a number of things. again, saying look, the reality of actually being killed or injuried in

and now also to the uk from the middle east and north africa.inating from eight countries there must check devices bigger than a smartphone. cnn's samuel burke live for us at london's heathrow airport. good morning, samuel, what are the tech companies saying about this move? >> good morning, christine, i've been speaking with tech and aviation experts who say they're constantly looking at the dangers and threats imposed from lithium batteries, those are in all of the devices we have from smartphones to laptops. and they've been saying for years the faa has been pushing to get those out from the belly of the airplane into the cabin of the airplane. but they worry about a change reaction, god forbid there were an expose or one battery to catch fire. if there are so many batteries around it could pose a huge domino effect. if that were in the cabin, if something happened to one of the bat eye ares in cabin at least there would be an opportunity for the crew to extinguish that. a lot of people question whether it's safer to have that on the belly of

mostly in the middle east and north africa. and so far, some middle eastern air carriers have said they're still waiting to hear more from the u.s. on this policy. now, homeland security plans to notify all these airports by today we are told of this policy change. those airports then after they have notification have four days to prepare for this new policy. now, this does not apply to any u.s. carriers and as for why this is happening as you mentioned homeland security says it is in response to ongoing threats to aviation from those regions here to the u.s. we also heard from passengers who say that's a very long distance to travel without any kind of in-flight entertainment. many planes shea they don't have that feature in them. for now we are live at dulles. >> you can see a full list of which electronic devices are in the nbc washington app. >>> president trump is headed to capitol hill today where he will be in full sale mode. he's expected to sell the plan for the affordable care act to house republicans. last night he p

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

thousands more are spread across iraq, egypt and north africa. our correspondent is in beirut.ood afternoon. creepingof refugees over the 5 million mark. it's not a new problem. >> absolutely not. even last year the number of registered were 4.8 million. this doesn't even represent a rise in the number. what we are talking about is registered refugees by the u.n. refugee agency in the countries neighboring syria. and also egypt counted into this number. has almost 3 million syrian refugees. lebanon a million plus. it is a country that hosts the largest number of refugees per capita in the world. to say nothing of the six to 7 million people who are internally displaced within syria. at the problems the movement of refugees to europe over the last couple of years caused and we are talking about a million plus over the last couple of years. whom werert of syrian. that puts into context the difficulties these host countries are having hosting far more refugees. even more so especially in the case of lebanon. they also don't have the resources that many european countries have to d

or for greece, italy, and malta to shoulder the entire burden of refugees from north africa and the middle east? whilse we welcome the conference she's proposing on somalia, we need to know what support britain is offering to all of those countries. does the prime minister still believe we have a collective responsibility on the issue of refugees? the prime minister says that she argued about tackling vile smuggling rippings and people being subject to unimaginable abuse. does she not agree that her argument would be so much stronger if her government had been prepared to accept some of the victims of that unimaginable abuse? for example, the children who should have been accepted through the amendment. mr. speaker, as we move forward the -- toward the triggering of article 50, there is much uncertainty about britain's future. a responsible government would set a positive tone with our negotiating partners and would move to protect our economy, workers, and citizens at the earliest opportunity. instead, we have a reckless government playing fast and loose with the british economy. we will

flying to the united states and the united kingdom from some airports in the middle east and north africais about to get much more complicated. several airlines now must stop passengers from bringing laptops and other large electronic devices into a plane's cabin due to new restrictions that take effect this weekend. >> safety restrictions. the move is attributed to concerns about potential terrorist attention. john definite teirry shows us hw it affects millions. >> reporter: and the added twist of an electronics ban going into effect for flights to the united states. paul griffiths is ceo for dubai airports. >> we have our teams mobilized, we've offered all the assistance we can get to both customers and the security forces that have to enforce this. obviously it may not go completely smoothly, but we are pretty adept at change and ad t adopting new things and new thinking. and if it doesn't work, we will do something different that will work. >> reporter: emirates airline is allowing transit passengers to gate check their laptops and tablets. and offering some flexibilities for passeng

have fled further with some 230,000 in iraq, 20,000 in egypt and 30,000 spread across the rest of north africathe region struggling to cope, particularly in lebanon, with, just 4 million residents of its own, was already beset with limited resources. international agencies seeking to boost support. >> the first aspect of the appeal calls for $4 billion to and therefugees untries hosting them. >> however, 6% of the funding needed this year has been forthcoming so far, which may not bode well for the second part of the appeal. it is hoping to raise another $3.2 billion. next,the united kingdom the day after triggering article 50. the government plans to trigger elaws of national law. opposition has warned over a potential democratic ficit. working to end the authority of the european ball in the u.k. a day after triggering the two-year coudown to brexit. one of the main arguments for those wanting a break with europe was the ability for u.k. to make and follow its own laws without referring to u.s. judges. -- eu judges. now, theresa may's government has announced the great repeal ofl to incorpor

and britain ban most electronics on certain flights from middle east to north africa. what is behind the ban and how big is the threat? and fake attack. in an over the top propaganda video, north korea blows up a u.s. aircraft carrier and says it is ready to carry out a merciless nuclear attack. how close is the north getting to the real thing? >>> i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >> a day after the white house was rocked by the fbi director's testimony on election meddling, under president's false wiretap claim, the trump administration tonight is urgently focused in on its top agenda item, health care. in a closed door meeting up on capitol hill, the president warned [ inaudible ] that many would lose their seats in 2018 if they don't vote for the obamacare replacement bill. despite or because of the arm twisting, lawmakers described the president's visit as spectacular and a tour de force. some conservative opponents say they're leaning yes, but as of right now, there may not, repeat, may not be enough votes t

bound flights from north africa and the mideast will have to check most of their electronic devices beforeras and other electronic gear will not be allowed as carry-ons starting today. the ban applies to nonstop flights to the u.s. from 10 international airports including cairo egypt iman jordan istanbul turkey and dubai in the united arab emirates. homeland security and the t.s.a. will the no be specific about why the precaution is being taken. >> developing this morning, protesters got into a scuffle with police with a police officer in particular outside the allegany county jail in pits org were. authorities say about 20 people smashed windows and shot off fireworks last night as they protested for inmate rights. a police officer suffered a shoulder injury after getting into a scuffle with some of the protesters. at least 11 protesters were taken into custody. some of them took off running. >> 6:46. a live preview of "gma" is next plus panic in central park when a teen falls through an ice coated pond. david. >> not quite as chilly this morning but we have some sprinkles and showers aro

implemented at ten different airports in eight different countries across the middle east and north africaalthough, officials say this new measure is not country-specific. nine different carriers will be affected by the electronics ban. all of which into the united states. the new measure will apply to all airline passengers flying from those specific airports, regardless of their preclearance or airline status. senior administration officials remain concerned over the targeting of commercial aviation, including the smuggling of explosives inside consumer items. this video from february of last year, shows the result of a detonated laptop bomb on board a flight gatoring from somalia. the new security protocols will impact about 50 daily nonstop flights to the u.s. and the affected airlines will have just 96 hours to comply, or risk having the faa stop their flights into the country. gayle. >> thank you very much, jeff. cbs news senior national security contributor that's michael morell. the former deputy director of the cia join us from washington. good morning to you, morell. how unusual

travel from eight countries in the middle east and north africa got complicated. starting today 10 airports in these places will require those traveling to the united states to pack electronics like their tablets, cameras and laptops into their checked luggage, no longer allowed in the main cabin. >> i think it's too extreme. if you are a businessperson traveling from one of those countries and you need your laptop with you, i think that deserves consideration. >> there's an incredible threat. it's something i'm okay with. if it's something that is something that i have to lose in order to keep us safe, then i think it's a good idea. >> reporter: the department of homeland security says taking this step is necessary because intelligence believes terrorist groups are continuing to focus their efforts on commercial flights including smuggling explosives in consumer items. >> obviously, if there's something that's more credible that would i guess suggest that this could be used in a terrorism way, then i would say that everyone has to sacrifice for that. >> reporter:

-bound flights from the middle east and north africa. recent intelligence suggests 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 are certainly being put to the test right now. r >> reporter: no question about it, wolf, they're very much a work in progress. one house leadership aide telling me a short while ago we're simply not there yet when it comes to the votes but today, today was the day they were waiting for. the president pitching the hard sell trying to get this across the finish line. >

last year around 180,000 people fled to north africa from italy i vote -- by boat.r: with a red carpet welcome, angela merkel's visit to egypt seems like regular diplomacy. but her trip could be -- she is under pressure back home from india -- from immigration and that is where the egyptian president comes in. merkel hopes egypt can stem the flow of people into neighboring libya, africans gateway from -- from legal mylan's -- for legal migrants to europe. >> you know this means for movement. terrorists out of libya. the president has talked about this but there are smugglers and traffickers boosting migration into libya and we have a common interest to stop this. reporter: how the two countries will go about this is still unclear. egypt will cooperate with germany on the issue but seems careful not to overpromise. >> the main goal is to control the procedures in order to stop the immigration flow. whether crossing a state like egypt or through their borders. i would like to clarify that hearing -- here in egypt we do not have camps for refugees. there are more than

the kind of threreats that we're g a seeee from national security, is just look no further than north africa. look at the arab spring. one of the contributing causes was a very rapid run-up in the price of wheat. now, why ddid wheat almlmost double r ris the arab spring got going? it doubled because there were terrific d droughts in australi, and if everyody remembers the fires of a few years ago, and the russian summer. there were big droughts there. worldwide wheat harvest really contracted. so, you couple the drought with really y bad governance with already exexistingng stre, i i's sort of like dumping gasoline on and then just throwing matches. even though our budgets are very, very c constrained in the department of defense and the department of the navy, the climate doesn't care about our budgets. it doesn't t care about our politics. it's just going to change according to the e laws f physics. >> it's not only the military that is increasingly concerned. so are many financial and business experts. "risky business" is a nonpartisan analysis of the economic risk of climate change in th

the ban covers ten foreign airports in the middle east and north africa. they issued the ban due to concerns about potential terrorist attacks. >>> developing news now, part of the las vegas strip just reopened after a gunman surrendered after barricading himself in a bus. a stretch of the strip near the cosmopolitan hotel was closed for several hours during the standoff with police. officers say the gunman shot two people on a bus. one of the victims died. >>> in the same area on the strip, armed people with masks got away with a jewelry heist. police say the thieves used a sledge ham tore bust through the windows of a jewelry store and smash display cases. guests were put on lockdown. >> i noticed a person in a pig mask and he looks like he was holding something long and black in one hand and then noticed that he was holding what looked like a gun in the other hand. >> the thieves ran to a car but it wouldn't start. they triped to carjack some other people but officers say that didn't work either. one person was detained by police and they continue to se

-bound flights from the mideast and north africa.aptops, i-pads, cameras, and other gear will have to be placed in checked luggage. cell phones will be exempt from the ban. it w airlines. the impacted flights originate from 10 airports in several muslim-majority countries. the reason for the ban is not immediately clear. "no" american carriers will be covered by the ban. "no" american carriers will be covered by the ban. homeland security secretary john kelly called members of congress over the weekend, to notify them about the new restrictions. the official word is expected from homeland security sometime this morning. we'll update you as soon as we learn more. breaking news at 5xxx two assaults overnight at two different metro stations. one happening at the rhode island metro station in northeast just before 11:30 last night. right now we know there was an altercation between two people.. one was injured..and it's the second incident happened just a short time later at the gallery place metro station. this one involved the station

bound flights from north africa and the middle east will have to check most of their electronic devicespads cameras and other electronic gear will not be allowed as carry-ons starting today. the ban applies to nonstop flights from the u.s. from 10 international airports including chiro jordan istanbul and dubai. homeland security and the t.s.a. will not be specific about why this precaution is being taken. >> developing this morning protesters go into the a scuffle with a police officer outside the allegany county jail in pittsburgh. authorities say about 20 protesters smashed windows and shot off fireworks last night. a police officer suffered a shoulder injury after getting into a scuffle with some of the protesters. at least 11 of the protesters were taken into custody. others took off running. >> it's 4:47. and karen rogers will give us a live look at the roads up next. >> a local friendly's restaurant is making it easier to get food and sweet treats with a new drive-through. details in business next. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> good morning, everybody. we're looking live in penn's landing, lookin

change will involve direct flights to the u-s from nearly a dozen airports in the middle east and north africa u-s airlines will be impacted. the reason for the ban was not immedi and u.s. security officials declined to comment. direct questioning will begin this morning, in the confirmation hearing for neil gorsuch. the president's choice to fill the vacant seat on the supreme court delivered his opening statements monday. the seat has been empty since antonin scalia died last february. good morning washington. toss to eileen - even milder today - back to winter for 2 days - cherry blossoms in jeopardy thursday morning (below 27 degrees) - 70s return for part of the first weekend of spring today: mostly cloudy. some sun late this afternoon. mild. highs: 60-65 winds: nnw 5 mph tonight: clearing skies. cool. becoming breezy by dawn. lows: 34-40 winds: nw 5-15 mph wednesday: mostly sunny. breezy and unseasonably cool. highs: 41-46 winds: nw 10-20 g 30 mph an update this morning on a fiery explosion that rockville. police now believe the former homeowner blew the house up intentionally. the man w

the us is applying restrictions from ten airports across the middle east and north africa. turkish airlines is trying to ease the ban for passengers by letting people use the laptops and tablets until just before boarding. >>> >. and harrison ford had harsh words for himself after a botched landing last month. the faa just released his sheepish call to air traffic control. >> i landed on the taxi. >> ford later explained he was distracted by turbulence from another plane when he veered off course and landed on a taxiway instead of a runway. the small plane passed just feet above an american airlines plane about to take up. >> my name is harrison ford. my license is in my backpack. >> no big deal, take your time. >> it's a big deal for me. >> it's a serious violation to land on the a taxiway. it's unclear what penalty if any he'll face. >>> and how would you like to work out next to one of the biggest comedians on the planet? today hundreds of people in san francisco got to do just that. we were there as kevin hart hosted a fitness fair in san francisco. >> reporter: he got

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-bound flights from the middle east and north africa, and britain has targeted its security measuress well. frank gardner has this. frank: familiar, tedious, time-consuming. getting laptops and other devices through airport security on direct flights from the middle east to the u.k. is effectively -- about to get more complicated. british airways, easyjet, and for other u.k. airlines are affected, and so or eight middle eastern and north african carriers, following a similar measure introduced by the united states. the list of affected airlines was published by the government, which says the security of the traveling public is its highest priority. what caused this? last year's laptop bomb aboard despite out of somalia raised a lot of concerns. smuggled aboard by the group al-shabab, it blew a hole in the plane, killing the bar. amazingly, the pilot was able to landed safely. the year before, the islamic state put a bomb on a russian passenger plane out of egypt. in whitehall, the bbc understands, there were some concerns about introducing this ban. it is not based on any specific pl

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be banned for passengers flying on foreign airlines from eight countries in the middle east and north africaip reid is following this for us. chip, what do you know? >> reporter: well, scott, just officials tell us that electronic devices that are larger than a cell phone will be banned temporarily from flights coming to the u.s. from eight middle eastern and north african countries on airlines based in those countries. that means devices like laptops and ipads cannot be carried in the cabin. they will have to be checked. the airlines have 96 hours or four days to comply. it is unclear how lo will last. again, as far as we know, this will not apply the u.s.-based airlines. u.s. officials tell thus step is based on intelligence gathered overseas. they say they've been told that this information is not about a specific time-certain plot, and, scott, a similar incident took place in 2014 when airlines banned electronic devices on some flights coming from europe. >> pelley: more details about this on "cbs this morning" tomorrow. chip reid, thanks very much. a passenger plane crash landed in sout

smart—phones will now have to travel in the hold on flights from turkey, parts of the middle east and north africa airport in istanbul has just got tighter. no laptops, tablets and ereaders allowed in hand luggage on flights to the us and the uk. some passengers preparing for a long journey were not impressed. this airport is so secure. the security level is so high, compared to other airports in the rest of this part of the world. so why are they doing this from here? if you see it like this, you will say everybody can be a terrorist. it is not respectful of turkish people. i think it is not good. the countries affected by the uk laptop ban are turkey, lebanon, jordan, egypt, saudi arabia and tunisia. the us ban covers turkey, morocco, jordan, egypt, the united arab emirates, qatar, saudi arabia and kuwait. what has been worrying the us and the uk is a device like the one that blew a hole in the side of the somali airliner last year. a small bomb in a laptop. only the bomber was killed. the theory is that a small device going off in the hold, rather than the cabin, gives the pilot a better chance

from eight countries in the middle east and north africa. passengers now have to check most electronic devices larger than a cell phone. security officials say terror groups may be planning to target passenger jets with explosives planted in larger devices. well, authorities are investigating what caused a small plane to crash in suburban atlanta friday. the plain plan, a cessna citation, went down between two houses, setting one on fire. the pilot was killed. everyone inside the houses got out okay. one of uber's self-driving cars has been involved in a traffic accident. this happened in tempe, arizona, where the vehicles are being tested. police say that a car driven by a human sideswiped the automated car after an illegal left turn. no serious injuries. in louisiana, a former law enforcement officer was convicted of manslaughter for killing a six-year-old boy in 2015. derek stafford and another officer opened fire on a truck after a chase in marksville, louisiana. the truck's driver had his hands up at the time and was wounded. the driver

smart—phones will have to travel in the hold on flights from turkey, parts of the middle east and north africauntries, while the uk restrictions apply to six. here in the uk, counter—terrorism police have released all but two of the 11 people arrested since wednesday's attack in central london. detectives are still trying to establish whether the attacker, khalid masood, was acting alone when he drove into pedestrians, before stabbing a police officer to death outside parliament. here's our special correspondent lucy manning. the face of khalid masood. the face that confronted police officers at parliament. the face that looked out of the car at pedestrians, as he knocked them over. the 52—year—old was known by a number of names. born adrian elms in kent, by the time he was at huntleys secondary school for boys in tunbridge wells, he was called adrian ajao, after his mother got married. school friends remembered him as a sporty pupil, who liked to party. adrian was a nice lad, a fun guy, always laughing, always joking. worked reasonably hard. good at sport. played rugby very well. just an unas