country? this could really change the way we view traditional airport screening. starting with the ticket counter in some cases. the bottom line here is this is a way to address looming threats, terror threats, against passenger planes without that wildly unpopular airport laptop ban in passenger cabins. starting today airlines flying overseas flights into the united states must implement these enhanced security measures or they could risk triggering a laptop ban or worse, a ban on certain flights coming into the united states. homeland security secretary john kelly announced these new additional screening measures over the summer, and said that this was an answer to the laptop ban that airlines did not like, that passengers did not like, that bans passengers from bringing laptops and large electronics into the passenger cabin, forcing them to check them as luggage. here s what we re looking at as far as additional screenngs starting today. greater scrutiny of passengers,
government were not ready for the storm. they are running off of 20 emergency generators, and using about 5,000 gallons of fuel per day so it s going to be a challenge to keep the airport open, and never mind trying to print boarding passes or get people through the airport screening. usually this airport presents 120 flights per day, and they are at ten yesterday. boris sanchez for us at the airport in san juan. what a scene behind you. such a complicated web to unravel there. appreciate it. and then health crisis
explosives no airport screening could detect it. kelly said the intelligence was surprising even for him. having been around explosions all my life, the device, as it was described to me, had an amount of expose of that i did not believe could destroy an airplane. kelly used a sports analogy to describe how multiple terrorist groups are working on laptop bomb capability. ideally they would like to knock down the u.s. airplane in flight on the way to the united states. that s the stanley cup, world series. kelly told the conference the policy is requiring airports to adopt stricter screening procedures in order to avoid electronic ban. chris: thank you. senate judiciary committee has unanimously approved the nomination of christopher wray to run the fbi. wray is president trump s pick
explosives no airport screening could detect it. kelly said the intelligence was surprising even for him. having been around explosions all my life, the device, as it was described to me, had an amount of expose of that i did not believe could destroy an airplane. kelly used a sports analogy to describe how multiple terrorist groups are working on laptop bomb capability. ideally they would like to knock down the u.s. airplane in flight on the way to the united states. that s the stanley cup, world series. kelly told the conference the policy is requiring airports to adopt stricter screening procedures in order to avoid electronic ban. chris: thank you. senate judiciary committee has unanimously approved the nomination of christopher wray to run the fbi. wray is president trump s pick
the clock is ticking. all right, jon. thank you. next tonight, the danger in the air. the department of homeland security demanding airlines around the world tighten security on all flights into the u.s. or risk an electronic span. the measures affecting thousands of flights every day. abc s senior transportation correspondent, david kerley, with the details. reporter: jetliners headed to america are the crown jewel target for terrorists according to the head of homeland security who tonight is announcing strict new requirements to fly to the u.s. it is time that we raise the global baseline of aviation security. we cannot play international whack-a-mole with each new threat. reporter: the u.s. is now setting what it calls a new global standard for airport screening worried about explosives being placed in electronic devices larger than a phone. the new directives affecting every flight, every airline, coming into the u.s. that covers 280 airports, 180 airlines, 2,000 fligh