Welcomes the program strict new measures to stop the spread of corona virus are ramping up around the world as the number of new cases outside china so posses those inside where the highest death toll outside china has been in iran where 19 people have died iraq has 5 cases its closed schools and banned public gatherings as well as flights from several countries in europe france has recalled its 2nd death well its only has confirmed its 12 and a man who returned to brazil after visiting italy has become latin americas 1st case well globally more than 81000 cases of corona virus have been recorded in 44 countries and territories u. S. President donald trump is due to hold a press conference within the next 30 minutes or so and will be crossing of a live once that gets underway well shortly well cross to latin america at its embassy and human in santiago on the new infections there but 1st lets head to the white house where our correspondent Kimberly Halkett is standing by with the lates
U. S. From eight countries. Abcs david kerley starts us off from Dulles Airport with all those details. Good morning, david. Reporter good morning, robin. This ban went into effect just a couple of hours ago. Specific airlines, specific airports, told that Electronic Devices bigger than a phone like this will not be allowed in cabins on direct flights into the u. S. This morning u. S. Officials taking the extraordinary step of banning electronics bigger than cell phones from the cabins of jetliners flying in from 8 middle eastern countries, including several allies, each of saudi arabia, the gulf states, all in an attempt to prevent this, a laptop smugg onto a smol yee jetliner detonating after takeoff. The ban prevents laptops, tablets, cameras and dvd players. It does not include phones or medical devices. What theyre trying to do here is take an extra step to take anything that could be packed with explosives out of the cabin and prevent some sort of a device being manually detonate
Major questions this morning. And sound and safe and sound. Did someone take meier si. Reports tom bradys jersey was found in mexico and showing this man allegedly walking off with it after bradys big win. How police cracked the case. Good morning, america. Welcome back to robin. Donke. What an historic showdown. Fbi director taking on a sitting president testifying President Trump is not telling the truth when he accuses president obama of wiretapping and repealing for the first time hes investigating whether the Trump Campaign was colluding with russia. It would be treason. Even the Top Republican said a big gray cloud is hanging over the trump white house. President was on the trail speaking to a large crowd in louisville but not addressing that investigation. So well have much more on that in just a moment. First to that breaking news about the ban on devices on board flights heading to the u. S. From eight countries. Abcs david kerley starts us off from Dulles Airport with all tho
Major questions this morning. And sound and safe and sound. Did someone take meier si. Reports tom bradys jersey was found in mexico and showing this man allegedly walking off with it after bradys big win. How police cracked the case. Good morning, america. Welcome back to robin. Donke. What an historic showdown. Fbi director taking on a sitting president testifying President Trump is not telling the truth when he accuses president obama of wiretapping and repealing for the first time hes investigating whether the Trump Campaign was colluding with russia. It would be treason. Even the Top Republican said a big gray cloud is hanging over the trump white house. With all that going on the president was on the trail speaking to a large crowd in louisville but not addressing that investigation. So well have much more on that in just a moment. First to that breaking news about the ban on devices on board flights heading to the u. S. From eight countries. Abcs david kerley starts us off from
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