along with them and the social media piece plays back, a well. to be financially successful at doing something that you re passionate about, that is the real measure of success for us. welcome back. so airlines are preparing for a massive expansion of the trump administration electronics ban. and airlines are moving quickly because the ban could be implemented soon on flights from europe to the u.s. and while airlines are waiting for the order to come down, they are trying to iron out a few new policies and protocols. but dweelta accidentally jumped the gun friday briefly posting a sign at its cincinnati terminal that told international passengers the policy had already been implemented and they could only carry mobile phones on flights returning to the u.s. delta apologized for the confusion. cnn s aviation correspondent rene marsh helps break it all down.
because intelligence suggests that terrorists have perfected their ability to hide explosives in the watebattery components. european officials are voicing safety concerns that there will be a large number of devices with lithium ion batteries in the cargo hold. but the faa says the dangers associated with the batteries are reduced because they are spread out in bags, in pieces of luggage. and they are not actually stored all together. fred. thanks so much, rene marsh. still ahead, our report of never were before seen image from the moments surrounding a chemical attack in syria. we ll take a look at the regime s war on its own people. regime s war on its own people. we danced in a german dance group. i wore lederhosen.man. when i first got on ancestry i was really surprised that i wasn t finding all of these germans in my tree. i decided to have my dna tested through ancestry dna.
and this affects more than 50 flights a day in the middle east and north america. cnn s rene marsh walks us through what the new restrictions may mean for your travel plans. reporter: in an unprecedented move, the department of homeland security is demanding international flights from ten overseas airports in eight mostly muse lum countries ban almost all electronics larger than a cell phone from the cabin of the plane. the uk following the united states lead will now ban large electronics in the cabin of certain flights, too, indicating there is intelligence that s creating concern. it s clear that with the new restrictions, the united states is essentially saying that they do not have full confidence in these airports, in in these various countries to stop bombs getting on planes. reporter: sources tell cnn the electronic ban was not prompted by a specific plot. but in part by new intelligence.
one scenario is that the new administration in the united states has re-evaluated the entire threat stream to passenger aircraft, taking into account all of the intelligence that has come in over the last several years. thanks our cnn s aviation correspondent rene marsh for that report. maunch mad science down to the elite eight. and anti-scholes has a warning if you got some shut eye last night, you missed it. you did. if you went to bed early, the best game of the tournament so far. but don t worry, we ll have the incredible overtime buzzer beater coming up in this morning s bleacher report. he s the one. (vo).it was meant to be. and love always keeps you safe. we re fine. (vo) love is why we built a car you can trust. now and for a long time to come. the all-new subaru impreza sedan and five-door. a car you can love no matter what road you re on. the subaru impreza. more than a car, it s a subaru.
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