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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

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