sandwiches. a delta spokesperson says the needles were found in sandwiches in flights from amsterdam to minneapolis and seattle and two flights to atlanta. two of the needles were found by passengers and one was discovered by an air marshall when delta found out about the needles in the food, the airline said it notified all 18 flights from amsterdam to stop serving the sandwiches. here s what one passenger who got one of contaminated sandwiches said when he spoke to kstp. i bit down on it so i wasn t biting down on the sharp side but the flat side. it could have been, you know, a bad injury orally, but had i taken a big swallow and swallowed that down, i d have a needle inside. that would be very concerning to me. gate gourmet provided the sandwiches to delta. a spokesperson says this is a terribly upsetting situation. first and foremost is the safety of the traveling public. there s nothing more important than the safety of the passenger and crews. gate gourmet says it
be surprised if other areas also decide to reinstate mask mandates. and president biden says that the u.s. is reviewing its europe travel ban and should have an update in the coming days. he was questioned on the issue at a news conference alongside the german chancellor angela merkel. travelers had been banned since march 2020. here is what he said. we brought in the head of our covid team because the chancellor brought that subject up. it is in the process of being how soon we can lift the ban, it is in process now and he ll be able to answer that question within the next several days what is likely to happen. i m waiting to hear from our folks in our covid team as to when that should be done. turning our attention to the olympics now, and a setback for team usa basketball.
scoring a victor rooefr the environmental protection agency. the epa violated the clean air act and exceeded authority when it rejected the state s flexible permit program claiming it wasn t strict enough. they dealt directly with the epa. governor perry says it s a big win for jobs and texas. first lady michelle obama setting the record straight about the kiss cam incident last month. it was during a team usa basketball game. mrs. obama tells jay leno she did not intentionally snub the president. i had just walked in and sat down and i just saw my face on the jumbotron. i am still a little embarrassed. i didn t see the kiss cam part. i didn t know we were supposed to kiss. maria came over after we got booed for not kissing. she was just disgusted with us. she said why didn t you kiss.