Well, good monday morning. We begin with the search for answers after a russian passenger jet fell from the sky in egypt, killing everyone on board. A grim scene this morning as the bodies of many of the victims begin arriving in st. Petersburg, russia. Flown back and loaded on to trucks. Investigators say the plane broke apart midair. Its too soon to tell if it was a tragic accident or a deliberate act. We get the latest from lana zak. Reporter this morning, the remains of more than 140 bodies are returning to griefstricken families in st. Petersburg, russia. Among the 224 dead, 25 children. These photos show happy families ready to make their way home from a vacation in the resort town of sharm el sheikh, egypt. Today, authorities are Digging Deeper into the mystery of what brought down the plane just 23 minutes after takeoff. This happened so quickly. So instantaneously, there may not be evidence on the black boxes. So what will be more important will be looking at the wreckage on the ground. How its laid out. Reporter with eight miles of scattered debris, one theory, a bomb. The probability here is with an inflight breakup that something caused that. Something on the order of a bomb or an incendiary explosion of some sort on the plane. Reporter another theory, human error or a problem with the plane. The exwife of the copilot said he had complained about the air bus 321, including on the morning of the crash. And a final theory, could terrorists on the ground have taken out the plane . An isislinked group claimed responsibility. But intelligence Officials Say they lack the missiles that could take out a plane flying at 31,000 feet. Some of the claims of responsibility were hearing from terrorist groups do not jibe with what might have happened to this airplane. Reporter and while a terrorist attack from the ground is extremely unlikely, according the experts, several airlines have said they will not fly in that space until authorities determine exactly what went wrong. From washington, lana zak, abc news. Reena . Kendis, back to you. Also overnight. A republican revolt. Rival forces joining forces to control the debates. Representatives of more than a dozen candidates met behind closed doors last night. In a suburb of d. C. , as they agreed on several changes they hope will go into effect before the next debate. I think thats progress. Thats my response. Its progress. Im glad. Reporter a posthalloween pow wow at this virginia hotel. We agreed to interject ourselves in the process. More than we have been. Reporter spurred by trick questions republicans say the press reserves for them. Is this a comic book version of a president ial campaign . Reporter the rivals can agree that questions like that its not a nicely asked question. Reporter are asking too much of gop candidates. Republicans are hoping to take more control of debate formats from moderators. Were going to insist on opening and closing statements. Were going to negotiate with sponsors directly about format. Reporter dr. Ben carson speaking with Martha Raddatz on this week. We should have moderators who are interested in disseminating the information about the candidates. As opposed to, you know, gotcha, you did this, you defend yourself on that. Reporter senator ted cruz is a little bit more ambitious. Could you imagine a debate moderated by sean hannity and Rush Limbaugh and mark levin . Reporter onetime frontrunner jeb bush is trying to regroup his campaign after a poor showing in last weeks debate. I have enough humility to know that i have to get better. Reporter the next question may be whether bush remains a viable candidate. Nine days and counting until the next debate. And on the democratic side, Bernie Sanders is releasing the first tv ad of his campaign. He spent 2 million for air time in iowa and New Hampshire for the spot that highlights his journey from brooklyn to the u. S. Senate. It depicts sanders as a longtime fighter against injustice and inequality. It mentions his opposition to the iraq war and his battle with wall street. A powerful line of storms taking aim at southeast this morning. After taking on waterlogged texas. The death toll in the lone star states Flood Disaster is up to six. After another round of violent storms over the weekend, some parts of houston got nearly a foot of rain since friday. Inundating homes. Sweeping away cars. Triggering more than 130 highwater rescues. Those powerful storms also spawned tornadoes. Nearly a dozen from texas to mississippi. With six twisters reported in south and east of houston. Cleanup efforts under way, including in the city of friendswood. Where the National Weather service says an ef2 tornado caused widespread damage. That band of storms moving through the southeast. And later, the latest weather radar shows a particularly strong band moving eastward across the florida panhandle. Molly cochran from accuweather joins us now. Good morning, molly. Good morning, kendis and reena. Umbrellas going to be getting a good workout on monday in atlanta. Also into the charlotte area. Those flights could be hindered due to the wet weather. Do keep that in mind. The next system moves on shore for the pac northwest, bringing rain, snow, a wintry mix. First significant snowfall of the season coming up across the sierra nevadas. Definitely could be good news for the california drought. Higher elevations could get 6 to 12 inches of snow. Kendis and reena back to you. Our thanks to Molly Cochran there at accuweather. Breaking overnight, in arizona, people across the phoenix area a bit shaken up after a string of small earthquakes. The first quake was a magnitude 3. 2 tremor, striking around 9 00 last night near black canyon city. Two slightly stronger quakes struck before midnight, 4. 1 and 4. 0. No reports of injuries or any damage. A onetime president ial candidate who was almost larger than life is being remembered this morning. Former Tennessee Republican senator Fred Thompson has died from a recurrence of lymphoma. Thompsons career spanned from washington to hollywood and back. Serving eight years in the senate. Appearing in law order and at least 20 motion pictures, including in the line of fire and the hunt for red october. The former senator was 73 years old. Pope francis is planning a trip to mexico. Church Officials Say the pontiff will visit in february. Hes expected to address the violence plaguing mexico. But also the issue of migration. Thats a theme he touched on during his visit to the United States in september. Francis, youll remember is from argentina. This will be his fourth trip to the americas since becoming pope. The Kansas City Royals are the new world series champions. The royals, scoreless in game five, until the ninth inning. But then the breakaway took place in the 12th to defeat the new york mets, 72. The jubilant team celebrating their first world series win in three decades. Theyll celebrate again on tuesday with parade through the streets of kansas city. What a night for those folks. And their fans. Minutes after the royals win, merchandise hit the market. Yes, fanatics started selling royals champs gear. Including a shirt that reads party like its 1985. Thats the last time they won the world series. More highlights coming up from espn. Of course, its kind of ironic that the royals won this in queens. But for mets fans, i believe, the royals lost last year, won this year. Right . Is there hope . There could be hope for next year. Right. An e. Coli investigation rocking chipotle. That restaurant closing dozens of stores. And caught on camera. A routine traffic stop turning violent for a Police Officer when the driver steps on the pedal. Plus, candy concerns. Police warning parents after hidden dangers are found inside halloween treats. Every day its getting closer going faster than a roller coaster a love like yours will surely come my way hey, hey, hey every day its getting closer going faster than a roller coaster a love like yours will surely come my way hey, hey, hey babies arent fully developed until at least 39 weeks, which means babies born even a few weeks early can have breathing, feeding, and learning problems. If your pregnancy is healthy, wait for labor to begin on its own. A healthy baby is worth the wait. A first look this morning of the aftermath of a house explosion in suburban detroit. The blast was felt as far away as three miles. It lefed this house completely. Blew out the windows of nearby homes. And sent at least one man to the hospital with significant burns. Hes expected to survive. No word on the cause of that explosion. Encouraging news in the search for the black box from the cargo ship el faro. Wreckage believed to be the ship looks to be upright on the ocean floor. The wreckage was found over the week end by the navy. The black box is critical the finding out why the giant went down. 33 crew members died when the ship sank during hurricane joaquin. That was earlier last month. The e. Coli outbreak at chipotle in Washington State and oregon is expected to widen. Chipotle has shut down all restaurants in both states after nearly two dozen people became six. Eight of them seriously. The outbreak most likely came from a fresh food product and not a sick individual. Doctors encourage anyone who ate at those stores and got sick to be tested. Halloween scared people away from theaters. It was the lowest grossing weekend of the year at the box office. Bradley coopers burnt fell below predictions, as did our brand is crisis. Giving Sandra Bullock her worst opening ever. The martian on top with 11 million. Goose bumps 10 million. And bridge of spies had 8 million. Well see how the new James Bond Film does on friday. When we come back, the during scenes. Punches thrown from the backseat. An uber driver under attack. And one of the craziest football plays ever. The mistake the refs made and the price theyre paying for it. On your medicare look part d prescriptions. At walgreens, we call that carpe med diem. Thats almost latin for seize the day to get more out of life and Medicare Part d. From onedollar copays on select plans. To now reward points on all prescriptions, walgreens has you covered. So drop by and seize the savings walgreens. At the corner of happy and healthy. Guest pc does what . through the door pc does amazingly thin designs. Pc does what no pc has done before. Does yours . Im gellin and zinfandellin. And so is my new bride, helen mcmellin im so happy my eyes are wellin dr. 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This woman saw the horror unfold and called 911. It was pretty scary. He looked right at me. I was like, okay. I started walking away. I said, oh, please dont shoot me. Police are looking for a motive. But they say the gunman made an angry blog post in the days before the shooting. He wrote against religion, the government, and his father. Frightening moments for a michigan Police Officer all caught on dash camera. He was trying to give the driver a ticket for a suspended license when the pair began to struggle. The driver then jumped in her car and watch what happens. Slamming it in reverse. Taking the cop along with her. He, by the way, were told, physically okay. Back on the job. The driver is facing several serious charges as a result of that. Meantime in orange county, california, a vicious attack on an uber cab driver. Police say an apparently intoxicated passenger, 32yearold benjamin golden, punched and pulled the hair of the driver before the driver peppersprayed him. Golden was arrested at the scene. The driver says hes looking for gnaw job because he doesnt feel safe driving for uber. A disturbing find in the meantime for trickortreaters in pennsylvania. Several kids found sewing needles in their halloween candy. The needles were found in candy bars collected from kennett square. No reports of anyone getting hurt. Time for sports. The royals are world series champs, beating the mets in another nailbiter. Yes. Lets get highlights from our guys at espn. Hey, there, good morning. Jay harris, john buccigross. Big sunday in sports. Lots of nfl. First, we have a world series champion. The Kansas City Royals. Down, 21. One out. Salvador perez. David wright. Two outs. Here comes eric hosmer. If lucas duda makes an accurate throw, the game is over. Would have been a double play. Dudas throw goes wild. We go to extra innings. And Christian Colon singles in jarrod dyson. Royals win. Theyre champions. Huge nfl matchup. Peyton manning and the broncos hosting the packers in game between undefeated teams. Ronny hillman to the middle and runs to the left side. Strong side. His second td of the night. Broncos up, 140. Packers down, 2710, fourth quarter. First and ten at their own 13. Aaron rodgers hit by ware. Rodgers recovers in the end zone. Broncos defense held rodgers to just 77 passing yards. They win it, 2910. Watch football tonight on espn. Panthers and colts. Monday night football. It will be a good one. Good morning, america. Good morning, fellas. All right, some more sports right now. Because some College Football referees are in hot water this morning. All of it centers around these six crucial seconds in this weekends miamiduke game. Duke up by three points kicks off to miami, where player after player passes the ball. Were talking eight times. Until one player breaks free, races down the sideline, and yep, scores. Miami wins this one, 3027. Yesterday, the acc announced that the referees made four crucial errors. And suspended all of them. Yeah, and still that zany, gamewinning touchdown, remains on the books. A thrilling victory for miami. Even though its an agonizing defeat for duke. And a big mistake all around. Fun to watch, but how long does it take to be certified to be a ref . Obviously not long enough. Up next in the pulse. Feline psychology. What your cat really thinks about you. And possibly the best costume of the the year. Can you guess who this is . As jessica rabbit . Halle berry . No. Uess who this is . As Jessica Rabbitt . Halle berry . After 1 week, fine lines appear to fade, 1 month, deep wrinkles look smoother. And after one year, skin looks ageless. Make you roc retinol resolution today and put your best face forward in 2016. High performance skincare only from roc®. New citracal pearls. Dedelicious berries and cream. Soft, chewable, calcium plus vitamin d. Only from citracal. Not yet. Not yet. 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Measuring up to 50 feet long, the whale was spotted tangled in fishing lines. It was quickly dispatched for the rescue. It took three hours to cut more than 230 feet of rope. It was attached to heavy lobster traps. Okay, and now that the holiday is over, who won halloween . I would say supermodel heidi klum, always a top contender. This year, becoming jessica rabbit. The quote, ultimate male fantasy. She spent hours transforming herself into the sexy cartoon character. Completely unrecognizable in the end. Wow. Thats awesome. A great job. Then theres viola davis daughter, genesis, melting every mothers heart. Dressing up as her own mom, complete with her own golden statue. I like that one. Also in the running, aladdin. Turning heads in a usually jaded city. Were not jaded. No. They did good jobs. Sure did. More news after this. I was on the go. I was organized. I was a doer. Then the chronic, widespread pain drained my energy. 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Fibromyalgia may have changed things but with less pain, im still a doer. Ask your doctor about lyrica today. Lyrica, move forward with less fibromyalgia pain. Live from the kgotv Broadcast Center this is abc7 news. Good monday morning. Thank you for joining us. When you are rested it is hard to know how to act after an extra hour of sleep going back to standard time. We also have the rain we have been talking about. It is here. Meteorologist mike nicco . The storm used the hour for gather extra moisture. Here is live doppler hd with a green shield across most of our neighbors, and no escaping the wet weather today. As we put it in motion you can see the back edge of the line moving through cloverdale so steady rain through most of the morning commute. It is falling in San Francisco on the embarcadero at. 12 so rain influence the 7 00 hour, then we turn to showers by noon and a possibility showers and thunderstorms, that will taper by 4 00, visit our temperatures, mid50 to mid60s and by 7 00 the event is over. Here 10 look at a big rig traveling on the bay bridge that crashed into the offramp, eastbound at Treasure Island and that was going to cause major delays. You can sigh the lower deck covered in debris and respond c. H. P. And all lanes have reopened and we back to normal headed into the east bay. That is not the only problem at the east bay, we do have a couple of sigalerts. From emeryville camera to the eastern span of the bay bridge traffic, so far, so good, quiet into San Francisco. The problem spot is here as we track weather and traffic, you can see the areas shaded in darker friend an indication of where we have harder rain and more soak the conditions. Traffic is bumpertobumper traffic over the Altamont Pass because of a big rig accident westbound 580 at greenville road. We have a big rig accident eastbound direction, as well, with sigalerts until further notice. Now you are looking at two hours and 46 minutes, almost three hours to head out of tracy to get to down lynn. Thank you is a big headache. We will watch 580 all morning. The first major storm of the season is going to make for dangerous and difficult conditions for many bay area commuters. We will go to Amy Hollyfield in the north bay with the brunt of the rain action. We just got here if the north bay and we are getting a light rain. At sir Francis Drake boulevard you can see the road are wet. It has been getting rain for a while here. It is nice and wet. Also, not just here but the rain rolled in last night. Look at the