All of the unrest over the past few years. Now, isis in the Sinai Peninsula has made repeated claimshat they brought down this plane. That is being regarded skeptically because theyve offered no proof. So, for the meantime, the egyptians and the russiaia both calling for calm asking that everyone wait for the rerelts of this invnvtigation. Anan alex, i want to asksk you, the British Foreign minister talked moments ago about how to get thousands of those tourists out of the resort area. Just exactly how do they plan on doing that . Reporter thats right, reena. Well, the foreign minister, philip hammond, said theyre working to bring home these 20,000 british tourists who are still in Sharm El Sheikh. Theyre trying to get them home by tomorrow. Theyre talking about specially monitored flights because for now there are no regular British Commercial flights being allowed to fly in d out. Britain n calling these shortterm special measures, but in the long term theyre looking at what can be d
Good evening and we begin tonight with the investigation into that russian jet that fell om the sky, breaking apart, killing everyone on board. And, tonigh Counter Intelligence officials focused in large part on terror intercepts. Conversations between members of isis. Those conversations came after the miderica tasair catastrophe. President obamaing in saying there is a possibility this was a bomb. And u. S. Authorities taking action in the next4 hours at airportsts across this country, just as millions prepare to travel for thanksgivingng we b bin withh abcs chief instigative correspdent rya ross. Reporter u. S. And british officials tell abc news, the strongest etched it was a bomb comes from isis itself, from rrorists talking specifically about a bomb. Tonight president obama weighed in for the first time. I think there is a possibility that there was a bomb on board and, were taking that very seriouy. Reporter yet, there is still no hard evidence of just what happened to the russi
This morning, new revelations behind that jet liner crash in egypt over the weekend. Did isis have something to do with the tragic plane crasas cma n ns country musics biggest night. See which stars walked away winners a look at last nights cma awards. Were enjoying nice weather in siouxland now but as we get deeper into november. What measures you can take to prepare for the cold before it gets here. Those stories and more this morning on abc9 news jessica rae we begin with the very latest on the investigation into the russian plane crash that killed 224 people in egypt. New evidence suggests a bomb may have brought down the plane. And now the British Government is taking an unprecedented stepsuspending all british flights abcs lana zak is following the investigation inwashington. An explosive devicerather than mechanical failurehas investigators taking more seriously the claims of an isis affiliated terrorist group in egypt, according to preliminary new evidence into the cause of the
It is wednesday november 4th. Announcer from abc news, this is world news now. Good wednesday morning to yoyo ii reena ninan. And im kendis gigion. Thank you for joining us. Were going to start on a serious note, begin with the search for clues in that tragic russian plane csh in egypt. First believed. Investigators are searching a broader area of the sinai desert for wreckage, and we now know that heat flash was detected around the jet just before it went down, but that still crash. With more heres abcs alex mamauardt marquardt. Reporter russian teams combing through the field of debris, looking for clues that could help solve this mystery. The u. S. Is not denying that terrorism could be to blame but ha all but ruled out a missile from the ground. A u. S. Satellite picked up infrared flashes which could be the crash itself, an engine or fuel tank explosion, or a bomb. A missile would have left an infrared trail. The search arere is now 11 square miles, indicating they believe the pla
From abc news, this is world news now. We do say good morning to you. Im kendis gibson. Im reena ninan. We begin with the latest on that doomed russian passenger yet in egypt. British and american officials now saying a bomb is likely to be blameme those intelligence officials are leaning heavily toward an act of terrorism as the cause of that crash, even though ot official investigation is far from over. More now from stephanie ramos. Families grieve. Bodies identified. All while egyptian authorities lead the investigation into what caused a russian passenger to break apart in the sky over the desert. All 224 people headed back home to russia killed. Now, u. S. And british Officials Say new preliminary information shows it is more likely a bomb, not a mechanical issue that brought down the russian jet seen in this new video taken we must suspend flights to Sharm Al Sheikh and advise against all but essential travel by air. He sayses in addition to halting flights, travel advice will a