moments ago in the mediterranean sea. egyptair flight 804 was flying from paris to cairo and it vanished from radar. >> search for debris is now under way. and here's the timeline to break down what happened. what we know at this point, the airbus a-320, that is the type of plane involved. it took off from charles de gaulle airport just after 11:00 p.m. local time wednesday. 56 passengers including children were on board, including two babies. >> the pilot sent an emergency signal at 2:26 a.m. however, the egyptian military denies ever having received a signal. the plane was 10 miles into egyptian airspace and was flying at 37,000 feet. >> and it vanished from radar at about 10 minutes later. egyptair confirming an automated emergency distress signal was sent from the plane two hours after it crashed. >> so let's get right to benjamin howell. he's been following the breaking news as has heather. he is live in london. what can you tell us so far? >> reporter: well, good morning, there have been a lot of conflicting reports over the last few hours. this plane has crashed somewhere

be gathering in paris, i would imagine, as well as in cairo, the destination of this plane. >> you're going to have family members on the ground in both places, wanting to know the latest information on anything regarding this flight. again, i want to tell our viewers there were 59 passengers on board. that includes one child and two infants. there were seven crew members and three security personnel on board this egypt air flight 804 that left from paris at around 11:00 p.m. local time headed to cairo when it simply vanished from radar about ten miles within egypt airspace. greg feith is on the phone wus. he's a former ntsb investigator. greg, now that the sun has been up for about, you know, 90 minutes, about an hour and a half, they should be able to get to the last known area of this plane fairly quickly, wouldn't you assume? >> you would assume that. but, again, you're talking about a search for wreckage that is presumed to have gone in the water. we don't know what the trajectory of the airplane was or is after it came out of 37,000 feet. from 37,000 feet, that airplane, you kno

onboard has gone missing. it is egypt air flight 804. it was en route from paris to r cairo. again, from paris to cairo. joining me via skype is mary schia schiavo. thank you for joining us. the information is egypt air flight 805, coming from paris, 58 passengers onboard, off the radar screen about 10:00 p.m. eastern time. what can you tell us, mary schiavo? >> well, not a whole lot, because there isn't much known at this point. on these particular routes, though, the heavily, heavily traveled routes, if there was some kind of a, you know, a mid-air explosion, something like that, i would think that there would be other, you know, other reports, including maybe perhaps pilot reports, but this is a -- this is not a remote route, in which the plane would go, hopefully would not go missing for very long. it is, of course, possible, there was some communications errors, and trouble with the communications, but it's starting to be a pretty long time for it not to reappear or for them not to have made some communication attempt. it's just very difficult to guess where it might be or why

security council. for the latest, let's bring in ian lee at cairo international airport. ian, we understand you spoken to family members at the command center set up there. what are they telling you? >> reporter: that's right. if you can see behind me, we had family members, dozens coming in behind me, coming to get the latest to find out what happened to their family members and loved ones. what they're telling us right now is that egyptian officials are very uncertain about how the plane went down, but what they are telling them it did in fact hit the water. it crashed into the mediterranean. this is different from the official line we are getting from various government officials saying they are not saying this plane has crashed yet although it is eight and a half hours after it disappeared from radar. right now, the main focus is on the strip of water 175 miles north of the egyptian coastline. that's where we have the egyptian military searching the area. the navy is out there. the coast guard is out there. they are cooperating with the greeks to find what is left of the plane. so hope

flight from paris to cairo. egypyptian officiaials believe terrorism is more likely to blame than an accident. ♪ egypt says that wreckage belonging to a plane that crashed early this morning in the mediterranean sea has been .ound 66 passengers and crew were on board the egyptair flight run paris to cairo. the pilots issued no distress call and wreak officials said the plane jerked sharply left and right before coming down. the defense-- minister said he believes terrorism more than technical failure was to blame. >> terrorism a more probable cause than technical failure. these were the technical -- the words of egypt's aviation minister this afternoon in the wake of the missing egyptair flight 804. [indiscernible] >> that's why we want to wait for proper information. >> from paris to cairo, it went missing halfway between the greek island of crete and egypt's northern coastline. according to egyptian and greek aviation officials, it crashed. >> you have to realize that with the current situation of strong winds, it's very difficult for any evidence to appear. , planes andunits abl

on heavily flown routes from paris to cairo and in the final few 45 minutes to an hour of flight that the plane was apparently lost. you know that the navy is responding. the egyptian navy is responding as is the greek navy. but jose, in a situation like this, the stakes here, as you expect, are very, very high. and the conditions here very concerning because it is not normal that you simply have a plane lose all communications like that and go down in the ocean. if you give me a second, i need to re-establish my communications so i can hear you. >> tom costello. that is the nature of live audio. there are issues he just brought thaup are important to under line right now. 37,000 feet is the average altitude of an a-320 that is flying in this route from paris to cairo. it left from charles de gaulle airport. no indication of problems on board. tom, you talked about 37,000 feet. it's the first thing i thought about when a plane disappears from radar screen. no distress call. 37,000 feet. it sounds like an average routine flight from paris to cairo that happens day in and day out.

airports right now in paris, as well as in cairo and an emotional scene cruising around 37,000 feet above the eastern mediterranean and we call in llama ama hasan. a statement might have been released a few minutes ago. what is being ruled. >> reporter: we understand the egyptian prime minister says it's too early to say whether it is a technical issue or related to terrorism about he said we cannot rule anything out. at this hour egyptair flight 804 has vanished at this point. on board 66 people, 56 passengers and 10 crew members. the plane took off from paris at charles de gaulle at 11:09 p.m. time local time. bound for cairo. egyptair said they lost contact with them and it was due to land at 3:05 a.m. so not long to go before it was due to land. that was the plane's final contact with air control. we understand that this was not a distress call. and at that stage the airbus a-320 was about 3:40 into its 4-hour journey not long until it was due to land flying at 37,000 feet as you rightly said. it disappeared after entering egyptian airspace and over the mediterranean sea and the pilot

morning. egyptair flight 804 from paris to cairo vanishes. the search for the plane and 66 people on board is happening right now. cnn is tracking the latest. good morning. welcome to "early start." i'm boris sanchez. >> i'm christine romans. it is 4:00 a.m. in the east. welcome to the viewers in the u.s. and around the world. our breaking news this morning. an egyptian passenger jet disappeared over the eastern mediterranean. egyptair flight 804 dropped from radar from paris to cairo. 170 miles off the coast of egypt. hours ago, egypt said there was a distress call from the general vicinity of the plane. i want to bring in cnn's ian lee at cairo international airport. we are seven hours into the disappearance of the aircraft. what do you know, ian? >> reporter: boris and christ e christine, right now, the main goal, the focus of the search is trying to find where the plane is. now egyptian officials, despite being over 7 1/2 hours from the plane's disappearance have not called it a crash. th they are searching an area off the egyptian coast. we know the egyptian air force and navy is invo

p.m. local time. it was heading to cairo's airport when it simply vanished. that happened about 2:45 a.m. cairo time. now according to officials, the plane was about ten miles or so into egyptian air space when it disappeared from radar trackers. i was the flying at 37,000 feet at the time. there were 56 passengers on board, three children. seven crew members as well as three security personnel on board. none of the passengers are reportedly american citizens. right now, egyptian armed forces are conducting search operations with a number of planes and naval units. and we hope a rescue, but then it could move to recovery operation. france has also offered to send planes and boats. egypt's military is reporting that it received no message, no signal whatsoever from that plane after it disappeared from radar. we are getting pictures of the family members arriving overnight. a crisis center has been set up at this airport. we are told there are 15 french nationals on board of those 56 passengers. joining me from chicago nbc news correspondent tom costello who is our aviation corresponde

that disappeared from radar. that airbus a-320 was carrying 66 people from paris to cairo. the airline says last contact with the jetliner was 280 kilometers or 175 miles off the egyptian coast. that's about halfway between greece and egypt. >> egyptian aviation officials tell reuters they believe the plane probably crashed into the sea. egyptair says there was a distress signal nearly two hours after last contact. that timeline is a little murky. we're not completely sure of it. we believe that could mean a distress signal from the plane's emergency beacons. but again we don't know that either. >> there are wipdespread implications to this single flight. we've learned the nationalities of the passengers on board. egy egypt -- you see the list includes passengers from britain, chad, portugal, algeria, canada, and sudan. >> our ian lee joins us now from cairo, egypt, where the flight was of course supposed to land safely. ian, let's talk about this distress signal because it seems to be that we need some sort of clarification. it now appears that they're backing away from the po

the american embassy in cairo. i was just handed this information, according to the duty officer there, we have been advised that they have not been in contact by egyptian authorities and as of now, there is no reason to believe that americans were on board. again, it's still very early in this investigation, so until we see that log of that flight log and the list of passengers on board, we won't know for sure. at this point, the american embassy in cairo has not been notified by egyptian authorities there were any americans on board the flight. this early information. i have to feel for the families, we know little information and we have to know, possibly on board that flight. keeping in mind in egypt, this is a military government, so you're going to have all military resources put to trying to find this aircraft. you're going to have the egyptian naval forces and i'm sure as well land forces searching for any sign of this aircraft. to the extent that it's possible, if there are any other navys operating in the mediterranean sea that can assist in an emergency like this, that

de gaulle airport earlier today. >> so this flight left at 11:09 paris time, bound for cairo. about a four and a half hour flight. about three hours in, the greek officials, greek civil aviation authority just performing a routine contact with the flight and with the flight crew, they say that they spoke to the pilot. this would be 2:05 cairo time. now we're in the very early hours of the morning. about three and a half hours into the flight. the civil aviation, the greek civil aviation said there were no problems reported. it was a routine communication. the plane was at 37,000 feet. everything proceeding normally. then about 20 minutes, just under 20 minutes later at 2:24 a.m., greek civil aviation authorities tried to contact the pilot once again and were not able to reach him. they then at 2:29, lost the flight from radar. they say they contacted the egyptian military to see if this plane was flying at a lower altitude for some reason. if for some reason they were not seeing on it their radar. it was at that time the plane was deemed missing and simply vanished from radar. now we

as we speak. i am maria bartiroma, that egypt air flight from cairo, from paris to cairo when it disappeared was headed to cairo. official saying the plane crashed into the sea. here is what we know. the flight had 66 passengers on board including crew, including one child, two infants, none of those passengers american. egypt there is saying the plane sent an emergency signal two hours after it disappeared from radar. greek residents and a merchant ship captain saw a fire in the sky. family the move on board going to charles they gaulle airport, cairo air force for any updates. we went to check global market action and see if there is any reaction on this breaking news. mixed performance, very fractured, but across the board this morning, take a look, travel related companies getting hit hard. the s&p is down 1% and the cac quarante 1%, the dec's index in germany another 1/2%. futures in the us look like this. we expect the lower opening and broader averages this morning, we are looking at any connection in terms of market reaction. dow jones industrial average right now expecte

over the mediterranean sea en route from paris to cairo with 66 people on board. >>> good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we begin this morning with breaking news. another commercial airliner has vanished from the sky. egyptair flight 804 was en route from paris to cairo, a heavily trafficked route, when it disappeared from radar early this morning about 170 miles from the egyptian coast. the flight takes just over four hours. search and rescue crews have been deployed in the mediterranean sea. our elaine cobb is at charles de gaulle airport. good morning. what can you tell us? >> reporter: good morning. the flight took off from here and disappeared -- [ inaudible ] crossing into egyptian airspace. a distress signal was received by the jet before it disappeared, but it's unclear if it was from the pilot or if it was an automatic signal. the a-320 -- [ inaudible ] egyptair says there were 56 passengers on board including -- >> we're going to hopefully get a chance to come back to you. your sig

it is egyptair flight 804. it departed paris, charles de gaulle airport. it was bound for cairo airport in egypt. it left about 15 minutes late local time in paris, about 1111:09 pam. it was scheduled to land 3:00 a.m. local time in cairo. this is something that obviously did not happen. we're talking about ten, 15 minutes or so prior to the scheduled landing time, that plane disappeared from radar, simply disappeared. it was approximately 260 kilometers north of the seashore. the shoreline there in egypt, in those waters of the mediterranean between greece and cairo. it is a most peculiar situation. there have been varying reports as to what has happened. we have the associated press quoting egyptian authorities saying the plane has crashed. however, there is not confirmation specifically to that. there have been various reports. interestingly, this is an area that is heavily covered by radar from a multitude of different countries in the region. so even if egypt radar or egyptair's radar was not working properly, it would have been corroborated by multiple different sources in

charles de gaulle and it's a similar scene in cairo, as well. now, the plane was cruising at 37,000 feet. far above the eastern mediterranean sea when it vanished. abc's lama hasan is joining us with details from london. good morning, what are we learning? >> reporter: yeah, good morning to you. just moments ago speaking on egyptian tv, the prime minister saying it's too early to determine what happened to egyptair flight ms-804 was due to technical failure, human error or whether it is terrorism related. he said we cannot rule out any possibility why the airplane vanished. we are looking at all directions. that's what he said. the french prime minister also echoing that point saying that nothing can be ruled out at this point. now, here's what we know at this hour, egyptian officials are clarifying egyptair flight 804 missing traveling from paris to cairo, on board were 66 people, that's 56 passengers and 10 crew members. the airline egyptair saying that the plane lost contact with radar at 2:45 a.m. cairo time. it was due to land at 3:05 cairo time so not long until it was due to

flight 804 from paris to cairo was carrying 56 passengers and 10 crewmembers. among the passengers 15 french nationals, 30 egyptians, one britain, one kuwaiti and one saudi to name some of the people on board. a massive search operation is underway. lauren: the airbus a320 vanished shortly after the it entered the country's airspace. the egyptian prime minister is says it is too early to say whether a technical problem or terror attack caused the crash. let's go to sky news for the latest. chuck nash served 25 years as a naval aviator and is a fox news contributor. he joins us now. good morning. we are following what happened late last night in egypt, that flight going from charles they gaulle airport in france to cairo, very popular core door connecting the two continence and it did not make it. what are the potential realistic causes of this crashes you see it? >> at this point, i will caution this throughout, it is too early to tell. the data indicates the aircraft was at cruising altitude or had just left cruising altitude and was getting ready for its descent into cairo airport.

were 66 people on board. >> about 11:00 a.m. local time in cairo. you start to see the still pictures coming in. we are getting them by the minute. families and loved ones obviously very upset at the news of this. 66 people on board the plane that was due to land overnight is gone, is missing, has crashed chld>> if you could tell me once again the reporter we are going to. garrett tiny. garrett tiny is standing by now with the latest information. an inside look at the history of other egyptair tragedies. unfortunately there have been others. garrett? >> yeah, heather and heather we have been looking at the history of the airline itself. we have not found any reports of major mechanical issues with any of the airline's planes. the airlines will sound familiar. it will has been in the headlines for hijacking related incidents. since 1976 the airline has been the victim of 8 hijackings according to the aviation safety network. you may remember the most recent one when a flight headed to cairo was supposed to land in cyprus by a man who claimed to be wearing a suicide belt. the s

in the mediterranean. >> the plane left paris late last night heading to cairo, egypt. it vanished from radar early this morning. an airline official now says a distress call was received from the airplane's emergency equipment before they lost contact with it. aviation officials also confirm the plane has crashed. >> egyptair says the airbus was flying in egyptian air space at the time. it had just in fact enteredee gypion air space. conditions were fairly clear at the time. so that might not have been a major factor. so what was the major factor in this? let's bring in matt olsen. matt, you hear the sort of news that a plane at cruising altitude which is supposed to be the safest point disappears out of the air and you think what? >> yeah, well we don't know exactly yet what the cause was, of course. but given what we do know that this was a plane taking off from egypt that, it was destined for paris, france, you have to consider the possibility. >> or the other way around. just wanted to clarify. go ahead. >> yes that, there was, that there was terrorism involved. given this par

getting live pictures right now. i believe these are from the cairo airport where that plane was due to arrive early this morning. it did not. our coverage on the other side of this break. was due to arrive early this morning. it did not. our coverage on the other side of this break. we've gotpeptocopter! ummy town. ♪ when cold cuts give your belly thunder, pink relief is the first responder, so you can be a business boy wonder! ♪ fix stomach trouble fast with pepto. (sound♪ of music ♪histling) introducing new k-y touch gel crème. for massage and intimacy. every touch, gently intensified. a little touch is all it takes. k-y touch. >>> we have continuing coverage now on that breaking news of missing egyptair flight 804. it vanished over the mediterranean with 66 people on board. and we are now going to some footage we have of family members, live video of family members standing by, waiting for answers. so many questions still left to know what happened to their family members and particularly in cairo and in paris. paris where the plane left. cairo where it was destined to l

airplane from paris' charles degaulle airport to cairo airport has crashed. there are reports that searchers have picked up an automated distress signal from the plane's emergency system somewhere north of the egyptian coastline. flight ms804 vanished somewhere over the mediterranean. the air bus 8320's manifest lists 56 passengers including a child and two babies and a crew of 10. the egyptian aviation ministry says 30 egyptians and 15 french and one belgian and one britain along with several other nationalities were all on board. we learned the pilot has more than 6,000 hours of flying time a short time ago. ben scraw minute hall -- benjamin hall said the pilot's name was benjamin shakur. the last contact with the plane happened about 10 minutes before it disappeared from radar. we are flying at an altitude of 37,000 feet and there are conflicting reports as to whether or not the jet went down over the egyptian airspace. the latest information crossing the associated press wire saying it was in egyptian airspace at the time and it crashed into the mediterranean sea. let's now go

headed to cairo airport when it vanished 2:45 a.m. cairo time. according to officials, it was about 10 miles into egyptian airspace over mediterranean sea when it disappeared from radar trackers. it was reportedly flying at an altitude of 37,000 feet at the time. weather conditions were said to be clear in the area when the plane vanished. according to egyptair there were 56 passengers on board the flight including three children. there were also seven crew members and three security personnel on board. there were also 30 egyptian passengers on board, 15 french nationals, two iraquis, and others. none of the passengers are believed to be american citizens. the a-320 aircraft that disappeared was made in 2003. according to egyptair, the pilot and copilot together had more than 9,000 flying hours recorded. right now egyptian armed forces are conducting search operations with a number of planes and naval units. the greek military sent the ship and two aircraft to help in the search. france has also offered to send planes and boats. egypt's military is reporting that it received no message

. the flight out of paris, at 11:09 p.m., paris is in the same time zone as cairo. four-hour long flight. scheduled to land at 3:05, we are told by the airline, they lost contact at 2:45 a&m 20 minutes before it was due to touch down. it was at 37,000 feet, as you say. 10 minutes into egyptair space. this plane would be coming into the airport and right now, if you do the math, it is coming up to three hours overdue. >> it seems like it will be a search for a downed plane. three hours overdue is unlikely anything else could have happened. i have been on this flight path many times, if they haven't started, they will start to plan, over the medterraini, i hd major terb bans coming into cairo from paris, it has always been a fairly smooth flight. these are all things they are going to look into. all of these possibilities, what happened, to could have happened to this flight. to know what exactly happened. three hours after it was supposed to land, i don't think anyone can think anything else, then it has crashed into the ground. >> dealing with authorities in cairo, not the most forthcomi

at 11:04 and headed to the cairo airport when it simply vanished. it happened around 2:45 cairo time, just vanishing from radar screens. according to officials, the plane was just about ten miles into egypt air space when it disappeared from the radar trackers and it was reportedly flying at an altitude of 37,000 feet at the time. that would be a high cruising altitude. according to egyptair, there were 56 passengers on board that flight including three children. also seven crew members and three security personnel on board on behalf of egyptair. none of the passengers are reportedly american citizens. right now, egyptian armed forces are conducting search operations with a number of planes and naval units and greek military sending in two ships to help. we hope it will be a rescue before it turns into the recovery operation. egypt's military is reporting it has received no message or signal whatsoever from the plane after it disappeared from radar. we are getting some images now of family members of passengers on board that missing flight arriving at charles de gaulle airport overni

from cairo, inspect if the authorities said, the armed forces and the egyptair officials. >> i don't think we have it. clearly, what we have right now is a search and rescue operation going, 35 miles north of the coast of egypt carries out this season. ejif ejiftz four hourings overdue. the last contaukt, 4 hours, now, the working out, and the condition of the debris, the size, the condition itself, is a a quick break. we will be right back. stay with us. of of inflammation that contributes to my symptoms. in clinical trials, most adults taking humira were clear or almost clear, and many saw 75% and even 90% clearance in just 4 months. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections and cancers, including lymphoma, have happened; as have blood, liver, and nervous system problems, serious allergic reactions, and new or worsening heart failure. before treatment, get tested for tb. tell your doctor if you've been to areas where certain fungal infections are common, and if you've had tb, hepatitis b, are prone to infections,

after an egyptair flight from paris to cairo disappeared from radar. that plane was carrying 56 passengers and 10 crew members. egyptian aviation officials tell reuters they believe the plane -- their words -- probably crashed into the sea. >> egyptair says the airbus a-320 was flying at 37,000 feet and 280 kilometers or 175 miles off the egyptian coast when it lost contact. one official says there is no confirmation as yet of a distress call and no notification of any special cargo or dangerous goods on board. >> our ian lee is standing by for us in cairo, egypt, and can update us on the search and rescue operation under way. ian, this all took place roughly three to four hours ago, so it's still very early. but describe to us what assets egyptian officials are sending to search for what could be any survivors in the waters of the mediterranean. >> reporter: well, errol, what we're hearing from egyptian officials is that all resources available are being used to search for this flight. the egyptian military, the air force is looking in the area as well as the egyptian navy, sco

know right now. egyptair flight 804 traveling from paris to cairo early this morning with a total of 66 people on board, 56 of them were passengers, including one child and two infants. ten of the 66 were crew members. we're learning that a group of families of those passengers are just arriving in cairo having flown from paris. now, moments before entering egyptian air space, according to greek officials, the plane made abrupt turns and then plunged steeply shortly before disappearing from radar altogether. we're covering this story with cnn correspondents and terror experts here in the united states and across the globe. but first, let's bring in cnn aviation correspondent rene marsh. there's so many questions involving the final moments leading up to the disappearance this plane. if indeed this was a bomb on board, how big of a bomb would it need to be to bring down this plane? >> jake, at that altitude, 37,000 feet, it really wouldn't have to be that big of a bomb. a small amount of explosive could essentially tear that aircraft apart because of the air pressure at that altitude. bu

f course an age of air flight from paris to cairo. it crashed in the mediterranean sea. 66 people were on board. the cause remains unknown at this stage. ♪ the search for missing passenger plane is underway in the mediterranean sea. egyptian and greek teams are combing waters for debris from flight data four. it is believed to caution the early hours of this thursday morning. took off from paris wednesday night and was bound for cairo. there were 66 people on board. included 30r list egyptians, as well as 15 french , among 10 different nationalities in total. we heard from the french president, who said that at this stage, no cause can be ruled out. information that we, the prime minister, governing members and authorities were able to gather, confirmed the plane has crashed. with regards to the families concerned and [indiscernible] egyptian with the authorities, we are making sure that all families can be supported and informed at this painful time. president is addressing the situation there a short while ago. he is reiterating that at this stage, they cannot confirm or deny

cairo before disappearing from radar. the search is on for the wreckage at this hour in the med ter and ian sea. 66 people on board. it's unclear what caused that crash. we have full coverage on this thursday, may 19th. >>. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning, everyone. i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm diane macedo. we, of course, begin with the breaking news. new details now about the disappearance of an egyptair jet over the mediterranean sea. >> our abc correspondent alex marquardt is on his way charles de gaulle airport where this flight took off about 11:59 local time six hours ahead of the east coast. it was expecting to land some four hours later in cairo. it disappeared shortly before landing there. oh alex, you're on your way there. what are you learning from your point? >> reporter: good morning, kendis. that's right. we've just gotten word moments ago from egyptair the airline flying this plane there was a distress signal that is now being analyzed by the military search and rescue teams. it's just a signal. it's very important to differen

mediterranean on its way from paris to cairo. just before the sun went down over there about three hours ago, the airlines said wreckage was found but the associated press says a greek official is disputing that claim. on top of that, u.s. intelligence says there are, quote, strong indication there's was an explosion of the 76 passengers and crew on board, state department says there are no indications any of them were u.s. citizens. but u.s. navy says, one of its surveillance aircraft is helping out at the request of the greek government. families are waiting for news on an exact cause. we can't conclude with certainty this was an intentional ability. that said, egypt's aviation minister says a terror attack is more likely than mechanical failure. the weather was good, and the crew was experiences. why do the plane swerve sharply before disappearing from radar a half hour before it was expected to land? kerry, what are we learning? >> we're now about 19 1/2 hours into the notification that this plane disappeared from radar. we have a general idea we believe where the plane went down, as nea

66 people on board. on the way from paris to cairo. we are covering the story only the way cnn can. we start in cairo with becky anderson at cairo international airport. becky. >> reporter: this is potentially a very significant development. were it to be true. this will be the first, i guess, bit of information that those who have been gathered here, the relatives and family of the 66 people on board, majority of whom were egyptian and french nationals. it will come as shocking news to them. given that this has until this point, been still a search and rescue operation being run by the egyptians in conjunction with the gsreek and help from the british and from the french and french investigators arriving here to the airport just in the past couple hours. by the cypriots and italians. enormous operation. the president of egypt insisted and demanded that this search be intensified. he pulled in assets from aviation and from the military here and from the navy. were this to be a fact and we are still waiting. we have only heard this from the spokesman for the military here in egypt.

out what brought down egypt air flight 804. the passenger jet on its way from paris to cairo going down overnight in the mediterranean sea. and tonight, questions are swirling. was this terror? and, if so, who was behind it? "on the record" has live team coverage across the globe. but it all starts with fox news correspondent greg palkot live at the airport in paris where the doomed flight took off. greg? >> kimberly, the terminal behind me charles degal airport is where that flight left from a little wit more than 24 hours ago. but now tonight, there are more questions about the deadly mystery of egypt air 804. first of all, the airline is now saying this just came across in the past couple of hours, that the doe bree found in the mediterranean off of the coast of egypt is not necessarily from their stricken plane. there is a massive hunt in the waters in the mediterranean to try to come up with any debris, any signs of the plane. they are also saying, according to in multiple intelligence sources here in the united states and elsewhere, fox news can say that no blast was senile,

the mediterranean sea. flight 804 was traveling from paris to cairo with 66 people on board when it vanished from radar. officials believe terrorism is the likely cause. search teams from several countries are right now combing the ocean or the sea rather. but so far, there's no sign of the wreckage. >>> san francisco's embattled police chief has been forced out of his job. the chief resigned just hours after a police officer shot and killed a young black woman driving what was believed to be a stolen car. the department has been under fire recently over several fatal police shootings of black suspects. recent reports also claim a number of officers had exchanged racist and homophobic text messages. >>> a store security guard charged with assault for allegedly pushing a transgender woman out of the restroom. our d.c. station spoke to the woman who said she was hurt and distraught by the incident. >>> a police officer in reading, pennsylvania, is finding himself in legal hot water accused of attacking a woman he pulled over. >> the confrontation was caught on video and now he's facin

america. and egyptair plane crashes in onte to cairo with 56 people board. conflicting reports on where the wreckage has been found. we do not know what caused the crash. investigators are looking at if there was a mechanical failure or terrorist attack. >> it made a 90 degree turn to the left than 360 degree turn to the right. the picture we had was lost. >> he rescued hundreds of children from the holocaust. dozens gathered for a service celebrating him. welcome to our viewers on public television here in america and around the globe. the egyptair plane that disappeared thursday is most likely to have been brought down by a terrorist act than by a technical fault. that is the view of officials in cairo where the plane was heading. it left paris and most passengers were french and egyptian. records have been found with our conflicting reports of that. morning even through their tears there was hope their loved ones could be found alive despite the plane having vanished overnight. the debris crashed into the sea. suddenly it disappears. this an attack or mechanical failure? the fr

. once they located the debris, and find the fuselage, then they get the black boxes. >> bhak fo cairo. becky, as you know, the disappearance, shying a light on how they handle the situation this time. here, the security for which, the maintenance for which. was outside of egypt. clearly, 30 egyptian passengers on pressure on the authorities here, to work out, still much confusion, more questions disappeared en route, with 66 people on board. another thought is that this is a plane taken down by a bomb. >> authorities have no idea to support that. based on congesture. fell out of the cause is more even that it took months, to admit to what happened with the me mete -- there. a flight inbound much discrepancies yesterday, thursday, this is now been in the mix for 24 hours. first details. 2:29, 360 to the right before disappearing, that is coming from greek authorities. the discrepancies come from greinke. we suggested debris has been found. that is road back on. that discrepancy, did come from the mouth of the egypt business. what we do be building the pilots, identify and as report on

associated press reports an egypt airplane crashed while heading to cairo. >>> also this -- >> what i said was incredibly stupid and insensitive. >> ed rendell apologizes. the former pennsylvania governor says he's sorry for saying there are probably more ugly women in america than attractive women. >>> and nbc 10 first alert radar tracking light showers right now. not everyone will be seeing the rain today, but we'll get you updated. 4:00, good morning. this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. let's start with meteorologist bill henley and his first alert forecast. bill? >> we're getting a close-up look of center city, where skies are cloudy. a few showers are in the area. the temperatures, well, another morning that's cool but not cold. we're at 55 degrees in philadelphia right now. there are just a few scattered light showers in the area, but mainly it's going to be dry. today we'll get to see some sunshine. 60 degrees by 9:00. we'll be in the 70s this afternoon. as far as the rain is concerned, you have to look closely. delaware and south jersey getting a few scattered sho

:09 p.m. local time, the plane took off from paris to cairo. it entered greek air space and then south of athens, the pilot was cheerful and changed the traffic controllers. 2:27 a.m., the first sign something was wrong, despite repeated calls from air traffic control, the pilots did not respond. then, just two minutes later, the plane's signal dropped from radar. at some point after initially losing contact, a greek official says the aircraft took a precipitous drop in altitude, from 37,000 to about 10,000 feet. in the 24 hours before its disappearance, the plane had stopped in cairo, in tunisia, back to cairo and then to paris. >> in each and every destination that you have mentioned where the aircraft was stopped, it was checked. >> reporter: according to a u.s. official, that included a security sweep at the paris airport. >> would that have picked up any kind of a bomb? >> the presumption is yes but now we have a device inside a soda can in sanaa that prior to that would not have been picked up by the detection system. >> reporter: for that reason, counterterrorism officials

: holly williams in cairo, thanks. flight 804 was en route from paris to cairo when it went down. mark phillips reports the french are taking a closer look at their security procedures. >> reporter: there's been no evidence the egyptair crash had

independently confirm that. egyptair flight 804 was headed from paris to cairo when it vanished from radar around 2:30 a.m. egypt time. that's 8:45 p.m. here on the east coast. 66 passengers and crew members were on board that plane. it was an airbus 320. no americans are reported to have been on that flight. egyptian authorities say search operations are right now under way over the mediterranean sea. aviation experts say two main theories are being considered. one, that a catastrophic breakup took place at altitude, which they're saying is highly unlikely, especially for this kind of reliable aircraft. the second theory is terrorism. >> this plane simply went off radar at 2:30 or so in the morning and with no trace. no distress call, nothing. that's very, very suspicious. >> we're also sorting through information that there may have been a distress call received from the plane. i'll have more information on the possibility of that in the next half hour. also, in the last little bit, new information we heard from the french foreign minister right near the airport where this flight t

cairo. 66 people on board. we'll get you updated. >>> six flags sued. man wants the ocean county amusement park to pay tens of thousands of dollars because of a cell phone mishap on a roller coaster. >>> and rising from the ashes. fire gutted this montgomery county church five years ago today. the congregation takes a big step towards becoming whole. >>> it's 4:30. good morning. a lot going on today. i'm tracy davidson. let's get to meteorologist bill henley with his first alert neighborhood forecast, a look at conditions where you live because, again, as always, they can be different. >> and they are this morning. we have some clouds moving through. we're spotting some showers too right now in delaware and south jersey. you can see the rain that's coming down. you see the showers headed across delaware bay from delaware. dover has seen a few rain drops. only light showers we're talking about here. most of the area is dry. and cooling. we're in the 50s right now in philadelphia. we will get breaks in the clouds. look at the temperatures. 55 degrees at 6:00. we're heading for the

was last seen on radar around 8:30 a.m. eastern time, 2:30 in the morning cairo time. it had just entered egyptian air space nearing the end of its four-hour flight at 37,000 feet when it simply vanished. the defense minister says the plane made a steep drop and sudden swerves before disappearing. there were 66 people on board. most were egyptian. none were american. some things we do know, the weather at the time clear. the plane a model with one of the best safety records in the skies. and both pilots veterans with thousands of hours in the cockpit. frantic search right now in the waters off greece. air space around the plane's last location is now closed indefinitely. the greek government has sent in ships and planes to search for any clues. and the u.s. navy is also now involved at the request of the greeks. family members and loved ones arrive at the airports, both in paris and cairo to wait for any answers. let's get right to our correspondents here in the united states and around the world. joining me live from chicago, tom costello who covers aviation. good morning. what's

tunisia or in cairo, and hidden somewhere, yeah, you know, that's not really going to be detected. what has changed, for example, since lockerbie, in that case you had a bomb that was by all appearances placed aboard in malta, changed planes in frankfurt and wasn't caught during screening. if you had a bag changing planes these days probably would be caught. but that would be unlikely to happen here because you would have bags connecting on to this flight, just the way the tickets would have been sold, it's out and back from cairo in this case, and so, yeah, the best guest and that's really all it is at this point craig, is that it would be brought aboard somewhere, you know if it was somewhere else and not caught. >> you mentioned indonesia and that's important to this conversation, because that is where this plane had spent time in the 24 or 48 hours prior to the flight from here, charles de gaulle to cairo, and we know that that part of the world over the past few years has a hot bed for terrorism at airports in that part of the world, ecically. if t was some sort of breach her

during in egyptair flight from paris to cairo carrying 66 people on board have disappeared from radar. this happened early thursday morning. excuse me. my alarm is going off. so once again, to bring you up to speed. an egyptair flight disappeared from radar early thursday morning. most likely crashing into the sea. that's according to at least one spokesperson. we'll go directly to leah gabriel who is standing by for us. a fox news correspondent, a former navy fighter pilot. thank you for joining us. you've been listening to the information as it has continued to come in. we've learned the pilot had around 6,000 flight hours. the plane disappearing, possibly around 37,000 feet. also communication with the pilot, or any communication from the flight ending around 10 minutes before it disappeared from radar. what does all of that tell you could have happened on board? >> the most suspicious thing is that it disappeared at 37,000 feet from radar. airplanes don't just, if something disappears from radar, either would you see it descending or something probably happened that caused to it b

francine: an egypt air flight disappears with 66 people on board. we have the latest from cairo. june's happening with caveats. defending deutsche. ceo john cryan has his first investor meeting since last year's shakeup. and an almost 50% drop in the share price. welcome to "the pulse." here in london. i'm francine lacqua. it is an extremely busy day. let's get straight to the markets. we have the fomc meeting yesterday. the fallout from that and the fact that investors had to read price their expectations of a possible fed increase in june. a lot of the immersion marking currencies -- emerging-market currencies are down. 0.6%. down travelf the focus is on stocks. a lot of the airlines -- the stocks are going down. news,we had that terrible egypt deploying naval ships to search for this egypt airbus. they went missing overnight. we have news that it may have crashed near one of the islands in greece. this has not been confirmed. highlymeantime, i suggest if you are a bloomberg . go to live gordha this is our up-to-the-minute blog. there is a press coverage an hour and a half

is a fox news alert. a flight headed towards paris to cairo disappeared from radar. the egypt air flight ms804 went missing south of turkey. the air bus a320 carrying 59 passengers and crew of 10. we're not aware if there were threats before the plane went missing. once again, if you're just joining us, an egypt airplane has gone missing during a flight from paris to cairo. both france and egypt had their transportation network as tacked by islamic state and allied terrorists ranging from a lone jihadist on a french train to a shooting down of a russian airliner leaving an egyptian resort. at this point there are no reports that suggest this is an act of terrorism. joining us now to discuss the disappearance of the egypt air flight kathleen bangs an aviation journalist and former pilot. kathleen, what is your take on this so far? >> this is just breaking news, within the last 25 minutes or so. so what we have an air bus a320 involved in an accident but that is not suspicious because this is one of the most-popular jets that the airlines use across the world. egypt air had a famous