. >> russia's federal security chief has called for the suspension of all flights to and from egypt until the cause of saturday's plane crash is known. the egyptian government has deployed special forces to the sharm el-sheikh airport from where the flight took off. security officials say it's possible a bomb planted onboard by isil could have brought down the plane. >> thousands of british tourists are stranded outside sharm el-sheikh airport, egypt refusing extra flights to fly them home. easy jet said eight of its 10 flights have been suspended on that friday. egypt's civil aviation ministry would the airport can't handle the extra traffic. >> let's go live now to al jazeera's rory challands. tell us what the russian federal security chief has been saying, calling for the suspension of flights to egypt. >> this is a significant development in the on going investigation into the crash of the metro jet plain in sinai. early on today, there was an emergency security meeting held in moscow. it was chaired by the president vladimir putin and out of that meeting, there was this new line, a new a

>>> russia suspends all flights to egypt as suspicion grows that a bomb caused saturday's plane crash in sinai. >>> hello. you're watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up. >>> end of the line. barack obama rejects plans to build a huge pipeline between canada and the u.s. >>> israeli security forces shoot an elderly palestinian woman at a petro station in the west bank. >>> and swallowed by mud and water. a dam bursts in brazil flooding a village. >>> russia has suspended passenger flights to egypt in response to fears that a bomb may have brought down the metro jet plane that crashed out of sharm shake on saturday. president putin made the anunsment and recommended flights be grounded until the causes of the crash is known. it will increase pressure on egyptian authorities, which were struggling to cope with an exodus of british tourists. paul brennan reports. >> reporter: there is a major exodus under way from sharm el shei sheikh. 20,000 will be joined by 40,000 russian tourists. russia and egypt described it as premature. what changed the kremlin's mind? the brit

my examples from pakistan, but i'll talk about egypt that because it is important. the overall point i want to make basically, and i come back, i am sure there is an easy way to do this. i got it. how do i go? so my message is very much the pres. to havepresent to have the statement that president bush made in his 2nd inaugural address in which you say we are led by events and common sense to one conclusion, the survival of liberty in our land increasingly depends on the success of liberty in other lands. the best hope for piece is the expansion of freedom in all the world. i think that that is a very wise statement given the world we live in people in other places. so getting back from moment, deep confusion in the muslim world and his concept of freedom and liberty. often after september 11 there was this question, why do they hate us. several magazines and the cover with the question. one of the answers that was given was well they hate us for our way of life, our freedom. they meeting here, often, you know, extremist groups like al qaeda so it could be an expensive category. let

flights to egypt. frustrations arising as they were trying to make their way home. i am still american, nothing less and nothing more ♪ takes oneorge takei broadway east on his experience in the second world war. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around globe. russia has suspended all flights to egypt on security grounds .fter one of its planes crashed the decision follows the british move earlier in the week to suspend flights to the egyptian resort. there is confusion as tourists trying to get home without enough aircraft to take them. we will have the latest on the investigation and restrictions put in place by the u.s. the first, this report. ticking under the hood at the entrance to the airport. locals tell us it is not always like this. michaela came to celebrate her birthday in egypt with her mom, mia. inside long queues for security check. >> i would say it is different. last time -- i do not think the security was very good. it was a must like going on a bus. >> passengers and aircrew are being patted down. bags are being carefully screened and the s

in doha. our top stories. egypt's president in talks on downing street with david cameron, warning that the russian passenger jet was brought down over sinai by an act of terror. >> we cannot be certain that the russian airliner was brought down by a bomb, but it looks increasingly likely that that is the case. >>> and the search continueses for survivors trapped under a collapsed building in pakistan. >>> and 3 million people to arrive by 2017 to europe say the european commissioner. >>> and i'll have all of the sport, including, the thing that happened in the singapore grand prix, and the same thing happens to this man. details later in the program. ♪ >>> the british prime minister has been meeting the egyptian president in london. the talks are expected to be dominated by the russian passenger plane which crashed in sinai with the loss of 244 lives, an event that david cameron says was probably caused by a bomb. he defended his decision to suspend all british flights across the area. >> i have every sympathy for the egyptians because tourism is vitally important to their econo

. >>> member of the team investigating the metro jet plane crash in egypt has said that 90% certain it was caused by a bomb, the flight from sharm el-sheikh to sta petersburg came down in sinai peninsula killing 224 people and member of investigation said a noise heard in the final second of a cockpit recording indicates a bomb and a memorial in st. petersburg from the crash and many of them were from russian and many from st. petersburg and moscow says they are cancelling flights under suspicion that a bomb brought down the jet. severe blow to the tourism industry which contributes significant revenue to the country and paul brennan explains. >> reporter: this month should have been the start of egypt's peek tourism season and the loss of 224 lives in a suspected air bombing is shaping up to be a financial disaster as well as human tragedy and russian and british tourists are the backbone of egyptian market and both have travel bans and several other countries have followed suit. >> immediately the russian market which is about 3 million people a year i think will be very, very har

the team investigating the metro jet plane crash in egypt told reuters they are 90% certain it was caused by a bomb. the flight from sharm el-sheikh to russia came down last week. a noise heard in the final seconds of the cockpit recording indicates an explosion caused by a bomb. that crash has dealt a severe below to egypt's tourism industry. paul brennan explains. >> this month should have been the start of egypt's peak tourism season. instead, the loss of more than 220 lives in a suspected airline bombing is shaping up to be a financial disaster, as well as a human tragedy. russian and british tourists are the backbone of the egyptian market. both countries have imposed travel bans and several other countries have followed suit. >> immediately, the russian market, which is about 3 million people a year, i think will be very, very hard hit and of course, an awful lot of holiday makers from britain, germany and italy are going to be very worried about the message that they send out. >> tourism makes you the nearly 15% of egypt's economy. around 12% of egyptians work in the tourism

breaking news in the deadly crash of that russian airliner in egypt. egyptian aviation officials are now revealing what they heard on those flight data recorders. >> a noise was heard in the last second of the cvr recording. a spectral analysis will be carried out by specialized labs in order to identify the nature of this noise. the committee noted media reports and analysis, some of which claim to be based on official intelligence, which favors a certain scenario, for the cause of the accident. the committee was not provided with any information or evidence in this regard. the committee urged the sources of such reports to provide it with all information that could help us to undertake our mission. sixth, the committee is considering with a great attention all possible scenarios for the cause of the accident. >> so the media report that official referenced says the noise heard on that cockpit recording is the sound of an explosion and that explosion is not from an accident. the report also said the recordings reveal there was no sign of mechanical malfunction. this as isis is doubl

suggesting that the crash of the russian passenger jet in the sinai peninsula in egypt over the weekend was likely caused by a bomb planted on the plane by isis or an isis affiliate. this would mean the crash of metrojet flight 9268 was an act of terror in the skies, the biggest such attack since 9/11. this news follows a move by the uk to delay flights due to leave from the sinai peninsula resort town sharm el sheikh, a suspension of such flights by ireland and news that the u.s. embassy in cairo, egypt, has instructed staff not to travel to the sinai. our reporters along with our terrorism and aviation experts are all standing by across several continents to bring you this breaking story. but let's start with cnn's barbara starr live for us at the pentagon. barbara, you and your team broke the story a short while ago. tell us what you know. >> well, cnn has been looking across all government agencies at any signs of what the obama administration may be thinking about all of this. and we now know that this is not a firm absolute conclusion, but indeed based on the intelligence they hav

a bomb brought down a russian plane over egypt's sinai desert killing 224 people. america's response amid concerns that weak security or an airport insider could have allowed a bomb on board. we'll take a closer look at gaps and security abroad and airports right here in this country. could new precautions keep americans safe? disputed intelligence, russia and egypt say there's no evidence yet to support claims or theories that the plane was brought down by a bomb. i'll speak with egypt's foreign minister who says the u.s. and britain are not sharing their intelligence. >>> and u.s. troops in sinai, did the growing isis presence in this important region a threat to u.s. peace keepers, are hundreds of american troops at risk right now? i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> this is cnn breaking news. >>> horrifying new images of smoking wreckage surface, president obama's now weighing in saying there is a possibility a bomb brought down the russian airliner over egypt's sinai peninsula. the u.s. is taking that very seriously. the british prime minister david cameron say

. intelligence suggests the crash of that russian passenger jet in egypt was most likely caused by a bomb on the plane planted by isis. is isis responsible? sources telling cnn that internal communications and increased activity in the region point to a terrorist plot. did an isis sympathizer at the airport plant an explosive device on the plane? flights grounded. new revelations are prompting fear and some countries suspending all flights to and from that resort. is weak airport security to blame? and how great is the risk to americans? ultimate betrayal, a stunning twist in the case of a police officer believed to have been killed in the line of duty. officials now say the man hailed as a hero had been embezzling money from his department for years. and his death was in fact a carefully staged suicide. did he use his police skills to cover up his crimes? we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we're following the breaking news. very disturbing new intelligence on that russian plane crash in egypt that k

egypt. thousands of stranded passengers tried to get flights back home. many don't know when or if they will take off. the right to die, is it acceptable to help the determinedly ill end their own the lives. that is the question german lawmakers are dealing with as they tighten laws. walking out, lufthansa cabin crews go on strike, a move that could cause chaos as flights are grounded. ♪ >> pleasure to be with you. pressure is growing on egypt after that deadly plane crash. russia has no halted all flights to and from the country until security is improved. the move is more extensive than britain's flight ban, which only affects the resort town. stranded tourists are waiting in vain. flights to britain were due to resume, but one carry it says that carrier says egyptian authorities have only allowed a few flights to take off. >> what is the problem? >> patience is wearing thin as thousands of british tourist plan to fly home from egypt. there is confusion whether the plan fight would be allowed to take off. egyptian police are carrying out security checks. has injuries are only b

that crash of that russian airliner over the skies of egypt. stay with us. ♪ >>> egypt's president promises to work with other countries to protect foreign tourists after the sinai plane crash. ♪ >>> i'm lauren taylor this is al jazeera live from london. the u.n. warns 5,000 refugees will try to cross from turkey to greece every day over the winter. >>> and the disappearing coastline of louisiana, hit by rising sea levels and environmental destruction. ♪ >>> hello. egypt's president says he is ready to work with what he described as all of our frebs to ensure the safety of foreign tourists after the sinai plane crash. he has been meeting with the british prime minister in london. hundreds of people have been protesting nearby at president sisi's human rights record. cameron says britain is working with egypt to restore normal flights to sharm el sheikh as soon as possible. >> but role is to keep british citizens safe and secure and put their safety first. and i act on the basis of intelligence that i receive, and advise that i get. of course i cannot be sure, my experts cannot

meets humanity. >> welcome to the news hour. in doha these are the top stories. egypt said it has been investigating local ground, staff and crews associated with the crash last week. >>> 66 years of mistrust, the historic than shake between the leaders of china rand taiwan. >>> indian-administered kazmir as the prime minister visits with an aid package. >> i feel i can save the word. >> we head to gaza to hear the story of a competitor hoping to represent palestine. >> egypt is checking airport cameras for suspicious activity in the lead up to last week's plane crash investigating local ground staff, too, and grew who had access to the plane. 224 people were killed when the metro jet flight from st. petersburg went down. britain, u.k. say than explosion is behind the crash but information is not shared. >> information about the incident has not yet been shared with the egyptian agencies with any details. this is a question mark we should ask as well because we're the most involved party we expect tech tall information to be provided to us instead of spreading it on various media

possibility that a bomb brought down that airliner over egypt. ballots in myanmar. first election in 30 years. a deserve trend noticed by doctors cause iing issues with middle aged white men in america. it was one of the most disturbing things i witnessed and that's how one officialist describing footage that led to the arrest of two police officers involved in the shooting death of a six-year-old boy with autism. >> reporter: state police moved quickly to arrest two police officers for rilling a little boy and wounding his father. investigators say six-year-old was strapped in the front seat his father at the wheel of this suv in a police chase this past tuesday night. police say he was killed, his father wounded when police officer norrise greenhouse junior and derek stafford opened fire in a dead-end street. >> both those individuals will both be booked on one count of second degree murder and one count of attempted second degree murder. >> reporter: initially they were placed on leave while investigators poured over 911 calls conducted eyewitnesses interviews and reviewed the cri

the u.k. is concerned that a russian airplane which crashed in egypt was brought down by an explosive device, prompting a suspension of all flights to and .rom sharm el-sheikh that was under the key topics addressed with the egyptian president before he left for london. he had a signature style. how his wardrobe could be up for auction, allowing the highest bidder to own a part of history. ♪ babita: welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. british officials are concerned a russian and liner, which crashed in egypt, they have been brought down by an explosive device. the u.k. is suspending all flights to and from sharm el-sheikh. that was after the last flight took off. egypt, abdul of fattah al-sisi, begins a trip to england. >> in the deserts of the sinai, the post crash investigation is not over but the u.k. government made a shocking announcement. new evidence is come to light that makes them believe the russian airliner was brought down by a bomb on board. >> there is a possibility that the russian aircraft was brought down by an exp

in egypt at the airport in sham el-sheikh and here at home. we have correspondents everywhere, the story is breaking. barbara starr at the pentagon, phil black, and in sham el sheik. erin mclaughlin. barbara, what have you learned? >> reporter: good evening, anderson. it was midday when u.s. officials began talking about this. a u.s. official teling cnn and i want to quote directly, quote, there is a definite feeling it was an explosive device planted in luggage of somewhere on the plane. they have had this feeling all week. they are beginning to assemble the intelligence, not a certainty but growing indications this is where their thinking is heading. they had been watching sinai for some time, watching militant activity growing there. the feeling they have now is that it is isis or an isis affiliate most likely behind it if indeed it proves to be a bomb on board the airplane and of course, this will change the world's calculation about what isis is capable of doing. >> so how are u.s. authorities saying they got this information? and did they have intelligence about a specific th

newshour. coming up in the next 60 minutes - russia defends all flights to egypt as suspicion grows that a bomb caused the crashing in sinai >>> israeli security forces shoot a woman in the west bank at a petrol station >>> a dam bursts in brazil flooding a town with waste from a mine. >> and all the sport stories, including france's national prosecutor accuses jack of leading corruption in the sport >>> russia's president ordered the suspension of all flights to egypt as speculation mounds that saturday's plane crash was caused by a bomb in the hold. vladimir putin asked to find a way to bring the 45,000 rushons on holidays. lax security is blamed for the crash killing passengers and crew. there's chaos and confusion as the u.k. tries to bring its citizens home. two flights returned some were stopped. egypt's aviation group said the flights were stopped due to security. as security was tightened at foreign airports. paul brennan has more. >> reporter: there's a major exodus under way from sharm el sheikh. 25,000 departing brittons will be joined by 45,000 russian tourists. russia and eg

>>> saying goodbye. the first victims of the russian passenger jet crash in egypt are laid to rest. >>> hello, this is al jazeera live from doha. also on the programme - egypt's president divides opinion with supporters and protesters turning out to greet him in london >>> myanmar's democracy icon aung san suy kyi says she'll be the true power above the president if her party triumphs in the election. >>> plus... >> i'm tania page reporting from the ivory coast on the increasing numbers of children forced to work in the cocoa industry: >>> the first of 224 people killed on a russian passenger plane crashed in egypt has been laid to rest in the northern city. [ singing ] >>> a 60-year-old woman worked in a school canteen. her family remember her as a good mother and grandmother. more funerals are taking place in and around st. petersburg, where most of the victims came from. britain's foreign minister says there's a possibility that the jet was downed by an i.s.i.l. affiliate. reporters in u.k. and russia are covering the story. first to peter sharp in moscow. the first funerals of

in egypt since the resolution in 2011. in 2010, for instance, there were 14.7 million visitors to egypt. since then, that number has never recovered. they were hoping, officials here in cairo, that this year would represent an improvement, but at this point, it looks like cent events are going to prevent that. john? >> has there been any blowback by the egyptians that the british brought their own team there? clearly egyptians believe their security was up to international standards. >> yes, well, for instance, when britain declared that it would suspend flight an egyptian official said he was somewhat surprised by that decision. clearly egyptian authorities would like to be seen as cooperating with british authorities to try to see what can be done to improve security, but eve been to sham el sheikh airport many times. you don't see the extent of security that goes on behind the scenes, but for instance, the only person i ever know who got stopped at sham el sheikh airport was a friend of mine who wasn't smiled. he told her she must smile before she leaves. she smiled and off she

egyptian foreign minister who says that egypt has not ruled out any hypothesis when it comes to the causes of the crash of this airliner. however, he did take the opportunity to complain that still the united states and the uk have not provided egypt with the intelligence that it shared with russia, for instance, and the intelligence that precipitated the russian decision to suspend all flights, not just to sharm el-sheikh, but also to cairo. he said egypt's partners, he is referring to western countries, such as the u.s. and the u.k. have not been supportive of egypt as it fought against terrorism in the sinai for several years now. >> ben wedeman, so appreciate it. thank you, sir. >>> ahead, egyptian officials as he was talking about holding that news conference in a few hours on the russian plane crash. we will bring you the latest developments as we learn them in that case. but we want to talk more about this with a terrorism expert with the asia pacific foundation. thank you again for being with us. now, that we know of this close call in august that, the u.k. government just r

british officials saying it was likely caused by a bomb. >> egypt's president along with the british prime minister talking about the cause of the crash dominating the agenda at talks. >> also ahead, the british prime minister says a bomb is most likely to blame for that air crash in egypt. >> we can't be certain that the russian airliner was brought down by a terrorist bomb, but it looks increasingly likely that that was the case. >> revenues the requireian government said it's retain a strategic highway into the divided city of aleppo. >> wielding power in myanmar says election. >> the egyptian president al sisi is holding talks with the british prime minister in downing street, top of the agenda, the recent crash of a russian airliner in sinai as well as security concerns in egypt. the decision is defended to suspend all british flights between the u.k. and the egyptian resort of sharm el-sheikh. >> i have every sympathy for the egyptians, because of course, tourism is vitally important to their economy. i want to restore our links and our flights with egypt as soon as is

egypt could start coming home in the next few hours. ben wedeman, just past 8:00 in the morning. limited flights set to resume, but there will be increased security and no checked luggage for those passengers heading home. >> that's right. about 20,000 british tourists are in sharm el sheikh at the moment. many have had their return to the uk delayed because of the suspension of flights tweep the uk and sharm el sheikh. special flights will be laid on by the airlines to be bring many of those people, but, of course, they will only be able to bring hand luggage, no check-in luggage from the airport. that comes after a british airport security delegation came to look at the security procedures at sharm el sheikh international airport. they apparently did make some recommendations and they did focus on the baggage handling system there, but clearly there's some doubts that still remain. we learned the dutch national carrier has informed passengers flying from cairo to amsterdam today that they will not be able to check in luggage, they will only be able to bring hand luggage onboar

passenger plane in egypt. ♪ ♪ >>> hill owe and welcome to al jazeera i am jane dutton in doha. also on the program egyptian president abdel fattah el-sisi is in the u.k. on a visit but there are questions about his poor human rights record. >>> the government has retaken a highway in aleppo. >>> breath taking images of the sun courtesy of a nasa telescope. ♪ >>> britain's foreign secretary says there is a significant possibility that isil brought down a passenger plane in egypt. the british government is hosting egypt's president on an official visit but has sent its own aviation experts to assess security at sharm el-sheikh airport. it has suspended all flights between the youkilis and the egyptian resort and says they will not resume until it's a security assessment is complete there. egypt's foreign minister has reacted angrily to the prove saying any decision before the official investigation is complete is premature. all 224 people on world were killed when the russian operated air bus came down. neave barker has more from london. >> reporter: since saturday search teams have

. investigators reportedly now convinced that it was a bomb that brought down that passenger plane over egypt after everything changed in a split second and went to black on the flight data recorders. >>> the hit man, cocaine, stolen money, and sexual harassment. more details about the allegedly dirty cop who apparently staged his own death to cover up his crimes. >>> and lighter fare, how will do the pen and ink peanuts gang transfer to cgi? an exclusive behind the scenes look. >>> good afternoon, everybody. welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper. this was not an accident. that coming from european investigators who examined that black boxes from the metrojet plane that crashed in the sinai peninsula, killing all 224 people on board, including 25 children. according to a cnn affiliate, these investigators are convinced it was a bomb after finding no evidence for a mechanical failure. we're also learning the u.s. and uk reached out and shared their intelligence with russia before russian president vladimir putin announced he is suspending flights between his country and egypt. our corresponde

. but neither russia nor egypt, which is leading the investigation is coming out saying that this is a bomb. what more do we know? >> reporter: well, george, when you look at this, in the beginning of this investigation, close to the beginning you had the united states and the uk coming out and saying that they believed this was a bomb and then we saw the uk suspend flights. then you had the egyptians and the russians saying that they believed it was a mechanical error that brought the plane down. we're really downplaying a terrorist attack. fast forward to today. i still have the united states and the uk saying that they believe it was a terrorist attack. or one u.s. official saying it's 99.9% sure there was a bomb on that plane. then the egyptian officials are saying, they have somewhat changed their tone saying that now all options are possible what brought down this plane. they aren't saying it's a terrorist attack, but they aren't saying as much that it's a mechanical issue. the russians had suspended their flights as well to egypt, which makes -- leads to the conclusion that th

>> hello, this is the news how are live from london. chaos as the airport in egypt. >> a woman's family said she was filling her car. >> two dams burst, flooding a village with mine waste. >> hello, with the sport, coming up, france's national prosecutor accuses former athletics chief of leading systemic corruption. >> russias president ordered the suspension of all flights to egypt as suspicion mounts that saturday's plane crash was caused by a bomb in the bold. vladimir putin asked his government to find a way to bring home the 45,000 russians currently on holiday in egypt. there's chaos and confusion president airport as the u.k. tries to bring its stranded citizens back home. 29 british planes were supposed to pick them up, but egypt only allowed eight, saying the number of flights was limited by the airport's capacity. they sent the military to boost security. this is a review of security. >> there is as major exodus underway from sharm el-sheikh. 20,000 departing britons will be joined by 40,000 russian tourists. russia and europe previously described the u.k.'s flight susp

course countries in the neighborhood like turkey, lebanon, jordan, also iraq and egypt, are doing as much as they can. but this is a global responsibility. our forum here at the dead sea in jordan is about all of us stepping up and supporting the countries and the neighborhood to do whatever can be done for the children and the families. >> when you say stepping up, how do you do so exactly? are you talking monetary aid, and if so is that enough? >> there are two forms of stepping up. firstly, it is very clear almost five years in this crisis that a relief only approach does not work. families want dignity, they want livelihood. they don't want their lives on hold. we need more support for work within syria. there are 7.5 million displaced in syria looking for dignity and livelihood. there are ways to deal with in a. the undp is working in those territories, but it is difficult to get support. but within the neighborhood of the countries, and the refugee needs to be able to enter the labor market and be able to stand on their own feet. the appeals that the u.n. has put out for syria

in the final moments before a russian passenger plane crashed in egypt. >> a climate of fear in burundi as a government deadline to hand over weapons ends. [ singing ] >>> dancing to a special tune in sierra leone. the country is officially declared ebola free >>> and saving the world's frogs - how scientists in panama are trying to stop a mystery disease >>> first to egypt, where the head of the joint team investigating the plane crash last week in the sinai said a noise was heard in the last second of the cockpit voice recording. the administration bolsters british and u.s. suspicions that a bomb brought down the russian airliner, killing 224 on board. egypt is continuing to resist the bomb theory, saying that all scenarios are still being considered. paul brennan has the latest. >> reporter: it's been seven days since metro jet 9268 fell out of the sky, taking 224 people to their deaths. flowers were laid at the crash site in the desert on saturday. after a week of leaks and rumours, an u.n. official statement from the egyptian crash investigators. >> the debris is scattered

yesterday around race-related incidents. then to egypt. >> no account ability for the mubarak killings, the transitional role that followed him or killing of protesters under morsi himself during the brotherhood rule. with the military back in power in the judiciary almost completely in support of the new military-backed government, the hopes for credibility for those unnecessary deaths are even dimmer. amy: egyptian journalist and activist hossan bahgat freed just this morning after being detained in a cairo prison for his coverage of the military. we will speak with lina attalah of the news website mada masr and democracy now! correspondent sharif kudos, both in cairo. all of that and more coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. university of missouri president tim wolfe has resigned after mass protests over his handling of racism on campus. for weeks, african-american students staged demonstrations over what they called a lax response to racial slurs and vandalism. graduate student jonathan butler went on hunger strike last

plane crash in egypt's sinai peninsula. this includes enhanced screening focused on certain international airports with direct flights right into here, the united states. u.s. and british officials have said that it may have been a bomb that downed that jet killing all 224 people onboard. egypt says it is too soon to know for sure. egypt's lead investigator announcing today a noise was heard in the final seconds of that flight caught on the cockpit voice recorder just before the plane broke apart in the sky, but what was that noise? let's bring in pentagon correspondent barbara starr, who just sat down for a fascinating exclusive interview with homeland security secretary jeh johnson. barbara, you spoke with him at the defense forum held at the reagan national library in california. what struck you most about the conversation? >> well, here at the reagan library today there's an all-day seminar going on with top u.s. government officials in the military, intelligence, and homeland security sectors, and we've talked to many people here, but when we sat down with jeh johnson,

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>>> russia orders the suspension. all flights to egypt because of last week's plane crash. i'm lauren taylor this is al jazeera live from london. israeli police shoot a woman at the a gas station and say she was trying to kill soldiers. her family says she was filling up her car. >>> two dams burst in brazil filling a village with mine waste. and peter gresesser returns to the city he was based in before he was jailed. >>> russia's president has ordered the suspension of all flights to egypt. the suspension mount there is was a bomb in the hold. there is already chaos and koon confuse at the airport as the uk try to bring stranded citizens back home. egypt stopped another eight planes flying to pick up more. they say flights were limited by the airport's capacity. >> reporter: there is a major exodus away, theyinglying be joined by 40,000 rugz tourists. the uk said they were suspending flights that coinicided awkwardly by the egyption president and endorsed by the kremlin's intelligence chief. they have described the uk flight suspension as premature but what changed the kremli

in egypt. the u.k. suspends flights to sharm el sheikh. >> hello, also on the program, egypt's president is here in the u.k. but there are questions about his poor human rights record. >>> the highway that divides the city of aleppo. >>> plus... >> i'm tan in a page reporting from the ivory coast on the increasing number of children being forced to work in the cocoa industry. >> u.s. and european intelligence suggests that a bomb was planted on board of the plane that crashed above egypt. they have suspended all flights between the u.k. and egyptian resort and said it won't resume until the investigation is complete. all 224 people on board were killed when the russian operated airbus came down. neave barker reports from lond london. >> investigators are scouring the area where the flight came down and where 224 people were killed. it's a difficult task with wreckage strewn across a large area. there are constant reminders that this was a plane packed with tourists returning from their holiday. the flight is thought to have broken up in midair. the armed group affiliated with i

took off. will egypt let the u.s. see any evidence? i'll ask egypt's foreign minister. >>> isis threat -- the isis affiliate in sinai is known for high-profile attacks using insiders. they're led by a mysterious cleric, violent jihadist. did he direct an attack on the airliner. >>> white supremacist plot. two virginia men arrested for allegedly blowing up black churches and synagogues, planning acts of violence against jews. we have details. >>> ben carson's self-described violent past, including a knife attack, playing big in the republican campaign. will it actually help him? i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >> let's get right to the breaking news. egyptian security has investigated every person involved with the metrojet airliner before it took off on its doomed flight over sinai that word from an egyptian source who says investigators are seized all cameras, sensors and related information at sharm el sheikh airport. egypt has not publicly embraced the idea this was a terror attack but some u.s. officials are piece together

chances, russia stops all flights to egypt and the u.s. has said to be considering a crack down amid fears a bomb took down a jet. ♪ this is al jazeera america live from new york city i'm randall pinkston and president obama is rejecting the keystone pipeline and trans canada was looking to build the pipeline to carry carbon heavy potassium 1200 miles to the gulf coast and opposed the project saying it would increase greenhouse gas emissions and libby casey is live from the white house, libby what drove the president to make this decision at this time? >> randall, this has been a contentious issue for years, seven years, in fact, and president obama said today he agreed with the state department assessment that the national interests are not served by building this pipeline and he says it won't make enough of a long-term contribution to the u.s. economy. take a listen to the president's remarks. >> shipping dirtier crude oil into our country would not increase america's energy security, what hauz in -- has increased is reliance on dirty fossil fuels from unstable parts of the world

intelligence, russia suspends all flights to egypt. will vladimir putin now shift his military mission in syria to targeting isis? >>> and on defense. as more questions are raised about his autobiography, gop candidate ben carson is defending his life story and attacking the media. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> breaking news. european investigators who analyzed the black boxes recovered from the wreckage in the sinai desert are now saying flatly that the metrojet crash was no accident. they're telling cnn affiliate france 2 that the flight data recorder confirms the blast was not accidental, as stepped-up security measures are announced for flights originating in some airports abroad. u.s. officials say intelligence suggests isis or its affiliates bombed the russian airliner perhaps with the help of an airport insider. after being briefed by u.s. and britain on their intelligence, russia has suspended all flights to egypt, and there are now new indications that even before that, russia has stepped up air strikes against the main isis stronghold in syria. i'll talk

interests, multiple narratives, examining the coverage of the russian air disaster over egypt. pakistan is leaning on the media telling them not to cover certain groups. we look at the growth injury that is row pa bottle journalism. advertising agencies saying no. >> first you pay then you eat >>> when that russian airliner came apart 33,000 feet killing all 224 on board what followed was a war of interpretation fought through the global news media. with no access to the site the investigation has been challenging for reporters to cover. various governments have big geopolitical stakes in this story over what happened and what did not. for egypt's president sisi this disaster needed to be something about something else other than a bomb on board and a security breach at sharm el-sheikh airport so as to protect juryism. for russia's president, putin, it needed to be something other than the work of i.s.i.l. and the russian bombing in syria. and for the u.k. and u.s., this was an opportunity to underline the risks of russian involvement in the syrian war, burr ultimatelily this is a story

airliner in egypt, egyptian aviation officials are now revealing what they heard on those flight data recorders. here's what they said just moments ago. >> the flight recorders were recovered on the first day of the accident, and they were successfully downloaded. that preliminary review of the fdr data reporters indicates the following. with recording stopped at four hours, 13 minutes, and 20 seconds. so duration from takeoff to the end of recordings is 23 minutes and 14 seconds. while the aircraft is still in climbing mode. last recorded air speed is 281 notes. with autopilot engaged until the end of recordings. our team is still in the phase of writing, the transcript whether which will take time to finalize a noise was heard in the last seconds of the cvr recording. an analysis will be carried out in order to identify the nature of this noise. the committee, media reports, and analysis, some of which claims to be based on official intelligence, which faufrs a certain scenario for the cause of the accident. the committee was not provided with any information or evidence in thi

egypt. pack is it stan is leaning on the media telling them not to cover certain militant groups. we look at word smith and the growth industry that is robotism. advertising agencies saying no. when that russian airliner came apart 33 thousand feet over killing all 224 on board. what followed was a war of interpretation fought through the global newspaper with no access to the site the investigation has been challenging for reporters to cover. various governments have big geopolitical stakes in this story over what happened and what did not. for egypt's president sisi this disasterer needed to be about something other than a bomb on board and a security breach at the sharm el-sheikh airport. so as to protect the vital part of the egyptian economy, tourism. for russia's president putin the crash needed to be something-- be about anything other than i.s.i.l. for the u.k. the u.s. and some of their natoa lies this was an ont to underline the risks of russian involvement in the syrian war, but ultimately this is a story about government's finding what they want to find, feeding the media

russian passenger plane iin egypt. ♪ ♪ >>> hello, this is al jazeera live from doha, i am adrian finnegan. also on the program. egypt's president dab del fatah sisi is in the u.k. on his first official visit i but there are questions being asked about his poor human rights record. the syrian government says that it's taken a strategic road not are you diamondback subsided city of aleppo. >>> plus mexico's cannabis club the supreme court there makes it legal for one small group to use the drug. ♪ ♪ >>> britain's foreign secretary says there is a significant possibility that isil did bring down a passenger plane in egypt. the british government is hosting egypt's president right now on an official visit. but has sent its own i've jags experts to assess the security of the airport in sinai. it has suspended all flights between the u.k. and the egyptian resort and says it will not resume until the assessment is complete. egypt's foreign minister has reacted angry saying any decision before the official investigation is complete is premature. all 224 people on board were killed wh

hour live from london. coming up in the next 60 minutes. flights to egypt sinai region saying saturday's crash could have been caused by a bomb. romania's prime minister and government step down as protesters blame corruption for a nightclub fire that killed more than 30 people. >>> rescuers battle to find survivors in the rubble of a collapsed factory in pakistan, and justin trudeau follows in his father's footsteps as he is sworn in as prime minister. >> we'll have all the day's sport including world athletic investigated encryption charges. >> we begin this news hour here in the u.k. where the governments have in the past hour announced that it suspended flights on egypt's sinai region after suggesting saturday's plane crash there was caused by a bomb. the russian-run airbus a 321 was carrying holiday makers flying home to st. petersburg when it came down killing everyone on board. let's go to neave barker. what have we been hearing from downing street on this? >> well, downing street made public in the last few hours, a key decision to stop all flights from the tourist hub

plane crashed in egypt has been laid to rest. >> reporter: 60-year-old who worked in a school canteen. her family says they remember her as a good mother and grandfather. more places are taking place where most of the victims came from. britain's foreign minister says that there is a good chubs that the plane was brought down by an i.s.i.l. group. first peter sharp in moscow. so, peter, asome behr day-- sad day as some victims are laid to rest. >> reporter: that's right. that first funeral taking place on the day that the search area in the sinai desert will end. so far 140 bodies have been recovered and many body parts, but only 55 bodies so far have been identified. so it is going to be a very, very long and grisly task to put names to those bodies. meanwhile in moscow the kremlin has broken its silence and it says, as we thought they would, they're sticking to this line that any idea of why the plane crashed, the british are saying that it possibly was annex explosion on board. that's pure speculation. they will continue to fly russian aircraft into and out of sharm el-sheikh. brit

structure. isis claims it downed the plane. egypt's president dismisses that. it's propaganda, he says, and warns about jumping to conclusions. the u.s. is cautious, too, about a terrorist link. >> it's unlikely but i wouldn't rule it out. >> reporter: investigators are working on the two flight recorders, extracting information but still releasing none. the airline metro jet claims a technical fault couldn't have caused the crashes, blaming an external impact. russian officials insist that isn't based on fact. among the dead, the sheen family pictured leaving for egypt. their deaths, like all the others, still unexplained. so investigators are ruling out nothing at the moment, not mechanical failure, nor mass murder as a result of terrorism. and still no official word here on what those black boxes might reveal. those hints, though, suggest an event so sudden and unexpected,