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Down metrojet 9268. >> translator: the likelihood of a terrorist attack still cannot be ruled out, that is why such a decision was made. >> reporter: u.s. officials are now piecing together clues but very v. no forensic evidence shared by russian or egyptian investigators. some u.s. analysts believe the most likely scenario is jihadists planted a bomb with a timer on the plane by someone that had access, rather than a passenger sneaking it through the security system. u.s. officials tell cnn. ho...

Sobering realization, that some of that rhetoric will be tempered. >> some of the rhetoric tempered, maybe some of the confidence on the issues tempered. whenever i sit down with guys like this, i always ask them what truly keeps them up at night? we have a lot of attention about the terror threat and so on. consistently when i ask people like director clapper, whats at the top of their list of national security concerns? they always mention two countries, russia and china, particularly on the c...

Already is progress. alisyn? >> keep us posted on all of the developments from there. meanwhile back at home, the senate burning the midnight oil, passing a budget bill with support from both sides of the aisle. the bill avoids a default and lifts the threat of a government shutdown. senator rand paul broke away from the campaign trail to filibuster this deal which he said was the product of a, quote, unholy alliance. but that effort failed. it now goes to president obama who is expected to sign...

President obama to meet with the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, one of the strongest opponents of the dole. last time prime minister netanyahu was in the united states was to rail against the deal in congress. president obama did not meet with him during that trip in the spring. breaking news and just in, president obama said moments ago that russias troop buildup in syria is, quote, doomed to failure. the remarks at the presidents town hall meeting with the military members. the ...

Probably 20 times over the last two years. all the way through to two fridays ago when that story wame came out. i proceed it out with some of our intelligence official who is i cant reveal who they were. put that story in front of them and said if this is true, i am a no. you need to address this concern. i was given probably the most thorough review that almost any member had access to as far as what the actual process is. for iran to reveal their previous military dimensions. i can say in no ...

Kilometers. the military is also digging ditches behind the wall. now, u.s. officials have confirmed isis used a mustard agent during an attack in syria two weeks ago, and now theyre investigating what they call credible reports the terror goup used a similar chemical agent against kurdish peshmerga fighters. that is said to have happened this week in northern iraq near erbil. a former intelligence official tells cnn this could be a huge issue for everyone in the battle zone if it is, indeed, ...

Them home? >> that should have been part of any deal. the deal is on its face bad. what makes it worse is that we didnt even get some of the simple concessions that would have been very easy for the iranians to make and as vident -- by the way, the word "good faith" comes throughout the agreement. where is the good faith in letting american hostages go? it doesnt exist. those people are still held captive by the iranians with not a word about the outcome and their future. >> not to mention that ...

The first nuclear power plant. for intelligence official is emphasizing this is the first step toward requiring technology for nuclear enrichment and emphasised they were deals that could have been done with the united states but it was russia able to capitalize created by the ongoing nugrocery gigs negotiations with iran. >> the prime minister of israel is calling this a mistake that will not prevent iran from getting nuclear weapons but rather getting more. >> they will get hundreds of billion...

But it was boring, too. >> it had had information in it -- >> well, vaguely, yes. >> one of my all-time favorite films probably in the top ten all-time, but not really factual. i also agree that stone has not been on his game in a while, probably since any given sunday. but i still have hopes for this one, example, i completely forgot that nick cage was going to be in this one, and i got excited all over again. he plays a former intelligence official, i believe. im going to assume he will play a...

But it was boring, too. >> it had had information in it -- >> well, vaguely, yes. >> one of my all-time favorite films probably in the top ten all-time, but not really factual. i also agree that stone has not been on his game in a while, probably since any given sunday. but i still have hopes for this one, example, iforgot that nick to be in this one, and i got excited all over again. he plays a former intelligence official, i believe. im going to assume he will play a composite character like m...