Tonight that is what likely brought down metrojet flight 9268, killing all 224 people onboard. The timer set for just enough time to blow the plane up soon after takeoff. We are also learning tonight that officials believe the bomb was a military grade explosive, specifically a plastic explosive like c4. Officials believe an insider with access to the airport planted the bomb. Egyptian Officials Say they interviewed everyone with access to the plane including caterers. Our chief National Security correspondent is out front to begin our coverage tonight what more are you learning about the type of bomb they think was used to bring this flight down . U. S. Intelligence is basically building a more detailed working theory here. Without the forensic evidence they normally have with an investigation like this, access to the wreckage, to the bodies, u. S. Intelligence officials more convinced it was a bomb that took this plane down. It was likely snuck onboard by someone with access to the p
14 people are dead tonight and 17 injuries and thats where we start. I want to bring in scott glover. Where you are located, what are you seeing . Hi, don, im in redlands, california not far from San Bernardino and standing outside an apartment complex that is linked to one of the suspects. Police set up here several hours ago. They are serving a search warrant that is related to the event earlier in the day. There are dozens of officers on scene, some of them dressed in s. W. A. T. Gear. Very recently they took a robot into the area of the residence and there was a loud bang some time after that. All we know is they are serving this warrant in connection with the shootings today. They said earlier they were not sure whether the device or a device in the home was an explosive device or not. Have you heard about anything about any explosions in the area. There was a loud sound. I cannot say if it was an explosion. But i have not been briefed by the Law Enforcement officials on the scene
Whats recommended for me. X1 makes it easy to find what you love. Call or go online and switch to x1. Only with xfinity. It is breaking news. Were learning more about orlando nightclub terrorist omar mate mateen. This is cnn tonight. President obama president obama is scheduled to visit here on thursday. Of course, cnn will carry all of that for you. Heres what we know at this hour though. According to the orlando seorl sentine sentinel, the killer visited the nightclub several times and a disney property two months ago. Was he casing it for potential attack . Also donald trump slamming president obama and Hillary Clinton on the issue of terrorism and getting into a war with the Washington Post. Were going to get into all of that this evening. Want to begin this hour with cnns pamela brown who is here with me in orlando. Shes been working this story and investigating it. Were learning much, much more about omar mateen. Give us the latest on that investigation. What is the latest on the
Agreed to cooperate with muellers investigation. Manafort says hes innocent. But its hard to square that with gates guilty plea. The stakes are getting higher every day. What does mueller want from manafort and where will it lead . Outrage tonight as were learning that authorities at every single level failed the students and teachers at Stoneman Douglas high school. Repeatedly missing chances to stop the shooter who gunned down 17 people. An unidentified woman who called the fbi tip line on january 5th said Nicholas Cruz was, going to explode. She said she feared him, quote, getting into a school and just shooting the place up. Her chilling conclusion, quote, i just want to get it off my chest in case something does happen and i do believe something is going to happen. And what happened after this graphic warning . Nothing. Cnn also learning tonight that as shots rang out in the high school, some Broward County deputies stayed outside. Thats after we learned the School Resource deputy
It. There is going to be a pretty large response now over at this sorting facility. The scope of this all just expanded before our very eyes. An 11th device, presumably a bomb addressed to corey booker recovered in florida. Here in new york city, you are looking at live pictures right now at a postal facility six blocks from here. Another suspicious package addressed to James Clapper. And new reporting. It was coming to cnn. It was addressed to cnn. It was to James Clapper at cnn. This is obviously breaking news and a breaking story. We should hand it over to our colleagues poppy harlow and jim sciutto who will pick up this breaking news. This is cnn breaking news. Top of the hour. Im poppy harlow in new york. Its happening again. Yet another day this week more packages targeting former officials. First the fbi has confirmed another package. 11th found last night in florida. That, similar to the others, addressed to corey booker. And happening right now, six blocks from where i am sitt