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Reach of the threat is real and expanding. now, when we talk about that, is there any reason to check that understanding, or do you believe it is what it seems, that the ability of this terror group to reach out and touch innocents is expanding? >> yes, chris. first of all, on the earlier point, i just received a statement from a senior u.s. intelligence official about the soda can bomb, and this official speaking on behalf of the intelligence community -- this is first on cnn -- told me and i quote, although i cannot confirm this was the bomb that took the plane down, a similar device could b...

More breaking news tonight, the egyptian government says it will allow ntsb investigators to take part in the metro jet 9268 investigation. this would make them the first to be directly involved. also tonight u.s. officials believe they know what kind of explosive was used to take down the airbus as well as how it got on board and how it was detonated. our chief national security correspondent jim sciutto joins us with the latest. what are you hearing from u.s. officials? >> what they're doing now is building a more detailed working theory. this is without the hard forensic evidence you normal...

Brighter. bigger. thinner. even curvier. but what's next? for all binge watchers. movie geeks. sports freaks. x1 from xfinity will change the way you experience tv. checking some top stories at 58 past -- the fbi offering its help into the investigation of the doomed russian airliner as one official says they're 99.9% sure a bomb took that plane down, killing all 224 people on board. u.s. sources say the fbi could be used to decipher an explosion-like sound heard on the plane's voice recorder.

Understand what brought this plane down. >> reporter: it's a very difficult process for the families at the moment. there are those, if you will, in this context that it's hard to say this, but there are families who will feel somewhat luckier because their bodies of loved ones have been able to bury them. there are others who are still waiting to identify loved ones. they know and they've been told in quite harsh terms that, indeed, they won't be able to get whole bodies back. it's a very tough process for these families. also, they want the answers about what happened on that plane, what too...

Sharm el shaikh and they may not be relieved for quite a while. >> in russia, a memorial service will be held for the 224 people that died aboard that metro jet flight. cnn international diplomatic editor nic robertson joins us from st. petersburg. let's first talk about these citizen was are stranded what is being done to get the ones stuck if egypt home? >> reporter: well, the russian substitute institute issued a hot line on what happened and what brought this plane down, they're working together with the emergency ministry. they are brought on board now t. interior ministry, the federal se...