it's thursday, november fifth. fifth.. coming up onfi "early today," did isis kill passengers and if they are responsible, how will russia retaliate? quinton tarantino comments after hiscomments. and donald trump's star turn as guest host on this weekend's "saturday night live."ve plus, a would be burglar is busted when a ceiling gives way to a floundering flop. andop it was a wonderful night for country music's brightest stars. "early today" starts right now. it's dramatic turn into the investigation of that russian airus disaster over sinai desert. evidence indicates it was likely

killing all people on board. >> reporter: u.s. official tells nbc news evidence indicates it was likely a bomb. the suspicion, it was placed on board by ground crew or baggage handlers and isis is responsible. it's a strong suspicion, not a conclusion and n no evidence of bomb debris has been found. but it's a suspicion shared by britain. >> we think it was caused by an explosive device on an aircraft. >> reporter: britain is suspending all flights where the plane took off. the flight data recorders are still being analyzed. and no one is ruling out the possibility of a technical fault on the plane. a u.s. satellite strongly suggesting an explosion. a heat flash detected that time

come from a catastrophic fault causing the fuel tank to explode or a bomb. russian doctors report the injuries of those in the back of the plane match an explosion. if it was a bomb, there will be evidence, explosive residue, fragments of a timer. no one has found it yet but there is growing concern. last night, isis repeated its claim thatea it bombed the plane but so far has given no evidence. aev shocking turn in the fox lake officer shot dead. they say officer joseph gliniewicz killed himself. crimes that authorities called the ultimate betrayal. here's john yang. >> reporter: just two months after m officers from across the country mourn lieutenant charles joseph gliniewicz, the stunning announcement. >> this officer killeund himself.

had been stealing from a police program for young people and laundering the money for seven years and he killed himself because he feared an oddt was about to uncover his criminal acts. investigators have poured through thousands of pages of records including text mesnl tt messages like this one.me officials defended the massive days long man hunt for the three men gliniewicz claimed he was pursuing, costing nearly a quarter of a million dollars the first day alone. they allege it was a carefully staged suicide. first dropping his pepper spray and a few feet later, his baton and then his glasses before killing himself. his semiautomatic weapon found. >> he had experience staging

>> reporter: even the two gun shots were carefully planned. the first hit his bullet proof vest and the second was from a gun placed under the bullet proof vest, hitting a major artery. >> hear was my best friend. >> reporter: when asked if the wifehe knew about the thef, police wouldn't answer. in a statement, the lawyers said the family has cooperated with the task force investigation and will not comment at this time. >> he was too good of a person just to do that. i don't believe that. >> a source close to the investigation tells nbc chicago that gliniewicz's wife and son are under investigation in the case. and today, for the first time, you f may hear something new, paid political adds.

asas for tv as, a whopping amount has come from outside groups and super pack. the campaigns themselves pay for 95% of their tv add spending. now, as ben carson continues his book tour, nbc news has obtained his campaign's paired down version d of a group letter to tv networks for primary debates. but should he be looking over his shoulder at fast rising candidate. >> reporter: marco rubio, in the media and the spotlight in new hampshire where he's five times more popular now than before last week's debate, picking up more support from his senate colleagues and from an influential billionaire.e. >> he's got the big bull's-eye on hiss- back now. >> reporter: for rubio, renewed questions about how he used a credit card, alleging he paid personal expenses and paid them.

two years of credit card statements still not exposed. >> if they were personal expenses, i paid them. it's that straight forward and that's why it's been debunked as an attack. >> reporter: even rubio acknowledges this opens him up top attacks from rivals. >> marco rubio has a disaster on his finances, a disaster on his credit cards. >> reporter: trump facing fire with a half million people petitioning to keep him off "saturday night live" this weekend and hisve campaign now back tracking after they re retweeted bush next to a psalm breyero and a swaus cu. with the help of a media consultant is encouraging him to beo himself, which in new hampshire has meant alterinating

between animated and intimate. >>ti a lot of us have had family issues related to drug addiction. my precious daughter was caught inau a pharmacy actually. i have suffered with this as a governor and a dad and i know so many people that have had similar kind of experiences, thaten together we can fix this. >> that was hally jackson reporting. and film maker quinton tarantino is finally responding to comments he made at a protest. >> i am a human being with a conscience and when i see murder, ib cannot stand by and i have to call the murder is a murderr rr and i have to call the murderers, murderers. >> now police agencies around the country are calling for a boycott of his upcoming movie. here with a an exclusive interview. >> were you surprised by the, frankly how they responded to those comments?

>> well, yeah.ye i was surprised. i was under the impression i was an american and i had first amendment rights and there was no problem with me going to an antipolice brutality protest. and speaking my mind. and just because i was at an antipolice brutality protest doesn't mean i'm antipolice. and basically, there was a lot of people at that rally and we were all crying -- we were crying for a lot of things but one thing in particular, which is stop shooting on our people. we want justice but stop shooting unarmed people. but they don't want to deal with that. they would rather start arguments with celebrities, than examine concerns put before them from a citizens that have lost trust in them. they called me a cop hater. that's the way that milwaukee

who's on fox all the time, says i'm putting police in danger by standing up for the rights of unarmed citizens who have been killed by the police. but at the same time they say that about anybody who acknowledges there's a problem in law p enforcement in this country is considered by law enforcement part of the problem, whether that be me, or proem.esident obama.a. >> his new film is due christmas day. and talking about dropping in through dinner. patrons stopped him from leaving until authorities arrive. they sayve grimes was trying to dinein and dash and cut a hole in the sealing in a men's room to get t away.aw he denies trying to get out of paying the check. nbc meteorologist bill karins is here.

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up to minneapolis. biggest concern is going to be gusty winds, maybe an isolated tornado orso two and also we have flood watches. we've had so much rain in texas, we could see isolated flash flooding. now a closerfl look at your day ahead. well, there's the difference between the temperatures. notice northern portions of new mexico in the 40s. and shreveport, very warm east of the mississippi river. 40s in bismark today. so, for the eastern sea board, another very warm day but watch out, there's a lot of fog out there too. up next, new details on a police shooting that left a 6-year-old boy dead. plus, wait until you hear what facebook is planning to unveil. you're watching "early today."unay look at you, saving money on your medicare part d prescriptions. at walgreens, we call that "carpe med diem."

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