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a russian jet crashed, killing all on board last week. more clues that the doomed russian airliner was brought down by a terrorist bomb. 224 people died when the metrojet crashed shortly after takeoff. u.s. authorities tell abc news electronic intercepts of isis before and after the crash indicate they were in communication with somebody at the airport. congressman adam ship is one of eight members of congress to receive a classified briefing. >> if this is a bombing in the sinai, isis has fully a clipped al qaeda as the greatest terrorist threat in the world. recruitedisis likely somebody at the airport to plant the bomb on the jet.

as people were buried in st. petersburg, officials say shrapnel was discovered in several bodies, indication that the airplane was brought down by a explosion. it ships and officials have confirmed the cockpit voice recorder captured a distinct but undetermined noise just before it stopped working. >> a noise was heard in the last seconds of the recording. reporter: that sound is critical to figuring out how the crash happened. >> is it a bomb or the airplane physically coming apart? kimberly: a judge has sentenced a former state department official to nearly three years in jail. politically to a dozen charges of voyeurism and stalking. he recorded at least 25 women living in basement level hom between 2010 andf 2014.

a former counterterrorism official, he apologized for his crime during last week's sentencing. disaster, sixther people were killed when a small airplane crash into a gaithersburg neighborhood last year, and nearly one year later, outrage at the montgomery county airpark. neighbors are still worried about safety and say the county has not made enough changes. tom roussey has more. tom: dozens of residents came out. many are concerned about noise and safety, but everything has come to a head since last december's tragedy. a jet crashed short of the runway. three on board died, three homes were damaged, including one with a mother and her two young boys inside. they died of smoke inhalation. >> smaller planes are not what took out that house and kill that family. the jets are too large. >> it concerns us at night.

i'm in her room, rocking her to sleep, and they are so loud and so low over the bedroom. : since the crash, no major changes to the airport. sayough county officials it's not true that no changes have been made, they are still waiting on the final ntsb report. some said that pilots do a lot of charity and public safety work. we areel offended when being told we are not being safe, because not all pilots are unsafe. we want to make everybody a friendly community. kimberly: the pentagon has grounded a program after one of its surveillance blimps floated away. from its moorings at the aberdeen proving ground last month. it knocked out power to thousands of people before crashing in pennsylvania. the army has suspended the program until investigations are

complete. now a story you will see only on d.c. fire and ems seems to have been in the headlines world he wrong reasons, with response times and breaking equipment, the department under fire. while reporting on as many problems, investigative reporter chris papst found a truly inspiring story that had never been told before. not too many kids for their fifth birthday get their own fire suit. not too many kids have a story like william brooks. 2014, aing of march 29, tremendous fire ripped through this row home in southeast. with dozens of firefighters on scene, lieutenant james gordon rushed inside, looking for victims. >> i went in the bedroom and found william unconscious. chris: did you think he was dead?

>> yeah. chris: they rushed through the flames to a waiting ambulance. his severely burned mother had jumped out a window, breaking her leg. >> i passed out. >> i kind of panicked a little bit. chris: how much longer do you think you would have had? >> not much longer. chris: oftentimes, this is where here.ory ends, but not shortly after the fire, lieutenant gordon went to the hospital to meet the boy that he saved. >> the outcome was something that you'd never think would happen. moment in thehis hospital, william and gordon have built a relationship few can understand. together, ride four wheelers, go to the movies. last week, they even went to the white house. >> he is always going to be my best friend. chris: lieutenant gordon has

become an inspiration. do you want to be when you grow up? >> firefighter. chris: when lieutenant gordon was five, he was pulled from a fire come inspiring him. a that's why i want to be firefighter, because they are great and never give up and they help people. chris: abc 7 news. chris papst, kimberly: gordon was awarded a bronze star for his bravery. he also receive this award from william that says, "thank you for saving my life, my hero, lieutenant gordon." leadership for metro. learn who is the new general manager and the issues he will have to tackle. devon: cold temperatures tomorrow, then clouds. a forecast coming up.

kimberly: metro announced last ld will bepaul wiedfie the new general manager. mets are also released reports showing that the number of riders is dropping fast. brianne carter explains. after a year-long effort to find a new general

efeld acceptedwied the job. >> we ended up with another great candidate. defeld served as the ceo of bwi airport and the maryland transit administration. you will have many issues to tackle when he takes over. >> i'm not expecting a day one miracle, but in six months am expecting a serious plan and in a year serious results. brianne: metro needs a serious result to get a safe system. customer complaints are up 52% because of a lack of reliability. the on-time performance for metrorail fell to a new low, below 80%, without enough cars on the tracks.

according to the report, the number of cars was below the optimal number every weekday in july, august, and most of september. officials say that 62 railcars are currently sitting, waiting for parts. >> part of the issue was the lack of parts being ordered has contributed and is a factor in why some of the cars do not have enough parts to be operable and safe. it is a big task. still ahead, the forecast.

kimberly: the national zoo was going to change its hours january 1, with exhibits opening at 9 a.m., and closing earlier at 4:30. closing hours will be extended in the summertime. a couple days ago the national zoo released this adorable video of the giant panda cub bei bei during his most recent checkup. vets say all his teeth are not in and his back legs are getting stronger. he should be ready to stand on his own any day. let's stay with a video until it runs out. are you kidding? look at that! bamboo if cannot eat

you don't have back teeth. so gentle andooks lively, and they can be vicious, i understand. quickly get a little out of control for handling in your hand. tomorrow, it is cold, it is freezing in some spots. capital, we have done it, a couple spots freezing. and culpeper, i have you down for a morning low of 30. that is probably too high. 42 on the other side of the coin hagerstown, 45 reagan national. leesburg, winchester, pretty much everybody in the 30's. the satellite and radar, northward movement, rain chances further south and west.

the cloud is moving in our direction. this is a fairly moving system. after the cold start, the clouds follow,the rain showers the coastal storm lifts out and we pick up the rain tuesday. has theently, the data rain lasting a little longer into tuesday. for theset the forecast next few days, overnight into the morning. the morning lows, cold. in thee to scrape suburbs, germantown, gaithersburg, manassas, frosty. untilin should hold off mainly tomorrow night. hagerstown high of 57, aspen hill 56, ashbu 55. gallaudet,rict,

trinidad, 57 to 58. origin culpeper, note with the thicker clouds earlier, the temperatures down. by the evening rush, we could have some raindrops. keep the umbrella handy. most likely nighttime, overnight into tuesday, and then tuesday is the first side i have seen the rain holding on. the system lifts out. for sureg out of here by veterans day, 65, not too bad. : front thursday with a chance of scattered showers -- cold front thursday with a chance of scattered showers. we think tomorrow morning is going to be cold, but it looks like after thursday will be even colder. next we can come in many areas will be well into the 20's. but we are not going to work in school saturday and sunday morning. kimberly: some of us are not.

and i heard you connect violent panda to your children. devon: just the size, not being violent. kimberly: ok, good. still ahead, call it a different kind of casting call.

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endurance test for several marines come agreeing to be coded in plaster. john gonzalez explains. >> everything is starting to go numb now. time, ae limb at a painstaking but delicate process, creating a lifelike green figure using a real light -- a lifelike marine figure, using a real marine. it is a unique project in time for veterans day. local marines have stepped forward to have casts made of themselves to help other service members who felt in vietnam. the statues will be a new exhibit in quantico. >> what we are depicting a several marines jumping out of a helicopter in the 1965 era. the process is messy, but the results are incredible. everything has to be perfect.

for this sergeant, a mean standing in this pose for hours. >> he will be immortalized in the national museum of the marine corps for as long as it's there, and he will be part of the display. seven marines and one navy corpsmen volunteered. the task of molding is so detailed, you can actually see wrinkles on the forehead. and on this torso, is semper fi tattoo. >> we try to be historically accurate. john: these will become part of history, remembering h kimberly: a group of naval

academy midshipmen had some fun with a video they are calling "naptime funk." naptime funk gonna give it to you ♪ starring the video current midshipmen was filmed last month in annapolis. it has more than a half million views. because men and women in dress whites can do no wrong. that's a good looking crew, sharp as a staple. so incredible how the

video equipment and editing equipment is so available. make sure you have the hats, coats, gloves, 38 is a middle-of-the-road low temperature. and somein the 20's spots. the rain holds off until the rush-hour evening, likeliest overnight monday into tuesday. jacqui jeras will be and bright and early to track the rain and look ahead. kimberly: it is just past midnight. thank you for joining us. have a great night.

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