i'm errol barnett. >> and i'm rosemary church. we want to update you on the top stories we have been following this hour. egypt says security forces have killed a terror leader from isis in the sinai peninsula. the group claimed responsibility for downing metro jet flight 9268. but egyptian authorities have not accused that leader of being involved in the crash. they still say it's too early to tell if terrorsm played a role. >> new information after initially denying new doping allegations outright, the russian sports ministry is changing its tone saying they are, quote, open for closer cooperation with the world anti-doping agency. that's according to a bulletin just in from routers news agency. a report accused russia of running what amounted to a state sponsors drug use program for its athletes. >> and polls show myanmar's opposition winning an election. they celebrated in the streets. the military-backed ruling party has pledged to respect the results. >>> and this was a bit of a surprise on monday. weeks of protests over rac

i'm errol barnett. thanks for joining me.cnn newsroom." >> jiegypt's airports are under intense scrutiny even as officials say it's too soon to say what caused the crash of a jet. there's growing consensus among investigators in the u.s. that a bomb brought down the airliner, and some american officials say -- >> isis may have concluded that the best way to defeat airport defenses is not to go through them but to go around them with the help of somebody on the inside. if that's the case, i think there are probably at least a dozen airports in the region and beyond that are vulnerable to the same kind of approach which is exactly why we have to harden those defense. >> adam schiff is a lead member of the house intelligence committee. he said if a security breach can happen in an egyptian airport, it can happen in the u.s. >> this is a problem here at home. when we test the tsa, they fail. he need to step up our security here. i think with this, if this is a bomb by the affiliate of isis in the sinai, isis has fully eclipsed al

i'm rosemary church. >> and i'm errol barnett.pdate you on the top stories we're tracking right now. up to 7500 kurdish troops are on a mission dubbed operation free sinjar. they're fighting to retake the town. the peshmerga say they captured several villages and a key stretch of highway. >> a poet load of migrants from afghanistan is on the shores of lesbos. arwa damon was there as the rubb rubber dingy made the trip. >> and vladimir putin has ordered an internal investigation into allegations of state-sponsored doping. why some of the country's track and fields athletes. the russian federation has a day to respond to the allegations made by the world anti-doping authorities. the scandal could lead to russia being banned from international competitions. >>> syria forces have control of a military airport near aleppo. troops have broken an isis siege that lasted for two years. it says soldiers fought their way into the base tuesday freeing military personnel inside. hundreds of isis militants were reportedly killed in the operatio

i'm errol barnett. >> and i'm rosemary church. thank for joining us. this is is "cnn newsroom." >>> we will have those stories in just a moment. but we begin this hour with breaking news. we are getting word of another migrant tragedy. they report at least 14 migrants died when a boat sank off turkey's western coast. >> we're told 27 people have been rescued, and rescue operations are underway at this moment. arwa dal arwa damon joins us. what can you tell us about this boat and rescue efforts? >> reporter: good morning. the boat sank just about 10 kilometers away from the greek island of lesbos. and all along the turkish coastline, you can see lesbos in the distance. there are numerous launching points. at this point we don't know the nationalities or how many children or women were rescued in this ongoing operation at this stage. but the number of people still trying to reach what they believe will be the safety and sanctuary of europe has only been increasing over the months and weeks. numbers that are very difficult to actually comprehend. when you

i'm errol barnett. >> i'm rosemary church. stories we're following this hour. belgian authorities charged a suspect in connection with the paris terror attacks. meanwhile brussels will stay at the highest terror alert level until at least monday. >> belgium's prime minister says wednesday will be the earliest schools and metro will open. investigators in paris are analyzing possible suicide vest found in a garbage can. cnn affiliate, bfm-tv reports the vest included the explosive used in the pair ace tacks. authorities haven't said if the vest is related to the attacks. >> francois hollande will meet with u.s. president barack obama in washington tuesday. part of the french leader's push to build a broader coalition against isis. on monday, mr. hollande and british prime minister cameron met. >>> u.s. intelligence bulletin says the attackers surveyed some locations they targeted before the attacks. it also said the attackers used multiple tactics in their planning. and likely have military style training. >>> all right. we wan

i'm errol barnett. >> and i'm rosemary church.n the top stories we have been following this hour. egypt says security forces have killed a terror leader from isis in the sinai peninsula. the group claimed responsibility for downing metro jet flight 9268. but egyptian authorities have not accused that leader of being involved in the crash. they still say it's too

i'm rosemary church. >> i'm errol barnett. thanks for joining us this weekend for cnn's continuing special coverage. we are following major developments and stories across europe and reft africa at this hour. in belgium, the capital brussels is at the highest terror alert because of a, quote, serious and imminent threat. officials there say people should avoid large gathering and public places. this comes after belgium police conducted raids for the paris ataerks. one of those suspects remains at large. >> we also learned of the woman who found dead after the police raid in saint denis france did not flow herself up. rather a man was wearing a suicide device that detonated and killed her. sources say the woman was related to the paris attack ringleader. and an islamist group says it and an al qaeda affiliate attacked a hotel in mali on friday, killing 21 people, including an american. and we will have more on the terror attack in mali in just a moment. but first, let's go to our own max foster for the latest on the security si

i'm rosemary church. >> and i'm errol barnett.ur two-hour block. this is "cnn newsroom." >>> and we begin in brussels, authorities there have extended the highest terror alert level, they are worried about the threat of more coordinated attacks like the one in paris. >> meanwhile a manhunt is now under way for this man, salah abdeslam, authorities say he dropped off some attackers. >> and this is one of the men abdeslam is believed to have dropped off. police say he's one of the suicide bombers that don't have a number and they're asking the public for any information about just who he might be. cnn's max foster is in paris, he joins us now live, so, max, much to cover here, let's start with the latest from brussels on the lockdown and the raise that resulted in 16 arrests. >> yeah, absolutely. those raids are now over. but state of alert is still at its highest level over there in belgium, police staging antiterror raids. they have arrested 16 people but didn't find any explosivexplosi. prosecutors described the raids. >> the bru

i'm rosemary church. >> and i'm errol barnett. right now. first let's get you to paris where police are looking into islamic radicalization among transport workers. a source familiar with the investigation says monitoring of islamic transport workers has been going on for a couple of years. >> vladimir putin says that turkish downing of a russian war plane is a stab in the back that will have serious consequences. turkey says the plane ignored a series of warnings and was shot down after violating turkish air space. moscow insists the jet remained other syrian. >> tunisia as declared a state of emergency after an explosion rocked a bus. at least 15 people were killed. a curfew is in place and authorities are investigating the event as a terror attack. >> we turn now to anger and frustration in chicago after police release a video showing the shooting death of a black teenager by a white officer. >> the video is very disturbing. in this dash cam video, laquan mcdonald is shown going down a police car holding a knife. >> an officer

. >> i'm errol barnett. thanks for joining us this weekend for cnn's continuing special coverage. and stories across europe and reft africa at this hour. in belgium, the capital brussels is at the highest terror alert because of a, quote, serious and imminent threat. officials there say people should avoid large gathering and public places. this comes after belgium

. >> and i'm errol barnett.or special coverage of the terror attacks in france. we do want to get to major leads and developing stories across europe. brussels is on lockdown. belgian officials fear an attack in several places at once. >> we've also learned police in brussels arrested one person friday in the molenbeek suburb. >> and turkey arrested

. >> and i'm errol barnett. thanks for joining us for special coverage of the terror attacks in france. we do want to get to major leads and developing stories across europe. brussels is on lockdown. belgian officials fear an attack in several places at once. >> we've also learned police in brussels arrested one person friday in the molenbeek suburb. >> and turkey arrested this belgian citizen of moroccan descent. >> and authorities are hoping to find this suspected attacker, salah abdeslam. he was last seen driving towards belgium. >> we want to get you live to paris now where our max foster is standing by to give us updates on not just the investigations under way in the region, but the mood there on the ground. max? >> reporter: errol, there was an eerie evening over in brussels where restaurants and bars closed early, because people had been advised with this alert level not to go to any sort of crowded places. very odd atmosphere there. of course, the context to that is salah abdeslam. he's still on the run

i'm errol barnett. >> and i'm rosemary church. thank for joining us. this is is "cnn newsroom."

i'm rosemary church. >> and i'm errol barnett. also, how to feed the world's hungry from an easy to view app. thank you for joining us for our two-hour black of cnn newsroom. we begin with these live pictures coming to us froo nairobi, kenya. thousands are expected to join and anticipate in what is the pontiff's first official visit to the african continent. he will make a stop at three nations while he's there. but this is the type of event where people are joyous and excited. >> we will have a live report on this. we do want to start with our top story, turkey and russia heating up. but both countries insist they don't want the dispute. moscow suggests the shootdown was premeditated. >> reporter: in a forest near the >> the twisted reck damage of russia's downed war plane. this exclusive coverage shows wreckage scattered through the trees. the syrian rebel fighter picks his way through the debris. this is the moment turkish intercepters blasted the russian plane out of the sky. you can see it plunging to earth in a fire ball. th

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