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DAN HARRIS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Hey, good morning, everybody. We're gonna get right to the breaking news on Flight MH17, the plane ripped out of the sky over Ukraine. Here's what we know this know this morning. President Obama pointing the finger at rebel fighters in eastern Ukraine, fighters who are backed by Russia, he says they used a Russian made surface-to-air missile to shoot down the plane perhaps even with Russian technical support. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAVID MUIR (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) And we've all seen those pictures today, the video of that fireball on the horizon. Tonight, the villagers who witnessed it all still in disbelief. ABC's Kirit Radia is in Moscow tonight. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

REBECCA JARVIS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Good evening. Tonight, new clues are emerging from the wreckage after nearly 300 people were shot down out of the blue in a devastating attack. Families, painting pictures of lives lost, including at least one American. But why was Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 flying over a war zone in the first place? ABC's chief foreign correspondent, Terry Moran, is in Ukraine where it's already Saturday morning. Terry. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ROBIN ROBERTS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Now to that breaking news in Russia, the deadly subway derailment. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAVID MUIR (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Now we turn to that horrific scene playing out in Moscow tonight. You can see this behind me, the deadly train disaster as thousands were headed to work. Subway cars jumping the tracks, chaos in the tunnel, twisted steel. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAVID MUIR (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Tonight here, there is a search underway in the west for six climbers missing on Washington's Mt. Rainier. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAVID MUIR (ABC NEWS) (Voiceover) And with so much attention on the royal family, in England tonight, there's another family getting a lot of attention. They were visiting a wildlife habitat there with exotic and dangerous animals outside their windows. But then their car caught fire. Do you get out with those animals nearby? ABC's Kirit Radia with the images tonight. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAVID MUIR (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) And now to the other major search playing out this evening, this one at the top of the world after that avalanche on Mt. Everest, the deadliest catastrophe that mountain has ever seen. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

BIANNA GOLODRYGA (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) And speaking of security, the opening of the winter Olympics in Russia is now less than a week away. Terrorists, as you know, have threatened to attack the games, and now American officials say they found flaws in Russia's security plans. ABC's Kirit Radia has details from Sochi. Good morning to you, Kirit. And what kind of flaws are we talking about here? [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAVID MUIR (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) In the meantime, next, we turn to the Olympics now less than a week away. Tonight, American athletes are now arriving. And now comes word that that giant meteorite that crashed into Russia will appear again in much smaller form. ABC's Kirit Radia explaining from Sochi tonight. Kirit? [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

BIANNA GOLODRYGA (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) But we do begin with a stern warning for US Olympic athletes. With the games now less than just two weeks away, they're being told to be more low key and - not wear their red, white and blue colors around Sochi where they could be prime terror targets. Plus, the US State Department has a new travel alert right now. ABC's Kirit Radia is in Sochi with more. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAVID MUIR (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Now to the warnings for American athletes headed to the Winter Games, advised not to wear their American uniforms when they're outside secure areas. And now comes word that there are plans to get Americans out if needed, and quickly. And tonight here, we hear from one of those American athletes with her own plan. ABC's Kirit Radia from Russia. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MARTHA RADDATZ (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) A look at the massive security set up in Sochi, Russia, as thousands prepare to travel to the Olympics and now a new State Department warning has American athletes taking extraordinary precautions. ABC's Kirit Radia is in Moscow with the breaking details. Kirit. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAVID MUIR (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) From Russia tonight, new images coming in after a plane crash. A Boeing jet trying to land for a second time when it went down. No one survived. ABC's Kirit Radia reports from the Moscow airport where the plane took off. Kirit? [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAVID MUIR (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) And a reminder here tonight about a sprint to a different finish line, the countdown to the Olympics in Sochi. Look at this tonight. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MARTHA RADDATZ (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Hello, again, George is off today. Great to have you with us. We're at the Washington Navy Yard where, in just a few hours, President Obama is set to honor the victims of the mass shooting here. We'll take on that issue of the tragedy later in this hour. But first, a drama still unfolding overseas. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAN HARRIS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Hey. Good morning. Let's get straight to the breaking news on that coordinated terror attack in Kenya, a country popular with American tourists. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAVID MUIR (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) And as you point out, the attackers struck when that Westgate Mall was packed with weekend shoppers. Among the many Americans, a husband separated from his pregnant wife, both of them not knowing if the other had survived. ABC's Kirit Radia talked with them. He's also in Kenya for us tonight. Kirit? [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

BIANNA GOLODRYGA (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Well, we're gonna turn now to exciting news surrounding the centuries-old "Mona Lisa" mystery. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAVID MUIR (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) And across the globe tonight, growing outrage ahead of the Olympics in Russia, protests over newly passed laws against gays in Russia, and they come just 24 hours after President Obama weighed in, too, saying gay athletes should simply bring home the gold. Here's ABC's Kirit Radia. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAN HARRIS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) And we switch gears now to the royal baby whose dad, Prince William, had his first outing today since the blessed event. William went to a charity event with his brother who can now fairly be called Uncle Harry. ABC's Kirit Radia reports in from London. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

BIANNA GOLODRYGA (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Well, we're gonna turn now to two of the world's biggest superstars potentially facing legal action in Russia. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DIANE SAWYER (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) And there's another story out of Russia tonight, one that could rock Team USA before the Winter Olympics begin. The Russian government making threats about gay athletes and gay rights. Could some Americans be arrested before they get to compete? ABC's Kirit Radia tells us. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) We now have some breaking news from Russia. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

PAULA FARIS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Mama. Yeah, he bit all his nails off. And overseas now, fugitive spy Edward Snowden has finally decided on a new home, not far from the Moscow Airport where he's currently hiding. Snowden now says he wants asylum in Russia and will agree to stop spilling American secrets if he's allowed to stay. But considering all the new pressure from the White House, that's a pretty big if. ABC's Kirit Radia has more from Moscow. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

BIANNA GOLODRYGA (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) So many people here in the states wondering what effect this turmoil will have at all on gas prices or oil prices. All right, Alex, thanks to you. And staying overseas, all eyes are on Edward Snowden right now. The NSA leaker is on the run, and we're just hearing this morning he may now be able to leave Moscow and find asylum in Venezuela or Nicaragua. But can he make it to either country without avoiding US extradition? ABC's Kirit Radia is following the developments for us from Moscow. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ROBIN ROBERTS (ABC NEWS) (Voiceover) It really is, as you said, he checked in, but that's the empty seat, right there. He was supposed to be in row 17. Our ABC News team tracking all the latest, as you know, and we're gonna start with our chief investigative correspondent Brian Ross. Good morning, Brian. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

BIANNA GOLODRYGA (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Well we're gonna turn now to an international scandal involving Russian President Vladimir Putin and the case of the allegedly stolen Super Bowl ring. That ring belonged to New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, who claims Putin walked off with it when they met several years ago. Well the Russian leader is now responding to the allegation by offering an odd and somewhat lavish solution. ABC's Kirit Radia is in Moscow. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAVID MUIR (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) And as you heard Brian report there, it's believed Edward Snowden is still in Moscow tonight, whisked to a location inside the Moscow airport, right after his flight arrived. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAVID MUIR (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) It was last night here on "World News" we reported on the owner of the New England Patriots who said President Putin stole his Super Bowl ring. Tonight, Putin is firing back. ABC's Kirit Radia in Moscow. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAN HARRIS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) And in order to dig deeper into the lives of these two young suspects, we sent ABC's Kirit Radia to a rough and remote part of Russia where the family comes from originally. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

BIANNA GOLODRYGA (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) It's just unbelievable how close that boat was to that house that no one was injured. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAN HARRIS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) As investigators peer deeply into the lives of the bombing suspects, they will be taking a very hard look at what happened in a remote and dangerous part of Russia, visited not long ago, as Brian Ross reported, by the older brother. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

JUJU CHANG (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Well, you can tell the chimpanzees and boa constrictors to make way. There is a new exotic pet in town. It's no secret that Americans share a roof with unusual animals. And tonight, we explore the fine line between wild and tame. Is it possible to breed the savage out of the beast? ABC's Kirit Radia discovers what it takes to bring home a fox. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DIANE SAWYER (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) And tonight, a strange drama of revenge has an ending. It happened at the world famous Bolshoi Ballet. A star dancer confessing to trying to make the ballet master pay. If you think it reminds you of a movie, it does. ABC's Kirit Radia in Moscow. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAN HARRIS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Exactly one week ago, we brought you the amazing video of the meteor in Russia, which you can see behind me here tonight. The pictures are from a dash cam. Nearly every car in Russia has one of these things. And tonight, check out what else these cameras are capturing. Here's ABC's Kirit Radia. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

CYNTHIA MCFADDEN (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Videos of the massive meteor that injured nearly a thousand people in Russia last week have exploded online. But it may surprise you to learn that they are not the work of an amateur videographer who happened to be in the right place at the right time. They are actually thanks to the Russian dash-cam phenomenon. And ABC's Kirit Radia brings us the how, what and why. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DIANE SAWYER (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) And finally tonight, all of us around the world are still gazing up at the sky after the giant meteor crashed in Russia. Well, now two meteor sightings have been sighted over the United States. So, experts are racing to create a system that could give earthlings more of a warning. ABC's Kirit Radia tonight from Russia. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAVID MUIR (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) And from Russia this evening, the fallout from that massive meteor that came crashing to Earth. Tonight, we learned from NASA that it was traveling at 46,000 miles per hour when it crashed. And this evening here, nearly as fast, the people on the internet now looking to make money off their supposed meteoric finds. Here's ABC's Kirit Radia from Russia again tonight. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAVID MUIR (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Good evening. And thanks for being here on this Saturday night. And we do begin with the aftermath from that massive meteor that came crashing to earth. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAVID MUIR (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a Friday night. Diane has the evening off. And let's get right to it, the eyes of the world today stunned by this image. This was debris from a meteor racing toward earth, streaking across the sky there, crashing into the ground in the woods. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAN HARRIS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Now, though, to the remote Russian city hit by a meteorite. The video is extraordinary. I just can't get tired of watching this. Overnight, our reporter arrived on the scene. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ELIZABETH VARGAS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) But first, let's go to ABC's Kirit Radia. He has been tracking the latest on this from Moscow. Kirit? [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAVID MUIR (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) We're gonna turn overseas this evening and to one of London's most famous sites where a man wielding knives held police at bay, all while tourists watched. ABC's Kirit Radia in London now. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAVID MUIR (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) We turn now to the outrage we reported on last week here on "World News." The American parents waiting for their adopted children to arrive when Russian President Vladimir Putin suddenly stepped in, halting everything. Tonight, some of his own people now taking sides, supporting the American mom and dad and the little Russian daughter they thought was on her way. ABC's Kirit Radia in Moscow again tonight. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

RON CLAIBORNE (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Out of Russia. A plane crash outside of Moscow. We're gonna begin with this stunning video. The plane overshot the runway and careened into traffic. And ABC's Kirit Radia has the story. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAVID MUIR (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Meantime, some new and chilling images tonight of that crash landing overseas we reported on last night here. That plane crash in Moscow. And we've now learned that a fifth person has died. ABC's Kirit Radia with those pictures from Moscow this evening. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAVID MUIR (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) We're gonna turn this evening now to a dramatic picture from overseas, a deadly crash landing in Moscow. A jet then skidding off the runway and coming dangerously close to a jammed highway. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAVID MUIR (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) We're going to turn now to that explosive issue tonight, and right in the middle of it all, children who thought they were coming to America and the American parents who thought they were adopting them, all suddenly shocked. Russian President Vladimir Putin stepping in to stop it all. ABC's Kirit Radia reporting tonight from Moscow. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

CYNTHIA MCFADDEN (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) It is the extreme version of look, ma, no hands, a dangerous trend where daredevils get their thrills by dangling from tall buildings, even skyscrapers without a harness or a safety net. It's a viral craze not for the faint of heart. And we're pleased to welcome for the first time on this broadcast our ABC News colleague Kirit Radia with this "Sign of the Times." [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]