what has to happen is probably dna testing, it s a long process. probably be weeks or even months before it s complete. and there s still a very good chance that some of the victims will never be identified. floyd, do you have any thoughts on how this whole unique situation we ve been watching unfold may change aviation law going forward for other airlines? christi, it s interesting i think it might. one thing that happens in most aviation disasters is some changes come from them, some changes are made. i think you ll see additional safety measures, security measures about flying over war zones such as this. i think you ll see things come about. this is the first time something like this happened under the montreal convention regimes. the other shootdowns we ve been talking about were under the warsaw convention, this is the first time some of the rules i ve been talking about will apply. mary, what s your concern
and really, i saw secretary kerry on early this morning. obviously some tough decisions to take on. i think the bottom line is going to be, we have to insist that the trigger man be turned over for accountability, the fact the weapons got in seemingly with russian help, that s kind of the bottom line. and it s not so much the access to the crime scene. it s really kind of how did the weapons get to the site, how are they used, was there any training provided, and we really need to make this more of a crime scene and less of an aviation disaster scene. but even the access to the crime scene. i mean, we re seeing this morning and all weekend families of the victims, they want access to the body and the bodies of those who perished, they want access to the black box, the people want access to the black box. are we ever going to get the truth? i mean, russian investigators are in charge here. well, i think we need to insist. we have very good international mechanics for solving aviatio
growing confusion today over the flight data for mh-17. joining me now for more, former u.s. ambassador, mark ginsburg, also deputy senior adviser for policy to president jimmy carter. ambassador, thanks for joining me. hi, alex. we now know that at least one american citizen was killed. what should be the u.s. role in an investigation and any possible responses? well, the international aviation organization and the united states as well as other countries have an enormous responsibility to try to help we cover the bodies and they will consider the cream of the crop when it comes to aviation disasters. the international community will look to them. that s probably a hallmark of the expertise that the united
you re right, it raises hopes, keep raising the hopes and dashing the hopes later when it turns out to be negative. these families, peter, you ve worked withthese families in other investigations of aviation disasters are suffering. listen to steven, a family member of one on board, his mom who he loves very much he was on cnn earlier today. listen to what he said. they must have covered up something and want to hide something. some of the questions are totally not confidential, it is just a fact, it is like the number, i don t know how it could influence the investigation. but they just give the answer, it s just like an excuse, not an answer. a serial number he says, basic information, why can t they release it? they shouldn t release it. ntsb has a rule, if the question can be asked and answered prior to the accident it should be. and the factual the factuals
will, has been that, yes, we get to ask some questions, but we don t get all the answers. and there s just a growing level of frustration and with a lack of answers, or lack of answers that the families feel that they re getting, the frustration grows into mistrust. so malaysian officials do say that they are willing where they can to answer the questions that they can. it s not happening to the satisfaction the chinese families so far, wolf. certainly not. can t blame those families for being so, so frustrated and angry. nic robertson in kuala lumpur. thank you. let s bring back our panel, aviation correspondent rene marsh, along with aviation analyst peter goelz and law enforcement analyst, tom fuentes. you worked with families, peter, while you were in the ntsb in other aviation disasters. they want answers. they re not getting those answers. you can t blame these folks for being so angry. no, absolutely not. they had an opportunity to