you ve heard it as one that the united states administration is clearly has considerable belief in as well. but the militants on the ground insist they know they have nothing to do with it. they ve insisted they re not trying to cover up anything as well, jim. you listen to that recording, if you wanted to script something that would be the proof that the russians wanted to be the black boxes, it would be scripted exactly like that. it is an information war. i want to talk about the crash scene today. there have been some reports that the various international observers have had access. but at the same time shocking reports coming out. there was evidence that some people had stolen credit cards off some of the deceased passengers and used them. i mean, more evidence of people interfering with that site. i wonder what you re hearing and what you were seeing there today? we ve certainly seen evidence of people interfere.
for flight 17 s black boxes. one voice allegedly a rebel commander is heard telling a rebel fighter to find the plane s black boxes quickly because moscow is very interested in them. have a listen. and one more note on those black boxes, european official who was at the crash scene today tells cnn he is aware of reports that the black boxes have been found, but he says he could not confirm those claims or, indeed, where those black boxes are. it is a huge question and also malaysians just across the
national security correspondent jim sciutto. he s following the investigation for us. jim, what is the very latest. wolf, today, the case building against russia of some russian involvement in this shootdown. president obama calling the shootdown the direct result of rebel activity in eastern ukraine, activity he said that would be impossible without russian support. pentagon spokesman admiral john kirby saying it s strange credit you llity that rebels could have launched the missile that brought down this jet without russian help, resulting in as the president said a tragedy of unspeakable typhoon. 24 thundershowers after flight 17 slammed into the ground, international observers just arriving at the crash scene today in rebel-controlled territory. where they were they were far from welcome. we were greeted almost with hostility. so it wasn t a visit that was done under the best conditions and we hope to continue again tomorrow. reporter: as world leaders
a coup. are they dead wrong about the egypt? and the 16-year-old girl abducted by her father s friend gives a surprising interview online. how she says he was able to kill her mother and brother without her knowing. let s go outfront. good evening. i m erin burnett. we begin with the developing story. new details on the ups cargo plane that crashed near the birmingham airport. we know the plane broke to pieces, as you can see. it was an inferno. both pilots on board lost their lives and according to ntsb officials, they have not yet been able to recover the plane s black box. at this hour that wreckage is still burning. david mattingly has been at the crash scene today. what is the latest on the ground that you know? reporter: the people living around this airport have gotten
to learn more. we ll get back to our extensive coverage of the disaster in japan. but first, plenty of questions about a tour bus crash that killed 14 people in new york this weekend. investigators are looking into the history of the company that operates the bus involved. our susan candiotti is sorting through the conflicting theories about what happened. susan? well there s a lot to be done here, fred, that s for sure. at this point, nothing is being ruled out as a cause. but among the possibilities, was the bus going too fast. did it get clipped by a passing truck? was the bus driver impaired in any way? did he fall asleep? was there something wrong with the bus? well, the national transportation safety board visited the crash scene today. where in the wee hours of the morning on saturday, a tour bus on its way back to new york from a casino trip in connecticut lost control, hit a thick sign