Israel executes a Ground Invasion into gaza. Its third in six years. We do want to welcome our viewers in the United States, and all around the world. Im rosemary church. Im michael holmes. Were following two major stories this hour. In fact, israel launching that Ground Invasion in gaza. They say to stop rocket attacks by hamas and go after tunnels that go under the border between gaza and into israel. Were going to be live in jerusalem for the latest. But we begin with the tragic crash of Malaysian Airlines flight 17. All 298 people onboard are presumed dead. Witnesses say the plane exploded in the air, raining charred debris over Eastern Ukraine. The u. S. Believes it was shot down by a surfacetoair missile, but has not determined who did it. Investigators will be collecting clues from the gruesome crash site. Ukraines president blames prorussian separatists for what happened. Translator i want to point your attention to the fact that we call it neither accident nor catastrophe. Its
Tense relationship with the cold war adversary is getting tense still. The chill is growing and rhetoric is heating up as new facts emerge in the investigation. Well cover all the angels tonight. We go live to phil black in a moment, the only correspondent to get access to the crash site and we will as always, take time and great care to try to remember the lives, to honor the lives of the men, the women and the children on board flight 17. Images from inside Malaysia Airlines flight 17 before take off yesterday as the 298 passengers and crew prepare for the journey. A surface to air missile downed the commercial jet, who is responsible for the act is still unknown. But take a look at this video released by the Ukrainian Government. It shows a system, the same kind believed to shut down the plane driving through prorussian territory. Look closely, notice one missal missing. The video saying to be taken off the plane was shot down. A Senior Defense official says the theory is russia pro
Rescue workers and firefighters trying to put out the flames. The boeing 777 was flying from amsterdam to kuala lumpur. It disappeared from radar over Eastern Ukraine. The jet exploded midair, fell to the ground in pieces. The charred wreckage stretching for kill pleerts. A senior u. S. Official said radar detected a surfacetoair missile right before the plane went down. The u. S. Is analyzing the trajectory of the missile to try to determine where exactly it came from. The selfproclaimed Prime Minister of the donetsk peoples republic visited the craft site late on thursday. There is him there in the middle of that picture. Prorussian separatists denying firing a missile at plane. Russian president Vladimir Putin said the military offensive against rebels in Eastern Ukraine is to blame. But ukraines president said this is a terrorist act. Translator ive just finished a conversation with the Prime Minister of the netherlands, and expressed my condolences. On behalf of ukraine, i invited
Repatrioted, the First Priority should be on safe and secure access to the crash site, a site we learned today could contain remains, as many as 100 people. Well talk about that. Youll meet a young woman whose mourning the loss of her kid brother and says despite being younger in years, he called her his little sister because he stood so tall in life. Lets get started. For many victims, this is the first leg of a long, slow journey home. What are believed to be the remains of 200 people, of the 298 killed aboard flight 17 arrived by refrigerated train to the government controlled city today. Prorussian rebels said they loaded the bodies of 282 people on board the train but authorities today said that number was incorrect. The tragic reality nearly 100 victims likely remain at the crash site. There was no procession to greet them, a small gathering of reporters, prorussian rebels on the train and the dutch officials tasked with preparing them for transport. The remains were brought to a
In in12, indo knee sha. Unclear how many are american. A number of people on board were traveling to an International Aids Society conference in melbourne, australia. What we just dont know and what we dont want to get ahead of on the facts is who ended their lives. Why did they do this . Well look at what the Intelligence Community knows about what happened so far, and were going to hear from people who lost loved ones in what began as another routine flight. Malaysia air phone lines flight 17 departed amsterdam at 12 15 local time. 298 people on board, 283 passengers, the rest crew members. The flights path went over central and Eastern Europe before continuing on into asia but at 2 15 they lost control while it was cruising at 33,000 feet. A Malaysian Airlines flight with about 295 people on board has crashed we are told. Its last known locations in the Donetsk Region of Eastern Ukraine, 30 miles from the russian boarder, an area ripe with prorussian separatists. This video shows th