pro-russian separatists and ukraine to support an immediate cease-fire in order to ensure safe and unfettered access to the crash site. now russia and germany have also called for a cease-fire. the ntsb is still deciding whether to send u.s. investigators to the scene. they say they are reluck toocta send a team into harm s way. president obama offered assistance when he spoke in delaware thursday. the united states will offer any assistance we can to help determine what happened and why. as a country, our thoughts and prayers are with all the families of the passengers, wherever they call home. here s what we know about the incident so far. the boeing 777 was traveling from amsterdam to kuala lumpur but was struck by a russian-made surface-to-air missile at about 33,000 feet. 283 passengers were on board along with 15 crew members. 80 of the passengers were children. the latest numbers show that the