In european skies filled with citizens from many countries. There has to be a credible International Investigation into what happened. The fbi and the National Transportation safety board are sending experts to assist in the investigation. It wont be ease where i. The crash site spans over ten miles and is controlled by rebels who may have blown up the plane. This should snap everybodys heads to attention and make sure that we dont have time for propaganda. We dont have time for games. We need to know exactly what happened, and Everybody Needs to make sure that were Holding Accountable those who committed this outrage. The u. S. Ambassador to the u. N. Says america cannot rule out russias help in the attack. The white house says the separatists have blown up planes before with russian weapons, but never a passenger airline. If inrussianbacked separatists were behind this took fablg, they and their backers would have good reason to cover up evidence of their crime. Reporter most of the passengers were dutch. The plane originated in amsterdam. Among them was a student from Indiana University, carline keiser from the netherlands. She was always so positive and willing and hardworking. One more face in this worldwide tragedy. Jennifer johnson, nbc news, washington. Tonight were learning more about the victims op that flight. Pat lawson is at the live desk with more on that. Pat. Reporter dorine, for the first time we learned an american was on the flight. He was born in new york, but he spent most of his life in the netherlands. He held dual citizenship. His Facebook Page said he was attending Business School in amsterdam. A former classmate describes him as funny, sensitive, and caring. Many of the Crash Victims were prominent researchers working on h. I. V. And aids. At least six people on the plane were headed to an aids conference in melbourne. An aids expert from nih is traveling to melbourne today, and we are expecting to hear from him when he lands. Were also learning more about the Indiana UniversityExchange Student from the netherlands. Carline keitser was also a member of the universitys rowing team back in 2011. One mans facebook posting just before takeoff ended up being tragically prothetic. He posted this picture with the caption that reads if the plane disappears, this is what it looks like. Obviously he was referring to the missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370. He and his girlfriend were headed on vacation. And we have just learned of a second Indiana University connection. Nbc news has confirmed that one of the pilots once studied there. You can read more about the victims on our website, nbc washington. Com. Thanks, pat. Right now a candlelight vigil is getting underway at the embassy of the netherlands, northwest d. C. Mourners will honor the victims of flight 17 and then walk to the embassy of malaysia. News 4s Chris Lawrence is at the embassy right now. Chris. Yeah, wendy. Were just minutes away from the start of this candlelight vigil. People are being asked to wear black, to bring candles. No one no coury lost more on board this crash than the netherlands and malaysia. That is the significance of starting here and walking over to the embassy of malaysia. With me here is you just moved here from the netherlands about a year ago. Why are you here tonight . Yesterday seeing the images of the crash and knowing that two of the people i know were on the plane, i just feel such a loss, and im looking for a place to kind of cope with that. We have other people that have the same familying and have experienced similar losses, basically, and, yeah, im far away from home now. It feels further than i have been any time. I know that my friends are coming together in the netherlands. Some of them were really close with one of the victims, and i just yeah, i just want to do something as well and thats what brought me here. I was really happy to see that there was a signup procession from the embassy to here. Thank you so, so much, and i very very much appreciate that. Can you see just the impact that this is having not only around the world, but right here in washington. We can show you. Its hard to see from here, but right up the road, right at the gate of the embassy earlier, we saw flowers, candles, a teddy bear, a young woman left a car that says ukraine stands with holland. Theres also a note from the actual embassy of the netherlands in which the embassy is thanking people for their condolences saying theyre going to open up a registry so that people can write down their condolences monday and tuesday. Right now were minutes away from the start of this vigil, and were going to stay on this throughout the night. Live in northwest d. C. , Chris Lawrence, news 4. Chris, thank you. The investigation into what happened is just getting underway. Here in washington plans are well underway to send American Resources to ukraine. Kristen welker with nbc news joins us live from outside the white house. Kristen, how long is it going to be before american investigators arrive to see the devastation for themselves and also how long before they can get to the scene safely . That is the big question tonight. Senior Administration Officials say the goal is to get them there rapidly. We know theyre already on their way. Theyre initially going to go to kiev, so to your point, when will they actually be able to access the crash site . That remains a question mark. The goal is to secure the crash site to make it safe enough so that those investigators from the ntsb and the fbi can actually access it. That is going to be the key here. You heard president obama talk about the importance of making sure that this investigation moves forward, that the crash site is not tampered with, that evidence is not tampered with. You also heard him call for an International Independent investigation making the point that this crash is something that affected many nations, including malaysia, australia, of course, the netherlands. Theres a real effort right now on the part of this administration to get an International Coalition to that crash scene. One of the key reasons, dorine, is the administration wants to make sure that they have an airtight case against whom ever is responsible and, of course, at this point it appears as though this may have been the work of those russianbackedists and there may be a strong russian list to this. If that is the case, then this administration and lawmakers on capitol hill are going to have to start to discuss next steps. What happens next . What will the reprecussions be for president putin . Again, we want to caution that there is an Investigation Underway and this administration is still not ready to say who is responsible. The president was very clear, though, dorine, in that he is not going to put boots on the ground, that he is not going to take military action in the wake of this. Kristen welker, nbc news, white house. Thank you, kristen. Absolutely. He says it was an accident, but clail stafferer is sitting in jail tonight after getting caught with a handgun inside a house Office Building. News 4s Dorothy Spencer spoke to him on the phone. She joins us live on the hill with his story. Dorothy. Reporter were live at first and b street. That is the canon house, the Office Building where it happened right here behind me. I called his staffers cell phone earlier today. We had a very brief conversation, and as you said, he is saying its all an accident. You need to always know where you are at with your weapon. Reporter kirby north is a gun owner visiting d. C. From texas. He says he can understand how a man who works for a congressman may have forgotten he had a gun in his bag when he came to work today, but other gun owners say thats no excuse. I can see it as an honest mistake, but at the same time you got to abide by whatever the local laws are. Reporter ryan is a press secretary for republican congressman tom marino of pennsylvania. Capital police say he carried his pistol and magazine into the cannon house Office Building where he works. Marino platesed the staffer on unpaid leave. I reached him by phone, but he would only say it was a total accident. Sdmroop there were policies and procedures. She referred questions to the congressmans chief of staff fo gun in his briefcase or bag and put it on the Conveyor Belt just inside the building. He was taken into custody. He should be thoroughly informed because he is setting an example. Reporter congressman marino sits on the Homeland Security and judiciary committees and is a former u. S. Attorney. His chief of staff told news 4 he is taking this very seriously. He says, frankly, we are disappointed in ryans lack of judgment. While ryan works on the hill, he lives in virginia which has much different gun laws than the district. Ryan is now facing a felony charge, carrying a pistol without a license. It was a mistake that got him in legal trouble and could cost him his job. Ryan was booked earlier this afternoon. Im told he will spend the night in jail. He is not scheduled to appear in d. C. Superior court until sometime tomorrow afternoon. Live in southeast, Dorothy Spencer, news 4. A risky rescue. See what it took to pull a Security Guard to safety after this dramatic crash. A woman charged with scamming renters in maryland is now accused of trying to pull one over on the judge. What she did that landed her in even more legal trouble. The traffic is over there, but, hey, this lane in the middle is wide open, so what is it and how can it help you . Im adam tuck. The story coming up. Im meteorologist doug with the backyard weather day. It is a friday. I got to tell you, we have fan toss ebbing weather coming up in just a second, and fantastic backyards as well as fantastic entertainment. Nicely done. Nicely done. Oh. Sflimplt a wildfire rages out of control in washington state. Right now an entire town is being evacuated. The carlton complex fire is burning in the northcentral part of the state scorching about260 square miles. The fire has burned two major power lines too, and thats causing widespread outages. So far nobody has been reported injured. A Prince Georges County neighborhood hit by a ndslide could be getting some federal funding. Heres reaction from sydney hoyer as he tours a neighborhood today. Im very concerned about the people whose homes are at risk, the people who are not able to move back in their homes and those peoples whose homes are at risk. Any time when you buy a home and you think youre getting some equity and you are getting some value and then all of a sudden the ground goes out from under you, you are in a terrible plight. Hoyer says he is looking into whether fema can help. Meanwhile, Prince Georges County officials announced that theyre hoping to raise enough money to buy six of the condemned homes in fort washington. Imagine getting on a bus that never gets held up in traffic. We are another step closer to that being reality in arlington and alexandria. Transit officials there broke new ground on the transit way along route one today. It includes a dedicated path just for buses and street cars. Transportation reporter adam tuck explains the impact for both virginia and Maryland Commuters. Reporter this will be a first for our region. Youve heard about plans for rapid bus systems. Well, this is what the infrastructure looks like. This section of the crystal city potomac yard transit way in alexandria along route one is scheduled to open next month. Today article ton leaders broke ground on their section in crystal city. So alexandria and arlington together said, you know what, we can carve out space for dedicated lane here and really help this route one corridor in particular, help people have a better option. [ siren ] reporter yet another transportation project happening in virginia while some quietly whisper about maryland transportation projects stalling. The corridor citys transit way is a very similar project planned for the 270 corridor, but its not happening yet. Arlington board member and metro board member mary hines with a tip for her counterparts in maryland. Part of the challenge is theyve got some metro assets that they havent fully taken advantage of, and, you know, thats a place to start. Reporter now, kim is a Maryland Commuter coming from buoy to crystal city. She says she welcomes new options, but admits it will be tough to get her out of the car. The metro is so much more expensive sdaz, anyway. Its not over its not that you save on money by doing that. Reporter now a changing landscape and changing transportation option to give more choices. Back here now along the transit way, along the route one corridor. Now another reason to do the project. Take a look at the development thats here. Pretty highend. Condos from the 6s. Town homes from 800,000. In alexandria, im adam tuck, news 4. This time doug is frolicking with mermaids and jumping on trampolines. He is frolicking in the wonderful weather. Whats going on . And thats just meaning that its time to eat. As you guys know, when you do that kind of physical activity like ive been doing here for the last hour, ive really been working hard, right, guys . Yeah. Its time to eat. Weve got great, greek food here. This is reasona, angelos sister. Of course, the greek culture, very well known for the food. What do we have here . Its a greek casserole. We have a greek salad. Spanicopita. Lots of spinach. Very healthy. We have a greek salad with greek olives. Yep. And feta cheese. You got a couple of we have chicken kabobs and pork kabobs made by pns meats. Thats the kabob guy right there. They call him the kabob guy. Thats what his license plate says. I made that up. I know i made that up, but that should be your license plate. Are you going to change it now . All right. Good. Lets take a look. Im going to eat this in just a second. Trust me. Can you maybe give me some lets take a look at whats happening out there as the weather is concerned as i continue to admire the food. 84 degrees. Winds southeast at 5 miles per hour. Yeah, you can put that right there. As far as the temperatures around the rest of the region, 79 in gaithersburg. 82 in manassas. Extremely comfortable. Its really just a nice afternoon. Its going to continue to be this nice right on through the weekend with one exception. Notice the rain chances back towards the west. Back towards West Virginia accident back towards western mare marry. Thats a system thats trying to move up this way. Now, most of that rain not hitting the ground, but what is moving in are the clouds, and the cloud cover continues to move in around the region. Down to the south and west, even more clouds and more rain down to the south around atlanta, down around birmingham, alabama, and some of that rain is trying to make its way our way. Now, its not going to get here tonight. Most likely it will not be here during the day tomorrow. Take a look at your saturday. Starting off dry, but plenty of cloud cover. Tomorrow afternoon, cant rule out an isolated shower, but its really on sunday that we have a better chance of seeing some of the showers moving through. Kund morning, a few sh through the south and then watch what happens during the afternoon. The showers begin to build as we see a little bit more of an easterly wind. It will be a little bit on the cool side. Temperatures still about five degrees below average where they were today, but with more clouds and a few showers out there, sunday is the one day to watch. Once again, its not going to be a washout. 83 on your for your day tomorrow in d. C. 82 in leesburg. 79 back towards martinsburg. The next four days, looking very good as far as the temperatures are concerned. Were only into the 80s. 83 tomorrow. 84 on sunday. 86 on monday. Once again, a chance of showers on sunday. Then watch what happens next week. We start to get on the hot side. Tuesday were around 90 degrees. Were at 95 on wednesday. 92 on thursday. A chance of showers and even a few stronger thunderstorms those days. Thats when the heat and humidity come back. Its not here today. What do we have here . These are the desserts . We have the greek bacclava, and greek honey cookies. Ill send it back to you guys. I know you want some of this great baclava. Thats good stuff. This is for you. Plus, a local boy gets dinner at the white house. How he earned a spot at the table, and what food secrets the president and first lady shared with the sdmrimplt a change of plans for a gas station youll never be able to use. We told you about an art project that would have put a fake gas station right in the middle of the Anacostia River. Today news 4 is the first to report that the project is now being moved, and it comes at the height of public outcry. Mark seagraves reports. Reporter its part of a districtwide art project called five by five that will place art in neighborhoods across d. C. Whether it was first announced, promoters said the sunken gas station was meant to bring attention to the environmentalal issues. The rising tides in the world very real issue and very timely issue. After the art project became public, environmental groups and local leaders cried foul. The artist is trying to start a conversation around Climate Change and that impact. Given the many years of Community Investment and hard work to clean up and change the negative perception of the Anacostia River, there could hardly be a worse public message than sinking an entire mock gas station in the anacostias waters. Theres no way youre going to see a gas station in a river and not have a negative contation to that. The art project said it was pulling away from the plan to put a g