right now, emergency workers at the scene of the malaysian jetliner that crashed in ukraine trying to recover bodies. the scenery mains a very dangerous place as world leaders demand some answers. thoughts also turning to the 298 people killed when the plane was shot out of the sky. memorials being set up from amsterdam to here in washington. we begin coverage with the latest from our live desk and news4's aaron gilchrist. >> a lot of new details pouring in. we did just learn the president will be speaking about the situation in ukraine in about a half an hour at 11:30. that's the time we expect. we are also learning about the first person with a u.s. connection to this tragedy.

not a u.s. citizen per se. about an hour ago indiana university confirmed that one of its students, carline keger was a doctoral chemistry student, on the school's rowing team, was from amsterdam and was on the flight and died as a result. meanwhile the united nations also meeting as we speak. it has released a statement with its condolences to the victims of this flight talking about how it wants to move forward with the investigation. the u.n. has offered to put an international team of investigators together. they made that offer to the ukraine. obviously the area where this plane went down is not in a ukrainian-controlled area, so we don't know what will happen with that offer from the united nations. we've also learned that at least one person from the national transportation safety board from the united states will travel to the ukraine to help with the investigation there. the question now, though, is how

effective will this investigation be. nbc's tom costello has an explanation of some of the challenges. >> reporter: good morning. the situation on the ground in ukraine is very difficult because this plane went down in rebel-held territory. the ukrainian government still isn't even gaining access to the crash site, so whether international investigators would be allowed into the scene is still very much in question. however, the issue is whether even access to the black boxes will help the investigation. u.s. intelligence and military sources already say u.s. satellites detected the plane being shot down by a missile. the question is who shot the missile. that information probably won't come from anything on the ground in terms of forensics with black boxes, but rather with intelligence sources around the world. >> tom costello there. two other nuggets of information to share with you. the fbi is also going to be sending two people to ukraine, an explosives expert and one other agent along with that ntsb person. they expect that they will leave at some point today and they'll

be there to provide assistance as requested. they'll probably go someplace in ukraine nearby to where this plane went down and wait to be asked to help out with the investigation that is happening there. one oar bit of information, u.s. officials telling nbc news that surface-to-air missile that shot down the airliner was fired from ukraine just inside the russian border. who fired that rocket at this point, russian separatists or the russian military, still not known by the u.s. government. barbara, back to you. >> and as aaron said, so far no confirmed u.s. citizens on board malaysia airlines flight 17, but there are many other nationalities onboard. 189 people were from the netherlands. 44 from malaysia, 27 from australia and 12 from indonesia. there were a small number of people from several other countries. we still don't know the nationalities of four people who were onboard. the group from australia was mostly made up of a team of aids experts headed to a big conference. the society released this statement saying, quote, at this

incredibly sad and sensitive time, the ias stands with our international family and sends condolences to the loved ones of those who have been lost to this tragedy. as we learn more about the crash victims, we're also seeing a growing memorial here in d.c. news4's richard jordan is live from the dutch embassy in north best washington. richard? >> reporter: barbara, there is an outpouring of support. later today a group will gather here at the dutch embassy and walk over to the malaysian embassy to remember the victims killed. there are also some other events scheduled for early next week. you do not have to look very far to see the symbols of solidarity. a wreckage no one could survive, and more than half of the passengers killed in the fiery crash were from the netherlands. today at the dutch embassy, the entrance is marked by a sign of sympathy. there are flowers of nearly every color and a card of

condolence. the country's flag is at half staff. >> good morning. we had a 9:10 appointment. >> reporter: arno had a scheduled appointment at the embassy. he's from holland. he said he returns often, at least once a year, to see his family. >> i can only imagine the pain and grief. >> reporter: today he shares in his homeland's heart ache. >> it's horrible news. anybody losing their lives in such an event, especially unprompted and untriggered, you know, looks to be terrorist activity or military activity at least, it's a horrible way to go, especially that many people, innocent people. >> reporter: the embassy staff is monitoring developments from afar. the dutch ambassador writing on twitter, my heart goes out to the passengers of mh-17, their family and friends. the sentiment is shared by those who have a kinship with the victims.

a short time ago the dutch embassy released a statement saying that the ambassador joins government officials at the hague demanding for an independent and transparent investigation to find out exactly what happened over ukraine. on monday the ambassador will host a private moment of silence. it is simply for embassy staff, but there is an event that is open to the public monday at 10:00 a.m. a registry will be available for anyone who would like to send and sign their condolences. live in northwest washington, richard jordan, news4. >> thank you, richard. the question a lot of you are asking is why malaysia airlines flight mh-17 flew over a war zone. we've been looking into that very question. >> let's take a closer look at the dangerous flight path mh-17 was flying. well before the crash the federal aviation administration warned u.s. air carriers not to fly in that area. just this week the ukrainian military said some of its planes were shot down by russian

separatists. malaysian airlines insist the path for the jet was approved by the international body in charge of flight paths. it says the route was actually a common path for europe and asia or europe to asia flights. still many question why the airline took that route. take a look, most commercial air traffic is avoiding the ukraine's airspace because of security concerns. now what does this mean for the future? right now the faa is prohibiting u.s. flight operations over eastern ukraine until further notice. some foreign airlines are volunteering not to fly over that area. some are taking it even further. airline emirates has suspended all flights to back to you. >> stay with news4 and nbc news. we will have all the latest developments on the malaysia plane crash investigation as they happen. you can also get updates any time on nbcwashington.com. turning to the weather now, another cool start to the day, but the sun is out and warming things up. storm team 4 meteorologist tom

kierein joins us with his first forecast for this midday friday. good morning. >> good morning, barbara. here we are in the middle of what is usually the hottest time of our year and we have this cool weather that has been with us again. this morning we're down into the 50s. it quickly, though, jumped into the 70s. now just a few wispy high clouds are sweeping over the capital. that's a live view from the storm team 4 capitol camera. right now reagan national up to 80 degrees. the best number here is the dew point at just 52. that is very dry humidity, only 38%, a very light easterly breeze and temperatures elsewhere on this friday approaching the bay, if you're heading over that way, lots of sunshine. great day at the beaches. temperatures there now in the upper 70s. if you're heading west into the mountains, it's quite a bit cooler. low 70s in the shenandoah valley and 60s out in the mountains.

i've got our outdoor recreation forecast for the weekend. big changes coming next week. new traffic signals are guiding drivers on the beltway in an andale on the ramp from northbound 495 to gal owes road. a flashing red arrow will allow drivers to make a right turn after stopping. before drivers had to wait for a steady red arrow to turn green. would you hop on a bus if you knew that bus wouldn't get stuck in traffic and could ride in its own lanes? that's the idea behind a new transportation project in northern virginia. exclusive bus lanes will transfer commuters. arlington transportation leaders broke ground on their portion of the route. that happened today. it will connect with similar project under way in alexandria. the transitway will have stations and eventually street cars could run on these dedicated lanes, away from all the traffic. a couple thousand people in southern maryland will have plenty to smile about today.

a group called southern maryland mission of mercy will see to that. in fact they're offering free basic dental care today and tomorrow in waldorf. news4's derrick ward stopped by to see the pop-up dentist's office and all the people getting help. >> reporter: people started lining up at north point high school in waldorf the day before. this mission of mercy is expected to see nearly 2,000 people over the course of two days. the high turnout was surprising to some. >> i think it's also indicative of how many people don't have health insurance. >> reporter: once inside, it's a smooth system of medical screening and other services. as patients leave, more health information. the southern maryland mission of mercy is all about dental care but they don't ignore other parts of the patients. in some cases it couldn't be helped. one potential patient went into labor. another felt a little woozy. they were all attended to. to some, this kind of attention was sorely needed and often hard to come by. >> when they go to, for instance, the emergency room,

they get involved in a lot of red tape. >> right there, the lady in purple -- >> reporter: the gymnasium at north point, even up here you can hear the sound of a hundred drills and other dental equipment running. right now this is the county if not the state's biggest dental office. >> hygienists the first row, then restorative dentistry and the last row is action transactions. >> reporter: it wasn't highly pub li siesd but it was just as important. >> we had a meeting on monday and they were at the max the number of people they could deal with and that was 800. >> reporter: equipment, supplies and food are all donated or paid for through grants or fund-raising. mission of mercy works both ways for those who r >> excellent service and on the way home. >> reporter: and also benefits those who give. >> you feel blessed. it's a great feeling. >> reporter: in waldorf, derrick

ward, news4. and we are watching develop minut mentes out of the ukraine. russia's president has a message for separatists fighting in that region, but is it enough? and the justice department cracking down on the shipping company fedex. what investigators say that company did wrong.

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i'm aaron gilchrist at the live desk. we are just learning the obama administration has approved the use of sonic cannons to explore for oil and gas off the east coast, essentially in the atlantic ocean from florida all the way up to delaware. energy companies would eventually we able to buy gas and oil leases to start drilling in that area if they were able to find profitable sections of the ocean in this area. there were some guidelines put in place as well to protect whales, other sea animals from

loud noises, a lot more traffic in the waters in that area. still, the government's environmental impact study says more than 100,000 sea creatures could be hurt by this process. that's the latest from the live desk, barbara. and we're following breaking news in the middle east. today members of the united nations security council will hold an emergency meeting on the israel-gaza conflict. israel launched a ground operation late last night in cease-fire talks broke down. it also says one of its soldiers was the country's first casualty since air strikes started nearly two weeks ago. according to the associated press, at least 19 palestinians died in fighting today, including three children. a developing story right now, russian president vladimir putin telling the warring sides in ukraine to lay down their arms after the tragic crash of malaysia airlines flight 17. u.s. intelligence says it believes a russian-made rocket shot down the plane in ukraine. they recently sanctioned russia for continuing to supply rockets

to rebel fighters. it's still not clear who fired that rocket, but there's evidence pointing to the russian-backed rebels. some audio, which has not been verified by nbc, shows a conversation between a russian army major and a ukrainian rebel fighter. the two are heard talking about the malaysian plane. they say it was shot down by mistake. u.s. lawmakers are already weighing in. >> if it is a result of the separatists or russian actions mistakenly believing this was a ukrainian warplane, i think there's going to be hell to pay and there should be. >> and joining us with more on how yesterday's tragedy could change things both abroad and here at home is nbc news political reporter carrie dan. good morning, carrie. >> good morning. >> president obama is planning to speak at 11:30 today. do you have any information on what he is planning to say? >> yesterday you saw the president come out and make a very measured statement. all he did was call the crash a terrible tragedy and he said that the u.s. would do all it could to help assist in the

investigation of what happened and why. today he will obviously have much more updated intelligence as to what's happened. still, the administration wants to be cautious. obviously all of the evidence so far appears to be pointing to the separatists who fired this missile into -- that took down the plane. however, it's still -- there's still very many unanswered questions and there's a very delicate diplomatic situation going between russian president vladimir putin, other european allies of the west and the united states. >> i was going to ask you about that. relations were already strained between the u.s., russia and other countries. does vladimir putin face any harsh reaction from other countries and ours? >> this puts vladimir putin in a very difficult position. the united states has been ramping up sanctions on russia over this ukraine situation, but european allies have been a little reluctant to join in with the harshest of those sanctions. the reason for that is that countries like germany and france depend a lot on russia for their energy needs. sanctions could really impact

those nations' economies. they have been a little reluctant to come along. now there are citizens from those countries that have been killed in this crash so these western allies of the united states may decide they want to do more on that front. >> we'll continue to watch. we're waiting for the president to speak a little later this hour. thanks, carrie. and for more from carrie and the rest of the nbc news political team, check out first read on nbcnews.com. dozens of children and their families are making their way to the white house right now. in less than an hour first lady michelle obama will host the third annual kids state dinner. it's part of a healthy lunch time challenge. kids across the country submitted 1500 healthy recipes. judges helped narrow them down to 54 selections. those winners will be guests at the white house today for lunch. and storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein joins us. i guess they could have lunch al fresco it's so nice outside. >> what a great idea. a lot of people are eating

outside today enjoying this wonderful break from our usual high heat and humidity this time of year. take a look at the sky off to our west. a live view shows high clouds drifting over the region from the west. the sun is beaming down, though, right on washington and at this hour we have our temperatures that are hovering in the 70s to right around 80 degrees. there's the view from space going back in time over the last couple of hours. we had this one wave of clouds coming through. there's other clouds producing some rain way off to the south and west of the metro area. we don't have anything locally. this area of rain is tracking toward the north-northeast moving into the mountains over the next several hours. there may be a few showers there. east, though, of the shenandoah valley should stay dry into the afternoon. low humidity in place. right now 80 at reagan national. in the mid and upper 70s around the chesapeake bay. in the mid-70s the rest of maryland and virginia. just a delightful summer day. and only low 70s -- mid-70s in

the shenandoah valley. in the mountains many locations jut around 70 degrees. during the rest of the afternoon we'll have clouds coming and going, partly sunny, highs reaching the mid-80s. low humidity in place. and around the bay it will be cooler breeze off the bay, near 80 degrees. farther west and north, upper 70s to near 80 for highs. shenandoah valley, northern part there and into the mountains. and farther south the hottest temperatures will be generally in prince william, faulkier, stafford over to culpeper where it will be reaching the mid-80s. great weather for tonight's nationals opening up the second part of the season. they're taking on the brewers tonight at nats park. first pitch is at 7:05. it will be around 80 degrees by then. beautiful evening for baseball. a lot of clouds coming in off and on through the game, cooling down to the low 70s by the end of the game. and if you plan on going hiking

in the mountains, here's a view of the shenandoah national park. saturday a lot of clouds around in the mountains, maybe an isolated thundershower in the mid-70s. on sunday, the upper 70s. and again a possibility of an isolated thundershower. meanwhile at the beaches, it should be a good weekend at the beaches. temperatures there reaching the 70s during the afternoon. breeze coming in off the ocean out of the east and northeast. and partly sunny skies. water temperatures in the low 70s. away from the waters inland, a lot of clouds around up near 80 degrees on saturday. sunday, partly sunny, into the mid-80s and getting a little more humid on sunday. then as we get into the first part of next week, that's when a big change is moving in. increasing humidity and heat on monday, tuesday, wednesday, highs around 90. only a small chance of an isolated storm. a little greater chance of storms by the end of the week on thursday. enjoy the break while it lasts. >> okay, thank you, tom. do you spray sunscreen on your child? coming up, a look at why you may want to change the way you

protect your children from the sun. and confusion over new lane markings in one part of the district. people asking whether they should talk and walk or just walk. but first,ere's a look at what's hot on nbcwashington.com.

the shipping company fedex is facing charges after a federal indictment. the justice department says the shipping company knowingly delivered medication to people without prescriptions. that could include drug dealers and addicts. the feds say the drugs involved included sleep aid ambien along with valium and xanax. they insist they did nothing wrong and plans to plead not guilty to charges. a new cell phone walking lane is confusing some d.c. walkers. the leans say no cell phones on

one side of the street and cell phones, walk at your own risk on the other side. it was on the 1000 block of 18th street northwest yesterday. it's not real. the national geographic channel is taping reactions for a new tv show. we're waiting to hear from president obama about the crash of flight mh-17 as people around the world mourn the 298 killed when the plane was shot down. what we're learning about the victims now. and the lawsuits facing the makers of a popular energy drink. what they say the drink is not. and it seems too good to be true. our mid-july weather. coming up storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein heads outside with more on how long this beautiful weather is going

we're continuing to watch the latest developments on the crash of malaysia airlines flight 17 in ukraine. we're awaiting a press conference from president obama. it will be held in the next half

hour. we understand this morning we've learned the nationalities of all but two of the victims. so far no u.s. citizens were onboard but one passenger was a student at the university of indiana. we know that at least one ntsb investigator will head to ukraine to try to help with the crash investigation. right now families of crash victims are trying to learn more about their loved ones. many rushed to the airport in amsterdam after hearing what happened. now they're trying to get more information from malaysia airlines. katy tur has that part of the story. >> reporter: bouquets and candles outside with flowers. inside the shop empty and closed with a sign on the door that reads "on holiday." the owners were on mh-17. on its personal facebook page shilder joked about his malaysia airlines flight. should it disappear, this is what it looks like.

>> 30 years old and they earned a vacation. it's a young couple, always laughing and always together, hard work and now they're gone. >> reporter: the netherlands hit especially hard. 173 of the 298 passengers onboard were dutch, including many headed to the 20th international aids conference in melbourne, australia. among them former ias president, joep longa. >> no researcher goes to a medical meeting ever thinking that their plane is going to be shot down. this isn't irony, it's cruel and it's a loss to the scientific world. >> reporter: this morning flights were taking off as usual but the shadow of the crash loomed large, especially for this man about to board today's malaysia airlines flight 17 headed to kuala lumpur.

>> i couldn't pay anymore. >> reporter: izzy sim, her baby and her husband were supposed to be on that doomed flight, but only just missed it. >> i'm shaken. i don't even know what to do. i feel like physically sick. i'm just thinking i feel like i've been given a second chance. >> reporter: and in malaysia, tears and anger once again, as families demand answers from not just malaysia airlines but the malaysian government. >> and this is just the latest tragedy for malaysia airlines. it comes just four months after the disappearance of flight 370. the plane was carrying 239 when it disappeared from radar. it presumably went down in the southern indian ocean, but so far not a trace of evidence has been found. the search continues and could take years. stay with news4 and nbc news. we will have all the latest developments on the malaysia plane crash investigation as they break. you can also get updates any

time on nbcwashington.com. a two-alarm fire destroyed a town home in clinton, maryland. chopper 4 was over the scene last night while firefighters were mopping up hot spots. 12 people lived inside that home that burned. everyone did make it out on time. prince george's county firefighters say their aggressive approach inside and outside saved the rest of the houses on that row. and a developing story right now in the northwest. a fast-moving wildfire in washington state has burned 35 homes. 650 people are being forced to flee their homes as the flames approach a small town outside spokane. a hospital in the area also had to be evacuated. no one has been hurt so far, and so far 28 square miles have already burned. this all started following a lightning storm earlier this week. in just a few hours, u.s. congressman steny hoyer plans to tour the pass cat way hills neighborhood. this could be the first step in

securing federal money to fix the area and allow residents to move back home. the area was badly damaged by a land slide back in may. last night prince george's county officials hope to raise enough money to buy six of the condemned homes. take a look at this. this is what we believe to be a meteor shower here on the east coast. the fire ball moved quickly across the sky. it's captured here on dash camera. that was in raleigh, north carolina, but some people in our area reported seeing and hearing it from bethesda, here in the district, at arlington too. nasa and the national weather service have yet to weigh in on the sky phenomena. let's check in again with tom kierein. he's outside checking in on the forecast. >> that was an amazing sight. even more amazing when you consider that was just a little baseball, maybe the size of a baseball floating in space, and the earth just slammed into it. earth moving in its orbit about

70,000 miles an hour. it's the only time you get a sense of the speed of our planet in its orbit around the sun when it slams into one of those space rocks. there's a plane taking off from reagan national now. a live view from our city camera. as we take a look at radar, don't have any rain locally. there are some showers out of southwestern virginia. those should track just west of the shenandoah valley through the afternoon, maybe just a few light showers there. temperatures out in the mountains are around 70 degrees. it's in the upper 70s, near 80 in washington. mid and upper 70s around the bay. a wonderful summer day. another day with low humidity. partly sunny with highs reaching the mid-80s midafternoon much of the region. overnight good weather for the nationals return to nats park taking on the brewers. by dawn tomorrow the 60s. a lot of clouds tomorrow, highs up around 80 degrees. heat and humidity return next week. a small chance of storms on

monday, tuesday, wednesday. a greater chance on thursday. barbara. >> thank you, tom. the district is expanding its free meal program for kids and teens this summer. on saturdays from noon to 2:00 p.m., meals will be offered at recreation centers. on sundays, kids can get something to eat at libraries throughout the district between 1:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. children can simply show up for the meals. no registration is required. this starts tomorrow. the head of fairfax county schools says she supports later school start times. superintendent karen garza says she would like to see high school classes start after 8:00 in the morning. she also supports the idea of starting middle school earlier, but not any earlier than 7:30 she says. it's all part of an effort to help teens get more sleep. the school board is holding a series of meetings to get feedback from parents. if approved, the new start times would take effect in 2015. expanding pre-k education is

getting bipartisan support at the state level. seven out of ten voters said they want to see preschool classes for low income and middle income families. however, at the federal level, it's a different story. the president's proposal to increase federal funding for these kind of programs to help states has stalled in congress. democrats and republicans are polarized on this issue. the "washington post" is reporting the numbers from a national poll by the first five-year fund. metro's multi billion dollar improvement project could slow you down on the rails this weekend. starting tomorrow metro will close the green belt station for track work on the green line. you'll have to get on a shuttle bus. expect delays on the red, orange and blue lines. all trains should be back on their normal schedules for the monday morning commute. well, there are environmental concerns over an art project in the district. a sculpture of a gas station is going to be floating out there in the anacostia river. you'll be able to see it right next to the east capital street

bridge. the artist hopes it will make people think about environmental issues, but some say it doesn't belong there. >> let me tell you some things that don't belong in the anacostia river. chemicals, tires, cars, refrigerators and art projects. >> opponents say it could make people think it's okay to pollute the river. the sculpture has the necessary approvals, though, and construction is expected to begin next month. the iphone 6 could be available before the summer is over. asian media is reporting that production on the new iphone will begin next week in china. the newest generation of apple's phone will have a 4.7 inch screen. the larger 5 1/2 inch screen veon ben production we hear in early august. inside those new iphone 6s, the battery will be two millimeters thick. that's a millimeter thinner than the battery in the iphone 5s and

the 5c. the report suggests that apple is making an iphone air. reports also claim manufacturers are having trouble with the phone because of the fragile part since it's so tiny. three states are suing the makers of 5-hour energy for allegedly deceptive marketing. oregon, washington and vermont filed suit yesterday. the suit claims customers had been misled about the effects after taking the drink. 5-hour energy says they will fight to defend themselves. in 2012 maryland helped launch an investigation into 5-ur energy which resulted in the recent lawsuits. well listen to this. self-proclaimed early risers when tested became less honest later in the day despite their cheerful demeanor in the early hours. researchers from georgetown university found that they are more likely to cheat and lie as the day goes on. those tested were low on mental energy needed to resist temptation. night owls in contrast tendinged

to lie in the morning when they were sleepily. sunscreen and what you cannot afford to forget when it comes to protecting your children. we're going to tell you about that. plus, it has a funny name but is making hundreds of people sick. the mosquito-borne disease now taking up residence in the u.s. we'll warn you about that coming up. stay with us.

well, it's friday and many of us are dreaming of a relaxing weekend on the beach, but if you're taking children with you, it's essential to know your actions now could lessen their risk of cancer later in life. dr. steven hopkins joins us this morning to explain. good morning. >> good morning, barbara. >> we've been talking about sunscreen forever but you say it's even more important than ever to make sure your children are covered. why? >> there are new studies that show now even in children melanoma, which is a potentially fatal skin cancer, is on the rise in children.

2% per year. so it's a big problem. and again, as we talked, it's just not fair-skinned children, it's children of all skin types need protection. they need sun protection. >> so you say the boys and girls tend to get burned in different spots than adults. is that right? or boys versus girls? >> yes. and as the melanomas seem to be different areas. in boys the melanomas tend to know in the face and on the trunks. on girls for some reason on the hips and lower legs. this is what the statistics are showing. but againall areas need to be covered. >> so tell us then how should we approach protecting our children while we're at the beach? >> well, you have to realize hi dangerous. it is a carcinogen, this has been proven. this is why no sun tanning booths for children. it's being banned in actually ten states now. slather your children with protection. these are some of the things --

when they come out of the water, slather them, let them play under an umbrella. >> and don't forget the ears, noses, the lips too. i guess a lot of people worry about putting it on their lips because it might get in their mouths but we should put it on the children's lips and ears and noses. >> exactly. have them wear swim shirts, long leaves and the new aerosol sunscreens, be careful spraying them around children's faces because the aerosol can be inhaled, potentially giving asthma and things like that. the final word is not out about these aerosols. >> but a lot of people do use those for children. they think they're doing a good job because they're spraying it quickly. >> spray it on your hands and then put it on your face. >> any other advice you want to give parents about taking their kids out there in the sun this weekend? >> yeah, when you're in the noon day sun, take the kids in. that's the time they should be watching their video, when the sun is the hottest. get them out in the morning and later afternoons. and again, these -- the studies are showing that sun burns, you

must avoid sunburns at all risk because sunburns in childhood lead to melanomas in adulthood. >> that's i think -- >> that's the take-home message. >> what you are exposed to when you're 2, 3, 4 years old could show up as a deadly -- >> because that's when the skin is most active and it's more sensitive to potentially precancerous lesions in children. but they do not express until you're the adult. >> and we should go for the strongest sun blocks that we can find? >> at least 15. i personally use 50 an things like that. most of the studies say 15 is enough as long as you repeatedly slather it on those children. >> remember the word "slather." >> i like that. >> well, we have a word to the warning and it should be a nice weekend, i think that's what we heard, so we will be ready. >> the last word is do not -- no tanning booths. ban the tan. it's now illegal in ten states

for minors to use tanning booths and it's a good start. >> and adults shouldn't -- doctors say this use them at all. >> of course. absolutely, no. >> thank you so much, doctor. good advice to everyone. health experts are concerned over a case of new mosquitos carrying a virus that's called -- i'm not saying it quite right. it's spelled very strangely. it's something that is found in the caribbean in central america. there have been cases in the u.s. but all among people who recently traveled to these regions. but two cases in florida mark the first time this virus was detected among people who had not traveled. i'm not sure exactly how to pronounce that, but -- here it is. chickengunya it's called, spreading from the caribbean in central america. be careful, carried by mosquitos. one fredericksburg mom is shocked by the outpouring of support around the world in the wake of her husband's death. her husband, wayne, died

unexpectedly subbed night leaving her with six children. she home schools her kids so her husband was the sole provider. without life insurance the family is facing serious financial hurdles. a group of northern virginia mothers stepped in to help their friend. >> i texted her and i just said look at this. she texted back and said oh, my word. i said, you know, you're loved. that's what i wanted her to know, you're loved and you're going to be okay. >> as a free lance star first reported, the moms started the go fund me page. in less than a week they have surpassed their $20,000 goal, so congratulations to them for that. the time is now 11:49. coming up, a festival devoted to frozen treats this weekend, plus storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein will be back with another check of the weekend forecast. stay with us, we'll be right back.

right now president obama is at the white house about to

speak. let's listen in. >> flight mh-17 took off from amsterdam and was shot down over ukraine near the russian border. nearly 300 innocent lives were taken. men, women, children, infants who had nothing to do with the crisis in ukraine. their deaths are a outrage of unspeakable proportions. we know at least one american citizen, quinn lucas shontsman was killed. our thoughts and prayers are with his family for this terrible loss. yesterday i spoke with the leaders of ukraine, malaysia and the netherlands. i told them that our thoughts and prayers are with all the families and that the american people stand with them during this difficult time. later today i'll be speaking with prime minister abbott of australia, which also suffered a

terrible loss. by far the country that lost the most people onboard the plane was the netherlands. from the days of our founding, the dutch have been close friends and stalwart allies of the american people and we stand shoulder to shoulder with you in our grief and in our absolute determination to get to the bottom of what happened. here's what we know so far. evidence indicates that the plane was shot down by a surface-to-air missile that was launched from an area that is controlled by russian-backed separatists inside of ukraine. we also know that this is not the first time a plane has been shot down in eastern ukraine. over the last several weeks, russian-backed separatists have shot down a ukrainian transport plane and a ukrainian helicopter and claimed responsibility for shooting down a ukrainian fighter jet. moreover, we know these separatists have received a

steady flow of support from russia. this includes arms and training. it includes heavy weapons and it includes anti-aircraft weapons. here's what must happen now. this was a global tragedy. an asian airliner was destroyed in european skies filled with citizens from many countries. so there has to be a credible international investigation into what happened. the u.n. security council has endorsed this investigation and we will hold all its members, including russia, to their word. in order to facilitate that investigation, russia, pro-russian separatists and ukraine must adhere to an immediate cease-fire. evidence must not be tampered with. investigators need to access the crash site and the solemn task of returning those who were lost onboard the plane to their loved ones needs to go forward

immediately. now, the united states stands ready to provide any assistance that is necessary. we've already offered the support of the fbi and the national transportation safety board, which has experience in working with international partners on these types of investigations. they are on their way, personnel from the fbi and the national transportation safety board. in the coming hours and days i'll continue to be in close contact with leaders from around the world as we respond to the catastrophe. our immediate focus will be on recovering those who were lost, investigating exactly what happened and putting forward the facts. i want to point out there will likely be misinformation as well. i think it's very important for folks to sift through what is factually based and what is simply speculation. no one can deny the truth that is revealed in the awful images that we all have seen. the eyes of the world are on

eastern ukraine and we are going to make sure that the truth is out. more broadly, i think it's important for us to recognize that this outrageous event underscores that it is time for peace and security to be restored in ukraine. for months we've supported a pathway to peace and the ukrainian government has reached out to all ukrainians to put forward a peace plan and lived up to a cease-fire, despite repeated violations by the separatists. violations that took the lives of ukrainian soldiers and personnel. moreover, time and again russia has refused to take the concrete steps necessary to de-escalate the situation. i spoke to president putin yesterday in the wake of additional sanctions that we had imposed. he said he wasn't happy with them and i told him that we have been very clear from the outset that we want russia to take the

path that would result in peace in ukraine, but so far at least russia has failed to take that path. instead it has continued to violate ukrainian sovereignty and to support violent separatists. it has also failed to use its influence to have the separatists abide by a cease-fire. that's why together with our allies, we've imposed growing costs on russia. so now is a somber and appropriate time for all of us to step back and take a hard look at what has happened, for all of us to step back and take a hard look at what has happened. violence and conflict inevitably lead to unforeseen consequences. russia, the separatists and ukraine all of the capacity to put an end to the fighting. meanwhile the united states is going to continue to lead efforts within the world community to de-escalate the situation, to stand up for the sovereignty and territorial

integrity of ukraine and to support the people of ukraine as they courageously work to strengthen their own democracy and make their own decisions about how they should move forward. before i take just a couple of questions, let me remark on one other issue. this morning i spoke with prime minister netanyahu of israel about the situation in gaza. we discussed israel's military operation in gaza, including its efforts to stop the threat of terrorist infiltration through tunnels into israel. i reaffirmed my strong support for israel's right to defend itself. no nation should accept rockets being fired into its borders or terrorists tunnelling into its territory. in fact while i was having the conversation with prime minister netanyahu, sirens went off in tel aviv. i also made clear that the united states and our friends and allies are deeply concerned about the risks urther escalation and the loss of more innocent life. and that's why we've indicated

although we support military efforts by the israelis to make sure that rockets are not being fired into their territory, we also have said that our understanding is the current military ground operations are designed to deal with the tunnels and we are hopeful that israel will continue to approach this process in a way that minimizes civilian casualties and that all of us are working hard to return to the cease-fire that was reached in november of 2012. secretary kerry is working to support egypt's initiative to pursue that outcome. i told prime minister netanyahu that john is prepared to travel to the region following additional consultations. let me close by making one additional comment. onboard malaysian airlines flight mh-17, there were apparently 100 researchers and