how big is the loss of dr lang? >> he was a preps among men -- prince among men, someone that inspired me. he opened up access for treatment for people across the globe. >> the president of the aids foundation michael wine stephen worked with dr lang trying to increase access. >> not just this doctor, but how by of a loss is this to the aids community. . >> this involves people criss-crossing the world. i could have been on the plan, and my colleagues are in danger zones every day. in the war against aids, which is not woun. there's 35 million people infected and 1.5 million deaths. hard core people will not waiver. they will continue. that standard will be picked up that was dropped by the people who died on the plane and when dr lang perished. >> staff erts at the u.n. and world health organisation held a moment of silence for another victim. who spokesman glen thomas. they quit his journalism job to join the fate against aid. >> his twin sister said he died doing what he loved. glen had been with wha for more tha

dr. lang's friend dr. patrick sullivan of emory university here in atlanta. he was a prominent voice in the hiv/aids community and he spoke to me about the impact and leadership role that dr. lang had in this field. >> i've met him at research conferences but i think everybody in the field would know his work as well. and he's one of these folks who started, you know, as a clinician, saw a problem and he stepped up into leadership roles that really helped the field move forward. >> some of that research included developed and underdeveloping countries as well. he was linked with research and mother to child transfer of hiv/aids. it was reported about a hundred people on their way to this international aids conference. earlier this morning we heard that figure lower to at least six people. dr. sullivan i spoke to yesterday, he said this is a really tight-knit community and they have all been exchanging e-mails and text messages to figure out if anybody else was on that flight. he fears he knows other who have yet to be reported on that flight because they have

dr. lange's death is viewed as a big blow in the progress of the fight against hiv. >> this is a devastating loss for the aids community. a scientist, a wonderful physician, a crusader, a troublemaker, a wonderful father to four girls and a boy. >> also among the group on board malaysia airlines flight 17, kim beaker, a lobbyist, now a dutch group actively managing hiv and aids. he also spent his young life advocating for gay rights. glen thomas, an englishman with a journalism career at the bbc before a job with the world health organization. he was going to the conference to share the organization's latest report on hiv, and an early nurse agreeing to treat patients with aids in the 1980s when the virus mystified doctors everywhere. our coverage comets online at nbcbayarea.com to find latest updates on the investigation and a slide show of the crash site. >>> back in the bay area, smith sentenced on drunk driving and weapons charges facing up to four years in prison, but instead got 11 days of community service. the 24-year-old was at the santa clara county courthouse yesterday and previou

. >> reporter: dr. lang from the netherlands was on board. >> the loss of his expertise and leadership is a blow that i just don't know how we will ever replace him. we are dedicated to eradicated hiv aids and today, that hope for outcomes seems even further away. >> reporter: now cleave did want to let us know that dr. paul from ucsf was not on board that plane. he is already in australia. however, we know that he did write in a letter to the washington post that what happened is an unspeakable loss. a senseless act of violence. liz, back to you. >> all right cate caugurian, thank you. >>> there were reports that 23 americans were on board. cbs has not been able to confirm that. >> also tonight, david martin digs deeper into the theory that rebels blew up the airliner by mistake. >> this is the missile system the ukrainian government says shot down the airliner. it is a sophisticated weapon of radar and missile launchers. not a weapon a rebel army like the separatists in eastern ukraine would be expected to

she was traveling with her long-time partner dr. lange, whose death is being viewed as the biggest blow to progress in the fight against hiv. >> our hope is if we catch enough early in the infection, it will not be all that difficult to cure them eventually. >> a cure. that was always his goal. lange's groundbreaking break was pivotal in antiviral therapies. he also made huge strides in the prevention of mother to child transmission of hiv. one of his colleagues credited lange with, quote, changing the course of the hiv epidemic. back to you. >> peggy, thank you. there are many facets to this story. our coverage continues online on our website on nbcbayarea.com. there you can find the latest updates on the investigation and a slide show of pictures from the crash site. >>> new at 11:00 tonight, tension in san francisco's mission district with a not so subtle threat being aimed at so-called hipsters, techies who have invaded the old working class latino neighborhood with wads of cash and smartphones. that warning, get out willingly or you'

joep los ange s dr. langeis death say huge loss to the hiv-aids and global health community. a lot of his friends and colleagues are now talking legacy. >> joining us from waugs is a lois a longtime friend of dr. lange. we want to thank you for being here with us. our thoughts are with you and everybody trying to reconcile what's happened. we did not know him. we want to give you a chance to help us understand the imprint that the doctor was leaving behind. what kind of man was he? what kind of visionary was he? >> yeah, visionary is a good simple word to describe him. he was very early, one of the leaders in the fight against hiv/aids, when there was nothing that could actually be done against that horrible disease, he worked tirelessly to come up with what is called a combination therapy of very dangerously hard to swallow drugs but he did not stop there being a scientist. he was, of course, very pleased that more and more people in the western world, in the united states and europe, could use those drugs. a

joep lange. >> dr joep lange was a prince among men, someone that inspired me and was a key colleague and collaborata in returns of opening up access for treatment for people across the globe. >> michael wine stephen, the president of the foundation worked closely with joep lange. >> not just joep lange, but other researchers among the dead - how big of a loss is this for the h.i.v. community. >> this work involves criss-crossing the world. i could have been on the plane and my colleagues are in danger zones every day. in the war against aides which is not won, there's hard core people in it, not going to waiver or continue. that sustained will be picked up and dropped by the people in that plan. when dr lang perished as well. >> staffers at the u.n. and world health organisation held a moment of silence for another victim. glenn thomas, the 49-year-old quit his job to join the fight against aids. >> his deficienciesster said he died doing what he loved. he'd been to w ho for a decade. he came from the bbc and spend years providing for to the tv dep

you knew dr. lange for 20 years i understand. what was he like?y passionate, smart, committed aids researcher who sergeanted out doing one of the world's best aids treatment programs in holland in the '90s. and then as soon as effective treatment became available, he was passionate about having global treatment access. and he worked really hard doing research in thailand, doing treatment access all across africa. he was a passionate believer that the poor should have access to equally high quality treatment as the rich. >> he had famously said the thing about if coca-cola can deliver refrigerated drinks to all of africa -- >> we should be able to deliver hiv treatment. >> he saved countless lives. >> he was a part of this huge movement which has now resulted in 10 million people around the world being on effective hiv treatment. one of the greatest accomplishment in public health history. >> what sort of effect do you think this has on the movement, on the hiv/aids community around the world? >> well, i think it's a devastation that is shared by t

what can you tell us about dr. lang? what sort of man was he? >> i don't want to overstate the nature of my relationship with him. we were colleagues in the early 2000s and mid 2000s. he was a vocal supporter of extending aids treatment to developing countries. before the year 2000 only a few hundred thousand people in africa, asia and other places in the developing world had access to aids treatments like the ones i take every day. unlike many scientists uncomfortable with political agitation he was an activist and threw himself into the crusade to get drugs to people around the world. he was a trail blazer and pioneer. it's important for everybody to know his work in addition to his stellar clinical achievements he's made which you can read about in the scientific literature. >> we know that dozens of other passengers were headed to the same aids conference in australia. how big of a loss is this? >> first of all, i think there were seven people headed to the aids conference on that flight. there were several people from ngos and foundations,

dr. joep lange from the netherlands. he was a former president of the international aids society. >> the loss of his expertise and leadership is a blow that i just don't know how we will ever replace him. we are dedicated to eradicating hiv/aids and today that -- that, uhm, hoped-for outcome seems even further away. [ voice breaking ] >> reporter: the families of many of the people who were killed on that plane gathered at the amsterdam and kuala lumpur airports to find out what they could about their loved ones and grieve together. as for that aids conference, organizers say it will go on as scheduled starting sunday. >> anne, any word on what affect this could have on hiv/aids research. >> reporter: it's going to be a blow. some of those researchers and doctors on board could have well been on the way to finding the cure. their research now cut short. live in the newsroom anne makevoc, kpix 5. >> we'll have all the latest developments at kpix.com. >>> developing news in the middle east now. israeli troops are pushing d

infect other people, and that's what we're you'll striving for and that was the thing that drove dr. lange>> anthony fauci joining us from melbourne. thank you so much. i appreciate it. >> you're welcome. >>> and we'll be back here with the big question that's going to be driving the political debate this week. >>> here now some of this week's images to remember. >> powerful images this week and bill milestones, our images to remember. we've got the big question that's going to be the big debate all week long, is vladimir putin a threat to the world? jason, is that how he must be understood? >> absolutely. why is he going to stop at ukraine? if russian speakers are the justification for this, protecting ethnic russians, why aren't the baltic states next? >> what does real western opposition look like, andrea? >> weak. it looks really weak. they are more interested in their economic interests. >> what should it look like, then? >> strong sanctions, energy, banking, all the rest of it, the arms deals. and you don't see it. in fact, france and italy have been pulling back against merkel and t

dr. joep lange who dedicated his life and research to helping find a cure. >> we will be dedicating our program to the courage and vision and determination of those researchers. >> i think the entire hiv/aids community is profoundly affected. >> dayne nap van gorder is with project impact, the main beneficiary, a group dedicated to research and prevention. he and san francisco mayor ed lee will be the ones leading a moment of silence for the advocates including an aids lobbyist, glen thomas with the world health organization, and nurse jacqueline van torgrin. he'll be speaking about their important careers encouraging (that the fight marches on. >> the number of researchers, some of them right here in the bay area i think continue to be strong and been rededicate their everts to the memories of the people that we lost. >> and that moment of silence will take place at about 9:15 tomorrow morning before walk gets under way. they expect over 20,000 people here to participate and expect to raise somewhere around $2.5 million. we're live in golden gate park. i'm derek shore, nbc bay area news. >> th

dr. youth lang from the netherlands, a top researcher and former president of the aids society. many of the passengers attended the last conference held here in d.c. the local research community is mourning the loss of their colleagues. >> we know some of these people were at the prior conference here in washington. i know this of their names and know of their work and to hear to that they've perished on their way to the international aids conference is an incalculable loss for the community. >> meantime flags in melbourne, australia, will fly half staff for the duration of the conference. it is scheduled to start sunday morning. you can count on wusa9 and www.wusa9.com for the latest on this global tragedy on our website. you'll find the latest on the investigation, the victims and observances from around the world honoring the dead. >>> if you've tried to rent an apartment or house, you know it's not easy and not cheap, new information out this week highlighting just how bad the shortage of affordable housing may be across our region and hank silverberg takes a closer look. >>

dr. strong lang from david cameron and phillip hammerin.n editorial saying that this incident may have the consequence of having the eu completely re-assess its relationship with russia and he urged other eu nations to consider harder sanctions. so a lot of language, in particular out of dolondon, a sense of anger and frustration toward the kremlin not om for support for the separatists but for what they accuse of kremlin of being obstructionists and trying to get an international effort on the ground. >> the dutch are leading the outrage over bodies and how they have been treated. what's the foreign minister saying, one? and, also, 30 australians say on this plane. what's australia saying. >> the dutch lost the most people. they are furious about that. we have heard strong language from the dutch prime minister and the fortunately minister on the ground in kiev has made some strong language about the way the bodies are being treated. you mentioned australiaians. we have heard strong language from the australian prime minister. just recentl

dr. joep lange was a prominent researcher and responsible for many breakthroughs.nother one of the victims from the netherlands also had ties to the united states. caroline kaiser was on the indiana university rowing team. the 25-year-old was also a former doctoral student of chemistry. >>> in a horrible twist of fate an australian woman has lost relatives in both malaysia disasters. rod and mary were on flight 370 which disappeared in may. he was the brother of a woman who found out her stepdaughter was also on the flight, flight 17. the woman and her husband were returning to australia from a month long vacation in europe. we are posting updates on the crash and investigation constantly on kpix.com. you can look for the link at the top of the hope page. >>> tonight israel ground troops are pushing further into gaza. new video shows troops firing tank shells and clashing with palestinian fighters. israel says the ground operation won't be an occupation. they identified tunnels hamas fighters used to get into israel. more than 240 minutes have been killed in 10 day

dr. joep lange from the netherlands. he was a former president of the international aids society. and we'll have all the latest developments on this, on our website at kpix.com. >>> meanwhile, gaza is coming under heavy fire today after israel launched a ground invasion. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says he is prepared now to expand the offensive. wendy gillette with the latest developments. >>> reporter: a column of smoke rises after an israeli missile strike in gaza today. about an hour later, a much larger cloud of smoke envelopes the area as israel escalates its offensive. [ non-english language ] >> reporter: israel supplied video which it says shows the start of the ground invasion of gaza yesterday. [ sirens ] >> reporter: since then, israel says it has killed 14 members of hamas and hit more than 100 terror targets including nine underground tunnels along the border, that the military says hid rockets like this one. at least one israeli soldier was killed in the operation possibly by friendly fire. [ crying ] >> reporter: in gaza, a man cried after he says his

dr. larry h. lang. [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ i have read a fiery gospel writ in burnished rows of steel, as deal with my contenters so with you may grace shall deal since god is marching on, glory, glory hallelujah glory, glory hallelujah glory glory hallelujah his truth is marching on ♪ ♪ glory, glory hallelujah, glory, glory hallelujah lory, glory, hallelujah his truth is marching on ♪ as he died to make men holy let us die to make men free glory, d is marching on glory hallelujah, his truth is marching on glory, glory, hallelujah lory, glory, hallelujah lory, glory, hallelujah ♪s truth is marching on [applause] >> that was great, everyone. thanks a lot. much like the words in the battle hymn, the star-spangled banner inspire us all. and we want to join with that inspiration by having the star-spangled banner inspire us to something and we would like you to take a turn in joining that inspiration as well. now, i know that there are people watching us all over the country, all over the world and there are a lot

lang. he was one of many people heading to australia aids conference beginning on sunday. professor dr. maria spoke with us on her way to the conference tonight. >> huge impact both on people who work closely with him. people in the lab and on society as a whole. it's an incredible loss. >> we are all just bracing ourselves to arrive and find out who else may have been on the flight. it's unbelievable. it's not really real yet. >> also confirmed dead is world health organization spokesman glen ri monday thomas. we continue to follow the developing story on air on line our coverage continues now on our web site and on twitter at abc 7 news bay area. >>> and our other big international story we are covering tonight is in the middle east. after 9 days of air attack israel has launched a massive ground offensive in gases a.thousands of ill rael troops moved into the strip today after israel prime minister says hamas violent add cease fire plan. one israeli soldier was killed in today ground operation more than 240 palestinian an and one israeli civilian also killed sense the fighting began

lang. he was one of many people heading to australia aids conference beginning on sunday. professor dr. maria spoke with us on her way to the conference tonight. >> huge impact both on people who work closely with him. people in the lab and on society as a whole. it's an incredible loss. >> we are all just bracing ourselves to arrive and find out who else may have been on the flight. it's unbelievable. it's not really real yet. >> also confirmed dead is world health organization spokesman glen ri monday thomas. we continue to follow the developing story on air on line our coverage continues now on our web site and on twitter at abc 7 news bay area. >>> and our other big international story we are covering tonight is in the middle east. after 9 days of air attack israel has launched a massive ground offensive in gases a.thousands of ill rael troops moved into the strip today after israel prime minister says hamas violent add cease fire plan. one israeli soldier was killed in today ground operation more than 240 palestinian an and one israeli civilian also killed sense the fighting began

lang. he was one of many people heading to australia aids conference beginning on sunday. professor dr. maria spoke with us on her way to the conference tonight. >> huge impact both on people who work closely with him. people in the lab and on society as a whole. it's an incredible loss. >> we are all just bracing ourselves to arrive and find out who else may have been on the flight flight. it's unbeli. it's not really real yet. >> also confirmed dead is world health organization spokesman glen ri monday thomas. we continue to follow the developing story on air on line our coverage continues now on our web site and on twitter at abc 7 news bay area. >>> and our other big international story we are covering tonight is in the middle east. after 9 days of air attack israel has launched a massive ground offensive in gases a.thousands of ill rael troops moved into the strip today after israel prime minister says hamas violent add cease fire plan. one israeli soldier was killed in today ground operation more than 240 palestinian an and one israeli civilian also killed sense the fighting began

dr. eric gusbe. in 2009 president obama appointed him an ambassador at large in the u.s. global aids coordinator. he worked along side lang in the 1980s. lang was killed in the crash and has been called a pioneer in aids research and lang famously once said if coca-cola and get cold drinks to the region. >> we will feel this as a personal loss and as a collegial professional loss but i have no doubt that the kind of conveyer belt of young junior faculty right behind will continue this march and get across the finish line. >> reporter: he is trying to get to the conference in australia. he tried last night but security was so tight at the airport he wasn't able to get on the flight he intended to so is trying to leave on a flight by this evening. ucsf tells me at least 30 researchers with the university are attending the conference. >>> a mother in amsterdam said she narrowly missed the doomed flight. she was so emotional while holding her baby. >> shaken. i don't know what to do. coming to the airport. i'm just thinking that i feel like i have been given a second chance. >> another couple from australia finishing their ho