he and quinn share an even closer connection. you see, the day after quinn's killing, the high schooler nearly lost his life, when he was robbed and shot, allegedly by the same group of teens who prosecutors believe killed quinn. >> we want to see him thrive and be happy, because that's another opportunity to see something good come out of something that's, that was completely horrible. >> i heard it meant a lot to him. it means a lot to me. >> reporter: he's grateful that camp cyo is part of his life. in fact, he now plans on becoming a counselor as well. >> i will let him know that i love him for that. >> i don't have any control over what happened to quinn. have no say. i have to accept that. but i don't have to accept that the only thing attached to his name is how he died. and this is how we change that. >> reporter: now the quinns kids fund has sponsored three bay area campers this year including charley who is at camp as we speak. if you want information on how can you help, how can you support the quinn's kids scholarship

i was standing about 10 feet from ambassador quinn and congressman latham talking to dr. borlaug. as of talking to them i got the idea that we should place its statue did i do know what dr. borlaug fought at the time but as i stepped away from that meeting, i would work to see what does it take to approve a statue, get one built in place in the united states capital. as i walked away from that circle of inspiration from this great, great man, this great iowa, i learned a few years later on the morning that replaced the statue that congressman latham, ambassador quinn were having a discussion about placing the statue of dr. borlaug there. to whether it was profit, whether was happenstance, whether it was serendipity, we all got the same signal at the same place and we'll stand within 10 feet over his statue stands today. so want to get up to speed on two things this summer. dr. norman borlaug, december the second century of his birth, and also up to speed on the caucus, caucus rules and the "caucus chaos" and imagine will have a little caucus chaos going forward in the next two yea

. >> he told me that quinn was on the -- on the flight.ne of his sons. terrible news of course. >> reporter: quinn was born in fort lee, new jersey torque dutch parents. he lived in the u.s. for five years before moving to holland with his family. quinn was a dual citizen of the united states and the netherlands and studying at the university of amsterdam. the doomed malaysian airlines flight was heading from amsterdam to kuala lumpur when it was shot down by a surface to air missile in eastern ukraine. >> useless. so senseless what happens. there's also fate that you cannot escape. pure fate. >> while quinn and 297 other souls on board weren't able to escape this tragic fate there's little solace for ronald schansman and his family now left to mourn young life cut far too short. >> as a grand parent you just hope that none of the children or the grandchildren go before you. and now it has happened. >> reporter: quinn schansman worsed set to head from kuala lumpur to inn doughness ya to meet up with his family for vacation and the family i

quinn's grandfather had worked in hotels his whole life. quinn talked about perhaps doing that. so many people from your town, i mean, 13 people, that is an extraordinary loss for a town of your size to suffer. >> yes, yes. 85,000 people and it's -- everybody's connected to everybody, and it's because of the football, the soccer clubs and the tennis clubs and also the schools. all these young people went to school -- well, it's a great loss, it's a great loss. >> what will happen -- you said that the first hearses should be arriving within several minutes. what will happen when they arrive? >> yes. well then, the process of identification will start. and it's a very important process. because all the people who lost their belongings and their beloves, they want to know if there's some remains still. well, that's what has to be done here in hilversum. we start that process just this evening. so we try to do it in a tempo, quickly and secure. so it's a very important moment in the whole process. >> did you personally know some of the people on board, some of the 13? from your town

a quinn spokesman says the governor's office is cooperating fully. jon burge gets to keep his police pension. the former chicago police commanders is in prison, for lying about the systematic torture of suspects, to get them to make phony confessions. still, the illinois supreme court voted 4-to-3 yesterday to let burge keep collecting his 3-thousand dollar a month pension. a police board approved it, but attorney general lisa madigan challenged it. illniois' new pension law could be in trouble after a state supreme court ruling on health benefits. in a "six to one" ruling, the court ruled that subsidized health care premiums for retired state workers are guaranteed by the state constitution. the case involved a law that let the state charge retirees for health benefits that were supposed to be free. some say that puts the new pension law in doubt because it changes cost of living increases and the retirement age. but governor quinn and attorney general lisa madigan says this ruling focused on health care and not the larger issue of pensions. there a

quinn was just 19 years old. 19 years old. quinn's grandfather ronald shawnsman joins me. so sorry for your loss. can you tell us about quinn? what was he like? >> yeah. i saw him last. [ inaudible ] he was born in ft. lee, new jersey when his fathers with working with the dutch embassy in new york. sfwh i've heard so many great things about him. somebody said he could make a joke to end any fight. is that the kind of person he was? >> oh, yes. he was a very happy person. he was already big for his age, also. very strong boy. just an incredible loss for the family. also for me specifically as the first grandchild i'm losing. so it is extremely hard to accommodate. my son called me yesterday very quietly. i said i'm leaving tomorrow for holland to collect me at the airport. i said it doesn't matter if there is a body. i said i have to do something instead of waiting for news about the bodies and if they're coming. he had promised the father and the family we were traveling in indonesia at the time on a trip and quinn was supposed to join us and continue for a week with the

we know at least one american citizen, quinn lucas schansman, was killed. >> reporter: 19-year-old quinn schansman is described as a likable guy. he lived in the bay area for awhile as a kid when his dad worked for the dutch embassy in san francisco. today his grandfather is devastated. >> you go through all the phases of mourning. at the moment it's just mourning. >> reporter: quinn was on his way to bali to meet his family for summer vacation. instead, they are planning a funeral. >> of course, it's anger you see why it didn't need to be happened. >> reporter: another passenger with american connections, she called the netherlands home but went to school at indiana university and spent a lot of time on the water with the rowing team. >> she was always so positive and willing and hard working. >> carlene just 25 years old. she was studying chemistry. she was on the plane with her boyfriend. jessica, back to you. >> okay, thank you, michelle. we want to show you a candlelight vigil at the international aids conference. some of the passengers onboard that flight were headed to this confer

. >> told me that quinn was on this flight, one of his sons. that was bad news of court. >> reporter: quinn was born in fort lee new jersey to dutch parent. he lived in the u.s. for five years before moving to holland with his family. quinn was a dual citizen of the united states and the netherland and he was studying at the university of amsterdam. the doomed malaysia airlines flight was heading from amsterdam to qualify alum per when it was shot down by surface to air missle over hostile territory over eastern ukraine. >> it is senseless what happened. you realize there is fate, that you cannot escape. this is pure fate. >> reporter: while quinn and 297 over souls on board were not able to escape this fate there is little solace for ronald and his family now left to mourn a young life cut far too short. >> quinn was set to head from kuala lumpur to indonesia to meet up with his family for vacation. meantime his grandfather tells us that all of his family members now are meeting in holland trying to come to grips with an unexplainable loss. in

they lost three families to this tragedy, plus quinn. i was outside the home of one family earlier this morning, and to see it stand empty with flowers on the doorstep, that family never to return. really, that's when it really hit me that the depth and get scale of this tragedy. and nearby soccer club, one of the little boys who was on board mh-17, his best friend left a note saying "you'll be in our hearts forever". and i was speaking to a local pastor, and he was telling me how people here are confused, and angry. they're shocked. but mostly there's just a sense of deep sadness at this loss. he said our hearts are crying. and they're crying here in the netherlands, they're crying here in hilversum. and as you can see, this outpouring of grief, just so much sadness here today, anderson. >> and i should point out, talking about quinn schansman, i talked to his grandfather the other day, quinn was born in the united states. as you said, he had dual citizenship. he was an avid rugby player, student of the international business school in

lucas, was killed. >> quinn was a u.s. dutch citizen killed in the malaysia airline crash. he was meeting to malaysia to meet up with family for vacation. >> we are learning about other victims of the crash and also what might have happened. it's 3:00 a.m. in ukraine right now, and so far not a good start for european observers at the crash site. monitors are not being given full freedom of movement and they are limited over an hour to look at a wide area of destruction. >> we were given a small area to actually monitor, guarded by a bunch of guys in uniform with heavy firepower. >> that area is controlled by pro-russian militants, the same ones believed to have shot down the plane. the president is blaming much of this on russia. >> they can't shoot it down without sophisticated training or equipment and that is coming from russia. >> the president is demanding russia stop supporting separatists in eastern ukraine. >>> a memorial of flowers is growing at the dutch embassy in kiev. >> we have 298 people killed, and that's

to sign up quinn voters before the 2010 election. fedex is headed to court facing drug-trafficking charges... this comes after accusations of conspiring to deliver prescription drugs for illegal internet pharmacies. they also set up special credit policies for internet pharmacies so it wouldn't lose money if police shut down the sites.. fedex ignored nearly a decade of warnings from the drug enforcement administration... the food and drug administration.... and members of congress. a hearing is schedule for july 29th.. no one has been charged... a stay dog found on the streets of chicago got a makeover. the trio animal shelter found this dog who was so matted and covered in dirt that they couldn't even figure out if the dog was male or female. so they called in a groomer to help clean the pup up. it took more than an hour and a half to shave *her and they took off more than 2 lbs of hair. but once they were finished, the dog which they named ellen, seemed quite content with her new do. and she even got adopted. >> that doesn't look l

father >> reporter: quinn schansman was born in fort lee new jersey and lived in the u.s. before moving to holland with his family. quinn was a dual citizen of the united states and the the netherland and he was studying at the university of amsterdam. the doomed malaysia airlines flight was heading from amsterdam to qualify alum pur when it was shot down by a surface to air missle over hostile territory in the ukraine. >> senseless what happened. you realize it is also fate, that you cannot escape. it is pure fate. >> reporter: while quinn and 297 other souls on board were not able to escape this tragic fate, is there little solace for ronald schansman and his family now left to mourn a young life, cut far too short >> reporter: quinn schansman was set to hit from kuala lumpur in indonesia to meet up with his family for vacation. meantime his grandfather tells thaws all of his family members are now meeting in holland trying to come to grips with an unexplainable loss. in the sat center, natasha brown, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> meanwhile ukrainian americans gathered in

an idea quinn came up with to help his friend. >> i'm raising money for my friend braiden because hepalsy and needs an operation that costs a lot of money. >> reporter: every time he grows, his muscles tighten. >> he gets very frustrated, will get mad at himself, he will fall. when he gets tired, he'll trip a lot easier because his leg drags behind him. >> reporter: there's a procedure in new jersey that can alleviate the suffering, but it's $15,000 and travel expenses and physiotherapy. >> it's less invasive than the one up here. >> reporter: they were prepared to take out a loan, but quinn stepped in to help. >> after i watched a physiotherapy thing, and saw how hard it was for him, i asked my mommy and daddy if i could build a lemonade stand to raise money. >> reporter: in addition, quinn's mom launched an online campaign that's far surpassed the goal. >> there are no words. there are no words. it's -- it's unbelievable. just unbelievable. >> reporter: braden says he's looking forward to his surgery in august. >> because it will help me walk. >> reporter: having already learned at

. >> 19 year old quinn lucas shanks man the only american aboard the plane.is grandfather is visiting relatives in south jersey. fox 29's shawnette wilson talk with him tonight. shawnette. >> the family as you can imagine is hurting to night. the victim's grand fat held back tears when i spoke with him he still cannot believe the same tragedy he learn of on the news also claimed grandson's life. >> as a grand parent you just hope 91 of your children or the grandchildren go before you. and now it has happen. this is the first time it's happened in our family. >> reporter: ronald is tearful and heart broken after learning his family is one of many tragically touched by the downed malaysian airline jet in ukraine thursday. his 19 year old grandson quinn was killed in the only american on board. >> enormous. he didn't understand it. it's so useless. it's so senseless what happened. >> reporter: he got the devastating phone call thursday afternoon from his son thomas. who was on vacation in with his wife and youngest son in indonesia. quinn was to eventually meet

quinn's family was vacationing in bali. his grandfather was visiting his sister in new jersey where quinn lived as a child. he had to hold back tears as he talked about the tragedy. >> it's so senseless, you realize it is fate you cannot escape. pure fate. >> reporter: quinn had dual dutch/american citizenship. he was just 19 years old. >>> emotions ran high at a rally held on the benjamin franklin parkway last night. ukraine americans mourned the victims and condemned those responsible for shooting down the plane and they put the blame solely on one person, vladimir putin. dann cuellar has more. >> russia, listener to us, take your -- listen to us, take your bloody hands off ukraine. >> reporter: they gathered behind a large banner which read stopped putin's terror. they held posters. >> putin is behind this insane scenario with the downing of the malaysian airplane. our hearts go out to the all the in the -- innocent victims. >> reporter: while there's no evidence directly linking putin and the russian government to the t

his grandson quinn was killed and the only american on board.the devastating phone call thursday afternoon with his son thomas who was on vacation with his wife and youngest son in indonesia. quinn was eventually to meet up with them there after continuing his vacation in bali. but that didn't happen. >> it didn't work. >> reporter: quinn had dual citizenship, his parents are dutch but were born in new york. they lived in america five years while his father work foshd the dutch embassy. but he eventually moved back to holland. quinn was a student at am sister damage university studying international business administration when he was killed. his grandfather lives in holland but was visiting his sister in new jersey when we spoke with him. >> big boy, very lively. and of course, the moment his whole family. >> that was our affiliate wts. airli airline. >> over our borders the question remains what to do with the children once they're here. well, one governor offering up a temporary solution. send them to my state is what he says. elizabeth fran

. >> quinn: let them be happy. go to paris. be with steffy. go work in the spencer offices in new york. leave them alone! >> liam: what are you gonn you -- you gonna kill me with a bunch of tiny, little stab wounds? >> quinn: [ grunts ] i'll kill hope, too, before i see her with you. i warned you. live by the sword... die by the sword. >> brooke: hope. hoy,

you -- you'll lose wyatt. >> quinn: no, no, no, no. because with you gone, at least he's gonna have what he wants. oh. >> brooke: oh, honey, i thought you went to bed. >> hope: yeah, i, uh... i can't sleep. >> bill: sometimes just one finger of scotch does the trick. >> brooke: [ sighs ]

to you first, timothy quinn, why were these regulations necessary right now, and if the situation isserious, why the discretion to individual agencies on how and whether to enforce them? >> well, that is necessary because we're going through an extraordinary drought experience in california. last year was the dryest year on record, this year is the third dryest. the demand is up, storage is down, so our member agencies believe the action is necessary now. frankly,eth not too late. the seriousness of this drought just became apparent in the last few months. i mean, in january, february, march, we were dry as a bone. we started to realize we had to take this seriously. it takes time, of course, for the public and others to move up the learning curve. i think the actions taken by the control board, our water comp in california, they're saying take this serious for the emergency that it is and that's what we'll be doing. >> woodruff: briefly remind us what people are asked to do. no water runoff when you're watering the lawn, don't water driveways, don't use excess water on the cars. it'

. >> also dead is quinn lucas schansman attending, business school in amsterdam. >> the u.s. has offered n.t.s.b. assistance in the investigation. kris van cleave, abc~7 news abc~7 news the victims on board that plane hailed from 12 different countries. most from the netherlands and then malaysia and australia. according to the numbers provided there were some children on the plane including three infants. >> a candlelight vigil will be held in the district as a show of support for those lost in the plane crash. a group has started their march to the malaysia embassy. >> this should be a very emotional evening. the dutch embassy is in a quiet neighborhood in northwest washington. certainly a a marked contrast to the plane crash. there is a small memorial, flowers, teddy bears, candles sitting in tribute to the people who died. also a letter of thanks from the ambassador of the netherlands thanking people for their notes of condolence and support. a group of ukrainian americans will be taking a memorial walk for the the 296 victims. they will be walking in silence from here to

a poll taken monday says rauner is ahead of quinn by 14-percent. that poll was conducted by a group that was founded by one of rauner's donors. quinn says polls supported by political types are "phony baloney." he says polls also had him losing in the last election. he then pointed to other recent polls that has him in a close race with rauner. the republican-controlled house is expected to pass legislation today, authorizing a lawsuit against president obama ... accusing him of exceeding his powers in enforcing his health care law. but, they insist it is not a precursor for impeachment. >> this whole talk is coming from the president's own staff. and from democrats on capitol hill. they're trying to rally their people to give money and to show up at this year's collection. with no plans to impeach the president. >>house democrats raised one- million dollars on monday, after the impeachment rumors surfaced. the patient scheduling scandal at the veterans administration was even wider than expected, according to a new v-a audit. schedulers at v-a hos

. >> no, no, no, not the basics, sue, this is quinn, check out quinn's dress. around for me, baby. she made this. she is 13. quinn made this dress. how do you love camp? first of all, tell me about it. >> i love it a lot. >> how many years. >> year and a half. >> a year and a half at camp and doing there is go take a seat. i'll introduce you to the masterminds behind this. high. >> thanks for having us. >> i'm jill, director of the queen village in fairmount, our center this is alexis. >> hi, alexis shaver. >> also a teach their at the camp. snow cam how many years in the making? >> so this is the new program there is year. we're running a series of studios, fashion is one of the focus, what we have here for you today. also focus on painting, sculpture and comics. >> that's this is real interesting. this is for girls, well, all ages? >> yes. >> all genders. >> nine to 13. what are the dates of this cam snap. >> fashion camp runs july 14th and 21st, and the other camps run the following week after that, you choose what week or weeks you want to do. >> last week

i spoke with quinn schansman's grieving grandfather last night.onald schansman was visiting his sister in woodbury and he says he last saw his grandson after easter and never could have imagined that would be the last time he would see him alive. >> as a grandparent you just hope that none of the children or the grandchildren, they go before you. and now it has happened. >> well, quinn schansman was born in fort lee new jersey to dutch parents. he lived in the u.s. for five years before moving to holland with his family. he was studying in the university of amsterdam. >>> find updates at cbsphilly.com. >>> now turning to our weather here. the clouds covering up the sun for most of us today but it's still not a bad summer day at all out there. "eyewitness news" in eakins oval. lots of activity along the parkway. are we going to stay dry? kate bilo is in for justin tonight joining us on the sky deck with her first forecast. hey, kate. >> not a bad day. it's nice to have a day like this in the summer time as long as it's dry. not a lot of sunshine bu

quinn chasman was born in new york city and held dual citizenship, and her grandfather was devastatedis so useless and so senseless what happened. >> big boy. very lively, and of course, now at the moment, the whole family is in mourning. >> quinn was headed to malaysia for a vacation with his family and the airline has not yet released the names of all of the victims. >> and breaking news in the middle east as the israeli troops continue their battle against hamas. it is the second day of the ground offensive and these pictures show them blowing up another tunnel. more than a dozen have been destroyed thus far, but hamas is still firing rockets killing a man in a southern city, and he is the second civilian casualty in the conflict. i'm kelly wright. keep it right here for the latest on fox news. >>> families mourning their loves one who were killed when that malaysian passenger jet was shot down over ukraine, and now calls to prevent this from ever happening again by installing anti-missile systems on all commercial airliners. one already exists, and it is called sky shield. and jon

quinn and congresswoman robin kelly were in morgan park yesterday. that's where tonya gunn was shot to death a week ago. quinn and kelly support the so- called illinois public safety act. that bill would ban assault weapons, limit high capacity ammunition, and expand background checks. mayor emanuel's office says internal investigation files about police misconduct will now be made public. the police department will release the files if they are requested through the freedom of information act. previously, misconduct investigations were treated as personnel matters which are exempt from foia rules. any records released will be edited to make sure that no information is released that might compromise investigations, or witness confidentiality. a car going the wrong way crashed into a greyhound bus killing one man and injuring several others. it happened on interstate 70 near richmond in eastern indiana. the driver of the car reportedly stole it from a nearby truck stop before the wreck. he died on the scene. the bus driver was airlifted to a medical c

the archbishop is planning to talk with john quinn this afternoon.nn is a clergy abuse survivor who is flying in from arkansas for the meeting. the archdiocese of philadelphia paid for the flight. leaders are not saying exactly why the meeting is taking place. it will happen at the recollecter to behind the cathedral basilica saint peter and paul. >>> parents in the penns grove school district in salem county, new jersey, turned out last night hoping to get a school board member removed. they want walter hudson taken off the board because he has been arrested three times since being elected last year. just last week, hudson was arrested during an altercation with a police officer. the board's attorney says the district cannot legally remove board members. it is up to the state education department to take action. >> time now to turn to your accuweather forecast. if you thought well at least the storms are out of here not quite yet. >> no, we have sort of a repeat performance. we could see really drenching downpours with these storms as well, so flood

ja-ja had not sung when her daughter quinn was born. >> that was her first happy birthday. >> reportersome science that says newborns respond well to music. but that's not what a ja-ja song is really for. instead, it's a celebration. a welcome. a benediction. >> welcome to the wonderful world. >> reporter: it is memorable, and sarah says they will show this tape to quinn in future years and they will keep the song going. which is great, because that is why he sings. ♪ what a wonderful world >> reporter: john donvan, abc news, washington. >> and thank you for watching. we're always here at abcnews.com. "nightline" later. and i'll see you again tomorrow night. good night. this is the "jeopardy!" teen tournament. introducing today's contestants -- a junior from edison, new jersey... a junior from arlington heights, illinois... and a sophomore from lexington, kentucky... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek!

. >> reporter: born to two dutch nationals, 19-year-old quinn schansman held dual american-dutch citizenship. it was left to his girlfriend of ten months to post heartbreaking facebook pictures of a beautiful young couple just getting started. facebook also provide add haunting image of another man, wife and children. the last picture, posted by the no, ma'am, kids and suitcases curbside. nick norris, taking his grandchildren home. they had all been on vacation but& the grand-dad took the kis home early so the parents could have a few days on their own. karljin keijzer was dutch but went to school at the university of indiana where she was a top-notch rower studying for her doctor rat in chemistry. sanjid singh sandu was a 41-year-old flight attendant everyone called bobby. he wasn't scheduled to work the flight but switched shifts with a colleague. san due switched to the flight and died. his wife is also a malaysia airlines flight attendant, scheduled to work on the malaysia jet that disappeared four months ago but switched off that flight at the last minute and lived. >> pelley: jim, tha

. >> the only american on that flight quinn lucas schansman. >> big boy, very lively. and of course at the moment, the whole family is in mourning. >> reporter: meanwhile, the aids conference was started in australia. it was reported 100 scientists and reachers were on board, but that number was lord to 6, but the impact -- lowered to 6. but that impact is still felt. >> our colleagues would want the conference to go forward. nnh.">>th.or uam s odi tratistst israelie irlineshi b frose r agh t "aiohospitaldelphiannie.e y omcial v t andome.ring tai >>etitumblealndy fawely f igarsreti wking befordhese fnds iolofceisma bep hisisertali see hidebbery t sassegh s o n s eeor tr: c of ianddhesn e avsturba re t oronaesherh sks.ou a i hpe ds dn s toghitghr wthinweather oate asdliwk and.the elu mga poliayhee.anasadun at ta abfresaeownseth se free anizerth veted andicod. im hler cam t100 inrghiantple i to t eils vers hkiasop pthhilsomthal repter: we can hn miserable for p their first saturda w in more than a month. they look to not lose to the brave for the 6th straight time. last

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quinn's grandfather spoke in new jersey. >> big boy. very lively. we will all miss him.course now at the moment the whole family is in mourning. >> he says quinn was heading to bali for a family vacation. >> reporter: others are mourning in san francisco for the loss of many aids researchers and activists that were headed to an international aids conference in australia, including joep lange, a world renowned scientist and aids researcher pioneer. he helped san francisco general hospital develop protocols for treating aids in the early '80s. >> i heard it from a person who basically put him on the plane and so they -- i knew he was on the plane. >> reporter: another victim, karlijn keijzer was an emerging scholar at indiana university. the dutch graduate student in chemistry is being remembered as a caring friend and talented athlete. cara lui, ktvu channel 2news. >>> south bay investigators say alcohol and high speed contributed to a deadly accident involving a family returning from a birthday party. the crash happened yesterday morning in sunnyvale, on the lawrence exp

this passport belonged to one man with a bay area connection. 19-year-old college student quinn lucas seansman with both dutch and american citizenship had a father who used to live in menlo park. just one victim, as the president noted. >> men, women, children, infants. who had nothing to do with the crisis. >> after yesterday, so many of us do have a connection, even in round about ways. megan duffy earned a rowing scholarship to indiana university and made friends with 25-year-old carline kaiser. she described her friend as- >> the girl with a big smile on her face, was a motivator on the water, off the water. >> the indiana university web site posted a tribute. here is what her coach had to say. >> just seeming there was so much in front of her. it's hard to believe. >> now more on young quinn lucas seansman he was in route to malaysia for a family vacation. he was a soccer player for a team in holland. five other members of the team appear to have been on the plane. >> also aboard the doomed flight dozens of the world's top aids and hiv researchers heading to a conference in awes

among them, quinn lucas schansman.ds and family have been posting condolence messages on his girlfriend's page. another victim, caroline kitzer was studying at indiana university. one of her professors issued a statement to nbc news that reads in part, karlijn was a bright, talented doctoral student, a diligent researcher, and a dear friend to all of us who worked with her in our research group. she was doing research to combat a.i.d.s. and alzheimer's disease. a number of leading a.i.d.s. researchers also lost their lives with the airliner fell to earth. >> len thomas was traveling to the international a.i.d.s. conference inaustralia. >> but as international outrage builds over the senseless loss of 298 lives, there's still the difficult question of how to investigate in the middle of a war zone. colonel jack jacobs and anthony roman join us. sometimes i think the most fascinating sort of the show is conversations we have off camera. i want to bring this one o to the air. you were having a great conversation. i joined

ja-ja had not sung when her daughter quinn was born. >> that was her very first happy birthday. >> reportere science that says newborns respond well to music. but that's not what a ja-ja song is really for. >> you made your mommy's day, your daddy's, too. >> reporter: instead, it is a celebration. a welcome. a benediction. >> welcome to the wonderful world. >> reporter: it is memorable, and sarah says they will show this tape to quinn in future years and they will keep the song going. which is great, because that is why he sings. ♪ what a wonderful world >> reporter: john donvan, abc news, washington. >> and thank you for watching. we're always here at abcnews.com. "nightline" later. and i'll see you again tomorrow night. good night. >>> a bay area water agency agains to get serious >> and continuing to play at the coliseum, what did the a's owner do to signal an agreement? >> >>> and a bay area man accused of posing as an airport security screener. >> right now police investigate a crime in san francisco's bay view district. shooting of a woman in her own home today with a stray bullet int

this passport belonged to one man with a bay area connection. 19-year-old college student quinn lucas seansman with both dutch and american citizenship had a father who used to live in menlo park. just one victim, as the president noted. >> men, women, children, infants. who had nothing to do with the crisis. >> after yesterday, so many of us do have a connection, even in round about ways. megan duffy earned a rowing scholarship to indiana university and made friends with 25-year-old carline kaiser. she described her friend as- >> the girl with a big smile on her face, was a motivator on the water, off the water. >> the indiana university web site posted a tribute. here is what her coach had to say. >> just seeming there was so much in front of her. it's hard to believe. >> now more on young quinn lucas seansman he was in route to malaysia for a family vacation. he was a soccer player for a team in holland. five other members of the team appear to have been on the plane. >> also aboard the doomed flight dozens of the world's top aids and hiv researchers heading to a conference in awes

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we know at least one american citizen, quinn lucas shonsman, was killed. our thoughts and prayers are with his family for this terrible loss. y yesterday, i spoke with the leaders of ukraine, malaysia and the netherlands. i told them our thoughts and prayers are with all the families and that the american people stand with them during this difficult time. >> so you heard the president there, almost starting to take on the role of comforter in chief. we've seen that before. the president's going to be speaking to prime minister abbott of australia later today to express his condolences. you heard the president say during his remarks that there are unintended consequences to russia's adventure in eastern ukraine, and those researchers who were going to australia, en route to work on hiv and aids issues, that those folks were lost on board. so the president talking about that. i think in the coming days, we're going to be the president making more phone calls like this to various countries that were heavily impacted. the president did say at one point it may

timothy quinn, let's pray for rain. thank you for your type of. >> thank you very much. >> consider this will be right back. >> it's a chilling and draconian sentence... it simply cannot stand. >> this trial was a sham... >> they are truth seekers... >> all they really wanna do is find out what's happening, so they can tell people... >> governments around the world all united to condemn this... >> as you can see, it's still a very much volatile situation... >> the government is prepared to carry out mass array... >> if you want free press in the new democracy, let the journalists live. al jazeera america, take a new look at news. >>> you and your friends may have great chemistry, do you pick them based on science. researchers from yale and u.c. yale found friends have more d.n.a. in common with each other than strangers. they studied 2,000 people. their works suggest friends share the same genetics as fourth cousins. if you didn't know, that's a relation though your great, great, great grandparent. let's go deeper with

the president spoke about him. >> quinn luce ag shansman was killed. our thoughts and prayers are with his family. at the world health organization a moment of slps. glen thomas was amongst a few heading to conference in melbourne for aides. >> what if the cure for aids was on the plan. we don't know. there's prime minister incident researchers doing this for a long time. >> there's the families on vacation. people like this woman, about to visit her 86-year-old mother. and this grandfather takes his children back home. they said goodbye to the grandparents, and headed back to school. and for one australian family, they lost family on the malaysian airlines flight that disappeared. yesterday she found her stepdaughter and stepsop was on the night. and those that avoided tragedy. >> we were supposed to be on the flight. >> they didn't board, 298 others did. across the globe families are important apart, facing an assistanceless sorrow. >> 80 children were among the dead, an indication of how many families were on the flight. >> as you heard, the leading

five to four decision again with conservatives in the majority court ruled in the case of harris v quinn that because home care workers in the state of illinois were not public employees unions can't force them to pay fair share fees to to the unions fair share fees or payments that nonunion members make to unions to help them help the unions recoup the costs of things like collective bargaining negotiations on behalf of those employees according to the court's decision which was written by justice alito since home health care workers are really quote public employees fair share fees impose an unnecessary burden on the free speech rights of these nonunion workers like the hobby lobby decision the harris frequent decision could have got it could have gone along a lot worse but that doesn't mean it won't have a big impact on the future of the labor movement joining me now to help break down harris speak when the shame former supreme court reporter for talk radio news service welcome back to you joe good to be here good to have you with us ok this case could've gone a lot worse could it be

pure fate. >>> quinn had dual dutch american citizenship. he was just 19 years old. >>> emotions ran high at a rally held on the benjamin franklin parkway. ukrainian americans mourned the victims and condemned those responsible for shooting down the blame. they put the blame on one person, vladimir putin. dann cuellar has more. >> listener to us, take your bloody hands off ukraine. they gathered at 19th and parkway under a large banner that read stop putin as terror. they had a picture of putin with devil honors and another looking like hitler and another called osama putin. while there's no evidence directly linking putin and the russian government to the tragedy, they want the world to take action. >> we want our senators and congressmen and president obama take firm steps to punish russia. >> they should send a military mission to ukraine. >> reporter: some lit candles and laid flowers for the victims of mh17. meanwhile, in the archdiocese, they were offering praiser for the victims and a sense of decency for those responsible for such ev

quinn lucas schansman, a dual sit continue and many aids workers heading to australia for a conferenceamong them glen thomas from the world health organization and a dutch researcher, one of the leading authorities on the virus. >> it is going to be a huge impact. some people that worked closely with him, people in his lab and on the society as a whole. it's an incredible loss. we're all just bracing ourselves to arrive and find out who else may have been on that flight. it's unbelievable. it's not really real yet. >> right before takeoff one of the pilots sent his wife a text message taking he would be home shortly to her and hi two children. ijze a student studying in the u.s. going on vacation with her boyfriend. >> it is disbelieve i am expecting her to pop up on facebook saying she is ok. >> and the chilling picture, with this caption. if it disappears, this is what it looks like. and he and his girlfriend now among the dead. and a queensland woman lost her brother when the previous flight disappeared, and another relative on the flight 17 shot down. and many were dutch nationals.

quinn was studying international business in amsterdam. he was heading to malaysia for vacation with his family. quinn's grandfather ronald talks about hearing the tragic news. >> you just hope that none of the children or grandchildren go before you and now it has happened. >> wow, you really feel that meanwhile, moments ago, malaysian officials holding a press conference saying pro-russian separatists are blocking their investigators from entering the crash site. it's predicted but still inexcusable. >> elizabeth plan joins us live from washington this morning with the very latest with what is happening in the region. elizabeth, what you can tell us. >> good morning. you are right. those reports getting backed up by other media sources. investigators on the scene reportedly involved in a pretense jawch with armed separatists taken control of the crash site which we all know spans for miles. investigators for the organization for security and cooperation in europe say a unit of heavily armed rebels blocked their team for an hour on friday

the only known american citizen was quinn lucas shanesman. his grandfather happens to be visiting a relative in woodbury, new jersey tonight. >> big boy, very lively, and, of course, at the moment the whole family is in mourning. you just hope that none of them were children will go before you. it has happened. it is first time it has happened in our family. unaudible. >> even in the face of this unspeakable tragedy, fighting between rebels and ukrainian forces erupt today, less than 60 miles from the crash site, killing about 20 civilians. >>> here at home "action news" reporter dann cuellar is live on the ben franklin parkway where emotions ran high, earlier tonight, dann? >> reporter: well, that is right, jim. ukrainian americans held an impassioned rally here tonight d condni loss of themsan teinsp mind,there isy anho is r ty unde a b a te andats rsiar read stoptin's t they heldwitin's l horn mustach nd ano behindis insane sc wowng arts g o the orr: ukramerics ey have beenvina scevadedcrimea nwhtin ago t action. >> w hopeonessmenom close

. >> ronald is quinn's grandfat r grandfather.ar-old was the only american on board the flight. he joins us this morning. sir, thanks for being with us. our condolences on your loss. >> thank you. >> i know you said you wanted to speak with us this morning as a tribute to your grandson. tell us a little bit about quinn and what made him so special for you. >> well, he was, of course a teen. huge. very, very strong and lively. part of the family. they don't come every day to their grandfather. >> he was a doting big brother as well, i'm told. >> yeah. he's from the first marriage of thomas. the other son is now ten years. he was very close. yeah. of course, his sister from the first marriage of -- it's a disaster for the whole family. >> it is a disaster. the past few days must feel surreal for all of you. i know your son contacted you to tell you about your grandson. have you been in touch with your son? he's been on his way to holland. how is everyone holding up? >> i didn't call him anymore. i will be in holland again next week

quinn says all emanuel has to do, is ask. they would provide help. >> we are always ready to help whenever district they request. we done that in many districts. i am prepared to help the mayor and the police chief if they request it wherever they needed. i think it's important to work together on this law enforcement issue. >> pickfordstate police occasionally help authorities downstate. quinn says he would not send the national guard to the city, because they're primarily used for military missions. indiana's governor is responding to the gun violence in his state, that killed three police officers recently. gary police officer jeffrey westerfifeld was found shot to death in his squad car early sunday morning. he had been responding to a domestic disturbance call. but no charges have been filed. westerfield was a 19-year faugh veteran on the gary police force and a desert storm veteran. >> he was a man of integrity. a public servant of the highest order. he was a beloved figure. >>visitation for officer westerfield will be