. >>> quinn schansman was the only american victim in that crash.onight we're hearing from his grandfather who's visiting family in woodbury new jersey. he shared with us the family's pain in the wake of this and credible tragedy. here's natasha brown. >> big boy. very lively. >> while the world mourns the loss of 298 lives lost on board malaysia airlines flight 17, no one feels the pain more than ronald sean man. the toting grandfather of the only american killed in the crash. he recalls the moment the he received the heartbreaking ton call from 19 year old quinn schansman's father. >> he told me that quinn was on the -- on the flight. one 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

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

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

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

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 amsterdam, going to indonesian to vacation with his family. his grandfather worked in hotels his whole life. quinn talked about perhaps working in hotels himself. just one of the victims on board this flight. and imagine for the families standing there, watching each hears passing by, wondering, is my son in that hesres, is that my father, is that my mother. questions that countless families will be asking in the case ahead as more and more of the victims begin the journey. this long, torturous difficult journey home. it's been an honor to be here over the last two hours with richard quest bringing -- witnessing -- bearing witness to the return of this, the extraordinary way that the dutch have brought these people. begin to bring them home. i want to toss over our coverage now to brooke bald

officials identified one man carrying an american passport, quinn schansman. and over 100 agent visits headed to the aids conference in australia. and they insist that the rebels fired the missile and video surfaced reportedly showing the rocket launches missing the missiles used to bring down several military aircraft this week and the malaysian plane. and president obama would not go that far but made it pretty clear how he is thinking. >> a group of separatists can't shoot down military transport planes are claim they shoot down fighter jets without sophisticating equipment and training, that's coming from russia. >> and they will open the crash site to international investigation of the u.n. today endorsed such a probe and obama said all members of the security council, including russia, will be held to their world. ukrainian persons are gathering to express themselves, including in philadelphia. and chad pradelli live on the ben franklin parkway. >> roughly 100 people are expected to attend a vigil here tonight. there will be flowers, candles, and prayers

quinn schansman was born in new jersey and grew up in the netherlands. he was on his way to meet his family for a vacation. and indiana university is grieving the loss of this 25-year-old, who was pursuing a doctorate in chemistry. >> so proud of her. >> reporter: her life's work focused on an anti-cancer drug. now friends and family left to wonder what could have been. sarah dolloff, nbc news. >> our coverage continues on nbcbayarea.com. coming up in "nbc nightly news," a live report from the wreckage of malaysia flights 17. as evidence grows that pro-russian rebels are hindering the investigation. >>> thousands of people are getting ready for the bay area's largest aids fund-raiser. the san francisco aids walk kicks off tomorrow at golden gate park. nbc bay area's derek shore joins us with live with more. >> reporter: as aids walk continues to set up here at golden gate park, plans tomorrow will be to remember those who they have lost from the disease but as you mentioned, they will also be remembering those researchers who died on that fateful flight

citizen on board was 25-year-old quinn schansman. his grandfather was visiting family in the states. >> you just hope that none of your children or the grandchildren are gone before you are. >> reporter: back in amsterdam the memorial outside the malaysia airlines terminal continues to grow as family members wait for answers. detectives are starting to visit family members, getting dna samples in hopes of helping to identify the remains. we are getting late word that 192 bodies have been recovered from the crash site. but again, no idea when or how family members will be reunited with those remains. lester. >> katy tur, thanks. and a program note, tomorrow on "meet the press," much more on the pressure the u.s. is putting on russia's vladimir putin to cooperate. david gregory's guest will be the secretary of state john kerry. >>> israel's ground offensive into gaza intensified today. the death toll is rising. more than 340 palestinians and five israelis have been killed, and diplomats are struggling to work out a cease-fire. nbc's ch

. >> 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

. >> reporter: the only american on board was 19-year-old quinn schansman, who was born in new jersey, but moved to the netherlands. >> you just hope that none of your children or grandchildren will go before you. and now it has happened. >> reporter: today, malaysia sent a team of investigators to ukraine, as the mother of one of the flight attendants on board mh17, can't believe the country is dealing with two high profile aviation disasters. this time, there is wreckage, though still no answer as to who brought the plane down. the ukrainian government released an audio recording it claims is a russian commander declaring his men had shot down a plane. russia denies any responsibility. cbs news, new york. >>> flight 17 was flying from amsterdam to kuala lumpur, malaysia. the 283 passengers and 15 crewmembers came from some 13 different nations. they included 192 dutch citizens and 80 children. >>> reports from israel tonight say fighting has intensified inside gaza and hamas continues to fire rockets into southern israel, as the conflict continues with no end in sight on day 12. alf

. >>> tonight we know one of the victims was an american citizen, quinn schansman, his girlfriend posted this picture on facebook. he had dual citizenship, the u.s. and the netherlands, these are family photos from his grandfather. >> you know, you just hope that none of the children, [heavy sigh.] or the grandchildren will go before you. but now this happens. >> another victim, kaiser was on the indiana university rowing team, also a 25-year-old former doctoral student of chemistry, as bright and athletic, she was a dutch citizen. >>> in a horrible twist of fate, an australian woman lost relatives in both malaysian airlines disasters, her brother-in-law and sister were in that plane that vanished in march, today, her stepdaughter was on the flight 17. >>> tonight, fighting all over gaza city as israel expands its offensive, in gaza, the second night of battles between hamas militants and israeli defense forces. the flares lit up the sky overnight as israel kept up its bombardment, ground troops moving in, prime minister has hinted there could be more boots on the ground in the coming da

quinn schansman was a u.s. citizen raised in the netherlands. his grandfather spoke about him today. >> very sad, yes indeed. couldn't believe it. >> reporter: mo, evi and otis vacationing in amsterdam flying home to australia with their grandfather. their parents booked on a later flight. another australian lost her stepdaughter and stepdaughter's husband on mh-17 after losing her brother and sister-in-law four months ago on mh-370. 25-year-old carline kaiser was a student at indiana university going for her ph.d. in chemistry. also on board several aids experts headed to a major international conference in melbourne including a father of five and one of the top aids researchers in the world. >> this is an aviseration of sorts of a community dedicated its life to hiv/aids. >> reporter: at the airport here today memories of a catastrophe made up of almost 300 individual tragedies. katy tur, nbc news, amsterdam. >> reporter: this is miguel almaguer in kuala lumpur. heartbreak and tears filled the arrival hall. flight mh-17 was still on the board

. >> reporter: the only american on board was 19-year-old quinn schansman born in new jersey but moves to the netherlands. >> as a parent you just hope that none of the children -- or the grandchildren they all go before you. and now it has happened. >> reporter: today, malaysia sent a team of investigators to ukraine as the mother of one of the flight attendants on board mh 17 can't believe that country is dealing with two high-profile aviation disasters. but this time, there is wreckage. though still no answer as to who brought the plane down. the ukrainian government released an audio recording it claims is a russian commander declaring his men had shot down a plane. russia denies any responsibility. david begnaud for cbs news, new york. >> several of the people on board the malaysia airlines flight were headed to tomorrow's international aids conference in australia. today organizers said it will go on. >> i think we had a real consensus, everyone agreed that the colleagues that we've lost were people who committed their lives and their work to hiv/aids. and they would want this co

. >> 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 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 kids 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, thanks ve

quinn schansman had dual american-dutch citizenship. he was on the way to meet family. t up with schansman's grandfather who was here in the u.s. when he got word. >> you just hope that none of your children or your grandchildren will go before you. and now i said it. it is the first time it's happened to family. >> reporter: ronald schansman is tearful and heartbroken, after learning his family is one of many tragically touched by the downed malaysia airlines flight brought down. his grandson quinn was killed and the only american on board. he got 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

. >> 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

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

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he identified that person as quinn lucas schansman. this is one american victim so far after checking passports, talking to authorities in both manila and in the netherlands. he expressed his grief and sympathy to all of the international victims and especially to our allies, the dutch. he also spoke out about the hiv/aids researchers and supporters who were heading to that conference in melbourne. nearly 100 of the victims at least were members of that community as well. he said he had spoken to prime minister netanyahu expressing support for israel's right to defend itself, but also expressing international growing international concern about the number of victims, principally on the palestinian side now that this is a ground war as well as an air war. and he recapped his conversation with vladimir putin saying that he told vladimir putin that he had no alternative but to impose those sanctions, that putin was not at all happy about it but that he told putin that putin and russia have a role forward if they de-escalate as they had lo

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.

citizen on board malaysia flight 17 lived in the bay area as a child. 19 -year-old quinn lucas schansman was supposed to meet up with his family for vacation. the dutch-american student held dual citizenship and lived in the bay area as a child when his dad worked at the dutch embassy in san francisco. his grandfather says the family is grieving a young man who was loving and kind. >> you go through all the phases of mourning. at the moment, it's just mourning. of course you say anger, why it need to be happening, it doesn't. >> another victim, a 25 -year-old dutch woman, a student in the u.s., earning a ph.d. in chemistry at indiana university where she was on the rowing team. her research was focused on improving human health. they demand they get complete access to the crash site. the first international team of investigators were not granted access, only a partial inspection of the debris field before ordered to leave. some blunt words from president obama who says russia is responsible. the president believes russia supplied that surface-to-air missile to russian separatists in ukra

citizen on board was 25-year-old quinn schansman. >> you hope that none of his children will go before you. >> reporter: back in amsterdam, the memorial outside of the malaysian airlines terminal continues to grow as family members wait for answers. we're getting word that at least 192 bodies have been loaded into refrigerated trucks. still no word of how or when they will be reunited with family members. that's causing a lot of frustration and a lot of anger out here. alex? >> katy tur in amsterdam, thank you. >>> what is being discussed at the border this weekend for thousands of children. experts trust dawn... because it's tough on grease yet gentle. ♪ you by my side makes the little things so good ♪ ♪ be a part of the bigger picture. ♪ and your kindness makes ♪ the little things that you do for me ♪ go to facebook.com dawnsaveswildlife. ♪ i voted for culture... ...with a 'k.' how are you? i voted for plausible deniability. i didn't kill her, david. and i voted for decisive military action. ♪ xfinity presents the people's hotlist where you choose this summer's top 100 shows and movi

quinn schansman was a u.s. y student who was born in new jersey, and raised in the netherlands. his grandfather says quinn was on his way to meet his family on vacation. >> you just hope that none of your children or the grandchildren will go before you. and now it has happened. >> reporter: dutthis dutch citi was going for her ph.d. in chemistry and a member of the rowing team. >> she was always so positive and willing and hard working. >> reporter: the crash was an almost unbelievable double tragedy for australian caylee mahn. she lost her stepdaughter and her stepdaughter's husband on mh-17 after losing her brother and sister-in-law on mh-370 which vanished back in march. here in amsterdam, the nation is in mourning. roughly 2/3 of the victims were dutch. these flower shop owners were headed for vacation. before takeoff, he posted an eerie picture of the plane on facebook, saying, should it disappear, this is what it looks like. mo, evie and otis were flying home to australia with their grandfather. tha their

his name was quinn lucas schansman. he was a dual american dutch citizen, a young man and one of the 2998 people on malaysia airlines is flight 17 when it was shot down. most likely by a surface-to-air missile. shot the obama administration believes from a section of ukraine controlled by pro-russian separatists. now, a senior defense official tells cnn that the working theory in the u.s. government is that the russian military supplied the rebels with the buk missile system used to shoot down the plane. president obama personally confirmed that at least one american was on board and demanded add immediate cease fire in eastern ukraine. among russia, the separates and the ukrainian government. he also called for a "credible international investigation" into what happened. the president repeated an accusation today that u.s. officials have been making for months that russia is pulling the strings on these rebels. >> they are heavily armed and they are trained. and we know that that's not an accident. that is happening be

quinn schansman, a student at a business school in amsterdam according to his face buk page. there were many hiv/aids researchers heading to a global conference and several babies on board. >> saw next to three of the passengers' names capital i. as we now know the letter "i" stands for infant. to the families and friends of the victims, it is impossible to find words to express our condolences. >> a team of 21 international monitors now at the crash site, but they were met with the intimidating gunfire by pro-russia rebels. we have correspondents covering the story around the globe as well as expert analysis from our guests over the next two hours, bringing you the story as only cnn can. let's begin with our chief national security correspondent jim sciutto. he's following the investigation for us. jim, what is the very latest. >> wolf, today, the case building against russia of some russian involvement in this shootdown. president obama calling the shootdown the direct result of rebel activity in eastern ukraine, activity he said that would be impossible without russian sup

citizen on board was 25-year-old quinn schansman his grandfather visiting family in the states. >> you just hope none of your children or grandchildren go before you. the memorial outside the >> reporter: back in amsterdam the memorial outside the malaysia airlines terminal continues to grow as family members wait for answers. >> nbc reporting. >>> just in the last hour pro-russian rebels say they will hand over the plane's black boxes to the international aviation authority. video showing rebels recovering what's believed to be the flight's data recorder. meanwhile rebels have taken away all the recovered bodies of all the victims by train. those bodies are being taken to the city of donestk where they, too, will be handed over to the international community. there have been reports rebels are planning to take away parts of the plane wreckage as well. the u.s. state department says they're deeply concerned about the way the separatists are restricting access to the site. coming up on "meet the press," david gregory will talk with secretary of state john kerry about how this investigat

quinn lucas schansman. a dual dutch citizen seen here with his girlfriend. he was on his way to meet his family for a vacation in malaysia. an avid soccer player, his former team reeling today. "we can barely comprehend the news." and 25-year-old dutch citizen karlijn keijzer, from indiana university. she was a varsity rower there. her classmate, remembering her smile -- >> she was always smiling. >> reporter: we now know there were 80 children onboard that doomed plane. including evie, otis and mo maslin, traveling home with their grandfather to start school in australia. their parents still on vacation in holland. their aunt writing on facebook, "i will miss you so very much. at least dad is looking out for you." and on social media today, haunting last glimpses of the victims. dutchman regis crolla posting this image of his boarding pass ssenge schildralong eeage, "r,,. e lal disapp nddaug erduheirtoo.ockey pele >>elsh pkelaneoo ago.>> r up tryinayheir lthis t tit las we asked the question, why was this jet allowed to fly in this airspace? how many planes

quinn lucas schansman was a duel dutch citizen, only 19. he was headed to indonesia to go on vacation with his family. his grandfather said he was a lively boy and they will all miss him. >> you know, as a grandparent, you just hope none of your children or grandchildren will go before you. and now it has happened. it is the first time it happens in our family. we always had the possibility to live our children out, but this time it didn't work, unfortunately. >> well, it's always important to hear from the relatives, because in the midst of the investigation, of the crash site, of all of the geopolitical statements and relationships between countries, it boils right down to individuals losing their lives and those they leave behind. >>> after the break here on cnn and cnn usa, russian president vladimir putin is already under fire over the crisis in ukraine. we'll hear from moscow is saying about the downing of the malaysian airlines plane after the break. body language can tell you all sorts of things. like someone is having a stroke. kno

quinn lucas schansman. there are images on your screen. he was studying business in amsterdam.e loved soccer. a friend says he was the kind of guy who stuck up for you, made you laugh when you were not feeling great about things. karlijn keijzer, was a champion rower and her friends say she was passionate about it. she and her boyfriend were traveling together on mh17. nick norris, western australian, was traveling with three of his grandchildren, 3 of 80 children on that flight. he was bringing them home for the new school year. his family says nick loved his grandkids, loved sailing and looked forward to sailing with them in the waters off perth. joep lange was one of several aids researchers headed to a conference. another remembers him as an extraordinary leader, scientist and humanitarian who fought ceaselessly for the dignity of all the people infected with hiv/aids throughout the world. >>> well, the international aids society has confirmed that at least six people on board flight 17 were delegates traveling to an aids conference. the conference is scheduled to start in

there's quinn lucas schansman, studying business in amsterdam and he loved soccer. a friend says he was the kind of guy who stuck up for you, who made you laugh when you were hurting. >> krlijin keij zechlt r was from amsterdam, pursuing a doctdock doctor rat. she and her boyfriend were traveling today. >> nick norris, western australian traveling with three grandchildren. three of 80 children, you heard me right, 80 children on that flight, he was bringing them home for the new school year. they say he loved his grandkids, loved sailing and looked forward to sailing with them off the coast of perth. >> one colleague says he was a hard core scientists, joep lange. he fought for the dignity of everyone infected with hiv around the world. >> that aids conference is scheduled to start in melbourne this weekend. >> the president of the international aids society says the conference will go ahead, it will be dedicated to the victims. >> the extent of our loss is hard to comprehend and express. our colleagues were traveling because of their dedication to bringing an end t

scientists, students, families, children, all taken before their time, including american citizen quinn schansmaneer inspiring others to innovate. >> we have to mandate in pushing technologies. >> nearly 100 of the victims were traveling for an aids conference in australia where they were to be joined by president clinton. >> they are martyrs to the cause that we were going to australia to talk about. >> among them, glenn thomas from the world health organization, and an aids researcher, the father of five children. >> despite being a great scientist he was a man of art and a man of family. he was very dedicated to his family and traveling a lot and he was always thinking about them. >> australian nick norris, was a grandfather, traveling and dying along his three grandchildren. >> the family is looking for some answers, and nick himself was an inspirational hero to some of the people, he was a storyteller and natural leader. >> his grandchildren, ages 8, 10 and 12 are among 80 children reportedly lost here in ukraine. 80. it's almost too much to bear. along with them was a nun, and she was shari

. >> one american died on the plane, quinn lucas schansman. his grandfather, ronald is in the area visiting his sister. >> it's so sense atlanticless,u reallies it's a fate you can't escape. just pure fate. >> our coverage of the crash of malaysia airlines flight mh17 continues on the 6abc news app. we'll alert you to new developments as the story unfolds. we've posted videos and photos of the scene. you can get "action news" and accuweather anytime with our 6abc news app. it's free at the apple and google app stores. >> now to the deadly conflict in the middle east where officials say the ground mission in gaza, they say they found tunnels used by hamas to infiltrate israel. the death toll has topped 300. the u.n. secretary of state is leaving for the middle east to mediate the condition -- conflict, the ground offensive could last two weeks. >>> palestinians walked toward city hall calling for the u.s. to stop the support of israel and for israel to leave gaza. this march followed a separate gathering of israeli demonstrators in the same are

. >>> we're learning this morning more about the 19-year-old quinn schansman.d the plane. he had dual citizenship. his grandfather spoke this morning about the family's loss. >> you always hope you're the first one to leave this land instead of one of the children or grandchildren. that's the only worry because missing child or grandchild is the most horrible thing. we have to accept the facts now. there's no other way to do it. >> the business student was traveling from his home in amsterdam to meet his family for a week-long vacation in bali. >> every story you hear is heartbreaking on this case. malaysia airlines has made another questionable choice yesterday. it rerouted a flight from kuala lumpur to london. it could not use the usual route of ukraine following the downing of flight 17, so the airline rerouted the flight over syria, which as you know is another war zone but was able to make it safely to london. >> the number of palestinians killed is now more than 500. it's flooding the hospital with civilian casualties. >>> 26 israelis are dead. two were c

citizen traveling on a dutch passport quinn lucas schansman. u.s. officials repeatedly hinted at russian involvement in the attack. the pentagon confirmed it was a russian-made sa-11 missile that brought down the malaysian flight fired from inside ukraine adding that separatists could not have done it by themselves. >> there's no hint that russian support for the separatists has ceased. in fact, we believe that russia continues to provide them with heavy weapons and other military equipment, financing as well. and they continue to allow these russian fighters to enter ukraine freely. >> this war can be ended. russia can end this war. russia must end this war. >> reporter: just 20 minutes after the plane went down this man, igor bezler, the self-proclaimed minister of defense for the russian separatists, is heard talking to a russian military intelligence officer according to telephone intercepts released by the ukraine government. [ speaking in a foreign language ] >> reporter: ukrainian officials say this is the smoking gun. these telephone interce

quinn lucas schansman was 19 years old with joint u.s./dutch citizenship. he's 1 of the 298 dead including 80 children, 3 of whom were infants. also this morning, growing international outrage over the fact that rebel fighters in eastern ukraine were not allowing investigators to reach the scene of the crash. we have team coverage of what is a fast-moving story at this hour and we begin with abc's kirit radia who was able to reach the scene and what he found is shocking. kirit. >> reporter: good morning, dan and bianna. i'm standing right in the middle of where the bulk of the plane landed. as you can see almost nothing survived. just a part of the landing gear, part of the engine there and burned body parts everywhere. this morning, international investigators complain that the rebels that control this area won't give them full access to the site. the smell hits you even before you see it. jet fuel and death. the wreckage still smoldering. vetcemergenal in a body part.g id the fl has evidence the rebels shot the plane down. >> evidence indicates that the p

one passenger born in new jersey is quinn lucas schansman, a 19-year-old with dual american and dutchitizenship. according to online profiles, his father, thomas schansman, once worked in san mateo. neighbors tell ktvu the father lived in menlo park until a few years ago. quinn's grandfather spoke in new jersey. >> big boy, very lively and we will all miss him. of course now at the moment the whole family is in mourning. >> reporter: he says quinn was heading to bali for a family vacation. others in san francisco are mourning a world renowned dutch scientist and aids researcher pioneer, helping develop protocols for treating aids in the early '80s. >> i heard from a person who basically put him on the plane. i knew he was on the plane. >> reporter: another victim, carlin kaiser, 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 expressway off ramp on

quinn schansman was born to dutch parents. he lived in the netherlands.rlands. his grandfather saw him in the spring. >> as grandparent you just hope that none of the children or the grandchildren will go before you. >> his grandson studied at the university of amsterdam. he was on his way to meet family members who were vacationing in malaysia. >> joining us with more on the investigation is mark rosenker cbs national news national safety consultant and former chairman of the national transportation safety board. good morning. >> good morning, anthony. >> let's start with the crash site itself. how much does the limited access to the site, you know at this point, how much do you think it's going to hamper the investigation? >> significantly, anthony. it's going be extremely difficult, extremely dangerous. the infrastructure there is hardly existing so they're going to have to open this place up and actually provide significant amounts of resources if this is going to be a successful investigation. >> and for every day they delay, what effect does it have

and one of the victims was an american citizen. 19-year-old quinn lucas schansman, he was the son of a dutch diplomat. he was studying business and he played soccer. he was on his way to meet family in malaysia. his grandfather spoke about the tragedy. >> you know, you just hope that none of your children or your grandchildren go before you. and now it has happened. >> another victim was on the independent university rowing dc--was on the indiana university rowing team. she was a doctor student. he was working on a project to maybe help cancer patients. we have a lot more information on the victims and the investigation right now on www.wral.com. >>> isreal is planning to go keeper into gaza strip. more than--deeper into the gaza strip. 300 people have been killed so far. here is more on the fighting and the fear. >> reporter: in the dark of night, isreal kept up its aall the on the gaza trip. the israelis are on the ground there, too, trying to stop militants from firing rockets into isreal and using terror tunnels. >> they are tunnels that can pack ten, 20, 30 people in a line, all

he's 19-year-old quinn lucas schansman. he held a dual dutch/american citizenship.jersey as a child and returned to the netherlands when he was 5. he was on his way to a family vacation, according to his grandfath grandfather. >> you just hope that none of your children or the grandchildren will go before you. and now it has happened. this is the first time it's happened in our family. >> so hard to listen to that. schansman says that his grandson was studying international business in amsterdam. >>> the consequences of the crash are being felt far from the crash site. around the world, really, and with signs of at least some russian involvement, what does this mean for the strained relationship between washington and moscow? and will this end up turning into a crisis, a continually growing crisis in ukraine? or perhaps as a turning point there? former u.s. ambassador to ukraine john hurst joins me now. mr. ambassador i want to start with this. a lot of people are saying there is some russian involvement. it seems like by the time you have the intelligence services