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>> and now to the other major story weve been covering for viewers here on cnn for the past few days, the downing of flight mh-17. new signs, finally, of cooperation of the investigation and recovery of the downed airliner. >> rebels have handed over the black box data recorders. an investigator believes it will reveal what happened to the airliner. a train carrying the bodies of 288 victims is now heading from donetsk to amsterdam. the rebels baulked at repatriating the bodies causing internati...

The bodies to be transported with no information about when they will be identified or whether theyll end up. the scene here exposed, fueling international concerns of tampered evidence. >> you can tell that this piece hit, rolled and then was moved, and thats going to be a really big distinction for investigators. russian president vladimir putin insisted a team of international experts conduct work on the site to ensure security. rebel leaders claim to have the cockpit voice and data recorders...

And find out more about our two-year price guarantee. comcast business. built for business. breaking news on malaysia flight 17, the voice and data recorders, so-called black boxes, have been handed over by pro russian rebels. phil was in the room and saw that transfer happen. its been four days since the triple 7 was shot down. there are concerns there was tampering with evidence. as for families with those who were murdered, they may soon be able to give their loved ones a farewell. there is...

They have recovered the downed jet liners data recorders. a lot to discuss. i want to bring in ivan watson from ukraine. give me the latest. >> reporter: thats right. we are hearing intermitt tant thuds of artillery from donesque. its a stronghold city. officials from leadership are telling us they believe ukrainian government tanks and armored carriers are trying to punch through north of the city in the direction of the railroad station. the mayors, the city mayors website put out a warning to...

Black boxes, the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder, have been removed. that would have been my first priority and thats not possible anymore since they have been taken. so they need to look at the plane, concentrate on the plane, look at the evidence left by the missile impacts, the metal shrapnel, they need to get samples of the explosive. they need to map where the debris fell so they can tell if the plane, how much of it broke apart in midair. they have to work very quickly so y...

Experts conduct work on the site to ensure security. rebel leaders claim to have the planes cockpit voice and data recorders which may hold critical information about mh 17s last moments. in audio intercepts released by the ukrainian government, the alleged commander says moscow is interested in the black boxes and urges his subordinate to find them. cnn cannot independently confirm the authenticity of that audio. meanwhile u.s. intellgence points to the mounting evidence of russias involvement,...

That hasnt quite taken place yet. we have teams waiting at the headquarters of the so-called separatist government here, waiting for that handover to take place. it hasnt happened yet. a surprising element here is that as recently as last night, the self-declared prime minister of this donetsk peoples republic was not announcing whether or not he actually had the black boxes in his possession. he said he it technical objects in the rebels possession but couldnt identify them as being the flight ...

Have technical items that might be the black boxes but were not sure. it seems they and the malaysians that negotiate the transfer believe very strongly theyre about to get those voice and data recorders. >> and phil, tell us about the train carrying the bodies that have finally been recovered. whats the latest with that? >> its heading north out of this region that is controlled by the rebels and thats really significant because thats what theyve been trying to negotiate for some days now. its ...

Thanks very much to peter beinart. always good to have you on. coming up here, also following this story very very closely, we are going to show you new video that appears to show those critical black boxes and the data recorders being carried from the wreckage of flight 17. it begs the question, how long will it be before we know more about what happened in the final moments on that flight, or are we ever going to find out?

Time ago "ive just spoken to president putin, i made clear he must ensure access to the crash site so the victims can have proper funerals." all right, theres a lot there. lets go straight to cnns phil black now at the crash site. phil, 23 the rebels do, indeed, have a black boxes, what will this mean for the integrity of the investigation and, of course, who ultimately will get those boxes? >> well, understandably theyre considered very much to be a key item in any possible investigation that c...