ukrainian officials saying 181 of the 298 bodies have been recovered so far. accusing russia of covering up evidence of its role in this case. the ntsb and the fbi say they plan to send investigators to ukraine to try to get some answers. an international team of experts reportedly has arrived at the site. one piece of evidence could be key. a phone call purportedly between pro russian militants moments after the plane was shot down. it was interaccepted and released by ukraine secret service. we have so many questions, so many developments this morning, we are all over them.
maybe you want to come with our people when we send them out there. he later then said, you know what, that may not be the best idea. it is not safe for ukraine authorities or military there. they are not in control of the area. so we re going to have to feel our way through as we get further east. there s no question the crime scene is contaminated. there are horrible and morbid stories and rumors coming out of what s being done at that scene. there s no question it s not going to be a controlled site and that has to be kept in mind. this is an active violent environment. not just about an accident or somebody shooting down an airplane. it s someone shooting down an airplane in the midst of real ongoing conflict. and finding the truth might not be safe. that is so key so what you are saying. chris cuomo on the ground heading to this crash site in eastern ukraine. keep us up dated on your progress and keep safe. everything we ve been talking about right now, the shooting down of mh
where this video came from. you add to it the video from the ukrainian minister of the interior showing what they say is one of these being removed with a missile gone. until they can get to the wreckage site it s what they have to work with and they are working with it and it s helping them narrow their search. thank you. outfront next, many other airlines have been avoiding ukraine s air space for months. why didn t malaysia air do the same. would you get on flight 17 right now? a man who lost a close friend in this tragedy is getting on that plane in just a few hours. he s outfront tonight.
big question? we ve mentioned the ntsb, the fbi, u.s. intelligence as possibilities, and the president pledged to ukraine, u.s. experts that would give all possible assistance immediately. we know that ukraine accepted it and in fact, this morning, ukraine was saying that they hoped to see the ntsb there soon because of their expertise in these matters. so maybe a timeline of what exactly the u.s. could do, but as we ve been saying since this area of the crash site is now seeming to be fully in control of the separatists, even though it s within ukraine s territory, it s unclear whether they would allow these international observers that are already there or u.s. investigators for that matter on to that site. i mean, the real worry has been how much has that scene already been moved? have the block boxes been taken away? that s something that s being discussed all day long and also the big question is what this
involvement? we already know that the ukrainians have specifically asked for assistance. the u.s. has offered that. ukrainians would love to see the ntsb there, foreign minister said that specifically in an interview just this morning. so what will we send, what kind of teams of people, will it be the ntsb, fbi, what is the time frame of that? we re really looking for some guidance on what the u.s. can do, especially in light of the fact that this area, and this site is not controlled by the ukrainian government, even though it s within their territory. i mean, this incident has made it really clear how little control they have in certain of these areas, because apparently the separatists that controlled this site within donetsk are not even letting ukrainian officials in at this point. as you mentioned, those international monitors apparently are in the area but we re waiting to see if they get any access. also, you know, what is the relationship? we know basically that this is going