Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley good evening. Nearly a week after Malaysia Airlines flight 17 left amsterdam, some of the 298 people on board were flown back today in wooden caskets, borne by military planes. It was a national day of mourning in the netherlands. Twothirds of the passengers killed when the plane was shot down over ukraine were dutch. We have reports tonight from both countries. First Elizabeth Palmer in amsterdam. Reporter six days of confusion and indignity ended at last when two military transports, one dutch and one australian, brought the first 40 victims of the crash back to the netherlands. One by one, the simple coffins were carried off the plane by Dutch Military personnel and loaded into waiting hearses. A procedure that went on for 90 minutes under the broilg, broiling sun. Flanking the airfield, the National Flags of the dead flew at halfstaff. Dutch dignitaries looked on, and so did 1,000 family members, out of sight for their privacy, but their grief audible from behind a black screen. crying todays austere ceremony included no speeches. The tragedy of mh17 lies beyond words. This solemn motorcade will carry the Crash Victims across central holland, past crowds of dutch people who are lining the roads to pay tribute, to a Forensic Center where the work of identification can finally begin. applause along the way, a nation used to keeping its emotions private united in a public display. People paused to listen to church bells marking a day of collective pain and a homecoming no one could have imagined. And, scott, this very sad process is just beginning. Two more planes are expected tomorrow, and they will be carrying 70 or more bodies. Pelley Elizabeth Palmer in amsterdam for us tonight. Thank you, liz. Today, prorussian rebels in Eastern Ukraine shot down two Ukrainian Military jets about 20 miles where from the malaysian 777 went down. Mark phillips is at the flight 17 crash site. Reporter there had been fears the rebels might have tampered with the planes voice and data recorders before handing them over, but the dutch air safety board says valid information has now been downloaded from them. Its the first encouraging news in the effort to find out how this plane came down. So far, the only investigation on the site amounts to three people against the odds, only a trio of malaysian aviation experts what ventured into this war zone crime scene. A larger international team, including americans, has stayed away story security reason reasd there is now more evidence on how the site has bee compromised by the prorussian rebels who control it. This large fuselage section is part of what we found when we arrived the day after the crash, and this is what it looks like now. The fuselage part has clearly been moved, and the part that was here gone. The fear is that the rebels have removed evidence that they shot the plane down using a russiansupplied missile, as has been alleged, yet there still seems to be plenty of evidence around the site. Its parts like this that support the idea the plane might have been hit by a missile. These look to be, perhaps, shrapnel exit wounds on the fuselage. The shrapnel having passed through the body of the plane and possibly out through there. There are several parts like this around. And here, big pieces, big holes penetrating from the outside in. And this is whats left of the cockpit. Clearly, the controls there, the flight computer, pilot seat, and then the metal work, again, penetrating holes. The malaysian inspectors are doing what they can to cover a huge crash area. They could use a little help. And the security situation is getting worse. Two more planes shot down, military this time, and the fighting moving closer, scott. Pelley Mark Phillips in Eastern Ukraine. Thanks, mark. Fighting rages on in gaza tonight. The death toll there has now reached 695, mostly civilians. Israels air and ground assault is aimed at stopping thousands of rockets fired into israel from the palestinian homeland. Barry petersen is in gaza. Reporter they fled this morning with what they could carry, including the family fan, and they brought their bitterness with them. Everything is demolished back there, he said trees, houses. Nobody cares, she said, about the people who die here. They are refugees in their own land. The United Nations estimates that nearly 120,000 have run away from their homes on the front lines and into empty schools. There is food, water, but little dig tee at this school with almost 600 people cramming into classrooms, 30 to 50 in each one. As difficult as it is, almost 600 people sharing 12 bathrooms, people here say at least they feel safe, if safe is a word you can use in gaza. Yet, there is a breaking point. It cant go on like this much longer rewaa pasal says. This is a big disaster for us. But there is no sign of a letup from the israelis, and hamas sees no ceasefire unless the israeli blockade is lifted, said spokesman sami abu zuhri. How much longer can hamas ask the people of gaza to endure this war . His answer, the people in gaza say to us we must continue. We dont put the people under pressure. The people pressure us. Water and food are in short supply, electricity down to three hours a day, death stalks almost every street, and constant explosions make sleep almost impossible. And yet, scott, there is defiance. Pelley more remarkable reporting from gaza. Barry petersen, thanks very much. For its part, israel has lost 32 soldiers and three civilians. Most flights to tel aviv remain canceled due to rocket strikes near the airport, but the f. A. A. Is now considering lifting that flight ban. Today, secretary of state john kerry shuttled among leaders in the region to broker a ceasefire. Hes in cairo tonight, and thats where we find margaret brennan. Margaret. Reporter scott, secretary kerry told Benjamin Netanyahu in a visibly tense meeting today that its time to end the fighting in gaza and that his military has already achieved the goal of decimating hamas military capabilities. But netanyahu isnt ready to pull back his military until it destroys all of the tunnels that hamas uses to funnel weapons into gaza. For his part, hamas leader publicly rejected the idea of a ceasefire and said israel Must Immediately end its sevenyear blockade of gaza before hamas stops firing rockets into israel. Pelley and kerrys mission continues. Margaret brennan on the banks of the nile. Thank you, margaret. With battles raging overseas, president obama shuttled among fund raisers here at home, two of them today. He has his eye on a battle three months away, the midterm elections, and with the possibility of democrats losing the senate, the party needs money right now, but is now the best time to be on the road . Heres Major Garrett. Reporter president obama arrived late today in los angeles for his fifth meeting with big donors in two days. White House Press Secretary josh earnest says this fundraising swing has not distracted the president from crises at home and abroad. Could you address what Many Americans believe is either thativial or unnecessarily distracting obligations of president s, including this one, to raise money in the course of conducting important matters of state . My suggested standard would be whether or not those Political Activities interfere with the president s Constitutional Responsibilities as the commander in chief of the United States of america. Reporter since taking office, president obama has attended 398 fund raisers, nearly twice as many as his predecessor george w. Bush at the same point in his presidency. After the Malaysia Airlines disaster, president obama kept to his fundraising schedule in new york, opting to call World Leaders from it air force one. The president did not cancel fund raisers in texas earlier this month, despite calls for him to see firsthand the Immigration Crisis on the southern border. Im not interested in photo ops. Im interested in solving a problem. Reporter scott, the white house insists that the president s fund raisers do not interfere with his obligations as commander in chief and that he carries out all those obligations and would return to the white house if dire circumstances required. A senior official told us the president resists cancelling nund raisers or other parts of his schedule to avoid alarming the country during times of uncertainty. Pelley Major Garrett still at the white house tonight. Thank you, major. There were two more air tragedies today. A transasia turno prop went down on an island off taiwan while attempting an Emergency Landing in stormy weather. Several homes were wiped out. 47 on the plane were killed. And relatives could not contain their grief. There were 11 survivors. The other tragedy involves an american teenager who hoped to become the youngest pilot to circle the globe in a singleengine plane in the shortest time. Dean reynolds reports the boys plane crashed in the pacific after leaving pago pago. Reporter 17yearold Haris Suleman and his 58yearold farther, babar, took off from indiana on june 19 in their singleengine airplane on the trip of a lifetime. How long is this going to take you . 30 days is what were planning for. Reporter he had only been a pilot for two months but his dad was a very airman. For the next two weeks the pair braved headwinds, monsoons and more as thigh methodically plotted a course around the globe hoping to set a new world record for circumnavigation and raise money for schools in pakistan. There were just three stops remaining on the flight. They had hoped to be home this week. Hiba suleman said her farther and brother both loved to fly and travel. We believed in it. We knew there was a risk but you can never expect Something Like this to happen. Reporter and at a News Conference this afternoon, scott, the family said the father and son team had raised 500,000 for their cause. Pelley and we understand the boys body has been recovered but the father is still missing. Dean, thanks very much. The officer trying to arrest this suspect is under investigation himself after the man dies in custody. Whos better with the scalpel, a surgeon or a robot . And a doomed cruise ship makes one final voyage when the cbs evening news continues. 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A political autopsy did not directly link the choke hold to garners death, but the n. Y. P. D. Has prohibited the maneuver since 1994. The reason why choke holds are dangerous is because it blocks off the breathing which could eventually cause brain damage if the person is unconscious for a long period of time. Reporter former Police SergeantJoseph Giacalone was on the n. Y. P. D. Force for 21 years. He told Us Department policy is clear, but things can get murk oat streets. When youre in the heat of the moment, the last thing youre thinking of well theres a procedure that says i shouldnt be around this persons neck. A choke hold makes it very difficult for wes to breathe, to encourage him to struggle to try to get away. Reporter we were showed a safer restraint technique taught cops in kansas city. This is called the lateral vascular neck restraint. It doesnt block the airway, and its now used by 500 police departments. Were talking bilateral compression on the sides of the neck. 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Its one more part of our commitment to america. Pelley in hospital operating rooms, its becoming more common for surgeons to use a robot to do the cutting. Its more precise and less invasive, but is it better for the patient . Dr. Jon lapook has the results of a new study just out today. Reporter robotic surgery has become a selling point for many medical Centers Across the country. Last year, robots were used in 422,000 surgeries. Thats up 15 from the year before. Todays study compared two techniques for Bladder Cancer surgery, the use of robots, where surgeons precisely manipulate remotecontrolled instruments and traditional, or open surgery, which involves larger incisions and the doctor directly handling the instruments and the organs. Interim results released as a letter to the new england journal of medicine shoid no difference in rates of complication or length of hospital stay. The findings were so clear, the trial was stopped early. Dr. Bernie bochner is a uro logic surgical oncologist at Sloan Kettering cancer center. He led the study. We live in a time where costs are high. Where does this type of surgery fit in . It has to be paramount in the Decision Making is does this improve patient care . Because if it doesnt, then it shouldnt be incorporated, and the costs really wont be justified. Reporter 62yearold Antonio Resendes was one of 118 patients in the study. He had robotic surgery. So everybody thinks that modern technology is going to solve most of the problems, but in this case here, you know, it wasnt much of a difference. Reporter there is a difference in the cost. Hospitals pay 1. 7 million per robot, and a 2010 study at one hospital showed robotic surgery for Bladder Cancer coves about 1600 more than open surgery. Dr. Bochner says the rise in robotic surgery has led to a full in teaching young doctors how to do open surgery and that raises a question for the future. Comfo able doing it . 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