Not a u. S. Citizen per se. About an hour ago Indiana University confirmed that one of its students, carline keger was a doctoral chemistry student, on the schools rowing team, was from amsterdam and was on the flight and died as a result. Meanwhile the United Nations also meeting as we speak. It has released a statement with its condolences to the victims of this flight talking about how it wants to move forward with the investigation. The u. N. Has offered to put an International Team of investigators together. They made that offer to the ukraine. Obviously the area where this plane went down is not in a ukrainiancontrolled area, so we dont know what will happen with that offer from the United Nations. Weve also learned that at least one person from the National Transportation safety board from the United States will travel to the ukraine to help with the investigation there. The question now, though, is how effective will this investigation be. Nbcs tom costello has an explanation of some of the challenges. Reporter good morning. The situation on the ground in ukraine is very difficult because this plane went down in rebelheld territory. The Ukrainian Government still isnt even gaining access to the crash site, so whether International Investigators would be allowed into the scene is still very much in question. However, the issue is whether even access to the black boxes will help the investigation. U. S. Intelligence and military sources already say u. S. Satellites detected the plane being shot down by a missile. The question is who shot the missile. That information probably wont come from anything on the ground in terms of forensics with black boxes, but rather with intelligence sources around the world. Tom costello there. Two other nuggets of information to share with you. The fbi is also going to be sending two people to ukraine, an explosives expert and one other agent along with that ntsb person. They expect that they will leave at some point today and theyll be there to provide assistance as requested. Theyll probably go someplace in ukraine nearby to where this plane went down and wait to be asked to help out with the investigation that is happening there. One oar bit of information, u. S. Officials telling nbc news that surfacetoair missile that shot down the airliner was fired from ukraine just inside the russian border. Who fired that rocket at this point, russian separatists or the russian military, still not known by the u. S. Government. Barbara, back to you. And as aaron said, so far no confirmed u. S. Citizens on board Malaysia Airlines flight 17, but there are many other nationalities onboard. 189 people were from the netherlands. 44 from malaysia, 27 from australia and 12 from indonesia. There were a small number of people from several other countries. We still dont know the nationalities of four people who were onboard. The group from australia was mostly made up of a team of aids experts headed to a big conference. The society released this statement saying, quote, at this incredibly sad and sensitive time, the ias stands with our International Family and sends condolences to the loved ones of those who have been lost to this tragedy. As we learn more about the Crash Victims, were also seeing a growing memorial here in d. C. News4s Richard Jordan is live from the Dutch Embassy in north best washington. Richard . Reporter barbara, there is an outpouring of support. Later today a group will gather here at the Dutch Embassy and walk over to the Malaysian Embassy to remember the victims killed. There are also some other events scheduled for early next week. You do not have to look very far to see the symbols of solidarity. A wreckage no one could survive, and more than half of the passengers killed in the fiery crash were from the netherlands. Today at the Dutch Embassy, the entrance is marked by a sign of sympathy. There are flowers of nearly every color and a card of condolence. The countrys flag is at half staff. Good morning. We had a 9 10 appointment. Reporter arno had a scheduled appointment at the embassy. Hes from holland. He said he returns often, at least once a year, to see his family. I can only imagine the pain and grief. Reporter today he shares in his homelands heart ache. Its horrible news. Anybody losing their lives in such an event, especially unprompted and untriggered, you know, looks to be terrorist activity or military activity at least, its a horrible way to go, especially that many people, innocent people. Reporter the Embassy Staff is monitoring developments from afar. The dutch ambassador writing on twitter, my heart goes out to the passengers of mh17, their family and friends. The sentiment is shared by those who have a kinship with the victims. A short time ago the Dutch Embassy released a statement saying that the ambassador joins government officials at the hague demanding for an independent and transparent investigation to find out exactly what happened over ukraine. On monday the ambassador will host a private moment of silence. It is simply for Embassy Staff, but there is an event that is open to the public monday at 10 00 a. M. A registry will be available for anyone who would like to send and sign their condolences. Live in northwest washington, Richard Jordan, news4. Thank you, richard. The question a lot of you are asking is why Malaysia Airlines flight mh17 flew over a war zone. Weve been looking into that very question. Lets take a closer look at the dangerous flight path mh17 was flying. Well before the crash the federal Aviation Administration warned u. S. Air carriers not to fly in that area. Just this week the Ukrainian Military said some of its planes were shot down by russian separatists. Malaysian airlines insist the path for the jet was approved by the International Body in charge of flight paths. It says the route was actually a common path for europe and asia or europe to asia flights. Still many question why the airline took that route. Take a look, most commercial air traffic is avoiding the ukraines airspace because of security concerns. Now what does this mean for the future . Right now the faa is prohibiting u. S. Flight operations over Eastern Ukraine until further notice. Some Foreign Airlines are volunteering not to fly over that area. Some are taking it even further. Airline emirates has suspended all flights to back to you. Stay with news4 and nbc news. We will have all the latest developments on the malaysia plane crash investigation as they happen. You can also get updates any time on nbcwashington. Com. Turning to the weather now, another cool start to the day, but the sun is out and warming things up. Storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein joins us with his first forecast for this midday friday. Good morning. Good morning, barbara. Here we are in the middle of what is usually the hottest time of our year and we have this cool weather that has been with us again. This morning were down into the 50s. It quickly, though, jumped into the 70s. Now just a few wispy high clouds are sweeping over the capital. Thats a live view from the storm team 4 capitol camera. Right now Reagan National up to 80 degrees. The best number here is the dew point at just 52. That is very dry humidity, only 38 , a very light easterly breeze and temperatures elsewhere on this friday approaching the bay, if youre heading over that way, lots of sunshine. Great day at the beaches. Temperatures there now in the upper 70s. If youre heading west into the mountains, its quite a bit cooler. Low 70s in the Shenandoah Valley and 60s out in the mountains. Ive got our Outdoor Recreation forecast for the weekend. Big changes coming next week. New Traffic Signals are guiding drivers on the beltway in an andale on the ramp from northbound 495 to gal owes road. A flashing red arrow will allow drivers to make a right turn after stopping. Before drivers had to wait for a steady red arrow to turn green. Would you hop on a bus if you knew that bus wouldnt get stuck in traffic and could ride in its own lanes . Thats the idea behind a new transportation project in Northern Virginia. Exclusive bus lanes will transfer commuters. Arlington Transportation Leaders broke ground on their portion of the route. That happened today. It will connect with similar project under way in alexandria. The transitway will have stations and eventually street cars could run on these dedicated lanes, away from all the traffic. A couple thousand people in Southern Maryland will have plenty to smile about today. A group called Southern Maryland mission of mercy will see to that. In fact theyre offering free basic dental care today and tomorrow in waldorf. News4s derrick ward stopped by to see the popup Dentists Office and all the people getting help. Reporter people started lining up at North Point High School in waldorf the day before. This mission of mercy is expected to see nearly 2,000 people over the course of two days. The high turnout was surprising to some. I think its also indicative of how many people dont have health insurance. Reporter once inside, its a smooth system of medical screening and other services. As patients leave, more health information. The Southern Maryland mission of mercy is all about dental care but they dont ignore other parts of the patients. In some cases it couldnt be helped. One potential patient went into labor. Another felt a little woozy. They were all attended to. To some, this kind of attention was sorely needed and often hard to come by. When they go to, for instance, the emergency room, they get involved in a lot of red tape. Right there, the lady in purple reporter the gymnasium at north point, even up here you can hear the sound of a hundred drills and other dental equipment running. Right now this is the county if not the states biggest dental office. Hygienists the first row, then Restorative Dentistry and the last row is action transactions. Reporter it wasnt highly pub li siesd but it was just as important. We had a meeting on monday and they were at the max the number of people they could deal with and that was 800. Reporter equipment, supplies and food are all donated or paid for through grants or fundraising. Mission of mercy works both ways for those who r Excellent Service and on the way home. Reporter and also benefits those who give. You feel blessed. Its a great feeling. Reporter in waldorf, derrick ward, news4. And we are watching develop minut mentes out of the ukraine. 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Ask about our no annual contract options. Just call 1. 888. 410. 4404 internet and phone that make you Small Business ready. Thats powerful. Im Aaron Gilchrist at the live desk. We are just learning the Obama Administration has approved the use of sonic cannons to explore for oil and gas off the east coast, essentially in the Atlantic Ocean from florida all the way up to delaware. Energy companies would eventually we able to buy gas and oil leases to start drilling in that area if they were able to find profitable sections of the ocean in this area. There were some guidelines put in place as well to protect whales, other sea animals from loud noises, a lot more traffic in the waters in that area. Still, the governments Environmental Impact study says more than 100,000 Sea Creatures could be hurt by this process. Thats the latest from the live desk, barbara. And were following breaking news in the middle east. Today members of the United NationsSecurity Council will hold an emergency meeting on the israelgaza conflict. Israel launched a ground operation late last night in ceasefire talks broke down. It also says one of its soldiers was the countrys First Casualty since air strikes started nearly two weeks ago. According to the associated press, at least 19 palestinians died in fighting today, including three children. A developing story right now, russian president Vladimir Putin telling the warring sides in ukraine to lay down their arms after the tragic crash of Malaysia Airlines flight 17. U. S. Intelligence says it believes a russianmade rocket shot down the plane in ukraine. They recently sanctioned russia for continuing to supply rockets to rebel fighters. Its still not clear who fired that rocket, but theres evidence pointing to the russianbacked rebels. Some audio, which has not been verified by nbc, shows a conversation between a Russian Army Major and a ukrainian rebel fighter. The two are heard talking about the malaysian plane. They say it was shot down by mistake. U. S. Lawmakers are already weighing in. If it is a result of the separatists or russian actions mistakenly believing this was a ukrainian warplane, i think theres going to be hell to pay and there should be. And joining us with more on how yesterdays tragedy could change things both abroad and here at home is nbc news political reporter carrie dan. Good morning, carrie. Good morning. President obama is planning to speak at 11 30 today. Do you have any information on what he is planning to say . Yesterday you saw the president come out and make a very measured statement. All he did was call the crash a terrible tragedy and he said that the u. S. Would do all it could to help assist in the investigation of what happened and why. Today he will obviously have much more updated intelligence as to whats happened. Still, the administration wants to be cautious. Obviously all of the evidence so far appears to be pointing to the separatists who fired this missile into that took down the plane. However, its still theres still very many Unanswered Questions and theres a very delicate diplomatic situation going between russian president Vladimir Putin, other european allies of the west and the United States. I was going to ask you about that. Relations were already strained between the u. S. , russia and other countries. Does Vladimir Putin face any harsh reaction from other countries and ours . This puts Vladimir Putin in a very difficult position. The United States has been ramping up sanctions on russia over this ukraine situation, but european allies have been a little reluctant to join in with the harshest of those sanctions. The reason for that is that countries like germany and france depend a lot on russia for their energy needs. Sanctions could really impact those nations economies. They have been a little reluctant to come along. Now there are citizens from those countries that have been killed in this crash so these western allies of the United States may decide they want to do more on that front. Well continue to watch. Were waiting for the president to speak a little later this hour. Thanks, carrie. And for more from carrie and the rest of the nbc news political team, check out first read on nbcnews. Com. Dozens of children and their families are making their way to the white house right now. In less than an hour First Lady Michelle Obama will host the third annual kids state dinner. Its part of a healthy lunch time challenge. Kids across the country submitted 1500 healthy recipes. Judges helped narrow them down to 54 selections. Those winners will be guests at the white house today for lunch. And storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierei