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173 people from the netherlands were confirmed on board the flight. is the emotion am palpable there? >> reporter: hi. this has been described as a black day for the one tri. it's very much a nation in mourning. the flags across holland are flying at half mass. malaysian officials saying 173 dutch nationals were on board mh17. i'm at the airport. flights are leaving as usual. behind me, passengers are checking in for the same midday flight to kuala lumpur. as the family and friends on board are being cared for at an undisclosed location not far from here. they asked the media respect their pri...

>> we don't have a great connection there with matthew chance. we are going to move on. he was talking about the international bickering, the finger pointing that is over the situation in ukraine and how this flight may have been shot down. the fact remains, there were 298 people on board that flight. 298 souls and more than half were from the netherlands. we want to bring in erin mclaughlin. >> that's right, john. the netherlands is very much a country in mourning of the 280 passengers that were on board that flight, mh17. 173 were dutch nationals. today, in holland, the flags are flying at h...

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A couple of gatherings for friends and foreign dignitaries to honor the memory of barrmarg thatcher. she will be cremated at a ceremony today. bells will be silent through out the day and flags are at half mass. >> what a life she led, certainly. you mentioned the issue of security that brings to mind the london marathon is coming up this weekend. what additional precautions are they taking to prepare for that? >> security has been reviewed for that but those in charge yesterday said there will be increased searchs and also there will be a greater police presence on the street. for the funeral...

>> eric: the one who stepped foot on the moon. >> bob: of course. >> eric: can you imagine the fear, i mean didn't know what to expect. if i hit this, am i going to fall? it's amazing the courage and the guts the guys had. with families, by the way. >> bob: they landed in a rock field that nobody knew was there. going over woul boulders and had landed it. almost ran out of fuel and brought it coun. the famous line, to houston? houston, we landed. >> more importantly, what about the space food and tang. are you kidding me? >> greg: the headquarters flags at half mass. >> bob: i don't want polit...