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>> what are the first steps they take an investigation? because we heard from one ntsb investigator who says they think it is going to be very difficult because of just with the scene look like. they said it was very fragmented scene, where the plane actually went down? >> right, it is going to make it incredibly difficult. this is like one of the accidents i investigated in the airline back in the 80s was a near vertical descent. a very high energy impact that just fragmented their plan and everything in it. it is going to take, it is going to be a complicated puzzle of lots of pieces that th...

Witness helps us in the investigation. it gives us a story line. >> reporter: her father marty was flying the plane. the 48-year-old pilot and her mother and sister and cousin all died in the crash. controllers reportedly tried to direct him to an airport that was just a few miles from the crash scene. martha: do we know more about how the little girl is doing? >> reporter: the 7-year-old has been checked out at a hospital and was released to extended family members. they hope to talk to her soon. one ntsb investigator called saylor one remarkable young lady. donations are being accepted on

At 35 past we're waiting for president obama to come to the white house briefing room. he's expected there at any minute. the white house said he'll deliver a statement on the situation in ukraine. and as we await the president. we have more on the tragic crash. first up, who is responsible for bringing down malaysian airlines flight 17? u.s. investigators from the fbi and ntsb will be heading to ukraine to help in the investigation. if it's determined that russian separatists were involved, as many suspect, what will be the international repercussions? joining me now, chief correspondent mi...

Carry-on sized tooth paste. it's quite a humanizing experience. >> good morning, everyone. i'm alex in for tamron hall. this is "newsnation." we are awaiting a statement from president obama. in the meantime, we're following the reaction around the world and the major challenges ahead for the investigation. this morning the obama administration confirmed it's sending fbi and ntsb investigators to ukraine as they continue to scour the wreckage sites. the enormous debris field is about six square mile s what i essentially a war zone. of the 298 passengers on board 181 of the bodies have been loc...

Tensions between the u.s. and russia. earlier this week president obama announcing the stiffest route of sanctions against russia. the question is if there is a link to russia, how will that change the equation? could we see more u.s. sanctions levied against russia? that remains in the air, obviously, as the investigation continues. >> we'll be discussing it here in studio. tom, to you. as i said earlier ntsb and fbi are going to the sight. on the daily run down anthony fox appeared. i want to play a bit of what he said. the investigation beginning 18 hours after the crash. >> it's obviousl...