"landing in 20 minutes." the rest of my text didn't... ..didn't get delivered. that's when i realised something may be up. truth social account. in it he said: the aeroplane was on a perfect and routine line of approach to the airport. for an extended period of time. why didn't the control tower tell the helicopter what to do instead of asking if they saw the plane? not good!!!

identified. skating couple evgenia shishkova and vadim naumov, who won the 1994 world pairs title, were on board a us passengerjet. let's go live to our correspondent carl nasman, who's at reagan national airport for us. airport for us. airport for us. long airport for us. long and airport for us. long and difficult airport for us. long and difficult night, airport for us. long and difficult night, it is a long and difficult night, it is 6:45am with you, because this claim was only a minute away from landing, presumably a �*friends and relatives lot of friends and relatives were there to pick up people on plane.

um imam gs? i??? ii_ . 5 about this heart—rending things about this tragedy, we know that there are family members, friends and people were expecting to people whnwete expecting ts! up pepple whnwete expecting te up �* loved ones from pick up their loved ones from this flight. they are waiting the airport with bated at the airport with bated breath �* news of anybody that breath for news of anybody that was on plane, know how was on that plane, to know how the search and rescue efforts proceeding. fortunately, are proceeding. fortunately, the news is good coming in. the news is not good coming in. we know that reuters is reporting, a local us giagiency agency that than 30 news agency that more than 30 bodies been recovered from bodies have beenreoovereo from potomac river those the potomac river where those search and rescue operations are taking place. we are hearing from law hearing 19 from law enforcement officials. was 64 officials. there was 64 passengers crew in addition passengers andcrewin addition the people on the —7: we don't have helicopter. we don't have official confirmation of names or or even a or identities or even a confirmed fatality but

confirmed fatality here but thatis confirmed fatality here but that is what we are hearing. ’ ""’la'f'filiéié if local news affiliate here in is that more washington is saying that more than 30 bodies have been from this crash. recovered from this crash; we learning more about recovered from this crash; we that ning more about recovered from this crash; we that plane, ore about recovered from this crash; we that plane, we about recovered from this crash; we that plane, we know on that plane','we know that were members of us figure skating community we know two russian world figure citizens world champion figure skaters were on board that e and we 7 ana y; 5;er 777 7m y; aggra;“” plane. and we heard a statement from us figure skating that they were athletes, coaches and family on that family members on that plane. it is still dark outside, it is still cold, those are definitely factors now as those rescue continue to comb definitely factors now as those rescue to ntinue to comb definitely factors now as those rescue to look e to comb definitely factors now as those rescue to look for» comb the wreckage to look for it is icy waters, it su' " ters dark survivors. it is icy waters; it dark and if is dark and fairly shallow. if you look at photos, you look at some of the reports are some of the reports we are it appears the plane

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who survived the impact to keep it who survived the impact to keep quick response. you can was a quick response. you can see point that -=e: had earlier, 77 777533 ea7rli7er,7abo7\7/7e77 77 7 we had earlier. above the so many we had earlier, above the so many lights airport, so many lights along the runway, you flashing along the runway, you can see boats, aircraft —— the area. this is all circling the area. this is all hands on deck and as we were to driving to the scene we spotted a vehicle a police vehicle bringing another boat that is designed the sort of rescue missions for the sort of rescue missions to the scene. is notjust to the scene. this is notjust a washington, dc effort, this a washington, dc effort, this a multistate effort, federal is a multistate effort, federal officials are here and we were expecting a press conference. 2:2: had won a hours ago we had won a few hours ago where we got information, where we got some information, transportation secretary the transportation secretary dc mayor and the washiogton. 2.2 ”are the media. as we addressed the media. as we this is likely to one know, this is likely to be one of the deadliest air disasters on us soil in years. the

on us soil in many years. the last major crash was in 2009, so it gives you a sense the 77 att7ention 77 attention given to this intense attention given to this and the it will and the worry. it will refocus this investigation too and the worry. it will refocus thi haven't gation too and the worry. it will refocus thi haven't seem too and the worry. it will refocus thi haven't seen an o we haven't seen an incident like this in us airspace in a long time. as those search and rescue efforts play out there going to be intense how this could take place. in how this could take place. the around washington, the airspace around washington, dc is busy, there a couple 77 a couple of 7 a couple of airports within are a couple of airports within 30 miles of each other that is addition to what we see with the politicians, the helicopters you see on a daily basis. military aircraft basis. the military aircraft are here too. there is a lot of traffic directed and will traffic directed and theremill e questions. briefly on that oint, questions. briefly on that point, questions - questions. briefly on that point, questions being i questions. briefly on that. point, questions being asked about the warning systems that are in place and whether they were in place prevent were in place to prevent

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