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which cbs news says was carrying 60 passengers and four crew members. three soldiers were in the helicopter. —— at least 30 bodies have been recovered from the partey with 300 first responders continuing to search a little bit more detail about who was in the "several members of the skating community" were on board the plane. on the "terrible accident" and questions why

let's speak to matthew cappucci, who live in a highrise across from the crash. and that is where you now. to be clear, you didn't see to be clear. yo5 didn't see itself, but did that crash itself, but you did see the aftermath. describe what you saw. i see the aftermath. describe what you saw.— what you saw. i have been watching _ what you saw. i have been watching all— what you saw. i have been watching all night - what you saw. i have been watching all night long, i watching all night long, normally we see am on bbc doing i 'a'*�* “h 55? dfi'fis 5555555“ 7777777777 in 'a'*�* s"; 555 dfi'fififisafisrbfl“ 7 7 in a 'am 5"; 555 55'55555fb5r55“ 7 7 in a million '5h�* hh 555 hh'hei�*h555h5f�*ee" 7 7 in a million years never in a million years that we be never in a million years that we deadliest 77 incident 7 incident in 77 incident in united aviation incident in the united states since 2009, less than aviation incident in the united sta1 km ince 2009, less than aviation incident in the united sta1 km from b009, less than aviation incident in the united sta1 km from where .ess than aviation incident in the united sta1 km from where i ss than aviation incident in the united sta1 km from where i live. an aviation incident in the united sta1 km from where i live. ifi two km from where i live. if you look over there right now can see they're 7 can see they're still boats you can see they're still boats in the water search in the water conducting search and rescue operations, likely éqliwi’qsqjqiaqejétiqdsw, bkety this andwresoaieopejations., likely this pointjust recovery at this pointjust recovery operation. it is unfortunate how the water temperatures are than two celsius, in these less than two celsius, in these conditions it would conditions hypothermia it would have said in within minutes, it is now or nine or ten is now eight or nine or ten hours it is extremely hours later, it is extremely there any unlikely there are any survivors jw — point. to survivors at this point. to give folks an of survivors at this point. to give folks an the of survivors at this point. to give folks an the partey river 77nor7th 7 7 77nor7th to7 7

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7 and landings compared to other us airports that have take—offs and landings compared other us airports that have more runways. so the fact that they have such limited geography, so much in such a tight area, it goes to show how many moving pieces there are and if one thing goes wrong the results can be disastrous. and are they expected _ results can be disastrous. and are they expected in _ results can be disastrous. and are they expected in a normal situation to see and avoid civilian aircraft? that is the normal way of things, is it not? , , ., , normal way of things, is it not?— it i normal way of things, is it not? , , ., , itis not? there is usually... it is a very nuanced _ not? there is usually... it is a very nuanced question. i not? there is usually... it is i a very nuanced question. there is normally good cooperation, the flight paths are pretty much preset and we know going back over the flight data that runway 33 had been in use all evening. roughly one third of all planes that landed last night at reagan international airport

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