major breaking news — that an american airlines these are the live pictures from the potomac river — itsjust gone 10am — the alert was raised at 8.48 last night. at least 28 bodies have been recovered but local officials say they don't believe there are any survivors. emergency responders have been working through the night in extremely cold conditions — they say, they've now switched we understand that 27 bodies from the plane have been found, and one from the helicopter — which the pentagon says, was on a training mission at the time of collision.

filmed by the earthcam network at the kennedy centre in washington. what happened 7 0h! taken from a security camera at ronald reagan international we a live conference from the pentagon.

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after what happened, and a senior aviation team and from the ingestigatis�*e teamfifim the safety centre aviation safety centre was deployed 1: and is already in washington to what is going on. investigate what is going on. anticipate the investigation lg75bié77 777777777 be7a7b7le7t7o777 7 77777777 �*it " the �* it a? 77 the corridor whether it was in the corridor at right the at the right attitudeat the ~ of at the right attiteeeet the ~ of the and i time of the incident, and i have that next have mentioned that next. —— next—of—kin negotiations —— next—of—kin negotiations —— next—of—kin negotiations are ongoing. it is a tragedy and they are in aggreal tragedy and they are in theirfamilies our prayers and their families and �* communities our prayers and their families and �*communities well, and their communities as well, and their communities as well, and i know it has gone from a —= = to a recovery rescue mission to a recovery we are with all it!ieeifih'fefid’fie’éféfilth all first responders are 777 7 as well. ourthoughts moving as well. our thoughts prayers go out and we are investigating to 7 77 7 77inv7est7igating to find actively investigating to find out what happened and why and as we get you will have as we get updates you will have them. ., , , .

i!!! m secretary. we are going to get a briefing from the pentagon. we don't think that is far away and we will have as soon and we will have that as soon as it in about 50 as it begins. in about 50 we will also hearfrom minutes we will also hear from president trump who will speak cameras about the events the cameras about the events overnight. at reagan national airport. has been terrible night. underlined by what the defence has been terrible night. underline said, {hat the defence has been terrible night. underline said, this the defence has been terrible night. underline said, this has defence has been terrible night. underline said, this has now nce secretary said, this has now a rescue operation turned from a rescue operation one of recovery. into one of recovery. that is riuht. into one of recovery. that is right- that _ into one of recovery. that is right. that is _ into one of recovery. that is right. that is what - into one of recovery. that is right. that is what everyone was bracing for and worried that 7 77 7 7t7hatt7he 7 7 that the recovery about, that the recovery would turn to about, that the recovery operation 'n to a , . ,. about, that the recovery operation —- o a , . ,. about, that the recovery operation —— the , ,. recovery operation —— the rescue operation would to recovery they

a recovery operation. they believe that everybody on the passenger plane and 7 helicopter, 22.15.59 the military helicopter. died in this midair has died in this midair collision. what saw throughout the night, really, 9pm local time, that is when the midair collision took and nearly saw a massive arriving on the scene, response arriving on the scene, multiple different states involved 300 personnel involved and 500 personnel the rescue participating in the rescue effort, we saw boats and divers and helicopters the and helicopters around the scene, throughout the scene, and throughout the night really battling difficult conditions, very cold out there and still some ice in the potomac still snow on potomac river. still snow on the ground, so the cold is making difficult and the making it difficult and the darkness also quite difficult the awards very area of clear, shallow area of the riyer, 5—7 feet —— the river, about 5—7 feet —— the water also not very clear. this

wateralsonotvery clear. this the aircraft to settle wateralsonotvery clear. this after e aircraft to settle wateralsonotvery clear. this after the 'craft to settle wateralsonotvery clear. this after the collision ;ettle wateralsonotvery clear. this after the collision but e down after the collision but were working �* many rescuers were working for many until we got the news rescuers were working for many they il we got the news rescuers were working for many they believe t the news rescuers were working for many they believe no ie news rescuers were working for many they believe no one tws rescuers were working for many they believe no one has 2-— 7this crash. 27 777 7 777thi7s7 5557277750315 survived this crash. 27 bodies from plane out of 64 we we re were recovered, and the note were recovered, and the helicopter had three �* on helicopter had three crew on board. as the rescue operation at the relief efforts trying to board. as the rescue operation at the rthe efforts trying to board. as the rescue operation at the rthe bodies, trying to board. as the rescue operation at the rthe bodies, as ng to board. as the rescue operation at the rthe bodies, as that) already7we already we are continues, already we are seeing the airport, reagan national, starting to prepare national, starting to preoa re operations national, starting to prepare operations again, we have for operations again, we have had people coming in with had peoplercoming in with people who 72: this morning from 7 from they cancelled'from'overnig htrthey in looking a cancelled'frorn'overnightrthey in looking a bit on are coming in looking a bit on edge and i spoke to one woman who has flight to fort who has a flight to fort lauderdale in she is a ':�*e":'e— eh": sleef f ' ' ' resident and she said ':�*e":'e— eh": sleef w ' ' ' resident and she said she's dc resident and she said she's used to seeing this level of :—=

77 �*a7ndl7a7ndi7r17g,7 7 77 �* and landing, here 77 �*and landing, here at 77 �*and landing, here at dca, =—m 7 also military presence ice tee; many because many presidentiatr w wr ' r " r' take becauae many preaidentiatr w wr ' r " r' take off and leave helicopters take off and leave but she �* seen anything and she said was out. this is something is out. this is something is out. th the something but given the victims, here but given the victims, this is not only a national tragedy but a one tragedy but also a global one as ., tragedy but also a global one as t, t, t, as well. you had a terminal full of families _ as well. you had a terminal full of families and - as well. you had a terminal full of families and friends | full of families and friends and relatives, both the and relativesfseeing both the potentially and collision potentially and in the certainly in the immediate aftermath, you described it, the7 7 the 7speed 7 the 7speed we 7 the7speed we saw 7 the7speed we saw so 7 the7speed we saw so many just the speed we saw so many responders arriving at the airport. is responders arriving at the airport- — responders arriving at the airort. , t, , airport. that is right. that is one of the — airport. that is right. that is one of the difficult _ airport. that is right. that is| one of the difficult - of one of the difficult aspects of this, the was a few

this, the—plane was a few away landing and was its descent it was making its final descent to the runway when the incident it was making its final descent to tt place, ay when the incident it was making its final descent to tt place, and hen the incident it was making its final descent to tt place, and there ie incident it was making its final descent to tt place, and there were dent took place, and there were people here waiting to greet their family and their ones orfriends, ones or friends, and lovedonesorfriends, and we'd a quick interview done heard a quick interview done with local of husband with lecal media ef a husband ~ ~ ~ for his with ldcal media df a husband ~ ~ ~ for his wife to land waiting for his wife to land and he sent a text message and he had sent a text message but he could tell it was never so these are the kind stories we will hear more of stories we will hear more about as we begin to learn more the people who were on about the people who were on the there are family who are waiting, 7 7 who are waiting, and members who are waiting, and one of the we have not one of the reasons we have not seen a full list is because authorities will to speak authorities will want to speak to the family members first. to the family members firsts we . .. a... he was to the family members firsts ,, ,, we a” a. at. wasa plain to the family members firsts ~ .. w ”a- a, a" was a plain that came to the family members firste e e we we e , ee was a plain that came from this was a plain that came from kansas from wichita to dc, and kansas there was a national training for young a training programme for young skaters and we believe there

777777 7 many many in ice—skating were many in the ice—skating on board the plane. was large was7 large group of us there was a large group of us skaters and the us figure skaters and the us association released a 77777777saymg’ saying, several statement saying, several of the skating members of the skating community were on board the plane. they mentioned athletes and and there were also russian nationals, a —— t couple, they were married couple, they were world in 1994, were on 7775173557 7 7 ”await/(w 7 7 plane. we77ar7e 7 plane. we77ar7e hearing the plane. we are hearing reports that there might have as many as six i skaters been as many as six! skaters the city of boston —— ice frem the city at aesten w ice so this frem the city at easten w ice so this is skaters. so this is looking like a tragedy that is affecting multiple different like a tragedy that is affec1 and nultiple different like a tragedy that is affec1 and nultiple d but ent like a tragedy that is affec1 and nultiple d but also cities and countries but also at the of the striking at tile heart if iii? in striking at iii? heart if iii? in the ice—skating community in the us. ice-skating community in the us. . ., ice-skating community in the us. . t, t, ,

we arejuggling these we are juggling these enormous stories through the course of across news, the the jayne: 9.9.e." flee: the " kw ........ from tise jayne: 9.9.e." flees the—m " ss' w from this reaction from this plane collision in washington, and we have seen through the early 77 short 77s7ho7rt7wh7i7le ag; 77 hours short while ago, the release of hostages, the round 7of 7 round 77of the 7 we we saw 7 we saw eight �* today, 77 �* today, israelis five 7 77 7f7ive77tha7il7and77 77 77 7f7ive77tha7il7and 5135705371757, and five thail'and'nationals. these are the live of the second part of the the who exchange, the palestinians who are released, and you can are being released, and you can see the coaches who are being see the coaches whd are being , into place. see the coaches who are being , into place. a lot of focus see the coaches who are being , the 3 place. a lot of focus see the coaches who are being , the hours 9. a lot of focus see the coaches who are being , the hours earlier of focus

see the coaches who are being , the hours earlier with cus see the coaches who are being , the hours earlier with the israelis, we saw one by three israelis, we saw one by the releases and of have heard 7 77hav7e 545507”? 77 77 7 77hav7e tiééiétanfttig 77 7 77hav7e ammo cast minister's office, the prime minister's office, the theory at the chaotic conditions we saw with those hostage —— the fury. 7 the 77 7 the 29—year—old 7 7 the 29—year—old and especially the 29—year—old and the with the 80ryearsold with the crowds were buffeting them for a the 80ryearsold with the crowds we of luffeting them for a the 80ryearsold with the crowds we of minutes them for a the 80ryearsold with the crowds we of minutes as m for a the 80ryearsold with the crowds we of minutes as theyrr a and that has delayed pa rt part of the release with this part of the release with the israelis furious with what and they were delaying until the had assurances ne . otiators there would neuotiators there would be repeat7 repeat because we have exchanges still to be future exchanges still to be in next one is ’ ' this this is dine “the “5“ “5 i�* “h 7 ' this is the saturday. this is the next stage, despite delays, stage. despitedthose delays. , , 110 being around 110 palestinians being released today, including women children and we will see and children and we will see some of scenes later when

some of those scenes later when the ice? families the buses arrive with families being reunited, so the first bf 7 bf the 7 7of the second stage of part of the second stage of these releases as part of that hamas ceasefire and 7777 "do; 7777 77777 77deal7th7atwas7 7777 "do; massaged ,...-;. 13797077777 -. .; ..- 77 ago. we 77 77 ago. we keep a ten days ago. we will keep a close eye on those pictures and to get more from return tche�*t more from our king on the —— correspondents on 7 ground. back to the live the ground. back to the live pictures because the recovery eieteree be=ee=ethe eases " ' " ' " is on you operation is going on and you can see the icy conditions and the 7responders talked overnight the responders talked about the ice on the water. it is not very deep where the wreckage has ended up, both of is not very deep where the wre aircraft as ended up, both of is not very deep where the wre aircraft and 1ded up, both of is not very deep where the wre aircraft and thei up, both of but it is still difficult ut it is still difficult conditions very difficult conditions and thatis very difficult conditions and that is what the officials were

taking us through. 300 responders on the scene. this now become a recovery has now become a recovery operation. also mentioned gestatien; else msfiiflfincd'fi " " ' news conference, a lot of the "es hmfeen'e a tot of about the "es aanfeen'e a tot af about how the "es aanfeen'e a !at af about how this questions about how this ..----- questions about the 7 the the control communications with the control tower passenger tower and the passenger aircraft the helicopter. a passage a77 7passage of7that just a small passage of that has is the isss. ise—eis retessets 1t'isis is. tise from isss. ise—eis reassess— 1t'isis is. tise from the i�*s�* i�*ees "sies�*e�* ti“ is. the from the airport 7 hemtheaihiert flight77 audio from the airport flight controllers speaking to the military helicopter in the

that a short exchange, and don't actually hear of the uestions an terms of the questions any response from but it 7 but it seems 7 but it seems to7be aware of the civilian jet asked to move on the last and asked to move on the last words of air traffic words of the air traffic saying, did you see controller saying, did you see that? referring presumably to that? referring—presumably to midair collision. we can to an aviation expert. question, have like this 7 like this happen? —— �* could7 �*could7 something like e we we �*could7something like this eewe how could something like this its, how could something like this happen. a lot of q—. -, . there will be be answered and there will be ntsb but what we can an ntsb inquiry but what we can say is that this was a case of human error, and the question human error,— and theeguestion who fault, we have 7- parties, the crew of the

aircraft as, the crew of the aircraft which 5 crew of the 7 aircraft which was w of the aircraft which was arriving jet aircraft which was arriving at washington from wichita, the crew of the military helicopter, air traffic helicopter, and air traffic and it is very 7 =7 that the crew of the turn : the crew of the turn out: crew of the turn out to 'ew of the turn out to be of the turn out to be at the jet will turn out to be at fault. they at a faett; they were ate tats of the approach and they stage of the approach and they had been cleared to approach ihad'been cleared toapproach airport if not to land and the airport if not to land and would been 7 on doing that. concentrating on doing that. the last they would the last thing they would expect is another in expect is another aircraft in their airspace so i think probably the emphasis will be on what was the communication between air control and between air traffic control and the military helicopter. it has that the air seen fseertea'that'the air controller said to the traffic controller said to the helicopter can you : -:: traffic on 7 to that traffic on approach to washington the reply gssh'figtf�*fi a'resrt�* thereeie positive, gssh'fio�*f�*fi a'resrt�* thereeie positive, he gssh'fio�*f�*fi a'resrt�* the??? positive, he then gssh'fiotfifis'femts the??? posi pass he then gssh'fiotfifis'femts the??? posi pass behind then gssh'fiotfifis'femts the??? posi pass behind e..- the if asked to pass behind it, and if is the case, it that is the case, it is to see could difficult to see what could have because visibility was understand visibility was good, if helicopter pilot

see the jet, how could see thejet. how did he it? no nae, m a, ., ~ fly into it? gee??? is that otentiall theories is that potentially and it is just theories is that potentially and it isjust a theories is that potentially and it is just a theory, but we could be talking about those on the 77 the helicopter miss board the helicopter miss having visuals identifying, having visuals with the wrong passenger plane. that is a possibility? yes. with the wrong passenger plane. that is a possibility?— a of 7 a of information i have a bit of information i would like to this 7 factor, and the7 important factor, and the eaglejet that important factor, and the eagle jet that was approac77hi77n7g7777777777 77 7777777555r7e527i1i7n7g776377 77 777777a7ppranhin7g7oh7run7i/vay initially approaching on runway number one, a north—south runway, there are two runways the airport but at late runway, there are two runways the of'port but at late runway, there are two runways the of thet but at late runway, there are two runways the of the approach, ate runway, there are two runways the of the approach, air stage of the approach, air control and you can see traffic control andiyoucan see on radar recordings from this on radar recordings from asked to switch to another asked him to switch to another runway, thejet asked him to switch to another runway, the jet was only about four the airport, four miles from'the airport, he four miles from'the airport. he had to a four miles from'the airport, he had to a sidestep and he had te make a sidestee ..,..,.,.,....,..u.. to and he had te make a sidestee ~ ~ ~ to move on to

manoeuvre to move on to runway 33. forthe manoeuvre to move on to runway 33. for the half hour before this accident, or the aircraft at reagan airport had arrivin - arriving on the number one e-e e so if77he helicopter runway so if he helicopter pilot was asked to out for pilot was asked to look out for an aircraft on the approach you have as aircraft “s the ems—ark » ~ ~ ~ — ,,, — have been looking at the wrong approach and the approach to number one runway quite to number one runway was quite distant from where he was and was not expecting see an a- --roachin was much closer to him. which was much closer to him. know this airspace is we know thiseairsoace is e e eeeee e busy over we know thiseairsoace is e e eeeee e bu all iver we know thiseairsoace is e e eeeee e bu all ofr we know thiseairsoace is e e eeeee e bu all of that will be overin over in terms of how poured over in terms of how civilian aircraft are and how controlled and how military w ” ' ' ' " are controlled aircraft are controlled because this happens every but not sort of 7 7 sort of disastrous7 this sort of disastrous outcome. it this sort of disastrous outcome.— outcome. it is very busy some outcome. it is very busy - some of- outcome. it is very busy - some of the l outcome. it is very busy - - some of the busiest airspace, some of the busiest in the us but that was not me say is unsafe and they are

to say is unsafe and they are very rigid procedures about how the airspace is operated and it is controlled airspace =m—= =m—_= means all aircraft have to be in contact with air traffic and there are very control and there are very strict and strict rules and procedures that have to be followed that are specifically designed to such a from avoid such a thing from how it did happen is happening. how it did happen is obviously extraordinary. eta? obviously extraordinary. stay with i because _ obviously extraordinary. stay with i because as _ obviously extraordinary. stay with i because as i - obviously extraordinary. stay with i because as i said - viewers, we arejuggling big 7 go�*s big 7 so we7777 77 big 7 sowe77w7ill77 back 7 back again to that. we the news from 7the news from the7 news from the7 pentagon conference fromthe't�*entagon that it now to have and that it now seems to have been and we 7 to hear donald expecting to hearfrom donald trump himself and we in a0 minutes. be in of but in of but we in of but we are n of but we are n a’ timing but we are keeping a close eye on the we

close eye onthe live shot. we away from prisoner and the and exchange and the hostages and we saw those releases just a �* hours ago. these are the few hours ago. these are the live pictures. coaches arriving to take the palestinian about 110. nick prisoners, about 110. nick is our correspondent watching. bring us up—to—date in terms of bring us up-to-da�*tein terms of we are the process, where we are with the process, the number is about to be and who they - this a process that 7 a process that has 7 is a process that has been by a few hours because what happened earlier, and coaches, some of them those coaches'some of them red cross international red cross at least of them

coaches, at least two of them with tinted windows, but it that the palestinian seems that the palestinian prisoners being released. terms of 7 terms of numbers, about 110 in terms of'nombers; about 110 this is calculated today this is calculated due . ,- e --.--.-.-- eee the number of who 777fr7e7ed777 777fr7e7ed7ea7rlie7r77777777 777fr7e7ed7ea7rlie7r777777(ia72a. were freed earlier from gaza. we have been talking about why we have had this, why we have had the delay, the government delay, the israeli government were angry about what they saw in khan in the of in khan younis, in the south of gaza earlier, the chaotic surrounding the = -= two hostages, 77 two hostages, a7n two hostages, an 80—year—old of two hostages, an 80—year—old man a 29—year—old woman, £713.” and a 29—year—old woman. politicians and politicians including said it was netanyahu said it was unacceptable, that gunmen were them and it them ahd it was surrounding them and it was chaos with no order, so they said were going to delay said they were going to delay the release of the palestinian prisoners but seems that is the release of the palestinian prisr happening seems that is the release of the palestinian prisr happening see this hat is the release of the palestinian prisr happening see this ist is the release of the palestinian prisr happening see this is now the release of the palestinian prisr on pening see this is now the release of the palestinian prisr on trackg see this is now the release of the palestinian prisr on track foree this is now the release of the palestinian prisr on track foree t moment. back on track for the moment. tell me about people back on track for the moment. tell are about people back on track for the moment.

tell are being about people back on track for the moment. tell are being released. people back on track for the moment. tell are being released. theyiple who are being releasedtthey " and children? who are being releasedti'hey ' s " ’ " ' 7. ' and children? include women and children? the breakdown. _ include women and children? tie breakdown, this came from the authorities, it was hamas authorities, it was the hamas run prisoners office said run prisoners office they said 110 today, 32 had to life 48 were sentenced to life and 48 were serving long sentences, 30 children on the the children on the list, the said to be 15, and of youngest said to be 15, and of these 21 are due to be deported. they not be deported. they will not be returning to homes in the west bank. gaza or bank. 0r gaza or elsewhere. they will leaving and going places..- e .. egyptand and that the case turkeys ane�*hate-raflhs sees ~ ~ ~ previous rounds of in previous rounds of releases. the nature of the offences committed, some of them, no charge at all, other very

charge at all, but other very serious criminals, they have 77 77r7es7po7nsib7le 7 7 7 7 7r7es7po7nsib7le for deaths been responsible for the deaths of israeli civilians and so by nature, it 7 nature, it is controversial its nature, it is controversial to some and some in row so to some and some in his row so it too high a price to pay, it is too high a price to pay, people being released today the people being released today —— in israel. but others —— some in israel. but others say it has got to be done because the are because the loved ones are coming and is coming back and this is hostages square where people hostagessaiouare'where people that all of hostagessaouare'where people that all of hostages say that all of the hostages have got to be released and they will not stop protesting until everyone is back and today we have seen eight more hostages released including the five citizens of fin we saw pictures ramallah 7 ramallah as 7 ramallah as well 7 ramallah as well because are