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30 minutes ago. we heard from the white house that president trump's planned tariffs on canada, china and mexico will begin tomorrow. how wall street is reacting. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments. we start with the very latest on what we do and don't know about wednesday's deadly mid-air collision over the potomac. nbc's tom costello has been following this from the start. what's the latest? tom. >> let's first start with the information you were referencing about closing some of that airspace off to helicopters. as we've discussed for days now. on any given day, you're going to have 100 helicopters moving up and down the river. the faa is now closing one of those tracks, if you will, one of the highways for helicopters. it's called zone one. closing that to all but emergency type of helicopters. right. so we're talking police, fire, coast guard and medevac. beyond that, that zone is being limited. part of the reason is because behind me. and can i ask our photog,

brian, can you zoom in a little bit? i just want to draw attention to the current conditions out here. it's really changed. look at the fog that has now descended over the potomac river. and in that fog out on the river, you have the fire rescue boats, the coast guard boats, the divers going into the water. still, chris, because they're trying to work on recovering those victims who have not yet been recovered from the wreckage of the regional jet and also of the black hawk helicopter as it relates to the black boxes. as we reported last night on nbc nightly news, they have recovered the black boxes, the flight data and also cockpit voice recorder from that regional jet. there's a photo of it already being evaluated at the ntsb lab in washington, just about a mile away. they are still hoping that today they will be able to recover the black box from that chopper from the black box. i'm sorry, from the black hawk helicopter. that's critical because it is that black box that will tell them. what was the altimeter reading inside the black hawk

chopper? what was the altitude? they need to know that because all of the data thus far that streams live out of the chopper or of any aircraft into air traffic control, that has suggested that the chopper was flying too high, that it was at about 350 or 400ft. it should be below 200. if it was in fact fine at 400ft, and they want to confirm it with the black box, then that does indeed put it on a collision course with the incoming regional jet that was going into runway three three here at reagan national airport. we don't know for sure yet. they want that data so they can absolutely confirm it. i mentioned runway three three. that runway is closed today. and it's because right at the end of that runway in that deep fog, divers are in fact working. and they don't want aircraft going over the top of the divers who are trying to work at the recovery site. and lastly, i wanted to mention to you that runway one, which we've talked about many times, right. it is the busiest runway in america. that's not why it's called runway one, but coincidentally,

it is the busiest in america. it remains open, but because three three is closed, we've had more than 120 flights canceled today into and out of reagan airport. this very congested airspace just got even more complicated. chris. >> tom costello, thank you for all that. now to the new details. >> we're learning about some of the 67. >> victims of wednesday's tragic plane crash. nbc's erin mclaughlin is in arlington, virginia. erin, what more. >> do we know? >> not just about. >> the victims, but. >> how their loved. >> ones. >> how their communities. are doing. >> hey there chris. that's right. >> we are. >> just getting the names. >> the identities. >> the stories of. >> some of. the 64. >> souls who were. >> on. board that fated. >> american eagle. >> flight. >> including grace maxwell. grace was a junior at cedarville. >> university in ohio. she was studying. >> mechanical engineering. she was on her way back. from her. grandmother's funeral in.

>> kansas. aboard that fated flight. >> she was described by those that. >> knew her as. >> a quiet person. >> with a keen interest in. helping others through engineering. we're also learning more about. casey. grafton is a connecticut youth soccer. >> coach. >> father of three sons described as. >> a dedicated father. >> husband and community member. kaya duggins. >> was also on that flight. a professor at howard university school of law and a harvard law grad. her parents, in a statement, said, quote, we are. >> coming to terms with the grief. >> associated with. >> the loss. >> of our beautiful and accomplished. >> firstborn. >> lori and bob schrock. >> were also. on that plane flight. >> the couple lived in kansas. >> they were traveling. >> to visit. >> their daughter. >> at university. >> a family friend. described a feeling. >> of numbness at the news. take a listen. >> unreal feeling of like numbness. all the things. that

her parents won't be there for. like her wedding, her first boyfriend, first kid. like she's planning on going to med school. like if she becomes a doctor. like they won't get to see her achieve that. >> the recovery. efforts are ongoing. >> 41 bodies. >> have been recovered from the potomac so far. 26 bodies. >> remain and have. yet to be recovered. >> chris. >> erin mclaughlin. >> thank you. after 484 days in captivity, american keith siegel and. >> two other hostages. >> are set to be released by. >> hamas tomorrow. >> nbc's keir simmons is reporting from tel aviv. and i understand. >> as part of the. >> deal, talks for phase two. >> of the cease fire are set to begin on monday. >> so tell us what we should. >> expect tomorrow, but. >> also in the coming days. >> and weeks. >> yeah. >> midweek next week is what i'm

told by gulf diplomats. >> for those. >> face to two talks to. >> begin, remember that. >> the prime minister. >> of israel, benjamin. >> netanyahu. >> will be in washington, the first. >> world leader to. >> meet with president. >> trump on monday. so there's. >> a packed schedule next week. but as you say, first, though, tomorrow. >> we do now. >> know. >> according to the. >> israelis. >> they. >> have. >> been given the. >> list by hamas. that keith. >> siegel, 65. >> years old american. >> citizen, will. be among the three. >> who are. released tomorrow. it's been a long, long. >> wait, particularly for his wife, who was released over. >> a year. >> ago, and she's been of course, she was a hostage, and she's been waiting for her husband. to be released. another person. >> coming out tomorrow on. >> that list. >> yarden bibas. now. >> that's going to be bittersweet. >> every one of. >> these hostage. >> releases are bittersweet. >> that one. >> particularly so, though, because. >> his wife. >> and two young children, including his little boy who turned one in captivity, they

are not being released and they're not on any list. >> and that. >> is really worrying, of course, for the family. >> we don't. >> know whether. >> yarden knows. >> what has happened. he may emerge to have to learn that news. >> we don't know. >> but but. >> it really is going. >> to be a. >> day of elation. >> and celebration, i think here in tel aviv, in hostage. >> square, you'll. >> see those scenes. >> again. >> but also of deep, deep. >> sorrow and pain. >> keir simmons. >> thank you. let's go to the markets now where the dow. >> is falling. >> after the white. >> house. says that. >> canada. mexico and china will indeed be hit with tariffs tomorrow. let me bring in cnbc senior market correspondent dominic chu. >> what more do we know dom. >> so this. >> is at least putting an end to some of the speculation whether or not. >> these. >> tariffs would go into place. but we now have official word from the white. house that starting tomorrow, on february 1st, there will be a 25% levy tariff placed on goods coming in

from mexico. also coming in from canada. also a 10% tariff on goods coming in from china. >> it's important. >> because those three countries represent the three biggest trading. partners with the united states. and combined, they have roughly $1.6 trillion worth of trade with the united states. the immediate reaction from the markets is maybe not at all unexpected. the dow did drop close to 300 points in about the 20 minutes or so following the announcement from the white house. we also saw moves in the s&p 500 to the tune of about 40 points to the downside. as for the places, it's being felt more markedly individually speaking, in terms of companies and industries, we of course saw a move lower in chinese stocks that are traded and listed here in the united states. names like alibaba known as like the amazon of china. also baidu, the alphabet or google of china. also rail operators that do a lot of work and transportation of goods from mexico and canada. names like union pacific, csx,

others, canadian pacific, kansas city southern and auto manufacturers here in north america. auto supply chains are very linked between the united states, canada, and mexico. automakers like ford, general motors, and stellantis, the parent company of chrysler and dodge all moved lower on that news as well. so we are keeping a close eye on whether or not there are any more details. we have not yet seen anything that says that anything will be exempt. if there are exceptions to these tariff rules. but in the coming days, the white house at least alludes to the fact that they will provide more details on just what is happening with regard to the tariffs. >> chris. >> cnbc's dominic chu. thank you. and in 90s, we'll dig into the new memo pausing celebrations for mlk day, black history month and more. what a move like this means for people. >> who. >> have spent a good bit of their lives fighting to have. >> moments in. >> moments in. >> our history remembered. what tractor supply customers experience is personalized service.

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>> black history month, which starts tomorrow, by the way. >> pride month. >> women's history month. holocaust remembrance. >> day all paused. the associated press calls the move to. remove dei from the federal government part of president trump's. >> quote, push. >> for a profound cultural shift. i want to bring in jonathan capehart, msnbc anchor and associate editor of the washington post. amy spitalnick is president of the jewish council for. public affairs. and thanks to both of. you for being with. >> us on this news. >> jonathan, these days and. >> months are, of course, more. >> than just a notation. >> on a calendar. >> and i wonder what message. >> it sends. >> to pentagon employees. and beyond. >> that, this. >> is happening. >> chris. >> at some. >> point i'm going to be i'm going to be rather blunt. >> but i'm going to. >> answer your your. direct question. >> what it says to those employees. >> is that. >> the federal. >> government, from the president. >> of the united. >> states on down, does. >> not care.

>> about you. >> i know there are folks. >> on the right who. >> think that all of this focus on people's identities. >> and. >> characteristics are ancillary, and that it's. >> all quote unquote. >> woke and pc and all of that. but when. >> you're asking people to come to work, you're asking them to come to work comfortable. >> and in their, you know, fully comfortable in their own skin. and for. someone to be able to walk into. >> their workplace. >> knowing that the. >> agency, their. >> bosses, you know. >> acknowledge the fact. >> that. >> they're african. american or. >> that or that they're jewish. >> or that they're native. american or. aapi or. >> lgbtq. >> it makes. >> that person, that. employee feel welcomed and that. >> their contributions are valued. >> and what. >> we're seeing from. >> the president on. down is that if you. >> are not a white, straight, christian, cisgender male. you do not count. and that.

>> is that is why i you know, i. >> am still trying to figure out the best way to talk about. >> this without my head exploding. >> but that is where we are right now. >> chris. >> so, amy, this has. >> been. >> let's say, a difficult time. i'm going to understate it, a difficult time to be jewish in america. i've just been texting with a friend of mine who's the president of her synagogue. she and. >> others want to know, is it ever going to. stop their feeling of being threatened, their feeling. >> of being othered? what do you. >> see as the importance of this? >> well, i. wholeheartedly agree with what. >> jonathan jonathan said, and i would say in particular, it's not only just that if you. >> are. >> a white, straight, christian, cisgender male, you don't count. you're actually to blame for everything evil that's happening in our society. we saw that with the president's response to the horrific, heartbreaking plane collision the other day in dc, and we've seen it in this

broader use of dei, or diversity as the code word to basically. >> advance a. >> broader assault on fundamental rights for so many communities across the country, particularly for the jewish community. even if this mandate didn't include the elimination. of commemorating holocaust remembrance day, it would still be incredibly dangerous, because we know that protecting inclusive, pluralistic democracy, in which each and every community is safe, is inherent. >> to jewish safety. >> so if one community is under attack, whether it's in the form of attacks on the black community. >> the lgbtq. >> community, immigrants. >> or others, it ultimately threatens jewish safety as well. but the fact that this mandate specifically names holocaust remembrance day among so many of these other commemorations is a clear reminder. that jewish safety is inextricably linked with this broader assault on diversity, equity and inclusion, and that ultimately, the scapegoating and attacks that

we're seeing here are going to come for. all of us and make all. >> of us. >> less safe. >> and i should mention. >> that this. >> just this week, the world marked 80 years since the liberation of auschwitz. and my colleague. >> jesse kirsch spoke. >> to one of. >> the remaining survivors who. >> was tattooed when she was less than two. >> years old. >> and she says she wants people to. know what happened to her was real. >> this is what. >> she said. >> they have to. know that is true, you know, because. >> it's so, so unbelievable. >> unbelievable that nobody can. loudon believe this. >> this is so this. >> they want to see my. >> number because. >> they have no. >> idea. >> no no picture. in in. in the brains. and it. >> is possible. >> to make tattoos.

>> for small children for. children, adults, old everything you. >> have degradation. >> you are. >> just a number. >> but this number is. >> not only. >> on. >> the skin. this is deep. >> and it makes you think when is, for example, a moment of silence more than a moment of silence. >> it's a. >> reminder, right? not to ever forget what happened. so it may seem to some people like, okay, this is a small thing. maybe it makes sense because it's taking away somehow from the workplace. >> this is. >> inappropriate in the workplace. what do you say about what, in most instances is a really it might be a sign. it might be a poster that recognizes that this is a particular day in history. does

it matter? >> absolutely matters. you know, i'm the granddaughter of holocaust survivors. my grandparents have been gone for a long time now. but how we continue to tell their story and the story of all who survived and frankly, and didn't survive is precisely how we prevent history from repeating itself. and that's true in terms of why we celebrate and mark holocaust remembrance day and teach the holocaust in our schools, where it's required in so many places around this country. and it's true in terms of why we observe black history month and women's history month and native american history month and so much more. the attack, the assault on teaching our history, whether it be in the form of book and curriculum bans, the elimination of diversity, equity and inclusion programs, the attacks on teaching ethnic studies, or so much more are intended to effectively whitewash or erase history so that we can't learn from its histories and prevent it from so that we can't learn from history and prevent it from repeating itself. we need to understand it in that context and in the broader context of the draconian

dehumanization that we're seeing happening in our politics. the attack on dei and diversity, equity and inclusion goes hand in hand. the dehumanizing policies attacking immigrants and the lgbtq community. with elon musk and his apparent nazi salute and his comments that we should effectively get over the holocaust with so much more that we've seen over the last few weeks. all of it is intended to desensitize us to this. hate to forget the lessons of history, and to allow these dehumanizing, authoritarian policies to move forward effectively. >> jonathan, let's talk about the recognition of pride. >> part of it. is about. right the concern. are we going back to a. >> time when people didn't feel they could be. themselves and live. authentically as a queer. person when they stepped. >> out of their homes? >> but it's also about how you live. will the protections. >> that we fought so hard for. >> will the rights. >> that we fought so hard for. >> be rolled back? i wonder in

in your own life. >> and in. >> your own conversations what this means to you? >> well, look. >> i've been. >> concerned about the. >> state of my marriage, about. >> my ability to live as an. >> out, gay. >> married man. >> ever since i read the leak. >> of the dobbs. >> decision two years ago. >> and. >> and reading how if roe v wade was. >> not constitutional. >> then that had major. implications for. >> the. >> obergefell decision. the decision which made same. >> sex marriage legal. and then. >> when the actual. >> decision came. >> out, chris. reading justice thomas's. >> concurrence, where he wrote. >> that the as a result. >> of overturning. >> roe, we should also look at griswold. texas v lawrence. >> v texas. >> and we. >> should look at obergefell. so the concerns. >> of the. lgbtq community that

our. rights are being eroded or that the supreme court could overturn obergefell are very real. >> and to go back. >> to, you. >> know, the first part of your question. >> you know, a sign or a moment or a moment of. >> silence. you know, it's not just. >> about remembering. >> and it's not. >> just about making people feel a part or welcome in their workplace. it's a matter of respect. and right now, there are a lot millions of americans who are watching what's happening with what the president is doing when it comes to die with the attacks on trans troops and with certain, i believe in certain states, there are talks about overturning. >> same sex. >> marriage and individual states. people are looking around and wondering not only what has happened. >> to their country, but also. >> wondering, are they even safe in their own country? forget about their their local

communities. are they safe. to be themselves anywhere in this country now? >> no one. >> safety is. >> guaranteed. >> but when you have the federal government of the united states helmed by a president of the united states, who thinks nothing of degrading you and trashing you before before the nation, then these questions about your own. personal safety and the safety of your loved ones are paramount. >> amy spitalnick. we could have another whole conversation about the amount of money that synagogues are spending on security, for example. but we want to continue this conversation. but i thank you for coming in today. and, jonathan, you're. >> going to stick. >> around because next on chris jansing reports, democrats are just a day away from electing a new chair. what the candidates told our msnbc team. but first, the figure skating. >> world is mourning. another loss. >> today, a titan of the sport, dick button, has died. he was the first american man to win olympic figure skating gold in

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wins, they are taking over the leadership of an organization, of a party that is in sort of emotional shambles right now. but the thing that i found very interesting, sitting there on that stage and watching all eight of them and listening to all eight of them, chris, is that while they know the party is in danger, they they are not defeated. each one has an idea of what needs to be done, and the things that they want to do to turn the party around. and one of the things i found most heartening, which i'm not sure if everyone could see from their screens if they were watching yesterday, the number of times they were all in agreement with each other. whether it was the urgency of the moment or particular ideas, there was no one person who was afraid to show that they agreed with someone on the stage, which to me, as a political observer, says that the democratic party

isn't as beat up and downtrodden as, say, the overall narrative is. >> so. >> luke, i actually have interviewed several of these candidates over. >> the last couple of months. >> including ken martin, who multiple outlets, including the. >> new york times, named. >> as the favorite to win. let me play. >> a little clip. >> at the end of the day, we're democrats. we believe. >> in fighting. >> for the working. >> class. >> for the. >> poor, and for. >> marginalized and oppressed people. >> we will center. >> at the core of. >> our messaging. >> working class agenda. we can do both. >> we can walk. >> and. >> chew gum. >> at the same time. >> we can. >> live true to our values. >> you don't have. >> to abandon our. values as a democratic party. >> so maybe to jonathan's point, you know, i think, luke, he says the party values don't have to change, but it seems like a lot of them were on message before the election, which is we have to appeal to the working class voters. we have to, you know, do

more outreach. and yet we saw what the outcome was. so what did you hear about if there was a need for some sort of fundamental shift in strategy? if not if. not ideology? >> it's a. >> great question. >> chris. because i think a. >> lot of what we. >> saw last night. >> is exactly. >> what jonathan said. >> it was a. >> lot of agreement. and the. agreement goes. >> under a. >> sort of three things. >> one. >> we need to reach every. >> voter and have. >> a 50. >> state campaign. >> two, we have to create. >> a. >> war room. that's a rapid. >> response to all. >> the malicious lies that are thrown against us by. >> the trump administration and their allies, and the right wing ecosphere and media. and then. >> three, this idea. >> of trying to grow the tent. >> while staying. >> fundamentally true to our values. these are not easy tasks by any means. >> and i think it shows you the degree to which the party really has to thread this tough needle. they need to go back. >> on offense, but also. assemble a coalition. >> that includes. >> the minority groups. >> they had. >> before trying. >> to get white. >> working class voters. >> trying to make more inroads into the.

>> suburbs they had before. >> and also push back. >> against the inroads. >> that donald trump. >> did in places like new. >> york and detroit. >> obviously. >> he didn't win. >> there, but his margins. >> were much better than they were before. so it's a tough thing. >> i think it will be really interesting, though moving. >> forward. is which. >> candidate emerges with. >> a. comprehensive media. >> strategy, because that is where they really got their clocks cleaned the last. >> time around. >> and they realize that they have to do something. >> whether it's. >> in the podcast space or. some rapid. >> response online. and that's. >> where you saw. >> because i think a lot of people will ask. >> the question. >> we talked. >> a lot on this. >> show about how the harris. >> campaign, for example, put more money into digital than. any campaign had even begun to approach. obviously. >> there is a huge shift away from more traditional media that most presidential. >> campaigns understand. >> donald trump. >> likes to talk about how him going on. >> podcasts made a difference. >> that, you know. his son. barron gave him some. >> advice. >> and he thinks that was a critical point.

>> but does there seem to be a real understanding. >> and strategy? >> well. >> it depends. >> who you talk to. >> i think. >> the most interesting. candidate in regards. >> to that on stage. >> was fayez shakir, and he was. >> someone who did a lot. >> of work with the bernie. >> sanders campaign in 2020. and he. >> said. >> look, you. >> fundamentally have to get into the places that people go to online and. within the algorithm, turn the algorithm for the democratic party and get it in line for them. >> jonathan. luke, thanks to both of you. we have to go now to the press conference. local washington, d.c. officials talking about the crash near. reagan national airport. >> let's listen. >> i'm joined today by deputy mayor lindsay appiah, metropolitan police department executive assistant chief jeff. >> carroll. >> clint osborne. >> the homeland security and emergency management agency director for the district of columbia, the military district, washington, the metropolitan washington airports authority in both the fire and police chiefs, the united states coast guard

guard, the maryland state police, the virginia department of emergency management, and the virginia state police. and i'd like to thank all of them for being here as well. we are here at reagan national airport with our unified command team, and we will provide an update on where recovery efforts stand. we'll also give more. information about the cadence of updates from unified command going forward. i'm joined today by terry lyric from the metropolitan. >> washington airports. >> authority and. >> the other members of the unified. >> command team. >> as we continue to learn. >> more about. >> the victims. >> we are sharing our prayers and condolences with the families of the loved ones and those who are lost in this tragedy. and i want to thank again our response teams for their heroic efforts over the past 30 or so hours, including the team on this site, as well as the teams that are supporting. >> the families. >> this is heartbreaking work. the national. transportation

safety board is leading the investigation into what. >> happened. >> and they will be providing updates later this afternoon. we will not be talking about the investigation in this conference. so terry lyric from the metropolitan. washington airports authority will now provide an update on airport operations. and then i will update you on the activities since our last briefing and the activities over the next operational period. >> thank you chief. >> again, my name. >> is terry lyric. >> i'm the vice. >> president airport. >> manager of reagan. >> national airport. >> i just kind of wanted to. >> give an update on. >> where we stand. >> as we know, the airport is open. >> and operating. we are. >> in. >> a. >> reduced capacity and a reduced arrival rate due to the proximity. >> of the. >> recovery site. >> we do have. >> two of our three runways that are closed. >> so as always. >> we do want to encourage passengers to reach out. >> to their airlines. for any potential flight delays. typically. a full. schedule here

at national airport would encompass about 800 flights a day. >> using those three runways. we've had several obviously cancellations yesterday. airlines are resuming. as much as it possible normal operations. i think. >> we have. >> about 100. >> flights or so canceled today. i do want to just recognize a. >> lot of the airport teams. >> who work. >> behind the. >> scenes. >> and we are here to. support and coordinate. >> with the ongoing. >> recovery efforts, as well. >> as. >> working with ntsb. in their investigation. >> with that. >> i'll just turn over my remarks to the next speaker. thank you. thank you. >> so overnight, our teams continued search operations and surface work, including site sonar scanning, shoreline searches, and aerial searches. also, two coast guard cutters

have arrived on station, and you may be able to see them out there on the water. other efforts off site included the ntsb, american and pal airlines and district of. icu officials meeting with families at the family assistance center and providing the support that they need to get through this horrible event. we've identified 41, or we have recovered 41 sets of remains, and 28 of those victims have been positively identified. and as of 6 a.m. this morning, next of kin notifications have been made to 18 families. going forward with our recovery operations, search teams will continue to work the site. we'll do side scan, side sonar scanning, searching the shoreline and aerial operations. our dive teams are working in targeted areas and additional coast guard assets will arrive this afternoon. the salvage crews have begun to arrive on

the scene, and they're assessing the work that's going to be needed to recover the aircraft from the water. we expect those operations to begin no later than tomorrow afternoon. the teams are also working the shoreline down the river, as we do expect some debris to be dragged by the current. and if members of the public believe they have information or have discovered potential wreckage, we're asking you not to touch it and to call 911, and we will send somebody out to get it. supporting the response team. this has been a tough response for a lot of our people. we've had over 300 responders operating at one time, and i think we've got about 500 people that have worked through the site. so the unified command has activated peer support for its first responders to make sure that everybody has somebody that can help us get through this and the outpouring of support people like the world central kitchens relief team and many of the local restaurants and restaurants here at the airport have supported the people

working, making sure they have food so they don't have to stop. and i want to thank the rest of the community for their outpouring of support and the messages that they have given to the firefighters, police officers, military officials and everybody else that's working. if you want to. help. the greater washington community foundation has a relief fund. you can donate at the link above. we also be careful. avoid your fundraising scams. only trust verified sources and ways you can help is to amplify that message using trusted sources on social media. >> exercise patient. >> through the transition as this impacts the region, things like the delays at the airport. people are going to need your grace. i know we've got a lot of vehicles around. we've got some areas closed that are normally open to the public around the river, and we need your patience in that. check in on your friends and neighbors and if you're feeling anything about

this event, please call the crisis hotline. talk to a medical professional and you can use nine eight, eight on your phone. >> what have. >> we got here? >> that's the last one. >> catching up. so with that, i'm we're going to be able to take a few questions. i'm going to start over here and we'll work our way across. 123. yes, sir. >> hey, joe. >> roberts. >> from. >> the. >> new york. >> even talk about the faa. restricted helicopter flights. >> in and around national airport. so the question is, can anybody talk about the faa's decision to restrict flights in and around national airport? i don't believe we have any. so that's probably beyond the scope of this interview. you'll have the ntsb later. and that's something i might ask them. yes, sir. skyler henry. cbs news. given the. time that. >> has passed. >> can you describe the conditions. >> right now as to the recovery process. >> and where you are?

>> think that they'll. >> be able to. recover more bodies? >> okay. >> the question was, given the time that has passed and the conditions outside, do we believe we're going to be able to recover more bodies? and there's a lot of challenges with that. so i'm going to answer that one. i'm going to say that yes, we expect to recover all of the bodies. we have a that's why our teams are still working. we're going to have to work with the salvage company to do some of that work. yes, sir. >> if i. >> may ask a question on the international airport. >> this is alex gabriel with news nation. a lot of questions. >> now circulating about the. crowded airspace surrounding. >> this airport. >> also reporting that other close calls, including 24 hours before the fatal accident. >> we've seen. >> the faa take the. >> position of restricting. >> the. >> airspace, specifically. >> route one. >> and. >> four. >> for choppers in this area. >> what is the airport's position about potentially. toning down some of the air traffic around this airport, and should this have been done

sooner? specifically, the restrictions. >> on the. >> airspace for choppers on route one. and for. >> you restate the question. yeah, sure. >> the question. was regarding. air traffic, helicopter routes. >> up and down. >> the potomac, right. >> that is. >> an faa responsibility. >> the airspace. >> is controlled. >> by the faa. the airport. >> does not have any responsibility. >> outside of the surfaces of the airport itself. >> but most certainly this has. >> been conversations. >> that you've had. >> and when it comes. >> to safety for the airport, for the passengers that come in and out. >> of dc. >> absolutely. >> the faa does. >> regulate the airport. >> and we. >> follow all faa safety regulations. >> again, all i can. >> say. >> is the. >> faa is responsible. >> for the airspace. >> very briefly. >> a question for the chief. sir, how long do you expect. >> it to take. >> for the salvage. >> to. >> be removed from the river. >> to. >> recover the bodies and do everything that's necessary. >> to bring closure for these families. >> so we're working as fast as we can. i'm not going to be able to give a timeline on that, as there's a lot of unknowns. but

we are we hope that we have better. we have not better, but we have more salvage equipment here tomorrow. and that that operation could begin then. so next three questions, one, two, three. yeah. chief perry wrestling. >> abc news. how is weather. affecting recovery efforts? rain today. rain forecast later. >> what are the elements. >> inside the river? how is all of this affected recovery? >> so the question is how does the weather affect the recovery operation? i thought in my view it may slow it down slightly, but we are all of the units out here, all of the people working work year round in all conditions. we're going to be careful. we're going to make sure we don't hurt anybody else. but the weather we've seen so far is whether we can work in. if that were to change, that would affect it, but we haven't seen that yet. one question at a time. yeah. >> chief. >> you. >> talked earlier. >> about access to the. >> site and to. >> to gain access to that. >> to that area. we don't think

that ice. >> was a. real problem. >> that day, but. >> the john. >> glenn has. >> been out of service for. >> some time. do you. >> have. >> an update. >> on when that vessel. >> can be put back? >> so the question is access to the site. and the john glenn is the fireboat for the district of columbia. so what i referred to on access to the site is things like gravelly point being closed and that being lost as a local recreation area while we're working. there was some ice on the river. we made good access to the site with everybody else, the john glenn, as has been reported, is the district one of the district's fireboats. it is not the primary asset for this type of operation. and so while it's in the shop, it didn't affect anything. and we hope to have it back by this summer. yes, sir. >> eric. >> i have a follow up. question about the runway closures. >> grady trimble with fox. >> so you said two. >> of three are. closed because. >> of. >> their proximity. >> to the crash site. >> can you. >> explain why they remain

closed? >> sure, absolutely. >> so the. >> question is. >> why are. >> two of. >> the three runways here at. >> national airport closed? so if. >> you're familiar with the runway configurations here. >> we have. >> a main. >> north south runway. and we. have two what. >> we call crosswind runways. the two crosswind runways. >> if aircraft. >> were to. >> take off. >> or land over the aircraft. >> recovery sites. >> that is out there right now. those would be impactful to the operation. so we've elected to keep. >> those runways closed. >> and to follow. >> up, how long do you expect. >> that to remain. >> the case? >> and are. >> you saying that if there's if. >> there are still. >> recovery teams in the potomac, then there's no chance. >> that these two runways. >> are going to open? and how does that impact. >> yeah, sure. >> so the. >> question is asking. >> how long we anticipate those runways to be closed. that's a. dynamic situation. we've worked with. >> the faa. i think what we've communicated is. >> we anticipate. our expectation is week. >> however, we'll. >> reassess on monday. >> and as the recovery. >> efforts go.

>> it's a fluid situation obviously. yeah. >> okay. paul here and there. >> chief. >> by talking to salvage. >> can you. >> confirm that you're not going to be. >> able. >> to recover the remaining bodies until. >> you're able to get. >> the fuselage off the. >> the floor of the river and on to a barge. >> and then my follow up to that is, are you. making an effort. today to get into. >> the. >> helicopter and recover those two bodies. >> so the question is, do we believe we have to lift the aircraft out of the water in order to finish and find the rest of the remains? and the second part of the question was, are, are we focused on the helicopter today? and the answer to the first question is yes. i believe for us to recover the rest of the remains, that we are going to need to get the fuselage out of the water. the second part of the question is, yes, a lot of our operations, not all of them, but a lot of our operations today are focused

on the helicopter. yes, ma'am. >> this question is for mr. >> can you confirm sufficient. >> staffing moving. >> forward in. >> the tower? >> i don't know if that's a new scope or not. >> it's not. so the question. >> was regarding. >> staffing and the air traffic control tower. that's outside. >> my scope of responsibility. >> can you talk a little bit. >> about the toll. >> this. >> is. taking on your team, and specifically. >> how. >> many people. >> still remain? >> i know on day one there were upwards of 300. mutual aid was still out there. >> so, you know, this is an incident where even if it doesn't affect you right now, it's probably going to affect you later. it'll be something that you think about. so the in emergency services across the board we have support teams, the national capital region, all of the departments do. so they've been activated. the international association of firefighters regional pier support team has been activated to help support. and we, the

incident management team, as they rotate responders through the scene, are making sure that there are opportunities for them to get the assistance they need. i'm going to ask the virginia state police to talk about the pier support. he's doing a little bit. >> first sergeant blank with. >> the state. >> police in virginia. we are working. >> with our partners. >> is leading the. >> support for. >> the effort for peer support. >> but i'm here. >> to in support of that effort. >> and we. >> have several regional partners that are contributing to that, including. >> mental health. >> professionals who. >> are on site. from inova. >> and from. the from a nonprofit in. >> the in the area that are providing support. >> the virginia law enforcement assistance. >> program is. also planning to send. support. and all. >> of. >> the most of the public safety agencies. >> in the. >> region are providing personnel. >> to assist. >> with that effort. >> yes, ma'am. >> now, i know that this is an unpleasant question for you,

chief, but we've been hearing reports from people that live along the river of potentially seeing partial remains coming up on shore that people are seeing. is that anything you're hearing, or is that why you're keeping people away from some of these areas? >> so we're not keeping anybody away from the shoreline for any of those reasons. if we've closed off an area like gravelly point here, it's because we have emergency access vehicles coming in and out, and we need the access to the river. we have received some 911 calls about either debris or remains. i don't know that we've actually found any remains. we've certainly picked up debris from those 911 calls. so we're going to do three more and go one, two and three in the back. yes, sir. >> thanks, jeff. >> jonathan kearsley from. >> channel. >> nine australia. this is a question. >> for terry. >> terry is vice president. >> and. >> manager of this airport. >> what concerns. >> have you had. specifically about the. >> congested airspace? >> and have you ever raised those. directly with the faa?

>> so again, the. united states. >> airspace is the safest in the world. safety is. our one of our top priorities. >> and we continue. >> to ensure. >> that the airport. >> is safe for operations. >> follow up. >> on that also. do you in this instance. >> there have been near. >> misses here before. >> you would. >> have. >> been made aware of. >> those as manager. >> of this airport. >> have you raised concerns with the. >> faa about the congested. airspace around. >> washington's airport? >> yeah, i. >> can say again. >> we work with the faa. >> we're regulated. >> by the faa. >> we comply. >> with all faa. >> safety regulations. >> but that doesn't. >> thanks. >> yes, sir. >> dave. >> can you. >> talk about how much debris has. >> been removed in. >> hangar seven? >> and at some point, that operation. >> will be transitioned to a private company? the ntsb will. >> will you. >> hire. >> a local? >> you guys actually. >> so that's an investigation question and appropriate for ntsb this afternoon. >> i'll take two more. >> yes, sir. >> tom, resume channel seven.

had a question for terry as well. as far as. >> the airport took. >> a. >> position against adding extra long distance. >> flights out of here. >> and one of the concerns was. >> there's just. >> too much already going on. do you maintain those concerns because they're supposed to start in the next few months? are you concerned about safety as those extra flights start? >> yeah. >> thanks, tom. >> so the question was. >> regarding the additional slots to dca. as you know, the slots are federally controlled. >> federally mandated. >> and we have to follow. >> federal. >> regulations. >> are you still. >> concerned about them? i think. >> that the airports authority was. >> concerned at the time. >> yes. again, we have. >> to follow the. >> federal regulations. >> on the. >> slot controls. okay. >> i said hi there. i have. >> one more. >> question for you. >> about the faa. congress, federally mandated. >> et cetera. >> where does the buck stop with. >> this accident? >> and ensuring. that the next. >> flight to take off. >> from the. >> runway is. >> so, again. >> the question.

>> is really directed to. >> the. >> faa and congress, i believe. >> yeah. one last question right here. >> you have 41. >> victims recovered. >> are you confident. >> in the location. >> of the others? >> where are they? >> are you. >> confident that you know where they are? >> so i think we think we know where they are. we won't know until we're done. i mean, we're going to continue this search operation, but we've searched a large portion of this river, and we are right there. so. oh, i didn't read. so the question let me answer the question again or let me restate the question. sorry. the question was, are we confident we know where the other remains are and that it it couples with the question about removing the aircraft. i believe that when we remove the aircraft that that will help us resolve this number. if it doesn't, we will continue to search. okay.

that's the. >> process. >> you take to salvage the fuselage out. you're going to put it on a. just reiterate. that process. what that looks like removing it. >> putting it on a barge. >> is that right. >> so some of that isn't decided yet. we'll have to see what the salvage team is doing once they get all of their equipment here. so we may have more on that tomorrow. but so i don't know the exact process today. so thank you all for coming today. we hopefully we answered your questions. we are going to do this again tomorrow. i don't have the time yet, but we will push that out so we can provide the same type of update. thank you. thank you. >> local officials in washington, d.c. who are giving us some new information about what's going on in the in the waters of the potomac river, including that tomorrow they hope to begin. >> removing the fuselage. of the. >> plane that went down. and they will also continue. >> to assess. >> the helicopter that went down. but so far. >> 41 of the. 67 victims remains of 41 victims have. >> been removed, 28. positively

identified. and the very difficult. work of meeting with families at the family center is underway. >> nbc's erin mclaughlin. >> is in arlington, virginia, and clearly a belief there, as we heard, that many of those bodies. >> that have not been recovered. >> yet may be. inside the plane. so that will be a. >> critical moment. >> tomorrow if they're able to begin the removal of a main part of that plane from the waters of the potomac. >> that's right. chris. it's hard to. overstate just how important this press conference was to. >> the. families of the victims. well, they said they weren't. >> going to go into. >> investigative details. >> the investigation. >> is being handled. >> of. >> course, by the ntsb. that investigation very much. >> underway. >> recovering the. >> bodies of the victims. >> it is hard. in fact, impossible. >> to overstate. >> just how important it. >> is to. >> these families. and we are now learning those numbers. >> from. >> those officials. in that press. >> conference, 41. >> bodies recovered. >> 28 of those bodies. >> have been positively

identified. >> next of kin has been notified for 18. of the victims, but critically, 26 victims remain in the waters of the potomac. they say they're going. >> to begin the salvage efforts tomorrow. they believe that those salvage efforts pulling the fuselage out of the water, they hope that that will resolve that discrepancy in terms of the numbers of bodies still in the waters. >> chris. >> erin mclaughlin, thank you. that's going to do it for us this hour. make sure to join us for chris jansing reports 1 to 3 p.m. every weekday right here on msnbc. our coverage continues with katy tur reports next. >> consumer cellular is lowering the price for those 50 and up. get two unlimited lines for $30 each. that's just $60 a month. so switch to the carrier ranked so switch to the carrier ranked nu(vo) one in network coverage explore the world the viking way from the quiet comfort of elegant small ships with no children and no casinos.

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