the aeromexico flight was flying from guadalupe victoria international airport to mexico city. we understand that the crash happened ten kilometre from the airport just after takeoff. on the scene reports say passengers were seen walking to a nearby road to seek help. andrew plant has the latest. thick plumes of smoke from a passenger jet thick plumes of smoke from a passengerjet which thick plumes of smoke from a passenger jet which crashed thick plumes of smoke from a passengerjet which crashed shortly after ta keoff. passengerjet which crashed shortly after takeoff. it is not clear how many people have been injured, or how badly damaged the aircraft has been. the plane was on its way to mexico city when it went down. local media say in it had taken off from durango state on the two—hour were flight durango state on the two—hour were flight south from the international airport with at least 80 people on board. aeromexico said it was aware of the incident but could not yet confirm the exact number of people on the plane. initial reports say it was in the 190 aircraft capable of

give us aeromexico and we are waiting for more news.eromexico and we are waiting for more news. give us a sense of the geography because this happened in the state of durango. you say the plane was on its way to mexico city and it made a forced landing about ten kilometres from the state capital. just tell us a little bit more about the region. this was an aeroplane in the north of mexico. it was a plane that was doing a circular route which mean it started in mexico city this afternoon, and now it is coming back. it was about four o'clock in the afternoon and it happened very near to the airport of the capital city. now all operations are stopped, security forces from all the country have gone and everything is moving very fast now so we are everything is moving very fast now so we are expecting to know more information in the next minutes or hours. as you are speaking, we are watching photographs of emergency vehicles on the scene. you mentioned the weather. what more can you tell us the weather. what more can you tell us about that?

bl k smoke marks the spot of a wreckage where aeromexico says was the site of an accident. it apparently went down just after takeoff om rthwest mexico, with over 100 people on board. tammy leitner has late breaking details. >> reporter: tonight, emergency crews rushing to the scene of a plancrash in northwest mexico. the plane, 9 holding passengers and four crew crashed because the wind was too strong accordg to local reports which said they ran out of nway. the crash happened in durango, mexico. it's unknown if there are fatalities but officials say being e injured and rushed to hospitals near the scene.me aeco saying we are working to gather additional information and will provide more details as b thome available and confirmed. our priority is to guarantee is safety of the clients and crew. lester, this just in, initial reports from the u.s. government say there were no americans on board and so far the mexican rn gont has said there are no reported fatalities. >> tammy litner tonight, thank you. >>> let's tu to the latest development what some say this is the next gure

aeromexico flight 2131 crashing just after 4:00 p.m. local time. the state's governor saying there was bad weather, and that the pilots were attempting to aboard just after takeoff, but it was too late. the plane going down just beyond the runway. witnesses report seeing an explosion upon impact. the jet bursting into flames. emergency crews seen rushing to the scene to get survivors to local hospitals. and there are reports that miraculously, some were able to walk away. it left durango, a popular tourist location, en route to mexico city. there were 97 passengers and four crew members onboard. at the crash site, an ominous image. the tail of the plane and trail of smoke. >> all right, linsey davis monitoring developments as we're on the air tonight. as i mentioned, the governor tweeting just moments ago that everyone survived this, but we do believe these pilots saw the bad weather and they were trying to abort takeoff in just those final moments. >> reporter: exactly. transportation officials have confirmed this was a weather issue. unfortunatel

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that is where a aeromexico crashed after takeoff from an airport in the northern state of durango. we got this video into our newsroom a short time ago. the states governor says no one was killed in this crash. authorities do say there were 85 injuries with two people reported to be in critical condition. there were a total of 97 passengers, and for crewmembers, on board that plane that went down in a field nearby the airport. there is no word on what caused this crash. you can stay tuned to ktvu for further updates throughout the night. >>> facebook says it has uncovered a political campaign to interfere in u.s. elections. they removed dozens of accounts weeks before the midterms. >> reporter: social media giant facebook announcing it has identified a sophisticated and coordinated campaign to politically influence u.s. elections. the company removed 32 accounts from facebook and instagram. >> we have made it harder for an authentic people to operate on facebook. >> reporter: the head of facebook cyber security policy says the pages about the political protest plant in washington f

understand it from the governor of the northern state of durango, no deaths, but an accident involving aeromexico one en route from durango to mexico city, 97 passengers on board, four crew. there are some injuries but as we understand it at the moment, no deaths in this crash in northern mexico tonight. >> bret: jonathan hunt live in l.a. we will keep monitoring that. thank you. meantime, a massive blaze in northern california has now destroyed almost 900 homes and torched more than 170 square miles. it is believed to be one of the most destructive fires in california state history. correspondent jeff paul is live again tonight in redding, california, . >> there is no end in sight. >> it's just been devastating, really. it's so hard. >> fires burning in california continue scorching acre by acre, leveling homes by the hundred bearing >> i lost it all. every bit of it. i'm sorry. >> there are now at least 15 major wild bikers burning across the golden state. a car fire burning in redding which claimed the lives of at least six people, now considered the seventh most devastating fire in state hist

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