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fire and ems chief john donnelly, american airlines ceo robert isom, metropolitan washington airport authority ceo jack carter, united states senator mark warner, united states senator tim kaine, u.s. representative don beyer, as well as the metropolitan police department, pamela smith, and we are joined by first responders from across the metropolitan washington region. i speak for all of us when i say, and certainly all washingtonians, how very sad we are for american airlines, for the united states department of defense, and for all americans for the loss of life that happened with the collision of these aircraft. we know that includes families from across our region as well as in kansas and across the country. this morning we all share a profound sense of grief. i do want to thank the first responders who acted quickly last night, who ran towards danger, went into a very frigid river, and have worked throughout the night. chief donnelly reported in last night's briefing that we have a strong mutual aid agreement in our region, and those teams have worked together throughout the n
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fire and ems chief john john donnelly. uh, american airlines ceo robert isom, the mwaa the washington metropolitan washington airports authority ceo jack porter, un united states senator mark warner, united states senator tim kaine, u.s. representative don beyer, as well as the chief of the metropolitan police department pamela smith. uh, and we are joined by first responders from across the metropolitan washington region. i speak for all of us when i say, and certainly all washingtonians, how very sad we are for american airlines, for the united states department of defense, and for all americans, for the loss of life that happened with the collision of these aircrafts. we know that includes families from across our region, as well as in kansas and across the country. this morning, we all share in a profound sense of grief. i do want to thank the first responders who acted quickly last night, who ran towards danger, went into a very frigid river, and have worked throughout the night. uh, chief donnelly reported in last ni
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thank you. >> thank you. >> we've been listening to chief john donnelly of d.c. fire and ems, along with some other officials, regarding the ongoing effort in the potomac river just outside of reagan national airport. some of the headlines there, chief donnelly revealing that they are still working to recover 23 bodies, 23 people who were killed in this mid-air collision between a blackhawk helicopter and this american airlines flight. the chief there saying that the salvage effort is set to begin tomorrow. salvage crews are now on site and they will need their help in order to recover. those that have yet to be recovered. he said that 28 of the victims have been id'd. 18 families have been notified that their next of kin was killed in this tragic accident. >> that's right. and they still are asking for help at this point in time. two members of the public. this is a tidal river, actually, with the currents that go up and down. but down river. they are asking people if they see any remains or debris to call 911 so that they can get assistance with that. they said
thank you. >> thank you. >> we've been listening to chief john donnelly of d.c. fire and ems, along with some other officials, regarding the ongoing effort in the potomac river just outside of reagan national airport. some of the headlines there, chief donnelly revealing that they are still working to recover 23 bodies, 23 people who were killed in this mid-air collision between a blackhawk helicopter and this american airlines flight. the chief there saying that the salvage effort...
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fire and ems chief john donnelly, american airlines ceo robert eisen.he washington metropolitan washington airport authority ceo jack carter. united states senator mark warner. united states senator tim kaine, u.s. representative don beyer as well as the chief of the metropolitan police department pamela smith, and we are joined by first responders from across the metropolitan washington region. i speak for all of us when i say, certainly all washingtonians how very sad we are for american airlines, for the united states department of defense, and for all americans for the loss of life that happened with the collision of these aircrafts we know that includes families from across our region as well as as in kansas and across the country we all share a profound sense of grief. i do want to thank the first responders who acted quickly last night, who ran towards danger, went into a very frigid river, and have worked throughout the night. chief donley reported last night's briefing that we have a strong mutual aid agreement in our region and those teams hav
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fire and ems chief john donnelly said he expects no survivors.passengers and 4 crew members were on that passenger jet including several members and coaches for the u.s. figure skating team. they were returning from a camp in wichita, kansas. three soldiers were said to be onboard the military chopper. terrifying audio captured the moment the crash happened. >> all around, climbing -- 3,000. blackjack with 3, can you return base? i need you to land. i need you to land immediately -- [inaudible] can you go the baltimore? maria: president trump has been briefed on the situation. he said on truth social, this is a bad situation that looks like it should have been prevented. joining me now on the phone is boyd group international and aviation analyst mike boyd. mike, thank you very much for weighing in. your reaction. >> look, this is a problem we have with air traffic control. mr. duffy has to do something about this. we've messed around with air traffic control for 30 years. now we have deaths in the potomac because of it. it is a wake-up call for
fire and ems chief john donnelly said he expects no survivors.passengers and 4 crew members were on that passenger jet including several members and coaches for the u.s. figure skating team. they were returning from a camp in wichita, kansas. three soldiers were said to be onboard the military chopper. terrifying audio captured the moment the crash happened. >> all around, climbing -- 3,000. blackjack with 3, can you return base? i need you to land. i need you to land immediately --...
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i'm john donnelly from the fire department.8 the control tower sounded an alert which alerts responders to respond to report of an aircraft crash on or near the airport, that sets off immediate response from the fire department, from the district of columbia and fire boats and other fire boats on the river in order to support that type of operation. very quickly, this call escalated and became a -- responders realized they had a plane crash and immediately escalated to a response that ultimately included about 300 people last night. these responders found extremely frigid conditions. they found heavy wind. they found ice on the water and they operated in those conditions. i would like to take a moment to acknowledge the agencies that responded in addition to fire, ems and metropolitan airport authority. montgomery county fire department, charles county fire department, baltimore county police department, the anarunda county fire department, alexandria fire department, arlington fire department, prince william fire department, b
i'm john donnelly from the fire department.8 the control tower sounded an alert which alerts responders to respond to report of an aircraft crash on or near the airport, that sets off immediate response from the fire department, from the district of columbia and fire boats and other fire boats on the river in order to support that type of operation. very quickly, this call escalated and became a -- responders realized they had a plane crash and immediately escalated to a response that...
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at daybreak, washington, d.c., fire chief john donnelly said they had recovered dozens of bodies, butone is still alive. john donnelly, washington, d.c., fire chief: despite all those efforts, we are now at a point where we are switching from a rescue operation to a recovery operation. at this point, we don't believe there are any survivors from this accident. john: today, the wreckage of the bombardier crj700, a popular regional jet, sat in waist-deep water split into three pieces. as first responders continued their work, questions swirled about how the crash could have happened on a clear night in the nation's capital. during a white house news conference, president trump blamed the three soldiers flying the helicopter. pres. trump: the people and the helicopter should have seen where they were going. i can't imagine people with 20/20 vision not seeing what's happening up there. again, they shouldn't have been at the same height. john: he also blamed, without offering proof, dei policies that he said had been set in motion by former presidents obama and biden and former transportat
at daybreak, washington, d.c., fire chief john donnelly said they had recovered dozens of bodies, butone is still alive. john donnelly, washington, d.c., fire chief: despite all those efforts, we are now at a point where we are switching from a rescue operation to a recovery operation. at this point, we don't believe there are any survivors from this accident. john: today, the wreckage of the bombardier crj700, a popular regional jet, sat in waist-deep water split into three pieces. as first...
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john donnelly, 28 bodies have been pulled from the potomac. that crash, 64 of them on the regional jet and three of them on that army helicopter. we're also keeping an eye on the right side of the screen there. on what's happening on capitol hil. as a critical confirmation hearing is underway now for president trump's controversial president trump's controversial nominee to lead the some people just know they could save hundreds on car insurance by checking allstate first. like you know to check the weather first, before sailing. it's gonna get nasty later. yep. hey! perfect day for sailing, huh? (thunder rumbles) have fun on land. (thunder rumbles) i'll go tell the coast guard. yep. yeah, checking first is smart. so check allstate first for a quote that could save you hundreds. you're in good hands with allstate. grandpa used to play when our hearing wouldn't allow us to use a regular phone. it made us feel isolated. >> it became. >> difficult to communicate with our friends and family. >> clear captions was an easy solution for us. >> clear
john donnelly, 28 bodies have been pulled from the potomac. that crash, 64 of them on the regional jet and three of them on that army helicopter. we're also keeping an eye on the right side of the screen there. on what's happening on capitol hil. as a critical confirmation hearing is underway now for president trump's controversial president trump's controversial nominee to lead the some people just know they could save hundreds on car insurance by checking allstate first. like you know to...
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fire and ems chief, john donnelly. he's talking a little bit about some of those conditions. >> the water that we're operating in is about 8 feet deep. there is wind. there is pieces of ice out there. so it's just dangerous and hard to work in. and, because there's not a lot of lights out there, you're searching every square inch of space to see if you can find anybody. divers are doing the same thing in the water. the water is dark. it is murky. and that is a very tough condition for them to dive in. >> reporter: and there you can see that is the fireball that was recorded at the moment when the passenger plane with 60 people on board, 60 passengers, four crew members, collided with that u.s. army black hawk helicopter, that u.s. military official said had three people on board as well. that was evidently a training flight, according to that u.s. military official. we had senators from kansas among the people that were at the briefing last night. th talked about how they are going to know people that were onhat plane,
fire and ems chief, john donnelly. he's talking a little bit about some of those conditions. >> the water that we're operating in is about 8 feet deep. there is wind. there is pieces of ice out there. so it's just dangerous and hard to work in. and, because there's not a lot of lights out there, you're searching every square inch of space to see if you can find anybody. divers are doing the same thing in the water. the water is dark. it is murky. and that is a very tough condition for...
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a couple of other things we heard john donnelly, the chief of the dc fire and ems department, say that the first responders arrived at 858. i believe that was that's only maybe less than ten minutes after when they got the first calls, they got there quickly, he said. they were able to find the location of where the plane was pretty quickly and start to to do their work. he also commented on the conditions. it's cold, he said. it was windy. now it's not windy where we are, but i can imagine where they are across the river it's probably windy and again, the current and the brackish water is working against them. >> the conditions for the divers also cannot overstate the conditions that they themselves are facing. the idea of a mid-air collision of two separate aircrafts, one being a black hawk helicopter, one being a more than 60 passenger plane in the sky. to try to navigate these waters in pitch blackness, in the cold water that we're told hours ago is about in the 30s. you're talking about a race against time, temperature, and of course, the desperation to try to get some information
a couple of other things we heard john donnelly, the chief of the dc fire and ems department, say that the first responders arrived at 858. i believe that was that's only maybe less than ten minutes after when they got the first calls, they got there quickly, he said. they were able to find the location of where the plane was pretty quickly and start to to do their work. he also commented on the conditions. it's cold, he said. it was windy. now it's not windy where we are, but i can imagine...
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i'm john donnelly, chief of dc fire and ems. this evening at 848, an alert was sounded, initiating a region, a large regional response to a report of an aircraft crash on approach to the airport. this response includes, first, the metropolitan washington airports authority fire department, the district of columbia fire department, the metropolitan police department, and the u.s. park police to respond into the area and to sort that out. at 858, the first units arrived on the scene and found an aircraft in the water and began rescue operations. this incident has grown. there's currently about 300 responders working. we have boats from all throughout the region, police and fire boats. we have a mutual aid agreement in washington dc, the national capital region mutual aid agreement administered by the metropolitan washington council of governments. and we are all operating under that. we're operating under unified command. all everybody's together. so we also have requested state police helicopters from maryland. and the coast guar
i'm john donnelly, chief of dc fire and ems. this evening at 848, an alert was sounded, initiating a region, a large regional response to a report of an aircraft crash on approach to the airport. this response includes, first, the metropolitan washington airports authority fire department, the district of columbia fire department, the metropolitan police department, and the u.s. park police to respond into the area and to sort that out. at 858, the first units arrived on the scene and found an...
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the dc fire and ems john donnelly, said that we re were to7 find were to find one boats were guicktoen the call in. he we don't know if there are survivors. earlier lukwesa burak spoke to aviation consultant these sorts of things don't happen in the united states any more. something in the past, before the technology that's a system called tcas, which is traffic the last 20 or so 30 years. and all commercial aircraft are fitted with it and most military aircraft are fitted with it. so technically, it should never have happened. you said these sorts of tragedies don't happen any more a commercial flight? i'd have to go back quite some decades, i can't recall one of the ones that actually prompted this by pacific southwest airlines, psa, based in san diego, returning to base, a 727, and a cessna. and the cessna came was on a training flight and it came up from underneath and hit the boeing 727. can do for us to develop a system. the transponder signal that goes out to air traffic so what they aircraft also have is a receiver, which also and they alert the pilots of an impending, collis
the dc fire and ems john donnelly, said that we re were to7 find were to find one boats were guicktoen the call in. he we don't know if there are survivors. earlier lukwesa burak spoke to aviation consultant these sorts of things don't happen in the united states any more. something in the past, before the technology that's a system called tcas, which is traffic the last 20 or so 30 years. and all commercial aircraft are fitted with it and most military aircraft are fitted with it. so...
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fire chief john donnelly. your team's encountered very challenging conditions. >> yes. the river is dark, it's cold, it's windy. there's ice on there. and they're looking for a plane. it's under water. so, it's a very challenging response initially, and within ten minutes of the accident happening, the first fire boat found the plane and began to conduct what they would hope to be rescue operations. >> david: chief, you broke the very difficult news today that there were no survivors here. >> yeah. i can't imagine a worse scenario for rescue operations. they've been working really hard. >> david: what did they find in terms of the fuselage of the plane? >> so, you see the pictures now, it's broken up, but it's all in the same area. >> david: the black hawk helicopter? >> it's in one piece, as best i understand. >> david: overnight, the grim, agonizing wait for desperate families many who do not live here who were watching along with the rest of the country, waiting for word. tonight, it is now believed 67 lives lost. 60 passengers and four crew members on that american
fire chief john donnelly. your team's encountered very challenging conditions. >> yes. the river is dark, it's cold, it's windy. there's ice on there. and they're looking for a plane. it's under water. so, it's a very challenging response initially, and within ten minutes of the accident happening, the first fire boat found the plane and began to conduct what they would hope to be rescue operations. >> david: chief, you broke the very difficult news today that there were no...
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. >> john: "cbs mornings" cohost tony dokoupil talk to washington, d.c., fire and ems chief john donnellyrice: tony asked the cheap how the recovery is going. >> this happened in a spot that is relatively close to our fire boat pier and harbor patrol pier. so the first fire boat was on the scene in 10 minutes. we were all so fortunate that they were on the water. while they didn't see the accident, they understood where it was. if you understand the water, it is a big black spot in the middle of the night. there is no way to see anything other than the buoys. >> reporter: what goes into the recovery from here on out? >> so, there is going to be some salvage operations. we are going to lift all the wreckage out, collect all the wreckage, at the same time that we are getting the rest of the bodies. >> reporter: in addition to leading this team into the water to do what they can, you are also leading the conversation with the victims' families, briefing them on the efforts that are being made to recover their loved ones. >> i wouldn't say i am leading it. i am a support role. this is somethi
. >> john: "cbs mornings" cohost tony dokoupil talk to washington, d.c., fire and ems chief john donnellyrice: tony asked the cheap how the recovery is going. >> this happened in a spot that is relatively close to our fire boat pier and harbor patrol pier. so the first fire boat was on the scene in 10 minutes. we were all so fortunate that they were on the water. while they didn't see the accident, they understood where it was. if you understand the water, it is a big...
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what would the sci fi chief john donnelly has just a non set? this is no longer a rescue operation. it is a recovery operation. authorities have given up all hope of finding any survivors in this chile will attempt the potomac, near a skiff as so once again, this is now recovery the body. so being recovered from these chill waters be assembled that temporary mold close by the exit inside reagan, national airport is still closed, the door remain closed for another couple of hours. we are told now there is a lot of detail being released about the passengers who a bolt, the light coming from wichita, kansas among them with gates is from the us national us olympics. go figure skating championships, which had been taking place in wichita. these include a number of russian coaches, 2 of whom well, so let me pick middle when is so the detail of who was actually on the slide beginning to emphasize how disastrous and what a tragic occurrence. this is, as the national transportation safety board investigation gets under way. mike, what do we know about the investigation? i know it's very earl
what would the sci fi chief john donnelly has just a non set? this is no longer a rescue operation. it is a recovery operation. authorities have given up all hope of finding any survivors in this chile will attempt the potomac, near a skiff as so once again, this is now recovery the body. so being recovered from these chill waters be assembled that temporary mold close by the exit inside reagan, national airport is still closed, the door remain closed for another couple of hours. we are told...
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dc fire chief john donnelly saying more than 300 responders are working on the site at a time, and they to recover all the bodies. reagan international airport fishes believe runways will be closed for an entire week. grady trimble joining me live from the airport in arlington, virginia. gain i did. reporter: yeah, liz, the manager was part of the press conference ask asked about the safetyf the press conference around to faa.and each time he ferred he was asked about a preliminary faa report iwhich found that staffing for air traffic control at the time of the crash was not normal. the report says reportedly there wae aitraffic controller communicating with both planes and helicopters d typically those two jobs are done by two serate people d that's something that ntsb will look into a of th investigation and overnigh they recovered t parts from that's crical theirane investigatn. the flight datcoer and cockpit recorder and they'll u both of those so-called black boxes to piece together time line of the momes leadg up to t midaicousion.at this mome e case f aile, it's still cos from la
dc fire chief john donnelly saying more than 300 responders are working on the site at a time, and they to recover all the bodies. reagan international airport fishes believe runways will be closed for an entire week. grady trimble joining me live from the airport in arlington, virginia. gain i did. reporter: yeah, liz, the manager was part of the press conference ask asked about the safetyf the press conference around to faa.and each time he ferred he was asked about a preliminary faa report...
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fire and ems chief john donnelly said he expects no survivors. thank you for being here, mario, jonathan, rebecca. final thoughts. rebecca. >> just my heart goes out to the families. maria: of course. >> yes. maria: the no words. we are going to see this investigation deepen. >> hopefully it never if happens again. maria: have a good day, everyone. prayers for everyone affected by that commission. "varney & company" picks it up. stu, take it away. stuart: good morning, maria. and good morning everyone. 9 p.m. eastern last night, an earn -- american airlines jet cite -- collided with an army helicopter, both crashed into the potomac river. so far no survivors have been picked up. the investigation into with exactly what happened has already begun. they hope to reopen reagan national airport at 11 a.m. eastern this morning. we are following this. >>> now look at, fallout from wednesday's big tech financial reports. wall street is watching this very closely to see what impact china's deepseek will have on american a.i. companies. the news is this: m
fire and ems chief john donnelly said he expects no survivors. thank you for being here, mario, jonathan, rebecca. final thoughts. rebecca. >> just my heart goes out to the families. maria: of course. >> yes. maria: the no words. we are going to see this investigation deepen. >> hopefully it never if happens again. maria: have a good day, everyone. prayers for everyone affected by that commission. "varney & company" picks it up. stu, take it away. stuart: good...
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responders frantically search through the icy potomac river, a day where washington dc fire chief john donnellyaid they recovered dozens of bodies but no one still alive. >> despite those efforts, we are at a point where we are switching from a rescue operation to a recovery operation. at this point we don't believe there are any survivors. reporter: today, the wreckage of the bone bardi acr j 700, a popular regional jet, set in waist deep water split into three pieces as first responders continued their work, questions swirled about how this could have happen on a clear night in the nation's capital. president trump blamed the three soldiers flying the helicopter. >> the people in the helicopter should have seen where they were going. i can't imagine people with 2020 vision not seeing what's happening up there. again, they should not have been at the same height. reporter: he also blamed, without offering proof, d.e.i. policies that he said had been set in motion by former president obama and biden and former transportation secretary pete buttigieg. >> the faa is actively recruiting workers wh
responders frantically search through the icy potomac river, a day where washington dc fire chief john donnellyaid they recovered dozens of bodies but no one still alive. >> despite those efforts, we are at a point where we are switching from a rescue operation to a recovery operation. at this point we don't believe there are any survivors. reporter: today, the wreckage of the bone bardi acr j 700, a popular regional jet, set in waist deep water split into three pieces as first responders...
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fire ems chief john john donnelly. american airlines ceo robert isom.etropolitan washington airports authority ceo jack carter, un united states senator. mark warner, united states senator tim kaine, u.s. representative don beyer, as well as the chief of the metropolitan police department, pamela smith. and we are joined by first responders from across the metropolitan washington region. i speak for all of us when i say, and certainly all washingtonians, how very sad we are for american airlines, for the united states department of defense, and for all americans, for the loss of life that happened with the collision of these aircrafts. we know that includes families from across our region, as well as in kansas and across the country. this morning, we all share in a profound sense of grief. i do want to thank the first responders who acted quickly last night, who ran towards danger, went into a very frigid river, and have worked throughout the night. chief donnelly reported in last night's last night's briefing that we have a strong mutual aid agreement
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>> well, jake john donnelly, the d.c. fire and ems chief, has been telling us all day long that the conditions here for this recovery are extremely treacherous, for the dive teams, for the other first responders. the conditions are just really hellacious on the river. the river is extremely cold. the temperatures have been in the 30s and 40s in the water. there is jet fuel all over the place, which leads to contamination. of course, that presents a danger for the divers. the water is very brackish. the visibility is very low. uh, donnelly also said there are chunks of ice, even ov the last few days. there mer are chunks of ice floating around down there that's making it more dangerous and difficult. we also talked to another dive specialist who told us that negotiating pieces of a plane underwater to try to find people in it is like combing through a thousand large razor blades. because of all the dangers, the divers could get caught in that stuff. they could get their lines cut. it is very, very dangerous. another big qu
>> well, jake john donnelly, the d.c. fire and ems chief, has been telling us all day long that the conditions here for this recovery are extremely treacherous, for the dive teams, for the other first responders. the conditions are just really hellacious on the river. the river is extremely cold. the temperatures have been in the 30s and 40s in the water. there is jet fuel all over the place, which leads to contamination. of course, that presents a danger for the divers. the water is very...
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fire chief john donnelly had this to say. >> there's currently about 300 responders working.have boats from all throughout the region, police and fire boats. we have a mutual aid agreement in washington, d.c, the national capital region mutual aid agreement administered by the metropolitan washington council of governments, and we are all operating under that. we're operating under unified command. all everybody's together. so we also have requested state police helicopters from maryland. and the coast guard helicopter is working. so this is a state and federal response as well. u.s. coast guard's got some boats in the water as well. so it's a highly complex operation. the conditions out there are extremely rough for the responders. it's cold. the water that we're operating in is about eight feet deep. there is wind. there is pieces of ice out there. so it's just dangerous and hard to work in. and because there's not a lot of lights, you're out there searching every square inch of space to see if you can find anybody. the divers are doing the same thing in the water. the wate
fire chief john donnelly had this to say. >> there's currently about 300 responders working.have boats from all throughout the region, police and fire boats. we have a mutual aid agreement in washington, d.c, the national capital region mutual aid agreement administered by the metropolitan washington council of governments, and we are all operating under that. we're operating under unified command. all everybody's together. so we also have requested state police helicopters from maryland....
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. >> that was dc fire chief john donnelly giving an update on the massive search and rescue operationft and u.s. army blackhawk helicopter collided near reagan national airport, hundreds of responders are searching the freezing potomac river, where both aircraft crashed. and weather is going to be a key piece of this. so joining us now for more on that is meteorologist angie lassman. angie, just how cold is it right now? yeah, it's pretty. >> cold in that area here. ali let's talk about where where we stood as far as weather when the crash happened last night. we had really clear skies, so that likely isn't going to come into play for this. temperatures were on 40 degrees, but notice these winds 20mph gusts close to 30mph. we did have some wind alerts in effect for that region yesterday, but those have since expired around 6:00 last night. as far as where we stand currently, notice how chilly that water is. 36 degrees air temperature 42 degrees. the winds have died down. but this is what of course, the search and rescue teams are dealing with at this time. meanwhile, we've got a whole
. >> that was dc fire chief john donnelly giving an update on the massive search and rescue operationft and u.s. army blackhawk helicopter collided near reagan national airport, hundreds of responders are searching the freezing potomac river, where both aircraft crashed. and weather is going to be a key piece of this. so joining us now for more on that is meteorologist angie lassman. angie, just how cold is it right now? yeah, it's pretty. >> cold in that area here. ali let's talk...
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dc fire chief john donnelly had this to say. >> there's currently about 300 responders working. we have boats from all throughout the region, police and fire boats. we have a mutual aid agreement in washington dc, the national capital region mutual aid agreement administered by the metropolitan washington council of governments. and we are all operating under that. we're operating under a unified command. all everybody's together. so we also have requested state police helicopters from maryland. and the coast guard helicopter is working. so this is a state and federal response as well. u.s. coast guard's got some boats in the water as well. so it's a highly complex operation. the conditions out there are extremely rough for the responders. it's cold. the water that we're operating in is about eight feet deep. there is wind. there is pieces of ice out there. so it's just dangerous and hard to work in. and because there's not a lot of lights, you're out there searching every square inch of space to see if you can find anybody. the divers are doing the same thing in the water. the
dc fire chief john donnelly had this to say. >> there's currently about 300 responders working. we have boats from all throughout the region, police and fire boats. we have a mutual aid agreement in washington dc, the national capital region mutual aid agreement administered by the metropolitan washington council of governments. and we are all operating under that. we're operating under a unified command. all everybody's together. so we also have requested state police helicopters from...
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fire chief john donnelly had this to say. >> there's currently about 300 responders working. we have boats from all throughout the region, police and fire boats. we have a mutual aid agreement in washington, d.c, the national capital region mutual aid agreement administered by the metropolitan washington council of governments. and we are all operating under that. we're operating under unified command. all everybody's together. so we also have requested state police helicopters from maryland. and the coast guard helicopter is working. so this is a state and federal response as well. u.s. coast guard's got some boats in the water as well. so it's a highly complex operation. the conditions out there are extremely rough for the responders. it's cold. the water that we're operating in is about eight feet deep. there is wind. there is pieces of ice out there. so it's just dangerous and hard to work in. and because there's not a lot of lights, you're out there searching every square inch of space to see if you can find anybody. the divers are doing the same thing in the water. the
fire chief john donnelly had this to say. >> there's currently about 300 responders working. we have boats from all throughout the region, police and fire boats. we have a mutual aid agreement in washington, d.c, the national capital region mutual aid agreement administered by the metropolitan washington council of governments. and we are all operating under that. we're operating under unified command. all everybody's together. so we also have requested state police helicopters from...
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fire and ems chief john donnelly said about the conditions rescue crews faced overnight. >> the water're operating in is about eight feet deep. there is wind, there is pieces of ice out there, so it's just dangerous and hard to work in. and because there's not a lot of lights, you're out there searching every square inch of space to see if you can find anybody. the divers are doing the same thing in the water. the water is dark, it is murky, and that is a very tough condition for them to dive in. >> joining us now, tim taylor, ceo of tiburon subsea, which specializes in underwater robotics and ocean technologies used in underwater rescues and recovery. tim, at this stage in the operation, we're about 15 hours after the crash. it's now daylight, but still very cold. what does an underwater recovery entail and what would, i guess, search crews be doing right now? >> well, it's very shallow. >> water, so all things considered. so but if there's probably on impact, there was not a lot of water to between the, the plane and the bottom so that that plane is in the mud. so the bottoms of riv
fire and ems chief john donnelly said about the conditions rescue crews faced overnight. >> the water're operating in is about eight feet deep. there is wind, there is pieces of ice out there, so it's just dangerous and hard to work in. and because there's not a lot of lights, you're out there searching every square inch of space to see if you can find anybody. the divers are doing the same thing in the water. the water is dark, it is murky, and that is a very tough condition for them to...
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dc fire and ems chief john donnelly said that the ongoing recovery operations are no question dangerous. joining me right now is rescue trainer and diver butch hendrick. he's also the president and founder of lifeguard systems. he's been teaching and performing water rescues for more than 30 years. butch, thank you so much for coming in the cold and the ice seem to be some of the biggest dangers that these divers are facing. and i heard that the first teams that were in the water were in the water, just in the immediate aftermath of the crash, for five hours straight. what are they up against? what does this feel like? >> well. >> first of all, we have to understand that water will steal the body temperature 25 times faster than air. now. >> we now. >> put on a dry suit and therma it. but very few of the teams in our country have heated thermals. so when they get in their water, they're cold to begin with. and now they're moving very slowly. they can't move at a pace that allows the body to move blood through it. well. so we're crawling, feeling everything is braille. they don't know wh
dc fire and ems chief john donnelly said that the ongoing recovery operations are no question dangerous. joining me right now is rescue trainer and diver butch hendrick. he's also the president and founder of lifeguard systems. he's been teaching and performing water rescues for more than 30 years. butch, thank you so much for coming in the cold and the ice seem to be some of the biggest dangers that these divers are facing. and i heard that the first teams that were in the water were in the...
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i'm john donnelly.ast night at 8:48, the control tower sounded an alert to respond to the report of an aircraft crash on or near the airport. that sets off an immediate response from the airport authority fire department, the district of columbia and metropolitan harbor control fire boat and other fire boats on the river to support that type of operation. very quickly the call escalated and became -- responders realized they had a plane crash. immediately escalated to a response that ultimately included about 300 people last night. these responders found extremely frigid conditions. they found heavy wind. they found ice on the water. they operated all night and those conditions. i would like to take a moment to acknowledge the agencies that responded in addition to d.c. fire and ems. montgomery county fire department, prince georges county fired apartment, charles county fired apartment -- fire department, anne arundel county fire department, alexandria fire department, arlington county fire department,
i'm john donnelly.ast night at 8:48, the control tower sounded an alert to respond to the report of an aircraft crash on or near the airport. that sets off an immediate response from the airport authority fire department, the district of columbia and metropolitan harbor control fire boat and other fire boats on the river to support that type of operation. very quickly the call escalated and became -- responders realized they had a plane crash. immediately escalated to a response that ultimately...
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fire chief john donnelly, american airlines ceo, the washington metropolitan airport authority ceo, theor mark warner, united states senator tim kaine, u.s. representative don buyer, as well as the chief of the metropolitan police department and we are joined by first responders from across the metropolitan washington region. i speak for all of us when i say come and certainly all washingtonians, how very sad we are for american airlines, for the united state department of defense, and for all americans for the loss of life that happened with the coalition of these aircraft. we know that includes families from across our region as well as in kansas and across the country. this morning, we all share a profound sense of grief. i do want to thank the first responders who acted quickly last night and ran toward danger , went into a very frigid river, and have worked throughout the night. chief donnelly reported last night that we have a strong mutual aid agreement in our region and those teams have worked together throughout the night in tough and heartbreaking conditions. we should all tha
fire chief john donnelly, american airlines ceo, the washington metropolitan airport authority ceo, theor mark warner, united states senator tim kaine, u.s. representative don buyer, as well as the chief of the metropolitan police department and we are joined by first responders from across the metropolitan washington region. i speak for all of us when i say come and certainly all washingtonians, how very sad we are for american airlines, for the united state department of defense, and for all...
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the the chief of the dc fire and ems service, john donnelly, has said that it was windy and very colders and the rescuers were across the river from us. it is not so windy where we are, but we can see that the the currents of the water. actually, i can physically see now that the currents of the water have gotten more choppy in the last hour or so. it was very smooth where we are not too long ago, but i can see the currents have gotten choppier. so the the water has gotten more, just more problematic for the rescuers. and at its best, the potomac is a very brackish river and very shallow. so the visibility there is not very good under the best of circumstances. and now it's even worse in the pitch black. and again, the average depth of this river is only 24ft. and it's very shallow here where we are. and across the river is probably equally as shallow. we do know that parts of the fuselage of that plane are above water, as the rescuers are working around it. >> and to this point, we're now coming up on almost six hours from when the first alerts went out. and we have not gotten any re
the the chief of the dc fire and ems service, john donnelly, has said that it was windy and very colders and the rescuers were across the river from us. it is not so windy where we are, but we can see that the the currents of the water. actually, i can physically see now that the currents of the water have gotten more choppy in the last hour or so. it was very smooth where we are not too long ago, but i can see the currents have gotten choppier. so the the water has gotten more, just more...
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i'm john donnelly, chief of dc fire and ems. this evening at 8:48 a.m., an alert was sounded, initiating a region, a large regional response to a report of an aircraft crash on approach to the airport. this response includes, first, the metropolitan washington airports authority's fire department, the district of columbia fire department, the metropolitan police department, and the u.s. park police to respond into the area and to sort that out. at 858, the first units arrived on the scene and found an aircraft in the water and began rescue operations. this incident has grown. there is currently about 300 responders working. we have boats from all throughout the region. police and fire boats. we have a mutual aid agreement in washington, d.c.. the national capital region mutual aid agreement administered by the metropolitan washington council of governments, and we are all operating under that. we're operating under a unified command. all everybody's together. so we also have requested state police helicopters from maryland and t
i'm john donnelly, chief of dc fire and ems. this evening at 8:48 a.m., an alert was sounded, initiating a region, a large regional response to a report of an aircraft crash on approach to the airport. this response includes, first, the metropolitan washington airports authority's fire department, the district of columbia fire department, the metropolitan police department, and the u.s. park police to respond into the area and to sort that out. at 858, the first units arrived on the scene and...
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i am here now with john donnelly, dc fire chief chief of ems as well.sir, thank you so much for being with us. such a tragedy as this has moved to a recovery effort. can you tell us a little bit about what's happening right now? >> so right now our. units are out in the river. >> there's. it's more than just dc fire and ems units. we have responders from across the region. our metropolitan police department boats, the metropolitan washington airports authority, fire boats, the coast guard, among a lot of others are out here working one to secure the the wreckage and continue to take people off the wreckage, get them over to the coroner's office so we can identify them and reunite their remains with their family. >> and how is that going? how? tell us a little bit about the conditions, because there is murky water and there are also the currents. and you're the hope, of course, is to recover the remains of everyone. >> so we will recover the remains of everyone. we're confident in that. um, the conditions on the river, as hard as you can get for diving.
i am here now with john donnelly, dc fire chief chief of ems as well.sir, thank you so much for being with us. such a tragedy as this has moved to a recovery effort. can you tell us a little bit about what's happening right now? >> so right now our. units are out in the river. >> there's. it's more than just dc fire and ems units. we have responders from across the region. our metropolitan police department boats, the metropolitan washington airports authority, fire boats, the coast...
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i'm john donnelly, chief of dc fire and ems. this evening at 848, an alert was sounded , initiating alert was sounded, initiating a region, a large regional response to a report of an aircraft crash on approach to the airport. this response includes, first, the metropolitan washington airports authority fire department, the district of columbia fire department, the metropolitan police department, and the us. park police. to respond into the area and to sort that out. at 858, the first units arrived on the scene and found an aircraft in the water and began rescue operations. this incident has grown. there's currently about 300 responders working. we have boats from all throughout the region, police and fire boats. we have a mutual aid agreement in washington dc, the national capital region mutual aid agreement administered by the metropolitan washington council of governments, and we are all operating under that. we're operating under that. we're operating under that. we're operating under a unified command. all everybody's toget
i'm john donnelly, chief of dc fire and ems. this evening at 848, an alert was sounded , initiating alert was sounded, initiating a region, a large regional response to a report of an aircraft crash on approach to the airport. this response includes, first, the metropolitan washington airports authority fire department, the district of columbia fire department, the metropolitan police department, and the us. park police. to respond into the area and to sort that out. at 858, the first units...
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