my name is patrick butler. assistant chief fire department and representatives of the ntsb and deputy chief of the l.a. bureau chief b grimala. from the fire department perspective and then the ntsb will speak to the incident itself and that will be any follow-ups from that end. at approximately 2:20 p.m. this afternoon, the los angeles fire department received a 9-1-1 call of an airplane crash in the pennmar golf course. los angeles city firefighters and paramedics arrived on scene and found a single engine plane that had crashed here on the golf course with one male, 70-year-old occupant. it appeared to be a solo occupant in an aircraft. already on scene at that time were resources from the santa monica fire department. this incident involves the santa monica fire department, the los angeles police department, the ntsb, the faa, and other agencies. the paramedics rendered first care to the individual. the pashlt was alert. was talking. was breathing. had some injuries and paramedics were able to initiate care

my name is patrick butler. assistant chief, los angeles fire department. today, i am gathered with representatives from the ntsb, and the l.a. bureau chief b.gr b.grimala. i want to give you a overview of the initial actions from the fire department and then the ntsb will speak to the incident itself and that will be any follow-ups from that end. at approximately 2:20 p.m. this afternoon, the los angeles fire department received a 9-1-1 call of an airplane crash in the penmar golf course. los angeles city firefighters and paramedics arrived on scene and found a single engine plane that had crashed here on the golf course with one male, 70-year-old occupant. it appeared to be a solo occupant in an aircraft. already on scene at that time were resources from the santa monica fire department. this incident involves the santa monica fire department, the los angeles police department, the ntsb, the faa, and other agencies. the paramedics rendered first care to the individual. the patient was alert, talking, breathing, had some injuries and the paramedics initiat

fire chief patrick butler. >> they found a single-engine plane aircraft that had had a medium to high impact on the ground with one male victim who at the time was conscious and breathing. >> reporter: witnesses said ford was bleeding from the head was alert and talking. >> he suffered basically some moderate trauma, and he was alert and conscious. >> reporter: ford started his movie career as a swashbuckling space pilot but began flight training in earnest in the 1990s nch he's been collecting and flying modern and vintage airplanes ever since. cbs news aviation and safety consultant sully sullenberger has flown with ford. >> i'm sure he's flun out of that particular airport many times and knows where the open areas are. there was a golf course, so he would have had that already in mind. when the mead arose, he made use of it. >> reporter: harrison ford flies helicopters as well as fixed-winged aircraft. in 1999 he was flying a helicopter in southern california when the aircraft had a mechanical failure and crashed. he noted after that accident that he quickly returned to flying. in

. >> can you describe what the bystanders -- >> patrick butler. i'm here with the staff from the local police command and the local council office. at about 2:20 p.m. los angeles fire department paramedics received -- >> okay. obviously just heard the press conference is coming to an end. we did learn quite a bit of new information even though there's still a lot of questions. harrison ford's condition still unknown. they did say when he crashed, when he went to the hospital he was conscious and alert. the fire chief, speaking there. he's responding to these crashes before. usually they end in fatalities. he said harrison ford suffered moderate trauma and hit a tree that there was a small debris field. all this happened before 5:30 eastern time just before 2:30 in los angeles. that's the latest we know. i've got miles o'brien with me and i have debra hurstman with me. miles, let me ask you, in that press conference we got a bit more detail. what did you learn? >> let me shed a bit of light. they were asking whether he was departing and all that ki

butler pike. that will be a mess, and a mess for tomorrow with all the rain. they've already canceled the conshohocken st. patrick'sarade. postponed that until the 28th waiting until tomorrow morning for the call from the folks in delco looks like a washout for tomorrow try to enjoy the weekend and we'll see you bright and early monday ♪ >>> i'm recording. oh mike god. >> witnesses screaming as a hillside collapses in west virginia. spectators are sent running when the rubble starts to bring down power lines. one is hurt but the surrounding area was evacuateed. officials fear weekend rain will make that situation even worse. >>> a guilty plea from the man who scaled a white house fence and dashed into the executive mansion. omar gonzales is war veterans who suffers from ptsd. police say he climbed a fence and tried to enter the white house with a folding 95 in his pocket back in september. investigators found hundreds of rounds of ammunition and other weapons during a search of his car. the first family was not home when gonzales tried to reach the white house. he could get 12 to 18 months in jail. >>> a dire circu

patrick's day tradition with a visit to the white house today. he and president obama talked about immigration, trade, ukraine, and counterterrorism. he also gave president obama a book of poetry by william butler yates, the first irish citizen ever to receive the nobel prize in literature. the president noted that yates is one of his favorite poets. >>> outside the white house there's a nod to the irish. the water in the fountain on the south lawn is green today in honor of st. patrick's day. the tradition started back in 2009. it was first lady michelle obama's idea. she was inspired by the celebrations back home in chicago where the city marks the holiday by dyeing the chicago river green. >>> this afternoon our area is getting ready for a royal visit. >> we sure are. charles and camilla, the duke and duchess of cornwall are on their way right now to the nation's capital. joining us this afternoon in the studio sir peter westmicot, the british ambassador to the u.s. thanks for coming in. >> thank you for having me. >> pressure is on. hours awayway literally and you're head to the airport to see them. what is the reason for their visit? what's behind it? >> well we've always thought that roya