american airlines 53 e-42 is inbound it was psa flying under the american airlines labeled inbound to reagan national at a about an altitude of 400 feet and speed 140 miles per hour over the potomac river according to data from radio transponder with the crj-700 jet can be configured to carry around 70 passengers and when you hear that at 400 feet with a helicopter coming up and the dials and warning systems in the world very difficult for a pilot at 400 feet moving multiple miles per hour would it be from some helicopter that was rising into it. and the aircraft obviously has less maneuverability than the helicopter does in the aircraft and the psa airline there it was approaching runway 33 from the southwest over to the northwest and with the banking turn and a comic eight things as well. with the clear picture of the horizon and with the vision from those windows is obviously a little bit obstructed to sending towards the runway at nighttime. and putting those two together it paints a different picture and we see that and it's really hard to tell where exactly the helicopter hit ri

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the flight is operated by a regional carrier called psa airlines. this is often where newer commercial pilots, before going to the major airlines, cut their teeth. but don't get me wrong, many are very experienced, so this is a really big question here for investigators as how the accident chain and sequence was able to build. and this is something that aviation experts have warned about over and over again, especially as we saw these runway incursion near collisions take off in 2023, that the holes in the swiss cheese they call it could line up and lead to tragedy. we are apparently witnessing what is likely the biggest commercial airliner crash in the united states in the last two decades. >> you know, pete, as you were just talking there, we just got some new information. not a whole lot of information coming out as this is developing, but d.c. fire and police say that the first calls that they got about this accident came in around 8:53 p.m. tonight. so just over an hour and 10 or 15 minutes from from before now. and so far, they say they have re

psa airlines faa, which represents air traffic controls, the pilots.he army, asa at which represents a flight attendant. the transportation safety board of canada would be an accredited representative under annex 13. will be supplemented by fhirg as a technical advisor. their person is bombardier's. i'm sorry. ntsb offers party status to government agencies and associations have employees, activities or equipment involved in an accident. we offer that that will provide technical expertise and relevant information supporting theth development of the best possible factualma record. since i joined this investigation they are not permitted to release documents publicly about the investigation without the consent. so, i want to stress this, it is only the ntsb that will provide information related to this investigation with one exception, regarding the fatalities that occurred, that notification will be handled by the d.c. medical examiner. we will not be discussing fatalities or names for they'll be handled by them as the proper authority. so, we had talke

it's operated by psa airlines, which collided with a united states army black hawk helicopter near ronald reagan national airport in washington, dc. the passenger jet was heading from washington, heading to washington. it was about to land. it had flown in from wichita, kansas. the news last hour. emergency crews had recovered at least 12 bodies, with the total figure recovered nearing 20, according to nbc news washington. the moment of the collision was captured. now take a look. it'll be right around the middle of your screen. there it is. see the bright light in the middle of your screen? now you see a light coming up to it on its left. now watch what happens. and that's the collision. time is of the essence right now because it's cold in the potomac river. that's where both planes have gone down. one of the planes, the fixed wing aircraft, the cr 400. the american airlines aircraft is in two pieces, and it is submerged in about seven feet of water. the other aircraft, the helicopter, is upside down in the water. there are believed to be three people on that, 60 passengers and four cre

here's what i can share at this early stage, american eagle flight 5342 operated by psa airlines traveling from wichita, kansas, to reagan national airport, was involved in an accident just before 9:00 p.m. local time on final approach into reagan national. it collided with a military aircraft on an otherwise normal approach and at this time we don't know why the military aircraft came into the path of the psa aircraft. flight 5342, a crj-700, was under the command of four crew members that carried 60 passengers, as you know, for a total it have of 64 people onbo. american airlines has activated our care team, a group of specialists to support these types of responses. these team members are on site or arriving soon. additionally, we have members of our go team that are on the ground here in d.c., and they're being deployed with resources to do everything that we can to take care of the needs of the families and the loved ones of the passengers and crew members, and that is our sole focus. we're so grateful for the first responders. they've been working through the night. courageous effort

we understand that american flight was actually operated by psa airlines. it was a crj 700. that's a small regional style jet. and the fact that it was operated by a secondary company is not out of the ordinary lot of the big airlines will contract out. they're flights to secondary airlines. in the meantime, president donald trump spoke just a little while ago. he gave some limited more information on what exactly happened. they're still investigating the details. the president blaming the crash primarily on the helicopter pilot saying that pilot did not do what they were told, but he also took moment to took a moment to blame what the what he is the president described were lower hiring standards for air traffic controllers that were put into place by both the obama and biden administrations. beyond that, the president also spoke about what we can expect to see moving forward with this investigation we'll find out how this disaster occurred and will ensure. >> there's nothing like ever happens again. >> the faa and the ntsb and the u.s. military will be carrying out a system

american eagle flight 5342 operated by psa airlines traveling from wichita, kansas to reagan nationalved in an accident just before 9:00 p.m. local time on final approach into reagan national. it collided with a military aircraft on an otherwise normal approach and at this time we don't know why the military aircraft came into the path of the psa aircraft. flight 5342, a crj700 was under the command of four crew members, carried 60 passengers for a total of 64 people on board. in addition to local resources already here in d.c., american airlines activated our care team, a group of specialists that are trained to support these types of responses. these team members are on sight or arriving soon. additionally, we have members of our go team that are on the ground here in d.c. and they are being deployed with resources to do everything that we can to take care of the needs of the families and the loved ones of the passengers and crew members and that is our sole focus. we're so grateful for the first responders that have been working through the night, courageous efforts. we're actively

psa airlines, on behalf of american airlines, we have seen and you can see this is actually a much betterhot now because you can see the end of the runway there that is looking this is now looking westbound from the virginia side of the potomac, looking west towards where joint base anacostia-bolling is, uh, reagan national airport is closest to us. there you can see the runway lights emerge from above the traffic there towards the center of your screen. and then, of course, the police, fire, ems, crash, fire, rescue response there on the west, that is the eastern shore, the west edge of the reagan national airport property. you can see some boats in the water there, and that's one of likely the dc fire boats that we've just taken the live shot of from wusa. um, and there have been several helicopters. i just spoke to a source who is there on the south edge of the airport, and he tells me that there are multiple helicopters in the air that that they're apparently searching in the water with spotlights out, a flurry of activity not only on the virginia side of the potomac, where reagan nat

but we know that this american airlines plane, specifically psa airlines, which is a regional airline, does business as american airlines was, was landing at dca on final approach, just seconds away from touching down when it came into contact, when it crashed with this black hawk. and right now that. aggressive fire rescue is underway to try and pull people. it's our understanding that both aircraft are still, you know, submerged or at least partially submerged in the potomac. as this operation continues. and, you know, i've been out here on scene for a solid hour, and the sirens just keep on sounding. and the, you know, the fire and rescue trucks just keep on coming here. so this is going to be a very, very long night for first responders here as we continue to learn more. you know what what ultimately went wrong here. senator duckworth mentioned it. this is busy, busy airspace. if you fly into dc, you know, it's not just the planes that at reagan national airport, we have dulles airport just down the road, and we also have busy airspace just over the potomac river with multiple dif

it's operated by psa airlines, which collided with a united states army blackhawk helicopter near ronald reagan national airport in washington, dc. the passenger jet was heading from washington, heading to washington. it was about to land and had flown in from wichita, kansas. the news last hour. emergency crews had recovered at least 12 bodies, with the total figure recovered nearing 20, according to nbc news washington the moment of the collision was captured. now take a look. it'll be right around the middle of your screen. there it is. see the bright light in the middle of your screen? now you see a light coming up to it on its left. now watch what happens. and that's the collision. time is of the essence right now because it's cold in the potomac river. that's where both planes have gone down. one of the planes, the fixed wing aircraft, the cr 400, the american airlines aircraft, is in two pieces, and it is submerged in about seven feet of water. the other aircraft, the helicopter, is upside down in the water. there are believed to be three people on that 60 passengers and four crew

american eagle flight 5342 operated by psa airlines traveling from wichita, kansas to arresting nationalirport was involved in an accident collided with military aircraft otherwise normal approach: military aircraft came into the path psa aircraft: crj 700 was under the command of four crew members. they carried 60 passengers for a total of 64 people on board. in addition to local resources already here in d.c. american sailors activated our care team. and that's a group of specialists that are trained to support these types of responses: these team members are on sight arriving soon. and additionally we have members of our go team that are on the ground here in d.c. and they are being deployed with resources to do everything that we can to take care of the needs of the families and the loved ones of the passengers and crew members. and that is our s sole focus. grateful for the first responders that have been working through the night. courageous efforts. actively working with local, state and federal authorities on emergency response efforts and closely coordinating with psa airlines a

it's operated by psa airlines, which collided with a united states army blackhawk helicopter near ronald reagan national airport in washington, dc. the passenger jet was heading from washington, heading to washington. it was about to land. it had flown in from wichita, kansas. the news last hour. emergency crews had recovered at least 12 bodies, with the total figure recovered nearing 20, according to nbc news. washington the moment of the collision was captured. now take a look. it will be right around the middle of your screen. there it is. see the bright light in the middle of your screen? now you see a light coming up to it on its left. now watch what happens. and that's the collision. time is of the essence right now because it's cold in the potomac river. that's where both planes have gone down. one of the planes, the fixed wing aircraft, the cg 400, the american airlines aircraft, is in two pieces, and it is submerged in about seven feet of water. the other aircraft, the helicopter, is upside down in the water. they're believed to be three people on that, 60 passengers and four cr

and also the psa airlines team. this is devastating. it's, um, we are all hurting incredibly. we urge any family and friends looking for information about their loved ones to call our designated helpline. and that's at one( 800) 679-8215. one( 800) 679-8215 and here's what i can share at this early stage american airlines american eagle flight 5342, operated by psa airlines, traveling from wichita, kansas, to reagan national airport, was involved in an accident just before 9 p.m. local time on final approach into reagan national. it collided with a military aircraft on an otherwise normal approach, and at this time, we don't know why the military aircraft came into the path of the psa aircraft. flight 5342, a crj 700 was under the command of four crew members. it carried 60 passengers, as you know, for a total of 64 people on board. in addition to local resources already here in dc, american airlines has activated our care team, and that's a group of specialists that are trained to support these types of responses. these team members are on site, are arriving soon, and additio

this was a regional airline flight operated by psa airlines and a subsidiary of american airlines. 60 passengers, four crew members on that plane. it was on approach on a flight from wichita, kansas. again on final approach to reagan national. if you take a look at shares of american airlines, don't be surprised if you see a little bit of pressure on shares of american. but much like the colgan crash back in 2009 and the impact on united airlines, it's hard to know if there's going to be any long term impact here in terms of the stock and the shares. and again, as we go to eamon javers frank, what we're going to find out here is hopefully some answers fairly quickly, at least a basic understanding of what may have caused this midair collision. >> well, phil, please stay with us. >> certainly a developing story and. >> does the basic details right now. >> we do want to get to eamon javers on the scene for more on this story. eamon, you're there on the scene. what are you seeing? we were just showing some pictures. looks like flashing lights a search operation underway right now. >> tha

operated by psa airlines, which is a. wholly owned subsidiary of american airlines. first, and most. >> importantly. >> i'd like to express our. >> deep sorrow about. >> these events. this is a difficult day for all of us at american airlines, and our efforts now. >> are. >> focused entirely. >> on. >> the needs of our passengers. >> crew members. >> partners, first responders. along with their families and loved ones. i know that there are many questions, and at this early stage. i'll not be able. >> to answer. >> all of them. >> but i do want. >> to share the information i. have at this time. american eagle. flight 5342, operated by psa airlines, a crj 700 aircraft traveling from wichita, kansas. >> to washington. >> reagan national airport, has been involved in an accident near washington, dc. it appears. >> to. >> have collided. >> with. >> a military aircraft on approach. flight 5342 was under the command. of four crew members and carried 60 passengers. >> for a total. >> of 64 people on board. >> we are. >> actively working with. >> local. state and federal aut

news it is awful and we are being told there is confirmation that american airlines flying under psa airlines under the banner of american and american eagle flight 53-42 from wichita, kansas, to ronald reagan airport dca crashed and apparently we were told it did as we saw the video it did collide with the black hawk helicopter and that the plane that american air was flying was a see rj 720 with 60 passengers and four crew members and the helicopter was carrying which was a training flight carrying three soldiers and you can see they collided and if you take a closer look at it that helicopter which was taking off if the plane is a cayman from the back and the experts we've talked to so far as saying things as if that is what happened because the plane the last warning that came from the tower was directed towards the helicopter and saying approach from the rear end can you see this see rj in front of you. of course there was no response because the collision happened moments thereafter. minutes ago we talked to jonathan who was on scene first on scene the former navy seal first on scene fo

there is a family assistance facility that's being stood up by american and psa airlines and the best maryland. they've already been working on that. standing up our team from disaster assistance team. also important thing with them with final briefing them. it customary that at some point if the family's wish to go to part of the accident site that we would arrange such a thing, but it will only be one. we know that it's safe. we have the correct there's 11 and we can do it in the honesty that should be for those family members will be a little bit of a process that will take some time air traffic control. note. are they >> well, again, we will not speak to the fatalities. the dc medical examiner will, but i think. the dixie fire chief this morning, very succinctly, said correctly that we believe there are no survivors. we'll start day out. that's a for so second right now we're going through the debris fields. nothing we've indicate that maybe slides or shoots were deployed. is a very quick rapid impact. we've seen nothing in that regard so far from the evidence we have that we stil

reagan airport the jets operated by american regional carrier psa airlines american airlines ceo robertn releasing a statement expressing his deep sorrows as of this morning 30 flights in the d.c. baltimore area have been canceled according to flight aware american airlines stock is up nearly 22% in the last year we are waiting on more information out of the deadly crash. big tech can get our fourth-quarter earnings season, better reporting to double beat, sales were up 21% year-over-year, net income skyrocketed 49% at $21 billion nearly 21 billion mark zuckerberg starting yesterday's earnings call by praising the trump administration saying the white house priorities american technology winning he expects 2025 to redefine the company's relationship with government. microsoft also reported to double beat the club business revenue coming in lighter than expected it issued weaker guidance for the current year, that stock is down almost 4% right now and were watching apple comes out "after the bell" tonight with the quarterly numbers as well, join me now see fra research senior equity anal

that is, that psa american airlines flight and then smash. that is the midair collision and the parts falling to the icy potomac river below water temperature about 35 degrees tonight. i've pointed this out a couple times prior, and i have a few models here to demonstrate just how hard it can be for a pilot of a pilots of a commercial airliner. two pilots in that airplane and the pilots of helicopters to see one another. the blind spot in a commercial airliner is really anything that the pilots are not focused on. when you're descending, you can't see super well below and in front of you. so it is said that pilots doing a typical approach in a commercial airliner. their their brains are lighting off with the same frequency as a doctor doing cardiovascular surgery. the blind spots in a helicopter. helicopter pilots typically are looking at the ground, and the altitude here was only at about 300ft. so you can see here as the collision sort of is ensuing. helicopter pilots aren't looking up a lot because of where the rotors are. the pilots are p

that is, that psa american airlines flight and then smash. that is the midair collision and the parts falling to the icy potomac river below water temperature about 35 degrees tonight. i've pointed this out a couple times prior, and i have a few models here to demonstrate just how hard it can be for a pilot of a pilot of a commercial airliner. two pilots in that airplane, and the pilots of helicopters to see one another. typically. >> where are the blind spots? if you're a pilot? so you understand this very well, obviously. where are the blind spots? if you're on either of these. >> aircraft, the blind spot in a commercial airliner is really anything that the pilots are not focused on. when you're descending, you can't see super well below and in front of you. so it is said that pilots doing a typical approach in a commercial airliner. their their brains are lighting off with the same frequency as a doctor doing cardiovascular surgery, open heart surgery because. >> they're not focused. >> it's an incredible focus. you're focused on the instr

or arrow psa airlines.j 700, a small regional jet. that's not entirely uncommon. a lot of those big airlines will use secondary airlines to handle their short haul and regional trips. again, that impact happened as the american flight was coming in for landing colliding with that army black hawk helicopter. transportation secretary sean duffy says both aircraft were on standard flight pass. he said he's also a spoke about the ongoing investigation. let's take a listen. >> his administration, the faa, the dot, we will not rest until we have answers for the families. for the flying public. you should be assured that when you fly, you're safe. >> and that was one of the key points. the secretary duffy was driving home when he spoke earlier is that he says the u.s. still has the safest airspace anywhere in the world. the flying public should not be concerned about getting on air flights, aircraft, even following an incident like this also important to note that the ntsb will be handling this investigation going

plane and helicopter colliding near dca if you are just joining us, it was a commuter airline, a psa airline and it flies under the matter of american eagle, american airlines and it was a see rj 700 twin we now know there was 60 passengers on board, the twin engine jet, along with four crew members, a pilot, copilot and two flight attendants we should note he was talking about the weather there, and at the time the weather incident was no incident, it was ordinary! the airport clear skies the visibility of 10 miles, wins out of the northwest 16 miles per hour gusting towards 26 miles per hour, simple, nothing unusual for pilots to handle. the temperature as mark said is the nicest day the d.c. area has had in january, the temperature is 50 or was 50 degrees, i'm going to bring in fox news producer because she was in the air! she was 30 minutes from dca when the crash happened, her plane and then got diverted to baltimore and i'm wondering, clearly you are now in baltimore may be making your way back to d.c., but what did they tell you and what were the circumstances when you landed? >> hey,

the crash could have been avoided but wouldn't say why the american airlines crj 700 operated by psa airlines was on final approach to reagan national airport. the transportation secretary says a normal flight path. the military helicopter secretary duffy says was also flying a standard flight path and the helicopter new the passenger plane was there. the american airlines ceo says the commercial flight crew was experienced. we don't know why the military aircraft came into the past. the psa aircraft, secretary of defense pete headsets as the military crew was also experienced on a yearly nighttime training flight. we anticipate that the investigation will quickly be able to determine whether the aircraft was in the quarter and the right altitude. >> at the time of the incident, dc mayor muriel bowser says the ntsb is now leading the investigation. >> and southwest washington, d.c., police cruisers escorted the vance from the recovery site from a crash, dc fire officials believe nobody survived. >> and so we are waiting to hear the names of the victims that were killed in this crash. we do kn

. >> the flight operated by psa airlines took off from wichita, kansas. the helicopter involved in the collision was on a training flight. this is all hitting the ice skating community especially hard. several figure skaters, parents, and their coaches were all on that plane returning from the u.s. figure skating championships and development camp in kansas. >> i just broke down. just to hear the news in the morning was absolutely heartbreaking, knowing it's going to impact a community of skaters. >> we are still waiting to find out more about the others on board. we do know there were four members of a maryland-based labor union and a woman returning to d.c. from a work trip to kansas. as for the three soldiers who died on the black hawk, only the crew chief has been identified so far, 29-year-old ryan o'hara. the faa has set up a secure location for the victims' families where they can wait for word on their loved ones as the search continues. i cannot imagine what they are going through tonight. >> yeah. the names personalize it all and make it so hear

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. >> this commercial plane was flown by psa airlines, a regional carrier that flies under the americanner. and some people are asking if pilots for regional airlines are maybe less experienced, or if those planes are less safe. what is your opinion? >> the planes are not less safe. the pilots generally have less hours than a commercial pilot flying for united or american or delta, but the only way you get more hours is to fly. so no one starts their mission, their your career. with 5000 hours. you start with zero hours and you work your way up. and i think that's just it's part of the business. you only get better at your job by doing it. so the pilots had probably the average amount of hours for flying a regional jet. and we're hoping someday to move on to a mainline carrier. so i think the number of hours is somewhat irrelevant. they had the minimum number of hours to fly under the faa rules and regulations, and they were doing what they were supposed to be doing. >> last year, congress approved more flights at reagan national, despite some lawmakers warning it would be too dangerous

there is a family assistance facility that is being stood up by american and psa airlines in bethesda, maryland, they have already been working on that. our team from our disaster assistance team has also been coordinating with them. it is customary that at some point if the families wish to go to part of the accident site, that we would arrange such a thing, but it would only be when we know it is safe, we have the correct perishable evidence, and we can do it in a proper modesty that should be for those family members. it will be a little bit of a process and will take some time. >> to follow up on the air traffic control. >> you. >> we have heard from some witnesses that they saw people coming down the sides of the plane, is there any indication that people went off of the plane into the water? >> we will not speak to the fatalities, the d.c. medical examiner well. but the fire chief this morning very distinctly said correctly, that we believe there are no survivors. >> but did they even get out of the plane? >> hang on one second. right now we are going through the debris fields,

the psa airlines operated american airlines aircraft was flying from wichita to national airport with0 passengers and four crew members, and the helicopter was on a training flight with three servicemembers on board. u.s. figure skating confirmed that several members of its community were on the plane. let's talk to rob in new york. caller: good morning. it looks like the air traffic control needs a little bit of help. i don't understand why that radio call from the tower -- they did not ask the helicopter to go up, down or sideways. all they said was do you see that? that was a foolish thing, i thought. anyway, i think this is low hanging fruit. why don't we talk about something that is more important to the brick and people like what is going on in washington, these horrible democrats? host: we will talk about other things happening in washington. we want to give a chance for people to comment on the horrible tragedy happening -- unfolding here in washington. this is ed in new jersey. caller: good morning. i kind of -- i'm a little uncomfortable with you saying there was a midair co

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as soon as we recover black boxes from the psa or american airlines crash as well as army blackhawk. once again see exactly what data those pilots had available to them aside from just looking outside the aircraft. >> bill: josh, how much do you think they know right now? >> we know that both these aircraft were on visual flight rules. what we know now is american airlines was on the mount vernon visual one to runway 33. it was under visual flight rules as well as the army blackhawk. contrary to popular belief, even airlines fly visually as well. they use instruments, this close to the runway on a visual approach their eyes are outside the cockpit. they have to look at the runway, decent path and traffic. it may have been very difficult to see the army blackhawk with all the lights in d.c. they were approaching from the south headed north. the blackhawk from the north headed south. even if they could see the army blackhawk all they see is lights imposed upon the lights of the city. the arm' blackhawk said they had the crj in sight. looking up, if they could see it at night all they a

and again, to recap, this was american airlines flight 5342, operated by psa airlines, coming from wichita, kansas, to this area, about to land at reagan national airport. american airlines saying 60 passengers were on board, four crew members. there were three crew members aboard the army blackhawk helicopter, which was operating out of fort belvoir, virginia, which is near george washington's home, mount vernon. we have no word on casualties yet at this hour, but again, assets being deployed all over the place. you see david's training his camera there on these helicopters. that was the first glimpse we had actually got. we had seen helicopters in the air a short time ago, but this was the first glimpse we got of of a helicopter actually training its spotlight on the water. and you can see he's kind of well, he's kind of banking there and he's coming back. and again, we'll take you back over to where the boats we can see are being deployed again. we do know the vessels in the water. we do not know if that is the actual location of where the plane is in the water at this time. so that's w

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we currently have the following parties that are already identified psa airlines. g.e. aerospace.ontrollers and the representative of the pilots. army afa which represent split attendance, transportation safety board of canada we'll be an accredited representative under annex 13. they will be supplement and by mh irg as a technical advisor and they were previously known as anna deer. party status is offered to those agencies and associations that have employees and activities are equipment involved in the accident. we offer that because they will provide technical expertise and relevant information supporting the development of the best possible factual record. once they join this investigation they are not permitted to release documents or talk publicly about the investigation without the consent of the hsp. i want to stress this it is only the ntsb that will provide information related to this investigation with 1 exception regarding the fatalities that occur, that notification we'll be handled by d.c. medical examiner. we won't discuss fatalities or named -- means it will be ha

that is that psa american airlines flight and then smash.idair collision and the parts falling to the icy potomac river below. water temperature about 35 degrees tonight. i've pointed this out a couple of times prior, and i have a few models here to demonstrate just how hard it can be for a pilot of a pilot of a commercial airliner. two pilots in that airplane, and the pilots of helicopters to see one another. typically. >> where are the blind spots if you're a pilot, pete. so you understand this very well, obviously. where are the blind spots if you're on either of these aircraft. >> the blind spot in a commercial airliner is really anything that the pilots are not focused on. when you're descending, you can't see super well below and in front of you. so it is said that pilots doing a typical approach in a commercial airliner. their their brains are lighting off with the same frequency as a doctor doing cardiovascular surgery, open heart surgery. >> because they're not focused. >> it's an incredible focus. you're focused on the instruments

there is a family assistance facility that's being put up by american and psa airlines but that's in maryland they've been working on that already. our team from our disaster assistance team has also been coordinating with them. it's customary that at some point if the families wish to go to the accident sight that we would arrange such a thing but it would only be win we know it is safe and we have direct perishable evidence and we can do it the proper modesty that should be for those family members. it'll be a bit of a process and it will take some time. >> to follow-up -- >> no -- sorry. >> has there been any indication from the -- >> again we will not speak to the fatalities. the d.c. medical examiner we'll. but i think the d.c. fire chief this morning so simply said directly we believe there are no survivors. >> so hang on 1 second. right now we are going through the debris fields. nothing we've seen wood indicate any slides or shoots were deployed. it was a quick rapid impact but we've seen nothing in that regard so far from the evidence we have but we still need to verify all

that jet operated by american's regional carrier, psa airlines, a rid -- video statement expressing deep. he also spoke at the press conference about an hour ago a. recovery efforts are underway, if as of this morning at least 120 the flights in the d.c. and baltimore area have been canceled according to flightaware. american airlines' stock is up the 22 percent in the past year. >>> the federal reserve left interest rates unchanged yesterday during the first policy meeting of the new year as fed chief jay powell still played the wait and see game. pardon me. president trump accused the fed and powell of creating inflation, writing on truth social, quote, if the fed had spent less time on dei, green energy and fake climate change, inflation would never have been a problem. instead we suffered from the worst inflation in the history of our country, writes president trump. meanwhile, the european central bank moments ago cut interest rates as expected by 25 basis points. that is the fifth 9th cut since june coming out of the ecb. joining us now is john ca due mis. john, great to see you. >

psa airlines. ge aerospace. sikorsk. faa nacta, which represents the air traffic controllers. alpa, which represents the pilots. army apha, which represents the flight attendants. the transportation safety board of canada the medical examiner. we will not be giving specific names that will be handled by the proper authority. so we want to talk a little bit about process. we will analyze the facts and determine probable cause of accident and we will issue a report of those determinations. also want to talk a little bit about additional people that are here with us that are very important to us. our family assistance group. later today we will be briefing the families. we normally try to do this and in this case they are still arriving. family specialists are working closely with local officials and others to help in their efforts to support everyone that's affected by this accident. let me just reiterate what the chair said. aviation accidents are very unusual in the united states and our hearts go out to everyone affected. it affects us and everyone around us. we will help fin

and also the psa airlines team. this is devastating. it's we are all hurting incredibly.ends looking for information about their loved ones to call our designated helpline. and that's at. one (800) 679-8215. one (800) 679-8215. and here's what i can share at this early stage. american airlines american eagle flight 5342, operated by psa airlines, traveling from wichita, kansas to reagan national airport, was involved in an accident just before 9 p.m. local time on final approach into reagan national. it collided with a military aircraft on an otherwise normal approach, and at this time, we don't know why the military aircraft came into the path of the psa aircraft. flight 5342, a crj 700, was under the command of four crew members. it carried 60 passengers, as you know, for a total of 64 people on board. in addition to local resources already here in dc, american airlines has activated our care team. and that's a group of specialists that are trained to support these types of responses. these team members are on site or arriving soon. and additionally, we have members of

and also the psa airlines team. this is devastating. it's we are all hurting. we have also now learned that american figure skaters were on board that american airlines flight. they have not been identified. but u.s. figure skating confirms in a statement, reading in part, these athletes, coaches and family members were returning home from the national development camp held in conjunction with the u.s. figure skating championships in wichita, kansas. we are devastated by this unspeakable tragedy and hold the victims families closely in our hearts. russian state media meantime reports world champion russian figure skaters were also on board, and that includes evgenia shishkova and vadim naumov. the married couple won the pairs world championships in 1994. russian skating coaches are also said to be among the victims. nothere are many rapid developments unfolding on the recovery efforts and investigation this morning as we get updates. stay with us for the latest and you can stay up to date by downloading our app. it is free and available on all smart devices. we

it was operated by psa airlines, but it was operating as american airlines flight 5342, taking off fromairport around 9 p.m, it was approaching runway 33. according to a preliminary statement from the faa, and it collided, according to the faa, in mid-air with the sikorsky h-60 helicopter. the geography of reagan national airport is such that that collision upon approach to that runway appears to have put both of those aircraft into the very icy potomac river, and we are seeing a massive scale rescue operation underway right there. we do not know the number of people who are on board that helicopter. we don't know what helicopter, what that helicopter was associated with. obviously, sikorsky blackhawk helicopters are associated with the us military, but they're used for all different types of

the crj regional jet, operated by psa airlines, is directed to land at washington's reagan national airport. runway 33. >> runway 33. >> at the same time, a u.s. army black hawk helicopter callsign pat 2-5, was flying over the potomac on a routine. training mission. the control tower told the helicopter to pass behind the jet. >> pat 2-5 james risch. pat 2-5 pam bondi dahiyeh. >> the club has. >> an aircraft. >> prestigious operation. >> yet despite the blackhawk pilot acknowledging the plane ahead just before 8:50 p.m., the two collided in mid-air, resulting in a fireball. >> crash, crash crash. this is layer three. >> so it. >> was somewhere around 8:50 p.m. >> i was. >> uh, in my living room. >> when i. heard two bang bang around. 8:50 p.m. it was loud. it was unusual. >> it was something. you only hear on video games. >> on movies. >> something i have never experienced. >> though hundreds of first responders worked through the night to find survivors in the icy potomac. by thursday morning, officials concluded no one could be rescued. dozens of bodies have already been recovered from th

and it was operated by a subcontractor psa airlines. that's not entirely uncommon, especially on those regional jets. we understand the impact happened is that american flight was coming in for landing here it was washington national airport. that's when that collision happened. transportation secretary sean duffy said earlier that both aircraft, we're on standard flight pass. this impact happened, though, only at an altitude of a few 100 feet that would have made it almost impossible for that pilot of the american airlines flight to have any hope of any kind of recovery. transportation secretary duffy talked about the ongoing investigation and where they are going forward. >> i know the president trump. his administration, the faa, the dot, we will not rest until we have answers for the families. and for the flying public. you should be assured that when you fly, you're safe. >> and secretary duffy making a pointed effort to really the idea that he says the u.s. still has the safest airspace anywhere in the world. again, reagan nationa

. >> psa airlines. ge aerospace. >> sikorsky. faa.the pilots. army apha. >> which represents. >> the flight attendants. >> the transportation. >> safety board of canada will be an. >> accredited representative. >> under annex. 13 of icao. they will be supplemented. by mh irg as a technical advisor. they were previously known. >> as bombardier. >> bombardier sorry. the ntsb offers this party status to those companies, government agencies. >> and associations. >> that. have employees, activities. or equipment involved in the accident. >> we offer that because they will provide technical. >> expertise and. >> relevant information. >> supporting the development. >> of the. >> best possible. >> factual record. once they join. this investigation, they are not. >> permitted to release documents or talk publicly. >> about the investigation without the consent of the ntsb. >> so i want. >> to. stress this. it is only the ntsb that will provide information related to this investigation. with one exception regarding the fatalities that occurred.

. >> american eagle flight 5342, a canadair regional jet operated by psa airlines, callsign blue streak, directed to land at reagan national airport's runway 33. one of the most complicated approaches in the country, and running very close to a special corridor used for helicopters flying close to the ground. >> yeah, we can do. 336 3342. >> the flight's captain had nearly six years of experience with the airline, and the first officer nearly two years, according to american airlines ceo. >> runway three three switzerland. >> four minutes later, the control tower tells a u.s. army black hawk helicopter call sign priority air transport, or p.a.t. 2-5, on a training mission to look out for the passenger plane and go behind it. >> zubeidi james risch. p.a.t. 2-5 pam bondi george. p.a.t. 2-5 has an aircraft in sight. separation. >> despite the helicopter pilot saying he saw the jet about 13 seconds later. disaster. as they slam into each other. >> crash crash crash. >> this is layer three. >> the plane shattered into three pieces, plunging into the dark potomac river, where both aircraft la

. >> reporter: american airlines says flight 5342 operated by psa airlines from wichita, kansas was approachingrt with 60 passengers and four crew members on board. >> we're absolutely heartbroken for the family and loved ones of the passengers and crew members. >> reporter: the army says the blackhawk helicopter involved similar to this one was on a training flight with three service members on board. in a statement, president donald trump said he's monitoring the situation. on social media he also questioned the actions of the helicopter and air traffic control prior to the collision. >> we will not rest until we have answers for the families and for the flying public. >> reporter: multiple agencies are investigating the incident including the pentagon, fbi, federal aviation administration with the national transportation safety board taking the lead. and the ceo of american airlines also here in washington, d.c. and also participated in the news conference saying the airline is doing everything it can for the families impacted. saying there's just great sorrow for the victims and the crew in

and also the psa airlines team.s have been recovered from the crash scene yet, which will be critical in the investigation. we've just learned president trump is expected to address the nation surrounding the tragedy at 8 a.m. as we get updates on the search and investigation. stay with us for the very latest. you can always stay up to date with our app. it's free and available on all smart devices. and breaking news this morning out of the middle east, where hamas has released more hostages, kidnaped during the october 7th attacks. in all, eight people were released today. that group includes three israelis and five nationals working in israel when they were abducted. in exchange, israel later today is expected to release more than 100 palestinian prisoners. the agreement calls for about three dozen more israeli hostages to be released over the next several weeks, including an american this saturday. and the today show is just ahead with more on both of these breaking stories. in the meantime, you can catch everyth

there is a family assistance facility that's being stood up by american and psa airlines in bethesda, maryland. they've already been working on that standing up. our team from our disaster assistance team has also been coordinating with them. we plan on briefing them. it is customary that at some point, if the families wish to go to part of the accident site, that we would arrange such a thing, but it will only be when we know that it's safe. we have the correct perishable evidence, and we can do it in the proper modesty. that should be for those family members. it will be a little bit of a process, but it will take some time. >> sir, to follow up on the air traffic control. >> now, sir. are you. >> i know that mariel carbone, dc news. now, we've heard from some witnesses that they saw people were able to come down the slides of the plane. has there been any indication that people made it off the plane into the water? >> well, again, we will not speak to the fatalities. the dc medical examiner will, but i think the dc fire chief this morning very succinctly said, correctly, that we be