it collided with a military blackhawk helicopter in mid-air near ronald reagan national airport. th aircraft then crashed into the freezing water that is behind me here on the potomac. the jet carrying 64 people. it was coming in for a landing at reagan national. the soldiers, three soldiers were on board the military chopper. they were taking part. we know in a training flight, a cnn law enforcement source telling cnn late last night that no survivors had yet to be recovered. >> you know, when one person dies, it's a tragedy. but when many, many, many people die, it's an unbearable sorrow. it's a heartbreak beyond measure. and i know senator moran and i are here just to. um, to to say we care. we wish that there was more we could do. >> the ceo of american airlines says he is planning to travel to dc to support employees. watch we are actively working with local, state and federal authorities on emergency response efforts, and the american airlines care team has been activated to assist our passengers and their families. >> anything we can do now, we're doing. and right now, that

we are here at the ronald reagan national airport where an investigation is underway after that deadlyidair collision between a commercial passenger aircraft and a military helicopter. both crashed into the potomac river just outside the nation's capital, killing 67 people. 64 were on the american airlines plane and three on the u.s. army helicopter. there were no survivors. the american airlines flight was on its final descent into the airport after flying from wichita, kansas, last night just before 9:00 p.m. it collided with a u.s. army black hawk helicopter. this was the deadliest air accidents in the u.s. in over 20 years, the first since 2009. while it is not clear what caused the incident at this point, the new york times is reporting that staffing at the air traffic control tower at the airport was not a normal for that time of day and the volume of traffic. one worker was managing the helicopters and airplanes, a job normally done by two people at that time of day. that is according to our u.s. media partners, cbs news. the ntsb has yet to recover the black boxes from either t

let's take a closer look now at the complicated logistics of flying into ronald reagan national airport. the d.c. area is full of airspace restrictions. the potomac river straddles the airport. the air traffic is very congested. reagan national averaged 390 flights a day last november, according to the metropolitan washington airports authority. its main runway is the busiest runway in the united states, and that's not even considering nearby helicopter traffic. let's go to cnn's tom foreman at the magic wall for us. and, tom, what do we know about the flight paths that ended in disaster last night? how could this have happened? we're joined by jeff huddleston, who is a commercial airline pilot for a major carrier, former navy aviator familiar with flying commercial aircraft and helicopters. one of the things, jeff, that we were talking about is the simple fact that this really. >> is a convergence point. >> point. there is a route called route one, basically which helicopters fly all the time down the river here, right through here, maybe 100 helicopters a day here. and in fact, our in

arlette saenz for us at ronald reagan national airport. arlette, thank you very much for that reporting. and coming up next here on cnn, we are going to speak live to a witness of that midair collision between a black hawk helicopter with three on board and that american airlines commercial jet with 60 passengers and four crew aboard. we're also going to learn a little bit more about what we're hearing from the u.s. figure skating community, all that and more as we continue to cover this breaking news right here on cnn. >> welcome back. >> have i got news for you returns february 15th on cnn. >> unnecessary action heroes. >> missing. >> punches, unnecessary. >> check reversals, unnecessary time sheet corrections, unnecessary unanswered sick time. get paycom and make the unnecessary unnecessary. >> do you want a ding to your credit? i don't want a ding. so when i need a new credit card, i went to experian. see these cards with no ding decline. your credit won't take a ding if you're declined, so you can apply with confidence. get the experi

. >> outside ronald reagan national airport. around 301st responders on the ground searching through the. >> wreckage as the search. >> for survivors. >> it continues. >> good morning, i'm. >> frank holland. welcome to. >> worldwide exchange. >> thank you for being here with us. >> we are going to. >> get. >> to the markets. >> in just. >> a few moments. >> but first. >> we. >> begin with that breaking news, the latest on that mid-air collision between an american airlines regional jet and a u.s. army black hawk helicopter just outside reagan national airport in dc. our eamon javers is on the scene just. off the coast. >> of. >> where that jet went down. our phil lebeau is in chicago. phil good morning. let's begin with you. yeah. frank, you set up the situation. well there in terms of what happened. >> and now the. >> question is what exactly happened? what caused this mid-air collision? we don't have very many answers. we have really more questions than answers at this point. it was a u.s. army black hawk helicopter. it was on

they'll also look to see the traffic packets at ronald reagan national airport in washington, dc. which in the last year has been told that will put on 5 more long distance flights. that despite all position from both politicians in maryland and virginia virginia, who said it could lead to more delays, more problems and possibly even crushes. now the look of all of that before delivering the report, it could take a number of years before we get the final report. but the national transport safety view board is hoping to put out a preliminary report within 30 days. yeah, great, great deal to investigate island. thanks for that island fisher in washington dc. well, 3 of the challenges most contentious picks for the cabinet have appeared at senate hearings. public trust can only be restored if there is full transparency and i am committed to that full transparency that's cost patel nominated to lead the f b i. he insisted under his leadership. the bureau would not to seek retributions again to president opponents as president trump's re election is a clear mandate from the american pe

. >> let's take a live look at the scene at ronald reagan national airport. you can see all those lights, that massive row of emergency lights parked along the potomac river for hours tonight as 301st responders continue a desperate search for passengers. >> it is so tough out there right now, so cold in those frigid waters. here's what we know. a commercial flight out of wichita, kansas was flying in for landing around 6:00 tonight when it collided with a military helicopter and went plummeting into the potomac river below. we know 64 people were on board the plane with three army soldiers on board that helicopter crews. they have been searching the river and facing challenging conditions. >> 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. >> abc seven news reporter tara campbell is live with updates on this breaking situation. tara. >> yeah, well, as we come to you live tonight, these sea

. >> let's take a live look at the scene at ronald reagan national airport. can see all those lights, that massive row of emergency lights parked along the potomac river for hours tonight as 301st responders continue a desperate search for passengers. >> it is so tough out there right now, so cold in those frigid waters. here's what we know. a commercial flight out of wichita, kansas was flying in for landing around 6:00 tonight when it collided with a military helicopter and went plummeting into the potomac river below. we know 64 people were on board the plane with three army soldiers on board that helicopter crews. they have been searching the river and facing challenging conditions. >> 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. >> abc seven news reporter tara campbell is live with updates on this breaking situation. tara. >> yeah, well, as we come to you live tonight, these search

deadly plane crash, our washington correspondent reshad hudson joins us now live from ronald reagan national airport. i'm just curious, is it busy there this afternoon? our passengers still feeling comfortable flying. what are you seeing there? i just seen the airport is back open. we've seen people board planes heading down where at the south security terminal. so people are heading down. >> as they go through the tsa checkpoints. but i've talked to a few people may feel pretty confident and flying. they didn't seem nervous or anything. >> there's also this internal report a couple different news agencies have put out today suggesting that the controller on duty the night of the accident was doing the job that's usually handled by 2 people. i wonder if the ntsb talk about that at all. during their press conference earlier today. >> wasn't something came up during that press conference. the president trump talked about it and how he is looking restructuring traffic controllers because he also raised this concern that we are hearing, though, that there were staffing issues in the control tower during

looking live at at ronald reagan national airport tonight, the runway that the plane was meant to land on remains closed. officials say there are no survivors after an american airlines plane and a military helicopter collided and went plummeting into the potomac river. they are still looking for the bodies of at least 14 people, and recovery efforts are on hold for the night. tomorrow, they plan to begin salvaging what's left of the aircraft. now, crews did uncover a crucial piece of evidence today. ntsb investigators are analyzing the flight data and cockpit voice recorders from the plane. reporter josh einiger is in dc tonight with new details on the investigation. >> here at reagan national airport, the recovery effort ground to a halt today after recovery, workers pulled 40 bodies to the surface. but that leaves 27 more trapped in the wreckage at the bottom of the potomac. every day, people whose lives ended in a flash after the mid-air collision that knocked their plane out of the sky. by nightfall tonight, traffic was back to normal at reagan national. but 24 hours after america

the ntsb is taking the lead reporting at the ronald reagan national airport. rashad hudson, back to you. >> how could this tragedy have been avoided during kron? 4 news at noon. we spoke with an expert in aviation and technology. scott miller on the air space that both the aircrafts were traveling through. >> winter evening in the washington, d.c., area with great visibility. you hear on the air traffic control paid the military helicopter requested and was granted the permission to maintain whole separation from the landing airline. so that basically put onto the helicopter to look out the window and being a void that traffic using simulator technology, the national transportation safety board. well, essentially be able to build virtual world and be able to replicate what those pilots you try to get insight into what may have led them straight. >> a plan meant preliminary report on this incident will come out in about 30 days, but miller expects a full report with a probable cause to come out in about a year and a half. and as recovery efforts get under way.

looking live at at ronald reagan national airport tonight, the runway that the plane was meant to land on remains closed. officials say there are no survivors after an american airlines plane and a military helicopter collided and went plummeting into the potomac river. they are still looking for the bodies of at least 14 people, and recovery efforts are on hold for the night. tomorrow, they plan to begin salvaging what's left of the aircraft. now, crews did uncover a crucial piece of evidence today. ntsb investigators are analyzing the flight data and cockpit voice recorders from the plane. reporter josh einiger is in dc tonight with new details on the investigation. >> here at reagan national airport, the recovery effort ground to a halt today after recovery, workers pulled 40 bodies to the surface. but that leaves 27 more trapped in the wreckage at the bottom of the potomac. every day, people whose lives ended in a flash after the mid-air collision that knocked their plane out of the sky. by nightfall tonight, traffic was back to normal at reagan national. but 24 hours after america

national airport. joining us again is joseph olmo. he's an nbc news four reporter. he's near the ronald reagan national airport. he's been covering this for the last few hours. joseph, just to be clear, the rescue operation, which they're still calling a rescue operation, which implies that they're looking for survivors, is still underway. we know that more than a dozen bodies have been recovered. the number may be more than that. we do not know of survivors as of yet. is that correct? >> we do not know. so i have to check my phone here. 222 eastern time. right now, about an hour, hour and a half ago, we got our first media briefing, our first press conference since this crash happened at 9:00 last night. and the mayor of washington, dc and several other officials were asked that very question. what is the update on survivors? what is the update on casualties, injuries, deaths? and there was a huge refrain from giving out any numbers other than a continuous push that the rescue efforts rescue, which is a big difference. we talk about rescue and recovery like you just noted. rescue makes you believe that there's

national airport. joining us again is joseph olmo. he's an nbc news four reporter. he's near the ronald reagan national airport.s been covering this for the last few hours. joseph, just to be clear, the rescue operation, which they're still calling a rescue operation, which implies that they're looking for survivors, is still underway. we know that more than a dozen bodies have been recovered. the number may be more than that. we do not know of survivors as of yet. is that correct? >> we do not know. so i have to check my phone here. 222 eastern time. right now, about an hour, hour and a half ago, we got our first media briefing, our first press conference since this crash happened at 9:00 last night. and the mayor of washington, dc and several other officials were asked that very question. what is the update on survivors? what is the update on casualties, injuries, deaths? and there was a huge refrain from giving out any numbers other than a continuous push that the rescue efforts rescue, which is a big difference when we talk about rescue and recovery. like you just noted, rescue makes you believe that there'

national airport. joining us again is joseph olmo. he's an nbc news four reporter. he's near the ronald reagan national airport. he's been covering this for the last few hours. joseph, just to be clear, the rescue operation, which they're still calling a rescue operation, which implies that they're looking for survivors, is still underway. we know that more than a dozen bodies have been recovered. the number may be more than that. we do not know of survivors as of yet. is that correct? >> we do not know. so i have to check my phone here. 222 eastern time. right now, about an hour, hour and a half ago, we got our first media briefing, our first press conference since this crash happened at 9:00 last night. and the mayor of washington, dc and several other officials were asked that very question. what is the update on survivors? what is the update on casualties, injuries, deaths? and there was a huge refrain from giving out any numbers other than a continuous push that the rescue efforts rescue, which is a big difference. we talk about rescue and recovery like you just noted. rescue makes you believe that there's

reagan national airport about 3 hours later and 8.55. eastern. but tragically, that plane never made it. washington correspondent jessi tenure reports from ronald reagan national airport. she walks us through that massive recovery mission that's underway this morning. take a look. hundreds of first responders are still here on scene while the airport likely remains closed until later this morning. >> i off on and it was just gone. and american airlines flight carrying 60 passengers and 4 crew members collided with an army helicopter wednesday night while landing at ronald reagan national airport near washington, d.c., all runway buzz. nobody's going to be no one moving at 3 soldiers were on board the helicopter for a training flight. the crash prompted a large search and rescue operation and the potomac river. i want the folks to back home to just do that. we care that we love them. kansas senators roger marshall and jerry moran were on scene since the regional jet departed from wichita. i know that flight. >> i've flown it many times myself as investigators try to piece together the plane's final moments. president donald trump said he had bee

hundreds of emergency workers are searching the potomac river near ronald reagan national airport after a military helicopter collided with a commercial plane traveling from wichita, kansas. >> the challenges are access. 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 the ceo. >> of american airlines confirming there were no survivors of last night's crash. crews are working to recover the 64 bodies on board that flight. and three army soldiers on board the helicopter. american airlines directing family members to a hotline for more information about their loved ones, some waiting overnight at the airport. >> i'm just praying that somebody's pulling her out of the river right now as we speak. that's all i can pray for. i'm just praying to god. >> just heartbreaking. hello. it's thursday, january 30th, and behind us you can see a live shot of those recovery efforts that are happening right now on the potomac river. >> and let's get right to abc news reporter nicole d'antonio. s

and 4 crew members collided with an army helicopter wednesday night while landing at ronald reagan national airport near washington, d.c., all runway that has nobody going to be no one moving at 3 soldiers were on board the helicopter for a training flight. the crash prompted a large search and rescue operation and the potomac river. i want the folks to back home to just do that. we care that we love them. kansas senators roger marshall and jerry moran were on scene since the regional jet departed from wichita. i know that flight. >> i've flown it many times myself as investigators try to piece together the plane's final moments. president donald trump said he had been, quote, fully briefed on this terrible accident and referring to the passengers added, quote, may god bless their souls when one person guys, it's a tragedy. but when many, many, many people die. it's an unbearable sorrow. us figure skating did confirm some of their athletes, coaches and family members were on the flight. >> traveling back home here from a competition in wichita in arlington, virginia. i'm jessi tenure. >> when a tra

as the plane was about to land at ronald reagan national airport last night. at least 28 bodies pulled from frigid waters. rescuers believe that there are no survivors. while we don't know the names of the victims, we can tell you u.s. figure skating says several of its members and their families and trainers were on board that flight returning from a training camp. the moment of collision also caught on camera. that camera right there showing the lights of the plane blinking in the distance and then all of a sudden, a bright light it appears to be an explosion before the plane and the helicopter plummet into the potomac. investigators say the military helicopter was on a training flight. but the crew of three that were based out of virginia. now while 300 first responders look for more than 30 bodies in that icy water, the national transportation safety board leads that investigation. >> these responders found extremely frigid conditions. they found heavy wind, they found ice on the water. and they are operated all night in those conditions. despite all those

as i said earlier, our airport here at ronald reagan national airport will be closed until 11:00. obviously, that will be fluid. we'll learn more. but we wanted to advise passengers who might be coming to the airport in the morning that we will be closed until at least 11:00. >> is the question for secretary darby? >> yeah. one second. your next. >> hi, mayor. >> thank you so much. >> just other than the current situations, like, we know the water is extremely cold and it's very dark outside, although, you know, senator is saying that there are numerous boats in the water, but what's the still you know, the biggest challenges for the rescue? you know, what best scenario we can expect in the coming few hours. so good morning. >> so the challenges are access. 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. a divers are doing the same thing in the water. th

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this is near ronald reagan national airport in dc. a large search and rescue operation is underway at this hour in the nearby potomac river. no immediate word on casualties, but all takeoffs and landings from the airport have been halted. stay with ktvu both online and later tonight at 10:00 for updates. up next, dozens of commemorative plaques honoring oakland's top blues musicians, all ripped out of a city sidewalk. why this walk of fame will be so difficult to replace. [music] >> and a bay area weather. another dry day today. another dry day for tomorrow. but the storm door opens by friday. it's going to remain open through the weekend. we'll have the update coming up. >> all right. mark. in two weeks, battling the l.a. fires. a number of bay area strike teams finally back home here in the bay area. their reaction to the work and all the dev tation left dave's been very excited about saving big with the comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee. five years? -five years. and he's not alone. -high five. it's five years of reliable

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the collision happened as the plane approached the runway at ronald reagan national airport. the secretary of transportation reports this happened on a clear night with no cloudy weather. there's some video of the moment that collision happened. search crews have found both of the aircrafts in waist deep water. they're in the potomac. hundreds of emergency crews and boats were there taking part in the search and rescue. now recovery efforts. they say the water is frigid. >> 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. >> american airlines says the jet was carrying 60 passengers and four crew members. latest reports of 28 people from the plane. 27 people from the plane and one person from the helicopter. their bodies have been recovered so far. the helicopter was on a training flight, had three soldiers on board. some of the passengers on board the plane were u.s. figure skaters, their coaches, and their family. the cause of the collision is still under

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skaters being coaching the us national team, just 2 of the dozens will be moved into so ronald reagan national airport opens again up to 14 hours of closure. my kinda, i'll just sarah arlington, virginia, that's close throughout and fishers live in washington dc and it's been following events and ireland. so it president trump a quick to politicize this track in tragic accident. well of course, he's making these allegations without any evidence presenting any evidence to back it up. he's pointing the finger and saying these are the reasons why this happened, but it meant that the investigation is still ongoing. now chuck schumer, who is the leader of the democrats and the senate, has been speaking about the comments. he said, if a ton has stomach, and he expects pundits to come up with conspiracy theories, but doesn't expect that from the president. donald trump said that there had been hires where they were intellectually or physically disabled, and that made things difficult for them to do the job. i, i mean, seems to be pointing the finger away from his administration. now. he's only been in office

my secret to better odor control everywhere. >> you're looking at live pictures from ronald reagan national airport, where any moment we expect an update from investigators, including the national transportation safety board, about the accident that took place two nights ago. crews have spent the day in the murky, frigid potomac river. a large crane has just arrived this afternoon to help with those recovery efforts. and we're going to bring you the news conference live when it begins. but for now, before that, until that begins, let's turn to our politics lead, because we're now just hours away from the united states. the trump administration enforcing new tariffs on mexico, canada and china. this caps a consequential and at times, perhaps even a little confusing. second week of the trump administration. the president is disrupting how government normally functions and how power is normally wielded from the oval office. that's that was part of his pitch, to be frank. let's jump right in with our panel. gentlemen, thanks so much for being here. so we've seen trump respond to a disaster in a remarka

they were arriving home from a training camp and kansas the crash immediately shut down ronald reagan national airportmorning and we're told it's not expected to reopen until 11:00 a.m. at the earliest but the investigation into the tragedy is very underway, the national transportation safety board investigators arrived last night and they will lead this investigation. maria: thank you. rebecca castor house republicans are wrapping up their annual conference retreat in florida speaker mike johnson said there's been positive reconciliation meetings. >> we are right on schedule the retreat as part of it the blueprint is planned to be prepared tomorrow by the term relief or the budget resolution and we stick to the schedule. what you see is the resolution will be marked up in the budget committee in the first week of february we get back we will get that done and send it to the senate and the march we begin the committee process were goes through a more detailed analysis and debate and discussion inside of the room. by the time you get through march the near and april were putting into the floor for a vo

an american tragedy as it was reported not normal at the air traffic control tower it ronald reagan national airporta midair collision were 67 people were said to be dead. we're going to john roberts who is at the crash site in washington. page on. >> reporter: good afternoon and there were no new reports. the tower behind me last night when that fateful -- fateful collision happened between american airlines reaching that jet just outside of the landing zone of runway 33 and as we looked at the river we were remarking it was around 15 seconds from being home that this happened. you wonder how it could possibly happen and there has been a chronic shortage of air traffic controllers in this nation. anybody told their fight -- flights up and delay because of air traffic control problem snows that all too well. the government had success at hiring more controllers and hired another 1800 or so in the last year with 3000 short as of last may. then around 3000 nerve 4000 in the pipeline but it takes between two and three years to train up an air traffic controller so the big question is how did the helico

flew into the path of an american airlines flight while it was attempting to land at the ronald reagan national airport. emergency crews have been working tirelessly to recover the bodies of those killed as well as the wreckage as federal investigators try to piece together the moments before that collision. correspondent mark meredith is just outside the cash site in washington. good evening, mark? >> mark: bret, good evening to you. way too early to know what led to last night's air collision. they are investigating what happened with the 67 people who were killed as they ended up here on the river last night. we know that they are still looking for the black boxes on both aircraft. and that as of right now. planes are allowed to land and take off from reagan airport, even though there is still a recovery operation underway. >> 8:47 p.m. wednesday, cameras facing reagan national airport captured the moment an american airlines regional jet collided with the u.s. army helicopter. just as the jet was seconds away from landing. >> we're here to assure the american people that we are going to leave no st

staffing was reportedly not normal at the air traffic control tower at ronald reagan national airportthe time of the horrific midair collision in which 67 people are feared dead. i want to go to john roberts. he is near the crash site in washington. hi, john. >> dana, good afternoon to you. there are new reports there was not the typical complement of air traffic controllers at the tower behind me at reagan national airport last night when that fateful collision happened. between the american airlines regional jet and that black hawk helicopter. just outside of the landing zone of runway 33. you know, as we look down the river, we were remarking, there were about 15 seconds from bein, and you wonder how could it possibly happen? you know come a there has been a chronic shortage of air traffic controllers in this nation peerd anybody who has been told the flight is delayed because of air traffic control problems knows that all too well. the government has had some success in hiring more controllers. it hired another 1800 or so in the last year. there were 3,000 short as of last may. th

andrew, all of the access points to ronald reagan national airport are blocked right now by police cruisers, redirecting any travelers who might be showing up at the airport today. so this is going to be a major logistical issue as the morning goes on. in addition to the human tragic elements of what we saw last night, officials are hoping against hope, andrew, that they might be able to find somebody alive out there. back over to you. >> eamon javers in alexandria. a lot to watch and to process. and of course, we send our condolences and so much more to everybody involved in this situation. i want to thank both of them. we're going to bring you, of course, more updates throughout the morning about this story. as we get them later. >> this hour, we're going. >> to talk to longtime american airlines pilot dennis dozier. >> all right. up next, we'll get you up to speed on this morning's market moves. a look at the stocks driving the futures higher right now, including some widely held big tech names coming off of earnings. plus steve liesman has a look at the key comments. >> from fed. >> cha

army airfield collided in midair with an american airlines flight 5342 last night and ronald reagan national airport. a standard uh-60 blackhawk. medium lift utility military helicopter manufactured. it can carry up to 15 people including two pilots, two crew chiefs and two rescue specialists. defense secretary hegseth, we expect to hear from him within the next hour and have a recorded statement that he made just moments ago. here it is. >> it was an annual proficiency training flight. we do know on our side who was involved. it was a fairly experienced crew. and it was doing the required annual night evaluation. >> i can tell you as i drove across the potomac river this morning, dana and walked through the pentagon it was an eerie sight. not a single flight in the air. this is norm lay very busy corridor with military helicopters and commercial aircraft circling above the pentagon. the last time it was this quiet in washington, d.c. was after 9/11. >> dana: jennifer griffin, thank you so much. >> bill: republican out of tennessee, former army special ops flight surgeon with many flights aboard a b

we do want to take another live look now at the ronald reagan national airport, where recovery efforts are underway. the fbi sent a team to the crash site, and investigators with the ntsb have been on scene. we will share any new details with you as we get them. of course. head to abc seven news.com and our abc seven bay area app for updates 24 over seven. >> an update from the abc seven news i-team on the san mateo county sheriff's saga. a judge says that she will decide at a february 26th hearing whether a special election will move forward. that could cost sheriff christina corpus her job. measure a would change the county charter and give the board of supervisors the power to fire the sheriff. corpus has been under attack since the release of an audit that accused her of creating a toxic work environment, and of having an inappropriate relationship with her chief of staff. accusations they both deny. after court yesterday, attorneys for both sides declined to comment. but we did talk to dan stegenga, corpus reporter who wrote the opposition language to be included on the ballot. >>

we're live at ronald reagan national airport, just outside d.c., where this horrific tragedy took place. not too far behind me is, of course, the freezing potomac river, which is now the crash investigation site. after last night's incident between an american airlines plane flying from wichita, kansas, and a u.s. army blackhawk helicopter. they collided last night. not one of the 64 people on board the airplane, nor the three u.s. soldiers on the helicopter survived. the focus right now is on from emergency officials. find the victims and recover their bodies. their remains. so far, at least 28 remains. 28 bodies have been found. as crews continue to search through the twisted metal in the frigid waters of the potomac river behind me today, national transportation safety board officials said they have not yet recovered the flight data recorders, noting that the investigation is going to, of course, take time. meanwhile, a source tells cnn that one air traffic controller working last night was working two different tower positions at the same time. at the time of the collision. all of t

tonight we are coming to you from ronald reagan national airport in virginia. less than 24 hours after a sickening tragedy. the deadliest plane crash in the u.s. in nearly a quarter century. a short time ago, we learned that one of the flight recorders aboard the american airlines plane, known as the black box, has been recovered. 67 men,

and 4 crew members collided with an army helicopter wednesday night while landing at ronald reagan national airport near washington, d.c., all runway because nobody's going to be no one moving at 3 soldiers were on board the helicopter for a training flight. the crash prompted a large search and rescue operation and the potomac river. i want the folks to back home to just do that. we care that we love them. kansas senators roger marshall and jerry moran were on scene since the regional jet departed from wichita. i know that flight. >> i've flown it many times myself as investigators try to piece together the plane's final moments. president donald trump said he had been, quote, fully briefed on this terrible accident and referring to the passengers added, quote, may god bless their souls when one person guys, it's a tragedy. but when many, many, many people die. it's an unbearable sorrow. us figure skating did confirm some of their athletes, coaches and family members were on the flight. >> traveling back home here from a competition in wichita in arlington, virginia. i'm jessi tenure. >> federal o

been a number of incidents over the past couple of years involving near misses here at ronald reagan national airport. take a look at some of the recent incidents that we spotted. just over the past year or so. there have been this repeated concern that maybe there would be an incident here. on may 30th of 2024, an american airlines plane was forced to abort a takeoff. on april 18th of 2024, a southwest flight and a jetblue flight came very close to one another. and on march 7th, 2023, an american eagle and a united airlines flight all came close to each other here at reagan national airport. so this safety concern has been percolating for a long time. none of those incidents, though, involved an army blackhawk helicopter, as last night's incident did. and i can tell you that as just somebody who flies out of this airport all the time, carl, and drives up and down the george washington parkway, which is adjacent to it, you see blackhawks, you know, 3400ft off the water, flying up and down the potomac all day and all night long here, a very common sight for the civilian and military aircraft to share

nation's capitol tonight. an american airlines passenger jet collided with an army black hawk helicopter as it was coming into land at ronald reagan, washington national airport near washington, d.c.c this video from earth cam at the kennedy space center captures the impact. you see that big flash followed by debris falling down. thank you for joining us here on kron for news at 11. >> i'm noelle bellow and i'm dan thorn, a massive search and rescue effort underway right now in the potomac river. this crash happening around 09:00pm eastern time. we're going to be taking a live picture now right now of the scene. a huge response. multiple law enforcement agencies are out there right now. they've been out there for hours. there have been multiple fatalities reported. and that's according to a person that is familiar with the matter. but that precise number of victims still unclear at this hour. it has been 5 hours of search and rescue efforts. it is cold out there tonight. >> but those crews have remained on scene looking for anyone in the water there. american airlines has confirmed that there were 60 passengers on board as well as a 4 crew members about was a

reagan airport. it's time now for ac360 with anderson. >> lori tremmel freeman. >> and good evening. tonight we are coming to you from ronald reagan national airport in virginia. less than 24 hours after a sickening tragedy, the deadliest plane crash in the u.s. in nearly a quarter century. a short time ago, we learned that one of the flight recorders aboard the american airlines plane, known as a black box, has been recovered. 67 men, women and children are dead after the flight collided with an army blackhawk helicopter. now it's too dark to see, but the potomac river is behind me, and we have been watching all day. difficult and dangerous recovery operations taking place on and in its frigid waters. divers and crews have to contend not just with the icy water, but wind and currents, twisted steel, jet fuel and a debris field that's very long. at this hour, operations are suspended for the night. the bodies of more than 40 people have so far been recovered. dc's fire and ems chief told cnn today that he is confident they will recover the remains of everyone. there is no good news, but that at least means families will be able to bring th

an american airlines jet crashes midair with an army blackhawk helicopter right near ronald reagan national airport. tonight, a large search and rescue operation is underway in the potomac river. american airlines says tonight, 60 passengers and four crew members were on board that flight. three people on board. the army chopper. tonight. no official word of any survivors. good evening, everyone. i'm mike mibach. >> and i'm claudine wong. right now, a tremendous sense of urgency. that crash happened four hours ago. and at this hour, hundreds of first responders are searching the potomac river. there is a press conference underway right now. we want to let you listen in. >> family members know somebody. so this is a very personal circumstance as well as an official response. and again, we're we will do everything we can to make certain that we're supportive of the rescue efforts, and we'll do everything we can to make certain that our subcommittee and congress is engaged in what needs to take place following the outcome of this evening and this this months kind of investigation. i've talked to ntsb,

flight coming in for a landing at ronald reagan national airport. colliding with an army helicopter. as mentioned, search and rescue teams are now racing against the clock in the hopes of finding survivors. welcome in everybody. i'm kevin corke in washington. >> hello, kevin i'm jonathan hunt, live in los angeles. it's midnight, pacific time here. a large emergency response has been dispatched to the scene of this terrible crash. at this point, the number of fatalities has not been confirmed. but we do know there were 64 people on board the american airlines jet. the airline offering its condolences a short time ago. >> 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. >> now it is still being termed at this hour, officially a search and rescue operation. but obviously, as time goes on, the chance of finding survivors seems to dimi