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first officer samuel lilly. 14 of the victims were figure skaters, their families and coaches flying from the national championships and the national development camp in wichita. several part of the skating club of boston. nancy kerrigan, an alumna of the program, in tears. >> i feel for the athletes, the skaters, their families. but anyone that was on that plane, not just the skaters, because it's just such a tragic event. >> skater spencer lane, only 16 years old, his father speaking to wcvb. >> the best way i can describe him is just he's like was a force of nature. he had amazing athletic abilities and just was someone who you couldn't make him do something. but if he was like, hey, that's interesting to me, you couldn't stop him. >> wednesday's tragedy, the first fatal crash of a commercial flight in america in over 15 years. >> fatal mishaps in the united states are so rare. we're so accustomed to aviation, commercial aviation being extraordinarily safe. you could be sitting in your kitchen, and you are more risk of being hurt than you are sitting on an airplane anywhere in the

campos, de 34 aÑos, quien naciÓ en nueva york pero creciÓ en la florida, y el primer oficial, samuel lillyarÁn por su gran dedicaciÓn y sobre todo, por el gran amor que le tenÍan al deporte. julio. >> es de verdad, de verdad una tragedia. vanessa ok, muchas gracias. al volver nos acercamos a la zona del accidente. nos acercamos a los trabajos de recuperaciÓn en el rÍo potomac. vamos ♪ ♪ (vo) los buenos días empiezan con cheerios. $6 nunca han sido tan sabrosos! el breakfast faves combo de ihop ahora cuesta solo $6. incluye los world famous buttermilk pancakes. tocino crujiente ahumado estilo hickory. y dos huevos cocinados a tu gusto. parte del nuevo house faves menu por $6. ♪ parte del nuevo ♪ (vo) los buenos días empiezan con cheerios. ahora hacer tus impuestos es bajar la app de turbotax y presentar tu propia declaración 100% gratis si no la hiciste con nosotros el año pasado. ahora los impuestos se hacen así. declara gratis en la app a más tardar el 18 de febrero cambiándote a turbotax do-it-yourself. ♪ declara gratis en la app a más tardar el 18 de febrero ♪ (vo) los buenos días empie

. >> the father of 28 year old samuel lilly, one of the american airlines pilots killed last night, wrote in a facebook post quoted hurts so bad i can't even cry myself to sleep. over the next two hours, we're going to have much more on these devastating losses of human life. and the latest from the investigation, so-called black boxes. that's the cockpit voice and flight data recorders have not yet been recovered from the icy potomac river behind me. those will be key to figuring out how this incident became the deadliest crash in u.s. aviation in more than 23 years. so many unanswered questions today. and yet, even though there are so many unanswered questions this morning, president trump claimed without any evidence that dei diversity policies were the reason for the crash. here's how it went when he was pressed on this multiple times, including by cnn's kaitlan collins. >> what evidence have you seen to support these claims? >> it just could have been. >> don't you think you're getting ahead of the investigation right now? >> no, i don't think so at all. i think that's not a very sma

. >> name is samuel lilly. he was 28 years old. was. >> the. >> first officer on the flight that crashed over dc last night. his father, timothy, tells the tv station in atlanta that, quote, this is undoubtedly the worst day of my life. timothy, who served 20 years as a helicopter pilot in the army, was in new york for work when he realized that his son was in the cockpit at the time of the accident. he said he initially couldn't believe it was his son's flight, but when sam failed to check in, his worst fears were realized. we'll be right back. >> superman the christopher reeve story. sunday at eight on cnn. >> oh, it's. >> mesmerizing. >> i can't. look away. >> cleaning that. >> greasy mess. >> and not even. >> scrubbing will. >> fluff my feathers. >> don platinum is bringing it. you know it. >> it cuts through the grease better than their old dish soap. >> keep whacking. >> platinum breaks down the slimy stuff it would leave behind, removing 99%. >> of grease and food residue. >> that's why only don is trusted to save wildlife.

samuel lilly was the first officer the copilot. the 28 year old had recently become engaged. lilly died on the same flight path his father flew for years. his father was an army blackhawk pilot who transported passengers over the potomac river from a base in virginia. and there were three army personnel on board that blackhawk helicopter that crashed, including cadet ryan o'hara, a crew chief member. he leaves behind a wife and a one year old son. >> the airplane took off from wichita, kansas, which had just hosted a training camp and the national championships for figure skating. many victims are from the skating community sons, daughters, mothers and coaches. former olympic figure skater polina edmunds now lives in san jose and knows many of then san people who died. >> a lot of these kids that were on the flight, i've worked with them in these figure skating camps. i've done classes, they've all taken my classes. so seeing their names and seeing photos of them, of course, i recognize these faces. and it is it's just heartbreaking. >> six of the victims were from the skatin

samuel lilly was the first officer on the american airlines flight. he was inspired to fly by his father, an army helicopter pilot, and was recently engaged to be married. christine lane was traveling with her son, spencer lane, a member of the skating club of boston, who was returning from the us figure skating national development camp in wichita, kansas. alexandr kirsanov, the coach of two of the young skaters on the flight, ian epstein, a flight attendant on that flight from wichita, wendy jo schaffer, a wife and mother of two children aged three and one. justina bayer, 42 years old, who was on the flight with her daughter brielle bayer, 12 years old. jinhan was traveling with her daughter jenna hahn, a member of the skating club of boston who was also returning from the us figure skating national development camp. evgenia shishkova, a coach with the skating club of boston. vadim naumov, a coach with the skating club of boston. it wasn't the first time for the skating club of boston to suffer such a tragedy. the director of the skating club of bos

plane that left wichita, including american airlines flight attendant ian epstein, first officer samuel lilly and captain jonathan campos. >> this is a. >> terrible tragedy that will unite those in washington, dc and wichita, kansas forever. >> aaron, several city officials told us today that it was a huge deal for wichita to host the u.s. figure skating championship over this past weekend, and then for many people here to get the chance to see and be dazzled by some of the younger skaters that might have been olympians at one point, and all of that really kind of just drove home. the emotion and the intensity that so many people have been feeling here. after learning of the tragic news in washington, erin. >> it's just so beautiful when you know, you watch them skate. to imagine that they are, that they are not alive. it is. it's hard to comprehend. ed, thank you very much. and doug zugibe is with me now. you saw him briefly there. and ed's reporting the ceo and executive director of the skating club of boston. six of your community members are lost in this tragedy, doug. and, you know, word