00:00I speak to you this morning in an hour of anguish for a nation just before 9 p.m. last
00:09night an American Airlines regional jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew collided with an army Black Hawk helicopter carrying
00:17three military service members over the Potomac River in Washington D.C. while on final approach to Reagan National Airport
00:25both aircraft crashed instantly and were immediately
00:29submerged into the icy waters of the Potomac real tragedy the massive search and rescue mission was underway throughout the
00:38night leveraging every asset at our disposal and I have to say the local state federal military including the United
00:47States Coast Guard in particular they've done a phenomenal job so quick so fast it was it was mobilized immediately
00:55the work has now shifted to a
01:00recovery mission sadly there are no survivors this was a dark and excruciating night in our nation's capital and in
01:09our nation's history and a tragedy of terrible proportions as one nation we grieve for every precious soul that has
01:19been taken from us so suddenly and we are a country of really we are in mourning this is really
01:28shaking a lot of
01:29people including people including people very sadly from other nations who were on the flight
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