6 members of Boston figure skating club among D.C. plane crash victims – CBS News Watch CBS News Six members of the Skating Club of Boston, an elite figure skating community, were killed aboard the American Airlines flight which collided with an Army helicopter Wednesday night near Reagan National Airport. Beth Germano has more. Be…
Former NTSB chair maps out D.C. midair collision – CBS News Watch CBS News Robert Sumwalt, CBS News transportation safety expert and analyst and former chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, detailed a map and timeline of the midair collision between an American Airlines flight and an Army helicopter. Be the first to know…
Black Hawk chopper involved in D.C. collision was on training flight – CBS News Watch CBS News There were three soldiers aboard the Sikorsky H-60 Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided with an American Airlines flight carrying 64 people outside Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Black Hawk was on…
D.C. fire chief on victim recovery efforts for midair collision – CBS News Watch CBS News District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Chief John Donnelly spoke to CBS News about the agency’s response to the midair collision between an American Airlines plane and an Army helicopter, and what recovery efforts will look like…
Where U.S. aviation safety stands after midair crash – CBS News Watch CBS News Given the congestion in the skies on a daily basis, U.S. aviation has a remarkable safety record. However, Wednesday’s midair collision between a passenger jet and an Army helicopter outside Washington, D.C., may have shattered the flying public’s sense of safety….
The military Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into a passenger plane near Reagan National Airport Wednesday appears to have been flying above the permitted altitude, publicly available flight data analyzed by CBS News shows. This data point is one of several key mysteries investigators are exploring as they seek to explain what caused the nation’s…
Top figure skaters from the United States and Russia were on board the American Airlines flight that crashed late Wednesday night into the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., after colliding with a military helicopter. U.S. Figure Skating, the organization that serves as the sport’s national governing body, confirmed the plane’s passengers included several of its…
A heated exchange erupted between Massachusetts U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren and President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., during his senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday.The exchange erupted when Warren asked Kennedy about his previous anti-vaccine statements, which Kennedy appeared to walk back during the hearing. “There is…
All federal DEI employees placed on leave – CBS News Watch CBS News All federal employees who hold roles in diversity, equity and inclusion programs have been placed on paid leave as President Trump, immediately after taking office this week, signed executive orders seeking to end DEI programs within the federal government. Weijia Jiang examines…
Washington — About 750 feet above the nation’s capital, a brand-new state-of-the-art D.C. Police helicopter will be in sky over Monday’s inauguration. What will pilot Jeff Hertel be looking for? “The different crowd parameters and crowd control,” Hertel told CBS News. “And suspicious vehicles, maybe, outside the perimeter area, larger trucks and stuff, make sure…