Good evening. I'm Omna Nawaz.

And I'm Jeff Bennett. On the news hour tonight, a passenger jet collides midair with a military

helicopter near Washington, D.C., leaving no survivors, the recovery effort and the search for answers.

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Welcome to the News Hour. We are following two major stories tonight. More of President Trump's cabinet picks face tough questions during confirmation hearings today. But first, investigators are

trying to determine why a military helicopter collided in mid-air with a passenger jet as the plane

was trying to land at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. Officials say they believe everyone

on board both aircraft were killed. The plane, which was flying from Wichita, Kansas, was carrying

60 passengers and a crew of four. Three soldiers were aboard the Black Hawk helicopter.

It is the deadliest air crash in the United States in more than two decades. John Yang begins

our coverage with this report. This is the terrifying moment of impact when an American Airlines flight

with 64 people on board

collided with an army helicopter as the passenger jet was landing at Washington Reagan National Airport.

How did you see that?

The fiery crash came just before nine Wednesday night, triggering a massive search and rescue effort.

Hundreds of first responders frantically probe the icy water of the Potomac River.

At daybreak, Washington, D.C. Fire Chief John Donnelly said they'd recovered dozens of bodies,

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