Good morning. We are starting morning, Joe, a few minutes early this morning. On this Thursday, January 30th, we want to get right to the breaking news out of Washington, D.C.

An American Airlines passenger flight crashed midair with an Army helicopter in the D.C. area.

Video captured by Earth camment of the collision right over the Potomac River.

It happened just before 9 p.m. Eastern Time near Reagan National Airport. The plane departed from

Wichita, Kansas, with 60 passengers and four crew members on board. Officials say the Black Hawk helicopter, which is part of the

12th Aviation Battalion from Fort Belvoir, had three people on board. The battalion is responsible for

transporting VIP passengers, usually top Pentagon leaders. None were on board

at the time. An Army official

tells NBC News they were on a

training flight. Audio

appears to show the moment

air traffic controllers witnessed

the crash and relayed information

to other pilots.

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How did you see that?

I don't know if you caught earlier what happened, but there was a collision on the

oppression of three-three.

We're going to be shut down an operation for the indefinite future if you want to go back

to the gate.

I would suggest you guys coordinate with company.

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