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No Survivors: The Aftermath of Flight 5342

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ABC News

Politics, Daily News, News

4.66.1K Ratings

🗓️ 31 January 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Authorities say the air crash over the Potomac River left no survivors. President Trump suggests diversity initiatives could be a cause of the deaths, while aviation experts examine the actions of Army helicopter pilots. And senators grill cabinet nominees Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.2

It's Friday, January 31st, and it's as bad as it looked. We start here.

0:38.3

Authorities announced the crash between a military helicopter and a passenger jet left no survivors.

0:43.3

They're going to focus on the perishable evidence.

0:46.3

Anything that could disappear in the water, in the elements, will get you caught up on the recovery.

0:52.3

Meanwhile, President Trump is already casting blame.

0:55.4

The Black Hawk was doing everything right in their mind up until they misidentified where their

1:00.4

traffic was. But there are other factors at play, so what will investigators be looking at?

1:05.2

And Democratic pushback is one thing, but these nominees faced skeptical Republicans.

1:10.1

It is very rare in these confirmation hearings to see Democrats and Republicans agree on anything.

1:15.3

Some of the president's most polarizing picks hit the hill.

1:20.4

From ABC News, this is Start Here.

1:23.7

I'm Brad Milky.

1:30.1

On Wednesday night, people started showing up to the curb at Reagan National Airport in Washington,

1:35.6

ready to pick up their family members, their friends from American Eagle Flight 5342.

1:40.8

One by one, they started realizing something was wrong.

1:46.1

Rescue boats began sprinting to the Potomac River nearby.

1:49.8

News outlets started reporting that a regional jetliner had gone down after hitting a helicopter.

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