From Capitol Hill to an ongoing recovery effort nearby in the Potomac River, what we know, what we don't know, and what to watch.

I'm Jenna, and this is Smarter News.

We had a big news week, and some of these news items we expected.

We knew we would get a read on the U.S. economy,

for example. We learned the U.S. economy grew in the last three months of 2024, slightly less

than expected and slower than previous months, but consumer spending still remains strong.

We knew we would get some news on interest rates. We learned from the Federal Reserve that there's

still some concerns about inflation, and so there's

not a rush to cut borrowing rates, and this impacts our rates that we're paying for car loans and

credit card debt. We anticipated testimony from cabinet nominees. I'm going to talk a little bit about

that in a moment. What we did not expect is a mid-air collision to occur about a 10-minute drive

from the White House on a cold Wednesday evening.

And here's what we know so far about this incident, and it's still not a lot.

On Wednesday night, a military helicopter collided with a regional passenger jet flying from Kansas to Reagan Airport.

The two aircrafts fell into the Potomac, and law enforcement says there are no survivors.

We still do not know exactly why this happened.

And that's one of the questions that President Trump tried to tackle the day after.

Before 9 p.m. last night in American Airlines regional jet carrying 60 passengers and four

crew collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter carrying three military

service members over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. My administration will set the highest

possible bar for aviation safety. We have to have our smartest people. It doesn't matter what

they look like, how they speak, who they are. it matters, intellect, talent, the word talent.

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