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, but no one's still alive. Despite all those efforts,

we are now at a point where we are switching from a rescue operation to a recovery operation.

At this point, we don't believe there are any survivors from this accident.

Today, the wreckage of the Bombardier CRJ 700, a popular regional jet, sat in waste-deep water, split into three pieces.

As first responders continued their work, questions swirled about how the crash could have happened on a clear night in the nation's capital.

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