What Went Wrong in the DC Air Crash

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Politics, Daily News, News

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🗓️ 31 July 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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An NTSB hearing reveals troubling findings about the last moments before a Blackhawk helicopter collided with a passenger jet in Washington, D.C. Officials evaluate evacuation procedures after a tsunami scare. And Congress considers a bill that would bar lawmakers from trading stocks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:35.0	hear anyone telling them. We start here.
0:40.5	Investigators say a deadly crash over the Potomac River was the result of a series of accidents.
0:45.7	I hope every Army aviator is not having to watch the NTSB.gov live stream to figure out that
0:50.8	there's a discrepancy in their altitudes. One of their biggest concerns is with the design of a popular military helicopter.
0:57.0	How quickly can you evacuate continents' worth of coastlines?
1:01.0	Of course, it was nothing but chaos for about 12 hours.
1:04.0	A tsunami warning was greeted with a wave of concern but then arrived with barely a splash.
1:09.0	And should members of Congress be allowed to trade stocks?
1:12.6	Anybody want to be poor?
1:14.6	I don't.
1:15.6	A new bill has alarm bells ringing at the Capitol.
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1:22.6	I'm Brad Milkey.
1:24.6	The most deadly I'm Brad Milkey.
1:37.6	The most deadly plane crash on American soil in the last 20 years did not involve a huge jumbo jet or an act of terrorism.
1:43.1	It was two aircraft accidentally colliding in mid-air over the nation's capital earlier this year.
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