Wednesday evening, the media was launched in the news mode when a flight from American Airlines collided with a military helicopter over the Potomac river while approaching the national airport of Reagan to Washington, DC
Since Thursday morning, civil servants indicated that there are no survivors of the horrible incident. 64 people were aboard the American Eagle Flight 5342 plane and while the Black Hawk helicopter wore three soldiers.
The collision is likely be the most deadly aviation accident in the United States Since Colgan’s air collision in February 2009. This tragedy has occurred outside Buffalo, New York, and has left 50 deaths.
CNN was the first network to report the DC collision, with Kaitlan Collins Announces the news at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday. (All the time is.) Collins immediately brought the CNN aviation correspondent Pete Muntean in the waves to provide additional information.
The network continued to roll the cover for the rest of the night, with Laura Coates Co-hosting his program at 11 p.m. on site near the collision scene.
Cnn @thelauracoates Now co-annicious of the plane-helicopter collision of the Potomac river pic.twitter.com/jxrbsk8r1m
– Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) January 30, 2025
MSNBC Rachel Maddow Alerted his viewers to the incident at 9:34 p.m., the network entering the coverage at 9:47 p.m.
Fox News began its cover at 9:38 p.m. Sean Hannity—What who broadcast a pre-tapped interview with the vice-president Jd vance—Pivanting with the situation of the news at DC
The network prevented Gutfeld! at 10 p.m. as Trace Gallagher Anchored an extended edition of Fox News @ night until 1 a.m., the network continued with a coverage for the rest of the night.
Fox News covering the outdoor collision near the National Airport in Regan.
Chris Cuomo Broke the collision News on Newsnation at 9:45 p.m.
On the distribution side, ABC News was the first network to present a special report at 9:54 p.m., anchored by the Nightline co-year old Byron Pitts with additional comments from main ABC survey correspondents Kathrine Faulders And Aaron Katerskyand aviation expert Steve Ganyard. The network continued to break the coverage of news on its ABC News Live streaming service up to 2 hours
Byron Pitts anchoring the Special Report of ABC News on the collision DCWith kind authorization ABC News
CBS News presented its special report at 10:01 p.m. Chris Welch and main transport correspondent Kris Van Cleave. The network also interrupted the programming at 10:33 p.m. with the report anchored by Kristine Johnsonwhile the main correspondent of Washington Major Garrett Anchored an update of 12:53. Continuous coverage broadcast on its streaming service, CBS News 24/7.
NBC News has reduced its programming with a special report at 10:15 p.m. with Jackson anchoring and Tom Costello Reports. He released another special report about 30 minutes later anchored by Lester Holt.
All the media provided a continuous coverage of tragedy on Thursday morning. Cnn Kasie Hunt Anchored live from the scene at 5 a.m., MSNBC Ali Velshi was outdoors for night cover, and Fox News broadcast a two -hour Fox & Friends First edition at 4 a.m.
ABC News released a special report at 6:05 am with George Stephanopoulos,, Martha RaddatzAnd Whit Johnson. ABC News Live First, anchored by Diane MacedoHas resumed the cover live through streaming. David Muir Anchors anchor the news of the world this evening of DC during this time, co-host of cbs mornings Tony Dokoupil was in Virginia covering the tragedy; He was the only morning anchor that reported on site. Errol Barnett started the cover live on CBS 24/7 at 7 a.m.
The co-host of CBS Mornings Tony Dokoupil on site in VirginiaCBS News courtesy
NBC News had Tom Costello,, GABE GUTIERREZ,, Aaron Gilchrist,, Erin McLaughlinAnd Emilie Ikeda Provide DC updates, and Antonia Hylton & Shaq Brewster Reported to Wichita, Kansas, on today. Holt will anchor the new nights this evening of DC, and Tom Lamas will anchor the best story on NBC News now also DC
FNC provides continuous coverage with anchor John Roberts and correspondent Madeleine Rivera Reagan national airport report. Additional reports will be provided by the Washington chief correspondent Mike Emanuelcorresponding Lucas Tomlinsonand chief national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin.
Tom Costello Report of Reagan National Airport todayWith the kind authorization of NBC News
Here are the moments when the various networks announced the new Wednesday evening (in alphabetical order):
ABC News: 9:54 p.m.
CBS News: 10:01 p.m.
CNN: 9:30 p.m.
Fox News: 9:40 p.m.
MSNBC: 21:34
NBC News: 10:15 p.m.
Newsnation: 9:45 p.m.
