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When the rescue operations were going on here, as you see it right now, it was similar to this. It wasn't like there was a lot of police. I have seen more police at a traffic stop or at a car accident than I saw here today. But it was really a tragedy... This is one of the worst tragedies to ever happen in the DC area or Arlington in general. It's really sad to see this happen. I'm praying for the community,
We listen to a lot of live air traffic controllers and track flights... Last night I was listening and heard everything happening. It was devastating. We usually come here at least once a month to watch the flights land, track them and listen to the controllers. So it felt very personal because I listened constantly and heard it happen. It was pretty heartbreaking,
They actually came out with a directive too white and we want the people that are competent,
Sadly, there are no survivors. This was a dark and excruciating night in our nation's capital and in our nation's history and a tragedy of terrible proportions as we grieve for every precious soul that has been taken from us so suddenly. This is really shaking a lot of people, including people from other nations."
Addressing a press briefing on the aviation disaster, Trump said Democrats put policy first and they put politics at a level that nobody's ever seen,
Trump said during the press briefing I will be meeting with some people that were very badly hurt with their family member, obviously, but I'll be meeting with some of the families, yeah,
Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers go out to the families and individuals impacted by this devastating event.
MLS' D.C. United also offered their condolences, adding We join all of the DMV in grieving the tremendous loss of life in last night's horrific accident over the Potomac River,
She’s very concerned, she’s been texting me the whole time,
I was so proud when Sam became a pilot,
I'm flying out, it’s pretty tragic,
Abhi, a 25-year-old traveler told The U.S. Sun at the airport They've kept us in the dark,
an American Airlines worker who asked to remain anonymous told The U.S. Sun We are deeply saddened by the tragedy near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport last night,
My question is how is it that a military helicopter runs into an airplane if they’re supposed to be extremely well trained
said one woman who didn’t want to be identified out of fear of repercussions from her employer It's very somber in Washington, D.C. right now. My heart goes out to the victim's families, and the entire United States Army,
she told The Independent as she looked for her flight to Atlanta I didn’t sleep last night. I am stressed,
she added, her hands shaking We don’t believe there are any survivors,
We're lucky, he's lucky, that it's not his flight,
she said, motioning toward her father And then I asked and that's when I learned that this plane crashed here at the airport and I started crying,
At this time, we don’t know why the [helicopter] came into the path of the PSA aircraft,
