A commercial plane and a military helicopter collided midair near Reagan Washington National Airport. The American Eagle jet and Army Black Hawk have crashed in the Potomac River with 64 people on the plane and three in the helicopter. President Trump has been briefed on the crash and the airport is closed until at least 11 a.m. Thursday. The plane was carrying 60 passengers and four crew members, and American Airlines is assisting with the response efforts. The helicopter was a Black Hawk from Fort Belvoir, Virginia, with three people on board for a training flight. Search-and-rescue teams are at the river, where the bodies of some crash victims have been recovered. The FBI, Washington Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, and Metropolitan Police Department are coordinating the search for survivors. Firefighters are conducting dive operations, with no confirmed information on casualties at this time.
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