Full news conference: Updates after American Airlines jet collides with helicopter

An American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River.
WCNC Charlotte's content partner WUSA reports that at least 30 bodies have been recovered from the river by 7 a.m. Thursday, but the precise number of victims was unclear as rescue crews hunted for any survivors.
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TRUTHFULLY THINGS NEED TO BE REVISED COMMERCIAL JETS AND MILITARY COPTERS SHOULD BE SEPARATED AND NOT BE IN THE SAME SECTOR !!! ITS NOT 1950 ANYMORE, HOW DO YOU BRING BACK LIVES THAT ARE TAKEN DUE TO NON - EXISTENT POLICIES THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN PLACE PERIOD !! THESE PEOPLE DIED IN 3 FT. OF WATER WHAT DAMN SHAME !!!

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WHY WOULD A COPTER PILOT BE THAT CLOSE TO A JET AIRLINER ?????