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I'm James Menendez.
And later on in the program,
we will be bringing you rather the latest on today's hostage releases from Gaza
and the planned release of Palestinian prisoners.
That's coming up in about 25 minutes.
But our top story today is that midair collision over Washington, D.C.
late on Wednesday between an American Airlines flight coming in from Kansas and a military helicopter.
64 people were on board the passenger plane, three on the helicopter.
The moment the crash happened was recorded by air traffic control.
And you can make out audible gasps right after staff realized what had happened.
25000 Jimmy Mazzeo was next to Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington when he noticed unusual activity in the sky.