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D.C. plane crash efforts pivot from rescue to recovery, fire chief says

By Joel Rose,  Russell Lewis,  Ayana Archie
Published January 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM PST
Emergency response units access airplane wreckage in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington Airport early Thursday in Arlington, Va., after an American Airlines flight from Kansas collided with a helicopter while approaching the airport.
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Emergency response units access airplane wreckage in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington Airport early Thursday in Arlington, Va., after an American Airlines flight from Kansas collided with a helicopter while approaching the airport.
Corrected: January 30, 2025 at 9:45 AM PST
A previous version of this story misquoted Sen. Roger Marshall of Kansas. He did not say "this is a time when women will have to join arms together." He said, "This is a time when we'll have to join arms together."

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Joel Rose is a correspondent on NPR's National Desk. He covers immigration and breaking news.
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As NPR's Southern Bureau chief, Russell Lewis covers issues and people of the Southeast for NPR — from Florida to Virginia to Texas, including West Virginia, Kentucky, and Oklahoma. His work brings context and dimension to issues ranging from immigration, transportation, and oil and gas drilling for NPR listeners across the nation and around the world.
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