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DC plane crash live updates: Investigators comb through wreckage for clues

All 67 people on board the plane and the helicopter were killed in the crash.

Hundreds of families are in mourning after an American Airlines regional jet collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Jan. 29, with both aircraft plunging into the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C.

No one survived.

Sixty-four people were on board the plane, which departed from Wichita, Kansas. Three soldiers were on the helicopter.


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Trump called American Airlines CEO Monday night

American Airlines CEO Robert Isom said President Donald Trump called him Monday night to offer condolences for the crew members, passengers and their loved ones.

Isom said in a letter to American Airlines employees on Tuesday that Trump "asked me to relay to all of you his personal appreciation for the work you are doing to support the families and his concern for the well-being of our entire team."

"President Trump also made clear that aviation safety is a priority for his Administration," he said. "We look forward to working with him on behalf of all our customers and team members in the name of safety."

The airline will observe a moment of silence Wednesday, marking one week since the crash.

-ABC News’ Ayesha Ali


Flight attendant honored with water cannon salute

Ian Epstein, a flight attendant on American Airlines Flight 5342, was honored with a water canon salute on Monday night as the plane carrying his body left Washington, D.C., to return him home to Charlotte, North Carolina.

Epstein was a beloved father, husband, brother and stepfather and "was full of life," his family said in a statement.

-ABC News’ Sam Sweeney


Husband and wife farmers from Kansas among crash victims

Bob and Lori Schrock -- farmers from the small town of Kiowa, Kansas -- died last week in the midair collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, family friends confirmed to ABC News.

The founders of Premium Grain, Inc., the couple pioneered a method of rotating winter wheat with canola to improve the health of farmland.

"The goal on the farm is to produce crops that can tell a story, where they came from and what makes the journey unique," a quote from Bob Schrock on the company’s website reads.

They were traveling to Pennsylvania to visit their daughter in college, multiple local outlets reported.

A memorial and funeral for the couple is scheduled for this weekend.

-ABC News' Peter Charalambous


Drone video shows plane, helicopter submerged in Potomac

The National Transportation Safety Board released drone video filmed Thursday showing an overhead view of the downed American Airlines plane and Army Black Hawk helicopter submerged in the icy Potomac River.