1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,260 Brian Enten live for us in DC with this tonight and Brian I know the NTSB just gave that live 2 00:00:04,260 --> 00:00:11,240 update in the past hour. What new are we learning tonight? Yeah Natasha we're waiting right now on 3 00:00:11,240 --> 00:00:16,960 the Navy salvage teams to arrive. Both barges and cranes should be getting here at any moment to 4 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:22,120 continue trying to raise the wreckage of the American Airlines plane up out of the water so 5 00:00:22,120 --> 00:00:28,180 they can continue to retrieve the victims out of the plane. In terms of the NTSB press conference 6 00:00:28,180 --> 00:00:33,240 that just wrapped up they now have the voice data recorder they have the they also have the 7 00:00:33,240 --> 00:00:38,580 information data recorder they've been going over them they say even though they were there was water 8 00:00:38,580 --> 00:00:43,800 intrusion they were able to get all the information off of them listen to the pilots voices figure out 9 00:00:43,800 --> 00:00:48,760 exactly what was happening in the cockpit. What stood out to me Natasha that's interesting is they 10 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:55,400 say that the data from the plane showed that it was at an altitude of 325 feet when the crash happened 11 00:00:55,400 --> 00:01:00,740 but the data inside the control tower and the screen that the air traffic controller was looking 12 00:01:00,740 --> 00:01:06,580 at showed an altitude of 200 feet so there was a discrepancy there and the NTSB says they're trying 13 00:01:06,580 --> 00:01:12,020 to figure out why the control tower had a different altitude reading than the plane itself. In terms of 14 00:01:12,020 --> 00:01:18,020 the Blackhawk helicopter they also have the black box from the Blackhawk they are still trying to access 15 00:01:18,020 --> 00:01:24,300 the data from it they say they know that the pilots had night vision goggles but it's unclear whether they were 16 00:01:24,300 --> 00:01:28,080 wearing the goggles. I'll listen to what the NTSB chairman just said. 17 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:37,080 We do not know at this time if the night vision goggles were actively being worn nor what the 18 00:01:37,080 --> 00:01:43,560 setting may be. Further investigation should be able to let us know if that occurred and what it may 19 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:45,720 factor it may play in the overall accident. 20 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:55,040 They also said at that NTSB presser Natasha that there were five people working in the air traffic 21 00:01:55,040 --> 00:02:00,840 control tower. They continue to interview those controllers those interviews are ongoing and they 22 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:05,740 said they will continue the interviews on Monday. I want to bring in now though Dave Hoagland with DC 23 00:02:05,740 --> 00:02:10,780 Fire, a captain with DC Fire and also the president of the union. I mean your guys have been out here 24 00:02:10,780 --> 00:02:17,580 working non-stop got there seven minutes after the crash. I was just talking to my mom about this. I 25 00:02:17,580 --> 00:02:23,860 can't even imagine what this must be like for you and for them having been out there to the wreckage. 26 00:02:23,860 --> 00:02:28,420 Yeah it's incredibly challenging. I want to start off by saying that DC firefighters hearts go out to 27 00:02:28,420 --> 00:02:34,100 everybody who was affected by this terrible tragedy. We have DC firefighters who knew people on the plane 28 00:02:34,100 --> 00:02:40,600 and they're just they're they're you know members who work at our fire boat and people on the plane 29 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:45,640 and so they're really really torn up about it and they're working hard to see this operation through 30 00:02:45,640 --> 00:02:51,180 to the end. What were the conditions like out there and what do they continue to be like? You were 31 00:02:51,180 --> 00:02:55,320 mentioning to me earlier the water is actually clear right now this time of year which isn't something 32 00:02:55,320 --> 00:03:01,520 that I would have expected. Yeah so we're dealing with one of the coldest winters we've had in DC in 33 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:07,160 quite some time and it's kind of reminiscent of of the Air Florida crash back in 1981 similar time 34 00:03:07,160 --> 00:03:14,480 of year very icy conditions so it's the the water is pretty frigidly cold but as as they got to the 35 00:03:14,480 --> 00:03:19,100 scene they were working the wreckage is only in about eight feet of water so they were able to see 36 00:03:19,100 --> 00:03:24,860 see woods with flashlights and and dive and have more visibility than they would have in the 37 00:03:24,860 --> 00:03:28,740 summertime if there was a lot of vegetation growing. Yeah and I want to be respectful because 38 00:03:28,740 --> 00:03:33,760 these are people obviously who died and we've seen their photos and there was a lot of young 39 00:03:33,760 --> 00:03:39,520 people and just amazing people on that plane so it's awkward to even talk about you know the fact 40 00:03:39,520 --> 00:03:44,340 that they're still down there some of them but the way the the chief was explaining it was that 41 00:03:44,340 --> 00:03:49,760 they've really got to raise the wreckage now to get to the rest of the people. I don't know if you 42 00:03:49,760 --> 00:03:55,860 can elaborate on that all based on what you have seen. Yeah so so since since the crash our members of 43 00:03:55,860 --> 00:04:01,080 our marine unit and other DC fighters have been out there supporting the operation and mapping with 44 00:04:01,080 --> 00:04:07,760 side sonar the whole the whole debris field and they've been working with tools to to free who 45 00:04:07,760 --> 00:04:12,680 they can and they're they're continuing to search for who they can but it's at the point now where 46 00:04:12,680 --> 00:04:17,720 when this heavy equipment gets here I think they'll be able to make a lot more progress and and hopefully 47 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:22,800 bring some resolution here soon. Well Dave thank you for all the work that you've done and your men and 48 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:26,860 women we appreciate it very much. I know it's been a tough time for them and for you so thank you for 49 00:04:26,860 --> 00:04:31,380 joining us tonight. You can just imagine Natasha I mean you think about all the first responders out 50 00:04:31,380 --> 00:04:37,540 here they continue to be out at the wreckage and what they saw what they continue to see as they try 51 00:04:37,540 --> 00:04:42,700 to bring the victims to the surface. Yeah it is gut-wrenching work to be certain and all of the 52 00:04:42,700 --> 00:04:43,200 families.