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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. Recovery operations are continuing along the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., two days after a deadly collision between a passenger plane and an Army helicopter. 67 people were killed. Emergency teams have recovered the remains of 41 people so far.
The American Airlines plane was approaching the runway at Reagan National Airport on Wednesday night when it collided with a Black Hawk helicopter. Federal authorities have restricted helicopter flights near the airport, and as NPR's Joel Rose reports, the investigation into the cause of the crash is ongoing.
The Federal Aviation Administration will limit helicopter flights on routes along the Potomac River between the Woodrow Wilson Bridge and the Memorial Bridge, two of the major spans that serve the region, and over the airport itself. The FAA says helicopter traffic near the airport will be restricted but not completely suspended.
There are exemptions for medical emergency flights, active law enforcement and air defense, or presidential support missions that must operate in the restricted area. The restrictions come as investigators continue to pour over an area of the Potomac River where the two aircraft went down. Joel Rose, NPR News, Washington.
Just months before Wednesday's deadly crash, lawmakers had warned that air traffic over the D.C. area was getting dangerously congested. Senator Chris Van Hollen is a Democrat from Maryland.
We of course have to wait for the final conclusions of the NTSB investigation to determine whether the cause of this collision. It was clearly avoidable. We'll have to get to the facts.
Van Hollen was one of four senators who voted against last year's FAA reauthorization bill that added new daily round trips to the airport schedule. Canada and Mexico are bracing for the possibility that the Trump administration will impose stiff tariffs on its exports to the U.S. on Saturday. NPR's Jackie Northam reports the Canadian government says it's prepared to retaliate.
Within days after retaking office, President Trump said he would slap 25% tariffs on products from Canada and Mexico unless the two neighbours curb the flow of drugs and migrants crossing illegally. Roughly $2.5 billion worth of goods cross the U.S.-Canada border each day.
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