no more time for questions conclude the press conference. brigadier general lewis. good morning, ladies and gentlemen. thank you for being here. i would like to provide a summary of the training accident that occurred last night involving aircraft from the 101st airborne division. at approximately 10:00 p.m. last night two of our blackhawk helicopters were involved in a crash during a planned training flight in kentucky that resulted in the death of all nine service members aboard the aircraft. on behalf of major general mcgehee and command star major knapp currently deployed to southeast europe i would like to express our deepest sympathies to the families of our fallen soldiers. we are currently in the process of notifying their families. until these notifications are complete, we are unable to provide specific details about our soldiers. we appreciate your patience and respect of the process and we will provide additional details once all family members are notified. i
administration. kentucky, the kentucky legislature overrode the governor s veto, a bill that restricts aspects of trans youth, gender affirming care and the use of bathrooms. i know the white house released a proclamation for trans day on visibility. there s a march happening tomorrow to commemorate this day, also to protest these types of bills that are continuing to be passed in advanced in legislatures across the country. what is the white house s message to these lawmakers that are passing these bills and those taking to the streets to protest them. we support peaceful protest. we think it s important for americans and people just across the country to make their voices heard just as long as its faceful. we ve been very clear about these anti-lgbtq bills in legislatures across the country, the anti-trans bills as they attack trans kids, attack trans parents. it s shameful. it s unacceptable. as you mentioned, tomorrow s trans visibility day on a day that we should be
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demanding tighter gun laws. and for the first time, the chilling calls for help from inside that elementary school. please. they are coming, they are coming. norah: two black hawk helicopters collide, killing nine american soldiers. why this nighttime exercise went horribly wrong. this is a truly tragic loss. russia has arrested an american journalist on the suspicion of espionage. lsaiovich,s wl street journal, was trying to obtain classified information. as the area is still trying to recover from last week s storm outbreaks risk. hello friends. norah: at sports broadcasting by jen jim nantz reflect on a nearly four decade career covering march madness. being able to have the seat for that long, to tell so many stories, and document some of document some of the great events, no regrets. norah: good evening, and thank you for joining us on this historic night in our nations history. for the first time ever, a former president of the united