life. the aircraft was positively identified at approximately 1:50 p.m. today, eight miles north of charikot. the wreckage was found at approximately 11000 feet in extremely dense forest and exceptionally rugged terrain. our nepalese partners originally discovered what they thought to be evidence of an aircraft mishap while they were flying patrols in this area in their helicopters. as soon as we were made aware of their first reports, we immediately diverted u.s. helicopters that were already in the air to the grid coordinates that they had provided by to us. at this time, i m not able to positively identify the cause of the mishap. i m also unable to positively confirm the identities of any of the remains of the service members, either from the u.s. or from nepal that were on board that aircraft. additionally, due to the extremely difficult terrain at
analyst chuck gnash.nash. he was stationed close to eglin air force base in pensacola, florida. what can you tell us about this scene last night and how challenging it may have been under those conditions? we say these things every time bh you have an aircraft mishap and that is it s very early. it occurred last night and they re starting to find the wreckage. i have flown in the complex, it s a very large area. it goes all the way up interstate 10 runs east west along the top. you ve got that up to the north, and then, of course the gulf of mexico to the south. the exercise that these guys were involved in, evidently was in a 17. it s an area that is in the western edge of the complex right on the beach. if you go much further west, then you re into the civilian areas.
now he makes shocking remarks about asian-owned businesses. wolf blitzer is off. i m joe johns. you re in the situation room. captions by vitac www.vitac.com breaking news, a horrifying scene in a crowded apartment complex in virginia beach as a navy jet crashes into buildings there, shooting flames and thick, black smoke into the sky. the crew members ejected and were taken to the hospital. now an urgent effort to account for all of the people on the ground. our brian todd has the very latest details. brian, what do we know? joe, the very latest from fire and rescue officials in virginia beach, we know that at least six people have been injured. that includes the two crew members, four others on the ground injured and taken to local hospitals and at least one of them is a policeman treated for smoke inhalation. these injuries not believed to be life-threatening. i ll show you some of the pictures and the horrific-looking pictures and we ll talk location. you see so