kentucky or officials at the u. s army base. fort campbell have confirmed the crash of two blackhawk helicopters now there with the 101st airborne division. and the status of the crew members is at this hour unknown in a tweet earlier from kentucky governor and we share, he said. fatalities unfortunately, are expected in the statement comes from fork in the statement that we received from fort campbell also notes. the helicopters were doing what was routine training when the crash occurred once again. we are getting news that two blackhawk helicopters out of fort campbell in kentucky of crash that s in nearby trigg county. the governor, saying fatalities are expected now stay with cnn. we, of course, will bring you the very latest as developments continue to come in to cnn. the meantime, mayor of nashville, tennessee, says the city s heart is broken and its residents are united in mourning . a huge crowd turned out for a vigil wednesday evening to remember the three children
at the u. s army base, fort campbell have confirmed the crash of two blackhawk helicopters, and it s believed that the incident could be deadly. we re told the aircraft went down in nearby trigg county around 10 p.m. wednesday night local time these photos from the crash site just into us now they were obtained by wkd z radio. in kentucky. the helicopters were with the 101st airborne division , and we re told that they were doing routine training when the crash occurred as of now, the official status of the crew members is unknown, but in a tweet earlier from kentucky governor andy beshear, he said that fatalities are expected and asked for prayers for those affected. stay with cnn for the very latest will bring you any updates as they come in. it s been four days since three children and three adults were killed in a school shooting and for many in nashville, tennessee , and across america, that pain and recovery will last a long time. the mayor says that the city s heart is
leaders rare and public back and forth over controversial judicial reform plans. good morning. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. we begin this morning in kentucky, where two blackhawk helicopters crashed overnight. officials say they went down and trigg county, which is just north of the kentucky tennessee state border. the crew was flying a routine training mission at the time. the army has just confirmed several casualties. we don t have an exact number yet. this photo from wk dz radio shows flames from the crash. here s what one witness who lives about a half a mile away from the crash site saw and heard. two helicopters came over pretty low and all of a sudden, soon as i got older house, something loud banging everything shut down just all of a sudden, so we joined the truck came over here. that s what we ve found two helicopters so still waiting for more information from the army about how many people were on board ea
disney magic how the company and an outgoing florida oversight board quietly stripped away power from governor ron desantis . this is what we re watching at this hour. thank you, everyone for being here. i m amra walker in for kate baldwin. we begin in kentucky, where nine u. s service members are dead after two black hawk helicopters crashed overnight. these photos from local radio station w. kedzie show the crash site and trick county, which is just north of the kentucky tennessee border. now, in these photos, smoke and flames and what looks like to be a piece of the wreckage. can be seen. officials say the choppers were on a routine. what was supposed to be a routine training mission with night vision goggles when they collided. let s get straight now to diane gallagher live at fort campbell, kentucky. diane what are we learning? i know. officials just held a news conference. that s right, aymara and look, they ve said that they have a safety team coming in from fort rucke
tribute tonight to those who died and a show of support to the families of the victims that demonstration of gratitude to the police officers who prevented many more lives being lost. first lady jill first lady jill biden blade flowers and stood alongside officials of the vigils among them the police chief whose officers acted so heroically in confronting the shooter appeared our police officers have cried and i have cried with national and the world beer to from your support, we gather strength and the will to gary on and thef our city. speak of the of 9-year-old have said that she was shocked that she will try to pull a fire alarm. both nine years old were also killed as well as adult staff members cynthia, mike hill, the school head katherine koonce whose officials suggested died trying to protect the children. saying that would have been typical of her. she was an absolute champion for her students. her students knew that she was in their corner. we have learned mor