the new boeing 737 max 8 the same model of a lyon flight that crashed shortly after takeoff in october last year killing everyone your onboard. investigation needs to take place before making any connection between the two. authorities will be searching for the plane s black boxes as part of that investigation and searching for those and other clues at the crash site about 35 miles southeast of the capital where a large crater of darkened earth and debris is, and one eyewitness at the crash site said upon arriving it was still hot. the air was filled with the smell of fuel and clothes and luggage scattered all over the place. waiting for the state department to confirm more about the identity of the eight americans onboard. chapman bell from london. thanks. up next, the shine wore off the president trump s communications director bill shine. former fox left his position at the white house this week. what happened, and will this change the relationship between
board. the spokesman for the u.n. secretary general just releasing a statement expressing his heartfelt sympathies to the victims families and loved one and staff members and save the children also released a statement confirming one of their advisers was also on board. at that crash site, it s a darkened earth and crater surrounded by plane debris and personal belongings. we ve seen emergency crews removing bodies from the scene. authorities have put up tape and are beginning their investigation. kendis? e.thiopian airlines. this is one of the most popular planes around. investigators are heading there right now. thanks to nbc s chapman bell in our london bureau. as we continue to follow this story right now, aviation expert, pilot and attorney president and ceo of avia network joins me now from washington, d.c. and so this was the same type of plane, the boeing 737 max 8 that was involved in another deadly