Enkbufling engulfing the carriage and its passengers in flames. Rescue workers recovered bodies, some reportedly jumping to their death as the balloon burst into flames and then crashed. Hot air balloon rides are popular with tourists but there have been some accidents in recent years. Officials say this is the first fatal accident since they began offering aerial tours in 1989. The Egyptian Government now has imposed a moratorium on all hot air balloon operators here in the country. Theyve also dispatched a team of investigators to this scene to try to piece together what happened. Theyre going to interview the pilot of that hot air balloon who managed to escape, but hes injured and remains in a hospital where hes being treated. Savannah . Ayman mohyeldin in cairo for us this morning. Thank you. Now heres matt. A huge winter storm is battering the heartland this morning. Its the second blizzard to hit that region in about a week. The Weather Channels mike seidel is in wichita, kansas.
Its time for the last word with lawrence odonnell. Though alilvelshi in is for lawrence tonight. Of course its the number one podcast. Theres nothing to be nervous about because its fantastic. I heard one disappointing piece of news, though, as a result of some reporting you had in the last hour from the New York Times, i would love to talk to you about the podcast but im no longer going to call you from my nonsecure phone for fear that the chinese and russians will then try to imitate your podcast. We should make sure we provide full documentation to support any chinese interpretation were doing. Best of luck on this. Im ali velshi in for lawrence odonnell. Tonight were into the explosive devices that have been sent to leaders critical of President Trump. The president spoke tonight at a rally in wisconsin. Trump promised to find those responsible and bring them to justice. Then without naming a party he seemed to pivot to condemning democrats. Those engaged in the political arena mus
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