Leaders across the D.C., Maryland, and Virginia region, as well as federal lawmakers, are reacting to the tragic American Airlines plane crash near DCA.

Mayor of the District of Columbia Muriel Bowser held a press briefing alongside several officials at 7:30 a.m. EST providing updates on the collision between an American Airlines plane and a military helicopter on Wednesday night.

A pilot's theory about the cause of the crash between an American Airlines jet and a military helicopter has quickly gone viral online.

Muriel Bowser, the mayor of Washington, D.C., declined to say if she was aware of any survivors from the crash of an American Airlines flight and military helicopter near Ronald Reagan National Airport.

Mayor of Washington, D.C. Muriel Bowser joins Ana Cabrera to share more on the recovery efforts underway after the crash between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter.

We are now at the point where we are switching from a rescue operation to a recovery operation,” said John Donnelly, the fire chief in the nation’s capital.

Authorities say everyone aboard an American Airlines jet that collided with Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington is feared dead

The plane collided with a helicopter just before it was scheduled to land. This is a developing story and will be updated.

The plane collided with a helicopter just before it was scheduled to land. This is a developing story and will be updated.

A regional jet approach ing Reagan National Airport collided with a military helicopter over the Potomac River late Wednesday night, prompting a massive search and rescue operation.

Authorities say everyone aboard an American Airlines jet that collided with Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington is feared dead. The Wednesday crash prompted

At least 28 bodies were pulled from the icy waters of the Potomac River after an American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided