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D.C. Plane Crash, Migrant Housing At Guantanamo, January 6th Criminal Records

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4.552.6K Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

An American Airlines plane collided with a military helicopter in the skies over Washington, DC, President Trump says the US will send deported migrants to a temporary facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and an NPR investigation finds lengthy criminal records for some January 6th defendants who received pardons.

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0:00.0

A passenger jet collided with a military helicopter in the skies over Washington, D.C.

0:07.8

Rescuers are searching the icy Potomac River for survivors.

0:11.2

The water is dark, it is murky, and that is a very tough condition for them to dive in.

0:15.7

I'm Steve Inskeep with Michelle Martin, and this is up first from NPR News.

0:22.5

The president says he plans to use the naval base at Guantanamo Bay to house people deported from the United States.

0:29.8

This is not the camps. This is a temporary transit, where we can plus up thousands and tens of thousands if necessary.

0:36.9

Okay, are the facilities at Guantanamo equipped to hold tens of thousands of people?

0:40.9

And an NPR investigation uncovers lengthy criminal records for dozens of January 6 defendants who received pardons from President Trump.

0:49.2

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