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"We have some breaking news coming out of Pennsylvania. A plane has reportedly crashed outside the city of Altoona, Pennsylvania. We have no specifics of the aircraft that has reportedly crashed, but we are working our sources to bring that and much more information on this developing story to you. We will continue to follow this breaking news."
"If you are just joining us here in The Situation Room, less than 3 hours ago a plane crashed about 10 miles outside of Altoona, Pennsylvania. Here's what we know. The plane, confirmed by the FAA to be United Airlines Flight 16, is a Boeing 777-200. Flight 16's route reportedly was from Cleveland to New York City. Flight 16 left Cleveland Hopkins International Airport early this morning and was supposed to land at LaGuardia Airport according to the FAA. According to United Airlines, Flight 16 had 407 passengers aboard including crewmembers. So far CNN has learned from some first responders that many people have survived the crash. One first responder reports that as many as 300 of the 407 passengers have been accounted for and are alive. Out of those 300+ found alive, only 150+ so far have needed medical attention according to Altoona Regional Hospital which is where they have been taken for it. We have a death toll confirmation of 37, which may or may not rise. Altoona Fire Department will be having a press conference in about 15 minutes which CNN will carry for you. We expect to hear the latest numbers on the death and injury toll and may get some insight as to why this commercial jet crashed in the middle of Pennsylvania. Stay with CNN for the latest on Flight 16's crash. We'll take a quick commercial break before the press conference begins."
"Hello, I'm Anderson Cooper. Welcome to CNN's continuous breaking news coverage of the crash of Flight 16. It's only been about 12 hours since Flight 16 went down 10 miles or so from the city of Altoona, Pennsylvania, but already we know quite a bit about the incident. First, the injury toll has been confirmed at 298. Almost all of those injured were taken to Altoona Regional Hospital, which has reported that only 14 of those injured are in critical condition. Tragically the death toll kept rising over the course of the last 12 hours, stopping at 91. That death toll is now confirmed by Altoona Fire Department and Altoona Regional Hospital. Now with all 407 passengers and crewmembers accounted for from Flight 16, the focus turns to the cause of the crash. The NTSB has sent a team to Pennsylvania, saying that they will be there by tomorrow morning to begin their investigation. The NTSB and FAA have stated that they are sure that this was not an act of terror. In their joint statement released just about an hour ago, they both said that this crash does not have any signs of a terrorist attack based on accounts from survivors and witnesses. Now we here at CNN, and myself including, do not want to report speculation or speculate ourselves, but we do have a few firsthand accounts of the crash from witnesses who watched Flight 16 go down. It is worth noting that planes fly overhead all the time, due to this part of Pennsylvania being where most planes going to or coming from New York fly through. So the witnesses of Flight 16 are quite used to seeing jumbo jets fly through the skies. All the interviewed witnesses have described the same scenario. They noticed a plane flying normally overhead. As each witness reportedly went back to whatever they were doing right before the crash, every witness described hearing the plane fly overhead and then complete silence from the plane. As the witnesses looked up to see why the plane had been silenced, they watched in horror as the plane began to fall out of the sky and rapidly glide over them. It came closer and closer to the Pennsylvania ground one witness recounted. Every witness described the plane crashing into a patch of empty land with a force that some witnesses compared to an earthquake. From these accounts from the witnesses, it does seem like some or all of the jet's engines failed resulting in the crash of Flight 16. With a death toll of 91, this crash is the worst commercial aircraft crash on United States soil since the September 11 attacks. President Obama learned of the crash only 30 minutes after it occurred, and has continually been briefed through the day and night. From all of us here at CNN, we send our condolences and prayers to the 91 families who lost their loved ones in this horrific crash. This is a tragic day for America. We'll be back with continuing coverage of United Airlines Flight 16's crash.
"It's been only 2 days since United Airlines Flight 16 crash-landed near Altoona, Pennsylvania killing 91 of its 407 passengers. CNN has just learned the first 7 names to be released of the 91 victims of Flight 16's crash. The 7 released victim names are Henry Moore, Linda Turner, Jose Sanchez, Emily Peterson, Mary Baxter, Finn Hudson, and Simon Waters. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the friends and families of these 7 victims and the other 84 victims' friends and families. We'll be right back after these messages."