There are confirmed fatalities from the collision of American Airlines Flight 5342 and the U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River. Several bodies have been pulled from the Potomac River crash site, according to two law enforcement sources familiar with the ongoing operation.

An Army Black Hawk helicopter collided midair with an American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas, at Reagan National Airport on Wednesday.

Hope fades in desperate hunt for survivors after American Airlines plane crashes into Army Black Hawk helicopter - Plane was reportedly in pieces, no survivors reported as of early Thursday