President Donald Trump began his White House briefing with a moment of silence and a prayer for the victims of Wednesday’s crash at Reagan National Airport.

Sixty-seven people are presumed to be dead after a regional jet and a Black Hawk Army helicopter collided and crashed into the Potomac River.

Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, the pilot behind the Miracle on the Hudson in 2009, joins TODAY with analysis on the midair collision between an American Airlines passenger plane and a military helicopter in Washington,

Captain Sully, who famously landed a plane on the Hudson River in 2009, reacted to Wednesday's American Airlines regional jet-army Black Hawk chopper collision

Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, the pilot famed for landing a passenger jet on the Hudson River in 2009, has shared his theory about what may have contributed to Wednesday's devastating aircraft collision in Washington DC.

The famed pilot and North Texas native said the deadly crash in the Potomac River highlights the vigilance required for safety in the aviation industry.