Tim Pierce

Thank you for the incredible work being done by our first responders. I am monitoring the situation and will provide more details as they arise. Within minutes of the crash, a massive search and rescue operation was mounted, including 100 ambulances and boats on the river. Because the plane landed in the water, that added another layer of urgency to the search and rescue operation.

NBC Washington reported last night that the water temperature in the Potomac was about 37 degrees, and that hypothermia can begin to set in after 15 to 20 minutes of exposure to those conditions.

NBC Washington reported last night that the water temperature in the Potomac was about 37 degrees, and that hypothermia can begin to set in after 15 to 20 minutes of exposure to those conditions.

Well, the response was rapid, and hundreds of first responders have been involved. Along with police and fire departments on land, fireboats were deployed in the water. There's been every effort to try to find any possible survivors.

Well, the response was rapid, and hundreds of first responders have been involved. Along with police and fire departments on land, fireboats were deployed in the water. There's been every effort to try to find any possible survivors.

Kansas Senator Roger Marshall was on the scene last night, and he put out a statement asking for prayers for the victims, the emergency responders, and for his state as, again, the flight originated from Wichita.

Kansas Senator Roger Marshall was on the scene last night, and he put out a statement asking for prayers for the victims, the emergency responders, and for his state as, again, the flight originated from Wichita.

That's what investigators will have to find out. Modern commercial airliners are equipped with technology that is supposed to prevent exactly the sort of situation. It even has experts surprised. Here's CNN's aviation correspondent Pete Muntean, himself a private pilot and instructor.

That's what investigators will have to find out. Modern commercial airliners are equipped with technology that is supposed to prevent exactly the sort of situation. It even has experts surprised. Here's CNN's aviation correspondent Pete Muntean, himself a private pilot and instructor.

Muntean also said that this accident will change aviation.

Muntean also said that this accident will change aviation.

So still a lot of questions to be answered here.

So still a lot of questions to be answered here.

Yeah, John, the Office of Management and Budget released a memo freezing all federal grants and loans, which shake out to around $3 trillion a year. The memo notes that government officials have a duty to, quote, align federal spending and action with the will of the American people as expressed through presidential priorities.

Yeah, John, the Office of Management and Budget released a memo freezing all federal grants and loans, which shake out to around $3 trillion a year. The memo notes that government officials have a duty to, quote, align federal spending and action with the will of the American people as expressed through presidential priorities.

Agencies have until February 10th to submit a detailed breakdown of impacted programs to OMB, which will then determine whether or not there are good use of federal funds. The quick timeline for the review and the memo's somewhat cloudy language made it a bit more controversial than, say, the Department of Government Efficiency or the federal hiring freeze.

Agencies have until February 10th to submit a detailed breakdown of impacted programs to OMB, which will then determine whether or not there are good use of federal funds. The quick timeline for the review and the memo's somewhat cloudy language made it a bit more controversial than, say, the Department of Government Efficiency or the federal hiring freeze.

Democrats have tried to frame the freeze in the most dire possible terms. Chuck Schumer even said it will mean missed payrolls and rent payments and everything in between, chaos for everything from universities to nonprofit charities and more.

Democrats have tried to frame the freeze in the most dire possible terms. Chuck Schumer even said it will mean missed payrolls and rent payments and everything in between, chaos for everything from universities to nonprofit charities and more.

Well, the White House says no. They say that things won't be that bad and that the whole review process could take as little as a day if agencies determined their programs match the administration's priorities. And in her first briefing yesterday, White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt repeatedly made clear that direct federal assistance will not be cut off.