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We begin this morning with a devastating crash in Los Angeles, where an NBC News helicopter
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went down while covering another deadly accident. The NBC News Los Angeles chopper was over the scene of a fatal bus crash Tuesday evening
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when it went down in a parking lot in Chatsworth, that's in the San Fernando Valley
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The pilot and photojournalist on board were killed, along with a person on the ground
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Two other people were taken to the hospital, and the accident the crew had been covering was already deadly
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Three people were killed in that bus crash. The helicopter was operated by Angel City Air, an aerial production company affiliated with the station
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NBC Los Angeles lost contact with the chopper while it was on the air just before 7 p.m
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The two people on board were Angel City Air photojournalist Eliana Moreno and pilot George Marcinol
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More than 70 firefighters responded and with two deadly crashes at the same scene, Los Angeles officials noted just how many people are now dealing with the aftermath
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This has been a deeply traumatic day for far too many people
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We need to recognize that trauma and we need to make sure that the people who need our support in the days ahead receive it
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There are serious questions about what happened tonight. We share a commitment with our city partners, with our partners at Metro, federal agencies and our public safety agencies to fully understand what happened
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The National Transportation Safety Board and the FAA are now investigating the helicopter crash alongside the LAPD
