11.5: Plane Crash Aftermath - Hour 1

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
All right, good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome in. It

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is Kentucky and his Morning News News Radio eight forty
whas coffee and company with you, and we are field
by Thornton's and we will have a busy morning keeping
you up to date as best we can, as we
as a city recover as best we can from an
awful situation. Yesterday, certainly a day that a lot of folks,
I imagine will remember for a long time as ups
Flight twenty nine to seventy six, a McDonald Douglas MD

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eleven cargo plane. It was bound for Honolulu, crashed at
about five point fifteen, shortly after takeoff from SDF And obviously,
I would assume most are aware of what the aftermath was,
and I guess we really don't know exact the entire
devastation here, But I guess we'll start with what we
do know, and that is that at least seven people

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are dead after the plane crash, and there are still
many people missing. There are also eleven that are injured
right now, and still a lot of unknown as far
as just accounting for four people. So again, we will
keep you updated as best we can. In fact, if
you went to bed last night at a decent time.

Speaker 2 (01:04):
Uh.

Speaker 1 (01:05):
I guess that could be a lot of different times,
but it doesn't necessarily seem as if there's been any big,
massive update overnight. Again, the death toll is at seven,
that is where it was last night when I sort
of shut down myself. But throughout the morning, we will
continue to keep you up to date with our coverage here.
And just in just a moment, I want to let
you guys hear from our partners at w lk Y.

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They are currently live with their newscast this morning from
from the Muhammad Ali Airport and we'll get we'll get
you just I guess the scene the scene setter that
they started their morning newscast with this morning right about
five o'clock. But with me this morning, we've got the
entire team, and the entire team is going to be
involved this morning. Scott fitz jered alongside John Shannon, John Olden.
I guess I'll start. I'll start with you, Scott. Obviously,

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just a day where a lot of us have been
talking off hours, just because this is the type of story,
the type of coverage that you know we're gonna do.
This is gonna be a big part of today. But
uh yeah, just kind of a surreal afternoon yesterday, something
that really no matter where you were in Louisville, there's
probably it was probably hard for you if you were outside,
to not notice that there was something going on.

Speaker 2 (02:06):
I immediately texted you Nick when I found out, I said,
you get the alert on your phone. My wife, ironically
was coming home at the same time and stopped and
she sent some pictures on her phone. I thought she
was taking a picture of the sunset. Of course it
was the smoke that came out. And what's very interesting
about this story was, first thing when I saw this,
I thought which way were the planes going? Because I
was posting yesterday I was walking in Shelby Park and
the planes were, of course on the landing patterns. I'm like,

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what happened here? And where did it happen? And I
don't want to say, fortunately it happened on that end
of the airport.

Speaker 1 (02:35):
Of course we know what was it.

Speaker 2 (02:36):
Kentucky Petroleum Recycling and Great A Auto Parts were directly
hit by this, which is so unfortunate for them. But
living in that neighborhood and seeing ups planes every single
day fly over at low altitudes coming in. It could
have been significantly much worse had this happen going the
other way. But you look back on this, and you
look at this the impeccable safety record of UPS that

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can't be underestimated. How many of those planes go in
and out every single day, and you look at what
happened here, and you're like, this was bound to happen.
I kind of wondered when I used to work for
the airport Authority back when I first came to Louisville,
and when you see these planes every single day do
what they call the elephant walk, that is when they
constantly go.

Speaker 3 (03:16):
In and go out.

Speaker 2 (03:17):
I'm really surprised. This is the first time. We're actually
this is the first time I've experienced this in my twenty.

Speaker 1 (03:21):
Five years in year. It takes something like this to
really have the eye opener as far as what UPS
is exactly, not just to Louisville, to the entire world, right,
and just how active it is each and every day.

Speaker 2 (03:33):
And look at the number of folks who were either
in the air maybe some folks were coming home from
business travel. I mean, that's small potatoes compared to the
lives that were lost. But think about the people that
were trying to get home had no idea. They probably
had divert flights. I'm hoping we hear from the airport.
Like you, I had ended up crashing last night about
ten thirty, and I hope we'll hear from the airport.
Is to maybe they sent folks to Indie, to Sincy,

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where have you, but not to mention the logistics of
for ups they have to incur and what was on
the aircraft that they may have lost.

Speaker 1 (04:03):
World port shutting down last night was expected given the circumstances,
but it is something that very rarely happens, and the
impact that it has across the globe is going to
be felt. Other's no doubt about that. So, speaking of
hearing from people, we will hear from Mayor Greenberg at
some point this morning. I don't know what time that
will be. Well, I'm assuming at least the expectation is

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will also hear from Governor Andy Basheer, as he showed
up for Louisville as soon as possible once this news
broke yesterday afternoon, and then other local leaders. I'm sure
we'll hear from them throughout the Louisville leaders last night
gathering to do a press conference before Mary Greenberg got
back in town. But a lot of them sort of
echoing the same sentiments as far as just keep people

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in your thoughts and prayers and obviously check all resources
that are available, as far as just knowing what to
do if you're somebody that is looking for someone that
is unaccounted for. And by the way, we're gonna I'm
gonna give you a quick rundown of all of it
in just a moment here. However, it's just a scary situation.
And to know that there are seven people dead, the

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expectation is that there's going to be more. As far
as just people recovered, it's it's surreal.

Speaker 2 (05:15):
That's, you know, the interesting side twist to that story.
Both those businesses, by the way, they're owned by the CEO,
Sean Garber, of course he's at all Guy Incorporated, and
president Gary Spivek.

Speaker 3 (05:26):
But you're appointed Garber.

Speaker 2 (05:27):
To serve on the Unemployment Insurance Commission, and then of
course he was reappointed just this past year, so the
governor obviously knows, so familiarity.

Speaker 3 (05:36):
Yeah, and when you're hitting.

Speaker 2 (05:37):
Directly like that, and I'll be interested to see if
there were employees in that building. But the other thing
that I thought of, too, was it brings back that
old what we revisited in nine to eleven, that is,
do you have a plan in place? I mean, what
happens in an emergency like this. I mean, my wife
is someone rides a little higher anxiety, So for her,
this story really kind of hit a lot of levels
with her, even though it didn't directly impact us. But

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then when you have some folks in the media coming on,
they were starting to expand the shelter in place, and
some folks saying it's raining oil. Okay, let's make sure
we one keep this in let's get the right message out,
we keep this in perspective as well. But you know,
for folks especially live on the landing pattern of the airport,
to live in and around near there, do you have

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a plan, what if something maybe your home would take
a hit. How do loved ones get in touch with you?
I saw a lot of social media posts yesterday from
folks saying, hey, I'm just letting my friends and relatives
know who live out of town, who don't know there's
the airport that they're okay.

Speaker 1 (06:35):
Yeah, there was many that were sharing hey, you know,
just for those that have asked or wondered. I'm because
my mother gets off work at five o'clock every day.
She has my entire life. She commutes to downtown Loisll
every morning and back home at five o'clock. And I'll
share this a little bit later on, not that I
don't want to tease it as if it's some super
interesting story. But she's on the phone. She gives me

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a call, and so I that's where I was, and
tells me that she's she bel leaves that she's going
to be stuck because there must be some crazy accident.
And it wasn't an accident as far as a crash
on the interstate, but obviously it became something much more,
much more scary, but real quick, just to give you
the updates that that that that we should share. And
I'm sure if you've been keeping up with the local

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coverage our team over wk why, by the way, it's
done a phenomenal job. But this is what folks need
to know. If you are somebody that is looking for
loved ones, you were urged to not go to hospitals. Instead,
you should report to the Family Reunification Area at lmpd's
training facility that it's twenty nine to eleven Taylor Boulevard.
The Red Cross, LMPD Victim Services and chaplains are there
providing support. So if you are looking for loved ones

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that are unaccounted for, I'm sure the first reaction may be, Okay,
I should just go to the hospital. No, they want
you to go to the family reunific reunification area that
is the LMPD Training facility twenty nine eleven Taylor Boulevard.
So Mayor Greenberg did did provide an update last night
via social media quick video that gives us the latest.

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We'll share that with you coming up here in just
a moment. But I do want to give you the
media update this morning. This is from Kerrie Grace from
the morning team at wk Y, who's done a phenomenal
job this morning. It's just covering this big story. But
this is how this is the live hit this morning
just a few minutes ago as they're live at the
airport covering I guess the aftermath at least what we

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know in regards to the aftermath up to this point. Yeah, Alex,
good morning.

Speaker 4 (08:29):
It's really heartbreaking tragedy that deadly plane crash right here
in the shared space between UPS Worldport and SDF. I'm
actually the departures area of the Muhammad Al International Airport.
This morning, those flames finally out after cruise battled those
four hours. One of those runways this morning still closed.
We do know that it took about six hours for

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about one hundred first responders to put out those flames
last night, and officials with the National Transportation Safety Board
are expected on scene today. Again, we know at least
seven people are confirmed dead. There are more still missing.
There were several in the hospital, some in critical condition
recovering this morning. That shelter in place also for a
mile around the airport that is still in effect at

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this hour. Investigators say that could even be in place
for a few days. So this all happened around five
point fifteen Tuesday. The plane, a UPS cargo plane MD
eleven with a crew of three on board, was taking
off en route to Honolulu when that crash and explosion happened.
We also know that two businesses were hit, that's Kentucky
Petroleum and Grade A Auto Parts. And right now operations

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at UPS Worldport are on hold.

Speaker 1 (09:39):
So UPS Worldport still on hold shelter in place is
still in effect for the one mile area there where
it took place. So again we'll get a quick update
of traffic and weather. Bobby Ellis will keep us updated
throughout the morning, but also with some guidance as far
as where you for those that would be in this
morning go in that area. There's obviously going to be

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some impact to where you probably can't get to where
you were. You probably can't take the same path given
the situation. So again we will keep you updated as
best we can. Certainly a day I think that we'll
all remember here in Louisville, and again we'll get through
it together and keep you updated as best we can
right here at News Radio eight forty whs five to
twenty five. Here news Radio eight forty whas Coffee and

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Company with you, and we are field about Thornton's Nick Coffee.
That's me the full crew in the house this morning,
John Alden, John Shannon, and Scott Fitzgerald. We'll talk to
Rory O'Neil coming up at five point forty five. Get
some national perspective on this situation here in Louisville. It's
one of the one of the rare situations where I've
started the morning in this position, still relatively newish, coming

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up on I guess a little over five months now,
but where we have a story that is included in
the national coverage across this country, and certainly fitting given
what happened yesterday. At least seven people are dead, still
many an account it for. And the word that is
being used when it comes to unaccounted for is several
unaccounted for. And when you don't know, you don't know.

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But several can mean so many different I mean, it
could mean, it could mean all kinds of different numbers.
So seeing some of the coverage last night, and there
were some live interviews with folks I guess near the
scene or maybe near the airport, as close as you
could get without being told you couldn't be there, uh
that that they were talking to folks who were who

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were missing loved ones, and just such a heavy, heavy
thing to to see. And I found myself realizing as
I'm sitting on my recliner, looking away, not being able
to look at this this man who was sharing the
story of his girlfriend who they I guess they do

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they do? They pick up scrap throughout and and and
and that's how they I don't know, maybe make a
living and maybe make make make some extra money. And
they had done it throughout the day, him and his
girlfriend and she decided to go to one of the
one of the scrap yards over there, and he decided
to not go with her. She left around five and
he had not heard from her since, and he shared

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that worry, that fear. He shared his experience as he
was doing what they're encouraging you to do if in
fact you are if you are looking for a loved one,
and that is to to report not to not to
any hospital. And that is uh, that is what again
they want they want to be clear about, is that
you should not go to the hospital if you're if
you're looking for a loved one, and I'll tell you
where you need to go if you're in that situation.

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But nonetheless, I mean just I found myself looking away,
not even being able to look at this guy is
just it's it's just horrific to think about being in
that situation. And I'm sure he's not alone. Is again,
there are still several that UH that are unaccounted for
and missing, and the the the coverage of this UH
as far as just continuously trying to to to to

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I mean, this is going to last a long time
as far as just accounting for those that are currently,
as we speak, unaccounted for. But last night, after midnight,
Mayor Greenberg he shared this message on his social media.
This is probably this is I would imagine, the most
recent update that we got from Mayor Greenberg, and we
will hear from him at some point this morning. As
far as a schedule for him and a schedule for

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other press conferences, still unknown at this time. But this
is Mayor Greenberg last night, just after midnight.

Speaker 5 (13:21):
Hey, Louisville, I'm at the LMPD Family Reunification Center where
we have families here that are looking for information about
their loved ones. I just left LMPD and the coroner
who are trying to get that information to these families
desperate for information as quick as possible. Please know that
we're working through the night, not gonna let a moment

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go to waste, knowing how quickly they want information. And
just to all of Louisville, We're sending our love to
each of you tonight. Please keep all the victims in
their families and your prayers. We'll continue to keep you
updated with the latest information that we have starting very
early tomorrow morning.

Speaker 1 (14:01):
So we have some guests that we are efforting, but
it is sort of there are some folks that that
would typically be on these airwaves at eight forty w
h as, some that you hear maybe regularly that at
this time aren't really able to come out and really
provide much of an update other than what than what
we than what is out there at this time. And

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really it's one of those things where you could tell
that it's they don't want to they don't want to
jump ahead more so than they're than they're than they're
probably supposed to, but we do it. So what I'm
telling you is that we may end up bringing in
some people to join the show. In fact, we will.
I just can't give you the exact time, and I
can't give you exactly who it is, but you know,
just for reference, I've asked. I know somebody who was

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an employee at one of the businesses that was hit
yesterday that that was not there, and the employees at
those two businesses, it sounds as if all were accounted for,
but they cannot speak for those that may have just
been on the property, when it when it took place,
when when the crash took place. But I've asked if
they would come on and and and join the show
to talk about yesterday, but understandably they they're hesitant because

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it's probably a tough thing to discuss. And also there
is a there is a a chaplain who was with
the Louisville firefighters last night, and of course not just
the Loisville firefighters, but firefighter fire fire departments from all
around the community helping in the situation yesterday. I've asked
to to to speak to one of the chaplains that
was there, just to kind of see what the scene

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was like. But another situation where I've not been told no,
But there's some hesitancy for for understandable reasons. So I
say all that to say, if you would like to
join us this morning, share your perspective, uh, share your thoughts.
Maybe you were somebody near the situation when everything unfolded yesterday.
We always have the the talk back line and it's

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the airwaves. Also, we will open up the phone lines
a little bit later on. We've got a news update
coming your way. Also, we will talk to Rory O'Neil
as we typically do, but we will let you guys

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shine in this morning via phone lines and I'll let
you know and give you a good, good heads up
when you can do that. But we'll continue our coverage again.
As of right now, the total debt, the death total
is at seven. Still still many that are that are
unaccounted for, and still a one mile radius there that
is in that is still And by the way, though

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I should have mentioned this, I'm sure by now most
are aware that j CPS does not have school today.
They are closed, and that's for good reason given the
fact that you've got the shelter in place within the
j CPS school district. So for all the days to
be bagging on j CPS about decisions that may impact
you with not having school, I would I would hope
that most would be understanding. But anyway, speaking of that understanding,

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I did love to hear that the coverage of the
airport this morning was that nobody, And even yesterday, whenever
everything unfolded, didn't seem to be a whole lot of
people belly aching and being out of line because their
flights were canceled delayed. Because of the obvious situation, It's
probably such a heavy and real moment to where you realize, hey,
if my flight is delayed and I got to get
out of town a day late, or whatever it may be,

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you should consider yourself blessed, especially if you were somebody
near the airport. I mean, this thing. You never want
to act as if it's not a devastating thing, because
it absolutely is. That's where it gets tough, because obviously
it's tragic. We'll remember this forever, and my heart goes
out to all those that have been impacted. But I
can't be the only one that has thought to myself,
this could have been so much worse. I mean, and again,

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it's a balancing act, right like that. That's an obvious
reaction I have, and I'm sure I'm not alone. But
never want to downplay it as if you've got again,
seven people killed, eleven people injured, several still missing, Shelter
in place still within a one mile radius. I mean,
this is a serious and severe situation, but man, it
could have been a lot worse. All right, let's get
to a news update with John Shannon will Contelle. You

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are coverage here at news radio eight forty whas it
is five thirty eight here at news Radio eight forty
whas Kentucky at his morning news coffee and company with you.
Appreciate you joining us this morning as we are reacting
to a day that I'm sure many will remember for
a long time here in Kentucky, and as the crash

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took place just after five o'clock yesterday that has now
taken the lives of at least seven people, and there's
still many that are unaccounted for. There are still victims
in the hospital recovering for what appears to be those
that are injured. Appears to be for most of those individuals,
these are not life threatening injuries, which is certainly encouraging news.

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But as far as just the overall work ahead, as
far as just the area there, I mean, obviously last
night it was over one hundred first responders, firefighters from
all over the area that were there helping put it out,
and it sounds like the fire was finally contained at
about eleven o'clock last night, but there's still there was
still crew on on on cruise on the scene there

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as of last night. I'm sure they are there this morning,
but we will keep you updated as best we can.
We can expect to hear from I would imagine both
Mayor Greenberg and Andy Bisheer at some point this morning.
Don't know if that'll happen within our time with you here,
within our show, but if that's the case, we will
certainly let you let you know and let you hear
what it is that that they have to say. All Right,

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So I keep going back to I'm looking here at
our coverage of our partner's WK why and they're just
showing a lot of the the aerial footage from yesterday
as this fire started to spread like crazy, and I
kind of feel like you needed to be out and
see it. Not to the level of what you could
see if you were very close, but you just knew

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it wasn't normal. And and you know I mentioned earlier,
my mother called me on her way home from from work.
She leaves downtown level at five o'clock every day, and
she she had thought that she was going to be
stuck in traffic because of some type of crash, and uh,
she asked me where I was. I was actually met
Washington out in Bullock County, and she said, well, you
can probably see the smoke. And I said, well, mom,

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how I'm I'm nowhere near where you are. I wouldn't
be able to see the any of the aftermath from
a car accident. And she said, it's it's pretty crazy.
And I looked ahead and I saw that there was
what appeared to be just just a dark cloud. I
never thought it was actually smoke, but I was not
close to it, and yet I could still see. And
as I got closer to it, headed back towards where

(20:30):
where I live, I could see that it was. It
was devastating. And then, uh, you quickly turn on the coverage,
the live coverage, and you see this fire, and uh,
within minutes, it's getting worse and worse and worse. So
just a visual that will that will that will haunt
a lot of people, I'm sure, especially those that were

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that were that were there in the area. Maybe they
were at one of the businesses nearby, I know the
Stooges Bar that's that's over there. I mean as far
as the damage to that place and the business is
right there, it's still unknown at this time. But just
some of the social media pictures, videos that you've seen,
some of it doesn't seem real. And a world where
AI can be so deceiving, we know this is real,

(21:15):
at least a lot of it. But man, just a crazy, crazy,
and just tragic day yesterday, and we'll be feeling the
impact of that for some time to come. But again
we'll keep you updated as best we can. This morning.
On the other side, we'll be joined by Roy O'Neil.
Get some national perspective from Rory at NBC at News
Radio eight forty WHS. Rory O'Neil joins us here at
news Radio eight forty whas it is Coffee and Company,

(21:37):
and we are feel about Thornton's Rory, this is one
of the big stories you'll be discussing, I'm sure, throughout
the country throughout the day that is taking place right
here in our backyard of Louisville, Kentucky. UPS has been
such a staple in this community for so long, but
days like yesterday are a real reminder of just how
important UPS is to the world. But just your thoughts

(21:57):
on what we know as of yesterday afternoon.

Speaker 3 (22:01):
Yeah, a lot of spectacular video is being processed and
will be a big part of this investigation. The NTSB
is expected to have a preliminary briefing today. Let me
just tell you don't expect much from the NTSB press conference.
Everyone always thinks they're going to answer all their questions.
They don't. They just essentially say we're here, we're starting

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the process. This is going to take a long time.
Even the first few press conferences will just be rudimentary facts,
you know, time, date, location, The why is what everyone
is trying to figure out, and we just won't know
that for a while, at least not definitively. Obviously a
lot of attention being focused on that left engine, the
cowling pieces on the side of the runway obviously key

(22:43):
clues in this, but the formal investigation will take a
long time. The Internet folks, they'll probably jump to something sooner.
Whether or not it's accurate, of course, it is a
big question.

Speaker 1 (22:58):
I know, I'm not the only one that has seen
image and video on the Internet that I just assume
is real because it looks so real. That was that
was yesterday you mentioned some of the footage and the
coverage of it just from people who can pull out
their cell phones, and I thought, okay, maybe if I
didn't realize what was actually going on, I think I
would have thought a lot of this was in fact fake.

Speaker 3 (23:20):
Yeah, it does seem that there are those video games
out there, especially with aviation simulators, that does make you
question some of this. But you know, the rapid nature also.
I mean, this is probably a failing of my own,
but you know when it comes out that quickly, like
oh they could have generated at that fast. Of course,
you know, as the technology develops, I'll be proven wrong
one of these days. But you know, you look at

(23:42):
some that we've all seen that footage now that with
the guy using some colorful language but watching the plane
sadly take off with that left engine fire. That's there.
We've seen that surveillance footage right from the storefront, and
that shows the moment of impact at the truck repair shop.
Just terrifying to watch that. And of course, you know,

(24:04):
this investigation has been a complicated one in terms of
the efforts by search and rescue to go through building
by building in that impact zone, making sure everyone can
be accounted for. Uh. There, this is a massive response,
and so far it doesn't appear that the government shutdown
is affecting things in any way. That that everything every
asset needed is being pulled up and is available. But

(24:27):
obviously a lot of attention on that aspect as well
as this moves forward.

Speaker 1 (24:31):
So I'm sure there's no way to ball parker or
know these investigations are going to take as long as
they need. But is there any any any frame of
reference as far as just any type of a formal timeline. Again,
that's that's where we've we've we've certainly gotten here in Louisville.
Is that us continuing to figure out what the actual
devastation as as far as the death total. Still many

(24:53):
here that are unaccounted for. But but why how did
this happen? How could something like this happen? As you said,
they're not going to say a whole lot right away,
but any any any feel for how long it could take?

Speaker 3 (25:05):
Well, yeah, a couple of things. You know, Obviously, looking
at the age of the plane, we believe this specific
plane was what thirty six years old. Uh, there's gonna
be a lot of focus on its maintenance logs and
things like that, and the last of time things were overhauled.
We're gonna know before we know, so there will be like,
oh that's what it was. Oh that's a tragedy, and

(25:25):
we're gonna know, and then it'll take months and then
the NTSB will dot every eye and cross every te
and come out with an official statement. And but that
official investigation probably eighteen months to two years.

Speaker 1 (25:36):
Good to know, that makes sense.

Speaker 3 (25:37):
It's too far. So we're gonna we're gonna know for that.

Speaker 1 (25:41):
And and that you know, that could that could maybe
take you know, a rather quick amount of time. You
just really never know, but real quick. When it comes
to the government shutdown, obviously we we've we've now had
this thing lasts longer than any other government shutdown that
has taken place, the longest in history. But is there
is there a way out? It seems as if there's
at least been some some discussion about a potential deal
that could end this, and that's that's progress if anything.

Speaker 3 (26:03):
Yeah, some temporary funding plan maybe coming together, that's something
that's been talked about. Of course, can't do anything until
the House comes back, so we're sort of waiting on
that and which comes first, right, the deal, the or
the return of the House. But some senators aren't trying
to work out something because you know, this is becoming untenable.
We've got another pay period coming up for the military

(26:25):
and there is no spare cash to put together paycheck money. Obviously,
the snap issue is still something that's complicated with maybe
people getting half their benefits, but that could take weeks,
if not months to process. They threaten. So you know, again,
as I've said multiple times, the rubber seems to be
hitting the road that started with the first of the month.
And you know, those federal workers just not being able

(26:47):
to make the rent or pay the mortgage. This is
really starting to inflict pain at this point for many
many people. And let's see if Congress finally takes action.

Speaker 1 (26:57):
Rory is always we appreciate your time and joy the
rest of your day, my friend, and we will talk soon.

Speaker 3 (27:03):
Thanks Nick.

Speaker 1 (27:03):
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