at the u. s army base, fort campbell have confirmed the crash of two blackhawk helicopters, and it s believed that the incident could be deadly. we re told the aircraft went down in nearby trigg county around 10 p.m. wednesday night local time these photos from the crash site just into us now they were obtained by wkd z radio. in kentucky. the helicopters were with the 101st airborne division , and we re told that they were doing routine training when the crash occurred as of now, the official status of the crew members is unknown, but in a tweet earlier from kentucky governor andy beshear, he said that fatalities are expected and asked for prayers for those affected. stay with cnn for the very latest will bring you any updates as they come in. it s been four days since three children and three adults were killed in a school shooting and for many in nashville, tennessee , and across america, that pain and recovery will last a long time. the mayor says that the city s heart is
the nashville school shooter, school work or home. this is we learned investigators believe audrey hale had some kind of weapons training before gunning down 39 year olds and three adults. plus a stunning new filing in the dominion lawsuit against fox news, newly revealed emails show, fox news chief executive told staff not to fact check trump s election lies because it was quote bad for business. what about what s good for journalism? just a question and then a parent complaints and now a florida school district is reviewing in 1998 disney movie about ruby bridges, integrating a new orleans school. we re talking with the movie screenwriter. welcome to the lead. i m pamela brown in for jake tapper, and we start today with our national lead in just a few hours from now the city of nashville will come together for a candlelight vigil to honor the three children and three adults gunned down at their school earlier this week, and first lady jill biden, a teacher herself, is also
Court for donald trump. Yes, he is the clear front runner in the race for the white house, hes neck and neck with joe biden, according to polling, but now, a new york judge says the candidate and his adult sons are all also now liable for fraud. Saying that they gave false Financial Statements for years, committing fraud over, and over again, by inflating the value of their assets. Now, news flash, this is the man who could be running the country if the election, of course, goes his way. On top of, as you know, for criminal indictment as well. Just when you thought the circus on the hill could not get any wilder, well, you have matt gaetz again, issuing, this time, new threats to mccarthys speakership. Senators are working together to have a backup plan, of course, and mccarthy is saying that there is a plan, but they wont actually vote on it until friday. Mind you, the Government Shutdown happens at 11 59 pm this saturday, if they are unable to avert it. And there is a heartbreaking s
sycamore tree at an attorney attended by two white senators and the attorney general and john lewis. this is her at that dedication. emmett s brutal murder changed the course of this country s history. it changed me, a young black girl, the same age as emmett. i was happy that summer until word came up from mississippi, and then i was frightened and enraged. now i have a purpose that i want people to remember emmett till, but what happened to all of the emmett tills. i was very touched by that. in the climate of what we are seeing now, in the distortion of black history in some state curriculum, how important is it to remember the legacy of what happened in our country as
leyla santiago, cnn, miami his screenwriter of the 1998 film is pushing back against claims that it s inappropriate for use in schools. tony and johnson says that each teacher should be able to answer questions about the movie and provide more context. but she argues, it remains an important story that needs to be seen. one parent should not have the right to, you know, just say, i don t think this is right. and then everybody has to abide by that. my parents weren t able to do that. i think this is a privileged that black parents don t have. black parents aren t able to just march into the school and say i don t like this movie so nobody can watch this movie for the rest of the year. the film does highlight black humanity, which a lot of films don t do. i didn t have any films like that as a child. there were no films that centered a young black girl . this film has been around for 25 years. it has worked for 25