learn facts on capitol hill well, hello, and welcome into our view is joining us from around the world. i m becky anderson. it is monday, may the 20, nine in am here in london. it is 11:30 a.m. in iran, where the government is expressing condolences over the deaths of president ebrahim raisi the country s president, and the foreign minister and seven others in a helicopter, crash, rescuers are trans sparing the bodies of those killed from the crash side. and iran s east azerbaijan province to the city of tabriz. iranian officials say the helicopter ran into trouble amid heavy fog on sunday afternoon. at the time of the crash, there were low-hanging clouds and cool temperatures across the region with fog settling in as the sunset will images of the crash site show the remote mountainous area where the aircraft went down. the president and other officials have been attending and inauguration ceremony of a new near the border with azerbaijan i ve and watson following action from
and get one free or only 24, 95 each i m dr. sanjay gupta in london and this is cnn well, hello and welcome to our view as watching around the world. i m becky anderson in london, and we all following breaking news out of iran for you where the government is expressing condolences save the deaths of president ebrahim raisi and the country s foreign minister. and seven others in a helicopter crash. now the bodies of those killed will be transported to a staging area in the city of tabriz iranian officials say the helicopter with nine people on board, ran into trouble amid heavy fog on sunday afternoon, images of the crash site and iran s east azerbaijan province show the remote mountainous area where the aircraft went down. the president and other officials have been attending an ceremony of a new near the border with azerbaijan iranian state tv is airing islamic prayers between news broadcasts afterward of the president s death and the country s supreme leader is vowing there
judge jeanine pirro jessica tarlov jesse watters and greg gutfeld. it s 5:00 in new york city and this is the five. fox news alert. brand-new video showing two israeli hostages who were released by hamas receiving medical attention and egypt. that comes as the biden administration reportedly pressures israel to delay its ground invasion into gaza. let s get to mike tobin standing by with the latest in southern israel as this broke just before we came to air. hi, mike. hi, dana pittard red cross confirms and that we have visual confirmation. showing these two israeli hostages being loaded into ambulances on the egyptian side of the crossing. it should be noted that israel won t confirm the release until they are back in is really hands. yocheved lifshitz is out of captivity. there is are reporting, inferring patient to the effect that they are in bad health. reports suggesting that there were deals cooking that would involve the release of 50 of the hostages held in the ga
border when the helicopter he was traveling in made a crash landing. fur hours rescue workers were searching for the wreckage and any survivors. there were no survivors. bad weather impeded the search. u.s. majority senate leader chuck schumer says intelligence authorities informed him there was no evidence of foul play and looks like an accident, but it s still being viewed as an accident. the death comes at a volatile time in this region. iran and israel have exchanged attacks on each other and militant groups attacked israel as well as ships in the red sea. the country s supreme leader still remains in control over iran after this unfortunate news. let s go to nbc chief correspondent richard engel. richard, as you have been following this story, what is the right way to look at this, summarize it, and what are the reactions that you re looking for from the region? reporter: so this was a shocking turn of events. a helicopter crash. i also am hearing from sources that fou
breaking news out of the middle east, a special msnbc our from iranian state tv, they are reporting that iran s president, ebrahim raisi was killed in a helicopter crash on sunday but the president was traveling back from a visit to the iranian border with azerbaijan when the helicopter he was traveling in made a crash landing. for hours, rescue workers were searching for the wreckage and any survivors. they have found the crash site and there were no survivors. bad weather is believed to have contributed to this crash, and it certainly slowed down a search and rescue efforts, going on for hours. u.s. senate majority leader chuck schumer, earlier on sunday, saying intelligence authorities informed him that there is, quote, no evidence of foul play in this crash, adding that it looks like an accident. it is still being fully investigated. now, the death of iran s president, comes during a volatile time in the region. iran and israel have exchanged attacks directly on each othe