right now msnbc, 14 americans are dead, at least a dozen more injured, after three helicopters crash in afghanistan. this as the white house debates whether to send thousands more troops into the battle there. state of emergency. swine flu virus is spreading and now the white house is trying to speed up treatment and protection, but the big question -- is there enough vaccine to go around. did they simply lose track or fall asleep? two northwest airlines pilots are questioned about what really happened during those 80 minutes of lost contact in the cockpit. good morning. i'm monica novotny. >> i'm tamron hall. we begin with developing story regarding the 14 americans killed after deadly chopper crashes in afghanistan this morning. the deaths mark the deadliest day for our troops in more than four years. ten americans, including civilians, were killed when their helicopter crashed in western afghanistan after a fierce firefight with insurgents. in a separate incident, two u.s. helicopters collided mid air in southern afghanistan, killing