NTD News Today Full Broadcast (Jan.31)

President Donald Trump said on Friday that the military helicopter involved in the collision with an American Airlines plane near Washington was flying too high at the time of the accident, in which 67 people were killed. "The Black Hawk helicopter was flying too high, by a lot. It was far above the 200-foot limit," Trump said in a post on Truth Social. The crash is under investigation by federal transportation authorities.

The organization representing the families of the Israeli hostages has confirmed that the Hamas terrorist organization intends to release, on Saturday, the father of the youngest hostage held since the Oct. 7, 2023 attack along with two other hostages, including one with dual U.S.–Israeli citizenship.