Yep. CNN was serious. No dispute, so far. One case of “a-broken-clock”.
BBC & WAPO cite the same story. Rita
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/01/30/dc-plane-crash-updates-helicopter-potomac-reagan-airport/
Looks like they were right for once, although near misses are just that until the become hits.
I apologize to CNN.