NY Crash White House Briefing

White House:

NTSB team on site.
FBI Assistant director for the area.on site.
No unusual communication with cockpit as far as known.
There is undestandable reason for officials saying on background that it was not terrorism but WH keeping open mind.
No credible info that explosionn happened in air.
FAA reopening air space soon. Airports probably open shortly after.

hy! I'm an italian jurnalist. Is there someone that can help me about the American Airlines jet crashed in N.Y. I'm looking for victims names, that in Italy are not jet known...

if someone can help me, my email is

lodo@altavista.net

This info has not been released and probably will not be for a couple of days while next of kin notifications are made.

Meanwhile, the flight was scheduled to arrive at 1:00 PM, friends and family of the passengers are waiting at the Santo Domingo airport and apparently, according to TV news reports, American Airlines officials will not even speak to them.

The people of Guadeloupe has long time friendship links with the Dominican people. On behalf of the "Asociación Guadalupeña de Hispanistas" I want to express our dearest simpathy for the relatives and friends of the victims of the AA 587 flight.
Please relay this message towards the national and outside Dominican media.

The passenger lists appeared in all the NYC newspapers. CHeck their web sites.