The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/01/30 at 06:00 EST

Episode Date: January 30, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/01/30 at 06:00 EST

When a body is discovered 10 miles out to sea, it sparks a mind-blowing police investigation. There's a man living in this address in the name of a deceased. He's one of the most wanted men in the world. This isn't really happening. Officers are finding large sums of money. It's a tale of murder, skullduggery and international intrigue. So who really is he? I'm Sam Mullins and this is Sea of Lies from CBC's Uncovered, available now.

From CBC News, it's the world is our. I'm Joe Cummings. A search and rescue operation continues along the Potomac River following last night's mid-air collision between a military helicopter and American Airlines passenger plane. The collision occurred as the plane was approaching Washington's Ronald Reagan National Airport. Carolyn Bargout has the latest. So far, no survivors have been pulled from the Potomac River. Now, the Washington Post says the military helicopter was found upside down in the water and the airplane had been broken into pieces.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the Pentagon and the Army have launched an investigation. Washington's Fire Chief says about 300 emergency responders are currently on site. Pete Hegseth, Defense Secretary, Washington Post The water that we're operating in is about eight feet deep. There is wind, there is pieces of ice out there. So it's just dangerous and hard to work in. The US Army says there were three soldiers on board the Blackhawk helicopter, which was on a training mission. On the airplane, there were 60 passengers and four crew members. There are several members of the US figure skating team. They were returning home from a national development camp in Wichita, Kansas.

Russian media is also reporting that there were two Russian ice skating coaches on the flight. Of course, as the day goes on, I'm sure we're going to learn a lot more about who was on this plane. Caroline Bargout, CBC News, Washington. From the White House, U.S. President Donald Trump has released a statement that mentions the victims and the first responders. And later on his social media platform, Trump questions how the crash occurred on a clear

night and why the control tower didn't have better communication with the helicopter. Now to Gaza, where today Hamas is releasing more hostages. This is the third hostage-prisoner exchange since the Israel Hamas ceasefire went into effect. Sasha Petrusic reports. What we're seeing is another one of these ceremonies where Hamas is bringing three Israeli hostages this time. That's the plan today. Bring them out, hand them over to the Red Cross, and they will be taken into Israel. One of them is already in Israel right now. The three that we're talking about are two females, a female soldier who was

one of the observers, 20 years old, and another female who was a civilian, plus the first man who's being released, an 80-year-old civilian who was kidnapped from one of the kibbutzs right along the border. It's a very prescribed process in this ceasefire agreement, and this is a little bit of an exception today because extra hostages are being released. Sasha Petrosik, CBC News, Jerusalem. Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Jolie says there is no indication at this point that the Trump administration is backing down on its threat to impose tariffs on Canada. Jolie is in Washington this week meeting with officials in the senior level of the Trump administration.

Rafi Boujikaneen has more. Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Jolie meeting her U.S. counterpart, Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Jolie is in DC on a last-ditch effort to stave off 25% American tariffs from kicking in possibly on Saturday on imported Canadian goods, a threat Donald Trump made shortly after his election, citing the traffic of illegal drugs and irregular migrants from this country to his. Less than one percent of fentanyl that is in the U.S. comes from Canada and less than one percent of illegal migrants in the U.S. come from Canada. Words Jolie and the Canadian government have been repeating for weeks. The government has also kicked in 1.3 billion dollars to add Mounties, helicopters and drones to watch over the border. And Canadian officials have started messaging videos of blackhawks to their U.S. counterparts. The federal government says it is mulling financial supports for Canadian workers should

the tariffs come to pass. Rafi Boudjikan, Yann CBC News, Ottawa. And that is the World This Hour. Remember, you can listen to us wherever you get your podcasts. The World This Hour is updated every hour, seven days a week. For news anytime, go to our website cbcnews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.