The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/01/30 at 15:00 EST

Episode Date: January 30, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/01/30 at 15:00 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, the world is sour. I'm Tom Harrington in Washington. At this point we don't believe there are any survivors from this accident and we have recovered 27 people from the plane and one from this accident. And we have recovered 27 people from the plane and one from the helicopter. DC Fire Chief John Donnelly speaking about the search and rescue recovery efforts at the Potomac River. An American Airlines jet on approach to Ronald Reagan National Airport collided with a military helicopter last night. Both plunged into the cold, dark waters. There

were 64 passengers and crew on the plane and three army personnel in the Black Hawk. U.S. Secretary of Transport Sean Duffy says the sharing of airspace in this area is not unusual. The helicopter was in a standard pattern. If you live in the D.C. area, you'll see helicopters up and down the river. This flight pattern is seen oftentimes when you live in D.C. This was a standard flight pattern last night as well. The American airline flight coming into land was in a standard flight pattern as it was coming into DCA.

So this was not unusual with military aircraft flying the river and aircraft landing at DCA. Duffy says the National Transportation Safety Board is on the scene and an investigation is underway. Two members of Canada's equivalent, the Transportation Safety Board, will aid in that probe. The plane was a Canadair made by Bombardier. President Donald Trump turned the plane crash into an attack on the Democrats. Without providing any evidence, he accused previous administrations of putting diversity ahead of competence in the hiring of air traffic controllers. Caroline Bargout has more.

This was a dark and excruciating night in our nation's capital. U.S. President Donald Trump started off with a message of unity. He said the U.S. is one family and today we are all heartbroken. But then his message quickly turned. Without any evidence, he took aim at a number of people and blamed them for the crash. He said the air traffic controller should have done more to get the helicopter off the plane's flight path. That the Black Hawk pilot should have seen the plane. Ultimately, Trump blamed diversity and inclusion hiring practices implemented under the Democrats. You have many, many planes coming into one target.

You need a very special talent and a very special genius to be able to do it. Targeted disabilities are those disabilities that the federal government, as a matter of policy, has identified for special emphasis and recruitment. Trump said last week he signed an executive order restoring the highest standards of air traffic controllers and says the U.S. will make sure these things don't happen again. Caroline Bargoud, CBC News, Washington. To other news now, Montreal is further tightening rules around short-term rentals such as Airbnb. The mayor says the housing shortage is severe and city inspectors are overwhelmed.

She suggests short-term rentals will be allowed only during the summer tourist season. Covina-Oduro explains. Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante said Thursday the stricter rules introduced by the Quebec government aren't working, so the city is taking extra measures to crack down on illegal short-term rentals. According to Plante, there are roughly 4,000 units available on the short-term rental market, and more than half of them are illegal. Short-term rentals at a person's primary residence will be allowed between June 10th and September

10th starting this year. There are some exceptions, including in zones where commercial tourist residents are authorized. Plante says the new rules are clear. For the people that are illegal, they're using ways to take a pardisment away from Montrealers by making money. I say no more. We're done. We're after you. People who are caught renting their properties illegally will face a fine of $1,000 for each night. Additional fines of $2,000 may be issued

for repeat offenders. Kubinoduro, CBC News, Montreal. Canada's top doctor is concerned about a growing number of measles cases. Dr. Theresa Tam says they are unvaccinated people who acquired the virus in Canada, not through foreign travel. Dozens of such cases have been spreading in Ontario and Quebec. A recent study in the Canadian Journal of Public Health found there was a decline in measles vaccination coverage in children in 2023 compared to 2019. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Tom Harrington. Thanks for listening.