The tragedy in Washington DC left the country shaken. However, certain people didn’t have the luxury to delve into those feelings. They, as per Charles Barkley, had the most difficult job to do in a very heartbreaking situation. The Steam Room returned this week, and as always Chuck opened the show by remembering all the losses that hit him. He and Ernie Johnson had heartfelt condolences for the families of the 67 victims. But he also took a moment to thank the people who ensured the victims went back to their families.
Speaking one of the victims whose stories struck a chord – Asra Hussain on board the American Airlines aircraft who sent a text to her husband moments before the crash – Barkley said, “You just never know when you never going to see your family and your friends again. And it just hurt me.”
An American Airlines plane with 60 passengers and four crew on board collided in midair with an Army Black Hawk helicopter carrying three soldiers near Reagan National Airport on January 29, President Donald Trump confirmed as of Friday there are no survivors in the crash. The immediate focus was finding the victims. Barkley was especially grateful to the divers who had to be the bearer of bad news.
“I want to give a thought to the divers who have to go into that cold, dangerous water to try to get those bodies,” Chuck said.
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