{
  "id": 7922320,
  "title": "NBC anchor breaks down after colleagues killed in helicopter crash",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/nbc-anchor-breaks-down-after-colleagues-killed-in-helicopter-crash",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T21:45:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/veteran-nbc-anchor-robert-kovacik-breaks-down-after-learning-colleagues-eliana-moreno-and-george-marciniw-died-in-chatsworth-helicopter-crash-while-he-was-at-scene-covering-bus-collision/articleshow/134296584.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Veteran NBC anchor Robert Kovacik broke down after learning colleagues Eliana Moreno and George Marciniw had died in a Los Angeles helicopter crash. Kovacik was at the scene covering an earlier bus collision when the news chopper went down nearby. He reportedly saw black smoke, rushed toward the crash site and later reported live.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Three dead after helicopter crash in Los Angeles",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/three-dead-after-helicopter-crash-in-los-angeles",
        "published": "2026-09-16T23:29:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Who was Edy Gutierrez Mejia? Person on ground killed in NBC Los Angeles helicopter crash; people mourn loss",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/who-was-edy-gutierrez-mejia-person-on-ground-killed-in-nbc-los",
        "published": "2026-09-17T01:32:34.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}