NYC Crash: More Notes

By Brian 

> Who was the first to report that the plane was registered to Cory Lidle? Update: Two tipsters say CNN. One says ESPN.

> Update: 5:59pm: “Joe Scarborough was also on scene for MSNBC at the site of the plane crash. Also, Rita Cosby anchored coverage for awhile this afternoon for MSNBC as well…”

> CNN’s Anderson Cooper is on the scene reporting and interviewing New Yorkers…

> ABC’s Charles Gibson anchored an ABC News special report at 3:52pm, with John Berman on the scene…

> FNC’s Greta Van Susteren is en route to NYC from DC for tonight’s On The Record; she’s taking a train to avoid any possible delays at East Coast airports…

> MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann came on Hardball around 5:12pm to talk about Lidle…

> “With the news that Cory Lidle was on the plane, ESPN’s being doing breaking coverage on its main station and ESPNEWS. Both have been looking more at the sports side of it (reaction to Lidle’s death), but there have been phone-ins with local ABC reporters and some ABC video shown of the crash,” an e-mailer says…

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