L.A. news helicopter crash kills 3 and board votes to close Kennedy Center: Morning Rundown

A journalist and pilot were among the people killed when a news helicopter reporting for NBC L.A. crashed. The Federal Reserve is set to decide whether to raise its key interest rate. And the opening acts for Ed Sheeran’s tour withdraw in protest of rapper Macklemore being dropped over his “Free Palestine” remarks. Here’s what to know today. 3 dead after news helicopter crashes while covering fatal L.A. bus collision A helicopter affiliated with NBC Los Angeles crashed while it was covering a fatal bus collision yesterday evening, killing the photojournalist and pilot on board and one person on the…