A US Air Force pilot safely escaped after an F-35 fighter jet crashed during a training mission at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska on Tuesday, officials said. CNN anchor Jim Acosta urged his viewers not to “give in to the lies” as he ended the final episode of his show,

The base said in a statement that the incident resulted in “significant damage” to the F-35 Lightning II aircraft, which was seen in footage crashing onto the tarmac and erupting into flames. The pilot,