Nightly News Full Broadcast - April 26
Summary
TLDRThe NBC Nightly News covered a range of critical events, starting with a dangerous tornado outbreak across states like Texas, Oklahoma, and Nebraska, causing significant damage and posing a risk to millions. The news also touched on Donald Trump's hush money trial, with his longtime assistant providing testimony. President Biden's interview with Howard Stern was highlighted, where he expressed willingness to debate Trump. Additionally, there were reports on pro-Palestinian demonstrations on college campuses, an NBC investigation into Israeli air strikes in Gaza, and positive updates on King Charles' health following his cancer diagnosis. The summary concluded with a unique story of a small town revitalized by its brewery tradition.
Takeaways
- 🌪️ A dangerous tornado outbreak has been reported across the central United States, with multiple large tornadoes touching down in states like Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas.
- 🚨 A tornado emergency has been declared in parts of Nebraska, with giant funnel clouds crossing highways and debris flying as storms sweep through.
- 🏠 There is significant damage to infrastructure, including roofs being ripped off homes, and tens of millions are at risk for the weekend.
- 👤 Donald Trump's longtime assistant, Ronna Graff, testified in his hush money trial, providing details about contacts with Karen McDougal and Stormy Daniels, two women who claimed to have had affairs with the former president.
- 📉 President Biden's approval rating is derailing in New Mexico, reflecting a broader trend of declining public support.
- 🚫 Pro-Palestinian demonstrations are spreading on college campuses, leading to crackdowns by the police and universities grappling with growing tensions.
- 🇮🇱 An NBC News investigation documents several deadly Israeli strikes in Gaza, including in zones where Israel had told displaced civilians they would be safe.
- 👑 Promising news for King Charles as he plans to return to his royal duties after battling cancer, with doctors pleased with his progress.
- 🍺 The small town of Potosi, Wisconsin, was saved by reviving its local beer brewing tradition, which brought back jobs and tourists to the community.
- 🚗 Electric vehicle (EV) owners are facing challenges when reselling their cars due to a dramatic drop in resale value, partly due to new car price reductions.
- 🥛 The FDA found traces of bird flu in nearly 40% of milk samples tested, raising concerns about transmission from cows to humans, although pasteurization is still effective in ensuring safety.
Q & A
What is the current weather situation that is causing concern across the central United States?
-There is a dangerous tornado outbreak affecting multiple states including Texas, Oklahoma, and Nebraska. Tornado emergencies have been declared in parts of Nebraska with large tornadoes on the ground threatening population centers.
What was the impact of the tornadoes on the infrastructure and residents in the affected areas?
-The tornadoes have caused significant damage, ripping roofs off homes and leaving a path of destruction. Tens of millions of people are at risk, and there is a potential for more severe weather including flooding, hail, and strong winds over the weekend.
What is the latest development in Donald Trump's hush money trial?
-Donald Trump's longtime executive assistant, Ronna Graff, testified in court, confirming contacts were saved on the company's computer system for Karen McDougal and Stormy Daniels, two women who claim to have had affairs with the former president.
What did President Biden indicate about his willingness to debate Donald Trump?
-President Biden expressed in a radio interview with Howard Stern that he is happy to debate Donald Trump, although he did not specify when or how many times.
What is the situation regarding pro-Palestinian demonstrations on college campuses?
-Pro-Palestinian demonstrations are spreading across college campuses, leading to crackdowns by the police. Some universities are grappling with growing tensions over the war in Gaza, and some commencement ceremonies have been canceled, such as at the University of Southern California.
What findings did NBC News uncover in their investigation of Israeli air strikes in Gaza?
-NBC News found that there were at least seven deadly strikes in areas that the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) had designated as safe. This includes zones in Rafah's Al Zuhur neighborhood, which was identified as one of three evacuation zones in a leaflet drop over Gaza.
What is the update on King Charles' health and his return to royal duties?
-Buckingham Palace announced that King Charles will return to his official duties next week, nearly three months after his cancer diagnosis. Doctors are pleased with the progress he has made so far.
What concerns have arisen from the discovery of bird flu fragments in the milk supply?
-The FDA found traces of bird flu in nearly 40% of the milk samples tested, raising concerns about transmission from cows to humans. However, pasteurization is shown to be effective, and there is currently only one known case of minor symptoms in a person related to direct contact with infected cattle.
Why are some Tesla owners trying to sell their vehicles?
-Tesla owners are trying to sell their vehicles due to plummeting resale values as the company lowers prices on new models, making currently owned Teslas less valuable.
What is the situation with the small town of Potosi, Wisconsin, and how did it revitalize itself?
-Potosi, Wisconsin, which saw its population decline after its major employer, the Potosi Brewing Company, shut down in the 1970s, has managed to revitalize itself by rebuilding the brewery. The brewery now packages more than 80 million cans per year and hosts the National Brewery Museum and annual festivals, attracting 70,000 tourists a year.
What is the current state of the electric vehicle market in terms of resale value?
-The resale value of electric vehicles (EVs) is dropping dramatically, ten times faster than traditional cars. The average used car price for an EV fell nearly 32% in the past year, compared to a decline of just over 3% for gas-powered cars.
What are the main concerns of potential electric vehicle buyers according to Keith Boseman?
-According to Keith Boseman, who has been selling used cars for four years, the main concerns of potential electric vehicle buyers are not about resale value but about battery life and infrastructure.
Outlines
🌪️ Severe Weather: Tornado Outbreak Across Central States
The news segment begins with a focus on a severe tornado outbreak affecting the central United States, with multiple large tornadoes reported in states such as Texas, Oklahoma, and Nebraska. A tornado emergency has been declared in parts of Nebraska, and the coverage includes dramatic footage of the storms and their aftermath. The segment also discusses the potential for further severe weather, including more tornadoes, flooding, hail, and strong winds over the weekend, with tens of millions of people at risk.
👥 Legal and Political Updates: Trump's Trial and Biden's Interview
This part of the script covers legal proceedings related to former President Donald Trump's hush money trial, with new witnesses being called, including his longtime assistant. The segment touches on the claims of two women who allege affairs with Trump and the involvement of American Media Inc.'s former CEO, David Pecker. Additionally, President Biden's interview with Howard Stern is mentioned, where he expresses willingness to debate Trump, and the ongoing pro-Palestinian demonstrations on college campuses, with particular focus on the University of Southern California's decision to cancel its commencement ceremony.
💥 NBC News Investigation: Israeli Air Strikes and Gaza
An NBC News investigation is highlighted, focusing on Israeli air strikes in Gaza, specifically in areas that were designated as safe by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) but still resulted in civilian casualties. The report details several deadly strikes in zones that were considered evacuation zones and supposedly safe, contradicting the IDF's assurances. The IDF's response to the allegations and comments from Human Rights Watch add depth to the coverage of the conflict's impact on civilians.
🏤 Small Town Revival: Potosi Brewing Company's Renaissance
The script concludes with a positive story about the small town of Potosi, Wisconsin, which managed to revitalize its local economy by resurrecting its historic brewery. The Potosi Brewing Company, once a major employer, had shut down but was later bought and restored by a local artist. The brewery's reopening not only brought jobs back to the community but also attracted tourists and led to the establishment of the National Brewery Museum and annual festivals, significantly contributing to the town's comeback.
🍻 The Comeback of Potosi: A Local Tradition Saves a Town
This segment wraps up the news with a feature on Potosi, Wisconsin, where the revival of the local brewery has had a significant impact on the town's economy and identity. The story emphasizes the community's efforts to rebuild the brewery, which included fundraising and eventually led to the creation of new jobs and an increase in tourism. The segment ends on a cheerful note, celebrating the town's resilience and the role of a local tradition in its recovery.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Tornado Outbreak
💡Tornado Emergency
💡Severe Weather
💡Donald Trump's Hush Money Trial
💡Pro-Palestinian Demonstrations
💡NBC News Investigation
💡King Charles' Cancer Battle
💡Beer Industry Revival
💡Electric Vehicle (EV) Market
💡Bird Flu
💡Propane
Highlights
Severe tornado outbreak across the central United States with multiple large tornadoes touching down in Texas, Oklahoma, and Nebraska.
A tornado emergency declared in parts of Nebraska with giant funnel clouds crossing highways and debris flying.
Roofs ripped off homes and tens of millions at risk for the weekend as the storm system sweeps through.
New witnesses in Donald Trump's hush money trial, including his longtime assistant, providing testimony about payments to Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal.
President Biden's pandemic response derailing in New Mexico with a new crackdown.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrations spreading on campuses after the University of Southern California canceled its main commencement.
NBC News investigation documents several deadly strikes in Gaza in zones where Israel told displaced civilians they'd be safe.
Promising news in King Charles' battle with cancer, with plans to return to his royal duties.
A small town in Wisconsin saved by reviving its local beer industry, bringing back jobs and tourism.
Tornado watches stretching nearly 900 miles with millions of Americans in the path of the storm.
Damage reported in Lincoln, Nebraska, and tornadoes also reported around Waco, Texas.
Kansas City, Omaha, and Tulsa bracing for impact as the storm system moves eastward.
33 million people in the path of severe weather from the Great Lakes to Texas with potential for more tornadoes, flooding, hail, and strong winds.
David Pecker, former publisher of The National Enquirer, testifying in the trial against Donald Trump.
President Biden expresses willingness to debate Donald Trump in a radio interview with Howard Stern.
New pro-Palestinian demonstrations at college campuses and crackdowns by the police in response.
NBC News investigation reveals at least seven deadly strikes in areas Israel had designated as safe in Gaza.
King Charles expected to return to official duties after nearly three months following his cancer diagnosis.
The FDA found traces of bird flu in one in five milk samples tested, raising concerns about transmission from cows to humans.
Transcripts
>>> BREAKING NEWS
TONIGHT, THE DANGEROUS
>>> BREAKING NEWS
TONIGHT, THE DANGEROUS
TORNADO OUTBREAK AS WE
COME ON THE AIR.
THE DRAMATIC IMAGES
COMING IN.
MULTIPLE LARGE
TORNADOES TOUCHING
DOWN.
A TORNADO EMERGENCY IN
NEBRASKA.
GIANT FUNNEL CLOUDS
CROSSING HIGHWAYS.
DEBRIS FLYING AS
STORMS SWEEP THROUGH
OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS.
>>> TONIGHT, DAMAGE,
ROOFS RIPPED OFF
HOMES.
TENS OF MILLIONS AT
RISK FOR THE WEEKEND.
WE'RE TRACKING IT.
>>> ALSO TONIGHT, THE
NEW WITNESSES IN
DONALD TRUMP'S HUSH
MONEY TRIAL INCLUDING
HIS LONGTIME
ASSISTANT.
WHAT SHE TOLD THE JURY
ABOUT STORMY DANIELS
AND KAREN McDOUGAL, RS WITH
THE FORMER PRESIDENT.
TWO WOMEN WHO CLAIM TO
HAVE HAD AFFAIRS WITH
THE FORMER PRESIDENT.
>>> THE MAJOR SHIFT
FOR PRESIDENT BIDEN
PANE
DERAILING IN NEW
MEXICO.
>>> THE NEW CRACKDOWN
AS PRO-PALESTINIAN
DEMONSTRATIONS SPREAD
ON CAMPUSES, AND AFTER
USC CANCELED ITS MAIN
COMMENCEMENT, WILL
ON CAMPUSES, AND AFTER
USC CANCELED ITS MAIN
COMMENCEMENT, WILL
OTHERS FOLLOW?
>>> OUR NBC NEWS
INVESTIGATION, OUR
CREWS IN GAZA
DOCUMENTING SEVERAL
DEADLY STRIKES IN
ZONES WHERE ISRAEL
TOLD DISPLACED
CIVILIANS THEY'D BE
SAFE.
>>> THE PROMISING NEWS
IN KING CHARLES'
BATTLE WITH CANCER AND
WHEN HE PLANS TO
RETURN TO HIS ROYAL
DUTIES.
>>> AND AFTER FALLING
ON HARD TIMES, THE
TOWN THAT WAS SAVED BY
BEER.
>> Announcer: THIS IS
"NBC NIGHTLY NEWS"
WITH LESTER HOLT.
>>> GOOD EVENING, AND
WELCOME.
WE ARE TRACKING A
DAMAGING TORNADO
OUTBREAK, THAT RAMPAGE
ACROSS THE CENTER OF
THE COUNTRY TODAY.
TEXAS, OKLAHOMA,
NEBRASKA AMONG THE
STATES IN THE LINE OF
FIRE.
A TORNADO EMERGENCY
DECLARED IN PARTS OF
NEBRASKA, MEANING
LARGE TORNADOES WERE
ON THE GROUND
THREATENING POPULATION
CENTERS.
MANY OF THE IMAGES AS
FRIGHTENING AS THEY
ARE DRAMATIC.
TONIGHT TORNADO
WATCHES STRETCHING
NEARLY 900 MILES.
WE'LL TELL YOU WHO IS
AT RISK AS WE HEAD
INTO THE NIGHT IN A
MOMENT, BUT FIRST
NEAR
JESSE KIRSCH WITH THE
LATEST.
JESSE, THIS IS HITTING
A WIDE AREA OF THE
COUNTRY.
>> Reporter: THAT'S
RIGHT, LESTER.
MILLIONS OF AMERICANS
ARE IN THE BULL'S-EYE
TONIGHT INCLUDING
WHERE WE ARE IN KANSAS
CITY, MISSOURI.
YOU CAN SEE WIND GUSTS
ARE STARTING TO PICK
UP HERE.
MEANWHILE, THERE HAVE
ALREADY BEEN SOME
TORNADOES IN OTHER
STATES LEAVING BEHIND
A PATH OF DESTRUCTION.
[ SIRENS ]
TONIGHT, A TORNADO
OUTBREAK IS UNFOLDING
ACROSS NEBRASKA.
OVER A DOZEN TWISTERS
ALREADY REPORTED WITH
MORE SEVERE WEATHER ON
THE WAY.
IN THE LINCOLN,
NEBRASKA, AREA, DEBRIS
SEEN SWIRLING AS THIS
VIOLENT TORNADO RIPPED
ACROSS AN INTERSTATE
DRIVERS HEADING .
ELSEWHERE, SOME
DRIVERS HEADING
TOWARDS THE OMINOUS
SKY.
>> SOMETHING'S JUST
BEEN HIT.
>> Reporter: AND THIS
OMAHA NEIGHBORHOOD
SEEMING TO TAKE A
DIRECT HIT.
>> THE ENTIRE DOWN THE
STREET THERE'S NO
HOUSES DOWN THERE.
UP THE STREET THERE
ARE NO HOUSES EITHER.
>> IT TOOK EVERYTHING
IN ABOUT FIVE OR TEN
MINUTES, AND IT'S
GONE.
>> Reporter: TORNADOES
ALSO REPORTED AROUND
WACO, TEXAS, TODAY.
>> LOOKS LIKE LOTS OF
SHEET METAL IN THE A
AIR.
>> Reporter: AND
FARTHER SOUTH IN
AUSTIN, INBOUND
FLIGHTS WERE
TEMPORARILY GROUNDED
BECAUSE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
THIS SAME STORM SYSTEM
HAS BEEN STRETCHING
ACROSS THE U.S. SINCE
YESTERDAY.
IN OKLAHOMA, THIS SEMI
TRUCK FLIPPED OVER AS
THIS COLORADO HOME WAS
DAMAGED.
>> IT'S SO AWFUL, WHAT
HAPPENED.
>> Reporter: NOW,
KANSAS CITY, OMAHA,
AND TULSA ARE BRACING.
>> RESIDENTS HERE IN THE
PRESSURE ONLY EXPECTED
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA WOKE
UP TO TORNADO SIRENS,
FOUND PARTS OF THE
ROOFTOPS FLUNG ONTO
THE STREET, EVEN CARS
NEARBY.
>> Reporter: AND THE
PRESSURE ONLY EXPECTED
TO INCREASE TOMORROW
OVER AN EVEN LARGER
AREA WITH 33 MILLION
IN THE PATH OF SEVERE
WEATHER FROM THE GREAT
LAKES TO TEXAS.
THAT MEANS MORE
TORNADOES, FLOODING,
HAIL, AND STRONG WINDS
ARE ALL POSSIBLE ON
SATURDAY, AND THERE'S
ALSO SEVERE WEATHER IN
SUNDAY'S FORECAST AS
WE HEAD INTO A WEEKEND
THAT FOR SOME WILL
BRING LITTLE RELIEF.
JESSE KIRSCH, NBC
NEWS, KANSAS CITY,
MISSOURI.
>>> WE WANT TO GO
RIGHT NOW TO ANGIE
LASSMAN, WHO IS
TRACKING THE STORM
THREAT.
ANGIE, AS WE HEARD
THERE, THE VOLATILE
WEEKEND OF WEATHER
JUST BEGINNING.
>> Reporter: YOU'RE
EXACTLY RIGHT, LESTER.
THOSE VIOLENT
TORNADOES TODAY
AS 25 FEET AND TORNADO
WAS
FAR AS 25 FEET AND
TORNADO WATCHES
CONTINUE ACROSS THE
MIDSECTION OF THE
COUNTRY THROUGH AT
LEAST 9:00 P.M.
TONIGHT.
ALL HAZARDS WILL BE ON
THE TABLE.
WE'RE TALKING MORE
STRONG WINDS, HAIL,
AND, OF COURSE, THOSE
TORNADOES.
AS WE LOOK AHEAD TO
TOMORROW, THE THREAT
CONTINUES.
WE'LL SEE THAT
EXPANDING NOW TO MORE
THAN 30 MILLION PEOPLE
FROM THE GREAT LAKES
TO THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS, AND YOU
GUESSED IT.
MORE OF THOSE EF-2
TORNADOES POSSIBLE
WITH THE INGREDIENTS
THERE FOR THOSE STRONG
SYSTEMS TO MOVE
THROUGH FOR KANSAS
CITY AND OKLAHOMA,
IT'LL BE A DOUBLE
WHAMMY AS WELL WITH
HEAVY RAIN LEAVING US .,
IT'LL BE A DOUBLE
WHAMMY AS WELL WITH
HEAVY RAIN LEAV
IT'LL BE A DOUBLE
WHAMMY AS WELL WITH
HEAVY RAIN LEAVING US
WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR
FLASH FLOODING ACROSS
PARTS OF THE CENTER OF
THE COUNTRY, LESTER.
>> ALL RIGHT.
ANGIE, THANK YOU.
>>> WELL, FOR MOST OF
THE WEEK HE HAS SAT IN
A NEW YORK COURTROOM,
A FORMER PRESIDENT
LISTENING TO THE
CLAIMS ABOUT THE
RELATIONSHIPS AND THE
MONEY PROSECUTORS SAY
ARE AT THE HEART OF
THE CRIMINAL CASE
AGAINST HIM.
LATE TODAY DONALD
TRUMP'S EXECUTIVE
ASSISTANT TOOK THE
STAND.
HERE'S LAURA JARRETT.
>> Reporter: TONIGHT,
THE PROSECUTION
CLOSING OUT THE FIRST
WEEK OF TESTIMONY BY
OFFERING THE JURY A
PEEK INSIDE THE INNER
WORKINGS OF THE TRUMP
ORGANIZATION FROM ONE
OF THE PEOPLE WHO
KNOWS THE FORMER
PRESIDENT BEST.
THE STATE BRIEFLY
CALLING RONNA GRAFF,
MR. TRUMP'S LONGTIME
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO
THE STAND.
GRAFF CONFIRM ED
CONTACTS WERE SAVED ON
THE COMPANY'S COMPUTER
SYSTEM FOR KAREN
McDOUGAL AND STORMY,
AN APPARENT REFERENCE
TO STORMY DANIELS.
PROSECUTORS SAY BOTH
WOMEN WERE SHOPPING
STORIES OF SEX WITH
MR. TRUMP AHEAD OF THE
2016 ELECTION,
ENCOUNTERS HE DENIES.
>> ARE YOU NERVOUS
ABOUT STORMY DANIELS'
TESTIMONY?
>> Reporter: AT THE
HEART OF THE CASE, A
$130,000 PAYMENT
MICHAEL COHEN MADE TO
DANIELS SO SHE
WOULDN'T GO PUBLIC AND
HOW PROSECUTORS SAY
THAT PAYMENT WAS
DISGUISED.
BUT GRAFF SHED NO
LIGHT ON THAT.
TIFFING EVEN THOUGH
SHE NO LONGER WORKS
FOR THE TRUMP
ORGANIZATION, THE
COMPANY IS PAYING HER
LEGAL BILLS.
THE JURY ALSO HEARING
FROM GARY FARRO,
A BANKER WHO HELPED
FACILITATE THE PAYMENT
FROM COHEN TO DANIELS,
BUT THE DAY BEGAN WITH
THEM TRYING TO
UNDERCUT THE TESTIMONY
OF DAVID PECKER,
FORMER PUBLISHER OF
"THE NATIONAL
ENQUIRER" AND KEY
WITNESS FOR
PROSECUTORS TESTIFYING
AT LENGTH ABOUT HOW HE
HELPED SILENCE PEOPLE
WHO COULD HAVE HURT
MR. TRUMP'S ELECTION
CHANCES.
MR. TRUMP'S LAWYER
SOUGHT TO RAISE
QUESTIONS ABOUT
PECKER'S MEMORY AND
MOTIVES ON
CROSS-EXAMINATION.
PECKER DEFIANT AT ONE
POINT SAYING, I'VE
BEEN TRUTHFUL TO THE
BEST OF MY
RECOLLECTION.
THE TABLOID MOGUL ALSO
UNDERMINING THE IDEA
MR. TRUMP WANTED TO
BURY THOSE STORIES
ABOUT WOMEN TO PROTECT
HIS FAMILY, A COMMON
REFRAIN FROM THE
DEFENSE.
INSTEAD, PECKER SAID
HE BELIEVED IT WAS ALL
TO PROTECT HIS
CAMPAIGN.
>> I DO HAVE TO BEGIN
BY WISHING MELANIA
HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
SHE'S IN FLORIDA.
>> Reporter: MELANIA
TRUMP NOTABLY ABSENT
AT TRIAL.
>> LAURA, DOES IT
APPEAR PROSECUTORS GOT
WHAT THEY NEEDED FROM
DAVID PECKER THIS
WEEK?
>> LESTER, PECKER IS A
USEFUL WITNESS FOR
PROSECUTORS TO THE
EXTENT THAT HE CAN
TESTIFY ABOUT
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT
MR. TRUMP THAT TOUCH
ON THIS ALLEGED SCHEME
TO INFLUENCE THE
ELECTION, BUT WHAT HE
CAN'T OFFER, LESTER,
IS ANY EVIDENCE ON THE
ACTUAL CRIME THAT THE
FORMER PRESIDENT HAS
BEEN INDICTED FOR,
WHICH ISN'T A CAMPAIGN
FINANCE VIOLATION.
IT'S THE WAY HIS
PAYMENTS TO COHEN WERE
DOCUMENTED ON HIS
INTERNAL RECORDS.
NOW, WE'LL SEE IF
OTHER WITNESSES CAN
SPEAK MORE DIRECTLY TO
THAT, LESTER.
>> OKAY, LAURA, THANK
YOU.
>>> PRESIDENT BIDEN
INTERVIEW TO
WAS ALSO IN NEW YORK
TODAY GIVING A RARE
INTERVIEW TO RADIO
HOST HOWARD STERN AND
MAKING NEWS ABOUT
WHETHER HE'LL DEBATE
MR. TRUMP.
PETER ALEXANDER JOINS
US.
WHAT DID THE PRESIDENT
SAY?
>> Reporter: FOR
MONTHS HE REFUSED TO
SAY WHETHER HE WILL
AGREE TO A FACEOFF
WITH FORMER PRESIDENT
TRUMP, BUT TODAY HE
TOLD HOWARD STERN,
I'M, QUOTE, HAPPY TO
DEBATE HIM, THOUGH HE
DIDN'T SAY WHEN OR HOW
MANY TIMES.
IT WOULD BE A DRAMATIC
SEQUEL TO THEIR FEISTY
DEBATES FOUR YEARS
AGO.
OUTSIDE COURT
DEBATES FOUR
AGO.
OUTSIDE COURT
MR. TRUMP DID NOT
PARTICIPATE IN ANY OF
TODAY MR. TRUMP, WHO,
REMEMBER, DID NOT
PARTICIPATE IN ANY OF
THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY
DEBATES AND SAID HE IS
WILLING TO DEBATE
PRESIDENT BIDEN AS
SOON AS TONIGHT.
THE PRESIDENTIAL
DEBATE COMMISSION HAS
ALREADY SCHEDULED
THREE DEBATES
BEGINNING IN SEPTEMBER
BUT NEITHER CAMPAIGN
HAS FORMALLY
COMMITTED.
LESTER.
>> PETER, THANK YOU.
>>> ACROSS THE COUNTRY
TODAY, NEW
PRO-PALESTINIAN
DEMONSTRATIONS AT
COLLEGE CAMPUSES AND
CRACKDOWNS BY THE
POLICE.
LIZ KREUTZ HAS LATE
DEVELOPMENTS.
>> Reporter: FROM
COLORADO TO NORTH
CAROLINA TONIGHT, MORE
UNIVERSITIES
NATIONWIDE GRAPPLING
WITH GROWING TENSIONS
OVER THE WAR IN GAZA
AS PROTESTS SPREAD ON
COLLEGE CAMPUSES.
[ CROWD CHANTING ]
AT ARIZONA STATE
UNIVERSITY POLICE
SHOWED UP WITHIN
MINUTES OF A FORMING
ENCAMPMENT.
>> STOP THE KILLING.
UNIVERSITY VIDEO SHOWS
A POLICE OFFICER
SLAMMING A PROFESSOR
TO THE GROUND.
SHE WAS CHARGED WITH
DISORDERLY CONDUCT AND
BATTERY.
AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
WHERE ERIN McLAUGHLIN
IS THERE.
>> STUDENT PROTESTERS
SAY THE NEGOTIATIONS
HAVE STALLED ON THE
ISSUE OF DIVESTMENT
FROM ISRAEL AND
RECEIVED NO
REASSURANCES.
>> IT IS OUR BEST
INTEREST TO REACH AN
AGREEMENT BEFORE
COMMENCEMENT.
>> Reporter: MEANWHILE
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
MANY SENIORS WHO
DIDN'T GET A HIGH
SCHOOL GRADUATION
BECAUSE OF COVID LEFT
DEVASTATED BY THE
UNIVERSITY'S ABRUPT
DECISION TO CANCEL
THEIR COMMENCEMENT.
>> OUTSIDE OF JUST
BEING ANNOYED, I FEEL
LET DOWN BY THE
UNIVERSITY.
>> Reporter: AMIR BELL
WHO SUPPORTS THE
PROTESTERS TELLS US 15
OF HIS FAMILY MEMBERS
WERE PLANNING TO FLY
IN TO CELEBRATE HIS
MILESTONE MOMENT, AND
NOW THAT'S IN LIMBO.
>> I JUST DON'T
UNDERSTAND HOW THEY
CAN HAVE THE PRESIDENT
AND WORLD LEADERS
AND STUFF, BUT THEY
CAN'T PROPERLY SECURE
A TRADITION THEY'VE
HAD FOR -- SINCE THE
1800s, SO THAT'S THE
MOST FRUSTRATING PART.
>> Reporter: USC'S
CAMPUS IS LOCKED DOWN,
AND STUDENTS HAVE TO
USE I.D.s TO GET TO
CLASS.
WE FOLLOWED UP WITH
THE UNIVERSITY, BUT
THEY'RE NOT
COMMENTING.
>> LIZ, THANK YOU.
>>> NOW TO OUR NBC
NEWS INVESTIGATION
INTO ISRAELI AIR
STRIKES IN PARTS OF
GAZA THAT THE ISRAELI
DEFENSE FORCES HAD
DESIGNATED AS SAFE.
BUT AS NBC'S HALA
GORANI REPORTS, SOME
OF THEM RESULTED
IN CIVILIAN DEATHS.
>> Reporter: MARCH
26th, 2024, 4:00 P.M.,
THE AFTERMATH OF AN
AIR STRIKE IN RAFAH IN
SOUTHERN GAZA, VICTIMS
BURIED UNDER THE
RUBBLE
TH.
THIS WOMAN IS RUSHED
TO THE HOSPITAL AS HER
FATHER ATTEMPTS FIRST
AID.
AN NBC NEWS
INVESTIGATION REVEALS
THAT THIS IS ONE OF AT
LEAST SEVEN DEADLY
STRIKES IN AREAS OUR
GAZA TEAM FILMED AFTER
THE IDF HAD EXPLICITLY
DESIGNATED THEM AS
SAFE IN DECEMBER.
THIS ONE
IN RAFAH'S AL ZUHUR
NEIGHBORHOOD
IDENTIFIED
AS ONE OF THREE
EVACUATION ZONES IN A
LEAFLET DROPPED OVER
GAZA, AND ON THE
ISRAELI MILITARY'S
WEBSITE, IN A MAP LAST
UPDATED IN DECEMBER.
WHEN ASKED IF THERE
WAS ANYTHING MORE
RECENT, THE IDF TOLD
US THE MAP WAS, QUOTE,
STILL ACCURATE.
OUR INVESTIGATION
REVEALED THAT THE IDF
TARGETED AL ZUHUR, AL
SHABOURA AND TAL AL
SULTAN AFTER
IT TOLD RESIDENTS TO
HEAD THERE.
ON JANUARY 9th,
AN AIR STRIKE IN ONE
OF THE PLACES.
IT HITS THE HOME OF
THE NAFAL FAMILY
KILLING 15.
ON FEBRUARY 12th,
2024, OUR CREWS FILMED
THE AFTERMATH OF AN
AIR STRIKE ON AL
SHABOURA CAMP.
"THEY ASKED US TO GO
TO AL SHABOURA AREA
BECAUSE IT'S SAFE.
THIS IS THE SAFE AREA?
LOOK AROUND WHAT
HAPPENED," THIS MAN
SAYS.
ON APRIL 20th.
AT 10:00 P.M. ALSO IN
THE AL SHABOURA
DISTRICT, THE BUILDING
LEVELED.
AMONG THOSE KILLED, A
PREGNANT WOMAN WHO NBC
NEWS REPORTED ON
EARLIER THIS WEEK.
HER PREMATURE BABY
BRIEFLY SURVIVED BUT
DIED DAYS LATER.
WE ASKED THE MILITARY
MULTIPLE TIMES TO
COMMENT ON THE STRIKES
DOCUMENTED IN OUR
REPORT PROVIDING
PRECISE LOCATIONS AND
DATES.
IT ADDRESSED ONE OF
THE ATTACKS REPLYING,
THE IDF IS NOT AWARE
OF ANY STRIKE AT THE
PROVIDED COORDINATES
AND TIMES IN THE QUERY
BLAMING HAMAS FOR
TELLING PEOPLE TO
IGNORE MILITARY
DIRECTIVES ADDING, THE
IDF WILL ACT AGAINST
HAMAS WHEREVER IT
OPERATES WITH FULL
COMMITMENT TO
INTERNATIONAL LAW.
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
PROGRAM DIRECTOR, SARI
BASHI, TELLS US, THESE
STRIKES ARE NOT
ISOLATED INCIDENTS.
>> THEY GO TO THE
PLACES THEY WERE TOLD
TO GO TO AND GET HIT
EITHER BY AN AIR
STRIKE OR GROUND
INVASION.
>> IS THERE ANYWHERE
SAFE IN GAZA?
>> THERE IS NOWHERE
SAFE IN GAZA.
>> Reporter: FOR THE
ALMOST MILLION AND A
HALF PALESTINIANS
CROWDED IN
SOUTHERN GAZA, THERE
IS NOWHERE LEFT TO
FLEE, AND FOR THE
GIRL'S WHOSE FATHER'S
BLOOD-STAINED T-SHIRT
TOLD OF HIS FRANTIC
ATTEMPT TO REVIVE HIS
CHILD, IT WAS TOO
LATE.
REEMA DIED IN A PLACE
WHERE SHE AND OTHERS
WERE TOLD THEY WOULD
BE SAFE FROM HARM.
HALA GORANI, NBC NEWS,
TEL AVIV.
>>> THERE WAS SOME
GOOD NEWS FROM
BUCKINGHAM PALACE
TODAY THAT KING
CHARLES WILL RETURN TO
HIS OFFICIAL DUTIES
NEXT WEEK, ALMOST
THREE MONTHS AFTER HIS
CANCER DIAGNOSIS.
THE PALACE SAID
DOCTORS ARE PLEASED
WITH THE PROGRESS THE
KING HAS MADE SO FAR
DETAILS.
>>> AND FRAGMENTS OF
BIRD FLU VIRUS ARE
FOUND IN MORE OF THE
MILK SUPPLY INCREASING
CONCERNS ABOUT THE
TRANSMISSION FROM COWS
TO HUMANS RIGHT AFTER
THIS.
AND PROPANE.
INTERSTATE 40 IS
CLOSED DOWN IN BOTH
DIRECTIONS.
THERE ARE NO REPORTS
OF INJURIES.
>>> IN NEW YORK, A
DELTA AIR LINES PLANE
WAS FORCED TO RETURN
TO JFK AIRPORT TODAY
AFTER LOSING ITS
EMERGENCY SLIDE.
DELTA SAYS THE CREW ON
THE FLIGHT TO LOS
ANGELES DECLARED AN
EMERGENCY WHEN THEY
HEARD A SOUND NEAR THE
RIGHT WING AFTER THE
PLANE LANDED SAFELY,
THEY SAW THE SLIDE WAS
GONE.
ITS WHEREABOUTS ARE
ALERT A
UNCLEAR.
>>> AND A CONSUMER
ALERT ABOUT THE
NATION'S MILK SUPPLY
AFTER THE FDA FOUND
TRACES OF BIRD FLU IN
ONE IN FIVE SAMPLES IT
TESTED.
ANNE THOMPSON NOW WITH
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW.
>> Reporter: IN THIS
OHIO STATE LAB, THIS
VETERINARY
WHERE HE SHOULDN'.
EPIDEMIOLOGIST ANDREW
BOWMAN IS TESTING MILK
FROM SIX STATES AND
FINDING TRACES OF BIRD
FLU WHERE HE
SHOULDN'T.
>> WHAT DOES THAT TELL
YOU ABOUT THE SPREAD?
>> I THINK IT SHOWS US
THAT THERE ARE MANY
MORE COWS INFECTED
THAN WE'VE GIVEN IT
CREDIT FOR AT THIS
POINT.
>> Reporter: NEARLY
40% OF THE MILK HE
TESTED WAS POSITIVE
FOR H5N1, ALSO KNOWN
AS BIRD FLU.
THAT MAY SOUND
ALARMING, BUT
ADDITIONAL TESTING,
BOWMAN SAYS, SHOWS THE
PASTURIZATION IS
WORKING.
>> IF I'M A PARENT
BUYING MILK FOR MY
CHILD, HOW WORRIED
SHOULD I BE ABOUT THE
BIRD FLU?
>> YEAH, AT THIS POINT
I WOULD NOT BE WORRIED
ABOUT THAT AT ALL.
I'M CONTINUING TO
DRINK MILK.
>> Reporter: SO
TONIGHT, ATTENTION
TURNS TO THE SOURCE.
THE NATION'S DAIRY
COWS WITH SO FAR JUST
ONE KNOWN CASE OF
MINOR SYMPTOMS IN A
PERSON RELATED TO
DIRECT CONTACT WITH
INFECTED CATTLE.
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE ORDERING
ALL DAIRY COWS
CROSSING STATE LINES
BE TESTED FOR THE
VIRUS.
>> IT'S BEEN MY WHOLE
LIVELIHOOD.
>> Reporter: MARTHA
THOMAS OWNS THE
SMALLEST DAIRY HERD IN
SHELBY COUNTY, OHIO,
WHERE SHE PRODUCES,
PROCESSES, AND SELLS
MILK.
>> HOW DO YOU ENSURE
YOUR COWS ARE HEALTHY?
>> WE DON'T LET PEOPLE
IN AND OUT.
WE DON'T SWITCH COWS.
IT'S A CLOSED HERD.
>> Reporter: THERE ARE
NO SIGNS OF BIRD FLU
HERE, BUT HERDS IN
NINE STATES CONTRACTED
THE BIRD FLU INCLUDING
ONE IN OHIO.
>> THE ENTIRE BARNYARD
IS ON ALERT, AND WE'RE
LOOKING TO MAKE SURE
IT DOESN'T END UP
SOMEPLACE ELSE.
>> Reporter: WHILE CSURE
IT DOESN'T END UP
SOMEPLACE ELSE.
>> Reporter: SURE
IT DOESN'T END UP
SOMEPLACE ELSE.
>> Reporter:
CERSURE
IT DOESN'T END UP
SOMEPLACE ELSE.
>> Reporter: TSURE
SOMEE ELT UP
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>>> BACK WITH OUR
SERIES, "THE FUTURE OF
THE ROAD."
WITH THE ELECTRIC
VEHICLE MARKET HITTING
SOME BUMPS, SOME
OWNERS ARE FINDING
TROUBLE WHEN THEY TRY
TO RESELL THEM.
HERE'S CHRISTINE
ROMANS.
>> Reporter: EVERYONE
KNOWS THE MINUTE YOU
DRIVE A NEW CAR OFF
THE LOT, ITS VALUE
DEPRECIATES, BUT FOR
ELECTRIC VEHICLES, THE
DROP IS DRAMATIC, TEN
TIMES FASTER THAN
TRADITIONAL CARS
ACCORDING TO A RECENT
STUDY SHOWING THE
AVERAGE USED CAR PRICE
FOR AN EV FELL NEARLY
32% IN THE PAST YEAR
COMPARED WITH THE
DECLINE OF JUST OVER
3% FOR GAS-POWERED
CARS.
>> RIGHT NOW I AM
TRYING TO OFFLOAD MY
TESLA.
I WANT TO SELL IT
BECAUSE THE VALUE FOR
TESLAS HAS BEEN
PLUMMETING.
>> Reporter: SOME
TESLA OWNERS
FRUSTRATED AS THE
COMPANY LOWERS THE
PRICES ON NEW MODELS
MAKING CURRENTLY OWNED
TESLAS LESS VALUABLE.
>> THIS INVESTMENT, I
WILL LOSE OVER
$30,000.
>> Reporter: FALLING
RESALE PRICES JUST
ANOTHER FACTOR HOLDING
SOME PEOPLE BACK FROM
SWITCHING OVER TO
ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
WITH SO MANY ALREADY
EXPRESSING CONCERN
ABOUT RANGE ANXIETY
AND BATTERY
INFRASTRUCTURE
GRANDMOTHER'S
HOUSE IN TEXAS,
HOW MANY STO.
>> IF I WANT TO MAKE
IT FROM HERE TO MY
GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE IN
TEXAS, HOW MANY STOPS
WOULD I HAVE TO MAKE
TO GET THERE?
>> Reporter: KEITH
BOSEMAN HAS BEEN
SELLING USED CARS FOR
FOUR YEARS.
>> RESALE VALUE IS NOT
THEIR NUMBER ONE
CONCERN?
>> NO, HONESTLY.
THAT'S NOT THE NUMBER
ONE QUESTION I GET.
IT'S BATTERY LIFE.
>> Reporter: EVs MADE
UP 7.3% OF NEW CAR
SALES EVEN WITH
GOVERNMENT REBATES AND
DEALER INCENTIVES.
>> THERE'S SO MUCH
DISCOUNTING GOING ON,
IT'S REALLY HAMMERING
USED CARS, ESPECIALLY
THOSE USED EVs,
SOMETIMES THE DOUBLE
DOWN EFFECT WHERE A
LOT OF THAT IS PUSHING
USED CAR PRICES DOWN.
>> Reporter: THE IRONY
THAT LOWER PRICES FOR
NEW CARS COULD HURT
DEMAND FOR EVs OVERALL
AS RESALE VALUES ARE
DRIVEN DOWN.
CHRISTINE ROMANS, NBC
NEWS, JERSEY CITY, NEW
JERSEY.
>>> AND NEXT HERE FOR
>>> FINALLY, THE SMALL
TOWN THAT SAVED ITSELF
BY TAPPING INTO A
LOCAL TRADITION.
HERE'S MAGGIE VESPA.
>> Reporter: IN THE
HUM OF THIS FACTORY IN
RURAL WISCONSIN LIES
THE SOUND OF A SMALL
TOWN'S SECOND WIND.
THIS STORY BEST TOLD
OVER A PINT BEGINS IN
1852 WITH THE BIRTH OF
THE POTOSI BREWING
COMPANY, A MAJOR
EMPLOYER UNTIL THE
1970s WHEN COMPETITION
TURNED OFF ITS TAPS.
>> ALMOST EVERYBODY IN
POTOSI HAD A RELATIVE
WHO HAD WORKED THERE.
>> YEAH, AND IT WAS IN
EXISTENCE FOR 120
YEARS.
>> Reporter: SOON
POTOSI'S POPULATION
PLUMMETED.
ITS BREWERY CRUMBLED
IN THE '90s GOING UP
FOR AUCTION.
LOCAL ARTIST, GARY
DAVID, BOUGHT IT FOR
$6,300.
>> I HAVE FOND
MEMORIES OF THE
FOREFATHERS WHO CAME
BEFORE US AND THOUGHT
IT WAS WORTH THE
EFFORT AND RISK.
>> Reporter: THIS
INSURANCE AGENT
LAUNCHED THE POTOSI
FOUNDATION TO BRING
THE JOBS BACK.
>> IT WAS ALL ABOUT
THE JOBS TO ME.
>> A WAY OF KEEPING A
SMALL TOWN ALIVE
THROUGH BEER.
>> YEP.
>> Reporter: FOR YEARS
THEY FUND-RAISED.
IN 2008 REBUILDING THE
TAP ROOM, THEN A NEW
FACTORY.
THIS FACILITY IS
CAPABLE OF PACKAGING
MORE THAN 80 MILLION
CANS PER YEAR OF
POTOSI BEER BUT ALSO
MORE THAN A DOZEN
OTHER BEVERAGE
COMPANIES FROM ACROSS
THE COUNTRY.
INDUSTRY BUZZ
FOLLOWED.
POTOSI IS NOW HOME TO
THE NATIONAL BREWERY
MUSEUM AND ANNUAL
FESTIVALS.
>> POTOSI GETS 70,000
TOURISTS A YEAR?
>> YES, YES.
>> THAT'S A LOT OF
PEOPLE.
>> THAT'S A LOT OF
PEOPLE.
>> HOW GOOD DOES THAT
BEER TASTE AFTER
DRIVING 100 MILES?
>> IT TASTES REALLY
GREAT.
>> Reporter: THE TASTE
OF A TOWN'S COMEBACK.
MAGGIE VESPA, NBC
GREAT.
>> THE TASTE OF A
NEWS --
>> CHEERS.
>> CHEERS.
>> Reporter: --
POTOSI, WISCONSIN.
>>> THAT'S "NIGHTLY
NEWS" FOR THIS FRIDAY.
THANKS FOR WATCHING,
EVERYONE.
I'M LESTER HOLT.
PLEASE TAKE CARE OF
YOURSELF AND EACH
OTHER.
GOOD NIGHT.
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