Nightly News Full Broadcast - March 6
Summary
TLDRIn breaking news, the armorer who loaded Alec Baldwin's gun on the set of 'Rust' was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter but not guilty of tampering with evidence in the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Meanwhile, President Biden and former President Trump are set for a rematch in the 2024 election after securing victories on Super Tuesday. The crackdown on crime intensifies, with New York deploying National Guard to secure subways, as concerns over violent incidents persist. A massive cyberattack on a healthcare giant disrupted pharmacies nationwide, blocking patients from accessing prescriptions. Amidst economic challenges, a battleground county in Pennsylvania highlights the disconnect between Biden's claims of growth and voters' daily realities.
Takeaways
- 😮 Armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter but not guilty of tampering with evidence in the fatal shooting on the 'Rust' movie set that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
- 🗳️ After Super Tuesday victories, President Biden and former President Trump appear set for a November rematch in the 2024 election.
- 🚨 New York Governor Hochul is deploying 1,000 National Guard members and state police to secure the city's subway system amid a surge in transit crime.
- 💥 A missile fired by Iranian-backed Houthi militants struck a commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden, killing three crew members.
- 🇭🇹 Amid escalating gang violence in Haiti, Prime Minister Ariel Henry left the country as the U.S. and other nations press for a political transition.
- ⚠️ A massive cyberattack on Change Healthcare, a medical claims processing company, has disrupted prescription services nationwide, leaving patients unable to access medications.
- 💰 In the key battleground state of Pennsylvania, many voters feel disconnected from President Biden's messaging about the economy's strength, potentially impacting the 2024 election.
- ✈️ The TSA is testing self-service checkpoints at Las Vegas airports, which could be the future of air travel security if successful.
- 📝 A new law in Alabama aims to protect fertility clinics from lawsuits after a court ruling allowed couples to sue for the destruction of frozen embryos.
- 🔫 The jury in the 'Rust' shooting trial heard testimony describing a reckless environment on set with weapons and ammunition left unattended.
Q & A
What was the verdict in the trial of Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the armorer on the set of the movie 'Rust'?
-The jury found Hannah Gutierrez-Reed guilty of involuntary manslaughter but not guilty of tampering with evidence in the fatal shooting incident that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
What significant development occurred in the 2024 presidential race?
-After Nikki Haley suspended her campaign and did not endorse former President Trump, the 2024 presidential race is set for a rematch between President Biden and former President Trump.
Why did Governor Hochul of New York deploy National Guard members to the subway system?
-Governor Hochul ordered the deployment of hundreds of National Guard members to the New York City subway system in response to a surge in transit crime and brazen attacks on passengers.
What was the impact of the cyberattack on Change Healthcare?
-The cyberattack on Change Healthcare, the nation's largest medical claims processing company, caused widespread chaos, preventing many providers from filling patients' prescriptions and forcing some patients to pay out of pocket for their medications.
How are voters in the battleground state of Pennsylvania feeling about the economy under President Biden?
-Despite positive economic indicators cited by the Biden administration, many voters in the bellwether county of Erie, Pennsylvania, feel that the economic growth is not benefiting them, and there is a disconnect between the administration's messaging and their daily experiences.
What new technology is the TSA testing at airports?
-The TSA is testing a self-service checkpoint system in Las Vegas, where PreCheck travelers can screen themselves, potentially speeding up the security process and allowing TSA officers to focus on security.
What happened in the Middle East, and how did the U.S. respond?
-Iranian-backed Houthi militants fired a missile at a commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden, killing three crew members. The U.S. military conducted retaliatory strikes against the Houthis in response to this and other recent attacks.
What is the current situation in Haiti, and how is the U.S. responding?
-Haiti is on the brink of civil war, with violent gangs controlling most of the capital, Port-au-Prince. Prime Minister Ariel Henry has left the country, and the U.S. is pressing for a political transition but has ruled out sending American troops.
What measures did Philadelphia take to address transit crime?
-In Philadelphia, the chief of transit police vowed to aggressively combat crime after three deadly shootings involving city buses in a week, including a mass shooting that injured eight teenagers.
What impact did the Alabama Supreme Court's ruling on embryos have on fertility clinics?
-After the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are legally considered children, multiple fertility clinics halted IVF procedures and embryo shipping companies paused operations in the state, prompting lawmakers to pass a new bill limiting damages and civil liability for clinics.
Outlines
📰 Breaking News: Verdict in Alec Baldwin's 'Rust' Shooting Trial
The jury delivered a split verdict in the involuntary manslaughter trial of Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the armorer who loaded Alec Baldwin's gun on the 'Rust' movie set. Gutierrez-Reed was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter but not guilty of tampering with evidence. The incident led to the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, and Baldwin is set to go on trial next. The trial highlighted the reckless environment on the set, with witnesses describing weapons and ammunition left unattended.
🗳️ Biden-Trump Rematch Set as Nikki Haley Suspends Campaign
With Nikki Haley suspending her presidential campaign, the stage is set for a rematch between President Biden and former President Trump. Haley declined to endorse Trump but urged him to earn the votes of those who did not support him previously. The battle is on for Haley's supporters, with Biden inviting them to join him in opposing Trump, while Trump boasted about Haley's defeat. Trump secured landslide victories in most Super Tuesday primaries, while Biden won nearly every Democratic contest except for a loss in American Samoa. Recent polls show Trump leading Biden in a head-to-head matchup, within the margin of error.
⚖️ Alabama Passes Bill to Protect IVF After Embryo Ruling
Alabama has passed a bill to shield fertility clinics from costly lawsuits after the state Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are children. The new law limits civil damages to the cost of one IVF cycle if an embryo is destroyed. The bill was fast-tracked after multiple clinics halted IVF procedures due to the court ruling, which allowed couples to sue for wrongful death when their frozen embryos were destroyed. While the new law provides temporary relief, it does not address the underlying reasoning of the court decision equating frozen embryos to children.
🚇 New York Deploys National Guard to Secure Subways Amid Rising Crime
In response to rising violent crime on New York City's subways, Governor Kathy Hochul has ordered the deployment of hundreds of National Guard members and state police to secure the transit system. Teams will be stationed at the busiest and most problematic stations, conducting bag searches as a deterrent. Civil liberties activists have criticized the move as an overreaction and overreach. The dramatic measures come as 77% of Americans are concerned about rising crime, despite FBI data showing a nationwide drop in violent crime since a spike in 2020. Other cities like Philadelphia and San Francisco are also taking steps to crack down on crime.
✈️ TSA Tests Self-Service Airport Security Checkpoints
The TSA is testing self-service security checkpoints in Las Vegas, which could be the future of air travel. Pre-checked flyers can proceed through the checkpoint without an officer's assistance, with officers available on demand for questions. The system features automated screening and recirculation of bags requiring additional screening. The trial aims to improve efficiency and security as the TSA forecasts another record-breaking spring break season with passenger volume already up 6% over last year. After a six-month trial run, the TSA will decide whether to implement the technology at other airports.
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Keywords
💡Verdict
💡Rematch
💡Endorsement
💡Crackdown
💡Cyberattack
💡Battleground
💡Inflation
💡Disconnect
💡Self-service
💡Prechecked
Highlights
Armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed found guilty of involuntary manslaughter but not guilty of tampering with evidence in the fatal shooting on the set of 'Rust' that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
The rematch between President Biden and former President Trump is set after Nikki Haley announced suspending her campaign, declining to endorse Trump.
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell endorsed Trump for the presidency, despite previously criticizing Trump's role in the January 6th attack.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul ordered deployment of National Guard and state police to secure the subways and conduct bag searches amid a surge in transit crime.
A missile fired by Iranian-backed Houthi militants struck a cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden, killing three crew members, marking the first deadly attack in response to the Israel-Hamas war.
Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry landed in Puerto Rico as the country spirals into chaos, with gangs controlling most of the capital and the U.S. pressing for a political transition.
A massive cyberattack on Change Healthcare, the nation's largest medical claims processing company, caused chaos at pharmacies nationwide, preventing patients from getting prescriptions filled.
In a bellwether district in Erie County, Pennsylvania, some voters feel disconnected from President Biden's messaging about the economy, despite positive economic indicators.
The TSA is testing self-service checkpoints at Las Vegas airport, where PreCheck travelers can screen themselves and their belongings, with officers available for assistance.
In Alabama, a new law was passed to protect fertility clinics and companies from criminal responsibility and limit civil damages if embryos are destroyed, after a state Supreme Court ruling allowed lawsuits for wrongful death of embryos.
A final bill passed in Alabama aims to protect in vitro fertilization procedures after the state Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are considered children.
In Philadelphia, a crackdown on transit crime followed a mass shooting near a bus that injured eight teens, with the police chief vowing to 'target every criminal code on the books'.
San Francisco voters passed measures aimed at law and order, including expanding police surveillance tools like cameras and drones.
President Biden is expected to tout his handling of the economy in his State of the Union address, but polls show his approval rating on the economy is low at 36%.
The TSA forecasts another record-breaking spring break season, with passenger volume already up 6% over last year.
Transcripts
>>> BREAKING NEWS
TONIGHT, THE VERDICT
IN THE TRIAL OF THE
ARMORER WHO LOADED
ALEC BALDWIN'S GUN
BEFORE THAT DEADLY
SHOOTING ON THE SET OF
"RUST.
THE JURY TAKING JUST
OVER TWO HOURS TO
DELIVER THE VERDICT.
WEAPONS HANDLER HANNAH
GUTIERREZ-REED GUILTY
OF INVOLUNTARY
MANSLAUGHTER, BUT NOT
GUILTY OF TAMPERING
WITH EVIDENCE.
OUR REPORT COMING UP.
>>> ALSO TONIGHT, THE
BIDEN/TRUMP REMATCH
NOW SET AFTER NIKKI
HALEY ANNOUNCES SHE'S
SUSPENDING HER
CAMPAIGN, BUT
DECLINING TO ENDORSE
THE FORMER PRESIDENT
NOW, THE BATTLE IS ON
FOR HER SUPPORTERS
>>> THE GOP UNITING
BEHIND MR. TRUMP
SENATE REPUBLICAN
LEADER MITCH McCONNELL
AFTER SAYING MR. TRUMP
WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR
THE JANUARY 6th ATTACK
TODAY ENDORSING HIM.
>>> THE CRACKDOWN IN
NEW YORK CITY.
THE GOVERNOR DEPLOYING
HUNDREDS OF NATIONAL
GUARDSMEN INTO THE
SUBWAYS AS TRANSIT
CRIME SURGES.
>>> IN PHILADELPHIA,
THE MASS SHOOTING NEAR
A TRANSIT BUS.
EIGHT TEENS SHOT
WHAT WE'RE LEARNING.
>>> IN THE MIDDLE
EAST, THE FIRST DEADLY
ATTACK LAUNCHED BY THE
IRAN-BACKED HOUTHIS IN
RESPONSE TO THE
ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR
>>> THE MASSIVE
CYBERATTACK CAUSING
CHAOS AT PHARMACIES
NATIONWIDE
PATIENTS BLOCKED FROM
GETTING THEIR
PRESCRIPTIONS.
>>> AND IS THIS THE
FUTURE OF AIR TRAVEL
THE TSA'S NEW
TECHNOLOGY THAT LETS
YOU SCREEN YOURSELF.
>> Announcer: THIS IS
"NBC NIGHTLY NEWS"
WITH LESTER HOLT
>>> GOOD EVENING
JUST BREAKING TONIGHT
IN NEW MEXICO, A
VERDICT IN THE
INVOLUNTARY
MANSLAUGHTER TRIAL OF
HANNAH GUTIERREZ-REED,
THE ARMORER WHO LOADED
ALEC BALDWIN'S GUN IN
THAT FATAL SHOOTING ON
THE "RUST" MOVIE SET
TONIGHT, THE JURY
DELIVERING A SPLIT
VERDICT JUST HOURS
AFTER GETTING THE
CASE, FINDING
GUTIERREZ-REED GUILTY
OF INVOLUNTARY
MANSLAUGHTER, BUT NOT
GUILTY OF TAMPERING
WITH EVIDENCE.
CINEMATOGRAPHER HALYNA
HUTCHINS WAS KILLED IN
THE INCIDENT, AND
ACTOR AND EXECUTIVE
PRODUCER, ALEC
BALDWIN, IS SET TO GO
TO TRIAL NEXT.
CHLOE MELAS HAS THE
LATEST
>> THE DEFENDANT
HANNAH GUTIERREZ-REED
GUILTY
>> Reporter: HANNAH
GUTIERREZ-REED STOIC
HER MOM EMOTIONAL AS
THE JURY FOUND HER
GUILTY OF INVOLUNTARY
MANSLAUGHTER AND NOT
GUILTY OF TAMPERING
WITH EVIDENCE.
THE JURY SPENT TWO
HOURS DELIBERATING
SHE NOW FACES UP TO 18
MONTHS IN PRISON
DURING THE NEARLY
TWO-WEEK CRIMINAL
TRIAL, WITNESSES
DESCRIBED A RECKLESS
ENVIRONMENT ON THE NEW
MEXICO FILM SET WITH
WEAPONS AND AMMUNITION
LEFT UNATTENDED.
>> THIS WAS A GAME OF
RUSSIAN ROULETTE
EVERY TIME AN ACTOR
HAD A GUN WITH
DUMMIES.
>> Reporter: AND
TESTIMONY FROM DAVE
HALLS, THE ASSISTANT
DIRECTOR, WHO HANDED
THE PROP GUN LOADED
WITH LIVE AMMUNITION
TO ACTOR ALEC BALDWIN.
BALDWIN FIRED THE GUN
KILLING
CINEMATOGRAPHER HALYNA
HUTCHINS
>> DID YOU SPEAK TO
MS. HUTCHINS WHEN YOU
APPROACHED HER
>> I DID.
>> WHAT DID YOU SAY?
>> ARE YOU ALL RIGHT
>> DID SHE RESPOND
>> YES, SHE SAID, I
CAN'T FEEL MY LEGS
>> Reporter: HALLS
TOOK A PLEA DEAL FOR
NEGLIGENT USE OF A
DEADLY WEAPON LAST
YEAR, BUT THE DEFENSE
ARGUING GUTIERREZ-REED
HAD TWO JOBS DURING
FILMING AS THE ARMORER
AND A PROPS ASSISTANT.
THE WORKPLACE SAFETY
INVESTIGATOR
TESTIFYING THAT SHE
WAS NOT GIVEN ENOUGH
TIME TO ENSURE SAFETY
PROTOCOLS WERE MET
>> THEY ADOPTED
FIREARMS SAFETY
POLICIES, BUT THEY
TOTALLY FAILED TO
ENFORCE THEM.
>> Reporter: IN
CLOSING ARGUMENTS,
DEFENSE ATTORNEY JASON
BOWLES DOUBLING DOWN
ON BLAMING ALEC
BALDWIN, WHO HAS
PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO
INVOLUNTARY
MANSLAUGHTER
>> WHAT CAUSED HER TO
PASS WAS MR. BALDWIN
GOING OFF SCRIPT AND
POINTING THE WEAPON.
MS. GUTIERREZ WASN'T
IN THE CHURCH.
SHE DIDN'T POINT THAT
WEAPON.
>> Reporter: BUT
PROSECUTOR CARRIE T.
MORRISSEY NO
BUYING THE ARGUMENT
DELIVERING BRUTAL AND
CONVINCING FINAL WORDS
TO THE JURY.
>> SHE WAS NEGLIGENT
SHE WAS CARELESS
SHE WAS THOUGHTLESS.
>> Reporter: CHLOE
MELAS, NBC NEWS, NEW
YORK
>>> LET'S TURN NOW TO
THE RACE FOR THE WHITE
HOUSE.
PRESIDENT BIDEN AND
FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP
EASILY DOMINATING
SUPER TUESDAY
UNOFFICIALLY SETTING
UP A NOVEMBER REMATCH.
WITH NIKKI HALEY
DROPPING OUT, THERE IS
A NEW BATTLE FOR HER
SUPPORTERS, ALL AS
MR. TRUMP IS CALLING
ON PRESIDENT BIDEN
TO DEBATE.
GARRETT HAAKE WITH THE
LATEST
>> Reporter: TONIGHT
THE REMATCH
THOUGH POLLS SHOW MOST
AMERICANS DON'T WANT
IT AFTER THEIR MASSIVE
WINS
PRESIDENT BIDEN AND
FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP
APPEAR SET FOR ANOTHER
FACE-OFF WITH NIKKI
HALEY NOW DROPPING OUT
OF THE RACE.
>> IN ALL LIKELIHOOD
DONALD TRUMP WILL BE
THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE
WHEN OUR PARTY
CONVENTION MEETS IN
JULY
I CONGRATULATE HIM AND
WISH HIM WELL.
>> Reporter: HALEY
THEN CHALLENGING HER
FORMER BOSS WHOM SHE
POINTEDLY DID NOT
ENDORSE.
>> IT IS NOW UP TO
DONALD TRUMP TO EARN
THE VOTES OF THOSE IN
OUR PARTY AND BEYOND
IT WHO DID NOT SUPPORT
HIM, AND I HOPE HE
DOES THAT.
>> Reporter: THE
BATTLE NOW ON FOR HER
BACKERS.
PRESIDENT BIDEN URGING
HALEY SUPPORTERS TO
JOIN HIM IN OPPOSING
MR. TRUMP WRITING, I
KNOW THERE'S A LOT WE
WON'T AGREE ON.
I HOPE AND BELIEVE WE
CAN FIND COMMON
GROUND
MR. TRUMP INVITING
HALEY'S SUPPORTERS TO
JOIN, QUOTE, THE
GREATEST MOVEMENT IN
THE HISTORY OF OUR
NATION WHILE BOASTING,
HALEY GOT TROUNCED
LAST NIGHT
>> THEY CALL IT SUPER
TUESDAY FOR A REASON
>> Reporter: THE
FORMER PRESIDENT
CARRYING 14 OF 15
STATES IN PLAY
OVERNIGHT, NBC NEWS
PROJECTS, SECURING
LANDSLIDE VICTORIES
FROM MAINE TO
MINNESOTA TO
CALIFORNIA WITH HALEY
WINNING ONLY VERMONT
ALLOWING MR. TRUMP TO
FOCUS FULLY ON
PRESIDENT BIDEN.
>> HE'S THE WORST
PRESIDENT IN THE
HISTORY OF OUR
COUNTRY.
THERE'S NEVER BEEN
ANYTHING LIKE WHAT'S
HAPPENING TO OUR
COUNTRY.
>> Reporter: MR. TRUMP
ALSO SECURING THE
ENDORSEMENT OF MITCH
McCONNELL, WHO HAD
SHARPLY CRITICIZED THE
FORMER PRESIDENT'S
CONDUCT AROUND JANUARY
6th AND WAS THE LAST
REMAINING MEMBER OF
REPUBLICAN
CONGRESSIONAL
LEADERSHIP NOT TO
SUPPORT HIS RETURN TO
THE WHITE HOUSE, BUT
TODAY McCONNELL
PRAISING TRUMP
WRITING, DURING HIS
PRESIDENCY, WE WORKED
TOGETHER TO ACCOMPLISH
GREAT THINGS FOR THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE.
DESPITE HER BIG
DEFEAT, HALEY DID
ATTRACT MORE THAN A
QUARTER OF THE VOTE IN
MANY PRIMARIES
TRUMP'S CHALLENGE,
HALEY VOTERS UNWILLING
TO SHIFT THEIR
SUPPORT.
>> THERE'S NO WAY I
WANT TRUMP IN OFFICE.
>> Reporter:
MEANWHILE, NBC NEWS
PROJECTING PRESIDENT
BIDEN WON NEARLY EVERY
DEMOCRATIC CONTEST
EXCEPT FOR A
SURPRISING LOSS IN THE
AMERICAN SAMOA CAUCUS.
RECENT POLLS SHOW
RECENT POLLS SHO
MR. TRUMP LEADING
MR. BIDEN IN A
HEAD-TO-HEAD MATCHUP
WITHIN THE MARGIN OF
ERROR.
NOW, THE TRUMP
CAMPAIGN WILL LOOK TO
SCALE UP AND SHIFT
FOCUS TOWARDS
NOVEMBER
>> THE PEOPLE
SHOULDN'T EXPECT A BIG
CHANGE IN TONE OR
STRATEGY FROM THE
CAMPAIGN OR THE
CANDIDATE.
>> WHY
IT'S WORKING
WHAT WE'VE CURRENTLY
DONE IS WORKING.
>> ALL RIGHT, GARRETT
JOINING ME NOW
GARRETT, THE FORMER
PRESIDENT NOW
CHALLENGING PRESIDENT
BIDEN TO DEBATES
>> Reporter: THAT'S
RIGHT, LESTER.
AFTER BOYCOTTING THE
REPUBLICAN PRIMARY
DEBATES, MR. TRUMP
SAYS HE'S NOW WILLING
TO DEBATE PRESIDENT
BIDEN, QUOTE, ANY
TIME, ANYWHERE, ANY
PLACE.
THE BIDEN CAMPAIGN
RESPONDING, NOT
COMMITTING TO DEBATES
YET SAYING THEY WILL
CONSIDER IT AT THE
APPROPRIATE TIME
LESTER
>> ALL RIGHT, GARRETT
HAAKE TONIGHT, THANK
YOU.
>>> BREAKING NEWS IN
ALABAMA WHERE A FINAL
BILL TO PROTECT IN
VITRO FERTILIZATION
HAS PASSED.
THIS COMES AFTER THE
STATE SUPREME COURT
RULED THAT FROZEN
EMBRYOS ARE CHILDREN
LAURA JARRETT WITH
LATE DETAILS NOW
>> Reporter: TONIGHT,
FERTILITY PATIENTS AND
DOCTORS IN ALABAMA
ANXIOUS TO SEE A NEW
BILL SIGNED INTO LAW
THAT'S MEANT TO SHIELD
CLINICS FROM COSTLY
LAWSUITS
UNDER THE NEW LAW,
FERTILITY CLINICS AND
COMPANIES WOULD NOT BE
CRIMINALLY RESPONSIBLE
IF AN EMBRYO IS
DESTROYED AND CIVIL
DAMAGES ARE NOW
LIMITED TO THE COST OF
ONE IVF CYCLE.
>> WE HAVE WOMEN WHO
HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR
THIS BILL TO PASS,
AND, IN FACT,
ANTICIPATING EMBRYO
TRANSFERS AS SOON AS
TOMORROW OR FRIDAY
>> Reporter: THE BILLS
WERE FAST-TRACKED BY
STATE LAWMAKERS UNDER
MOUNTING PRESSURE TO
COURSE CORRECT AFTER
THAT ALABAMA SUPREME
COURT DECISION
ALLOWING THREE COUPLES
TO SUE FOR WRONGFUL
DEATH WHEN THEIR
FROZEN EMBRYOS WERE
DROPPED AND DESTROYED
AT A FERTILITY CLINIC.
MULTIPLE CLINICS
FEARING THE COURT
RULING WOULD OPEN THE
DOOR TO CIVIL LAWSUITS
ABRUPTLY HALTED ALL
IVF PROCEDURES
SOME EMBRYO SHIPPING
COMPANIES ALSO PAUSING
ALL BUSINESS IN AND
OUT OF ALABAMA SENDING
MANY PATIENTS IN THE
MIDDLE OF FERTILITY
TREATMENTS TO CALL ON
LAWMAKERS TO DO
SOMETHING, BUT THE NEW
BILL DOES NOTHING TO
ADDRESS THE UNDERLYING
REASONING OF THE COURT
DECISION EQUATING
FROZEN EMBRYOS TO
CHILDREN.
>> WHEN I WAS
DISCUSSING THE ISSUES,
IT'S LIKE PUTTING A
BAND-AID ON A
HEMORRHAGING WOUND
WHEN WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT REFUSING TO
ADDRESS THE ACTUAL
CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS
THAT WE HAVE CREATED
>> Reporter: MEGAN
COLES, WHOSE SURROGATE
HAD AN EMBRYO TRANSFER
CANCELED LAST MONTH,
CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC
ABOUT THIS NEW LAW
EVEN IF ONLY A
TEMPORARY FIX.
>> IT HAS BEEN
PROBABLY THE WORST TWO
WEEKS OF OUR LIVES
WE WERE DEVASTATED,
AND THEN WE HEARD
ABOUT THIS
LEGISLATION, AND SO
THEN WE BECAME HOPEFUL
AGAIN.
IT'S BEEN AN UP AND
DOWN ROLLER COASTER.
>> Reporter: LAURA
JARRETT, NBC NEWS.
>>> HERE IN NEW YORK,
A WAVE OF VIOLENT
CRIME IN THE SUBWAYS
PROMPTING GOVERNOR
KATHY HOCHUL TO ORDER
THE DEPLOYMENT OF
HUNDREDS OF NATIONAL
GUARD MEMBERS TO
PROTECT PASSENGERS
WITH MORE ON THAT,
HERE'S STEPHANIE GOSK.
>> Reporter: IN NEW
YORK CITY, SUBWAY
RIDERS ARE ON EDGE
>> I DON'T FEEL SAFE.
>> Reporter: CRIME IS
RISING ON THE TRAINS
ACCORDING TO NYPD
DATA
IN RECENT WEEKS,
MULTIPLE VIOLENT
ASSAULTS INCLUDING
THIS TERRIFYING MOMENT
WHEN A WOMAN BASHED
CELLIST IAIN FORREST
IN THE HEAD PERFORMING
ON A SUBWAY PLATFORM,
THE SECOND TIME HE'S
BEEN ATTACKED.
>> THEY SAY LIGHTNING
DOESN'T STRIKE TWICE,
BUT THIS WAS A
TERRIBLE MOMENT OF
DEJA VU.
>> Reporter: TODAY NEW
YORK'S GOVERNOR KATHY
HOCHUL SAID SHE IS
ASSEMBLING A TEAM OF
1,000 INCLUDING THE
NATIONAL GUARD AND
STATE POLICE TO HELP
SECURE THE MASSIVE
TRANSIT SYSTEM
>> THESE BRAZEN,
HEINOUS ATTACKS ON OUR
SUBWAY SYSTEM WILL NOT
BE TOLERATED
>> Reporter: TEAMS
WILL BE STATIONED AT
THE BUSIEST AND MOST
PROBLEMATIC STATIONS
SEARCHING BAGS.
CIVIL LIBERTIES
ACTIVISTS CALLING IT
OVERREACTION AND
OVERREACH.
>> DO YOU THINK YOU
WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON
WEAPONS GETTING ON THE
SUBWAY WITH THESE BAG
SEARCHES
>> ABSOLUTELY.
FIRST OF ALL, IT'S A
DETERRENT, AND IF
ANYONE IS THINKING OF
COMING INTO THE SUBWAY
SYSTEM WITH A WEAPON,
THERE'S PROBABLY A
GOOD CHANCE THEY'RE
GOING TO GET CAUGHT.
>> Reporter: MIKE
KEMPER IS THE NYPD
TRANSIT CHIEF.
THE BIG PROBLEM, HE
SAYS, IS REPEAT
OFFENDERS.
>> WE ARREST PEOPLE
ALL THE TIME THAT HAVE
50 PLUS ARRESTS, 100
PLUS ARRESTS.
>> Reporter: THE
DRAMATIC MOVES IN NEW
YORK HAPPENING AS 77%
OF AMERICANS ARE
CONCERNED ABOUT A RISE
IN CRIME, EVEN THOUGH
FBI DATA SHOWS VIOLENT
CRIME HAS BEEN
DROPPING NATIONWIDE
SINCE A SPIKE IN 2020,
BUT MULTIPLE CITIES
ARE TAKING STEPS TO
CRACK DOWN
IN PHILADELPHIA, THE
CHIEF OF TRANSIT
POLICE VOWING TO
AGGRESSIVELY COMBAT
CRIME AFTER THREE
DEADLY SHOOTINGS IN A
WEEK INVOLVING THE
CITY'S BUSES
EIGHT TEENAGERS SHOT
TODAY ALONE.
>> WE'RE GOING TO
TARGET EVERY CRIMINAL
CODE ON THE BOOKS.
>> Reporter: IN SAN
FRANCISCO, VOTERS
PASSED TWO MEASURES ON
TUESDAY AIMED AT LAW
AND ORDER INCLUDING
EXPANDING POLICE
SURVEILLANCE TOOLS
WITH MORE CAMERAS AND
DRONES
IN NEW YORK CITY, THEY
WILL ALSO BE ADDING
CAMERAS.
IN THIS CONTROL CENTER
THEY CAN SEE EVERY
STATION.
SOON THEY WILL HAVE
CAMERAS ON EVERY
SUBWAY CAR
>> AND, STEPHANIE, AS
YOU KNOW, MILLIONS OF
PEOPLE TAKE THE
SUBWAYS HERE EVERY
DAY.
THEY CERTAINLY CAN'T
CHECK EVERYONE'S BAG
HOW IS THIS GOING TO
WORK
>> Reporter: SO,
LESTER, THE TRANSIT
CHIEF SAYS THEY'RE
GOING TO FOCUS ON THE
BUSY STATIONS AND
THOSE PLACES WHERE
THEY'VE HAD REPEATED
SECURITY ISSUES.
THESE SEARCH TEAMS
WILL ROTATE AROUND
THEY COULD POP UP
ANYWHERE
THE TRANSIT CHIEF SAYS
THAT IS PART OF THE
STRATEGY, LESTER.
>> STEPHANIE GOSK IN
NEW YORK TONIGHT,
THANK YOU.
>>> IN THE MIDDLE EAST
THERE HAS BEEN A
DEADLY ATTACK ON A
COMMERCIAL SHIP BY AN
IRANIAN-BACKED
MILITIA.
U.S. OFFICIALS SAY A
MISSILE FIRED BY
HOUTHI MILITANTS
STRUCK A CARGO SHIP IN
THE GULF OF ADEN
KILLING THREE CREW
MEMBERS.
THEY ARE THE FIRST
DEATHS REPORTED IN A
WAVE OF HOUTHI ATTACKS
ON SHIPS THAT HAVE
CONTINUED DESPITE
RETALIATORY STRIKES BY
THE U.S. MILITARY.
>>> AND WE'LL TURN NOW
TO THE CRISIS IN
HAITI.
THE PRIME MINISTER
LEAVING THE COUNTRY
AND NOW ON U.S. SOIL
AS VIOLENT GANGS
OVERTAKE MOST OF THE
CAPITAL.
THE QUESTION NOW, WILL
THE U.S. GET INVOLVED?
LET'S GET MORE FROM
GABE GUTIERREZ
>> Reporter: TONIGHT,
HAITI IS ON THE BRINK
OF CIVIL WAR AS IT
SPIRALS INTO CHAOS
THE U.S. ALONG WITH A
GROUP OF CARIBBEAN
NATIONS IS PRESSING
HAITI'S PRIME MINISTER
TO SPEED UP A
POLITICAL TRANSITION
ARI HENRY HAD BEEN
MISSING FOR DAYS BUT
LANDED YESTERDAY IN
PUERTO RICO.
CLASHES BETWEEN
HEAVILY ARMED GANGS
AND HAITIAN POLICE
HAVE ESCALATED AFTER A
MASS PRISON BREAK OVER
THE WEEKEND.
THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS
IT WILL NOT SEND IN
AMERICAN TROOPS.
>> WE HAVE UNDERSCORED
THAT NOW IS THE TIME
TO FINALIZE A
POLITICAL ACCORD TO
HELP SET HAITI ON A
PATH TO A BETTER
FUTURE.
>> Reporter: RIGHT NOW
THE NEAR FUTURE LOOKS
BLEAK.
HENRY TOOK OFFICE
FOLLOWING THE 2021
ASSASSINATION OF
HAITI'S PRESIDENT.
WE WERE THERE AS THE
VIOLENCE RAMPED UP
THIS HAS BECOME DAILY
LIFE HERE IN HAITI
TIRES BURNING ON CITY
STREETS, PROTESTERS
FURIOUS.
NOW, GANGS CONTROL
ABOUT 80% OF
PORT-AU-PRINCE
THE STATE DEPARTMENT
IS URGING ALL
AMERICANS TO LEAVE
IMMEDIATELY, BUT THE
MAIN AIRPORT IS SHUT
DOWN
IN MIAMI, HAITIAN
AMERICANS ARE
SCRAMBLING TO EVACUATE
LOVED ONES.
>> HUMAN BEINGS SHOULD
BE -- TO BE LIVE IN A
PEACE, NOT IN A CRIME
LIKE THAT.
>> Reporter: THIS MAN
SAYS HIS UNCLE WENT TO
VISIT HIS MOTHER IN
HAITI, BUT NOW GANG
MEMBERS ARE HOLDING
HIM FOR RANSOM
>> YOUR FAMILY IS
CALLING YOU CRYING
WHEN ABOUT TO SLEEP.
THIS IS CRAZY.
THIS IS TERRIBLE
>> Reporter: RIGHT NOW
IT IS NOT CLEAR
WHETHER HAITI'S
EMBATTLED PRIME
MINISTER PLANS TO
RETURN TO THE COUNTRY.
THE WHITE HOUSE SAID
TODAY IT IS NOT
HELPING HIM IN PUERTO
RICO
LESTER
>> GABE GUTIERREZ AT
THE WHITE HOUSE, THANK
YOU.
>>> WE'LL TAKE A
BREAK.
IN 60 SECONDS, THE
MASSIVE CYBERATTACK
AFFECTING HOSPITALS,
DOCTORS' OFFICES, AND
PHARMACIES.
THE IMPACT ON PATIENTS
AND WHAT YOU NEED TO
KNOW RIGHT AFTER THIS.
>>> WE'RE BACK NOW
WITH A MASSIVE
CYBERATTACK ON A
HEALTH CARE GIANT AND
THE CHAOS IT'S CAUSING
FOR EVERYONE FROM
HOSPITALS TO DOCTORS'
OFFICES TO PHARMACIES
AND PATIENTS
LIZ KREUTZ WITH OUR
REPORT
>> THANK YOU FOR
CALLING MAGNOLIA
PHARMACY
>> Reporter: AT
MAGNOLIA PHARMACY IN
LOS ANGELES, IT'S BEEN
TWO WEEKS OF CHAOS
>> IT'S IMPACTING
EVERYBODY, PHARMACIES,
PATIENTS.
>> Reporter: THE
PHARMACY LEFT IN LIMBO
FROM A CYBERATTACK ON
CHANGE HEALTHCARE, THE
NATION'S LARGEST
MEDICAL CLAIMS
PROCESSING COMPANY
THAT FOR DAYS HAS
PREVENTED MANY
PROVIDERS FROM FILLING
PATIENTS'
PRESCRIPTIONS.
THIS PHARMACY HAS
MOVED TO AN ENTIRELY
NEW SERVER SO THEY CAN
NOW PROCESS THEIR
PRESCRIPTIONS, BUT
IT'S NOT A PERFECT
FIX.
THEY STILL CAN'T LOOK
AT PATIENTS' INSURANCE
INFORMATION OR TAKE
COUPONS FOR NAME BRAND
DRUGS.
>> SOMETIMES IT TAKES
ONE HOUR TO TWO HOURS
FOR ONE SINGLE PATIENT
TO FIND THEIR
INSURANCE.
>> Reporter: CHANGE,
WHICH IS OWNED BY
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP,
SAYS IT PROCESSES 15
BILLION TRANSACTIONS A
YEAR AND WORKS ACROSS
MORE THAN 67,000
PHARMACIES
>> THE $590 WE PAID
OUT OF POCKET
YESTERDAY.
>> Reporter: SIENNA
KELLER SAYS SHE HAD NO
CHOICE BUT TO PAY OUT
OF POCKET FOR WHAT HER
STEPDAUGHTER NEEDS TO
TREAT HER DIABETES
>> THAT'S A LOT OF
MONEY.
>> YEAH, AND I DON'T
KNOW HOW MUCH LONGER
WE CAN REALLY AFFORD
TO GO THROUGH IT.
>> Reporter: TONIGHT,
CHANGE HEALTHCARE NOT
RESPONDING TO REPORTS
IT'S BELIEVED TO HAVE
PAID A $22 MILLION
RANSOM TO THE HACKERS.
IN A STATEMENT, THE
COMPANY SAYING, IT IS
WORKING CLOSELY WITH
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND
THAT IT'S IMPLEMENTED
WORK-AROUNDS TO HELP
BRING SOME SYSTEMS
BACK ONLINE.
IN THE MEANTIME,
EXPERTS SAY PATIENTS
SHOULD ASK THEIR
DOCTORS ABOUT
OBTAINING DRUG SAMPLES
OR LOWER COST
ALTERNATIVES
>> THIS SYSTEM NEEDS
TO GET FIXED
>> Reporter: A MASSIVE
DISRUPTION SHOWING HOW
VULNERABLE AND
INTERCONNECTED OUR
HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IS.
LIZ KREUTZ, NBC NEWS,
LOS ANGELES.
>>> COMING UP, A LOOK
AT YOUR MONEY IN THE
2024 ELECTION.
WHY ONE BELLWETHER
DISTRICT IS GROUND
ZERO FOR THE STRANGE
REALITY IN THE U.S.
ECONOMY.
>>> WHEN PRESIDENT
BIDEN DELIVERS HIS
STATE OF THE UNION
ADDRESS TOMORROW, IT
WILL BE HIS BIGGEST
CHANCE YET TO TOUT HIS
HANDLING OF THE
ECONOMY, BUT IN AT
LEAST ONE KEY
BATTLEGROUND, MANY
VOTERS SAY HIS MESSAGE
IS NOT CONNECTING.
HERE'S DASHA BURNS
>> Reporter: DARRYL
GRACE HAS LIVED IN
ERIE COUNTY,
PENNSYLVANIA, ALL HIS
LIFE
THE FORMER MAINTENANCE
WORKER IS AN AVOWED
STEELERS FAN AND
MUSCLE CAR AFICIONADO.
IN 2020 HE VOTED FOR
BIDEN, BUT THREE YEARS
LATER, HE SAYS THE
ECONOMIC GROWTH THE
PRESIDENT TALKS ABOUT
ISN'T HELPING HIM.
>> HOW DOES THE
ECONOMY FEEL TO YOU?
>> IT DOESN'T FEEL
WELL
YOU KNOW, IT SAYS
EVERYTHING IS DOING
BETTER, BUT IT DOESN'T
FEEL THAT WAY.
>> Reporter: DARRYL'S
KIDS, BOTH IN THEIR
MID-20s AND EMPLOYED,
STILL LIVE AT HOME.
>> WHEN I RETIRED I
DIDN'T EXPECT FOR MY
KIDS TO BE HERE WITH
ME
YOU KNOW, I WAS LIKE
MY GOLDEN YEARS FOR ME
AND THE WIFE --
>> YOU THOUGHT YOU'D
BE ON --
>> YEAH, HAVING FUN.
YOU KNOW
>> AND COME NOVEMBER?
>> IF IT'S BIDEN AND
TRUMP, IT'S BAD.
>> ARE YOU CONSIDERING
GOING THIRD PARTY?
>> YEAH, YEAH.
>> Reporter: PRESIDENT
BIDEN NARROWLY FLIPPED
THIS BELLWETHER COUNTY
IN 2020 THANKS TO
STRONG DEMOCRATIC
TURNOUT AND WON THE
STATE, BUT WITH HIS
APPROVAL RATING ON THE
ECONOMY AT JUST 36%,
POLLS SHOW SWING STATE
PENNSYLVANIA IS VERY
MUCH IN PLAY
>> I THINK HE HAS DONE
A GOOD JOB
>> Reporter:
REPUBLICAN TURNED
INDEPENDENT MARY ANN
FRONTINO IS PLANNING
TO SUPPORT BIDEN
>> WE DID NOT GO INTO
A RECESSION.
IT'S KIND OF
SURPRISING THAT PEOPLE
AREN'T MORE IN SUPPORT
OF HIM
HE HAS A REAL PR
PROBLEM, A BIG PR
PROBLEM.
>> Reporter: THAT
PROBLEM FOR THE
PRESIDENT IS PLAYING
OUT AT EDUARDO'S
TAVERN WHERE WE MET A
GROUP OF CONSERVATIVE
CUSTOMERS.
>> YOU'VE GOT LOW
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES.
WAGES ARE UP
INFLATION IS EASING.
THE STOCK MARKET IS
DOING WELL, BUT ARE
YOU FEELING ANY OF
THAT
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT
THE ECONOMY DAY TO
DAY?
>> I'M NOT SURE I
AGREE WITH WHAT YOU
JUST SAID.
>> I NEVER PLANNED ON
USING SOME OF THE
MONEY THAT I SAVED TO
RETIRE THAT I HAD TO
USE BECAUSE OF THE
ECONOMY.
>> GROCERIES, GAS,
EVERYTHING YOU HAVE TO
BUY EVERY DAY IS WAY
MORE EXPENSIVE THAN
PREVIOUS YEARS.
>> DO YOU FEEL LIKE
THERE'S A DISCONNECT
BETWEEN WHAT THE BIDEN
ADMINISTRATION IS
SAYING ABOUT HOW GOOD
THE ECONOMY IS VERSUS
WHAT YOU FEEL?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
ABSOLUTELY
>> Reporter: A
DISCONNECT THAT
DEMOCRATS WILL HAVE TO
ADDRESS THIS ELECTION
YEAR
DASHA BURNS, NBC NEWS,
ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA.
>>> AND UP NEXT FOR
US, THE FUTURE OF
AIRPORT SECURITY
IS SELF-SERVICE COMING
TO AN AIRPORT NEAR
YOU?
>>> FINALLY WITH THE
TSA PREDICTING A
RECORD SPRING BREAK
GETAWAY, IT'S TESTING
WHAT COULD BE THE
SECURITY CHECKPOINT OF
THE FUTURE
HERE'S TOM COSTELLO.
>> Reporter: IF YOU'VE
LEARNED TO QUICKLY
CHECK YOURSELF OUT AT
THE GROCERY STORE, THE
TSA'S CHECKPOINT OF
THE FUTURE MAY BE FOR
YOU.
>> SOMEBODY'S GOT TO
BE THE GUINEA PIG,
RIGHT?
>> Reporter: IN LAS
VEGAS THE TSA IS NOW
TESTING A
SELF-CHECKPOINT ONLY
FOR PRECHECKED FLYERS
WHO KNOW THE ROUTINE
BY HEART
>> AFTER HAVING DONE
THIS NOW, I WOULD SAY
THIS IS FASTER
>> FASTER?
>> YEAH.
>> IS THIS THE FUTURE?
>> IT COULD BE.
>> Reporter: RATHER
THAN MOVING TRAVEL
TRAYS, TSA OFFICERS
INSTEAD CAN FOCUS ON
SECURITY
>> HOW MAY I HELP YOU
TODAY?
>> Reporter: WITH
OFFICERS ON DEMAND TO
ANSWER TRAVELERS'
QUESTIONS.
>> WHEN YOU'RE ALL
DONE, GO AHEAD AND
SLIDE YOUR ITEMS
FORWARD.
>> Reporter: CARRY-ONS
THAT REQUIRE
RESCREENING CYCLE BACK
AUTOMATICALLY TO SAVE
TIME, AND THIS IS
WHAT'S NEW
YOU COME IN, AND YOU
PUT YOUR ARMS DOWN TO
THE SIDE, AND IT'S
GOING TO LOOK FOR
ANYTHING THAT
SHOULDN'T BE THERE,
AND IT'S TELLING ME, I
GOT TO COME BACK OUT
I HAVE A MICROPHONE,
OF COURSE, THAT IT'S
DETECTED
I'VE GOT THE
TRANSMITTER ON MY BELT
AND SOMETHING A LOT OF
PEOPLE FORGET, MY CELL
PHONE.
THE LAS VEGAS TEST
COMES AS THE TSA
FORECASTS ANOTHER
RECORD-BREAKING SPRING
BREAK SEASON
ALREADY PASSENGER
VOLUME IS UP 6% OVER
LAST YEAR.
TSA CHIEF DAVID
PEKOSKE --
>> THE CHALLENGE IS TO
BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE
LEVEL OF SECURITY WE
NEED TO PROVIDE WITH
THE CHANGING THREAT
ENVIRONMENT THAT WE
FACE AND TO BE AS
EFFICIENT AS WE
POSSIBLY CAN
>> Reporter: AFTER A
SIX-MONTH TRIAL RUN IN
VEGAS --
>> IT WAS GREAT.
QUICK.
NO HASSLE.
>> Reporter: -- THE
TSA WILL DECIDE
WHETHER ANY OF THIS
TECHNOLOGY MIGHT COME
TO AN AIRPORT NEAR
YOU.
TOM COSTELLO, NBC
NEWS, LAS VEGAS.
>>> AND THAT IS
"NIGHTLY NEWS" FOR
THIS WEDNESDAY
THANK YOU FOR
WATCHING, EVERYONE
I'M LESTER HOLT.
PLEASE TAKE CARE OF
YOURSELF AND EACH
OTHER.
GOOD NIGHT
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