Nightly News Full Broadcast - March 8
Summary
TLDRPresident Biden hits the campaign trail after a fiery State of the Union speech, launching a battleground tour and addressing key issues such as the economy, reproductive rights, and the border crisis. Vice President Kamala Harris discusses readiness for leadership and the possibility of a Biden/Trump debate. Meanwhile, Texas Governor Greg Abbott criticizes Biden's speech and calls the border surge an invasion. The news also covers a United Airlines plane sliding off the runway, a deadly aid drop in Gaza, and the Pentagon's report on UFOs, among other stories.
Takeaways
- 🗣️ President Biden is on the campaign trail after his State of the Union speech, making his case for a second term and criticizing former President Trump on various issues.
- 🎤 Vice President Kamala Harris insists President Biden addressed voter concerns about his age and readiness for another term.
- 🚨 Texas Governor Greg Abbott gives President Biden's speech an 'F' rating and criticizes his handling of the border crisis, calling it an 'invasion'.
- ✈️ A United Airlines plane slides off the runway in Houston, following another incident where a tire fell off a United plane during takeoff.
- 💥 A deadly aid drop in Gaza results in the death of at least five people when a parachute fails to open.
- 🌪️ Severe storms are moving across the Midwest and Southeast, with millions under the risk of damaging winds, large hail, and flooding.
- 🛸 The Pentagon releases a report on UFOs, stating no evidence of extraterrestrial life or government cover-up, but acknowledges unexplained aerial phenomena.
- 💸 Former President Trump's lawyers post a $92 million bond in the defamation case he lost to writer E. Jean Carroll.
- 🚫 TikTok faces a potential ban in the U.S. as lawmakers consider a bill that could force the app to be sold by its Chinese parent company, ByteDance.
- 🦄 A citywide scavenger hunt ensues in Providence, Rhode Island, as small unicorn figurines mysteriously appear in various locations.
Q & A
What was the main focus of President Biden's State of the Union speech?
-President Biden's speech focused on the economic recovery, reproductive rights, and a sharp contrast between himself and former President Trump. He also addressed the border crisis and the need for leadership that fixes problems.
How did Vice President Kamala Harris respond to concerns about President Biden's age and readiness to serve?
-Vice President Harris insisted that President Biden put to rest any concerns about his age during his speech, describing him as 'absolutely on fire' and ready to answer any questions. She also stated that she is ready if necessary, but it will not be necessary.
What was Texas Governor Greg Abbott's reaction to President Biden's State of the Union address?
-Governor Greg Abbott gave President Biden's address an 'F' grade for failure, particularly criticizing the administration's handling of the border crisis and calling the surge at the border an 'invasion'.
What was the outcome of the United Airlines plane incident in Houston?
-The United Airlines plane slid off the runway in Houston, resulting in the collapse of one of its landing gears. No passenger or crew injuries were reported.
What was the deadly incident involving an aid drop in Gaza?
-A Jordanian military cargo plane dropped food aid near Gaza City, but one of the parachutes failed to open, causing the package to fall apart and kill at least five people on the ground.
What is the current status of the V-22 Osprey aircraft after the fatal crash last year?
-The Pentagon has cleared the V-22 Osprey aircraft for return to flight, despite not fully understanding the cause of the fatal crash in Japan that led to their grounding.
What is the stance of the U.S. government on the TikTok app?
-The U.S. government is considering a bill that could effectively ban TikTok unless it is sold by its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, due to concerns about foreign control and misinformation.
What did the Pentagon's report on UFOs conclude?
-The Pentagon's report concluded that there is no credible firsthand information supporting the existence of extraterrestrial life or government cover-ups. However, a small percentage of cases had potentially anomalous or concerning characteristics.
What is the mysterious phenomenon occurring in Providence, Rhode Island?
-Small unicorn figurines have been mysteriously appearing all over Providence, sparking a citywide scavenger hunt and bringing joy to the community.
What was the reaction of the Republican House Speaker to President Biden's speech?
-Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson criticized the speech as 'hyperpartisan'.
How did President Biden address the issue of reproductive rights in his speech?
-President Biden vowed to restore Roe v. Wade as the law of the land and criticized Republicans for not supporting a bipartisan border security bill.
Outlines
🗣️ President Biden's Campaign and State of the Union Response
President Biden embarks on a campaign trail following his State of the Union speech, where he made a case for a second term and criticized former President Trump. Vice President Kamala Harris discusses the possibility of a Biden/Trump debate and addresses concerns about Biden's age and her readiness to serve. The border crisis is a major topic, with Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott grading the President's speech and calling the surge at the border an invasion.
🛫 United Airlines Incidents and Severe Storms
A United Airlines plane slides off the runway in Houston, a day after another United plane had a tire fall off during takeoff. The deadly aid drop in Gaza is reported, where a parachute failed to open, killing at least five people on the ground. The ongoing severe storms in the Midwest and Southeast are tracked, with millions under the risk of damaging winds, large hail, and flooding.
🕊️ War in Gaza and OSPREY Aircraft Concerns
The United States confirms its air drops of food landed safely in Gaza, but a Jordanian military cargo plane's aid drop resulted in fatalities due to a parachute failure. The military's troubled OSPREY aircraft is cleared for return to flight before a full determination of recent deadly crashes. The Pentagon is confident in the steps taken for its return, despite not fully understanding the fatal crash in Japan.
🚫 TikTok Ban and UFO Report
The battle to ban TikTok in the U.S. intensifies as House leaders confirm a vote on a bill that would effectively ban the app unless it's sold by its Chinese parent company, ByteDance. TikTok's pressure campaign appears to have backfired, with a House committee voting unanimously in favor of the legislation. The Pentagon releases a report on UFOs, stating no evidence of extraterrestrial life or government cover-up, but acknowledges a serious issue with unidentified aerial phenomena.
🦄 Mystery of the Unicorns in Providence
Colorful unicorn figurines have been mysteriously appearing all over Providence, Rhode Island, sparking a citywide scavenger hunt. The small gestures are spreading joy and reminding people of the impact that art can have on communities. The creator of the unicorns remains unknown, but the Rhode Island School of Design is suspected to be involved.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡State of the Union
💡Battleground Tour
💡January 6th
💡Abortion Rights
💡Border Crisis
💡United Airlines Incident
💡TikTok Ban
💡UFOs and Aliens
💡Unicorns
Highlights
President Biden hits the campaign trail after his State of the Union speech.
Biden launches a battleground tour and makes his case for a second term.
Biden attacks former President Trump over January 6th, abortion rights, and Russia.
Interview with Vice President Kamala Harris on the possibility of a Biden/Trump debate.
Concerns about Biden's age and Harris's readiness to serve.
Major topics of Biden's address include the border crisis.
Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott's exclusive interview on the president's speech and the border surge.
A United Airlines plane slides off the runway in Houston.
A deadly aid drop in Gaza with a parachute failing to open.
Tracking severe storms moving across the Midwest and Southeast.
Former President Trump posting a nearly $92 million bond as he appeals the E. Jean Carroll vote.
Discussion on whether President Biden would sign a TikTok ban.
The Pentagon releases a report on evidence of life beyond Earth and potential cover-ups.
Mysterious unicorn figurines appearing around an American city.
The UAP Office's report on UFOs, finding no credible first-hand information supporting alien claims.
The V-22 Osprey aircraft cleared for return to flight despite ongoing investigations into recent crashes.
Lawyers for former President Trump post a $91 million bond in the defamation case lost to E. Jean Carroll.
House leaders confirm a vote on a bill that could ban TikTok nationwide.
The Pentagon developing special sensor kits for new UFO hot spots.
Transcripts
>>> TONIGHT, PRESIDENT
BIDEN HITTING THE
CAMPAIGN TRAIL AFTER
HIS FIERY STATE OF THE
UNION SPEECH.
THE PRESIDENT
LAUNCHING A
BATTLEGROUND TOUR
AFTER MAKING HIS CASE
FOR A SECOND TERM TO
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
AND GOING ON THE
ATTACK AGAINST FORMER
PRESIDENT TRUMP OVER
JANUARY 6th, ABORTION
RIGHTS, AND RUSSIA,
AND TONIGHT, OUR
INTERVIEW WITH VICE
PRESIDENT KAMALA
HARRIS ON WHETHER
WE'LL SEE A
BIDEN/TRUMP DEBATE,
AND GIVEN THE CONCERNS
ABOUT MR. BIDEN'S AGE,
WOULD SHE BE READY TO
SERVE?
AND ONE OF THE MAJOR
TOPICS OF THE
PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS,
THE BORDER CRISIS.
OUR NBC NEWS EXCLUSIVE
WITH REPUBLICAN TEXAS
GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT.
HOW HE GRADES THE
PRESIDENT'S SPEECH AND
WHY HE CALLS THE SURGE
AT THE BORDER AN
INVASION.
>>> THE TERRIFYING
MOMENTS A UNITED
AIRLINES PLANE SLIDING
OFF THE RUNWAY IN
HOUSTON JUST A DAY
AFTER THE TIRE FELL
OFF ANOTHER UNITED
PLANE ON TAKEOFF.
>>> THE DEADLY AID
DROP IN GAZA.
A PARACHUTE FAILING
TO OPEN AND AT LEAST
FIVE PEOPLE ON THE
GROUND WERE KILLED.
>>> TRACKING THE
SEVERE STORMS ON THE
MOVE TONIGHT.
>>> FORMER PRESIDENT
TRUMP POSTING A NEARLY
$92 MILLION BOND AS HE
APPEALS THE E. JEAN
CARROLL VOTE.
>>> A TIKTOK BAN.
WOULD PRESIDENT SIGN
IT?
WHAT HE SAID ABOUT
THAT TODAY.
>>> AND THE MYTHICAL
MYSTERY.
WHO IS LEAVING
UNICORNS ALL AROUND
THIS AMERICAN CITY?
>> Announcer: THIS IS
"NBC NIGHTLY NEWS"
WITH LESTER HOLT.
>>> GOOD EVENING, AND
WELCOME.
THIS HAS BEEN A
CONSEQUENTIAL WEEK IN
AMERICAN POLITICS FROM
THE SUPER TUESDAY
PRIMARY LANDSLIDE
SETTING THE STAGE FOR
NOVEMBER TO THE STATE
OF THE UNION SPEECH
LAST NIGHT IN WHICH
PRESIDENT BIDEN FOUND
THE VOICE DEMOCRATS
HAD HOPED FOR AND
FORCEFULLY FRAMED THE
FIGHT AHEAD.
THE PRESIDENT TOUTED
THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY
OR, AS HE CALLED IT,
THE GREATEST STORY
NEVER TOLD.
ON REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS
HE VOWED TO RESTORE
ROE V. WADE AS THE LAW
OF THE LAND, AND HE
BLAMED REPUBLICANS FOR
NOT GRABBING AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SECURE
THE BORDER, BUT THERE
WAS NO MISTAKING THAT
IT WAS ALSO A SPEECH
ABOUT DONALD TRUMP.
TIME AFTER TIME LAST
NIGHT, MR. BIDEN
DRAWING A SHARP
CONTRAST BETWEEN
HIMSELF AND THE FORMER
PRESIDENT.
REPUBLICAN HOUSE
SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON
TODAY BLASTING THE
SPEECH AS
HYPERPARTISAN.
PETER ALEXANDER STARTS
OUR COVERAGE.
>> Reporter: TONIGHT
AFTER A CRITICAL
SPEECH WHERE PRESIDENT
BIDEN TOOK REPEATED
SWIPES AT HIS LIKELY
REPUBLICAN OPPONENT,
DONALD TRUMP --
>> NOW, MY
PREDECESSOR, A FORMER
REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT
TELLS PUTIN, QUOTE, DO
WHATEVER THE HELL YOU
WANT.
I THINK IT'S
OUTRAGEOUS.
>> Reporter: -- AND
SPARRED WITH
REPUBLICANS IN THE
ROOM.
>> YOU'RE SAYING, OH,
LOOK AT THE FACTS.
I KNOW -- I KNOW YOU
KNOW HOW TO READ.
>> Reporter: VICE
PRESIDENT KAMALA
HARRIS TONIGHT INSISTS
THE PRESIDENT PUT TO
REST VOTER CONCERNS
THE 81-YEAR-OLD IS TOO
OLD FOR ANOTHER TERM.
>> DID HE ANSWER THOSE
QUESTIONS LAST NIGHT?
>> HE WAS ABSOLUTELY
ON FIRE, AND HE
ANSWERED ANY QUESTION
THAT ANYONE MIGHT
HAVE.
>> Reporter: WE ALSO
ASKED ABOUT REPUBLICAN
CRITICISM OF HER
READINESS FOR THE JOB.
>> LISTEN, AS IT
RELATES TO ME, I'M
READY, IF NECESSARY,
BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO
BE NECESSARY.
>> Reporter: THE
PRESIDENT VOWING TO
PROTECT ABORTION
RIGHTS.
>> WHEN REPRODUCTIVE
FREEDOM WAS ON THE
2022, AND WE'LL WIN
AGAIN IN 2024.
>> Reporter: AND
SLAMMING REPUBLICANS
FOR REJECTING A
BIPARTISAN BORDER
SECURITY BILL AT THE
URGING OF MR. TRUMP.
REPUBLICANS SAY
PRESIDENT BIDEN COULD
SOLVE THE CRISIS ON
HIS OWN BY EXECUTIVE
ORDER.
>> THE FORMER
PRESIDENT TOLD THE
LEADERSHIP OF THE
REPUBLICAN PARTY IN
CONGRESS, DON'T PUT IT
ON THE FLOOR FOR A
VOTE, BECAUSE HE HAD
BEEN VERY UNAPOLOGETIC
AND CLEAR, HE'D PREFER
TO RUN ON A PROBLEM
INSTEAD OF FIX A
PROBLEM.
>> GIVEN THE
REPUBLICANS AREN'T
GOING TO FIX THOSE
PROBLEMS WITH
DEMOCRATS, WHY NOT DO
IT BY EXECUTIVE ORDER?
>> THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
DESERVE LEADERSHIP
THAT'S ABOUT FIXING
PROBLEMS, AND THAT'S
WHY HE'S GOING TO LOSE
IN NOVEMBER.
WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK
TO BE DONE, BUT LET US
NOT NEGATE THE ROLE
AND RESPONSIBILITY OF
LEADERS IN CONGRESS.
>> Reporter: ONE OF
THE MOST DRAMATIC
MOMENTS, REPUBLICAN
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE
CHALLENGING THE
PRESIDENT TO SAY THE
NAME OF LAKEN RILEY, A
GEORGIA NURSING
STUDENT POLICE SAY WAS
MURDERED BY A
VENEZUELAN MIGRANT WHO
CROSSED INTO THE U.S.
ILLEGALLY.
>> SAY LAKEN RILEY.
SAY LAKEN RILEY.
>> Reporter: THE
PRESIDENT THEN PICKING
UP A BUTTON GREEN GAVE
HIM.
>> LINCOLN RILEY, AN
INNOCENT YOUNG WOMAN
WHO WAS KILLED BY AN
ILLEGAL.
THAT'S RIGHT, BUT HOW
MANY THOUSANDS OF
PEOPLE BEING KILLED BY
ILLEGALS?
TO HER PARENTS, I SAY,
MY HEART GOES OUT TO
YOU.
HAVING LOST CHILDREN
MYSELF, I UNDERSTAND.
>> Reporter: AFTER
MR. TRUMP THIS WEEK
CHALLENGED PRESIDENT
BIDEN TO DEBATE
ANYTIME, ANYWHERE,
ANYPLACE, THE
PRESIDENT TODAY WOULD
NOT COMMIT TO ONE.
>> IT DEPENDS ON HIS
BEHAVIOR.
>> Reporter: WE
PRESSED THE VICE
PRESIDENT.
>> I HAVEN'T TALKED TO
THE PRESIDENT ABOUT
THAT, BUT I'LL TELL
YOU SOMETHING, ON THE
ONE HAND, YOU'VE GOT
JOE BIDEN, SOMEONE WHO
IS COMPETENT, WHO IS
PRINCIPLED, AND ON THE
OTHER SIDE OF THAT
SPLIT SCREEN, YOU'VE
GOT THE FORMER
PRESIDENT WHO
GLORIFIES DICTATORS
AND HAS SAID HE'LL BE
A DICTATOR ON DAY ONE.
>> WILL YOU COMMIT TO
A DEBATE?
>> PETER, WE DISCUSSED
THE STATE OF THE
UNION, AND I'M JUST SO
EXCITED ABOUT WHAT WE
ACCOMPLISHED LAST
NIGHT IN OUR
PRESIDENT.
>> PETER, WHAT'S SOME
REACTION TO THE SPEECH
YOU'RE HEARING FROM
REPUBLICANS?
>> FORMER PRESIDENT
TRUMP WAS REACTING IN
REALTIME AND DESCRIBED
THE PRESIDENT'S
ADDRESS AS ANGRY AND
CRAZY, TOP REPUBLICANS
CALLING THE SPEECH
BOTH DIVISIVE AND
PARTISAN.
MEANWHILE, AS IT
RELATES TO PRESIDENT
BIDEN TONIGHT ALREADY
IN PHILADELPHIA, HE'S
GOING TO BE HITTING
FIVE SWING STATES IN
THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS.
>> ALL RIGHT, PETER
ALEXANDER, THANK YOU.
>>> AS PETER MENTIONED
SOME OF THE MOST
DRAMATIC MOMENTS IN
LAST NIGHT'S SPEECH
WERE ON IMMIGRATION
AND NOWHERE IS IT MORE
INTENT THAN IN TEXAS
WHERE THE GOVERNOR IS
IN A LEGAL BATTLE WITH
THE BIDEN
ADMINISTRATION.
HE SPOKE LATE TODAY
WITH OUR GABE
GUTIERREZ.
>> Reporter: AT THE
CENTER OF THE BORDER
BATTLING IS TEXAS
GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT
REPEATEDLY TAKING ON
THE BIDEN
ADMINISTRATION, WHICH
HE SAYS CAUSED THE
CRISIS.
>> THERE'S A NUMBER
ONE ISSUE IN AMERICA
AND THAT'S SECURING
THE BORDER.
IT'S AN ISSUE ON WHICH
HE HAS FAILED.
>> Reporter: WE SPOKE
WITH HIM LATE TODAY IN
AUSTIN.
>> ON A SCALE OF ONE
TO TEN, HOW WOULD YOU
RATE PRESIDENT BIDEN'S
STATE OF THE UNION
ADDRESS?
>> I GIVE IT AN "F"
FOR FAILURE.
>> Reporter: HE
FIERCELY OPPOSES THE
BILL THAT BIDEN IS
CALLING OUT FOR
REPUBLICANS OF
KILLING.
>> WE CAN FIGHT ABOUT
THE BORDER OR FIX IT.
>> GOVERNOR, WHEN DID
COMPROMISE BECOME A
DIRTY WORD?
>> SO, COMPROMISE
SHOULD BE EFFECTIVE.
THE HOUSE HAS PASSED
AN EFFECTIVE BORDER
SECURITY PLAN.
IF JOE BIDEN REALLY
BELIEVES IN
COMPROMISE, HE WOULD
WORK WITH THE HOUSE
CHAMBER.
>> AND WORK WITH THE
REPUBLICANS IN THE
SENATE.
WHY NOT PASS THAT BILL
NOW?
>> BECAUSE THE SENATE
BILL CODIFIES ILLEGAL
IMMIGRATION AND
ACTUALLY PROMOTES EVEN
MORE ILLEGAL
IMMIGRATION.
>> Reporter: GOVERNOR
ABBOTT HAS GRABBED
HEADLINES WITH
CONTROVERSIAL MOVES
INCLUDING BUSING
MIGRANTS TO
DEMOCRAT-LED CITIES TO
RELIEVE OVERCROWDED
BORDER TOWNS.
NOW HE'S FORGING AHEAD
WITH COURT BATTLES
OVER BUOYS IN THE RIO
GRANZE, RAZOR WIRE IN
EAGLE PASS, AND A NEW
LAW WHICH WOULD ALLOW
LOCAL POLICE TO ARREST
MIGRANTS FOR ENTERING
TEXAS ILLEGALLY.
>> THE JUDGE RECENTLY
WROTE, SURGES IN
IMMIGRATION DO NOT
CONSTITUTE AN
INVASION.
ISN'T THAT WORD
INVASION DANGEROUS,
GOVERNOR?
>> THE WORD INVASION
IS THE WORD THAT IS
USED IN THE UNITED
STATES CONSTITUTION.
THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO
ARE COMING ACROSS THE
BORDER IN VIOLATION OF
FEDERAL LAW IN THE
STATE OF TEXAS.
>> Reporter: MEANWHILE
THE WHITE HOUSE HAS
SLAMMED MANY OF HIS
ACTIONS HERE IN TEXAS
AS POLITICAL STUNTS.
LESTER.
>> ALL RIGHT, GABE
GUTIERREZ, THANK YOU.
>>> HERE AT HOME, YET
ANOTHER INCIDENT TODAY
INVOLVING A UNITED
AIRLINES JET.
THE PLANE SLIDING OFF
THE RUNWAY IN HOUSTON,
THEN ONE OF ITS
LANDING GEAR
COLLAPSING.
TOM COSTELLO REPORTS
ON WHAT WENT WRONG.
>> Reporter: OFF THE
RUNWAY, TIPPED OVER
AND STUCK IN THE GRASS
A UNITED 737 MAX 8.
ITS LANDING GEAR
COLLAPSED.
FLIGHT 2477, MEMPHIS
TO HOUSTON, TOUCHED
DOWN JUST BEFORE 8:00
A.M.
>> RUNWAY 27
CLEAR TO LAND.
>> Reporter: WITH
ANOTHER PLANE
FOLLOWING CLOSE
BEHIND, THE
PILOTS WERE TOLD NOT
TO SLOW TOO MUCH.
>> KEEP YOUR SPEED UP.
>> OKAY.
WILL DO.
>> Reporter: BUT THE
PLANE SLID OFF A WET
RUNWAY AS IT TRIED
TURNING ONTO A
TAXIWAY.
ANOTHER UNITED FLIGHT
CLOSE BEHIND ORDERED
TO CANCEL ITS LANDING.
>> UNITED 1383,
GO AROUND.
I SEE YOU IN THE
GRASS, ROLLING THE
TRUCKS EN ROUTE.
>> Reporter: NO
PASSENGER OR CREW
INJURIES WERE
REPORTED.
THE RUNWAY CLOSED AS
INVESTIGATORS LOOK
INTO WHAT HAPPENED AND
WHETHER THE PLANE'S
LANDING GEAR FAILED.
IT COMES ONE DAY AFTER
THIS INCIDENT IN SAN
FRANCISCO.
>> THE LAST DEPARTURE
LOST THE WHEEL ON
DEPARTURE, SO WE'RE
GOING TO HAVE TO
CHECK THE RUNWAY DOWN.
>> Reporter: A UNITED
777 HEADED TO JAPAN
LOST ONE OF SIX TIRES
FROM ITS MAIN GEAR
ASSEMBLY AS IT TOOK
OFF THURSDAY MORNING.
THE TIRE CRASHED
THROUGH A FENCE
CRUSHING SEVERAL
PARKED CARS.
NO INJURIES.
>> THE RUNWAY IS
TEMPORARILY CLOSED.
>> Reporter: THE
FLIGHT THEN DIVERTED
TO L.A.X. WITH
INVESTIGATORS LOOKING
INTO HOW THAT TIRE
CAME LOOSE, AND UNITED
SAYS THE FLAMES FROM
THAT MIDAIR ENGINE
STALL ON MONDAY MAY
HAVE HAPPENED AFTER
THE PLANE'S ENGINE
INGESTED BUBBLE WRAP
DEBRIS LEFT ON THE
RUNWAY.
EVERY FLIGHT LANDED
WITH PASSENGERS SAFE
BUT SHAKEN.
TOM COSTELLO, NBC
NEWS, WASHINGTON.
>>> WE ARE TRACKING
STORMS ON THE MOVE
TONIGHT IN THE MIDWEST
AND SOUTHEAST.
MILLIONS UNDER SEVERE
RISK ACROSS THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND
GULF COAST.
THE MAIN THREAT WILL
BE DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS, LARGE HAIL, AND
FLOODING OVERNIGHT.
TORNADOES ALSO A
POSSIBILITY.
TOMORROW THE STORMS
MOVE FARTHER INTO THE
SOUTHEAST FROM FLORIDA
TO NORTH CAROLINA.
>>> WE WANT TO TURN
NOW TO THE WAR IN
GAZA.
THE UNITED STATES SAYS
ALL OF ITS AIR DROPS
OF FOOD HAVE LANDED
SAFELY IN THE
TERRITORY, BUT THAT
WASN'T THE CASE WITH
ANOTHER COUNTRY'S AIR
DROP, AND THE RESULTS
WERE DEADLY.
RICHARD ENGEL HAS LATE
DETAILS.
>> Reporter: THIS IS
WHAT AN AID DROP INTO
GAZA IS SUPPOSED TO
LOOK LIKE AS TODAY A
JORDANIAN MILITARY
CARGO PLANE DROPPED
PALLETS OF FOOD NEAR
GAZA CITY.
THEY FALL SLOWLY, BUT
THIS ALSO HAPPENED
TODAY.
AS THE PALLETS ARE
DROPPED BY ANOTHER
AIRCRAFT, ONE OF THE
PARACHUTES ON THE
RIGHT OF THE SCREEN
FAILS TO OPEN.
THE PACKAGE COMES
APART IN MIDAIR, THE
PIECES FALLING DOWN
WITH HEAVY THUDS.
THE OTHER PALLETS ALSO
DROP VERY QUICKLY.
PALESTINIAN MEDICAL
OFFICIALS AND
WITNESSES SAY FIVE
PEOPLE WERE CRUSHED TO
DEATH.
>> TO ESTABLISH A
TEMPORARY PIER IN THE
MEDITERRANEAN.
>> Reporter: LAST
NIGHT PRESIDENT BIDEN
ANNOUNCED THE U.S.
MILITARY WILL BUILD A
PIER TO IMPROVE AND
EXPAND THE DELIVERY OF
HUMANITARIAN AID.
NBC NEWS HAS LEARNED
IT COULD TAKE UP TO 60
DAYS FOR IT TO BE
FULLY OPERATIONAL, BUT
WASHINGTON ALSO
SUPPLIES ISRAEL WITH
WEAPONS.
"INSTEAD OF TELLING US
THEY WILL BUILD A PORT
TO HELP US, STOP
GIVING THE WEAPONS
THEY USE TO KILL US,"
THIS MAN SAID.
WE WERE ON AN AID DROP
YESTERDAY AS A
JORDANIAN MILITARY
C-130 FLEW OVER
NORTHERN GAZA.
THEY'VE JUST GIVEN THE
SIGNAL THAT THEY'RE
READY TO DROP.
THE PALLETS CARRIED
TENS OF THOUSANDS OF
MEALS.
OUR CREW FILMED AS
HUNGRY PEOPLE WENT
SEARCHING FOR FOOD.
AS THEY SEARCHED, THEY
APPROACHED ISRAELI
TROOPS, BECAUSE THAT'S
WHERE THE FOOD AID
WAS.
NOT LONG AFTER, AN
EXPLOSION CAN BE
HEARD, AND AN INJURED
MAN IS TAKEN FROM THE
AREA.
THE ISRAELI MILITARY
SAYS ITS TROOPS HAVE
OPENED FIRE ON THOSE
WHO APPEAR TO POSE A
THREAT.
GAZANS FACE AN
IMPOSSIBLE DILEMMA,
DO NOTHING, AND GO
HUNGRY AND MAYBE
STARVE, OR SEARCH FOR
FOOD AT THE RISK OF
BEING SHOT OR HIT BY
RAINING PALLETS.
LESTER.
>> RICHARD ENGEL,
THANK YOU.
>>> THE MILITARY'S
TROUBLED OSPREY
AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN
CLEARED FOR RETURN TO
FLIGHT EVEN BEFORE
INVESTIGATORS FULLY
DETERMINE HOW RECENT
DEADLY CRASHES HAPPEN.
COURTNEY KUBE REPORTS.
>> Reporter: TONIGHT,
AFTER GROUNDING ALL
V-22 OSPREY AIRCRAFT
FOLLOWING A FATAL
CRASH LAST YEAR, THE
PENTAGON IS NOW
PUTTING THEM BACK IN
THE SKY.
>> IS THE SECRETARY
CONFIDENT IN THE
OSPREY AIRCRAFT, THAT
IT'S SAFE?
>> I THINK THE
SECRETARY IS CONFIDENT
IN THE STEPS THAT HAVE
BEEN TAKEN TO RETURN
IT TO FLIGHT.
>> Reporter: THE
MARINE CORPS PLAN
INCLUDES THREE PHASES,
EXTENSIVE MAINTENANCE
CHECKS, REFRESHER
TRAINING FOR PILOTS
WITH THE GOAL OF ALL
AIRCRAFT FLYING AGAIN
BY SUMMER, BUT TONIGHT
OFFICIALS STILL DO NOT
FULLY UNDERSTAND THE
FATAL CRASH IN JAPAN
THAT LED TO THE
GROUNDING.
LAST MONTH NBC NEWS
REPORTED THE JAPAN
CRASH CENTERED AROUND
A PROBLEM IN THE PROP
ROTOR GEARBOX
ACCORDING TO OFFICIALS
FAMILIAR WITH THE
INVESTIGATION.
PENTAGON OFFICIALS NOT
PUBLICLY CONFIRMING
THAT, BUT
ACKNOWLEDGING THE PART
THAT FAILED ON THE
AIRCRAFT WAS
UNPRECEDENTED, AND
THEY STILL DON'T KNOW
WHY IT HAPPENED.
THERE HAVE BEEN FOUR
OTHER OSPREY CRASHES
IN THE LAST TWO YEARS.
>> WE DON'T EVEN KNOW
ABOUT SPENCER'S BLACK
BOX.
>> Reporter: SPENCER
COLLART WAS THE CREW
CHIEF ON ONE THAT
CRASHED IN AUSTRALIA.
23 MARINES ON BOARD.
SPENCER AND TWO OTHERS
WERE KILLED.
THE CAUSE IS STILL
UNDER INVESTIGATION.
JUST THREE MONTHS
LATER THAT CRASH OFF
JAPAN KILLED EIGHT
AIRMEN.
>> WHEN YOU HEARD THAT
THE OSPREY HAD
CRASHED, I MEAN, WHAT
WENT THROUGH YOUR
MIND?
>> I JUST WISHED MAYBE
THAT THE OSPREYS
WOULD HAVE BEEN
GROUNDED SOONER.
>> Reporter: TONIGHT
COLLART'S FAMILY HAS
NEW FEARS.
HIS SISTER GWYNETH NOW
ENGAGED TO AN OSPREY
CREW CHIEF SHE MET
THROUGH HER LATE
BROTHER.
>> THEY LIFTED A BAN,
AND MY HEART SANK.
IT'S SO SCARY TO ME.
>> Reporter: STILL
SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS
AS THEY REMEMBER
SPENCER.
>> HE WOULD FIGHT OFF
ANYONE WHO WAS
BULLYING OR -- SORRY.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> Reporter: ON THE
JAPAN CRASH THEY ARE
WRITING, WE ARE
STEADFAST IN OUR
COMMITMENT OF SAFETY
AND FULLY SUPPORTING
THE INVESTIGATION.
LESTER.
>> COURTNEY KUBE AT
THE PENTAGON, THANK
YOU.
>>> HERE IN NEW YORK
LAWYERS FOR FORMER
PRESIDENT TRUMP POSTED
A $91 MILLION BOND
TODAY IN THE
DEFAMATION CASE HE
LOST TO WRITER E. JEAN
CARROLL.
AN INSURANCE COMPANY
PROVIDED THE BOND.
THIS COMES AFTER A
FEDERAL JURY AWARDED
CARROLL $83 MILLION IN
DAMAGES.
THE BOND PREVENTS HER
FROM COLLECTING THAT
MONEY WHILE TRUMP
APPEALS THE VERDICT.
>>> WE'LL TAKE A
BREAK.
IN 60 SECONDS, THE
SHOWDOWN EMERGING OVER
TIKTOK AS A BILL THAT
COULD BAN THE APP IN
THE U.S. GAINS
MOMENTUM IN CONGRESS.
WHAT'S AT STAKE RIGHT
AFTER THIS
>>> BACK NOW WITH
TIKTOK, THE WILDLY
POPULAR APP WITH 170
MILLION USERS IN THE
U.S., AND MANY OF THEM
ARE OUTRAGED OVER A
BILL SET FOR A VOTE
NEXT WEEK THAT COULD
BAN TIKTOK NATIONWIDE
IF IT DOESN'T CUT ITS
CHINESE TIES.
HERE'S SAVANNAH
SELLERS.
>> Reporter: TONIGHT,
THE BATTLE TO BAN
TIKTOK INTENSIFYING IN
WASHINGTON WITH HOUSE
LEADERS CONFIRMING
THEY'LL VOTE NEXT WEEK
ON A BILL THAT WOULD
EFFECTIVELY BAN THE
APP, UNLESS IT'S SOLD
BY ITS CHINESE PARENT
COMPANY, BYTEDANCE.
>> WE CAN'T HAVE A
FOREIGN CONTROLLED
SOCIAL MEDIA APP
PUSHING
MISINFORMATION,
CERTAINLY NOT TO OUR
CHILDREN.
>> Reporter: AFTER THE
BILL WAS INTRODUCED
EARLIER THIS WEEK,
TIKTOK BLASTED OUT
THIS MESSAGE, URGING
USERS TO CALL THEIR
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
AND DEMAND THEY VOTE
AGAINST IT.
SIDNEY ROSIAC, WHO
MAKES HER MONEY AS AN
INFLUENCER, DID JUST
THAT.
>> WHAT WOULD IT MEAN
FOR YOU IF TIKTOK WERE
TO BE BANNED?
>> FIRST OF ALL, THAT
IS MY CAREER, SO MY
CAREER WOULD BE GONE.
>> Reporter: LAWMAKERS
SAY THEIR PHONES RANG
OFF THE HOOK.
>> WELL, I KIND OF
WENT INTO MOM MODE,
RIUGHT, BECAUSE I KNOW
THAT TIKTOK HAS REALLY
WEAPONIZED OUR YOUNG
PEOPLE.
I TOOK IT INTO MY OWN
HAND, GOT ON THE PHONE
AND TRIED TO EXPLAIN
WHY WE'RE DOING WHAT
WE'RE DOING.
>> Reporter: TIKTOK'S
PRESSURE CAMPAIGN
APPEARS TO HAVE
BACKFIRED.
IN A RARE SHOW OF
BIPARTISANSHIP, A
HOUSE COMMITTEE VOTED
UNANIMOUSLY IN FAVOR
OF THE LEGISLATION.
THIS ISN'T THE FIRST
TIME THE U.S. HAS
TRIED TO LIMIT TIKTOK.
IN 2020 FORMER
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP
ATTEMPTED TO BAN IT
WITH AN EXECUTIVE
ORDER.
LAST YEAR TIKTOK'S TOP
EXECUTIVE WAS GRILLED
ON THE HILL.
>> I HAVE SEEN NO
EVIDENCE THAT THE
CHINESE GOVERNMENT HAS
ACCESS TO THE DATA.
THEY HAVE NEVER ASKED
US.
WE HAVE NOT PROVIDED.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT, I
FIND THAT ACTUALLY
PREPOSTEROUS.
>> Reporter: TONIGHT
TIKTOK SAYING THIS
WILL DAMAGE MILLIONS
OF BUSINESSES AND
DESTROY THE
LIVELIHOODS OF
COUNTLESS CREATORS.
MR. TRUMP NOW
EXPRESSING CONCERNS
ABOUT THE NEW
LEGISLATION SAYING IT
COULD MAKE META CEO
MARK ZUCKERBERG MORE
POWERFUL WHILE
PRESIDENT BIDEN SAYS
HE SUPPORTS IT.
>> IF THEY PASS IT,
I'LL SIGN IT.
>> Reporter: SAVANNAH
SELLERS, NBC NEWS.
>>> AND UP NEXT, UFOs
AND ALIEN BEINGS.
WHAT THE PENTAGON SAYS
>>> IT SOUNDS STRAIGHT
OUT OF SCIENCE
FICTION, BUT TODAY THE
PENTAGON RELEASED AN
EXTENSIVE REPORT ON
WHETHER THERE IS
EVIDENCE OF LIFE
BEYOND EARTH AND
WHETHER IT'S BEEN
COVERED UP.
LET'S GET MORE FROM
GADI SCHWARTZ.
>> Reporter: TONIGHT,
EIGHT MONTHS AFTER
THAT OUT OF THIS WORLD
TESTIMONY ON CAPITOL
HILL --
>> WERE THEY I GUESS
HUMAN OR NONHUMAN
BIOLOGICS?
>> NONHUMAN.
>> Reporter: -- THE
OFFICIAL WORD FROM THE
PENTAGON, NO DEAD
ALIEN BODIES, NO
CRASHED ALIEN CRAFT,
AND NO GOVERNMENT
COVER-UP.
IN A 63-PAGE REPORT
THE UAP OFFICE SAYING
THEY INTERVIEWED MORE
THAN 30 PEOPLE
INCLUDING HEADS OF
AEROSPACE COMPANIES,
CIA AND DEFENSE
OFFICIALS AND FOUND
NO CREDIBLE FIRSTHAND
INFORMATION SUPPORTING
THE CLAIMS.
>> CLAIMS OF HIDDEN
PROGRAMS ARE LARGELY
THE RESULT OF CIRCULAR
REPORTING BY A SMALL
GROUP.
>> Reporter: THE LONG
HISTORY WITH UFOs
GOING BACK TO THE '40s
TOUCHING ON FORMER
BILL CLINTON'S
INTEREST IN ROSWELL,
BUT THE DOD INSISTING
THAT WAS A MIX OF
CONFUSION OVER HIGH
ALTITUDE TEST DUMMIES,
FATAL PLANE CRASHES
AND A PROGRAM TO
DETECT NUKES.
>> LOOK AT THAT THING,
DUDE.
>> Reporter: BUT WHEN
IT COMES TO THE RECENT
MYSTERIES INVOLVING
IT, THE REPORT WAS
SHORT ON SPECIFICS.
>> WE HAVE A SERIOUS
ISSUE THAT PILOTS ARE
DEALING WITH.
THEY STILL DON'T KNOW
IF THEY ARE
POTENTIALLY
ADVERSARIES.
>> Reporter: A LONG
LIST OF EARTHLY
EXPLANATIONS SAYING
THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE
OF EXTRATERRESTRIALS
BUT A SMALL PERCENTAGE
OF CASES HAD
POTENTIALLY ANOMALOUS
CHARACTERISTICS OR
CONCERNING
CHARACTERISTICS.
LESTER, YES, THERE ARE
STILL A NUMBER OF
CASES UNDER
INVESTIGATION.
WHAT THE DOD IS
SAYING, THEY ARE
DEVELOPING, SPECIAL
SENSOR KITS TO SEND
OUT WHENEVER NEW UFO
HOT SPOTS ARE
REPORTED.
LESTER.
>> CONTINUES TO
FASCINATE.
GADI, THANK YOU.
>>> COMING UP, ANOTHER
>>> FINALLY WE CAN'T
GO WITHOUT TELLING YOU
ABOUT THE COLORFUL
CREATURES SPREADING
JOY IN ONE AMERICAN
CITY.
EMILIE IKEDA ON THE
MYSTERY OF THE
UNICORNS.
>> Reporter: IT'S A
TYPICAL BLUE SKY HERE
IN PROVIDENCE, RHODE
ISLAND.
WELL, AT FIRST GLANCE.
LOOK CLOSER, NEAR THE
LEDGE, THIS IS WHERE
BETHA WOODS STUMBLED
UPON HER FIRST
UNICORN.
>> RIGHT HERE.
>> Reporter: STANDING
NOT EVEN TWO INCHES
TALL, IT WAS THE
MYTHIC BEAST'S CHROME
SHEEN THAT CAUGHT
BETHA'S EYE.
>> WHAT WAS IT LIKE
WHEN YOU FIRST
STUMBLED UPON A
UNICORN?
>> IT'S SUCH AN
UNEXPECTED SURPRISE.
>> Reporter: RECENTLY
THESE FIGURINES HAVE
BEEN MYSTERIOUSLY
APPEARING ALL OVER
PROVIDENCE, ON
SIDEWALKS,
WINDOWSILLS, PLANTERS,
STIRRING UP A CITYWIDE
SCAVENGER HUNT.
>> WILL YOU TRY TO
FIND THESE?
>> YEAH.
>> Reporter: IT'S KIND
OF LIKE A LITTLE
EASTER EGG HUNT.
SCOURING THE STREETS
ALL MORNING LONG, AND
UNICORNS HAVE A
REPUTATION FOR BEING
HARD TO FIND.
IT WAS WHEN WE SAT
DOWN ON THE BENCH THAT
WE FINALLY STUMBLED
UPON ONE.
THE BURNING QUESTION
NOW, WHO IS BEHIND THE
COLORFUL CREATURES?
SOME LOCALS POINT TO
THE NEARBY RHODE
ISLAND SCHOOL OF
DESIGN.
>> I HAVE NO IDEA WHO
IS BEHIND THIS
PROJECT, AND THAT'S
GREAT.
ANYONE CAN MAKE ART.
ANYONE CAN FIND ART.
ANYONE CAN INTERACT
WITH IT.
>> Reporter: ARTISTS
INSPIRING COMMUNITIES
IN SURPRISING PLACES
IS AN AGE-OLD
PRACTICE.
IN CHICAGO, POTHOLES
HAVE BEEN TRANSFORMED
INTO MOSAICS, AND A
BROOKLYN ARTIST
ANONYMOUSLY REDESIGNED
BUSINESS FLYERS.
WHOEVER IS RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE MAGIC IN
PROVIDENCE, BETHA IS
GRATEFUL FOR THE
REMINDER THAT
SOMETIMES THE SMALLEST
GESTURES CARRY BIG
IMPACTS.
>> IT'S JUST SPREADING
JOY.
THE WORLD NEEDS MORE
JOY.
>> Reporter: EMILIE
IKEDA, NBC NEWS,
PROVIDENCE, RHODE
ISLAND.
>>> AND THERE YOU GO.
THAT'S "NIGHTLY NEWS"
FOR THIS FRIDAY.
THANKS FOR WATCHING.
I'M LESTER HOLT.
PLEASE TAKE CARE OF
YOURSELF AND EACH
OTHER.
GOOD NIGHT, EVERYONE.
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