Nightly News Full Broadcast - April 3
Summary
TLDRA powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan, causing widespread destruction and trapping numerous people under rubble. Rescue efforts are ongoing amidst fears of aftershocks and impending rain. In other news, a major April Nor'easter is impacting the Northeast United States with heavy snow, and a tornado outbreak across multiple states has resulted in injuries and fatalities. Additionally, outrage grows over Israeli air strikes in Gaza that killed American and other aid workers, with World Central Kitchen halting operations. Lastly, a highly anticipated ruling in Uganda upheld most of the country's notorious anti-gay law, including the death penalty for aggravated homosexuality.
Takeaways
- π A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan, causing widespread damage and prompting a urgent rescue effort for survivors.
- π₯ At least nine deaths and over a thousand injuries have been reported from the earthquake, with the possibility of more casualties as the search for survivors continues.
- ποΈ Landslides and tsunami warnings were triggered by the earthquake, further complicating rescue and recovery efforts.
- π¨ The earthquake struck during morning rush hour, leading to many people being trapped in buildings and vehicles, including dozens of workers in mines.
- πͺοΈ A major April Nor'easter is impacting the Northeast of the United States, bringing heavy snow and the potential for flooding.
- βοΈ Flight disruptions are being caused by a tornado outbreak across at least six states, with one Southwest Airlines flight experiencing severe turbulence.
- π The bodies of seven aid workers killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza have been moved out, sparking outrage and accusations of Israel systematically targeting them.
- π Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice has issued a statement taking responsibility for his part in a car crash that injured four people.
- π A recall vote in Enid, Oklahoma, has resulted in the removal of a city councilman with white nationalist ties from office.
- π₯ The largest egg producer in the U.S. is temporarily shutting down a facility in Texas after bird flu was discovered, impacting the agriculture industry and consumer prices.
Q & A
What was the magnitude of the earthquake that hit Taiwan?
-The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.4.
What are the initial reports regarding casualties and injuries from the Taiwan earthquake?
-Initial reports indicate at least nine deaths and over a thousand people injured.
What triggered along Taiwan's Pacific coast due to the massive earthquake?
-The earthquake triggered tsunami warnings across the region.
How many people are feared to be trapped in the ruins of toppled hotels?
-As many as 143 people, some of them tourists, are feared to be trapped.
What is the situation of workers in a rock quarry following the earthquake?
-Searchers fear for the safety of workers thought to be stranded at a rock quarry.
What weather conditions are complicating rescue efforts in the affected areas?
-Rain is in the forecast which could complicate rescue efforts.
What was the impact of the tornado outbreak across at least six states?
-The tornado outbreak caused damage across at least six states, injured passengers on a Southwest flight, and led to at least one death.
What is the Israeli military's admission regarding its air strikes in Gaza that killed aid workers?
-Israel's top general announced the strikes were a grave mistake following a misidentification at night during a war in very complex conditions.
What is the status of the aid operations by World Central Kitchen in Gaza?
-World Central Kitchen has paused its aid operations in Gaza, with three of its ships returning to port with vital food today undelivered.
What was the outcome of the recall vote for Judd Blevins, a city councilman in Enid, Oklahoma?
-Judd Blevins lost his seat by 268 votes to Republican Sheryl Patterson following the recall vote.
What is the current situation regarding the bird flu outbreak in the United States?
-The largest egg producer is shutting down a facility in Texas temporarily after bird flu was discovered there, and the first U.S. case of a person suspected of catching a version of bird flu from a cow has been reported in Texas.
What was the ruling of Uganda's Constitutional Court on the country's notorious Anti-Homosexuality Law?
-Uganda's Constitutional Court upheld a majority of the country's Anti-Homosexuality Law, which includes the death penalty for aggravated homosexuality.
Outlines
πͺοΈ Taiwan Earthquake and Global Disasters
The script opens with coverage of a powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake in Taiwan, the worst in 25 years, causing significant damage to infrastructure and resulting in numerous casualties and trapped workers. The report also touches on a major snowstorm in the Northeast of the United States, a tornado outbreak across six states, and the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike in Gaza that killed international aid workers, sparking outrage and accusations of systematic targeting. Additionally, a high-speed car crash involving Rashad Rasheed Rice and a legal challenge against a white nationalist city councilman in Enid, Oklahoma are mentioned.
π©οΈ Severe Weather Impact Across the U.S.
This paragraph details the extensive impact of severe weather across the United States, including a storm system causing heavy rain, damaging winds, and the possibility of flooding from West Virginia to New York. Flight disruptions are reported, with thousands of delays nationwide and an emergency landing due to severe turbulence. The paragraph also covers the aftermath of tornadoes in six states, with significant property damage and loss of life, and the ongoing challenges of cleanup and power outages.
π Aid Work and Political Tensions
The focus shifts to the aftermath of Israeli air strikes in Gaza that mistakenly targeted and killed aid workers from World Central Kitchen. Founder JosΓ© AndrΓ©s demands answers and accuses Israel of systemic targeting. The report discusses Israel's acknowledgment of the mistake and the identification of the killed staff. The Biden administration's response, including sanctions and reduced aid to Israel, is also mentioned, as well as the pause in World Central Kitchen's aid operations and the return of ships with undelivered food supplies.
π₯ Avian Flu Outbreak and Its Implications
The script addresses a new outbreak of highly infectious avian flu affecting poultry farms and, for the first time, a suspected human case in the United States. The largest egg supplier destroys nearly 2 million chickens after a positive test at a Texas facility. The report discusses the low risk to human health but advises cooking eggs and poultry thoroughly. The potential impact on consumer prices is highlighted, with egg prices potentially increasing due to the outbreak, and warnings about the risk to backyard and pet chickens.
π³οΈβπ Uganda's Anti-Gay Law Upheld
The Constitutional Court of Uganda upholds most of the country's notorious anti-gay law, including the death penalty for aggravated homosexuality. The Biden administration criticizes the ruling as a tragic violation of universal human rights. Activists express fear and concern for the LGBTQ community's safety, with plans to appeal the ruling to Uganda's Supreme Court. The court's decision is seen as state-sanctioned homophobia, and there are calls for the international community to take action against the law.
Mindmap
Keywords
π‘Earthquake
π‘Rescue Efforts
π‘Aftershocks
π‘Tornadoes
π‘Humanitarian Aid
π‘Avian Flu
π‘White Nationalism
π‘Anti-Gay Laws
π‘Severe Turbulence
π‘Egg Prices
π‘Supreme Court
Highlights
Powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake hits Taiwan, causing widespread damage and triggering a race to rescue survivors.
Bridges and buildings were seen shaking and swaying, with some structures tilting at extreme angles due to the force of the earthquake.
First responders are pulling people out alive, but dozens of workers remain trapped in mines following the deadly quake.
A major April Nor'easter is on the move, bringing up to two feet of snow to the Northeastern region of the United States.
A tornado outbreak across at least six states has impacted flights and caused significant damage.
The bodies of seven aid workers killed by an Israeli strike have been moved out of Gaza amid growing outrage.
Celebrity chef JosΓ© AndrΓ©s accuses Israel of systematically targeting aid workers in Gaza.
Rashee Rice, Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver, breaks his silence about a high-speed car crash and takes responsibility for his part in the accident.
A man with white nationalist ties is removed from city council in Enid, Oklahoma, following a recall vote.
The largest egg producer in the United States temporarily shuts down a facility in Texas after bird flu is discovered.
A person in Texas is suspected of catching a new version of bird flu from a cow, marking the first U.S. case.
Uganda's Constitutional Court upholds a majority of the country's notorious anti-gay law, including the death penalty for aggravated homosexuality.
Activists plan to appeal the ruling on Uganda's anti-gay law to the country's Supreme Court.
The U.S. government sanctions certain Ugandan officials and reduces support to the Ugandan government in response to the anti-gay law.
The court in Uganda called the anti-gay law a reflection of the sociocultural realities of Ugandan society.
There are concerns about state-sanctioned homophobia and potential violence against the LGBTQ community in Uganda following the court ruling.
The Biden administration calls on Israel to protect aid workers following the air strikes that killed American and other aid workers in Gaza.
The hardest-hit area from the Taiwan earthquake is just 11 miles from the epicenter, where an American describes the terrifying experience.
Early warning systems and people being awake during the day helped in the rescue efforts in Taiwan.
The storm system in the eastern part of the U.S. produced over a dozen tornadoes and caused at least one death.
Thousands of flights are delayed nationwide due to the severe storm system affecting travel.
The storm system is expected to bring heavy rain, strong winds, and possibly snow across the mid-Atlantic region.
The U.S. State Department reacts to the Ugandan anti-gay law ruling, stating it undermines the human rights of all Ugandans.
Transcripts
>>> TONIGHT, THE MOST
POWERFUL EARTHQUAKE TO
HIT TAIWAN IN 25
YEARS, AND NOW THE
RACE TO RESCUE
SURVIVORS.
THE DRAMATIC IMAGES,
BRIDGES, AND BUILDINGS
SHAKING AND SWAYING,
SOME LEFT TILTED AT
EXTREME ANGLES BY THE
FORCE OF THE DEADLY
7.4 MAGNITUDE QUAKE.
A ROOFTOP POOL ROCKING
WATER, SPILLING DOWN
THE SIDE OF THE
BUILDING.
TREMORS CAUSING
MASSIVE LANDSLIDES.
FIRST RESPONDERS
PULLING PEOPLE OUT
ALIVE, BUT DOZENS OF
WORKERS TRAPPED IN
MINES.
OUR TEAM IN THE REGION
TONIGHT.
>>> ALSO THIS EVENING,
THE MAJOR APRIL
NOR'EASTER ON THE
MOVE.
UP TO TWO FEET OF SNOW
IN THE NORTHEAST.
>>> AFTER THAT TORNADO
OUTBREAK ACROSS AT
LEAST SIX STATES,
FLIGHTS IMPACTED.
PASSENGERS ON A
SOUTHWEST FLIGHT
INJURED BY SEVERE
TURBULENCE.
>>> THE BODIES OF
SEVEN AID WORKERS
KILLED BY AN ISRAELI
STRIKE MOVED OUT OF
GAZA.
THE GROWING OUTRAGE.
JOSE ANDRES ACCUSING
ISRAEL OF SYSTEMICALLY
TARGETING THEM.
>>> RASHEE RICE
BREAKING HIS SILENCE
ABOUT THAT HIGH-SPEED
CAR CRASH.
FRANK SINATRA'S
ESTATE, 200 ARTISTS
TEAMING UP TO TAKE ON
A.I.
>> Announcer: THIS IS
"NBC NIGHTLY NEWS"
WITH LESTER HOLT.
>>> GOOD EVENING, AND
WELCOME.
A NEW DAY HAS BEGUN IN
TAIWAN WHERE THE
SEARCH FOR SURVIVORS
FROM A MASSIVE
EARTHQUAKE GREW MORE
URGENT OVERNIGHT.
THERE HAVE BEEN AT
LEAST NINE DEATHS, AND
THE EXPECTATION IS
THERE COULD BE MANY
MORE.
OVER A THOUSAND PEOPLE
WERE INJURED FROM THE
7.4 MAGNITUDE QUAKE,
WHICH ROCKED TAIWAN'S
PACIFIC COAST,
COLLAPSING HUNDREDS OF
BUILDINGS AND
TRIGGERING TSUNAMI
WARNINGS ACROSS THE
REGION.
AS MANY AS 143, SOME
OF THEM TOURISTS, ARE
FEARED TO BE TRAPPED
IN THE RUINS OF
TOPPLED HOTELS.
SEARCHERS ALSO FEAR
FOR THE SAFETY OF
WORKERS THOUGHT TO BE
STRANDED AT A ROCK
QUARRY.
THE GOVERNMENT URGING
THE PUBLIC TO BE WARY
OF AFTERSHOCKS
THAT CONTINUE TO
RATTLE THE AREA.
IT'S THE WORST
EARTHQUAKE TO STRIKE
TAIWAN IN 25 YEARS.
OUR JANIS MACKEY
FRAYER IS IN THE
REGION WITH LATE
DETAILS.
>> Reporter: TONIGHT,
RESCUERS RACING TO
REACH THOSE TRAPPED
AFTER A MASSIVE
EARTHQUAKE IN TAIWAN.
PULLING PEOPLE OUT OF
BUILDINGS, EVEN OUT
OF VEHICLES WITH
AUTHORITIES NOW
FOCUSING ON THOSE
STILL STUCK UNDER THE
RUBBLE WITH REPORTS
TONIGHT, 71 WORKERS
ARE TRAPPED IN TWO
MINES.
THE EARTHQUAKE STRUCK
DURING THE MORNING
RUSH HOUR CAUSING
BUILDINGS TO SHAKE AND
SWAY.
THIS WOMAN SAYING IT
FELT LIKE HER HOUSE
WOULD COLLAPSE.
THE MAGNITUDE 7.4
QUAKE JOLTING THE
ISLAND.
ROOFTOP SWIMMING POOLS
CHURNED.
WATER POURING DOWN
THIS BUILDING.
VIDEO FILMED INSIDE A
MOVING TRAIN SHOWING
HUGE LANDSLIDES.
ITEMS TOPPLING OFF
STORE SHELVES.
THE TELEVISIONS IN
THIS NEWSROOM STARTED
TO SHAKE.
THE MOST POWERFUL
EARTHQUAKE TO HIT
TAIWAN IN A QUARTER
CENTURY.
MORE THAN A THOUSAND
PEOPLE ARE INJURED.
TAIWAN'S
PRESIDENT-ELECT
SAYING, THE TOP
PRIORITY IS TO RESCUE
PEOPLE AND GET THEM
TREATMENT.
THE HARDEST HIT AREA,
JUST 11 MILES FROM THE
EPICENTER.
THAT'S WHERE AMERICAN
ANNIE LIMA WAS WHEN IT
HIT.
>> AROUND 8:00 THIS
MORNING, AND THE WHOLE
WORLD STARTS SHAKING.
WHAT WAS IT LIKE?
>> IT WAS PRETTY
SCARY.
IN ALL THE YEARS THAT
I LIVED HERE AND
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
BEFORE THAT I FELT A
LOT OF EARTHQUAKES,
BUT THIS WAS BY FAR
THE STRONGEST AND MOST
FRIGHTENING AND WENT
ON AND ON ABOUT TWO
MINUTES, AND AS SOON
AS THE SHAKING
STOPPED, WE RAN TO GET
OUT OF THE APARTMENT.
>> Reporter: DOZENS
STILL TRAPPED ALONG
ROADS, TUNNELS AND
HIKING TRAILS CUT OFF
BY LANDSLIDES.
SOME BUILDINGS NOW
LEANING PRECARIOUSLY
AND CREWS ALREADY
WORKING TO DEMOLISH
THEM.
>> JANIS, WE RECOGNIZE
IT'S STILL EARLY IN
THE SEARCH AND RESCUE,
BUT APPEARS THE EARLY
WARNING SYSTEMS IN
PLACE MADE A
DIFFERENCE.
>> Reporter: THEY HAD
CELL PHONE ALERTS THAT
WENT OUT AND ARE
ACCUSTOMED TO HAVING
EARTHQUAKES AND
HAPPENED DURING THE
DAY WHEN PEOPLE WERE
AWAKE HELPED.
TONIGHT THE FOCUS ON
SEARCH AND RESCUE, BUT
THE CHALLENGE THERE
HAVE BEEN MORE THAN
200 AFTERSHOCKS AND
RAIN IS IN THE
FORECAST WHICH COULD
COMPLICATE EFFORTS.
LESTER.
>> JANIS MACKEY
FRAYER, THANK YOU.
>>> IN THE EASTERN
PART OF THE COUNTRY,
TORRENTIAL RAIN,
DAMAGING WINDS, AND
POSSIBLE FLOODING
AFTER THIS SYSTEM
PRODUCED MORE THAN A
DOZEN TORNADOES AND
CAUSED AT LEAST ONE
DEATH.
WE'LL GET TO DYLAN
DREYER IN A SECOND,
BUT LET'S START WITH
MAGGIE VESPA.
>> Reporter: TONIGHT,
A LETHAL SYSTEM RACES
EAST.
UP TO FOUR INCHES OF
RAIN SLAMMING SOME
COMMUNITIES.
>> NOT HAPPY ABOUT THE
WEATHER HERE, BUT IT
IS WHAT IT IS.
>> Reporter: FLOOD
WATCHES IN EFFECT FOR
MILLIONS FROM WEST
VIRGINIA TO NEW YORK.
STORMS WREAKING HAVOC
FOR TRAVELERS.
>> I'M REALLY HOPING
IT DOESN'T GET DELAYED
BUT WHO KNOWS.
>> THE TIME KEPT
SHIFTING FROM, YOU
KNOW, AN HOUR AND A
HALF TO AN HOUR.
>> Reporter: THOUSANDS
OF FLIGHTS DELAYED
NATIONWIDE.
THIS MORNING A
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
FLIGHT BETWEEN NEW
ORLEANS AND ORLANDO
MAKING AN EMERGENCY
LANDING AMID SEVERE
TURBULENCE SENDING TWO
PEOPLE TO A MEDICAL
FACILITY.
THE MONSTER SYSTEM
CARVING A PATH OF
DESTRUCTION FROM THE
OHIO VALLEY.
>> OH, DEAR GOD.
THIS IS BAD.
>> Reporter: TO THE
SOUTHEAST, FLIPPED
SEMI TRUCKS, SNAPPED
TREES, AND TOPPLED
POWER LINES.
AT LEAST 16 REPORTED
TORNADOES ACROSS 6
STATES.
NEAR LOUISVILLE,
KENTUCKY, MOM LISA
SAYS SHE BARELY GOT
HER KIDS DOWNSTAIRS
BEFORE VIOLENT WINDS
RIPPED THE ROOF OFF
THEIR SECOND STORY
BEDROOMS.
>> WE WERE JUST
RUNNING DOWN THE
BASEMENT, AND THAT'S
WHEN WE HEARD THE POP,
AND THE ROOF CAME
FLYING OFF.
WE WEREN'T EVEN IN THE
BASEMENT FIRST BEFORE
THAT HAPPENED.
>> YOU DIDN'T EVEN
MAKE IT DOWN.
>> NO, IT'S CRAZY,
STILL AN EARLY PART OF
THE YEAR TO HAVE ALL
THESE TRAGIC STORMS.
>> Reporter:
KENTUCKY'S GOVERNOR
TOURING DAMAGE SAYING
AS MANY AS SEVEN
TORNADOES TORE THROUGH
HIS STATE TUESDAY,
SOME TURNING DEADLY.
>> WE HAVE CONFIRMED
ONE WEATHER-RELATED
FATALITY.
THIS CAME IN CAMPBELL
COUNTY IN A CAR
ACCIDENT.
>> Reporter:
19-YEAR-OLD BRADY
DELANEY REMEMBERED BY
FAMILY SAYING HE WAS
LOVED BY SO MANY.
>> WE'LL BE PRAYING
FOR HIM AND FOR HIS
FAMILY.
>> Reporter: OUTSIDE
ATLANTA, SEVERAL
PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN
STORM-RAVAGED
NEIGHBORHOODS WHILE IN
MICHIGAN SOME
RESIDENTS SAW UP TO 14
INCHES OF SNOW.
A WEEK OF WILD WEATHER
DRAGGING ON FOR TENS
OF MILLIONS MORE
TONIGHT.
>> AND, MAGGIE, THAT
DAMAGE BEHIND YOU
SPEAKS TO THE POWER OF
THESE STORMS.
>> Reporter: YEAH,
LESTER, EXACTLY.
CLEANUP IS CLEARLY
STILL A HUGE ISSUE
HERE, AS ARE POWER
OUTAGES.
MORE THAN 12,000
PEOPLE HERE IN
KENTUCKY ARE STILL
WITHOUT POWER, MORE
THAN 350,000
NATIONWIDE.
LESTER.
>> MAGGIE VESPA, THANK
YOU.
>>> LET'S BRING IN
DYLAN DREYER NOW.
SHE'S IN LOWER
MANHATTAN WHERE RAINY
AND WINDY CONDITIONS
ARE PICKING UP
TONIGHT.
DYLAN.
>> THEY CERTAINLY ARE.
THE RAIN HAS BEEN
COMING DOWN HARD AND
HAD THUNDER AND
LIGHTNING.
SEVERE STORMS ARE
STILL A POSSIBILITY
ACROSS THE
MID-ATLANTIC.
THIS WHOLE STORM
SYSTEM PRODUCES A LOT
OF RAIN AS IT MOVES
THROUGH TONIGHT AND
TOMORROW, SO WE STILL
HAVE 39 MILLION PEOPLE
UNDER FLOOD WATCHES.
NOW, ON THE BACK SIDE,
OF THIS STORM AS IT
PULLS AWAY, WINDS
WILL INCREASE.
THE THREAT OF SNOW
INCREASES, AND THEN
MORE RAIN IS GOING TO
FILL IN BACK THROUGH
THE MID-ATLANTIC.
WE COULD SEE WIND
GUSTS ALONG THE COAST
UP TO 65 MILES PER
HOUR WITH AN
ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3
INCHES OF RAIN
POSSIBLE ACROSS NEW
ENGLAND.
AND IF WE GET ONE TO
TWO FEET OF SNOW,
LESTER, UP ACROSS NEW
ENGLAND, THIS COULD BE
THE BIGGEST SNOWSTORM
WE'VE SEEN SO FAR THIS
SEASON, AND, OF
COURSE, IT'S NOW
APRIL.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK
YOU, DYLAN.
>>> ISRAEL IS FACING
GROWING OUTRAGE AFTER
ITS AIR STRIKES IN
GAZA KILLED AN
AMERICAN AND SIX
OTHERS WORKING FOR