Nightly News Full Broadcast - March 21
Summary
TLDRIn this breaking news roundup, an escaped inmate and accomplice are captured in Idaho after a violent crime spree; the Justice Department files a lawsuit against Apple for alleged smartphone market monopolization; a new NTSB report reveals errors that led to an American Airlines plane's brake failure in Dallas; the U.S. calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages; and a medical milestone as a pig kidney is successfully transplanted into a human for the first time.
Takeaways
- 🚨 Two escaped inmates from Idaho, Skylar Meade and Nicholas Umphenour, have been captured after a manhunt that began with a violent ambush on correctional officers.
- 🔫 The suspects are believed to have killed two people while on the run, with shackles found at one of the homicide scenes.
- 🏥 The inmates were members of the Aryan Knights, a gang formed in the Idaho prison system in the mid-1990s.
- 📜 The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Apple, accusing the tech giant of monopolizing the smartphone market through restrictive operating systems.
- 📉 The lawsuit suggests that Apple's dominance has led to less compatibility with competitors' devices, affecting customers negatively.
- 🛫 An American Airlines plane in Dallas had a brake failure due to improperly reconnected hydraulic brake lines and electrical lines.
- ✈️ The FAA is inspecting hundreds of Boeing Max planes over concerns of chafed wire bundles that could cause pilots to lose control.
- 🕊️ The U.S. is increasing pressure on Israel, calling for an immediate ceasefire and the release of all hostages held in Gaza.
- 🇭🇹 The U.S. is flying trapped Americans out of Haiti on chartered planes amidst the country's ongoing crisis.
- ❄️ Winter weather alerts are in place for 20 million people across the Midwest and Northeast, with significant snowfall expected.
- 🔬 In a medical first, doctors have successfully transplanted a genetically modified pig kidney into a human, potentially offering hope for thousands on organ waiting lists.
Q & A
What happened with the escaped inmate in Idaho and his accomplice?
-The escaped inmate Skylar Meade and his accomplice Nicholas Umphenour were arrested after a short car chase. They were involved in a shooting ambush on corrections officers outside a Boise, Idaho hospital, and are suspected of committing two homicides while on the run.
What is the Justice Department's lawsuit against Apple?
-The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Apple, accusing the company of monopolizing the smartphone market by restricting its operating system, which they claim hurts customers and violates antitrust laws.
What was the cause of the American Airlines plane incident in Dallas?
-The American Airlines plane landed in Dallas with no brakes because a maintenance team had improperly reconnected and swapped two hydraulic brake lines and electrical lines.
What is the U.S.'s stance on the conflict in Gaza?
-The Biden administration is calling for an immediate ceasefire at the United Nations and the release of all hostages held in Gaza.
How is the U.S. assisting Americans trapped in Haiti?
-The U.S. is flying trapped Americans out on chartered planes due to the escalating chaos in Haiti, which includes daily gun battles on the streets and armed gangs overrunning the capital.
What is the significance of the new transplant involving a pig kidney in a human?
-Doctors have successfully transplanted a genetically modified pig kidney into a human for the first time, marking a potential breakthrough for the thousands of people on transplant waiting lists.
What is the new memorial park in Montgomery aimed to honor?
-The new memorial park in Montgomery is aimed to honor the lives of millions of enslaved Black people and challenge movements to minimize the nation's racial history.
What is Medicare's new policy on covering the weight loss drug Wegovy?
-Medicare will now cover the cost of Wegovy for patients with an increased risk of heart attack, stroke, or other cardiovascular issues, but not if it's only being used for weight management.
What is the current situation in Haiti that is prompting the U.S. to fly out its citizens?
-Haiti is descending further into chaos with the airport in Port-au-Prince shut down, roads closed, daily gun battles on the streets, and armed gangs overrunning the capital, leaving most Americans with no way out.
What is the potential impact of the lawsuit against Apple on iPhone users?
-If the lawsuit is successful, it could hinder Apple's ability to create the kind of technology people expect from them and might lead to Apple making its products more compatible with other technologies. In extreme cases, it could even lead to the breakup of Apple.
What did the FAA find as a potential issue with the Boeing 737 Max planes?
-The FAA found that wiring damage could lead to pilots losing control of the airplane, and they want hundreds of Max planes inspected over three years for chafing wire bundles that could cause this issue.
What is the Equal Justice Initiative's goal with the Freedom Memorial Sculpture Park in Montgomery?
-The Equal Justice Initiative's goal with the Freedom Memorial Sculpture Park is to honor the thousands of people who need a transplant to survive and to provide hope for those on waiting lists, while also aiming to make dialysis obsolete.
Outlines
🚨 Breaking News: Escaped Inmate and Accomplice Arrested
Authorities have arrested an escaped inmate and his accomplice in Idaho after a manhunt that began with a brazen ambush at a hospital. The suspects, Skylar Meade and Nicholas Umphenour, are accused of killing two people while on the run. Both are members of the Aryan Knights gang, formed in the Idaho prison system in the 1990s. The investigation is ongoing, with a focus on how the coordinated attack and escape were planned.
📱 Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Apple for Monopoly
The U.S. Justice Department has filed a landmark lawsuit against Apple, accusing the tech giant of monopolizing the smartphone market by restricting its operating system. The lawsuit claims that Apple has maintained its monopoly not by improving its products but by making others worse, particularly in terms of compatibility with Apple devices. The legal battle could result in Apple being required to make its products more compatible with other technologies, and while the department hasn't ruled out breaking up Apple, such a drastic step is unlikely to happen soon.
✈️ Aviation Mishaps Under Investigation
Two aviation incidents are currently under federal investigation. One involves an American Airlines flight that landed in Dallas with no brakes, caused by improperly reconnected hydraulic brake lines and electrical lines. The other concerns another issue with the Boeing 737 Max, specifically wiring bundles that could cause pilots to lose control of the aircraft. The FAA is focusing on quality control breakdowns at Boeing, following a 2021 incident where pilots momentarily lost control of a Max aircraft.
🌍 U.S. Calls for Immediate Ceasefire in Middle East
The Biden administration has taken a more aggressive stance, calling for an immediate ceasefire at the United Nations and putting forward a U.N. Security Council resolution for the same in Gaza. This marks a significant shift for the U.S., which previously vetoed three ceasefire resolutions. The new resolution conditions a ceasefire on the release of hostages. Meanwhile, the IDF continues its military raid in Gaza, claiming to have killed 140 militants and captured senior Hamas operatives, further straining the already collapsing healthcare system.
🛫 U.S. Evacuates Citizens from Haiti Amid Chaos
As Haiti descends further into chaos, the U.S. has begun flying trapped Americans out on chartered planes. Over a hundred American citizens have arrived in the U.S., but many more remain stranded in Haiti due to the closure of the airport in Port-au-Prince and ongoing violence. Private security contractors are attempting to rescue American citizens, with some describing their experiences as worse than a war zone.
❄️ Winter Weather Alerts and Breakthrough Weight Loss Drugs
Twenty million people are under winter alerts from Montana to Maine as another winter storm approaches, with parts of the Midwest expecting up to a foot of snow in northern New England. On the medical front, Medicare has announced it will cover the cost of Wegovy for patients at increased risk of heart attack, stroke, or other cardiovascular issues, but not for weight management alone. Additionally, doctors in Boston have made medical history by successfully transplanting a genetically modified pig kidney into a living human for the first time.
🏛️ New Memorial Honors Enslaved Americans
A new memorial park is set to open in Montgomery, honoring the lives of millions of enslaved Black people and challenging movements to minimize America's racial history. The Equal Justice Initiative, led by Bryan Stevenson, has created the Freedom Memorial Sculpture Park on the shores of the Alabama River, where the slave trade once flourished. The park includes sculptures, replicas, and laws that codified brutality against slaves, as well as a wall with 122,000 surnames adopted by newly emancipated slaves during the 1870 Census, representing the four million people who were emancipated and recorded at that time.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Escaped Inmate
💡Ambush
💡Homicides
💡Justice Department
💡Monopoly
💡Aviation Mishaps
💡Ceasefire
💡Human Trafficking
💡Transplant
💡Memorial Park
💡Critical Race Theory
Highlights
The capture of an escaped inmate and his accomplice in Idaho, who may have committed further violence while on the run.
The U.S. Justice Department filing a lawsuit against Apple, accusing the tech giant of having an illegal smartphone monopoly.
A new NTSB report on an American Airlines plane running off the runway in Dallas, with investigators citing brake failure due to human error.
The U.S. increasing pressure on Israel, calling for an immediate ceasefire and the release of all hostages held in Gaza.
Back-to-back spring storms bringing snow from the Midwest to the Northeast.
News involving baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani, with allegations of massive theft and illegal gambling, and the sudden firing of his interpreter.
A medical milestone as, for the first time ever, a kidney from a pig has been transplanted into a human.
The opening of a powerful new memorial reclaiming a site with a painful past, commemorating the enslavement of millions of Black people in America.
The arrest of the Idaho escapees after a short car chase, with no shots fired, following a shootout the previous day that wounded three corrections officers.
Transcripts
>>> BREAKING NEWS
>>> BREAKING NEWS
TONIGHT.
THE ESCAPED INMATE AND
HIS ACCOMPLICE IN
IDAHO NOW CAUGHT, BUT
NOT BEFORE THEY MAY
HAVE COMMITTED MORE
HORRIFYING VIOLENCE.
THE DANGEROUS
CONVICTED FELON AND
THE GUNMAN POLICE SAY
BROKE HIM OUT OF THE
HOSPITAL IN A BRAZEN
AMBUSH BACK IN
CUSTODY TONIGHT.
BUT WHILE THEY WERE ON
THE RUN, POLICE SAY
THEY MAY HAVE KILLED
TWO PEOPLE.
WHAT WE'RE LEARNING.
>>> ALSO TONIGHT, THE
BLOCKBUSTER LAWSUIT.
THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
ACCUSING APPLE OF
HAVING AN ILLEGAL
SMARTPHONE MONOPOLY.
WHAT IT COULD MEAN FOR
YOUR iPHONE.
>>> THE NEW NTSB
REPORT ON AN AMERICAN
AIRLINES PLANE RUNNING
OFF THE RUNWAY IN
DALLAS.
THE ERROR
INVESTIGATORS SAY
CAUSED THE BRAKES TO
FAIL.
>>> THE U.S. TURNING
UP THE PRESSURE ON
ISRAEL, CALLING FOR AN
IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE
AND THE RELEASE OF ALL
HOSTAGES HELD IN GAZA.
>>> BACK-TO-BACK
SPRING STORMS BRINGING
SNOW FROM THE MIDWEST
TO THE NORTHEAST.
>>> THE STUNNING NEWS
INVOLVING BASEBALL
SUPERSTAR SHOHEI
OHTANI.
HIS INTERPRETER
SUDDENLY FIRED.
THE ALLEGATIONS OF
MASSIVE THEFT AND
ILLEGAL GAMBLING.
>>> THE MEDICAL
MILESTONE.
FOR THE FIRST TIME
EVER, THE KIDNEY FROM
A PIG TRANSPLANTED
INTO A HUMAN.
>>> AND A POWERFUL NEW
MEMORIAL.
RECLAIMING A SITE WITH
A PAINFUL PAST.
THE EMOTIONAL JOURNEY
AND THE JOURNEY I
MADE, A VERY PERSONAL
DISCOVERY.
>> Announcer: THIS IS
"NBC NIGHTLY NEWS"
WITH LESTER HOLT.
>> GOOD EVENING,
EVERYONE.
WE START WITH BREAKING
NEWS TONIGHT.
THE MANHUNT NOW OVER
FOR AN ESCAPED IDAHO
PRISON INMATE AND HIS
ALLEGED ACCOMPLICE.
AUTHORITIES SAY BOTH
MEN WERE ARRESTED THIS
AFTERNOON AFTER A
SHORT CAR CHASE.
NO SHOTS WERE FIRED IN
CONTRAST TO YESTERDAY,
WHEN THREE CORRECTIONS
OFFICERS WERE SHOT AND
WOUNDED, ONE BY
APPARENT FRIENDLY FIRE
DURING THE ESCAPE.
AND NOW AUTHORITIES
SAY THEY ARE
INVESTIGATING TWO
HOMICIDES THAT THEY
SAY MAY BE CONNECTED
TO THE FUGITIVE'S TIME
ON THE RUN.
DANA GRIFFIN HAS LATE
DEVELOPMENTS FOR US.
DANA, STILL A LOT OF
QUESTIONS TO BE
ANSWERED TONIGHT.
>> ABSOLUTELY, LESTER.
THESE DANGEROUS
SUSPECTS WERE ARRESTED
IN IDAHO WITHOUT
FURTHER GUNFIRE AFTER
INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY
MAY HAVE KILLED TWO
PEOPLE WHILE ON THE
LAM.
THEY MANAGED TO DITCH
THEIR FIRST GETAWAY
CAR AND HOP INTO
ANOTHER.
INVESTIGATORS NOW
PIECING TOGETHER THEIR
MOVEMENTS OVER THE
LAST DAY AND A HALF.
TONIGHT, ESCAPED
INMATE SKYLAR MEADE
AND ACCOMPLICE
NICHOLAS UMPHENOUR
ARRESTED AFTER A
VEHICLE PURSUIT WITH
POLICE, NEARLY 36
HOURS AFTER THEIR
BRAZEN SHOOTING AMBUSH
ON CORRECTIONS
OFFICERS OUTSIDE A
BOISE, IDAHO HOSPITAL.
INVESTIGATORS SAY THE
MEN MAY NOW BE TIED TO
TWO HOMICIDES DURING
THEIR TIME ON THE RUN.
>> WE DID FIND THE
SHACKLES AT THE SCENE
OF ONE OF THE
HOMICIDES.
THE MOTIVE AND WHY
THEY DID WHAT THEY
DID, I DON'T KNOW.
>> Reporter: THE MEN
TAKEN INTO CUSTODY IN
TWIN FALLS, IDAHO,
NEARLY 130 MILES FROM
THE HOSPITAL WHERE
THREE OFFICERS WERE
SHOT DURING THE
INITIAL ESCAPE.
>> THE PATIENT HAD A
DRIVER WHO WAS A
SHOOTER.
>> Reporter:
AUTHORITIES SAY BOTH
MEN ARE MEMBERS OF THE
GANG ARYAN KNIGHTS.
ACCORDING TO THE DOJ,
THE ARYAN KNIGHTS WAS
FORMED IN THE MID 1990
IN THE IDAHO PRISON
SYSTEM.
THEY OFTEN USE AK TO
IDENTIFY THEMSELVES,
SIMILAR TO THE TATTOOS
ON MEADE'S STOMACH.
THE GANG HAS ALSO USED
VIOLENCE TO TARGET
INMATES OF COLOR.
>> THE FACT THEY DID
BASICALLY A MOVIE-TYPE
SHOOTOUT TO FREE HIM
FROM PRISON JUST
REALLY BOLD, AND IT
MEANS THAT THEY'D BEEN
PLANNING IT FOR A
WHILE.
>> Reporter:
AUTHORITIES NOW
TURNING THEIR
INVESTIGATION TO HOW
THEY PULLED OFF THE
COORDINATED ATTACK AND
ESCAPE.
>> WITH NEAR
CERTAINTY, THIS WAS
NOT AN ACCIDENT.
THIS WAS A PLANNED
EVENT.
WE'RE CHANNELING EVERY
RESOURCE WE HAVE IN TO
TRYING TO UNDERSTAND
HOW THEY WENT ABOUT
PLANNING IT.
>> Reporter: A
SOPHISTICATED CRIMINAL
PLOT COMING TO AN END
WITH THESE JAILHOUSE
FRIENDS HEADING BACK
BEHIND BARS.
DANA GRIFFIN, NBC
NEWS.
>>> TONIGHT, THE U.S.
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT IS
LOOKING TO TAKE A BITE
OUT OF APPLE, FILING A
LAWSUIT AGAINST THE
COMPUTER GIANT,
ACCUSING IT OF
MONOPOLIZING THE
SMARTPHONE MARKET BY
RESTRICTING ITS
OPERATING SYSTEM.
LAURA JARRETT NOW WITH
THE LEGAL BATTLE.
>> Reporter: ATTORNEY
GENERAL MERRICK
GARLAND ANNOUNCING A
LANDMARK LAWSUIT
TODAY, ACCUSING TECH
GIANT APPLE OF
LEVERAGING ITS
DOMINANCE OVER THE
SMARTPHONE MARKET TO
BOX OUT COMPETITORS IN
A WAY THAT HURTS
CUSTOMERS.
>> APPLE HAS
CONSOLIDATED ITS
MONOPOLY POWER NOT BY
MAKING ITS OWN
PRODUCTS BETTER, BUT
BY MAKING OTHER
PRODUCTS WORSE.
CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT
HAVE TO PAY HIGHER
PRICES BECAUSE
COMPANIES BREAK THE
LAW.
>> Reporter: THE
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
JOINING MORE THAN A
DOZEN STATES IN NEARLY
A 90-PAGE COMPLAINT,
ACCUSING THE COMPANY
OF VIOLATING ANTITRUST
LAWS THROUGH THE
iPHONE, APPLE WATCH,
AND APPLE PAY.
DOJ SAYING THE TECH
BEHEMOTH, WHICH HAS
MORE THAN A BILLION
ACTIVE iPHONES
WORLDWIDE DELIBERATELY
MAKES PRODUCTS LESS
COMPATIBLE WITH ITS
COMPETITORS' DEVICES.
>> AS ANY iPHONE USER
WHO HAS EVER SEEN A
GREEN TEXT MESSAGE OR
RECEIVED A TINY,
GRAINY VIDEO CAN
ATTEST.
>> Reporter: GARLAND
SPECIFICALLY CALLING
OUT APPLE CEO TIM
COOK, REFERENCING THIS
EXCHANGE COOK HAD BACK
IN 2022 WHEN HE WAS
ASKED IF THE COMPANY
WOULD FIX THE PROBLEMS
ASSOCIATED WITH
TEXTING VIDEO BETWEEN
iPHONES AND ANDROIDS.
>> NOT TO MAKE IT
PERSONAL, BUT I CAN'T
SEND MY MOM CERTAIN
VIDEOS AND SHE CAN'T
SEND ME CERTAIN
VIDEOS.
>> YOU BUY YOUR MOM AN
iPHONE.
>> Reporter: APPLE
TODAY CALLING THE
LAWSUIT WRONG ON THE
FACTS AND THE LAW,
SAYING IT THREATENS
WHO WE ARE AND THE
PRINCIPLES THAT SET
APPLE PRODUCTS APART
IN FIERCELY
COMPETITIVE MARKETS.
IF SUCCESSFUL, IT
WOULD HINDER OUR
ABILITY TO CREATE THE
KIND OF TECHNOLOGY
PEOPLE EXPECT FROM
APPLE.
THE LAWSUIT THE
CULMINATION OF YEARS
OF REGULATORY SCRUTINY
OF APPLE'S WILDLY
POPULAR PRODUCTS,
FUELING ITS GROWTH
INTO ONE OF THE MOST
VALUABLE COMPANIES IN
THE WORLD.
>> PEOPLE LOVE BUYING
THEIR iPHONES.
PEOPLE ENJOY THEIR
iPHONES.
IT IS THE MOST POPULAR
SMARTPHONE BRAND HERE
IN THE UNITED STATES.
>> SO LAURA, WHAT DOES
THE DOJ WANT APPLE DO
TO REMEDY THIS?
>> LESTER, THE
GOVERNMENT WANTS APPLE
TO MAKE ITS PRODUCTS
MORE COMPATIBLE WITH
OTHER TECHNOLOGY.
BUT THE DEPARTMENT
HASN'T RULED OUT EVEN
BREAKING UP APPLE IF
NECESSARY, A DRASTIC
STEP THAT HASN'T
HAPPENED SINCE BELL
SYSTEMS BACK IN 1982.
BUT LESTER, THIS IS
LIKELY TO BE A LEGAL
FIGHT THAT GOES ON FOR
YEARS.
>> LAURA, THANK YOU.
>>> WE WANT THE TURN
NOW TWO AVIATION
MISHAPS UNDER FEDERAL
INVESTIGATION.
ONE INVOLVES AN
AMERICAN FLIGHT THAT
LANDED IN DALLAS WITH
NO BRAKES.
THE OTHER INVOLVES
ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH
THE BOEING MAX 8.
TOM COSTELLO JOINS US.
LET'S START WITH WHAT
HAPPENED IN DALLAS,
TOM.
>> YEAH, THIS HAPPENED
BACK IN FEBRUARY AS
THE AMERICAN AIRLINES
737 LANDED ON THE D-FW
RUNWAY, THE PILOT
FOUND THEY HAD NO
BRAKES.
THEY SET THEIR THRUST
REVERSERS TO MAXIMUM
AS THE CONTROL TOWER
STARTED FIRE RESCUE
JUST IN CASE.
THE PLANE ROLLED OFF
THE END OF THE RUNWAY
INTO AN OVERRUN AREA,
NOBODY INJURED.
THE NTSB FOUND A
MAINTENANCE TEAM HAD
IMPROPERLY RECONNECTED
AND SWAPPED TWO
HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES
AND ELECTRICAL LINES.
AMERICAN AIRLINES
TELLS US THE SAFETY OF
OUR CUSTOMERS AND TEAM
MEMBERS IS OUR TOP
PRIORITY, AND WE ARE
FULLY COOPERATING WITH
THE NTSB.
LESTER?
>> AND TOM, THE SECOND
INVESTIGATION COULD
SUGGEST ANOTHER ISSUE
WITH THE BOEING 737
MAX AND QUALITY
CONTROL?
>> YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.
THE FAA WANTS HUNDREDS
OF MAX PLANES
INSPECTED OVER THREE
YEARS FOR CHAFING WIRE
BUNDLES THAT COULD
CAUSE THE PILOTS TO
LOSE CONTROL.
NBCNEWS.COM WAS THE
FIRST TO REPORT THIS
PROBLEM.
IT DATES BACK TO 2021
WHEN PILOTS
MOMENTARILY LOST
CONTROL OF A MAX THAT
SUDDENLY ROLLED TO THE
RIGHT.
THE FAA WARNS WIRING
DAMAGE COULD LEAD TO
LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE
AIRPLANE.
BOEING TELLS NBC NEWS
THAT IS NOT AN
IMMEDIATE SAFETY OF
FLIGHT ISSUE.