ABC World News Tonight Full Broadcast - Mach 3, 2024
Summary
TLDRThis news broadcast covers several major stories, including a crippling snowstorm in California, followed by another incoming storm, and a massive wildfire in Texas. It also delves into the final push before Super Tuesday, with former President Trump leading in states where delegates are up for grabs, while his rival Nikki Haley distances herself from her pledge to endorse him. The ongoing conflict in Gaza and mounting pressure for a ceasefire is also highlighted, alongside an investigation into fraternity misconduct at the University of Maryland and a violent traffic stop involving a Philadelphia official. Amidst these events, the broadcast celebrates historic milestones achieved by basketball stars Caitlin Clark and LeBron James in their respective careers.
Takeaways
- ๐ซ California is facing severe weather, including a crippling blizzard and an incoming snowstorm, leading to road closures and trapped vehicles.
- ๐ฅ Texas is battling the biggest wildfire in its history, with red flag warnings issued across multiple states.
- ๐ In the lead-up to Super Tuesday, Donald Trump is leading in all 15 states where delegates are up for grabs, while Nikki Haley is vowing to fight on.
- ๐ฎ๐ฑ There is mounting pressure for a ceasefire in Gaza, with the U.N. reporting children are starving and the U.S. urging Israel to allow more aid.
- โ๏ธ The Malaysian government may reopen the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 after an American company claimed to have new evidence about its location.
- ๐ญ๐น Violence is surging in Haiti, with gangs attacking the country's largest prison, allowing thousands of inmates to escape.
- ๐ฎโโ๏ธ A high-ranking Philadelphia city official and her husband were involved in a violent traffic stop and arrest, prompting an investigation.
- ๐ซ The University of Maryland has suspended fraternity and sorority activities pending an investigation into allegations of misconduct and safety concerns.
- ๐ Caitlin Clark set the record for most career points by any player, male or female, in college basketball history.
- โ๏ธ Boeing and Alaska Airlines are being sued for $1 billion after a door plug fell off a plane mid-flight, causing emotional distress to passengers.
Q & A
What areas were affected by the monster storm mentioned in the transcript?
-The areas affected by the monster storm were in the West, including California with severe blizzard conditions and Texas with worsening wildfire conditions.
What challenges did first responders face during the blizzard in the Sierra Nevada mountains?
-First responders faced challenges of hundreds of cars and trucks trapped in several feet of snow, with efforts going vehicle to vehicle to get people out, and dealing with extremely hazardous road conditions, including at least one avalanche.
How significant was the wildfire mentioned in the transcript?
-The wildfire mentioned was significant, being described as the biggest in Texas state history, growing to more than five times the size of New York City.
What political event is discussed in the transcript?
-The transcript discusses the final push to Super Tuesday, focusing on Donald Trump's efforts to build on recent wins and the Supreme Court's impending decision on his removal from a state's ballot.
What humanitarian crisis is mentioned in relation to Gaza?
-The humanitarian crisis mentioned in relation to Gaza involves children starving, with the U.N. reporting that air drops from the U.S. and other nations are not enough to meet the needs of the people there.
What legal action is being taken against Boeing and Alaska Airlines?
-Boeing and Alaska Airlines are being sued after a door plug fell off midflight, with three passengers seeking a billion dollars in damages.
What milestone did Caitlin Clark achieve in college basketball?
-Caitlin Clark set the record for most career points by any player, male or female, in NCAA history, surpassing the previous record set by LSU's Pete Maravich in 1970.
What issue is being investigated at the University of Maryland?
-The University of Maryland is investigating misconduct allegations within its fraternity and sorority life, leading to a suspension of their activities pending investigation.
What was the outcome of the violence at an amusement park near Atlanta?
-During the violence at the amusement park near Atlanta, an officer shot and critically wounded a 15-year-old after police responded to a report of an unruly crowd, with up to 600 people seen running through the park and fighting.
What was the nature of the new record set by LeBron James?
-LeBron James became the first NBA player to surpass 40,000 career points, achieving another milestone in his Hall of Fame career.
Outlines
โ Severe Winter Storm Slams the West Coast
The video script opens with a report on a severe winter storm hitting California and the West Coast. Hundreds of vehicles were trapped in several feet of snow, prompting rescue operations by first responders. Road conditions remain hazardous, with reports of at least one avalanche. The storm caused widespread disruptions and challenges for residents and travelers in the affected areas.
๐ฅ Wildfire Crisis in Texas and Political Updates
This paragraph covers multiple topics. Firstly, it discusses a massive wildfire in Texas, which has grown to be larger than New York City, prompting red flag warnings and fire weather alerts in several states. Secondly, it provides an update on the final push for Super Tuesday in the ongoing presidential campaign, with Donald Trump hoping to build on recent wins and the Supreme Court poised to rule on whether he can be removed from a state's ballot. Additionally, it mentions former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley's stance on endorsing Trump if he secures the Republican nomination.
๐ฎ๐ฑ Mounting Pressure on Israel over Gaza Crisis
This paragraph focuses on the growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the mounting pressure on Israel. The United Nations is reporting that children are starving in Gaza, and aid drops from the U.S. and other nations are not enough. Vice President Kamala Harris has ramped up the rhetoric, calling for an immediate ceasefire and criticizing the handling of aid convoys. Israel is defending its military operation but acknowledges allowing tens of thousands of aid trucks into Gaza.
โฝ Caitlin Clark Sets New Scoring Record in College Basketball
This paragraph celebrates a historic achievement in college basketball. Iowa's Caitlin Clark set a new record for most career points by any player, male or female, surpassing the previous record held by LSU's Pete Maravich since 1970. Clark's milestone was achieved in front of a sold-out crowd during her final home game in the NCAA. The paragraph details the significance of Clark's accomplishment and the celebrations surrounding it.
Mindmap
Keywords
๐กCalifornia Blizzard
๐กTexas Wildfire
๐กAvalanche
๐กSuper Tuesday
๐กGaza Humanitarian Crisis
๐กMH-370 Search
๐กLeBron James Milestone
๐กUniversity of Maryland Greek Life
๐กAmusement Park Shooting
๐กBoeing Lawsuit
Highlights
TONIGHT, CALIFORNIA, IN THE CROSS HAIRS AGAIN., JUST AS SOME RESIDENTS TRY TO, DIG OUT AFTER A CRIPPLING, BLIZZARD, ANOTHER SNOW STORM IS, ON THE WAY.
AND IN TEXAS, CONDITIONS ARE, WORSENING AS THEY BATTLE A, WILDFIRE THAT'S GROWN TO MORE, THAN FIVE TIMES THE SIZE OF NEW, YORK CITY.
HUNDREDS OF CARS, AND TRUCKS TRAPPED IN SEVERAL, FEET OF SNOW., FIRST RESPONDERS GOING VEHICLE, TO VEHICLE TO GET PEOPLE OUT.
FIREFIGHTERS IN TEXAS STRUGGLE, WITH THE BIGGEST WILDFIRE IN THE, STATE'S HISTORY.
THE FINAL PUSH, TO SUPER TUESDAY., DONALD TRUMP HOPES TO BUILD ON, RECENT WINS.
THE SUPREME COURT POISED TO RULE, ON WHETHER HE CAN BE REMOVED, FROM A STATE'S BALLOT.
NIKKI HALEY IS HITTING, THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL, VOWING TO, FIGHT ON.
PRESSURE IS MOUNTING ON, ISRAEL WITH THE U.N. REPORTING, THAT CHILDREN ARE STARVING IN, GAZA, SAYING AIR DROPS FROM THE, U.S. AND OTHER NATIONS SIMPLY, ARE NOT ENOUGH.
GROWING VIOLENCE IN HAITI., THOUSANDS OF INMATES ON THE, LOOSE AFTER THE GOVERNMENT SAYS, GANGS ATTACKED A PRISON.
A BIG CRACKDOWN ON GREEK, LIFE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF, MARYLAND., MULTIPLE FRATERNITIES AND, SORORITIES ACCUSED OF, MISCONDUCT.
THE WILD SCENE AT AN, AMUSEMENT PARK., HUNDREDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE RUNNING, THROUGH THE PARK., ONE TEEN SHOT BY POLICE AFTER, OFFICERS CLAIM THEY CAME UNDER, FIRE.
BOEING AND ALASKA AIRLINES, ARE BEING SUED AFTER A DOOR PLUG, FELL OFF MIDFLIGHT., THREE PASSENGERS ARE NOW SEEKING, A BILLION DOLLARS IN DAMAGES.
HISTORY ON THE HARDWOOD., ANOTHER MILESTONE FOR LeBRON, JAMES AND CAITLIN CLARK SHOOTS, HER WAY TO A NEW COLLEGE, BASKETBALL RECORD.
BLIZZARD WARNINGS REMAIN IN, EFFECT., SOME AREAS ALREADY BURIED UNDER, SEVEN FEET OF SNOW.
AN AVALANCHE, TRAPPED SEVERAL VEHICLES ON, HIGHWAY 50., QUICK THINKING CREWS WERE ABLE, TO GET EVERYONE OUT, BUT TRAVEL, IS STILL NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE.
Transcripts
>> Linsey: TONIGHT, CALIFORNIA
IN THE CROSS HAIRS AGAIN.
JUST AS SOME RESIDENTS TRY TO
DIG OUT AFTER A CRIPPLING
BLIZZARD, ANOTHER SNOW STORM IS
ON THE WAY.
AND IN TEXAS, CONDITIONS ARE
WORSENING AS THEY BATTLE A
WILDFIRE THAT'S GROWN TO MORE
THAN FIVE TIMES THE SIZE OF NEW
YORK CITY.
>>> FIRST, THAT MONSTER STORM ON
THE WEST COAST, HUNDREDS OF CARS
AND TRUCKS TRAPPED IN SEVERAL
FEET OF SNOW.
FIRST RESPONDERS GOING VEHICLE
TO VEHICLE TO GET PEOPLE OUT.
ROAD CONDITIONS REMAIN EXTREMELY
HAZARDOUS WITH REPORTS OF AT
LEAST ONE AVALANCHE.
FIREFIGHTERS IN TEXAS STRUGGLE
WITH THE BIGGEST WILDFIRE IN THE
STATE'S HISTORY.
RED FLAG WARNINGS ARE UP IN A
DOZEN STATES.
14 MILLION UNDER FIRE WEATHER
ALERTS.
OUR WEATHER TEAM IS FOLLOWING IT
ALL, INCLUDING THAT NEW STORM IN
THE WEST AND THE WARMUP IN THE
EAST.
>>> ALSO TONIGHT, THE FINAL PUSH
TO SUPER TUESDAY.
DONALD TRUMP HOPES TO BUILD ON
RECENT WINS.
THE SUPREME COURT POISED TO RULE
ON WHETHER HE CAN BE REMOVED
FROM A STATE'S BALLOT, AND IF
TRUMP WINS THE NOMINATION, WOULD
NIKKI HALEY SUPPORT HIM?
WHAT SHE'S NOW SAYING ABOUT THE
GOP PLEDGE.
MARYALICE PARKS WITH THE NEW
DEVELOPMENTS.
>>> PRESSURE IS MOUNTING ON
ISRAEL WITH THE U.N. REPORTING
THAT CHILDREN ARE STARVING IN
GAZA, SAYING AIR DROPS FROM THE
U.S. AND OTHER NATIONS SIMPLY
ARE NOT ENOUGH.
ISRAEL IS DEFENDING ITS MILITARY
OPERATION.
ONE OFFICIAL INSISTS IT'S
ALLOWED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF AID
TRUCKS INTO GAZA.
TOM SOUFI BURRIDGE REPORTS FROM
ISRAEL.
>>> GROWING VIOLENCE IN HAITI.
THOUSANDS OF INMATES ON THE
LOOSE AFTER THE GOVERNMENT SAYS
GANGS ATTACKED A PRISON.
>>> A BIG CRACKDOWN ON GREEK
LIFE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
MARYLAND.
MULTIPLE FRATERNITIES AND
SORORITIES ACCUSED OF
MISCONDUCT.
WHAT THE UNIVERSITY IS DOING AS
IT INVESTIGATES.
>>> THE WILD SCENE AT AN
AMUSEMENT PARK.
HUNDREDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE RUNNING
THROUGH THE PARK.
ONE TEEN SHOT BY POLICE AFTER
OFFICERS CLAIM THEY CAME UNDER
FIRE.
>>> BOEING AND ALASKA AIRLINES
ARE BEING SUED AFTER A DOOR PLUG
FELL OFF MIDFLIGHT.
THREE PASSENGERS ARE NOW SEEKING
A BILLION DOLLARS IN DAMAGES.
>>> AND HISTORY ON THE HARDWOOD.
ANOTHER MILESTONE FOR LeBRON
JAMES AND CAITLIN CLARK SHOOTS
HER WAY TO A NEW COLLEGE
BASKETBALL RECORD.
>> Announcer: FROM ABC NEWS
WORLD HEADQUARTERS IN NEW YORK,
THIS IS "WORLD NEWS TONIGHT."
>> Linsey: GOOD EVENING,
EVERYONE.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US ON
THIS SUNDAY.
I'M LINSEY DAVIS.
AS WE COME ON THE AIR, THAT
MONSTER STORM IS BEARING DOWN ON
MILLIONS IN THE WEST.
BLIZZARD WARNINGS REMAIN IN
EFFECT.
SOME AREAS ALREADY BURIED UNDER
SEVEN FEET OF SNOW.
MORE THAN 70 MILES OF I-80
REMAIN CLOSED AS MANY AS 300
VEHICLES WERE STUCK THERE THIS
WEEKEND.
FIRST RESPONDERS CHECKED CAR BY
CAR, MAKING SURE EVERYONE WAS
SAFE.
THIS MORNING, AN AVALANCHE
TRAPPED SEVERAL VEHICLES ON
HIGHWAY 50.
QUICK THINKING CREWS WERE ABLE
TO GET EVERYONE OUT, BUT TRAVEL
IS STILL NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE.
OUR WEATHER TEAM IS STANDING BY.
FIRST, FAITH ABUBEY LEADS US OFF
FROM TRUCKEE, CALIFORNIA.
>> Reporter: TONIGHT, NEW
DETAILS OF HARROWING RESCUES AT
THE HEIGHT OF THE BLIZZARD
STRIKING THE SIERRA NEVADA
MOUNTAINS.
BETWEEN 200 AND 300 VEHICLES
GETTING STUCK ALONG INTERSTATE
80 OVER DONNER SUMMIT FRIDAY
NIGHT AMID BLOWING SNOW AND
WIND.
OFFICERS GOING VEHICLE TO
VEHICLE.
>> WE LITERALLY HAD TO GO ONE BY
ONE TO HELP PEOPLE OUT.
>> Reporter: INCLUDING A MOTHER
AND HER BABY WHO RAN OUT OF GAS.
THIS IS PART OF THE I-80
CORRIDOR THAT HAS BEEN SHUT DOWN
SINCE FRIDAY NIGHT.
YOU CAN SEE PLOW TRUCKS HAVE
BEEN CONSISTENTLY COMING THROUGH
ALMOST EVERY HALF HOUR.
BUT AS OF THIS MOMENT,
CONDITIONS ARE STILL NOT RIPE
FOR REOPENING THE ROAD.
THIS MORNING, AN AVALANCHE ON
HIGHWAY 50 TRAPPING MULTIPLE
VEHICLES.
LUCKILY, EVERYONE HERE IS OKAY.
ROAD CONDITIONS DICY ALL
WEEKEND.
WITH OFFICIALS DISCOURAGING ALL
MOUNTAIN TRAVEL, EVEN TOW TRUCK
DRIVERS LIKE CORDLE GREER
GETTING STUCK.
>> I WAS A RESCUER.
NOW I'M GOING TO BE THE RESCUED.
>> Reporter: THIS AS HIGH WINDS
ARE FUELING DANGEROUS FIRE
CONDITIONS IN THE HEARTLAND THIS
WEEKEND.
THE SMOKEHOUSE CREEK FIRE
ALREADY BURNING MORE THAN A
MILLION ACRES IN TEXAS AND IN
OKLAHOMA.
GUSTS THERE COULD REACH 60 MILES
PER HOUR AMID DRY CONDITIONS.
AND LINSEY, YOU CAN SEE BEHIND
ME, MULTIPLE VEHICLES STILL
BURIED IN A LOT OF SNOW.
HERE IN TRUCKEE, WE HAVE GOTTEN
BETWEEN 5 AND 7 FEET.
THERE'S A RACE TO CLEAN UP FROM
THIS STORM BEFORE THE NEXT
SYSTEM MOVES IN TOMORROW
AFTERNOON.
LINSEY.
>> JUST ADDING INSULT TO INJURY.
FAITH, THANK YOU.
>> Linsey: LET'S GET RIGHT TO
ABC METEOROLOGIST SOMARA
THEODORE.
SOUNDS LIKE THE WEST IS NOT OUT
OF THE WOODS JUST YET.
>> Reporter: THAT'S RIGHT,
LINSEY.
THEY'RE NOT.
WHAT'S LEFT OF THIS WEEKEND'S
SNOW IS MOVING OUT TONIGHT.
AS FAITH MENTIONED, THE NEXT
ROUND IS MOVING IN TOMORROW,
JUST IN TIME FOR THE WORK WEEK.
LET'S TIME IT OUT.
TAKE A LOOK HERE.
WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IS THE REST
OF THIS SNOW STARTING TO TAPER
OFF THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING.
THE SECOND ROUND THEN MOVES IN.
IT'S GOING TO BE HIGHLY
CONCENTRATED OVER THE NORTHERN
PORTION OF THE SIERRA.
INTO OREGON, IDAHO, AND WYOMING.
THEY COULD PICK UP AN ADDITIONAL
1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW IN NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA, ADDING TO WHAT THEY
HAVE SEEN THIS PAST WEEKEND.
MEANWHILE OUT EAST, THINGS HAVE
BEEN PRETTY QUIET.
MORE OF A NUMBERS GAME.
ST. LOUIS, DETROIT, AND BUFFALO
IN FOR RECORD HIGHS TOMORROW
AFTERNOON.
LINSEY.
>> ENJOYING THE WARMTH TODAY AT
LEAST.
THANK YOU.
>> Linsey: WE TURN TO THE FINAL
PUSH AHEAD OF SUPER TUESDAY.
FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP IS
LEADING IN ALL 15 STATES WHERE
DELEGATES ARE UP FOR GRABS.
BUT FORMER SOUTH CAROLINA
GOVERNOR NIKKI HALEY IS HITTING
THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL, VOWING TO
FIGHT ON.
ABC'S WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT
MARYALICE PARKS HAS THE LATEST.
>> Reporter: TONIGHT,
NIKKI HALEY WITH A WARNING ABOUT
DONALD TRUMP.
JUST TWO DAYS BEFORE SUPER
TUESDAY, SHE WAS ASKED IF SHE
THOUGHT TRUMP WOULD FOLLOW THE
CONSTITUTION SHOULD HE WIN THE
WHITE HOUSE AGAIN.
>> I MEAN, YOU ALWAYS WANT TO
THINK SOMEONE WILL, BUT I DON'T
KNOW.
WHEN YOU GO IN AND YOU TALK
ABOUT REVENGE, WHEN YOU GO ON
YOU TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW,
VIND CASE, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT
THAT, WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
>> Reporter: TRUMP FACES
MULTIPLE CRIMINAL CHARGES FOR
CONSPIRING TO OVERTURN THE
RESULTS OF THE 2020 ELECTION.
HE DENIES ANY WRONGDOING.
HALEY NOW WALKING AWAY FROM HER
PLEDGE TO ENDORSE TRUMP SHOULD
HE BECOME THE GOP NOMINEE.
>> YOU'RE NO LONGER BOUND BY
THAT PLEDGE?
>> I'LL MAKE WHAT DECISION I
WANT TO MAKE.
>> Reporter: OVERNIGHT, TRUMP
PICKING UP TWO MORE WINS IN THE
IDAHO AND MISSOURI CAUCUSES.
AND ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL THIS
WEEKEND, TRUMP BARELY MENTIONING
HALEY, HIS LAST REMAINING GOP
PRIMARY RIVAL, EXCEPT TO TEASE
HER.
>> SHE WAS GOING AROUND EVERY
SHOW.
"DONALD TRUMP, THIS AND THAT."
THAT WASN'T WORKING OUT VERY
WELL.
>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO A NEW
"NEW YORK TIMES"/SIENA POLL,
TRUMP HOLDS A FIVE-POINT LEAD
AHEAD OF BIDEN, JUST OUT OF THE
MARGIN OF ERROR.
HALEY'S LEAD IN THE SAME POLL
EVEN WIDER -- 10 POINTS IN A
HYPOTHETICAL GENERAL ELECTION
MATCHUP.
AND A MAJORITY OF VOTERS THINK
THE COUNTRY IS HEADING IN THE
WRONG DIRECTION, A SIGN OF THE
CHALLENGES AHEAD FOR
PRESIDENT BIDEN.
>> I THINK THE ECONOMY AT THIS
MOMENT IS THE ABSOLUTE WORST.
>> ALL OF THE ESSENTIAL STUFF IS
GOING UP.
>> THE ECONOMY AND IMMIGRATION
TOP OF MIND FOR SO MANY VOTERS.
MARYALICE PARKS JOINS US NOW
LIVE FROM WASHINGTON.
WE'RE LEARNING TONIGHT A MAJOR
SUPREME COURT DECISION COULD
COME AS SOON A TOMORROW.
HEAD TO THE POLLS IN 15 STATES.
WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THAT?
>> Reporter: COLORADO IS ONE OF
THE STATES HOLDING ITS PRIMARY
ON SUPER TUESDAY.
BUT THERE IS STILL A MAJOR
QUESTION THERE ABOUT TRUMP'S
ELIGIBILITY.
THE STATE SUPREME COURT RULED
THAT TRUMP SHOULD BE BARRED FROM
THE RACE BECAUSE OF HIS ACTIONS
AROUND JANUARY 6th.
SO THE U.S. SUPREME COURT LIKELY
TO WEIGH IN TOMORROW JUST IN
TIME TO OFFER COLORADO SOME
CLARITY.
AS WELL AS OTHER STATES.
LINSEY.
>> MARYALICE, MANY EAGER TO FIND
OUT HOW THEY RULE.
OUR THANKS TO YOU.
>> Linsey: ABC NEWS WILL HAVE
FULL COVERAGE ON SUPER TUESDAY
STARTING AT 7:00 P.M. EASTERN ON
ABC NEWS LIVE, AND I'LL JOIN
DAVID MUIR AND OUR POWERHOUSE
TEAM FOR COVERAGE STARTING AT
10:00 P.M. EASTERN.
LATER IN THE WEEK, I'LL JOIN
DAVID AND THE TEAM ON THURSDAY
FOR PRESIDENT BIDEN'S STATE OF
THE UNION ADDRESS.
NETWORK COVERAGE BEGINS AT 9:00
EASTERN.
>> Linsey: OVERSEAS THERE IS
MOUNTING PRESSURE FOR A
CEASE-FIRE IN GAZA.
PRESIDENT BIDEN IS PUSHING FOR A
DEAL.
TONIGHT, AN ADVISER TO NETANYAHU
CALLS HAMAS' DEMANDS DELUSIONAL.
EARLIER EXPLOSIONS AND LARGE
PLUMES OF SMOKE WERE VISIBLE IN
GAZA AS THE CONFLICT BETWEEN
ISRAEL AND HAMAS NOW APPROACHES
ITS FIFTH MONTH.
HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IS
INTENSIFYING.
TOM SOUFI BURRIDGE TONIGHT FROM
TEL AVIV.
>> Reporter: TONIGHT, AMID
GROWING DESPERATION IN GAZA,
VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS
RAMPING UP THE RHETORIC, SAYING
ISRAEL MUST DO MORE TO GET AID
INTO GAZA, AND CALLING FOR AN
IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE.
>> GIVEN THE IMMENSE SCALE OF
SUFFERING IN GAZA, THERE MUST BE
AN IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE, FOR AT
LEAST THE NEXT SIX WEEKS.
>> Reporter: THE VICE
PRESIDENT'S POINTED REMARKS
COMING AMID REPORTS MORE KIDS IN
GAZA ARE DYING FROM A LACK OF
FOOD.
A DOCTOR AT THIS HOSPITAL IN THE
NORTH SAYING 15 CHILDREN HAVE
NOW DIED OF MALNUTRITION.
ISRAEL INSISTING THEY HAVE TO
PEOPLE IN NEED.
>> WE HAVE TO VERIFY THE
HUMANITARIAN AID IS NOT STOLEN
BY HAMAS.
>> THAT'S CLEARY ONE OF YOUR
PRIORITIES NOW.
AREN'T YOU PUTTING THAT AHEAD OF
GETTING AID TO PEOPLE IN A
DESPERATE, DESPERATE SITUATION,
INNOCENT PEOPLE?
>> AS OF NOTE AT THE TIME, WE
HAVE ENABLED TENS OF THOUSANDS
OF HUMANITARIAN AID TRUCKS ENTER
GAZA.
>> Reporter: THE IDF SAYS IT
CONTINUES TO TARGET HAMAS.
SOME DEMOCRATS CALLING ON
PRESIDENT BIDEN TO UP THE
PRESSURE ON ISRAEL.
>> THIS IS A CRITICAL MOMENT
WHERE SOCIAL ORDER IS UNRAVELING
INSIDE GAZA.
AND I HAVE BOTH PUBLICLY AND
PRIVATELY COUNSELLED THE
PRESIDENT TO USE WHATEVER
LEVERAGE HE HAS TO TRY TO GET
THIS LONG TERM CEASE-FIRE.
>> Reporter: AND LINSEY, VICE
PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS WEIGHING
IN ON THOSE HORRIFIC SCENES
AROUND THAT CONVOY OF AID TRUCKS
IN GAZA THURSDAY, SAYING, QUOTE,
HUNGRY DESPERATE PEOPLE WERE
SIMPLY TRYING TO SECURE FOOD FOR
THEIR FAMILIES AND THEY WERE MET
WITH GUNFIRE AND CHAOS.
LINSEY.
THANKS SO MUCH, TOM.
>> Linsey: MANY OF THE FAMILIES
OF THOSE MISSING FROM MALAYSIA
AIRLINES FLIGHT MH-370 ARE AGAIN
HOLDING OUT HOPE FOR WORD ON
THEIR LOVED ONES.
THE MALAYSIAN GOVERNMENT TOLD
THOSE FAMILIES TODAY IT MAY
REOPEN THE SEARCH NEARLY TEN
YEARS AFTER THE BOEING 777
VANISHED FROM RADAR.
AN AMERICAN COMPANY SAYS THEY
HAVE NEW INFORMATION THAT MAY
HELP LOCATE THE WRECKAGE.
INES DE LA CUETARA JOINS US FROM
LONDON WITH THE LATEST.
>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO
MALAYSIA'S TRANSPORT MINISTER,
AN AMERICAN COMPANY OCEAN
INFINITY SAYS IT HAS NEW
EVIDENCE TO FIND THE PLANE'S
LOCATION.
IF THAT EVIDENCE IS FOUND TO BE
CREDIBLE, THE GOVERNMENT MAY
DECIDE TO RENEW ITS SEARCH OF
THE SOUTHERN INDIAN OCEAN.
THIS COMES ALMOST TEN YEARS TO
THE DAY SINCE THE PLANE WENT
MISSING, CARRYING 239 PEOPLE
ONBOARD.
AS IT HEADED FROM MALAYSIA TO
BEIJING.
IT'S UNCLEAR WHAT HAPPENED TO
THE PLANE, BUT TODAY, SOME OF
THE VICTIMS' FAMILIES SAYING
THEY ARE HOPEFUL.
A NEW SEARCH WOULD GIVE THEM
CLOSURE.
ONE MAN WHOSE WIFE WAS ON THE
PLANE SAYING NO MATTER IF IT'S
BEEN 10 YEARS.
20 YEARS OR MORE, WE WILL NOT
CEASE TO PUSH FOR THE TRUTH.
>> STILL LOOKING FOR RESOLUTION.
THANK YOU.
>> Linsey: VIOLENCE IS SURGING
IN HAITI.
OVERNIGHT, GANGS ATTACK THE
COUNTRY'S LARGEST PRISON IN
PORT-au-PRINCE, ALLOWING
THOUSANDS OF INMATES TO ESCAPE
INTO THE SURROUNDING DOWNTOWN
AREA, ACCORDING TO HAITIAN
OFFICIALS.
THE PRISON BREAK COMES AMID
INCREASING VIOLENCE IN THE
CAPITAL.
POLICE AND GANGS HAVE CLASHED.
AT LEAST FOUR OFFICERS DIED
ALONG WITH SEVERAL GANG MEMBERS.
BACK HERE AT HOME, QUESTIONS
RAISED OVER A VIOLENT TRAFFIC
STOP AND ARREST IN PHILADELPHIA
INVOLVING A HIGH-RANKING CITY
OFFICIAL AND HER HUSBAND.
THE CITY'S MAYOR CALLED VIDEO OF
THE INCIDENT WHICH QUICKLY BEGAN
CIRCULATING ONLINE VERY
CONCERNING.
DETAILS NOW FROM ABC'S REENA
ROY.
>>> DO YOU WANT TO GET TASED?
PUT YOUR HANDS BEHIND YOUR BACK.
>> Reporter: TONIGHT, THIS
ALARMING VIDEO FIRST REPORTED BY
OUR STATION WPVI SHOWING PART OF
A VIOLENT ARREST IN PHILADELPHIA
THAT'S NOW BEING INVESTIGATED BY
THE D.A.
A PENNSYLVANIA STATE TROOPER
WRESTLING WITH A MAN ON THE SIDE
OF THE ROAD, TRYING TO HANDCUFF
HIM AS A WOMAN FILMS.
THE SITUATION ESCALATING INTO
SCREAMING.
>> I WORK FOR THE MAYOR!
>> SHUT THE [ BLEEP ] UP!
>> I WORK FOR THE MAYOR!
>> Reporter: AFTER SECURING THE
HANDCUFFS ON THE MAN --
>> TURN AROUND, TURN AROUND!
>> Reporter: -- THE TROOPER
APPROACHES THE WOMAN TO DETAIN
HER, SCUFFLING WITH HER AS THE
CAMERA SHAKES AND FALLS TO THE
GROUND.
TONIGHT, PHILADELPHIA MAYOR
CHERELLE PARKER CALLING THE
VIDEO "VERY CONCERNING," AND
SAYING THAT WOMAN IS ONE OF HER
TOP OFFICIALS, EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF LGBT AFFAIRS,
CELENA MORRISON.
POLICE SAY THEY PULLED
MORRISON'S VEHICLE OVER AROUND
9:00 A.M. SATURDAY AFTER
OBSERVING MULTIPLE VIOLATIONS, A
MAN IDENTIFIED AS HER HUSBAND
DARIUS McLEAN THEN PULLING UP
BEHIND THEM.
STATE POLICE SAYING THE HUSBAND
BECAME "VERBALLY COMBATIVE," AND
"REFUSED MULTIPLE ORDERS" BEFORE
THE TROOPER MOVED TO HANDCUFF
HIM, ADDING THAT MORRISON THEN
"INTERFERED" WITH THE ARREST AND
WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY HERSELF.
MORRISON, WHO FILMED THE VIDEO,
HAS NOT RESPONDED TO OUR REQUEST
FOR COMMENT.
BOTH MORRISON AND HER HUSBAND
WERE DETAINED BUT RELEASED.
STATE POLICE SAY THAT OFFICER
REMAINS ON ACTIVE DUTY.
LINSEY.
>> A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS THERE.
THANK YOU.
>> Linsey: WE TURN TO THE
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND WHERE
OFFICIALS ARE TAKING ACTION TO
CURB FRATERNITY AND SORORITY
ACTIVITY ON CAMPUS PENDING AN
INVESTIGATION.
AN OFFICIAL CITED CONCERNS FOR
THE SAFETY AND WELLBEING FOR THE
UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY.
DETAILS FROM JAY O'BRIEN.
>> Reporter: TONIGHT, AN URGENT
INVESTIGATION INTO GREEK LIFE AT
THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND.
THE SCHOOL SUSPENDING FRATERNITY
AND SORORITY ACTIVITIES, SAYING
IT HAS "REASON TO BELIEVE THAT
MULTIPLE CHAPTERS HAVE BEEN
CONDUCTING ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE
THREATENED THE SAFETY AND
WELL-BEING OF MEMBERS OF THE
UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY."
THE UNIVERSITY NOT SAYING WHAT
THOSE ACTIVITIES WERE, BUT ALL
RECRUITMENT AND ALL SOCIAL
EVENTS WITH ALCOHOL SUSPENDED
INDEFINITELY.
CHAPTERS ALSO ORDERED "TO HAVE
ABSOLUTELY NO CONTACT" WITH ANY
NEW OR PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS.
>> I WAS HONESTLY A LITTLE
SURPRISED.
>> Reporter: SOME STUDENTS
TELLING US THEY'RE NOT AWARE OF
ANY SAFETY CONCERNS IN UMD'S
GREEK LIFE.
>> NOT HERE AT LEAST, NOT THAT
I'VE HEARD.
>> Reporter: SO YOU'VE NEVER
HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT SAFETY
CONCERNS.
>> NO.
>> Reporter: THE SCHOOL ISSUED
AN INITIAL WARNING THURSDAY, BUT
SAYS ADDITIONAL ALLEGATIONS OF
MISCONDUCT WERE REPORTED THE
VERY NEXT DAY, PROMPTING THE
UNIVERSITY'S CEASE AND DESIST
LETTER FRIDAY.
THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
SAYING TONIGHT THAT
INVESTIGATION IS STILL ONGOING
INTO WHAT IS STILL UNCLEAR.
BUT UMD IN THAT CEASE AND DESIST
LETTER REMINDING STUDENTS TO
REVIEW THE SCHOOL'S CODE OF
CONDUCT, SPECIFICALLY HAZING
POLICIES.
LINSEY.
>> JAY O'BRIEN FOR US, THANKS SO
MUCH, JAY.
>> Linsey: NOW TO THE HISTORY
MADE JUST BEFORE WE CAME ON THE
AIR.
IOWA'S CAITLIN CLARK PLAYING IN
HER LAST HOME GAME IN THE NCAA,
SETTING THE RECORD FOR MOST
CAREER POINTS BY ANY PLAYER,
MALE OR FEMALE, BEATING THE ONE
SET BY LSU'S PETE MARAVICH BACK
IN 1970.
ABC'S MORGAN NORWOOD HAS MORE ON
THE MILESTONE.
>> Reporter: TONIGHT --
THIS IS YOUR NEW ALL-TIME
LEADING SCORER IN COLLEGE
BASKETBALL HISTORY.
IN FRONT OF A SOLD OUT CROWD,
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA STAR
CAITLIN CLARK DETHRONING
"PISTOL" PETE MARAVICH'S
54-YEAR-OLD SCORING TITLE,
BREAKING THE RECORD WITH JUST
SECONDS TO GO IN THE FIRST HALF.
THE CROWD ON THEIR FEET.
>> I FEEL LIKE I'M LIVING IN A
DREAM.
HONESTLY, HOLLY.
AND, HOPEFULLY I CAN INSPIRE A
LOT OF YOUNG GIRLS TO BE ABLE TO
DREAM, TO BE ON STAGE JUST LIKE
THIS.
>> Reporter: JUST DAYS AGO,
CLARK OUTSCORING LYNETTE WOODARD
FOR THE WOMEN'S SCORING TITLE.
WOODARD IN ATTENDANCE TODAY.
TONIGHT, CLARK MAKING HISTORY AS
IOWA'S HOMETOWN HERO, HAILING
FROM DES MOINES.
AS A YOUNG GIRL, HER FAMILY
SAYING SHE ACTUALLY HAD TO JOIN
A BOYS' TEAM BECAUSE HER DAD
COULDN'T FIND A GIRLS' TEAM FOR
HER AGE.
NOW HER LEGACY CEMENTED IN THE
HISTORY BOOKS.
NIKE UNVEILING THIS BANNER
DOWNTOWN AND RELEASING THIS
AD --
>> CAITLIN CLARK!
>> Reporter: AND LOOK, CLARK IS
NOT DONE YET.
SHE WILL ACTUALLY LOOK TO ADD TO
HER CAREER POINTS AS IOWA HEADS
TO THE BIG TEN CONFERENCE THIS
WEEK.
LINSEY.
>> CONGRATULATIONS TO CAITLIN.
MORGAN, THANK YOU.
>> Linsey: TRIBUTES TONIGHT FOR
AWARD-WINNING BROADCASTER CHRIS
MORTENSEN.
MORTENSEN JOINED OUR SISTER
NETWORK ESPN IN 1991.
HE WAS A REGULAR CONTRIBUTOR TO
THE NETWORK'S NFL PROGRAMMING
AND TO SPORTSCENTER.
IN 2016, HE RECEIVED THE PRO
FOOTBALL WRITERS OF AMERICA
AWARD DURING THE HALL OF FAME
CEREMONY.
LAST YEAR, HE ANNOUNCED HE HAD
THROAT CANCER.
AND STEPPED AWAY FROM HIS ON-AIR
DUTIES.
CHRIS MORTENSEN WAS 72.
>> Linsey: THERE'S STILL MUCH
MORE AHEAD ON "WORLD NEWS
TONIGHT" THIS SUNDAY, INCLUDING
MORE HISTORY MADE ON THE COURT.
LeBRON JAMES BREAKS A NEW
RECORD.
>>> AND CHAOS AT AN AMUSEMENT
PARK AS POLICE TRADE GUNFIRE
WITH A LARGE CROWD.
>> Linsey: NEXT TONIGHT, A WILD
SCENE AT AN AMUSEMENT PARK NEAR
ATLANTA.
AN OFFICER SHOT AND CRITICALLY
WOUNDED A 15-YEAR-OLD WHEN
POLICE RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF
AN UNRULY CROWD AT SIX FLAGS
OVER GEORGIA.
POLICE SAY AS MANY AS 600 PEOPLE
WERE SEEN RUNNING THROUGH THE
PARK AND FIGHTING.
>> Linsey: BOEING AND ALASKA
AIRLINES HAVE BEEN HIT WITH
ANOTHER LAWSUIT OVER THAT
FRIGHTENING INCIDENT WHEN A DOOR
PLUG BLEW OUT WHILE IN FLIGHT.
THREE PASSENGERS WHO WERE ON
THAT FLIGHT ARE NOW SEEKING $1
BILLION IN DAMAGES.
NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED
WHEN THE PANEL FELL OFF AT
16,000 FEET OVER OREGON.
BUT IN THEIR LAWSUIT, THE
PLAINTIFFS CLAIM THEY SUFFERED
SEVERE MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, AND
PSYCHOLOGICAL INJURIES.
FOUR OTHER PASSENGERS FILED A
SEPARATE LAWSUIT IN JANUARY.
>>> WHEN WE COME BACK, LeBRON
JAMES SOARING PAST ANOTHER
MILESTONE.
>> Linsey: TO THE INDEX NOW.
AND YET ANOTHER MILESTONE FOR
LeBRON JAMES AND HIS HALL OF
FAME CAREER.
WITH THIS DRIVING LAYUP LAST
NIGHT, HE BECAME THE FIRST NBA
PLAYER TO SURPASS 40,000 CAREER
POINTS.
JAMES WAS GIVEN THE GAME BALL
AND GOT A STANDING OVATION.
>> Linsey: WHEN WE COME BACK,
THE ROAD TO THE OSCARS.
NOMINEE DA'VINE JOY RANDOLPH ON
WHY SHE DESCRIBES HER HOLLYWOOD
JOURNEY AS A GAME OF CHUTES AND
LADDERS.
>> Linsey: FINALLY, SHE IS THE
BREAKOUT STAR OF THIS AWARD
SEASON.
DA'VINE JOY RANDOLPH HAS WON
EVERY ACTING AWARD FOR WHICH
SHE'S BEEN NOMINATED FOR HER
ROLE IN THE HOLDOVERS.
NOW SHE'S UP FOR AN OSCAR.
>> YOU DESCRIBED YOUR JOURNEY
AS THE GAME CHUTES AND LADDERS.
HOW SO?
>> WELL, YOU KNOW, THIS INDUSTRY
AT LARGE, YOU -- YOU'RE NOT IN
CONTROL.
AND SO YOU HAVE TO FIND
STABILITY WITHIN YOURSELF TO
FORTIFY YOURSELF.
AND YOUR TRUTH, HAVE CONFIDENT,
AND BE ABLE TO WEATHER THE
MONSTROUS STORM.
>> SOMETIMES PEOPLE WHEN THEY
SAY, MOM AND DAD, I WANT TO BE
AN ACTOR, AND THEIR PARENTS ARE
NOT SUPPORTIVE AT ALL.
YOU SAY YOUR PARENTS HAVE
BEEN --
>> MY PARENTS ARE EDUCATORS.
ME GETTING A GOOD EDUCATION, AS
LONG AS I DID MY BEST, MY
PARENTS WERE OKAY WITH WHATEVER
I DID.
>> YOU SAID YOU'RE JUST
BEGINNING.
WE HAVEN'T EVEN SEEN ANYTHING
YET.
>> NO.
>> WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO IF
YOU CAN -- FROM YOUR LIPS TO
GOD'S EARS, YOUR NEXT ROLE?
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHOW THE
WORLD?
>> I THINK THE NEXT THING WE
WILL BEGIN TACKLING IS TO
PORTRAY A BLACK OPERA SINGER AS
A WAY OF MERGING TWO OF MY GIFTS
TOGETHER AND KIND OF RECLAIMING
MUSIC AND SINGING BACK FOR
MYSELF.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE QUITE
POWERFUL.
YEAH.
>> I'M HERE FOR IT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THE OSCARS ON ABC NEXT
SUNDAY.
THANKS FOR WATCHING.
I'M LINSEY DAVIS.
HAVE A GREAT NIGHT.
THANK YOU FOR MAKING
WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR
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