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Americans Kidnapped, Concert Stampede & Joyful Holidays - Tuesday, March 7, 2023

The NewsWorthy

Erica Mandy

News, Daily News, Society & Culture

4.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 March 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

The news to know for Tuesday, March 7, 2023!

What to know about a search for Americans kidnapped in Mexico and why some border patrol agents are being moved to the northern border.

Also, there's more snow on the way in what could turn out to be one of the snowiest winters on record for some parts of the U.S.

Plus, Microsoft is taking another big step in its business using artificial intelligence, another daytime talk show is saying goodbye after nearly two decades, and two different holidays are being celebrated today.

Those stories and more news to know in around 10 minutes!

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Today is Tuesday, March 7th, what to know about a search for Americans kidnapped in Mexico

0:05.1

and why some border patrol agents are being moved to the northern border.

0:09.5

Also more snow on the way and what could turn out to be one of the snowiest winters on record

0:13.8

for some parts of the U.S., plus Microsoft is taking yet another big step in its business

0:18.4

using artificial intelligence, which daytime talk show is saying goodbye after nearly two

0:23.4

decades, and the not one but two different holidays being celebrated today.

0:28.3

Those stories and more news to know, coming up.

0:32.6

Welcome, welcome to The Newsworthy, all the days news in around 10 minutes.

0:36.9

Fast, fair, fun, and on the go.

0:39.5

I'm Air Commandy, thanks so much for being here.

0:42.1

You ready?

0:43.0

Let's do this.

0:47.5

Unfortunately, we start today with an urgent search for four Americans kidnapped in Mexico.

0:52.8

Officials say they traveled to Mexico last week to get health care, but got caught in

0:56.5

a deadly shootout in the city of Matamoros just across the border from Brownsville, Texas.

1:01.4

Then they got kidnapped by heavily armed men who threw them in the back of a pickup truck.

1:05.7

Videos of their abduction have been posted on social media.

1:08.7

This is just one of many shootouts that have happened in Matamoros recently.

1:12.5

The U.S. State Department warns Americans not to travel to that part of Mexico since it's

1:16.3

home to the powerful Gulf Drug Cartel, but it's a busy crossing point for people who want

1:20.7

to travel deeper into Mexico, others go for doctors appointments shopping or to see family.

1:25.8

In this case, both the Mexican and American governments are investigating the assault and

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