Baltimore Bridge Investigation, Gaza Aid Issues, NBC Drops McDaniel

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🗓️ 27 March 2024

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At the site of Baltimore's Key Bridge, rescue efforts have turned to recovery. In Gaza, families are so desperate for food that 12 people drowned trying to retrieve airdropped aid boxes from the sea. And after a newsroom revolt at NBC, the network has ousted its newest contributor, former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel.

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0:00.0	At the site of Baltimore's Key Bridge, rescue efforts have turned to recovery.
0:08.0	Federal investigators are examining the bridge and the cargo ship that crashed into it.
0:12.0	They'll look at the operator and they'll look at the operations.
0:15.0	I'm Debbie Elliot with Leilofaudle,
0:17.0	and this is up first from NPR News.
0:20.0	In Gaza, families are so desperate for food that 12 people drown trying to
0:27.8	retrieve air dropped aid boxes from the sea. Are air drops a viable alternative to food and supplies being trucked in by
0:35.0	land and a newsroom revolt at NBC. The fact that Ms McDaniel is on the
0:40.5	payroll at NBC news to me that is inexplicable.
0:44.0	Stars from Rachel Maddow to Chuck Todd slammed the hire of former GOP chair
0:48.3	Rana McDaniel. Now the network has canceled her contract.
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