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PBS News Hour - Segments

News Wrap: Government suing owner of ship that caused Baltimore bridge collapse

PBS News Hour - Segments

PBS NewsHour

News, Daily News

4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 18 September 2024

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

In our news wrap Wednesday, the Justice Department is suing the owner of the cargo ship that caused the Baltimore bridge collapse, Boeing's CEO says it will furlough employees to offset the costs of an ongoing strike, Portugal declared a "state of calamity" amid 100 wildfires and officials in Zimbabwe will allow the killing of hundreds of wild elephants to feed people affected by a severe drought. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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0:00.0

We start the day's other news with the aftermath of the deadly Baltimore bridge

0:04.7

collapse. The Justice Department is suing the owner and manager of the cargo ship

0:09.2

that caused the disaster. It's seeking to recover a100 million it says the government spent to clear the wreckage

0:16.1

and reopen the port. The DOJ alleges that electrical problems on the ship that led to the

0:21.8

crash when ignored.

0:23.6

The suit calls the catastrophe, quote, entirely avoidable and says the companies, quote,

0:28.8

cut corners in ways that risked lives and infrastructure. Six construction workers were killed in the collapse

0:35.1

and trade in the port of Baltimore was held up for weeks. The CEO of Boeing says the

0:40.8

plane maker will start furlowing a large number of employees to offset the

0:45.2

costs of an ongoing strike.

0:47.3

Kelly Ortberg said today that employees will be required to take one week off without pay per month.

0:54.0

It's not clear how many people will be affected,

0:56.4

but the numbers expected to be in the tens of thousands.

0:59.4

Senior executives will also take pay cuts.

1:02.3

More than 30,000 machinists have been striking since Friday for better pay.

1:07.0

Production has stopped on multiple Boeing planes, including the 737 Max Jet.

1:13.3

In Portugal, officials have declared a state of calamity,

1:17.2

as more than 100 wildfires have scorched some 60 square miles

1:21.1

in the country's north.

1:22.6

At least seven people have died in the worst wave of fires in recent years.

1:27.0

With emergency services stretched thin, fellow EU countries, Spain, France, and Italy

1:32.2

have sent aircraft to help.

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