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PBS News Hour - Segments

News Wrap: Rudy Giuliani recovers from pneumonia at a Florida hospital

PBS News Hour - Segments

PBS NewsHour

News, Daily News

4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2026

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

In our news wrap Monday, former New York city mayor Rudy Giuliani is recovering from pneumonia at a Florida hospital, three people died from a suspected outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship, authorities search for suspects in a mass shooting that left at least 23 people injured, the latest Pulitzer prize winners were announced and iconic New York Yankees broadcaster John Sterling has died. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

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0:00.0

In the day's other headlines, health authorities are investigating a suspected outbreak of Hanta virus after three people died on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

0:09.9

The operator of the M.V. Hondias and the World Health Organization say the victims include a husband and wife from the Netherlands and a German national.

0:18.4

Three others are seriously ill, including a British man who tested positive for the disease.

0:23.4

The ship is currently on lockdown off the coast of West Africa with nearly 150 people on board, including 17 Americans.

0:31.3

One of those, travel blogger Jake Rosemarine, says passengers are anxious and want answers.

0:37.2

We're not just a story. We're not just answers. We're not just a story.

0:39.3

We're not just headlines.

0:41.3

We're people.

0:43.3

People with families, with lives, with people waiting for us at home.

0:48.3

There's a lot of uncertainty, and that's the hardest part.

0:52.3

The ship asked for assistance today from officials

0:55.7

in Cape Verde, but so far no one has been allowed to disembark. Hanta virus is typically carried

1:01.3

by rodents and is not easily transferred between humans. The World Health Organization said

1:06.2

today that the risk to the wider public remains low. Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is in stable but critical condition in a Florida hospital

1:15.4

as he recovers from pneumonia. His spokesperson Ted Goodman wrote on social media today that the

1:21.2

81-year-old was placed on a ventilator, but, quote, he is now breathing on his own with his family

1:26.7

and primary medical provider at his side.

1:29.8

Goodman says Giuliani's condition was made worse by his exposure to dust and toxins at ground zero after the September 11th attacks.

1:38.2

Giuliani won worldwide acclaim for his handling of that crisis, but has since been mired in legal and financial troubles.

1:46.0

In Oklahoma, authorities are searching for suspects in a mass shooting that left at least 23 people injured.

1:52.0

Police say it happened during a party last night near Arcadia Lake.

1:56.0

It's a popular swimming and boating spot north of Oklahoma City.

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