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Way Too Early with Ali Vitali

Way Too Early 3/27/24

Way Too Early with Ali Vitali

MS NOW, Ali Vitali

Washington, Congress, Msnbc, Elections, Government, News, President, Politics, Versant, Ms Now, 2018, Issues, Versant Media, Analysis, Senate, Sunday

4.5538 Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2024

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

U.S. Coast Guard calls off search and rescue efforts

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0:00.0

We're incredibly grateful for the brave rescuers who will immediately rush to the scene and to the people of Baltimore.

0:08.0

I want to say, we're with you. We're going to stay with you, as long as it takes.

0:13.0

Around 850,000 vehicles go through that port every single year, and we're going to get it up and run it again as soon as possible.

0:20.0

15,000 jobs depend on that port, and we're going to do it up and running again as soon as possible. 15,000 jobs depend on that port.

0:23.1

And we're going to do everything we can to protect those jobs and help those workers.

0:27.9

That was President Joe Biden yesterday at the White House addressing the bridge disaster in Baltimore.

0:34.1

We'll get the latest on the collapse with a live report from the scene in just a moment.

0:40.2

Also ahead, an effort to ban a popular abortion drug went before the Supreme Court yesterday.

0:46.2

We'll go through all the arguments and tell you how the justices responded.

0:51.6

Plus, we'll bring you an update on Donald Trump's legal issues, the former president

0:55.6

under a new gag order this morning, even as he's hawking a new product to his supporters.

1:17.2

Good morning and welcome to way too early on this Wednesday, March 27th. I'm John Flemere. Thanks for starting your day with us. We will begin in Baltimore, where the urgent

1:22.8

search and rescue mission has shifted to recovery efforts following yesterday's tragic bridge collapse.

1:30.2

Last night, the United States Coast Guard called off the search for six missing people

1:34.3

who were on the Francis Scott Key Bridge when it was struck by a container ship after that vessel had lost

1:40.6

power. Those individuals, all part of the construction crew who were filling potholes on

1:46.9

the bridge directly above where the ship hit, they're all presumed dead. Though none of the victims

1:52.4

have been publicly identified, they are all believed to be immigrants from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras,

1:59.1

and Mexico. We're also learning that moments before the collision,

2:03.4

the ship's crew issued a Mayday call that allowed authorities to stop traffic before impact,

2:10.0

likely saving many lives with just seconds to spare.

2:14.8

Portal traffic on the key bridge. There's a ship approaching it just lost their steering.

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