room for the ship to move. congestion continues to pile up in this strategic waterway, and the longer this ship is stuck here, the more disruption there will be to global trade. a vast trafficjam continues to build, with more than 300 ships stuck on either side of the vessel, which is holding up £7 billion worth of goods each day. strong wind had been given as the reason for the grounding of the ever given, but today officials suggested other factors could have been to blame. translation: there could be a lot of mistakes but we can t say what they are now. the only mistake we can be sure of now is the wind and the sandstorm. this is not the main one, like i said, but the rest will become clearer in the investigation. the ship s manager said initial investigations suggested strong winds led to its grounding.
tug boats and dredgers have been operating here around the clock to try and dislodge this giant ship that has been blocking the suez canal for the past few days. we understand that huge amounts of sand have been removed to make room for the ship to move. congestion continues to pile up in this strategic waterway, and the longer this ship is stuck here, the more disruption there will be to global trade. a vast trafficjam continues to build, with more than 300 ships stuck on either side of the vessel, which is holding up £7 billion worth of goods each day. strong wind had been given as the reason for the grounding of the ever given, but officials suggested other factors could have been to blame. translation: there could be a lot
accountable when they do bad. we will see what happens here. it is an honest conversation that i think we need to have with each other in this country about what is happening in racial inequality in our nation in policing and in many other areas. democratic congresswoman angie craig of minnesota. she represents the twin cities. thank you for being with us this morning. representative craig is a member of the house energy and commerce committee. joining me tomorrow morning for a special edition of velshi live from minneapolis as we are set to preview the trial of derek chauvin. it begins tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. only on msnbc. for over 150 years the suez canal in egypt has been crucial to the world s economy. for the last few days it has been blocked by a container
we understand that huge amounts of sand have been removed to make room for the ship to move. congestion continues to pile up in this strategic waterway, and the longer this ship is stuck here, the more disruption there will be to global trade. a vast trafficjam continues to build, with more than 300 ships stuck on either side of the vessel, which is holding up £7 billion worth of goods each day. strong wind had been given as the reason for the grounding of the ever given, but today officials suggested other factors could have been to blame. translation: there could be a lot of mistakes but we can t say what they are now. the only mistake we can be sure of now is the wind and the sandstorm. this is not the main one, like i said, but the rest will become clearer in the investigation.
today s top news stories. richard? rev, a very good saturday to you. stories we re working on this hour for you, there are now more than 30 million coronavirus cases in the united states and over 551,000 fatalities. president biden this week announced his new coal to have 200 million shots in arms by his 100th day in office. miami beach, florida, officials imposing an 8:00 p.m. curfew for restaurants and bars to deal with spring break partiers. public health officials are concerned about the unmasked crowds that could lead to covid-19 outbreaks. in egypt a dredging crew started digging up tons of sand to try to free up a massive container ship that s been blocking the suez canal, the ship named evergreen. the suez canal sees 10% of the