Stay updated with breaking news from Cargo ship hit. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
sea and by air. and the questions, why did the ship lose control? and how could it happen in one of the country s biggest ports? our full coverage ahead. also tonight, the high-stakes battle at the supreme court over the abortion pill. the major case that could restrict access, including through the mail. what the justices signaled today. the new details and what was found in the federal raids on the homes of sean diddy combs, and his attorney firing back tonight. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt, reporting tonight from baltimore. good evening, everyone, from baltimore. it was described as a cathedral of american infrastructure. tonight, the francis scott key bridge is a mangled ruin. daylight revealing the twisted wreckage. pinning the ship below. two people were rescued, but six missing road workers are now feared dead, according to their construction company just before impact gave officials just enough time to stop . officials say a m ....
with jake tapper a rescue mission turned recovery operation. the lead starts right now investigators all day board the ship responsible for that catastrophic bridge collapse in baltimore, interviewing crew, doing inspections as the families of six bridge workers hold out hope remains will be recovered. this our transportation secretary, pete buttigieg, plus ahead of the army corps of engineers nears on the enormous effect to clear all that mangled metal and reopen this major east coast shipping port. also on the lead, cnn s john king all over the map this time in the battleground and border-state of error for zona, how voters there feel about president biden or donald trump. november election creeps closer on the calendar and the shocking and very legal discovery hidden in crates of avocados welcome to lead. i m phil mattingly in for jake tapper and we begin and with that ongoing search and recovery efforts in baltimore, divers badly cold, choppy waters to find the bo ....
so, on thursday what we are looking at, basically bands of rain pushing northwards and eastwards. some of those wintry on the hills. some of them heavy and thundery with some drier interludes. windy across the north east, gales possible through the english channel. temperatures, 8 in the north, to ii or 12 celsius at best. then as we move into good friday, not as many showers around. there will be more dry weather, a bit more sunshine. there will still be some showers and again on the hills they are likely to be wintry in nature. a breezy day but light winds. temperatures 8 13 degrees north to south. that leads us into the easter weekend. fewer showers around on saturday. on sunday, at the moment it looks like we could see some rain later in the day coming into southern england, pushing northwards overnight, getting into scotland on easter monday. this is bbc news, the headlines. in the us, a state of emergency declared in maryland after a cargo ship hit a bridge in bal ....
in a matter of seconds, the bridge collapsing in a mass of twisted metal. moments before the collision, the ship issuing a mayday. authorities stopping traffic with just seconds to spare. tonight my conversations with the mayor and governor and witnesses who captured some of the stunning images. what do you think when you look at the video now? i still in shock, definitely in disbelief. now that urgent search. a construction crew filling potholes in the bridge now missing. two found alive, but six unaccounted for. the all-out effort by sea and by air, and the questions, why did the ship lose control? and how could it happen in one of the country s biggest ports? our full coverage ahead. also tonight, the high-stakes battle at the supreme court over the abortion pill. the major case that could restrict access, including through the mail. what the justices signaled today. the new details and what was found in the federal raids on the homes of sean diddy combs, a ....
we re going to begin with that breaking news out of baltimore this morning. the francis scott key bridge, part of interstate 695, partially collapsed overnight. it happened when a large cargo ship struck the bridge. the vessel was leaving baltimore for sri lanka. the local coast guard received word of an impact at 1:27 a.m. eastern time this morning. the port of baltimore is one of the nation s largest shipping hubs. according to the associated press, emergency responders are searching for at least seven people believed to be in the water. the washington post reporting now they are looking for up to 20 people. those numbers unclear at this point. it is too early to know exactly how many people overall were affected. the baltimore fire department called the collapse a developing mass casualty event. we re hearing from transportation secretary pete buttigieg. he tweeted moments ago he has spoken with maryland s governor and baltimore s mayor to offer the department s ....