five people on their way to explore the titanic. new questions about the sub s safety, the warning signs. the ceo among the victims describing the sub s plexiglass windows 7 inches thick squeezing in under pressure. oceanographer robert ballard who discovered the wreckage of the titanic describing what he calls a smoking gun. tonight we re learning more about the push to book passengers. a businessman revealing text messages offering seats for him and his son at a discount price. and word late today the ntsb will now join the investigation. gio benitez on what authorities have now revealed. and those major developments in the war in ukraine. the leader of russia s mercenary group calling for an armed mutiny, claiming his fighters were attacked by the regular russian army. ian pannell in ukraine. here at home, the severe weather threat at this hour from texas to montana. a tornado watch in effect across several states, heavy rain moving into the northeast this weekend, a
the undersea tragedy, killing five people on their way to explore the titanic. new questions. the ceo among the victims describing the sub s plexiglass windows 7 inches thick squeezing in under pressure. oceanographer robert ballard who discovered the wreckage of the titanic describing what he calls a smoking gun. we re learning more about the push to book passengers. a businessman revealing text messages offering seats for him and his son at a discount price. and word late today the ntsb will now join the investigation. gio benitez on what authorities have now revealed. and those major developments in the war in ukraine. the leader of russia s mercenary group calling for an armed mutiny, claiming his fighters were attacked by the regular russian army. ian pannell in ukraine. here at home, the severe weather threat from texas to montana. a tornado watch in effect across several states, heavy rain moving into the northeast this weekend, and record heat in texas. rob marc
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this is world news tonight with david muir. whit: good evening, it s great to have you with us on this friday night. i m whit johnson in for david. we re following several developing stories. major news on the war in ukraine. the leader of russia s paramilitary group calling for an armed rebellion. we begin with new details on that titanic sub and the widening investigation. debris from the titan found at the bottom of the ocean near the titanic indicating a catastrophic implosion that instantly killed all five people on board. a short time ago, the ntsb announcing they will join the u.s. coast guard in that investigation, using the same kind of rover that found the debris, they will now survey and map the pieces looking for clues as to what went wrong. the design now raising questions. movie director james cameron, a veteran of many deepsea dives, saying the critical failure may be in the carbon fiber composite used for the hull. oceanographer robert ballard who