ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - April 5, 2024

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, the earthquake hit just outside of New York City and just moments ago the aftershocks were felt just before we aired a preliminary reading of these 4.0 aftershocks. This was the strongest earthquake in the region since the late 19th century. The 4.8 magnitude earthquake in New York. Jersey centered right between New York City and Philadelphia more than 40 million Americans from Maryland to Maine felt this skyscrapers shaking homes evacuated some buildings condemned

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the shaking can be seen on the ground camera video of the Statue of the Freedom a ground stop for Tonight at New York area airports, crews inspect bridge tunnels and rails.

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neither death nor Easter will leave hundreds of thousands still without power and tonight the new cross country storm is already underway. the path and what it could mean for Monday's solar eclipse Rob Marciano tonight taking us City by city the new threat Alert in this country tonight the FBI and Homeland Security Now warning of potential threats to the public Meetings why they are worried Pierre Thomas of foot with late reports also tonight concern over Iran over possible retaliatory attack tonight US officials warning Israel Iran may be planning an attack after Israel's deadly attack in Syria what we're learning right now President Biden in Baltimore today at the scene of that deadly attack bridge collapse his promise there and what we learned today about one of the workers who died and what he said in a message moments before that bridge fell tonight the urgent search for those two missing mothers They were going to pick up one of the mothers and children, then the car was found and days later, tonight, what the authorities now say, the women rule the women's final four, the big game tonight, the ticket prices and the audience, what they expect before it even begins, call it the Caitlyn Clark effect, the incredible images tonight, the emergence. and the plane seen parachuting to the ground and the solar eclipse across the United States until tonight which cities will see it best on Monday we will be on the air Monday afternoon to show you and tonight right here how so many communities are preparing from ABC News World Headquarters in New York, this is World News Tonight with David Mure, good evening and it's great to have you here with us on a Friday night and we start tonight with the latest

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, the aftershocks that were felt moments ago in the city from New York and beyond after that.

The earthquake hit this morning a magnitude 4.8 earthquake that occurred at 10:23 this morning at the White House Station in New Jersey, right between New York City and Philadelphia, these aftershocks moments ago registered a 4.0 almost as large as the earthquake itself, now this morning's earthquake shakes millions from Maryland to Maine, causing confusion at first and then alarm stops at airports in New York the epicenter in New Jersey about 40 miles west of New York City 60 miles north of Philadelphia the strongest in the area in over 100 years that can be seen Watch the shaking live stream from Earth's webcam right on top of the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor, that was something extraordinary, and the roar, see it and hear it in this house in Middlex, images of New Jersey shaking from the falling walls. on the floor a scared dog jumping out of the window on the back of the couch there are customers running out of a coffee shop this was in Boonton New Jersey and the moment of confusion during an event

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live from New Jersey taking off the headphones there not knowing what was happening in Newark tonight?

Three buildings were evacuated and condemned after sustaining serious damage during the earthquake and, as I mentioned from above tonight, the aftershocks just moments ago, so senior meteorologist Rob Marciano is staying out of the loop on all of this and what could still happen. . Tonight, millions in the Northeast are on alert for aftershocks after a magnitude 4.8 earthquake shook much of the East Coast. The earthquake that occurred at 10:23 this morning was centered about 45 miles west of New York. City in New Jersey White House Station, our New York station WABC

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ing live receiving alarm calls from viewers near the epicenter we were sitting on a couch and originally we thought something exploded outside and started shaking very, very, very violently, this explosion was close.

It was deafening, it was crazy, um and then we went out on the deck after it went down, you could feel the deck ring shaking like a jackhammer, it's the strongest earthquake to hit the Garden State since the last time in the century XVIII and lasted more than 30 seconds. I thought it was like a truck driving P because sometimes my house shakes from that and then I realize that can't happen from a truck, so I called my mom and said, Mom, is this an earthquake? She started screaming, it's like going out, going outside. Security cameras caught him shaking at home, causing pets to panic and people to run to safety outside this Earth Cafe.

Why listen to the tremor that comes mid-haircut in this barbershop? What the heck is that an earthquake that tremors were felt from Maryland to Maine and major metropolitan areas like? Philadelphia in New York City shaking ground camera on top of the Statue of Liberty, we actually stopped on the George Washington Bridge and felt something Rumble, we didn't know if it was cars passing by us or what it was, but It felt like a joke and you saw the cars move like this kind of shaking back and forth, you even felt it during batting practice for Opening Day at Yankee Stadium.

I felt something I thought at the time, yeah, I'm glad to hear it because I know I'm not going crazy now, several airports are issuing ground stops. Newark Airport alerts pilots. Okay, July 7, CFT, waiting for departure. It looks like the tower is going to be evacuated. The NYPD uses drones to inspect bridges. We have not identified any life-threatening situations. but we are certainly asking our local law enforcement and emergency services teams to be on the lookout for that, as well as today's earthquake along what is known as the Ramapo Fault, which extends about 185 miles throughout New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Major earthquakes on the east coast. They are rare, but they do happen in 2011, a 5.8 earthquake with an epicenter in Virginia was felt by millions of people in more than a dozen states, even breaking part of the Washington Monument earthquake. Earthquake expert Dr Lucy Jones said if this earthquake had been centered on a major city the damage could have been much more severe, I think to get substantial damage you need to go up to five and a half or six and it's necessary to place it in an urban area and David, three of these houses here in Newark were displaced during the earthquake that they have now caused.

It has been deemed unsafe and 10 families have been evacuated David, we also just heard about that 4.0 aftershock that was recorded not far from here and was also felt in New York City David, let's get more information on that Trevor, thanks, let's bring to senior medor ra. just Rob Marciano used this 4.0 aftershock which is not insignificant, no, and we were worried that we would have a number of earthquakes of 2.0 or less after the first one, this 4.0 significant, for sure, and it will be hours, if not days, that that threat continue to the ground around that fault and that original key stabilizes D expecting aftershocks in the next few hours meanwhile Rob, you are also tracking this next storm cross country yes, weather wise, this is another powerful storm that is reaching the west, the core of which has actually already passed through California we have over a foot of snow in the Sierra we have significant 70+ mph winds in the interior mountain west and look at the wind power we expect in the mountains and on the plains red flag warnings and high wind warnings have been posted as well, so let's follow this, most of the precept makes it to the mountain, so more heavy snow there Sunday into Monday, the power gets to Dallas and it's then when we expect to see a threat of severe weather for several days, but starting Monday afternoon after the eclipse, but that also means we will likely see clouds building before the eclipse in Texas, in parts of Arkansas and Oklahoma as far as Carbondale, perhaps breaking the clouds a little heading towards Cleveland, Ohio, Buffalo, where I will be.

It's going to be unpredictable and the clouds are going to get very close to Burlington so there's no guarantee of clear skies there, it's April, the atmosphere is very active, we'll just have to see what weather the gods bring us on Monday, hope

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y everyone. there's a hint of clear sky during totality David and you're getting a mix of everything as you stand there, rain and sun behind you, it's spring all over this country Rob, thanks again tonight, we're following this too new security warning. Right here in the US, the FBI and Homeland Security are warning about potential threats to public gatherings, the timing of this, and why they are concerned tonight.

Here's our chief Supreme Court correspondent Pier Thomas with a late report tonight. FBI and Homeland Security officials are warning US authorities about the potential for terrorism inspired by the deadly ISIS attack in Moscow on a concert hall, the concern, according to the bulletin, is violence against mass gatherings such as sports stadiums, concert halls, or places of worship in the United States. any suspicious activity the bulletin will arrive just days before Millions will gather to watch the eclipse on Monday, authorities say that after the attack in Moscow Isis and its supporters celebrated the assault and shared graphic and violent images of the attack, the terrorist group called for similar attacks in the U.S.

I am told that authorities are urged to take this bulletin seriously. Sources say Isis remains a very real threat. David Pier Thomas lives in Washington Pierre, thank you. American officials are also concerned tonight about Iran. They are warning of a possible retaliatory attack after a deadly Israeli attack in Syria that we covered right here ABC's Brick from Inside Israel Tonight Tonight US officials warn that Iran may be preparing for a retaliatory attack against Israel a US official told ABC News that retaliation could come as soon as this weekend or next week for That deadly IDF airstrike in Syria killed seven members of the Revolutionary Guard, including a top commander.

It comes as the Israeli military fired two officers and suspended two commanders over the IDF attack that killed seven aid workers in Gaza, including a grieving US citizen. It was terrible. chain of errors and should never have happened Israel's own investigation that describes a tragic timeline that the World Cuisine Central Convoy clearly marked with the logo picking up the aid shipment on Monday night despite the charity coordinating his movements with the IDF Israel said the drone operators were not aware of that plan. and mistook an aid worker carrying a bag for a gunman and then opened fire.

Two passengers escaped from the first vehicle and boarded a second only to be hit by another missile. The survivors of that second attack died in a third attack, all in just 4 minutes in the

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. Central Kitchen renews calls for an independent investigation saying the IDF cannot credibly investigate its own failure tonight after President Biden bluntly warned Netanyahu to take concrete steps to protect humanitarian workers and civilians or states. The United States will reassess its support for Israel by announcing that it will open the air passage in northern Gaza, as well as a port to allow more aid to enter, but those steps by Israel do not respond to calls from the White House to protect humanitarian workers. even though today President Biden said Israel is complying.

I ask them to do what they are doing and David returns to the American concern about an attack on Israel by Iran. ABC News has said that Iran could attack Israel's diplomatic facilities or possibly a direct attack and David. President Biden calls on the leaders of Egypt and Qatar to pressure Hamas to reach a hostage deal with Israel. there are still so many moving pieces Brit clenet with late reporting from Tel Aviv tonight Brit thank you tonight Meanwhile, President Biden was at the scene of the deadly bridge collapse inBaltimore, your message to that city promised that the federal government will pay for the new bridge that We will build the bridge, the president will also meet with the families of the six workers who lost their lives and what we learned today about one of the workers who died what he said in a message moments before the bridge fell here is Mary Bruce President Biden today boards Marine One and travels to Baltimore to see the remains of the Francis Scoty Bridge from an eagle's eye view, a week after that devastating collision, a giant ship crashed into the bridge and collapsed it.

I'm here to say that your nation stands behind you and I mean, your nation stands behind you for about an hour, the president, privately comforting the families of some of the six workers, killed three of their bodies yet to be recovered, just a few seconds before one of the men named Carlos, who was only 24 years old, left a message for his girlfriend this is what he said we just poured cement we are waiting for it to dry he said well to all the families and loved ones who are grieving I have come here to cry with you we are all My vote is that we will not rest as Carlos said until it has dried and the entirety of a new bridge a new bridge and the president today asks Congress to cover the

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cost of this recovery and the Army Corps of Engineers has now announced an ambitious timeline to reopen this port with the hopes of having a temporary channel open by the end of this month and returning to normal capacity by the end of May David is well Mary Bruce traveling with the President Mary thank you , tonight we went on an urgent search for those two missing mothers who were going to pick up one of the mother's children, the car was found, but days later, what the authorities here say is ABC's mola langi, missing for almost a week.

Oklahoma authorities say foul play is suspected in the case of two mothers who disappeared without a trace, we have not found these women yet, we are still searching and our investigators are working around the clock to do everything they can. to find these two victims, Jillian Kelly, 39, and Veronica Butler, 27. hugan kansas was in the final scene on saturday as they headed to pick up veronica's 8-year-old son and daughter to celebrate her sixth birthday, according to abc affiliate kvii, but the two moms never arrived. Local authorities were covering the blue Kia SUV in which they were abandoned. along a highway south of the Oklahoma Kansas border, our investigators relied on the evidence and information they had found inside the victim's vehicle and believe there was foul play involved in this case.

Veronica, a well-known businesswoman in the community, was Reportedly in the midst of a custody battle, Jillian, an acquaintance and wife of the pastor, was sent to accompany her for support. Well, David's investigators tell us that this search has been especially difficult since the two mothers disappeared in a rural area without many homes or businesses that could have security camera footage David okay cool langy tonight cool thanks there's news on the economy tonight A Blockbuster new jobs report beat expectations today employers added 303,000 new jobs last month unemployment is falling to 3.8% the Federal Reserve is still focused on continuing to control inflation as it considers cutting interest rates up to three times this year now to a different set of numbers tonight ticket prices and viewership for women's semi-finals expected to set records tonight here's Ariel RF tonight, potentially history in the making with tickets to NCAA Los Four women's finalists already double the men's numbers, and ratings for tonight's game between Iowa and Yukon are expected to break records.

Clark steps back, dismisses you. Many tune in to watch Iowa star Caitlyn Clark, the all-time leading scorer in college basketball history. I once thought we would make it to the final four and now to be here in consecutive times is incredible tonight number one South Carolina beating number three North Carolina State South Carolina will play for the national championship a great opportunity for us to play in another final to four this is something like our players came to South Carolina for the average price of a ticket $2,323 the men's games average less than half of that $1,011 each David all the action will be on our sister network ESPN tonight and of course Millions will be watching David we understand your excitement, we are excited too ESPN tonight Ariel Friday thank you Ariel when we returned here on a Friday night the emergency the plane was actually seen parachuting to the ground those on board were saved and you will see and what's Paul McCartney saying tonight about Beyonce's Blackbird tonight the emergency on board and the plane seen parachuting to the ground near Tampa a witness said they heard a loud explosion before the plane then deployed a parachute gently Landing spinning there as it crashes into a residential area upside down two people on board the plane came out unscathed amazing when we get back here tonight Paul McCartney weighing in tonight on Beyonce's blackbird and where the Powerball is now your big chance for the index tonight sir Paul McCartney praising Beyonce's blackbird singing at the McCartney saying Beyonce's cover is magnificent saying it reinforces the civil rights message that inspired him to write the song so many decades ago the Powerball jackpot now at 1.3 billion the drawing is tomorrow the night the fourth largest prize in the history of the game let us know if you win when we return here tonight from small towns to big cities how Americans are preparing for the solar eclipse finally tonight here preparing for the solar eclipse tonight the eclipse Across America is just a few days away now Monday afternoon right here on ABC we will be live along the path of totality our teams in so many states, over 2000 miles from Texas to Maine the moon will cast a shadow of Approximately 123 miles wide on the ground moving at a speed of almost 2000 mph, the closer you are to that center line, the longer it will be. she will be in complete darkness in some places, lasting up to 4 minutes and 28 seconds.

Hello, David, Dr. Jud Eiser, an astrophysicist and National Geographic explorer, she will be with us and she will be with us tonight. A big difference between the 2017 eclipse and the one we see. What we are going to see now is that the Moon is closer to Earth, so both totalities will be longer and the actual distance will be almost double what it was in 2017, which is why millions of Americans are preparing to witness the impressive view at Eclipse along that route. ipsilanti Michigan Eastern Michigan University students test launch their high altitude weather balloon there you go overall I think it's pretty cool it's really there they plan to launch it on Monday and live stream the solar eclipse from 880,000 feet, Rosand's older friend, that's cool I'll be doing science like I can do like real science Janet and Neil Bergman from Fresno California flying over 1300 miles to Austin Texas David are in Texas tonight we thought we'd try to see it because the next one isn't for 20 more years, so I took a chance on this one, we're hoping for nice weather and in Rochester, New York, Hi David, I'm Lindsay.

Lindsay is discouraged from laughing at the golden chocolates preparing dessert for those watching from the back of the stage. We are here in the store. I'm making a lot of chocolate. molds we have suns and moons, we have truffles that we have decorated with white chocolate stars and they actually look like the eclipse when you cut them and we have celestial crust hoping to make a sweet moment in all of America even sweeter Monday night's eclipse late, but we I can't wait and you'll have a perfect view right here on ABC, the ABC News National Geographic event on Monday at 2:00 ET.

I'll see you then good night, thank you for doing World News Tonight with David Mure, the most prominent news program in the United States.