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Mysterious illness sickens dozens in Tennessee
NBC News· 2026-03-15 23:49
In the rapidly growing suburbs around Nashville, Tennessee, an unlikely danger has been unearthed. >> When bulldozers come in and they turn over the soil, that germ gets lifted up from the soil, gets into the air, and then we breathe it in. >> That microscopic fungus causes an infection called hystopplasmosis, hysto for short.At least 36 people have been sickened so far in Middle Tennessee. And one family says for them it turned deadly. I was probably in shock the first month and then it's just been hitting ...
Pedestrians survive dramatic New York City taxi cab crash
NBC News· 2026-03-15 23:48
Tonight, scary moments in New York City when an outofcrol taxi cab slams into two women standing on a sidewalk. The crash happening on a sunny Saturday afternoon. The pedestrians stopping at that particular spot on the sidewalk, lingering there for less than 30 seconds before the cab jumps the curb.>> According to one witness, the impact tossed one woman to the ground and threw the other down through seller doors into the store's basement. Her friend said, "Have you saw my friend?" So, we tried calling her ...
Former DOGE staffers’ depositions go viral
NBC News· 2026-03-15 23:48
Former employees of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency in the hot seat tonight. >> You don't regret that people might have lost important income or >> no to support their lives. >> No.>> Deposition videos from January tied to a civil lawsuit going viral online. Lawyers asked former Doge staffer Justin Fox about projects flagged as diversity, equity, and inclusion, including a documentary about Jewish women forced into slave labor during the Holocaust. >> It's a Jewish specifically focused on Je ...
Airlines urge Congress to re-open DHS and end partial government shutdown
NBC News· 2026-03-15 23:48
Travel trauma impacting airports across the country tonight. Passengers recording long lines at TSA pre-checks from Austin to Philly and similar scenes from Houston to Atlanta. >> It's crazy.I'm really disappointed. >> It is stressful for sure and even more stressful for the people who aren't getting paid and are at work. >> After TSA workers got a Z paycheck on Friday, the major airlines now ratcheting up pressure on Congress to reopen the Department of Homeland Security.The CEOs writing in a letter, "Amer ...
Gas prices could reach $4 per gallon nationwide average this week
NBC News· 2026-03-15 23:47
Just in tonight, oil futures spiking again to more than $100 a barrel. Brian Chong is monitoring all of it. And Brian, this could affect way more than just gas prices, right.>> Yeah, that is right. The gas prices rose to over $3.70% today. That's up over 70 from before the war began.And analysts tell me that prices are likely to touch four bucks a gallon this week as energy secretary Chris Wright said today Americans will feel it for a few more weeks. Now, rising jet fuel costs could also be weighing on air ...
Air travelers face extended waits as TSA agents miss pay during DHS shutdown
NBC News· 2026-03-15 21:13
It's not unusual for it to be busy at the Atlanta airport, but you take a look at this checkpoint time. 18 minutes is the best that we've seen all afternoon. You've had some passengers who've been waiting 20 minutes, 40 minutes, some people as much as 60 minutes at different checkpoints in the airport throughout the course of this day.And a lot of that is because the TSA agents in so many cases are not showing up for work. They're taking other jobs during this shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security ...
NYC pedestrians hit by taxi expected to recover
NBC News· 2026-03-15 18:21
I was eating right next door. Two girls were walking. His cab lost control, hit the two girls.One girl fell to the right of the cab. The other girl fell down through the basement. Her friend said, "Have you saw my friend?" So, we tried calling her name.And then we heard a little whisper, "I'm right here. I'm right here." And then we went around the other side and we were talking to her through the basement until we tell the police that that's where she was at. >> So everything was normal and then all of a s ...
Goats named Cosmo and Comet help kids learn how to read
NBC News· 2026-03-15 18:19
These kids are getting a new reading buddy. Something that makes reading a real treat. >> They like to try to eat your book.>> I think he's trying to have a chomp. >> One time he grabbed a book from the shelf and tried messing with it. >> A brand new program pairing kids with kids.>> Sometimes they'll plop down on a bean bag with them. Sometimes they'll nibble on a book and other times they'll just kind of stand there and look at them. But they're very attentive.>> I've got two horns and four hard hooves. > ...
Maui couple watches as garage collapses into river
NBC News· 2026-03-15 18:19
A Maui couple watched as floodwaters caused their garage to collapse into a river as a Kona storm brought heavy rains and winds across the state. For more context and news coverage of the most important stories of our day, click here: https://www.nbcnews.com » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Subscribe to Here's the Scoop podcast: https://www.nbcnews.com/heres-the-scoop-daily-podcast Every day, NBC News helps people understand what’s happening and why it matters — through fact-based ...
Meet the Press Full Episode — March 15
NBC News· 2026-03-15 18:13
>> PRICES ARE COMING DOWN VERY SUBSTANTIALLY. OIL WILL BE COMING DOWN. IT'S JUST A -- IT'S JUST A MATTER OF WAR THAT HAPPENS. >>> ENERGY PRICES SURGE, MARKETS TUMBLE AND THE RISK TO THE GLOBAL ARE RISING AS THE WAR WITH IRAN TRIGGERS THE LARGEST OIL SUPPLY DISRUPTION IN HISTORY. I'LL TALK TO ENERGY SECRETARY CHRIS RICE AND DEMOCRATIC SENATOR ADAM SCHIFF OF CALIFORNIA AND KEY DETAILS FROM MY EXCLUSIVE PHONE INTERVIEW WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP. PLUS, MIXED MESSAGES. >> YOU KNOW, YOU NEVER LIKE TO SAY TOO EARLY WE ...