Friday, November 04, 2022 |
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Friday, November 04, 2022 |
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Good Friday afternoon. Tornado watches are up in Texas and Oklahoma, there are just four days left until the midterms, and massive layoffs have begun at Twitter under new owner Elon Musk. Here is what’s in our Nightly Rundown. |
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Severe weather on the move in the South, 100-car pileup in Denver |
At least 27 million people are at risk for severe weather across the southern Plains, including areas in eastern Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana. A violent line of storms is expected to barrel through those areas today and tonight, producing damaging wind gusts above 70 mph, very large hail and tornadoes. Tornado watches are in effect for parts of Oklahoma and Texas, where emergency response resources have been activated. Rescue crews, including boat and helicopter teams, have been placed on standby. Cities that could be impacted include Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, Houston, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Little Rock and Shreveport. In Denver, at least 100 cars were involved in a crash that shut down part of a highway, after the first significant snowfall of the season left roadways slick. There were no reports of deaths, and the injuries appear minor, a police spokesman said. |
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Elon Musk begins mass layoffs at Twitter |
Twitter began making widespread layoffs today, the first major move by new owner Elon Musk. Employees were told they would receive emails informing them whether they had been laid off by 12 p.m. PT/9 a.m. ET. Musk was widely expected to slash the company’s 7,500-person payroll after closing his $44 billion to buy the social media platform last week. The firings led some current and/or former Twitter employees to file a class action lawsuit, accusing the company of violating federal and state law requiring a 60-day notice before mass layoffs. Musk, who has vowed to overhaul Twitter’s content moderation policies, said in a tweet today that the company has seen a “massive drop in revenue, due to activist groups pressuring advertisers,” and accused his critics of “trying to destroy free speech in America.” The billionaire has also said that Twitter will start charging users $8 a month for blue check verification. |
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Four days to midterms: Biden in Chicago, Trump teases 2024 run |
With just four days to go until the midterm elections, President Joe Biden is taking his closing message to the Midwest, while his predecessor Donald Trump inches closer to announcing another run for the White House in 2024. Biden is traveling to Illinois today, where he will attend a political reception in Chicago this evening, then on Saturday he will deliver remarks on lowering prescription drug costs and protecting Social Security in Joliet, the White House said. Later on Saturday, Biden will join former President Barack Obama in Philadelphia to campaign with John Fetterman, the Pennsylvania Democratic Senate nominee. Trump will also be in Pennsylvania on Saturday, campaigning with Fetterman’s Republican opponent Mehmet Oz. Oprah Winfrey, who helped launch Oz’s television career, threw her support behind Fetterman during a conversation she hosted on Thursday night. “If I lived in Pennsylvania, I would’ve already cast my vote for John Fetterman, for many reasons,” Winfrey said. Trump, meanwhile, told a crowd in Iowa last night that he will “very, very, very probably” run for president again in 2024. Trump is expected to officially declare his candidacy this month, likely after the midterm elections, according to two sources familiar with his decision-making. For the latest on the midterms, visit our NBC News live blog. |
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What else we're watching: |
South Korea scrambled fighter jets today after detecting about 180 North Korean warplanes flying near the countries’ shared border, according to the South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff. |
The final U.S. jobs report before the midterms showed the economy added a higher-than-expected 261,000 jobs in October, while the unemployment rate ticked up to 3.7 percent. |
Kyrie Irving said in Instagram post that he is “deeply sorry” for posting a link to an antisemitic movie, after the Brooklyn Nets suspended him for at least five games. |
The FBI has identified the source of a threat to New Jersey synagogues that prompted a public warning on Thursday, and said that the person no longer poses a danger. |
The jackpot for Saturday’s Powerball drawing has risen to a world record high of $1.6 billion. |
Daylight Saving Time ends this weekend. Will this be the last time we turn the clocks back? |
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Watch us this evening at 6:30 p.m. ET / 5:30 p.m. CT on NBC, or check your local NBC station listing. After the broadcast, access Nightly News video on NBCNightlyNews.com or the NBC News app. |
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