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>> i think it was evident in the phone call today. it was a good discussion. direct, no question. but a good discussion. >> reporter: today's call was arranged in direct response to the israeli strike that killed seven world central kitchen workers, including 33-year-old jacob flickinger, a dual american-canadian citizen. nbc's raf sanchez spoke with his parents. >> we're two people who suffered -- we've lost our only son. but we're only two. there are thousands and thousands there. >> reporter: israel says the strike was a grave mistake and was late today, the u.s. said israel agreed to open three new humanitarian aid corridors into a gaza, including one that would allow trucks in from nearby jordan. >> gabe, let's turn back to that military aid. the u.s. is still supplying arms to israel. >> reporter: yes, lester. just days ago, the biden administration signed off on sending israel more than 1,800 bombs and is pressing congress to approve selling israel more f-15 fighter jets. the white house says that was already in the works and is unrelated to this war. lester? >> gabe gutierrez, thank you. join me tomorrow night when i sit down with families of american hostages who were captured by hamas on october 7th. after almost a week of uncertainty, a lawyer for kansas city chiefs wide receiver rashee rice said today that rice was in fact driving one of the cars involved in that multivehicle crash in dallas. here is priscilla thompson. >> reporter: tonight, an attorney for nfl star rashee rice confirming his client was behind the wheel acknowledged that he was driving the in this dangerous crash caught on camera. >> mr. rice acknowledged that he was driving the lamborghini. >> reporter: police say that lamborghini and this corvette were speeding down the expressway in dallas when both drivers lost control, hitting four other vehicles and sending two people to the hospital. it comes a day after rice confirmed in a statement that he spoke with dallas police about saturday's crash and apologized to the victims. >> he is going to do everything in his power to bring their life back to as normal as possible. in terms of injuries, in terms of property damage. he'll make certain that he is responsible for helping them. >> you guys all right? you guys just going to leave it? >> reporter: the occupants of the vehicles in question all left the scene, investigators say, without checking if anyone needed medical attention or exchanging information. >> here you have a young man, 23 years old, never been involved in anything like this. people were injured. his heart goes out to them. >> reporter: the nfl said today, "we continue to monitor all developments in the matter." but tonight, with rice's reputation and career all on the line, his attorney asking the public not to judge him based on this incident alone.r all developments in >> he is a young man that made a mistake. how many of you have made a mistake how many of you have made a mistake? >> reporter: rice'? >> reporter: rice's attorney says we could hear from the nfl star within the next week. meanwhile, no arrests have been made or charges filed. lester? >> all right, priscilla thompson, thank you. here in the northeast, one more blast of severe weather. the tail-end of a nor'easter dumping a foot or more of snow on parts of upstate new york and northern new england. for more than a day now, the storm has brought dangerously high winds that brought down trees and power lines and left hundreds of thousands without power. this week's violent weather has led to some severe turbulence encounters in the sky, causing injuries to airline passengers and crewmembers, and federal investigators are looking into a close call involving one new york control tower. with that, here is tom costello. >> reporter: now under faa and ntsb investigation, a close call with a la guardian airport tower on march 23rd. southwest flight 147 nashville to new york hit thick fog and heavy wind as it approached runway 4. waving off its first landing attempt, as a tailwind pushed it to the right of the runway. >> southwest 147, we got to go around. >> reporter: but on its second attempt, pilots were even further offcourse. controllers radioed an urgent warning. >> go around, go around, climb, maintain 2,000, climb 2,000, 2,000. >> reporter: but the plane passed right over the top of the airport terminal and close to the control tower. though the precise distance is hard to calculate. the controller clearly rattled. >> that was not in line with the runway at all. he was not going to land on the runway. >> reporter: this was definitely too close, so, there's a lot of questions here. it was definitely a close event in very, very bad weather. >> reporter: the plane diverted to baltimore before returning safely to laguardia. southwest tells nbc news, "we are reviewing the event as part of our safety systems." meanwhile, wednesday's violent weather caused two cases of severe turbulence. a southwest flight forced to land in tampa with an injured flight attendant and passenger, while a delta flight, milwaukee to jfk diverted to baltimore. >> i was screaming. everybody was screaming. >> reporter: another reminder of the importance of seat belts. tom costello, nbc news, washington. two days after that powerful earthquake that killed at least ten people in taiwan, it has now become a desperate search for dozens who are missing and may still be trapped in the rubble. janis mackey frayer is in taiwan for us tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the urgent rescue effort to get to survivors on taiwan, and an all-out search is under way in the mountains for people trapped. cut off by massive landslides, triggered when the earthquake hit. with major roads and tunnels blocked, there is no way out. rescue crews were able to reach some people, leading them to safety on foot. and in some cases, helicopters are being brought in to get people out. but at a hotel in a national park here, dozens are still waiting for help. this bus now a mangled mess, blocking the road. "as we were leaving, rocks were still falling," he says. dash cam video of when the earthquake hit showing boulders rolling down a road, crushing cars. dramatic images show just how powerful the quake was here. water from a rooftop pool spilling down the side of a building. and nurses scrambling to protect newborns in the hospital. tonight in hualien, just 11 miles from the epicenter, a major cleanup is under way. this building leaning precariously but still intact. >> i thought it was a train at first. >> reporter: leona bergen, a student visiting from chicago, was staying in a hotel right next to it when the earthquake hit. >> the whole place started shaking and rumbling. and i didn't -- it took me a while to realize what was going on. >> reporter: strict building codes and wide public awareness means taiwan is better prepared for earthquakes. and it's why this building, officials tell us, will be demolished. lester? >> janis mackey frayer in taiwan, thank you. back home, no labels, the bipartisan group working on a third party presidential ticket, announced it is ending its efforts. no labels said it could not find a candidate with a credible path to winning. nbc news has reported at least a dozen candidates, including chris christie and joe manchin, turned them down. and as election season ramps up, there are growing concerns about the safety of america's election workers. as they face a rise of threats and disinformation. julia ainsley has our "vote watch" report. >> reporter: tonight, election workers calling on the biden administration to do more to protect them ahead of november. in philadelphia, the commissioner says he and his staff have received threats every year since the 2020 election. including this phone call. >> we are a thousand steps ahead of you [ bleep ]. you're walking right into the line. >> we want from the federal government more resources to protect our election workers and to protect our election officials. >> reporter: he says part of the problem, baseless claims from former president trump like these. >> guard the vote. and you should go into detroit and you should go into philadelphia. and we got to watch those votes when they come in. when they're being, you know, shoved around in wheelbarrows and dumped on the floor. >> reporter: around the country, election officials reporting physical threats, even receiving fentanyl in the mail. biden officials tell us her hands are often tied by free speech protections. tonight, nbc's david noriega pressing homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas, who says they'll step in if election officials are in danger. >> we work very closely with state and local election officials, as well as the law enforcement, the law enforcement community, to ensure the integrity of the election process, to ensure the physical safety of election workers. >> reporter: but experts say dhs under the biden administration is doing less than the trump administration did to alert social media companies about online election disinformation. >> there has been a real pullback since 2020 in sharing that information. >> reporter: dhs' critical infrastructure agency tells us it pushes back against election rumors on its website. lester? >> julia, thank you. in 60 seconds, they were denied abortions even though it was deemed to be medically necessary. the legal battle in court, right after this. i gave me better breathing, symptom improvement, and reduced flare-ups. breztri won't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems. it is not for asthma. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking it. don't take breztri more than prescribed. breztri may increase your risk of thrush, pneumonia, and osteoporosis. call your doctor if worsened breathing, chest pain, mouth or tongue swelling, problems urinating, vision changes, or eye pain occur. ask your doctor about breztri. after advil: let's dive in! but...what about your back? it's fineeeeeeee! 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