WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.135 --> 00:00:00.635 align:middle line:90% [MUSIC FADES IN] 2 00:00:04.866 --> 00:00:05.474 align:middle line:90% <v Gideon Resnick, Narrating>Good morning. 3 00:00:05.747 --> 00:00:07.284 align:middle line:90% It's Monday, February 12th. 4 00:00:07.573 --> 00:00:09.871 align:middle line:90% I'm Gideon Resnick, in for Shumita Basu. 5 00:00:09.871 --> 00:00:11.456 align:middle line:90% This is "Apple News Today." 6 00:00:11.980 --> 00:00:16.108 align:middle line:90% On today's show, a look at Israel as it prepares to invade Rafah, 7 00:00:16.652 --> 00:00:19.780 align:middle line:90% why measles cases are rising across the world, 8 00:00:20.212 --> 00:00:23.649 align:middle line:90% and the new and old Super Bowl champions. 9 00:00:25.994 --> 00:00:26.494 align:middle line:90% [MUSIC FADES OUT] 10 00:00:27.987 --> 00:00:31.652 align:middle line:90% But first, let's take a quick look at a few stories that are in the news. 11 00:00:32.400 --> 00:00:34.850 align:middle line:90% A tragic death is rocking the sports world. 12 00:00:35.366 --> 00:00:36.964 align:middle line:90% 24-year-old Kelvin Kiptum, 13 00:00:36.964 --> 00:00:40.049 align:middle line:90% who set the world record last year in the Chicago Marathon, 14 00:00:40.201 --> 00:00:43.348 align:middle line:90% died in a car accident yesterday in Kenya along with his coach. 15 00:00:44.053 --> 00:00:47.714 align:middle line:90% Officials in the country say the world is mourning his death. 16 00:00:48.178 --> 00:00:48.678 align:middle line:90% [START ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS ARCHIVAL CLIP] 17 00:00:48.678 --> 00:00:53.648 align:middle line:90% <v Unidentified Speaker 1>The ministry is also mourning for the loss of an iconic athlete 18 00:00:54.159 --> 00:01:02.105 align:middle line:90% who has started to put Kenya, once again, among others, on the world map. 19 00:01:02.105 --> 00:01:02.605 align:middle line:90% [END ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS ARCHIVAL CLIP] 20 00:01:03.193 --> 00:01:07.618 align:middle line:90% <v Resnick, Narrating>In Washington, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been hospitalized again. 21 00:01:08.110 --> 00:01:09.871 align:middle line:90% He was admitted for a bladder issue 22 00:01:09.871 --> 00:01:12.302 align:middle line:90% and transferred to a critical care unit yesterday. 23 00:01:13.147 --> 00:01:16.169 align:middle line:90% Austin's deputy secretary has taken over his duties, 24 00:01:16.385 --> 00:01:19.696 align:middle line:90% and Congress and the White House have been informed of his condition. 25 00:01:20.660 --> 00:01:24.093 align:middle line:90% The defense secretary faced criticism at the end of last year 26 00:01:24.093 --> 00:01:26.380 align:middle line:90% for not informing the White House sooner 27 00:01:26.580 --> 00:01:28.984 align:middle line:90% when he was hospitalized for a bladder infection. 28 00:01:30.148 --> 00:01:32.895 align:middle line:90% Staying in Washington, a massive foreign aid package 29 00:01:32.895 --> 00:01:34.770 align:middle line:90% got closer to clearing the Senate. 30 00:01:35.403 --> 00:01:39.316 align:middle line:90% The bill includes billions of dollars for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. 31 00:01:39.776 --> 00:01:43.113 align:middle line:90% Despite opposition from hardline Republicans and former President Trump, 32 00:01:43.113 --> 00:01:47.316 align:middle line:90% 18 Republican senators joined Democrats to move the bill forward, 33 00:01:47.636 --> 00:01:50.281 align:middle line:90% and Senate leaders are hoping to pass it tomorrow. 34 00:01:51.653 --> 00:01:55.416 align:middle line:90% In Gaza, Israel's military dramatically stepped up action 35 00:01:55.416 --> 00:01:56.863 align:middle line:90% in the southern city of Rafah. 36 00:01:57.451 --> 00:01:59.421 align:middle line:90% There were heavy airstrikes over the weekend, 37 00:01:59.421 --> 00:02:02.299 align:middle line:90% which Israel's military says were meant to be a distraction 38 00:02:02.427 --> 00:02:04.460 align:middle line:90% so they could rescue two hostages, 39 00:02:04.460 --> 00:02:07.419 align:middle line:90% a pair of dual citizens from Israel and Argentina. 40 00:02:08.363 --> 00:02:09.889 align:middle line:90% According to local media reports, 41 00:02:09.889 --> 00:02:13.097 align:middle line:90% at least 50 Palestinians were killed in the strikes. 42 00:02:14.463 --> 00:02:16.939 align:middle line:90% Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 43 00:02:16.939 --> 00:02:19.976 align:middle line:90% says a ground invasion of Rafah is coming soon, 44 00:02:20.384 --> 00:02:23.223 align:middle line:90% an announcement that sparked international concern. 45 00:02:23.929 --> 00:02:29.041 align:middle line:90% More than half of Gaza's population has fled to Rafah to seek refuge from the war. 46 00:02:29.678 --> 00:02:33.586 align:middle line:90% People there told NBC they desperately want the conflict to end. 47 00:02:34.017 --> 00:02:34.517 align:middle line:90% [START NBC NEWS ARCHIVAL CLIP] 48 00:02:34.517 --> 00:02:36.658 align:middle line:90% <v Unidentified Speaker 2>Don't you think that we had enough? 49 00:02:36.658 --> 00:02:38.147 align:middle line:90% We're people just like you. 50 00:02:38.147 --> 00:02:41.212 align:middle line:90% I'm terrified of what's going to happen to me and my family. 51 00:02:41.212 --> 00:02:43.285 align:middle line:90% I don't want anything to happen to them. 52 00:02:43.285 --> 00:02:47.047 align:middle line:90% I've already lost my brother. I don't want to lose anybody else. 53 00:02:47.047 --> 00:02:47.547 align:middle line:90% [END NBC NEWS ARCHIVAL CLIP] 54 00:02:47.883 --> 00:02:52.052 align:middle line:90% <v Resnick, Narrating>And President Biden has privately told Netanyahu not to proceed in Rafah 55 00:02:52.340 --> 00:02:55.034 align:middle line:90% unless there is a plan to protect civilians. 56 00:02:55.143 --> 00:02:55.643 align:middle line:90% [PENSIVE MUSIC] 57 00:03:04.119 --> 00:03:08.755 align:middle line:90% We stay in Gaza for our next story, which begins with an emergency phone call. 58 00:03:10.075 --> 00:03:10.575 align:middle line:90% [MUSIC FADES] 59 00:03:13.987 --> 00:03:16.164 align:middle line:90% That's the voice of six-year-old Hind Rajab 60 00:03:16.164 --> 00:03:19.892 align:middle line:90% speaking from a car in Gaza City, surrounded by active combat. 61 00:03:20.781 --> 00:03:24.004 align:middle line:90% She's asking a dispatcher with the Palestinian Red Crescent Society 62 00:03:24.004 --> 00:03:26.093 align:middle line:90% to please send someone to rescue her. 63 00:03:26.906 --> 00:03:28.468 align:middle line:90% That morning, two weeks ago, 64 00:03:28.468 --> 00:03:32.138 align:middle line:90% the IDF posted evacuation orders for people in Gaza City. 65 00:03:32.973 --> 00:03:33.932 align:middle line:90% And as they tried to flee, 66 00:03:33.932 --> 00:03:37.573 align:middle line:90% Hind's family got trapped in their car with heavy fighting surrounding them. 67 00:03:38.254 --> 00:03:41.172 align:middle line:90% All of her relatives, six people, were killed. 68 00:03:41.576 --> 00:03:44.735 align:middle line:90% And Hind spent hours on the phone, alone and afraid, 69 00:03:45.127 --> 00:03:48.196 align:middle line:90% asking dispatchers and her mom, who was later patched in, 70 00:03:48.396 --> 00:03:50.263 align:middle line:90% to send help as soon as they could. 71 00:03:51.317 --> 00:03:54.493 align:middle line:90% Because it was an active combat zone, the Red Crescent Society 72 00:03:54.493 --> 00:03:57.425 align:middle line:90% had to get Israel's permission to send a rescue crew in. 73 00:03:58.209 --> 00:03:59.916 align:middle line:90% Two paramedics went later that day 74 00:03:59.916 --> 00:04:02.763 align:middle line:90% and confirmed they reached the area where Hind was trapped. 75 00:04:03.627 --> 00:04:05.240 align:middle line:90% But then they lost contact as well. 76 00:04:06.065 --> 00:04:07.461 align:middle line:90% That was January 29th. 77 00:04:07.629 --> 00:04:08.967 align:middle line:90% And for nearly two weeks, 78 00:04:08.967 --> 00:04:11.823 align:middle line:90% there were no updates from Hind or the missing rescue crew. 79 00:04:17.017 --> 00:04:19.361 align:middle line:90% That's Hind's mom speaking with NBC. 80 00:04:19.979 --> 00:04:21.980 align:middle line:90% She told them every time she heard an ambulance coming, 81 00:04:21.980 --> 00:04:23.704 align:middle line:90% she hoped it might be her daughter. 82 00:04:24.053 --> 00:04:26.966 align:middle line:90% And every time she heard an explosion, her heart would stop. 83 00:04:27.844 --> 00:04:31.057 align:middle line:90% Then over the weekend, the family announced Hind was finally found. 84 00:04:31.713 --> 00:04:33.621 align:middle line:90% She had never escaped the car that day, 85 00:04:34.213 --> 00:04:37.828 align:middle line:90% and the bodies of the missing rescue crew, along with their destroyed ambulance, 86 00:04:37.980 --> 00:04:39.208 align:middle line:90% were found just meters away. 87 00:04:40.404 --> 00:04:44.252 align:middle line:90% The Red Crescent Society has accused the IDF of attacking the ambulance, 88 00:04:44.756 --> 00:04:45.879 align:middle line:90% and Palestinian officials 89 00:04:45.879 --> 00:04:48.687 align:middle line:90% are calling for the International Criminal Court to investigate. 90 00:04:49.568 --> 00:04:52.176 align:middle line:90% When NBC asked the Israeli Defense Forces for comment, 91 00:04:52.176 --> 00:04:53.789 align:middle line:90% they said they were looking into the matter. 92 00:04:54.916 --> 00:04:59.017 align:middle line:90% More than 28,000 people have been killed in Gaza since October 7th, 93 00:04:59.017 --> 00:05:00.945 align:middle line:90% according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. 94 00:05:00.977 --> 00:05:01.477 align:middle line:90% [GENTLE MUSIC] 95 00:05:01.702 --> 00:05:05.638 align:middle line:90% And the U.N. estimates two-thirds of the casualties are children. 96 00:05:19.894 --> 00:05:23.871 align:middle line:90% Public health experts around the world are worried about a rise in measles cases. 97 00:05:24.704 --> 00:05:28.375 align:middle line:90% In 2022, they climbed 18% compared to the year before. 98 00:05:28.455 --> 00:05:30.380 align:middle line:90% That's according to the World Health Organization. 99 00:05:31.061 --> 00:05:33.835 align:middle line:90% The rate of fatalities rose more than twice as fast. 100 00:05:34.135 --> 00:05:34.635 align:middle line:90% [MUSIC FADES] 101 00:05:34.635 --> 00:05:38.323 align:middle line:90% And the organization said in December there's been an alarming increase 102 00:05:38.323 --> 00:05:41.080 align:middle line:90% in cases, specifically in Europe and parts of Asia. 103 00:05:42.205 --> 00:05:45.355 align:middle line:90% These public health experts are concerned because even though measles 104 00:05:45.355 --> 00:05:48.024 align:middle line:90% is one of the most contagious infectious diseases, 105 00:05:48.376 --> 00:05:50.019 align:middle line:90% it's also one of the most preventable. 106 00:05:50.707 --> 00:05:54.364 align:middle line:90% Achieving herd immunity requires a near-perfect vaccination rate, 107 00:05:54.468 --> 00:05:55.870 align:middle line:90% around 95%. 108 00:05:56.228 --> 00:05:59.869 align:middle line:90% But in 2022, just over four of five kids worldwide 109 00:05:59.869 --> 00:06:02.121 align:middle line:90% received a dose by their first birthday. 110 00:06:02.673 --> 00:06:06.352 align:middle line:90% That marks the lowest global vaccination rate in over 15 years. 111 00:06:07.457 --> 00:06:10.287 align:middle line:90% The coronavirus pandemic contributed to this decline. 112 00:06:10.808 --> 00:06:15.747 align:middle line:90% The WHO estimates 61 million doses were missed or delayed in 2021. 113 00:06:16.474 --> 00:06:18.221 align:middle line:90% And public health experts told NPR 114 00:06:18.373 --> 00:06:22.052 align:middle line:90% they think some people might have forgotten how dangerous measles can be, 115 00:06:22.588 --> 00:06:24.680 align:middle line:90% especially for kids under the age of five 116 00:06:24.680 --> 00:06:27.522 align:middle line:90% who can have severe, and potentially deadly, outcomes. 117 00:06:28.423 --> 00:06:29.565 align:middle line:90% Dr. Peter Hotez, 118 00:06:29.565 --> 00:06:33.361 align:middle line:90% the co-director of the Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development, 119 00:06:33.361 --> 00:06:37.736 align:middle line:90% told CBS even a small drop in the global vaccination rate 120 00:06:38.016 --> 00:06:39.435 align:middle line:90% can lead to outbreaks. 121 00:06:39.868 --> 00:06:40.368 align:middle line:90% [START CBS NEWS ARCHIVAL CLIP] 122 00:06:40.368 --> 00:06:45.309 align:middle line:90% <v Dr. Peter Hotez>Measles does not typically occur among highly vaccinated populations. 123 00:06:45.309 --> 00:06:49.654 align:middle line:90% So in that sense, low vaccination rates are the indirect cause of measles. 124 00:06:49.654 --> 00:06:53.640 align:middle line:90% My concern is that we're still going to see additional measles cases. 125 00:06:53.640 --> 00:06:56.633 align:middle line:90% And I worry that when you talk about up to 20, 126 00:06:56.633 --> 00:07:01.199 align:middle line:90% or roughly 20% of measles cases require hospitalizations. 127 00:07:01.199 --> 00:07:04.640 align:middle line:90% If this continues, we're going to start seeing hospitalized kids with measles. 128 00:07:04.640 --> 00:07:05.140 align:middle line:90% [END CBS NEWS ARCHIVAL CLIP] 129 00:07:05.140 --> 00:07:07.690 align:middle line:90% <v Resnick, Narrating>Low-income countries that have the fewest resources 130 00:07:07.690 --> 00:07:10.490 align:middle line:90% also tend to have the lowest vaccination rates. 131 00:07:10.816 --> 00:07:14.027 align:middle line:90% The director of the WHO's Vaccine and Immunization Department 132 00:07:14.027 --> 00:07:17.905 align:middle line:90% told NPR, the measles is like an "inequity virus." 133 00:07:18.233 --> 00:07:21.076 align:middle line:90% It finds and attacks anyone who’s not protected. 134 00:07:21.159 --> 00:07:21.659 align:middle line:90% [LOW TEMPO MUSIC] 135 00:07:21.836 --> 00:07:24.745 align:middle line:90% So, public health officials are saying that these rising cases 136 00:07:24.745 --> 00:07:28.776 align:middle line:90% are a reminder of the importance of immunization across the world 137 00:07:38.730 --> 00:07:41.291 align:middle line:90% And finally, let's talk about that Super Bowl last night. 138 00:07:41.991 --> 00:07:45.849 align:middle line:90% We saw Usher roller skating through someone's legs at halftime, 139 00:07:46.177 --> 00:07:50.396 align:middle line:90% an ad where people talked like Christopher Walken to Christopher Walken. 140 00:07:50.932 --> 00:07:52.672 align:middle line:90% Beyonce announced new music. 141 00:07:53.362 --> 00:07:56.147 align:middle line:90% And the victory on the field seemed familiar. 142 00:07:56.799 --> 00:07:59.964 align:middle line:90% The Kansas City Chiefs are back in a position they know all too well. 143 00:08:00.308 --> 00:08:02.233 align:middle line:90% Super Bowl champions once again. 144 00:08:02.829 --> 00:08:06.663 align:middle line:90% They beat the San Francisco 49ers in a dramatic overtime victory 145 00:08:06.663 --> 00:08:09.447 align:middle line:90% that cements their status as an NFL dynasty. 146 00:08:10.127 --> 00:08:13.003 align:middle line:90% They are the first repeat champion in 19 years, 147 00:08:13.251 --> 00:08:16.137 align:middle line:90% and this is their third Super Bowl win in the last five. 148 00:08:17.005 --> 00:08:20.542 align:middle line:90% A lot of it has to do with quarterback Patrick Mahomes, last night's MVP. 149 00:08:21.210 --> 00:08:23.421 align:middle line:90% He told the NFL Network in post-game interviews 150 00:08:23.421 --> 00:08:25.884 align:middle line:90% about the work this team has put in all season. 151 00:08:26.164 --> 00:08:26.664 align:middle line:90% [START NFL NETWORK INTERVIEW ARCHIVAL CLIP] 152 00:08:26.664 --> 00:08:30.311 align:middle line:90% <v Patrick Mahomes>I mean, just, um, the attitude of the team to never give up, 153 00:08:30.311 --> 00:08:32.729 align:middle line:90% always believe, and to continue to fight. 154 00:08:32.729 --> 00:08:34.565 align:middle line:90% It's special, and I'm proud of the guys, man. 155 00:08:34.565 --> 00:08:36.484 align:middle line:90% I mean, we battled through and through, all the way through the playoffs, 156 00:08:36.484 --> 00:08:37.276 align:middle line:90% into the Super Bowl. 157 00:08:37.276 --> 00:08:39.666 align:middle line:90% And just like our whole season, it came down to the last play. 158 00:08:39.666 --> 00:08:40.166 align:middle line:90% [END NFL NETWORK INTERVIEW ARCHIVAL CLIP] 159 00:08:40.166 --> 00:08:43.044 align:middle line:90% <v Resnick, Narrating>Mahomes rallied the Chiefs for a comeback in the second half, 160 00:08:43.044 --> 00:08:45.561 align:middle line:90% after trailing the 49ers much of the way. 161 00:08:45.561 --> 00:08:46.061 align:middle line:90% [MUSIC FADES IN] 162 00:08:46.061 --> 00:08:49.400 align:middle line:90% And their win puts him in an elite club of quarterbacks. 163 00:08:49.781 --> 00:08:52.055 align:middle line:90% Just a handful have won three Super Bowl titles. 164 00:08:52.475 --> 00:08:55.329 align:middle line:90% Even fewer have been named MVP three times. 165 00:08:55.786 --> 00:08:59.621 align:middle line:90% Just Tom Brady, Joe Montana, and now Patrick Mahomes. 166 00:09:03.143 --> 00:09:05.744 align:middle line:90% You can find all these stories and more in the Apple News app. 167 00:09:05.884 --> 00:09:08.745 align:middle line:90% And if you're already listening to the news app right now, do not go anywhere. 168 00:09:08.745 --> 00:09:10.566 align:middle line:90% We've got a narrated article coming up next. 169 00:09:11.010 --> 00:09:13.729 align:middle line:90% Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce took a stroll down memory lane 170 00:09:13.729 --> 00:09:14.772 align:middle line:90% with the Wall Street Journal 171 00:09:15.036 --> 00:09:17.780 align:middle line:90% and talked about why this was his best year ever. 172 00:09:18.252 --> 00:09:21.717 align:middle line:90% As you might guess, Taylor Swift plays a pretty big part. 173 00:09:22.578 --> 00:09:23.907 align:middle line:90% If you're listening in the podcast app, 174 00:09:23.907 --> 00:09:26.583 align:middle line:90% you can follow Apple News+ Narrated to find that story. 175 00:09:26.795 --> 00:09:27.867 align:middle line:90% Enjoy listening to that. 176 00:09:28.052 --> 00:09:29.416 align:middle line:90% And I'll be back with the news tomorrow. 177 00:09:34.876 --> 00:09:35.376 align:middle line:90% [MUSIC FADES OUT]