News Wrap: 3 new patients evacuated from cruise ship with deadly hantavirus outbreak

[0:00] In the day's other headlines, three patients were evacuated today from the ship at the center of a [0:05] hantavirus outbreak. Two of them are confirmed to have the disease, with the third being a suspected [0:10] case. Health workers and protective gear were seen loading them into ambulances. The ship's [0:15] British doctor is among the patients. They were flown to a hospital in the Netherlands for medical [0:19] attention. That leaves around 150 people still on board the vessel. Health officials said today [0:26] they are not showing any signs of symptoms. The ship itself is now en route to Spain's Canary Islands. [0:35] Once there, a joint health assessment and evacuation procedure will be put in place. [0:39] Unless their medical condition prevents it, all foreign passengers will be repatriated. [0:44] The World Health Organization says there have been at least eight recorded cases of the rare [0:49] rodent-borne disease. Five have been confirmed by lab tests. Three people have died. A passenger on [0:55] board the ship said they were misled when the suspected outbreak initially occurred. [0:59] Since we were not informed of any contagious disease, everyone was relaxed. These vessels are [1:08] at sea for weeks, and all the passengers are all together. I think some tests should have been [1:16] required. Regulations should be updated regarding this. [1:20] Meantime, officials in Europe and Africa are working to identify anyone who may have had [1:26] contact with passengers during the course of the ship's journey. But the WHO said again today that [1:31] the risk to the broader public remains low. [1:34] U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick faced questioning today from the House Oversight Committee [1:40] over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Security personnel surrounded Lutnick as he arrived on Capitol Hill [1:46] for the interview, which happened behind closed doors. A person familiar with Lutnick's testimony [1:51] told PBS News that he met with Epstein three times over the years, including once at Epstein's [1:56] private island. But the federal case files showed the two had kept in contact via e-mail. [2:02] Ahead of today's interview, committee chairman James Comer acknowledged Lutnick's contradictory [2:07] statements. [2:08] JAMES COMER, I haven't seen wrongdoing in the e-mail correspondence, but he wasn't 100 percent [2:15] truthful with whether he or not he had been on the island. So we will see. And we will [2:20] obviously release the transcripts and everyone can can see for themselves. [2:27] AMNA NAWAZ, Speaking to reporters outside the meeting room, Democrats on the committee [2:31] described Lutnick as a pathological liar and called the decision not to film today's session [2:37] quote part of an egregious coverup. Lutnick is the first current Trump administration official [2:42] to testify before the panel. He has not been accused of any wrongdoing. [2:46] AMNA NAWAZ, Some iPhone owners could get up to $95 in payments after Apple agreed to [2:52] settle a class action lawsuit over false advertising. The $250 million settlement would resolve claims [2:59] that the company had misled consumers over the abilities of its AI system called Apple Intelligence. [3:05] The deal covers around 37 million devices. That includes all iPhone 16 models bought between [3:11] June 2024 and March 2025, plus some iPhone 15s. If approved by a judge, the settlement would be one [3:19] of the biggest ever for Apple. The company has denied any wrongdoing. In Colorado, a bout of severe winter [3:26] weather is overshadowing any earlier hints of spring, with snowfall canceling flights and classes and [3:33] closing down businesses. Several cities were under winter storm warnings today, with at least one area [3:38] seeing up to 28 inches of snow. And while some snow is not uncommon in Colorado this time of year, [3:45] the city of Denver, for one, is seeing its heaviest May snow in decades. There is an upside to the [3:51] weather, though, as it comes during one of the state's worst droughts on record. Warmer temperatures are [3:56] expected to return tomorrow. Turning overseas, Russia and Ukraine are accusing each other of breaking a [4:03] unilateral cease-fire announced by Kyiv that was supposed to take effect last night. Russia says [4:09] its air defenses shot down more than 50 Ukrainian drones, one of which killed five people in occupied Crimea. [4:21] And Ukrainian officials say a Russian drone strike killed two people at this kindergarten in the [4:27] northeastern city of Sumy. The U.N. says Russian attacks have killed at least 70 Ukrainian civilians [4:32] since last Friday and wounded more than 500 others. On Wall Street today, stocks surged on hopes that [4:40] the Strait of Hormuz will soon reopen. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped more than 600 points on the [4:46] day. The Nasdaq gained around 500 points or more than 2 percent. The S&P 500 also ended sharply higher. [4:53] Still to come on the NewsHour. The FBI reportedly investigates a journalist who wrote about [4:59] Kash Patel's alleged drinking. Republican campaigns target Muslims in Texas. And we examine the life and [5:07] legacy of media mogul Ted Turner. This is the PBS NewsHour from the David M. Rubenstein [5:17] studio at WETA in Washington, headquarters of PBS News. Support journalism you trust. Support PBS News. [5:28] Donate now, or even better, start a monthly contribution today.