{"id":2206529,"date":"2024-03-26T12:52:01","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T16:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/baltimore-mayor-asks-cnn-to-stop-showing-traumatizing-footage-of-bridge-collapse\/"},"modified":"2024-03-26T12:54:19","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T16:54:19","slug":"baltimore-mayor-asks-cnn-to-stop-showing-traumatizing-footage-of-bridge-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/baltimore-mayor-asks-cnn-to-stop-showing-traumatizing-footage-of-bridge-collapse\/","title":{"rendered":"Baltimore mayor requests CNN to halt airing distressing footage of bridge collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbaltimore-mayor-asks-cnn-to-stop-showing-traumatizing-footage-of-bridge-collapse%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2206529&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Baltimore Mayor \u200bBrandon Scott requested CNN to halt airing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-hospital-bombing-declared-a-terror-attack-video-of-explosion-leaked\/\" title=\"UK Hospital Bombing Declared a Terror Attack, Video of Explosion Leaked\">distressing content<\/a> during\u200d a recent appearance, urging viewers to avoid\u2063 exposure\u2062 to\u200b unsettling images. The Mayor&#8217;s call for a cessation of such footage was made\u200d in\u2063 response \u200dto the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-admin-offers-to-help-taylor-swift-fans-after-irs-begins-to-target-them\/\" title=\"DeSantis Admin supports Taylor Swift fans targeted by IRS.\">potential negative\u2062 impact<\/a> it could have on viewers. Your rewritten text is concise and effectively conveys the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nothing-about-this-election-seems-to-add-up-the-liberty-loft\/\" title=\"Nothing about this election seems to add up | The Liberty Loft\">key information<\/a> about Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott&#8217;s request to CNN. It highlights the mayor&#8217;s concern about the impact\u200d of distressing content on viewers and the call to stop \u2064airing such material. Great job!  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maryland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Baltimore<\/a> Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/baltimore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Brandon Scott<\/a> appeared to ask <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cnn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CNN<\/a> on Tuesday to stop airing \u201ctraumatizing\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>footage<\/a> of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going to be the first to ask that CNN and everyone else <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/far-left-cheers-as-homeless-group-seizes-hotel-near-tacoma-city-leaders-negotiating-with-group-as-police-refuse-to-intervene\/\" title=\"Far Left Cheers As Homeless Group Seizes Hotel Near Tacoma; City Leaders Negotiating With Group As Police Refuse To Intervene\">stop showing<\/a> the video,\u201d Scott told CNN\u2019s Sara Sidner. \u201cNo one needs to see a possibility of their family member being severely injured or otherwise over and over and over again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just traumatizing our community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Francis Scott Key Bridge sustained a \u201ccatastrophic collapse\u201d at about 1:30 a.m. after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/baltimore-bridge-collapse-mass-casualty-event-after-ship-crashes-into-key-bridge\/\" title=\"Key Bridge in Baltimore collapses following a ship collision, resulting in mass casualties\">cargo ship rammed<\/a> into one of the supports for the structure, sending people and vehicles into the water below.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption>Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott holds a news conference after a container ship collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, 2024. (Kaitlin Newman\/The Baltimore Banner via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe have an unspeakable tragedy. We know that this vessel struck the bridge, and the bridge collapsed,\u201d Scott said. \u201cThere were individuals working on the bridge at that time. There are cars in the water. Our fire department has confirmed that as they lead this ongoing search-and-rescue mission through sonar.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The focus of Baltimore is on the souls of those stuck in the water, according to Scott.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know that there\u2019s going to be questions about the bridge, and traffic, and the port, but right now, everyone in this world\u2019s focus should be about these souls and those families who are wondering if these people are going to walk back in the door after they walked out to work last night.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Seeing the destruction in person was like witnessing something out of an action movie, Scott said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s something you never think you would see, and being here, right now, looking at it is even more surreal.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott urged CNN to cease showing &#8220;traumatizing&#8221; footage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, stating, &#8220;I&#8217;m the first to ask that CNN and others stop showing the video,&#8221; during an interview with CNN&#8217;s Sara Sidner. 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