ABC host issues horrifying breaking news announcement | UK News

ABC got here to an surprising halt for a major breaking news alert as presenter David Muir declared a tragic disease outbreak, which has already taken the lives of 4 people. On his World News Tonight program, the broadcaster told viewers that 4 people have succumbed to the disease, with a additional 19 hospitalised following a listeria outbreak. The outbreak has so far affected 15 states in the US, including California, North Carolina, and Florida.  

This isn’t the first time in current days that the veteran presenter has been pressured to break the tragic news. The news anchor shared a video displaying an ICE agent shoving a mom against a wall.  

The horrifying incident occurred while the girl was in entrance of her youngsters, with the filmed agent now being suspended. Viewers had been also left up in arms at Muir over another “insensitive” breaking news update.  

But on Monday night time (September 29), David warned viewers of the listeria outbreak, emphasising that the “death toll is rising”. He explained that it’s believed that the outbreak is “possibly linked to some chicken fettuccine alfredo and meatball linguine frozen dinners.”  

The meals had been bought under the manufacturing names Market Side for the meatball dish and Fresh Realm for the chicken meal. David famous that these dinners are at present on sale at Walmart, Trader Joe’s, and Kroger.  

The dinners have now been recalled, with people who purchased the meatballs being told to look out for 12-ounce trays with a “best if used by” date of September 22, 24, 25, 29, 30, and October 1, 2025.  

Those who have bought the fettuccine alfredo have, in flip, been told to look out for the meals with the “best if used by dates” of September 20, 24, and 27, 2025. The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food issued an alert on Monday (September 29) warning customers of the nationwide outbreak, following a death in the state.  

The division have since launched a assertion, which read: “The actual number of illnesses may be higher than the number reported, as many cases may go unreported, and it can take three to four weeks to determine if an illness is part of an outbreak.”

Listeria is especially dangerous to people over the age of 65, pregnant people, and anybody with a compromised or low immune system. People who are weak to listeria have been suggested to contact their health supplier if they expertise symptoms such as complications, stiff neck, confusion, loss of stability, and convulsions—as nicely as fever, muscle aches, and tiredness.  

Meanwhile, pregnant people ought to contact a medical skilled if they’re experiencing a fever, muscle aches, and tiredness, because even a gentle case of listeria could cause being pregnant loss or untimely delivery, alongside critical sickness or death in newborns. Symptoms normally start within two weeks of infection but can start as early as the same day or up to 10 weeks later.