Abortion Vote, Google Ads & Best State - Wednesday, May 15th, 2019
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 15 May 2019
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Wednesday, May 15th, 2019!
Today, why President Trump's lawyers are now the ones under investigation, and what to know about Alabama's abortion ban vote.
Plus: NASA's newest pitch for space, how Google wants to get you shopping, and which U.S. state was just named the best in the country.
Those stories and many more in less than 10 minutes!
Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you.
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Sources:
Trump Lawyers Investigated: CNN, Washington Post,
Trump Jr. Testimony: NPR, The Hill
Putin & Pompeo: The Guardian, AP, Reuters, The Hill
AL Abortion Vote: CBS News, Washington Post
Facebook Restricts Livestream: NBC News, CNN
NASA Moon Mission: CNET, The Verge, AP
NBA Draft Lottery: CBS Sports, NBA
Google Shopping, Ads: Forbes, NYT, Reuters, The Verge
AskMatch: Engadget
Best State in The Country: USA Today, US News
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Wednesday, May 15th. |
| 0:03.1 | Why President Trump's lawyers are now the ones under investigation, and what to know about Alabama's |
| 0:07.8 | abortion ban. |
| 0:09.1 | Plus, NASA's newest pitch for space, how Google wants to get you shopping, and which state was just |
| 0:14.2 | named the best in the country. |
| 0:18.1 | Welcome, welcome to the newsworthy. |
| 0:20.1 | All the days news in less than 10 minutes. |
| 0:22.4 | Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. I'm Erica Mandy. Thanks so much for being here. You ready? Let's do this. |
| 0:29.8 | Another investigation on Capitol Hill is now in the works. This time it's |
| 0:36.9 | all about President Trump's lawyers. The Washington Post reports House Democrats |
| 0:40.9 | want to find out if any of Trump's family lawyers helped |
| 0:43.9 | Michael Cohen lie under oath back in 2017. Remember Cohen is Trump's former |
| 0:49.2 | personal lawyer who's now in prison at least partly for lying to Congress. |
| 0:53.4 | Well he later told lawmakers that it was Trump's other lawyers that helped him lie |
| 0:57.6 | about Russian business dealings. |
| 0:59.2 | So now the House Intelligence Committee wants to get to the bottom of it. |
| 1:03.0 | And President Trump's son is also on the hook right now. |
| 1:05.9 | He just agreed to testify about his dealings with Russia. |
| 1:08.8 | Remember, a Senate committee subpoenaed him last week. |
| 1:11.9 | You won't be able to watch this testimony on TV though. |
| 1:14.6 | NPR says this one will be behind closed doors and they've all agreed it cannot go any longer |
| 1:19.4 | than four hours. |
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