AG Pushback, Pentagon Contract & Uber's Phone Number - Friday, February 14th, 2020
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 14 February 2020
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Friday, February 14th, 2020!
What to know today about some unexpected comments from the U.S. attorney general, and why the Pentagon, Microsoft and Amazon are all going to court.
Plus: why Uber has a new 1-800 number, the planned tribute at this weekend's all-star game, and Happy Valentine's Day!
Those stories and 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:
Attorney General's Frustrations: ABC News, WSJ, FOX News, NYT
War Powers Resolution: CNN, ABC News, AP, NPR
Hope Hicks Returns: NBC News
US vs. Huawei: Bloomberg, WSJ, BBC
Pentagon, Microsoft & Amazon in Court: WSJ, Reuters, Axios
Hottest January on Record: NBC News, Weather Channel, AP
Zillow Fights Homelessness: Engadget, Geekwire
Uber's 1-800 Number: CNN, TechCrunch, The Verge
NBA All-Star Game: Sports Illustrated, NBA.com, Fanside
Sonic the Hedgehog Controversy: Variety, The Hollywood Reporter
Happy Valentine's Day: NRF, CNBC, USA Today, History, MarTechSeries
Feel Good Friday - Boy Pays off Lunch Debt: CNN
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Friday, February 14th. |
| 0:02.0 | What to know today about some unexpected comments from the U.S. Attorney General, |
| 0:06.0 | and why the Pentagon, Microsoft, and Amazon are all going to court. |
| 0:10.0 | Plus why Uber has a new 1-800 number, |
| 0:12.0 | the planned tribute at this weekend's all-star game, and happy |
| 0:15.9 | Valentine's Day. |
| 0:19.4 | Welcome, welcome to the newsworthy. |
| 0:21.3 | All the days news in less than 10 minutes. Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. |
| 0:26.0 | I'm Erica Mandy. Thanks so much for being here. You ready? Let's do this. |
| 0:35.2 | Some rare comments from the U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr who pushed back a bit against |
| 0:39.1 | President Trump. |
| 0:40.5 | Barr has not really criticized Trump before this, but he told ABC News, |
| 0:44.2 | Trump's tweets about the Justice Department's cases |
| 0:47.1 | make it impossible for him to do his job. |
| 0:49.7 | Barr's comments are referring to this week's controversy surrounding the criminal case of |
| 0:53.7 | Trump's friend and informal advisor, Roger Stone. |
| 0:56.7 | Remember, the prosecutors on that case recommended Stone spend several years in prison, |
| 1:01.1 | but then after Trump's tweets, calling it unfair, the Justice |
| 1:04.3 | Department authorities stepped in and lowered the sentence. So the prosecutors |
| 1:08.2 | withdrew from the case in an apparent protest and Democrats worried the |
| 1:12.0 | president was influencing a department that should stay independent. |
| 1:15.1 | Well, the head of the Justice Department Bill Barr now told ABC News, Trump never asked him to step in and they made the decision |
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