Back-to-School Push, Banning TikTok? & MLS Returns- Wednesday, July 8th, 2020
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
4.7 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 8 July 2020
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Wednesday, July 8th, 2020!
We're covering:
- President Trump's push to reopen schools in the fall
- the reason one top official says the U.S. could ban the hugely social media app, Tik Tok
- new competition for Amazon Prime
- another major pro sport returns
- a rare show in the sky this month & how you can see it
...and more in just 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 Pressures Governors to Reopen Schools: FOX News, AP, CNN, CDC, NEA Response
Fauci New Warnings: Axios, CNN, The Hill, Facebook
Trump Officially Begins Withdrawal from WHO: WSJ, NBC News, AP, Reuters
COVID-19 Cases: Reuters, Johns Hopkins
Brazil's President Catches COVID-19: AP, CBS News, WaPo, Reuters
Trump to Meet with Mexican President: AP, Politico, WSJ, NY Times, NPR
Mary Trump Memoir Highlights: NY Times, NBC News, FOX News, WaPo
U.S. Considers Banning TikTok: FOX News, CNBC, USA Today, WaPo
Instagram Rolls Out Pinned Comments: The Verge, Cnet, Instagram
Walmart New Membership Program: Vox (Recode), Reuters, CBS News
Major League Soccer Returns: NY Times, ESPN, AP
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Wednesday, July 8th. |
| 0:01.7 | What to know about President Trump's push to reopen schools in the fall, |
| 0:04.8 | who agrees, and who was pushing back. |
| 0:07.0 | Also, could the US ban the hugely popular social media app, |
| 0:09.8 | Tik-Tock? |
| 0:10.6 | One top official says, maybe. |
| 0:12.4 | We'll tell you why why plus new competition for Amazon |
| 0:14.9 | prime another major pro sport returns and the rare show in the sky this month |
| 0:19.0 | how you can see it. |
| 0:21.4 | Welcome welcome to the newsworthy all the days news in less than 10 minutes |
| 0:26.3 | fast fair fun and on the go I'm Erica Mandy thanks so much for being here you ready let's do this Thank you. You ready? |
| 0:33.0 | Let's do this. |
| 0:34.0 | President Trump is pushing governors, mayors and educators to go ahead and open schools this fall, |
| 0:42.0 | despite the ongoing spread of COVID-19. |
| 0:44.0 | Trump says the social, educational, and psychological costs of keeping children home |
| 0:48.5 | would be worse than the virus itself. |
| 0:50.5 | And remember, the American Academy of Pediatrics also recommends schools bring kids back to in-person |
| 0:56.0 | classes. Its reasoning was this. If kids don't go to school in person, they just won't learn as much. |
| 1:01.5 | And for some, staying isolated could also mean emotional issues |
| 1:04.6 | and other health issues they may not be able to recover from. But not everyone agrees |
| 1:08.8 | reopening schools is the best move. Critics worry that teachers and staff might not be as resilient as |
| 1:14.4 | children and that the students could further spread the virus throughout |
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