Biden's 'Best Decision', Trump's Swiftie Drama & Cyclist's Historic Victory- Tuesday, August 20, 2024
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 20 August 2024
⏱️ 14 minutes
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The news to know for Tuesday, August 20, 2024!
We'll update you on the Democratic National Convention, including speeches from the last Democrat to lose to President Trump and the last one to win against him.
Also, we're talking about Trump's busy week and why he's facing new criticism from Taylor Swift fans.
Plus, we'll tell you what the latest CDC data says about childhood vaccines, why another big company is dropping its diversity initiatives, and how a cyclist made history at the Tour de France.
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Tuesday, August 20th. |
| 0:02.4 | We'll update you on the Democratic National Convention, |
| 0:04.7 | including speeches from the last Democrat to lose |
| 0:07.0 | to former President Trump, and the last one |
| 0:09.2 | to win against him. |
| 0:10.7 | Also, we're talking about Trump's busy week and why he's facing new criticism from Taylor Swift fans. |
| 0:16.0 | Plus, what the latest CDC data says about childhood vaccines, why another big company is dropping its diversity |
| 0:22.1 | initiatives and how a cyclist made history at the Tour de France. |
| 0:25.6 | Those stories and more news to know next. |
| 0:30.1 | Welcome, welcome to the newsworthy. All the day's news in around 10 minutes. Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. |
| 0:37.0 | I'm Erica Mandy. Thanks so much for being here. You're ready. Let's do this. The most powerful Democrats in the country are together in |
| 0:47.8 | Chicago with two main goals on display. One to give Vice President Kamala Harris |
| 0:52.2 | a boost in her campaign against |
| 0:53.8 | former President Trump and two to honor the legacy of President Biden. |
| 0:57.2 | The president was the Democratic National Conventions Night 1 Headliner. |
| 1:01.0 | When he took the stage Biden got a standing ovation that lasted more than four minutes and the crowd chanted, thank you Joe. |
| 1:07.0 | He appeared to get emotional before addressing the crowd. When he did, the president listed his accomplishments and said he and Vice President Harris have had, quote, |
| 1:15.0 | one of the most extraordinary four years of progress ever. |
| 1:18.0 | And he said choosing Harris as his VP was the best decision of his whole career. |
| 1:23.0 | Earlier in the evening, there was a surprise appearance from Vice President Harris herself. |
| 1:27.0 | She got up on stage to thank President Biden for a, quote, |
| 1:30.0 | a lifetime of service to our nation. |
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