Bump Stocks Banned, Tunnel Reveal & Mary Poppins Returns - Wednesday, December 19th, 2018
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
4.7 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 19 December 2018
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Wednesday, December 19th, 2018!
Today, we're talking about why President Trump's foundation is closing and the bill that got Congress to compromise.
Plus: a Hollywood legend remembered, Elon Musk reveals his underground tunnel and the competition begins at the box office.
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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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the newsworthy. All the days news news in less than 10 minutes, fast, fair, fun, and on the go. |
| 0:10.0 | Today, why President Trump's charity is closing and the bill that got Congress to |
| 0:14.9 | compromise. Plus Elon Musk reveals his underground tunnel and the competition |
| 0:19.1 | begins at the box office. Those stories and many more in less than 10 minutes. I'm Erica Mandy. Today is Wednesday, December 19th. You ready? Let's do this. |
| 0:29.0 | The Donald J. Trump Foundation is closing for good. The New York Times |
| 0:36.0 | says the nonprofit will have to give away all of its assets under court |
| 0:39.5 | supervision. So why is this happening? A lawsuit by the New York Attorney General. |
| 0:44.0 | She says what was supposed to be a charity was actually just a way to help Trump in both business and politics. |
| 0:49.0 | Her accusations include the foundation illegally coordinating with Trump's presidential campaign |
| 0:54.8 | and the time the Foundation bought a $10,000 portrait of Trump for one of his golf clubs. |
| 0:59.7 | The Foundation's lawyer says the Attorney General is making misleading statements and that the Foundation has spent all of its money on charitable causes. |
| 1:07.0 | But the New York AG says this investigation isn't over yet. |
| 1:10.3 | Stay tuned. |
| 1:11.3 | Well, this is being called a surprise twist, bizarre, and dramatic. |
| 1:17.4 | It all happened in what was supposed to be the sentencing hearing for the President's |
| 1:20.4 | former National Security Advisor, Michael Flynn. |
| 1:23.2 | Instead, the Washington Post reports the sensing was delayed, and the judge took eight full |
| 1:27.5 | minutes to show what he called his disgust for Flynn's crime. |
| 1:31.3 | He told Flynn, quote, arguably, you sold your country out. |
| 1:34.7 | Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI as part of a plea deal. |
| 1:38.4 | He's been cooperating with prosecutors in the Russia investigation. |
| 1:41.9 | Some say this is a good reminder to the country how serious |
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