California Evacuations, World Series Drama & Robot Taxi Rides at Olympics - Friday, October 25th, 2019
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 25 October 2019
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Friday, October 25th, 2019!
What to know today about efforts against the impeachment inquiry, and why lawmakers hit pause on it to come together.
Plus: we're talking about wildfires and evacuations in California, some World Series drama, and the robot taxi rides at the 2020 Olympics...
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:
Republicans Condemn Impeachment Inquiry: Washington Post, The Hill, Politico
Russia Investigation Criminal Probe: NBC News and New York Times
Rep. Elijah Cummings Honored: Politico, NBC News, NPR, AP
California Evacuations: SF Chronicle, CNN, ABC News, Weather Channel
Astros Fire Assistant GM: USA Today, ESPN, CBS Sports
Amex Iconic Card Turns 50: CNBC, AP
Robot Taxis at the Olympics: The Verge, Cnet, Engadget
Uber's Updated Beacon: The Verge
Caffeine Signs Offset: CNN, TechCrunch
AMA Nominees: Variety, Billboard
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Friday, October 25th. |
| 0:02.1 | What to know today about efforts against the impeachment inquiry |
| 0:05.1 | and why lawmakers hit pause on it to come together. |
| 0:08.0 | Also, we're talking about evacuations in California, |
| 0:10.9 | some world series drama, and robot taxi rides at the Olympics. |
| 0:17.0 | Welcome, welcome to the newsworthy. |
| 0:19.0 | All the days news in less than 10 minutes. |
| 0:21.0 | Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. |
| 0:24.2 | I'm Erica Mandy, thanks so much for being here. |
| 0:27.0 | You ready, let's do this. |
| 0:28.8 | Republicans are pushing back even harder against the impeachment inquiry. |
| 0:34.8 | Politico reports this time it was Republicans in the Senate who introduced a resolution to |
| 0:38.6 | condemn the inquiry, saying it's unfair and basically just an effort to embarrass the president without giving him a chance to defend himself. |
| 0:45.9 | They're also still calling for a formal vote to authorize this investigation. |
| 0:50.0 | Remember, a vote was never taken when this all started, and whether one is actually required is up for debate. |
| 0:56.0 | Democrats say a vote is not needed. |
| 0:58.0 | But Republicans and President Trump have been saying the inquiry is illegitimate without one. |
| 1:02.0 | This resolution is pretty much just symbolic. saying the inquiry is illegitimate without one. |
| 1:02.9 | This resolution is pretty much just symbolic, |
| 1:05.2 | but it shows the Republicans are doubling down |
| 1:07.0 | against this inquiry. |
| 1:08.3 | And the resolution came just one day |
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