CDC Chaos, Acts of Heroism & Labor Day Weekend - Friday, August 29, 2025
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 29 August 2025
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Friday, August 29, 2025!
We'll tell you how other staffers at the CDC are now responding to the firing of the CDC director, and why even some Republicans in Congress are alarmed.
Also, the latest in the investigation into the Minneapolis school shooting.
And why firefighters on the job in Washington were arrested.
Plus, an egg recall to tell you about, some heated moments at the U.S. Open, and what to know ahead of Labor Day weekend.
Those stories and even more news to know in about 10 minutes!
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Friday, August 29th. |
| 0:02.2 | We'll tell you how other staffers at the CDC are now responding to the firing of the CDC director, |
| 0:07.3 | and why even some Republicans in Congress are alarmed. |
| 0:10.4 | Also the latest in the investigation into the Minneapolis school shooting. |
| 0:14.1 | And why firefighters on the job in Washington were arrested, |
| 0:17.9 | plus an egg recall to tell you about some heated moments between players at the U.S. Open |
| 0:22.4 | and what to know ahead of the Labor Day weekend. |
| 0:25.2 | Those stories and even more news to know coming up. |
| 0:29.6 | Welcome, welcome to The Newsworthy. |
| 0:31.8 | All the day's news in around 10 minutes. |
| 0:34.1 | Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. |
| 0:36.7 | I'm Erica Mandy. Thanks so much for being here. |
| 0:39.3 | You ready? Let's do this. |
| 0:44.4 | The top public health agency in the country is now in turmoil. As we told you yesterday, the White |
| 0:49.3 | House fired, the new CDC director. Well, since then, reports say she was replaced by health |
| 0:53.7 | secretary Robert F. Kennedy's deputy. Jim O'Neill is a former investment executive who also the new CDC director. Well, since then, reports say she was replaced by health secretary |
| 0:54.1 | Robert F. Kennedy's deputy. Jim O'Neill is a former investment executive who also worked in the |
| 0:58.8 | health department under President George W. Bush, but does not have a medical background. The Trump |
| 1:03.2 | administration has not officially confirmed his appointment, though. And as of this morning, |
| 1:07.3 | there's still no real explanation for why the former director, Dr. Susan Menares, |
| 1:11.5 | was fired. The White House has only said she was not aligned with the Trump agenda. |
| 1:15.8 | Menares's lawyers say it's because she refused to, quote, rubber-stamp unscientific, |
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