Criminal Justice Reform, Uber Rewards & Word of the Year (+ Talking CA Wildfires with Leanne Suter) - Thursday, November 15th, 2018
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
4.7 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 15 November 2018
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Thursday, November 15th, 2018!
Today: President Trump shows his support for a bipartisan bill and even Fox News sides with CNN in a lawsuit.
Plus: the CMAs, Uber's new rewards program and the 2018 'Word of the Year.'
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.
Then, hang out after the news for "Thing to Know Thursday." This week's bonus interview takes you behind-the-scenes of what it's like for ABC7 Los Angeles reporter Leanne Suter to cover the California wildfires and the stories she'll never forget.
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| 0:00.0 | Today's episode is brought to you by Fab Fit Fun, a seasonal subscription box with full-size beauty, fitness, fashion and lifestyle products. |
| 0:07.5 | I'm so excited the winter box is here. |
| 0:10.5 | Use coupon code, newsworthy for $10 off your first box at fab fit fun.com. |
| 0:17.0 | Welcome welcome to the newsworthy. |
| 0:21.0 | All the days news in less than 10 minutes. Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. Today, |
| 0:26.2 | the President shows his support for a bipartisan bill, and even Fox News sides with CNN. |
| 0:32.1 | Plus, the CMA's Uber's rewards program, and the 2018 Word of the Year. |
| 0:36.6 | Those stories and more in less than 10 minutes. |
| 0:39.2 | Then hang out after the news for Thing to Know Thursday. |
| 0:42.0 | This week we're talking about the California |
| 0:43.9 | Wildfires, what it's like for reporters who cover them and the stories of resilience. |
| 0:48.8 | I'm Erica Mandy. Today is Thursday, November 15th. You ready? |
| 0:53.4 | Let's do this. |
| 0:55.1 | It could be the most significant changes to the criminal justice system in a generation, and it now has the support of some |
| 1:04.1 | lawmakers on both sides of the aisle as well as the president. The New York Times |
| 1:08.7 | reports President Trump announced his official support for a bill that would overhaul prison and sentencing laws |
| 1:14.2 | lowering mandatory minimum sentences for some nonviolent drug crimes. |
| 1:18.9 | Conservative billionaires, the Koch brothers, and the left-leaning organization |
| 1:22.5 | ACLU both support this. |
| 1:25.1 | President Trump says it shows true bipartisanship is possible. |
| 1:29.0 | The president's sudden law, Jared Kushner, has been a big supporter of this. |
| 1:33.0 | They're hoping the House and Senate passed the bill |
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