Election Day Preps, Record Hurricane Season & 'Day of the Dead'- Monday, November 2nd, 2020
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
4.7 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 2 November 2020
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Monday, November 2nd, 2020!
What to know about:
- why and how law enforcement is preparing for Election Day tomorrow
- a new COVID-19 warning from the nation's top infectious disease expert
- which country is seeing no new coronavirus cases
- A 20-year milestone of what's being called one of humanity's greatest engineering feats
- a celebrity going to prison
- the newest streaming service that just launched
Those stories and more in just 10 minutes!
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Sources:
Police Prepare for Post-Election Violence: NY Times, WaPo, USA Today
FBI Investigating Biden Bus Harassment: CNN, Texas Tribune, NPR, Axios, Trump Tweet, Texas GOP
Final Days of Campaigning: WaPo, Reuters, AP, Elect Project
Most COVID Cases in One Day: CNN, CNBC, Axios, Johns Hopkins
Fauci Warns of COVID-19 Surge: WaPo, CNN, NBC News
Europe COVID-19 Cases Rise: Reuters, CBS News, WSJ, NY Times
Australia Records Zero COVID-19 Cases: CNN, Reuters, BBC
Tropical Storm Eta Forms: NY Times, USA Today, NBC News, CBS News, NHC
ISS Marks 20 Years: Space.com, WaPo, Business Insider
Sean Connery Dies: Reuters, The Verge, Variety
Lori Loughlin Begins Prison Sentence: NBC News, FOX News, TMZ
T-Mobile Launches TVision: USA Today, Cnet, Tmo News
Día de los Muertos: CNN, LA Times, NBC News, NPR
Monday Monday - Millennials Control Sliver of U.S. Wealth: Newsweek, CNBC, Bloomberg
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Monday, November 2nd. |
| 0:02.0 | Election day is tomorrow. |
| 0:03.4 | We'll tell you why and how law enforcement is preparing, |
| 0:05.8 | but why you might not need to be as worried |
| 0:07.7 | about election-related violence as something. |
| 0:10.5 | Also an update and new warning |
| 0:12.0 | from the nation's top infectious disease expert about a winter surge of COVID-19. |
| 0:16.0 | And where in the world is seeing no new cases now? |
| 0:19.0 | Plus, today marks 20 years of what's being called one of humanity's greatest engineering feats, which celebrity is now |
| 0:24.9 | in prison and the newest streaming service just launched. |
| 0:30.3 | 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. Ahead of election day tomorrow, law enforcement officers around the country are preparing |
| 0:49.2 | for unrest. |
| 0:50.2 | To be clear, there are so far no reports of actual credible threats of violence. |
| 0:54.3 | Still the New York Times says the largest police departments around the country have run |
| 0:57.8 | practice drills on a few scenarios. |
| 0:59.8 | For example a violent clash between Biden and Trump supporters, a cyber attack, or a bomb. |
| 1:05.2 | And to be extra safe, police in Washington, D.C. canceled time off and stocked up on riot supplies. |
| 1:10.4 | Their counterparts in cities like Los Angeles, Detroit, Chicago, Houston, and Las Vegas are sending more officers out on patrol this week. |
| 1:17.0 | In New York City, there's a long time law that says at least one officer needs to be deployed at each polling station, and this year hundreds more will be on |
| 1:24.4 | standby. But many police officials say they're more worried about the period after election day, |
| 1:29.5 | especially if there's no clear winner in the presidential race right away. |
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