Harris' Decision Time, Hurricane Nears Florida & World's Fastest Man- Monday, August 5, 2024
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Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 5 August 2024
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The news to know for Monday, August 5, 2024!
We'll tell you about a big step in Vice President Harris' campaign as she closes in on a running mate choice.
And why is former President Trump taking aim at a fellow Republican?
Also, a big hurricane is closing in on Florida right now.
Plus, we're talking about a new government lawsuit against TikTok, Google's decision to pull a controversial ad campaign for AI, and which Olympians made history for Team USA this weekend.
Those stories and more news to know in about 10 minutes!
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Monday, August 5th. We'll tell you about a big step in Vice President Harris's campaign |
| 0:05.2 | as she closes in on a running-mate choice and why former President Trump is taking aim |
| 0:10.3 | at a fellow Republican. Also, the big hurricane that's closing in on Florida right now. |
| 0:15.3 | Plus, a new government lawsuit against Tik-Tok, |
| 0:18.0 | Google's decision to pull a controversial ad campaign for AI, |
| 0:21.5 | and which Olympians made history for Team USA this weekend. |
| 0:25.0 | Those stories and even more news to know coming up. |
| 0:30.0 | Welcome, welcome to the newsworthy. |
| 0:32.0 | All the days news in about 10 minutes. Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. |
| 0:36.0 | I'm Lacey Evans, filling in for Erica Mandy today. Thanks so much for being here. You ready? Let's do this. The Democratic Party votes have been cast. |
| 0:47.0 | Vice President Kamala Harris is officially the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee, |
| 0:52.0 | making American history as the first woman of color |
| 0:55.3 | on top of a major party's ticket. |
| 0:57.7 | Harris scored enough support over the weekend |
| 0:59.8 | only a day after voting opened. |
| 1:01.8 | Technically, the voting period ends today. So the Vice President |
| 1:05.3 | is expected to actually accept the nomination soon. She is also expected to name a running mate |
| 1:10.6 | either today or tomorrow. Harris met with three of the finalists at |
| 1:14.0 | her home yesterday. Most of them are from swing states. So it seems Harris is |
| 1:17.8 | hoping to get some help from a running mate with a history of winning over |
| 1:21.6 | independent voters. |
| 1:22.8 | For now, polls show Harris and former President Donald Trump |
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