Harris Picks Walz, Work Travel Comeback & Netflix on Broadway- Wednesday, August 7, 2024
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 7 August 2024
⏱️ 14 minutes
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The news to know for Wednesday, August 7, 2024!
We're talking about Vice President Harris' new running mate: what he brings to the table and how the Trump campaign is responding.
Also, the FBI says it uncovered a plot to assassinate U.S. government officials. We'll tell you who was behind it.
Plus, what to know about whiplash on Wall Street, how high schoolers are now dealing with mental health, and which one of Netflix's hit shows is coming to Broadway.
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Wednesday, August 7th. |
| 0:02.0 | We're talking about Vice President Harris's new running mate, |
| 0:05.0 | what he brings to the table, |
| 0:06.0 | and how the Trump campaign is responding. |
| 0:08.5 | Also, the FBI says it uncovered a plot to assassinate US government officials. |
| 0:13.1 | We'll tell you who was behind it. |
| 0:14.6 | Plus what you know about Whiplash on Wall Street, |
| 0:17.0 | how high schoolers are now dealing with mental health, |
| 0:19.8 | and which one of Netflix's hit shows |
| 0:21.6 | is coming to Broadway. |
| 0:23.1 | Those stories and even more news to know today, coming up. |
| 0:28.2 | Welcome, welcome to The Newsworthy. |
| 0:30.2 | All the day's news in around 10 minutes. |
| 0:32.4 | Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. I'm Erica Mandy. Thanks so much for being here. You're ready? Let's do this. |
| 0:40.0 | Vice President Kamala Harris has made the biggest decision of her |
| 0:45.8 | presidential campaign so far. She chose Minnesota Governor Tim Waltz as her |
| 0:50.6 | running mate. Walt is a former teacher and football coach |
| 0:53.7 | who served for 24 years in the Army National Guard. |
| 0:56.8 | He got a start in politics in 2006 |
| 0:59.2 | by winning a congressional race in a rural largely conservative district in Minnesota. |
| 1:03.4 | After 12 years in Congress, he went on to become governor. |
| 1:06.9 | Many analysts suspect he was chosen at least in part because he seems to have an appeal |
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