Idalia's Aftermath, Maui Wants Tourists & New Rules for Weed?- Thursday, August 31, 2023
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 31 August 2023
⏱️ 13 minutes
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The news to know for Thursday, August 31, 2023!
We're telling you about Hurricane Idalia's impact as it pummeled parts of Florida and where it's headed now.
Also, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell seemed to freeze mid-news conference again, raising more concerns about his health.
Plus, a new rule could make millions more Americans eligible for overtime pay, there are plans to build a new city in California, and a bunch of late-night TV hosts are teaming up.
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Thursday, August 31st, what to know about Hurricane Adalia's impact as it |
| 0:04.8 | pummeled parts of Florida, and where it's headed now. |
| 0:08.0 | Also, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell seemed to freeze mid-press conference again, |
| 0:12.5 | raising more concerns about his health, and what could be the most significant federal |
| 0:16.5 | marijuana reform in modern history. |
| 0:19.3 | Plus, which new rule could make millions more Americans eligible for overtime pay? |
| 0:23.5 | We'll detail plans to build a new mega-city in California, and why a bunch of late-night |
| 0:27.9 | TV hosts are teaming up. |
| 0:29.9 | Those stories and more news to know, next. |
| 0:34.4 | Welcome, welcome to The Newsworthy, all the day's news in around 10 minutes. |
| 0:38.8 | Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. |
| 0:41.4 | I'm Air Commandy. |
| 0:42.4 | Thanks so much for being here. |
| 0:43.9 | You ready? |
| 0:44.8 | Let's do this. |
| 0:49.2 | Hurricane Adalia hit Florida at full force as a category three storm. |
| 0:53.5 | We're talking 125 mile an hour winds and torrential rain. |
| 0:57.2 | Trees were split in half, roofs were ripped off, and debris was sent flying. |
| 1:01.8 | In fact, a tree even fell on the governor's mansion in Tallahassee with Governor Rhonda |
| 1:05.2 | Santos' family inside at the time, though they are all okay. |
| 1:09.4 | Adalia left hundreds of miles of flooding behind, though, that are still considered life-threatening. |
| 1:14.8 | After the storm tore through Florida, it wasn't done. |
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