ISIS Leader Killed, Wildfire Emergency in CA & Microsoft's JEDI deal - Monday, October 28th, 2019
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
4.7 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 28 October 2019
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Monday, October 28th, 2019!
Today, we're talking about the ISIS leader killed by U.S. forces during a raid in Syria and the wind-driven fires prompting a state of emergency in California.
Plus: hear about the tech company that just won a $10 billion contract with the Pentagon, and the movie "Joker" just smashed another record at the box office.
Those stories and more -- in less than 10 minutes!
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Sources:
U.S. Kills Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi: Washington Post, NBC News, AP
Impeachment Update: NYT & TIME
John Conyers Dies: NPR, Vox, Reuters
Texas College Shooting: USA Today, CNN, Fox News
California Fires: LA Times, Weather Channel, AP, NYT
African American Face Transplant: CNN, TIME
Microsoft JEDI Contract: The Verge. CNBC, CBS News, NPR
Hyundai Robot Taxi: Cnet, The Verge, Engadget
UberEats Classes: Forbes, TechCrunch
Google Search Results: TechCrunch, The Verge
Joker Box Office: Variety, Deadline, CNN
Money Monday: Holiday Spending (USA Today)
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Monday, October 28th. |
| 0:02.3 | We have lots to cover from the ISIS leader killed by US forces during a raid in Syria |
| 0:07.0 | to the wind-driven fires prompting a state of emergency in California. |
| 0:11.1 | Plus, the tech company that just won a 10 billion dollar contract with the Pentagon |
| 0:14.9 | and the movie Joker just smashed another record at the box office. |
| 0:18.8 | Oh, and you can probably tell, I'm not Erica Mandy. My name is Natalie Brunel and I'm excited to be your guest host for today's show. |
| 0:27.8 | Welcome welcome to the newsworthy. All the days news in less than 10 minutes. Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. |
| 0:35.0 | I'm Erica Mandy. |
| 0:36.0 | Thanks for being here, and you're in good hands today |
| 0:38.4 | with fellow broadcast journalist Natalie Runel |
| 0:41.0 | filling in for me today. |
| 0:42.3 | You ready? |
| 0:43.2 | Let's do this. |
| 0:47.2 | The world's most wanted terrorist is dead after a US raid in Syria over the weekend. |
| 0:51.8 | The AP reports Abu Bakr al-Bagdadi who is the leader of ISIS |
| 0:55.5 | was cornered by US troops Saturday in what's being called a dangerous and daring raid. |
| 1:00.0 | Bogdadi tried to get away but he ended up trapped in a tunnel. |
| 1:03.3 | And as U.S. troops closed in, he detonated a suicide vest, |
| 1:06.9 | killing himself and some of his children who were with him. |
| 1:09.6 | Now, this is a really big deal. |
| 1:11.2 | The Washington Post reports the US has been going after |
| 1:13.8 | Bogdotti for years now. He was the man behind ISIS, a radical terror |
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