Kevin Knows He's Miserable Now
What A Day
What A Day
4.6 • 12.6K Ratings
🗓️ 5 January 2023
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
The House of Representatives adjourned for a second day without electing a new speaker, after Rep. Kevin McCarthy failed to convince 20 of his Republican colleagues to support his bid. He lost another three rounds of voting Wednesday, leaving no indication when the stalemate will end.
California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency amid a potentially catastrophic storm that’s bearing down on the Golden State. It's now the third atmospheric river to hit the state in just two weeks.
And in headlines: the FDA finalized a rule change that will make abortion pills more accessible, the organizer of the "Varsity Blues" college admissions cheating scandal was sentenced to federal prison, and Salesforce said it would lay off about 10% of its staff.
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| 0:00.0 | It's Thursday, January 5th. |
| 0:07.8 | I'm Priyanka Erbindi. |
| 0:09.2 | And I'm wanting to tell everyone this is what a day. |
| 0:11.3 | The only news podcast that is recorded using the same high-tech motion capture technology |
| 0:15.8 | as Avatar. |
| 0:16.8 | Yeah, you don't even want to know how many millions of dollars we burn. |
| 0:20.1 | Every single time we make an episode. |
| 0:22.4 | Just set on fire. |
| 0:23.9 | I'll be slow to sensors on our faces cause money. |
| 0:26.5 | You can't even see us right now. |
| 0:27.7 | You still do it. |
| 0:31.4 | On Today's show, the FDA finalized a new rule that will expand access to abortion pills. |
| 0:36.6 | Plus, New York City Mayor Eric Adams's war against the rats is getting personal over |
| 0:41.4 | an alleged infestation at one of his properties. |
| 0:44.7 | Ew, not one of his own properties. |
| 0:46.9 | Like, how's he being part of the problem? |
| 0:48.8 | Yikes. |
| 0:49.8 | Big yikes. |
| 0:50.8 | But first, today felt like Deja Vu in Washington, DC, as representative Kevin McCarthy |
| 0:55.4 | failed to change any of the minds of the 20 Republicans who continue to refuse to support |
| 1:00.2 | his bid to become Speaker of the House. |
| 1:02.9 | McCarthy lost three more rounds of voting yesterday. |
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