Merger Lawsuit, World Cup Record & Air Taxis - Wednesday, June 12th, 2019
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
4.7 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 12 June 2019
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Wednesday, June 12th, 2019!
Today, we're talking about why the president's son is on Capitol Hill, why several states are trying to block two companies from merging, and why big tech is in the hot seat.
Plus: how the U.S. just made World Cup history, and what to expect from air taxis within just a few years.
Those stories and many more in less than 10 minutes!
Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you.
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Sources:
Trump Jr. on Capitol Hill: Washington Post
Subpoena Fight: CNN, ABC News, Washington Post
Democratic Debate: NBC News
States Sue Over Merger: NPR, Bloomberg, WSJ
Big Tech in Trouble?: NPR, AP, CNBC
Record Heat: USA Today, ABC News, Accuweather, National Weather Service
World Cup Record: CBS News, ESPN
Facebook Data App: TechCrunch, CNET, The Verge
Facebook Solar Project: AP, CBS Dallas
Uber Air Taxis: The Verge, Business Insider, Mashable
Amazon Restaurants: GeekWire, WSJ, CBS News
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Wednesday, June 12th. |
| 0:03.0 | Why the President's son is on Capitol Hill today, |
| 0:05.6 | and why Big Tech could be in trouble. |
| 0:07.8 | Plus how the US just made World Cup history |
| 0:10.3 | and what to expect from air taxis in just a few years. |
| 0:14.0 | Welcome, welcome to the newsworthy. |
| 0:19.0 | All the days news in less than 10 minutes. |
| 0:21.0 | Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. |
| 0:24.1 | I'm Erica Mandy, thanks so much for being here. |
| 0:26.7 | You ready? |
| 0:27.6 | Let's do this. |
| 0:29.4 | The president's son, Donald Trump Jr. will be on Capitol Hill today. |
| 0:36.4 | He'll testify to a Senate committee for a second time behind closed doors, so it won't be public. |
| 0:42.1 | The Washington Post says he'll be asked about the 2016 Trump Tower meeting with a |
| 0:45.8 | Russian lawyer. |
| 0:47.2 | The questions and testimony are expected to last about four hours. |
| 0:51.0 | At the same time in the House, Democrats could now take their subpoena fights to federal court. |
| 0:56.0 | ABC News says Democrats passed a resolution yesterday to allow it in what some are calling the most forceful action to date on the issue. |
| 1:03.7 | Democrats want a judge to enforce their subpoenas in the hopes of getting the documents |
| 1:08.2 | they've been asking for. |
| 1:09.7 | Remember, some Trump administration officials have refused to hand them over. |
| 1:14.0 | Like former White House counsel Don McGann, who says he won't testify as well as some other |
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