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Nashville Latest, Starbucks CEO Testifies, Disney Layoffs

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4.552.8K Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2023

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

A devastated Nashville prays for victims of a mass shooting, longtime Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz faces a grilling from senators over unionization at his company after stepping down from his position and Disney lays off staff as part of a multibillion-dollar cost-saving scheme.

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0:00.0

Tennessee's governor wants prayers for the school shooting victims.

0:05.8

A tragedy beyond comprehension.

0:08.4

Billy wants to prevent this from happening again, even as he admits it's hard to agree on how.

0:13.1

I'm Michelle Martin along with A Martinas and this is up first from NPR News.

0:21.1

He's no longer the head of Starbucks but the company's most famous one-time CEO faces a

0:26.5

grilling from Bernie Sanders and other senators today over its response to a unionization push.

0:31.8

Is Starbucks just another union buster or is it truly a different kind of public company?

0:37.1

And Disney begins the first of three rounds of layoffs aimed at cutting 7,000 jobs.

0:42.1

Now in addition to the movies and theme parks, Disney also runs platforms such as ESPN and Hulu,

0:47.0

so how far will those cuts go? Stay with us, we've got the news you need to start your day.

0:57.2

Governor Bill Lee is urging Tennesseans to pray for the three children and three adults killed

1:07.6

in a school shooting and also for their community. He did this by also vowing to discuss policy changes

1:13.2

to avoid repeat such a tragedy. We can all agree on one thing that every human life has great value

1:20.0

and we will act to prevent this from happening again.

1:24.0

Police say the shooter had planned other targets including a mall and messaged a former basketball

1:29.8

teammate minutes before the shooting, fantasizing about dying. The teammate tried to get help but it was too late.

1:35.6

Rachel Wagner of the Tennessee and joins us now from Nashville, Rachel. I know there was a vigil

1:40.4

last night. What can you tell us about how it went? Yes, good morning. Last night, a vigil held in

1:45.6

Mount Juliet just outside Nashville through hundreds. There was a time of prayer, including prayer

1:51.3

specifically for the teachers that were in the group. Folks bow their heads, huddled together,

1:56.5

placed hands on each other as they prayed. There's also a citywide vigil being hosted in Nashville by

2:02.0

our mayor tonight. Now I know police released body cam footage. They did that yesterday. We want to

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