National Day of Mourning, Facial Recognition & 2019 Oscars - Wednesday, December 5th, 2018
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
4.7 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 5 December 2018
⏱️ 8 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Wednesday, December 5th, 2018!
Today, what to know about the National Day of Mourning and the high-tech test happening at the White House.
Plus: the city getting a new sports team and the celebrity hosting the Oscars...
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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| 0:00.0 | Welcome, |
| 0:04.7 | to the newsworthy. All the days news in less than 10 minutes. Fast, fair, fun, and on the |
| 0:10.1 | go. Today, what to know about the National Day of Morning and the high-tech test happening the the Oscars. Those stories and many more in less than 10 minutes. I'm Erica Mandy. Today is |
| 0:25.2 | Wednesday, December 5th. You ready? Let's do this. |
| 0:32.3 | Today has been declared a national day of mourning, a time for the nation to mourn the |
| 0:36.4 | death of former President George H.W. Bush. |
| 0:39.2 | CBS News reports it means nearly all federal workers will have the day off and federal offices will be closed. |
| 0:45.0 | There's a state funeral happening at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. for the 41st President, who was 94. |
| 0:52.0 | His body will then be taken to Texas and he'll be buried |
| 0:54.8 | at his presidential library. President Trump will be at the funeral today. |
| 0:58.6 | He will not be talking at it, but the Washington Post reports he'll be sitting in the front row next to former |
| 1:03.7 | Presidents and First Ladies, Barack and Michelle Obama and Bill and Hillary Clinton, putting them |
| 1:08.8 | all in the same room for the first time since Trump became president. Bush's son, former President George W Bush, will be delivering |
| 1:15.4 | one of the eulogies. |
| 1:16.8 | A couple of the many world leaders expected to be there, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and |
| 1:21.3 | Prince Charles. |
| 1:22.3 | Also FYI, in addition to the federal government, |
| 1:25.0 | the post office will mostly be closed, |
| 1:27.0 | although some packages may still be delivered. |
| 1:30.0 | Major US stock markets are also closed for the day. |
| 1:32.8 | And speaking of the stock market, it tanked yesterday. |
| 1:39.2 | The Dow Jones fell nearly 800 points, the worst day since early October. |
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