New Virus Records, Bottled Water Warning & Fireworks Sales Boom (+ Pandemic Travel Guide)- Thursday, June 25th, 2020
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
4.7 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 25 June 2020
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Thursday, June 25th, 2020!
What to know today about:
- a new record peak in daily COVID-19 cases
- the travel advisory trying to slow the spread of the virus
- President Trump sending protection to certain statues
- historic changes coming to this year's DNC
- a warning about one particular brand of bottled water
- big boom in fireworks sales
...and more in less than 10 minutes!
Then, hang out after the news for the Thing to Know Thursday bonus interview. Our guest explains what to consider if you plan to travel anytime soon...
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Sources:
New COVID-19 Records: NBC News, CNN, WaPo, WSJ, Johns Hopkins
States Impose Quarantine on Travelers: CNBC, USA Today, AP, Reuters
U.S. Marshals, National Guard Deployed: WaPo, FOX News, AP, USA Today, WaPo, Tweet
Seattle Protesters Leaving: CNN, Seattle Times, KOMO
Congress Stalled on Policing Bills: Axios, Reuters, Politico, WSJ, FOX News
Nearly All-Virtual Democratic Convention: Axios, AP, Reuters, WSJ
Amazon Fraud Crackdown: CNBC, The Verge, Amazon
Whole Foods Bottled Water Warning: CNN, USA Today, FOX Business, Consumer Reports
Fireworks Sales Boom: CNN, The Atlantic, NBC News, Business Insider
NASA Names Headquarters after "Hidden Figure:" NASA, CBS News, Engadget
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Thursday, June 25th. |
| 0:02.0 | What to know about a new high point in daily COVID cases |
| 0:05.0 | and how a new travel advisory is trying to slow the spread of the virus. |
| 0:08.0 | We're also talking about the president sending high-powered protection |
| 0:11.0 | to certain statues and the historic change coming to |
| 0:14.2 | this year's DNC. Plus a new warning about one particular brand of bottled water and |
| 0:18.7 | yes if you've heard them there has been a big boom in fireworks sales. |
| 0:22.3 | Then hang out after the news for thing to note Thursday's there has been a big boom in fireworks sales. |
| 0:22.8 | Then hang out after the news for Thing to Know Thursday's bonus interview |
| 0:25.5 | with what to know if you plan to travel anytime soon. |
| 0:30.3 | Welcome, welcome to the newsworthy. |
| 0:32.2 | All the day's news in less than 10 minutes. Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. |
| 0:37.0 | I'm Erica Mandy. Thanks so much for being here. You ready? Let's do this. |
| 0:51.0 | The new coronavirus is breaking records as the number of cases surges in the southern and western parts of the US. More new infections were confirmed yesterday than any other day of the |
| 0:54.8 | pandemic. The previous record was set back in April, but that time it was in states |
| 0:58.9 | in the Northeast leading the way. Now the Northeast seems to have the outbreak under control. Instead, |
| 1:04.0 | the most COVID-19 cases are diagnosed in Texas, Florida, and California. Each of |
| 1:08.9 | those three states reported more than 5,000 new cases just yesterday. |
| 1:13.2 | And of course, there are just a few of the states we've been talking about recently with concerning |
| 1:16.5 | numbers. |
| 1:17.5 | So now the Northeast is taking steps to keep visitors from those states out of theirs. |
| 1:21.8 | As of midnight this morning, governors of New York, New Jersey, |
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