Red Flag Law, Menopause Procedure & Apple's Credit Card - Wednesday, August 7th, 2019
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 7 August 2019
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Wednesday, August 7th, 2019!
Today, we're talking about President Trump's travel plans, and what kind of gun safety legislation could pass Congress.
Plus: a new way to delay menopause by 20 years, Apple officially launches a credit card, and the rise of remote work.
Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you.
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Read More:
Trump Visits El Paso, Dayton: Vox, ABC News, AP
Red Flag Law: NPR, NYT, Reuters
Gilroy Shooting Update: LA Times, AP, NBC News
Toni Morrison Died: NYT, ABC News
Delaying Menopause: The Guardian, CBS News
Apple Credit Card: Engadget, TechCrunch, Cnet
Barney's Bankruptcy: CNN, Reuters, CNBC
Self-Driving Shuttle: TechCrunch, Engadget
Amazon Delivery Robots: VentureBeat, USA Today
AT&T + Spotify: Digital Trends, The Verge
Remote Work: Boston Globe
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Wednesday, August 7th. |
| 0:03.3 | What to know today about President Trump's travel plans and reaction to it, and what kind of gun safety |
| 0:08.1 | legislation has a real chance of passing Congress. |
| 0:11.3 | Plus a new way to delay menopause by 20 years. Apple |
| 0:14.9 | officially launches a credit card and Amazon's delivery robots hit the |
| 0:18.9 | streets. Welcome welcome to the newsworthy. All the days news in less than 10 minutes. Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. |
| 0:29.0 | I'm Erica Mandy. Thanks so much for being here. You ready? Let's do this. |
| 0:34.0 | Today President Trump will visit El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio, though some have mixed feelings about him showing up. |
| 0:44.7 | Of course, we're talking about the two communities still reeling from mass shootings that |
| 0:48.1 | left 31 people dead. |
| 0:50.0 | ABC News reports Trump plans to offer his condolences to victims, meet with leaders, and talk about |
| 0:54.7 | his plans to stop gun violence. |
| 0:56.9 | But in El Paso, some people are making it clear Trump is not welcome, with one local |
| 1:01.2 | official saying, quote, it's like throwing salt in an open wound |
| 1:04.6 | another saying that the president's past comments about immigrants and Mexicans have |
| 1:08.3 | made the community out to be the enemy. Remember the shooter allegedly targeted Latinos. |
| 1:14.2 | But El Paso's mayor plans to welcome President Trump saying, quote, he is the President of the United |
| 1:18.8 | States and adding that maybe they can impact his decisions about what to do now. |
| 1:24.0 | And in Dayton, the mayor also says she'll welcome the president, though she added she |
| 1:27.6 | wishes he'll talk more about gun laws. |
| 1:30.5 | And speaking of gun laws, the governor there in Ohio, a Republican, is now urging state |
| 1:34.8 | lawmakers to pass the so-called red flag law. |
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