Trade Talks, Helium Shortage & AI For Good - Monday, May 13th, 2019
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
4.7 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 13 May 2019
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Monday, May 13th, 2019!
Today, we're talking about everything from severe weather to the impact of the U.S.-China trade war.
Plus: a global helium shortage, how AI is being used for good, and the movie that almost beat Avengers: Endgame at the box office.
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:
Severe Weather: USA Today, CBS News AccuWeather, The Weather Channel
Tariffs Latest: AP, Reuters, FOX News, CNBC, Washington Post
Uber IPO Update: Business Insider, CNET, NYT
Helium Shortage: USA Today, Gizmodo, CNN
SpaceX Satellites: The Verge, Business Insider
AI For Good: VentureBeat, Axios
NBA Playoffs: CBS Sports, Yahoo! Sports, NYT
NBA Player Hurt: ESPN, CBS News
Record NFL Deal: ESPN, Bleacher Report, CBS Sports
Weekend Box Office: Variety, USA Today
Veep: THR
GoT Trailer: YouTube
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Monday, May 13th. |
| 0:04.0 | We're talking about everything from severe weather |
| 0:06.2 | to who will have to pay for the US-China trade war. |
| 0:09.4 | Plus the impact of a global helium shortage, |
| 0:11.9 | how AI is being used for good, and the movie that almost |
| 0:15.2 | beat Avengers Endgame at the box office. |
| 0:20.4 | Welcome, Welcome, to the newsworthy. |
| 0:22.4 | All the day's news in less than 10 minutes. Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. |
| 0:27.0 | I'm Erica Mandy, thanks so much for being here. You ready? Let's do this. |
| 0:41.0 | Rain is expected to hit the northeast today, but it was the southern part of the US that was hit hard over the weekend, affecting Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi, where governors declared states |
| 0:44.8 | of emergency due to the flooding. |
| 0:46.9 | USA Today says New Orleans was one of the hardest hit cities. |
| 0:50.3 | The National Weather Service warned of life-threatening flash flooding. |
| 0:53.3 | Highways got washed out and thousands of people were without power. |
| 0:56.8 | Even a train derailed in Mississippi because of flooding? |
| 0:59.8 | No one was hurt though. |
| 1:01.2 | This storm system started a week ago, hitting several states, |
| 1:04.4 | and now Accue Weather says river flooding |
| 1:06.3 | will likely last through May and into June. |
| 1:08.8 | By May 21st, it's expected to be the longest river flood event |
| 1:12.0 | since the 1920s. |
| 1:13.9 | As for the central US, you should expect some severe weather |
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