Trump's Promise?, Zantac Concerns & Facebook Portal TV (+ Talking Vaccines with Dr. Mike) - Thursday, September 19th, 2019
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
4.7 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 19 September 2019
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Thursday, September 19th, 2019!
Today, we're talking about an accusation against the president that's prompted an "urgent," classified meeting on Capitol Hill, and what to know about investigations surrounding a popular heartburn medicine.
Plus: Amazon's Alexa gets into politics, Facebook's new video chat device, and the late-night TV making history.
Those stories and many more in less than 10 minutes!
Then, hang out after the news for Thing to Know Thursday's bonus interview. We're talking about vaccines and misinformation online with the well-known doctor and social media star known as "Doctor Mike."
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Sources:
Whistleblower Complaint: The Washington Post
"An Act of War": Fox News, NYT, CNN, BBC, Al Jazeera
National Security Adviser: CBS News, Axios, NPR
Rate Cut: WSJ, NYT, CNBC, AP, USA Today
California Emissions: Vox, WSJ, NBC News, NPR
Zantac Concerns: CBS News, Reuters
Washington Monument Reopens: The Hill, Washington Post, CNN
Alexa's Political Donations: CNBC, USA Today
Amazon Cash: Engadget, USA Today, Cnet
Facebook's PortalTV: Reuters, The Verge, TechCrunch
Late-Night TV History: The Verge, Hollywood Reporter
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Thursday, September 19th. |
| 0:02.3 | What to know today about an accusation against the president |
| 0:04.9 | that's now prompted an urgent classified meeting |
| 0:07.4 | on Capitol Hill. |
| 0:08.6 | And there's a new concern about a certain heartburn medication. |
| 0:11.8 | Plus Amazon's Alexa goes into politics and the late night TV making history. |
| 0:17.0 | Then hang out after the news for Think to Note Thursday's Bonus Interview. 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 | We start today with three different stories dealing with national security. |
| 0:41.0 | The first is potentially a big one, but there's a lot we still don't know. |
| 0:44.8 | The Washington Post is citing two sources who say a whistleblower filed a complaint about |
| 0:49.2 | a promise President Trump allegedly made to a foreign leader. |
| 0:52.7 | In other words, someone who works for U.S. intelligence agencies was concerned about a possible |
| 0:56.9 | promise the president made and reported it to the Intelligence Community Inspector General, |
| 1:01.9 | the watchdog over those agencies. The post reports that Community Inspector General, the Watchdog |
| 1:02.5 | over those agencies. |
| 1:04.0 | The Post reports that Inspector General |
| 1:05.8 | is calling the complaint credible and of urgent concern, |
| 1:09.0 | and is now said to appear in front of a House |
| 1:10.6 | Committee in a closed classified session today. |
| 1:13.8 | For now, again, there's still a lot we don't know. |
| 1:16.4 | Who made the complaint? |
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