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The NewsWorthy

Trump Targets Congresswomen, Facebook Fine & Prime Day Deals - Monday, July 15th, 2019

The NewsWorthy

Erica Mandy

News, Daily News, Society & Culture

4.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2019

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

The news to know for Monday, July 15th, 2019!

Today, we have an update about a hurricane that hit over the weekend, and what you need to know about President Trump's tweets about four Congresswomen.

Plus: we're talking Serena Williams, Amazon Prime Day and the indie film that is breaking records at the box office.

Those stories and more in less than 10 minutes!

Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you. 

Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com to read more about any of the stories mentioned under the section titled 'Episodes' or see sources below...

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Sources:

Hurricane Barry: AP, Accuweather, Weather Channel, ABC News

NYC Blackout: NYT, CBS News, USA Today, ABC News

Trump's Controversial Comments: AP, The Hill, Washington Post, FOX News

ICE Raids Update: NYT, NPR 

Facebook Fine: WSJ, CNN, Ars Technica

737 Max Flights: WSJ, CNBC, Fox Business

Wimbledon Wins: CBS Sports, CNN, ESPN, Bustle

Alzheimer's Studies: NBC News, TIME

Prime Day: Business Insider, USA Today, CNET, Fortune

Weekend Box Office: Variety, Deadline

 

 

 

Transcript

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0:00.0

Today is Monday, July 15th.

0:03.0

We've got an update about a hurricane that hit the US over the weekend

0:06.0

and controversy over comments the president made about women in Congress.

0:10.0

Plus why Facebook is facing a record-breaking fine.

0:13.4

Did Serena Williams win this year?

0:15.6

And we're talking discounts and deals on Amazon Prime Day.

0:18.3

Welcome, welcome to the newsworthy.

0:23.2

All the days news in less than 10 minutes.

0:25.6

Fast, fair, fun, and on the go.

0:28.2

I'm Erica Mandy, thanks so much for being here.

0:30.8

You ready?

0:31.7

Let's do this. The first hurricane of the season hit the

0:38.0

U.S. over the weekend making landfall as a category one hurricane in Louisiana. But what was Hurricane Barry was downgraded to a tropical

0:46.2

depression yesterday and it's expected to weaken again to a tropical rainstorm today.

0:51.2

Acue weather reports New Orleans avoided a direct hit, but there's still a risk of life-threatening

0:56.5

flash flooding today in other parts of Louisiana, as well as Mississippi, Arkansas,

1:01.7

and parts of Missouri and Tennessee.

1:03.7

Already over the weekend, Barry caused flooding, tornado warnings, and falling trees.

1:07.9

150,000 homes and businesses lost power.

1:11.1

ABC News reports dozens of people had to be rescued.

1:14.9

But some relief is on the way.

1:16.5

The areas most affected can expect some drier weather later this week.

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