Trump Tests Positive, Traffic Deaths Decline & $23 Million Toilet- Friday, October 2nd, 2020
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 2 October 2020
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Summary
The news to know for Friday, October 2nd, 2020!
What to know about:
- President Trump and the first lady testing positive for COVID-19: what Trump is saying about it, how he may have been exposed, and what happens next
- why it seems likely most of us won't get a coronavirus vaccine until March or April
- what a recording could soon reveal about the controversial decision in the Breonna Taylor case
- new data about traffic crashes
- who's getting a $23 million toilet
- SNL returning with a new celebrity playing Joe Biden
Those stories and more in less than 10 minutes!
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Sources:
President Trump Gets COVID-19: AP, WSJ, Politico, NY Times, Trump Tweet, Physician Memo
Hope Hicks Tests Positive: Bloomberg, NBC News, Axios, Trump Tweet
Moderna Vaccine Timing: CBS News, CNN, FOX News
Pfizer Vaccine Timing: AP, CNBC, Politico, Axios
Breonna Taylor Grand Jury Recording: ABC News, AP, FOX News, NBC News
Biden Launches In-Person Canvassing: WaPo, AP, Politico, WSJ
U.S. Traffic Deaths Decline: AP, NHTSA, Reuters, Car and Driver
New $23m Toilet Headed to ISS: AP, CBS News, Space.com
Preakness Stakes: AP, CBS Sports, NBC Sports
SNL Returns: WaPo, Variety, Hollywood Reporter
Feel Good Friday- Scientists Discover Enzyme to Break Down Plastic: The Guardian, NY Times, CNN, Full Study
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Friday, October 2nd. |
| 0:01.8 | President Trump and the First Lady have tested positive for COVID-19. |
| 0:05.6 | What Trump is saying about it, how he may have been exposed, |
| 0:08.6 | and what happens next? |
| 0:10.0 | Also, why it seems likely that most of us |
| 0:11.9 | won't get a coronavirus vaccine until March or April, |
| 0:15.0 | and what a recording could soon reveal about the controversial decision in the Brianna Taylor case. |
| 0:19.9 | Plus new data about traffic crashes, who's getting a 23 million dollar toilet and |
| 0:25.0 | SNL returns with a new celebrity playing Joe Biden. |
| 0:30.0 | Welcome welcome to the newsworthy. |
| 0:31.9 | All the days news in less than 10 minutes. |
| 0:34.2 | Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. |
| 0:37.0 | I'm Erica Mandy. |
| 0:38.0 | Thanks so much for being here. |
| 0:39.5 | You ready? |
| 0:40.4 | Let's do this. President Trump and First Lady Malania Trump have tested positive for COVID-19. |
| 0:50.0 | President Trump announced it in a late night tweet saying, |
| 0:52.6 | quote, we will begin our quarantine and recovery process |
| 0:55.3 | immediately. |
| 0:56.0 | We will get through this together. |
| 0:57.8 | He didn't say whether or not they have symptoms, |
| 0:59.7 | but the White House Dr. Sean Connolly |
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