U.S.-Mexico Talks, New Robocalls Rule & Uber Copter - Friday, June 7th, 2019
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
4.7 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 7 June 2019
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Friday, June 7th, 2019!
Today, what to know about negotiations between the U.S. and Mexico, and how a new rule will help fight those annoying robocalls.
Plus: why Spotify and the Obamas are teaming up, where you can take an 'Uber Copter,' and which awards show to watch this weekend.
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:
Tariff Talks: AP, WSJ, NYT, Bloomberg
West Point Crash: NPR, NBC News
FCC Blocks Robocalls: CNN, Washington Post, USA Today
Women's World Cup: CBS Sports, Sports Illustrated
Stanley Cup: ESPN
Commercial Robots: Reuters
Uber Copter: Engadget, The Verge
Spotify + Obamas: The Verge, NBC News
Tony Awards: Rolling Stone, Billboard
Dog Stress: National Geographic, AP
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Friday, June 7th. |
| 0:02.8 | What to know now about negotiations between the US and Mexico, |
| 0:06.1 | and how a new rule will help fight those annoying robocalls. |
| 0:09.6 | Plus Spotify and the Obama's team up. |
| 0:12.2 | Uber Copter is coming, and the award show happening this weekend. |
| 0:16.0 | Welcome, welcome to the newsworthy. |
| 0:20.8 | All the day's news in less than 10 minutes. Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. I'm |
| 0:25.9 | Erica Mandy. Thanks so much for being here. You ready? Let's do this. |
| 0:29.9 | Another round of negotiations today as Mexico tries to avoid tariffs. |
| 0:37.0 | The country is offering up its military but the US wants more. |
| 0:41.0 | Remember, President Trump plans to hit Mexico with 5% tariffs on all |
| 0:44.7 | goods starting as soon as Monday. That's because he wants Mexico to help stop |
| 0:48.9 | people from coming into the US illegally. Mexico does not want to see those tariffs happen. |
| 0:54.0 | The Wall Street Journal says Mexican officials are pledging to send 6,000 National Guardsmen |
| 0:58.0 | to its border with Guatemala. |
| 1:00.0 | That's an entry point for a lot of Central American migrants as they make their way through Mexico and to the US. |
| 1:05.0 | But US officials are pushing for more. |
| 1:07.0 | They want to see changes to the asylum rules. |
| 1:09.0 | The New York Times says they want migrants to have to seek asylum in the first foreign country they |
| 1:14.2 | enter after leaving their homes. |
| 1:16.1 | For example, Guatemalan's would apply for asylum in Mexico rather than continuing on to |
| 1:20.8 | the U.S. |
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