U.S. Virus Prep, Bob Iger Steps Down & Jif's GIF Debate - Wednesday, February 26th, 2020
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 26 February 2020
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Wednesday, February 26th, 2020!
What to know today about a new warning from federal health officials and what they say America needs to do when it comes to the coronavirus disease. Also, learn a few takeaways from last night's heated Democratic debate...
Plus: a surprise shakeup at Disney, Amazon's first-of-its-kind grocery store, and why the JIF vs. GIF debate is trending again.
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.
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Sources:
Coronavirus Warning for U.S.: AP, ABC News, NYT
Dem Debate Takeaways: Politico, AP, NYT, USA Today, WSJ
Violence In India: Reuters, CNN, Washington Post
Bob Iger Steps Down: CNBC, LA Times
First Cashierless Grocery Stores: TechCrunch, WSJ, Business Insider
'GIF' vs. 'JIF': The Verge, Today
Golden Shamrock Shake Auction: USA Today, CNN
Ash Wednesday: Fox News, Independent
Work Wednesday: The Atlantic, Buildings, Popsugar
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Wednesday, February 26th. |
| 0:02.6 | We're talking about a new warning from federal health officials |
| 0:05.1 | and what they say America needs to do when it comes to the coronavirus. |
| 0:08.1 | And we're recapping last night's Democratic debate that got pretty heated. |
| 0:11.7 | Plus a major shakeup at Disney, Amazon's first of its |
| 0:14.6 | kind grocery store, and why the jiff or gift debate is trending again. |
| 0:20.3 | 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. |
| 0:28.1 | I'm Erica Mandy. Thanks so much for being here. |
| 0:30.8 | You ready? Let's do this. |
| 0:35.0 | It's not if but when. That's now what U.S. health officials are saying about the |
| 0:40.5 | coronavirus disease spreading in America. |
| 0:43.0 | The CDC put out a new morning yesterday for Americans to begin preparing for the possibility |
| 0:47.6 | of an outbreak here. |
| 0:49.1 | The reason? |
| 0:50.0 | ABC News points to the spread of the virus in other countries beyond China, think Italy, Iran, |
| 0:55.0 | and South Korea, which could mean it's harder to keep the virus contained within certain borders. |
| 0:59.9 | So what does preparing actually mean? |
| 1:02.0 | Federal health officials say cities and towns should be planning for what they call |
| 1:05.4 | social distancing measures. |
| 1:07.5 | The New York Times says that could mean dividing school classes into smaller groups, |
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