Virus Worse Before Better, Census Debate Explained & Instagram Fundraisers- Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
4.7 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 22 July 2020
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020!
What to know about how President Trump is changing his tone on COVID-19 and what's keeping Congress from passing the next relief bill.
Also, we'll explain the newest debate surrounding the 2020 census and how it could impact your representation in Congress.
Plus, Instagram's new fundraising feature, something new allowed on NFL helmets, and Walmart ends a holiday tradition after more than 30 years.
Those stories and more in just 10 minutes!
Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you.
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Sources:
Trump Holds COVID-19 Briefing: AP, WSJ, FOX News, Axios
1000+ U.S. Coronavirus Deaths: Johns Hopkins, Axios, Reuters, Politico
Chinese Hackers Allegedly Target COVID Research: AP, NY Times, Reuters, WSJ, Indictment
Next Relief Bill Debate: WaPo, Bloomberg, AP, CNN, CNBC
Trump Signs Census Executive Order: NPR, Axios, NBC News, USA Today, White House
Twitter Bans QAnon Accounts: NBC News, NPR, NY Times, Twitter
NFL to Allow Social Justice Decals: AP, ESPN, CNN
IG Tests Personal Fundraiser Feature: TechCrunch, The Verge, Forbes, Instagram
Greta Thunberg Donates Award to Environmental Groups: USA Today, ABC News
Battle of the Dogs: BET, USA Today, Instagram
Work Wednesday: Walmart Closing on Thanksgiving: USA Today, Business Insider, Walmart
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Wednesday, July 22nd. |
| 0:02.0 | What to know today about how President Trump is changing his tone on COVID-19, |
| 0:06.0 | and what's keeping Congress from passing the next trillion-plus relief bill. |
| 0:10.0 | Also, we'll explain the newest debate surrounding the 2020 Census and how it could impact your representation in Congress. |
| 0:16.5 | Plus Instagram's new fundraising feature, something new allowed on NFL helmets, |
| 0:21.0 | and Walmart is ending a holiday tradition after more than 30 years. |
| 0:24.7 | Welcome, Welcome to the Newsworthy. |
| 0:28.9 | All the days news in less than 10 minutes. |
| 0:31.2 | Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. |
| 0:34.1 | I'm Erica Mandy, thanks so much for being here. |
| 0:36.6 | You ready? |
| 0:37.5 | Let's do this. |
| 0:38.7 | In the first White House coronavirus briefing in months, President Trump spoke about the severity of the pandemic right now. |
| 0:48.0 | Remember, when the president held briefings back in March and April, he would usually strike an optimistic tone saying the U.S. would defeat |
| 0:54.0 | the virus or that it would go away soon. |
| 0:56.6 | This time, Trump said, unfortunately, these outbreaks are only going to get worse before |
| 1:00.9 | getting better. |
| 1:02.1 | So he urged Americans to take precautions. |
| 1:03.8 | Specifically, Trump asked young people to stay out of crowded bars and wear face coverings. |
| 1:08.7 | Earlier this week he called masks patriotic. Another thing that was noticeably different this time, the |
| 1:14.0 | president was so low at the podium. Other members of his coronavirus task force |
| 1:18.0 | like Drs Deborah Burks and Anthony Fauchy were not there to speak to the public, |
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