Winter Storm, Trump vs. Congress & Christmas Movie Releases- Thursday, December 24th, 2020
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
4.7 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 24 December 2020
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Thursday, December 24th, 2020!
We're talking about:
- who's now in the path of a dangerous winter storm
- the latest batch of controversial pardons from the president
- why lawmakers might be coming back to the nation's Capitol just after leaving for the holidays
- the first delays in the new NBA season
- a bunch of Christmas Day movie debuts and where you can watch them
- how you can see Santa's trip around the world or celebrate Kwanzaa
All that and more in around 10 minutes...
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Sources:
U.S. Winter Storm: NY Times, NBC News, Weather Channel
Another Batch of Controversial Pardons: NY Times, ABC News, WaPo, White House
Trump Vetoes Defense Spending Bill: WaPo, WSJ, AP, CNBC, Pelosi Statement
U.S. Deadliest Week in Pandemic: Reuters, ABC News, COVID Tracker, Johns Hopkins
1M+ Americans Receive Shots: Miami Herald, Axios, CNBC, CDC
NY First Bans Facial Recognition in Schools: Engadget, Forbes, AP
NBA Postponed Game: ESPN, CBS Sports, Houston Chronicle, NBA
Xmas Movies Releases: USA Today, Variety, Deadline, Cinema Blend
NORAD Begins Tracking Santa: NORAD, Forbes, USA Today
Kwanza is Saturday: NatGeo, NY Times, Boston Globe
Thing to Know Thursday: Top American Holiday Travel Destinations: AP, ABC News, CNBC, Amadeus
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Thursday, December 24th, and today we're talking about who's now in the path of a dangerous winter storm. |
| 0:05.8 | Also the latest batch of controversial pardons from the president and why lawmakers might be coming back to the nation's capital just days after leaving for the holidays. |
| 0:14.0 | Plus we'll tell you about the first delays in the new NBA season, a bunch of Christmas Day movie |
| 0:18.3 | debuts and where you can watch them. |
| 0:20.5 | And how you can see Santa's trip around the world or celebrate Kwanza. |
| 0:24.0 | Welcome, welcome to the newsworthy. |
| 0:29.0 | All the days news in around 10 minutes. |
| 0:31.0 | Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. I'm Erica Mandy. Thanks so much for being here. You |
| 0:36.3 | ready? Let's do this. |
| 0:38.3 | More than 100 million Americans are now in the path of a winter storm. |
| 0:45.0 | Some may enjoy the white Christmas, but it can also mean dangerous conditions. |
| 0:50.0 | The storm already brought blizzard-like weather to the upper mid-west and plains, making roads |
| 0:54.0 | treacherous across several states. |
| 0:56.4 | Flights were cancelled and roads were closed across Minnesota, South Dakota, and Nebraska. |
| 1:00.8 | Today, snow and wind are headed for the Great Lakes, and much of the East Coast is going to be dealing with severe thunderstorms. |
| 1:06.5 | New York and Boston could see wind gusts up to 60 miles an hour. |
| 1:10.0 | And parts of southern Virginia, the eastern Carolinas and the Florida Panhandle could see some tornadoes. |
| 1:15.2 | So some forecasters are suggesting people take down any Christmas decorations that could blow away and hurt someone. |
| 1:20.8 | Also, bundle up. |
| 1:22.2 | Cooler temperatures are going to be blowing in with the wind. Some |
| 1:25.1 | cities like Atlanta, Georgia and Charlotte, North Carolina will see their coldest Christmases |
| 1:29.5 | in at least six years. Miami is in for its coldest Christmas in more than two decades. |
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