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Overnight Briefing & General Reality Check - Aug 19, 2016
August 19, 2016
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Posturing, Posing, Polling and Press Releases:
DONALD TRUMP and his running mate MIKE PENCE are reportedly traveling to disaster-stricken Louisiana today. About 40-thousand homes in and around Baton Rouge, LA, had seen damage from the flooding and more than 70-thousand people had registered for FEMA assistance, according to the White House.
Homeland Security Secretary JEH JOHNSON visited the area yesterday to review the scene after PRESIDENT OBAMA declared it a federal disaster area on Sunday. (Pacelli)BERNIE SANDERS is looking to jump back in the spotlight again. He'll address supporters on August 24the to tout "Our Revolution," a new organization intended to harness the energy of his supporters and help progressive political candidates across the country.
That address will come from Ripley Manor in Washington, D.C., and will also air live at more than 2,000 organizing meetings nationwide, according to a Sanders press release. He said, "During our campaign we assembled a movement of millions of people ready to fight for the country we know we can become... Now it's time for all of us to get to work. At this meeting, I and others will lay out some of the next steps we can take as a movement to empower a wave of progressive candidates this November and win the major upcoming fights for the values we share." (Pacelli)Fashion Emergency:
We've got Kanye: KANYE WEST fans --listen up! For this weekend only, some super-secret "Life of Pablo" pop-up stores will --um, pop up around the globe, selling exclusive merchandise from Yeezy's album. There will be 21 Pablo stores worldwide, and 14 of them are in the good ol' U.S. of A. But there's a catch! The BBC says the only way to find out exactly where in the world you can get these exclusive t-shirts and hoodies is to check it out on an online map. The map will only reveal exact locations 24 hours before they open.
Editor's note:The Pablo pop-up stores are secret unless go out and use the map to get to the exclusive stuff sold at each location... Wait a minute --this isn't shopping! It's hunting for Pokemon! (Bartha)And even more Kanye: Meanwhile, in Baltimore, a craft beer company has made its own "Life of Pablo" inspired beer. The BBC says it tastes like Dr. Pepper. (Bartha)
Broadcast, cable and video news:
If you listen really carefully you can hear the squeal of 30-something housewives everywhere as NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK will be appearing on "Fuller House!" The Netflix series announced the big news yesterday on Twitter by posting a photo with stars CANDACE CAMERON BURE, JODIE SWEETIN and ANDREA BARBER in their finest NKOTB tee-shirts saying they have the "Right Stuff." TVGuide.com reports the episode will revolve around a birthday surprise for D.J. (Lee)
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