About this episode
The news to know for Friday, August 9th, 2019! What to know today about about the gun debate, big tech in Washington, and a new United Nations report about the effect of climate change on the global food supply. Plus: a first-of-its-kind baseball game, Google Maps offers augmented reality directions, and 25 years of 'Friends.' 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. Today's episode is brought to you by MM LaFleur . Sources: Gun Laws Debate: NBC News , Washington Post , White House & Big Tech: WaPo U.S. Intelligence Leader: AP UN Report: NYT , NPR , CBS News Hajj & Eid al Adha: CNN , Newsweek , Independent Field of Dreams Game: ESPN , MLB Uber's Largest Loss: The Verge , WSJ Postmates Robots: TechCrunch , Engadget Google "Live View": TechCrunch , Android Police Friends Lego Set: Geek.com , USA Today