SmartHERNews Jenna Lee

From warning labels on social media platforms to new masking laws (not what you think), and building a temporary Olympic-sized swimming pool inside a football stadium, we cover it all in this week’s SCOOP. Topics include health, politics, pop culture, law, security, immigration and history (including a quick detour to discuss Ellis Island). We even ponder what solution ChatGPT might have for fixing our nation’s borders. We arrive at a central question to consider: Do we face a lack of choice or a lack of creativity for our current national challenges?
Your Conversation Starters:  
✓ 3:00: Surgeon general recommends warning label on social media platforms.   

✓ 7:00: New York governor exploring face mask ban on subways. 
✓ 7:00: George Strait ousts the Grateful Dead with a new record… AND learn a little more about this country crooner’s grit.  
Your SCOOP:  
✓ 11:00 Context for the Supreme Court’s decision on "bump stocks."  
✓ 18:00: Context for the Supreme Court’s decision on “Abortion Pill” access. 
✓ 18:00: Foundation for the case we still await the Supremes’ ruling on ... presidential immunity.  
✓ 20:00: The latest on what Democrats call "reproductive rights" legislation.  
✓ 25:00: Your questions about a new proposal on our national military draft, plus some historic context.  
✓ 34:00: A surprise development in a murder case that puts the spotlight on the U.S. border.

✓ 38:00: Arrests made in a newly designated terrorist smuggling ring.  
✓ 38:00: Why comparing the current stiuation at the U.S. border and immigration at Ellis Island just doesn't work.
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We have a look at your week ahead including: 
✓ 3:00: The combat war veteran at the center of fathers’ day

✓ 7:00: Lessons-learned from one of the the longest-running host of any game show.
PLUS ~  
✓ 11:00 What we know about the recent Israeli hostage rescue. 
✓ 18:00: Did a journalist hide Israeli hostages? Hear from both sides.
✓ 20:00: Why the European Parliament elections matter.
✓ 25:00: What to know about a “blocked” contraception bill in the Senate.
 
✓ 31:00: A Facebook post caused the judge overseeing the "hush money" trial of former President Trump to contact lawyers on Friday. What would trigger a mistrial?
✓ 34:00: Something to watch: How will this escalation play out? Ukraine now firing into Russian territory.
✓38:00: What was the original Father’s Day gift?
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80 years have passed since the allied troops parachuted into enemy territory and stormed the beaches of Normandy.
D-Day launched "Operation Overlord" ~ the campaign that would shift the tides of World War II, ultimately ending Hitler's reign in Europe, and changing America's story, and world history, forever.
Join me on my travels through Normandy, France - to walk the ground where the historic D-Day invasion happened. Together, we visit key sites, revisit critical stories and encounter dynamic people who continue to preserve the story of D-Day and beyond for future generations.
**also mispronunication alert - I referred to the French town of "Calais"~ The correct pronunciation is "ka-lay"**
Below we provided time codes if you want to listen to this podcast in parts:
1. The Basics (0:00 to 30:00) -  What should every one know about D-Day and beyond?  We dig into some details, looking at maps and a timeline. PLUS ~ join me as we travel to Omaha and Utah, the two beaches where American troops landed on June 6th, 1944. AND ... hear the reflections of a historic female war correspondent.
2. Insight From Normandy (30:00:-50:00) - On the ground reporting helped me better understand the logistics and challenges of this historic invasion. Let's walk together through a German bunker with a historian and visit a famous war-time trench on French farmland made famous by "Band of Brothers."
3. Chance Encounters (50:00-1:20) - Meet David and learn how he honors his grandfather, who landed on Utah Beach. See the church where a special tribute literally hangs from the arches. Meet Michele and learn how a twist of fate in the form of a lost canteen shaped his life's work and the historic preservation of D-Day relics.
4. Reporter's Notebook (1:20:00-end) - A moment for reflection: I sift through some of the conflicting emotions from the trip - the thrill of seeing such beautiful tributes to honor those who made such a sacrifice, while wondering why America doesn't honor D-Day with more passion here at home; and the juxtaposition of commemorating an important moment in time, and capitalizing on it.
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From the backyard of an 18th century barn, Jenna shares initial reflections of her travels to Normandy, France to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
Plus ~ Perspective on how the past intersects with our present headlines.
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P.S. Save the date for a special LIVE event on SCOOP ~ Thursday, June 6th, 2024.
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"It's hard to find a worse person than Raisi, to put it bluntly," recalls writer and war correspondent Hollie McKay who joins us to discuss the role of Iran's President Raisi and what his sudden death means for the future - of not only Iran but the Middle East. Hollie spent several weeks traveling in Iran in 2017 and shares some invaluable insight on the Iranian people ~ PLUS: How she noticed she was being followed...and an interesting anecdote on her trip home.

0:00: A quick reminder about Memorial Day
2:00: What a lost shoe taught us about the news.
5:00: The death of President Raisi - Iran's president and believed successor to the Supreme Leader.
7:30: Hollie McKay joins us with insight and perspective.
35:00: What to know about potential arrest warrnats from the International Criminal Court for top leaders of Hamas and Israel.
38:00: Latest on Capitol Hill before a district breather.
41:00: Presidential debates break with tradition and why this matters.
47:00: A new record holder: the oldest man in space fufills a mission several decades in the making.
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A few notes: 📝
Interview with the head of Commission on Presidential Debates
Hollie McKay: Her latest work and her website
 

On the seven-month anniversary of the Hamas terrorist attack, Jenna takes you behind the security lines in New York City to a historic exhibit that uses real-life artifacts from the Nova Music Festival site from victims and survivors ~ an exhibit absent of politics that brings us back to what happened and why it matters.
Plus ~
0:00 What’s up with these electromagnetic storms?
4:00: Why listening to the news with your children is problematic – a funny, real life story.
8:00: A pivotal moment in the New York trial of former President Trump and why it matters.
15:00: The report from U.S. State Department that stoked further questions about America’s relationship with Israel. Plus ~ what it said about Hamas.
26:00 A special report: The exhibit that everyone should see, regardless of politics, region, or religion.
Here’s a clip promised in the report – unlisted on YouTube:
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