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Trump Administration Warns of Kennedy Center Demolition, Two Pennsylvania Residents Die From Measles, and Issa Rae Is Coming Back to HBO · The Breakfast Club

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  Speaker 1: The Trump administration says the Kennedy Center could be torn
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  Speaker 1: down if President Trump's renovation plan doesn't move forward.
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  Speaker 2: This time he wants to put an inscription at the
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  Speaker 2: bottom of the John F. Kennedy Memorial name.
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  Speaker 1: Two unvaccinated people in Pennsylvania have died from measles, the
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  Speaker 1: first reported measles death in the U.S. this year.
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  Speaker 3: The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported that two Lancaster County
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  Speaker 3: residents with measles have died.
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  Speaker 1: And Issa Rae is heading back to HBO with the
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  Speaker 1: new comedy. It's Wednesday, August 26. From the Black Effect
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  Speaker 1: Podcast Network, I'm Mimi Brown, and here are the day's
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  Speaker 1: biggest stories. Stay with me. The Trump administration is warning
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  Speaker 1: the Kennedy Center could eventually be torn down. President Trump
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  Speaker 1: wants to shut the Kennedy Center down for about two
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  Speaker 1: years for a major renovation. But that plan is now
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  Speaker 1: part of a fight in federal court. In a new
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  Speaker 1: court ruling, Justice Department lawyers say the building is now
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  Speaker 1: in serious physical and financial trouble, calling it unsafe and
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  Speaker 1: structurally unsound. They argue that without major renovations, the Kennedy
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  Speaker 1: Center could deteriorate to the point where it has to
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  Speaker 1: be demolished. If that happens, the administration says the site
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  Speaker 1: could instead become a large outdoor amphitheater overlooking the Potomac River.
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  Speaker 1: But this fight is about more than renovations. There's also
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  Speaker 1: a battle over President Trump's name being added to the
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  Speaker 1: Kennedy Center. A federal judge ruled in May that Congress,
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  Speaker 1: not the Kennedy Center board, controls the building's official name.
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  Speaker 1: Earlier this month, the board approved a new plan that
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  Speaker 1: would put Trump's name on the facade and rename the
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  Speaker 1: grounds President Donald J. Trump Plaza. Democratic Congresswoman Joyce Beatty
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  Speaker 1: is asking the judge to block that.
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  Speaker 2: I want the public to know, because as you can imagine,
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  Speaker 2: I'm getting hundreds and hundreds of calls, as are other
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  Speaker 2: board members, I'm sure, about what is the status of this?
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  Speaker 2: Can he really do this? And the answer is, it
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  Speaker 2: was unlawful for what he's done, and we're going to
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  Speaker 2: continue to go to court to fight for it.
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  Speaker 1: And newly reported internal documents show the Kennedy Center is
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  Speaker 1: also facing a major drop in projected revenue. A federal
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  Speaker 1: court hearing over Trump's name and the building is scheduled
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  Speaker 1: for tomorrow. Two people have now died from measles in Pennsylvania,
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  Speaker 1: marking the first reported measles death in the country this year.
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  Speaker 1: Both were unvaccinated residents of Lancaster County in southeastern Pennsylvania.
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  Speaker 1: These are also the state's first measles-related deaths in 35 years.
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  Speaker 1: The state is not releasing their names or ages out
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  Speaker 1: of respect for their families.
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  Speaker 3: The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported that two Lancaster County
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  Speaker 3: residents with measles died. Out of respect for their privacy,
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  Speaker 3: we will not be releasing additional personal details. Protecting the
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  Speaker 3: confidentiality of residents is a core responsibility of the Department
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  Speaker 3: of Health. My deepest sympathies go out to the families, friends,
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  Speaker 3: and communities who are mourning the death of these residents.
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  Speaker 1: And their deaths come as measles cases continue to climb
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  Speaker 1: across the country. Pennsylvania alone has reported nearly 400 cases
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  Speaker 1: this year, with almost half of them in Lancaster County. Nationwide,
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  Speaker 1: the CDC has reported more than 2,700 measles cases this year,
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  Speaker 1: already more than last year, and the highest number the
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  Speaker 1: country has seen in decades. Now, measles was declared eliminated
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  Speaker 1: in the U.S. back in 2000. That doesn't mean the
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  Speaker 1: disease disappeared completely. It means measles was no longer continuously
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  Speaker 1: spreading here. Cases can be brought into the country through
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  Speaker 1: international travel and then spread quickly, especially in communities where
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  Speaker 1: vaccination rates are low. Two doses of the MMR vaccine
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  Speaker 1: are about 97% effective at preventing measles. And with cases climbing,
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  Speaker 1: health officials are urging families to make sure their vaccinations
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  Speaker 1: are up to date. And lastly, Issa Rae is heading
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  Speaker 1: back to HBO. HBO has ordered a pilot for a
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  Speaker 1: new half-hour comedy from Issa set in the world of
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  Speaker 1: professional boxing in Las Vegas. The show follows Menzel, a
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  Speaker 1: 30-year-old barber and aspiring sports manager whose best friend is
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  Speaker 1: a rising boxer. The story explores friendship, ambition, and what
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  Speaker 1: happens when success starts changing the people around you. And
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  Speaker 1: Issa is teaming back up with Prentice Penny, her longtime
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  Speaker 1: Insecure collaborator, who will serve as showrunner and direct the pilot.
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  Speaker 1: For now, this is just a pilot HBO has not
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  Speaker 1: ordered a full series yet. But if it gets picked up,
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  Speaker 1: it would bring Issa back to scripted comedy at the
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  Speaker 1: network where Insecure ran for five seasons. We'll be watching.
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