The first box office forecasts for "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" are in and it's looking like the sequel is the hit Hollywood has been waiting for this year. Bauer Xcel Media's Kate Spies and FHM's Nick Dimengo join Cheddar to discuss the early reviews and more top entertainment headlines. They say that while it might not match the success of 2015's "The Force Awakens," it is sure to be the biggest movie of the year.
Next, we discuss the sexual harassment scandal facing NFL Network. The league's broadcasting arm suspended three of its former players now working as on-air analysts. Dimengo and Spies put the news in the context of the NFL's controversy-riddled year.
We also get the latest on the #MeToo movement's influence in the food industry. Ten women came forward to The New York Times, accusing restaurateur Ken Friedman of sexual harassment.
Finally, we get a preview of the newest season of "The Bachelor," and the ladies vying for leading man Arie's heart.
Jill and Carlo discuss the White House's new COVID strategy to be laid out today, an ambitious push for solar energy, Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes on trial, the babies born on 9/11, and more.
A crowd erupted in cheers and song Wednesday as work crews hoisted an enormous statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee off the pedestal where it has towered over Virginia’s capital city for more than a century.
Gain-of-Function, Mexico Abortion Stunner & Album Wars
'Shang-Chi' blasts Labor Day records with $71.4M debut
Goodbye Summer, Texas Abortion Law & Remembering Michael K. Williams
Lawmakers seeking strategies to mitigate the congestion are pointing to parks like Acadia National Park in Maine.
Cheddar News' Michelle Castillo spoke to former Kipp alumni and Kipp Affirm Middle School principal Dominique Mejia about the precautions it is taking to keep everyone healthy and why it was so important to return back to in-person instruction.
All the news you Need2Know for Friday, September 3, 2021.
Cheddar recs "The D'Amelio Show," "Dug Days," "Untold: Crime & Penalties, and "Candyman" (1992).
Court documents say a 24-year-old Illinois woman submitted a fake COVID-19 vaccination card to visit Hawaii that misspelled Moderna.
