As It Happens

As It Happens: Friday Edition

Aug. 14, 2020

Full Episode Transcript

Part One

Port Huron Float Down        
The mayor of Sarnia, Ontario is asking Americans not  to participate in this year's Port Huron Float Down -- a tradition that routinely sends wayward rafters into Canadian waters ... and now brings the added threat of coronavirus. 

US Postal Service Election
The debate over mail-in voting is picking up steam in the United States. And a North Carolina lawmaker says her confidence in the U.S. Postal Service to deliver a result is waning fast. 

Dennis Quaid's Cat 
Parent trap. 6-year-old black cats don't always attract lots of interest from would-be adopters. But one such feline recently got its claws into Dennis Quaid -- of all people. He just couldn't resist its purrrrfect name: Dennis Quaid. 


Part Two 

Palestinian UAE Deal
Middle-Eastern Promises. A new agreement claims to foster relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. But many Palestinians -- including our guest -- say it's a stab in the back.

New York Pop-Up Dates
Lovers in a dangerous time. We hear from a Brooklyn man who's keeping romance alive in the time of Covid-19 by taking date nights to a new ... and very public ... level.