Several Republican Senators are facing backlash from members of their own party after voting to convict former President Trump during his second impeachment trial. Washington Post senior political reporter Aaron Blake joins CBSN’s “Red & Blue” anchor Elaine Quijano to discuss plans to censure some of the lawmakers and how Mr. Trump escaped conviction based on a technicality. Source
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Biden makes first presidential trip as Trump attacks McConnell
President Biden is making the first official trip of his presidency to take part in a Wisconsin town hall on the government’s COVID-19 pandemic response. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes and Boston Globe deputy Washington bureau chief Liz Goodwin join CBSN’s “Red & Blue” host Elaine Quijano to discuss the future of Mr. Biden’s $1.9 trillion aid proposal, and former President Donald Trump’s attacks on his party’s leaders. Source
Trump’s lavish Seven Springs estate under scrutiny by Manhattan district attorney
A lavish Trump family property in Westchester, New York, appears to be facing fresh scrutiny from New York prosecutors. An engineer who worked on the Seven Springs estate told CBS News he was recently subpoenaed as part of a criminal probe into Mr. Trump and the Trump organization. CBS News investigative reporter Graham Kates joins CBSN’s “Red & Blue” anchor Elaine Quijano to discuss that exclusive interview and why prosecutors are looking into a $21.1 million tax deduction. Source
Chicago restaurant owner serves up hope through tamales
Chicago restaurant owner Robert Magiet buys dozens of tamales to feed to the homeless, while allowing cold vendors to go home. Charlie De Mar has the story. Source
Bill Gates on drastic changes to avoid a climate disaster
Norah O’Donnell interviews Bill Gates about his determination to get the world to make drastic changes to save the planet from climate change. Source
NAACP and Democratic congressman sue Trump, Giuliani over Capitol assault
The lawsuit accuses Trump, Giuliani and two extremist groups of violating a federal Reconstruction-era law known as the Ku Klux Klan Act. Source
Deadly winter storm knocks out power to millions
The same storm created a powerful tornado in a coastal region of North Carolina that blew apart homes and killed three people. Source
House Democrat’s lawsuit accuses Trump of inciting Capitol riot
The NAACP and Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson filed a federal lawsuit against former President Trump and his allies that accuses them of conspiring to incite the Capitol riot. Nikole Killion reports. Source
Bill Gates says reducing greenhouse emissions to zero is “bigger than anything humanity has done to date”
Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates talked with “CBS Evening News” anchor and managing editor Norah O’Donnell about how changing energy, food, transportation and many other forms of production can help reduce greenhouse emissions. The two discussed his new book, “How to Avoid a Climate Disaster.” Source
Trump unloads on “dour, sullen, and unsmiling” McConnell
The Senate minority leader voted against impeaching Trump Saturday but blamed the former president for the rioting at the Capitol on January 6. Source