There’s tension over whether to send kids back to in-person learning. Some say their kids are struggling at home, but a patchwork of safety guidelines are making teachers reluctant to return to the classroom. Janet Shamlian reports. Source
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Biden: Senators don’t want to give up COVID relief negotiating positions yet
Biden administration officials are meeting with a bipartisan group of senators on the president’s $1.9 trillion pandemic economic relief proposal. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang, CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion, CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns, and Politico White House correspondent Eugene Daniels join CBSN’s “Red & Blue” host Elaine Quijano to discuss the negotiations and the upcoming Trump impeachment trial in the Senate. Source
Watch Live: Article of impeachment is delivered to the Senate
The trial will begin the week of February 8. Source
Senate to receive article of impeachment, triggering Trump trial
House managers are presenting the article of impeachment against former President Trump to the Senate, triggering a trial into whether the former commander in chief incited a riot at the Capitol. Kris Van Cleave reports. Source
Race to roll out vaccine intensifies as new COVID strains emerge
There’s confusion about how much coronavirus vaccine is available as states struggle to keep up with demand. Adding to the urgency is a rise in new variants. Jonathan Vigliotti has the latest. Source
GameStop 300% stock rise is at center of Wall Street battle royal
Investors in popular Reddit group push retailer’s stock and are accused of threatening those betting against it. Source
Budweiser, Coke and Pepsi won’t be airing Super Bowl ads this year
Some brands are choosing to spend money elsewhere. Source
Movie theatre chain AMC gets new lifeline to remain open
New funding keeps cinema chain open for now, but speed of COVID-19 vaccinations will ultimately decide its future. Source
A generational showdown between Brady and Mahomes
The old guard is taking on the new guard in Super Bowl LV in Tampa. Source
WorldView: 11 Chinese miners rescued; over 3,000 anti-Putin protesters detained in Russia
Rescue workers in China extracted 11 trapped miners but also found the bodies of nine who died. Also, more than 3,000 people in Russia were detained in anti-Putin demonstrations across the country, and police in the Netherlands used water cannons and tear gas to clear demonstrators angry over new coronavirus restrictions. Meanwhile, Australian officials approved the use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee joined “CBSN AM” from London with those stories. Source