“His diligent testing enabled him to immediately respond by quarantining, thus mitigating the spread of the virus,” his rep said. Source
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President Biden dissolves controversial 1776 Commission
President Biden dissolved President Trump’s controversial 1776 Commission, whose “patriotic education” report had outraged some historians, through executive action. Cliff Albright, co-founder of Black Voters Matter, and Democratic strategist and founder of Northern Starr Strategies Michael Starr Hopkins join CBSN’s “Red and Blue” anchor Elaine Quijano to discuss the commission and its report and Mr. Biden’s call for racial justice in his inaugural address. Source
Trump faces legal challenges after leaving White House
As an impeachment trial looms in Washington, former President Trump could also face possible criminal charges in New York. The state’s attorney general is investigating the now-private citizen and his company for tax fraud while the Manhattan district attorney’s office pursues a criminal investigation of the Trump Organization. CBS News senior national correspondent Ben Tracy joined “CBSN AM” from Florida, where Mr. Trump now lives, to break it all down. Source
Biden unveils national coronavirus response strategy as cases surge across the country
On his first full day in office, President Biden unveiled his administration’s national strategy for the COVID-19 response and pandemic preparedness. It includes plans to vaccinate 100 million people in 100 days and authorizes the Defense Production Act to ramp up vaccine and PPE production. Chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes joins CBSN’s Lana Zak with the details. Source
Sacha Baron Cohen on “Borat” sequel, playing activist Abbie Hoffman in “Chicago 7”
British actor, writer and producer Sacha Baron Cohen is in two of the most critically-acclaimed films of the past year: “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” and “The Trial of the Chicago 7.” In an exclusive interview with Anthony Mason, he talks about taking risks for satire and how his body of work is more relevant now than ever. Source
Facebook asks oversight board for final decision on Trump’s account
Facebook has defended its decision to suspend Trump indefinitely as “necessary and right.” Source
WorldView: Trapped Chinese gold miners; Vatican banker convicted
Officials say the Chinese workers trapped underground after a gold mine blast January 10 could remain stuck for at least two more weeks. The Vatican convicts its former bank chief. And medics go on a hunger strike in Peru amid rising COVID-19 cases. Ian Lee joins “CBSN AM” from London with a roundup of global headlines. Source
Cities struggle to keep mass COVID-19 vaccination sites stocked to meet demand
Mass COVID-19 vaccination sites are up and running, but city leaders say they need more vaccines to meet demand. With only 17 million shots administered, another 20 million vaccines continue to sit in freezers untouched. Carter Evans looks at the distribution breakdown. Source
Scientists work to unlock secrets of new COVID-19 strain spreading across South Africa
President Biden’s chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci says he is concerned by a coronavirus variant emerging in South Africa. The new strain has led to a surge of new cases across the country and CBS News got rare access to a team of scientists investigating it. Debora Patta reports. Source
President Biden to sign two executive orders to fight COVID-19, will increase financial assistance
President Biden says he’s launching a “war time” effort to fight the coronavirus. Weijia Jiang reports on what Mr. Biden’s latest executive orders could accomplish and on the return of Dr. Anthony Fauci to the White House briefing room. Source