Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny took to social media to announce he is returning to Russia after recovering from a nerve-agent attack. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country is continuing to build its nuclear program. And Ontario has announced a state of emergency over coronavirus. CBS News foreign correspondent Roxana Saberi joins CBSN AM with today’s headlines from around the world. Source
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Pelosi says Trump poses “clear and present danger” ahead of impeachment vote
Kicking off the debate over the second impeachment of President Trump, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urged her colleagues to punish the president for inciting the attack on the Capitol. “We know that the president of the United States incited this insurrection, this armed rebellion, against our common country,” she said. “He must go. He is a clear and present danger to the nation that we all love.” Watch her remarks. Source
Female veterans detail health challenges after serving at K2 military base
Data collected by a nonprofit found 40% of former women service members who were at the base self-report at least one miscarriage, 8% report breast or uterine cancers and 30% report ovarian cancer or related issues. Source
New York City to terminate Trump Organization contracts
Mayor Bill de Blasio said the city will cancel contracts with the Central Park Carousel, Wollman and Lasker skating rinks in Central Park and the Ferry Point Golf Course in the Bronx. Source
National Guard troops fill Capitol due to high threat level
There are approximately 2,000 troops in the Capitol because of a “very high” threat level. Source
Black man freed from prison after spending years on death row
Eddie Lee Howard spent more than a quarter-century on death row in the 1992 killing of a White woman in Mississippi. Source
Megan Rapinoe says D.C. riot showed America’s “true colors”
“This was about white supremacy and holding up white supremacy,” Rapinoe told reporters. Source
D.C. mayor asks feds to cancel public gatherings before inauguration
Parking garages near the Capitol will also be closed and blocked off beginning Friday. Source
Majority of Americans back impeachment — CBS News poll
Fifty-five percent of Americans think Trump should be impeached now. Source
Missouri asks thousands of unemployed people to repay jobless aid
Officials say they mistakenly overpaid benefits to thousands of unemployed people. Now the state wants the money back. Source