News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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House impeachment managers defended the decision not to call witnesses. "We left it totally out there on the floor of the U.S. Senate, and every senator knew exactly what happened," said lead manager Jamie Raskin, D-Md., on NBC's Meet the Press. https://t.co/85g8y7aK45
— NPR (@NPR) February 14, 2021
Donald Trump was acquitted at his impeachment trial, but he could still wind up in court over the deadly Capitol riot. https://t.co/rU90Ve63HY
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 14, 2021
A note to our viewers: pic.twitter.com/ShMasgqR4z
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) February 14, 2021
President Biden responded to the Senate's acquittal of Donald Trump by saying that even though "the final vote did not lead to a conviction, the substance of the charge is not in dispute."https://t.co/BJohU0o8Ox
— NPR (@NPR) February 14, 2021
JUST IN: Pres. Joe Biden calls on Congress to take action on gun reform on 3rd anniversary of Parkland shooting: "This Administration will not wait for the next mass shooting to heed that call." https://t.co/wKgASicAWN pic.twitter.com/xmLdYHGgqD
— ABC News (@ABC) February 14, 2021
Speaking to new CDC guidelines on reopening schools, Dr. Anthony Fauci says "there are a lot of thing that can be done," to mitigate COVID-19 risk, adding that vaccinating teachers are "part of it," along with other guidelines. https://t.co/nFpSk0aMwy pic.twitter.com/02sPzo6CvM
— ABC News (@ABC) February 14, 2021
U.S. administers 52.9 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, CDC says https://t.co/sI9yYZlhK3 pic.twitter.com/yDtKUYVTsZ
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 14, 2021
"We have plenty of time to get this right for the fall and have vaccine boosters" to cover #COVID19 variants, @ScottGottliebMD tells @margbrennan of development progress, the question is when does manufacturing shift.
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) February 14, 2021
Gottlieb suggests a shift "some point in July" pic.twitter.com/ySFJdDhazv
About 37% said they would be more likely to get a vaccine if they learned a close friend or family member got vaccinated, according to an analysis released of a previous study by the Kaiser Family Foundation. https://t.co/MDrrY7z42N
— CNN (@CNN) February 14, 2021
Neighbors noticed this elderly woman washing all of her clothes by hand. When they found out her washer broke about a year ago, they found a way to help her out 💜 pic.twitter.com/G9YAGMc506
— CBS News (@CBSNews) February 14, 2021
