Senator Lisa Murkowski, one of four GOP senators who remain undecided on calling witnesses, submitted a question to President Trump’s attorneys: “Why should this body not call Ambassador [John] Bolton?” CBS News White House reporter Kathryn Watson joins CBSN with analysis. Source
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Scientists found the head of a 330-million-year-old shark in a Kentucky cave
Scientists at Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky found fossilized parts of a head that belonged to a prehistoric shark, which was about the size of a modern great white shark. Source
U.S. declares coronavirus a public health emergency
U.S. health officials issued a federal quarantine order for the 195 Americans evacuated from the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak. Source
14 more U.S. troops diagnosed with brain injuries
The update marks the fourth time in almost a month that the official injury toll has increased. Source
Trump expands travel ban to include Nigeria and 5 other countries
The expansion will ban most immigration from Myanmar, Kyrgyzstan, Eritrea and Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country. Source
Impeachment trial day 9: Key Republican says he will vote against calling witnesses
Senator Lamar Alexander, who had been considered a pivotal vote on witnesses, said late Thursday that he will not vote for witnesses in President Trump’s impeachment trial. CBSN political contributor Molly Hooper, CBS News White House reporter Kathryn Watson and Loyola law school professor Jessica Levinson joined CBSN to discuss the ninth day of the impeachment trial. Source
Doctor weighs in on global coronavirus fears after WHO calls emergency
The World Health Organization declared coronavirus a global health emergency on Thursday after it had already been blamed for over 200 deaths. Dr. Jon LaPook breaks down what the global spread might mean for people afraid of catching the virus on “CBS This Morning.” Source
Representative Jim Jordan on “The Takeout” – 1/31/2020
Ohio Republican Congressman Jim Jordan says the House Democrats should have subpoenaed John Bolton if they wanted to hear from him, as the Senate debates whether to call witnesses in the impeachment trial of President Trump. Jordan joins us for week’s episode of “The Takeout with Major Garrett.” Source
Woman arrested after breaching security at Mar-a-Lago
“There was no way she was getting in the main entrance,” Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said. Source
At 71, James Taylor still finds live performance “revitalizing”
Preview: The legendary singer-songwriter talks with Jane Pauley about his new album, “American Standard,” and a new audio memoir, “Break Shot: My First 21 Years” Source