Federal officials have declared a public health emergency in the U.S. Source
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Trump hosts Super Bowl party amid impeachment vote and 2020 campaign
President Trump is hosting a Super Bowl party Sunday night at his golf club in Palm Beach, Florida. But Wednesday’s scheduled impeachment vote and the 2020 campaign are still very much on his mind. Ben Tracy reports. Source
Shakira and Jennifer Lopez perform at Super Bowl halftime show
Jennifer Lopez’s daughter even made a surprise performance. Source
Fatal crashes involving marijuana have doubled in Washington
There is new warning about the skyrocketing number of crashes involving marijuana. In the state of Washington, the number of fatal accidents involving drivers high on marijuana has more than doubled since pot was legalized there in 2012. Kris Van Cleave reports. Source
First death outside of China from the coronavirus confirmed in the Philippines
The Philippine government on Sunday confirmed the first death outside China from the coronavirus. Meanwhile in China, nearly 60 million people are on lockdown while the Chinese government is facing scrutiny for a lack of transparency and underreporting the ongoing epidemic. Ramy Inocencio reports. Source
60 Minutes swarmed by mosquitoes … in Siberia?
The 60 Minutes team went to report a story on permafrost and climate change. Producer Henry Schuster explains what happened next. Source
“Out of pain comes joy,” says minister with frontotemporal dementia
The Very Rev. Tracey Lind was once a prominent Episcopal priest in Cleveland. Now Lind travels the country and preaches a very personal sermon that she calls: “Dementia from the inside out.” Source
“CBS Weekend News” headlines for Sunday, February 2, 2020
Here’s a look at the top stories making headlines on the “CBS Weekend News” anchored by Omar Villafranca. Source
U.S. citizens returning home from China’s Hubei province face mandatory quarantines
Americans returning home from China’s Hubei province will undergo a mandatory quarantine lasting as long as two weeks. Non-U.S. citizens who have recently been in areas impacted by the coronavirus will be temporarily suspended from entering the U.S. The CDC says it’s the first quarantine order by the federal government in over 50 years. Jonathan Vigliotti reports. Source
Biden and Sanders tied at 25% in Iowa 24 hours before caucuses
CBS News’ latest Battleground Tracker poll showed former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders tied in a dead heat at 25%, Pete Buttigieg is close behind with 21%, followed by Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar who round out the top five. Nikole Killion reports. Source