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
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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
Trump hosts Super Bowl party amid impeachment vote and 2020 campign
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
Demi Lovato sings national anthem at Super Bowl
Ten years ago, she tweeted that one day she would sing the national anthem at a Super Bowl. The pop powerhouse made her dream a reality Sunday night. Source
Recreating the Ice Age to fight climate change
With Arctic permafrost thawing too quickly, scientists in Siberia are considering drastic measures Source
Man with fake bomb stabs 2 in “terrorist-related” London attack
“Three people are known to have been injured in the Streatham attack earlier this afternoon,” the Metropolitan Police said on Twitter. Source