President Trump returns to the campaign trail on Monday, with a rally in New Hampshire. It’s his first rally since his impeachment acquittal. Natalie Brand reports. Source
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CBS News Battleground Tracker poll: Tight race between Sanders and Buttigieg
Days ahead of the New Hampshire primary, the CBS News Battleground Tracker shows a tight race between Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg. CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns joins CBSN to discuss. Source
Coronavirus death toll jumps as Chinese Lunar New Year looms
In China, nearly 40,000 people have been infected and at least 900 have died, surpassing the amount of people who died from the SARS epidemic in 2003. Source
Easter Island’s moai statues
For years, archaeologists have wondered how the mysterious statues came to dot the island in the Pacific. Now, they’re trying to find a way to keep the statues around. Source
Solar Orbiter launch scrubbed at the last minute
The European-led Solar Orbiter will work in tandem with NASA’s Parker Solar Probe to unravel the sun’s secrets. Source
Two American soldiers shot and killed in Afghanistan
The Defense Department has identified two American soldiers killed in Afghanistan. Sergeant First Class Javier Jaguar Guiterrez of San Antonio, Texas, and Sergeant First Class Antonio Rey Rodriguez of Las Cruces, New Mexico, were killed in Nangarhar Province on Saturday. The two were shot when an Afghan dressed in an Army uniform opened fire with a machine gun, a U.S. official said. Source
CBS News Battleground Tracker: Sanders, Buttigieg leading in New Hampshire
The Democratic candidates made last minute appeals to New Hampshire voters today, two days ahead of Tuesday’s crucial primary. The CBS News Battleground Tracker shows a tight race, with Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttgieg sharing the top spots. Nikole Killion reports. Source
Oscars 2020: Red carpet arrivals at the Academy Awards
See what your favorite big-screen stars wore to the ceremony. Source
Storm Ciara batters northern Europe with high winds, heavy rain
In Ireland, power was knocked out in an estimated 10,000 homes, farms and businesses. Source
Trump removes 2 impeachment witnesses
Two key witnesses in the impeachment inquiry were removed from their posts Friday. Gordon Sondland, the U.S. Ambassador to the European Union who testified during the House impeachment investigation, is out of a job, according to his attorney. Sondland’s exit comes the same day Alexander Vindman, a National Security Council official who also testified, was also ousted from his job. CBS News’ Paula Reid and Jeff Mason of Reuters join CBSN to discuss the day’s events. Source