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House votes to approve bill to create January 6 commission

Members of the House have voted to approve legislation that would create a bipartisan panel tasked with investigating the January 6 Capitol riot. The fate of the legislation is still unclear in the evenly divided Senate. Meanwhile, the FBI has released new video from the deadly assault. CBS News congressional correspondent Kris Van Cleave reports from Capitol Hill, then Wall Street Journal congressional reporter Siobhan Hughes joins CBSN’s Lana Zak to discuss. Source

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107-year-old survivor of Tulsa race massacre testifies in Congress

Viola Fletcher, a 107-year-old survivor of the 1921 Tulsa massacre, testified before a House committee on the need for the nation to make amends for the deadly attack on the community once known as “Black Wall Street.” “Our country may forget this history, but I cannot,” she said. CBSN’s Tanya Rivero has more. Source

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NYC reopens after more than a year of restrictions

New York City is reopening after 14 months of coronavirus restrictions. Most businesses are now open at full capacity. But as Mola Lenghi reports, there is ongoing confusion about where and when masks are still required. Then, Dr. Mati Hlatshwayo Davis, an infectious disease physician at John Cochran VA Medical Center, joins CBSN’s Lana Zak to discuss the latest. Source

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