BREAKING: Pres. Trump tweets "Please support our Capitol Police and Law Enforcement...Stay peaceful!" as pro-Trump protesters breach U.S. Capitol. abcn.ws/3pOXRHI
BREAKING: Rep. Jim Himes: "Police have asked us to get gas masks out as there has been tear gas used in the rotunda." abcn.ws/3pOXRHI
BREAKING: Ivanka Trump: "Any security breach or disrespect to our law enforcement is unacceptable. The violence must stop immediately. Please be peaceful." abcn.ws/3pOXRHI
NEW: Kellyanne Conway pleads with protesters who breached U.S. Capitol: "STOP. Just STOP. Peace. Law and Order. Safety for All." abcn.ws/3pOXRHI
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DEVELOPING: A parked recreational vehicle exploded in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, on Christmas morning, blowing out the windows of nearby buildings, fire officials say.
JUST IN: AstraZeneca says late-stage trials of its COVID-19 vaccine were “highly effective’’ in preventing disease. abcn.ws/3nSCmVD
Vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford prevented 70% of people from developing the coronavirus in late-stage trials, the team reports. abcn.ws/36YEbJQ
Researchers found that a half dose of the vaccine followed by a full dose at least one month apart was 90% effective. abcn.ws/3pUqUKY
BREAKING: Pres. Trump fires Defense Secretary Mark Esper in a tweet. abcn.ws/32uEqe1
MORE: Pres. Trump was particularly displeased that Esper had opposed using active duty military under the Insurrection Act to deal with the George Floyd protests, as the president had threatened to order. abcn.ws/2IngkKV
MORE: White House chief of staff Mark Meadows called Esper to alert him that Pres. Trump’s tweet firing him was coming, defense official says. abcn.ws/2IngkKV
BREAKING: Alex Trebek, the quick-witted and debonair television host who won over generations of fans at the helm of the popular quiz show "Jeopardy!," has died after a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 80. abcn.ws/36bhy4o
MORE: Trebek died early Sunday morning at his home in Los Angeles surrounded by family and friends, according to a statement released by "Jeopardy!" officials. abcn.ws/36bhy4o
NEW: Ken Jennings on the death of Alex Trebek: "Thinking today about his family and his Jeopardy! family—which, in a way, included millions of us." abcn.ws/2U8Mv3s