HAPPENING NOW: Groundhog Day celebration in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. pscp.tv/w/cufotTM3Mzg2…
Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor pandemic stays Punxsutawney Phil from emerging from his burrow to forecast whether there will be six more weeks of winter or an early spring. abcn.ws/3pGhXnZ
📸: Cardboard cutouts of groundhog enthusiasts decorate Gobbler's Knob for the 135th celebration of Groundhog Day in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. abcn.ws/2MKh9Qj
JUST IN: Punxsutawney Phil, Pennsylvania's most famous groundhog, awoke this morning to see his shadow which means that -- according to legend -- there will be six more weeks of winter. abcn.ws/3ao4T09
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BREAKING: 54% say Pres. Trump should be charged criminally with inciting a riot for having encouraged his supporters to march on the Capitol, new @ABC News/WaPo poll finds. abcn.ws/38HU35n
BREAKING: Pres. Trump will leave office with a 38% job approval rating in new @ABC News/WaPo poll; 60% of the public disapproves, matching his peak disapproval in August 2018. abcn.ws/38HU35n
JUST IN: 89% of Americans oppose the actions of those who stormed the Capitol, including 80% who are strongly opposed. Among Trump supporters, 76% are opposed, including 60% strongly opposed. abcn.ws/38HU35n
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
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