Trump impeachment trial, Iowa caucus, Super Bowl parade: 5 things to know Wednesday
Acquit or convict? Senate poised for historic vote on Trump impeachment
In a historic but likely anticlimactic moment, the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump will conclude Wednesday as the Senate holds a final vote on whether to acquit or convict and remove him from office. The final vote, scheduled for 4 p.m. ET, will cap a months-long saga over Trump's dealings with Ukraine. A conviction requires 67 votes in the 100-member Senate. That would mean all Democrats and at least 20 Republicans would need to vote for conviction – and not a single Republican so far has said they would do so. The vote will end only the third Senate trial of a president, after Andrew Johnson was acquitted in 1868 and Bill Clinton in 1999.
- Making their case: Senators explain their positions in floor speeches
- 'I cannot vote to acquit': Senator scolds Trump but backs acquittal
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Iowa caucus: And the winner is ...
We could find out Wednesday after Iowa's Democratic party officials were unable to declare a final outcome from Monday night. As of late Tuesday, former mayor Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Bernie Sanders were in the lead following the first round of Iowa Democratic caucus results, with results in for 71% of all precincts across Iowa's 99 counties. For decades, the winner of Iowa’s caucuses has been decided by a complicated system of state delegate equivalents, which operates kind of like the Electoral College. But this year, the Iowa Democratic Party is publishing two raw vote totals and the delegate numbers from caucus night. So one candidate could win one or both of the delegate counts but lose the popular vote.
Chiefs to hoist Super Bowl trophy at Kansas City celebration
The Kansas City Chiefs will hold a victory parade Wednesday to celebrate the team's first Super Bowl championship in 50 years. The parade, set for 11:30 a.m. CT, will wind through downtown Kansas City, Missouri, to Union Station, where a victory rally will begin at 1:30 p.m. The nearby National World War I Museum and Memorial will provide vantage points on its north lawn. The Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers 31-20 in Super Bowl Li, erasing a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter.
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Coronavirus outbreak: Death toll, confirmed cases continue to climb
Deaths from the coronavirus climbed in mainland China Wednesday while new cases on a cruise ship off the coast of Japan showed the increasing spread of the outbreak, according to the Associated Press. As of Wednesday, the outbreak had infected over 20,000 people and killed nearly 500, most of them in China. Nearly one dozen passengers on a Diamond Princess Cruise ship quarantined off the coast of Yokohama Port in Japan tested positive for the virus and are being hospitalized. Meanwhile, Chinese health officials acknowledged "shortcomings and difficulties" in their initial response to a fast-spreading new virus. Chinese President Xi Jinping warned that failing to halt the outbreak could erode social stability in the nation of more than 1.4 billion people.
Macy's to close 125 stores and slash 2,000 jobs
Macy’s is likely to reveal more details Wednesday during an investor event on its decision to close roughly a fifth of its locations and cut about 2,000 positions. The retailer announced Tuesday that it will be eliminating around 125 stores and 9% of its corporate and support positions over the next three years. Previously, Macy’s said it would only close 28 locations. The job cuts and store closures come as Macy's sales continued to slide during the critical holiday season.