Today is Friday, January 24th. What to expect today and even over the weekend in the impeachment trial

and what President Trump will be doing instead, and new rules now impact pregnant women coming to the

U.S. Plus why some Lunar New Year celebrations are now cancelled, Tender's new safety features,

and why a veteran was just honored decades after his service.

Welcome, welcome to the newsworthy. All the days news in less than 10 minutes. Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. I'm Erica

Mandy. Thanks so much for being here. You ready? Let's do this. So today is the third and final day

for Democrats to make their opening statements in President Trump's impeachment

trial.

We gave you the full overview of their arguments so far in yesterday's show,

so here's just a quick look at what to expect now.

The House impeachment managers, who are the prosecutors in this trial,

are expected to spend their time today taking a deep dive

into the second charge against Trump, that's obstruction of Congress.

They say President Trump refused to cooperate with the House impeachment inquiry and still

will not hand over important

documents or let key witnesses testify. Already yesterday they mainly

focused on the first charge, abuse of power. The Hill reports they spent the day

painting a picture of a president

who betrayed the American people. They also tried to get ahead of what's

expected to be part of President Trump's defense. Republicans have argued

there's no charge of a specific crime.

So Democrats quoted constitutional law experts who say

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