News Roundup for February 18, 2022
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🗓️ 18 February 2022
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Summary
The Biden administration rejected Trump's claim of executive privilege in an attempt to block White House visitor logs from being released to the Jan. 6 committee.
Russia is claiming it's removed some of the tens of thousands of troops it had sent to its border with Ukraine after weeks of appearing to prepare for an invasion. However, NATO countries are dubious this is actually the case, with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken claiming there's no evidence the pullback is actually happening.
Following days of protests in Canada against the COVID-19 vaccine, the county declared a national emergency to end the demonstrations.
Trucks blocking Ambassador Bridge were removed. However, protests in the city of Ottawa continue.
We cover all this and more during the News Roundup.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, it's Jen. Just a quick heads up before we start the show. |
| 0:03.8 | The news is rapidly developing and things may have changed by the time you hear this episode. |
| 0:09.0 | For the latest news tune into your public radio station and follow updates at npr.org. |
| 0:22.3 | This is the 1A podcast. I'm Amna Navaz in for Jen White. |
| 0:26.8 | You're listening to the 1A podcast. Let's jump into the news roundup. |
| 0:31.8 | The weekly average of COVID-19 cases has fallen below the Delta surge last year. |
| 0:37.0 | The CDC is now weighing whether to update its mass guidance. |
| 0:40.8 | Plus, as Russian President Vladimir Putin says he's drawing back troops from the Ukrainian border, |
| 0:46.8 | the U.S. stays skeptical. President Biden vows, quote, swift and decisive action if Russia invades. |
| 0:53.6 | And a landmark settlement is reached between victims families of the Sandy Hook massacre |
| 0:58.8 | and the Remington gun manufacturer. To discuss these stories and more, joining us is a |
| 1:04.6 | Porva Mundavili. She reports on science and global health for the New York Times. |
| 1:09.3 | A porva, thanks for joining us today. Thank you for having me. |
| 1:12.6 | Also with us is Margaret Brennan. She is the moderator of CBS's Face the Nation and their |
| 1:17.8 | chief foreign affairs correspondent. Margaret, welcome to you. Thanks for being here. |
| 1:22.2 | Great to be with you. Thanks for having me. |
| 1:24.1 | And finally, Eva McKend. She is the National Politics Reporter for CNN. Eva, welcome back. |
| 1:30.6 | Thank you. Good to be with you. All right, so let's start with COVID-19. |
| 1:34.4 | Now, as we mentioned at the top, the weekly average of cases has fallen below the Delta |
| 1:38.9 | surge last year. A porva kick us off here. How many cases on average of COVID-19 infections? |
| 1:44.8 | Are we seeing now? We're seeing just over 100,000 across the country and, you know, |
| 1:51.6 | those numbers have been falling really steadily for quite a while now. We're seeing about |
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