Новости за 14.02.2021

Last month, General Motors announced the "aspiration" to switch completely from traditional gas-powered cars to electric vehicles by 2035. Sunday, it took the next step on that path -- a step of a few inches.

Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, announced they are expecting their second child. CNN's Max Foster reports.

The director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday emphasized the need for masking and other mitigation measures in order to reopen schools safely, saying "we have work to do" as teachers, students and parents continue to struggle with Covid-19's impact on education.

Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday that he spoke to former President Donald Trump after his acquittal in his second impeachment trial and that Trump is "excited" about the midterms in 2022.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) spoke out against Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) for voting to convict former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial. CNN's Fredricka Whitfield and Executive Director of Stand Up Republic Evan McMullin discuss.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has long been a champion of drugs chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine to cure Covid-19, despite multiple studies that show that they are not effective. Now, documents show that his government spent emergency funds on the medicines and continued to produce and distribute them at unprecedented rates throughout 2020 while rejecting at least one offer to purchase a vaccine already in the final stage of trials because the terms were "abusive."

Congressional Republicans have crystallized an ominous question by rejecting consequences for Donald Trump over the January 6 riot in his impeachment trial and welcoming conspiracy theorist Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia into their caucus: Has the extremist wing of the GOP coalition grown too big for the party to confront?

"Bachelor" host Chris Harrison said Saturday he is "stepping aside" from the show "for a period of time" after defending a frontrunner on the current season who came under scrutiny for social media photos from her past.

Chris Harrison, host of more than 25 seasons across "The Bachelor" franchise, faced criticism for his comments about a contestant's racially insensitive social media posts.

Porsche has the need for indoor speed, as the luxury car company broke the Guinness World Record for indoor land speed in its all-electric Taycan car.

White House deputy press secretary TJ Ducklo resigned after threatening Politico reporter Tara Palmeri. Politico editor Carrie Budoff Brown says reporters expect "professionalism" from government officials: The president set a high bar. And I think what this shows is that they will be held to it." She also describes an "outpouring" of feedback from female journalists.

Noah Shachtman analyzes a recent spate of controversies at The New York Times. "They seem to be making up as they go along," with "different standards of discipline" for different staffers, "and they seem to be changing day to day," he says. "It's left a lot of Times reporters and editors and staffers very confused."

A New York City man was arrested after allegedly threatening to kill multiple politicians and Fox News personalities. Brian Stelter says "despicable" threats require a robust law enforcement response: "These prosecutions are critical to ensuring a free press."

Brian Stelter says Fox News is moving further to the right, and Daily Beast editor-in-chief Noah Shachtman frames it differently: "I don't think it's a left-right decision, I think it's a conspiracy, non-conspiracy decision, and they've gone full conspiracy." Politico's Tina Nguyen also weighs in.

Politico's Tina Nguyen tells Brian Stelter about the day she spent watching pro-Trump TV channel One America News from morning until night. "It's a world where the left and the media and all of the enemies of Trump are trying to do whatever it takes to cancel Trump and in return, that justifies them, the right, Trump's allies doing whatever it takes to 'cancel the left,'" she says.

Congresswoman Sara Jacobs (D-CA) studied violent extremism while working for the State Department, then saw it first-hand when rioters stormed the Capitol. She says Trump's acquittal shows "there's something very broken in our democracy" but defends the value of the trial. She warns against "conflict entrepreneurs" who "take existing fault lines in our society" and "mobilize around them using the enabling environment of our media ecosystem."

Impeachment manager Del. Stacey Plaskett joins CNN's Jake Tapper to discuss former President Trump's acquittal in his Senate trial.

Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut tells CNN's Jake Tapper that he believes the impeachment managers proved their case against former President Trump without needing witnesses.

Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut tells CNN's Jake Tapper that the majority of Senate Republicans "made the decision that Donald Trump's going to be in charge of their party for the next four years."

Republican Gov. Larry Hogan of Maryland tells CNN's Jake Tapper that he understands that it's not easy to go against your own party but says Republicans need to have the courage to do the right thing.

CNN's Jake Tapper speaks to CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky about the new guidelines to reopen schools across the country.

Republican Gov. Larry Hogan of Maryland tells CNN's Jake Tapper that he's proud of the Republicans who bucked their party and voted to convict former President Trump.

CNN's Jake Tapper presses CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky about the timeline for when schools can reopen safely.

Impeachment manager Del. Stacey Plaskett talks to CNN's Jake Tapper about how her background as a Black woman and a former Republican influenced her approach to the impeachment case.

For more than a year, Lebanon has been convulsed by sporadic mass protests and violence. The country was already careening toward financial and economic collapse before Covid-19 reared its head. CNN's Ben Wedeman reports.