00:01Tariffs, threats and a land grab on the global stage.
00:05World leaders gather in Davos while Trump doubles down on taking Greenland.
00:09Plus, two trains, one broken track and signs this disaster might have been waiting to happen.
00:14This morning the search for answers and the dead.
00:17And a church service shut down by protesters.
00:20Now a federal case.
00:22The Attorney General warning if Minnesota won't act, Washington will.
00:26The stories that matter, clear and credible.
00:31From across the country to around the world.
00:33These are your unbiased updates from Straight Arrow News.
00:39Good morning, I'm Craig DeGrelli.
00:41This morning the World Economic Forum opens in Davos.
00:44With a major geopolitical fight hanging over the meeting.
00:48President Donald Trump's push for a U.S. takeover of Greenland.
00:51And his threat of new tariffs dominating the agenda.
00:55This is the first time many European leaders are coming face to face with the president.
01:00Since he warned he could impose tariffs of 10 to 25 percent on several countries.
01:05Unless they agree to talks over the sale of Greenland.
01:08And overnight Trump showed no signs of backing off.
01:11We have to have it.
01:13They have to have this done.
01:15They can protect it.
01:16Denmark, they're wonderful people.
01:18And I know the leaders are very good people.
01:21But they don't even go there.
01:23And you know, because a boat went there 500 years ago and then left.
01:28That doesn't give you title to property.
01:30At Davos, the administration is urging allies not to panic.
01:34Meanwhile, Treasury Secretary Scott Besant told trading partners to let the tariff fight play out.
01:40Pointing to last year's global tariffs and arguing the fallout never materialized.
01:45And as I said, I think everyone needs to take a deep breath.
01:48Do not listen to the media who are hysterical just like they were.
01:53Just like you all were.
01:54But let's just go back to what happened after April 2nd.
01:58Hysteria.
01:59And what happened?
02:01We had the fastest stock market recovery in history.
02:05So I think these false narratives get out there, get spun up out of control.
02:10I am confident that the leaders will not escalate and that this will work out in a manner that ends up in a very good place for all.
02:19For national security, for the U.S. and for Europe.
02:23But in Europe, the response is turning sharper.
02:26Finance ministers are meeting in Brussels today to coordinate a unified response to the tariff threat.
02:32Ahead of the meeting, Sweden's finance minister accused Trump of using coercion to force a land deal.
02:39I think it's sad and totally absurd that we have an American president who is blackmailing the rest of us,
02:48trying to get a piece of land or buy it through threats.
02:54It's a new low, so to speak.
02:57And my message today will be that let's stand together.
03:02Let's put pressure back on the U.S., of course.
03:06European leaders, many already in Davos, are now planning an emergency meeting Thursday to address the tariff threat and the growing standoff over Greenland.
03:15A global economic summit now turning into a diplomatic crisis.
03:19Sometime this morning, the Supreme Court will be dropping new opinions.
03:23And there are some big ones out there.
03:25Voting rights, presidential power and the biggest of all, tariffs.
03:29Those rulings could be landing soon.
03:31And they could reshape trade, elections and the balance of power in Washington.
03:36But before we get to what the court may decide today, a new development to tell you about for tomorrow.
03:41The Associated Press was first to report that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell
03:46will personally go to the high court for oral arguments in a case that could redefine who controls the central bank.
03:53That almost never happens.
03:55Powell will be in the courtroom as the justices hear a case over whether President Trump can fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook.
04:02You may recall Trump tried to remove her last summer, accusing her of mortgage fraud.
04:07She denies it.
04:08No charges were filed.
04:10And the court has already blocked her firing for now.
04:13So why does this matter?
04:14Because if Trump wins, he could flip the balance of power at the Fed and gain real influence over interest rates.
04:21And Powell showing up in person is a signal, especially after the Fed chairman revealed this month he's now under criminal investigation,
04:28which he says is retaliation for refusing to slash rates on Trump's timeline.
04:33So tomorrow, Wednesday, Powell, Cook, the justices and a courtroom showdown with consequences far beyond this case.
04:41At least 40 people are now confirmed dead as investigators close in on what caused the deadliest crash in the history of Spain's high speed rail system.
04:51In an exclusive report, Reuters says investigators have found a broken joint in the tracks, a key failure point that may have triggered the disaster.
05:01According to a source briefed on the investigation, technicians examining the rails found longstanding wear in the joint between sections of the track, damage that had been there for some time.
05:12The report says the gap between those rail sections widened as trains continue to pass over it until the track finally failed.
05:21Investigators say three rear cars of one high speed train carrying about 300 passengers jumped the track Sunday night and crossed into the opposite lane.
05:30They slammed head on into an oncoming train carrying nearly 200 people.
05:35Both trains flipped.
05:37Search and rescue operations are still underway.
05:39Authorities have set up tents to collect DNA samples from families working to identify victims and notify relatives.
05:46Spain's prime minister has ordered three days of national mourning beginning today.
05:51The Justice Department is now investigating protesters who interrupted a church service in Minnesota, an incident that has drawn national attention and a strong warning from the attorney general.
06:02Pam Bondi announced the investigation in a post on social media saying attacks against law enforcement and the intimidation of Christians are being met with the full force of federal law.
06:14Bondi also appeared to blame state leaders for allowing the protest to unfold, writing that if Minnesota officials refuse to act, the Justice Department will step in to prosecute federal crimes.
06:25The disruption happened Sunday at City's church in St. Paul.
06:28A group of protesters interrupted the service chanting ice out and calling the name Renee Good.
06:34Protesters say one of the church pastors is the acting field director of the local ICE office, though he was not present at the time.
06:42An ICE officer shot and killed Renee Good in a confrontation in a Minneapolis neighborhood two weeks ago.
06:47Justice Department officials are now examining whether the protesters violated the Federal Face Act, a law that makes it a crime to intimidate or interfere with anyone exercising religious freedom inside a place of worship.
07:01Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dillon called the disruption unlawful and a violation of a core constitutional right.
07:09Because there is no more sacred right in our Constitution than the right to assemble and pray to God.
07:16And there are federal laws that protect that right.
07:19And what happened here was a shameful exercise of virtue signaling.
07:24Dillon also singled out journalist Don Lemon, who was covering the protest and went inside the church while taping, warning that journalism is not a shield for criminal conspiracy.
07:34Lemon responded in a statement saying, if this much time and energy is going to be spent manufacturing outrage, it would be far better used investigating the tragic death of Renee Nicole Good.
07:45The very issue that brought people into the streets in the first place.
07:48He added, I stand by my reporting.
07:50The investigation is now underway.
07:52Just a few hours ago, President Trump on Truth Social said he watched the video.
07:57He called the demonstrators agitators, troublemakers who act like lunatics and should be thrown in jail.
08:03A major legal fight over childhood vaccines and a direct challenge to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
08:10The Washington Post is reporting that several public health groups have now sued the federal government to reverse a new CDC policy that narrows which vaccines are recommended for children.
08:21Under the new policy, the CDC no longer recommends every child be immunized for flu, rotavirus, meningococcal disease and hepatitis A.
08:30Instead, those shots are now limited to smaller groups of high risk children or left to a doctor's discretion.
08:37The plaintiffs say the change was driven by Kennedy himself.
08:40They accuse him of stacking a key vaccine advisory committee with unqualified experts who hold anti-vaccine views and pushing the policy through without consulting the committee at all.
08:51According to the Post, they write this.
08:53Defendants have engaged in a pattern and practice of changing U.S. vaccine policy without consideration of the relevant factors or providing any reasoned explanation.
09:04The suit asks a federal judge to block the advisory panel from meeting and to halt the policy altogether.
09:10A hearing is set for February 13th.
09:13Kennedy, a longtime vaccine skeptic, has defended his new policy, saying it aligns the U.S. more closely with international standards.
09:21The CDC and the Health Department have not responded.
09:24Finally this morning, the college football world has a new champion, the Indiana Hoosiers.
09:30The undefeated Hoosiers went down to Miami and took care of business Monday night, beating the Hurricanes on their home field 27-21 to win the national championship.
09:40A perfect 16-0 season for a program long known as a basketball school.
09:45Until football coach Kirk Signetti arrived and turned Indiana into a force in college football.
09:52Pretty amazing, really.
09:53Their run started in the Big Ten, knocking off Oregon, twice in fact, and Ohio State along the way.
09:59Then came the college football playoff.
10:01Three wins, three statements, and a title.
10:04Quarterback Fernando Mendoza scored a key touchdown late in the game in the championship game last night.
10:10What a run it was, bouncing off tacklers, diving into the end zone as you saw there.
10:14He also won the Heisman Trophy and is now expected to be the number one pick in the NFL draft this April.
10:20A perfect season, a championship season, and in Bloomington, a celebration that's just getting started.
10:2616-0, what a run start to finish.
10:30All right, before we head out, here's what we're tracking today.
10:33At 9.30, the Supreme Court is back with opinions and several big rulings still hanging in the balance, including tariffs and voting rights.
10:40In Texas, a key trial resumes this morning in Uvalde as prosecutors continue laying out their case against police officer Adrian Gonzalez.
10:49Then, in New Jersey, a new government officially takes over.
10:52Democrat Mikey Sherrill will be inaugurated in Trenton.
10:55At 1, Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt holds a briefing at the White House.
10:59Hey, we appreciate you spending part of your morning with us on Unbiased Updates, the fastest, fairest, few minutes in news.
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11:13Those here are Unbiased Updates for this Tuesday.
11:15We'll see you back here tomorrow.
11:16For all of us here at Straight Arrow News, I'm Craig DeGrelli.
11:18Have a great day.
11:19Have a great day.
