00:01President Trump's global tariffs take effect, but not at the rate he threatened.
00:0510% now, 15% later.
00:08The backtrack, the confusion, and who is suing to get their money back?
00:12Plus, 40 inches of snow, hurricane-force wind gusts,
00:16flights grounded, cities shut down, and now the massive dig-out begins.
00:21And they both won gold, they both beat Canada.
00:24But only one hockey team said yes to tonight's State of the Union address.
00:30The stories that matter, clear and credible, from across the country to around the world.
00:36These are your unbiased updates from Straight Arrow News.
00:41Good morning, I'm Craig DeGrelli.
00:43President Donald Trump's new global tariffs take effect today,
00:47but not at the rate he threatened over the weekend.
00:50Instead of the 15% tariff Trump announced on Saturday on social media,
00:54the administration is implementing a 10% worldwide rate.
00:58The level originally outlined after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled he lacked authority to impose his sweeping
01:04Liberation Day tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
01:09An administration official told the Financial Times the White House still plans to raise the rate to 15%.
01:15The official said that increase will come later, but offered no timeline.
01:20The back and forth has created uncertainty overseas.
01:24The European Commission voted in an emergency meeting Monday to delay ratification of the EU's trade deal with the United
01:31States,
01:32citing the need for clarity on U.S. tariff policy.
01:35Trump also warned on social media that any country that tries to play games with the Supreme Court decision could
01:42face a much higher tariff.
01:44Meantime, on Capitol Hill, Senate Democrats are pushing for refunds of billions of dollars collected under the tariffs that the
01:51court ruled were unlawful.
01:53FedEx has now filed a lawsuit seeking a full refund of the tariffs it paid.
01:58The company did not specify an amount, but analysts say other major corporations are likely to follow.
02:04Other big name companies such as Costco, Staples and Bumblebee Foods have already done so.
02:09The Northeast is digging out this morning after a historic bomb cyclone blizzard buried parts of the region under feet
02:17of snow.
02:18Meteorologists are calling it the strongest winter storm in a decade.
02:22Rhode Island took a direct hit nearly 38 inches of snow at TF Green Airport, breaking a record that stood
02:29since 1978.
02:31The fallout is massive. More than 10,000 flights canceled from Sunday through today.
02:37At the peak, roughly 650,000 customers were without power as heavy snow and fierce winds snapped tree limbs and
02:45downed power lines.
02:46In New York City, nearly 20 inches of snow fell in Central Park.
02:50Mayor Zoran Mamdani says schools will reopen for in-person classes today, even as sidewalks remain buried.
02:57The teachers union is calling that decision a big mess.
03:00City officials, though, say crews are clearing streets and the system is ready.
03:04And this may not be over.
03:06Parts of Massachusetts and New Jersey are still dealing with more than two feet of snow.
03:11And forecasters say another fast-moving system could bring additional accumulation overnight into Wednesday,
03:18adding more snow on top of an already brutal start of the week for tens of millions of people.
03:23The public won't see the classified documents report in the Trump case.
03:29A federal judge has permanently blocked its release.
03:32Judge Aileen Cannon barred the Justice Department from releasing the second volume of former special counsel Jack Smith's findings on
03:39the investigation.
03:40She said releasing it would violate grand jury secrecy rules and compromise the presumption of innocence.
03:47Cannon had already dismissed the documents case last year, finding Smith was unlawfully appointed.
03:53Smith appealed, but dropped that appeal after Donald Trump won a second term.
03:57Without this ruling, the report was set to be released today.
04:01The Justice Department now agrees it should remain confidential.
04:05Trump's legal team calls the investigation unconstitutional and says the report should, quote,
04:10never see the light of day.
04:11But government watchdog groups disagree.
04:14The executive director of American Oversight called the decision a, quote,
04:18troubling pattern of decisions that shield the president from public scrutiny.
04:23Cannon's ruling can still be appealed.
04:24To the West we go.
04:27Jurors are now hearing the state's case in one of the most closely watched murder trials in the country.
04:32The case of a Utah mother and children's book author Corey Richens.
04:37Opening statements began Monday.
04:39Prosecutors say she poisoned her husband, Eric Richens, with a deadly dose of fentanyl,
04:44then tried to turn his death into a financial reset.
04:47Summit County Chief Prosecutor Brad Bloodworth told jurors the evidence will show Richens was drowning in debt
04:54and believed she would inherit more than $4 million if her husband died.
04:59The evidence will prove that Corey Richens murdered Eric for his money and to get a fresh start at life.
05:10More than anything, she wanted his money to perpetuate her facade of privilege, affluence, and success.
05:24Prosecutors pointed to nearly $2 million in life insurance policies, text messages with a man they say she was seeing,
05:31and internet searches recovered from her phone, including questions about luxury prisons.
05:36They also referenced her self-published children's book, Are You With Me?, about a father watching over his son from
05:43heaven.
05:44But the defense says there's a massive hole in the state's case.
05:48Attorney Catherine Nestor told jurors prosecutors still cannot prove how fentanyl entered Eric Richens' body.
05:55After four years of investigation and five weeks of this trial, you know what you're never going to hear?
06:03It's how that fentanyl got inside of him, because there is zero evidence of that.
06:09Corey Richens has pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder and nearly three dozen other charges.
06:14If convicted, she could face life in prison. Testimony starts this morning.
06:19They both won Olympic gold. They both beat Canada in overtime.
06:24But only one of Team USA's hockey champions will be in Washington tonight for the State of the Union address.
06:30The men are going. The women are not.
06:33CNN reports the men's Olympic hockey team plans to attend tonight's address
06:37after President Trump invited them during a call into their locker room following Sunday's dramatic win over Canada.
06:44Video shows FBI Director Kash Patel holding the phone as Trump congratulated the team and extended the invitation.
06:52One player can be heard shouting, yes, yes, we're in.
06:55The U.S. women's hockey team, which also captured gold, has declined a similar invitation.
07:01In a statement to CBS News, the team said it is, quote,
07:13After inviting the men on Sunday, the president joked that he better invite the women, too, or he might get
07:19impeached.
07:21Finally this morning, I love this story. I think you will, too.
07:24Watch. A tiny monkey and his stuffed animal have become the Internet's latest obsession.
07:30If you have not met him yet, this is Punch, that monkey right there, a seven-month-old macaque at
07:36the city zoo in Japan,
07:37who captured global attention for always carrying that stuffed orangutan with him.
07:43The little monkey was abandoned by his mother shortly after birth and hand-raised by zookeepers.
07:49In an effort to help him cope and build confidence, caretakers introduced that plush orangutan toy from Ikea,
07:57which Punch has clung to like a surrogate mom.
08:00Now watch here. Clips showing Punch getting jostled by other monkeys, then clutching his stuffed companion,
08:07have racked up millions of views.
08:09But now a breakthrough. Recent video shows an adult female macaque grooming Punch a key sign of trust and acceptance
08:18in primate social life.
08:20It is the first time since birth that he's been cared for that way. Isn't that great?
08:25And the Internet is relieved.
08:27By the way, if you're thinking about getting your own emotional support orangutan, good luck.
08:32The viral fame has sparked a run on the toy. Listen to this.
08:37Ikea is sold out, and some are now reselling online for hundreds of dollars.
08:42Great video there.
08:43By the way, when our editor, Emma, showed me the video of this this morning,
08:47the song started spinning in my head.
08:50All we need is love.
08:51Da-da-da-da.
08:53All we need is love by the Beatles.
08:55You know, John Lennon, Paul McCartney.
08:57It stuck in my head, in a good way.
08:59All right, before we head out, here's what we're tracking today.
09:01This morning, the U.N. Security Council meets to mark four years of full-scale war in Ukraine.
09:07At 10, we're watching the Supreme Court for new opinions, including a major Louisiana redistricting case
09:13that could reshape how race is considered under the Voting Rights Act.
09:17At 1230, a Utah judge will decide whether to disqualify the entire prosecution team
09:23in the Charlie Kirk case over an alleged conflict.
09:26Tonight at 9, President Trump delivers his fourth State of the Union address,
09:30followed by the Democratic response delivered by Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger.
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09:48Those are your unbiased updates for this Tuesday.
09:50We'll see you back here tomorrow.
09:51For all of us here at Straight Arrow News, I'm Craig DiGrelli.
09:54Have a great day.
09:55I'm Craig DiGrelli.
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