| We’re covering President Trump’s acquittal in the impeachment trial, the latest results from Iowa’s Democratic caucuses, and the death of the Hollywood star Kirk Douglas. | |  By Chris Stanford | | | The votes on the two articles of impeachment against President Trump fell far short of the threshold necessary to remove him from office. Doug Mills/The New York Times | | | President Trump plans to speak at noon Eastern today about what he called “our Country’s VICTORY on the Impeachment Hoax,” after a sharply divided Senate acquitted him on charges that he abused his power and obstructed Congress. | | | His re-election campaign moved quickly, sending out a fund-raising email declaring, “Sorry haters, I’m not going anywhere.” | | | Democratic leaders promised to continue their investigations of the president. | | | News analysis: “The president who vowed to bring an end to endless wars overseas remains at the center of an endless war at home, one that now moves to the campaign trail and will not be resolved until November at the earliest,” our chief White House correspondent writes. | | | Pete Buttigieg’s slim lead in the state’s Democratic caucus results evaporated overnight, and he now stands virtually even with Bernie Sanders. Here are the latest updates and a county-by-county map of the results. | | | ■ With 97 percent of precincts reporting, Mr. Buttigieg has 550 state delegate equivalents, while Mr. Sanders has 547. That number traditionally determines the winner of the Iowa caucuses, but Mr. Sanders leads in two measures of the popular vote. | | | ■ Elizabeth Warren remains in third place and Joe Biden in fourth, a result that he called “a gut punch.” | | | Patients with symptoms of the coronavirus arriving at a health facility in Wuhan, China, on Wednesday. Agence France-Presse — Getty Images | | | Health officials said today that 563 people had died from the virus and that there had been more than 28,000 confirmed cases, an increase of more than 35 percent in just a few days. Here are the latest updates. | | | Some doctors fear the numbers are undercounted because hospitals and laboratories are under severe strain to test for the virus. | | | Yesterday: China’s leader, Xi Jinping, ordered a crackdown on people who undermine efforts to control the outbreak, including those who assault medical workers and who manufacture and sell fake products. | | | Related: More than 500 people have been quarantined on U.S. military bases after being evacuated from the Chinese province where the outbreak started. At least one additional government evacuation flight is expected this week. | | | Sebastian Gollnow/picture alliance, via Getty Images | | | But is Banksy a historically significant artist? One of his works, which famously self-destructed at an auction, is now on display beside a Rembrandt in a German museum, above. But one expert calls him “a conceptualist prankster, à la Duchamp, whose gestures may be more lasting than the work itself.” | | | PAID POST: A Message From XBrand | | Renewable Energy in Today's Age | | Look around you...All of the things that you love about this planet can be used to power it. the sun, rain, wind, tides and waves. We are creating renewable enery that benefits you and our planet, more efficiently and inexpensively. Recharge today with something different. | | | | Learn More | | | | Digging for signs of slaughter: Archaeologists plan to excavate part of a cemetery in Tulsa, Okla., to seek the remains of black residents massacred by white mobs in 1921. As many as 300 people were killed, one of the worst instances of racist violence in U.S. history. | | | Global Entry freeze: The Department of Homeland Security temporarily barred New Yorkers from enrolling in programs that allow travelers to speed through airport lines. The move comes as part of a conflict between the Trump administration and the state over a law that allows undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses. | | | Samuel Corum for The New York Times | | | In memoriam: Kirk Douglas, a Hollywood star at his peak in the 1950s and ’60s, was a commanding presence in films including “Lust for Life,” “Paths of Glory” and “Spartacus.” He died on Wednesday at 103. | | | Late-night comedy: “The Senate has set a devastating precedent,” Samantha Bee said. “Future presidents can solicit foreign interference in an election; they can investigate private citizens. There are no rules. That’s not America — that is Outback Steakhouse.” | | | What we’re reading: Two features on the history of vaping, one from New York magazine and one from The California Sunday Magazine. “They range from the early days, when vaping was a disruptive alternative to cigarettes, to the outbreak of a deadly lung disease,” says Adam Pasick of the Briefings team. “Both pieces serve to separate hysteria from fact and examine how a lack of regulation led to disastrous unforeseen consequences.” | | | Linda Xiao for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Monica Pierini. | | | Smarter Living: Is it time to dial down the notifications on your devices? You can prune them, or hang a virtual “Do Not Disturb” sign. | | | New York’s Fashion Week is about to begin, to be followed by events in London, Milan and Paris. Our chief fashion critic, Vanessa Friedman, will be tweeting and writing from all of them. She spoke to Andrea Kannapell, the Briefings editor, about what the next month will be like. | | | Which week do you like best? | | | Traditionally the fashion flock hates Milan, but I actually quite enjoy Milan. I really like the food, the weather tends to be better and the schedule is usually more human. But for just the sheer material, it’s Paris, hands down. | | | Remember, you’re reviewing four to 10 shows a day for weeks. So I’m really happy to have something to think about, something of substance that I can agree or disagree with. | | | The really hard thing is when you get a commercial collection and, really, it’s just a great skirt. And that’s just four words, and you have 800 words to go. | | | Ms. Friedman is about to begin a busy stretch of work. (Behind her is Elizabeth Paton, who also covers fashion for The Times.) Lee Oliveira for The New York Times | | | What kind of substance are you looking for? | | | The shows are the only pure expression of the designers’ ideas of their own clothes. They control the hair, clothes, makeup, music. | | | That means that they have to have an idea about women, their lives and what’s happening in the world — the problems the designers are solving for them. | | | What effect is the coronavirus having? | | | We just got an email from a young new British designer who’s Asian and who produces his clothes in Shanghai. China just closed down his factory, and he can’t get his collection. So he’s not going to be able to have a show this season. | | | We’re going to be watching if Chinese models can come, if the Chinese clients who usually come do, and then what this means for supply chains and sales. The Chinese consumer is an enormously important part of these brands’ customer bases. And if they’re not moving and they’re not shopping, it’s going to be a real issue. | | | Do you have a fitness plan before the shows start? | | | [Laughter.] Oh, no! Beforehand, I try to be “normal” but, once it starts, it all goes out the window. I have a terrible diet and literally zero physical fitness. Honestly, my diet is coffee, soda, champagne, bread, chocolate and occasionally a green juice. Then I think, “Good, you’re doing something for yourself.” | | | That’s it for this briefing. See you next time. | | Thank you
Mark Josephson, Eleanor Stanford and Chris Harcum provided the break from the news. You can reach the team at briefing@nytimes.com. | | | Were you sent this briefing by a friend? Sign up here to get the Morning Briefing. | | |
