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President Joe Biden takes a swipe at rival Donald Trump's desire for "revenge and retribution" during his State of the Union address. SOUNDBITE
European Council President Charles Michel warns that the coming weeks could decide the course of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. He makes the statement following a meeting between European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. "The next few weeks and months will probably be decisive. This is not the time to tremble, this is the time to be lucid and this is the time to deploy maximum support," Michel says. SOUNDBITE
Representative Liz Cheney, the senior Republican on the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack and an outspoken critic of Trump, warns fellow Republicans against attempts to "whitewash" the reality of the attack. "No member of Congress should now attempt to defend the indefensible, obstruct this investigation, or whitewash what happened that day," Cheney says on the first day of the hearing in Washington, DC. SOUNDBITE
Jakarta, Jul 21 (EFE/EPA).-The World Health Organization on Wednesday said the cumulative number of Covid-19 cases reported globally could exceed 200 million in the next three weeks with the virus surging in countries like Indonesia. ARCHIVE FOOTAGE.SHOT LIST: COVID-19 VACCINATION DRIVE, PEOPLE QUEUING UP TO GET OXYGEN REFILLS, A COVID-19 BURIAL AND POLICE CHECK POINTS AMID THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC IN VARIOUS CITIES OF INDONESIA.
Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas plans to attend President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration. This comes after weeks of elevating misinformation about the election results. Cruz has faced immense backlash and increasing pressure to resign following his objection. Biden has even criticized the Texas senator and said he should be defeated in 2024. Since November, Cruz has sown doubts into the electoral process, says Business Insider. Cruz's communications director, Lauren Blair Bianchi, also left her job in the wake of the siege.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).