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Jan. 19, 2022, 8:33 a.m.

Jan 19, 2022: Corruption in politics, filibuster reform, Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Rudy Giuliani

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Summary

Here's a rundown of today's featured stories, including the news summary from the previous night. Choose one of the following stories or topics from the news summary to view and answer the questions below. Note : Click "VIDEO" to skip the ads. Click "TRANSCRIPT" to read alongside the video. NEWS SUMMARY : Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Rudy Giuliani, three other Trump allies VIDEO (watch just first 2 mins for at-home COVID tests, voting rights update and Jan. 6 probe) | TRANSCRIPT SOCIAL STUDIES : Senate Dems eye talking filibuster amid voting rights legislation setbacks VIDEO | TRANSCRIP T STEM : The science behind the Tonga volcanic eruption, tsunami VIDEO | TRANSCRIP T | DAILY NEWS LESSON ELA & ARTS : A Brief But Spectacular take on living in a world based on love VIDEO | TRANSCRIPT

Focus Questions

Discussion questions using the Journalist's Five Ws plus an H:
  • Who are some of the individuals or groups of people mentioned in the news summary?
  • What stories are covered?
  • Where do some of the stories take place?
  • When did those stories occur?
  • Why did the event(s) take place?
  • How do you think the NewsHour’s producers decided which stories made it into the news summary?
Focus question : What does "justice" look like to you? What do you think of when you hear the word "justice"? How does the story you watched relate to the concept of justice?

Media literacy : Who else do you think should have been interviewed in the story you watched?

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