Wednesday January 27 News Updates Lakewood

 Weather: Sun and clouds mixed. High around 40F.

, N.J. has identified 8 cases of UK COVID variant  Four of the cases have been found in Ocean County-

 After Repeatedly Bashing Trump, Fauci Now Says It’s ‘Not Productive’ To Talk About Former Admin’s Handling Of The Pandemic (daily wire)

-The Pentagon declares climate change a 'national security issue,’ will now consider it when planning war games

- Dow drops more than 600 points for its worst day since October, S&P 500 goes red for the year

Food Distribution:

-Tehilas Chaya Sara 7 day box for all children under 18 who are not receiving school meals, Tonight at 8:00PM. 1115 Cross Street

-Bnos Esther Malka box 7:00 pm must fill form on location 488 Whitseville

-Belz on Chestnut 5:45 pm

-Gelbsteins 2:45pm - 5:15 pm at Middle School & Clifton Ave Grade School 

-OTL box at SCHI 7:00 pm Center Prospect st 6:45

-83 new covid cases in Lakewood totals 10025/259

 - Court packing begins:The Biden administration is moving forward with the creation of a commission to study reforms to the Supreme Court and the federal judiciary (Politico).

-John Kerry Says Fired Energy Workers Can Simply ‘Go Make Solar Panels’

-The Department of Homeland Security has issued a national terrorism alert warning that violent domestic extremists could attack in the coming weeks (WSJ)

-WH Press Secretary Psaki says the Biden administration's economic team are 'monitoring’ the activity around GameStop and other retail stocks 

- he Biden administration has frozen the agreement to sell F35 aircraft to the UAE and arms to Saudi Arabia approved by Trump.

- Lakewood now has over 10,000 confirmed covid cases since march

- Ocean county 6.35% of the population received the first shot of Covid vaccine and 0.74% got the second dose 

- Tefilos for Harav Chaim Meir Wosner, shlita, Rav of Zichron Meir in Bnei Brak, the eldest son of Hagaon Harav Shmuel Wosner, zt”l,he tested positive for the coronavirus and collapsed. Name is  Chaim Meir ben Rivkah

-Israeli Police notified the Anorim not to conduct ant Tu bshvat or hold public gatherings they will strictly enforce it.

-Rand Paul Says Trump Impeachment Trial ‘Dead on Arrival’ in the Senate

The Boyaner rebbe sent out thousands of Tu bshvat peklach to the children

- A coastal winter storm could start to hit New Jersey as soon as Sunday afternoon or as late as Monday evening, the weather service said in its Wednesday morning forecast discussion. the timing and track remain highly uncertain.

-Outrage at Israeli TV show Eretz Nehederet as they plan to air a satire scene of Rav Chaim Kanievsky  shlita