| Supporters of President Donald Trump who attacked the U.S. Capitol last week were planning to "capture and assassinate" elected officials, federal prosecutors said, an allegation that further broadened the scope of the sprawling probe from white supremacist riot to potential grand conspiracy. Whether Republicans in Congress—as well as Capitol Police and members of the military—took part in the alleged plan has also become a new focus for investigators. A group of lawmakers said Capitol tours were given to attackers the day before their assault, while others want to find out if Capitol Police officers have white supremacist ties, and who allegedly removed panic buttons from a representative's office. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said any members found to have conspired in the attack will be prosecuted. Meanwhile, the Justice Department said it will investigate itself: specifically, what information federal law enforcement had before the attack and why they failed to stop it. —Margaret Sutherlin Bloomberg is tracking the progress of coronavirus vaccines while mapping the pandemic globally and across America. Here are today's top stories The global death toll from the coronavirus has officially reached 2 million, though the real number is thought to be much higher. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention warned that a fast-spreading variant first discovered in the U.K. could become dominant in the U.S. by March. It's already wreaking havoc in Britain, which announced tougher travel restrictions. Meanwhile, Mayor Bill de Blasio said New York City will run out of vaccinations next week as Pfizer announced it would miss shot deliveries (to countries other than the U.S.) due to a factory renovation. President-elect Joe Biden is turning to David Kessler, a former head of the Food and Drug Administration, to get the hobbled U.S. vaccine effort back on track. Here's the latest on the pandemic.  Health workers wait to administer Covid-19 vaccines in New York City. Photographer: Kena Betancur//AFP Despite higher than expected holiday spending, U.S. retail sales in December posted a surprise miss. It's bank earnings season again, and JPMorgan made more money in the fourth quarter than it ever has. Wells Fargo's gloomy outlook helped pull down markets. Here's your markets wrap. The National Rifle Association declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy and plans to restructure and reincorporate in Texas. The New York-based gun industry lobby has been beset by complaints over lavish spending and internal battles. But the New York attorney general sees an end run around her lawsuit seeking to dissolve what she called a "terrorist organization." In the impeachment watch, Pelosi said the process was "urgent," but declined to say when she'd send the single charge against President Donald Trump for incitement of insurrection to the Senate for trial. The racial reckoning has come to every corner of American life—even, it turns out, the Federal Reserve. Now the central bank is weighing how it can help level the playing field.  Federal Reserve Atlanta President Raphael Bostic Photographer: Elijah Nouvelage Apple computers are getting a big refresh. Besides new non-Intel chips, the company is planning updates for its 14 and 16 inch MacBook (goodbye touchbar). The iMac desktop is getting a new design for the first time since 2012, and the company is introducing a lower priced monitor. As companies jostle to show how committed they are to fighting global warming, plans to take carbon dioxide out of the air are becoming a giant loophole—just as experts have warned for years. What you'll need to know tomorrow What you'll want to read tonight in BusinessweekThe New York Stock Exchange is a symbol of both the might and the reliability of U.S. financial markets. Yet over the course of a week, the exchange made a series of embarrassing U-turns on whether it would continue to list three large Chinese companies. The incident underscored the tensions with China that Biden is set to inherit.  Illustrator: YANN BASTARD/Bloomberg Illustrator: YANN BASTARD/Bloomberg Like getting the Evening Briefing? Subscribe to Bloomberg.com for unlimited access to trusted, data-driven journalism and gain expert analysis from exclusive subscriber-only newsletters. Bloomberg Money Stuff: As 2021 begins, there's good news for fans of Bloomberg columnist Matt Levine and the popular Money Stuff newsletter. Levine is back from leave and once again providing readers with his daily take on Wall Street and the world of finance. Sign up here. Download the Bloomberg app: It's available for iOS and Android. Before it's here, it's on the Bloomberg Terminal. Find out more about how the Terminal delivers information and analysis that financial professionals can't find anywhere else. Learn more. | 
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