• Turkey: At Least 2 Dead in Suicide Attack on U.S. Embassy
• Hagel Grilled on Israel Stance During Senate Confirmation Hearing
• Hagel: Iraq War Was Worst U.S. Decision Since Vietnam
• Kerry to be Sworn In as Secretary of State
• U.N. Report: Israel Must End West Bank Settlements or Potentially Face ICC Charges
• Anti-Morsi Protesters Return to the Streets After Rival Groups Hold Rare Meeting
• Gitmo Judge Orders End to Secret Gov't Censors at 9/11 Trial
• Mexico: 25 Dead in Blast at State-Owned Oil Company
• Mexico: Thousands Protest Bid by U.S. Firms to Plant GMO Corn
• Former Guatemalan Dictator Goes on Trial for Genocide
• Report: U.S. Sentencing Runs Contrary to International Law
• NYC: 7-Year-Old Boy Handcuffed, Interrogated for 10 Hours for Allegedly Stealing $5
• Report: FBI Agents Flew to Iceland to Investigate WikiLeaks
• Anti-Keystone XL Protester Disrupts TransCanada Speech for Several Minutes
• New York Times, Wall Street Journal Infiltrated by Chinese Hackers
• Pepsi Pulls Gatorade Ingredient After Online Campaign
• Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch Dead at 88

The HBO documentary "Redemption" examines New York City’s canners — the largely invisible people who survive by redeeming bottles and cans they collect from curbs, garbage cans and apartment complexes. Many have quietly slipped into poverty after losing their jobs, now living on the margins of society. The film has been nominated in the documentary shorts category at this year’s Academy Awards. We’re joined by co-directors Jon Alpert and Matt O’Neill, both of the Downtown Community Television Center, a community media center based in NYC’s Chinatown. [includes rush transcript]

President Obama has kicked off his second term with a major push for comprehensive immigration reform, backing a bipartisan Senate plan that includes a path to citizenship for some of the estimated 11 million undocumented people living in the United States. But Obama’s call for tougher border enforcement and a system for tracking those who overstay visas has sparked concerns he will continue with a pro-criminalization and militarization approach that saw a record number of deportations in his first term. We host a roundtable with three guests: Lorella Praeli, director of advocacy and policy at the United We Dream Coalition; Fernando Garcia, the founding director of the Border Network for Human Rights; and Mae Ngai, professor of history and Asian-American studies at Columbia University. [includes rush transcript]

As President Obama backs an immigration plan that includes a path to citizenship for some of the country’s 11 million undocumented residents, deportations are continuing at record levels. We go to Arizona, where one family was almost torn apart because of a three-year-old traffic violation. Last night, 11-year-old Jose Arma was reunited with his father, Edi Arma, who was detained two weeks ago and almost deported to Guatemala. One day after their reunion, Jose and Edi join us from Phoenix along with immigration activist Viridiana Hernandez, who helped organize a community campaign to win Edi’s release. [includes rush transcript]

• Gabrielle Giffords Makes Surprise Senate Appearance to Back Control
• NRA Chief LaPierre, Durbin Spar on Background Checks
• 1 Killed, 2 Wounded in Phoenix Shooting
• Teen Who Performed at Obama Inauguration Shot Dead in Chicago
• Obama Predicts Passage of Gun Control, Immigration Reform
• Israeli Warplanes Bomb Syria, Killing 2
• Syrian Opposition Figure Offers Dialogue
• Dutch Court Rules Shell Partially Liable for Nigeria Oil Spills
• Rare January Tornadoes Kill 2 in Southern U.S.
• William Cowan Appointed to Fill Kerry's Senate Seat

Days after he was sentenced to 30 months in prison, John Kiriakou — the first CIA official to be jailed for any reason relating to the torture program — denounces President Obama’s appointment of John Brennan to head the CIA. "I’ve known John Brennan since 1990," Kiriakou says. "I worked directly for John Brennan twice. I think that he is a terrible choice to lead the CIA. I think that it’s time for the CIA to move beyond the ugliness of the post-September 11th regime, and we need someone who is going to respect the Constitution and to not be bogged down by a legacy of torture." [includes rush transcript]

Former CIA agent John Kiriakou speaks out just days after he was sentenced to 30 months in prison, becoming the first CIA official to face jail time for any reason relating to the U.S. torture program. Under a plea deal, Kiriakou admitted to a single count of violating the Intelligence Identities Protection Act by revealing the identity of a covert officer to a freelance reporter, who did not publish it. Supporters say Kiriakou is being unfairly targeted for having been the first CIA official to publicly confirm and detail the Bush administration’s use of waterboarding. Kiriakou joins us to discuss his story from Washington, D.C., along with his attorney, Jesselyn Radack, director of National Security & Human Rights at the Government Accountability Project. "This ... was not a case about leaking; this was a case about torture. And I believe I’m going to prison because I blew the whistle on torture," Kiriakou says. "My oath was to the Constitution. … And to me, torture is unconstitutional." [inlcudes rush transcript]

Ongoing mass protests have led the Egyptian government to declare a state of emergency and the country’s defense minister to warn of the potential "collapse of the state." We go to Democracy Now! correspondent Sharif Abdel Kouddous in the city of Port Said, where thousands have filled the streets in defiance of a nighttime curfew. "[Egyptian President Mohamed] Morsi is trying to do what Mubarak did for so many years: trying to use the police on the streets to solve his political problems," Kouddous says. "Right now, Egypt is ungovernable." [includes rush transcript]

• Obama Backs Bipartisan Immigration Plan, Rejects "Us vs. Them" Mentality
• Senate Confirms Kerry as Secretary of State
• 80 Bodies Found Shot, Bound in Syrian City of Aleppo
• U.N. Envoy Brahimi: "Syria is Being Destroyed"
• U.S. Signs Deal to Build Drone Base in Niger
• 12 Bodies Recovered After Band's Abduction in Mexico
• Israel Makes Landmark No-Show at U.N. Human Rights Council Session
• Report: Brennan Was Regularly Briefed on Torture Under Bush
• Defense Attorneys Seek 48-Hour Visit to Guantánamo
• Parents, Students Confront Education Dept. on School Closures
• Gunman Kills 1, Kidnaps Child on Alabama School Bus
• Newtown Parent Pleads for Assault Weapons Ban
• Georgia Man Detained for Fatal Shooting of Unarmed Immigrant in Driveway
• Texas Woman Wins Delay of Execution
• Anti-Keystone XL Pipeline Activists Settle TransCanada Lawsuit
• Boy Scouts Reviewing Anti-Gay Ban