The news to know for Friday, February 8th, 2019! Today, what to know about the heated testimony expected at the Capitol today, and the latest about the Green New Deal. Plus, Ford's big investment, who allegedly blackmailed Amazon's CEO and why scientists are altering DNA.  Those stories and many more in less than 10 minutes! Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you. You can also go to www.theNewsWorthy.com to see story sources and links in the section titled 'Episodes' or see below... Today’s episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. You deserve to be happy.  Connect with a professional counselor in a safe, private and affordable online environment. Go to www.BetterHelp.com/newsworthy to get a discount and get started today.     Sources:    Whitaker Testifies: The Hill, Vox, CBS News, WSJ   Green New Deal: ABC News, Reuters, FOX News   More Cold Weather: AccuWeather, USA Today   Ford Investment:  NBC News   Bank Merger: BusinessInsider, CNN   Editing Genes?: Washington Post   Facebook Data Collection: NYT, CNN   Amazon Self-Driving Car WIRED, CNBC   Woody Allen Sues Amazon: Variety, TechCrunch Amazon Blackmail: WSJ   Gucci Blackface Sweater: AP News Adidas Criticism: Quartz   Grammys Sunday: VOX