THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• The Hard Rock Cafe and Casino in Las Vegas is down to it's final couple of weeks. It closes and makes its way for the wrecking ball on February 3.
• Some wild storms this winter. At the Lake Tahoe Resort, they clocked a wind gust at 137 mph.
• You know who's excited about the new movie, "Dolittle?" The producers of the movie, "Cats." At least for now, "Dolittle" is considered the worst movie out there.
• All eyes were on Britain's Prince Harry yesterday as he hosted the Rugby League World Cup 2021 draws at Buckingham Palace. It just might have been his last official duty as a royal.
• Meanwhile, Kate Middleton reportedly said Prince William doesn't want more children.
• For those of you keeping score at home, there were 58.5 billion robocalls in the U.S. last year. That's up 22% from the year before.
• Disney-Plus already has over 40-million users.
• 25% of U.S. broadband households use free, ad-based streaming services, and more than 25% are interested in innovative offerings accessed via TV.
• It looks as though Selena Gomez has gotten a neck tattoo, the word "Rare" in cursive writing.
• NBC is going to bring back Punky Brewster to their new Peacock streaming service.
• The other day, while driving around in his Lamborghini, Kanye West saw a veteran holding a cardboard sign, asking for money. He stopped, and had his bodyguard go over and give the vet a few bucks.
• Demi Lovato is going to sing the National Anthem at this next Super Bowl.
• "National Treasure 3" is said to be in the works and yes, Nicholas Cage will be back.
• The federal government spent a record $1.1 trillion in the first quarter of fiscal 2020.
• Former Pope Benedict XVI has asked to have his name removed from a controversial book promoting priest celibacy.
• A report says Abby Huntsman is leaving "The View" because of the "toxic environment."
• Baltimore is ranked as the worst city for STDs.
• A Christian school in Kentucky has expelled a girl over a picture where she wore a rainbow shirt with a rainbow cake.
• A study says women who hate bugs are less attracted to beards.
• Washington State is looking at a total ban on plastic bags, with an 8-cent per bag charge for the paper ones.
• And so you know, "Bad Boys 4" is already in pre-production.
• In Scotland, they're considering a ban on kids being able to head the ball in soccer.
• Remember that Japanese billionaire that was looking for a female companion for an upcoming space flight? So far, over 10,000 women have applied.