THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• TV actor Robert Conrad, star of the 1960's TV show "The Wild Wild West," has died at age 84.
• Actor and comedian Orson Bean is dead after being struck by a car while crossing the street in Los Angeles. He was 91.
• Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez is calling on Iowa Democratic officials to re-do Monday's caucus vote after days of uncertainty and growing concerns about the accuracy of the results.
• The Wall Street Journal is claiming that Netflix spent $100 million to promote "The Irishman" and "Marriage Story" before the Oscars. Netflix is denying it.
• A town in Australia is in lock down after what is being described a "biblical plague" of bats.
• A Canadian businessman was thrown in jail after he burned almost one million in Canadian currency, rather than pay his ex-wife alimony and child support.
• First, Disney paid $75 million to be able to produce a movie of "Hamilton." Now, they've tossed a bunch of money to do a project with Bruno Mars.
• Amazon is working on adding 100,000 electric vehicles to their delivery fleet.
• Happy birthday Google Maps, which has turned 15.
• John Mulaney will host SNL on February 29, while Daniel Craig will be back as host March 7.
• A construction crew in Charleston, South Carolina, came across an unexploded artillery shell.
• Bill Cosby is thanking Snoop Dogg for his social media post, showing support for the imprisoned comedian.
• Matthew Perry held out all these years, but now has his own Instagram account.
• The public memorial for Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and the seven others who perished in that helicopter crash will be held at the Staples Center on February 24.
• Pizza is dangerous. The most recent numbers we have are from 2018, when 3800 people nationwide had to go to the E.R. because of a pizza mishap. Cutting themselves with slicer, burning themselves, etc. That was up from 2300 in 2017.
• Speaking of pizza, a New York man has collected 1,500 unique pizza boxes.
• A town in Finland is offering free gym time to anyone over 65 to get in shape.
• A brand new employee at a Connecticut gas station got caught trying to steal $17,000 in cash, cigarettes and lottery tickets on his first day.