Cases of carbon monoxide are rising and people are struggling to stay warm as frigid temperatures and power outages batter Texas. Janet Shamlian reports. Source

Longtime Kansas Senator Bob Dole revealed that he has stage 4 lung cancer and will begin treatment next week. Dole is 97 years old. Source

Federal prosecutors in New York have launched a preliminary investigation into the Cuomo administration’s handling of nursing homes during the pandemic. The state’s attorney general has alleged the administration greatly undercounted deaths. Mola Lenghi has the latest. Source

NASA is celebrating its huge success of landing the Perseverance rover on Mars. After a seven-month journey to the planet, the rover will now collect samples from the landscape. Carter Evans has more on the mission. Source

The plan would allow millions of immigrants living in the country without authorization to obtain legal status. Source

The White House says President Biden supports a study on the issue of reparations, and there has been some momentum behind a bill that would create a commission on it in recent years. Politico politics reporter Maya King joined “Red and Blue” anchor Elaine Quijano to discuss why that might not be enough to get Congress to pass the proposal. Source

CBS New York chief weathercaster Lonnie Quinn has the frigid forecast. Source

Snow and ice are nailing the Northeast, causing power outages and dangerous road conditions. Nikki Battiste takes a look. Source

Launched into space on July 30, NASA’s Perseverance rover is expected to reach Mars today — as long as it sticks its hazardous landing inside the red planet’s Jezero Crater. CBS News correspondent Carter Evans joins CBSN AM to discuss the multibillion-dollar mission. Source

CBS News’ Nancy Chen reports on the GameStop hearing in which Reddit trader Keith Gill, aka “Roaring Kitty,” appeared before Congress, along with the CEOs of Reddit, Robinhood and hedge fund Melvin Capital Management. Source