A multi-billion-dollar mission to Mars is coming to a head as the rover, Perseverance, is finally set to reach the red planet. Carter Evans reports on the nail-biting “seven minutes of terror” the NASA team will endure as Perseverance navigates tricky terrain to land – the beginning of a new journey searching for signs of ancient life. Source

UC Davis Medical Center says it has reached herd immunity from COVID-19 among staff through vaccinations. “CBS This Morning” lead national correspondent David Begnaud spoke with one nurse initially hesitant to get vaccinated. Now, she explains why she thinks everyone should get it. Source

Experts warn that unless vaccines are rolled out in a timely fashion globally, the virus will continue to mutate, and that poses a risk to us all. Source

Families in Houston and all over Texas were doing anything to stay warm. Hospitals treated hundreds for exposure to the cold and for carbon monoxide poisoning as Texans fired up generators and stayed in their cars to keep warm. Source

The winter storm battering Texas over the last week has brought snow, ice, freezing rain and dangerous conditions, with millions of residents left without power, heat or water for a fourth day. Also, Democrats are set to unveil a bill today that will include a pathway to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Source

Fewer than 600,000 homes and businesses still had no electricity but frigid temperatures may have bottomed out. The weather emergency’s death toll remained at 24 across the South. Source

“It’s been a long, cold winter,” one hospital CEO says about fighting the coronavirus while trying to stay in business. Source

According to draft text obtained by CBS News, the plan would allow millions of immigrants living in the country without authorization to obtain legal status. Source

Almost 50 people arrested and dozens injured as police and protesters clash for 2nd night in battle over free speech. Source

A CDC expert says the drop, during the first half of 2020, was “huge.” Blacks and Hispanics were hit hardest as COVID-19 caused its first wave of deaths. Source