The U.S. is bracing for a post-holiday surge of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths, as President Trump continues to downplay the severity of the virus. Dr. Ron Elfenbein joins CBSN to discuss the pandemic and why the vaccine distribution plan is lagging behind expectations. Source

Both President Trump and President-elect Joe Biden are heading to Georgia to campaign for Senate candidates ahead of Tuesday’s runoff. But the president’s phone call where he urged Georgia’s secretary of state to “find” votes to overturn Biden’s win is casting a shadow over the race. Atlanta Journal-Constitution politics editor Susan Potter spoke with CBSN’s Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers about what to expect. Source

One of Saudi Arabia’s leading voices for women’s rights has been sentenced to almost six years in prison. CBS News’ Holly Williams speaks to the brother of Loujain al-Hathloul, who was jailed for daring to defy her country’s leaders, just by driving a car. Source

The 32-year-old scores a career high in a statement win after facing criticism for a slow start. Source

Amanda Kloots and Elaine Welteroth join “CBS This Morning” to discuss their new roles as hosts of the CBS show “The Talk.” Starting Monday afternoon, Kloots and Welteroth will co-host the Daytime Emmy Award-winning show with Sharon Osbourne, Carrie Ann Inaba and Sheryl Underwood. Source

William Jones and Ericka Chambers created “Puzzles of Color” after seeing a lack of representation in the industry. The siblings highlighted the work of diverse artists in the puzzles to see more faces that look like them. Omar Villafranca reports. Source

The outbreak comes as Santa Clara County hospitals are being pushed to the brink by a surge in COVID-19 cases. Source

President Trump tried again to overturn the state-certified election results over the weekend, when he called Georgia’s Republican secretary of state and asked him to “find” the votes to needed to reverse President-elect Joe Biden’s win in the state. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett joined “CBSN AM” to discuss with what this means for the future of the Republican Party and U.S. democracy. Source

Ian Bremmer is the founder and president of the Eurasia Group, a political risk firm. He joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the group’s report on the “Top Risks of 2021” Source

A UK judge has rejected a request to extradite Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to the U.S. to face charges of espionage. Crews are searching for three people after a devastating landslide destroyed homes in Norway. South Korea is rethinking policy after seeing more deaths than births in 2020. Experts are concerned about India’s Covax vaccine, which was approved before trials were finalized. CBS News foreign correspondent Roxana Saberi joins CBSN AM with today’s headlines from around the globe. Source