All three had long military and firefighting careers and were contracted to help fight the wildfires in Australia. Source

Opponents are concerned the sale could lead to higher fees, as well as potential loss of freedoms of speech. Source

The band at Maplewood Middle School in Sulphur, Louisiana is so popular, about half the students there are members of it. The band’s leader, Mickey Smith Jr., was named the winner of this year’s Grammy Music Educator Award. Manuel Bojorquez speaks to students to find out what makes Smith such a good teacher. Source

Mickey Smith Jr. leads about half of the entire student body of Maplewood Middle School in Sulphur, Louisiana in the school’s band, and has been growing the number since he started there 15 years ago. Source

A stressful work environment and growing reliance on technology are making people feel more isolated, survey finds. Source

Police in Lakeville, Indiana, say Jeff Pelley, 17, killed his family to make his 1989 prom night perfect. Source

Law enforcement officials have been trying for years to draw attention to the dangers posed by so-called ghost guns, which contain no registration numbers that could be used to trace them. Source

Shocking allegations about the Recording Academy are threatening to overshadow the Grammy Awards, which air on CBS Sunday night. The group’s suspended CEO Deborah Dugan says the Grammy nomination system is ridge. Randy Lewis, a staff writer for the LA Times, broke this story and has been talking to artists and industry insiders about the fallout. He joins “CBS This Morning.” Source

2020 candidate and Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren speaks to “CBS This Morning” from Washington, D.C. where the Senate is due to here President Trump’s lawyers begin their defense in the impeachment trial Saturday. Source

A look back at what we’ve been covering on “CBS This Morning.” Source