New allegations from former Trump donor Lev Parnas, who says he was the man the president and his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani entrusted with getting Ukraine to announce an investigation into the Bidens, implicate much of Trump’s inner circle. Mr. Trump denies even knowing Parnas, all while his impeachment trial begins with Chief Justice John Roberts and nearly all 100 senators being sworn in on Thursday. Nancy Cordes reports before the trial is set to begin next week. Source

Road conditions are already dangerous in parts of Texas due to ice as winter storm advisories put states from New Mexico to Ohio on alert. The bitter winter weather is expected to impact all but nine states across the U.S. Lonnie Quinn reports on what to expect from the freezing conditions. Source

Rapper’s album, “Music To Be Murdered By,” has video for one track that alludes to the 2017 mass shooting at a music festival in Las Vegas Source

Dingell spoke to CBS News’ Major Garrett for this week’s episode of “The Takeout” podcast. Source

The Recording Academy says the move against Deborah Dugan follows a formal misconduct allegation by a senior academy team member. Source

A Virginia judge ruled that a firearms ban imposed by the governor ahead of a planned pro-gun rally can stay in place, but gun rights groups are still fighting the ban. Source

A Virginia judge ruled that a firearms ban imposed by the governor ahead of a planned pro-gun rally can stay in place, but gun rights groups are still fighting the ban. Source

Police said the impact caused the building to collapse; the injured included people in the truck and store Source

According to U.S. Central Command spokesperson Captain Bill Urban, “several were treated for concussion symptoms from the blast and are still being assessed.” Source

“The president kept firing her, and she wouldn’t leave,” Parnas told MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow. Source