The panel will vote on the articles of impeachment against President Trump later today. Source

Thursday is the final day for Democratic presidential candidates to qualify for the next debate, which is one week from today in Los Angeles. So far only seven candidates have done so, including Mayor Pete Buttigieg, who is surging in recent polling. In Iowa, he’s in a tight race with the top candidates, and a poll in New Hampshire has him leading. Buttigieg joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the impeachment hearings, what his record shows in helping minority communities, and how he plans to tackle the student debt crisis. Source

Rapper, singer and classically trained flutist Lizzo is nominated for eight Grammy Awards, more than any other artist this year. Her song, “Truth Hurts,” made Billboard chart history. Lizzo joins “CBS This Morning” for her first network interview since the Grammy nominations. She says music is the “joy” of her life and describes how a visit with Prince transformed her from a musician to an artist. Source

Disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein reportedly is close to a massive settlement with more than 30 women accusing him of sexual misconduct. The New York Times reports the tentative $25 million deal would end nearly every lawsuit from actresses and former employees. Their accusations range from rape to sexual harassment. Weinstein denies all allegations of non-consensual sex. New York Times investigative reporter and CBS News contributor Jodi Kantor, who broke the Weinstein story in 2017, joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss her report on the settlement. Source

Search crews in New Zealand will try to recover eight people presumed killed in Monday’s volcanic eruption. Eight others are confirmed dead, and more than 20 people remain hospitalized with severe burns. Nine Americans are among the wounded. Ramy Inocencio got a closer view of the volcano. Source

The initial vote on two articles of impeachment against President Trump is expected Thursday. The House Judiciary Committee began a highly charged meeting on the issue Wednesday. Nancy Cordes reports. Source

New video shows what the mayor of Jersey City calls an anti-Semitic hate crime. Surveillance cameras show two people firing gunshots into a kosher market on Tuesday, minutes after killing a police detective. Three people were killed in the store, and the attackers also died during a shootout with police that lasted hours. Two of the victims were buried Wednesday night. Don Dahler reports. Source

Britain is holding an election that could finally decide the long-running Brexit battle. Voters are choosing all 650 members of the House of Commons. It’s the country’s third general election in less than five years, but some analysts call it the most important vote in decades. Mark Phillips reports. Source

Santa knows how to interact with kids who have autism – and he wants them to know he cares. Source

That’s also true of nursing homes; the trends reflect rises in hospice care and in the number of Americans simply preferring to spend their last days at home Source