On this week’s episode of the “Where Did You Get This Number?” podcast, Anthony Salvanto and reporter Bo Erickson discuss former VP Joe Biden’s campaign in Iowa. Source

A Maryland real estate company had an extraordinary surprise for its employees at its holiday party this year. Small envelopes revealed that St. John Properties gave its workers $10 million, divided among them. Everyone got a bonus, from maintenance workers to receptionists to vice presidents. The average award was $50,000, and the highest was $270,000, based on how long they’d all been working there. The bonus was for meeting a massive expansion goal. Source

In today’s world headlines: Thick smoke from bushfires chokes Sydney, Australia. Alleged WhatsApp child abuse group members have been arrested in 11 countries. And British Prime Minister Boris Johnson recreated a scene from the movie “Love Actually” in an ad to promote Brexit. Ian Lee joins CBSN AM from London with a roundup. Source

Taliban says it carried out the bombing, but the U.S. military denies the group’s claim that fighters made it into the sprawling Bagram Air Base. Source

Time magazine revealed Greta Thunberg as the 2019 Person of the Year. The 16-year-old environmental activist from Sweden gained global recognition this year. Source

Many people across the South are fighting to take down statues of Confederate heroes. But a new monument in Richmond, Virginia, the formal capital of the Confederacy, sends a very different message. Anthony Mason spoke to the artist, Kehinde Wiley, who says he wants to create a new narrative. Source

Two suspected gunmen kill four people on a terrifying day of violence in a packed New Jersey neighborhood. Was it a targeted attack? Also, House Democratic leaders formally revealed the charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress against President Trump on Tuesday. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Source

Steam and mud billowing from a still-active volcano in New Zealand are preventing recovery crews from getting to White Island. The sudden eruption on Monday hit dozens of tourists. The number of people missing and presumed dead is up to nine. Ramy Inocencio reports from Whakatane. Source

At least 26 abortion clinics have closed in 2019 alone. Source

This week, on the “Intelligence Matters” podcast, Smith talks with Morell about the work of overseeing the U.S. military and also the late-stage negotiations over the annual Defense Department spending bill. Source