The Center for Auto Safety has sent letters demanding that taxi fleets be required to address all open safety recalls before they can carry passengers. Source

The small Southern California town of Solvang is famous for its Danish-style architecture and holiday displays. This time of year, it transforms itself into one of the country’s most festive Christmas villages. Jamie Yuccas shows how a high-tech display is using drones for the first time to light up the sky. Source

Over the past 60 years, Oscar-winner Jeff Bridges has gone from child actor to leading heartthrob to laid-back “counterculture” icon. But he’s also a bit of a Renaissance man, adding painting, music and photography to his artistic repertoire. His photography is the subject of a new book. Anthony Mason recently spent time with Bridges in Los Angeles. Source

In our series The 2020’s, we’re exploring the big topics that will dominate the conversation in the next decade. In Monday’s installment, our focus is on climate change. Over the last 10 years, sea levels have risen at an alarming rate. Biodiversity is reportedly declining faster than at any time in human history, and millions of people have been affected by extreme weather, like hurricanes and floods. CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli discusses what we can expect over the next decade. Source

There are big storms in the West and the Southeast Monday morning, which is bad news for a record number of more than 115 million Americans expected to travel by car, train or plane over the holidays. Rain and flash flooding in South Florida shut down Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport overnight. One traveler said driving through the flooding was like “looking out a boat cabin window.” The TSA estimates 42 million people will pass through its security checkpoints over the holidays, nearly 4% more than last year. Mola Lenghi reports. Source

Street artist Banksy has created controversial Christmas art at his hotel in Bethlehem — a nativity scene with miniature figurines of Jesus, Mary and Joseph in front of the wall that Israel placed to separate the West Bank. Source

A major airport in South Florida temporarily closes overnight from a storm that also triggered a massive pileup in Virginia. Also, a new report finds many of America’s biggest cities do not require taxi owners to fix cars after government safety recalls. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Source

The sentences can be appealed, and State TV says a probe showed the crown prince’s former top adviser wasn’t involved in the slaying of the Washington Post columnist. Source

Segel also founded more than 20 other companies, including The Franklin Mint. Source

The Taliban claimed responsibility and said it happened during a joint U.S.-Afghan raid in the northern province of Kunduz Source