Nearly 3,000 homes have been damaged or destroyed across Australia due to the brush fires, and there are still more than 100 fires burning across the country’s southeast, including a megablaze the size of Delaware. There’s also an all-out effort to save Australia’s animals impacted by the fires, with grassroots efforts to protect some of the country’s unique wildlife. Jamie Yuccas reports from one hard-hit area. Source

Plus: Severe weather covers the Midwest, and protests greet the Australian government’s response to bushfires. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Source

President Trump is revealing new details about what led him to order the killing of Iran’s top military general, Qassem Soleimani. CBS News has also learned that the U.S. military tried but failed to kill another senior Iranian official on the same day in Yemen. Ben Tracy reports. Source

After days of denials, and under mounting international pressure, the Iranian government now says its armed forces unintentionally shot down a Ukrainian jetliner this week, killing everyone on board. At a briefing this morning, the head of Iran’s air defenses said “human error at a time of crisis caused by U.S. adventurism” caused the Ukrainian Airlines jet to be mistaken for a hostile target. Holly Williams reports from Baghdad. Source

The current travel ban, which was upheld by the Supreme Court in June 2018, currently includes seven countries, five of which are majority Muslim. Source

Trump made the latest comments as his administration faces pressure to provide more details about the imminent threat from Iran’s top general. Source

On state TV Saturday morning, a statement from Iran’s military confirmed the country’s role in the crash. Source

A new poll in Iowa shows Senator Bernie Sanders in the lead, with Senator Elizabeth Warren trailing close behind. Democratic strategist Isaac Wright and CBS News political contributor and Republican strategist Leslie Sanchez joined CBSN to discuss the poll and the rest of the week’s top political headlines. Source

David Calhoun pay package includes $7 million bonus for 737 Max’s safe return to service. Source

Briefers including the CIA director, secretary of state and defense secretary also did not disclose that the U.S. had targeted another Iranian military leader on the same day it ordered a strike against Qassem Soleimani. Source