Here’s a look at the top stories making headlines on the “CBS Evening News.” Source

One hospital in Indianapolis created flu checkpoints to keep young patients safe. Source

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron asked the FBI to formally investigate pardons issued by outgoing Governor Matt Bevin. CBS Eastern Kentucky affiliate WYMT spoke to Melinda Mills, the sister of a victim of one of the people Bevin pardoned, about how she feels about the investigation. Source

The investigation will focus on the pardon of Patrick Baker, who was convicted of reckless homicide. Baker’s family raised more than $20,000 for the Bevin campaign. Source

President Trump said Qassem Soleimani was “planning a very major attack, and we got him.” Source

The National Rifle Association’s leader, Wayne LaPierre, is fighting an ongoing battle to keep control of the organization as he faces a New York state investigation and political attacks from inside and outside the NRA. New York Times investigative reporter Danny Hakim joined CBSN to discuss his reporting on the NRA and its leader. Source

Bob Garfield, cohost of WNYC’s weekly show “On the Media”, discusses the power of social media on democracy and his new book ‘American Manifesto: Saving Democracy from Villains, Vandals, and Ourselves’ on this week’s episode of “The Takeout with Major Garrett” Source

The race to the Oscars begins this weekend with the Golden Globes. Streaming services dominated the nominations and could potentially make history. CBS News correspondent Danya Bacchus reports from Los Angeles. Source

President Trump said Qassem Soleimani was “planning a very major attack, and we got him.” Source

Scientists said they can now distinguish between human-induced weather patterns from naturally occurring events. CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli and Washington Post climate reporter Andrew Freedman joined CBSN to discuss the significance of this advancement in monitoring climate change. Source