“The movie will never be the same!” the president tweeted. Source
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Winter storm brings snow, rain to Southwest, causing nightmare travel conditions
A powerful winter storm in the West is still causing nightmare journeys for some people, in the middle of a very busy travel time. The system is now blowing across the Southwest after dumping torrential rain and heavy snow on Southern California. The mountains just outside Los Angeles got up to three feet of snow. Jamie Yuccas reports. Source
Almost a quarter-million people flee Russian-backed Syrian Army offensive
More than 235,000 people have fled Syria’s Idlib region over the last two weeks as attacks by Russian-backed Syrian regime intensify on the country’s final rebel stronghold. The director of policy and advocacy at the International Rescue Committee, Kelly Razzouk, joins CBSN’s Tom Hanson to talk about the unfolding humanitarian disaster. Source
Stocks seem on track for best year since 1997
In final days of 2019, the S&P 500 is approaching a 30% annual return number not seen since Bill Clinton was president. Source
Members of Navy SEAL team called Eddie Gallagher “evil”
Chilling new details have emerged about the conduct of the Navy SEAL who was accused of war crimes but supported by President Trump. Confidential footage obtained by The New York Times shows members of SEAL team 7 being interviewed about the conduct of special operations chief Edward Gallagher. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin joined CBSN with more. Source
Astronaut Christina Koch set to break record for longest spaceflight by a woman
NASA astronaut Christina Koch is about to make history for the second time this year. Saturday will be her 289th consecutive day in space, breaking Peggy Whitson’s old record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman. Koch joins “CBS This Morning” from the International Space Station to talk about this milestone and others. Source
Illinois sterilizing plant caused cancer, lawsuit claims
A lawsuit, filed on Thursday, is drawing new attention to a cancer-causing chemical called ethylene oxide. It’s used to sterilize about half of all U.S. medical equipment. Five former educators who worked at the same Illinois high school blame their illnesses on a sterilizing plant that used the chemical. Anna Werner reports. Source
‘Mame,’ ‘Hello, Dolly!’ composer Jerry Herman has died at 88
The Tony Award-winning composer wrote the cheerful, good-natured music and lyrics for such classic shows as “Mame,” “Hello, Dolly!” and “La Cage aux Folles.” Source
Navy SEALs call Edward Gallagher “toxic” and “evil” in interviews
Never-before-seen confidential video given to the New York Times reveals shocking details from the war crimes investigation of a Navy SEAL. Members of SEAL Team 7 were interviewed about the accusations against Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher. He faced nearly a dozen charges, including allegedly murdering a teenaged member of ISIS. David Martin reports. Source
Eye Opener at 8: Fellow SEALs call Edward Gallagher “toxic”
A look back at what we’ve been covering on “CBS This Morning.” Source