Former Vice President Joe Biden’s campaign hired a faith outreach director Thursday. He also announced new endorsements from 39 religious leaders. 2020 campaign reporter Lacrai Mitchell joins CBSN to discuss how candidates are reaching out to religious communities to gain black votes in South Carolina. Source

Bei Bei is the product of a breeding agreement between the Smithsonian and China Source

The clock is ticking for consumers to get a REAL ID-compliant form of identification to board a flight in the U.S. Source

In the presidential elections since 2008, governors have made early departures from both Democratic and Republican primaries. Why is this happening? Source

Jean Carlos Jimenez-Joseph was held in solitary confinement for 18 days before he killed himself in 2017 Source

A Tennessee man was arrested for allegedly threatening a mass shooting at a Planned Parenthood in Washington, D.C. This is not an isolated case. Chip Reid reports. Source

Tenn. man arrested for shooting threats; The mysterious mating habits of sharks Source

Wildfires are sweeping through the Amazon rainforest at an alarming rate. Deforestation and dry conditions are chiefly to blame. But many conservationists hold Brazil’s president responsible. Meg Oliver explains. Source

Registered voters were asked to describe their ideologies, as part of the most recent CBS News 2020 Battleground Tracker. Kabir Khanna, the senior manager of elections at CBS News, joins CBSN’s “Red & Blue” to break down the numbers. Source

Sofie Karasek from the Sunrise Movement joins CBSN’s “Red & Blue” to discuss the Democratic National Committee voting to not hold a climate debate. Source