Bill Hayes, one of the longest-running characters on the daytime soap opera “Days of our Lives,” has died at the age of 98. Hayes originated the iconic role of Doug Williams in 1970. Source

Tom Shales, who won a Pulitzer Prize working for the Washington Post — where he spent more than three decades writing about everything from network sitcoms to evening news programs — has died at the age of 79. Source

Every year, more than 10 million visitors flock to San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge, said to be the most photographed bridge in the world. But no one has taken more photos of this iconic landmark than this man. Itay Hod has his story. Source

More than 30 million people are under winter weather advisories, with freezing temperatures expanding across the country this weekend. Charlie De Mar has the latest. Source

Sunday will mark 100 days since Hamas militants invaded southern Israel, killing more than 1,200 people and sparking the Israel-Hamas war. More than 23,000 people have since died in Gaza, according to the region’s Hamas-run health ministry. This week, Israel for the first time faced formal charges of genocide at the International Court of Justice in the Hague. Charlie D’Agata has more. Source

Ecuador had been a relatively peaceful haven in South America, safe from drug cartels and gang violence, until this week. Cristian Benavides has more. Source

Lai Ching-te of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party was elected as Taiwan’s next president Saturday amid ongoing tensions with China. In his victory speech, Lai said that “we showed the world that Taiwan stands on the side of democracy.” Elizabeth Palmer has more. Source

Heavy snow and subfreezing temperatures have created major campaign challenges for Republican candidates in the final weekend before the Iowa caucuses. The frontrunner, former President Donald Trump, remained comfortably far away from Iowa’s polar plains Saturday. Major Garrett reports from Des Moines. Source

Sources familiar with negotiations confirmed to CBS News that a deal was reached for a continuing resolution that would fund the government through March 1 and March 8. Source

Video from the scene posted by the Exeter Fire Department shows burnt-out truck bodies engulfed in red-hot flames. ​ Source