Resident Nicolas Libonati said he saw a lot of abandoned cars on the road, and people running toward the coast. “It was kind of a surreal scene,” he said. Source
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Jimmy Carter lying in state at U.S. Capitol
Jimmy Carter is lying in state at the U.S. Capitol ahead of his state funeral on Jan. 9. Scott MacFarlane has more on the late former president’s journey from Georgia to Washington, D.C. Source
How would X’s “community notes” model work on Meta platforms?
Meta, parent company of Facebook and Instagram, announced Tuesday that its platforms will eliminate their third-party fact-checking systems. NPR correspondent Shannon Bond joins “The Daily Report” to discuss what that could mean for users moving forward. Source
New rule bans medical debt from credit reports
A new rule issued by the outgoing Biden administration will ban medical debt from appearing on people’s credit reports. It’s estimated the move will raise credit scores for around 15 million Americans by an average of 20 points. Nancy Cordes reports. Source
More dangerous winds expected in California
As wildfires continue to spread in Southern California, the worst of the heavy winds haven’t even arrived. Lonnie Quinn takes a look at what comes next. Source
Meta to end fact-checking on its platforms
Mark Zuckerberg announced Tuesday that Meta is ending its fact-checking program for its platforms, which include Instagram and Facebook. President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday he believed the change might be due to political threats he has made against Zuckerberg and his company in the past. Kelly O’Grady reports. Source
Trump says he won’t rule out military force to take Greenland
President-elect Donald Trump held a wide-ranging news conference Monday in which he reiterated his insistence that the U.S. should take control of the Panama Canal and Greenland, adding that he wouldn’t rule out the use of military force to do it. Trump also said he plans on pardoning people convicted in cases stemming from the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Caitlin Huey-Burns reports. Source
Strong winds fuel rapidly expanding wildfires in Southern California
A combination of hurricane-force winds and dry vegetation is fueling wildfires that are rapidly spreading in Southern California. Thousands have had to evacuate, some forced to abandon their cars amid major traffic jams and gridlock. Jonathan Vigliotti has the latest. Source
“CBS Evening News” headlines for Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025
Here’s a look at the top stories making headlines on the “CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell.” Source
Black sailors exonerated for mutiny not alive to see justice prevail
Fifty Black sailors refused to go back to work after the deadly Port Chicago explosion, citing unaddressed safety concerns. Convicted of mutiny, they weren’t exonerated until last year. Source