Marco Rubio, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of state, appeared before the Senate on Wednesday for his confirmation hearing. See Rubio’s opening statement, which was interrupted at points by protesters. Source

The former Texas congressman previously led the nation’s spy agencies as director of national intelligence in the last months of the first Trump administration. Source

The red food dye is used in products ranging from candies to vegetarian meats. Source

The hit show “Severance” returns for season two, where office workers have been altered to forget their outside lives. Gwendoline Christie joins “CBS Mornings” to discuss the intense premise and what’s ahead for the series. Source

A group of experts says Body Mass Index, or BMI, used by doctors to measure obesity, is not a good method. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Celine Gounder explains the new recommendations. Source

A dozen schools have been damaged or destroyed in the Palisades and Eaton Fires. Meanwhile, several other campuses have been closed due to mandatory evacuations. CBS News’ Lilia Luciano shows how Californians are coming together. Source

In planned remarks to Congress, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Justice Department commits that “partisan weaponization of the Department of Justice will end” under her watch. Source

Pam Bondi served as Florida’s attorney general and represented President-elect Donald Trump during his first impeachment proceedings. Source

Starting on May 7, all domestic travelers in the United States must have a state-issued ID card or drivers license that complies with a standard known as a Real ID. The IDs are more secure and harder to counterfeit. Source

It will be up to the returning Trump administration to decide whether to finalize the rule. Source