Vladimir Putin stunned the world this week by announcing an array of new nuclear weapons including a cruise missile with unlimited range and a nuclear-tipped underwater drone. Daniel Ellsberg, the whistle-blower who released the Pentagon Papers in 1971, has studied the dangers of nuclear conflict for decades. Alex Wagner sits down with him to discuss his new book, “The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner.” Source

“What we have to see on Sunday night is: do we look back at the end of the show and say this is an Oscars that acknowledged change, that acknowledged a turn in Hollywood history, or is this an Oscars that tries to sweep things under the rug and get back to business?” said New York Times reporter Jodi Kantor. CBS News’ Jericka Duncan reports. Source

CBS News contributor Jamie Wax was joined by Fandango’s managing editor Erik Davis and RogerEbert.com’s editor-in-chief Matthew Zoller-Seitz ahead of Sunday night’s 90th Academy Awards. Chatting at iPic’s Tuck Room for the “CBS This Morning” podcast they discuss the state of the film industry and who they predict will win the night’s biggest categories. Source

Beyond acting categories, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominated women across virtually every Oscar category this year, matching a record set in 2016. Source

CBS News contributor Jamie Wax gets an Oscars preview from Fandango’s managing editor Erik Davis in the Toyota Green Room. Source

If Cheney loses the job, it will further solidify former President Trump’s hold on the party. Source

The Syrian army, backed by Russian airstrikes, is targeting rebel forces in Eastern Ghouta and Syria’s government says the rebels there are attacking Damascus with rockets. Seth Doane went to a school near the fighting in Damascus and met students who continue to brave classes, even as war rages around them. Source

A new report warns ISIS followers in the Middle East may be plotting a chemical attack on the U.S. The report, based on intercepted conversations, shows the desire by ISIS to use chlorine or other weapons of mass destruction on American soil. Former CIA deputy director Michael Morell joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss how the threat could be carried out and Vladimir Putin’s claims that Russia has a new generation of nuclear weapons. Source

Danger Islands host more breeding pairs of Adelie penguins than rest of the Antarctic Peninsula region combined. Source

After testing the new Bluetooth device, Washington Post tech columnist Geoffrey Fowler worries it could be misused. Source