Video footage captured “patient dumping” outside a Baltimore hospital. CBS News justice and homeland security correspondent Jeff Pegues explains how it works. Source
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Flu can be serious for babies and kids
This flu season is looking like a bad one, and children can be at risk of serious complications. KHOU-TV’s Lauren Talarico reports from Houston, where the illness is spreading fast. Source
Bannon out at Breitbart after break with Trump
Steve Bannon is stepping down as executive chairman of Breitbart News, days after a remarkable public rebuke by President Trump over comments Bannon made to journalist Michael Wolff. The company announced Bannon’s departure Tuesday. Source
Freshman leads Alabama to national title over Georgia
CBS Sports’ Bill Reiter, the host of “Reiter Than You,” joined CBSN to discuss the dramatic and historic college football championship game between Alabama and Georgia. Source
Trump meets with lawmakers on immigration
President Trump sat down with a bipartisan group of lawmakers to discuss immigration reform and protection for “Dreamers.” During the wide-ranging session, the president said he would support whatever lawmakers came up with. Kevin Robillard from Politico joins CBSN to explain what’s at stake. Source
Trump says he would beat Oprah in 2020
During remarks at the White House, President Trump said he doesn’t think Oprah will run for president in 2020, but if she does, he would win. Source
Chinese rocket debris falls over Indian Ocean
A huge piece of space junk made an uncontrolled re-entry back into Earth’s atmosphere Saturday night. The remnants of a Chinese rocket re-entered the atmosphere and crashed into the Indian Ocean north of the Maldives. CBS News’ Danya Bacchus reports. Source
Lena Waithe on how “The Chi” shows a human side of Chicago
Lena Waithe made history in September when she became the first African-American woman to win an Emmy for outstanding writing in a comedy series for the hit Netflix series, “Master of None.” Now, she’s the creator and executive producer of a new drama series called “The Chi,” a coming-of-age story based in Chicago that follows a group of people linked by circumstance. Waithe joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss how her own background inspired the show, why she switched gears from comedy to drama, and what Oprah Winfrey’s speech at Sunday’s Golden Globes meant to her. Source
U.S. faces IV bag shortage amid flu season
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports the flu is widespread in 46 states. Some hospitals are setting up emergency tents to handle the high volume of patients. Meanwhile, some hospitals are dealing with a shortage of IV bags after Hurricane Maria cut power to manufacturing plants in Puerto Rico. Michelle Miller reports. Source
Is the “raw” water trend a “healing tonic” or health hazard?
Some doctors are concerned about the potential health risk of a new trend: natural, untreated spring water, or “raw” water. Tony Dokoupil reports from the source for one brand of raw water called Tourmaline Spring. Source