Anthony Cumia, former host of the radio show “Opie and Anthony” is arrested and charged with strangulation and assault Source
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Olympic skier saved from serious injury by safety equipment
Austrian Olympic champ Matthias Mayer was the first skier to deploy new airbag vest technology in a World Cup race. But as Contessa Brewer reports, not all skiers are embracing the new technology. Source
How a grief counselor handled the San Bernardino shooting
A woman who spent her whole life counseling survivors of tragedy recently found herself at the center of one. Mireya Villarreal has the story of a counselor who survived the San Bernardino shooting. Source
Charles Osgood sings “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”
The host of “Sunday Morning” performs a holiday classic. Source
Deck the halls with fireballs
No silent night here: The progressive rock band Trans-Siberian Orchestra performs extreme holiday music, with lasers and pyrotechnics illustrating its energized take on Christmas favorites. Ben Tracy reports. Source
On stage with “The Nutcracker”
Tchaikovsky’s “Nutcracker Suite” is one of our most beloved holiday traditions. Every year on stages large and small across America, from elementary schools to Broadway, “The Nutcracker” plays to rapt audiences. Contributor Luke Burbank has always been a fan, but this year he takes a star turn in Seattle’s Pacific Northwest Ballet production as – what else? – a mouse! Source
The story of “A Christmas Carol”
Without question, Charles Dickens’ fable of Ebenezer Scrooge is one of the great holiday classics. Since it was first published in 1843, the brief novella has never been out of print, and has been told and retold in countless plays, musicals and films. Mo Rocca takes us to the very streets of London that inspired Dickens, to bring us the story behind the creation of “A Christmas Carol.” Source
Behind the scenes at “Shuffle Along”
It was one of the first hit Broadway shows starring, written and directed by African-Americans. Now, the 1921 musical “Shuffle Along” is being revived and re-imagined for today’s audiences. Correspondent Maurice DuBois talks with stars Brian Stokes Mitchell, Audra McDonald and Billy Porter, director George C. Wolfe, and tap dancer-choreographer Savion Glover about bringing the show back to life. Source
More than 100 corporate leaders meet to discuss state voting laws
Organizers also stressed that the meeting was being put together long before Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell denounced companies’ reactions to Georgia’s law. Source
Wynton Marsalis: He may be the world’s most celebrated jazz musician
Marsalis and New York’s “Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra” did some celebrating at the reopening of the newly renovated atrium of their home concert hall. They gave a holiday performance. Marsalis spoke with “CBS This Morning: Saturday” before the show. Source