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The weather disaster in Texas is gaining new urgency, with many people fighting to survive in their own homes. There are still widespread power outages for a fourth day in a row, though it has been restored in many areas. The food supply is disrupted in parts of the state, causing scarcity at some food banks and grocery stores. And now, nearly a quarter of Texans are under boil water advisories be...

Climate reporter Kendra Pierre-Louis joins CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli to discuss transitioning to a Greener economy, environmental justice and carbon off-sets. They discuss the impact President Joe Biden proposals to combat climate change may have, including returning to the Paris Climate Agreement and rejecting the Keystone Pipeline. Pierre-Louis, who is the aut...

Nearly three million Texans are without power this morning, two days after a deadly ice storm. Many are facing sub-freezing temperatures, which are life-threatening if you can't stay warm. Oklahoma is also facing brutal wind and snow. President Joe Biden held a town hall in Wisconsin last night, answering quite a few questions about the pandemic. Mr. Biden made a big promise when it comes to vacci...

Breaking news overnight from North Carolina, where a confirmed tornado killed at least three people and injured at least 10 more in Brunswick County, in the southeastern part of the state. That tornado is part of a dangerous weather system wreaking havoc across much of the country. More than 115 million Americans will be under winter weather alerts as another storm system approaches. More than fou...

Before Bubba Wallace, Bill Lester was the last driver to compete on a regular basis at the top levels of NASCAR – that was in the early 2000s. Lester tells CBS News' Jericka Duncan why he decided to pursue a career in racing in his late 30s after a successful career as an engineer at Hewlett Packard. Lester's new memoir is Winning in Reverse Defying the Odds and Achieving Dreams , which is publish...

Texas is now in a state of emergency, after some areas saw their first snowfall in years and the coldest temperatures in decades. That system is moving into the Midwest and Northeast, covering roads in snow and causing major problems for drivers. The debate over masks and the coronavirus is entering a new phase - multiple states have recently dropped their mask mandates, against the advice of the...

The CDC plans to unveil long-awaited guidelines today for reopening K through 12 schools, and we have details first from a draft internal summary obtained by CBS News. The defense will take center stage today in former President Trump's impeachment trial over the assault on the Capitol. This should be Mardi Gras weekend in New Orleans, but police are cracking down to prevent another jump in corona...

Oscar winner Fisher Stevens discusses directing the new Apple TV + film "Palmer" with CBS News' Jamie Wax. He shares how they were able to shoot the film in just 25 days and why the relationship between Justin Timberlake and his young co-star was key. Stevens tells Wax why it was important to create the feeling of a theater company on set, similar to the dynamic on the set of HBO's hit series "Suc...

The assault on the Capitol on January 6th shook America. We all thought we knew what happened during the attack. But yesterday, during former President Trump's second impeachment trial, we got to see and hear moments that give new perspective on that terrible day. We'll get more arguments today from House impeachment managers, making the case against Mr. Trump. One million coronavirus vaccine dose...

As we continue to mark Black History Month, the great-granddaughter of Ida B. Wells and author of "Ida B. the Queen: The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells" Michelle Duster joins CBS News' Adriana Diaz to discuss the life and legacy of the pioneering journalist and anti-lynching crusader.

Opening arguments officially begin today in former President Trump's second impeachment trial. Yesterday, House impeachment managers drew a direct line between the ex-president's words, and the violence on January 6th, while Mr. Trump's defense attorneys were met with bipartisan confusion. President Biden's plan to reopen schools is now due to come out on Friday, as public schools across the count...

Former President Trump goes on trial today in the U.S. Senate, as the first president ever to face impeachment after leaving office. The charge is inciting an insurrection, for directing his supporters to Washington last month on bogus election fraud claims, and then sending them to the Capitol, in his words, to "fight like hell.” During the trial, House impeachment managers will try to draw a dir...

Slice founder and CEO Ilir Sela joins CBS News' Jill Schlesinger to discuss how the mobile and online ordering and marketing platform serving local pizzerias across the country competes with bigger named competitors like Grubhub and DoorDash. Founded in 2010, Sela shares how he combined his tech background and his family's three-generations of pizza making. He also explains why pizzerias are seein...

It's the first time the winning team's city has also hosted the Super Bowl. People here were elated to see their Bucs win, and they hit the streets to celebrate. But with the pandemic as a backdrop, that's exactly what officials were worried about. Buccaneers defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh joined us to discuss his Super Bowl win. In an exclusive CBS News interview, President Biden says he expects...

As the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Kansas City Chiefs get ready to face off in Super Bowl LV, CBS Sport's Jim Nantz and Tony Romo join CBS This Morning's Gayle King, Anthony Mason and Tony Dokoupil to preview Sunday's game. Hear why Nantz says the match up between six-time Super Bowl winner Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes, last year's Super Bowl winner, is a match for the ages. Although Brady is consid...

We are at a crucial moment right now in American politics, with the Republican party facing a stark choice about its future. At the center of the drama is Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, who escaped any punishment yesterday at a closed-door GOP meeting over her extreme views, including endorsing political violence and anti-Semitic falsehoods. According to the CDC, more than 27 million Americ...

British actor, writer and producer Sacha Baron Cohen starred in two of the most critically-acclaimed films of the past year. He's now received three Golden Globe nominations for his role as political activist Abbie Hoffman in Netflix's "The Trial of the Chicago Seven," for reprising the role of Borat, and as a producer on “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.” He joined "CBS This Morning" co-host Anthony M...

There's a new reason to be cautiously optimistic about the timeline to beat the pandemic. AstraZeneca says its coronavirus vaccine not only prevents the virus, but slows the spread as well. Hospitalizations are also down in America, part of a weeks-long trajectory. But the good news is not evenly distributed when it comes to vaccinations. Scientists in England say the fast-spreading COVID-19 varia...

Much of the Northeast is getting its biggest and snowiest winter storm in years. More than two feet of snow fell in parts of New York and New Jersey, all but hiding major roads from view. New COVID cases and deaths are finally going down nationwide, after a devastating spike in January. Even so, conditions in many hospitals are harrowing, including for medical workers who are on the frontlines of...

The director of Netflix’s “Disclosure,” Sam Feder, joins CBS News’ Jamie Wax to discuss the history of transgender representation on screen and the role it has played in society’s perception of trans men and women.

There are dangerous conditions throughout the Northeast, including not just snow, but also high winds, power outages, and flooding along the coast. We're still very much in the middle of the storm, which already dropped more than a foot of snow in parts of the Midwest. Meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli joins us to explain how climate change is affecting the storm. The race to va...

Cicely Tyson is being remembered for her genius as an actor, and her heart and humanity in blazing a trail for other black performers. The Oscar, Emmy, and Tony winner died yesterday, she was 96 years old. We spoke with Tyson a week ago, before the release of her new memoir, "Just As I Am." A troubling new strain of the coronavirus is now in the U.S, making vaccination efforts even more urgent. We...

83,000 people have died in January, the deadliest month of the pandemic so far. The CDC projects another 85,000 could die in the next three weeks. School safety concerns are putting in-person learning on hold. In a new terror alert, the Homeland Security department warns about the persistent threat from anti-government extremists. This morning, Putin critic and Russian opposition leader Alexey Nav...

President Biden says the government will soon buy another 200 million vaccine doses. The goal is to get 300 million Americans vaccinated by fall, which is the bulk of the country's population. The U.S. isn't the only country dealing with a vaccine shortage, the competition to secure doses is now threatening to create conflict in Europe and with the developing world. Nearly all the Republicans in t...

A tornado blew through Northern Alabama last night, killing one person and injuring 28 others. A heavy snowstorm is hitting Chicago and much of the Midwest right now. Some parts of Iowa and Nebraska expect more than a foot of snow, the biggest winter storm in more than a decade. House lawmakers delivered an article of impeachment against former President Trump to the Senate. Mr. Trump is accused o...