This Morning from CBS News, Jan. 2, 2017
Istanbul terror
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has now claimed to have been behind the attack on a popular Istanbul nightclub during New Year’s celebrations that left almost 40 people dead. The vague claim comes as new video shows the still-unidentified gunman opening fire on revellers about an hour into 2017.
Trump spoilers?
Donald Trump will soon be able to start implementing his agenda as the nation’s 45th president. While Mr. Trump has both houses of Congress under GOP control, it’s a narrow majority in the Senate, so just a few rogue GOPers could keep Trump-led legislation from passing. So who are the Republicans most likely to throw a wrench into Mr. Trump’s plans?
Hacking fallout
President-elect Donald Trump continues to express doubts that Russian hackers interfered with the U.S. election process that landed him the nation’s top job. As the Obama administration’s sanctions against Russia go into effect, the president-elect will sit down this week for a full briefing with the heads of the U.S. intelligence community.
Murder city
More than 700 people were murdered in Chicago last year, and more than 4,000 shot. That’s more than Los Angeles and New York combined. Usually police stops and arrests go up when violence is rising, but last year, there’s was a counterintuitive drop in the kind of police work that law enforcement says is critical to preventing crime. “60 Minutes” went to Chicago to find out why.
Payback time
The holiday hangover is now beginning for Americans who charged gifts on their credit cards. The latest behavioral science may offer help: New research based on millions of card accounts sheds light on the best way to pay down credit card debt -- and keep it off.
College criteria
As the year begins, the clock starts ticking for families sorting through college choices. In addition to picking the school that offers the best fit for a student’s personality and academic interests, families need to know how much of a debt load may be part of the package. Here’s how to chose wisely.
Pricey extension
The long-awaited Second Avenue subway, first imagined nearly a century ago, is finally open in New York City. The project is expected to help hundreds of thousands of daily commuters travel faster across the congested metropolis, but you won’t believe how much it cost to get it running.
Hollyweed throwback
The New Year started on a high note in Los Angeles after someone changed the famous Hollywood sign to read “Hollyweed,” but it’s not the first time the legendary letters have been altered. We meet some of the activists who first used the four-story letters as a play on words with a political message.
More top news:
U.S.
New Illinois law enlists stylists to help prevent domestic abuse
3 killed as small planes collide over Texas
Contents of bag investigated amid search for missing plane
World
35 Russian diplomats ordered out by Obama leave U.S.
Hundreds flee region outside Syrian capital in spite of truce
As Venezuelans go hungry, military makes money on food
Politics
Trump biographer says he was booted off Trump’s Fla. golf course
A brief history of the Senate’s blocked Cabinet picks
Trump promises new revelations on Russian hacking
Business
10 large-cap stocks to consider for 2017
10 homes you can buy for $6 million
Health
Retired NYPD sergeant’s remarkable victory over rare cancer
Why New Year’s resolutions fail, and how to make them stick
Entertainment
Production co. rejects Mariah Carey’s “absurd” sabotage claim
