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Dangerous winter storm hits East with snow and ice
Snow and ice are nailing the Northeast, causing power outages and dangerous road conditions. Nikki Battiste takes a look.
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Snow and ice are nailing the Northeast, causing power outages and dangerous road conditions. Nikki Battiste takes a look.
Cases of carbon monoxide are rising and people are struggling to stay warm as frigid temperatures and power outages batter Texas. Janet Shamlian reports.
NASA's Perseverance rover reached Mars, pulling off a seven-minute plunge through the atmosphere to land on the surface of the red planet. Flight engineers in Pasadena, California, burst into cheers and applause as telemetry came in confirming touchdown. CBS News space analyst Bill Harwood and Derrick Pitts, chief astronomer and planetarium director for the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, join CBSN's Tanya Rivero to discuss the successful landing.
NASA's Perseverance rover is landing on Mars with some precious cargo: a 4-pound helicopter on a "high risk, high reward" mission.
Perseverance will have to land on Mars without the help of mission control — NASA scientists call it the "seven minutes of terror."
UC Davis Medical Center says it has reached herd immunity from COVID-19 among staff through vaccinations. "CBS This Morning" lead national correspondent David Begnaud spoke with one nurse initially hesitant to get vaccinated. Now, she explains why she thinks everyone should get it.
Is there a shortage of medical-grade N95 respirator masks? It depends on who you ask.
In Central America, whole communities were wiped out by hurricanes that were strengthened by human-caused climate change in the 2020 season. CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli speaks to migrants heading north in search of safety. Then Kayly Ober, a senior advocate at Refugees International, joins CBSN's Lana Zak to talk about climate-driven migration happening across the globe.
The storms that have paralyzed parts of the U.S. have also stalled vaccine deliveries. The latest setback in distribution comes as the Biden administration said everyone will be able to get a vaccine by the end of July. Mola Lenghi reports.
"There is no employment, there is nothing," said a father of three from Honduras whose home was destroyed by hurricanes. "It hurts me to leave, but I believe I have to."