Chinese citizen journalist sentenced for reporting early on COVID

Zhang Zhan is sentenced to 4 years in prison for reporting on the early stages of the outbreak in Wuhan.

• Dec 28, 2020

COVID-19 forces royals apart during holidays

In her annual Christmas message, Queen Elizabeth praised the spirit of those who have been challenged by the pandemic. The monarch is spending the holiday in isolation, capping what been a turbulent year for the royals. Charlie D'Agata reports.

• Dec 28, 2020
• 3:34

Trump finally signs COVID relief bill

President Trump has finally signed the $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill and funding measure to avert a government shutdown. This comes after days of urging Congress to increase direct payments to Americans to $2,000, which most Republicans opposed. CBS News White House correspondent Paula Reid joins CBSN to explain the latest developments.

• Dec 28, 2020
• 8:48

Addressing concerns about COVID vaccines

Public confidence in the coronavirus vaccine appears to be growing, but many people in the U.S. are still unsure if they feel comfortable getting the vaccine, despite its importance in getting the pandemic under control. Professor Gretchen Chapman of Carnegie Mellon University joins CBSN to discuss why a unified message about the vaccine will be so important.

• Dec 27, 2020
• 6:23

Trump signs coronavirus relief bill

After threatening to derail the pandemic relief deal, President Trump signed the bill and spending package this weekend. Millions of Americans now await their much anticipated stimulus checks or unemployment benefits. Paula Reid reports.

• Dec 28, 2020
• 3:11

How Weekend News stayed afloat during the pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic forced the CBS News staff out of the CBS Broadcast Center in New York in March. CBS stations and our affiliates stepped up to make sure you got the news. Now we take a look back at some of the people who made sure our viewers got the news this year.

• Dec 27, 2020
• 2:42

Vaccinating rural America

Nearly 2 million Americans have received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, and over 9.5 million doses have been distributed. But, as Manuel Bojorquez reports, most people in rural countries are still waiting.

• Dec 27, 2020
• 1:58

U.S. COVID cases top 19 million

There are over 19 million confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S., and nearly 333,000 people have died from the disease. Health officials are bracing for a surge of cases after holiday travel. Lilia Luciano has the latest.

• Dec 27, 2020
• 2:09

Face The Nation: Dewine, Whitmer, Wilkerson, Meacham, Baker, Glasser

Missed the second half of the show? The latest on Governor Dewine and Governor Whitmer on fighting "common enemy" during pandemic and the annual "Face the Nation" book panel of authors sharing their insights on this year's most prestigious works.

• Dec 27, 2020
• 22:31

What will 2021 hold for Washington?

From the 2020 election to the devastating pandemic, CBS News Washington correspondents discuss a year of breaking news and what to expect in 2021.

• Dec 27, 2020
• 5:21

Open: This is "Face the Nation," December 27

Today on "Face the Nation," an early Christmas morning explosion rocks the city of Nashville, and more than a million Americans have been vaccinated as coronavirus cases, deaths and hospitalizations climb.

• Dec 27, 2020
• 2:38

Washington bishop on keeping the faith during quarantine

Right Reverend Marianne Edgar Budde shares her insights as faithful Americans look for guidance on how to find solace during the coronavirus pandemic.

• Dec 27, 2020
• 4:51

Michelle Miller on moving beyond grief, and finding hope

While we lost so much in 2020, we enter the New Year with a sense of promise and hope – a commentary by "CBS This Morning: Saturday" co-host Michelle Miller.

• Dec 27, 2020
• 2:03

2020 Album: The year in pictures

"Sunday Morning" presents images that capture the emotional turbulence of the past year, from a deadly pandemic and terrifying wildfires, to a baseball season like no other.

• Dec 27, 2020
• 0:29

Gone but never forgotten: Those we lost to COVID-19

The pandemic has robbed many of us of loved ones, and of our dreams. Lee Cowan remembers a few of the hundreds of thousands of victims of this terrifying pandemic, and of their legacy: a human spirit that would not be defeated.

• Dec 27, 2020
• 3:53

Yes, there WAS good news coming out of 2020

The pandemic offered an opportunity for advances in science and technology to help see us through a troubling time. Correspondent David Pogue reminds us of some of the often-overshadowed bright spots of the past year.

• Dec 27, 2020
• 4:19

Going to Plan B: When COVID pulls the rug out from under you

Plans and structure are vital to our functioning and preparing for the future – and so with the pandemic forcing us to toss our plans out the window this year, how should we move forward into 2021? Correspondent Susan Spencer talks with psychology professors, a psychiatrist, and a wedding planner about why it's important now to focus on the small, more manageable details of daily life.

• Dec 27, 2020
• 7:17

Couple works to help COVID-19 patients

Grover Street is a traveling nurse from Colorado who has traveled to several hot spots during the COVID-19 pandemic. His wife, Dr. Sandra Guidry, MD, works to ensure rural hospitals in the small towns you don't always hear about have enough resources to treat patients. They talked to Tom Hanson on CBSN about their experiences from the front lines.

• Dec 26, 2020
• 9:44

12/26: CBS This Morning Saturday

Possible human remains found near Nashville blast site, police say; The Dish: Cajun specialties from Chef Melissa Martin

• Dec 26, 2020
• 1:28:13

Cajun specialties from Chef Melissa Martin

New Orleans chef Melissa Martin is out with a new cookbook, “Mosquito Supper Club: Cajun Recipes from a Disappearing Bayou.” When guests arrive at her famed restaurant, they never know who they’re going to meet, or even what they’re going to eat, but they always leave with a soul-satisfying experience – something she plans to revive post-pandemic. In the meantime, she whipped up some of her amazing cajun specialties for CBS News’ Jamie Wax for the “CBS This Morning: Saturday” series, The Dish.

• Dec 26, 2020
• 5:56

COVID pandemic transforms Christmas in Europe

There were no crowds in the Vatican's St. Peter's Square on Christmas Day, where normally they gather in their tens of thousands to hear the Pope's blessing. And in London, many people felt that Christmas had effectively been canceled as the government says the country has entered its worst recession in 300 years. Holly Williams reports on how Europe is grappling with the coronavirus pandemic, as the number of known infections around the world reaches 80 million.

• Dec 26, 2020
• 2:39

Why self-care is so important

"At the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in March, anxiety-related searches hit a record high on Google as people were searching for answers on how to handle a year filled with confusion, turmoil and grief. Elaine Quijano sat down with experts in the concept of wellness at an outpost of ""The Well,” a New York City-based center focused on wellness and relaxation, to discuss how approachable it really is, and why a mental checkup is just as important as any other."

• Dec 26, 2020
• 5:33

Ski towns suffer business losses amid COVID

The week between Christmas and New Years is a prime time for ski vacations, but this year, the pandemic has left many resorts struggling. However the ski town of Alta, in the Wasatch mountains near Salt Lake City, Utah, has managed to stay open during the crisis. Anna Werner looked at some of the measures they're taking to keep skiers safe.

• Dec 26, 2020
• 4:13

Trump shuns COVID bill as relief expires

President Trump is still not saying whether he will sign the latest $900 billion coronavirus stimulus plan, as federal unemployment benefits and an eviction protection program are expiring for millions of Americans. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, who met with the president on Christmas Day, tweeted that Mr. Trump seems convinced that stimulus payments should be more than tripled to $2,000 per person.

• Dec 26, 2020
• 3:37

Doctor on holiday travel during pandemic

The U.S. saw 105,000 new coronavirus cases on Friday, a sharp decline from the all-time high a week ago. New cases are beginning to trend down overall, but more than 118,000 Americans remain hospitalized and 330,000 have died since the pandemic began. Dr. Uzma Syed, an infectious disease specialist and head of the COVID-19 task force at Good Samaritan Hospital in Long Island, New York, joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to discuss the state of the pandemic.

• Dec 26, 2020
• 3:42

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