12/20: CBS Weekend News

Congressional leaders reach agreement on $900 billion COVID-19 relief package; Adapting "The Nutcracker" for a socially distant holiday season

• Dec 20, 2020
• 20:49

Eye Opener: Congressional leaders finally agree on COVID relief bill

Republicans and Democrats have agreed on a pandemic relief bill. Plus: A new, more contagious strain of COVID-19 has prompted a lockdown in the U.K. All that and all that mattes in today's Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds.

• Dec 21, 2020
• 02:09

Countries ban travel to and from U.K. due to new COVID strain

At least six European countries have said flights will cease — if they haven't already — while France and Belgium have also banned train travel.

• Dec 20, 2020

New strain of COVID identified in the U.K.

The British government has warned that a new strain of the coronavirus is "out of control." In response, several European countries are now restricting travel to the U.K. Elizabeth Palmer reports.

• Dec 20, 2020
• 02:02

Gottlieb says new coronavirus strain could be more infectious

Former FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb says the new coronavirus strain spreading in Europe is probably not more lethal than others, but that early data shows it’s easier to transmit.

• Dec 20, 2020
• 05:11

New COVID-19 restrictions target Christmas gatherings and shops in U.K.

"It is with a very heavy heart that I must tell you we cannot proceed with Christmas as planned," said British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

• Dec 19, 2020

"VIP" pandemic funds & more global headlines

A New York Times investigation revealed that $11 billion of U.K. pandemic funding went to businesses with owners close to the country's ruling Conservative Party. Fourteen suspects have been found guilty in the 2015 Paris terror attacks. The ICC says crimes against humanity have occurred in the Philippines under President Duterte's rule.. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee joins CBSN AM with today's global headlines.

• Dec 17, 2020
• 03:43

Landmark U.K. ruling blames air pollution for 9-year-old girl's death

Ella Kissi-Debrah is the first person in the U.K. to have air pollution listed as a contributing factor in their death by a coroner. Her mother hopes it will bring change around the world.

• Dec 16, 2020

U.K., E.U. closer to Brexit trade deal

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says a trade deal between the E.U. and U.K. is closer than ever. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer joins CBSN to break down what the outstanding issues are and what could happen if there is no agreement.

• Dec 16, 2020
• 06:49

How Europe is planning to cope with a COVID Christmas

Restrictions vary among nations, but the trend is for a very quiet holiday as U.K. government is urged to abandon "rash" plan to allow household mixing.

• Dec 15, 2020

U.K. eases restrictions on blood donations from gay and bisexual men

The government called it a "landmark change" and the guidelines go into effect next summer.

• Dec 14, 2020

Elderly and health workers vaccinated in Britain

Vaccinations have already begun in the U.K. for nearly a week as 400,000 elderly people and frontline medical staff were vaccinated first. Elizabeth Palmer reports.

• Dec 13, 2020
• 01:42

British receive first round of coronavirus vaccine

CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports from London on the global toll of the coronavirus pandemic and the latest on the vaccine in the U.K.

• Dec 13, 2020
• 02:16

Allergy warning over COVID vaccine in U.K.

England's National Health Service is urging people with a history of severe allergies that they should not get the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine following two health care workers who had allergic reactions after receiving the shot. Nikki Battiste has the details.

• Dec 9, 2020
• 04:16

U.S. faces "significant pain and suffering" over next few months

The U.S. recorded its deadliest week of the pandemic since April when more than 15,000 people died as a result of the virus last week, pushing the total number of coronavirus-related deaths past 283,000. CBS News correspondent Debra Alfarone joins CBSN AM to discuss when the country may expect a rollout of a vaccine.

• Dec 8, 2020
• 05:17

90-year-old first to receive Pfizer vaccine in U.K.

Margaret Keenan, a 90-year-old grandmother in the U.K., has become the first person in the world to receive a clinically-approved coronavirus vaccine. Charlie D'Agata reports.

• Dec 8, 2020
• 03:23

William Shakespeare is 2nd in U.K. to get COVID-19 vaccine

"If Margaret Keenan is patient 1A for the vaccine, would William Shakespeare be 2B, or not 2B ..." one Twitter user wrote.

• Dec 8, 2020

COVID-19 vaccinations begin in U.K.

The British are the first to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in a mass distribution program. The first round of vaccinations took place across the United Kingdom Tuesday. Charlie D'Agata reports.

• Dec 8, 2020
• 02:45

Students unite internationally to fight campus sexual assault

"Together we will amplify the demands of campus survivors until their voices no longer fall upon deaf ears," activist says.

• Dec 8, 2020

British prepare for first COVID-19 vaccine

CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports from London on the global toll of the coronavirus pandemic and preparations for a vaccine in the U.K.

• Dec 6, 2020
• 02:15

How COVID vaccines will roll out across U.S.

Hospitals and health care workers across the U.S. are being stretched this as the daily death toll from COVID-19 keeps climbing. CBS News correspondent Adriana Diaz reports on nationwide efforts to fight the surge, and Dr. Bob Lahita, chairman of medicine at St. Joseph University Hospital, joined CBSN to discuss how the rollout of the vaccine will work at medical centers across the U.S.

• Dec 4, 2020
• 10:09

WorldView: Brexit talks and more headlines

Britain and the European Union are pushing each other to compromise on issues like fishing as they get closer to Brexit. In France, authorities have started investigations into dozens of mosques suspected of links to extremism. Despite protest from human rights activists, Bangladesh has moved Rohingya refugees to an isolated island. And hundred of London taxi drivers are returning their rented black cabs as the pandemic affects the economy. CBS News foreign correspondent Roxana Saberi joins CBSN AM with headlines from around the world.

• Dec 4, 2020
• 03:07

Fauci says U.K. "rushed" approval of coronavirus vaccine

He criticized the U.K. for rushing the process of authorizing a coronavirus vaccine and then later apologized for his remarks.

• Dec 4, 2020

Doodling dad's "terrible" pet portraits for charity

When Phil Heckels drew a picture of Narla, the family dog, for his young son, it was so terrible, he decided to post it to Facebook and pretend he was launching a career as a portrait artist. It was a joke, but serious requests came pouring in. Roxana Saberi visited Heckles, watched him work and asked why he thought his drawings were so successful.

• Dec 3, 2020
• 03:31

COVID-19 vaccine approved in U.K.

The United Kingdom has become the first country to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. Immunizations are set to start next week, with the elderly and health care workers among the first to receive it. Charlie D'Agata reports.

• Dec 2, 2020
• 01:26

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