New CBS News polls show Americans have concerns about the increase of political division and violence in the country. CBS News Director of Elections and Surveys Anthony Salvanto spoke with Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers on CBSN about what the data shows as we head into the first year of Joe Biden’s presidency. Source

Amanda Gorman was named the Nation’s First Youth Poet Laureate at the age of 19. Source

Amanda Gorman was named the nation’s First Youth Poet Laureate at 19. Now at 22, she is delivering her original composition, “The Hill We Climb” at the 59th presidential inauguration as the youngest known inaugural poet. Gorman, who has performed five commissioned poems for “CBS This Morning” in the past, tells Anthony Mason about writing a poem for this moment, her preparation for big performances and how poetry helped her overcome a speech impediment. Source

Candy, firecrackers and prayers as the tiny village of Thulasendrapuram finds inspiration and joy in the 1st U.S. Vice President from South Asia. Source

Harris comes from a family of immigrants whose roots and political views shaped her. Source

President Trump told his family members and supporters present at Joint Base Andrews to “have a good life.” Source

On “Intelligence Matters,” Mike Morell talks with Dr. Ken Wickiser about the growing threat of synthetic biology. Source

Thanks to the pandemic and worries over violence, the swearing-in of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris looks very different. Source

President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris will be sworn in Wednesday in an inauguration unlike any before it. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett joined “CBS This Morning” to discuss the unusual ceremony, and President Trump’s decision to skip it. Source

Biden and Harris will take the oath of office and assume power at noon, in an inauguration ceremony unlike any in American history. Source