Our latest CBS News poll shows that a majority of Americans see democracy under threat and expect political violence to increase in the U.S. over the next few years. CBS news elections and surveys director Anthony Salvanto joined CBSN to discuss what the latest poll shows about politics and the pandemic. Source

Security is on high alert in Washington, D.C. and at state capitol buildings across the U.S. ahead of Wednesday’s presidential inauguration. CBS News correspondent Nikole Killion reports from the White House, and CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge joins CBSN’s Lana Zak with more details about the security cues officials are getting from intelligence bulletins. Source

We are following the latest efforts to rescue trapped gold miners in China; Uganda’s presidential election results; a migrant caravan heading towards the U.S. from Central America; and COVID-19 news out of Brazil. Ian Lee joins “CBSN AM” from London with the roundup. Source

Phil Spector, who rose to worldwide fame in the 1960s as the music producer who created what’s known as the “Wall of Sound,” has died in prison after being convicted of the murder of actress Lana Clarkson. Jamie Yuccas reports. Source

Washington, D.C., is on high alert, bracing for possible chaos ahead of Inauguration Day. Also, the U.S. is quickly approaching 400,000 deaths from COVID-19. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Source

Putin’s No. 1 foe, detained in Moscow after poisoning, says he’s “seen a lot of mockery of justice,” but calls his sudden appearance before a judge “the highest degree of lawlessness.” Source

“The glass ceilings are breaking,” she wrote, including the Twitter handle for Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. Source

“We are in urgent need of medicine, painkillers, medical tape, external anti-inflammatory drugs,” read the note scrawled on crumpled up paper. Source

Virgin Orbit asserts its method offers maximum flexibility since the launching Boeing 747s could take off from airports anywhere. Source

Couy Griffin, a New Mexico county official, vowed to return with firearms to the Capitol for the inauguration. Source