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. Source

A century-long feud between Los Angeles and rural communities where the city gets much of its water is heating up again. Some believe the city’s water agency is “stealing” water again, like they claim it did in the early 20th century. Jonathan Vigliotti reports. Source

Dr. Ashish Jha, Dean of Brown University School of Public Health, joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the latest news about the coronavirus vaccine and the U.K. variant. Source

Under intense pressure from both parties, the president has signed the massive COVID relief and funding bill. Also, authorities investigating the explosion in Nashville say they have identified the bomber as 63-year-old Anthony Quinn Warner. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds Source

As millions of Americans defied public health warnings to travel for the Christmas holiday, health experts fear an onslaught of COVID-19 cases could slam the nation’s already struggling emergency rooms. CBS News’ Carter Evans has the details. Source

Fred Piccolo tweeted that photos of each dead COVID-19 ​victim should be balanced with 99 photos of people who survive the disease. Source

A law enforcement source told CBS News investigators obtained a DNA sample from Anthony Warner’s mother to be compared to human remains recovered from the scene. Source

Though Loujain al-Hathloul can apparently be freed as early as the end of March, rights groups are up in arms. Source

Lin Qi’s company makes films based on the popular science fiction novel “The Three-Body Problem,” which will be an upcoming Netflix series. Source

This past year health care workers demonstrated the many ways people can rise to the challenge of our times while fighting an invisible enemy. Dr. Jon LaPook pays tribute to medical professionals who, having come face-to-face with the coronavirus, put their own lives in jeopardy in order to save others. Source