One of the longest serving members of President Trump’s cabinet is revealing to CBS News the advice he gave the president on impeachment. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson said he spoke with the president about not “giving up,” calling the impeachment “very immature.” In a wide-ranging interview with Jericka Duncan, Secretary Carson also explained why he has concerns about possible reparations for descendants of slavery. Source
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Eye Opener at 8: Five sentenced to death in Khashoggi murder
A look back at what we’ve been covering on “CBS This Morning.” Source
Saudi Arabia sentences five to death for Jamal Khashoggi killing
The sentences can be appealed, and State TV says a probe showed the crown prince’s former top adviser wasn’t involved in the slaying of the Washington Post columnist. Source
Joseph Segel, QVC founder, has died at 88
Segel also founded more than 20 other companies, including The Franklin Mint. Source
American service member killed in Afghanistan, U.S. military says
The Taliban claimed responsibility and said it happened during a joint U.S.-Afghan raid in the northern province of Kunduz Source
Mark Bradford, The Pavarotti of Pasta, Built by Angels
Anderson Cooper profiles artist Mark Bradford, who tackles complex social and political issues through abstract works; Then, 60 Minutes travels to Italy to meet Chef Massimo Bottura, whose kitchen creations are works of art; And, inside Lalibela, the mysterious holy site visited by 200,000 Ethiopian Christians on their annual pilgrimage. Source
12/22: Blunt, Van Hollen, Klobuchar, Galli
This week on “Face the Nation,” Roy Blunt, Chris Van Hollen, Amy Klobuchar, Mark Galli. Today on “Face the Nation, with all of Washington on holiday break and the president impeached, plans for a trial in the Senate are now uncertain. Source
Banksy displays “modified Nativity” scene in Bethlehem
The artwork, named “Scar of Bethlehem,” depicts the birth of Jesus under Israel’s West Bank separation barrier with a bullet hole shaped like a star. Source
12/22: CBS Evening News
National Retail Federation estimates average American will spend more than $1,000 this holiday season; Boeing’s Starline returns to earth after mission is cut short. Source
Eddie Murphy takes a swipe at Bill Cosby in his return to “SNL”
“If you would have told me 30 years ago that I would be this boring, stay-at-home house dad and Bill Cosby would be in jail, even I would have taken that bet,” Murphy said during his opening monologue. Source