The New South Wales Rural Fire Service called the recent rainfall “the most positive news we’ve had in some time.”​ Source

At least 1,013 people have died and more than 42,000 been infected with the new coronavirus, including almost two dozen Americans on a quarantined cruise ship. Source

White House targets what it calls “wasteful” spending, but critics say plan would make life tougher for many Americans. Source

We ranked every Oscars best picture winner in history according to their Rotten Tomatoes ratings Source

On Monday alone, up to a half a foot of rain is expected in areas from Jackson, Mississippi to Birmingham, Alabama. Source

Sanders and Buttigieg officially asked the Iowa Democratic Party for a recanvass of 85 precincts in all and some satellite caucuses following last week’s chaotic Iowa caucuses. Source

New Hampshire voters will cast their ballots in the first-in-the-nation presidential primary on Tuesday. In the tiny village of Dixville Notch, voting will start at midnight. Nikole Killion talks with residents about the unique tradition and finds out why it almost didn’t happen this year. Source

NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is an executive producer of the new History Channel documentary “Black Patriots: Heroes of the Revolution.” The documentary highlights African Americans who stood up to British rule and helped establish the United States of America. Abdul-Jabbar joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the documentary. Source

Fueled by romance, friendship, gender politics, love and more – “Boomberang” returns to BET in March for its second season. Showrunner Dime Davis and actress LaLa Milan joined CBSN to discuss the upcoming season. Source

The Justice Department has charged four Chinese military officials in the massive 2017 Equifax data breach. Nearly 150 million people were affected as the hackers stole names, addresses, credit card and Social Security numbers. CBS News chief justice and homeland security correspondent Jeff Pegues joins CBSN with the latest. Source