Hundreds of passengers stuck for weeks on the coronavirus-plagued Diamond Princess in Japan are finally getting their freedom, even as dozens more test positive. Source

His body and another person’s were found in an apartment near the crime scenes. The people were shot in and outside two hookah lounges, police said. Source

Michael Bloomberg made his Democratic debate debut on Wednesday in Las Vegas, where he was the target of attacks from his fellow candidates. There were other clashes between candidates, including several heated exchanges between Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg. Elaine Quijano anchors post-debate coverage with Antjuan Seawright, Leslie Sanchez and Molly Hooper while Caitlin Huey-Burns, Nikole Killion and Lynda Tran joined from the spin room in Las Vegas. Source

In the fiery debate in Las Vegas on Wednesday night, Amy Klobuchar sparred with Pete Buttigieg. She spoke to Caitlin Huey-Burns and Nikole Killion in the spin room after the debate about her performance and her campaign’s plans. Source

Dems face off in the ninth debate in Las Vegas; A young girl with a monumental idea Source

The new mother says she carries “a machete, a knife and pepper spray” around her home after the alleged attempted kidnapping of her daughter. Source

After a third-place finish in Iowa and a fourth-place finish in New Hampshire, Elizabeth Warren needed a strong debate in Las Vegas. CBS News campaign reporter Zak Hudak, who covers the Warren campaign, joins CBSN to discuss. Source

Juliette Parker is behind bars in Tacoma, Washington, on charges she tried to drug a mother with a cupcake in order to steal her three-week-old baby. The alleged victim spoke out for the first time, saying she doesn’t feel safe in her own home. Source

After the Nevada caucus this weekend, South Carolinians will vote in their primary on February 29. CBS News campaign reporter LaCrai Mitchell reports on the reactions from supporters of Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders in South Carolina after the Las Vegas debate. Source

Wednesday’s debate in Nevada is the last before Saturday’s caucuses, the third Democratic presidential nominating contest of 2020. Source