A review by the Center for Auto Safety found that the more than 35,000 cabs licensed in nine of the 10 U.S. cities with the most taxis are not required by their regulators to get safety recalls fixed before picking up passengers. The center is now calling for change, sending letters demanding taxi cab fleets be required to address all open safety recalls before they carry passengers. Kris Van Cleave reports. Source
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Many taxi companies aren’t required to fix cabs after recalls
The Center for Auto Safety has sent letters demanding that taxi fleets be required to address all open safety recalls before they can carry passengers. Source
Note in Christmas card raises alarms about Chinese prison labor
The U.K. supermarket chain Tesco is investigating after a child found a note in a box of Christmas cards claiming foreign prisoners in China were being “forced to work against our will.” BBC News correspondent Greg McKenzie reports. Source
Ben Carson calls Trump impeachment “very immature”
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
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