The storm system has caused deadly icy weather in the Midwest and tornadoes in the South. Source

Injury rates for workers — already higher than for lumberjacks and coal miners — soar the two weeks before Christmas Source

In this week’s edition of Tuesday Morning Quarterback, James Brown, a CBS News special correspondent and the host of “The NFL Today,” joined CBSN to discuss quarterbacks Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints and Eli Manning of the New York Giants. Brown also discussed allegations of health care fraud within the NFL and Newtown’s state high school championship win on the anniversary of the Sandy Hook massacre. Source

The former deputy chairman of the Trump campaign pleaded guilty in 2018 and became the government’s star witness in three trials. Source

Seven Democrats will take the stage Thursday at 8 p.m. ET for the sixth Democratic presidential debate. Source

Facebook is teaming up with the Reuters news agency to help educate journalists about the risks of deepfakes and manipulated media. Axios media reporter Sara Fischer joined CBSN to discuss the initiative and what it means for the 2020 campaign. Source

Every candidate had threatened not to attend the debate unless a deal was struck between employees of Loyola Marymount University, the host of the debate, and food service giant Sodexo. Source

Analysis commissioned by bankruptcy court could fuel calls for Sackler family members to return their drug windfall. Source

The “One Tree Hill” star says she insisted on having a more diverse cast, but claims her requests were ignored. Source

Pope Francis is taking major new steps to open up the Catholic Church’s handling of alleged sexual abuse by priests. The Vatican has announced that clergy abuse cases will no longer be handled as a so-called “pontifical secret.” Officials say that will allow bishops to cooperate more openly with police and alleged victims. Seth Doane reports. Source