Dr. Ashish Jha joins “CBS Mornings” to discuss Pfizer’s application to start giving third doses of its COVID-19 vaccine ahead of an FDA advisory committee meeting on the matter. Source

The joint chiefs chairman says the calls were “perfectly within the duties and responsibilities” of his job. Word of the calls has sparked intense debate over whether they were appropriate Source

Their vote isn’t binding, but it’s a key step toward allowing a third dose of Pfizer’s vaccine in the U.S. Source

Burns says that he wanted to cover Ali’s life from his boyhood in segregated Louisville until his death five years ago of Parkinson’s Disease. Source

Some families are expressing frustration that they have yet to receive the third installment from the federal program. Source

It’s been leaving many of them plundered, so much so that the app has now banned the videos. Source

The aluminum around the General Sherman Tree is fire-resistant and part of a gallant effort to protect the sequoias in California’s rugged Sierra Nevada from threatening wildfires. Source

They landed in the Gobi Desert. It was China’s longest such mission yet. Astronaut trios are expected to be sent on 90-day missions to the station over the next two years to make it fully functional. Source

In a speech promoting his economic agenda, President Biden on Thursday criticized the wealthy and corporations for not paying their fair share of taxes. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes, Axios’ political reporter Sarah Mucha, and The Washington Post’s Capitol Hill reporter Rhonda Colvin join CBSN’s “Red & Blue” anchor Elaine Quijano with the details, and the latest on the White House’s effort to address rapper Nicki Minaj’s questions about vaccines. Source

Scientists are debating whether COVID-19 booster shots are necessary for those who are not immunocompromised, with some saying the vaccine is effective enough on its own. An FDA committee will vote Friday whether to approve Pfizer’s booster shot. Jonathan Vigliotti reports. Source