CBSN roundtable discuss the most effective moments of President Obama’s farewell address and the ways in which it reflected on his legacy. Source
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Dean Reynolds reports on how President Obama’s final address was received
CBS News’ Dean Reynolds describes what it was like to be in the room during the emotional moments of President Obama’s final speech in Chicago. Source
Fight over new law that allows removal of actors’ ages
The country’s largest actors’ union is joining the legal fight to let TV and movie industry workers keep their birth dates private. IMDB.com is refusing to follow a new California law that gives people the right to have their age removed from the website. Mireya Villarreal reports from Los Angeles. Source
Tyrus Wong’s kites
Artist Tyrus Wong, who died last month at age 106, was famed as much for his exotic and colorful kites as he was for designing the Walt Disney classic “Bambi.” In this web extra, CBS News visited him in March 2016 at Santa Monica Beach, where Wong and his daughter, Kim, sent several of his creations airborne. Source
30 years after Cold War, U.S. military rolls into eastern Europe
Since the end of the Cold War, the U.S. has been drawing down its military presence in Europe. But at the main docks in Bremerhaven in northern Germany, we can see that’s not the case. Elizabeth Palmer reports. Source
Browser history and location can change what you pay online
Shopping online could make you a victim of price discrimination. Companies can use data like your past searches or location to influence the price you pay. Anna Werner reports on how that could mean paying more at checkout. Source
Questions surround laws that allow guns checked in baggage
Lawmakers are taking a new look at rules about guns on planes after Friday’s airport shooting in Fort Lauderdale. Part of the surprise of the deadly rampage is the fact suspect Esteban Santiago arrived on an incoming flight — and so did his gun. Tony Dokoupil reports. Source
Former CIA director says hackings are “a Russia problem” more than cyber issue
Former CIA and NSA director Gen. Michael Hayden joins “CBS This Morning” from Washington to discuss the recent intelligence report on how Russia tried to influence the U.S. elections. Hayden says the Obama administration was “too timid” in responding to the cyberattacks, and he wants to know what the Trump administration will do about Russia. Source
Staffers vetting Trump Cabinet picks say they’re overwhelmed
Many of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks face a fight this week on Capitol Hill. Senate committees will question nominees Tuesday for attorney general and secretary of homeland security. Democrats and ethics investigators are criticizing the fast pace. Nancy Cordes reports. Source
Side by side: Matisse and Diebenkorn
How do works by two painters from two different eras compare when we see them side by side? A new exhibition is answering that question. The show featured works by Henri Matisse, the French Post-Impressionist Master, and Richard Diebenkorn, the influential but less-well-known American modernist, together for the first time. Rita Braver takes a look. Source