President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Scott Pruitt to head the Environmental Protection Agency. Pruitt, the attorney general of Oklahoma, has said the “debate” over climate change “is far from settled” and has sued the EPA a number of times. USA Today’s Susan Page joins CBSN to discuss Mr. Trump’s transition. Source

CBS News’ DeMarco Morgan reports on the manhunt for a cop killer on the loose in rural Georgia. Source

It is estimated that Americans spend $127 billion a year on beauty and cosmetic products. Ulta Beauty is the country’s largest beauty retailer. It sells more than 20,000 products and 500 brands in nearly 1,000 retail stores. Ulta’s sales increased more than 23 percent to $3.3 billion in the first nine months of the year. Ulta Beauty CEO Mary Dillon joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss what sets the company apart from others, and announces its upcoming store in New York City. Source

Only on “CBS This Morning,” here are the top finalists for the Grammy Music Educator Award. The teachers were picked from more than 3,000 nominees across the country for their significant contributions to music education in their schools. Nine finalists and their schools will each receive $1,000, and the top teacher will also be honored during Grammy Week in Los Angeles and attend the 59th Annual Grammy Awards. Source

A warming planet could make coffee harder to find. For his Climate Diaries series, Mark Phillips traveled to Mount Elgon in Uganda to find out how the greenhouse gases may be threatening your morning cup. Source

A man in Finland won a talent contest-by making fun raunchy noises with his hands. CBSN’s Elaine Quijano has more on the unique talent. Source

Helen Mirren’s legendary acting career began on the British stage when she played Cleopatra. Her first major movie role was 1969’s “Age of Consent,” and she’s since starred in many others, including “The Queen,” for which she won an Oscar. Mirren joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss her unusual role in her newest movie, “Collateral Beauty,” as an actress hired to portray “Death.” Source

Viewers may have noticed the “CBS Evening News” broadcast has a new look. The show now comes on the air from Studio 57 at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York, also the home of “CBS This Morning.” Source

Climate scientists say polar sea ice is rapidly melting and 2016 will go down as the hottest year on record. CBS News contributor and theoretical physicist Dr. Michio Kaku joins CBSN to discuss what’s behind the worrisome trend. Source

Outside developers are taking Facebook’s fake news problem into their own hands with these ideas. Source