Sir Tom Jones has sold more than 100 million records over his remarkable six-decade career. In his new memoir, “Over the Top and Back,” Jones recounts how he rose from his roots in the coal fields of Wales to become an international singing star and an honorary knight of the realm. Anthony Mason reports. Source

“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” is lifting Hollywood to its best year in box office history. The studios have sold $11 billion worth of tickets in 2015. But the conversation goes beyond the blockbuster with the Golden Globe Awards less than two weeks away. Slate film critic Dana Stevens and ScreenCrush.com managing editor and film critic Matt Singer join “CBS This Morning” to predict which movies will clean up during awards season. Source

Police in Brooklyn Center say an officer fired after a stopped driver drove away. Protests followed — with the Derek Chauvin trial about to enter week three. Source

New Year’s celebrations are underway, as fireworks lit up the sky above Auckland, New Zealand when 2016 arrived. Security is also higher than usual across Europe due to fears of terrorism. Brussels even called off its New Year’s Eve fireworks show, as Belgian prosecutors announced six people were detained in connection with a plot to attack the celebrations. Elizabeth Palmer reports. Source

Mandatory evacuations are in place in parts of the Midwest as the area braces for potentially historic flooding. The water is blamed for at least 20 deaths in Missouri and Illinois. Rivers are expected to crest at record levels and threaten to breach nearly a dozen levees. Anna Werner reports from Arnold, Missouri. Source

After TV icon Bill Cosby was formally charged with sexual assault Wednesday, Cosby’s attorney, Monique Pressley, joins “CBS This Morning” from Washington to discuss how she will defend her client. Source

Following months of accusations, Bill Cosby was arraigned on sex assault charges Wednesday; a decade ago, two little girls started a program called “ThanksUSA” offering scholarships to the spouses and children of soldiers fighting the War on Terror Source

Comedian Bill Cosby was charged Wednesday with drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 2004, marking the only criminal case against the once beloved TV dad. Former Federal Prosecutor Doug Burns discussed the pending legal battle with CBSN’s Contessa Brewer. Source

Following months of accusations, Bill Cosby was arraigned on sex assault charges Wednesday. The charges stemmed from an alleged 2004 incident. Jericka Duncan reports from the Pennsylvania courthouse where the 78-year-old comedian was arraigned. Source

After Bill Cosby was arraigned on three counts of indecent assault, celebrity attorney Gloria Allred held a press conference to discuss how the criminal charges will affect some of the women she represents. CBSN’s Jamie Yuccas and Michelle Miller covered her remarks. Source