The holidays are here, and AAA is forecasting the highest travel volume on record. Also, Citigroup says Instagram is worth much more than the billion-dollar price that Facebook paid for the photo-sharing app in 2012. Lauren Lyster reports on the day’s top MoneyWatch headlines. Source

Consumers and retailers are preparing for the last gasp of holiday shopping this weekend. Jill Schlesinger reports that how well the stores are doing this holiday season depends on who you ask. Source

Stephen Colbert signed off “The Colbert Report” with a celebrity sing-along. “CBS This Morning” co-host Charlie Rose was there, and joins “CBSN” with more on why he thinks the comedian has made such a big impact. Source

Nick Dietz compiles some of the week’s best viral videos, including a tortoise helping out his friend, Google’s Year in Search 2014 and awesome people doing awesome things. Plus, a human-animal hybrid holiday feast. To see these videos in their entirety, click HERE. Source

After 10 seasons on Comedy Central, Colbert moves to CBS next year to take over the “Late Show” from David Letterman. And, celebrities turned up for People Magazine’s first award show. Suzanne Marques has your Eye on Entertainment. Source

The comedian’s new movie that he wrote, directed and starred in is already receiving critical acclaim. Charlie Rose sits down with Rock to discuss his work on the film and how race influences comedy. Source

A look back at what we’ve been covering on “CBS This Morning.” Source

After a 45-minute phone call with Cuban President Raul Castro, President Obama announced Wednesday that the U.S. and Cuba would restore diplomatic relations that were severed in 1961. They agreed on terms for the release of American Alan Gross and one Cuban citizen convicted of spying for the U.S., while three Cuban agents serving time in America were freed. Former CIA deputy director Mike Morell joins “CBS This Morning” from Washington to discuss the prisoner swap. He also comments on whether North Korea may be behind the Sony cyberattack. Source

NASA is showing new satellite images that measure changes in light intensity. A number of U.S. cities increase brightness by as much as 50 percent between Black Friday and New Years Day. Gayle King reports. Source

President Obama’s decision to renew diplomatic ties with Cuba does not affect a long-standing travel ban for American tourists, but that policy is likely to change at some point. CBS News travel editor Peter Greenberg joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss what happens when two countries, just 90 miles apart, open up tourism and trade. Source