CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett joined "CBS This Morning" to discuss the first day of the impeachment proceedings against former President Donald Trump. He also shares his reporting on the former president's reaction to his attorneys' defense of him.
Opening arguments will formally begin Wednesday in the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, after six Republicans joined Democrats in voting to let the trial proceed. The 56-44 vote came after House impeachment managers previewed their case against Mr. Trump, using powerful video to walk senators through the January 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol that they say he incited. Nancy Cordes reports.
Pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson is asking the FDA to grant emergency use authorization for its single-shot coronavirus vaccine. Also, former President Trump has rejected a request by House Democrats to testify under oath at his second impeachment trial. All that and all that matters in today's Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds.
Just days before the U.S. Senate puts former President Trump on trial for inciting the mob assault on the U.S. Capitol, House managers asked him to testify. Mr. Trump's legal managers called it "a publicity stunt." Kris Van Cleave has the latest.