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Jack Smith, the special counsel appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland in November 2022 to take over two investigations into President-elect Donald Trump, has resigned.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta warned of bad actors who seek to use the trauma and chaos created by the wildfires in California for their own gain.

Temperatures plunged in some areas turning melting snow into ice and turning roadways treacherous.

After fighting to save his family home, 30-year-old Orly Israel had to flee the advancing Palisades Fire in Los Angeles. He shared his harrowing escape online, and the video has garnered more than 8 million views. His home burned, but he was recently able to find hope amid the ashes.

Los Angeles officials launched an investigation after evacuation alerts were sent to the wrong people as wildfires ravage the region. The company that provides the technology says it’s added safeguards to prevent it from happening again.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in for a third six-year term, sparking protests around the world and causing the U.S. to raise a bounty for his arrest. Meanwhile, hundreds of passengers were evacuated from an Atlanta flight after an aborted flight. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener.

The Supreme Court heard arguments over the fate of TikTok on Friday. The popular social media app could be federally banned in the U.S. later this month if its China-based parent company does not sell the app. CBS News producer Catherine Cole has more.

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More than a hundred E. coli cases were linked to contaminated onions produced by Taylor Farms used in McDonald’s burgers.

Early estimates show that the total damage and economic loss due to the Los Angeles wildfires could be between $60 billion and $130 billion.