CBS Mornings on the Go 1/2: Storm brings deadly flooding, high winds and landslides to Northern California. A day of mourning at the Vatican for Pope Benedict XVI.
A New Year's storm brought deadly flooding, high winds and landslides to the northern part of California, along with many feet of snow, shutting down roads and stranding drivers. New details are emerging in Idaho after police finally arrested a suspect in the murder of four college students. 28-year-old criminology student Bryan Kohberger was taken into custody Friday in Pennsylvania. In Washington, Republicans are all set to take control of the house, but leader Kevin McCarthy is being forced to make some big concessions to right wing members of the party in his bid to become speaker. It could be a sign of things to come, as republicans prepare to turn up the heat on President Biden. Turning to the war in Ukraine, Russia launched a new wave of drone attacks overnight, after strikes on cities killed three civilians on New Year's Eve. These attacks come as bitter fighting continues in some areas of the country, after recent Ukrainian successes on the battlefield. At the Vatican, it's a day of mourning for Pope Benedict XVI, who died on Saturday at age 95. Thousands filed past the Pope Emeritus' body, as it lay in state at St. Peter's Basilica. He will be buried by his successor, Pope Francis, on Thursday.
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