Episode 346

The House has voted to approve a stopgap plan to fund the government until mid-March, with a bipartisan coalition embracing an agreement a few hours before a midnight deadline to avert a shutdown. Nikole Killion has the latest developments. A record number of Americans are expected to be on the move over the holidays. Nearly 120 million people are estimated to pack the nation's airports and highways between now and New Year's Day, according to AAA. Kris Van Cleave has more. At least two people are dead and dozens more injured after a vehicle plowed into a crowd at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany. Authorities say the driver of the car was arrested and that it appears to be a deliberate attack. Elaine Cobbe has details. Over 100,000 people were forcibly disappeared under Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria, according to rights groups. Imtiaz Tyab spoke with people desperate to find their loved ones after Damascus fell to Syrian rebels. Roger Carstens, the Biden administration's top official for freeing Americans held overseas, is in Syria for a high-risk mission: making the first known face-to-face contact with the caretaker government and asking for help finding missing American journalist Austin Tice. Carsten spoke to CBS News in an exclusive interview for "Face the Nation." Employees at Starbucks stores started a five-day strike in several U.S. cities, including Chicago and Los Angeles. Meanwhile, workers are on strike at more than a half dozen Amazon facilities, with more locations expected to join. Carter Evans has details.
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