Cities like Atlanta, Dallas, Memphis and Nashville are in the path of a dangerous winter storm that is expected to cross much of the U.S. this weekend. In Nashville, Nicole Valdes saw how plow truck drivers and city officials are preparing — and learned from a home inspector what homeowners can do in an effort to avoid potentially thousands of dollars worth of winter weather damage. | CBS Mornings

More than three feet of snow fell in some cities across the Northeast between Sunday and Monday, causing chaos on the roads and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of homes. Communities from Rhode Island to Maine are still feeling the impacts of the record-setting blizzard. | CBS Mornings

Casey Means, President Trump's second nominee for surgeon general, testified Wednesday before the Senate Health Committee. She would not directly say whether she would encourage mothers to vaccinate their children. When asked about vaccines and autism, she said, "Science is never settled." CBS News medical contributor Dr. Celine Gounder weighs in on the hearing. https://cbsn.ws/473vRrV | CBS Mornings