American fighter jets are conducting critical aerial exercises in the Arctic Circle Thursday. The maneuvers are just a few hundred miles from Russia, which has repeatedly sent warplanes close to U.S. airspace in recent weeks. Charlie D’Agata went flying with U.S. forces. Source

SportsLine’s advanced computer model simulated Wednesday’s Cardinals vs. Phillies matchup 10,000 times Source

Tornadoes have damaged parts of the U.S. for 13 straight days and another round of severe weather is expected Thursday. Twisters hit parts of north Texas Wednesday, ripping down fences, uprooting trees and pulling shingles off roofs. Mireya Villarreal reports from Canton, Texas. Source

In an exclusive interview with incoming “CBS Evening News” anchor Norah O’Donnell, Boeing’s CEO admits a software mistake on its 737 Max aircraft caused two deadly plane crashes in less than five months. More than 300 people died in those accidents. In this excerpt of O’Donnell’s interview, Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg says its not his company’s job to point fingers or assign blame. Source

Special Counsel Robert Mueller refuses to clear President Trump and more Democrats say it’s time for an impeachment investigation. Also, tornadoes have damaged parts of the U.S. for 13 straight days now, and another round of severe weather is expected today. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Source

A growing number of Democrats, including some presidential candidates, say that Congress must start an impeachment investigation of President Trump. They believe Robert Mueller wants them to do it. The former special counsel spoke about the Russia investigation for the first time Wednesday. Mueller emphasized his final report did not clear the president of suspected criminality. Paula Reid reports. Source

House Democrats are weighing their next steps after Mueller’s statement. His words put more pressure on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to start an impeachment inquiry, but Pelosi says we still don’t have all the facts. Nancy Cordes reports. Source

While the exit velocity of the swing was not made public, Statcast reported that it traveled 160 feet in 1.2 seconds – meaning it was going at least 90 mph Source

Gun owners will now be fingerprinted and will pay more for firearm owner identification cards under the legislation Source

Universal home cultivation of the plant was replaced by a provision allowing only medical-marijuana patients to grow their own Source