President-elect Biden will be traveling to Atlanta next week to campaign for both democratic Senate candidates, Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff. The high stakes special election is already drawing thousands of votes, as early voting gets underway in the state. Tia Mitchell is a Washington correspondent for the Atlanta-Journal Constitution. She joined CBSN’s Lana Zak to discuss the latest in the contentious Senate race. Source

Over 200 million COVID-19 tests have been processed this year. Holiday travel and the surge in new infections have only intensified the demand, putting lab workers under strain. Rachael Liesman, the director of clinical microbiology at the University of Kansas Health System, joined CBSN’s Lana Zak to discuss. Source

U.S. prepares for mass COVID-19 vaccine rollout as FDA weighs authorization; Secret Santa mails Christmas cash to essential workers Source

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine for emergency use. Frontline medical workers and residents of long-term care facilities will be the first to get the shots. Manuel Bojorquez has the latest. Source

Bourgeois was the 10th federal death-row inmate put to death since federal executions resumed under President Trump in July after a 17-year hiatus. Source

The musician made a handful of troubling accusations against the “Transformers” actor who admitted he had a “history” of hurting people close to him. Source

The first doses of the vaccine will be delivered in less than 24 hours, President Trump said Friday. Source

The coded message was sent to the San Francisco Chronicle in 1969 and went unsolved until now. Source

As the number of people hospitalized with the coronavirus continues to increase, one doctor has a message for those who think it’s a hoax or refuse to wear a face covering. Source

As the U.S. moves closer to approving a coronavirus vaccine, public health officials are working to confront the long history of racism and mistreatment of Black Americans. Source