Congress is preparing to potentially work through the holidays until they can pass more coronavirus aid for the country. CBS News chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes, CBS News political correspondent Ed O’Keefe, and NPR White House correspondent Tamara Keith spoke to “Red and Blue” host Elaine Quijano about where negotiations stand, as well as the latest from the outgoing Trump administration and the incoming Biden transition team. Source

Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City joined CBSN’s “Red and Blue” to discuss the Catholic Church’s opposition to the death penalty ahead of Brandon Bernard’s scheduled execution. Source

An advisory panel with the Food and Drug Administration recommended the emergency use of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine on Thursday, but the FDA must still sign off on its final approval. Nikki Battiste has the latest information. Source

Space weather officials on Thursday afternoon downgraded the forecast for the storm, eliminating the possibility of aurora borealis across the U.S. Source

Health officials are warning that the situation will likely get worse before it improves. Source

A Chinese citizen-journalist reporting on the COVID-19 outbreak from Wuhan may not survive after being detained by authorities for the past half-year. Zhang Zhan, 37, has been on a hunger strike for most of that time, and her arms have been restrained to prevent her from pulling out a feeding tube, her lawyer said. CBS News Asia correspondent Ramy Inocencio reports from Beijing. Source

Here’s a look at the top stories making headlines on the “CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell.” Source

Former lawyer Zhang Zhan is on hunger strike and restrained 24-hours a day to prevent her from pulling out a feeding tube, her lawyer says. Source

President-elect Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden is facing a federal investigation into his tax records. Meanwhile, President Trump is focusing on overturning the election, joining a lawsuit brought to the Supreme Court by Texas’ attorney general that seeks to invalidate ballots from four battleground states won by the president-elect. CBS News political correspondent Ed O’Keefe reports on the latest on the presidential transition, and CBS News’ Rebecca Kaplan joined CBSN from Wilmington, Delaware, to discuss. Source

Time also announced their Athlete of the Year and will soon reveal their 2020 Person of the Year. Source