Legendary pilot Chuck Yeager, most famously known for breaking the sound barrier in October 1947, has died at the age of 97. Jericka Duncan has more on his life and accomplishments. Source
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Officer rescues man in wheelchair stuck on train tracks
Body camera video shows a police officer in Lodi, California rush to rescue a man in a wheelchair who was stuck on train tracks. Officer Erica Urrea pulled the man to safety seconds before a train barreled by – saving his life. Source
Black Americans 5 times more likely to be stopped by police, statistics show
Body camera footage from two of George Floyd’s arresting officers shows him sobbing and pleading. This comes more than 11 weeks after Floyd’s death, when protests over racial inequality in policing have not disappeared. On average, Black men and women are five times more likely to be apprehended by the police, compared to White people. Too often, those encounters prove to be violent. Michelle Miller reports. Source
Network of nearly 650 cameras helps California firefighters spot fires early
California firefighters are turning to a statewide network of nearly 650 cameras to quickly locate a fire and send resources. Carter Evans went to San Diego County to see the system firsthand. Source
DOJ reviewing case of Black man who was fatally shot by deputy
US Marshals said the deputy shot Goodson after he saw him “waving a gun” and ignored an order to drop his weapon — but Goodson’s family said he was holding sandwiches before he was shot in the back on his grandmother’s doorstep. Source
Lori Loughlin’s daughter breaks silence on college admissions scam
“When it was happening it didn’t feel wrong. I was in my own little bubble, focusing on my comfortable world, that I never had to look outside of that bubble,” she says. Source
Biden unveils plans for his first 100 days in office to combat pandemic
President-elect Joe Biden says his administration would deliver 100 million doses of coronavirus vaccine during his first 100 days in office. He also said he would work to get kids back in school as quickly as possible. Meanwhile, President Trump hosted a meeting touting his administration’s success in developing a coronavirus vaccine so quickly. CBS News White House correspondent Paula Reid and CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns discuss the latest on plans for the vaccines and progress in the transition of power. Source
FDA confirms Pfizer vaccine’s effectiveness as U.S. cases top 15 million
U.S. coronavirus cases have surpassed 15 million as the country enters what many are calling a “dark” period. But help may soon be on the way as the FDA is set to consider Pfizer’s application for emergency use of its coronavirus vaccine. CBS News correspondents Charlie D’Agata and Adriana Diaz have the latest on the race for a vaccine, then Dr. Amesh Adalja, an infectious disease expert and senior fellow at Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg School of Public Health, joins CBSN to break down the latest. Source
How trees communicate with one another using a complex subterranean system of fungi and roots
A forest ecology professor’s work studying the social life of trees triggered a wave of new research about plants. New York Times Magazine contributing writer Ferris Jabr joins CBSN to explain the impact of Suzanne Simard’s research on the field of forestry. Source
12/8: Red and Blue
The ‘safe harbor’ deadline to certify results; Voting underway in crucial Georgia Senate races Source