A white man is accused of killing Aidan Ellison who was playing loud music in a motel parking lot on November 23. Source

A 15-year-old girl seeking refuge in the U.S. was expelled by border agents. Marjory says she had fled Guatemala after being sexually abused, but authorities denied her an immigration hearing. Immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins CBSN with more on the case. Source

The sale, which was directed by Trump’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, will allow companies to drill oil and gas in an area that was originally created to “preserve unique wildlife, wilderness and recreational values.” Source

Law enforcement in Connecticut found 1,700 pounds of marijuana when they stopped a U-Haul truck. Source

CDC Director gives warning on rising COVID crisis; 2020 National Christmas Tree Lighting virtual show Source

As the pandemic continues to worsen in the United States, Washington appears more optimistic about the possibility of passing additional coronavirus aid. CBS News political correspondent Ed O’Keefe and CBS News chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes join CBSN’s “Red & Blue” host Elaine Quijano to discuss what Americans should expect with key programs set to expire this month. Source

The U.S. has hit a number of grim coronavirus milestones this week as hospitals are inundated with patients. This comes as the country awaits vaccine authorization by the FDA. Dr. Theodore Strange, the interim chair of medicine at Staten Island University, joins CBSN’s Elaine Quijano to discuss the pandemic. Source

About 90% of all new energy generated this year has been renewable, according to the International Energy Agency’s Renewables 2020 report. Heymi Bahar, the lead author on that report and a senior analyst at the International Energy Agency, joins CBSN’s Elaine Quijano to discuss. Source

As activists work to mobilize voters ahead of Georgia’s critical Senate runoff elections in January, exit poll data shows the state’s Asian American community nearly doubled its turnout compared with 2016. Stephanie Cho, executive director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta, joins CBSN’s “Red & Blue” anchor Elaine Quijano with more on why the group is being eyed by Democrats in their attempt to flip control of the Senate. Source

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the U.S. government’s top infectious disease expert, tells CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett that he thinks regulators in the U.K. “rushed” their approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, and that U.S. needs to be more careful, due to vaccine skepticism in the country. Politico health care reporter Dan Diamond joins CBSN’s “Red & Blue” host Elaine Quijano to discuss the long road ahead for what’s expected to be the largest vaccination program in U.S. history. Source