If the 2020 pandemic showed us anything, it’s the importance of an emergency fund. Here’s how to build yours in 2021. Source

The “CBS This Morning” series A More Perfect Union aims to show that what unites us as Americans is far greater than what divides us. Meg Oliver shares the story of how an NYPD detective’s desire to help his former colleague through an unimaginable tragedy turned into a platform to help first responders all over the country. Source

Between Hallmark and Lifetime, 74 holiday movies are premiering this season. At least five of them feature LGBTQ+ couples. Source

Thanksgiving is the unofficial kick-off to the holiday movie season, but for many, it started much earlier this year. Due to the pandemic, the appetite for holiday movies is at an all-time high as people seek an escape from everyday life. It comes as these movies are becoming more diverse and inclusive than ever. Nikki Battiste reports from New York City. Source

Former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach and CBS Sports NFL analyst Bill Cowher discusses how the pandemic will impact America’s football tradition on Thanksgiving. The Detroit Lions vs. Houston Texans game airs on CBS. Source

For the first time since the Great Depression, a majority of young adults are now living with their parents. Nearly 3 million U.S. adults moved back in with their parents or grandparents in March and April. “CBS This Morning” spoke to four of these adults about what it’s been like to move back in with their parents. Laura Hopkins left a teaching job in Mexico to move back in with her parents in California. Eric Rivera left New York City after getting laid off to live with his parents in New Jersey. Will Francis moved out of his apartment in Los Angeles and back into his childhood home in Alabama. Chrissy Walker left New York City to work from her parents’ home in Texas. Source

Millions of Americans are heading for a “bleak winter” without additional financial relief from U.S., economists say. Source

More than 2,200 new COVID-19 deaths were reported across the country Wednesday, the deadliest day of the pandemic in more than six months. Officials are worried Thanksgiving gatherings could cause that number to spike by Christmas. Adriana Diaz reports. Source

More than 100 service members have COVID-19 at a single base in Iraq, but the doctor in charge says the invisible enemy has united the troops in a way he’s never seen. Source

Errol Barnett takes a look at the increasing political divide in the United States, particularly on social media. There are serious concerns that Americans live in their own information echo chambers. Source