A fire is burning along the New Jersey-New York border as an emergency drought warning emerges. CBS News’ Tom Hanson has the latest. Source

Tropical Storm Sara is sitting off the shore of Honduras and Mexico and could travel to the Gulf of Mexico and strengthen over warmer waters. CBS News Bay Area meteorologist Jessica Burch has the latest forecast. Source

Kennedy has a long record of criticizing vaccines, including spreading misleading claims about their safety. Source

Trump stuns Congress by choosing Matt Gaetz for attorney general; The Onion buys Alex Jones’ Infowars. Source

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency said it is already recruiting people to work on the new initiative to cut federal spending. Source

Former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz will have to be confirmed by the Senate before he becomes President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney general. Some members of Congress are already having strong reactions to Trump’s pick. CBS News’ Olivia Rinaldi reports. Also, Zeke Miller, chief White House correspondent for the Associated Press, has more on the state of the House Ethics probe into Gaetz. Source

Most reports described orbs, lights or cylinders, but about 4% were more unusual: “green fireball,” “a jelly fish with [multicolored] flashing lights,” a “silver rocket approximately six feet long.” Source

Inflation grew again in October, leading some to wonder about the merits of borrowing from their home equity now. Source

Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, the Senate’s majority whip, is calling for the preservation of the report and any documentation pertaining to the House Ethics Committee inquiry into Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz. CBS News’ Scott MacFarlane has more. Source

Many of President-elect Donald Trump’s team picks for his second term in the White House will have to go through the Senate confirmation process. Also, an expected House ethics inquiry into Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, Trump’s pick for attorney general, could affect how Congress acts during his confirmation process. CBS News’ Caitlin Huey-Burns reports. Source