Unemployment is on the rise as coronavirus cases surge nationwide. According to the latest figures released by the Department of Labor, 885,000 Americans filed for first-time unemployment the second week in December. Frances Stacy, director of portfolio strategy at Optimal Capital, joined CBSN to discuss what these latest numbers mean for the U.S. economy. Source

Clooney said Cruise “didn’t overreact” on the expletive-filled tape, which was recorded during his “Mission: Impossible” production. Source

Some 885,000 people applied for jobless aid last week, while nearly half a million filed for self-employment benefits. Source

On Sunday, when the Titans face the Detroit Lions, Donegan will be honored as the Honorary 12th Titan. This will be his final season as the team’s public address announcer, and he said he’s loved every minute of it, from player introductions to his touchdown calls. Source

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says he wants to “honor and thank health care workers for their extraordinary service during pandemic.” Source

More than 70 million Americans have been affected by a big winter storm overnight. Parts of the Northeast region have gotten more than 2 feet of snow. CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli joins CBSN with the latest. Source

A deadly winter storm is slamming the East Coast with snow, wind and even flood warnings. Mola Lenghi reports from Suffern, New York. Source

CBS’ twenty-second annual “A Home for the Holidays” brings awareness to the thousands of children in foster care, and shares uplifting stories of adoption. Actor Leslie Odom Jr. is one of the special’s performers and joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss why this project is personal, and he reacts to the Oscar buzz around his performance in “One Night in Miami.” Source

In a year unlike any other, Anthony Mason walks around his native New York City to take stock of the pandemic’s impact on this city’s iconic holiday season. Mason goes Christmas wreath shopping with Cyndi Lauper, walks down shuttered Broadway with Tony winner Brian Stokes Mitchell, watches New York City Ballet’s Tiler Peck dance “The Sugar Plum Fairy” from George Balanchine’s “The Nutcracker,” and visits with Central Synagogue’s Cantor Mutlu for a Hanukkah message that meets the moment for a city that has survived and continues to endure. Source

Sunday, 60 Minutes reports on the efforts of Justice Defenders, an organization giving people without lawyers access to justice. Source