Parts of New England are bracing for the first major storm of the season. CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli has the latest. Source

A capsule containing the rock samples created a stunning fireball across the sky before landing in the Australian outback on Saturday. Source

President Trump, who has refused to concede the election, is appearing at a rally for Georgia Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue. Source

As cases of COVID-19 surge nationwide, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now say everyone should wear a mask when away from home. Matthew Fox, a professor of epidemiology and global health at Boston University, joined CBSN with the latest on the pandemic. Source

COVID-19 surpasses heart disease as leading cause of death in U.S. this week; Chef Douglass Williams discusses his culinary inspirations, living his “dream” on The Dish Source

“Lots of users told us, the time just flew by,” Yomiuriland Amusement Park spokesman Yu Okutani said. Source

The Mobile NAACP strongly condemned the tree, calling it “inappropriate, shameful, disrespectful, despicable, disgusting and embarrassing.” Source

“It’s a huge richness of biodiversity, of culture and relationship between the two nations,” said conservationist Jose Manuel Perez. “We are losing that with this wall.” Source

In the final weeks of the Trump administration, the rush to complete the border wall is no more challenging than in the Sierra Madre, a mountainous corner where Arizona and New Mexico meet Mexico. However, along with its intent to stop people, the wall there would also stop rare animals who go back and forth from Mexico to the U.S. in the north where there is more water for them to drink. Michelle Miller explores the area, and speaks to conservationists about the importance of preserving the area’s biodiversity. Source

The rock samples will streak across the sky over the Australian outback as they plummet to Earth. Source