Even as top health experts warned the coronavirus pandemic is out of control, President Trump has neither mentioned it nor made any public appearances. Paula Reid reports. Source

Michigan certifies 2020 election results; Georgia Senate candidates set for tough election Source

President Trump fired his administration’s top election security official, Christopher Krebs, who led the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Krebs’ ouster came after the agency called the 2020 election the “most secure” in U.S. history, which the president is aggressively contradicting with unfounded claims. CBS News White House correspondent Weijia Jiang reports, and CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett joins CBSN AM to discuss. Source

New York City public schools are halting in-person classes as coronavirus cases rise as CBS News’ Danya Bacchus reports. What effect will this have on children? Learning specialist Dr. Rebecca Mannis joins CBSN’s Lana Zak to discuss the impact this pandemic is having on America’s youth and their ability to learn. Source

“Smoke: Marijuana & Black America” looks at how Black and Brown communities are left out of the growing business of cannabis, even though those communities are often on the receiving end of the legal troubles that come with marijuana use. Former NFL player Ricky Williams, who participated in the documentary, joins CBSN to discuss what change is needed. Source

Pfizer and Moderna have announced their coronavirus vaccines appear to be about 95% effective, as states across the U.S. continue to grapple with a surge in cases and hospitalizations. CBS News correspondent David Begnaud reports, and internal medicine specialist and immunologist Dr. Neeta Ogden joins CBSN to discuss what local officials should have done to avoid reaching this point, and what they can do now. Source

Amazon is shaking up the competition in the health care industry by launching an online pharmacy. The service lets users buy their medications on their phones or other devices. David Kirkpatrick, the founder and editor-in-chief of Techonomy, joins CBSN to discuss. Source

For more than a decade, the Pentagon has vowed to eradicate sexual assault from its ranks, but some service members say it has not been enough. In part two of CBS News’ four-part series on sexual assault in the military, Norah O’Donnell speaks to the mother of an army staff sergeant who says the military’s handling of her daughter’s sexual assault led to her death. Source

Pfizer and its partner BioNTech announced plans to apply for FDA emergency use authorization for their vaccine candidate, after test results showed it was 95% effective at preventing COVID-19. CBS News’ Danya Bacchus reports, and then New York Times’ “Matter” columnist Carl Zimmer joins CBSN’s “Red & Blue” anchor Elaine Quijano to discuss the impact of the coming vaccines. Source

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announced new COVID-19 restrictions as cases continued to surge in the state. Watch his remarks here. Source