Pres. Trump fires Defense Secretary Mark Esper; Vice President elect Kamala Harris makes history Source

Early results suggest it may help clear the coronavirus sooner and possibly cut hospitalizations in people with mild to moderate COVID-19. Source

The show looks at what happens when people have doubts about the faith tradition in which they were raised, and how the sharing of personal stories can be a means to heal from spiritual trauma. Source

The show looks at the ways in which we memorialize and how we preserve collective memory Source

Drugmaker Pfizer said its coronavirus vaccine trials are 90% effective. Meanwhile, President-elect Joe Biden announces new COVID-19 plans for the country as the U.S. surpasses 10 million confirmed cases. Internal medicine specialist and immunologist Dr. Neeta Ogden joins CBSN’s Elaine Quijano to discuss the latest news about the pandemic. Source

The settlement will also require the city to admit that Brown’s constitutional rights were violated and to commit to implementing changes to the police department. Source

El Paso County has reported more than 22,000 new cases in the last two weeks as Texas has surpassed a million coronavirus cases — the most in the nation. Source

Emily Harrington is now the first woman to free-climb the Golden Gate route on Yosemite National Park’s 3,000-foot granite wall in a single day. Source

Here’s a look at the top stories making headlines on the “CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell.” Source

President Trump has fired Secretary of Defense Mark Esper. Christopher Miller, the head of the National Counterterrorism Center, has been named as acting secretary. Ben Tracy reports. Source