Many Americans consider 65 to be the right age to retire. But according to the Trans-America Center for Retirement Studies, the median retirement age is 62 years old. Dan Geltrude, the founder of the accounting firm Geltrude & Company, joins “The Daily Report” to discuss why and how to plan for retirement. Source

The price of Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, surged above $100,000 for the first time ever on Wednesday night. Faryar Shirzad, the chief policy officer at Coinbase, the largest platform for buying and selling cryptocurrency, joins “The Daily Report” to discuss. Source

First lady Jill Biden unveiled the White House decorations earlier in the week, with the theme of “A Season of Peace and Light.” Source

Across the U.S., at least 7,000 pharmacies have closed since 2019. Of those, roughly half were independent drugstores. Source

President-elect Donald Trump indicated that once in office, he plans on ending the consumer tax credit for electric vehicle purchases. Business Insider autos senior reporter Nora Naughton joins “The Daily Report” to discuss the potential impact and when consumers should buy. Source

Every morning, Jamalat Wadi heads out in search of food for her family, which numbers more than a dozen. In northern Gaza, Israel has allowed virtually no aid in for two months, turning down 82 of the 91 delivery requests made by the United Nations. And in southern Gaza, there is a trickle of aid but it’s nowhere near enough. Debora Patta reports. Source

Military veteran and former Fox News personality Pete Hegseth took part Thursday in a fourth day of door-to-door visits with senators who will decide whether to confirm him as secretary of defense once President-elect Donald Trump takes office. Hegseth has denied allegations that he committed sexual assault, struggled with alcohol and mismanaged two nonprofit groups. Scott MacFarlane has the latest. Source

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

A major magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Humboldt County in Northern California on Thursday morning. It triggered a brief tsunami warning for Northern California and Southern Oregon that was later cancelled. Kenny Choi has more. Source

President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday took part in the final Christmas tree lighting ceremony of their term. The event included performances from James Taylor and Trisha Yearwood. Source