President-elect Donald Trump is urging Republicans to slow down President Biden’s judicial nominations before January. There are currently 44 vacancies, and 14 of Mr. Biden’s nominations await Senate approval. Wall Street Journal Supreme Court correspondent Jess Bravin joins “The Daily Report” to discuss. Source

Large wildfires fueled by climate change have destroyed tens of millions of acres of forests in the Pacific Northwest in recent years. Jonathan Vigliotti explores a major effort underway to restore those forests. Source

Alec Baldwin’s movie “Rust” premiered at a film festival in Poland on Wednesday, over three years after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed on set. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay reports. Source

President-elect Donald Trump vowed to use the U.S. military to carry out his mass deportation plans. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports on the plan’s legality and other border news. Source

Air raid sirens sounded across Kyiv on Wednesday as Ukraine’s capital prepared for a possible Russian airstrike that did not come. The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv had already announced it was closing temporarily Wednesday because of a “potential significant air attack,” and a Ukrainian military official told CBS News it had information that Russia could try to strike the center of Kyiv with ballistic missiles. Holly Williams reports from Kyiv. Source

A monster storm known as a bomb cyclone knocked out power to tens of thousands of customers in Washington state and Oregon and caused major damage across the region. The storm’s powerful winds downed trees onto homes and roads and was responsible for at least two deaths. Carter Evans reports from outside Seattle. Source

The House Ethics Committee will keep its report of an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against former Rep. Matt Gaetz sealed for the time being after it was unable to reach a decision Wednesday on whether to release it. Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump’s controversial pick for attorney general, was on Capitol Hill today attempting to win support among Senate Republicans. Nikole Killion has the latest. Source

A bomb cyclone, or a low-pressure system that strengthens over 24 hours, moved through the Pacific Northwest, killing two people. Washington, California and Nevada residents experienced widespread power outages and heavy rain. CBS News correspondent Carter Evans has more. Source

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

A judge Wednesday found a Venezuelan migrant guilty on all counts in the murder earlier this year of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Manuel Bojorquez has the latest. Source