CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell

BREAKING: President-elect Donald Trump taps former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi for attorney general after Matt Gaetz, the former Republican congressman from Florida, withdrew from consideration. Pete Hegseth, Trump's pick for defense secretary who is also embroiled in controversy, met with senators Thursday to get them on board with his confirmation despite dealing with sexual assault allegations of his own. Eye on America- African Americans make up about 14% of the U.S. population, but only less than 6% of doctors. In hopes of seeing that percentage increase, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg donated $600 million to all four HBCU medical schools.

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A judge has found Jose Ibarra, a 26-year-old undocumented Venezuelan immigrant, guilty of murdering Georgia nursing student Laken Riley. Deadly bomb cyclone batters Northwest, causing widespread power outages and downing trees. Eye on America- Restoring forests decimated by wildfires.

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President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk were together for a SpaceX rocket launch in Texas as Musk continues to play a key role in shaping Trump’s cabinet. Controversial picks like Matt Gaetz, a Republican from Florida, for attorney general face questions from some Senate Republicans amid calls for transparency on his ethics investigations. Bomb cyclone threatens the West while the East deals with drought.

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President-elect Donald Trump confirmed Monday that he is preparing to use military assets to fulfill his campaign promise to carry out a mass deportation of immigrants who are in the country illegally. A lawyer for two women told CBS News that President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Attorney General, Matt Gaetz, allegedly paid them for sex – and that one of his clients claims she witnessed Gaetz having sex with a minor in 2017. Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy.

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CBS' Congressional Correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports on how President-Elect Donald Trump's controversial picks could affect the confirmation process. A Venezuelan man is on trial today for the murder of 22-year-old Laken Riley. The suspect entered the US illegally, thrusting the Immigration debate front and center during the Presidential election. And on this Friday's "On the Road", CBS' Steve Hartman travels down memory lane with a father-son duo and their shared love for a very special car.

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President-elect Donald Trump announced that he has selected Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his pick to run the Department of Health and Human Services. Satirical publication The Onion said it has bought Alex Jones' Infowars at a bankruptcy auction for an undisclosed price, with the backing of the Connecticut families of eight victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting and one first responder. Eye on America - Clemson’s Shepherd Hotel is more than a place to stay — it’s a community hub empowering staff with intellectual disabilities.

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President Biden welcomed President-elect Donald Trump back to the White House on Wednesday, where the two shook hands in the Oval Office. President-elect Donald Trump announced new cabinet picks, selecting Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz as Attorney General, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio as Secretary of State, Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence and Pete Hegseth as Defense Secretary. After months of cooling, inflation ticked up in October, rising 2.6% from September. The main driver was housing costs, with rents climbing nearly half a percent.

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President-Elect Trump's administration takes shape. 23andMe is laying off 40% of its workforce as the struggling genetic testing company attempts to slash costs. At least 11 people were injured after a factory explosion in Louisville, Kentucky. Residents within a two-mile radius were told to evacuate.

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President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Tom Homan as his "border czar." Homan, the former acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, will be overseeing border security and the potential deportation of millions of people. Eye on America - The USS New Jersey sets sail with a historic crew that includes 40 women, with Machinist Mate Kianna Gonzalez becoming the first woman to qualify as an engine room supervisor. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris honored all Americans who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces with a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery on this Veterans Day.

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Two men are now in federal custody in New York City with a third believed to be in Iran. CBS' Scott MacFarlane reports on the Iranian murder for hire plot to kill President- Elect Trump. There are new questions being raised about the relationship between President-Elect Trump and the tech titan Elon Musk and the influence he could have in the Trump administration. And this week's "On the Road" is in honor of Veteran's Day on Monday with a salute to a fallen hero of World War II.

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