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Health care workers are bracing for a deadly January, and President-elect Joe Biden cautioned that "the next few weeks and months are going to be very tough."

The intelligence community views four countries as posing the main security challenges over the next year: China, followed by Russia, Iran and North Korea.

Some 2,000 scientists, including dozens of Nobel Prize winners, have signed an open letter warning that the U.S. lead in science is being "decimated" by the Trump administration's cuts to research.

Also: A suspected tornado touched down in Oklahoma; Brazil calls an end to the emergency over the Zika virus; and Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe is "resting" his eyes in meetings.

Also: CBS' Scott Pelley is pulled off the CBS Evening News; comedian Kathy Griffin apologizes for a gory joke against President Trump; and the World Series of Poker opens in Las Vegas.

Also: There are stunning images from deadly flooding in the central U.S.; early voting begins in South Korea's presidential election; and a sandstorm blanketing China is worsening pollution levels.

Also: South Korea's new president promises fast work on North Korea; Venezuela's infant mortality rate soars; and the celebrated Sydney Opera House will receive extensive renovations.

Also: A national anthem singer takes a knee in Sacramento; Clinton's campaign manager alleges Russian meddling in the campaign; and Alaskans ask tourists to leave walruses alone.

Also: The Pope honors Martin Luther, who led the Protestant Reformation; President Obama commutes the sentences of 98 federal prisoners; and Game 3 of the World Series is tonight in Chicago.

Also: A report outlines the sharp decline of wildlife populations worldwide; three new earthquakes shake central Italy; and a Chinese sailor voyaging alone across the Pacific is missing.