CBS Evening News Season 77 Episode 277 Dec 3, 2025

The Pentagon's internal watchdog determined Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth jeopardized sensitive military information and could have endangered American service members when he shared certain details about U.S. military operations in Yemen in a private Signal group chat earlier this year, sources told CBS News. Charlie D'Agata has more. Newly released videos and photos show the epicenter of some of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's crimes -- his private estate in the Virgin Islands. The footage was obtained by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee. Scott MacFarlane reports. Minnesota is reeling from a fraud scandal involving $1 billion siphoned from multiple federal programs during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the past three years, 87 people have been charged and 61 have been convicted -- most of Somali descent. WCCO's Jonah Kaplan reports the Somali community is now bracing for an immigration crackdown. Big leaps in science are presenting parents with choices that were once impossible -- screening the DNA of embryos to help pick a future child with lower risks of disease, and higher odds of being taller or even smarter. But with the new technology comes a renewed ethical debate. Tony Dokoupil spoke to Nucleus Genomics CEO Kian Sadeghi. Prediction-market trading, where you can invest in the outcome of real-world events, is rapidly growing in popularity. Jo Ling Kent looks at the risks.