Oregon is looking to avoid a Friday night road letdown on the heels of one of the program’s biggest wins Source

Access to fertility treatments came to the political forefront earlier this year when the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos were considered children. As a result, in vitro fertilization treatments were paused and patients scrambled. With less than three weeks to go before the election, Caitlin Huey-Burns talked to one North Carolina couple about how the issue has impacted them personally. Source

Walgreens this week announced that 1,200 of its stores could close soon, while CVS, which is also in the process of major staffing cuts, announced Friday that CEO Karen Lynch was being replaced. Rite Aid filed for bankruptcy last year. Industrywide, an estimated 7,000 pharmacies have already shuttered in the last five years. Jo Ling Kent examines what is behind the closures. Source

New York Comic Con is underway at the Javits Center in Manhattan. The four-day event kicked off Thursday with panels previewing upcoming movies and TV shows, celebrity appearances and lots of costumes. Fallon Prinzivalli, marketing director for NYCC, joins CBS News with an inside look at the event. Source

Week 7 of the NFL kicked off with a bang Tuesday after a pair of star receivers were traded to two teams vying for a spot in the postseason. Shanna McCarriston, NFL writer for CBS Sports.com, joins to discuss. Source

President Biden closed out the week by meeting with European allies in Berlin. The president used the overseas trip to urge continued Western support for Ukraine. CBS News national security contributor Sam Vinograd joins with analysis. Source

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

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published its winter outlook for this coming December, January and February. Experts anticipate warmer-than-average temperatures for much of the country. CBS News Sacramento meteorologist Tracy Humphrey joins to discuss. Source

A new report published by Stop AAPI Hate shows a recent rise in hate and discrimination against South Asian Americans. The nonprofit organization found that 75% of anti-Asian online threats in August were directed toward South Asians. Manjusha Kulkarni, co-founding partner of Stop AAPI Hate, joins CBS News to dig through the findings. Source

Marine veteran Paul Whelan is speaking out for the first time since his release from Russian imprisonment. Whelan spoke with “Face the Nation” moderator Margaret Brennan about the toll of life in captivity. Ryan Fayhee, Whelan’s lawyer, joins CBS News to discuss. Source