New York City police are stepping up patrols near an Ivy League university after the brutal stabbing death of a student. Tessa Majors, 18, was in her first year at Barnard, the women’s college affiliated with Columbia University. Majors was murdered Wednesday in a public park next door to Columbia’s campus. The rattle community held a vigil there Thursday night. Errol Barnett reports. Source

Danny Aiello’s long career playing tough guys included his Oscar-nominated performance as a pizza man in Spike Lee’s film. Source

The White House made the announcement days before tariffs would have gone into effect on December 15 Source

Voters in the United Kingdom handed a big victory to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party. Johnson says the election results are an “irrefutable” mandate in support of Brexit. CBS News correspondent Ian Lee joined CBSN with more on the historic election. Source

A gunman accused of holding more than 30 shoppers hostage at a Trader Joe’s in Los Angeles in 2018 is expected to go to trial in April. On Saturday’s “48 Hours,” some of the hostages recount the chilling details about what actually happened inside that store … and how they were able to get out alive. Correspondent Jim Axelrod joins CBSN to talk about this powerful story of survival and courage. Source

Fifteen years after the death of singer Laura Branigan, her ’80s pop hit became an unlikely sports anthem for the Stanley Cup-winning Blues Source

Michelle, convicted on child pornography charges for posting nude cartoon images, has been on hormone therapy for years, but she’s still legally male. Source

A home in Downey, California, is usually decked out with elaborate decorations this time of year, but the tradition almost ended when thieves stole some of the display. Source

President Trump is expected to agree to a deal with China that could bring some relief from the effects of a 17-month-long trade war. The deal, “phase one” of a broader trade agreement, would suspend a fresh round of tariffs on $160 billion of Chinese imports that were set to begin Sunday. CBS News’ Weijia Jiang joins CBSN AM with details from the White House. Source

The 70-year-old host of America’s No. 1 syndicated urban morning show had a certain audience in mind Source