Velasquez was known as Escobar’s right hand man, commanding the drug kingpin’s army of hitmen. Source

More violence erupted in Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank. A high-speed passenger train derailed outside Milan. And China has cut tariffs on $75 billion worth of U.S. goods. Ian Lee rounds up the headlines from London. Source

The president lashed out at his opponents during a prayer breakfast Thursday morning. Source

The first-in-the-nation presidential caucus was held in Iowa days ago, but state Democratic officials have not yet declared a winner. With results still trickling in, both leading candidates are neck and neck. CBS News’ Naomi Ruchim joined “CBSN AM” with the latest. Source

President Trump spoke at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington the day after he was acquitted in his Senate impeachment trial. He made a veiled reference to Republican Senator Mitt Romney of Utah, who broke from his party and voted to convict on one charge. “I don’t like people who use their faith as justification for doing what they know is wrong,” Mr. Trump said. Watch his remarks. Source

Check out clips from performances nominated for this year’s Academy Award and interviews with the stars Source

After a car crash while sitting in an Evenflo’s Big Kid booster seat, a 5-year-old girl was left paralyzed from the neck down. Source

Four Mississippi state prisons are the focus of a federal civil rights investigation after a series of inmate deaths. At least 15 people have died inside state facilities since late December and as recently as last weekend. The probe will explore whether prison officials have done enough to adequately protect inmates from physical harm. The quality of mental health care and suicide prevention efforts are also under investigation. Source

Elizabeth Smart, who was kidnapped and sexually assaulted at 14, reveals that she was sexually assaulted again in summer 2019 while on an airplane. The harrowing experience inspired her to launch “Smart Defense,” a program aimed to teach women and girls the skills and confidence they need to protect themselves. Smart talks with “CBS This Morning” co-host Gayle King about how her experiences shaped her belief in self-defense. Source

New Apple TV series “Little America” explores U.S. immigrants’ hopeful journeys to find the American dream. The show was inspired by eight true stories of people who emigrated from countries like China, Nigeria and Syria. “Little America” creators Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon, the husband and wife team behind “The Big Sick,” join “CBS This Morning” to explain why and how they set out to tell these stories. Source