In Austin, Texas, an accomplished eighth grader became the country’s new geography champion. Nihar Janga beat out 53 other state and territory champions to win that title, making him an incredible double champion. Jan Crawford reports. Source

A huge blow-up between President Trump and Democratic leaders has done nothing to stop the rising call for impeachment hearings. Mr. Trump stormed out of a meeting with top Democrats at the White House Wednesday, three minutes after it started. Then he told reporters he won’t work with Democrats until they stop investigating his administration. Major Garrett joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss why “the people’s business is being neglected.” Source

A look back at what we’ve been covering on “CBS This Morning.” Source

Celebrity chef Mario Batali faces a criminal charge for an alleged groping incident two years ago. Batali is scheduled to be arraigned in Boston Friday on a single count of indecent assault and battery. Anna Werner reports. Source

Modi campaigned as a strong leader amid heightened tension with nuclear-armed neighbor Pakistan, and it appears to have paid off big-time Source

Extensive damage reported; several die as suspected twister hits elsewhere in state; in Oklahoma, fears that runaway barges could hit dam Source

United Nations report says AI technology powering popular personal voice assistants has gender bias baked into the programming code Source

“The global talent that America does still attract is increasingly looking to succeed elsewhere,” writes Vikram J. Singh, a former State Department official Source

Global police agency Interpol says it is still trying to ID 100 more children seen in images shared by suspects on a “dark web” site Source

Extensive damage reported; several die as suspected twister hits elsewhere in state; in Oklahoma, fears that runaway barges could hit dam Source