“He was gonna die, 100 percent. There’s no ifs, ands or buts — he was a goner,” the seamen said Source

House releases transcript from Kent testimony; Bringing down the Berlin Wall: 30 years later. Source

State Department official’s testimony details efforts to pressure Ukraine; 14-year-old double amputee pursuing his football dreams. Source

Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyers is wrapped up in another campaign scandal. The Associated Press reported Thursday that one of the candidate’s top aide’s offered financial contributions to local politicians in exchange for endorsing Steyer’s White House bid. CBS News 2020 campaign reporter Musadiq Bidar joined CBSN to discuss. Source

An investigation from The New York Times is calling into question the effectiveness of breath test machines and the results. Stacy Cowley, a finance reporter for the Times, has been working on the investigations and joined CBSN to discuss some of the findings. Source

The elusive feline stole the show during the Cowboys-Giants game, but it quickly disappeared — and has yet to be seen again Source

In an article titled, “Tales from the Teenage Cancel Culture,” New York Times reporters set out to discover what “cancel culture” is really like for American students. One of those reporters, Sanam Yar, joined CBSN to explain the findings of their report. Source

Juul Labs, the bestselling e-cigarette brand in the U.S., announced Thursday that it will voluntarily stop selling its popular mint-flavored e-cigarette pods in the company’s latest attempt to ward off public outcry that blames the company for the uptick in e-cigarette use among teens. Source

Mint is one of the vaping giant’s most popular flavors Source

Sean Sullivan, CBSN political contributor and national politics reporter for the Washington Post, joins “Red & Blue” to discuss the news of former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg joining the Democratic field of presidential hopefuls — and former Attorney General Jeff Sessions set to run for his old Senate seat. Source