Motor vehicle fatalities are above pre-pandemic levels. Matthew Shaer, who wrote about the issue for the New York Times Magazine, joins CBS News to take a look at why that is and what can be done about it. Source

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says the state will keep adding razor wire along the Rio Grande, despite the Supreme Court allowing the Biden administration to remove it. As this plays out, a border policy deal on Capitol Hill could be in jeopardy. Camilo Montoya-Galvez and Scott MacFarlane have more. Source

The U.S. economy had a robust end to 2023, with the gross domestic product exceeding expectations, according to a new Commerce Department report. Axios chief economic correspondent Neil Irwin joins CBS News to discuss the 2024 economic outlook. Source

Texas is beginning to dry out after a multi-day deluge brought a month’s worth of rain to some parts of the state. CBS News correspondent Janet Shamlian reports from the Lone Star State. Source

Former President Donald Trump testified Thursday in the defamation trial brought against him by writer E. Jean Carroll. CBS News national correspondent Errol Barnett reports. Then, CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson joins to examine why Trump took the witness stand. Source

Living long past its design lifetime, the Ingenuity helicopter was finally done in by rotor damage during a presumed off-kilter landing. Source

The family attorney of a professional dance is calling out the dangers of mislabeled food items after the young woman died from an allergic reaction to a cookie containing peanuts​. Source

Opening statements got underway Thursday in the trial of Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of the teen gunman who opened fire at Michigan’s Oxford High School in 2021, killing four students. Crumbley and her husband are both charged with involuntary manslaughter, accused by prosecutors of purchasing for their son the gun used in the shooting, as well as ignoring warning signs of mental health issues. Elaine Quijano has more. Source

Former President Donald Trump took the witness stand Thursday for about four minutes in the defamation trial brought by writer E. Jean Carroll. Trump has already been found liable for sexual abuse and defamation of Carroll in a previous trial. This trial is to determine what damages Carroll should be awarded. Errol Barnett has more. Source

The U.S. economy ended 2023 with stronger than expected growth, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. However, it’s been a tale of two economies for many Americans. Nikki Battiste explains. Source