Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday defended his decision to shift gears at the eleventh hour and cancel a planned 15-month shutdown of the L train. Peter Haskell explains.

25 undocumented immigrants are being held at Etowah County Detention Center in Alabama and Rep. Eliot Engel wants them brought home to New York. Mack Rosenberg has the details.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal calls on Congress to hold firm on the year-end deadline and implement fines to urge railroads to complete the installation of positive train control.

A Texas man targeted by a hitman who killed two members of his family fights for the life of the person who ordered the murders – his son. Peter Van Sant joins us with a preview.

CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger says it was a great end to the year.

Dr. Christina Johns, senior medical advisor for PM Pediatrics, offers some tips on how to protect yourself this flu season.

Politico’s Daniel Lippman explains what the top priorities will be for Nancy Pelosi as the new Speaker of the House.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday that a full shutdown of the L train set for April is unnecessary. WCBS 880's Kevin Rincon has the details.

Saudi Arabia announced it will seek the death penalty against five suspects in the slaying of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. CBS News foreign affairs analyst Pamela Falk explains.

WCBS 880’s Steve burns, who had been putting a lot of work into a special ten-part series previewing April’s L train shutdown, discusses what today’s announcement will mean for New York moving forward.