i'm norah o'donnell in the nation's capital. as a reminder, stay positive, test negative, and get vaxxed. have a great night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> this is the "the cbs overnight news." >>> i'm jan crawford in washington. thanks for staying with us. the u.s. has reached a key mi milestone against the kro coronavirus. more than 70% of american adults have received one dose. the biden administration wanted to hit the goal by july 4th. but 17 states still have vaccination rates under 50%. some hospitals are being overwhelmed with new cases and driven by the highly contagious delta variant. >>> in missouri, cases have tripled in the last month. we have more from springfield. >> reporter: here at cox health and springfield, health care workers are selling me that they are struggling to keep up with the highest number of covid patients since the pandemic. ed a member-- administrators ha brought in a new morgue and are stockpiling their oxygen, anticipating a rise in cas

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening, to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us. the calls for new york governor andrew cuomo to resign are growing louder. with president biden saying tonight he should step down. and that's after the new york state's attorney general put out a damning report accusing cuomo of sexually harassing at least a dozen women. cuomo denies it all. in a taped response he said he hugs people all the time to convey warmth. the details from the report could put cuomo in legal jeopardy. it was a remarkable fall from grace for the governor who drew national acclaim for his daily briefings in the early days of the pandemic. and as we come on the air, he's quickly losing political support. besides president biden, the entire special delegation from new york is calling for cuomo to resign and in a moment we'll hear from a former accuser, charlotte bennett, who cuomo addressed by name in his response today. we begin with jericka duncan reporting tonight from albany, new york.can

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening, to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us. we are going to begin tonight with breaking news on one of the darkest days for the u.s. military in more than a decade. as troops were overseeing the evacuation from afghanistan, twin suicide attacks near the kabul airport killed at least 13 u.s. service members. 15 others were wounded. at least 90 afghans were killed, 150 wounded. it was exactly the type of attack that the state department had just warned about. the first bomb went off just outside the airport's abbey gate, where crowds of afghans had gathered hoping to get inside for a flight to freedom. the second not far away, at the baron hotel, a staging point for americans hoping to evacuate. now, a short time ago, an emotional president biden paid tribute to the troops who were lost, and he had a warning for isis-k, the terrorist group that claimed responsibility. >> we will not be deterred by terrorists. we will not let them stop our mission. we will con

>> o'donnell: delta's summer surge. no room in the i.c.u., as medical staff battle to save lives at an oregon hospital. >> us i.c.u. nurses are used to winning, and we're not winning. >> o'donnell: in our back-to- school series, a focus on mental health. the groundbreaking program to help students as they return to the classroom. travel slowdown. why are americans suddenly canceling their flights? plus, will europe soon ban american tourists? dangerous storm forming. the latest on what could become a major hurricane. and, mission of hope. u.s. service members in afghanistan show the best of humanity, risking their lives to save others. this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us. we are going to begin tonight with breaking news on one of the darkest days for the u.s. military in more than a decade. as troops were overseeing the evacuation, twin suicide attacks near the kabul airport killed at least 13 u.s. service memb

>> o'donnell: the c.d.c. is warning about resistance to covid vaccines among pregnant women and nursing moms. cbs' nikki battiste has important information about why those shots are so needed. >> reporter: zara zuckerman was a bit hesitant about getting a covid vaccine while pregnant with her daughter, sophie, but she was more concerned about getting covid. >> pregnancy is scary but this is something that can make it less scary. this is protecting you and protecting your unborn baby. >> we need to impress upon women how serious covid infection in pregnancy could be. >> reporter: dr. laura riley says pregnant women who contract covid are more likely to have severe infection, be hospitalized, and need a ventilator. but only 23% have received at least one dose of a covid vaccine during pregnancy. >> pregnant women hear a chorus of "don't eat that, don't take that, don't put anything on into your body." and so the natural reaction is "oh, maybe i shouldn't." but here we're saying, this is a prevention that is goi

a o'donnell: dr. joe alderete >> dr.lde:rom e me beyes ttn be- either blast injury, roadside bomb, cancer. that look is binary. it's "you will succeed" or "you will fail." and alex had the look of success. there you go, alex. >> o'donnell: during smith's first trip to the center for the intrepid just a few months after his injury, the espn program "e60" recorded a major milestone in his recovery. >> johnny owens: first throw since... ? >> alex smith: november 18th. >> o'donnell: what happened when you tossed alex a football for the first time? >> owens: two things. he almost broke my ribs because i didn't catch the ball right. and second, there was, like, that spark in his eye. it-- it was so cool. i think it was like a light bulb went off. >> o'donnell: smith says he was humbled and inspired to be around service members, some with injuries similar to his own, who were not only running, but returning to duty. >> alex smith: the rest of the world was telling me, "temp--" yeah, "go be happy about the re

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us. there is a lot of news tonight out of afghanistan, where the u.s. withdrawal has reached a critical phase. as the evacuation of americans and our afghan allies reaches the final days, we have just learned tonight that the u.s. military is secretly rescuing americans stuck outside of the kabul airport, using helicopters and even some ground troops. about 4,500 americans have been flown out of the country so far, and the state department now says it does have a clearer idea of how many remain, and is desperately trying to contact them. in a moment, we will speak with the top u.s. diplomat in afghanistan about what happens to americans who do not get out before the president's august 31 deadline to withdraw u.s. forces. for now, the military flights out of kabul continue. all told, more than 88,000 people have been evacuated since july. but tonight, the biggest threat to this historic evacuation is a real and immediat

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us. we're going to begin tonight with the rapidly changing developments in the taliban takeover of afghanistan. president biden just spoke directly to the american people, defending the u.s. withd defending the u.s. withdrawal. >> i stand squarely behind my decision. after 20 years, i've learned the hard way that there was never a good time to withdraw u.s. forces. that's why we're still there. >> o'donnell: well, the swift fall of kabul led to chaotic and disturbing scenes at the airport as afghans tried to climb onto a u.s. military plain, and hundreds of afghans packed in an american c-17 fleeing the country. u.s. officials including president biden admit they were caught off guard about how quickly the taliban overran the country. intelligence officials warned it could take 30 to 90 days but kabul fell in just ten. the evacuation of the capital brought back painful memories of saigon and the i think also side by side are familiar. graves wo

>> o'donnell: omar villafranca, thank you. well, some communities are cut off from the help that they desperately need. roads in and around new orleans might even be blocked for days, cbs' jonathan vigliotti is near lake pontchartrain. >> lake pontchartrain behind me behind me sent a surge of water into low-lying areas like irish buyout where we are tonight. we thought this was a safe place to ride out the storm, clearly that was not a good idea, so lingering storm surge continues to cut off critical access points throughout. hampering efforts by first rsponders to tuesday those roads to gain access to the hardest hit communities to assess the damage and rescue those trapped by the water. in some places, it could taketht several days for the water to recede. norah? >> o'donnell: jonathan viglioti, that debris field is just incredible. thank you. and tonight we're hearing gas prices could go up as much as by 15 cents a gallon. that is because about 95 percent of the gulf's crude oil & gas production are shut down. we're talking

norah. >> o'donnell: jessi mitchell, thank you. well, tonight, we're waiting to hear if the supreme court will uphold a federal ban on residential evictions imposed during the pandemic. some communities are not waiting for word. tonight, we go in depth on this new eviction wave. cbs' omar villafranca reports from san antonio. >> reporter: it's a quiet morning in san antonio. but it's about to get loud. >> constables office! >> reporter: bear county constables are constables are evicting a tenant who may be armed, a dangerous job that requires backup. >> we could be somewhere in the area, so we have to remain alert. >> reporter: deputy laura valencia is with the constable's office. >> you don't have the original key? >> reporter: we followed her and her team on several evictions. despite a federal ban, evictions have continued here, but there are fewer constables to do the job. there have been over 18,000 evictions filed in bear county since the start of the pandemic. they expect that number to increase by three to five times once t

i'm norah o'donnell. we'll see you right back here in good night.tomorrow. >>> right now at 7:00 >> is bay area firefighters brace for red flag conditions, thousands of pg&e customers are preparing to lose power. >>> not just the elevated fire threat in the bay area, but some of the smoke from fires elsewhere in the state is going to be blowing into the bay area. we are tracking our hour by hour air quality. >>> a state of emergency declared in el dorado county, where a raging fire has forced thousands to flee their homes. >>> from the recall race to the situation in afghanistan, house speaker nancy pelosi sits down exclusively with kpix 5 to answer your questions. >>> right now on the kpix 5 news at 7:00 and streaming on cbsn bay area, all eyes are on the north and east bay hills where california's dire fire danger is about to get worse. good evening, i'm juliette goodrich and for elizabeth. >> i'm ken bastida. red flag warning will take effect at 11:00 tonight, but pg&e will likely take action before th

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening, and thank you so much for joining us, and as we start out a new week, there is both good news and alarming news in the coronavirus pandemic. the biden administration just announced states with the highest rate of covid cases are seeing vaccinations more than double, and although it's nearly a month late, the u.s. has now reached president biden's goal of partially vaccinating 70%. the new covid cases numbers are higher now than last summer's peak and weekly hospital admissions up more than 40% mostly does a of the delta variant. it can infect twice as many peoples as the original strain of covid the c.d.c. says and hitting florida, texas and missouri especially hard. so there's a lot of new reporting to get to tonight. we begin with cbs' mireya villarreal in missouri where cases have tripled in the last month. good evening, mireya. >> reporter: good evening, norah. in cox health in springfield they've brought in a new morgue and doubled oxygen reserves all in anticipati

missio this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us. and we're going to begin with some breaking news. just a short time ago, president biden ignored pressure from world leaders and members of congress, and announced his goal is to get u.s. forces out of afghanistan by his august 31 deadline. the original date agreed upon with the taliban. the president says that massive evacuation effort at the kabul airport is on pace to be completed by the end of this month. but, he is also asking for contingency plans. he also warned that the risk of an attack on u.s. forces by an isis affiliate increases every day the military stays in country. and the military has increased the pace of evacuations. in the past 12 hours, u.s. and allied forces have flown more than 11,000 people out of kabul. but there's this new challenge: the taliban said today, they're no longer allowing afghans to get to the airport. cbs' nancy cordes is going to lead off our coverage tonight from the white h

>> o'donnell: weijia, what about all the u.s. equipment that has now fallen into the hands of the taliban? >> reporter: president biden's national security adviser jake sullivan has confirmed that the taliban has seized a "fair amount of u.s. weaponry and equipment," adding that he does not get the sense they are going to turn any of it back over to u.s. forces. norah. >> o'donnell: weijia jiang, thank you. well, tonight, we wanted to hear directly from veterans. they told us they were worried about their fellow soldiers who served, and their afghan allies. and we asked them what it's like seeing the government fall to the taliban. >> a knife stabbing you in the chest. it's like-- it's like your heart being torn out. >> o'donnell: sergeant nick stefanovic spent two years in afghanistan, and was devastated to see the government fall so quickly. >> i think it's going to be a rough few months for veterans of that war. and i think this has got the potential to not only retraumatize but to bring bring veterans into a dark, hopeless pl

>> wel this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us on this tonight we are following two major stories, the staggering destruction caused by hurricane ida along the gulf coast. we'll begin with america's longest war tonight. because that war is officially over. the last american military plane left from kabul's airport at 3:29 p.m. eastern time. a moment in history as that c-17 cargo plane carried the remaining u.s. troops, the top u.s. diplomat and general out of the country. 20 years after the u.s. toppled the taliban in the aftermath of 9/11, that group is back in full control. and in what is being called the largest airlift in u.s. history, coalition forces brought more than 123,000 civilians out of afghanistan in recent weeks, including roughly 6,000 americans. the military could not get everyone out, but said efforts to evacuate them will continue even without a u.s. military or diplomatic presence. cbs' ed o'keefe will lead off our coverage tonight from the w

. >> this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation'sin capital. >> o'donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us. tonight, president biden is trying to get a handle on two legacy-defining crises. his administration is grappling with how to evacuate those thousands of americans and afghan civilians after the taliban takeover. we'll have late reporting on that in just a moment. the other crisis? covid's summer surge. with new evidence that vaccines lose effectiveness over time and with the delta variant raging, the administration is recommending covid booster shots for adults who have received either the moderna or pfizer vaccine, and the boosters should come eight months after their second dose. the first will be available the week of september 20. well, as of tonight, nearly 90 million americans who are eligible for covid shots have not even had one. and tonight this news: the president is forcing nursing homes to get their staff vaccinated or risk losing medicare and medicaid funding. there is a lot of news to get to and cbs' david begnaud is going to

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us, we'll begin with the news that many hope will convince the vaccine hesitant to get their shot: the f.d.a. has given full approval to the pfizer covid vaccine in record time, actually just eight months after it gave emergency authorization and it has already lead numerous employers, universities and the military to imposeci as we come on the air roughly 73% of adults have received at least one vaccine dose. nearly 80 million americans who are eligible have not. full approval means pfizer can now market and advertise the vaccine the way it does with other drugs and should make it easier to get a shot. and it comes as the u.s. is fighting a spike in covid cases and an increase in hospitalization, especially in states with low vaccination rates. cbs' david begnaud will lead us off from louisiana one of the states hardest hit by the surge. good evening, david. >> reporter: good evening, tonight inside the main covid i.

norah. >> o'donnell: mireya villarreal, thank you. president biden is under pressure to take action to help millions of americans who are at risk of losing their homes as the eviction ban expired and left renters scrambling. cbs' nikole killion spoke with a young mom who can soon be out on the street. >> it says i owe $1,600. >> reporter: ebony smith has only 11 days before she could be evicted out of her dallas home. >> i paid all my rent, i never was behind on my rent. boom. >> reporter: her four kids don't even know. >> kids, kids supposed to be kids. they're not supposed to be worried about, oh are we getting evicted? they ain't supposed to worry about that. >> reporter: with roughly 6.2 million households behind by an average of $3,700 and possibly facing evictions as soon as this week, the white house tried to step in today to ease the blow, calling on governors and mayors to extend their own moratoriums for the next 30 to 60 days. >> the president's focus is for us to do everything within our power. >> reporter: for the third s

i believe it was robert o'donnell. he felt inside the shaft and he could tell there's only one leg dangling. so she's in the shaft with her foot next to her head kind of in a scissor position. he needed more room to articulate and get in there. >> one of the things they would do is drop a microphone down into the well to make sure that she was ok and at times like that, everybody had to be very, very quiet. >> they could hear she was in there sipping "winnie the poo." ♪ winnie the pooh ♪ >> i cried a lot, especially when she was singing. there was a point i kept thinking, i don't know that she's going to make it. it's been so long. >> went to the lord's house, to prayer, and hope that little girl's going to make it. >> since the ordeal began wednesday morning, there is no talk, we are told, of trying to get any kind of liquids to this girl. experts with afraid she may have an injury. unless she's seriously injured she could survive up to four days without any food or water. >> time, section, and -- >> ok. tony, we'

norah. >> o'donnell: nikole killion, thank you so much. well tonight with classes resuming in more states, our cbs news poll finds 69 percent of parents are concerned about their kids getting covid at school. 58 percent say face mask should be required. but it's lard to keep kids safe when the rules keep changing. here's cbs's mark strassmann. >> at centennial high new school year, new dress code. >> do you have masks. >> masks required. that is typical across metro atlanta. >> kathy king has two fifth graders. >> i'm happy that they are doing it. obviously at this age nobody can be vaccinated. >> after three weeks of classes, by one estimate, more than 23,000 students and staff across metro atlanta have been exposed and are now in quarantine. masking policies vary by school district, even day to day. >> douglas county changed its policy two days before school began for masks recommended to masks required. >> leading isn't easy. and i know that the decision to wear masks, isn't popular. >> school superintendent trent norris. >> how importa

>>o'donnell: >>o'donnell nora o'donnell in washington. president biden is about to address the nation, his military leaders were unanimous in recommending the war end when it did. but there are thousands that war left behind. there's the podium set up right there in the east room of the white house, wuija jang is set up outside, what do you expect from the president? >> historic air lift bringing 124,000 people including over 5500 americans out of kabul in just a matter of weeks but in a statement that he released yesterday, the president said, he would also directly address the american people. about his decision to withdraw on august 31st, even though in previous statements he said that if there were still americans, who remained in afghanistan who wanted to evacuate, there would remain also a u.s. military presence. so we expect him to explain what happened. as you mentioned, his military advisors all advised against doing that and certainly we expect that he will mention the 13 service members who gave the ultimate sacrifice, and talk

. >> here is norah o'donnell with a preview. >> we've got a lot of breaking news tonight after kpix 5 news at 6:00. the president calls on new york governor andrew cuomo to resign after an investigation finds he sexually harassed multiple women. our exclusive interview tonight with one of the accusers. the cbs evening news is now just minutes away. >>> steph curry isn't going majestic mountains... scenic coastal highways... fertile farmlands... there's lots to love about california. so put off those chores and use less energy from 4 to 9 pm when less clean energy is available. because that's power down time. >>> the warriors were relatively quiet on the first day of free agency, but they made a big time splash today. a new deal for one of the splash brothers, steph curry. four years, $215 million. curry becomes the first player to sign two contracts worth over $200 million. the new deal begins in the year of 2022, when he will leverage over $53 million per season. it tops out at $59.6 million in the final year will be 38 that season. the warriors also agreed to a one-year deal with th

. >> next, military historian and author patrick o'donnell on his book "the indispensables." chronicles the marblehead regiment of the continental army during the american revolution which he says played a crucial role in both battle and as protectors of george washington. >> good evening. i'm kevin butterfield executive director of the washington library at george washington's mount vernon and coming to you from that library for an exciting book talk with patrick o'donnell. i want to thank the ford motor company for sponsoring not just this talk but many, many talks over the years, a great series will be a of authors, talk abt the newest works and doesn't get new in this because this is the book release for this exciting book, "the indispensables." i want to make and one upcoming program in just two nights. river third michelle smith lecture richard bernstein and his new book the education of john adams. they are still available and it's an exciting event. consider joining us wednesday night. the knights exciting program filmedda live from the reading room here at mount vern

this is thee official look by patrick o'donnell. we have it available at the mt. vernon shop and thank youou so much patrick and everyone. >> thank you. it was an honor. >> it's not often that booktv features

. >> here is norah o'donnell with a preview. >> we've got our back-to-school series. what parents are telling cbs news about confusion over mask mandates as tens of thousands of students and staff are forced to quarantine. the cbs evening news is just minutes away. >>> straightahead in sports, something we may never see again. and 49ers sunday aftermath. we've got plenty to talk about. >>> and in six days, it's the raiders. boost and cricket charge you more for unlimited 5g. metro doesn't. introducing the big 5g upgrade. just twenty-five bucks a month gets you unlimited 5g and a free 5g smartphone. that's half the price... ...for one line of unlimited 5g smartphone data ...plus a free samsung galaxy 5g when you switch and trade-in. all with the power of the t-mobile 5g network. rule your day with 5g. only at metro by t-mobile. >>> vern is here with sports. we know we've got to talk about the 49ers, but really excited to hear about the raiders. >> the raiders, that's right, liz. liz is in midseason form. i love it, as we segue to the nfl up top. it's 49ers final presea

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let me go back to kelly o'donnell. we know we're going to hear from the president at some point today, anytime you have a situation like this, you will. i guess the question is when. kelly, do we have any idea when we may hear from him? >> reporter: we asked it many times. we are presuming given gravity of events we will hear from the president, but officials have not told us specifically yet. if you look at a guide of the biden white house, it tends to be later in the day. imagine what's happening behind the scenes, remarks have to be drafted, the president needs to get a command of facts that are on the ground, get information from what the assessment is of injuries and death and be able to say what comes next. it is not just seeing the president, decisions need to be made and articulated in a form he can present to the country, and perhaps even some ally phone calls need to take place or other things. there's a lot of work that would typically happen behind the scenes to prepare that kind of address. i think it is f

. >> we will be back here at ♪ ♪ ♪ c aptioning sponsored by cbs >> o'donnell: tonig ♪ ♪ ♪ captioning sponsored by cbs >> o'donnell: tonight, the final countdown in the race to get americans out of afghanistan. with just six days until the deadline, how many u.s. citizens are still trying to leave? flights leaving kabul every 39 minutes. our new reporting on secret helicopter missions to get c.i.a. personnel to the airport, while thousands of afghans are waiting in sewage-lined streets outside the gates. and our exclusive interview with the top u.s. diplomat in afghanistan. what happens to the americans not out by the deadline? the covid battle. pediatric hospitalizations in the south reach a new high. why health officials say it's only going to get worse. plus, if you got the johnson & johnson vaccine, news tonight about a booster shot. the lost students.

for norah o'donnell, i'm major garrett in washington. we'll see you tomorrow. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> this is the cbs overnight news. >>> i'm jan crawford in washington. thanks for staying with us. a congresswoman who lost her husband to covid-19 is sending a very personal message to people who are still unvaccinated. in march, julia letlow won a special election to become the first republican woman from louisiana to serve in congress. it was held after her husband luke died in december from covid. it came weeks after he was elected to the same congressional seat and before he could be sworn in. cbs spoke to letlow about her late husband. >> he and i had prayed for weeks prior about the possibility of the vaccine. and we were so excited that it was coming out and that it was going to be widely available. and he missed it by two weeks. >> reporter: congresswoman letlow's husband luke had just been elected to congress when he got sick. >> he looked at me and said honey, i feel like i'm running a five

norah o'donnell introduces us to dr. andy. >> all right, all right, all right, here we go. >> reporter: he is an old hand at treating young lives. >> you're a good baby. >> reporter: pediatrician andy margileth is 101, but shows no sign of slowing down. >> it's a feel-good job. it's not even a job. it's just fun. >> cute! >> reporter: dr. andy, as he is known, is one of only a dozen century-old doctors in the u.s. still practicing today. >> what is more important than helping other people? >> reporter: the world war ii navy veteran had an award named after him for his work in military pediatrics. he has practiced long enough to know what is it like long before vaccines protected us. long before covid, another virus was especially lethal for children. >> polio was so bad, the death rate, the kids who were getting into the iron lung, it was awful. >> reporter: back then, dr. andy was on the cutting edge of vaccine development and cures for childhood disease. >> we gave the kid one dose, and the leukemia was gone. this is c

for norah o'donnell, i'm major garrett in washington. we'll see you tomorrow. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> just disappointed. i think we should all co- operate together. >> a new delta mutation rears its head. >> this particular mutation makes it a little stickier. it is thought to be more vaccine evasive. >>> plus, inside the inferno. firefighters rush into one of the biggest blazes as new evacuation orders are rolled out. >>> a new sign of how bad fire season can get. the bay area homeowners being told to pack their bags. >>> right now on the kpix5 news. streaming on cbsn bay area. refusing to endorse the indoor mask rules the delta surge is only getting stronger. good evening. >>> california's test positive average hit 7% today. >> that is a 10 fold increase from where we were just 8 weeks ago ahead of the big reopening. with a new delta plus variant, that is right, that one is emerging, we asked ucsf specialist what we need to know about this one. >> the latest variant delta plus it is delta with ad

here is a preview from norah o'donnell. >> tonight on the broadcast after kpix 5 news at 6:00. the deadliest day for the u.s. military in afghanistan in over a decade. 12 u.s. service members killed . how the biden administration plans to respond. the "cbs evening news" is just minutes away. >>> at the coliseum the >>> in moments at the coliseum the a's will play a baseball game. they have lost four straight and have been fading from discussion. it does not help that the hottest team in the game not named the giants is in that stadium. earlier jed lowrie took a break to honor national dog day. the yankees have been flexing their muscles. they won 11 straight to take over the top spot. the a's are skippers that it is time for his team to start their own winning streak. >> it's time for us to get going. there are 35 games left. you can see the finish line and a lot of teams that we are playing have to play well. cemented the day off do you any good? we will yes we take him all. a little reset and refresh and it's time to get back in go. it's as simple as that. don't make it harde

i am coming to you from that library for exciting book talk with patrick o'donnell. i want to thank the motor company for sponsoring not just a stock many talks over the years. a great series where we have authors come and talk about their newest works. this is the book release for this exciting book. i dois want to mention one upcoming program. in just two nights we have our third lecture. richard earned stream. seeing the education of john adams. tickets are still available. please consider joining us on wednesday night.t we film live from the reading room here and mount vernon. the official book launch of patrick o'donnell's new book the indefensible with the subject title to shape the country, for in the navy and rode washington o across delaware. officially released by the press today. i want to let you know that we have a number of autographed cough that are going out to people who submitted questions for this event. we have some exciting questions lined up. during tonight talk, let us know what youns want to know from patrick. we can answer those questions her

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lester >> kelly o'donnell with the latest in the white house, thank you. and as the u.s. airlifts ramp back up, we are seeing images of violence and extreme desperation outside the walls of the kabul airport. our richard engel is with afghans leaving everything behind to flee the taliban >> reporter: taliban fighters marching through the streets, dressed in all white, the color of the taliban's flag and a symbol they're ready for martyrdom, while outside the last remaining u.s. base at kabul airport chaos continues. this is what crowds have to face to get inside shooting, violence, taliban whips. american troops worry if they open the gates, people will flood in there is desperation and anguish. marines confirm the baby handed to them over a wall is now safe at the airport, reunited with family inside the base, u.s. troops play with the many children arriving, trying to keep them calm as afghans are processed for departure and move to the flight line. that's where we met gina aboui, an african american from virginia she moved back to afghanistan to teach six years ago whe

we can do this. >> o'donnell: plus, the new mandate for all nursing homes: get the staff vaccinated, or lose federal funds. evacuating afghanistan: the standoff at the airport, as the u.s. embassy warns it can't guarantee safe passage for americans trying to get out of the country.

and then, patrick o'donnell with his book "the indispensable's," about the marblehead regiment and how they played a crucial role in both battle and as protectors of general george washington. watch book tv tonight, beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2. ♪ announcer: weekends on c-span2 bringing the best in american history and nonfiction books. on saturday, at 2:00 p.m. eastern, on the presidency, we will feature two programs on gerald r. ford, the only white house occupant who was never elected as vice president or president. he took office 47 years ago this month after president nixon's resignation. we will first go to the presidential museum, looking back at film and photographs. then a look at his wife, betty ford, who was honored on the white house grounds and gardens. featured speakers include a landscape historian and author of "a garden for the president." and the first daughter. then, here about the all-female -- hotel, which afforded young women the opportunity to pursue independent lives. among notable residents, sylvia plath and actor grace kelly, liza minnelli, and

for norah o'donnell, i'm bill whitaker. we'll see you tomorrow. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> this is cbs over night news. more than a dozen fires burning across california forcing thousands of people to leave everything behind and escape in their lives. stores and gas stations and restaurants and all of it destroyed. the so-called river fire northeast of sacramento scorched hundreds of thousands of acres. some feared the fire season can get worse. >> reporter: we are standing in a neighborhood that's completely destroyed. the river fire started yesterday afternoon, it quickly exploded to 1400 acres, north of where we are is the addiction any fire. it is about 200 times of the size of this one and growing by the hour. >> reporter: the flames of the dixie fire gutted the entire town of greenville, california, homes and stores and gas stations burned to the ground. the fire is on the move, exploding to about 20,000 acres in a single day. it is covering 278,000 acres and 30% contained. firefig

. >> send a photo to captioning sponsored by cbs >> o'donnell: breaking news: president biden defends his decision to withdraw u.s. troops out of afghanistan. tonight, the chaos in kabul: as uncertainty and fear grip the country. incredible images out of afghanistan: as desperation sets in, in afghan's race to escape the taliban takeover. and the president says, after two decades, it's time to end america's longest war. >> american troops cannot and should not be fighting in a war and dying in a war that afghan forces are not willing to fight for themselves. >> o'donnell: what does the fall of the afghan government mean for national security and for the lives of women in afghanistan? veterans speak out: afghanistan veterans and gold star families react with anger a d

kate. >> yeah, kelly o'donnell at the white house, thank you. we also heard the president saying he will be addressing education soon with secretary cardona. more to come there. joining me now nbc news senior medical correspondent dr. john tores is with me. let's talk about this fda decision. what factors led the agency to conclude that this vaccine, pfizer, is ultimately safe and effective for everyone? >> kate, when they first got the emergency use authorization the fda used two months of data for all the different vaccines to give them that temporary emergency use authorization which would expire when the pandemic expired or ended, hopefully very soon here. but when they started doing this full approval, they actually started back in may giving six months of data after their volunteers got vaccinated. looking at the six months of data it took the fda three months to go through the data and looking at safety and efficacy and the effectiveness, but also looking at the manufacturing process to make sure the quality is going there and making sure

have a good nigh ♪ ♪ ♪ captioning sponsored by cbs >> o'donnell: tonight, president biden sticks with his deadline to withdraw from afghanistan by the end of this month. but what does it mean for those desperately trying to leave? as the clock ticks to get out, the taliban says they will block afghans from getting to the airport. tonight, the risk to our troops. >> the sooner we can finish, the better. >> o'donnell: and, the secret meeting between the c.i.a. director and the taliban. plus, we're at a u.s. airbase in germany, where afghan refugees are being housed after fleeing with nothing but a shopping bag. mystery illness. why the vice president's asian tour was delayed. covid deaths on the rise. plus, new york's new governor imposes a universal mask mandate in schools. flooding disaster. a tennessewo

kelly o'donnell begins our coverage. >> reporter: kabul's evacuation mission surrounded by desperation and danger the president under pressure, making this pledge >> let me be clear any american who wants to come home, we will get you home >> reporter: extending that to afghan citizens who worked with american military >> yes, yes, we're making the same commitment. >> reporter: flanked by his national security team today, the president pointed to progress. 13,000 have been airlifted this week. the u.s. relying on the taliban to let evacuees reach the airport. today the president revealed 169 americans were rescued when u.s. forces went outside the perimeter at kabul airport to bring them in the president also claimed americans trying to leave are not being blocked. >> we have no indication that they haven't been able to get in kabul through the airport. >> reporter: not so according to american david fox, who moved to afghanistan eight years ago. >> i can say definitively that is completely untrue. >> reporter: fox says he tried to get through checkpoints with his wife and toddler son,

for norah o'donnell, i'm major garrett in washington. 'll yotomoow. and good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org ♪ >>> this is the "cbs overnight news." >> i'm major garrett in washington. thanks for staying with us. there is an urgent appeal for blood donations from the american red cross. a nationwide shortage of blood is now stretching into its third month, and that's got hospitals postponing elective surgeries and scrambling to find blood donors. donations have plunged since the start of the pandemic, and that's got blood centers offering gift cards, free rides and even lottery tickets. bradley blackburn has the story. >> reporter: peter beverly needs a new liver. he suffers from nonalcoholic liver disease. >> functioning at a very low level. >> reporter: fortunately, his son david is a match. so the liver transplant was scheduled for the end of june. >> the day before the surgery, we get a call, and they said hey, we're going to need to postpone this. there is a nationwide blood shortage. >> reporter: as p

for norah o'donnell, i'm bill whitaker. we'll see you tomorrow. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> right now at >>> it is the covid a curveball and on the road to recovery and wat you need to know about breakthrough infections. >>> plus as another community burns to the ground, a local congressman is making a personal promise. >> forget the politics and nonsense. we have to stop making this happen and we will take up the fight even harder. >>> we are watching the wind as new satellite images show what could be headed our way. >>> the wild fire smoke will return but willoughby up in the atmosphere or at ground level where we have to breathe it? i am tracking that in the forecast. >>> good evening. healthcare workers across california are on the clock this evening and hours ago california set a september 30 deadline for full vaccination and a negative test will no longer cut it without a documented medical or religious exemption. >> we can look live in san jose which is considering a vaccine manda

our kelly o'donnell has more. >> this is new relief for renters. president biden has been under intense pressure from fellow democrats giving struggling americans more protection from eviction after a supreme court ruled that a covid-related eviction moratorium could not be extended without action from congress. the president asked the cdc to find a way and renters in areas with high covid transmission will have until october 3rd. the cdc labels detrimental to public health. >> kelly o'donnell, thank you. >> the fbi is investigating a deadly incident at a transit stop outside the pentagon today that caused the pentagon to be on lockdown for more than an hour. a police officer was stabbed and later died. the suspect was shot and killed by law officers who were on the scene. >> i'm greg, i'm 68 years old. i do motivational speaking in addition to the substitute teaching. i honestly feel that that's my calling-- to give back to younger people. i think most adults will start realizing that they don't recall things as quickly as they used to or they don

for norah o'donnell, i'm major garrett. we thank you so much for watching, and good night. captioning sponsored by cbs >>> right now it 7. >>> the fact you can't go anywhere at all without a vaccine, that destroys the personal choice of getting one. >> no shot, service. san francisco announces the strictest indoor vaccine mandate in the country. >> the goal for us is not to be heavy-handed with the enforcement. >> what other big bay area cities told us when we asked about their plans. >>> hazy skies due to wildfire smoke today and i am tracking our at -- air-quality. >>> audi make up for lost time when you're not even two years old? you join the gymnasium. >> she loves it and she is so enthusiastic. >> we will show you how bay area toddlers who spent most of their lives on lockdown are learning to socialize safely. >>> right now on the kpix news at 7 , if you haven't had your vaccine yet, you're already too late. san francisco will shut you out. good evening. >>> beginning next friday, a negative test will no longer get you through the door. at businesses like bars and rest

for norah o'donnell, i'm tony dokoupil. i will see you monday on "cbs this morning." and since i have a newborn at home, it feels particularly good to be able to say right now, good night. >>> have a good time but please follow the rules. don't force us to have to enforce all of those policies. >> hazy skies over the bay area sticking around this weekend. i'm tracking the surface level smoke and a big jump in temperatures in the forecast. >>> this is about the easiest ballot you've ever had to fill out, but the consequences are higher than they've ever been. >> as we race to the recall, the governor's bit to keep his job really rests on just one thing. >>> it's like school again. i haven't been to school since eighth grade. i can relax. >> to school for the first time. how san francisco sophomores are preparing for their first day at high school. >> it's so big. i feel like we are going to get lost on the first day of school, probably a little bit lost. >>> right now on the kpix 5 news at 7:00 and streaming on cbsn bay area, it isl tdown 49er footba there are new rule

for norah o'donnell, i'm bill whitaker. have a gre weekend. go >>> right now at 7:00 -- >> it hit me like a ton of bricks. if you have respiratory problems, i would suggest you get out here. >> we knew it would hit us eventually, and now it has, after weeks on the right side of the wind. the bay area is heading into the weekend under a shroud of smoke. >> you can see that shroud of smoke as we look out from the top of mt. diablo. now the question is when does it get out of here. tracking improving conditions in the forecast. >> hopefully doesn't -- i don't know, i just can't see how, not beinhe as thousands flee the raging wildfires producing that smoke, one man describes defending his home from disaster. >> it was a cross between apocalypse now and wizard of oz. there was propane tanks blowing up left and right. >>> plus, a new warning about vaccine mandates from one law enforcement group. >> it's going to impact our staffing and it's going to even impact public safety even further. >>> and as you make your weekend plans, we ask a medical exp