The tennis great says female champions of social justice movements fighting for equality for every human being should not be discriminated against because of their gender. Source
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Ed Asner, TV legend and Emmy winner, has died at 91
Ed Asner, the burly and prolific character actor who became a star in middle age as the gruff but lovable newsman Lou Grant, first in the hit comedy “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and later in the drama “Lou Grant,” died Sunday. He was 91. Omar Villafranca reports. Source
Louisiana hospitals brace for aftermath of Hurricane Ida amid COVID-19 surge
Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4 storm Sunday afternoon. Many hospitals in the area were unable to evacuate, and are instead riding out what’s being called an “extremely dangerous” storm. Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy joins CBSN’s Lana Zak to discuss what the state is doing to prevent the spread of COVID-19 at evacuation shelters. Source
Biden says Hurricane Ida “will be a life-threatening storm”
President Biden visited FEMA headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Sunday as Hurricane Ida slammed Louisiana, and said federal resources will be available to help. “This will be a devastating, devastating hurricane — this will be a life-threatening storm,” Mr. Biden said. Watch his remarks. Source
Live Updates: Hurricane Ida makes landfall in Louisiana as Category 4 storm
As the hurricane made landfall, New Orleans officials warned residents who had stayed to “hunker down,” with the top emergency official saying “there’s nobody coming right now.” Source
State Department issues another warning for U.S. citizens to avoid Kabul airport
CBS News’ Charlie D’Agata is in Doha, Qatar, where many of the more than 100,000 evacuees have landed on their way out of Kabul. Source
Louisiana governor says Ida will test state “in ways that we’ve not been tested before”
Governor John Bel Edwards said the Category 4 storm will test the state “in ways that we’ve not been tested before.” Source
Graham predicts “parade of horribles” in Afghanistan after U.S. withdraws
Senator Lindsey Graham says “the chance of another 9/11 just went through the roof.” Source
Sullivan guarantees “safe passage” from Afghanistan for U.S. citizens, Afghan allies after August 31
National security adviser Jake Sullivan says “we will make sure there is safe passage for any American citizen, any legal permanent resident” who wishes to leave Afghanistan after August 31. Source
Biden honors troops killed in Afghanistan as remains arrive in U.S.
Mr. Biden traveled to Dover Air Force Base for a “dignified transfer” movement to receive the remains of fallen troops killed in foreign combat. Source