Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is granting “humanitarian parole” to some of the at-risk Afghans evacuating Kabul without a U.S. visa. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins “CBSN AM” to discuss the latest. Source
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U.S. processing thousands of Afghan evacuees at air base in Germany
U.S. service members are working to process, house, feed and care for thousands of Afghan citizens who have arrived at an air base in Germany after evacuating from Kabul. CBSN News foreign correspondent Holly Williams takes us inside the base to learn more. Source
Federal aid still not getting to renters
Only a small fraction of the money allocated by Congress has actually gotten to people, the Treasury Department said. Source
Vice News correspondent details his experience in Kandahar as the Taliban took control
Vice News international correspondent and producer Ben C. Solomon was on the ground in Kandahar as the Taliban fought to gain control of Afghanistan. He joins “CBSN AM” to discuss what it was like as the country’s second largest city fell to militants and how Afghan military forces responded. Source
Thousands of Afghan evacuees being cared for at U.S. military base
CBS News went inside Ramstein Air Base in Germany, where U.S. troops and local volunteers are working to process and care for around 8,000 Afghan refugees. Holy Williams reports. Source
“Our clinics are overrun”: Pediatric COVID cases spike in Mississippi
Three weeks into Mississippi’s school year, 12,000 students have tested positive for COVID-19. A pediatrician in the state said the virus’ impact on kids was like a “freight train.” Source
Intelligence community delivers report on COVID-19 origins to Biden
The president has been briefed on the findings from the 90-day investigation into where and how the outbreak began, the White House said. Source
Legendary Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts dead at 80
The world is mourning the death of rock and roll legend Charlie Watts, who was the drummer for the Rolling Stones almost since the band’s inception more than five decades ago. Anthony Mason breakdown Watts’ life. Source
The House votes to advance several Biden administration priorities, including budget framework
The House of Representatives dealt the president a major win after voting to advance several major priorities, including a budget framework and voting rights legislation. Nikole Killion reports. Source
Biden aims to keep August 31 deadline for Afghanistan exit
President Biden announced Tuesday he intends to stick to his August 31 deadline to pull U.S. forces out of Afghanistan. But he said he asked the Pentagon and State Department for contingency plans if it became necessary to change that timeline. Ed O’Keefe has the details. Source