The U.S. Senate late Sunday voted to end debate on the bipartisan infrastructure bill, clearing the last procedural hurdle before the final vote expected early Tuesday. The Wall Street Journal congressional reporter Siobhan Hughes joins CBSN AM to talk about a crucial week on Capitol Hill. Source

Southern hospitals swamped with unvaccinated COVID-19 patients; Next child tax credit coming this week Source

The Taliban has now seized five regional capitals in Afghanistan. Meanwhile, wildfires forced people to flee their homes on the Greek island of Evia, and Chinese tech giant Alibaba fired a manager accused of rape. Also, an American imprisoned in Russia, Paul Whelan, was released from solitary confinement. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee joins CBSN AM with those headlines from around the world. Source

Lieutenant governor Kathy Hochul will step into the role of New York governor in less than two weeks. On Wednesday, she gave her first press briefing since Governor Andrew Cuomo announced his resignation. She promised her administration will be much different from that of her predecessor. CBS News national correspondent Jericka Duncan reports from Albany. Then Zach Williams, senior state politics reporter at City & State NY, and criminal defense attorney Molly Parmer join CBSN’s Elaine Quijano with their analysis. Source

The Biden administration is looking to business, university and health care leaders on ways to boost COVID vaccinations. As CBS News’ Skyler Henry reports, it comes as schools weigh mask mandates inside the classroom. Then, Dr. Dan Cooper, associate vice chancellor for clinical and translational science at the University of California, Irvine, joins CBSN’s “Red & Blue” with his analysis. Source

CBS New York chief weathercaster Lonnie Quinn has the latest on Tropical Storm Fred and the intense heat that’s expected to blanket the U.S. Source

The cost of food, clothing and other consumer items keeps going up. Carter Evans reports on how it’s affecting us all. Source

Here’s a look at the top stories making headlines on the “CBS Evening News,” hosted by Major Garrett. Source

The Dixie Fire in Northern California has become the single largest wildfire in the state’s history. The fire has grown to more than 500,000 acres and officials say thousands of structures remain threatened. Tom Harbour, chief fire officer for Cornea, a data service for disaster planning, response and recovery, joins CBSN’s Elaine Quijano to discuss how the U.S. can better prepare for these incidents. Source

Officials said it is “believed to be one of the largest methamphetamine seizures in the nation’s history.” Source