Governor Abbott isn’t backing down, even as he takes several steps to fight the COVID-19 surge in his state and urges people to get vaccinated. Source

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

The expected Senate approval would set the stage for a big battle over Democrats’ much bigger $3.5 trillion “human infrastructure” proposal. Source

The Justice Department has defended the CDC’s temporary extension of the federal eviction moratorium in a court filing last week. It cited concerns over the rising cases of COVID fueled by the Delta variant. But, the Biden administration is facing criticism from those who say they don’t have the authority to continually extend the deadline. Jessica Levinson, CBS News legal contributor and professor at Loyola Law School, joins CBSN’s “Red & Blue” with her insight. Source

“Am I just automatically the criminal? Because that’s pretty much how we were treated in that situation,” the real estate agent said. Source

Daily coronavirus cases in the U.S. have hit 100,000 for the first time since February, and children are among those hospitalized with the virus, particularly in hard-hit states in the South. CBS News’ Debra Alfarone has the latest, and Dr. Kartik Cherabuddi, an associate professor of infectious disease at the University of Florida, joins CBSN to discuss the pandemic as children in his state head back to school without a mask mandate. Source

The world’s leading climate scientists have issued a stark new warning about the growing impact of climate change and what needs to be done to stop it. CBS News foreign correspondent Roxana Saberi reports on the key findings, and Bloomberg Sustainability Editor Eric Roston joins CBSN to discuss. Source

Durst was arrested in 2015 on the eve of the airing of the final episode of “The Jinx,” the HBO documentary series about him in which Durst made several seemingly damning statements. Source

A Black real estate agent and his client were handcuffed by police while viewing a home after a 911 caller reported a break-in. CBS affiliate WWMT-TV’s Mike Krafcik reports. Source

As CBS News’ Ben Tracy reports, the U.N.’s climate report released Monday warns the world that climate change is reaching a tipping point. CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli then joins CBSN’s Elaine Quijano to say there’s still a “climate cure,” but we have to act now. Source