Prosecutors across New York state are asking the state attorney general’s office for information related to the investigation into Governor Andrew Cuomo. A report released this week found Cuomo sexually harassed 11 women, but he denies touching anyone inappropriately and said some encounters were misunderstandings. CBS News investigative reporter Graham Kates joined “CBSN AM’ to discuss the latest. Source

The Democrats left the Legislature during the regular session in May and then fled the state in July to prevent a vote on a measure governing elections. Source

Lawmakers and economists worry a spike in new COVID-19 cases is threatening to undermine economic progress in the U.S. This comes as social safety net programs begin to wind down in the coming months, affecting millions of Americans. Megan Cassella, an economic policy reporter for Politico, joined CBSN to discuss. Source

New York State Assembly Judiciary Committee Chair Charles Lavine wrote to Cuomo’s attorneys Friday to inform them that “the Assembly will soon consider potential articles of impeachment against your client.” Source

A wildfire that tore through a historic mountain town in Northern California left much of the downtown in ashes Source

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the country has “just lost a giant.” Source

Mexico is suing several U.S. gun manufacturers. Meanwhile, the Biden administration told Congress it’s planning a $750 million weapons sale to Taiwan, and there are reports of a special prisoner camp possibly being built for dissidents in Belarus. Also, the World Health Organization called on nations to withhold COVID-19 booster shots, saying those vaccines should go to people who have yet to receive a single dose. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee joined “CBSN AM” from London with those headlines. Source

Get ready to flash your paper vaccination record card or a digital version of it at public places across the U.S. Source

People who have received a COVID-19 vaccine are far less likely to contract the coronavirus than unvaccinated people. Dr. James Hamblin, a preventative medicine physician and lecturer in public health at Yale University, joined “CBSN AM” to discuss the vaccines and the significance of rare breakthrough infections, where fully inoculated people catch the coronavirus. Source

CBS News’ senior national and environmental correspondent Ben Tracy talked to EPA Administrator Michael Regan about the new efforts to fight climate change. Source