Officials declare Venice’s lagoon a national monument after years of international outcry over the hulking vessels damaging the ancient city’s fragile foundations. Source

Researchers at UC-Davis are trying to use proteins from the venom to make a drug “as potent as morphine but without the side effects of opioids.” Source

Host Michael Morell and Turpin discuss changes that accompanied Xi Jinping’s rise to power, as well as the gradual shift in U.S. policy towards Beijing. Source

They also aim to implement a series of programs to help communities that have been harmed by the war on drugs. Source

The 84-year-old leader of the Catholic Church had half of his colon removed in a planned surgery – his first major operation since becoming pope. Source

Former president says it will lead to civilians being “slaughtered” by the Taliban. Source

An indictment unsealed in Manhattan says the intel operatives planned to bring Brooklyn-based Masih Alinejad back to Iran, and to abduct 4 others. Source

Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Home Secretary Priti Patel, who both made statements condemning the abuse after the final, are being accused of hypocrisy. Source

More than ten thousand firefighters are battling blazes throughout one-fifth of the country. And while some states will see monsoon moisture later this week, not all regions will be so lucky. CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano reports from California and CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli joins CBSN for the latest weather forecast. Source

Democratic lawmakers from Texas are trying to block a pair of restrictive voting bills by fleeing the state during a special legislative session. On Tuesday, they met with Vice President Kamala Harris and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to discuss voting rights. Politico reporter Renuka Rayasam joins CBSN’s “Red and Blue” anchor Elaine Quijano with more on why the lawmakers had to leave the state and what they could face once they return. Source