U.S. troops are scheduled to leave Afghanistan by August 31, ending America’s longest war. Charlie D’Agata takes a look at how American diplomats will continue to work in the country. Source

At the Formula-E race set to take place in New York this weekend, all-electric cars will be competing at speeds of up to 174 miles an hour. Errol Barnett visited the racetrack and got an inside look at the technology likely shaping the future of electric cars. Source

Tropical Storm Elsa rushed up the East Coast Thursday, bringing with it winds of up to 50 miles an hour and sending people running for cover. As Mola Lenghi reports, a separate system in Manhattan flooded subways and streets, leaving New Yorkers nervous for Elsa’s impending arrival. Source

Children’s books are both mirrors in which kids can feel seen and windows into worlds unlike their own. At Book Culture in Long Island City, NY, “CBS This Morning” co-host Tony Dokoupil learns why both are important. Source

Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson, and the world’s richest man, Blue Origin’s Jeff Bezos, are both riding their own rockets into space this month on separate missions, nine days apart.It will be Virgin Galactic’s fourth flight to space, but the first carrying its founder. Mark Strassmann has the story. Source

The eighth-grader, who is the first African American winner of the bee, ended the competition with the word “murraya.” Source

Pfizer announced that it is seeking approval for a third shot to act as a booster for its COVID vaccine. Also, California and other parts of the West bracing for another heat wave. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Source

London Metropolitan Police officer Wayne Couzens had already entered guilty pleas on charges of kidnapping and rape. Source

Natural gas is supposed to be a cleaner fossil fuel, but methane leaks make it as bad for the planet as burning coal. Source

Katie Hobbs sent a letter to Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich asking for the investigation. Source