The former vice president’s pledge came during a meeting with Hispanic lawmakers in Washington on Wednesday Source

In a press conference Wednesday, Labor Secretary Alex Acosta defended his handling of a 2008 plea deal for billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Critics of the deal are demanding Acosta resign. Attorney Deborah Blum and CBS News’ Natalie Brand have the latest. Source

Hurricane watches issued for parts of Louisiana; Last Volkswagen Beetle rolls off the assembly line. Source

Labor Secy. Alex Acosta says he won’t resign; House hearing on immigration center conditions. Source

As Yazmin Juárez recounted the death of her 21-month-old daughter after they were both released from ICE custody, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other lawmakers were visibly disturbed Source

The lawmaker from New York was seen wiping away tears during the young mother’s gripping testimony Wednesday on Capitol Hill Source

A Guatemalan woman whose child died after being in ICE custody is suing the federal government. She testified about the conditions at the detention center where she was taken, and previously spoke to “60 Minutes.” Omar Villafranca reports. Source

A Republican candidate for Mississippi governor has refused to be interviewed by a female journalist unless she brings along a male colleague. Mississippi Today journalist Larrison Campbell said she requested to accompany candidate Robert Foster on a 15-hour “ride along” campaign trip ahead of the August 6 primary, but was denied because she is a woman. Source

Earthquake insurance rates are expected to spike for some residents in California. John Rundle, a distinguished professor of physics, earth and planetary science at University of California – Davis, and Glenn Pomeroy, CEO of the California Earthquake Authority, join CBSN to discuss. Source

“They believed the optics of the candidate with a woman, even a working reporter, could be used in a smear campaign to insinuate an extramarital affair,” Mississippi Today reporter Larrison Campbell said Source