Dan Price faced praise and criticism six years ago when he boosted all his employee’s salaries to $70,000 a year. But instead of the economic gloom and doom that was predicted for him, the company and its workforce, by all metrics, has thrived. Source

Tennessee has the most COVID-19 cases in the United States with one of the lowest vaccination rates. Omar Villafranca visits the state and speaks to a family whose healthy, 17-year-old son was hospitalized with COVID and MIS-C. Source

Tributes poured in Tuesday for comedic legend Norm Macdonald, who died of cancer after a long battle against the disease. The entertainment industry is remembering the controversial former “Weekend Update” host for a sharp, unrelenting sense of humor built throughout decades in the spotlight. Jamie Yuccas reports. Source

Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award-winning singer and actress Cyntha Erivo joins “CBS Mornings” to discuss her debut album, “Ch. 1 Vs. 1,” and her children’s book, “Remember to Dream, Ebere.” Plus, Erivo talks about the songwriting process and the importance of representation of black queer love in her music video for “The Good.” Source

Law enforcement in South Carolina say prominent attorney Alex Murdaugh conspired with a hit man to have himself shot. If he had died, his son would have received a life insurance policy worth an estimated $10 million. The revelation comes months after Murdaugh’s wife and other son were killed in a shooting on their property. Source

Only on “CBS Mornings,” the first eyewitness account from a U.S. Marine who was wounded in the terrorist attack at the airport in Kabul that killed 13 U.S. service members during the chaotic American evacuation from Afghanistan. David Martin reports. Source

California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom is staying in office after a Republican-backed recall effort failed to garner enough votes in favor of his removal. CBS News’ Major Garrett reports. Source

The effort to recall California Governor Gavin Newsom has been defeated. Also, a Marine recounts how he survived the bombing at Kabul’s airport. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Source

Zhou Xiaoxuan claims a famous talk show host harassed her when she interned at state TV, but a Beijing court says there’s not enough evidence for a case. Source

Ballistic missile test comes just 2 days after the North said it tested a new long-range missile. This time, South Korea appears to have responded with its own weapons tests. Source