The Delta variant is driving hospitalizations to a level not seen since January. The alarming numbers come amid a holiday weekend and as children are returning to school. Lilia Luciano reports. Source

A week after Ida slammed the Gulf Coast, many in New Orleans are still without power. To make matters worse, more bad weather is predicted in the near future. Jessi Mitchell reports. Source

The Tokyo Paralympics ended Sunday, wrapping up nearly two weeks of competition for more than 4,000 athletes. CBS News’ Lucy Craft spoke to one of the swimmers who took home gold. Source

Meanwhile, ICU beds are running out in Georgia, Kentucky and Hawaii. The COVID surge comes as more kids head back to school this week. Source

At least seven deaths in New Orleans were of nursing home residents who had been evacuated to warehouses. Source

Bill Whitaker reports on the Pentagon projects that helped combat COVID-19 and may help end pandemics forever. Source

The Ritchie Boys were responsible for uncovering more than half the combat intelligence on the Western Front during World War II. For the many German-born Jews in their ranks, defeating the Nazis was heartbreakingly personal. Source

The Ritchie Boys were responsible for uncovering more than half the combat intelligence on the Western Front during World War II. For the many German-born Jews in their ranks, de-feating the Nazis was heartbreakingly personal. Jon Wertheim reports. Source

President Biden signed an executive order Friday directing the Justice Department to oversee a declassification review of some documents related to the 9/11 attacks, after pressure from families of victims who are demanding to know if Saudi Arabia helped the hijackers. CBS News intelligence and national security reporter Olivia Gazis joins CBSN’s Lana Zaka to discuss. Source

Congresswoman Veronica Escobar, a Democrat from Texas, says her state’s new abortion law will have “deadly consequences.” Source