COVID-19 cases in children are increasing each day across the United States. This comes as more kids are going back to school for in-person learning. Chief Medical Officer of Verywell Health Dr. Jessica Shepherd joined CBSN’s Lana Zak to discuss the latest. Source

The group announced their first album Thursday since 1981. Source

Here’s a look at the top stories making headlines on the “CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell.” Source

Crews fighting the Caldor Fire in California caught a break with calmer winds. Carter Evans has more. Source

CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge joined Elaine Quijano on “Red and Blue” to discuss why some 9/11 families signed onto a complaint filed to the watchdog overseeing the FBI. Source

Thousands of patients have been evacuated from hospitals and medical facilities in Louisiana after they lost power during Hurricane Ida. Janet Shamlian has the latest. Source

Twin baby boys were found dead inside a car in the parking lot of a South Carolina day care center Wednesday. Someone called 911 after finding the babies at the Sunshine House Early Learning Academy on U.S. Highway 21 in the Columbia suburb of Blythewood. Watch part of Richland County Coroner Naida Rutherford’s press conference here and read more here. Source

Federal unemployment benefits will end September 6, leaving more than 7.5 million Americans without the aid. CBS News reporter Sarah Ewall-Wice joins CBSN’s “Red & Blue” host Elaine Quijano to discuss what this means for the economy and the millions of people still out of work. Source

Senator Joe Manchin called for a “strategic pause” on President Biden’s $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill Thursday. And House Speaker Nancy Pelosi vowed to bring a bill guaranteeing abortion access before the House for a vote later this month. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O’Keefe and The Washington Post’s national political reporter Eugene Scott join CBSN’s “Red & Blue” anchor Elaine Quijano with the details. Source

A 9-month-old girl from Afghanistan died after landing in Philadelphia, marking the first known death of an Afghan evacuee on U.S. soil. Read more here. Source