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

President Biden says the U.S. is on pace to remove all U.S. troops from Afghanistan next week and complete its operations there. The president says the U.S. has helped evacuate nearly 76,000 people since the end of July. Mr. Biden has faced pressure from lawmakers and U.S. allies to extend a presence in Afghanistan, and the president says he has asked the Pentagon and State Department for a contingency plan if needed. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes joins CBSN’s Elaine Quijano to discuss. Source

Under the Trump-era program, the U.S. returned 70,000 non-Mexican asylum-seekers to Mexico, instructing them to wait there for their court hearings. Source

New York Governor Kathy Hochul outlined her first priorities as the state’s new leader on Tuesday. Former New York City Council speaker Christine Quinn joins Elaine Quijano on CBSN to discuss what the move means for state politics and more. Source

The White House says more than 21,000 people have been flown out of Afghanistan in 24 hours. Many of them are being temporarily housed at U.S. military bases until they are officially resettled into American life. Jina Krause-Vilmar, president and CEO of Upwardly Global, joins CBSN’s Elaine Quijano with her insight. Source

Charlie Watts, the drummer for the Rolling Stones, passed away Tuesday at the age of 80. In 1994, Watts gave Ed Bradley some of his thoughts on his bandmates, calling Keith Richards the leader of the band and Mick Jagger the best frontman in the world. Source

New York Governor Kathy Hochul delivered public remarks Tuesday after former Governor Andrew Cuomo left office Tuesday morning. Hochul was sworn in just after midnight, and becomes the first woman to hold the position. Watch her remarks here. Source

A Georgia mom who had never swam a full lap until recently is carrying on her late daughter’s mission to raise money for cancer research by swimming. Janet Shamlian shares more. Source

Tahoe Vista, California, exceeded the air quality index range on Sunday and continues to report hazardous air quality conditions. Source

President Biden on Tuesday said that he still expects to meet the August 31 deadline to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan, but that he was working with the Pentagon to develop contingency plans in the event that operations need to be extended. CBS News congressional correspondent Kris Van Cleave, Politico White House correspondent and associate editor Anita Kumar, and The Washington Post’s White House reporter and CBSN political contributor Sean Sullivan join CBSN’s “Red & Blue” anchor Elaine Quijano with more on a meeting the president had with G7 allies, and the latest on a House vote advancing key parts of the Biden agenda. Source