“Massive resistance” to mask mandates and vaccinations is taking a heavy economic toll on the state, experts say. Source

Some members of an all-girl robotics team in Afghanistan are safe in Qatar. Officials there sent a plane for the girls, who are known as the “Afghan Dreamers.” Source

The team made headlines when members were denied entrance to the U.S. in 2017 for a competition – but eventually made it and won the first round. Source

Parts of Long Island, coastal Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts are under a hurricane watch as tropical storm Henri gains strength out in the Atlantic. CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli gave CBSN’s Omar Villafranca an update on the storm’s expected turn to the New England coast. Source

President Biden delivered an update on the ongoing efforts to evacuate thousands of Americans and vulnerable Afghans out of Kabul, calling it “one of the largest, most difficult airlifts in history.” Jim Axelrod anchors this CBS News Special Report with chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett at the White House and national security correspondent David Martin at the Pentagon. Source

The president said now is not the time to second guess and criticize the operation in Afghanistan. Source

New York City now requires customers and employees of restaurants, gyms and other indoor public venues to show proof of vaccination. Mayor Bill de Blasio calls it a necessity as the Delta variant causes a rise in COVID-19 cases. But a group of small businesses is suing the city, claiming they’re unfairly targeted and that there should be exemptions. Katie Honan, a reporter at The City, spoke with CBSN’s Omar Villafranca about the controversy. Source

The war in Afghanistan has taken thousands of lives and cost the U.S. trillions of dollars. CBS News foreign correspondent Roxana Saberi reports on the current situation in the country now controlled by the Taliban. Heidi Peltier, the director of the “20 Years of War” project at Boston University, joined CBSN to discuss the costs of the war. Source

The facility in Qatar where evacuees are heading has reached capacity, CBS News has learned. Source

Nearly a week after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, killing over 2,000 people and injuring thousands more, aid has still not reached some of the hardest-hit areas. The country’s poor infrastructure and criminal gangs mean supplies aren’t getting through. CBSN anchor Vladimir Duthiers joins “CBSN AM” from Port-au-Prince with the latest. Source