Public schools in the state will no longer be barred from mandating face masks — for now. Source

First responders are struggling to get food and medical care to survivors of the Haiti earthquake. Vladimir Duthiers embedded with Doctors Without Borders in Port-au-Prince. Source

Advocates are urging TikTok to improve its parental monitoring features to protect kids. CBS News’ Femi Redwood reports it comes after 12-year-old Joshua Zeryihun choked himself while attempting the “Blackout Challenge” on TikTok. Source

Panic rises as Biden’s Afghanistan troop withdrawal deadline nears; 4-year-old is one of Mensa’s youngest members Source

Helaina Alati, who was trained to catch venomous snakes, suspected the snake was a male looking for a mate. Source

Tropical Storm Henri is strengthening over the Atlantic and could hit parts of New England with hurricane-force winds and rain. CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli joins CBSN to explain the forecast. Source

Hospitals are overrun with victims of the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that hit Haiti last weekend. And while aid is trickling in, people are desperate for food, clean water and shelter. CBSN anchor Vladimir Duthiers joins CBSN’s Lana Zak to explain the situation on the ground. Source

Since 2010, evidence obtained by gunshot detection devices has been used in U.S. courts more than 200 times. But several studies show that this type of artificial intelligence has serious faults that can lead to false information. Associated Press reporter Garance Burke joined CBSN’s Lana Zak to discuss. Source

The president met with members of his national security team on Thursday to discuss evacuations on the ground in Afghanistan. Officials say 12,000 people have been evacuated since the end of July. But thousands more remain, and there’s increasing pressure on the Biden administration to fly Americans and Afghan allies out safely and as quickly as possible. CBS News’ Weijia Jiang and Norah O’Donnell report on the latest developments. Then David Morey, task force leader and member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and Jeff Mason, a White House correspondent for Reuters, join CBSN’s Lana Zak to discuss. Source

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