The CDC reports the U.S. is averaging over 113,000 new COVID-19 cases per day, more than a 400% increase from last month. Meanwhile, the FDA is authorizing a third shot of vaccine for immunocompromised people to help them fight off the Delta variant. John Moore, a professor of immunology and microbiology at Weill Cornell Medical College, discussed the latest on the vaccines with CBSN’s Tanya Rivero. Source

Santa Barbara surfing school owner told the FBI he took them to Mexico, believing they’d become monsters, and shot them in their chests with a spear gun, authorities say. Source

Matthew Taylor Coleman, 40, of Santa Barbara, California, is charged with killing his 2-year-old son and 10-month old daughter in Mexico because he believed they had “serpent DNA” and would become monsters, authorities said. He also claimed he was influenced by QAnon. CBSN’s Anne-Marie Green has more. Source

Former Acting and Deputy CIA Director Michael Morell joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan, as the Taliban takes over major cities at a rapid pace. Source

Britney Spears has spent more than a decade under a conservatorship, with her father Jamie controlling her professional and financial life. Britney recently called for his removal, and on Thursday, he agreed to eventually step aside but provided no timetable. Lilia Luciano reports. Source

Patients in Texas are waiting days before they can get a spot in an ICU. CBS News correspondent Janet Shamlian reports. Source

Newly-released census data shows the U.S. is growing more urban and diverse, with the white population declining by 8.6% in the past decade. The data drop came as states prepare for what could be a highly contentious process: redrawing their congressional maps. Ed O’Keefe has the details. Source

President Biden gave the order to send 3,000 troops to help evacuate the U.S. Embassy in Kabul amid unrest in Afghanistan. Weijia Jiang reports from the White House. Source

Afghanistan’s second and third largest cities – Kandahar and Herat – are on the verge of falling to the Taliban, who already control two-thirds of the country. As Roxana Saberi reports, Kandahar is the spiritual home of the Taliban and would be the most significant strategic and symbolic victory over Afghan Forces. This as the State Department calls for all Americans to leave Kabul immediately, and some 3,000 US Military has been drafted in to assist with the evacuation of Embassy staff as the diplomatic mission slims down its operation for safety reasons. Source

The resident’s report, confirmed by entomologists, included a photograph of the hornet attacking a paper wasp nest. Source