The pressure to increase coronavirus vaccinations is mounting as the CDC warns cases, hospitalizations and deaths are on the rise in the U.S. As CBS News’ Manuel Bojorquez reports, more businesses, schools and cities are now issuing vaccine mandates in the hopes of slowing the spread. Then, Dr. Annalee Baker, an associate professor of emergency medicine at NYU’s Grossman School of Medicine, joins CBSN’s Michael George to discuss the latest. Source

The Department of Labor reported that U.S. jobless claims dropped for the third week in a row. It signals the American economy is strengthening but economists are still concerned about the impact from the rising COVID-19 cases. Axios markets reporter Courtenay Brown joins CBSN’s “Red & Blue” to discuss. Source

A rideshare driver is speaking out after he was violently attacked picking up a potential customer. He and rideshare advocates want the policies changed so this never happens again. CBS Los Angeles’ Joy Benedict has the details. Source

A new and detailed look at the 2020 Census shows America is more diverse than at any point in the country’s history. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O’Keefe take a look at the numbers and joins CBSN’s Michael George to discuss what it means for the country’s political landscape heading into the 2022 midterms. Source

Britney Spears’ father, Jamie, said he’s willing to step down from his role in her conservatorship “when the time is right,” according to court documents filed Thursday. For years, the pop star has pushed to remove her father from the court-appointed arrangement that has controlled her career and finances for 13 years. CBS Los Angeles has more. Source

The Census Bureau has released new data on the changing makeup of the American population. It shows the U.S. grew by 7.4% over the last decade to more than 331 million people. The number of non-Hispanic Whites is shrinking while Hispanic, Black, and Asian American communities are growing. CBSN Washington reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns has more on the findings and read more here. Source

The U.S. is planning to send thousands of troops to get State Department staff out of the embassy in Afghanistan safely. The emergency move comes as a complete Taliban takeover of the war-torn country could be weeks, if not days away. Roxana Saberi has the details. Source

The Pentagon is sending troops to the Kabul airport to help evacuate staff from the U.S. embassy in Afghanistan. Dan Lamothe, a reporter for The Washington Post, joins CBSN’s “Red & Blue” with the latest on the rapidly changing situation. Source

Attorneys for John Henry Ramirez have filed a federal lawsuit ahead of his September 8 execution. Source

The decision comes as Taliban forces now control two-thirds of Afghanistan and its second largest city, Kandahar, has just fallen. Source