A lot of passengers are fed up with Spirit Airlines. For the sixth straight day, the company has canceled hundreds of flights, leaving customers stranded or forced to pay more on other airlines. Errol Barnett has the story. Source
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Former Team USA gymnast praises Simone Biles as a “role model”
“Regardless of what she decides to do, if she decides to go on to try and make the Paris Olympics … she really is setting that bar and really just being the best role model out there,” Nastia Liukin said of Simone Biles. Source
Italy requires vaccination proof for bars and restaurants
The so-called “Green Pass” is an attempt to fight the surge in coronavirus cases. Source
Olympics shine light on repression of athletes in Belarus
“To our great regret, now [in Belarus], you can lose not only freedom, but also lose your life,” one athlete says. Source
Spirit Airlines CEO on cancellations leaving people with nowhere to go: “Heart-wrenching”
On Friday morning, the low-cost airline canceled more than 250 flights, bringing the total number of canceled flights this week to more than 1,700. Source
Man draws chalk racetrack for neighborhood kid, more follow
When a Utah man spotted a 4-year-old intruder on his property, he responded by building him a chalk racetrack to ride on. He may have started a national movement. Steve Hartman has the story. Source
First Capitol rioter pleads guilty to assaulting officer
One of two men pleading guilty to the charge is a former mixed martial arts fighter, who could face more than four years in prison. Jeff Pegues has more. Source
4.2 million gig workers will soon lose unemployment aid
Innovative PUA program will end in early September, cutting off the self-employed and freelancers from all jobless aid. Source
Man arrested in hit-and-run crash that killed actress Lisa Banes
Brian Boyd, 26, was charged with leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and with failure to yield to a pedestrian. Source
Congressman Doug LaMalfa on Northern California wildfires
California’s largest wildfire, the Dixie Fire, has destroyed at least 100 buildings in Greenville and Canyondam, about six hours north of Sacramento. Thousands have been forced to evacuate. Congressman Doug LaMalfa, a Republican whose district includes Greenville, spoke with CBSN’s Elaine Quijano about the government’s response. Source