As U.S. servicemembers prepare to leave Afghanistan after 20 years of fighting alongside local forces against militants and hunting al Qaeda terrorists, CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports on how America’s mission there has evolved – and now ends. Source

Charles Burkett says workers are planning to bring down the remaining section of the collapsed building “as soon as possible.” Source

CBS News senior correspondent Mark Strassmann reports on America’s birthday and where we are as a country in terms of gaining our freedom from the virus. Source

CBS News’ Omar Villafranca is in Surfside, Florida, with the latest on the focus to bring down the unstable remainder of the Champlain Towers South ahead of Tropical Storm Elsa. Source

Today on “Face the Nation,” Americans are celebrating their freedom, but it is too soon to declare independence from COVID-19? Source

The following is a transcript of an interview with Charles Burkett, the mayor of Surfside, Florida, that aired on Sunday, July 4, 2021, on “Face the Nation.” Source

The bestselling author, documentary filmmaker and journalist discusses attacks on American democracy, and the fight to protect a free country from enemies both foreign and domestic. Source

Oscar-winning filmmaker Quentin Tarantino has fulfilled a new dream, by publishing his first novel – an adaptation of his acclaimed period epic, “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood.” Correspondent Tracy Smith talks with Tarantino about the pleasures of becoming a novelist and a father, and his plans for his 10th (and final) film. Source

Three years ago, at age 53, Peter Marshall, of Andover, Conn., was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s. Eventually, he not only forgot his wedding day – he forgot his wife. Lisa Marshall became just another nameless caretaker, their entire history together permanently erased. Until, Lisa says, all of a sudden Peter began “courting” her – and proposed. Steve Hartman reports. Source

The number of coronavirus cases has begun to tick up as states battle outbreaks fueled by the new Delta variant. Source