The FDA authorized Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine booster shot for those who are high-risk or aged 65 and older. It comes as the Delta variant surge appears to be peaking nationally, according to researchers advising the CDC. Nancy Chen has the latest. Source

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

Hhe was best known for “Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song,” one of the most influential movies of its time. Source

The Senate is deadlocked in the debate over raising the debt ceiling. If the limit is not raised, the country risks going into default on its debt. Lawmakers on both sides agree the ceiling needs to be raised, and experts warn if it isn’t, it could be catastrophic for the U.S. economy. CBS News reporter Sarah Ewall-Wice joins CBSN’s Lana Zak to discuss what’s at stake. Source

Facebook employees have raised red flags internally about inappropriate use of the platform in some developing countries. According to documents obtained by The Wall Street Journal, employees found drug cartels were using the site to recruit hit men. Human traffickers were also reportedly using the site to lure women into dangerous situations. After employees flagged these incidents, the documents show Facebook did little to nothing at all. WSJ technology reporter Jeff Horwitz was one of the reporters on this investigation, and he joins CBSN’s Lana Zak with his analysis. Source

The U.S. is once again seeing more than 2,000 coronavirus deaths per day. But as CBS News’ Nancy Chen reports, some experts still believe the nation is heading in the right direction. Then, Dr. Elizabeth Clayborne, an emergency physician and an adjunct assistant professor of emergency medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, joins CBSN’s Lana Zak to discuss the coronavirus headlines of the day. Source

The findings of an audit of ballots cast in Arizona’s largest county are expected to be released this week — more than nine months after President Biden was certified to have won the state. The Arizona Republic’s Jen Fifield shares with CBSN’s “Red & Blue” anchor Elaine Quijano her new reporting on the head of the company leading the audit. Source

The organization said the effects of air pollution are more prevalent in low income communities and countries. Source

The bill, filed by state Representative Webster Barnaby, is similar to the law recently enacted in Texas, which bans abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy. Source

It wasn’t a cool breeze signaling the first day of fall. It was a heat advisory letting everyone know that Mother Nature isn’t done with summer just yet. CBS Los Angeles’ Tina Patel reports. Source