This Saturday marks 20 years since the attacks of September 11th. One of the major storylines to come out of the tragedy was the resilience of the FDNY after the deaths of 343 firefighters at the World Trade Center. CBS Mornings Tony Dokoupil has the story of one firefighter’s ultimate sacrifice and his sons, who are now following in his footsteps. Source

St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church was steps away from the World Trade Center and was the only house of worship destroyed in the 9/11 attacks. Father Alexander Karloutsos joins CBSN to talk about rebuilding the church and why they rebuilt in the same location. Source

The self-described architect of the 9/11 attacks and four other terror suspects gathered in a Guantanamo Bay courtroom as pretrial hearings continue. Some questioning focused on the judge in the case. CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge joins “CBSN AM” from the site known as Camp Justice with the latest. Source

Los Angeles Unified School District will vote today on whether it will mandate COVID-19 vaccines for all of its students 12 and older. Also, communities in Louisiana are still lacking essentials, 11 days after Hurricane Ida struck the area. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Source

Qatari officials in Kabul say the U.S. nationals will be among the 1st to fly out of Afghanistan as the airport slowly resumes operations. Source

Former President Barack Obama is joining Democratic allies in the fight to keep Governor Gavin Newsom in office. CBS News correspondent Carter Evans spoke with California voters about the key issues. Source

President Biden is expected to deliver remarks announcing a new six-step strategy to stop the spread of COVID-19 and boost vaccinations. Nancy Cordes has the latest from the White House. Source

“I will not stay silent when the companies and countries that control the global supply of vaccines think the world’s poor should be satisfied with leftovers,” said the WHO director general. Source

Coleman told FBI agents “he believed his children were going to grow into monsters so he had to kill them,” according to a complaint. Source

Financial crises, political chaos, culture wars. Two decades after the attacks, this is what decay looks like. Source