College football season begins this weekend as COVID-19 case numbers are surging in parts of the U.S. Colleges across the country hope this year will be different after the pandemic led to a series of cancellations and postponements last year. CBS Sports national college football writer Dennis Dodd joined CBSN to discuss the upcoming season amid the pandemic. Source

According to the Arthritis Foundation, as many as 80% of people living with arthritis have trouble sleeping at night, and sometimes that can create a cycle of insomnia and pain. Dr. George Cyril, a physiatrist at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, joined “CBSN AM” to discuss how to manage arthritis and sleep. Source

Thousands of people are surrounding Kabul airport hoping to be evacuated out of the country days before the looming deadline for American troops to be out of the country. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Charlie D’Agata is in Doha where flights with refugees and foreign nationals are landing. Source

Blue Origin followed Jeff Bezos’ spaceflight with a successful research-only mission. Source

A “number of U.S. service members were killed” in the attack, the Pentagon said. Source

Delta Air Lines is instituting a strict new policy aimed at increasing employee vaccinations. CEO Ed Bastian joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the policy and whether there could be stricter policies for passenger vaccination in the future. Source

Dr. Eric Cioe-Peña, director of global health at Northwell Health, joined CBSN to discuss the latest developments in the COVID-19 pandemic including the rise in infections among children and new research on a potential drug treatment by scientists at Texas A&M. Source

An Afghan interpreter says he was waiting to enter the airport in Kabul when an explosion struck. “A lot of people got hurt, and people were laying on the ground,” he told CBSN’s Vladimir Duthiers. He told CBSN he tried to rescue a young girl who had been injured in the blast, but “she died on my hands” as he drove her to the hospital. Source

“I think there is a lot in this strategy for everyone to like,” said the bill’s author, state Senator Scott Wiener. Source

The White House said President Biden has been briefed on the blast. Source