The U.S. Capitol Police said the investigation is ongoing and urged people to stay away from the area. Source

R. Kelly’s trial on racketeering charges is now underway in New York, with the first witness taking the stand yesterday to testify she was abused as a teen. The 54-year-old platinum-selling artist is also facing other criminal cases. CBS News correspondent Jericka Duncan joins “CBSN AM” with the latest. Source

An activist group says more than 1,000 people have died in Myanmar since the military carried out a coup earlier this year. Lithuania accuses Belarusian riot police of forcing migrants across its border. A British man is sentenced to 6 weeks in prison for violating Singapore’s COVID-19 rules. And the first case of COVID was detected in the Paralympic village in Tokyo. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee joins “CBSN AM” with these headlines from around the world. Source

The Biden administration is facing criticism over the chaos erupting across Afghanistan as the Taliban takes control. U.S. intelligence agencies say they didn’t expect Afghanistan to fall so quickly as American troops started withdrawing. CBS News intelligence and national security reporter Olivia Gazis joins CBSN to break down the latest developments. Source

The vicious killer of an elderly California couple could soon be freed if a state appellate court rules in his favor. Daniel Marsh killed the couple in 2013 when he was 15 years old. A new California law prohibits anyone under 16 from being tried as an adult. At a hearing Wednesday, his attorney argued the law should retroactively apply to his client. “48 Hours” correspondent Erin Moriarty looks back on the case she’s been following for years. Source

The Caldor Fire tore through the town of Grizzly Flats, destroying a school, post office and dozens of homes. CBS News correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti sees how people in the small town were able to escape the flames. Source

Biden says as many as 80,000 people may still need evacuation as doubts mount over Taliban promises not to seek revenge. Source

Actress, producer, and best-selling author Mindy Kaling joins CBS This Morning to reveal a new project empowers women to support each other. She also discusses her Netflix show “Never Have I Ever” and being a role model for women in Hollywood and around the country. Source

As many tenants and landlords continue to struggle from the pandemic’s economic fallout, states need to use 65% of their allocated federal rent aid funds by September 30 or risk losing billions of dollars. CBS MoneyWatch reporter Irina Ivanova joined “CBSN AM” to discuss. Source

Pianist Hunter Noack is transforming the classical concert experience with bringing his music into the wild. Since we first introduced you to the Oregon native, his concerts have expanded across the northwest and even to New York. As part of our “A More Perfect Union” series, Jan Crawford shows us how music in the great outdoors is even more timely in the era of COVID Source