Former FBI special agent Katherine Schweit, author of the book “Stop the Killing: How to End the Mass Shooting Crisis” joined CBSN to discuss the rise in gun violence in America. Source

Taliban routs Afghan government forces, takes Kandahar; Bidder offers up to $120M for Surfside condo collapse site Source

Broadway icon joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss her role in the highly anticipated Aretha Franklin biopic “Respect.” Source

In videos, the suspected gunman, Jake Davison, refers to difficulties in meeting women and struggling to stay motivated. Source

CBS News Business Analyst Jill Schlesinger joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss how consumer prices of gas and groceries increased last month and if there’s any signs inflation is slowing down. Source

The CDC reports the U.S. is averaging over 113,000 new COVID-19 cases per day, more than a 400% increase from last month. Meanwhile, the FDA is authorizing a third shot of vaccine for immunocompromised people to help them fight off the Delta variant. John Moore, a professor of immunology and microbiology at Weill Cornell Medical College, discussed the latest on the vaccines with CBSN’s Tanya Rivero. Source

Santa Barbara surfing school owner told the FBI he took them to Mexico, believing they’d become monsters, and shot them in their chests with a spear gun, authorities say. Source

Matthew Taylor Coleman, 40, of Santa Barbara, California, is charged with killing his 2-year-old son and 10-month old daughter in Mexico because he believed they had “serpent DNA” and would become monsters, authorities said. He also claimed he was influenced by QAnon. CBSN’s Anne-Marie Green has more. Source

Former Acting and Deputy CIA Director Michael Morell joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan, as the Taliban takes over major cities at a rapid pace. Source

Britney Spears has spent more than a decade under a conservatorship, with her father Jamie controlling her professional and financial life. Britney recently called for his removal, and on Thursday, he agreed to eventually step aside but provided no timetable. Lilia Luciano reports. Source