Delta variant accounts for 83% of new U.S. COVID cases; Tokyo Olympic Games begin as organizers navigate pandemic Source

New York Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul is less than two weeks away from becoming the state’s first female governor. Christina Greer, associate professor of political science at Fordham University, joins CBSN’s Tanya Rivero to discuss Hochul’s transition. Source

Titans QBs coach Pat O’Hara has lived a blessed life, involved in a game he loves, surrounded by people he loves, for as far back as he can remember. But it the back of his mind, as an adoptee, there was always something missing. Until just recently. Source

CDC urges COVID vaccines during pregnancy; Senior citizens and cats find their “purrfect” match Source

Governor Andrew Cuomo’s resignation is being met with criticism from both sides of the aisle. Some critics say his apology was inauthentic, as he continued to deny he sexually harassed 11 women. Tarana Burke, the founder of the “Me Too” movement, joined CBSN’s Elaine Quijano to discuss. Source

New York Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul will become the state’s first female governor when Governor Andrew Cuomo steps down. She vowed that her administration would not be a toxic workplace. Jericka Duncan has more. Source

Governor Cuomo resigns over sexual harassment scandal; girl puts heart and “sole” into helping kids in Ghana Source

As the Delta variant spreads nationwide and hospitalizations spike, especially in the South, health officials are urging Americans to get vaccinated. CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca has the latest, and Dr. Teresa Murray Amato joins CBSN AM to discuss. Source

Southern hospitals swamped with unvaccinated COVID-19 patients; Next child tax credit coming this week Source

The Taliban has now seized five regional capitals in Afghanistan. Meanwhile, wildfires forced people to flee their homes on the Greek island of Evia, and Chinese tech giant Alibaba fired a manager accused of rape. Also, an American imprisoned in Russia, Paul Whelan, was released from solitary confinement. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee joins CBSN AM with those headlines from around the world. Source