The federal government is rolling out new strategies to get more people vaccinated against COVID-19. President Biden unveiled a new rule requiring federal workers and contractors to get their shots or face regular testing and other restrictions, and the Pentagon announced a similar mandate for members of the military. CBS News’ Laura Podesta joins CBSN AM with the latest. Source
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Titans Claim Kicker Sam Ficken Off Waivers, Waive Kicker Blake Haubeil
Also on Sunday, the Titans placed TE Briley Moore on Injured Reserve. Source
U.S. Olympic swimmer questions if races are “clean”
U.S. swimmer Ryan Murphy won the silver medal in the men’s 200-meter backstroke, his last race at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. In an interview following the race, he said his races were “probably not clean.” CBS News correspondent Jamie Yuccas joins CBSN AM with more details and news from the Games. Source
Biden says Congress should extend eviction ban
President Joe Biden wants Congress to extend an eviction moratorium before millions lose their homes. CBS MoneyWatch reporter Irina Ivanova joins CBSN AM to discuss the latest. Source
Florida’s Delta variant outbreak triggers record number of new COVID infections
Florida health officials report more than 21,000 new infections in a single day. However, the state has a 60% vaccination rate for people over the age of 12. Dr. Kartik Cherabuddi, an epidemiologist and associate professor of infections diseases at the University of Florida, joins CBSN’s Lana Zak to discuss how concerning the surge in Florida is and why masks are needed to slow the variant down. Source
Biden administration under pressure to block new voting rights laws
As CBS affiliate KHOU-TV’s David Gonzalez reports, hundreds took part in four-day march in Texas in support of voting rights. Participants denounced proposed changes to the state’s voting laws. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson joins CBSN’s Lana Zak with more on the increased pressure on the White House to pass federal legislation that would protect the right to vote. Source
Smithsonian’s Arts and Industries Building to reopen
The Smithsonian’s Arts and Industries Building, a whimsical fortress on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., that has been vacant for nearly 20 years, is about to reopen to the public, just in time for the institution’s 175th anniversary. CBS News national correspondent Chip Reid talks with the Secretary of the Smithsonian, Lonnie Bunch III; the building’s director, Rachel Goslins; and architect-designer David Rockwell about the upcoming exhibition, “Futures” – and the history of a building designed to be ahead of its time. Source
Department of Children’s Services ‘Safe Room’ Dedicated to Titans Safety Kevin Byard and His Wife on Sunday
Byard and his wife Clarke unveiled the renovated facility housing the Davidson County Department of Children’s Services’ Safe Room on Sunday. Source
8/1: Fauci, Manchin, Kashkari, Alroy-Preis, Gottlieb
This week on “Face the Nation,” U.S. health officials say the war against COVID-19 has changed and the U.S. is back at the #1 spot of the highest number of new infections around the world. Source
Alexander Vindman on truth and its consequences
Twin brothers Alexander and Eugene Vindman, brought to America by their Ukrainian father, had stellar military careers in their adopted country, until Alexander filed a complaint against President Trump for impropriety in his phone call with the Ukrainian president, and later testified at Trump’s first impeachment hearing. Correspondent David Martin talked with the Vindmans about duty and the firestorm that ensnared them both when Alexander spoke out, as retold in his memoir, “Here, Right Matters”; and with their father, Semyon, about the meaning of freedom for Soviet émigrés coming to America. Source