Amid an outbreak of more than 70 large fires in the western U.S., there are fears that the Bootleg Fire in Oregon could merge with another blaze. Source

CBS New York chief weathercaster Lonnie Quinn has the latest on how hot the weekend will be. Source

Al Nixon isn’t a trained therapist, but when he’s sitting on his bench he’s a trusted confidant and counselor to whoever passes by. Source

“They’re killing people,” the president said. “Look, the only pandemic we have is among the unvaccinated and they’re killing people.” Source

Los Angeles County will once again require that face masks be worn indoors starting Saturday, amid a spike in new coronavirus cases due to the Delta variant. Dr. Bob Lahita joined CBSN to discuss the reinstated mask mandate. Source

The U.S. Census retail sales report for the month of June was released on Friday and to many analysts, the numbers were promising. The 0.6 percent bump in sales is significant, the Commerce Department says, since the last rise of this size was last seen in March 2021 around the time stimulus checks were doled out. Diane Swonk, chief economist for Grant Thornton, joined CBSN to help make heads or tails of what the rise could mean for Americans. Source

U.S. Judge Andrew Hanen blocked tens of thousands of immigrant teenagers and young adults from accessing the Obama-era legal protections. Source

CBS News senior foreign correspondent Charlie D’Agata joins Major to discuss withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan, the battle for control of Afghanistan and how the U.S. will handle Afghan translators and interpreters on this week’s episode of “The Takeout with Major Garrett” Source

“I behaved in a manner I am not proud of,” the NFL star wrote on Twitter. Source

About 26,000 National Guard troops were sent to Washington, D.C., for President Biden’s inauguration after the January 6 attack on the Capitol. Source