met with gunfire. the taliban crackdown tonight. plus, our interview with the top senate republican, mitch mcconnell. up in flames: a northern california wildfire burns 50,000 acres in just 24 hours. pesticide ban: how soon until your fruits and vegetables will be free of a chemical linked to neurological damage in children? pregnancy and covid: tonight, the new warning for pregnant women, as doctors say they re more likely to be hospitalized and need a ventilator. and, taking a stand a young student who loves honey bees has the state capital buzzing. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us. tonight, president biden is trying to get a handle on two legacy-defining crises. his administration is grappling with how to evacuate those thousands of americans and afghan civilians after the taliban takeover. we ll have late reporting on that in just a m
officials are expected so present three sets of data to show vaccines may be waning against covid and the variant. but hospitalization and deaths are not. it is very effective against those. this as hospitals across the country are reaching really desperation mode and running out of beds for covid patients. amazing to be there again. first we do want to get to afghanistan where the scene has become increasingly dangerous at the kabul airport. the taliban controlling who has access, beating people in the streets as thousands of people are trying to find a way out of the country. cnn chief international correspondent clarissa ward, she is on the ground amid that chaos. she just filed this report as desperate afghans crowded around her, gunshots could be heard in the background. let me try to explain to you the situation where we are. it s very hectic. you can probably hear those gunshots. we are about 200 yards, even less than 200 yards away from the entrance to the kabul a
cohen. what is the rollout plan for booster doses? and talk to us about the data behind this decision. right. i think some people may be thinking, watit a minute, i thought i was fully vaccinated. you are fully vaccinated. but now they re saying your immunity may wane over time and you may need a third dose. if you look on the left at the 92% and the 64%, that s from a group of millions in new york and minnesota. they found before delta the vaccine was 92% effective, but now with delta it s only 64% effective. folks in nursing homes, before delta 75% effective, with delta only 53% effective. there s twoen reasons why. t delta is tough. the vaccine just doesn t work as well against delta. you are two things causing the numbers we re seeing here. the rollout is going to start the week of september 20th. you will be eligible if you are eight months after your second dose. if you were vaccinated a month or two ago, this is not for you right now. these will be the folks prioriti
so quickly. sandra: the desperation of the afghan people to flee can be seen in this photo appeared more than 600 people squeezing into that u.s. air force cargo plane that left the country late sunday. trace: 6,000 u.s. troops are being deployed to secure kabul s airport. the only way out of the country. runways were cleared of thousands of afghan civilians trying to escape. the story continues to develop, and we have at all. mike pompeo is here and moments along with former u.n. ambassador, nikki haley, and her first interview since the fall of kabul. plus, senator joni ernst, bret baier, charlie hurt, and juan williams will all join us. sandra: that is a packed up show. heinrich is with us. and rich edson. flights have resumed, although they are are major challenges even getting to the airport. afghans there say there are checkpoints throughout the city. one contact centers videos from outside the airport, showing taliban fighters are resting and kicking a man in t
entering the country to shepherd them in to the interior of the united states. let me show people back. sandra: enrollments will be us speaking with texas republican senator john cornyn. william la jeunesse in los angeles taking a look at what s been an unsuccessful ad campaign to keep those markets from streaming into the country. first, peter doocy s life from the white house for us on this. peter. good afternoon. the president has a team of senior white house advisors on the way to the border. whenever there is something to report back, the republican house minority leader watson on it. kevin mccarthy wants a meeting with president biden. he wrote a letter and said the secretary of homeland security, and alejandro my arcus had a method for those who may seek to cross the border illegally. we are not saying don t come here we are saying don t come now. there s never a right time to enter the country illegally. and violate the laws of the united states. the pentagon ha