in our back-to-school series, the search for three million students nationwide who haven t been to school in a year. in depth: the eviction wave. we will meet a landlord who is homeless, after her tenants stopped paying rent. heat and humidity. the 95 million americans who face extreme temperature. plus, why lake tahoe now has the worst air pollution in the country. williams sisters drop out. why two of tennis top players are skipping the u.s. open. and, the power of determination. how a wounded warrior became a paralympic medalist. 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. there is a lot of news tonight out of afghanistan, where the u.s. withdrawal has reached a critical phase. as the evacuation of americans and our afghan allies reaches the final days, we have just learned tonight that the u.s. military is secretly rescuing americans stuck ou
sustained military mission in afghanistan is over. we ll be joined this morning by a top voice at the defense department when pentagon spokesman john kirby joins us as chaos grips a country now ruled by the taliban. plus new developments in the fight against covid. the biden administration has decided that most americans should get a booster vaccination eight months after they received their second shot. we ll have the details on that just ahead. good morning, and welcome to morning joe. it is tuesday, august 17th. and we re going to begin this morning with the chaotic scenes from kabul s international airport. with thousands of afghans surrounding planes in a desperate attempt to escape taliban control. richard engel has the latest from kabul. reporter: tens of thousands of afghans swarmed into kabul airport. desperate to leave at any price. they burst through security. climbed over walls. and spilled onto the tarmac. searching for any airplane that would take them f
With 2:12 remaining in the third overtime, senior Kealy Ranslem made a 3-pointer to tie the game at 50-50, for three of her game-high 24 points of the game.