a ninth house democrat calls for him to step aside after his devastating debate. on capitol hill, democrats meeting privately to discuss a path forward, and the unanswered questions. why did a parkinson s expert visit the white house eight times. also tonight, the shooting near supreme court justice sonia sotomayor s home. the attempted carjacking involving a u.s. marshal. the remnants of hurricane beryl on the move. the u.s. death toll rising to 10. more than two million spent the day without power. and dangerous heat coast-to-coast. al roker is tracking it. the dartmouth student found dead in a river. police investigating. is it linked to a fraternity event? the possible close call between two passenger jets. what the faa says happened. alec baldwin in court as jury selection begins in the rust shooting trial. nbc news investigates the texas megachurch pastor resigning after he was accused of sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl decades ago. our new reporting r
we will not forget. we will hunt you down, and make you pay. o donnell: delta s summer surge. no room in the i.c.u., as medical staff battle to save lives at an oregon hospital. us i.c.u. nurses, we re used to winning, and we re not winning. o donnell: in our back-to- school series, a focus on mental health. the groundbreaking program to help students as they return to the classroom. travel slowdown. why are americans suddenly canceling their flights? plus, will europe soon ban american tourists? dangerous storm forming. the latest on what could become a major hurricane. and, mission of hope. u.s. service members in afghanistan show the best of humanity, risking their lives to save others. 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. we are going to begin tonight with breaking news on one of the darkest days for the u.s. military in more than
history. good to have you with us. well, another city has fallen to the taliban. as the militants warn the u.s. against more intervention in afghanistan. a local journalist tells cnn it s under taliban control meaning they have taken at least five provintual capitals in just a few days. taliban video which cannot be verified purports to show a government compound in kunduz after the militants took over. it has forced nearly 300,000 afghans to flee their homes since january. in total more than 3.5 million have been displaced. and cnn s nick paten walsh has reported from inside afghanistan for years now. he is tracking these latest moves by the taliban, and he joins us now live from london. good to see you, nick. so what is the latest on the taliban advances and how do we verify their claims? there s quite a lot of evidence they have since friday now taken five provincial capitals. as of friday we saw the first one fall near the iranian border and the most significant of th
portland, oregon, today. breaking yesterday s record of 112 degrees. to state the obvious, it should not be 115 degrees in portland. normal high temperatures at this time of the year in the city are in the low-to-mid 70s. this is not just happening in portland. oregon s capital city of salem also reached 114 degrees. seattle, washington, hit a record-breaking 107 degrees today. the weather across the pacific northwest of the united states is down right dystopian right now. like something out of a climate science fiction knowledge but a peak into the future that is made present. all this is happening because of the heat dome where high pressure in the atmosphere traps hot ocean air kind of like a lid. heat domes are not uncommon in the summer. but this one incredibly intense and vast. the kind of extreme weather event that climate change is making more and more common. the national weather service in seattle put out this straightforward warning last night. quote, with morning
above normal, with portland, oregon, set to hit its hottest day on record. rob marciano is there. the mounting delta variant now confirms in all but one u.s. state. hospitalizations on the rise in several states where vaccination rates are lagging. but in new york, once the epicenter of the pandemic, crowds celebrating pride this weekend, and the curtain rises on the first broadway show in more than a year. the deadly rampage outside of boston. a driver in a stolen work truck crashing into a home before fleeing on foot before fatally shooting a woman and a retired state trooper. officials now saying the victims may have been targeted because of their race. the investigation tonight after this massive pileup at the tour de france. authorities now looking for the fan seen on video stepping in front of the racers. and the shark attack off the coast of california. the man escaping the jaws of a great white, and the lifesaving efforts of first responders. from abc news w