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announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt america remembers: 20 years later. good evening from lower manhattan, where a part of the nation s soul was ripped away on a beautiful september in 2001. an eight-acre site now a memorial for those we lost that day tonight on the eve of the 20th anniversary of 9/11, we reflect on the terror and anguish of that day and the painful years that followed and how it changed us, and who back then would imagine we would face this anniversary as a nation suffering through an even deadlier calamity, a pandemic that has claimed over 660,000 lives. and tonight, a day after president biden s new get tough approach to covid-19 vaccinations, the pushback conservative backlash against shot mandates. what health officials say may be our best chance against covid, and what others say is an assault on our freedoms peter alexander has the story. hey, guys. reporter: president biden today touring a school in washington, d.c., r ....
abortion showdown. the justice department sues texas over its strict new abortion law. why the attorney general says it s an open defiance of the constitution. 69/11 heroes. 9/11 heroes. the fighter pilots who were ready to pay the ultimate price to keep america safe. it was your call to ram the plane? we didn t have any other choice. o donnell: battle with breast cancer. senator amy klobuchar opens up about her diagnosis, and why the pandemic delayed detection. and, the children of 9/11. how the daughter of one victim is helping young people overcome their grief. 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. president biden is taking off the gloves to get more americans to roll up their sleeves. he s issuing an aggressive executive order mandating covid vaccines for millions of federal employees and contractors. and president biden is calli ....
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 ....
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 st ....
the united states and all around the world. i m paula newton. coming up on cnn newsroom. a tropical storm threatens search-and-rescue efforts at the surfside-tower collapse in florida. we will have a live-weather update on the conditions. plus, england prepares to loosen its covid restrictions. even as the country s prime minister warns, the pandemic is far from over. and a surge in gun violence over the holiday weekend in the u.s. leading at least 150 people dead and many searching for answers. at this hour, search-and-rescue crews in surfside, florida, are keeping a close eye on tropical storm elsa moving across the gulf of mexico, at this hour. now, the miami area is not expected to take a direct hit. that s good news. but the thing is that heavy rain and gusty winds could complicate the search for survivors, in that deadly-building collapse. the storm comes just as rescue teams got a major boost in their efforts. cnn s leyla santiago explains. reporter: th ....