CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell, 08/17
CBS Evening News
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3.5 • 650 Ratings
🗓️ 17 August 2021
⏱️ 20 minutes
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On tonight's CBS Evening News podcast -- Norah O'Donnell sat down with three veterans of the Afghan War. Their concerns tonight, plus CBS News asks them -- was it worth it? Also -- fake vaccine cards -- the booming business as the demand for counterfeit cards soars.
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| 0:00.0 | There are some things you should always check, like the hygiene rating on your local takeaway, |
| 0:06.2 | the setting on your razor, and whether the party actually is fancy dress. |
| 0:11.1 | The other thing you should check is your Experian credit report, especially if you're looking to borrow money. |
| 0:17.2 | It lets you understand what lenders see, so you can increase your chances of getting the best deals. |
| 0:22.8 | It's dead easy to check it and completely free. |
| 0:26.6 | See it in seconds. Download the Experian app today. |
| 0:31.1 | Tonight, COVID boosters the big news that the US will recommend a third shot to fight the deadly Delta variant. |
| 0:39.6 | When could you need that next dose? |
| 0:45.9 | Who needs to get another vaccine and how soon could that happen? We'll have all the details. |
| 0:52.6 | And breaking news about the mask mandate on planes and trains. Americans stranded. |
| 0:54.9 | 11,000 stuck in Afghanistan. |
| 1:00.7 | The pressure builds on President Biden to speed up the evacuation, as there's confusion at the airport. |
| 1:04.7 | Plus, the women in the streets of Kabul protesting against the Taliban. |
| 1:09.2 | Our conversation with veterans of the Afghan war. |
| 1:12.1 | It's like your heart being torn out. |
| 1:16.5 | The urgent outreach tonight by the VA to help veterans who may be questioning whether their sacrifices were worth it. |
| 1:18.7 | New video as the death toll reaches nearly 2,000. |
| 1:22.6 | But the hopeful news tonight of more than a dozen people rescued days after the earthquake. |
| 1:30.4 | Fake vaccine cards. |
| 1:35.9 | The booming business is the demand for counterfeit card soars. Where are they coming from? |
| 1:42.7 | And who's selling them? The answer might surprise you. In the nick of time, quick thinking by a bystander when a gator attacks a five-year-old's birthday party. |
| 1:47.1 | And the ride of a lifetime for a father and son who dreamed of seeing the Statue of Liberty. |
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