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CBS Evening News

CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell, 08/18

CBS Evening News

CBS News

News, Daily News

3.5650 Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2021

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

On tonight's CBS Evening News podcast -- Evacuating Afghanistan -- the U.S. Embassy warns they can't guarantee safe passage for Americans trying to get out. Norah O'Donnell talks with top Senate Republican Mitch McConnell. Also -- What expectant mothers and women planning pregnancies need to know about the COVID vaccines.

Transcript

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0:00.0

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0:07.3

Each week, we break down the game like nobody else can.

0:09.9

From how the season is built to why the players make the moves they do,

0:14.5

it is the ultimate companion to the show.

0:17.1

So if you love Survivor, I think you're going to love On Fire.

0:19.9

Follow and listen to On Fire with Jeff Probst on the free Odyssey app or wherever you get your podcast.

0:31.1

Tonight, a defining moment for the Biden administration dealing with dual crises, a worsening pandemic, and the race to get

0:38.8

thousands of Americans out of Afghanistan. The CDC warns of a troubling decline in vaccine

0:45.6

effectiveness, leading the president to announce a booster shot is needed for all Americans.

0:51.5

We are prepared. We have the tools.

0:54.8

We can do this.

0:56.3

Plus, the new mandate for all nursing homes, get the staff vaccinated or lose federal

1:01.5

funds.

1:03.4

Evacuating Afghanistan, the standoff at the airport, as the U.S.

1:08.1

Embassy warns it can't guarantee safe passage for Americans trying to get out

1:12.4

of the country. And a protest in the streets met with gunfire, the Taliban cracked down tonight,

1:18.5

plus our interview with the top Senate Republican Mitch McConnell. Up in flames, a northern

1:24.3

California wildfire burns 50,000 acres in just 24 hours. Pesticide ban. How soon

1:31.9

until your fruits and vegetables will be free of a chemical link to neurological damage in children.

1:39.4

Pregnancy and COVID tonight, the new warning for pregnant women. As doctors say, they're more likely to be hospitalized and need a ventilator.

1:47.9

And taking a stand.

1:49.8

A young student who loves honeybees has the state capital buzzing.

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