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more protests against masks and vaccines. this crowd inside oklahoma state capitol. >> because this is like custer's last stand. we got to be heard. >> we have a common enemy. and that common enemy is the virus. >> duncan: storm threat, fred powers up in the gulf coast. grace not far behind as monsoon rains swamp the southwest. and later the volunteers making miami beach accessible to all. >> oh, man, this is so good. >> this is the cbs weekend news. from new york, here's jericka >> duncan: good evening. a lot of news to get to today. america's nearly two decade long involvement in afghanistan is coming to an abrupt and chaotic end. today taliban fighters took control of the capitol kabul. president ashraf ghani suddenly fled the country. then this, taliban fighters were seen rolling up the afghan flag inside the presidential palace.

and tonight president biden is deploying another thousand troops to kabu'rpart of a 6,000g contingent to help evacuate americans. and take a look at t u.s. helicopters have been flying between the u.s. embassy and the airport. that's where diplomats and civilians have moved. it is now the only way out for americans and our allies. we have team coverage of today's events in afghanistan with reaction from washington and london but we begin tonight with cbs' roxana saberi in kabul, roxana. >> reporter: good evening, jericka. in a single day the taliban not only made it to the gates of the capitol but in without resistance. the president who just yesterday vowed to keep fighting fled the country, and the afghan government essentially collapsed. videos posted online appear to show crowds of kabul residents warmly embracing the taliban as they arrived. ( cheers )

>> reporter: in a statement this evening the group said its forces have moved into certain districts, abandoned by government security forces to prevent looting. also tonight al jazeera broadcast video of taliban fighters inside the presidential palace. this comes as president ghani said in a facebook statement he left to avoid further bloodshed. taliban have pledged not to harm civilians, foreigners or diplomats, but afghans afraid of the return to taliban rule mourn the treats of the capitol some desperate to get on flights out of the country. other afghans who fled to kabul from the countryside to escape the taliban say now they have nowhere else to go. tonight people here tell us they're shocked at how quickly everything changed and how fast their president fled, calling him a coward. jericka. >> duncan: roxana saberi for us, thank you. today the white house released

this photo showing president biden at camp david meeting with members of his national security team by video conference. cbs' christina ruffini joins us from the white house with more on today's very fast changing events. christina. >> reporter: good evening, jericka. earlier today the american flag and the american ambassador were removed from u.s. embassy kabul and taken to karzai international airport which has essentially become america's last stand in afghanistan. >> in terms of what we set out to do in afghanistan, we've done it. >> reporter: secretary of state anthony blinken today defended u.s. policy in afghanistan and its repercussions. >> like it or not, there was an agreement that the forces would come out on may 1. had we not begun that process, we would have been back at war with the taliban. >> reporter: american diplomats are now they heavily fortified airport setting up a temporary embassy with limited staff trying to evacuate as many as 10,000 civilians. even the dogs are getting out. >> this is president biden's saigon moment. >> reporter: during a previous

briefing for lawmakers mark milley said al-qaeda could reconstitute itself faster than the original estimate of twohey. they completelyunderestimated the strength of the ba tbak >> g onhe adstrati to put as much combat power on the ground to hold that airport as long as we possibly can to allow as many of our friends to get out. >> reporter: now about 500 embassy staff were flown out today, airlifted, more expected tomorrow. the u.s. has taken over the tower at the airport hoping it can pick up the pace but that doesn't account for the tens of thousands of afghans still awaiting their s.i.v. visas, special immigration visas for people who helped america over the 20 year war and time is running out. sources tell cbs news all state department staff is expected to be ordered out of the country in the next 14 days. jericka. >> duncan: christina ruffini for us at the white house. thank you.

cbs news senior foreign correspondent charlie d'agata has spent more time reporting from afghanistan than any other war zone. he joins us now from london. charlie, you were with afghan forces on the front lines last month. how did this collapse happen so quickly? >> reporter: well, first of all, the front line was just outside of kabul, it was a drive away and that front line was overrun within a matter of days. at the time it was thought that the taliban was going to overrun rural areas and surround the city center, the provincial capitols and wait until u.s. forces left by august 31st before making their move. that didn't happen. kunduz to the north fell, kandahar fell, other cities around kabul fell so kabul was isolated and eventually surrounded. >> duncan: the u.s. has been training the afghan military now for 20 years, why do you think that the afghan military didn't put up more of a fight? >> reporter: well, when i spoke to then the commander of the

u.s. and nato forces general scott miller, he said his biggest fear was that the provincial capitols fell one after the other. that meant that the momentum would be with the taliban and the morale would be taken away from afghan forces. and it happened so quickly that the afghan forces were not able to send in reinforcements and to mount any serious defense or counteroffensives. >> duncan: charlie, what do you think the future holds under the taliban control especially when you think about women and girls? >> reporter: well, the taliban has said, in fact, the taliban has told me, that they do not have any restrictions for allowing young girls to go to school, allowing women to hold positions in government or hold important jobs, but the facts on the ground suggest otherwise. in taliban-controlled areas young girls have stopped going to school and women, by sheer intimidation, do not hold important jobs. >> duncan: charlie d'agata, thank you. to haiti now with the death toll from a powerful earthquake climbed sharply today. lst 1,20.

the u.s. coast guard is sending personnel and aircraft to helpm. on the ground search efforts for survivors are intensifying. cbs' vladimir duthiers arrived in the capitol port-au-prince and filed this report for us. >> rescue workers are frantically searching for survivors trapped in the rubble of collapsed buildings throughout the areas hit hardest by saturday's earthquake. the epicenter of the powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake was miles west of the capitol. two cities in the country south were especially devastated. thousands have been injured. "we have 2800 injured coming to hospitals," jerry chandler, civil protection director said, and they're expecting many more. haiti prime minister ariel henry who issued a state of emergency said they desperately need medical assistance for the injured. international rescuers from

virginia, fairfax county fire and rescue department are mobilizing with u.s. aid disaster response teams to assist with search operations. and with hospitals and clinics in the area heavily damaged, the u.s. coast guard has been evacuating the injured, including this wounded child arriving in port-au-prince for treatment. the earthquake could not have come at a worst time. haiti is in the midst of a political crisis following the assassination of its president, and is being threatened by a tropical storm which could bring heavy rains and mudslides to the already crippled nation. vladimir duthiers cbs news, port-au-prince, haiti. >> duncan: now to the pandemic. speaking today on the "face the nation" program dr. anthony fauci asked unvaccinated americans to put aside their concerns about personal liberty and recognize the country's common enemy, covid-19. with infections surging 77% of i.c.u. beds, 77%, are filled nationwide. cbs's lilia luciano is tracking

all the latest developments. >> reporter: healthcare is hurting in america's hot spots. in utah i.c.u.s are maxed out, nationwide children hospitalized with covid hit a new record, in southern states it is a public health emergency. >> it's really tragic because we are seeing a lot of people get seriously ill. >> reporter: deaths are spiking, up 155% in the last month. >> please send help now. >> reporter: 90% of hospitalized patients are unvaccinated anthony fauci told "face the nation" this pandemic is preventiable. >> we have about 90 million people who are eligible to be vaccinated who are not. >> u.s.a.! >> reporter: still, more so- called freedom protests are flaring up. this weekend this crowd upside the oklahoma statehouse. in los angeles a fight broke out at city hall. one man was stabbed. in northern california a mega church is telling congregates

they'll help them skip work- mandated shots. >> we are pro-freedom here at destiny. >> reporter: but a new cbs poll of california show a large majority support vaccine mandates at work. >> do you think workplaces should mandate vaccinations? >> absolutely. >> it's good for all that are vaccinated to be able to feel safe. >> reporter: tomorrow students are heading back into classrooms here at the nation's second largest school district. and all across lausd everyone must wear a mask indoors an all staff have to be vaccinated by mid-october. >> duncan: lilia luciano for us, thank you. now moving on to weather, fred has powered up and is again a tropical storm. it's forecast to move acrohe a state of emergency has been declared in florida's panhandle region, and right behind fred is grace, churning in the caribbean. if it strengthened it could make it to the u.s. mainland by the end of the week.

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>> imagine cutting 50%-of-your revenue overnight it has been devastating. in niagara falls, 40,000 people count on tourism to feed their family, to pay their mortgage, pay their rent. >> reporter: niagara falls is one of the most popular tourist destinations in both countries. 14 million tourists flock to the american and canadian falls boasti every year to take in the breathtaking scenery. >> you should come here and visit. >> we pick up a lot of rooms same day. >> reporter: business owners on the canada side were forced to layoff 95% of his hotel staff. now he wants the u.s. to reciprocate, reopening its border to canadians. >> just open us up. you got people trying to see their relatives they haven't seen in a year and a half. if you're vaccinated, let people cross the border. the science says it is safe to do so. >> reporter: its sentiments shared among some businesses on the u.s. side, this parcel shop owner has packages that have been sitting on shelves for more than a year waiting for stuck canadians to pick them up. >> we rely on the canadians, and everybody else is opening, but

we just can't fully reopen until the border fully reopens. >> reporter: 53-year-old mert labounty lives outside buffalo, a 20-minute drive from his girlfriend tammy yongers in ontario. the 18-month separation took a heavy toll on his mental health. what is it g tmean when you finally get to go over and hold on to tammy again? >> i, this is my whole world, you know. i feel like a better person whe. i feel i'm with her. >> reporter: mert and tammy now plan to live together. they just have to choose which side of the border. and an important note: for children 12 years and younger, they can go into canada with fully-vaccinated parents but for children five and over they must be tested on the first day and the eighth day of their visit, meg oliver, cbs news, niagara falls, new york. >> duncan: still ahead on the cbseend news, how these hungry sheep are helping restore a high-tech landscape. high-tech landscape.

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live from the cbsn bay ar studios,isiskpix 5 news . >> more students headed back to the classrooms tomorrow and one district is rolling out stricter protocols. sideshow fence and illegal fireworks bring out huge crowds this weekend and disturbing discovery made by police responding to a wild night in san jose. i am john ramos in walnut creek. a new poll says a lot of people like gavin newsom in the state but it may not be enough to keep them in his job. you will have that story coming up. we begin this evening with excitement building for students who are headed back to the classroom tomorrow, they will have to follow stricter covid rules and the neighboring school districts as well.

be aggressive safety measures to keep kids safe. >> we are taking every safety precaution we can. >> reporter: for students and teachers that means wearing a mask was the time indoors and out. >> we want to make sure that our students are protected and we will make sure that our adults are protected. we took that extra measure to make sure that we are enforcing masking indoors and masking outdoors. >> reporter: they said they will be limited opportunities for them to remove the masks during the school day, especially when the eat or drink or during supervised mass breaks. >> what that means is the teacher will step outside of the classroom and they will remove their mask and make sure they're physically distanced and take a break and put the mask back on and come inside. >> reporter: the they are the linchpin of the health and safety plan, have put other measures in place