errol barnett has the story. >> i'll keep saying it till the cows come home. we need drivers. >> reporter: they told parents to expect school bus delays for the foreseeable future. and in west virginia, a request for parents. >> we're asking you to please drive your child to school. >> reporter: one school is offering $700 per students for parents who bring them in. >> i work two jobs. i can't get them to and from school every day. >> reporter: meanwhile, pittsburgh public schools told parents nearly 800 kids will have to walk. >> my 6-year-old is not going to walk here even with a group of people. >> reporter: it is a patchwork of policies stemming from a lack of bus drivers. >> it has always been an issue. the difference now is the numbers are probably double what they would normally be this time of year or more in terms of our need. >> reporter: rudolph sanders oversees transportation for the more than 30,000 students in prince george's county, maryland. and says his network is under pressure. >> it puts us in a situation where you might have to condense a

here's cbs's errol barnett. >> it just seemed like a lot of travel to an area that i don't feel particularlytha >> reporter: louise miller in maryland is immuno-comprised and should be on her way to north carolina to see friends, but with covid deaths spiking due to the highly-transmissable delta virus, plans change. >> when you are 70, life is too short. >> reporter: miller is not alone. the t.s.a. reported its lowest month.e nninof the of the summer and a new survey from cars.com found that rising concern forced a fifth of those planning to fly to cancel their tickets and drive instead. >> there is a lot more anxiety with airlines, with hotels, with cruise lines and all members of the travel industry right now, compared to just a couple of months ago. >> reporter: travel analyst henry harteveldt had in-person meetings cancelled today and says business travel, too, is taking a hit. >> we're going to see more and more of these meetings getting moved online as companies try to figure out how to keep their employees safe.ut how to >> reporter: meanwhile, in hawaii... >> it is not a good time t

all of it because of the latest delta surge. >> o'donnell: errol barnett, at reagan national, thank you look at how u.s. service members show the best of humanity, even in the worst conditions. ditions. >> o'donnell: ending a war can be as dangerous as starting one. and, as we end our longest war, a war that has already taken nearly 2,500 lives, 13 more service members were killed today, in the deadliest attack on u.s. troops in ten years. this is what american troops were doing before terror struck today-- feeding children, playing with kids, lending an arm to the elderly. the american military is the greatest in the world, not only because of its superior force, but because of its humanity. soldiers providing a helping hand, pulling afghan infants to safety. this child kept warm by the uniform of a u.s. soldieduring heevacuaon. this mother delivered her baby in the cargo bay of a c-17, naming the newborn "reach" after the call sign of the aircraft that rescued her. for the last two decades, our mission has been about keeping us safe at home and improving the lives of afghans. the 13 u

here's cbs' errol barnett. >> this has not been our finest hour. >> reporter: spirit airline c.e.o.hristie told us his company's week-long meltdown stem from pandemic staffing, weather, and technical issues. >> we've been in this line for six hours! people have been here nine hours! >> reporter: some of the thousands stranded for days nationwide slept in baggage areas, others paying out of pocket for hotels or flights on other airlines. >> that's time and money we don't have. >> reporter: alex helderman stranded in orlando today after finding out his flight home to indianapolis was canceled, he and his mother stuck in this crowded line after enjoying a trip to disney world. >> this line has not moved for about 45 minutes. no social distancing going on. later on down the line, this may be the one key thing that i remember from this trip. >> reporter: what do you say to those passengers? >> it starts with an apology. we were clearly overwhelmed. we're going to do everything in our power to earn back their confidence and trust. >> reporter: for helderman, it's too late. >> i will never

more now from cbs' errol barnett. >> reporter: pain from los angeles... >> horrible experience. >> reporter: ...to atlanta and beyond, thousands left stranded this week as american and spirit airlines cancel hundreds of flights, struggling with staffing and other issues. >> i'm-- i'm stuck here. >> reporter: spirit airlines customers being hit hardest. 60% of its flights canceled today, and more than 1300 since sunday. >> it was actually chaos, really. >> reporter: alisia cubberly's monday flight to boston was one of them. >> seven hours in that line i was finally able to get help. >> reporter: cubberly says two nights at her ft. lauderdale hotel cost her more than $300 and the airline could not get her to boston so it booked her on a united airlines flight home tonight. today, spirit apologized to guests and team members to what it said were challenges from weather, system outages and staffing shortages. adding to the frustration, unruly passengers, 22-year-old maxwell berry arrested in miami on saturday after frontier airlines says he made inappropriate contact with staff and is seen on t

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reporting from the nation's capitol, i'm errol barnett. >>> good morning. this is cbs news flash.u.s. officials are working to get fewer than 200 americans out of afghanistan. the state department says those stranded americans may need to fly on charter planes once the kabul airport reopens. five republican-led states are under investigation by the education department for banning mask requirements in schools. the bans in iowa, oklahoma, south carolina, tennessee, and utah conflict with cdc guidelines. >>> jury selection begins today for elizabeth holmes, the founder of theranos. holmes faces federal charges for knowingly misrepresenting the health tech company's blood testing capabilities. for more news download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connect to it tv. i'm elise preston, cbs news, new york. >>> it's tuesday, august 31st, 2021. this is the "cbs morning news." southern emergency. search and rescue efforts now underway in the aftermath of hurricane ida. the new threat for more than a million people who don't have power. >>> the last soldier. a striking image released

reporting from the nation's capital, i'm errol barnett. >>> good morning. this is cbs news flash. hanson in new york. first to northern california where the dixie fire has destroyed roughly 900 structures, 16,000 still under threat. the fire is about 25% contained. it's the second largest wildfire in california history. >>> neither snow nor rain will stop the u.s. postal service, but now it might cost you more ththis holiday. the agency is proposing new fees, up to $5 october through december, to stay competitive. >>> and check the freezer. serenade foods recalled nearly 60,000 pounds of chicken for possible salmonella contamination. brands include dutch farms, milford valley, and kirkwood shipped to distributors nationwide. >>> and for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm tom hanson, cbs news, new york. >>> it's wednesday, august 11th, 2021. this is the cbs morning news. >> the best way i can help now is if i step aside. >> sudden resignation. governor andrew cuomo is leaving office in the wake of a sexual harassment scandal. why he could still

cbs' errol barnett has the story. >> if i can't use the backseat, you're going to get fired. >> reporter: dash cam video from lyft driver ye lu, captured the moment an irate passenger attacked him for refusing to allow his d.j.'s equipment in equipment in the car's backseat. finally breaking free, lu calls 911. >> someone attacked me. i think i will die. >> reporter: lu was left bloody with this gash in his forehead. the passenger was latest arrested on multiple charges. lyft called the act appalling and said it is offering support to lu and has permanently removed the passenger from its platform. >> i think six or seven stitches. it happened to me. i think for every driver must be aware. >> reporter: it is unclear how common these conflicts are, but this ride share driver was attacked for insisting masks be worn, and another was robbed at gun point. cameras he installed helped police solve the case. >> a $100 go pro is a great idea, pointed right towards the car. this helped us very much. >> reporter: uber says one way it deters the behavior isic making clear to passengers you are being

." >> i'm errol barnett in washington. thanks for staying with us.'s longest war is now at hand. after nearly 20 years of combat and nation building in afghanistan, all u.s. troops are either out of the country or will be shortly. the exodus did not go without incident. six rockets were fired in the direction of kabul's international airport. no injuries are reported, and a u.s. drone strike targeted a car laden with explosives. the bombs in the car went off, killing a number of civilians in a nearby vehicle. charlie d'agata has this story from doha. >> reporter: u.s. defense officials tell cbs news that that rocket attack happened just after dawn. a u.s. missile defense system was able to shoot down some of them or they never made to it the airport. either way, nobody was injured and the evacuation continued uninterrupted. a burnt out shell is all that's left of the vehicle that's said to have served as the launch pad for this morning's rocket attacks. at least five rockets sprayed in the direction of the airport any way, some landing in nearby neig

." >>> i'm errol barnett in washington. thanks for staying with us.ow a humanitarian crisis is unfolding in northern afghanistan. the taliban offensive continues to capture towns and cities and that's got thousands of people on the move, fleeing the conflict. the european union is offering humanitarian aid to afghanistan's neighbors to help deal with the flood of refugees. it is expected to eventually total half a million people. meanwhile, eight provincial capitals have fallen to the taliban gun men. charlie d'agata is back and filed this story from london. >> reporter: the taliban were rampaging across the rural areas. they were stopping short of the city center surrounding them. the thought was they were going to wait until all u.s. forces leave by the end of the month fore launc a l scale tt's already underway. >>> the take over of the northern city was textbook taliban. blast their way in early in the morning, spark a mass panic among residents, sprint to the city center, raise their flag, declare victory. leave a trail of destruction behind. tho

erroll barnett has more from ragan national airport. ed again to go. good morning to you. >> you know it. good morning to you. we totally understand. it's an emotional balancing act so many people are experiencing right now. on one hand they're desperate to reconnect with friends they haven't seen in a while but on the other hand the pandemic is raging once again. we spoke with two women who truly struggled with what to do. >> it was really kind of hard breaking to not be able to finally go. >> on wednesday she was expecting to see her friends in houston. >> it's been basically two years since i've been able to see them. >> kim hoff has been waiting longer planning to meet her friends at drag done con. >> then it got to the point of the rates just skyrocketing in the last week or so i thought, no, i'm sorry, there's no level of logistics that will make me feel okay if i bring this back with me. >> reporter: both canceled their long-awaited trips due to the spread of the delta variant. the highly transmissible strain of covid accounting f

errol barnett spoke with ted christie, spirit's ceo. good morning to you. what else did he tell you? >> reporter: good morning, gayle. well, christie is apologizing emphatically to passengers. he said their schedule should be back to normal by next week but that means more cancellations through the weekend. now, look, this is a budget airline so its passengers are already financially conscious and we spoke to people who spent hundreds of dollars on hotel stays, on car rentals, those who couldn't afford that, take a look at some of this video, had to sleep at baggage claim areas. some inwheelchairs and from coast to coast this just added to people's frustrationshose videos of people suffering at airports with no place to go. >> it's heart wrenching. it's a terrible experience and we're doing our best to make up for that and i believe we have so that those people are either where they belong or in a hotel or afforded the option to go somewhere else. >> reporter: now, christie says that includes reimbursing travelers for food, even booking them on other airlin

errol barnett has this story. >> if i can't use the back seat you're going to get fired. >> reporter: moment an irate passenger attacked him with a mic stand for refusing to allow his dj equipment in the car's back seat. finally breaking free, lu calls 911. >> someone attack me. i think i will die. >> reporter: lu was left bloody with this gash in his forehead. the passenger was later arrested on multiple charges. lyft called the act appalling and said it is offering support to lu has and permanently removed the passenger from its platform. >> i have six or seven stitch. i think for every driver must be aware. >> reporter: it is unclear how common these conflicts are, but this ride share driver was attacked for insisting masks be worn, and another was robbed at gunpoint. cameras he installed helped police solve the case. >> $100 gopro is a great idea pointed right toward the car. this helped us very much. >> reporter: one way that uber says it's deterring such behavior is by making it clear to passengers they are being recorded when that is the case. it does expect to release another