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Ida is picking up steam and could hit New Orleans as a Category 4 hurricane. Also, American forces have conducted an airstrike against an ISIS-K planner in Afghanistan. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds.

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"Surrounded" by death: Oregon hospital packed with COVID patients

Unvaccinated people are fueling a new wave of COVID-19 cases across the country. In one Oregon hospital battling the virus, staffers say they are surrounded by death.

Controversial Texas voting law expected to advance with return of Democrats

The bill bans drive-thru and 24-hour voting, increases ID requirements for mail-in ballots, gives more powers to partisan poll watchers and limits voter assistance.

Melissa Stockwell on competing in the Tokyo Paralympics

Stockwell is returning to represent Team USA, competing in the Paratriathlon in the Tokyo Paralympics this Friday. Her journey began 17 years ago.

"Our clinics are overrun": Pediatric COVID cases spike in Mississippi

Three weeks into Mississippi's school year, 12,000 students have tested positive for COVID-19. A pediatrician in the state said the virus' impact on kids was like a "freight train."

Hesitant Americans get vaccine after Pfizer gets FDA approval

The Food and Drug Administration announced that it has granted full approval to Pfizer and BioNTech for their COVID-19 vaccine.

Education secretary says "we can keep our children safe" in schools

Cardona said he supports vaccine mandates for teachers and students.

U.S. beefs up Afghan airlift as Taliban warns deadline is firm

Biden's "hope" is to have the frantic evacuation effort complete and U.S. troops out by August 31, and the Taliban says any delay will have "consequences."