| "Texas is now a very dangerous place for women and children." - Texas Democrat Representative Veronica Escobar on the state's restrictive six-week abortion ban
Welcome to the "Face the Nation" Five at Five newsletter. Scroll down for your five takeaways from today's broadcast of "Face the Nation" on CBS. Did someone forward you this? Sign-up at cbsnews.com/email. 1. Fauci says Moderna boosters might not be ready by September 20  Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to President Biden, said booster shots for Americans who received Moderna's two-dose COVID-19 vaccine may not be ready by September 20, when the Biden administration said it will begin to roll out the extra shots for vaccinated adults. What Fauci said: "We were hoping that we would get both the candidates, both products, Moderna and Pfizer, rolled out by the week of the 20th. It is conceivable that we will only have one of them out, but the other will likely follow soon thereafter. Why it matters: Fauci and top federal health officials announced in August that vaccinated Americans will need to get booster shots eight months after receiving their second vaccine dose, subject to approval from the FDA and CDC. The administration said it is prepared to begin offering the boosters the week of September 20, with those who were the earliest to get vaccinated -- health care workers, nursing home residents and the elderly -- first to get the shots. 2. Murphy says New Jersey is facing "significant loss" from Ida  Governor Phil Murphy said his state needs more federal aid to recover from the deadly storm, Ida, which killed 27 New Jersey residents. What Murphy said: "The president and his team have been outstanding. We have already asked for assistance. We've gotten the first step and we will continue to ask for more because we need it. This was a historic storm, deadly tragically, the loss of 27 lives and still at least four persons missing significant destruction of both homes, small businesses, roadways in some cases, by the way, schools, folks, first responders were extraordinarily heroic. Folks up and down the state were extraordinary. But there is a significant loss associated with the storm. We'll do all that we can in the state, but we need the federal government in a big way. I'm confident they will be there for us. And I'm looking forward to having the president with us on Tuesday and seeing it up close with our own eyes." Why it matters: President Biden heads to New Jersey on Tuesday to survey the damage Ida caused to the state. 3. Much of New Orleans still in the dark after Ida  One week after Ida slammed the Gulf Coast, Louisiana officials are already bracing for another possible tropical storm. CBS News' Jessie Mitchell reports from southern Louisiana where the heat and humidity have been "unbearable" as more than 700,000 residents remain without power. 4. With U.S. troops out, Taliban works to secure leadership in Afghanistan  Qatari officials are working with the Taliban to reopen the Kabul airport, which could mean the resumption of humanitarian flights for Americans and Afghans trying to leave the country. CBS News foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata reports from Doha, Qatar, where Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit later this week to thank the government for its help evacuating Afghan refugees. 5. Reporter's Notebook: Reflecting on the 20-year Afghanistan War  Saturday marks the 20th anniversary of 9/11 terror attacks that triggered U.S. involvement in Afghanistan. CBS News' David Martin was at the Pentagon that day. Martin and producer Mary Walsh reflect on two decades of covering the war, and the sacrifices made by U.S. forces in Afghanistan. | 
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