Gov. Cuomo resigns following damning A.G. report on sexual harassment allegations; Biden: “I respect” Cuomo’s decision to resign; Biden on Cuomo: “he’s done a helluva job” as governor; Gov. Cuomo resigns but maintains innocence, says allegations are “politically motivated”; Cuomo replaced by first female governor in NY history; As school districts battle GOP govs over masks, cases skyrocket & hospitals run out of beds; Nearly 94,000 cases in children reported in just the past week; COVID-19 hospitalizations highest since winter surge; Baltimore mayor to unvaccinated: “shut up, don’t complain” about mask mandate; Fauci: vaccine mandates for teachers “should be done”; Senate passes $1.2 trillion sweeping bipartisan infrastructure deal; Fate in house still unclear; Biden: GOP lawmakers “kept their word” in passing infrastructure bill; House won’t vote on infrastructure bill until Senate passes Dems-only budget proposal; Broward county school board votes to keep mask mandate; Florida governor threatens to withhold salaries from school leaders who impose mask mandates; Gov. DeSantis: parents should decide if kids wear masks; Biden: White House “checking” if president has power to stop GOP governors with bans on mask mandates; Florida’s Alachua County allows parents top opt out of mask mandate with doctor’s note for children; U.S. scrambles for diplomatic fix as Taliban gain ground; Taliban claim they seized an eighth capital city; Biden on Taliban gains: Afghan military has to “want to fight”; Sources: quick drawdown of U.S. embassy in Kabul under review; U.S. envoy in peace talks with Taliban as Afghan forces struggle; 12,000 Californians evacuated as 11 fires blaze across state; 870+ structures destroyed in historic CA fire, thousands more at risk; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy