At a joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, President Biden was asked about the U.S. response to recent unrest in Cuba and Haiti. He called communism “a failed system,” and he said the idea of sending U.S. troops to Haiti is “not on the agenda at this moment.” Watch his remarks. Source

The evening before the Surfside condo collapsed, Manny Lafont was playing baseball with his 10-year-old son. Lafont died later that night. His ex-wife Adriana Lafont tells CBS News about the “infinite pain” her children face having to grow up without their father — and how their son’s life was narrowly saved. “The fact that he is here with me today is a miracle,” she said. Source

General Mark Milley also saw parallels between Trump’s claims of election fraud and Adolf Hitler’s rhetoric in Nazi Germany, the book says. Source

“Health misinformation is a serious threat to public health,” Murthy said Thursday. Source

The fire danger in the West remains extreme as the region faces drought and record heat. Lilia Luciano has the latest on the wildfires. Source

The Tongass National Park had been left unprotected after a Trump-era decision repealed the Roadless Rule, which let logging and mining begin in the forest. Source

Despite the sustained popularity of former President Donald Trump in the GOP, other would-be 2024 Republican presidential contenders are heading to Iowa to address conservative voters. The Des Moines Register’s chief political reporter Brianne Pfannenstiel has more on who will be headlining the Family Leadership Summit on Friday, and Democrats’ chances of picking up any Republican-held seats in Iowa in 2022. Source

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy warned that misinformation about COVID-19 is “a serious threat to public health.” The warning comes as the U.S. vaccination rate drops and the number of new cases rise. Jericka Duncan reports. Source

Dozens are dead and missing as historic floods rage through Europe. Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands are among the hardest hit. Source

The IRS has begun distributing payments to eligible families with children under age 17 as part of the Child Tax Credit. Households will receive up to $300 a month for each child. Source