The former president argued in court filings that Twitter and Facebook have violated his right to free speech. Source

Former President Donald Trump said Wednesday he is suing Facebook, Google and Twitter, as well as their CEOs. Facebook suspended him and Twitter permanently banned him following the January 6th Capitol riot. CBSN’s Anne-Marie Green has more. Source

The former president argued in court filings that Twitter and Facebook have violated his right to free speech. Source

Tropical Storm Elsa made landfall along Florida’s Gulf Coast, bringing heavy rain and powerful winds. Officials are warning residents of possible power outages across the state. CBS News correspondent Mireya Villarreal has more from Holmes Beach on Anna Maria Island, Florida. CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli is tracking the storm and he joined CBSN’s Tanya Rivero with the forecast. Source

Elsa bears down on Florida with dangerous storm surge; COVID destroyed his lungs. Transplants arrived just in time. Source

The special session is taking place weeks after Texas state House Democrats staged a walkout to defeat the election law measure. Source

America’s longest war continues to wind down as the U.S. has withdrawn 90% of its troops from Afghanistan. Mark Jacobson, the assistant dean at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University, joined CBSN’s Tanya Rivero with more on the process and what it will mean for Afghanistan’s future. Source

President Biden visited Crystal Lake, Illinois, and pushed for action on his education and child care priorities, as part of what the White House calls the “American Families Plan.” Watch Mr. Biden’s speech. Source

When police in Guatemala harassed and assaulted Estuardo because he was gay, he sought asylum in the U.S. – but his journey only grew more nightmarish from there, he tells CBS News. Now he’s in Texas, where he awaits a decision in his asylum case while running an LGBTQ+ shelter to help members of his community who are trying to cross the border from Central America. Source

Downey Sr. passed away after a years-long battle with Parkinson’s disease, his son said. Source