As Tropical Storm Elsa starts lashing the west coast of Florida, search teams in Surfside plan to work through the wind and rain. The system could make landfall as early as Tuesday and is expected to bring heavy wind, rain, and possible tornadoes to the region. Source
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More than 180 people killed by gun violence on holiday weekend
The 14 mass shootings over this past holiday weekend are the most of any weekend in 2021, the Gun Violence Archive says. Source
Evidence photos in the Irene Garza murder case
Photos of the haunting Irene Garza case and the trial of the former priest accused of her murder Source
Four more victims discovered in Florida condo building collapse
Four more victims have been recovered in the Surfside condo collapse, bringing the confirmed death toll to 32, officials announced at a press conference Tuesday. Crews are continuing to work through wind and rain from Tropical Storm Elsa. Source
Search efforts at Surfside building collapse site speed up following demolition
Search and rescue crews are still working to locate more than 100 people unaccounted for in the Surfside, Florida, condo building collapse. Now, at least five lawsuits have been filed. Brooke Shafer from CBS Miami station WFOR joins “CBSN AM” from Surfside with the latest. Source
4 more victims recovered in condo rubble, bringing death toll to 32
Search crews at the collapse site worked through the night while dealing with the rain bands and gusty wind from Tropical Storm Elsa. Source
NAACP president weighs in on voting rights fight
Civil rights groups and activists are fighting voting restrictions nationwide, especially in Georgia. The Justice Department is now suing that state, saying its new law denies Black voters equal access to the ballot. NAACP president and CEO Derrick Johnson joins CBSN to weigh in on the latest developments on voting rights and police reform. Source
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Florida braces for tropical storm Elsa; Biden admin faces pressure to keep inmates out of prison Source
Nikole Hannah-Jones declines UNC job after tenure controversy
Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones spoke exclusively to “CBS This Morning” in her first interview since she was approved for tenure by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Source
Inmates serving sentences in home confinement waiting to see if they need to return to prison
Thousands of inmates serving their sentences through home confinement after being released from prison due to COVID-19 last year are waiting to see if they’ll have to go back behind bars. Anthony Fisher, opinion columnist for Insider, wrote about this and joined “CBSN AM” to discuss. Source