Veteran Hollywood director Richard Donner, who helped create the modern superhero blockbuster with 1978’s “Superman,” has died. He was 91. Donner got his start in television, directing episodes of classics shows including “Gilligan’s Island” and “The Twilight Zone.” Nikki Battiste has the details. Source

Award-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss her decision to turn down a prestigious faculty position at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, following weeks of controversy. She reveals exclusively to CBS News why she turned down the job and her next steps. Source

Florida residents are getting ready for the arrival of Tropical Storm Elsa. Also, recovery efforts continue in the rubble of a collapsed Florida condo following the demolition of the remaining tower. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Source

Rudolph wrote a letter to Spears’ conservators, Jamie Spears and Jodi Montgomery, amid the pop star’s battle to end the conservatorship. Source

Exactly six months after the attack, the memories are still vivid for members of Congress who were trapped in the House Gallery. Source

It’s not a coronavirus “passport” and it’s not mandatory, but it is making international travel easier – so could something like it work in the U.S.? Source

Hundreds of protesters showed up at Edward Mathews’ home, demanding that he be arrested. Neighbors say he’s been harassing Black people for years. Source

Deven Gonzalez was conscious throughout her traumatic rescue and is haunted by nightmares, her coach said. Source

Rescuers able to get to previously inaccessible areas found very few voids where survivors might be. And the weather was an issue despite Tropical Storm Elsa’s likely path. Source

Elsa was approaching the Keys but was forecast to then head for Florida’s west coast and spare the collapse site from the brunt of its power. Source