Restaurants hired frantically as coronavirus restrictions eased, while education added a quarter-million jobs. Source
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This week on “Sunday Morning” (July 4)
A look at the features for this week’s broadcast of the #1 Sunday morning news program Source
Hurricane Elsa forms, could impact condo collapse search efforts
Elsa is the farthest east a hurricane has formed this early in the year in the tropical Atlantic since 1933, says hurricane researcher Phil Klotzbach. Source
Health concerns from smoke, dust and debris after Surfside building collapse
CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca gives an update on the Florida condo collapse as search and rescue workers brace for the first Atlantic hurricane of the season. Dr. Shirin Shafazand, pulmonologist and professor at the University of Miami, spoke with CBSN’s Tanya Rivero about the health risks accompanying this kind of search and recovery effort. Source
Gabby Thomas aims to help fix racial disparities — and win Olympic gold
“It’s time to make a change and I think everybody’s on board,” Thomas said. Source
Biden welcomes World Series champion L.A. Dodgers to the White House
President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris welcomed the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers to the White House. “The kind of hope you offer the American people – don’t underestimate it,” Mr. Biden said. Watch his remarks. Source
Body of 7-year-old daughter of firefighter found in condo collapse
The death toll rose to 20 but the number of people unaccounted for dropped to 128, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said. Source
More victims found in Surfside collapse as search and rescue efforts resume
Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava announced that two more victims have been recovered from the site of the Surfside building collapse, including the 7-year-old daughter of a Miami firefighter. She also discussed the potential threat from Hurricane Elsa. Watch her remarks from Friday’s briefing. Source
CDC says U.S. COVID-19 infections are up 10% this week
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say new COVID-19 infections are up 10% in the U.S. this week as many Americans plan to travel for the July 4 holiday. Dr. Bob Lahita, director of the Institute for Autoimmune and Rheumatic Diseases at St. Joseph Health, joined CBSN to discuss the latest developments, which could be because of lagging vaccination rates and spread of the more contagious Delta variant. Source
Eye Opener: Surfside rescue teams back to work after safety concerns
Search and rescue teams in Surfside, Florida are back to work after safety concerns halted their operation. President Biden and the first lady visited impacted families yesterday. Also, the Boy Scouts of America have reached an $850 million settlement with alleged victims of sexual abuse. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Source