the united states and all around the world. i m paula newton. coming up on cnn newsroom. a tropical storm threatens search-and-rescue efforts at the surfside-tower collapse in florida. we will have a live-weather update on the conditions. plus, england prepares to loosen its covid restrictions. even as the country s prime minister warns, the pandemic is far from over. and a surge in gun violence over the holiday weekend in the u.s. leading at least 150 people dead and many searching for answers. at this hour, search-and-rescue crews in surfside, florida, are keeping a close eye on tropical storm elsa moving across the gulf of mexico, at this hour. now, the miami area is not expected to take a direct hit. that s good news. but the thing is that heavy rain and gusty winds could complicate the search for survivors, in that deadly-building collapse. the storm comes just as rescue teams got a major boost in their efforts. cnn s leyla santiago explains. reporter: the cont
day. authorities are racing to find more victims in the condo collapse near miami. and later why more traffic and higher gas prices are on the horizon for summer travelers here in the united states. the state of florida is bracing for impact as tropical storm elsa barrels towards the u.s. elsa is expected to make landfall in northwest florida early wednesday morning. but before that, the storm will bring a potentially deadly storm surge in southern florida. not to mention heavy rain, thunderstorms and possibly tornados. at least four counties near tampa will open emergency shelters ahead of the storm. elsa slammed cuba on monday drenching the island and raising fears of flooding and mudslides. tyler mauldin has been tracking the storm. about 10 million people from key west all the way up to big bend of florida are under a warning because elsa is producing 60-mile-per-hour winds and it is making a beeline in that direction. you can see the heavy rainfall beginning to pic
just as the taliban begins a major advance. so what does that mean for the western backed government in kabul. and it s manic monday at the all england club. djokovic is through, federer is through, and on court now the british teenage sensation emma radakanu. hello and welcome. borisjohnson says england is on course to end all covid restrictions byjuly the 19th though a final decision won t be taken until more data is released next week. the prime minister said the pandemic will not be over onjuly 19th, in fact modelling suggests there could be as many 50,000 cases a day by the time all legally enforced restrictions are dropped. the chief medical officer said currenly cases are doubling every 9 days. but you will see from these graphs that while hospitalisations and deaths are also starting to rise. the success of the vaccine programme, means they are at a much lower rate hospitalisations almost 10 times less than they were mid december at the height of the second spike.
banned for at least six more months this. doesn t just impact trump s ability to connect with his tens of millions of followers but sets a precedent for the power of big tech vs. free speech in america and even beyond. trump s post during the capitol riot severely violated facebook s rules and encouraged and legitimized violence. former president trump has made no secret of his thoughts on big tech. twitter, google and facebook should be punished with major sanctions whenever they silence conservative voices. today he says this about the ruling. what facebook, twitter and doing have done is a total disgrace and an embarrassment to our country. facebook is taking a victory lap we believe our decision was necessary and write and we are believe that the board recognized the unprecedented circumstances justified the exceptional measure we took. the power social media companies have in america an area of bipartisan agreement in america. i m not a big fan of facebook. they ha
hello, and welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada, and all around the world, i m kim brunhuber. ahead on cnn newsroom. it s a holiday weekend here in america, and airports are busy. if you re packing your bags to travel, we ll have a look at delays and what weather has in store for you. plus, personal data of millions of americans compromised by a massive cyber attack. what you need to know about the hack. and we are live at buckingham palace where king charles s birthday parade, trooping the color. announcer: this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. severe storms and two holidays may cause travel headaches for millions across the u.s. over the next few days. the bad weather is complicating travel for those celebrating father s day on sunday and juneteenth on monday. 60 million people are waking up today under severe storm risks. yesterday saw more than 8600 flights in the u.s. delayed according to flight aware. nearly 600 flights were c