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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: th ....
the highly transmissible covid delta variant spreading across the u.s. and after just missing president biden s vaccination goal, the white house increasing efforts to get more shots in arms. 74% of unvaccinated people say they definitely or probably will not do it. overseas tonight, pope francis recovering from surgery. the vatican calling it a scheduled procedure. how long will he remain hospitalized? our amy robach in vatican city. back home, the urgent manhunt under way for the suspect wanted for killing three people, including a golf pro, shot on the golf course. a white pickup truck driving onto the green. a gunman opening fire. the bodies of two other victims found in the back of the pickup. news tonight about a young nhl player killed in a fireworks accident. > and former presiimmy carter and former first ladyly thei75th anniversary, sharing their secrets about marriage and what they learned along the way. good evening. it s great to have you with us on ....
and the major announcement in the uk on its reopening. pope francis recovering from surgery. his condition and how long he may be hospitalized. a fourth of july tragedy for an nhl goalie. the fireworks accident that took his life. a tiny danger found in all kinds of household items that can be deadly for children, and the potentially life-saving trick every parent should know. the crisis for our military s medics once they leave the battlefield. is anything being done to help? and the director of so many hollywood blockbusters being remembered tonight. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening. i m kate snow in for lester tonight. rescue workers wasted no time today getting right back to the arduous search for survivors after what was left of champlain towers south in surfside, florida came tumbling down last night. with a tropical storm headed to florida, authorities decided to strategically implode the precarious structure, and ....
u.s. forces are out of the picture. thanks for joining us. well, the threat of the delta covid variant looms large across the united states, especially in states where vaccination rates remain low. but now there s concern the variant could even impact the effectiveness of vaccines. the israeli government says preliminary data shows the pfizer vaccine is less effective than before in preventing covid-19 infections mainly due to the spread of that delta variant. though the vaccine is still strong in preventing severe illness. more than 157 million americans are now fully vaccinated. that s almost half of the u.s. population. now health officials are pushing to get even more shots in arms as they battle vaccine hesitancy. cnn s phil mattingly reports from the white house. reporter: president biden may have fallen short of his goal of having 70% of american adults with at least one dose of the covid-19 vaccination by july 4th. it didn t mean he was going to stop the c ....
how law enforcement is doing when it comes to bringing those involved to justice. first, search and rescue efforts expanded significantly in surfside, florida on monday after officials knocked down the rest of the partially collapsed condo. we re able to report that the search and rescue team has been able to search all sections of the grid on the collapse following the building demolition. now that the entire area is safe to search. and so the teams have now removed over 4.8 million pounds of concrete from the pile. four more bodies were discovered, raising the number of those killed officially to 28. 117 people remain unaccounted for. nearly two weeks after half of the champlain towers south condo collapsed in the middle of the night. search efforts were hampered throughout the day as thunderstorms and strong winds hit the area thanks to tropical storm elsa as it approached as it continued to approach the state. joining us now from surfside, correspondent vaug ....