South. And now they are Looking for voids, anyone who might still be alive. Pablo says he is grateful to the Search Crews working under such dangerous conditions. The conditions that they are under is there is just no words for how thankful we are for the work that they are doing and their families for sharing them with us. It is definitely a physical and emotional toll on them as well. And as a family member, i just want to thank them for continuing to Look for my mom and grandmother. Leyla santiago is in surfside for us with the latest this morning. Reporter christine, laura, 13 days after the building collapsed officials say that the focus continues to be the Search And Rescue mission. Now, they are able to get access to a different part of the building after officials demolished what was still left standing last week. They have had to have some temporary pauses because of lightning, but the teams have been able to remove 4. 8 million pounds of concrete from the pile according to th
The United States and all around the world. Im paula newton. Coming up on cnn newsroom. A tropical storm threatens searchandrescue efforts at the Surfsidetower Collapse in florida. We will have a Liveweather Update on the conditions. Plus, england prepares to loosen its Covid Restrictions. Even as the countrys 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, searchandrescue 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. Thats good news. But the thing is that Heavy Rain and gusty winds could complicate the search for survivors, in that deadlybuilding collapse. The Storm Comes just as Rescue Teams got a major boost in their efforts. Cnns Leyla Santiago explains. Reporter the controlled demolition of the rest o
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 60mileperhour winds and it is making a beeline in that direction. You can see the heavy rainfall beginning to pick up in intensity
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 theres 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 covid19 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. Thats almost half of the u. S. Population. Now health officials are pushing to get even more shots in arms as they battle vaccine hesitancy. Cnns 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 Covid19 Vaccination by July 4th. It didnt mean he was going to stop the celebration, stop an acknowle
of the new york times. each of the nearly 500,000 dots represents one lost life. it stretches chronologically down from the first reported to the current death toll. and those deaths come from every state. you ll see a break down for each state at the bottom of your screen. the washington post had another way to grasp it. transporting 500,000 people will require a caravan of more than 9800 buses. the caravan would stretch almost 95 miles, roughly the distance from philadelphia to new york. all this began nearly one year ago when the u.s. recorded its first known death from covid-19. by may we had hit 100,000 fatalities. by december 300,000. we hit 400,000 nearly a month ago. but these deaths need not be in vain. there is reason for hope. new covid cases are declining. the death rate is slowing. and vaccination rates are up. right now about 5.4% of americans are fully vaccinated. dr. anthony fauci says that normalcy is in sight, though we have a ways to go. i think we re g