♪ as of now, a number of confirmed fatalities remains at nine and we can now report that we have identified an additional four of the victims. >> the devastating situation in south florida where rescuers continue searches for survivors as we learn more about the victims and loved ones who perished in the high rise collapse. the u.s. launches military strikes on president biden's

order in iraq and syria. new details. massive heat dome causing 25 million in the northwest to deal with record high temperatures with little relief in sight. thousands lose power jovernight. the racing fan who caused epic chain reaction crash. new york and elsewhere, we kick off a new week. "early today" starts now. >> i'm frances rivera. >> i'm phillip mena. the u.s. launching defensive air-strikes in the middle east weapons storage, in syria and iraq on the border shared by the countries. chosen because they were used by iran-backed militias that attacked u.s. forces in iraq directed this military action to

deter future attacks did not respond to questions about the air strikes. authorities identified more victims in florida >> as of now, the number of confirmed fatalities remains at nine, and we can now report that we have identified an additional four of the victims. >> those four are 46-year-old anna ortiz and 26-year-old son luis, leon and his wife christina beatrice these eight victims have been identified 150 people are still unaccounted for. rescuers holding on to hope some may be alive beneath the wreckage investigators try to determine what caused the collapse as nearby residents wonder if their buildings are safe

antonia hylton >> reporter: holding its breath as residents near the site of the collapse are increasingly concerned their homes are unsafe too. growing fears that buildings around champlain towers south may be at risk. >> if i were in the sister building, would be out of it until told it was safe >> reporter: announcing that residents can evacuate voluntarily until the audit is complete adding he's not aware of issues there. philip and his wife have lived in north tower for six years and they're not leaving. your building was made by the same builder do you feel safe >> same builder, architect more or less the same design little bit different as far as the number of units. so yes, i'm concerned.

>> reporter: 2018 report from morabito consultants cited cracking in the concrete columns, beams and walls and noted structural damage around the pool deck, suggesting it be removed. >> this is not unique, having concrete problems. there was nothing that screamed to me you need to get out of the building >> reporter: but some don't want to wait for answers. monica lives in building across the street >> just the families of the victims crying in front of your building because now they're letting the families come. to be honest, i don't think that is a good idea don't make sense to me but i guess they were requesting to see the site. can see them breaking in front of you pretty much >> reporter: are you going to feel comfortable moving back after some time. >> at least for a while, i have

to >> reporter: plans to check into hotel until then could be many months before we know exactly why the south tower came down. miami-dade's mayor announced all buildings over 40 years old will be audited next 30 days. residents want assurances now. growing number of rare heart inflammation cases after covid vaccinations has led the fda to add new warning about side effects to pfizer and moderna. after cdc says more than 1,200 cases of myocarditis and pericarditis in those 30 or under. health officials say the benefits outweigh any risk added warning to patient and provider fact sheets of both vaccines this as the world health organization is urging fully vaccinated people to continue mask wearing and practicing

safety measures as highly contagious delta variant spreads around the world it's dominant in sydney, australia and south africa and outbreak in israel has led to number of breaking cases in vaccinated adults. matt bodner is live. >> reporter: we're seeing a lot of anxiety over the delta variant and outbreaks. particularly in countries with lower vaccination rates. moscow and russia, 15% to 20% has been vaccinated but past two weeks, exploding case numbers, record setting case numbers driven by this delta variant one of the things they're doing is introducing in moscow today a type of vaccine passport in form

of qr codes. won't be able to go into restaurants or bars unless you demonstrate you're vaccinated. this is to try to increase the number of people going out to get vaccinated and impose some measures to get ahead of the new wave similar in south africa where authorities are reimposing restrictions a tight two-week regime there. and australia as well. things have been on lockdown the whole time sydney is going into a 14-day strict lockdown as well. but on the covid front, not all bad news in uk we're seeing return of wimbledon, famous tennis tournament canceled last year because of the pandemic. first time since the second world war. now it's back. some sign of normalcy at least >> wimbledon was one of the few events that had the foresight to get insurance when it came to

that happy to see the tennis back in england. bipartisan infrastructure plan is back on track this morning. president biden spent the weekend reiterating support for the deal after angering republicans with comments last week monica alba with more from the white house. >> reporter: the infrastructure deal does seem to be back on track for now. the white house went into damage control over the weekend with president biden clarifying the traditional package isn't directly linked to larger spending bill driven by democrats. republican senators said they were satisfied with the explanation, walking back a veto threat on the bipartisan plan. challenge now whether democrats will stick together. joe manchin of west virginia, critical vote, indicated he could support the separate infrastructure measure with child care and education president himself will hit the road heading to wisconsin tuesday to sell the bipartisan

proposal directly to the american people. >> thanks monica as pride month comes to an end, celebrations, marches and protests took place around the globe. despite many virtual due to the covid pandemic, new york city pride parade took place in limited capacity, and 30,000 in paris for first since the pandemic started thousands across italy rome and smaller cities berlin, demonstrators took three routes to reflect the diversity of the community. excessive heat warnings in multiple areas thousands without power in humid weather. janessa webb good morning >> good morning, heat we've never seen before across the pacific northwest. unfortunately cannot tell you better news for today. will continue to get worse yesterday, seeing 104.

records broken for seattle look at forecasted high for today, looking at 110 degrees. don't see a big change across the area until thursday afternoon. that's why the excessive heat warnings and watches will continue to be put in place. for this morning into afternoon, 23 million people this id stormh that area. for the east coast, heat indices near 100 degrees also massive heat spreading across the east coast. we'll talk about that coming up. >> already feeling it. thank youjanessa ground breaker for women's basketball for nearly 20 years,

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wieselburg it's against the corporation, not president trump himself. five people killed after hot air balloon crashed into a power line >> balloon just fell off, you guys, hit electrical pole. this is crazy. hit the electrical pole. oh, my god, it just blew up. >> victims identified as three men, two women, 59 to 65 years old. cause of the crash is under investigation. we have a consumer alert tesla is recalling nearly 300,000 china-made and imported model 3 and model y cars over issues with assisted driving can be activated accidentally, causing the vehicles to accelerate chinese developers said the software fix will be remote, won't need to return thet punis.

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♪ today, we did give all of the families an opportunity to privately visit the site >> the reality in surfside as the official death toll rises to nine dozens still missing as frantic search and rescue teams continue working tirelessly at the towers new details on the u.s. military strikes in iraq and syria launched in retaliation after militias attacked u.s. service members. millions enduring excess