m n try. it's tuesday, july 6th, 2021. this is the "cbs morning news." eyes on elsa. the tropical storm slams cuba as it makes its way close to the u.s. we have the latest track of the storm. rising death toll. more bodies have been pulled from the rubble of the collapsed condo tower in florida. the latest on the search for survivors. and remembering richard donor. the director behind some of hollywood's most iconic movies.

good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we begin with tropical storm elsa which is passing near the florida keys this morning. it's expected to make landfall sometime today on the west coast of florida. right now tropical storm warnings are up in portions of the state. elsa slammed cuba hitting the country's southern coast in the afternoon. of cuba.m packing trentia there's also fears about potential mudslides. laura podesta is tracking the storm's latest path. parts of florida filing the beginnings of elsa's wrath. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. bands of heavy rain continue to pummel parts of western cuba. the outer bands moving north into southern florida and parts of the keys. the outer rain bands are bringing with them 40 mile per hour winds, heavy rain and the

threat of tornadoes. tropical storm elsa turned through cuba overnight inundating the island withp tet anticipate a storm this early in the season. we've got to get this tightened up. >> reporter: elsa is moving north followi projected path on the coast. >> the landfall impact is likely to be north of tampa bay. >> reporter: florida governor ron desantis said elsa appears to be tracking away from the miami area. >> at least in terms of the surfside with the storm elsa, the news is pretty positive. >> reporter: but the entire state is bracing for potential heavy winds and possible flooding. >> we got the notification that we could get sand bags and we're ght on some water. we just want to do everything that we can at this point. >> reporter: the national weather service said elsa could

bring tropical storms to georgia and the carolinas this week with low lying coastal areas most at risk. >> reporter: elsa's already being blamed for three deaths, two in the dominican republic and one on the island of saint lure shah. they are expected to receive three to five inches of rain with some areas with eight inches, anne-marie. >> laura podesta in new york. thank you so much. so while elsa is not expected to make a direct hit in the area of that collapsed florida condo, thunderstorms have delayed yesterday's search efforts. the death toll in surfside jumps to 28 with 117 still missing. search and rescue teams pulled four more bodies from the rubber.

it's called all in for surfside. the post pandemicy the spread of the delta variant. carter evans warns of a mid summer surge. >> reporter: it's been a holiday weekend where so much seems so normal. >> it's fabulous. i'm so happy. it's nice to have everybody together. >> reporter: but lurking amid theelebrations is a covid reality check. c >> we still have hundreds of americans dying every week of this disease. 99 plus percent of them are people who are unvaccinated. >> reporter: concern is growing over the delta variant, now the dominant strain in california and four other states. in just one month the delta variant and it turns out masks are still aev vaccinated said d

extra added level of protection even though the vaccines themselves are highly effective. >> reporter: while the two dose pfizer/moderna vaccines are nearly 90% effective, it plummets to 33% with one dose. in texas they say more than 1 million are overdue was the first step. it doesn't work well against delta. that's critical. >> reporter: even with health officials pleading vaccines are the best way out, a new poll finds nearly 1/3 of americans who are not vaccinated have no intention of getting one. >> this is a very devious virus. it will find any crack in the armor it can and it continues to do so. in the u.k. prime minister

plans to end the measures by july 19th. a final decision to happen next week. back here at home, fire crews out west are gaining ground on some major wildfires. the lava fire burning in northern california is now 71% contained. the flames have scorched 25,000 acres though. authorities are concerned about the high wind. a quick moving brush fire has triggered evacuation orders in sunday. the tumbleweed fire is burning 70 miles. and this morning, hollywood and movie fans around the world are mourning the loss of legendary

filmmaker, richard donner. >> 100,000? i can't afford it. let me say i take the whole stash off your hands for free and you go to jail. what do you say about that? >> donner was the famous director of "lethal weapon" and behind some of the most iconic movies in the '70s and '80s. he gained fame for the flick. no word on a cause of death. coming up, tragedy at an amusement park after a boy is killed on a boat ride. how it is not the first death at this iowa park. running for cover. a massive fireworks accident in ohio sends people fleeing.

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people people started running for their lives during this fireworks accident in ohio. four people were injured. police say stacks of fireworks piled next to a rental truck ignited sunday night at a july 4th block party in toledo. it set off a series of explosions. an investigation is underway to find out why the fireworks ignited. and a search is underway for a cargo plane that crashed off hawaii last week. there was a tragic mishap at an amusement park. cbs 2 in iowa reports a deadly accident at an amusement park was the second one there since 2016. an 11-year-old boy was killed

and three others injured saturday on the raging river boat ride at the adventure kls land park and altuna. they say it was difficult responding to the scene. >> there was a lot of equipment, personnel had to travel back to the remote area on foot. it was a challenge getting back there. >> reporter: the decades old ride opened on friday. right terts says the ntsb is searching for a cargo plane that crashed during an emergency landing. the two-member crew told air traffic controllers the engine broke out moments before friday's crash in the pacific ocean. they found the two pilots an hour later clinging to packages and parts of the plane several miles off oahu. they were both seriously injured. investigators want to recover

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and groom. gwen and blake. july 3rd, 2021, dreams do come true. the love birds exchanged vows at shelton's oklahoma ranch. the couple got engaged last year and had to put off their wedding a few times due to the pandemic. on the "cbs moneywatch," amazon.com has a new ceo and nft sales hit new highs. diane king hall is at the new york stock exchange with those stories and more. good morning, diane. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. the markets reopened this morning following their closure forth fourth of july holiday. amazon has a new head boss. andy jassy took over as the head of the world's largest ecommerce company. previously he ran amazon's cloud computing business. jeff bezos announced he was stepping down in february and

will serve as the company's executive chair. car sales dropped for the second straight month falling below their pre-pandemic levels. new data shows imported car sales slumped 13% and doe message. chip shortage is driving up costs and making a shortage. it could last through the year. one digital asset is booming. the nft or nonfungible token market surged to new highs in the second quarter with $2.5 billion in sales so as far this year. nfts exploded in popularity. they let people buy and sell ownership of unique items and it can represen anything from art, music, videos. anne-marie. >> i don't understand it but i'm glad people are making money.

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a goalie for the nhl's columbus blue jackets is dead after a fireworks accident. authorities in michigan say 24-year-old mattis kaplenex died of chest trauma when a fire work hit him sunday night at a party. he played junior hockey in iowa. >> the place he left here was way better once he got through this door, you know, from his parents to his teammates. they'll never be forgotten. >> he played in eight games for the blue jackets. police in georgia are searching for the person who shot and killed a professional golfer and two others. the body of 41-year-old gene siller was discovered saturday near the 10th hole of the pine

tree country club outside atlanta. two more bodies found in the bed of a white pickup truck parked on the green. one of the men was identified as the owner of that truck. he was remembered by a long-time friend. >> gene was a guy that built h h work, through patience, service, through selflessness. those kind of characteristics are easy to follow. it's a big void that is left in our community. the unidentified suspect fled the scene. a california woman is proving to us age is just a number. she's doing it in an incredibly giving and selfless manner. jamie yuccas introduces us to olga marie. >> reporter: some people never find purpose in their life but she did before she retired. >> i thought to myself, this is what i want to do. of course, i had no idea how to

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our top stories this morning. tropical storm elsa is expected to make landfall on the coast of florida today. it will pass near the florida keys. elsa lashed cuba after making landfall there yesterday. the death toll in that condo collapse in florida has jumped to 28. search and rescue teams in surfside pulled four more bodies from the rubble yesterday. they resume their efforts after crews demolished what had remained the standing building on sunday. 117 people are still missing. well, today marks six months

since a mob overpowered police and stormed the u.s. capitol. since january 6th two police officers have taken their lives teran.alfarone introduces us to the canineicer who madenas says never forget the tear gas, flash bangs and utter violence he battled on january 6th. >> cannot forget a date like that. you can never forget a date like that. >> reporter: as the days went by, the navy veteran said shock turned to shame, grief over loss after loss turned to anger. he said, one night those thoughts and feelings swirled into a hopeless haze. >> i was trying to open my gun locker downstairs because i wanted to, you know, kill myself. my wife said that day i was

banging here trying to open it up. i keep pressing. keep pressing and nothing was going on. i keep banging and banging. >> reporter: turns out the battery on the lock was dead. it had never failed him in 14 years. do you call that fate or god? >> i'm a religious person. my god saved me that day. >> reporter: medina now getting help. he learned he had already been suffering from ptsd after a shooting years earlier. he's on leave and he takes healing walks in the park with his wife and dogs. others are likely feeling the same way he did. >> we don't want to share we are in pain. saying we are weak. >> why did you talk to my doctor about it and share my story so i can help other first responders to send a message and say it's okay. it's okay to aeda wants to

return to the job he's been working for 20 plus years. right now he's working on healing and part of that is giving others hope. that was debra alfarone reporting. coming up exclusively on "cbs this morning," award winning journalist nicole hannah jones announces her next steps after a 10-year controversy at the nashville journey. they want to release the first album under their own dreams. danny trejo talks about his memoir, my life of crime, redemption and hollywood. that's the "cbs morning news" for this tuesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day.

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