Tropical Storm Elsa nears Florida but not the condominium building collapse site
CBSN
Tropical Storm Elsa, back over water but still producing heavy rains in Cuba, is expected to move near the lower Florida Keys Tuesday morning, the National Hurricane center says. It's forecast to then head near or over parts of Florida's west coast later Tuesday and into Wednesday.
That track would largely spare South Florida, including Surfside, where a condominium building partially collapsed June 24. The rest of the building was demolished late Sunday due to concern about Elsa's possible impact on the site. Conditions in the Keys were beginning to deteriorate overnight, the hurricane center said.President Joe Biden said France was America's "first friend" at its founding and is one of its closest allies more than two centuries later as he was honored with a state visit Saturday by French President Emmanuel Macron aimed at showing off their partnership on global security issues and easing past trade tensions.
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