Judy Woodruff:
The Games are set to start in two weeks.
We will discuss all of this later in the program.
Today marked two weeks since a condominium tower collapsed in Surfside, Florida, and the death toll has now reached 64. Another 76 people are still missing. On Wednesday evening, emergency workers held a moment of silence, as they transitioned from rescue to recovery.
Tropical Storm Elsa is moving up the U.S. East Coast tonight and regaining some strength. Storm warnings extend into New Jersey and New York and as far north as Massachusetts. The system already killed one person in Jacksonville, Florida. It also spawned an apparent tornado that injured at least 10 people in Georgia.
California called today for voluntary water conservation as drought grips more the state. Residents are being asked to cut their water usage by 15 percent. Some of the state’s reservoirs are already at dangerously low levels, with the summer just begun.
Fifteen states today endorsed a settlement with Purdue Pharma over the opioids epidemic. The maker of OxyContin and its owners, the Sackler family, will release millions of documents and accelerate compensation to the states.
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey praised the new terms to let the company emerge from bankruptcy.