Delta variant surge becoming dire in Southeast

Hospitalizations due to the coronavirus have jumped 50% in states like Florida, Tennessee and Kentucky. New infections are the highest among the unvaccinated. Mola Lenghi reports.

• Aug 8, 2021
• 03:06

Florida school mask controversy continues as COVID-19 cases surge

An emergency rule in Florida will allow parents to use vouchers to transfer children out of public schools that require masks, but not everyone agrees with the move.

• Aug 6, 2021

Coast Guard seizes $1.4 billion worth of cocaine and marijuana

Crew members of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter James offloaded nearly 60,000 pounds of cocaine and approximately 1,430 pounds of marijuana at Florida's Port Everglades.

• Aug 6, 2021

Florida sues owner of Piney Point over massive wastewater leak

The state says that if the company continues to operate the former phosphate mining facility, "irreparable harm is likely to occur."

• Aug 5, 2021

DeSantis clashes with Biden as Florida faces mounting COVID surge

Schools are about to open in the state, and the governor says new COVID requirements are out of the question.

• Aug 5, 2021

Florida hospitals may become overwhelmed

Florida has become the new epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. Meanwhile, 60% of hospitals in the state could face a critical staffing shortage within the next seven days, according to the Florida Hospital Association. CBS News correspondent Manuel Bojorquez reports on the crisis, and Dr. Ron Elfenbein, medical director and owner of First Call Medical Center, joined CBSN to discuss the state's latest surge.

• Aug 5, 2021
• 12:43

Florida breaks COVID hospitalization record

Florida just set a new record for COVID hospitalizations, with 135 of those being children, the highest ever. Governor DeSantis is now blaming immigration for the spread of COVID. CBS News correspondent Manuel Bojorquez spoke to locals and medical experts about what's truly driving the spike in cases.

• Aug 5, 2021
• 03:33

Florida COVID hospitalizations break pandemic record

More than 12,000 patients are hospitalized in Florida with the coronavirus, setting a pandemic record. Many of them are unvaccinated. Manuel Bojorquez has the latest.

• Aug 4, 2021
• 02:42

State lawmakers rally in D.C. for voting rights

More than 100 state legislators from over 20 states have joined activists in Washington pushing for voting reform legislation. Representative Anna Eskamani of Florida was one of the lawmakers rallying on Capitol Hill. She joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano with more.

• Aug 3, 2021
• 06:22

Florida governor insists state won't shut down

Governor Ron DeSantis attributed the current spike in infections to the season.

• Aug 4, 2021

White House announces new eviction ban

The White House says a new moratorium on evictions will be put into effect for parts of the country with higher case counts of COVID-19. It follows days of protest by progressive Democrats who camped outside the U.S. Capitol after the CDC's moratorium was allowed to expire over the weekend. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang, Axios congressional reporter Alayna Treene, and Politico national political correspondent Meridith McGraw join CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with the details, and the White House's reaction to sexual harassment claims against New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.

• Aug 3, 2021
• 15:33

Dramatic video emerges from deadly Surfside collapse

This is a first look at dramatic bodycam footage from officers who responded to the scene of the deadly condo collapse in Surfside, Florida.

• Aug 3, 2021
• 00:18

Florida breaks second alarming COVID-19 record

First, it was the most new daily cases since the pandemic's start. Now, it's a hospitalizations record. Hospitals are being overrun, and patients are getting younger.

• Aug 2, 2021

Florida reports record number of new COVID infections

Florida health officials report more than 21,000 new infections in a single day. However, the state has a 60% vaccination rate for people over the age of 12. Dr. Kartik Cherabuddi, an epidemiologist and associate professor of infections diseases at the University of Florida, joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss how concerning the surge in Florida is and why masks are needed to slow the variant down.

• Aug 1, 2021
• 05:42

Florida breaks single-day record of COVID-19 cases

Florida reported 21,683 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, breaking a pandemic record.

• Aug 1, 2021

Florida becomes COVID hot spot

COVID-19 hospitalizations almost doubled in the last week, and the vast majority of those patients are unvaccinated. Virus hot spots, including Florida and Hawaii, face record-breaking infection levels, but how their governors are reacting is dramatically different. Lilia Luciano reports.

• Aug 1, 2021
• 02:29

Florida governor signs order letting parents decide if kids wear masks in schools

The executive order bars school districts from forcing students to mask up, despite new guidance from the CDC, and as COVID-19​ cases climb in the state like never before.

• Jul 31, 2021

Disney theme parks requiring visitors to wear masks again

Masks are required at places like the Skyliner and the monorail -- regardless of your vaccination status, Disney said.

• Jul 29, 2021

Toxic red tide ravages Florida's Gulf Coast

A toxic red tide has killed 1,000 tons of sea life and made it hard for humans to breathe along Florida's Gulf Coast, just as the economy recovers. Senior environmental correspondent Ben Tracy takes an up-close look at the devastation and how climate change may be contributing to the problem.

• Jul 29, 2021
• 02:12

Unvaccinated patients flood Florida hospitals

Officials at the University of Florida Health Jacksonville say they're hitting numbers of COVID-19 patients higher than any they've seen during the pandemic. More than 90% of those patients are unvaccinated, and only roughly 50% of the hospital staff is vaccinated. Manuel Bojorquez reports on the battle in a state that accounts for 1 in 5 of the nation's new coronavirus cases.

• Jul 27, 2021
• 03:03

Last Surfside collapse victim identified

Estelle Hedaya, 54, has been identified as the final victim in June's condo building collapse in Surfside, Florida, bringing the death toll to 98 people. CBS News' Laura Podesta joins CBSN AM with more.

• Jul 27, 2021
• 02:22

98 victims ID'd in Florida condo collapse

The last remaining missing person in the Surfside, Florida, condo collapse has been accounted for and identified, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava announced Monday. A total of 98 victims have been identified and 242 people are accounted for. Read more here.

• Jul 26, 2021
• 05:26

Jobless Florida residents sue to get their federal pandemic benefits back

Unemployed Floridians in Broward County join peers in Oklahoma, Texas and Indiana in fighting for extra $300 a week in aid.

• Jul 26, 2021

COVID-19 infections up across the U.S.

All 50 states are reporting an increase in COVID-19 infections as the Delta variant surges and vaccination rates slow. CBS News' Laura Podesta joins CBSN AM with the latest.

• Jul 26, 2021
• 03:31

Search for bodies concludes in Surfside condo collapse

The collapse killed 97 people, and one woman is still missing.

• Jul 23, 2021

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