An analysis by Georgetown University researchers found five significant clusters in the southern and lower Midwestern part of the U.S. Source

President Biden says he will “deliver” a message to Russian President Putin over the massive global ransomware attack, believed to have originated in Russia. Maurice Turner, a cybersecurity fellow at the Alliance for Securing Democracy, joins CBSN’s Lana Zak for a closer look at the state of the U.S. ransomware deterrence. Source

Tropical Storm Elsa is heading up the East Coast after it made landfall and carved a path of destruction. CBS New York chief weathercaster Lonnie Quinn has the forecast. Source

Teams are working around the clock to pull victims from the rubble of the Surfside condo collapse, despite the shift from rescue to recovery. Manuel Bojorquez reports. Source

As CBS News’ Janet Shamlian reports, the Delta variant of the coronavirus is fueling a rise in infections across the U.S. Experts warn those cases are expected to continue climbing in communities with low vaccinations. Dr. Amesh Adalja, an infectious disease expert and senior scholar at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, joins CBSN’s Lana Zak to discuss the latest. Source

Embrace indoor-outdoor living with these affordable, reviewer-loved patio and porch accessories. Source

The United Nations is considering options to help keep Haiti from falling into more political chaos after the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise. CBSN’s Vladimir Duthiers reports on the investigation, and freelance journalist Harold Isaac joins CBSN’s Tanya Rivero from Port-au-Prince with more on the potential political fallout. Source

It’s expected to remain a significant rainmaker as it moves quickly up the East Coast after killing one person in Florida and injuring several others in Georgia. Source

Google is currently facing three other federal antitrust lawsuits​, including one from the Justice Department​. Source

Prosecutors said members of the group brandished flagpoles, chemical spray, plastic handcuffs and tactical gloves with plastic knuckles. Source