CBS New York chief weathercaster Lonnie Quinn has more on where Elsa is heading next. Source

The operation is the largest marijuana eradication of illegal cultivations in the history of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, officials said. Source

Authorities in Southern California have seized more than 16 tons of marijuana worth an estimated $1.19 billion, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department officials said Wednesday. The 10-day sting is the largest eradication of illegal marijuana cultivations in the history of the department. CBS Los Angeles has the details. Source

The intensity of the recent Pacific Northwest heat wave wasn’t just unusual — it would have been “virtually impossible without human-caused climate change,” according to a new study from the World Weather Attribution network. The study warns that “as warming continues, it will become a lot less rare.” CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli joins CBSN’s Lana Zak with more. Source

As CBS News’ Nancy Chen reports, the Delta variant has become the dominant strain of the coronavirus in the U.S. Cases are already spiking in areas with low vaccination rates. Dr. Brittani James, a family medicine physician and co-founder of the Institute for Antiracism in Medicine, joins CBSN’s Lana Zak with more. Source

Scientists say if Earth keeps warming on the current trajectory, heat waves of this magnitude will no longer be 1-in-1,000-year events — they will happen once every 5 to 10 years. Source

Eric Adams has been projected the winner of New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary by The Associated Press. On Tuesday night, the city’s Board of Elections released updated results showing Adams with a one-point lead over his closest competitor, Kathryn Garcia. CBS News political reporter Adam Brewster joins CBSN AM to discuss. Source

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy spoke with Major Garrett about the risks of being unvaccinated amid a rise in the Delta variant. Source

Officials said 86 people are still unaccounted for. Crews will transition from search and rescue to a recovery operation by the end of the day. Source

Backed by charitable donations, Hannah-Jones announced a center at Howard University to foster diversity in journalism. Source