“We’re doing everything we can to move forward with demolition as soon as we have a final path to do so,” Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said on Saturday. Source

The confirmed death toll in the Florida condo building collapse rose to 24 on Saturday after two more bodies were recovered overnight, officials announced at a press conference. They said a plan for demolition of the remaining structure is being finalized, and gave updates on Tropical Storm Elsa. Source

The first hurricane of the season, Hurricane Elsa, is spinning in the Atlantic. Also, Fourth of July weekend travel is expected to hit record numbers. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Source

Celebrating the 4th of July weekend is taking on a new meaning for one family. They recently discovered a diary of sorts from the husband of Betsy Ross, John Claypoole. As Jericka Duncan explains, finding that diary led to them finding a family they didn’t even know existed. Source

Sandra Lindsay, who immigrated to New York when she was 18, “poured her heart and soul” into the fight against COVID-19. Source

The storm is expected to move near Haiti and the Dominican Republic on Saturday and near Jamaica and eastern Cuba on Sunday, according to forecasters. Source

It is scheduled to start at approximately 10:30 a.m. Eastern. Source

The rally comes after the Trump Organization and its CFO were charged with tax fraud on Thursday. Source

Famed pitmaster Rodney Scott is already the recipient of the prestigious James Beard Award. This year he was announced as an inductee into the Barbecue Hall of Fame, and he’s just out with a new book, “Rodney Scott’s World of Barbecue.” He’s got a restaurant in Birmingham, just opened one in Atlanta, and Jamie Wax caught up with him at the place where it all began. Source

Hurricane Elsa is threatening rescue and recovery efforts at the site of the collapsed apartment tower in Surfside, Florida. Meanwhile, teams on Saturday continued their search for a tenth day, and as another apartment tower was evacuated over concerns. Omar Villafranca reports. Source