More than 130,000 properties were damaged, and some 223,000 people have applied for federal Hurricane Harvey assistance. Tests of floodwaters conducted show some neighborhoods are contaminated with lead and arsenic, as well as bacteria like E.coli. Omar Villafranca reports. Source
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From above, a wider picture of the devastation in the Keys
FEMA says Irma destroyed 25 percent of homes in the Florida Keys, and 65 percent are heavily damaged. There is almost no power and no water. By any measure, especially in the Lower Keys, a housing and humanitarian crisis will go on for weeks. Mark Strassmann reports. Source
Marriage equality pioneer Edith Windsor dead at 88
Edith Windsor, who took the fight for same-sex marriage to the Supreme Court and won, has died at the age of 88. CBSN anchor Reena Ninan has more. Source
Who’s in the Mix at WR? A Look at the 12 Receivers Currently on the Titans Roster
The Titans added a pair of receivers in the NFL Draft, and then another on Tuesday. As of today, the team now has 12 receivers on the roster. TennesseeTitans.com takes a look at how the position looks right now. Source
Facebook Oversight Board upholds Trump suspension but orders review of the process
Facebook’s Oversight Board has issued a decision upholding the company’s suspension of former President Donald Trump following the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. But the panel also directed Facebook to review its decision within six months and criticized the “indeterminate and standardless penalty of indefinite suspension.” CBS News tech reporter Dan Patterson joins Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green on CBSN with the breaking news and what it means. Source
People still stranded in Caribbean following Irma
Hurricane Irma killed more than two-dozen people in the Caribbean last week, and at least 2,200 Americans who were vacationing there are still stranded. Tony Dokoupil has one couple’s story. Source
Hurricane Irma interrupts marriage in Tampa
Thousands are filing into shelters in Tampa with Hurricane Irma bearing down, including a couple of newlyweds. John Blackstone reports. Source
Flooded once by Harvey, Fort Myers gets battered again by Irma
The Gulf coast city of Fort Myers was severely flooded two-weeks ago by Hurricane Harvey and on Sunday night it was getting battered by Hurricane Irma. The hurricane carried winds in excess of 100 mph. At a middle school nearly 2,800 people took shelter. Once Irma’s winds clear overnight, the danger will become an incredible storm surge upwards of 10 feet in places. Kris Van Cleave reports. Source
Irma shuts down Orlando
Hurricane Irma shut down Disney World on Sunday, along with the rest of Orlando, Florida. Adriana Diaz reports. Source
Facebook Oversight Board upholds Trump ban on platform
But indefinite suspension after the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol was “inappropriate,” board finds. Source