Vice President Kamala Harris met with DACA recipients and immigration advocates Thursday, nine years after the “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals” program was created for people who had been brought to the U.S. illegally as children. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins CBSN’s Tanya Rivero to discuss the meeting. Source
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Airbnb vacation rentals can be deadly to kids, regulators warn
Airbnb, TripAdvisor and Vrbo urged to require disabling or fixes for residential elevators after a 7-year-old dies. Source
Florida building collapse should be a lesson for Puerto Rico, expert says
A licensed public adjuster wrote in the Orlando Sentinel that the deadly Surfside, Florida, condo collapse should be a lesson for Puerto Rico. Jack Hanks pointed to condo buildings on the island that remain damaged years after Hurricane Maria devastated the U.S. territory. Hanks, the CEO and president of Velocity Public Adjusting, joins CBSN’s Tanya Rivero to discuss. Source
Olympic athlete Quanesha Burks looks back on journey to Tokyo Games
Quanesha Burks worked as a teen at McDonald’s to help her family. Now, she’s a first-time Olympian heading to Tokyo to compete in the long jump. Source
Expert says Florida building collapse should be a lesson for Puerto Rico
A licensed public adjuster wrote in the Orlando Sentinel the deadly Surfside, Florida, condo collapse should be a lesson for Puerto Rico. Jack Hanks pointed to condo buildings on the island that remain damaged years after Hurricane Maria devastated the U.S. territory. Hanks, the CEO and president of Velocity Public Adjusting, joined CBSN’s Tanya Rivero to discuss. Source
This week on “Sunday Morning” (July 25)
A look at the features for this week’s broadcast of the #1 Sunday morning news program Source
Activists urge Congress to pass voting rights legislation as some states impose restrictions
A new CBS News poll found most Americans do not want voting to be harder. Melanie Campbell, president and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, joined CBSN’s Tanya Rivero to discuss the voting rights legislation in Congress. Source
The world’s top ransomware gangs created a “cartel” to pool their resources
Several of the largest Russian ransomware cybercriminal gangs have partnered up to share hacking techniques, purloined data breach information, malware code, technology infrastructure, and more. CBSN tech reporter Dan Patterson joins “CBSN AM” to talk about this latest development in the world of cybercrime. Source
First-time unemployment claims unexpectedly hit a two-month high
The Labor Department reported an unexpected spike in the number of Americans filing first-time unemployment claims last week — up 51,000 from the previous week, when new claims hit a pandemic low. Sarah House, senior economist at Wells Fargo’s Corporate and Investment Bank, joined CBSN to discuss the nation’s economic recovery. Source
As Delta variant surges, CDC guidance on masking remains the same for now
The CDC continues to say vaccinated people don’t need to wear masks in most indoor settings. Source