July 4, 2026: Storms Force Evacuations of July 4th Events, Trump & Putin Talk, More
episodePreviously titled “Storms Force Evacuations of July 4th Events, Trump & Putin Talk, More” — renamed by the publisher on Aug 2, 2026
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News when you want it with Bloomberg News Now. I'm Ed Kalecki. Thunderstorms were set to better July 4th celebrations in Washington, D.C. and New York as a waning heat dome continues to test electricity grids in the eastern U.S. following record power demand over the past few days. Attendees at Washington's Salute to America celebration were told on Saturday evening to vacate the event grounds and find temporary shelter. and that the timing for the event has been delayed due to severe weather. The National Park Service said in a social media post that fireworks attendees in the nation's capital should evacuate and follow directions from park rangers, law enforcement and other event officials. President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed Ukraine and the upcoming NATO summit in Turkey in a phone call Saturday.
In an audio message to reporters, Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov said Putin congratulated Trump on the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence in the call that lasted 85 minutes. Ushakov said the president's naturally touched on the topic of a Ukrainian settlement, including in the light of Trump's upcoming participation in the NATO summit in Turkey on July 7th and 8th. The American president reaffirmed his readiness to facilitate a swift end to hostilities. and the search for solutions to overcome the crisis. Pollsters have been focused on how Americans feel about the state of the country on its 250th birthday. Ashley Koenig is the director at the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling at Rutgers University.
She talks about the latest PBS News NPR Marist poll, which shows the nation is divided over its identity and its future.
We've seen a lot of headlines in the news right now about saying that patriotism has dropped and people aren't proud to be an American anymore. But really the story here is in how the question is being asked by a variety of pollsters in this poll and in other ones. And so we really see that proud to be American number range anywhere from 33% in some polls to 70%.
Rutgers polling expert Ashley Koning on Bloomberg this weekend. Eight in 10 Americans polled say the U.S. has moved away from its founding principles, yet a majority still think the best days are yet to come. Tankers trying to exit the Strait of Hormuz are being forced to make U-turns. Bloomberg's Monica Ricks has details.
At least eight ships attempting to leave the Persian Gulf along the Omani coast have been forced to turn back around over the last two days. Some, including oil tankers, switched to a route closer to Iran after reportedly hearing Iranian forces warn over radios that they needed permission to cross. Iran has repeatedly said vessels should only transit the strait through an authorized route, but it's the latest sign that reopening the waterway is still complicated, despite an interim peace deal with the U.S.
What weather events caused evacuations during July 4th celebrations?
On average, only a few dozen vessels have crossed daily since Monday. Bloomberg Radio.
Venezuela's official death toll from last week's twin earthquakes rose to almost 3,000 on Saturday. Authorities reported 2,954 fatalities and 16,592 injuries in latest government update. That's up from 2,600 deaths reported a day earlier. The number of injured rose by roughly 4,000. Families of those still missing continue to press authorities to intensify search and rescue efforts. There have been 890 aftershocks since the earthquake struck on June 24th. The UN and other organizations have warned that the final death toll could eventually exceed 10,000 given the scale of the disaster.
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