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How extensive is the search and rescue effort after the Texas Hill Country floods?

Louise Schiavone 0:01

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone. A massive search and rescue effort continues in the Texas Hill Country following Friday's historic flooding of the Guadalupe River. At least two dozen people have died in the floods, and more than twenty girls from a summer camp on the banks of the river are missing. Texas Public Radio's Dan Katz has more.

Unknown 0:22

The downpour caused the river to rise as much as twenty five feet in forty five minutes, engulfing cars, debris, and entire buildings in the gray and brown water. Governor Greg Abbott says the state is sparing no resource to rescue the missing. So many people. Have been swept up into an extraordinary catastrophe. It needs God. But it also needs

What new tariff actions is President Trump announcing this week?

Unknown 0:47

A robust response by the state and local governments. First responders have rescued more than two hundred people since the flooding began. Local officials say it's possible many people may be stranded and unable to call for help. For MPR News, I'm Dan Katz.

Louise Schiavone 1:03

President Trump is at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey for the weekend, having signed a massive domestic agenda bill into law at a White House Independence Day picnic. In the coming week, his tariff agenda will continue to unfold. Speaking with reporters aboard Air Force One last night, Trump said that he preferred to communicate trade details with nations individually, and tariff letters are going out on Monday.

Unknown 1:32

I think a simple tariff is simpler than and better than sitting down and working fifteen different things. You know, with the UK we did that.

Louise Schiavone 1:40

In the Middle East, Hamas has agreed to enter a new round of negotiations to reach a ceasefire deal in Gaza.

What developments have occurred in the Gaza cease‑fire negotiations and aid‑worker safety?

Louise Schiavone 1:46

The announcement comes days after President Trump announced that Israel had agreed to a sixty day ceasefire in the region. This morning, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation announced that two American aid workers were injured in a targeted terrorist attack during food distribution activities in Con Yunis. They are in stable condition. Congress is considering multiple bills that would reform the Federal Emergency Management Agency. NPR's Rebecca Hersher reports the president has said that FEMA as it exists now should be eliminated.

Rebecca Hersher 2:18

FEMA is responsible for responding to major disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes, and wildfires. The agency has struggled for decades to adequately help survivors of disasters. A new bill introduced by Vermont Senator Peter Welch would make it easier for rural towns to get FEMA assistance and to access federal money to help prevent damage from extreme weather. A separate bill pending in Congress proposes even more drastic changes, including making FEMA a cabinet level agency that reports directly to the president. Meanwhile, the president has created a FEMA reform council that's supposed to make recommendations later this year.

How is Congress planning to reform FEMA and what changes are being proposed?

Rebecca Hersher 2:55

Rebecca Hersher, NPR News.

Louise Schiavone 2:57

This is NPR. Most Americans do not think a civil war is likely at any time soon. That is the result of a large peer reviewed study. As NPR's Martin Costi reports, the researchers say they were surprised by how low and stable the numbers are.

Martin Costi 3:16

In a survey of more than eight thousand people, the vast majority did not agree that a civil war is imminent. Researcher Garren Wintermute says the positive results seem to run contrary to the frequent discussion of political polarization and violence in the media.

Unknown 3:30

Only about six percent of our respondents thought that civil war was likely. Basically the same numbers we got in twenty twenty three. We expected an increase because twenty twenty four was an election year.

What does the latest study reveal about Americans’ views on the likelihood of civil war?

Unknown 3:43

So the good news surprise was we didn't see one.

Martin Costi 3:45

He adds that of the four percent of respondents who said civil war is needed, half also said that they could be dissuaded from taking part. The study was done by the Centers for Violence Prevention at UC Davis and published in the journal Injury Epidemiology. Martin Costi, NPR News.

Louise Schiavone 4:02

For the first time in a century, Parisians have legally swum in the Seine River. This morning at designated swimming areas near the Eiffel Tower and Isle Saint Louis, the public was welcome to dive in.