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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dan Ronan. The aircraft carrier the USS George Washington is en route to the Middle East. It will relieve the USS Abraham Lincoln, which has been at sea nearly nine months. NPR's Ava Pukach reports there are reports of difficult conditions aboard the Lincoln.
President Trump told reporters Friday the record long deployment of the USS Abraham Lincoln is quote not nearly long enough. Karen Bramlett, who has a grandson on board the aircraft carrier, condemned the president's comments.
Donald Trump needs to be ashamed of himself to let them suffer that the way that they're doing, they're over there fighting for our country and this is the thanks they get.
Bramlett said that conditions on the ship are wearing on her grandson. She says he once thought he would retire with the military, and now that dream has shattered. Hung Cao, acting secretary of the Navy, said the crew on the USS Lincoln, quote, have been pushed to their limits, but they never have broken. Ava Pugetch, NPR News.
A relentless stretch of thunderstorms has brought devastating flooding across the Midwest. More rain is expected. Here's NPR's Laura Sullivan.
The National Weather Service is predicting widespread storms this weekend through the Ohio Valley, Midwest, and the Central Appalachians. The rainfall will bring additional precipitation to already heavily saturated areas. Indiana and Ohio have been among the hardest hit states, with rainfall totaling more than 11 inches in some areas. The White River in Anderson, Indiana, rose to a record 24.9 feet. Surpassing a flood mark that has stood since nineteen thirteen. Indiana Governor Mike Braun requested a presidential emergency declaration and declared a statewide disaster emergency. More flood warnings and flood watches have been issued across parts of central Illinois and central Indiana through Sunday night.
Laura Sullivan, NPR News.
The death toll in the powerful earthquake that hit Western Columbia last Monday is at least two hundred and ninety four. Another three hundred are reported missing, but hopes are beginning to fade of finding more people alive. NPR's Kerry Con reports.
Recovery crews are finding few possible signs of life under the rubble of collapsed buildings. In Cali, Colombia, the country's third largest city, the fire chief told Reuters efforts to recover bodies should come to an end this weekend. Heavy equipment will then be brought in to clear the debris.
Miami to raise money for earthquake victims in Columbia As well as those from the back to back quakes in Venezuela in June, they killed more than six thousand people. Promoters say online donations and ticket sales from the concert will help rebuild homes, schools and communities.
The National Hurricane Center says Lula is gaining strength and is now a category one hurricane as it heads westerly towards the big island of Hawaii. Lala has a maximum sustained winds of seventy-five miles per hour with heavy rains between eight and twenty-five inches that could hit parts of the island beginning Saturday night. Hawaii's governor Josh Green has declared a state of emergency. Movie ticket sales are not cooling down as Hollywood reaches the dog days of summer. NPR's Bob Mondello has details.
When the Odyssey first opened, it was playing on every IMAX screen in the country. Now it's sharing a few IMAX screens with Spider-Man Brand New Day.
You're in danger, what?
And together those two films will take in about ninety million dollars this weekend in North America. Conventional movie screens, meanwhile, have not one but two movies with rampaging dinosaurs. The end of Oak Street, which is sort of Jurassic suburbia And the animated kid flick, Paw Patrol, Dino Movie.
No dinos too big, no pups too small.
They're in a tight battle for third place. Altogether, the weekend will take in roughly $150 million, all but guaranteeing that this summer we'll end up Hollywood's best in a decade. Bob Mondello, NPR News.
Police in Chesterfield County, Virginia, confirm they have made an arrest in connection with today's shooting at Virginia State University, south of Richmond.
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