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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven use update the
latest use this hour in just four minutes.

Speaker 2 (00:08):
Texas Republican Senator Ted Crwe says there needs to be
a better system after a camp on the Guadalupe River
wasn't warned of rapidly rising floodwaters. The floods in central
Texas Friday were devastating, and at the All Girls Camp Mystic,
at least twenty seven children and counselors were killed. Crew says.
Making the search harder is that when the flooding struck,

(00:29):
there were many people in the area who wouldn't normally
be there.

Speaker 3 (00:33):
It was Fourth of July weekends, and so there were
thousands of thousands of people that came to the Hill
Country to celebrate, to have a barbecue, to set off
some fireworks, to eat a burger and hot dog, and
it turned into a nightmare.

Speaker 2 (00:46):
The overall death toll stands at more than one hundred,
with search and rescue efforts continuing today. The White House
confirms President Trump is sending out take it or leave
it tariff offers to several countries this week. Correspondent Westbrook
says two of the letters were shown to reporters yesterday
with more later posted to social media.

Speaker 4 (01:06):
In the letters addressed to Schiguru Ishiba, Japan's Prime Minister
Eli J. Miln, South Korea's President, Trump added that if
either country increased its tariffs in retaliation, then whatever the
number you choose to raise them by will be added
on to the twenty five percent that we charge.

Speaker 2 (01:22):
The deadline for new trade deals to be struck has
been pushed back from July ninth to August first. White
House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt says Trump's trade team has
seen a lot of positive developments with several countries. There
are multiple reports that the TSA is finally ending a
requirement that created long lines at the airport. More from

(01:43):
Rory O'Neil.

Speaker 1 (01:45):
Passengers at a growing number of airports are no longer
required to remove their shoes.

Speaker 2 (01:50):
The TSA has yet to.

Speaker 1 (01:51):
Confirm the change, first reported by the gate Access travel newsletter.
Passengers have been taking off their footwear since two thousand
and six, five years after the so called shoebomber tried
to blow up a flight between Paris and Miami.

Speaker 2 (02:06):
I'm Michael Kasner. There's a virtual hearing this afternoon for
Sean Ditty Combs regarding his sentencing for New York sex crimes.
Scott Pringle reports.

Speaker 5 (02:16):
Ditty, who remains locked up, is scheduled to learn his
punishment on October third, but the hip hop moguls, defense lawyers,
and prosecutors both expressing interest in moving up that date.
That's expected to be discussed at the hearing, along with
possible sentencing recommendations. Last week, Didty was found guilty of
transporting people for prostitution, but cleared of more serious charges.
Prosecutors are calling for five years in prison.

Speaker 2 (02:38):
Police are following up on reports of possible sighting of
a Washington State man accused of murdering his three young
daughters over a month ago. Chris Carraggio with more the.

Speaker 6 (02:50):
US Marshall Service as thirty two year old Travis Decker
may have been spotted in Idaho's Sawtooth National Forest over
the weekend. Police say a family reported seeing a man
Decker's description in the Bear Creek area. Decker is accused
of killing his five, eight and nine year old daughters
and then leaving their bodies at a campsite on May thirtieth.

Speaker 2 (03:11):
Amazon Prime Day will last four days this year. The
online retail Giant's popular annual sale for members runs today
through the eleventh. Prime Day started as a one day
event ten years ago before eventually expanding to two days.
New this year are Today's Big Deals, which will see
themed daily deal drops featuring deep discounts on brands like

(03:33):
Samsung and Levi's that will launch daily at midnight Pacific time.
Pearl Jam's longest tenured drummer is leaving the band. Matt
Cameron made the announcement on social media Monday, saying, after
twenty seven fantastic years, I've taken my final steps down

(03:53):
the drum riser for the Mighty Pearl Jam. He played
on the band's first demos in nineteen ninety and then
formally joined the group in nineteen ninety eight following the
departure of Jack Irons. I'm Michael Cassner.