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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven use update.

Speaker 2 (00:03):
The latest use this hour in just four minutes.

Speaker 3 (00:08):
Flood weary Central Texas is in the crosshairs of more
rain less than two weeks after the deadly Fourth of
July weekend floods. It killed around one hundred and thirty people.
Governor Greg Abbott says water rescues were carried out Sunday
in three counties. President Trump is pledging to fully fund
federal recovery assistance after the President toured Kerr County on Friday.

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Historic flooding in Texas comes at the same time as
the federal government is looking to dismantle FEMA. Former administrator
Dian Criswell says the fallout proves that federal aid is necessary.
Texas is the most capable state when it comes to
emergency management, but even this response required additional help. She

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warns that without federal emergency resources, it will lead to
a loss of life. Smaller states, she says, fund emergency
management through grants and if the Feds are not there
to pitch in, she worries that disaster recovery will drain
resources from safety net agencies. A fire that broke out
through a nursing home in Fall River, Massachusetts, is blamed

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for at least nine deaths and some thirty injuries. A
mass casualty event was called soon after the blaze was
reported Sunday night, as arriving crews found people hanging from
windows screaming for help. Fall River Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon
says it was an incredibly coordinated rescue effort, but that
lives were still lost.

Speaker 4 (01:32):
Multiple victims were rescued from the building and transported to
local hospitals for treatment. Unfortunately, at this time we do
have fatalities.

Speaker 3 (01:42):
Five firefighters were reported to be among the injured. A
shooting spree in Lexington, Kentucky, has left three people dead
and three injured. According to police, a man shot a
state trooper near Bluegrass Airport, then carjacked a vehicle and
fled to a church where he opened fire, killing two women.
Authorities ID identified Guy House as the suspect. Please shot
and killed House. I'm Michael Kassner. A labeling issue has

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prompted a nationwide recall of four types of Ritz peanut
butter cracker sandwich cartons. Tami Trihio reports.

Speaker 1 (02:14):
Ritz parent company is recalling the product because some packages
containing peanut butter may be mislabeled as cheese. According to
an FDA safety notice, the mislabeling could put people with
peanut allergies at risk of serious or life threatening allergic
reactions if they eat the product. The FDA's is so
far there have been no reports of injury or illness.
The recall involves the eight to twenty and forty pack
Ritz Peanut Butter Cracker Sandwich cartons, along with the twenty

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pack Ritz Filled Cracker Sandwich Variety pack carton.

Speaker 3 (02:39):
The late televangelist Jimmy Swaggert was remembered following his death
earlier this month at the age of ninety. Thousands filled
the pews of the Family Worship Center in Baton Rouge
on Sunday to give Swaggart a huge send off. Swaggert
still has one more honor awaiting him, who was recently
made a member of the Southern Gospel Music Hall of Fame.

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His son, Donnie, is expected to accept the honor on
Swackert's behalf during a formal induction ceremony in September. Two
police officers in Arizona are adding delivery driver to their resumes.
Rob Martyr reports.

Speaker 2 (03:14):
The officers in Tempe finished off a pizza delivery earlier
this month after arresting the grub hub driver responsible for
the order. Video posted on social media shows a surprise
customer receiving the pizza after being told the driver was
taken into custody. The posts said Tempe police are committed
to serving our community twenty four to seven. It's unclear
what the delivery driver was arrested for, or if the

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officers received a tip.

Speaker 4 (03:41):
It's not a bird, it's not a plane. It's Superman
and it's a hit at the box office. The first
film in James Gunn's DC Universe stars David corn Sweat
as the Man of Steel. It raked in close to
one hundred twenty three million dollars in its opening weekend,
securing the number one spot ahead of blockbusters like Jurassic
World re Birth and f One.

Speaker 3 (04:01):
The Movie. Michael Kastner in BC News Radio