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It's day three of search and rescue efforts after severe flooding killed at least seventy people in central Texas. At a news conference earlier today, Kirk County Sheriff Larry Leatham revised the death toll to fifty nine this morning in his county alone. The sheriff said thirty eight of the victims were adults and twenty one were children. Officials set eleven girls from a summer camp on the banks of the Guadalupe River remained missing. Texas Governor Greg Abbott.
I had the opportunity yesterday to visit Cata Mystic and get to see firsthand what happened there, as well as all the way downstream after that, and it was nothing short of horrific to see what those young children went through.
Deaths have been reported in six Texas counties. President Trump says he signed letters to twelve countries going out Monday with take it or leave it tariff offers. Treasury Secretary Scott Besson says tariffs that were paused for negotiating will take effect on August first for those countries. Besson said Trump's letters say that if you don't move this along, then on August first, you will boomerang back to higher
tariff levels. Besson added he expects to see several big announcements over the next couple of days about trade deals. Video of a crack in the space needle's glass floor has gone viral brad Ford reports.
Operators of the space needles say it's not a problem. The part with their parent crack is called the scuff plate. It's the layer of glass that's on top of ten layers of glass that provide the floor's strength. The scuff plate is replaced twice a year. They compare it to a glass screen protector you would use on your cell phone to protect the phone's main screen. I'm brad Ford.
Today is expected to be the busiest travel day of the long fourth of July holiday weekend. Triple A expected more than seventy two million people will be on the move during the holiday period that started on June twenty eighth and wraps up today. That's an additional one point three million road travelers compared to twenty four It also says five point eight four million will be flying to
their destination. I'm Rob Martyr. The NFL's two Texas based teams, the Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans, are joining the NFL Foundation to help support the families of victims and survivors of the devastating floods in central Texas. The National Football League said they will contribute one point five million dollars to provide immediate assistance and long term resources to those
most impacted by the catastrophic flooding following the July fourth disaster. Meanwhile, Pope Leo is offering prayers for the victims and families affected by the flooding. Speaking to a crowd in Saint Peter's Square, the pontaf expressed his sincere condolences to families who have lost loved ones in the flooding of the Guadalupe River. Jurassic World Rebirth is taking a huge chomp out of the box office. Lisa Taylor reports.
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The seventh installment to the Dinosaur Films, starring Scarlett Johansson and Mahershela a Lee, had its biggest day Saturday since opening Wednesday, with thirty five point six million. That's up thirty five percent from the fourth of July. On Friday, with a five day total at more than one hundred and forty five million, I'm Lisa Taylor.
And after starting at pole position, the Brad Pitt movie F one has moved back in the pack. The movie about a washed up Formula one driver came in a distant second, adding another twenty six point one million dollars. Variety reports that's a fifty four percent decline from its opening weekend. So far, the Apple film has generated one hundred and nine million dollars in North America and two
hundred and ninety three point six million worldwide. The American Academy of Dermatology is offering tips to protect against summer sun damage, which can cause sunburn, brown spots, wrinkles, and skin cancer. It starts with sunscreen, which should be applied fifteen minutes before heading outside. The Academy recommends that your sun screen have an SPF of thirty or higher and be water resistant, I'm rob Martyr,