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The Latest: 07/07/2025 04:59am ET

Jul 07, 20254 min
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All the latest national and international news. Topics also include finance, weather and entertainment.

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This is your twenty four to seven use update the latest use this hour at just four minutes. As severe flooding continues to impact Central Texas, a camp where multiple people are still unaccounted for since the search will continue, Camp Mystic said in a statement late Sunday that it is continuing to work with local and state authorities in the search for at least ten missing girls. The summer camp is located near the community of Hunt, which has

a location on the flooded Guadalupe River. Flash flooding is killed at least eighty people across Central Texas. President Trump announcedea signed a major disaster declaration for a Kerr County, where almost seventy of the deaths happened. Republican lawmakers are celebrating the signing of President Trump's Big Beautiful Bill. In an interview with Fox News Sunday, House Speaker Mike Johnson said the bill will be a step up for everyday Americans.

The average American, the typical American household will have thirteen thousand dollars more in take home pay.

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This is a great thing for people who go to work every day.

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They're going to field. Johnson added, the legislation we'll deliver on the Administration America First Agenda. The President signed the MEGA bill into law on Friday at the White House. Top Democrats posted their reaction on social media, with Senator Chuck Schumer claiming the new bill is a betrayal of US citizens. President Trump says he signed ten letters to twelve countries that go out today with take it or Leave It tariff offers. Tammy Truguiel reports.

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Treasury Secretary Scott Besson said 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 things along, then on August first, you will boomerang back to a higher tariff level. Bestin added he expects to see several big announcements over the next couple of days about trade deals. I'm Tammy Truhello in.

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The twenty twenty five measles outbreak, which began in a mostly unvaccinated community in West Texas, is turning out to be the worst. Sense of the disease was declared eradicated twenty five years ago. Data from the Center for Outbreak Response Innovation at Baltimore's Johns Hopkins University shows there have been twelve hundred and seventy seven confirmed cases so far this year, that exceeds the previous peak of twelve seventy

four for all of twenty nineteen. This year's measles outbreak has led to one hundred and fifty five hospitalizations and three confirmed deaths a Mark Mayfield. President Trump was letting it be known about how he feels about Elon Musk's announcement that he was starting a third party.

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I think it's ridiculous to start a third party. We have a tremendous success with the Republican Party.

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And the Democrats have lost their way.

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But it's always been a two party system.

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Trump slammed the idea on Sunday, saying it has always been a two party system. He added that he felt it only adds confusion and that third parties have never worked. The tech billionaire announced the America Party on next Saturday and claimed when it comes to bankrupting our country with a waste and graft, we live in a one party system, not a democracy. Musk was a vocal critic of Trump's

Big Beautiful Bill, which was signed into law Friday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Nenyah, who is sent to visit the White House today to meet with President Trump. Trump has continued to press the Israeli leader about a ceasefare agreement between the country and the militant group Hamas to end the war in Gaza. Trump has said recently that both signs are close to a deal, saying what could happen

this week. The NFL's two Texas based teams, the Dallas Cowboys in the Houston Texans, are joining the NFL Foundation to help support the families of victims and survivors of the devastating floods in central Texas. More from Lisa Carton.

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The National Football League SAD Sunday they will contribute one point five million dollars to provide immediate assistance and long term resources to those most impacted by the catastrophic flooding. I'm Lisa Carton.

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Mexico is when its record tenth Konkakaff Gold Cup title, defeating the United States two to one on Sunday in Houston. Mexico scored a time breaking goal in the seventy seventh minute after a video review reversed an offside call. It was the last competitive match for both countries before co hosting next year's World Cup with Canada and Jurassic World. Rebirth hit theaters this weekend and managed to claw ninety one point five million dollars from viewers over the three

day weekend. F won the movie and its second week on the big screen left movie goers with their hearts racing and steered in over twenty six million dollars to claim the number two spot. A Mark Mayfield

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