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Bill O'Reilly
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Mike Slater
You are listening to the O'Reilly Update. Coming up next, the news with Mike Slater.
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Ryan Reynolds
Thank you, Bill. It is Monday, July 7, 2025. Here's what's happening today in America. Texas flash floods, Mexican riots, timeline ticking and besant hits. That's all coming up. Then Bill's gonna be here with your message of the day. But first, the death toll from the horrible Texas flash flooding is now at 70. More missing, including 21 children have been killed by this flood. The president has signed a major disaster declaration for Kerr County, Texas, where most of the deaths have occurred. T shirts and other items from a local summer camp have shown up mixed among the debris along the river. One of the saddest things I've ever seen. The flooding was caused by a cluster of slow moving thunderstorms that dumped up to 15 inches of rain in just a few hours and the river surged up to 27ft in less than one hour. A 22 year old woman was swept 20 miles by the flooding and she was rescued in a tree at a mini mart in Centerpoint, Texas. A sign at the cash register told first responders that whatever they want, it's totally free. One store employee said that mini marts across the area are doing the same thing. Reports of multiple groups of people grilling out of the back of their trucks to help first responders and search teams. DHS is reporting that a U.S. coast Guard rescue swimmer, Scott Ruskin, has saved 165 people. It was the first rescue mission of his career. Protesters in Mexico City are upset by the number of Americans who have moved to Mexico City and driven up rent and gentrified neighborhoods and are a foreign culture and they're changing the culture of the city. Gringo, go home. Get outta Mexico. Gringo, stop stealing our home. Protestors saying that this gentrification is a form of colonization and none of them apparently connecting at all what they're calling for and what Donald Trump is doing to the illegal aliens from Mexico who are in our country. The president said that the rest of the world has until August 1st to get their trade deals finalized. The original tariffs were announced on April 2, you remember. But Trump gave the world some time to make a deal. Well, time is wrapping up here. So far, Trump has made a deal with the United Kingdom, Vietnam and a limited temporary deal with China. The treasury secretary was asked on CNN about Democrats who say work requirements for the one big beautiful bill for Medicaid recipients. It's too cumbersome and will force people off the rolls. Besson said, well, it's a group of Democrats who unfortunately seem to think that poor people are stupid. I don't think poor people are stupid. I think they have agency. And I think to have them register twice a year for these benefits is not a burden. These people who want to infantilize the poor are nothing but alarmists. I'm Mike Slater from Politics by faith. Bill O'Reilly has your message of the day next.
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Mike Slater
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Mike Slater
Now the O'Reilly update brings you something you might not know. 127 years ago today, President William McKinley formally annexed the Hawaiian Islands into the United States. Today, the territory remains one of the most interesting states in the Union. Here is the story. The Polynesian people first arrived on the archipelago around 700 AD for the next millennia, they ruled the islands unopposed. All had changed in 1778 when English Captain James Cook made landfall on Kauai, one of the out islands. One year later, the 50 year explorer and his crew were attacked on the beach and they were all stabbed to death. The British then withdrew their navy from Hawaii. American whalers began wintering on Hawaii in the early 19th century. Christian missionaries followed by 1850. The islands featured frame houses, horse drawn carriages, schools, churches, taverns and ports. After the Civil War, the kingdom of Hawaii signed a free trade agreement with the usa. The deal also allowed the construction of a naval base near Honolulu that would become Pearl Harbor. In July 1898, President McKinley oversaw the island's annexation for the next 40 years. White transformed into America's main outpost in the Pacific. The population exploded from 90,000 to a half million after the Japanese attack on Pearl harbor, signaling World War II. Congress moved to protect the islands from foreign aggression. That took place in March 1959 when President Eisenhower signed the Hawaii statehood bill into law. Today, Hawaii remains one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. It is a global exporter of sugar, pineapple, coffee, fish and nuts. And here's something else you might not know. Hawaii is one of America's most exotic locations, but it's also the most liberal. Kamala Harris carried the state by 23 points. Since joining the USA, Hawaii has been represented in Washington by just three Republicans. To this day, Democrats of Hawaii are perceived as defenders of the indigenous Polynesian population. Back after this.
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Ryan Reynolds
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Mike Slater
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Ryan Reynolds
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Mike Slater
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Mike Slater
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Ryan Reynolds
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Mike Slater
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