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Louise Schiavone
Details@capitalone.com Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone. Search and rescue operations continue along the flood ravaged Guadalupe river in the Texas Hill country where at least two dozen people have died and more than 20 people are still missing, many of them young children. Meanwhile, while more rain is forecast today, Texas Public Radio's Jerry Clayton has more.
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Jerry Clayton
Most of the reported missing are girls at Camp mystic on the Guadalupe River. Camp mystic holds as many as 750 campers during the summer. Governor Greg Abbott says the state is working to provide all the assistance it can to help first responders.
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Greg Abbott
I have assured all of the local officials here that whatever they need, whether it be personnel, whether it be equipment, whether it be search and rescue operations, whether it be supporting them in their endeavors, whatever these communities need, the state of Texas is going to step up and provide it.
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Jerry Clayton
Officials say more than 240 people have been rescued so far since the flooding began on Friday morning. I'm Jerry Clayton in San Antonio.
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Louise Schiavone
Along the Carolina coast, heavy rain is forecast for the next couple of days as Tropical Storm Chantal continues its path. President Trump is spending the weekend at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey. But before leaving town at a White House Fourth of July picnic, he signed a hard fought bill moving his sweeping domestic agenda forward. NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben has details.
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Danielle Kurtzleben
I was there, it was in Des Moines and it was meant to be a celebration for America, but really it looked like any Trump campaign rally, which is to say it was deeply partisan. And there, too, he said he had a couple of weeks of winning that have just passed. After all, Congress passed that new major domestic policy agenda, albeit narrowly. And he had that major strike on Iran and then a ceasefire that is holding at the moment. And then there are also numbers showing that border crossings are way down. And he celebrated that on his trip to Florida this week to a new migrant detainment camp which the administration is calling alligator Alcatraz.
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Louise Schiavone
NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben reporting. Congress is considering multiple bills that would reform the Federal Emergency Management Agency. NPR's Rebecca Hersher reports. The president has said that FEMA as it exists now, should be eliminated.
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Rebecca Hersher
FEMA is responsible for responding to major disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes and wildfires. The agency has struggled for decades to adequately help survivors of disasters. A new bill introduced by Vermont Senator Peter Welch would make it easier for rural towns to get FEMA assistance and to access federal money to help prevent damage from extreme weather. A separate bill pending in Congress proposes even more drastic changes, including making FEMA a cabinet level agency that reports directly to the president. Meanwhile, the president has created a FEMA reform council that's supposed to make recommendations later this year. Rebecca Hersher, NPR News.
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Louise Schiavone
This is NPR. The price of a U.S. postage stamp is going up this month. The U.S. postal Service says a price increase is needed to help stabilize the agency's finances. NPR's Hansi Lo Wang reports.
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Hansi Lo Wang
There's about a week left until it will cost you 78 cents to buy a First Class Forever stamp starting July 13. That 7% increase will be the U.S. postal Service's seventh price hike in four years. Still, USPS has one of the world's lowest prices for mailing a letter. Domestically, the federal mail agency generally receives no tax dollars to keep it running. It relies instead on selling stamps and other service fees at a time when fewer people and businesses are using first class mail to send bills, payments and advertising. USPS has also long been saddled with a law requiring it to pre fund health benefits for its retired workers. To cut costs, the Postal Service rolled out more changes to delivery times this month that may further slow down mail sent from some rural Hansi Le Wang, NPR News, Washington.
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Louise Schiavone
USPS is a financial supporter of npr. On the grass courts at Wimbledon, just one of the six top ranked women's players are still standing as the tournament moves forward, and that's number one ranked Irina Sablenka. She defeated Emma Raducanu in an upset. Reigning Australian Open champion Madison Keyes lost in the third round to 104th ranked Laura Sigmund of Germany. Among the men, Carlos Alcaraz has reached the fourth round in a different kind of sport and a signature summer holiday event. Iconic competitive eater Joey Jaws Chestnut has reclaimed his title at the Nathan's famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest, winning his 17th mustard belt at Coney Island. I'm Louise Schiavone, NPR News, Washington.
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