Good morning, and welcome to Kid News. I'm Tori. Today is Tuesday, May 30, 2023.

And we begin with a potential summer bummer for swimmers. For the third year in a row,

there's a national shortage of lifeguards. Experts tell Axios.com that could mean thousands

of pools, beaches, and water parks across the country will be closed or operating with

reduced hours. The pandemic is to blame, according to a director with the American Lifeguard

Association, because it, quote, wiped the slate of certified lifeguards completely clean.

Some cities and states are now trying to provide incentives to get a new crop of lifeguards

on duty, like $500 signing bonuses in Indianapolis and college credit in Philadelphia.

Just like families keep tabs on their money, so do countries. And after weeks of tense talks

over how much to spend, what to cut, and how much the US should borrow, President Biden,

and Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy finally found some middle ground. The deal

made on Saturday is a compromise, meaning not everyone gets what they want. But as President Biden

said, that's the responsibility of governing. Both sides now need to convince their members of

the House and the Senate to support the plan this week, which will not be an easy task.

And there's not a lot of time. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen now estimates that without a deal

in place to let the government raise its debt ceiling, so it can borrow more money,

the US won't have enough to pay its bills starting on June 5th, which is next Monday.

Another important deal was reached a few days ago. This one involves the Colorado River.

California, Arizona, and Nevada have all agreed to cut back on the amount of water they take

from this source, which provides water for about 40 million people in the Western US.

It flows through seven states, from Wyoming to California, and each state can access water

based on a deal made 100 years ago. But starting in the early 2000s, the region has experienced

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