Good morning. As recovery efforts continue in Texas, questions remain about whether the emergency alert system gave people enough time to act.

There have been some reports that some people did get the cell phone alert, but obviously it's a rural area.

Also today sorting signal from noise, Russia's war with Ukraine,

and a Virginia farmer taps into much more than syrup.

We do know that this farm can produce what's necessary for us to live

and give us a good quality lifestyle.

And world opinions contributor Daniel Surr on sermons and the state.

It's Tuesday, July 15th.

This is the world and everything in it.

For listeners supported World Radio, I'm Merner Brown.

And I'm Nick Einker. Good morning.

Up next, Ken Coveington with today's news. President Trump is throwing down the gutlet on Russia's

war with Ukraine. Speaking from the Oval Office on Monday, the president said Russia has 50 days to agree to a peace deal with Kiev, or the United States will target Moscow's trading partners with heavy tariffs.

We're going to be doing secondary tariffs. If we don't have a deal in 50 days, it's very simple. And they'll be at 100%.

Getting those who do business with Russia with heavy tariffs could further isolate Moscow or perhaps motivate its trading partners to turn up pressure on the Kremlin to end the war.

Trump, said Vladimir Putin's words just aren't matching his actions.

I speak to him a lot about getting this thing done.

And I always hang up and say, well, that was a nice phone call.

And then missiles launched into Kiev or some other city, and I said, strange.

And after that happens, three or four times, you say, the talk doesn't mean anything.

Meantime in Kiev.

Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, thanked President Trump during his nightly address.

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