And I'm Jeff Bennett. On the news hour tonight, much of the country languishes under extreme

summer heat as the effects of climate change become more apparent.

A federal court assesses the controversial river barriers at the U.S. Southern border.

And the lawsuit brought by survivors of the racist mask shooting in Buffalo against

social media companies, gun manufacturers, and the gunman's parents.

The lot of times we are considered to be persons who are not injured by the situation, but

the trauma that we are experiencing in our everyday life is an injury.

Good evening and welcome to the news hour.

Tropical storm herald barrelled through South Texas today.

It's the state's first tropical storm of this hurricane season to make landfall, bringing

much-needed rain to drought-stricken areas.

Some of those areas could see as much as six inches of rain along with wind gusts of

up to 50 miles an hour. Thousands of homes and businesses in Corpus Christi are also without

electricity. Meanwhile in California, crews in mountain and desert towns are still digging

themselves out of mud and debris left behind from tropical storm Hillary.

In the days other headlines, more than 800 people on Maui are still unaccounted for two

weeks after the deadly wildfires first erupted. Teams have searched all of the single-story

residences in the disaster area. They are now focusing on multi-story properties including

commercial buildings. The confirmed death toll stands at 115 people. In Greece, authorities

have recovered 18 bodies from a major blaze burning in the country's northeast. They were

believed to have been migrants who crossed the border with Turkey. Hundreds of firefighters

are battling infernos across Greece, fueled by strong winds. One hospital had to evacuate

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