Hello from CNN, I'm Joe Beck, with the five things you need to know for Tuesday, July 8th.

It is a miracle. More children didn't lose their lives. That was Texas Senator Ted Cruz,

speaking to CNN affiliate, KPRC, after he went to see the devastation at Camp Mystic in the wake of the weekend's flooding

in the state. The All-Girls facility lost at least 27 campers and counselors, and 11 others are still

missing. I've never seen anything as horrific. The cabins had eight feet of water in them.

Cruz said his daughters had attended summer camp in the region for a decade.

His visit to the area came amid criticism that he was in Europe on a family vacation at the

time of the floods.

But his office said he came back to the U.S., quote, as fast as humanly possible.

More than 100 people have died in the flooding, and search

and rescue operations are continuing. There are also questions being raised about the warnings

and response to the rainfall that caused the floods, particularly where the phone message alerts

were effective. And Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick told Fox News that lives might have been

saved if flood warning sirens had been installed along the Guadalupe River, saying they

need to be in place by next summer. A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration

from enforcing a funding ban against healthcare services that include

Planned Parenthood. The measure in President Donald Trump's sweeping domestic policy law

would bar Medicaid users from coverage with a health care provider that offers abortion services.

So, while the legislation doesn't explicitly mention Planned Parenthood, it's caught in the

crosshairs.

The order from the judge will last for two weeks, and comes after the health care provider

sued the administration, arguing removing its funding would have devastating impacts across

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