The death toll continues to rise in Texas.

The Trump administration attempts to close the case on Epstein, and Secretary of State

Marco Rubio is impersonated using AI.

I'm Georgia Howe.

John Bickley is on vacation this week.

It's Tuesday, July 8th, and this is Evening Wire.

Kerr County, Texas has been hit with another grim milestone as the death toll ticked up

over 100. Officials say at least 104 people, including 28 children, are dead after the

catastrophic flash flooding swept through Texas just days ago. Camp Mystic,

a private Christian summer camp, was devastated by floodwaters. Ten girls and a counselor remain

missing and are presumed dead. Governor Greg Abbott vowed ongoing search efforts. The governor was

in Kerr County today touring the damage. Severe storms are set to slam the northeast this afternoon.

The storm path is expected to span from Washington, D.C. to New York City.

Fueled by tropical moisture from the remnants of tropical depression, Chantal.

Rain rates could hit two inches per hour, prompting flash flood watches across the mid-Atlantic and

northeast. The storms are expected to bring damaging wind gusts, small hail, and major travel

disruptions during the evening commute. High humidity and a heat index topping 90 have triggered

heat alerts from the Carolinas to Boston. In Washington, President Trump convened his cabinet meeting today to discuss various things,

including trade, foreign conflicts, and apparently Jeffrey Epstein.

During the meeting, Attorney General Pam Bondi addressed scrutiny over her previous statements

regarding Jeffrey Epstein's alleged client list.

First to back up on that, in February, I did an interview on Fox, and it's been getting a lot of

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