Grim reality looms as search for missing Texas flood victims continues

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🗓️ 12 July 2025

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USA TODAY National Correspondent Rick Jervis reports on the shift to recovery in the wake of Texas floods. Plus, President Donald Trump visited the state Friday.

Federal immigration agents and protesters clashed during a raid at a California cannabis farm.

The State Department will lay off more than 1,300 people.

USA TODAY White House Correspondent Francesca Chambers speaks with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang days after the company reached a historic $4 trillion valuation.

The FIFA Club World Cup Final sees Chelsea take on PSG Sunday in New Jersey.

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0:19.7	Good morning. I'm Taylor Wilson and today is Saturday, July 12, 2025. This is USA Today is the exit.
0:29.0	Today, the shift from rescue to recovery in Texas. Plus, federal immigration agents and protesters
0:34.5	clash during a raid at a California cannabis farm. And we hear from
0:38.5	NVIDIA CEO days after a historic market capitalization. There are still 160 people missing and at least
0:48.2	120 dead in the aftermath of last week's central Texas flooding. President Donald Trump visited
0:53.5	the region yesterday.
0:55.0	I've never seen anything like it. I've seen a lot of bad ones. I've gone to a lot of hurricanes,
0:59.2	a lot of tornadoes. I've never seen anything like this. The president's visit to Texas also came
1:03.7	amid criticism from Democrats and others who have alleged the president's cuts to the National
1:07.6	Weather Service might have slowed the agency's weather forecasts and flood alerts
1:11.5	getting to residents on the morning of July 4th as heavy rain pushed floodwaters from the banks of
1:16.4	the Guadalupe River. At one point, Trump snapped at a reporter who asked about concerns with the
1:21.3	community's flood alert system. Now a week after the flash floods, rescue us turned into recovery.
1:26.9	I spoke with USA Today, national correspondent Rick Jervis for more from Texas.
1:31.8	Hello again, Rick.
1:32.6	Hey, Taylor.
1:33.7	So let's just start with the latest from Texas where you are.
1:36.9	County authorities say they haven't made a live rescue since the day of the flood.
1:40.2	That was last week.
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