Good evening. I'm Jeff Bennett and I'm Amna Navas on the news hour tonight. The

aftermath of Hurricane Barrel. Millions of Texans are left without power amid dangerous scorching heat.

Joe Biden all the way.

He just has to step down.

Democratic lawmakers navigate the divisive party politics around President Biden's

re-election bid as he tries to quell concerns about his age.

And NATO leaders gather in Washington, D.C. to try to safeguard the future of Ukraine and the alliance

itself. Welcome to the News Hour. We have two major stories tonight, one the political

hurricane of sorts as the partisan winds whip through Washington over Joe

Biden's future at the top of the Democratic ticket. More on that in a

moment. First, the aftermath from what was Hurricane

Burrell. It's now a smaller storm, but it has led to at least seven deaths in the U.S.

More than 2 million customers remain without power during a stretch of extreme heat.

That heat's also connected to at least five deaths in the West this week.

Stephanie Sigh has our report.

Farrell blasted ashore early Monday as a category 1 hurricane, unleashing fierce winds,

torrential rains, and dangerous storm searches on the coast.

The hurricane battered downtown Houston.

It quickly flooded roads and highways in the area,

prompting crews to rescue drivers in the height of the storm.

After the worst moved through, Texans emerged from their homes to find destruction.

I heard a big boom.

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