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Meet the Press NOW — July 7

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🗓️ 7 July 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Recovery efforts continue in Texas as the death toll in Kerr County’s flash flooding rises. Former FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell discusses the agency’s role in disaster recovery as it faces funding reductions. President Trump hosts Israeli PM Netanyahu at the White House amid a push for a ceasefire. The White House moves the deadline for trade negotiations as new tariff rates are announced.

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0:00.0

Welcome to meet the press now. I'm Kelly O'Donnell in Washington, and we begin with breaking news out of Texas, where rescue efforts are continuing in the aftermath of that historic and catastrophic

0:22.3

flash flooding on July 4th. As the death toll climbs, children remain missing and questions

0:28.3

mount over whether more could have been done to avoid the tragedy. According to the White

0:33.3

House, at least 91 people have now died across multiple counties in central Texas.

0:38.9

The vast majority of them, according to local officials, in Kerr County.

0:43.3

The mayor of Kerrville, the seat of Kerr County, speaking this morning, warning of difficult

0:48.5

days ahead for his community.

0:51.8

I need to tell my community and those families who are waiting, this will be a rough week.

1:00.1

Primary search continues, and we remain hopeful every foot, every mile, every bend of the river.

1:09.9

And we want to show you now this time-lapse video of the Guadalupe River on Friday.

1:15.3

The river rising more than 31 feet in just two hours in some places.

1:20.7

Residents describing the chaos and panic during those terrifying moments.

1:29.3

Very horrific night. At one point you can see lights,

1:32.3

because it was pitch black.

1:34.3

You know, at that time of the night, it was just so black.

1:37.3

And you could see the lights of vehicles getting washed off from upriver,

1:43.3

and you can hear hunking. You can see anything, and you can hear hunking.

1:46.0

You can see anything, but you can hear hunking and you can hear the screaming.

1:50.0

The cabins from the RV park next door keep hitting, you know,

1:55.0

keep getting smashed against the trees and there was screaming.

1:59.0

I mean, and you couldn't see much, but the screaming was unbearable.

2:04.9

Ooh, that's hard to hear. Right now, flash flood watches and warnings remain in effect for much of the region,

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