Meet the Press NOW — July 8

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🗓️ 8 July 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott provides an update on the flash flooding, as the death toll climbs and search and rescue operations continue. Rep. Eric Sorensen (D-Ill.), a former meteorologist, discusses the catastrophic flooding and his proposed investments in the National Weather Service. President Trump says the U.S. will provide Ukraine with defensive weapons despite the Pentagon announcing a pause last week.

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0:00.0	If it's Tuesday, we are about to hear from Texas officials on the ground as communities
0:08.4	call for answers and accountability amid an urgent search for survivors, with the death toll
0:14.9	now more than 100 after last week's catastrophic flash flooding.
0:20.0	Plus, President Trump unloads on Russian President Putin
0:23.0	and says he is considering new sanctions on Moscow
0:26.5	as he vows to send more weapons to Ukraine,
0:30.4	marking the latest shift in U.S. policy
0:32.8	and a major show of support for Ukraine.
0:35.7	And new tariff whiplash. President Trump says
0:39.2	his August 1st deadline
0:41.3	isn't 100%
0:43.2	firm, but then insists no
0:45.1	extensions will be granted, throwing
0:47.3	trade negotiations and the
0:49.2	global economy into a fresh
0:51.2	state of uncertainty.
1:04.3	No. into a fresh state of uncertainty. Welcome to meet the press now.
1:06.1	I'm Kelly O'Donnell in Washington,
1:08.0	and we begin again today with the very latest out of Texas, where we're
1:12.7	awaiting an update and a press conference from Governor Greg Abbott and state officials on
1:18.0	last week's catastrophic flooding. We'll bring it to you as soon as it begins. Now, of course,
1:22.9	that comes as the death toll is rising and hope for survivors is fading. As crews continue the frantic
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