Today's other headlines start in Central Europe, where major cities are bracing for the worst flooding in years to head downstream.

In Budapest, along the Danube, soldiers filled sandbags to keep the river from overflowing its banks.

The floodwaters have claimed around 20 lives so far across Central Europe and submerged entire towns.

Thousands have been displaced.

In Poland, the government has declared a state of natural disaster in the south following heavy rains.

In areas where floodwaters have receded, as seen here in the Czech Republic,

residents are left to pick up the

pieces.

The damage will be huge. All is destroyed downstairs. The floors are gone. We are like newlyweds resettling

again, but it is not very amusing. Meantime in northern Portugal it's a very

different scene as thousands of firefighters battle some hundred wildfires

that have killed at least six people. More than 50 others have been injured.

And with no rain and the forecast, national authorities say a fire alert will stay in place until

Thursday.

The Senate rejected a motion today on whether to consider legislation that would protect

in vitro fertilization or IVF.

The final tally was 51 to 44.

60 votes were needed in favor to open debate on the measure.

That was the second time such a bill came to the floor this year and it

was widely expected to fail, but it was a chance for Democrats to put Republican

lawmakers on the record and draw a contrast between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump on the issue.

Majority Leader Chuck Schumer spoke before the vote.

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