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🗓️ 11 July 2025
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everybody, it's Ian from How to Do Everything. |
| 0:02.6 | On our show, we attempt to answer your how to questions. |
| 0:06.1 | We don't know how to do anything. |
| 0:08.3 | So we call experts. |
| 0:09.7 | Last season, both Tom Hanks and Martha Stewart stopped by to help. |
| 0:13.3 | Our next season is launching in just a few months. |
| 0:15.6 | So get us your questions now by emailing how to at npr.org or calling 1-800-424-2935. |
| 0:24.5 | Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Kristen Wright. President Trump is traveling to |
| 0:29.9 | Kerrville, Texas today to meet with first responders and local officials. It's been one week |
| 0:34.7 | since the Guadalupe River rose more than 25 feet in two hours. |
| 0:38.8 | At least 120 people are dead and more than 160 are missing. |
| 0:42.8 | As Texas Public Radio's Jack Morgan reports from Curville, cleanup and recovery is just beginning. |
| 0:48.8 | At Louise Hayes Park, about 100 yards from the Guadalupe, two ladies and a sign, free sandwiches and prayer. |
| 0:57.1 | We're here to pray with people, give them a free sandwich if they're hungry, and just to show emotional |
| 1:03.5 | and spiritual support as much as possible. Jamie Stanford and Bridgett trip came all the way from |
| 1:09.3 | Fort Worth, which is a five-hour drive. |
| 1:12.5 | They made sandwiches and prayed on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, and they had this request. |
| 1:18.6 | Keep Kerrville, keep Texas in your prayers, keep the United States in your prayers. |
| 1:23.9 | Corporations and individuals have lined up to help with recovery and cleanup and will be needed for the foreseeable future. |
| 1:31.1 | In Curval, I'm Jack Morgan. |
| 1:33.4 | Layoffs at the State Department are expected soon. It's a 15% cut. |
| 1:37.9 | State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce says the reorganization plan is moving into the implementation phase. |
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