Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. President Trump got a firsthand look at the

destruction left behind by catastrophic flooding across central Texas today. The president surveyed

some of the hardest hit areas by air and received a briefing from state and local officials.

Governor Greg Abbott thanked the Trump administration for moving quickly to approve federal funding for recovery efforts.

This is the fastest that I'm aware of, of any administration responding so swiftly, so collaboratively, so coordinated as we have in response to this.

Thank you for that major disaster declaration.

It ensures that we're going to be able to more effectively respond and help rebuild. The death toll in central Texas has risen to at least 120. The search continues for more than

170 people. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says there's a high probability of a summit meeting between

President Trump and China's leader Xi Jinping.

NPR's Anthony Kuhn reports Rubio was on his first trip to Asia since becoming secretary.

Rubio told reporters that both the U.S. and Chinese sides want a meeting between Trump and

Xi, so the odds are high. He added, though, that the two sides have to create the right

atmosphere for the meeting and agree on deliverables. He said no date has been discussed so far.

Rubio also said he had a constructive meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi

on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Foreign Ministers' meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

In remarks with Southeast Asian counterparts, Wang complained that U.S. tariffs are typical unilateral bullying behavior,

which he said are undermining free trade and global supply chains.

Anthony Kuhn, NPR News, Beijing.

The state of Virginia is looking to artificial intelligence for help in reducing regulations.

Jad Khalil from Member Station VPN reports Republican Governor Glenn Yonkin says it's the first type of program of its kind in the country.

Earlier this week, Yonkin was touting reducing 25% of Virginia's regulations. He also pointed out that artificial intelligence played a role in helping.

Now he's ordered Virginia's regulatory office to issue AI-generated reports on all of Virginia's

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