meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Morning Joe

Texas flooding kills at least 104, including Camp Mystic counselors and campers

Morning Joe

NBC News

Politics, Washington, Giest, Government, Election, Issues, Nbc, Campaign, Brezinski, President, News, Congress, Scarboro

48K Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

At least 104 people are dead across six counties. In Kerr County, officials reported 84 deaths — those of 56 adults and 28 children.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

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

0:08.2

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

0:18.5

The mayor of Kerrville, Texas, speaking to his community yesterday in the wake of the devastating

0:24.4

flash flooding that swept through the region.

0:27.9

We're going to go through live to the hard hit area as the death toll continues to rise and

0:33.3

questions mount about the warning systems there.

0:36.7

Plus, President Trump welcomes Israeli

0:39.7

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House. We'll look at whether progress was made

0:44.5

toward a ceasefire agreement in Gaza. And the Trump administration is facing backlash this

0:51.6

morning after a DOJ and FBI investigation found convicted sex offender

0:58.4

Jeffrey Epstein did not have a client list. We'll go through the right wing anger toward the

1:05.7

Attorney General on that. Good morning and welcome to morning, Joe. It's Tuesday, July 8th with Joe Willie and me here.

1:14.1

And we start Willie this morning with the latest out of central Texas. Yeah, good morning, guys.

1:19.9

The death toll, as you mentioned, Mika, from those devastating floods now has risen to more

1:23.7

than 100 people across six counties. The majority of those killed in storm

1:28.7

ravaged Kerr County where local officials say 28 children are among the dead. That county is where

1:34.7

Camp Mystic is located, a beloved, nearly century-old summer camp for girls. Camp officials yesterday

1:40.8

say they're grieving the loss of 27 campers and counselors following the

1:45.3

catastrophic flooding on the Guadalupe River. Ten girls and one counselor from the camp still

1:50.7

missing this morning. We're learning more as well about some of the victims of the deadly storm

1:55.2

that swept through parts of the state. Blair and Brook Harbor, just 11 and 13 years old, were vacationing with their family in

2:02.9

Hunt, Texas, camping when pounding rain and floodwater ripped through the area. When rescuers

...

Transcript will be available on the free plan in 27 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from NBC News, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of NBC News and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.