Texas Flooding Update, Trump And Netanyahu Meeting, Tariff Plans

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🗓️ 7 July 2025

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In central Texas, crews are continuing the search for victims of last week's flash flooding, and local officials have been fielding questions about why residents were not warned to evacuate. Also, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with President Trump to advance a cease-fire deal for Gaza and see Hamas release some hostages, and the President says his administration is on the verge of many new deals with countries regarding tariff rates.

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0:00.0	In central Texas, the search continues for victims of last week's floods.
0:07.2	I woke up multiple times during the middle of the night, heard it raining, but never got any warnings on our phone.
0:11.8	Why didn't officials warn people to evacuate?
0:14.4	I'm Leila Faudil. That's Michelle Martin, and this is up first from NPR News.
0:20.9	President Trump is hosting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House today.
0:26.4	Trump has been pushing for a ceasefire that would see the return of some hostages.
0:30.9	I think there's a good chance we have a deal with Hamas during the week, during the coming week.
0:36.2	What would a deal look like and would it end the war permanently?
0:39.7	And steep tariff increases set to take effect this week.
0:42.9	We're put on pause again.
0:44.4	As a Trump administration says, it is close to making deals with several countries.
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