A deadly flood struck Kerr County, Texas, on Independence Day, leaving at least 24 people dead and 23 girls missing from a Christian summer camp near Hunt. The flood, triggered by torrential rain along the Guadalupe River, turned deadly in the early morning hours as waters rose over 26 feet in just three hours.
During a press conference on Friday in Fletcher, North Carolina, President Donald Trump addressed Senator Adam Schiff’s (D-CA) decision to avoid traveling with him to assess disaster areas in North Carolina and California. The senator, who declined Trump’s invitation citing scheduling conflicts, was met with strong remarks from the president.