Beryl's Path Of Destruction, Biden Says He's Not Quitting, Baldwin Trial Begins, RNC Softens Abortion Stance

Today on America in the Morning Beryl Slams Into Texas Hurricane Beryl smashed into the Texas coast as a Category 1 hurricane, leaving millions in the dark, wind gusts of more than 80 miles per hour in Houston, and at least four people dead, including a police officer on his way to work. Correspondent Julie Walker reports. Biden Fights Back Against Dropping Out Despite pleas from some high-ranking Democrats, President Biden is strongly resisting calls from those in his party to end his reelection bid. Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports. Baldwin Trial Beginning Today Actor Alec Baldwin appeared in a New Mexico court on Monday, as his manslaughter trial prepares to get underway. Correspondent Margie Szaroleta reports on a judge’s ruling that favor’s Baldwin as the prosecution and defense begin jury selection this morning. RNC Softens Abortion Stance With the Republican National Convention starting next week, correspondent Ed Donahue reports the RNC has softened their stance on abortion. Pro-Palestinian Job Fallout New fallout over the anti-Israel disruptions at Columbia University. Correspondent Haya Panjwani reports on three Ivy League administrators losing posts over "antisemitic" texts. Fireworks & The Forest Fire Fireworks may be fun to watch, but firefighters in New Jersey have spent the last several days dealing with a heatwave-fueled forest fire that consumed thousands of acres, and illegal fireworks appear to be the cause. Western Heatwave & Wildfires As Texas begins to clean up from Beryl after it battered parts of the state with flooding rain, storm surge, and hurricane-force winds, a history-making heatwave is setting records in the West, with triple-digit temperatures from Arizona and California into Washington State and Idaho, and fueling out-of-control wildfires. Jim Roope has the details. July 4 Murders In Chicago There was gunfire across America over the extended July 4th weekend included fatalities in Florence, Kentucky; Aurora, Colorado; and Detroit. However, the Windy City was Ground Zero for holiday violence, where 19 people died and more than 100 people were shot. Pamela Furr reports city leaders are now saying enough is enough. NATO Summit Begins Barricades are going up in Washington, DC as the US hosts the NATO Summit starting today, celebrating 75 years since the founding of the trans-Atlantic group of nations. Russia Bombs Ukraine As NATO prepares to meet in Washington with President Volodymyr Zelensky in attendance, back in Europe, Russia launched a daylight missile attack on five Ukrainian cities including in Kyiv, where a children’s hospital was partially flattened among over 100 buildings hit, and more than three dozen were killed. Correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports. Jury Issues In Massachusetts Trial The Massachusetts trial of a woman acquitted of murder in the killing of her police officer-boyfriend may not be over yet. Correspondent Jackie Quinn reports the judge in the case ordered the impounding of the list of jury members, after lawyers claimed that three of the jurors say there was an agreement made to vote the way they did. Latest On The Menendez Trial In New York, closing arguments were heard in the case against New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez, where prosecutors say he put his Congressional power up for sale. Correspondent Ed Donahue reports. New Boeing Issue On the same day that Boeing agreed to take a plea deal from the Department of Justice over crashes related to the 737-MAX incidents that killed over 300 people, United Airlines reported a serious issue with one of their Boeing-made passenger jets. Lisa Dwyer reports. Finally A billionaire’s gift will now make the lives of students studying to become doctors a bit easier. Rita Foley reports a philanthropist is donating $1 billion dollars so most medical students will be tuition-free at Johns Hopkins University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices