And let's also take a look at this morning's need to know headlines.
The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against the state
of Texas for installing floating barriers along the US Mexico border.
The DOJ says the 1000 ft barrier was installed
authorization and is a danger to migrants
attempting to cross the Rio Grande
and environmental concerns.
While the barriers are part of Texas's crackdown on
migration across the southern border called operation Lone Star.
The suit asked a federal judge to order the state to remove the barrier
and in advance of the suit.
Texas,
Governor Greg Abbott sent a letter to
the federal government defending the operation arguing
Texas will fully utilize its constitutional authority to
deal with the crisis that you've caused.
And wildfires burning in Canada are again sending smoke south into the US
with air quality alerts in effect across the Midwest and upper Great Lakes,
global pollution tracker IQ air reports that Chicago Minneapolis and Detroit
are all ranked among the world's top 20 most polluted cities.
As of this morning,
health officials urge Americans under air quality alerts to
stay indoors or wear a high quality mask when outside
Canadian fire officials say there are more than 1000
active fires currently burning in the country including more than
650 that are considered out of control
and sticking with the weather.
The heat waves causing record temperatures across the globe is still under way.
According to a new report from world weather attribution,
without human induced climate change,
these heat events would have been extremely rare.
They also warn that heat waves like this will become
more common occurring once every 2 to 5 years.
Well, here in the US,
the National weather service has issued a heat
advisory for the Great Plains and Mississippi Valley states
in the coming days warning that temperatures will reach into the 90 s and 100 s.
The extreme heat
remains in place for southwestern states and South Florida.
Thank you so much for your help. Kristen. Ok.
Moving on more than 200 flights going in
or out of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
words are later canceled yesterday.
That's after the Federal Aviation
administration issued a ground stop at around 11 a ma
ground stop. Effective flights with Southwest
American Delta and frontier Kristen.
That's according to the FAA Hannah,
that ground stop was ordered due to a telecommunications issue
at their Albuquerque Center.
Well, due to extreme heat in the area,
a Southwest spokesperson told the outlet Arizona Central,
that airlines worked to minimize the time that planes were waiting for a gate
and the ground stop was lifted at 1:30 p.m.
The Department of Justice and other news has invited the prosecutor who
brought charges against Hunter Biden to testify in a public hearing.
This fall.
The House judiciary Committee led by Republican
Representative Jim Jordan has already asked us,
Attorney David Wise to come in for a private interview.
The committee is investigating whether the
doj improperly interfered with Biden's case.
And due to department policy, Weiss was barred from testifying publicly
in the congressional hearing while the case was ongoing.
But Hunter Biden is expected to plead guilty tomorrow to federal tax charges.
A
representative Jordan has yet to respond to the
doj's invitation.
The Alabama woman who went missing earlier this month after making a 911 call
about a toddler wandering on the interstate
has admitted that she wasn't kidnapped.
25 year old, Carly Russell went missing on July 13.
She returned home two days later and told police that
she had been abducted and forced into a vehicle.
Well, yesterday,
she released a statement via her attorney which was read by police chief Nick Dar
in Hoover, Alabama. Take a look.
My client apologizes for her actions to this community.
The volunteers who were searching for her
to the Hoover Police Department and other agencies as well
as to her friends and family.
We ask for your prayers for Carly
as she addresses her issues
and attempts to move forward.
It is still unclear where Russell was at the time of her disappearance
and former president Barack Obama's personal chef has died.
Police confirm 45 year old safari.
Campbell's body was recovered from a pond near the Obama family's home
in Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts.
The search for Campbell started on Sunday when a pad of
water alerted police that he'd struggled
and gone underwater without resurfacing.
Police said he was not wearing a life jacket.
Campbell is survived by his wife and twin boys.
The lawyer representing former New York City police commissioner,
Bernard Kerrick turned over thousands of pages
of documents to a special counsel yesterday.
The move was part of an ongoing investigation into Kerri's
alleged involvement in overturning the 2020
presidential election.
Kerrick worked with former President Donald Trump's lawyer,
Rudy Giuliani to uncover voter fraud in the election
after President Joe Biden was elected into office in 2020.
And his lawyer are expected to meet with the special counsel in
August to answer questions about his
alleged involvement in overturning the election
and the deadly January 6 riot at the Capitol.