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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Amy Held. More than three years into Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, President Trump says he'll meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday in Alaska. NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben reports. Pressed for details, Trump said that a deal to end the war in Ukraine would involve some exchange of territory. It's very complicated, but we're going to get some back. We're going to get some switched.

There'll be some swapping of territories. to the betterment of both. But we'll be talking about that either later or tomorrow or whatever. Trump came into office promising to quickly end the war, boasting that his relationship with Putin would help reach a peace deal. But Trump has grown increasingly critical of Putin as strikes against Ukraine have escalated. Danielle Kurtzleben and PR News, the White House. For his part, Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelensky, says his country has no intention of recognizing Russian control over any part of its territory. Ukrainians will not gift their land to the occupier.

Ukraine is ready for real decisions that can bring peace. Any decisions that are against us, any decisions that are without Ukraine, are at the same time decisions against peace. They will not achieve anything. They are unworkable decisions. Zelensky heard there through a BBC interpreter. The UN Security Council is set to hold an emergency meeting this weekend as foreign ministers of Australia, Germany, Italy, Britain, and New Zealand all condemn

Israel's plan to take control of Gaza City. The Texas Rangers have released a formal list of people lost in the July 4th flooding in Kerr County. Texas Public Radio's Jerry Clayton has more. The list contains the names and ages of 117 people who died and two who remain missing. In a joint statement, Kerrville Mayor Joe Herring and Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly said the names were not new to their community, calling them family, friends, and neighbors. They also thanked the first responders in those who are still supporting recovery efforts. The catastrophic flooding event happened in the Hill Country region in the early morning hours of July 4th,

taking the lives of at least 135 people. Among the dead were 27 young campers and counselors at Camp Mystic, a popular summer camp along the Guadalupe River. I'm Jerry Clayton in San Antonio. In parts of the Midwest from Kansas to Wisconsin, excessive rainfall could lead to flash flooding. The heaviest rain is forecast tonight, and red flag warnings are in effect in parts of Utah, Colorado, and Wyoming, where hot and dry winds could lead to fire risk. Firefighters are responding to more than three dozen large wildfires across the U.S. In California, they've gained ground on the 100,000-acre Gifford Fire.

At the Grand Canyon, firefighters have contained about a 30,000. of the Dragon Bravo fire. Despite strong winds, it's been burning since the 4th of July. It's NPR News. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has identified the man who opened fire at the CDC yesterday as a 30-year-old, who lived about 30 miles north of Atlanta. He and a police officer died during the shooting. The CDC says at least four of its buildings were struck, and students at nearby Emory University were told to seek shelter. A preseason football game between the Atlanta Falcons and Detroit Lions was suspended in the fourth quarter last night. From member station WABE in Atlanta, Alex Helmick, reports a player was seriously injured.

Lion's safety, Maurice Norris Jr. was hurt trying to make a tackle on a falcons running back. He took a hard hit to his head and neck area. As he laid motionless on the ground with medical staff attending to him, players from both sides knelt around Norris before he was taken by ambulance to a nearby Atlanta Hospital. The preseason game was not resumed. Here's Lions head coach Dan Campbell after the game giving an update on Norris. He's breathing, you know, he's breathing, he's talking. It's good. He's got some movement, so, and now they're running more tests. Campbell said he and Falcons coach Rahim Morris agreed not to resume the game after Norris's injury. For NPR news,

I'm Alex Helmick in Atlanta. Jen Powell is making history in the field of baseball today. becoming the first woman to umpire a regular season MLB game. Three, in fact, during this weekend's Marlins' Brave series in Atlanta. The 48-year-old from New Jersey says umpiring is in her DNA and she's just focused on getting the calls right. It's NPR News.