The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/07/07 at 05:00 EDT

Episode Date: July 7, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/07/07 at 05:00 EDT

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meet U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday to discuss a U.S.-backed ceasefire plan. I think it's tragic, the tragic reality of the world, that the savior of Israel is Donald Trump. Gershon Baskin has worked on negotiations with Hamas for almost two decades. He has no doubt it's Trump who will decide what comes next in Gaza. The big question is has Trump made a decision to bring this war in Gaza to an end? That's what he's been tweeting. That's what's in his social media. The question is, you know, the man is unpredictable. For Israelis who've been demanding their government agree to a ceasefire and bring back the hostages

Hamas still holds, the hope is this deal will become reality. Tom Perry, CBC News, Jerusalem. Texas is brazing for more rain as the death toll mounts to at least 82, with dozens of people still missing. The hardest hit area of the state was in Kerr County where at least 40 adults and 20 children were killed. As Tony Waterman reports, the hope of finding more people alive is starting to fade. More than 400 first responders are on the ground sifting through waterlogged debris, searching for any signs of life. Kerr County Sheriff Larry Litha says recovery efforts will continue until every missing

person is found. We continue to work around the clock and reunite these families. Among the missing are a group of young girls from Camp Mystic, but also dozens of others who were camping along the Guadalupe River for the July 4th holiday, swept away by rising floodwaters in the middle of the night. The question is now growing about official warnings. Texas Governor Greg Abbott says the level of devastation was not predicted. There were, to most people in the area, flash flooding would mean one thing, not what it

turned out to be. More heavy rains are forecast today and Tuesday, complicating recovery efforts and heightening the chances of even more flooding. Tony Waterman for CBC News, Washington. An evacuation order is still in place for residents north of Kelowna, where crews are battling flames near the city's airport. The blaze started on Sunday afternoon in the Ellison area, about nine kilometres northeast of central Kelowna. An airspace restriction has also been lifted at Kelowna International Airport. As it was closed off to accommodate aerial firefighting

activity, a number of flights were cancelled and delayed. The restriction was lifted shortly after 8.30pm local time. Some football fans who paid deposits on season tickets for a CFL franchise in Halifax never got their money back. In 2018, organizers behind the Atlantic Schooners launched a season ticket drive, but the team never took the field. Richard Woodbury reports. At least 6,000 deposits were made for the season ticket drive. That's at least $300,000 cash. The first order of business is securing the site that is going to be acceptable to council.

Schooner Sports and Entertainment was the latest group that tried to bring a CFL franchise to Halifax. As part of that, the company planned to build a stadium. In late 2019, the Halifax Regional Municipality said they would contribute $20 million toward it if a list of conditions were met. But the COVID-19 pandemic threw a wrench in Schooner's plans. The company officially shut down in 2023. This was partly because the city was no longer going to contribute toward the stadium cost. CBC News contacted former officials with Schooner Sports and Entertainment to find out what

happened to the deposit money. In a statement, they said a significant number of people did receive refunds, but they said they are creating a portal to handle any outstanding refund requests. Richard Woodbury, CBC News, Halifax. Thanks for watching.