12 to KNOW Morning Brief for Tuesday, August 4, 2026.

SOURCES:  C-SPAN — Senate Judiciary Committee Votes on Todd Blanche  https://www.c-span.org/event/senate-committee/senate-judiciary-committee-votes-on-todd-blanche-to-serve-as-attorney-general/445701  WORLD Radio — Tuesday morning news: August 4, 2026  https://wng.org/podcasts/tuesday-morning-news-august-4-2026-1785791560  NPR — Photos: Wildfires in Spokane lead to thousands of evacuations  https://www.npr.org/sections/the-picture-show/2026/08/03/g-s1-137003/photos-wildfires-in-spokane-lead-to-thousands-of-evacuations  The Conversation — Why the Spokane wildfires became so catastrophic  https://theconversation.com/why-the-spokane-wildfires-became-so-catastrophic-288895  WSLS — Virginia Primary Election results for U.S. Senate  https://www.wsls.com/decision-2026/2026/07/31/virginia-primary-election-results-for-us-senate/  Ballotpedia — United States Senate election in Virginia, 2026  https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_election_in_Virginia,_2026  Profile News — Breaking News Live Updates – August 4, 2026  https://www.profilenews.com/en/breaking-news-live-updates-august-4-2026/  Safety4Sea — Several dead and many missing following ferry fire off Indonesia  https://safety4sea.com/several-dead-and-many-missing-following-ferry-fire-off-indonesia/  Al Jazeera — At least five dead, 41 missing after ferry catches fire off Indonesia  https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/2/at-least-five-dead-41-missing-after-ferry-catches-fire-off-indonesia  WORLD Radio — The World and Everything in It: August 4, 2026  https://wng.org/podcasts/the-world-and-everything-in-it-august-4-2026-1785791556  Forbes — SpaceX's First Earnings Report Is Coming. Here's What To Look For  https://www.forbes.com/sites/investor-hub/article/spacex-first-earnings-report-what-to-look-out-for/  TheStreet — What Wall Street expects from SpaceX's first earnings report  https://www.thestreet.com/investing/stocks/what-wall-street-expects-from-spacexs-first-earnings-report  CNBC — Stock market news for Aug. 3, 2026  https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/02/stock-market-today-live-updates.html  Yahoo Finance — Stock market today: Dow hits record high  https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/live/stock-market-today-monday-august-3-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-big-tech-oil-092516872.html  WRBI Radio — Sports Daily Digest August 3, 2026  https://wrbiradio.com/sports-daily-digest-august-3-2026/  Sunny Skyz — These Ultra Rare 'Mono Mono' Twins Beat Incredible Odds  https://www.sunnyskyz.com/good-news  Good Good Good — Good News This Week: August 1, 2026  https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/good-news-this-week-august-1-2026— 12 to KNOW Automation