Tragedy in Texas: how flash flooding devastated a county

Catastrophic flooding in Texas killed at least 80 people, and more rainfall is expected. The Texas Tribune has the latest. Congressional Republicans passed a sprawling bill that cuts Medicaid, clean-energy funding, and taxes. NBC’s Sahil Kapur unpacks the details. Jobs in meatpacking plants are notorious for being dangerous and physically taxing. Scott Calvert with the Wall Street Journal reports on how a slaughterhouse in Nebraska wants to change that. Plus, Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks began in Doha, France ended its ban on swimming in the River Seine after 102 years, and a time capsule once called the world’s largest was found in Nebraska. Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.