The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

Lawmakers in Texas are holding their first public hearing into this month's deadly floods. Both Democrats and Republicans are promising to look for answers after the disaster killed at least 135 people. But divisions are already emerging. Plus, sentencing day. The man who admitted to killing four University of Idaho students in their home will soon learn his fate. Today, will the victims' families finally get some answers to a very simple question, why? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Justice Department is in talks with Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's longtime girlfriend and accomplice. And it's coming as calls for transparency over the Trump Administration's handling of the Epstein files grow louder in the halls of Congress. Plus, we have cell phone video of Florida officers pulling a man from his car and punching him in the face during a traffic stop. How are authorities are defending their actions?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today's show begins, Department of Homeland Security Kristi Hoem is providing an update on an off-duty border patrol agent who was shot during an apparent botched armed robbery over the weekend in New York City. The 42-year-old officer is in stable condition and is expected to survive. Police say there is no evidence that he was targeted because of his employment. A suspect is in custody.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump is firing back over a note reportedly bearing his name to Jeffrey Epstein. He says it's fake and vows to sue a close ally. Plus: A mother of a Camp Mystic victim shares her story and the letters from her eight-year-old daughter after her death.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: We speak exclusively with the owners of Camp La Junta about the moment they jumped into action to save every camper from the rising waters of the Guadalupe river. Then: Maureen Comey prosecuted Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Now she’s been fired from the DOJ. Does it have anything to do with the fact she’s the daughter of the former FBI Director James Comey?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Powerful airstrikes rock the Syrian capital of Damascus. State media there is blaming Israel. We have late reporting coming into the Situation Room. Plus, there are growing calls for an investigation into the death of a Palestinian American beaten to death by Israeli settlers in the West Bank, including a new push this morning from the US Ambassador to Israel.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok became infamous for posting antisemitic rants and praising Hitler. Now it's landed a $200 million contract with the Defense Department. Plus, underwater divers were left stranded in subway stations filled with water as flash floods hammered parts of the Northeast.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Central Texas is dealing with a new, dangerous threat as flash flood warnings hamper the search for more than 150 people still missing after the flooding on July 4th. Officials in Kerr County met for the first time to discuss how to prevent such a tragedy from happening again. Plus: Nine people are dead after a fast-moving fire at an assisted-living facility in Massachusetts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The bureau is looking for a man they say appeared to fire a pistol at law enforcement during an intense standoff between ICE agents and protesters at a California farm. Plus, new dispatch audio from Texas obtained by CNN reveals a firefighter asking for an emergency alert hours before some residents were notified.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rescue crews are working tirelessly through challenging conditions looking for at least 160 missing people in central Texas. We're on the ground in Kerrville with the latest. Plus, investigators are on the scene in Los Angeles after a tunnel collapses, trapping 31 workers underground. Miraculously, everyone got out alive.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices