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1 Harris Campaign Expected To Announce Running Mate This Morning
The wait is over. Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to announce her choice of a running mate this morning, just before a blitz of rallies in several states. While it may have seemed like a long process, today’s announcement would come about two weeks after President Biden ended his reelection campaign. Harris interviewed Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, and Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly in person on Sunday. The expected announcement this morning will be followed by a campaign video that will be released before Harris’s rally in Philadelphia later today.
2 Hurricane Debby Bringing "Once In A Thousand Years" Rainfall To Southeast
Hurricane Debby made landfall as expected yesterday morning, bringing a dangerous storm surge and estimated 80 mph winds. At least four people were killed from Debby in Florida as the storm moved ashore: A 13-year-old boy was killed when a tree fell onto the mobile home he was in yesterday morning. A semi went into a canal off I-275 yesterday morning as Debby impacted Tampa, killing the driver. Two deaths happened as a result of the bad weather before Debby made landfall, with a driver losing control in Dixie County, Florida Sunday night. The 38-year-old driver and one of her passengers, a 12-year-old boy, were killed. Another passenger, a 14-year-old boy, survived but was seriously injured in the accident. Forecasters say that the storm will continue to be a dangerous problem as it continues moving inland this week. Debby is expected to dump as much as 20 inches of rain onto parts of Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas between now and Saturday, and forecasters say that maximum rainfall amounts could be as high as 30 inches in some areas. The National Weather Service says there’s a high risk of flash flooding along a band stretching from just north of Jacksonville, Florida to Wilmington, North Carolina over the next five days, leading to emergency declarations along the Southeast. As of last night, only one tornado had been confirmed to have touched down; that was in Edisto Beach, South Carolina.
3 Americans Injured During Attack On US Base In Iraq
Several US personnel were believed to be injured after a rocket attack on the al-Asad airbase in Iraq yesterday. Few details were released by officials, who said that a post-attack damage assessment was being conducted. President Joe Biden was briefed on the attack, on the same day that State Department spokesman Matt Miller said the president was convening his national security team to talk about how to keep the siege of the Gaza Strip from turning into a regional conflict. The source of the attack hadn’t been identified as of late last night.