President Trump and first lady Melania Trump tour flood-ravaged Kerr County, pledging Texas relief. KERRVILLE, Texas — President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump are touring the damage zone in Kerr County after devastating floods ravaged the area on July Fourth.

The catastrophic Central Texas floods have claimed at least 121 lives and left 173 missing, as a report reveals that Kerr County officials were repeatedly denied state funding for an emergency flood warning system.

U-S President Donald Trump has lashed out at a reporter during a tour of the flash flooding site in central Texas, suggesting she is "evil" after she asked a question about whether the area's warning alert system worked as well as it could have.

K ERR COUNTY, Texas ( NewsNation) — The manager of Kerr County ’s historic Hunt Store says she has “no doubt” the community icon will be rebuilt after being destroyed in recent flooding.

Q: Is it true that if President Donald Trump hadn’t defunded the National Weather Service, the death toll in the Texas flooding would have been far lower or nonexistent? A: The Trump administration did not defund the NWS but did reduce the staff by 600 people.

President Donald Trump is heading to Texas with first lady Melania Trump to survey flood damage to tour areas devastated by flash flooding. Late Thursday, Trump announced that a 35% tariff rate would go into effect on Canada starting Aug.

Texas floods leave 120 dead, 170 missing; victims include campers & children as search efforts stretch into a seventh day. This live blog is now closed.

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened Brazil with a crippling tariff of 50% starting August 1, according to a letter he sent to the country’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.