Still, for the meteorologists and hydrologists tracking the weather patterns that led to the deadly Independence Day floods in the Texas Hill Country, the most urgent advisories weren’t deployed until it was almost too late,

Plus, BBC News chief news presenter Caitríona Perry joins from Washington to discuss Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu’s upcoming visit to the White House and the ongoing rift between President Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk following the passage of ‘The Big Beautiful Bill’ last week.

"The reason the Texans had no idea that a giant flash-flood that killed 20 plus people was going to be coming to them was because the Trump regime has defunded not only the National Weather Service but also what’s known as NOAA … both of those things are how we predict weather events like these," the video’s narrator said.

Forecasts and warnings largely worked during the Texas catastrophe. Those systems are expected to degrade as President Donald Trump’s agenda is set in place.