earliest ever presidential debate. what we know about how the current president and the former president are preparing. first, to that severe weather threat in the northeast. powerful thunderstorms, damaging winds, even possible tornadoes as 100 million americans across 27 states remain under heat alerts. in the heartland, the national guard is assisting residents in flood-ravaged northwest iowa. rivers are expected to crest over record levels. ike ejiochi reports from washington, d.c. somara theodore has the forecast. as americans seek relief, beachgoers beware. officials warn of a high risk of rip currents along the eastern seaboard and gulf coast. several recent drownings reported from florida to new york. what experts say you should do if you re cut in a rip current. the death toll rises in the deadly mass shooting in arkansas as authorities share details of how the incident unfolded in the parking lot of that supermarket. and what we are learning about the victims,
to and all of that after the president of russia has called them traitors, and they were the leading force of that mutiny that we saw on saturday, which was such a mess of developing for russia. they are still free and working, and recruiting. as for mr putin, he s made his first public appearance away from moscow since the wagner group s mutiny over the weekend. he visited the southern russian republic of dagestan his spokesman said he was there to hold meetings about tourism. these pictures, broadcast on russian state tv, showed him being given a tour around some historic sites he appears to be accompanied only by his own officials, with no members of the public present. mr putin seems to be enjoying himself in the sunshine, and some observers have suggested he was trying to give a relaxed image, after the more formal address he had to make after the wagner group leader, yevgency prigozhin, had called his forces off from what seemed to be a muting and an advance on moscow. arou