be displayed prominently in all public classrooms. and seven days left. we are one week away from the first presidential debate of 2024 amid brand new polling that shows president biden is gaining. let s begin, though, with that weather. in texas, heavy rain and storm surge from tropical storm alberto has caused serious flooding, as you can see right here with coastal areas underwater from 5 to 10 inches of rain, along with that storm surge. new mexico is also dealing with what the national weather service says is extremely dangerous flooding, but look at this. the wildfires are what s really causing problems in new mexico. the state is reeling. hundreds of structures are gone. and at least two people are dead. locals say they had never seen anything like this before. it s been nonstop planes, nonstop sirens and almost felt like being in the war zone with all the smoke surrounding the area here in the middle. back east, temperatures are reaching 100 degrees in place