Live from NPR News and Washington, I'm Windsor-Johnston.
Stocks on Wall Street opened higher this morning after the Commerce Department reported
“a sharper than expected drop in retail sales last month, and PR Scott Horsley reports”
the Dow Jones industrial average rose about 10 points in early trading. Retail sales fail by 6/1% last month as consumers dialed back their spending on both cars and appliances. Internet sales also fail during July, partly because Amazon moved its prime day promotion up into June this year. Spending was also down at gas stations and grocery stores, which was mainly the result of lower prices. Spending at restaurants
and clothing stores rose last month. Oil prices are mixed after two tankers from the United Arab Emirates were attacked while trying to cross the straight-of-war moves. Retail
gasoline prices showed little change overnight. Triple A says the average price of regular
gas is hovering around $4.7 a gallon. Scott Horsley and PR News, Washington. The Pentagon is pushing back against claims of worsening conditions aboard the USS Abraham
“Lincoln. Lawmakers are demanding answers after sailors and their families reported supply”
shortages, plumbing problems, and low morale. The carrier has spent more than 8 months at sea in the Middle East without a port call. Steve Walsh of member of station WHRO reports the Navy may soon send in a replacement. The Associated Press is reporting that the Navy will move the carrier USS Washington into the region to replace USS Lincoln. Navy officials tell me that the Washington is still in the Pacific right now, but I do
know that Navy planners have talked about the possibility of swapping the two carriers
even before the latest round of damning public reports. Steve Walsh of member station WHRO reporting is rarely activist alert food and water today to people trapped in a house to siege by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank. But as MPR's Franklin Fitt reports, the man who lives there says he still can't leave.
“"Officacy, if a member of these rally parliament was among those delivering their provisions,”
he said Israeli soldiers controlled the area when the settlers had retreated for now to hiltah. "I'm quite afraid that the, that's not the end of the story to say the least." Kusei Abu Ridee is the Palestinian American occupant of the home. He told NPR the Israeli military to clear the area close military zone and won't let him leave. Abu Ridee says the soldiers could arrest the settlers at any time. Instead he says the military pushes
the mount only to watch them return. He called this a quote theatrical performance. The Israeli military has not responded to NPR's request for comment. Franklin Fitt and pure news, Tel Aviv. "Stocks are trading mixed at the Saurad Wall Street that al-Jones industrial averages down 20 points. The Nasdaq up 7 points, the S&P 500 up 6. This is NPR news in Washington." President Trump will highlight his record on crime during
a visit to a police academy in New York today as he campaigns for Republicans and closely contested races. The White House says he'll release new FBI figures showing violent crime fell last year. "Regard breaking down ports outside of Tokyo have caused widespread flooding in killed six people." NPR's Anthony Cune reports the severe weather also disrupted transportation during
the peak holiday travel season in Japan. "Some parts of Cheba prefecture outside Tokyo saw three times more rain in half a day than they usually see for the whole month of August, according to Japan's meteorological agency. A evacuation orders were issued for more than 100,000 residents. About 40% of the prefecture's cities and towns were flooded more than 20,000 households lost power. Trains and highways were shut down and thousands of travelers were stranded at
Navitai International Airport which serves the capital." Several of those who died were found on flooded roads or trapped in submerged cars. This happened as the country celebrates the Obon Festival, when many Japanese travel to their hometowns joined festivals and prepare special foods. Anthony Cune in PR News, Seoul. "Emergency crews are battling wildfires across several parts of Europe as record-breaking heat grips the region. More than 500 people have been evacuated
because of a new fire in southwestern France. In England several homes have been destroyed in the West Midlands. Fires have also forced more than 1,000 people to evacuate in Croatia. This is NPR." Democrats are fighting for the future of their party. This week on the NPR Politics podcast, we break down where the lines are being drawn between centrists and progressives. Both sides have scored victories this primary season and both are certain that they will be more
electable in November. We'll catch you up on the key players and their pitches to voters. This week
