President Biden and Russian President Putin meet face to face in critical summit, a dangerous heat wave hits the western U.S., and the delta variant is predicted to become the dominant U.S. strain.
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00:00 Intro
02:05 Biden & Putin Historic Summit
08:21 Dangerous Heat Wave In The Western U.S.
10:23 COVID-19 Delta Variant Warning
12:47 Rural America Struggles Online
15:20 Housing Shortage
17:00 Transgender Student Rights
19:27 Lester Holt’s Final Thoughts

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