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King Hosts, Harry, Meghan, And Grandkids For First Time In 4 Years; Gas Prices Rise Again As U.S.-Iran Tensions Flare; Diarrhea- Causing Parasite Infects 1,500 Plus People In U.S.; From Homeless To A Place Of Their Own; The Salisbury Poisonings, A Spy Next Door. Aired 3:30-4p ET

Aired July 10, 2026 - 15:30   ET

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ANNA STEWART, CNN REPORTER: They were last here for the Platinum Jubilee of the late Queen in 2022. There was no heads up for this visit. As far as we know, there were no cameras in the room.

I don't think we're ever going to get a readout in terms of what was said, what wasn't said. But of course, this was a private reunion. And it happens at a time when the tensions within the royal family have been playing out for years on a very global stage.

Now, not at this meeting where Prince William and his wife and their children, as we understand it from British media reports, the brothers remain estranged. Prince Archie is now seven years old. Prince Lilibet recently turned five.

This is the first time they'll be seeing their grandfather since he became King. Prince Harry comes to the U.K. sporadically for engagements and events, normally relating to charitable initiatives. This week, he is here for the one year countdown, I guess, for the Invictus Games, which is a Paralympic style competition.

But often, of course, he doesn't bring the rest of his family or very rarely brings them due to issues around security. Since stepping back from the royal family as working members, security detail was withdrawn from the Sussex family by the U.K. government. That was by the Home Office.

This is something that Prince Harry believes was wrong. He says the security risk to his family mean that without that detail, they simply can't come to the U.K. And he actually took the U.K. government to court and lost the case. So what's unknown at this point is what security arrangement was made to allow for this visit.

And of course, plenty of speculation about what was said and whether this is a healing of the rift.

BRIANNA KEILAR, CNN HOST: And earlier this week, we learned that Harry was not allowed to stay at Buckingham Palace because he didn't RSVP in time. Do we know where the Sussexes are staying?

STEWART: Well, Buckingham Palace is not on lastminute.com as far as I understand. Yes, and there was an invitation and there was a lot of back and forth, plenty of mixed messages. And that really speaks to the situation with the royal family and team Sussex.

And we still don't know where Prince Harry has been staying in London or elsewhere. And we don't know tonight. It could be that they stay at Highgrove House.

I believe it has some spare rooms. But again, I don't think we'd get any information on that. It has been embarrassing to watch for the royal family.

This play out where is Prince Harry staying for the night. But this caps off a tricky week for them with something positive.

KEILAR: Yes, it does. All right, Anna, thank you so much.

Gas prices have spiked following the latest round of fighting between the U.S. and Iran. The average price for a gallon of gas is now sitting at $3.88, which is up nine cents in just the last two days.

CNN's David Goldman is with us now. All right, David, how are oil markets reacting to this pause today in fighting and a possible return to negotiations?

DAVID GOLDMAN, CNN BUSINESS SENIOR REPORTER: Yes, oil markets are fine. I mean, it's actually kind of astounding. We're at $76 right now, and that is just a little bit above the $72 that we were at, at the low.

Now, the thing is that I'm going to say oil isn't the big problem right now. The reason is that we got 200 million barrels of oil out of the strait over the last three weeks when the ceasefire was active. That, guys, gave us 17 days worth of supply.

So it bought us time. Now the problem isn't oil. It is gas and diesel.

Because oil isn't useful, you need to make it into something useful. And refineries are operating 10 percent less than they were before. That leaves out 8.4 million barrels of the stuff that we actually need, the fuel. Part of the reason is that all of these refineries in the Middle East were hit by Iran, and we don't know if they're even operational. The other thing that you need to consider is that in the United States, we have not built a refinery since 1977. That's incredible.

And that has reduced capacity in the United States. And then layer on top of all of that, the fact that Ukraine is pummeling Russian refineries with drones. Russia makes up 12 percent of diesel exports.

They said no more. We're not exporting any more diesel. All of that means that higher gas prices, higher diesel prices are in our future, even as oil stays pretty low -- Brianna.

KEILAR: And President Trump is promoting something, David, called Freedom Fuel stations that sell cheaper gas. What do we know about those? GOLDMAN: Yes. So they're selling gas for $3.47. Subtle, right? So I think the part of this that everyone needs to understand is that this is not profitable gas, right?

Gas at wholesale is $3.77 right now. I just checked it before I got on. That means that they're selling every gallon at a 30 cent loss.

So what is going on here? Well, it does seem to be some clever marketing, perhaps in conjunction with the White House. We have tried to find out what this company is.

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We're not alone. And right now there is a company that was established in Delaware just a few weeks ago called Freedom Fuel. We don't know who the owner is.

We're still trying to find out. But right now it looks like a marketing scheme and not an actual profitable business.

KEILAR: Yes, good point. David Goldman, thank you so much.

And ahead, cases of this stomach bug caused by a parasite are growing across several states. How to protect yourself. I know a lot of people want to know. We'll have that next.

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BORIS SANCHEZ, CNN HOST: A warning to more sensitive viewers, this next story is kind of gross.

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A parasite that causes severe bouts of diarrhea has now hit more than 1,500 people in several states. The bulk of the cases are in Michigan, but other states including Ohio, New York, North Carolina, Texas also reporting a jump in cases.

KEILAR: So people get this parasite by eating and drinking food or water that is contaminated with human feces. It's commonly linked to raw produce like berries, basil, lettuce. Let's talk about this a little more with Dr. Trisha Pasricha, who is an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, and she's also a columnist at the Washington Post. She's the author of the book, "You've Been Pooping All Wrong, How to Make Your Bowel Movements a Joy".

This is not making people's BMs a joy, Dr. Pasricha, for sure, and I'm assuming there's a telltale sign for folks that says, yes, you might have this parasite.

DR. TRISHA PASRICHA, ASK THE DR. COLUMNIST, THE WASHINGTON POST: Yes, that's right. This is the exact opposite. This almost sounds like something out of a science fiction novel, but it's very real.

Like you said, it's affected more than 2,000 Americans so far this summer, and the key here is the pattern of the diarrhea that should alert people that there could be something going on. So cyclosporiasis is characterized by unpleasant watery diarrhea. If this is happening for more than a couple of days, you should think about getting help.

You know, a lot of people have experienced diarrheal illnesses with things like norovirus, for example, or maybe food poisoning. Those tend to come on like a hurricane, and then they're gone within two days. This is a little different.

Cyclosporiasis is kind of a weird bug in that it infects the intestine up to even two weeks before you experience symptoms, and then you can feel really sick, get better, and then feel sick all over again, and that pattern of getting better, getting sick, going on for weeks, that should be the clue that says, wait, maybe there's something more to this story.

SANCHEZ: Dr. Cyclosporiasis -- I think I said it right. I read that it's especially sticky. So thank you.

So even if you were to buy produce and then wash it, there's a chance that that may not be enough. So what should people be doing differently?

PASRICHA: Yes, that's absolutely right, and you're right. Washing produce is the first step but think about some of the commonly implicated produce. So raspberries have been involved, cilantro.

If you're somebody who is immunocompromised or older or at higher risk, you may want to consider either avoiding those foods, cooking them thoroughly, or even freezing them like frozen raspberries. Now, freezing is not going to entirely eliminate the parasite, but it can decrease the risk. But the main thing at this point is washing the produce under running water.

If you have firmer produce like melons, cucumbers, using a brush to help get those clean, that can all help.

KEILAR: So you're really talking about not eating anything raw, right, if you are a vulnerable person here. I mean, that's just very important for people to understand, because for someone who isn't a well person, this could be super serious here. Explain to us, I also know that the testing of this can be tricky, right?

It can be hard. Why is that?

PASRICHA: Yes, this is not a typical test that we would order in a gastroenterology clinic or in a primary care clinic. This is a specific kind of test that we have to be knowing in advance that we want to look for this bug. It's one of the most common and most accurate tests.

It's called a PCR test that looks for the genetic material of this parasite. That's not on a standard panel, but it is something widely available. But because that's not typically ordered, especially when someone first comes with diarrhea, it's easy to get this missed.

And I think we're also probably not counting the cases as accurately as we could or should be, simply because a lot of people are dealing with this at home and not getting tested. In a way, this is good news, because for people who are otherwise healthy, most people will clear this infection on their own. It's just going to take a couple of weeks, and that sort of undersells how miserable this can be.

So even though, yes, most people will clear it, I do encourage people to go get tested, get tested early, especially if you're experiencing things like dehydration, you're feeling ill. More than 80 people have been hospitalized so far, so we do need to take this seriously.

SANCHEZ: If the protocol is to just sort of let it pass on its own, what does treatment to lessen the pain of the symptoms involve?

PASRICHA: Yes, we do have an excellent antibiotic therapy for this. It's called trimethoprim, sulfamethoxazole. You take it for a week, and then your symptoms can get better within one or two days, as opposed to roughing it out on your own for the next 30 days.

KEILAR: Oh, is there a nickname for that? That's like the longest antibiotic I've ever heard. No?

PASRICHA: I know, there's not an easy name for all these, but yes, the short name for this is Bactrim.

KEILAR: OK, Bactrim, there you go. Dr. Pasricha, you answered so many questions, and I just, I hear people in the hallways talking about this. I think it's kind of, it's reached that point where people are saying, I'm going to the grocery store, how do I need to adjust? So I think it's so important to get this information out there, and we thank you for being with us.

PASRICHA: Thank you.

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KEILAR: Now to some of the other headlines that we're watching this hour. Five people who had been unaccounted for amid catastrophic flooding in southeast Missouri, they've been rescued.

Thank goodness. Officials say the group was camping along the Black River, which had reached a record high today of more than 27 feet. There have been multiple rescues here in this region, including the rescue of 10 people who were trapped on a roof.

This is after some areas got a foot of rain last night through today.

SANCHEZ: The European Commission, meantime, says Meta may have crossed a legal line. Regulators are accusing Facebook and Instagram of using addictive design features to help keep users engaged, raising concerns about their impact on mental health, especially among younger users. Meta disputes the findings, pointing to safety features like teen accounts, parental controls, and screen time limits.

The commission says those safeguards fall short. Meta will have a chance to respond, but if it's found that they are in violation, the company could face fines of up to 6 percent of global revenue, which equals some $12 billion.

And the owner of the Keystone Pipeline agreed to pay a $26 million fine to settle claims from a massive oil spill in Kansas back in 2022.

Federal officials say the operator will also make $40 million in fixes to prevent future pipeline spills and also pay the state $3 million to help repair environmental damage caused by the accident. The spill sent more than 540,000 gallons of oil into a creek in nearby farmland, killing or sickening more than 2,700 animals.

At a time when it feels like we need some good news, CNN Heroes is back celebrating good news and good people as we kick off its 20th year.

KEILAR: The first CNN Hero of 2026 is Andrew Lunetta. He's building tiny homes in Syracuse, New York, offering homeless people not only safe shelter, but stability, dignity, and support as they rebuild their lives.

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ANDREW LUNETTA, FOUNDER, A TINY HOME FOR GOOD: We take for granted the stability that a home affords us. If you were to just imagine doing anything without a house, like, oh no, that's what I have to get first. That is where our tenants are coming from constantly.

A tiny home is a really, really solid model because it pairs this independent and also private living.

RHEA HOLMES, A TINY HOME FOR GOOD RESIDENT: I wish people understood that the homeless population are still human. At any time, circumstances can change. I was living at my husband's grave for eight months.

My whole life was turned upside down. When I finally got to the end of the rope and became out of my home. The only place that I felt was home for me was the cemetery where my husband was.

LUNETTA: In its simplest form, stable housing made it so Rhea no longer had to sleep in the cemetery.

HOLMES: Come in.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Hi.

HOLMES: It's so good to see you.

LUNETTA: The next step after that was long-term case management supports to help her address the things that hopefully she's not going to have to deal with anymore.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I am so proud of you.

LUNETTA: Thank you.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Y'all helped me out. LUNETTA: Oh, man.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Y'all got me focused.

LUNETTA (voice-over): Where a tenant moves in, they don't necessarily understand that they're being housed by this organization that cares a whole lot about them.

LUNETTA: Yes, dude, you've been knocking it out of the park.

LUNETTA: So when all of a sudden, we're knocking on their door, there's a little bit of like, uh, well, this is different.

LUNETTA: Hey, buddy, you want to walk?

LUNETTA: But as time goes on, and I think that it's seen that we need it. It's really pretty profound, some of those changes. This wouldn't exist without the tenants.

HOLMES: You're a great leader, sir.

Peace is now what I have. It's like freedom to just exhale. Like your nervous system is now able to rest.

LUNETTA: Let's go get this toilet fixed, shall we?

LUNETTA: I still don't love being called a landlord, but it is true. That's what we are.

And I think that what this population needs is landlords who care. And it's absolutely what we do.

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SANCHEZ: For the full story about Andrew's work and to nominate your own CNN hero, go to cnnheroes.com.

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KEILAR: The all new CNN film, "THE SALISBURY POISONINGS, A SPY NEXT DOOR," tells the story behind the poisonings of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, in the sleepy town of Salisbury, England.

SANCHEZ: Featuring interviews with high-level intelligence officials, journalists and victims, the film follows an investigation that led to the discovery of the use of a deadly chemical weapon and one of the most shocking acts of state-sponsored aggression on British soil in recent history. Here's a preview.

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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Now to an extraordinary story here in the U.K. Salisbury is at the center of a major incident tonight involving a former Russian spy.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: A quiet, small, sleepy city in southern England. Sergei Skripal, a colonel in military intelligence, accused of spying for Britain's MI6.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The lingering question, who did it?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Moscow might deny it, but many point the finger of blame squarely to Russia.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: A mysterious case of a poisoned Russian agent getting even stranger tonight. Now it's murder.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: A counterfeit bottle of designer perfume, the suspected weapon.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: There was enough poison in that tiny bottle to kill 10,000 people.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The Security Council is called to order.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: What started in a placid cathedral town has now led to the biggest diplomatic face-off in years.

DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: I give the floor to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Thank you.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It was the moment which changed everything.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The Russian bear never sleeps.

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SANCHEZ: Wow. Joining us now to discuss is former head of the British Secret Intelligence Service, Sir Richard Dearlove. Sir, thanks so much for being with us.

What shocked you the most about this case when the investigation began?

SIR RICHARD DEARLOVE, FORMER HEAD OF BRITISH SECRET INTELLIGENCE SERVICE: Well, that it was a clear, reckless act of, I would say, terrorism on British soil using a substance which clearly had been manufactured by the Russian state, which was an extremely potent nerve agent. And the fact that, you know, two subsequently identified GIU officers had been sent to the U.K. to carry out this killing. I mean, Skripal had defected, was living in the U.K.

I mean, during the Cold War, once someone had defected, I think, generally speaking, I wouldn't say there was a set of rules, but they could live out their life in a new country after the event. But this attempt to murder Skripal was a real sort of escalation. I think I would describe it as the Russian services going feral in their sort of pursuit of someone who they obviously considered a traitor.

KEILAR: It was so brazen. How quickly did it become clear that this was Russia behind this?

DEARLOVE: Well, I think the initial evidence probably was medical. Once it was clear that a nerve agent had been used to poison Skripal and his daughter, because he was being visited at the time by his daughter, I think there was an immediate conclusion that this had to be an act by a state. It wasn't an individual event.

And the trail led onwards. The medical analysis was very fast and outstanding. And once it was identified as Novichok, I don't think there was any doubt about who were the perpetrators of the attempted murders.

As it's said in your film, the container which was subsequently dumped and picked up by an individual who died from thinking it was a perfume spray, there was enough nerve agent in that bottle to kill up to 10,000 people. So this was a pretty extreme and extraordinary event.

SANCHEZ: Yes, stunning. I wonder if you could speak to the global implications of this incident. As we saw in the clip, the U.N. Security Council discussed this and it became a flashpoint in relations between Russia and the West.

DEARLOVE: Well, I think it was a significant point in the sort of deterioration of the relationship between Russia and the West. Other friendly countries to the U.K., NATO members, took initiatives to expel significant numbers of Russian diplomats, well, so-called diplomats, almost certainly either GRU or SVR. Those are the two Russian intelligence services officers.

It became a cause celebre. I think there was a general shock in the West that the Russians would go to these lengths and act so recklessly to carry out a murder. I mean, the irony is it wasn't successful.

That was because of the rapid expert medical intervention. But on the other hand, an innocent bystander who picked up the container which carried the nerve agent died after the event.

KEILAR: Our thanks to Sir Richard Dearlove.

And be sure to tune in the new CNN film, "THE SALISBURY POISONINGS, A SPY NEXT DOOR" will air Sunday at 8 p.m. Eastern, only on CNN.

And if you are outside this weekend out West, listen, we have some advice for you from the East as we've just come out of our heat dome. Make sure that you find ways to stay cool.

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SANCHEZ: Yes, triple-digit temperatures are expected in many cities, that heat dome settling over the region. You see some of those temperatures, 111 in Vegas, 104 in Boise, 99 in Casper, Denver, 96.

That sounds horribly unpleasant. Do your best to hydrate and stay in the shade.

And "THE ARENA" with Kasie Hunt starts right now.