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KIM BRUNHUBER, CNN ANCHOR AND CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Welcome to all of you in the United States, Canada and around the world. I'm Kim Brunhuber. This is CNN NEWSROOM.

At least two dozen people are dead in Texas flooding. And officials say the search for those missing is continuing throughout the night. We'll have the latest.

Loved ones gather to mourn soccer star Diogo Jota as his funeral gets underway this hour. We're live in the two cities feeling the loss the most.

And president Trump says he's sending out letters to notify countries of new tariff rates. We'll look at where the trade war stands as his self-imposed deadline nears.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE (voice-over): Live from Atlanta, this is CNN NEWSROOM with Kim Brunhuber.

BRUNHUBER: We're following a devastating situation this morning that could get worse in central Texas, where 24 people are dead and at least 23 children are unaccounted for after severe flooding hit the area.

Teams are on the ground there right now and will continue searching throughout the day for the missing. The children were a summer camp when the heavy rains submerged the area, turning a river into a torrent.

A disaster declaration has been issued for some of the hardest-hit counties, as more than 230 people have been rescued or evacuated from their homes.

U.S. President Donald Trump called the flooding terrible, pledging the federal government's support. Parents are anxiously awaiting at a relocation center this morning in Ingram, Texas, hoping to be reunited with their kids.

Earlier, CNN spoke with one Texas official who said search efforts will continue until they find every missing person.

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SGT. JONATHAN LAMB, KERRVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT, TEXAS: We are doing everything within our power to locate those children. We've got a tremendous amount of resources here.

We've been very fortunate with our state. And regional resources have poured in from across Texas to assist us. And those operations will continue all night and until every child is accounted for.

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BRUNHUBER: The camp sits next to a river near Kerrville, Texas, which, according to forecasters, rose more than 20 feet or six meters in 90 minutes. Surveillance video shows the moment officers began evacuating people due to the flooding from the river.

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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (from captions): We're evacuating everybody. The river is already up here.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Oh, my God.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (from captions): There are people screaming in the river. We're evacuating everybody.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Oh, my God.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (from captions): Knock on your neighbors' door. Tell them to get out now. But it's completely over.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Oh, my God.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (from captions): The people you hear screaming are in the river right now.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Oh, my God.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (from captions): Let's get everybody out.

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BRUNHUBER: CNN's Ed Lavandera has the latest from Texas.

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ED LAVANDERA, CNN SENIOR NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: This July 4th holiday in central Texas has turned in to a nightmare as families across the state are grappling with the horror that unfolded as raging flood erupted out of the Guadalupe River west of San Antonio and Austin. Here, near the town of Kerrville, Texas, and Kerr County, where the

Guadalupe River bends its way through here, we have seen devastating scenes of destruction as the floodwaters rose rapidly in the middle of the night, catching many people by surprise and just wreaking absolute horror on many communities.

Here, the most intense focus of the day has been on a campground called Camp Mystic. This area has several popular summer camps. Camp Mystic is an all-girls camp and we have seen families descend from all over the state.

We are outside of the school that is serving as a reunification center. Many of those young girls have been brought here by bus or airlifted here and they have been reunited with their families today.

And the images that we have seen, young children in tears, sobbing, being held by their parents, just looks of utter trauma and despair on their faces as they walk away from here.

And given what they saw and what they endured last night, you can completely understand why. There have been -- authorities have confirmed 24 dead so far and about 23 of those campers from Camp Mystic are still unaccounted for.

And authorities here say they will continue search and rescue operations throughout the day into Saturday and in through the weekend until everyone is accounted for. And those operations have been going on throughout the day.

State emergency officials say that helicopters and boat rescues have amounted to almost 240 high water rescues in this area, 170 of those roughly have been airlifted out by helicopters.

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So it gives you a sense of just how damaging and how intense this flooding scenario has been here in central Texas.

We've been able to drive up and down some parts of the Guadalupe River and the scope and the magnitude of the damage that was inflicted by these raging floodwaters is simply profound to see in some places, where you can see that the river at some point might have reached as much as a half-mile wide.

And incredibly deep and powerful water, boats and kayaks and canoes wrapped around trees, massive trees just splintered apart in these raging floodwaters. As I mentioned, this has been a nightmare holiday weekend already for the people here in central Texas -- Ed Lavandera, CNN, Ingram, Texas.

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BRUNHUBER: The funeral for Liverpool star Diogo Jota and his brother, fellow pro footballer Andre Silva, is now underway. You're seeing live pictures from their hometown of Gondomar, Portugal, outside the local church, which is hosting the ceremony. As we see, the coffins being brought out. The two athletes were killed

in a car accident in northwestern Spain on Thursday. Police are investigating the crash as a possible speeding incident. They suspect the vehicle's tire burst while changing lanes, causing the Lamborghini to veer off road before catching fire.

A memorial has grown outside Liverpool's Anfield Stadium as fans gather to offer their condolences. Joining me live from Liverpool is CNN's Matias Grez.

Matias, as we're looking at these just heartbreaking pictures in Portugal, as we see the coffins of the two brothers being carried through the streets there, we see the grieving family as well and teammates from both Liverpool and from Portugal, his national team, where he played. Take us through the emotions that are being felt where you are.

MATIAS GREZ, CNN PORTUGAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, of course, as I'm sure you can imagine, the grief here is still very much raw. And I think Neil summed it up perfectly earlier when he said football is the most important of the least important things.

And, you know, as a big football fan yourself, we can often get swept up in the emotions of matches and we can get annoyed at players and managers when they don't meet our expectations.

But I think on days like today, you realize really what's important. And Jota was not only a player here -- and I think that's what makes it so tragic -- he was a man that was really felt within the community.

And when you spoke to -- when we spoke to fans yesterday and you could see the emotion on their face and hear it in their voices, it was impossible not to feel that emotion yourself.

And just to give you an idea of how much he was thought of within the community as a man, not just as a player, and how visible he was, there was one fan, a father of a young boy yesterday, who posted a video that Jota had sent to his young son when he was in a really bad place, which, of course, helped him move forward.

And I think that just goes to show what kind of an impact he had in the city as a whole and not just on the pitch for Liverpool.

BRUNHUBER: An incredible person by all accounts. And that's the universal thing that you hear from people who interacted with him, whether they were fans or his teammates.

And as we're seeing the pictures, just such sad pictures, as the mourners are going into the church, following the coffins of the two brothers, we're just struck by how this tragedy has brought together the entire soccer community.

I mean, what does that tell us about Jota's character and the respect that he commanded in the sport? GREZ: Well, listening to the tributes from former teammates and former managers, the word "football player" or the word "teammate" doesn't come up very often when they're describing Jota. The word "brother" comes up often.

So I think that goes to show you just how much he touched the lives of everybody around him, both here in Liverpool and with the Portugal national team. And speaking to fans as well here, there's one thing that came up more often than anything else when speaking about Jota and that was his smile.

He was a man that was known for having that permanent broad grin off the pitch and on the pitch. And he was somebody that gave everything for the shirt every time he stepped onto the pitch. And he was such an infectious personality.

And I think that's how he's going to be remembered here. Of course, for his exploits on the pitch, he was here, spent five successful years here, scoring 65 goals, winning four major trophies, of course, that most recent Premier League triumph.

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That, of course, will be remembered. But I think more than anything else, it will be Jota, the man, and the impact he had on the people of the city and in this community that will be remembered above everything else.

BRUNHUBER: Yes, absolutely. As he's being remembered right now in Portugal by family, friends and teammates, so many people where you are there, as we can see, are gathered to do the same thing and to mark how this remarkable person, as you said, marked their lives and helped them with a team that they loved so much.

You know, thoughts right now don't turn to the field and the game itself.

But when it eventually does come back and the players will have to play again, how do you think that the club, football, the football club itself, Liverpool and the supporters themselves will honor Jota's memory?

GREZ: Well, of course, they've already spoken about potentially retiring his number 20 jersey. You know that number 20 was a key part of his identity as a Liverpool player. And just to give you more of an idea of what a fan favorite he was, his chant, which mentions that number 20 on the back of his shirt, was voted the fan favorite chant.

And I just want you to have a look here briefly at some of the tributes behind me, to give you more of a sense of the scale. We're now more than 48 hours after the sad news broke. And as I'm sure you can see, there is still a constant stream of people coming to pay their respects.

And I think to give you an idea of just how respected he was, it's not just Liverpool fans that have been coming here to pay their respects. And there's not just Liverpool shirts down on this grass, in this grass behind me.

But over the last couple of days we've seen fans of Manchester United coming to pay their respects. And I'm sure you can see here, among the sea of red, the odd blue of Everton shirts and scarves, two clubs that are typically bitter rivals with Liverpool on the pitch.

But I think off the pitch, you can see now just how much respect he had and just how loved he was, not only by the people of this club and the city but in the wider football community, too.

BRUNHUBER: Yes, that field of flowers tells a story, as you say. So touching to see rival fans coming together, which is the best of what sports does. And by all accounts, Diogo Jota was the best of what sportsmen can be as well.

We'll have to leave it there for now. Mathias Grez, really appreciate it. Thank you.

All right. We'll be back after a short break. Please stay with CNN NEWSROOM.

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BRUNHUBER (voice-over): There was president Donald Trump, signed his domestic megabill into law on Friday during a 4th of July event at the White House, complete with fireworks and a military flyover.

The measure extends 2017 tax cuts, makes deep cuts to Medicaid and SNAP nutrition benefits, provides limited tax deductions on tips and overtime, eliminates green energy subsidies, boosts funding for immigration enforcement and national defense.

And raises the debt ceiling to accommodate the addition of more than $3 trillion to the federal deficit, according to George Washington University. The so-called big, beautiful bill is more unpopular than any piece of major legislation passed since 1990. CNN's senior White House correspondent, Kristen Holmes, has more.

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KRISTEN HOLMES, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: President Trump doing a victory lap on the South Lawn of the White House this July 4th, signing his domestic policy agenda into law.

And it should be noted that president Trump and his team at the White House believe that this is his legacy wrapped up in this bill. That's why it was such a big deal for them to get this passed. Here's what Trump said. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

TRUMP: It's really promises made, promises kept and we've kept them. This is a triumph of democracy on the birthday of democracy. This is the most single, most popular bill ever signed.

And it includes the largest tax cut in American history, the largest spending cut, $1.7 trillion. And yet you won't even notice it. Just waste, fraud and abuse.

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HOLMES: Now, of course, as we know, we've seen the polling. This bill is not that popular among voters right now. But when you talk to Republicans, when you talk to this administration, they are aware that they are losing the messaging war when it comes to this bill.

Democrats have been out there hitting every aspect or most aspects of this bill. So there is a belief among Republicans that they can kind of turn the narrative, particularly by focusing on some of the core issues that president Trump ran on, as well as increasing that spending to ramp up deportations.

So what you're really going to start seeing here over the next couple of weeks is those ads, is outside groups spending money is campaign- style events to try and pitch this bill to the American people.

Republicans are very aware that this could play into the midterm elections in 2026. But they do think they have some time to change the narrative -- Kristen Holmes, CNN, the White House.

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BRUNHUBER: President Trump is trying to ramp up pressure on countries who haven't made new trade deals with the United States. The president said Friday he's signed about a dozen letters notifying countries of their new tariff rates. It's not clear yet which countries will get those letters. But the tariffs are expected to kick in around August 1st.

In April, the president postponed his so-called reciprocal tariffs for three months to negotiate more deals. But so far the administration has signed just two narrow frameworks for trade deal negotiations with the U.K. and China.

This week, Trump said an agreement was reached with Vietnam but a framework doesn't appear to have been signed.

For more on this, I want to bring in Ryan Patel, who's a senior fellow with Drucker School of Management at Claremont Graduate University and he joins us now from Los Angeles.

Good to see you again. Thanks so much for being here with us. So we're just days away from that July 9th deadline and president Trump is now saying he'll simply send letters to countries setting their tariff rates rather than negotiating deals. This is what he said last night. [05:20:00]

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TRUMP: Letters are better for us. I've said that all along because you have hundreds of countries. You know, you have over 200 countries and you can't sit down with 200 countries. I think the letters are better. I think a simple tariff is simpler than and better than sitting down and working 15 different things.

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BRUNHUBER: "Letters are better."

So how does this shift from that boast of 90 deals in 90 days, now sending letters, reflect the reality of using tariffs as a negotiating tool?

RYAN PATEL, GLOBAL BUSINESS EXECUTIVE: Yes. I mean these tariff letters aren't just as trade enforcement that we think. It's a public test. And the public test is what the economic diplomacy, you know, these quiet backroom deals that we're used to, accustomed to, these letters become more visible.

It also puts some pressure on different kind of tactics. And so there's one thing about revenue but this is more about the dynamics, the speed and the control to when you think about a multilateral trade world that we live in. And so to me, this is a moment where which countries are willing to bend.

Who's going to hold out?

And then how far is the U.S. willing to go to maybe reset some of these trade relationships, even though they're trying to set a blank trade policy across many of the countries?

BRUNHUBER: Yes. I mean, in one sense, those threats did produce some results. Canada did bend on one thing, certainly. But Donald Trump claimed that his tariffs have led to hundreds of agreements. But really only a few deals are actually confirmed, as I mentioned earlier.

So from what we can see of these concrete agreements?

Are they actually delivering the kinds of deals the president promised?

PATEL: Not yet. You know, you think about over 100 partners still unsure. And kind of, when you think of that aspect, you mentioned Vietnam and a framework with China, possibly. And we've seen some easing on tech exports.

But there needs to be more material data behind that, right?

Kim, when you're negotiating, here's what X says. And this is what it's going to happen for the U.S. Really, countries like Japan and the E.U. are being asked to absorb some steep rates.

Is it 30, is it 50, is it 70 percent?

And you can't really calculate that until there's actual agreement into place. And then it leaves them little runway as well.

So to me, I think the -- this is kind of recalibration, you know, a recalibrate time for president Trump of what type of leverage does he have. Don't be surprised when July 9th comes that they may push some of the trade agreements or maybe negotiations to pause a little bit longer until the August deadline as well.

BRUNHUBER: All right. So let's look at some of the effects of this domestically. This holiday weekend, you know, a few things are more expensive. But inflation is at its lowest level since 2020. Gas prices are the cheapest they've been in four years.

Why do you think prices haven't jumped as dramatically as some initially feared?

PATEL: Well, I think there's a couple things.

I think, one, the -- you cannot underestimate the resilience. Spending is still there.

Second, the markets have been -- Kim, they've been providing consumer confidence in the last month, 1.5 months. And also I think there's been a little bit stability in the job market as well.

I think you do see some cuts from some certain companies but it's not happening in huge bunches. And unemployment's where it's at right now as well. So I think there's a little bit of confidence going into the last couple of months.

And also, Kim, there's this rumor with the Fed, potentially, potentially in July meeting, decreasing 25 basis points or 50 basis points. We don't know yet. I'm not really sure yet. But that kind of talk is now back into the mix in a daily conversation that provides some hope to maybe it's where you're seeing some of this right now.

BRUNHUBER: So Jerome Powell might actually please Donald Trump for once?

We shall see. Listen, you touched on two very important things because, when we widen the lens here, we look at the economic numbers. You mentioned hiring. It actually surged in June. You mentioned markets. They've largely ignored all this trade drama.

So what do you make of this economic resilience?

Or are we still waiting for the real impacts to be felt later down the road?

PATEL: Oh, we're waiting, Kim. We're waiting because the second half of the year is going to really determine how these pricing tariffs all make an impact, because you can't really feel it. And that's why, for me, this is really interesting that this is top

news. What matters right now in these trade, you know, letters or what, deals, to me I'm watching what matters most and who's not going to get a deal.

That's what the global trade is looking at the end of this cycle. And then that will be the ramifications on how the U.S. economy moves forward or maybe moves back.

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It just depends on what's next in the short term and long term.

BRUNHUBER: We are watching, as you say. Ryan Patel, really appreciate you staying up late in Los Angeles for us. Thank you so much.

PATEL: Appreciate you, Kim.

BRUNHUBER: All right.

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BRUNHUBER: President Trump says he's optimistic that a Gaza ceasefire agreement could be reached next week.

He spoke Friday night after Hamas gave what it called a positive response to the U.S. truce proposal. Inside Gaza, at least 20 people were killed in Israeli strikes on Friday, according to local health officials. The targets included a tent city for Palestinians to flee their homes because of the fighting.

Meanwhile, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu could take some heat at home for accepting the proposal. He'll discuss it with his cabinet today, including some far-right ministers who want to sink the deal. For more. Paula Hancocks joins us from Abu Dhabi.

So Paula, it seems as though there's plenty of momentum behind the ceasefire deal.

What's the latest?

PAULA HANCOCKS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Kim, there certainly does appear to be momentum and it appears to be moving in the right direction, with Hamas saying that they have submitted a positive response.

Now we understand from one of the interlocutors, though, a Palestinian American, that there have been some amendments that have been suggested by Hamas but none that appear to be able to derail the process.

We've also heard from an Israeli official that they were expecting this positive response from Hamas and were expecting some amendments to be put forward. But again, they did not believe that they would be significant enough to derail the process. Now we understand from a number of different sources and officials

that one of the key sticking points in the past, which Hamas has been pushing for, was a more permanent end to the war.

So more U.S. assurances that, even if after a 60-day temporary ceasefire, a deal had not been done to make that temporary ceasefire permanent, it doesn't mean an automatic return to war.

And according to sources, this is something that has been guaranteed with the U.S. side. So we are hearing positive sounds from all sides at this point, most notably from the U.S. president, saying he was very optimistic. Let's listen to what he said.

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TRUMP: We have to do something about Gaza. We've been doing it -- you know, we're sending a lot of aid. A lot of money and a lot of aid. Otherwise, you have people in big, big trouble. But yes, I think it's been very positive.

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HANCOCKS: So looking at what happens in the next hours and days to come, we know that the Israeli prime minister will hold a full cabinet meeting on Saturday night.

Now his cabinet does include far-right elements who do not want to see the war in Gaza end. So he will get some pushback, certainly. But sources say that Netanyahu does favor this comprehensive ceasefire hostage deal.

We also know that, as both sides have now agreed, what should happen is that there should be proximity talks between Hamas and Israel. This effectively means that they could be in the same building.

Clearly, they won't be talking directly to each other. But they could even be on the same floor and have a mediator moving from room to room as the negotiations take place. So this could really speed up the process. One official saying that it could take days, it could be quicker, until there is this absolute agreement between both sides.

Now what we are going to see as well is the Israeli prime minister, after his cabinet meeting, heading to Washington. He will be meeting with the U.S. president, Donald Trump, on Monday. It will be his third meeting.

But certainly the expectation is that he will want to have had this agreed on, on his side, before he goes there. So there can be some kind of announcement while he is in Washington.

And the expectation is that is exactly what the U.S. president wants as well as he has really been pushing for this ceasefire deal. Now a quick look at what it looks like: 60 days temporary ceasefire. Within that time, we understand from an Israeli official, 10 living hostages will be released. There will be eight at the beginning of the process, two toward the

end of those 60 days. And there will be 18, as I say, 18 remains of deceased hostages for an unspecified number of Palestinian prisoners.

Now one key thing that Hamas wanted as well was a huge amount of aid to be brought into Gaza, as it is such a desperate situation there. And this will be through the U.N. run institutions.

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So it will be as it used to be before the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation was used. Their role is unclear at this point. But it means that the U.N. will be key in trying to get that humanitarian aid to those who desperately need it.

BRUNHUBER: Yes, absolutely. Getting to a ceasefire so important to the people of Gaza, who are starving and still under fire. Paula Hancocks in Abu Dhabi, thank you so much.

All right. Still to come, the funeral now underway for soccer star Diogo Jota and his brother, Andre Silva. We'll have a live report from Portugal after the break.

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BRUNHUBER (voice-over): Rescue teams in Texas are searching this morning for at least 23 children who are still unaccounted for after severe flooding hit the area. The children were at a summer camp near Kerrville, Texas, when heavy rains caused flash flooding. So far, 24 people have died. The search is expected to continue through the weekend.

President Donald Trump says he's optimistic a Gaza ceasefire deal could be reached next week. He spoke after Hamas gave what it called a positive response to the U.S. truce proposal on Friday. The militant group also said it's ready to start implementation talks right away.

The funeral for footballer Diogo Jota, the Liverpool star forward, and his brother, Andre Silva, is happening in Portugal. The brothers were killed when their car crashed in Spain. Jota was returning to England to take part in preseason training at Liverpool. For more on today's funeral service is CNN Portugal journalist Nuno de Sousa Moreira.

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He joins us live from the brothers' hometown of Gondomar, now outside the local church, which is hosting the ceremony. We're seeing pictures of these just really sad scenes outside of the

church right now as mourners are paying their respects and listening to the service that's going on inside. So many people wanted to be part of this. I assume that's the overflow, the number of people who couldn't be accommodated inside.

Give me a give me a sense of just the scene. There are so many people are gathering to mourn this absolutely tragic loss.

NUNO DE SOUSA MOREIRA, CNN PORTUGAL CORRESPONDENT: Yes, of course, hi, Kim.

Hi, everyone again.

The funeral is already going on for almost 30 minutes. And just to get a sense of deep is the feeling of -- how deep is the feeling around the two brothers?

All the church square behind me where the funeral is getting on is getting even smaller with all that crowd that is gathering, there just to be a part of this funeral. People of all ages and all backgrounds are here together, united in grief and sorrow, like yesterday.

It has been very difficult to these people to deal with the tragic passing of the two brothers, Diogo Jota and Andre Silva, in the last couple of days. For this city residents that very well known, Kim, this sons of Gondomar, this city where we are now, in the city center in north of Portugal.

Now this is already the biggest funeral that this city has ever received with all these soccer stars and big shot personalities of all around the globe. Just to name a few, just a bunch of Liverpool players, Diogo Jota's teammates in his last five seasons, like Virgil van Dijk and Darwin Nunez.

Diogo Dalot from Manchester United, Bernardo Silva from Manchester, Pedro Goncalves, former teammate from Wolverhampton. Also, Roberto Martinez, the Portugal national team head coach, is here today.

Also, the former head coach, Fernando Santos, of the Portugal national team. Just a final note to say, Kim, that it is getting hotter right here, like 30 degrees Celsius or so at this hour and we can still see all these people, crowds gathering there just to be part of this funeral and to pay tribute to the two brothers.

BRUNHUBER: Yes, he impacted so many people's lives. Appreciate that. Nuno de Sousa Moreira, thanks so much.

All right. Well, still ahead, Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he had an important call with president Trump and it came just hours after a major Russian drone attack. We'll have that story and more coming up. Stay with us.

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BRUNHUBER: President Trump says the United States is considering Ukraine's request for more Patriot missile defense systems. That comes after what Trump says was a very good phone call on Friday with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The two spoke just hours after Russia launched a record number of attack drones at Ukraine in a day after Trump said he didn't make any progress toward a ceasefire during his phone call with Russian president Vladimir Putin.

Zelenskyy says he and Trump discussed opportunities for both countries to work together on security it was an important conversation.

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VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY, UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT (through translator): It was an important conversation. We agreed to arrange a meeting between our teams to strengthen air defense capabilities. We had an in-depth discussion about joint production, something both us and the United States need.

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BRUNHUBER: Ukraine is reeling from a massive Russian aerial assault. Ukraine's air force says Russia launched more than 500 drones and missiles in the early hours of Friday. At least one person was killed and 23 were wounded.

I want to bring in Tetiana Buhaichuk. She's a senior psychologist with the humanitarian group, Proliska, which is focused on providing mental health services and helping Ukrainians impacted by the war. And she joins us this hour from Kharkiv in northeast Ukraine.

Thank you so much for being here with us. Ukrainians --

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BRUNHUBER: Yes. Thanks so much.

So Ukrainians in places like where you are in Kharkiv have been under attack for years now and it isn't letting up. As I mentioned earlier, Russia launched its biggest drone attack since the war started.

So how are Ukrainians dealing with stress that basically never stops?

TETIANA BUHAICHUK, SENIOR PSYCHOLOGIST, PROLISKA: Well, you know, for several years, Ukrainians hear air raid siren.

Ukrainians hear the sounds of drones, the sounds of explosions. We see -- we see ruined buildings. We see ruined lives. We see people injured. And we see that every day our cemeteries are getting wider and wider.

Well, in such case, in such conditions, we as MH (INAUDIBLE) workers, we advise people to think the thoughts, to do actions which are in our personal zone of control. So if you can donate, donate, if you can help, help, so it can save your emotional resources.

BRUNHUBER: Yes. So acting is important here.

But for yourselves in terms of helping, I mean, as I understand it, you only have eight psychologists for all of Kharkiv region.

I mean, how do you decide which people and which communities to help first?

BUHAICHUK: Well, in our organization, Proliska, the priority is emergency response. When the strike happens, we go to the place with certain support we take with us. And so we deliver people -- deliver to people emergency shelter kits, some hygiene items, sometimes blankets.

And as psychologists, go with the team and does first -- psychological first aid if there is need.

BRUNHUBER: Now --

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BUHAICHUK: And we in hromada, in regions, in region, Kharkiv region, we assess the needs.

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We go and speak with focal points, with local authorities, with people and assess their needs. Usually in the region, we work with groups, groups for group support, for people and for adults and for children.

BRUNHUBER: It's so hard, especially -- you talked about the widening cemeteries as so many people, unfortunately, are being killed by this war. And the normal grief rituals aren't necessarily able to be performed.

You talk about having to write letters to dead loved ones. It sounds like Ukrainians have had to kind of adapt their mourning and funeral practices, because, often, unfortunately, there's no body to bury or it's too dangerous, let's say, to have a funeral.

BUHAICHUK: You know, usually people have no body to bury if it was a military. And we called it ambiguous loss. When there is no body, they cannot -- they cannot put the full stop and to begin the work of grief.

But usually when people don't have the body of their relative or their loved one, they can see then that he or she is alive. And they go to church. They pray for his or her health.

And in the case of, well, one women, as far as I remember, we evacuated one women.

And I asked her what was the last drop that pushed you to decide to go, to leave the dangerous place?

Well, she explained that that she lived in the red zone, where there were a lot of drones. And in the morning she went to the well to get some water. And her husband stayed in their house. And the drone made direct strike or -- and he was -- he was buried under stones of their own walls of the houses.

And because of the danger, because that was the red zone, the rescue team couldn't arrive and take the body out. So -- and she decided -- in a couple of days she decided to go.

Well, and in such cases, we offer people to -- we offer consultations. We can up to 12 sessions absolutely free of charge.

BRUNHUBER: It's just --

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BRUNHUBER: -- yes, it's such a hard situation, not just for the people that you're helping but for you and the other people who are trying to help, who have to listen to so many of these heartbreaking stories over and over again.

We just want to wish you and everyone on your team the best as you try and help as many people as you can there in Ukraine. Tetiana Buhaichuk in Kharkiv, thank you so much. Really appreciate it.

BUHAICHUK: Thank you.

BRUNHUBER: And we'll be right back.

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BRUNHUBER: The United States celebrated its Independence Day on Friday with a tradition that lit up the skies across the country.

Fireworks illuminated the National Mall in Washington, D.C., drawing large crowds to the nation's capital. They joined president Donald Trump and Melania Trump, who watched from a White House balcony. This light show was launched from both sides of the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool.

Thousands of spectators in New York took in the Macy's 4th of July fireworks show, 80,000 dazzling shells exploded in one of the country's largest displays.

And a smaller fiery show took place, well, across the U.S., including this one in Jacksonville, Florida.

The champ has made a triumphant return to the Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest. Joey Chestnut dominated the annual holiday competition on Friday, winning his 17th Mustard Belt. CNN's Patrick Snell reports.

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PATRICK SNELL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, it's a tradition like no other. Every 4th of July, thousands descend upon the Coney Island boardwalk in New York to watch the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest.

This year's showdown with plenty of eyes on it as ever. Joey Chestnut returning after being banned last year over a sponsorship issue. And what a mouth-watering performance he would produce, a triumphant return to Coney island in just 10 minutes. He ate 70, yes, 70.5 hot dogs and buns to win his 17th title in the event.

Well, that's not his highest total ever. He did beat the next best competitor by 24 hot dogs. Let's hear now from the all-conquering Chestnut.

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JOEY CHESTNUT, COMPETITIVE HOT DOG EATER: Oh my gosh, I was nervous. The first couple hot dogs, I was fumbling a little bit but I found a pretty good rhythm. I -- my goal was 70 to 77.

I really wanted a little bit more. But you know, dude, there's next year and I'm just happy I'm here.

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And happy 4th of July.

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SNELL: And in the women's competition. Miki Sudo remaining at the top of the hot dog eating game. There is clearly no beating her. On Friday, the New Yorker winning her 11th title at this contest with 33 franks and buns consumed in 10 minutes.

She holds the women's record of 51, which she set at the event a year ago in a tight race between second and third place, Michelle Lesco, edging out Domenica Dee for runner-up. Sudo, the winner, though, still not fully satisfied, it would seem.

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MIKI SUDO, COMPETITIVE HOT DOG EATER: I feel like I let the fans down a little bit. I heard people in the crowd saying, you know, go for 52. And obviously I'm always setting my goals high. But you know, the hot dogs just weren't cooperating for some reason. The buns felt larger today.

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SNELL: Just not cooperating one little bit. That makes me a little, little hungry for now. But I doubt I could get anywhere near 70 hot dogs. And on that note, it's right back to you.

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BRUNHUBER: Watching that did not make me hungry.

All right. Part of Jakarta turned into a life-sized game board on Friday, as hundreds of Indonesian fans stepped into the world of "Squid Game," Netflix's smash hit thriller. Fans played real life versions of the games to celebrate the launch of the show's third and final season.

Events included a digital jump rope and a high-energy three-legged race.

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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (through translator): When I came here, I felt nervous because I felt I had to experience the games like the series. I love the "Squid Game" series. That's why I had to be here.

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BRUNHUBER: The third season of "Squid Game" has become Netflix's biggest TV launch ever, racking up more than 60 million views in just a week. The South Korean series follows cash-strapped contestants who take part in a deadly survival, challenges for a chance to win a fortune.

That wraps this hour of CNN NEWSROOM. I'm Kim for our audience in North America. "CNN THIS MORNING" is next. For the rest of the world, it's "AFRICAN VOICES: CHANGEMAKERS."