Judy Woodruff:
The U.S. side called the meetings — quote — “a frank and open discussion.”
Back in this country, a wildfire in Northern California, the largest in the state, is threatening more than 10,000 homes. The Dixie Fire was less than a quarter contained today. It had burned across 300 square miles and forced evacuations in several small communities.
Authorities in South Florida have identified the last of 98 people killed when a condominium tower collapsed in June. That news today was announced four weeks after the building came down in the middle of the night in Surfside. Search teams officially concluded their work at the site on Friday.
The man who chaired the Trump Inaugural Committee, Thomas Barrack, pleaded not guilty today to illegally lobbying for the United Arab Emirates. The billionaire arrived at federal court in New York and was met by a protester calling him a traitor. But he said he is — quote — “100 percent innocent.”
On Wall Street, stocks had a quiet day, but all three major indexes still finished at new records. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 82 points to close at 35144. The Nasdaq rose three points. The S&P 500 added 10.
And at the Tokyo Olympics, an upset in the swimming pool. American Katie Ledecky, a five-time Olympic gold medalist, was beaten by Australian Ariarne Titmus in the women’s 400-meter freestyle. Ledecky took silver.
Ledecky rebounded later, winning heats in other events and setting an Olympic record in one of them.
