Judy Woodruff:
In neighboring Turkey, another fire reached an electric power plant, forcing evacuations.
Back in this country, California’s largest wildfire is growing again as hot, gusty weather returns. Flames and smoke from the Dixie Fire painted skies a glowing orange on Tuesday. The fire jumped containment lines, prompting evacuation orders to another 15,000 people.
A Trump-backed Republican and an establishment Democrat have each claimed their party’s nominations in Ohio for open seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Democrat Shontel Brown won Tuesday’s primary in a Cleveland district over a progressive rival. She is favored in November’s special election. And Mike Carey won the GOP primary in a Columbus district with former President Trump’s support. He faces a Democratic opponent this fall.
On Wall Street, stocks mostly slumped on news that private sector employment was weaker than expected last month. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 323 points, nearly 1 percent, to close at 34792. The Nasdaq rose 19 points, but the S&P 500 slipped 20.
And at the Summer Olympics, daily COVID-19 cases in Tokyo reached a new peak at more than 4, 100, with four days remaining in the Games.
In the competition, American Sydney McLaughlin broke her own world record and won the gold medal in the 400-meter hurdles.
