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the region, according to Doug Kluck, central regional climate services director for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
• The records included nearly 20 inches of rain in June in the Lincoln County city of Canton, where about 1,100 homes were affected. Volunteers are still helping families sift through belongings and clean flooded basements, according to Timmerman.
• "A lot of homes have been emptied out but need to be disinfected before repairs can be made," he said.
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10 Things to Know for Today
The Associated Press
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• Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
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• 1. BORDER CRISIS BEDEVILS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF
• As Republicans rush to criticize Obama's decision to skip a visit to the Mexico line, the president tries to deflect pressure back onto the GOP and their hardening opposition to his urgent immigration spending request.
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• 2. NEW THEORY EMERGES ON BENGHAZI
• U.S. military commanders suggest perpetrators of a second assault on a CIA complex were probably different from those who attacked the American diplomatic mission the night before, the AP learns.
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• 3. GAZA OFFENSIVE ENTERS THIRD DAY
• Israel is intensifying its aerial assault on Hamas targets including rocket launching sites and tunnel networks.
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• 4. WHO IS PUSHING CHINA TO PROJECT ITS NEW POWER
• The bold Chinese president is at the heart of a new strategy that aims to set the regional agenda and tout Beijing's military strength.
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• 5. WHICH BASEBALL TEAM IS FOUND CULPABLE IN FAN BEATING
• A jury awards a San Francisco Giants fan $18 million in damages, of which $13.9 million must be paid by the Los Angeles Dodgers for not providing adequate secu (Continued on page 22)
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