 INITIALLY TO ENDING THE WAR IN GAZA, BUT STILL WANTS A GUARANTEE THAT NEGOTIATIONS FOR A PERMANENT CEASE-FIRE WILL CONTINUE. HERE AT HOME, PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE FACING A NEW ROUND OF EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS, WITH TEMPERATURES WAY ABOVE NORMAL IN MANY PLACES. A HIGH IN THE MID-90S IS FORECAST FOR HOUSTON TODAY, WHERE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE STILL HAVE NO POWER AFTER HURRICANE BARREL.