Georgia voters split on Trump picks; Bystanders help survivors after Texas jet crash

A big night of primary results and a mixed report card for President Trump

In Georgia, his Senate pick wins big, but his choice for governor comes up short

Plus, a business jet crashes onto a Texas highway and people driving by don't run away

They run toward the flames to help pull out survivors. And a $14 million makeover and the same old problem

Why the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is already turning green. The stories that matter, clear and credible from across the country to around the world

These are your unbiased updates from Straight Arrow. Good morning, I'm Craig DeGrelli

This morning, President Trump can claim a big win in Georgia after the candidate he backed for U.S. Senate cruised to victory in Tuesday's Republican primary

Congressman Mike Collins defeated former football coach Derek Dooley, the candidate backed by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp

The result sets up one of the marquee Senate races of the midterms, with Collins now turning his attention to Democratic Senator John Ossoff in November

Y'all know what the mission is, is to put a Republican in that seat and get rid of that

John Ossoff in November, return this seat to the people of Georgia

But Georgia voters did not follow Trump's lead everywhere. In the race to succeed Kemp, billionaire businessman Rick Jackson defeated Trump-backed

Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones in the Republican runoff. Jackson spent more than $100 million of his own money on the campaign and will now face former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms

Meanwhile, in Alabama, Trump-backed Congressman Barry Moore won the Republican Senate runoff to replace Tommy Tuberville, who's running for governor

In Oklahoma, Congressman Kevin Hearn won the GOP Senate primary, putting him on track to succeed Mark Wayne Mullen after his move to the Department of Homeland Security earlier this year

In California, the special election to fill embattled Congressman Eric Swalwell's seat will go to a runoff

Senator Aisha Wahab is leading the pack with more than 40 percent of the vote

It is not yet clear who she'll face in the runoff. President Trump is turning up the pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

as the U.S. works to lock in a peace deal with Iran. At the G7 summit in France Trump said he not happy with Israel actions in Lebanon and said Netanyahu needs to be quote more responsible The president argues the conflict with Hezbollah

is making it harder to finish a U.S.-backed agreement with Iran, which could be signed as

early as Friday in Switzerland. The remarks indicate a rare public rebuke of Netanyahu

from a president he once called the greatest friend Israel ever had in the White House

Meanwhile, a new point of tension is emerging. Iran's foreign minister says any Israeli military presence in southern Lebanon would violate the proposed deal

But Israel has already said its troops are staying, with its national security minister saying the agreement does not bind Israel

Back in this country, wait till you see this. Dramatic video out of Texas this morning after a business jet crashed onto a highway in Laredo

The plane went down just after 10 p.m. on Loop 20, clipping a light pole and striking a vehicle before erupting into flames right there

Local reports say witnesses watched the plane fall from the sky already on fire

As first responders arrived, bystanders jumped in to help, working to break through the aircraft's windshield to reach people trapped inside

The flight was headed from Los Cabos, Mexico, to Austin when it crashed

Authorities say one person was killed, five others injured. Investigators have not said whether the person who died was on board the plane or on the ground

The cause of the crash remains under investigation, and there's still no word this morning on the condition of the survivors

A surprise twist in Washington this morning. President Trump has pulled the plug on a Senate confirmation hearing

for his pick to lead the nation's intelligence agencies, and he's tying the move to a fight over surveillance powers and election law

Trump announced on Truth Social that he's postponing a confirmation hearing for Jay Clayton, his nominee to serve as director of national intelligence

Instead, Bill Pulte will remain acting DNI for now. The president accused Democrats of backing away from a deal to support reauthorization of a key foreign surveillance program known as FISA after Republicans moved to replace Pulte

Trump also said he doesn't want to remove Clayton from his current job as U.S. attorney in Manhattan

until his replacement is confirmed. Adding another twist, the president says he will not support a FISA extension

unless Congress also passes the Save America Act also called the Save Act a Republican bill that would require proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections Clayton hearing had been scheduled for today

There's no word yet on when it will be rescheduled. The Trump administration is taking its biggest step yet toward breaking up the Department of

Education. The administration announced Tuesday that it's moving two of the department's most

significant responsibilities elsewhere in the federal government. Oversight of special education programs will shift to the Department of Health and Human Services. Our responsibility for

investigating discrimination complaints in schools will move to the Justice Department. Education Secretary Linda McMahon says the changes will improve efficiency and align those programs

with the agencies best equipped to handle them. The move affects offices responsible for enforcing

civil rights laws in schools and overseeing roughly $15 billion a year in funding for students

with disabilities. Critics say the changes could make it harder for families to navigate the system

and weaken oversight of students' rights. The Trump administration insists services won't change

but legal challenges are expected as the president continues his push to dismantle

the education department without formally eliminating it. President Trump wanted the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool looking its best in time for America's 250th birthday celebration

The problem? Just days after a multi-million dollar makeover, the water has turned green

Workers were back in the water this week trying to get a handle on an algae bloom that appeared less than two weeks after the reflecting pool reopened

The Trump administration spent more than $14 million on the project, fixing leaks, installing a new filtration system, even painting the bottom what the president called American flag blue

We made the surface as good as it can be, and we're now covering it with the most beautiful blue, very thick

You think of it as a very sophisticated form of rubber. No leaks, no problems, and it's beautiful

It's called American flag blue. That was the color we chose. But now, instead of crystal clear reflections, visitors are seeing patches of green algae spreading across the water

To fight it, crews have been vacuuming the pool, running a high-tech filtration system, and adding hydrogen peroxide to the water

I glad they trying but honestly I don think you can fight Mother Nature And the nature of this pool anytime you have an environment that big that like cleaning a lake or something else

As long as it doesn't stink, I'm okay. And as long as I can enjoy it and get close, I'm fine with it and happy about it

Experts say the shallow, warm water creates ideal conditions for algae and warn this may be more of an ongoing maintenance challenge than a one-time fix

Some visitors are not impressed. Absolutely. It was a 100% waste of funds

I do, however, see that the National Park Service is getting some work today, clearing out the algae

To be fair, algae has plagued the reflecting pool for decades, including after a $34 million renovation during the Obama administration

The question now is whether this latest high-tech fix can succeed where others have struggled

Finally this morning, World Cup fans in Kansas City got quite a show Tuesday night

Lionel Messi reminded everyone why he's the greatest to ever play the game

The Argentina star scored all three goals in a 3-0 win over Algeria

giving the defending World Cup champions a strong start to their title defense

The hat trick also put Messi in some elite company. His three goals gave him 16 for his World Cup career

tying Muroslav Klose of Germany for the most in tournament history. France and Norway also picked up wins on Tuesday

Meanwhile, the U.S. men's national team is back in action on Friday when it takes on Australia in Seattle

So the World Cup is gaining steam. Lots of excitement there. A busy day on the books. Here's what we're tracking

This morning, President Trump will hold a press conference from the G7 summit in France before heading back to Washington

That same hour on Long Island, serial killer Rex Heuerman is set to be sentenced after admitting to murdering eight women

At 2.30, newly minted Fed chair Kevin Warsh delivers his first post-meeting news conference and announces the central bank's latest rate decision

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Those are your unbiased updates for this Wednesday. We'll see you back here tomorrow. For all of us here at Straight Arrow, I'm Craig DeGrelli

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