About this episode

This episode discusses the underreported death toll from extreme heat, recent flash flooding in the Grand Canyon, and a military judge's ruling on confessions related to the 9/11 attacks.

NPR did an investigation with Boston University and found that deaths related to heat are being undercounted in the U.S. BU researcher Quinn Adams tells us more. Then, at least two people are dead, and more than a dozen are missing in the Grand Canyon after flash flooding along the Colorado River on Saturday, according to the National Park Service. We get the latest from KNAU's Chris Clements. And, a military judge has ruled that confessions the FBI obtained from accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed cannot be used in his trial, 25 years after nearly 3,000 people died in the attacks in New York, Pennsylvania and the Pentagon. We speak with New York Times reporter Carol Rosenberg and Don Arias, who lost his brother Adam on 9/11. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

People in this episode

Hosts: NPR, Here & Now Anytime

Guests: Quinn Adams, Chris Clements, Carol Rosenberg, Don Arias

Topics covered

• extreme heat
• death toll
• flash flooding
• Grand Canyon
• 9/11
• FBI confessions

Keywords

• extreme heat
• death toll
• flash flooding
• Grand Canyon
• 9/11
• FBI
• Khalid Shaikh Mohammed
• Boston University
• NPR

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NPR, Boston University, National Park Service

Places: Grand Canyon, Colorado River

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