# Top Story: Tropical Depression Heads Toward Gulf Coast as Trump Plans Putin Call

https://mins.news/en/video/88928

- NBC News, 2026-10-07 01:09 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sstKZJJNuLk

> Americans are under weather alerts as a tropical depression moves toward the Gulf Coast. President Trump says he will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin over concerns about a deadly plague, while a Tennessee death row inmate remains conscious and talking after a failed execution attempt.

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