CBN News in a Minute: Today's Top Headlines – July 17

Ben Kennedy
07-17-2017

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1. A major setback for health care reform after the bill's vote was delayed due to a missing key Republican lawmaker. Sen. John McCain left DC for blood clot surgery, which means the GOP is another vote short in an effort to replace Obamacare. Fifty 'yes' votes are needed to pass it.

2. Vice President Mike Pence is set to speak at the Christians United for Israel Summit Monday night. Some 4,000 people are expected to take part in the event, sponsored by the largest pro-Israel grassroots organization.

3. Authorities in Arizona are searching for a missing boy after a flash flood tore through a popular swimming spot over the weekend, killing nine people. An intense thunderstorm sent water, mud and debris rushing down a mountain surprising a group gathered outside for a day of swimming just north of Phoenix.

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Ben
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Ben Kennedy is an Emmy Award-winning White House correspondent for CBN News in Washington, D.C. He has more than a decade of reporting experience covering breaking news nationwide. He's traveled cross country covering the President and scored exclusive interviews with lawmakers and White House officials. Kennedy spent seven years reporting for WPLG, the ABC affiliate in Miami, Florida. While there he reported live from Kingston, Jamaica, as Hurricane Matthew hit the island. He was the first journalist to interview Diana Nyad moments after her historic swim from Cuba to Key West. He reported
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