Top News from WTOP - 7PM Update - August 10, 2025

This CBS News podcast covers a range of current events, starting with the killing of an Al Jazeera journalist in Gaza, which the Israeli military claims was a targeted strike against a terrorist. It then discusses President Trump's upcoming meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska regarding the war in Ukraine, and the exclusion of Ukraine's leader from initial negotiations. The podcast also reports on Texas Governor Greg Abbott's response to state legislators who fled to block voting on redrawn congressional maps, a study on vaccination awareness, and the death of Bobby Whitlock, co-founder of Derek and the Dominoes. Additionally, the podcast covers local news including a fatal house fire in Charles County, Maryland, President Trump's planned actions to address crime in Washington, D.C. despite conflicting data, and a shooting in Baltimore. Other topics include retirement funding options, the upcoming Trump-Putin meeting with analysis from a former Pentagon official, the use of drones for surveillance by a local police department, the cancellation of solar funding by the EPA, updates on Capital Bike Share in Fairfax County, and efforts to modernize the nation's air traffic control system. Finally, there is a sports update.