 He embarked Sunday on a tour of the United Kingdom's four nations, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, before arriving in Washington, D.C. Tuesday for a NATO summit. Lauren Freyer, NPR News, London. Tropical storm Beryl is expected to regain strength in the Gulf of Mexico after it was downgraded from a major hurricane. Emily Green reports the storm is heading toward Texas after slamming Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula on Friday.