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--:-- Janine Hurst: Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Hurst.
--:-- Alex McLennan: In Michigan, at least two people are dead, eight others hospitalized, after a gunman opened fire inside the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc about an hour north of Detroit this morning.
--:-- Alex McLennan: Authorities say 40-year-old Thomas Jacob Sanford from nearby Burton, Michigan, rammed his truck into the church just before 10.30 a.m. local time and opened fire on the congregation.
--:-- Alex McLennan: The church was also set on fire during the ordeal. Investigators believe Sanford deliberately started the blaze.
--:-- Alex McLennan: Grand Blank Township Police Chief William Rennie says local authorities were on the scene within minutes.
--:-- Alex McLennan: The suspect again we in the preliminary stages right now was neutralized at 1033 in the parking lot of that church.
--:-- Alex McLennan: No motive has been given so far.
--:-- Janine Hurst: For NPR News, I'm Alex McLennan in Detroit.
--:-- Daniel Estrin: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is preparing to meet President Trump at the White House tomorrow.
--:-- Daniel Estrin: Trump is signaling optimism for his new proposal to end the war in Gaza.
--:-- Daniel Estrin: President Trump said on social media, we have a real chance for greatness in the Middle East. All are on board for something special.
--:-- Daniel Estrin: Vice President J.D. Vance said the U.S. was negotiating with Arab and Israeli leaders over the ceasefire plan.
--:-- Daniel Estrin: A person briefed on the plan, not authorized to speak publicly, told NPR Trump is proposing that Hamas release all hostages at the start of a Gaza ceasefire and that a multinational Arab and Muslim peacekeeping force gradually replace Israeli troops in Gaza.
--:-- Daniel Estrin: A Hamas official told NPR Hamas was not given an official offer but was being briefed by mediators on the details.
--:-- Daniel Estrin: Hamas says it's lost contact with two Israeli hostages in Gaza City due to Israeli bombardment.
--:-- Janine Hurst: Daniel Estrin in NPR News, Tel Aviv.
--:-- Piers Hernandez: Parts of the southeastern U.S. are bracing for the impacts of Tropical Storm Imelda this week.
--:-- Piers Hernandez: And I'm reporting the storm's also already producing rain and possible flooding in the Bahamas.
--:-- Piers Hernandez: Tropical storm Imelda is tracking across the Caribbean.
--:-- Piers Hernandez: In the Bahamas, forecasters say the storm is dropping heavy rains and could produce as much as a three storm surge.
--:-- Piers Hernandez: The National Hurricane Center says Imelda could strengthen into a hurricane by Monday or Tuesday.
--:-- Piers Hernandez: Coastal areas of Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas are preparing for harsh conditions early this week, including rain and possible flooding.
--:-- Piers Hernandez: A large swath of Florida's eastern coastline was under a tropical storm watch Sunday, and South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster issued a state of emergency.
--:-- Piers Hernandez: Forecasters say the risk of strong wind impacts this week is dropping, but Imelda could still produce dangerous conditions along the shore.
--:-- Janine Hurst: NPR's Joe Hernandez reporting.
--:-- Janine Herbst: You're listening to NPR News from Washington.
--:-- Janine Herbst: With a possible government shutdown just days away, President Trump says he will meet with the four congressional leaders tomorrow at the White House to try to come to an agreement on a budget deal.
--:-- Janine Herbst: Republicans want a temporary spending bill that keeps federal spending levels the same, but Democrats want an extension of the Affordable Care Act subsidies that are set to expire at the end of the year, along with a reversal to Republican cuts to Medicaid.
--:-- Janine Herbst: Funding for the government runs out Tuesday at midnight.
--:-- Janine Herbst: In Gulf Team Europe defeated Team USA at the Ryder Cup Sunday 15.
--:-- Piershandelise Duster: And I have more on the championship game played in New York State that was overshadowed by unruly fans.
--:-- Piershandelise Duster: Rory McIlroy faced the brunt of insults and cursing from unruly spectators who also jeered at his wife throughout the weekend during the Ryder Cup.
--:-- Piershandelise Duster: At one point, McIlroy pushed back against the jeering using an expletive.
--:-- Piershandelise Duster: He also refused to putt until the jeering stopped.
--:-- Piershandelise Duster: Keegan Bradley, captain of Team USA, defended fans during a press conference by the Ryder Cup on Saturday.
--:-- Piershandelise Duster: The fans of New York that all I've seen have been pretty good.
--:-- Piershandelise Duster: You're always going to have a few people that cross the line and that's unfortunate.
--:-- Piershandelise Duster: New York State Police say two spectators were ejected from the Ryder Cup on Saturday after a verbal altercation.
--:-- Piershandelise Duster: A person was also charged with two misdemeanors for stealing a golf cart used for the game.
--:-- Janine Herbst: Shondalise Duster, NPR News.
--:-- Janine Herbst: U.S. futures contracts are trading higher at this hour.
--:-- Janine Herbst: Both Dow and S&P 500 contracts up about one-tenth of a percent.
--:-- Janine Herbst: NASDAQ futures are up about two-tenths of a percent.
--:-- Janine Herbst: I'm Janine Herbst, NPR News.
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