--:-- Dale Willman: Support for this program comes from the Northwestern University Online Master's Program in Global Health. Graduates build the skills needed to improve health care in under-resourced communities worldwide. Details are at sps.northwestern.edu slash global.
--:-- Dale Willman: Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman.
--:-- Dale Willman: The death toll in the Sunday morning shooting at a church in Grand Blanc, Michigan has gone up.
--:-- William Renier: There is a couple additional bodies that we've discovered in the church, so that makes our total victim count up to four victims.
--:-- William Renier: As I said before, there has already been the suspect who is deceased as well.
--:-- ATF Special Agent James Deere: Police say 40-year-old Thomas Jacob Sanford drove a pickup truck into the church before opening fire.
--:-- ATF Special Agent James Deere: He suspected to have set the church on fire as well, but ATF Special Agent James Deere says it's unclear what he used to do that.
--:-- ATF Special Agent James Deere: I will confirm that there were some suspected explosive devices that were located, but as far as using them to initiate the blaze, I can't say that.
--:-- William Renier: This scene is actively being investigated by ATF.
--:-- Christopher Blank: A crime-fighting task force made up of local and federal agencies supported by National Guard troops is launching in Memphis this week.
--:-- Christopher Blank: Christopher Blank with member station WKNO says in a city known for both high crime and civil rights activism residents and city leaders are divided over the deployments.
--:-- Rachel Spriggs: For Rachel Spriggs and scores of activists who protested the task force over the weekend, federal help has a checkered history in this majority black city.
--:-- Rachel Spriggs: Because here help has meant harm. Here help has meant harassment.
--:-- Yolanda Cooper Sutton: But many locals, including city council members such as Yolanda Cooper Sutton, say the tough measures are a consequence of previous failed crime interventions.
--:-- Yolanda Cooper Sutton: What are you going to do about it? What solutions do we have in place?
--:-- Tennessee Governor Bill Lee: For Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, the solution is a surge of law enforcement from 13 federal agencies and state troopers.
--:-- Tennessee Governor Bill Lee: The National Guard, he said Friday, will neither be armed nor make arrests. It will work with Memphis police as the department focuses on violent crime.
--:-- Dale Willman: For NPR News, I'm Christopher Blank in Memphis.
--:-- Daniel Estrin: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is preparing to meet with President Trump at the White House on Monday.
--:-- Daniel Estrin: Trump, meanwhile, is signaling optimism for his new proposal to end the Gaza War.
--:-- Daniel Estrin: NPR's Daniel Estrin has more on our story.
--:-- President Trump: President Trump said on social media, We have a real chance for greatness in the Middle East.
--:-- President Trump: All are on board for something special
--:-- Vice President Pence: Vice President Pence said the U 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.
--:-- Hamas Official: A Hamas official told NPR Hamas was not given an official offer, but was being briefed by mediators on the details.
--:-- Hamas Official: Hamas says it's lost contact with two Israeli hostages in Gaza City due to Israeli bombardment.
--:-- Daniel Estrin: Daniel Estrin in NPR News, Tel Aviv.
--:-- Dale Willman: And you're listening to NPR News.
--:-- Dale Willman: The National Symphony Orchestra raised a record $3.45 million at its annual season opening gala over the weekend.
--:-- Dale Willman: And that's despite flagging sales at the Kennedy Center following President Trump's takeover there in February.
--:-- Olivia Hampton: NPR's Olivia Hampton has our story.
--:-- Olivia Hampton: The concert featuring superstar pianist Yuzha Wang performing Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 was sold out with many first-time attendees.
--:-- Olivia Hampton: That's unusual these days at the Cavernous Arts Center.
--:-- Olivia Hampton: As of Sunday just under 38 of seats have been sold for the orchestra next performance on Thursday and even less later in the week
--:-- Ashley Davis: NSO Vice Chair Ashley Davis a former Bush administration official said she hopes the public reconsiders
--:-- Ashley Davis: If you do make a boycott, I just want to make sure everyone knows that it's not hurting the president, it's hurting the orchestra.
--:-- Olivia Hampton: Many of the tuxedos and gowns that filled the concert hall were worn by Republican lawmakers, business leaders, and top Trump administration officials, including Attorney General Pem Bondi.
--:-- Olivia Hampton: Olivia Hampton, NPR News.
--:-- Dale Willman: The Ohio State University remains at number one in the latest AP College football rankings after beating Big Ten rival Washington on Saturday.
--:-- Dale Willman: Oregon jumped to number two after slipping past Penn State.
--:-- Dale Willman: Miami dropped to number three while Ole Miss jumped nine spots to number four after they beat the former number four, LSU.
--:-- Dale Willman: And Oklahoma rounds out the top five.
--:-- Dale Willman: Texas A&M is in sixth place, followed by Penn State, Indiana, Texas, and Alabama.
--:-- Dale Willman: I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.
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