--:-- 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.
--:-- Steve Carmody: Authorities have so far not released a motive for an attack on a Michigan church Sunday that left four people and the gunman dead.
--:-- Steve Carmody: Police say 40-year-old Thomas Jacob Sanford drove his truck through the entrance of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blank, Michigan, about 60 miles north of Detroit. He then allegedly started shooting and deliberately set the church on fire.
--:-- Steve Carmody: Grand Blank Township Police Chief William Rennie praised the bravery of the people inside the church during the attack. They were shielding the children who are also present within the church, moving them to safety.
--:-- Steve Carmody: Just hundreds of people just practicing their faith. Sanford died after exchanging gunfire with police. Authorities are sifting through the burned out church looking for additional victims.
--:-- Steve Carmody: The FBI is investigating the incident as an act of targeted violence.
--:-- Steve Carmody: For NPR News, I'm Steve Carmody in Flint Michigan.
--:-- Dale Willman: In North Carolina members of the Southport Baptist Church opened their doors Sunday evening for a vigil honoring those affected by Saturday night shooting The incident at a waterfront bar killed three people and injured five others.
--:-- Cece McDonald: Cece McDonald is a chaplain with the Brunswick County Sheriff's Department. She was one of the first responders on the scene and says the community was fortunate.
--:-- Cece McDonald: Because this could have been way worse than what it was, but God showed up when we needed God. And yes, we've lost some loved ones and we need to remember them in prayer, but God has us.
--:-- Cece McDonald: Police have a suspect in custody.
--:-- Dale Willman: Parts of the southeastern U.S. are preparing for the effects of a tropical storm this week, as NPR's Joe Hernandez reports.
--:-- Joe Hernandez: The storm is already producing rain and possible flooding in the Bahamas. Tropical Storm Imelda is tracking across the Caribbean.
--:-- Joe Hernandez: In the Bahamas, forecasters say the storm is dropping heavy rains and could produce as much as a three-foot storm surge.
--:-- Joe Hernandez: The National Hurricane Center says Imelda could strengthen into a hurricane by Monday or Tuesday.
--:-- Joe Hernandez: Coastal areas of Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas are preparing for harsh conditions early this week, including rain and possible flooding.
--:-- Joe Hernandez: A large swath of Florida eastern coastline was under a tropical storm watch Sunday and South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster issued a state of emergency.
--:-- Joe Hernandez: Forecasters say the risk of strong wind impacts this week is dropping but Imelda could still produce dangerous conditions along the shore, including rip currents.
--:-- Joe Hernandez: For NPR News, I'm Joe Hernandez.
--:-- Dale Willman: Missouri's governor has signed a measure that could flip one of that state's U.S. House seats from Democrat to Republican. That's when next year's midterm elections come up.
--:-- Dale Willman: The mid-decade redistricting is part of President Trump's plan to keep the slim majority now held by the GOP.
--:-- Dale Willman: Opponents of that plan are trying to get a referendum in Missouri for a statewide vote on that new map.
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--:-- Dale Willman: Gaza health officials say the death toll in the Israel-Hamas war has now reached more than 66,000. That's almost 8,000 more than the American death toll during the Vietnam War.
--:-- Dale Willman: Israel's Prime Minister, meanwhile, is expected to meet with President Trump on Monday to discuss a possible peace plan for the region.
--:-- Dale Willman: Netanyahu is facing growing international pressure to bring the fighting to an end.
--:-- Dale Willman: Beef prices are at an all-time high. Now the Department of Agriculture says it will release a plan to rebuild the cattle industry.
--:-- Gavin McGough: Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins discussed the forthcoming plan in Kansas City leading to speculation amongst cattle farmers High beef prices present farmers with a tough choice.
--:-- Gavin McGough: Hold back heifers and grow their herd, or hope that consumers continue to pay top dollar.
--:-- Gavin McGough: Deb Thummel raises Black Angus on her family farm in northwest Missouri. She says despite the uncertainty, she doesn't think. Any beef producers really want the government to throw money at these high prices and lack of cattle.
--:-- Gavin McGough: The USDA says it will release its plan in October.
--:-- Gavin McGough: For NPR News, I'm Gavin McGough.
--:-- Dale Willman: All-Star center Aliyah Boston finished with 24 points and 14 rebounds as the Indiana Fever beat the Las Vegas Aces Sunday 90-83. That win helped the Fever avoid elimination from the WNBA semifinals.
--:-- Dale Willman: The best of five series is now tied 2-2 with Game 5 on Tuesday in Las Vegas. The winner faces Phoenix in the finals.
--:-- Dale Willman: I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.
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