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--:-- Shea Stevens: Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shea Stevens. President Trump is promoting a 20-point plan that calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and releasing all the remaining hostages.
--:-- Shea Stevens: Speaking alongside Israel's prime minister on Monday, Trump said Benjamin Netanyahu had accepted the proposal and that he hopes Hamas will do the same. If Hamas rejects the deal, which is always possible, they're the only one left. Everyone else has accepted it. But I have a feeling that we're going to have a positive answer.
--:-- Shea Stevens: But if not, as you know, Bibi, you'd have more full backing to do what you would have to do. Everyone understands that the ultimate result must be the elimination of any danger posed in the region and that danger is caused by Hamas.
--:-- Shea Stevens: Trump's plan calls for him to lead a board that would oversee the rebuilding of Gaza. President Trump met with congressional Democrats Monday but the two sides remain far apart on how to avert a government shutdown.
--:-- Sam Greenglass: More from NPR. Outside the White House, Democratic leadership called the discussion frank and direct, but Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said large differences remain.
--:-- Sam Greenglass: I think for the first time the president heard our objections and heard why we needed a bipartisan bill. Their bill has not one iota of Democratic input. Democrats want the stopgap funding measure to include an extension of subsidies for health insurance premiums set to expire this year, something Republicans have resisted.
--:-- Shea Stevens: Here's Vice President [Vance, presumably]: I think we're headed to a shutdown because the Democrats won't do the right thing. I hope they change their mind, but we're going to see. Without action, the government will shut down Wednesday at 12.01 a.m.
--:-- Sam Greenglass: Sam Greenglass, NPR News.
--:-- Shea Stevens: Former national parks superintendents are warning against a push to keep parks open in the event of a shutdown. KQED's Sarah Wright reports.
--:-- Sarah Wright: More than 40 former national parks leaders signed a letter to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum demanding the Trump administration close national parks if the government does shut down.
--:-- Sarah Wright: Bill Wade, executive director of the Association of National Park Rangers, says without workers parks are at risk of being vandalized like in 2019 when visitors to Joshua Tree National Park illegally chopped down trees and littered the park.
--:-- Sarah Wright: If people know that there's a lot less staff, it just encourages some people to behave in ways that they wouldn't if the full staff was there. Wade says it could also put visitors at risk, with slower rescues if someone is hurt or lost.
--:-- Sarah Wright: For NPR News, I'm Sarah Wright in San Francisco.
--:-- Shea Stevens: Hundreds of U.S. military leaders from around the world are in Virginia for a meeting later today with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The reason for the gathering is unclear.
--:-- Shea Stevens: You're listening to NPR.
--:-- Shea Stevens: Authorities in Michigan say the fear of finding more bodies inside of a burned-out church have not been realized. A former Marine opened fire inside a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Chapel in Grand Blank Township on Sunday, killing four people and injuring eight others, and then set the church on fire.
--:-- Shea Stevens: Investigators say they believe everyone involved in the attack has been accounted for. There's no word on a possible motive.
--:-- Shea Stevens: The suspect, identified as Thomas Sanford, was killed in a firefight with police.
--:-- Shea Stevens: Portland Oregon is bracing for the arrival of some 200 National Guard troops. But as Oregon Public Broadcasting's Troy Brindleson reports there are a few details on when they arrive and what they be doing.
--:-- Troy Brindleson: The Oregon National Guard has begun calling up guards and has more than 160 members who volunteered so far. While their arrival could in theory come Thursday, betting them takes at least 96 hours.
--:-- Troy Brindleson: Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Bomar with the Oregon Military Department says it's just as likely the troops won't be ready this week.
--:-- Troy Brindleson: We had all ready to go. The earliest would be shortly after that 96-hour mark, but I do not see that happening in this case.
--:-- Troy Brindleson: Since Trump's order, there's been little communication between the Guard and Portland officials, including its mayor and police chief.
--:-- Troy Brindleson: The order itself says the troops' mission will be to protect federal property and staff.
--:-- Troy Brindleson: National Guard deployments are also expected in cities such as Chicago and Memphis. In Portland, I'm Troy Brantelson.
--:-- Shea Stevens: U.S. futures are flat, and after hours trading on Wall Street on Asia-Pacific market, shares are mixed. This is NPR News.
