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The death toll in the shooting at a church in Michigan this morning has risen to at least four, and authorities are calling it an attack of targeted violence.

Police say the gunman, identified as Thomas Jacob Sanford, drove a pickup truck through the front door of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, about an hour north of Detroit, then opened fire on people inside before setting the building on fire, allegedly with some kind of accelerant.

Hundreds of people were inside at the time. The church was destroyed, and authorities are still working to clear the scene and say the death toll may rise.

Grand Blanc Police Chief William Rennie says there were many heroes in the church today. And also like to acknowledge the heroism

of not only the first responders, but the people who were inside that church at the time.

They were shielding the children who were also present within the church, moving them to safety. The gunman is dead after a shootout with police.
There's no word on a motive.

President Trump's political retribution efforts are escalating. And Piers Mara Lyason reports, Trump says former FBI Director James Comey won't be the last of his opponents to be indicted.

President Trump promised to use the Department of Justice to go after his political enemies, and he's doing it.

In addition to Comey, he's instructed his attorney general to prosecute other Democrats who investigated him, including California Democratic Senator Adam Schiff and the Attorney General of New York, Letitia James.

The New York Times is reporting that Fonnie Willis has received a subpoena.

Willis is the Fulton County, Georgia District attorney who charged Trump with trying to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia.

Legal experts say although the Comey case is weak and may not end with a conviction, his indictment sends a message to Trump's other adversaries that he can bankrupt them and ruin their careers.

Mara Lyasson, NPR News.

Wall Street investors will be closely eyeing the latest jobs report out later this week, but as NPR's Rafael Nam reports, a possible government shutdown could delay the release of that data. Over the

A shutdown would delay the release of fall data by the government, including the jobs numbers, meaning investors may have to wait a little bit longer. Rafael Nam, NPR News.

U.S. Futures contracts are trading higher at this hour.
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Officials in Mississippi are worried about the state's babies. Mississippi recently declared a public health crisis around infant mortality.
Emperor's Katia Riddle has more from Mississippi.

One significant factor in the crisis here, lack of insurance. The state has not expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act the way other states have.

Obstetrician Lakeisha Richardson says without insurance, her patients often get to hurt when it's too late.

They're showing up with severe preeclampsia and they're not stable for transfer, but also they're showing up in in ways or things with preterm labor or complicated medical diagnosis that we couldn't have prevented.

Richardson is part of a public health team working to reduce infant deaths throughout the state. Katie Riddle in VR News, The Mississippi Delta.

At the weekend box office, Warner Brothers, one battle after another, took the top spot, debuting with $22 million in ticket sales.

Paul Thomas Anderson's widely acclaimed American epic of rebellion and resistance cost a reported $130 million to produce.

The film, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tayana Taylor, and Sean Penn, has been hailed as a film brimming with many of the political conflicts of today.

In second place, Gabby's Dollhouse, the movie. The Universal Pictures release produced by DreamWorks Animation took in $13 million.

The G-rated film based on the long-running series cost $32 million

to produce. I'm Janine Herbst, and you're listening to NPR News from Washington.

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