Deadly church shooting in Michigan, and a looming shutdown in Washington: Unbiased Updates, Sept. 29, 2025

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00:00A pickup truck, a gun, then an inferno.

00:04A former Marine turns a Michigan church into a scene of horror.

00:07Plus, not again.

00:09Washington teeters on the edge of a shutdown,

00:12with neither side blinking and millions of paychecks on the line.

00:16And double trouble in the Atlantic.

00:18Hurricane Umberto and Tropical Storm Imelda churn side by side.

00:24The stories that matter, clear and credible,

00:27from across the country to around the world.

00:30These are your unbiased updates from Straight Arrow News.

00:36Good morning, I'm Craig DeGrelli.

00:38We begin this morning in Michigan,

00:39where a former Marine turned a Sunday service into a scene of horror.

00:43Police say he rammed his pickup into a church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

00:48Opened fire, then set the building on fire about an hour northwest of Detroit.

00:52You see the smoke there.

00:53Officers shot and killed him, but not before four people were dead and at least eight others hurt.

00:59The gunman has been identified as 40-year-old Iraq War veteran Thomas Jacob Sanford.

01:05Police are still combing through the charred rubble this morning,

01:08searching for any additional victims.

01:10The Grand Blank Township police chief says some people are still unaccounted for.

01:15Investigators believe Sanford used an accelerant to ignite the blaze.

01:19The church this morning is a total loss.

01:21For this incident, the fire started basically as a suspect.

01:26All indications on this investigation are the suspect used an accelerant of some sort,

01:30we believe gasoline, and lit the church on fire.

01:34Was it an IED you may have used?

01:37At this point, I'm not going to comment on IEDs.

01:40There were, I will confirm that there were some suspected explosive devices that were located.

01:46But as far as using them to initiate the blaze, I can't say that.

01:50The FBI is leading the case, calling it an act of targeted violence, but a motive has not been confirmed.

01:57Michigan State Police say Sunday night brought even more fear.

02:01Additional bomb threats across the community.

02:04Some devices were found, but officials are not releasing details.

02:07President Trump responded on Truth Social, calling it yet another targeted attack on Christians in the United States.

02:14He said he has been briefed and declared this epidemic of violence must end immediately.

02:20President Trump will be crashing an extraordinary gathering of America's top leaders tomorrow.

02:25Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had ordered every one-star general and above to Quantico tomorrow

02:31for what was billed as a short speech on warrior ethos.

02:34Now the White House confirms the president himself will attend,

02:38a last-minute move that instantly overshadows Hegseth's role and adds a heavy layer of security.

02:44Trump told NBC News Sunday it's just a pep talk, quote, an esprit de corps moment,

02:49to celebrate how well the military is doing.

02:52But with hundreds of generals and admirals summoned from around the world,

02:56some flying in from the Middle East and the Pacific,

02:58critics say the cost, the risk of having so much brass in one place,

03:03and the timing just days before a possible government shutdown all raise serious concerns.

03:08President Trump says a government shutdown is now looking likely after tomorrow.

03:14In a phone interview with CBS News Sunday,

03:16the president said he does not see, quote,

03:18how we're going to solve this issue before Tuesday's deadline.

03:22Negotiations remain at a stalemate,

03:24with Democrats insisting on health care funding in the bill

03:27and Republicans refusing to budge.

03:29Trump is set to host top congressional leaders this afternoon,

03:32Schumer, Thune, Johnson and Jeffries, for one more round of talks.

03:36The House has already passed a stopgap bill to keep the government funded for seven weeks,

03:41while Congress hammers out long-term spending.

03:43But unless there's a breakthrough, a shutdown will hit at midnight Tuesday.

03:48New York City will have a new mayor come January 1st.

03:52Incumbent Eric Adams is dropping his re-election bid as an independent.

03:57Adams announced in a video posted on X that media speculation about his future

04:02and a finance board decision to withhold millions of dollars in public funds

04:06forced him to call it quits.

04:08So it's one term and out.

04:10Adams had been running fourth in the polls,

04:12far behind frontrunner Zoran Mamdani, a Democratic Socialist.

04:16Political experts say his exit could give a slight boost to Andrew Cuomo's comeback bid.

04:21There's also speculation Adams may join the Trump administration.

04:25Earlier this year, the Trump Justice Department dropped a federal probe into Adams

04:29as his popularity at City Hall plummeted amid scandals involving top aides.

04:34Now he's bowing out after just four years.

04:37To the tropics now, where two powerful storms are spinning side by side.

04:42You're about to see on satellite here Hurricane Umberto churning in the Atlantic.

04:47Still a dangerous Category 4 storm.

04:49Well, just to the left of it there, that's Tropical Storm Imelda.

04:52It has formed near the Bahamas.

04:54Imelda is expected to strengthen into a hurricane as it tracks north

04:58before curving away from the U.S. East Coast by midweek.

05:01But in the Bahamas, the impact is already being felt.

05:05Streets in Nassau are flooding.

05:07Flights canceled and gusty winds are keeping boats docked and beaches empty.

05:12Forecasters warn parts of the island could see up to a foot of rain and dangerous storm surge.

05:17Umberto, meantime, is taking aim at Bermuda, where a tropical storm watch is in effect.

05:23The storm is not expected to make a U.S. landfall,

05:26but dangerous surf and rip currents will batter much of the East Coast this week.

05:30From San Juan to the Super Bowl,

05:33Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny is taking over the biggest stage in sports.

05:38The NFL made it official last night,

05:40announcing the three-time Grammy winner will headline the Super Bowl this February

05:44at Levi's Stadium in San Francisco.

05:47Bad Bunny calling it a, quote,

05:48touchdown for my people, my culture, and our history.

05:52His music has put Spanish language hits at the top of the global charts.

05:56The show will be produced by Jay-Z's Rock Nation in partnership with Apple Music.

06:01The Super Bowl halftime show is consistently the most watched performance of the year.

06:06Last year's halftime entertainment with Kendrick Lamar drew more than 130 million viewers.

06:12Finally this morning, a story that will have you smiling, laughing, and maybe even shedding a tear.

06:18A 95-year-old man from Omaha, Nebraska, often has one of these in hand.

06:24A fan with Taylor Swift's picture on it.

06:28In fact, he might be the oldest Taylor Swift fan in the entire country.

06:3595-year-old Frank Urias is a resident at Remington Heights Retirement Community,

06:40only about five miles from the Strait Aero News studios here in Nebraska.

06:43Over the last month or so, Frank started listening to Taylor Swift music and reading about the pop superstar.

06:50He was hooked and has now started a Taylor Swift fan club at the nursing home

06:54that involves dozens of his fellow residents.

06:57My goal is to make sure that we are bound together and love each other

07:04because we have such a short time ahead of us.

07:10They are sending a card to Taylor Swift and hoping one day she might walk through the doors of Remington Heights

07:16and pay them a visit.

07:17We love you, Taylor!

07:20Watch and read my full story on Strait Aero News on some of the oldest yet energetic Swifties.

07:26It's up on SAN.com and the SAN app right now.

07:30I can tell you, you'll want to see this.

07:33Frank, he's 95 years old, but he's such a character, such a really a happy guy,

07:39so full of positive energy, you've got to see the story.

07:42All right, before we head out, here's what we're tracking today.

07:45At 10, the House Judiciary Oversight Subcommittee holds a field hearing in Charlotte

07:49on violent crime and repeat offenders.

07:52Then at 11, President Trump welcomes Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House.

07:57They will hold a press conference in the 1 p.m. hour.

07:59At noon, the suspect in the Charlie Kirk shooting, Tyler Robinson, heads to court for a waiver hearing.

08:06And later today, Trump huddles with congressional leaders as a government shutdown deadline looms midweek.

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08:20Those are your Unbiased Updates for this Monday.

08:22We'll see you back here tomorrow.

08:23For all of us here at Strait Aero News, I'm Craig DeGrelli.

08:26Have a great day.

08:29For all of us here at Strait Aero News, I'm Craig DeGrelli.

08:30Have a great day.

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