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

A pickup truck, a gun, then an inferno. A former Marine turns a Michigan church into a scene of horror

Plus, not again. Washington teeters on the edge of a shutdown, with neither side blinking and millions of paychecks on the line

And double trouble in the Atlantic. Hurricane Umberto and Tropical Storm Imelda churn side by side

The stories that matter, clear and credible, from across the country to around the world

These are your unbiased updates from Straight Arrow News. Good morning, I'm Craig DeGrelli

We begin this morning in Michigan, where a former Marine turned a Sunday service into a scene of horror

Police say he rammed his pickup into a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Opened fire, then set the building on fire about an hour northwest of Detroit

You see the smoke there. Officers shot and killed him, but not before four people were dead and at least eight others hurt

The gunman has been identified as 40-year-old Iraq war veteran Thomas Jacob Sanford

Police are still combing through the charred rubble this morning, searching for any additional victims

The Grand Blank Township police chief says some people are still unaccounted for

Investigators believe Sanford used an accelerant to ignite the blaze. The church this morning is a total loss

For this incident, the fire started basically the suspect. All indications on this investigation are the suspect using accelerant of some sort, we believe gasoline, and lit the church on fire

Was it an IED you may have used? There are, at this point, I'm not going to comment on IEDs

There were, 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

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

Michigan State Police say Sunday night brought even more fear. Additional bomb threats across the community Some devices were found but officials are not releasing details President Trump responded on Truth Social calling it yet another targeted attack on Christians in the United States He said he has been briefed and declared this epidemic of violence

must end immediately. President Trump will be crashing an extraordinary gathering of America's

top leaders tomorrow. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had ordered every one-star general and

above to Quantico tomorrow for what was billed as a short speech on warrior ethos. Now the White

House confirms the president himself will attend, a last-minute move that instantly overshadows

Hegseth's role and adds a heavy layer of security. Trump told NBC News Sunday it's just a pep talk

quote, an esprit de corps moment to celebrate how well the military is doing. But with hundreds of

generals and admirals summoned from around the world, some flying in from the Middle East and

the Pacific. Critics say the cost, the risk of having so much brass in one place and the timing

just days before a possible government shutdown all raise serious concerns. President Trump says

a government shutdown is now looking likely after tomorrow. In a phone interview with CBS News Sunday

the president said he does not see, quote, how we're going to solve this issue before Tuesday's

deadline. Negotiations remain at a stalemate, with Democrats insisting on health care funding

in the bill and Republicans refusing to budge. Trump is set to host top congressional leaders

this afternoon, Schumer, Thune, Johnson and Jeffries for one more round of talks. The House

has already passed a stopgap bill to keep the government funded for seven weeks while Congress

hammers out long-term spending. But unless there's a breakthrough, a shutdown will hit at midnight

Tuesday. New York City will have a new mayor come January 1st. Incumbent Eric Adams is dropping his

re-election bid as an independent. Adams announced in a video posted on X that media speculation

about his future and a finance board decision to withhold millions of dollars in public funds

forced him to call it quits So it one term and out Adams had been running fourth in the polls far behind frontrunner Zoran Mamdani a Democratic socialist Political experts say his exit could give a slight boost to Andrew Cuomo comeback

bid. There's also speculation Adams may join the Trump administration. Earlier this year

the Trump Justice Department dropped a federal probe into Adams as his popularity at City Hall

plummeted amid scandals involving top aides. Now he's bowing out after just four years

To the tropics now where two powerful storms are spinning side by side

You're about to see on satellite here Hurricane Umberto churning in the Atlantic

Still a dangerous Category 4 storm. Well, just to the left of it there, that's Tropical Storm Imelda

It has formed near the Bahamas. Imelda is expected to strengthen into a hurricane as it tracks north

before curving away from the U.S. East Coast by midweek. But in the Bahamas, the impact is already being felt

Streets in Nassau are flooding, flights canceled and gusty winds are keeping boats docked and beaches empty

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

Umberto, meantime, is taking aim at Bermuda, where a tropical storm watch is in effect

The storm is not expected to make a U.S. landfall, but dangerous surf and rip currents will batter much of the East Coast this week

From San Juan to the Super Bowl, Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny is taking over the biggest stage in sports

The NFL made it official last night, announcing the three-time Grammy winner will headline the Super Bowl this February at Levi's Stadium in San Francisco

Bad Bunny calling it a, quote, touchdown for my people, my culture, and our history

His music has put Spanish language hits at the top of the global charts

The show will be produced by Jay-Z's Roc Nation in partnership with Apple Music

The Super Bowl halftime show is consistently the most watched performance of the year

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

Finally this morning a story that will have you smiling laughing and maybe even shedding a tear A 95 man from Omaha Nebraska often has one of these in hand a fan with Taylor Swift picture on it In fact he might be the oldest Taylor Swift fan in the entire

country. 95-year-old Frank Urias is a resident at Remington Heights Retirement Community

only about five miles from the Straight Arrow News studios here in Nebraska

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

He was hooked and has now started a Taylor Swift fan club at the nursing home that involves dozens of his fellow residents

My goal is to make sure that we are bound together and love each other because we have such a short time ahead of us

They are sending a card to Taylor Swift and hoping one day she might walk through the doors of Remington Heights and pay them a visit

We love you, Taylor. Watch and read my full story on Straight Arrow News on some of the oldest yet energetic Swifties

It's up on SAN.com and the SAN app right now. I can tell you, you'll want to see this

Frank. He's 95 years old, but he's such a character, such a really a happy guy, so full of positive

energy. You got to see the story. All right. Before we head out, here's what we're tracking today

At 10, the House Judiciary Oversight Subcommittee holds a field hearing in Charlotte on violent

crime and repeat offenders. Then at 11, President Trump welcomes Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu to the

White House. They will hold a press conference in the 1 p.m. hour. At noon, the suspect in the

Charlie Kirk shooting. Tyler Robinson heads to court for a waiver hearing. And later today

Trump huddles with congressional leaders as a government shutdown deadline looms midweek

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We'll see you back here tomorrow. For all of us here at Straight Arrow News, I'm Craig DeGrelli. Have a great day