Firefighters ambushed by gunman in Idaho wildfire response: Unbiased Updates, June 30, 2025

An ambush in the woods. Firefighters responding to a wildfire met with sniper fire

Two dead this morning and the suspect now also dead, found in the trees. Plus

all-nighters in Washington and it all comes down to this. Donald Trump's big beautiful bill

could get a Senate vote this week if Republicans can't hold the line. And tariffs on ice

President Trump and Canada's prime minister hit pause on the tech tax fight and trade talks are

back on. 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

DiGrelli. This morning, chaos in the mountains. Crews in northern Idaho are still battling a

wildfire that authorities say was intentionally set, triggering a deadly chain of events

Investigators say a man started the fire, then shot and killed two firefighters who responded and wounded a third

After an hours-long manhunt, the suspect was found dead in the woods near Coeur d'Alene, a rifle next to him

The Kootenai County Sheriff says a tactical team used cell phone data to track him to Canfield Mountain

and had to move fast as flames closed in. It's still unclear if the gunman took his own life or was shot in a gunfight with officers

We believe that there's a likelihood that we are able to enter the scene again tomorrow without the threat of fire

This was a total end. These firefighters did not have chance. The suspect has not been identified and investigators have not said what motivated the attack, but they do believe he acted alone

Some law enforcement right now there an active shooter zone They shot PC is down PC is down Everybody shot up here Law enforcement Code 3 now up here This is at the upper parking lot This is at the upper parking lot Up on the dirt parking lot

We need law enforcement up here immediately. Law enforcement up here immediately

We need law enforcement up here. We can possibly get the two wounded out

I'm pinned down behind Battalion 1's rig. It's clear to me that this fighter was sent intentionally to draw us in

About 300 law enforcement officers responded, including teams from Spokane and the FBI

Right now, the fire is still active. And as of the latest update, it has burned roughly 20 acres

In Washington, the Senate is racing toward a vote on what could be the defining legislation of President Trump's second term

After a weekend of marathon backroom deals and floor speeches, including nearly 16 hours spent reading the bill aloud on the Senate floor

debate is underway on Donald Trump's so-called Big Beautiful Bill. The House already passed its version

Now the Senate is rewriting key parts. And if they make it across the finish line today

the House will have to sign off again before the bill can head to President Trump's desk

There's real tension in both chambers. Some Republicans are worried about the price tag

nearly $3.3 trillion added to the deficit, according to the Congressional Budget Office

Others are uneasy about the deep cuts to Medicaid and food assistance

Democrats warn it could leave nearly 12 million Americans uninsured. Senator Tom Tillis, one of just two Republicans to oppose the bill so far

announced on Sunday he won't seek re-election in 2026, hours after publicly blasting the bill, Trump, and a lack of bipartisanship in Washington

Still, momentum is building. And this morning, the president posted on Truth Social

one great big beautiful bill is moving along nicely make America great again A final Senate vote could come as early as today This morning trade talks between the United States and Canada are back on track after a

last-minute move from Ottawa. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says he's pausing plans

to impose a digital service tax on U.S. tech giants and that trade negotiations with the U.S

have officially resumed. It follows a Friday warning from President Trump, who suspended all

talks calling the tax a direct and blatant attack on our country. Trump and Carney spoke Sunday

and now Canada says it will rescind the tax in anticipation of a trade deal. The shift is a

stunning reversal. Just weeks ago, Canadian officials said they would not budge even under

U.S. pressure. The tax enacted last year was set to take effect today, retroactively hitting tech

companies with a 3% fee on revenue from 2022. Ukrainian officials say Russia launched its

biggest aerial assault of the war over the weekend, unleashing hundreds of drones and missiles across

the country. Ukraine's Air Force says Russia fired 537 aerial weapons, including 477 drones

and decoys and 60 missiles. In total, 249 were shot down and 226 others failed, likely jammed

by electronic defenses. But the damage was still devastating. At least six people were killed in

drone strikes, airstrikes and shelling across Kharkiv, Kherson and eastern Ukraine. Ukraine

also confirmed that one of its F-16 pilots died after his American-made warplane crashed while

defending against the attack. This morning, President Trump says a deal to save TikTok

is in the works and he'll reveal the buyers in about two weeks. In an interview on Fox News

Trump said a group of quote very wealthy people is ready to buy the app but that the deal will likely need China approval The future of TikTok in the United States has been uncertain since a law passed last year forcing its Chinese owner ByteDance to sell or face a ban Trump has

delayed enforcement three times, extending the deadline to September 17th, while talks continue

behind the scenes. The biggest hang-up, Beijing's reluctance to approve a sale, especially one

involving TikTok's highly protected algorithm. Donald Trump has said he wants the app to stay

under new ownership after crediting it with boosting his youth support in the 2024 election

Finally this morning, first they ran marathons, now they're hitting soccer fields. In China this

weekend, humanoid robots faced off in what's being called the first fully autonomous soccer

matches. Look at this, no human control, no remote guidance. Four teams of AI-powered robots

played three-on-three using advanced visual sensors to see the ball and make real-time decisions

The bots were even programmed to stand up after falling, though a few, as you saw, had to be carried off the field on stretchers just like the pros

The matches were a warm-up for the World Humanoid Robot Games set for August in Beijing

You know, when I saw this video this morning, it reminded me, as a kid, I received one of the greatest gifts ever on Christmas morning

something called SuperToe. It was a robot-like field goal kicker. And when you pound it on its head

it kicked the ball about 10, 15 yards down the field through the uprights

I spent like four hours playing with SuperToe on Christmas morn. So I'm proposing SuperToe versus the Chinese robots

Wouldn't that be something? Those are your unbiased updates for this Monday. We'll see you back here tomorrow

For all of us here at Straight Arrow News, I'm Craig DeGrelli. Have a great day