ISIS-linked gunman kills Old Dominion professor; US refueling plane crash kills 4

A convicted ISIS supporter walks into a college ROTC class and opens fire

A military veteran is killed, but cadets step in to stop the rampage, one even stabbing the attacker

Plus, an explosives-filled car slams into a synagogue in Michigan. The suspect keeps going inside before security takes him down

And explosions rock Tehran as thousands gather in the streets. President Trump issues a new warning to Iran. Watch what happens today

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These are your unbiased updates from Straight Arrow News. Good morning, I'm Craig DeGrelli. We are learning more this morning about a deadly shooting

in an ROTC classroom at a Virginia university that the FBI is investigating as an act of terrorism

The person killed was Army Lieutenant Colonel Brandon Shaw, an Iraq war veteran

and also a professor at Old Dominion University. Two other Army service members were injured in the attack

Authorities say ROTC students stepped in to confront the gunman, who was ultimately killed during that confrontation

They say one student stabbed the attacker, but it's not yet clear if that's what killed him

The suspect has been identified as Mohamed Jalloh, a former Army National Guardsman who was convicted in 2016

of providing material support to ISIS after attempting to carry out a terrorist attack

according to the FBI special agent in charge. During his trial, Jalloh denounced ISIS

writing in a letter to the judge that he had been, quote, driven by my emotions rather than my intellect

and that he regretted, quote, becoming involved with such an evil organization

The judge sentenced him to 11 years in prison. He was released in 2024

It is not yet clear why he was released early. Investigators say Jallo reportedly shouted Allah Akbar

an Arabic phrase meaning God is greatest, before opening fire on campus

Military records show Jallo served in the Virginia National Guard from 2009 to 2015

as a combat engineer before being honorably discharged. We are learning new details this morning about the truck ramming attack at a Michigan synagogue

Federal officials say the man who drove into Temple Israel in West Bloomfield has been identified

and the FBI is now investigating it as a targeted act of violence against the Jewish community

The Department of Homeland Security says the suspect was 41-year-old Ayman Mohamed Ghazali

a U.S. citizen originally from Lebanon. Straight Arrow News was on the scene

as law enforcement vehicles filled the streets around the synagogue Armed officers swept the area and children were escorted away from the building Investigators say the truck smashed through the synagogue front doors and drove down a hallway inside

Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard says security personnel confronted the suspect. He is dead this morning, though investigators have not yet confirmed exactly how he died

A security guard was struck by the truck and knocked unconscious, but is expected to recover

Temple Israel says all 140 students inside the building, along with staff and teachers, were safely accounted for

We are just absolutely amazed at the heroism of our security team who did exactly what we expected of them

At the same time, we were trained, and all of our staff members, all of our teachers have been trained over the years because we expect these things to happen

We just never want them to be real. The crash also sparked a fire and filled parts of the building with heavy smoke

About 30 law enforcement officers were treated for smoke inhalation as crews secured the scene

Security has now been increased at synagogues and Jewish organizations across the Detroit area

This wasn't an attack on just Jews. This was an attack on all of us and our way of life

You should all be free to pray wherever you want. This is not just about us

This is about the community and how we should live as humans. Investigators are still working to determine the suspect's motive and piece together the final sequence of events

Now to the war. Tehran is under attack this morning and President Donald Trump is issuing a new warning as the war with Iran approaches the two-week mark

Explosions rock the Iranian capital as demonstrators gathered for the annual Quds Day rally in support of Palestinians

Thousands packed the streets chanting slogans including death to Israel and death to America

Iranian state television says a large blast struck a square filled with demonstrators

The cause of the explosion is not clear. But earlier, Israel warned it would, quote, conduct operations in this area in the coming hours and urge people nearby to evacuate

President Trump also issued a new threat aimed at what he called the deranged scumbags of the Iranian regime

telling them to watch what happens today. He offered no specifics but added

they've been killing innocent people all over the world for 47 years

and now I, as the 47th president of the United States, am killing them

Trump called it a great honor. Meanwhile, U.S. Central Command says rescue operations are underway

after a U.S. military refueling plane went down in Iraq. The KC-135 aircraft was part of the

operation against Iran Officials say the crash was not caused by hostile or friendly fire CENTCOM confirms four of the six crew members who were on board died but rescue operations continue for the remaining two And the conflict continues to rattle global energy markets

Oil prices remain around $100 a barrel even after Trump eased sanctions on Russian oil

allowing countries to buy Russian shipments stranded at sea. That move comes as the Strait of Hormuz, which carries roughly 20% of the world's oil supply, remains closed

To politics now, one of the most powerful Democrats in Congress says he is not done yet

South Carolina Congressman Jim Clyburn, now 85 years old, announced he will run for another term in the House

Clyburn has been in Congress since 1993, becoming the first black lawmaker elected from South Carolina since Reconstruction

Over three decades, he rose into the top ranks of House Democratic leadership and became one of the party's most influential power brokers

He is perhaps best known nationally for one moment in 2020, when his endorsement helped revive Joe Biden's struggling presidential campaign just days before the South Carolina primary

Now, even as several longtime Democrats step aside, including Nancy Pelosi and Steny Hoyer, Clyburn says he still believes he has work left to do

I do believe that I'm very well equipped and healthy enough to move into the next term trying to do the things that are necessary to continue that pursuit of perfection

This could very well be my last term, and it could very well not be

Uh, we'll just see how things go. If re-elected, Clyburn would be 88 years old by the end of his next term

at a time when both parties are facing growing pressure from younger candidates

calling for a generational shift in Washington. North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un is once again putting his daughter front and center

this time at a firing range. New images from state media show Kim and his teenage daughter Kim Jue

firing pistols together during a visit to a weapons factory. Senior officials joined them on the range as Kim inspected a newly produced handgun

and praised it as excellent. The visit was part of a broader push to expand North Korea's conventional weapons production

after years of focusing heavily on nuclear arms. And it wasn't just small arms

Earlier this week, Kim and his daughter were also seen monitoring the launch of strategic cruise missiles

from one of North Korea's newest naval destroyers. The missiles reportedly hit island targets off North Korea west coast with Kim saying the tests show the need to maintain what he calls a powerful and reliable nuclear war deterrent Kim daughter believed to be about

13 years old, has appeared at missile launches, military parades, and weapons demonstrations

since 2022. South Korean intelligence officials now believe she is likely being positioned as the

next leader of the Kim dynasty. Finally this morning, NASA now has a target launch date for

its Artemis II mission, which will send astronauts around the moon for the first time since the

Apollo era. And the date is no joke. Wednesday, April 1st. The mission has faced a series of

delays in recent months. First, a fuel leak in February forced NASA to postpone an earlier launch

window. Then, engineers discovered a helium flow issue, prompting managers to roll the rocket and

spacecraft off the launch pad at Cape Canaveral and bring them back into the Vehicle Assembly

Building for repairs. Now, NASA says it has completed a flight readiness review and is

targeting April 1st for the launch. The mission will carry four astronauts on a roughly 10-day

trip around the moon, a lunar flyby designed to test key spacecraft systems before NASA attempts

a future moon landing. Again, while I am comfortable and the agency is comfortable with

targeting April 1st as our first opportunity, just keep in mind we still have work to go

There are still things that need to be done within the VAB and out at the pad. And as always

we'll always be guided by what the hardware is telling us and we will launch when we're ready

NASA plans to roll the rocket back out to the launch pad March 19th. If all goes as planned

The Artemis 2 crew will travel more than half a million miles looping around the moon before returning safely to Earth

How cool is that? Let's hope the third time is a charm when it comes to the launch

All right, before we head out, here's what we're tracking today. At 10, the Labor Department releases its latest report on job openings, a fresh look at how tight the U.S. labor market really is

At noon, a judge will hear arguments over courtroom access in the Charlie Kirk murder case, including whether cameras will be banned and if key filings remain sealed

Later today, Vice President J.D. Vance heads to Rocky Mount, North Carolina, where he will deliver remarks

In the 6 o'clock hour, President Trump departs Joint Base Andrews for Palm Beach

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Those are your own BIOS updates for this Friday. We'll see you back here on Monday. For all of us at Straight Arrow News, I'm Craig DeGrelli

Have a fantastic Friday and a wonderful weekend