What we know about the Colorado mall 'terror attack': Unbiased Updates, June 2, 2025

Good morning, I'm Kara Rucker. It's Monday, June 2nd, 2025, and these are your unbiased updates

A peaceful walk turns into a nightmare. A man with a makeshift flamethrower attacks pro-Israel

demonstrators in Colorado. What we're learning about the suspect and why the FBI is calling it

terrorism. Plus, talks in Turkey, but drones in the sky. Ukraine and Russia sit down for peace

just one day after launching their biggest attacks in months. What's on the table and why the U.S. may walk away

And no, your eyes weren't playing tricks on you. The northern lights lit up skies across the U.S. overnight

in places that almost never see them. The stories that matter, clear and credible

from across the country to around the world. These are your unbiased updates from Straight Arrow News

New this morning, eight people are hurt and a suspect is in custody after what federal authorities are calling a terror attack at a mall in Boulder, Colorado

Investigators say the suspect, 45-year-old Mohammed Sabri Soleiman, used a makeshift flamethrower, shouted free Palestine, and threw Molotov cocktails into a crowd gathered to support hostages still being held in Gaza

Four men and four women, all between 52 and 88 years old, were taken to hospitals with burns

One is in critical condition. The FBI is investigating it as a targeted anti-Semitic terror attack

Witnesses describe the scene. When I saw fire, I saw people falling and screaming and crying and tripping

And I saw the attacker have a Molokov. He had three Molokov cocktails

One of them he threw inside of a group. At the group, and one lady lit on fire from head to toe

And then the other four people were also injured and in a fire, but not as bad as the first one

And then the attacker came out from the bushes and the trees the second time

And he threw another cocktail. And on the second one, he lit himself on fire

accidentally and I imagine it accidentally He seemed to have a bulletproof vest on or some kind of vest and then a shirt underneath it And after he lit himself on fire he took off the vest and the shirt and he was shirtless

Bystander video shows police arresting a shirtless man, but authorities haven't officially confirmed whether that's Solomon

He was taken to a hospital for treatment and is now in custody

facing federal charges for using an incendiary device during a felony with more likely to follow

National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard said her counterterrorism team is working with the FBI

and local law enforcement, calling it, quote, a targeted terror attack against a weekly gathering

of the Jewish community. Colorado Governor Jared Polis, who is also Jewish, condemned the attack

calling it a heinous and targeted act. And Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

said the victims were targeted simply because they were Jews. High-stakes ceasefire talks are underway in Istanbul this morning, but on the battlefield

the war is anything but quiet. Just a day before the meeting, Ukraine launched its boldest drone

assault yet, striking deep into Russia and damaging or destroying at least 40 long-range bombers

The operation, called Spiderweb, took more than a year to plan and caught Moscow off guard

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called it, quote, a brilliant operation. Russia fired back, unleashing 472 drones in its largest attack of the war

along with missiles that killed at least 12 Ukrainian soldiers at a training site

Despite the spike in violence both sides sent teams to Turkey, Ukraine is pushing for a full ceasefire, prisoner swaps, and the return of abducted children

But with no draft deal in hand and trust in short supply, hopes for real progress are slim

The Trump administration has warned it may walk back from facilitating any negotiations

if neither side shows real movement toward peace. This morning, China is accusing the U.S. of violating the 90-day trade truce

after President Donald Trump claimed on Truth Social that China had, quote, totally violated the deal

The truce announced last month put a temporary halt on most tariff escalations between the two countries But China Ministry of Commerce says Beijing has held up its end while the U has imposed what it calls discriminatory and restrictive measures

Among them, new export controls on AI chips, a reported pause on U.S. sales of chip-designed

software, and plans to revoke visas for Chinese students. In an interview on CBS's Face the Nation

Sunday, Treasury Secretary Scott Besant said China isn't complying either, accusing Beijing

of withholding rare earth exports that were supposed to be part of the deal

I'm confident that when President Trump and party chairman Xi have a call that this will be ironed

out. But the fact that they are withholding some of the products that they agreed to release

during our agreement. Maybe it's a glitch in the Chinese system. Maybe it's intentional

We'll see after the president speaks with the party chairman. The White House economic advisor said President Trump is expected to speak with Xi this week

to try to reset the truce. A surprise political shakeup in Poland this morning

where a right-wing populist and political newcomer has narrowly won the presidency

Karl Nafradsky, a 42-year-old historian and former amateur boxer, edged out Liberal Mayor

Rafal Chovskovsky by less than one percentage point, extending the influence of the Nationalist

Law and Justice Party. The upset threatens to derail Prime Minister Donald Tusk's centrist

agenda, including efforts to roll back judicial reforms and expand civil rights

Now, Nafradsky, a Trump ally who campaigned on Catholic values, migration's limits, and anti-EU rhetoric, now holds veto power over Tusk government, setting up for a fierce power struggle in a deeply divided nation

His victory was fueled by right-wing endorsements and a last-minute CPAC boost, further cementing ties between Poland's populist movement and America's conservative right

Hurricane season is officially here, running from June 1st and lasting for

the next 183 days until November 30th. Forecasters say hurricanes stirring in

the Atlantic Ocean are most likely to occur between this time frame and while this season is starting off quiet forecasters say that it won last This is the fourth straight year hurricane season has begun without a named storm already forming in the Atlantic On average the first shows up around

June 20th, and about 14 named storms form each season. But this year, we're looking at a busier

than normal stretch, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA

and Colorado State University. There will be above-average activity this year, pointing to record warm ocean temperatures as a major fuel source

These two groups are predicting anywhere from 6 to 10 full-blown hurricanes this year

In 2024, there were five hurricanes to make landfall in the U.S.

including Hurricane Helene, which killed more than 200 people. Finally this morning, something you don't see every day here in the U.S.

especially so far south. The Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, put on a show across parts of the United States this weekend

Sightings of the beautiful Cosmic Light Show were recorded as far south as San Antonio, Texas, and New Mexico

People in Washington State, Wyoming, and even parts of the Mid-Atlantic caught a glimpse of the colorful skies

The Auroras were triggered by a severe geomagnetic storm ranked level four out of five by NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center

These are your unbiased updates for this Monday. Before we go, a quick correction

On Friday, we did share a story about a paraglider in China who was reportedly swept five miles into the sky by an updraft

Since then, some experts are saying at least part of that video was likely faked using artificial intelligence

At Straight Arrow News, we are committed to accuracy and transparency, and we thank you for the trust you put into us every day. Craig Negrelli will be back with you

tomorrow morning. A quick shout out since I am filling in today. June 2nd is my grandparents

anniversary. 59 years. This is my grandma's first year spending it alone but she won't be alone

because I'll be bringing her some Texas Roadhouse for lunch after work today. My grandpa would have

wanted her to still have her favorite baby back ribs. So a quick congrats to my two favorite people

in the world. For all of us here at Straight Arrow News, I'm Kara Rucker. I hope you have a great day