Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor-Johnston.
An investigation is underway after gunfire broke out at the Washington Hilton during the White
House Correspondents dinner last night.
“President Trump and the First Lady were rushed out of the hotel as secret service agents”
responded to reports of shots fired. NPR's Franco or Don Yez was inside the ballroom when the incident unfolded. Journalists, politicians, members of the cabinet, their staffs, some celebrities, everyone is diving to the floor. The speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, just a couple of tables down, diving to the floor.
You know, then a swarm of agents are coming in, guns, drawn, stepping over people, stepping over tables. One colleague, Courtney Dorning, you know, was lying next to a member of the hotel staff and could hear her saying and praying that she didn't want to die. NPR's Franco or Don Yez reporting, a short term later at the White House President Trump
urged Unity, noting that the dinner had drawn a rare mix of political voices under one roof. But in light of this evening's events, I asked that all Americans recommit with their hearts and resolving our difference peacefully. And we have to resolve our differences.
I will say, you had Republicans, Democrats, independents, conservatives, liberals, and progressives. Those words are interchangeable, perhaps, but maybe they're not. But yet everybody in that room, big crowd, record setting crowd. There was a record setting group of people.
“This expected shooter exchange gunfire with secret service agents at a security checkpoint”
in the hotel before being taken into custody. One of the agents was hit but was wearing a bulletproof vest. The gunman is scheduled to be arranged in federal court on Monday. 6 in 10 US adults say they favor abortion rights that's according to a new survey from the Public Religion Research Institute.
NPR's Jason Doro's reports that majorities across most religious traditions say that abortion should be legal in all or most cases. Sport for abortion rights has risen among some religious groups and declined among others according to the survey, 70% of black Protestants now favor abortion being legal in all or most cases.
That's up from 56% in 2010. Meanwhile, favorability has dropped slightly among mainline Protestants and white Catholics, but majorities of both groups still favor abortion rights overall. The four religious groups without majority support are Hispanic Protestants, Latter-day Saints, White Evangelical Protestants and Jehovah's Witnesses.
PRRI surveyed more than 22,000 people from all 50 states. Jason Doro's NPR News. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. Today marks the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine, the explosion at the plant in 1986 forced massive accusations and left lasting environmental damage.
“Ukraine is holding commemorations today to remember those affected.”
Kenyan Runner Sebastian Salwae smashed a world record today at the London Marathon. NPR's Amy Held reports he's the first person to officially break the two-hour mark. "Are we going sub-tube?
We might be going sub-tube here on the streets of London has never happened."
Sebastian Salwae made it happen. Finishing at one hour, 59 minutes, 30 seconds. More than a minute faster than the previous record. It's one of the greatest human achievements to the excitement of the BBC announcer and the proud mining the London streets.
"So, Sebastian Salwae, from Kenya, is in the record, but not just here today forever." Salwae is the first ever sub-tube-hour finisher under official race conditions. "We're feeling good. I'm so happy. It's that day to remember."
He spoke to the BBC. "Ringing the finishing line, I saw the time and I was so excited to see running a world record today." The 31-year-old setting a new standard in marathon running. "Amy Held and PR News." King Charles is set to begin a state visit to the United States on Monday.
His visit is timed with the lead-up to America's 250th anniversary. The trip is expected to include a commemoration of the September 11th terrorist attacks along with the speech to Congress and a visit to the White House. "I'm Wizard Johnston and PR News in Washington."
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