Southern Methodist is honoring fallen Dallas-area first responders during its home game against TCU on Friday night.
The Mustangs, who are offering up to four complimentary tickets to police, firefighters and paramedics, will wear special blue uniforms that include a Mustang helmet decal of the Dallas skyline.
"This will be a big game for us as we honor our local police and pay tribute to them, said SMU head coach Chad Morris. Its an opportunity for us and our great cityof Dallas to come together and lock arms and pay tribute to the lives that left us way too soon.
The school will also hold a moment prior to the game for Dallas Police OfficersLorne Ahrens, Michael Krol, Michael Smith and Patrick Zamarripa and DART (Dallas Area Rapid Transit) Officer Brent Thompson, all of whomwere killed in a July 7 ambush. SMU Officer Mark McCullers, killed during a flash flood in August, and University Park FireDepartment Chief Bob Poynter, murdered in September, will also be honored.
Here"s a look at uniforms, and more details on the tribute and complimentary tickets can be found here.
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Destiny: Xur"s New Exotics & Ornaments - Tip: How To Level Up Fast With Xur (23/9/16) - (9/23/16)
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Now that Rise of Iron has been officially released upon the world its time for our old friend Xur to make his return, however, this week he brought something special for Warlocks. Xur is actually not located in the new hub world Iron Tower, due to that locking a lot of players out from actually going to see him. Instead, you can find Xur this week at The Reef so make sure to spawn there if you want to grab the new loot. When you load into this area take a right down the staircaseand you should see Xuron the lower level in one of the open side rooms.
This week he has brought some Rise of Iron loot for the Warlocks, along with some genuinely solid weapons and armor. In addition to his usual gear, you can also purchase two Weapon Ornaments from him for the price of 25 Silver Dust a piece. The two designs this week are Superspy for the Monte Carlo and Bureau of Aeronautics for the Khvostov 7G-0X. There is also a Legacy GauntletEngram in case you were looking to try and fill out your collection of Year 1 exotics.
Twilight Garrison
Roll: Intellect/Discipline
Armor: Chest Piece
Cost: 13 Strange Coins
Unique Perk: You can evade while in the air.
The Twilight Garrison is one of the best exotics for PvP minded players. Giving the Titan an ability to dodge out of the way is incredibly valuable and can certainly save your life. However, you can also use this special ability to close the gap between you and your enemies. Theres a lot of neat tricks you can pull off with this exotic in the Crucible so make sure to grab this if you dont own it. In terms of PvE there are better choices, as the dodge doesnt come into play nearly as much when fighting against the A.I.
Celestial Nighthawk
Roll: Intellect/Strength
Armor: Helmet
Cost: 13 Strange Coins
Unique Perk: Golden Gun fires one shot with 6x damage, while granting Keyhole for overpenetration.
Its like Bungie wants us to farm the Omnigul Strike for loot. This exoticis a fantastic choice for the PvE minded Guardian who is looking to add a bit more punch to their Golden Gun shot. While this ability never really factors into PvP, its a great pickup for those who like to use the Gunslinger class in Strikes or even the raids. It also should be noted that the Celestial Nighthawk is a must have for those looking to farm Omnigul for high-end loot.
TransversiveSteps
Roll: Discipline/Strength
Armor: Leg
Cost: 13 Strange Coins
Unique Perk: Faster movement speed while crouching. Ammo pickups automatically reload that weapon type.
This brand new exotic from Rise of Iron is certainlyinteresting, though its had to truly tell the breath of its capabilities since it just released. Yet, if you are a Warlock and looking to run the raid this weekend I would suggest grabbing these. Given we know one section has us running for our lives being able to auto reload your weapons could save you some precious seconds while on the move. I will be picking these up myself, so make sure to snag your own pair of fancy, glowing boots.
Monte Carlo
Primary Weapon: Auto Rifle
Cost: 23 Strange Coins
Unique Perk: Dealing damage with this weapon reduces your melee cooldown and grants a chance to fully charge your melee with each kill.
If you are looking for a generally strong all around weapon look no further than the Monte Carlo. This is a very powerful gun for both PvE and PvP thanks to the benefit of constantly resetting your melee ability. If you run a very close quarters focused build such as a Voidwalker or Striker then this can help push your build over the edge. Plus, Xur is selling an Exotic Ornament for the gun so you can trick it out before taking it out into the field.
Its important to note that all of the gear from Xur will be sold at 350 Light, which means he can help rank you us if youre struggling. Even if you have these exotics, it might be worth buying one or two for the sake of infusing them into your current gear. Now get out there Guardians and good luck to all of those running the Wrath of the Machine raid today.
Vin Scully talks memorable call and more with Colin - "The Herd" (FULL INTERVIEW) The Man
We always describe him as "a broadcaster." But to call Vin Scully just "a broadcaster" doesn"t begin to approach what his name represents, especially on his turf in Southern California.
John Lowe (Longtime friend and baseball writer): "I"ll never forget something I read (from) H.L. Mencken. He said about Beethoven: "The artist can be no greater than the man." And that makes me think of Vinny, because the reason you"re hearing so many stories about him, and the reason he is so beloved and so brilliant, is that he"s a great man. He"s a great artist because he"s a great man."
Fred Claire (Former Dodgers PR director and GM): "I can remember I had just started with the Dodgers, and there was this young guy who was just starting with the radio station. He wanted to interview Vin. I"ll never forget this. So he came in, and Vin said, "Sure, I"ll do it." And so the young man hit the recorder and talked to Vinny. Vinny spent at least 40 minutes with him. The young man came back to me, and ... he"s shaking. He said, "Fred, I didn"t hit the right button. The recorder didn"t work" -- literally in tears. So he said, "Could I just have a few more minutes?" And so I went to Vinny and explained what happened. It"s a young guy interested in announcing. And Vinny said, "Let"s do it again. Let"s do it again." I don"t know anyone else who would do that. "Let"s do it again." Think about that. That has to do with his compassion, his humanity and something that"s part of his grace and his memory of a young announcer starting out himself who got a helping hand."
Dennis Gilbert (Longtime friend and agent, current White Sox special assistant): "Vin and his wife are America"s greatest love story. ... It"s the respect they have for each other, the caring they have for each other, the courtesy. I mean, he"s still opening her car door, he"s still -- they hold hands."
Ned Colletti (Former Dodgers GM, current Dodgers senior advisor): "Now, as the world gets different and it gets faster and more impersonal and all those things are changing, when I think about Vin and I talk to Vin, even as of today, he"s like the comforting soul that reminds me of what it was. It"s still in present tense for him -- how he is and how he treats people and his tremendous respect and passion for the game of baseball.
Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully talks to sportswriter Rick Reilly during a March 1985 spring training game in Vero Beach, Florida. Bernstein Associates/Getty Images
Dennis Gilbert: "There was a gentleman who was 90 years old who wanted to meet Vin. ... So we go into the press box, and Vin sits there, and they"re chatting for about 10 minutes, and then he had to excuse himself to get ready for the game. Well, the next day I hear from the gentleman"s son, just saying how his father says his life is now complete. It was one of the greatest moments of his life to meet Vin. And I called Vin to tell him. ... Vin said, "Thank ME? I want to thank HIM because of what a great experience it was for me just to meet the gentleman." How about that?"
A.J. Ellis (Former Dodgers catcher): "You can catch him (in the clubhouse) on Sunday mornings on the way to Mass. He comes in and gets coffee. (One Sunday,) Brandon (McCarthy) and I are the only two guys in the clubhouse. And Vin comes in and starts chatting. ... And all of a sudden his phone rings, and he says, "Sorry, boys, excuse me." He"s always so polite. So he says, "Yes, dear. Oh thank you for reminding me. Yes, dear." (Then he says,) "Gentlemen, if you would excuse me, today is one of my grandchildren"s birthdays. We have a tradition in our family that I have to sing to her." And he steps into the players" bathroom and you can hear him singing "Happy Birthday" over the phone to his grandchild. Me and Brandon are looking at each other like, OK, this is unbelievable. Here"s Vin Scully in his great baritone voice, singing "Happy Birthday" as it echoes through the bathroom of the clubhouse."
The Reluctant Megastar
He lives and works in the town where more Americans chase stardom than anywhere else. But somehow, Hollywood"s only 88-year-old rock star is a man who spends every day of his life aiming the spotlight away from himself.
Charley Steiner: "L.A. is the city of stars. Name any star you want, from Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, on and on and on and on. My contention is Vin is THE star. In the city of stars, he is the biggest star of them all. Because everybody listens to him, everybody loves him, and he has been the soundtrack of their stars since 1958."
Ned Colletti: "I don"t know that I know anybody else like him -- with the reverence of the people, with the adoring public that he has and how many people speak so kindly of this man every day. And yet he is the most humble man I"ve ever known."
Fred Claire: "I think the last time I saw Vin earlier this year, he was being honored by the L.A. Sports Council at a significant dinner in Los Angeles. And ... he said, "Fred, let"s go over here. There"s a reception area, and we can visit." ... We were talking and having a glass of wine, and I think both of us were kind of locked into the conversation. But what was happening was I could see over my shoulder there was a crowd of people forming. ... It was incredible because everyone wants to tell him how much they think of him. How much they love him. How much he means to them and to their families. And Vinny is so gracious that he can"t refuse anybody. ... It would be overwhelming if it wasn"t for Vinny being on the receiving end."
Rick Monday (Current Dodgers broadcaster): "I grew up in Southern California, Santa Monica. ... My mother was a single parent, and we had Vinny and Jerry Doggett in my mom"s car when the Dodgers played, and they were in our homes. They were already our friends. ... (Later in life, when I got to the big leagues) my mother knew that I obviously was in the major leagues, but I really truly believe that the first time it really struck home for her was when her son was playing in a major league game against the Dodgers, and my mother heard Vin Scully mention her son"s name."
Ned Colletti: "My daughter, Jenna, interned for the Dodgers a few years ago. ... So she got to know Vin, and he became her favorite Dodger. And when she got married ... Vin read the bridal party introductions on tape. So he surprised everybody at the ceremony. This was in Chicago. When the people heard his voice, the whole place erupted. ... It"s hard to steal the show from a bride and groom at a wedding, but for a couple of minutes, a guy who surely didn"t want to steal the show from anybody at any point, stole the show. ... We"ll forever be grateful for the humility and the love that he showed."
Bob Costas: "Somewhere around 1994, "95, I was interviewing Ray Charles for an NBC news magazine and probably spent a couple of hours talking with him. ... Then, when we"re done and the cameras had been turned off, he says to me, "You know who I would really like to meet?" And I"m thinking, "He"s Ray Charles. He could have met just about anybody he"d wanted to have met throughout the course of his life. Who might it be?" ... "Vin Scully." And I say, "Why?" And he says, "Well, because I love baseball. But you have to understand, to me the picture means nothing. It"s all the sound. And Vin Scully"s broadcasts are almost musical, so I enjoy baseball so much more listening to him." ... So I set it up with Vin and took Ray to Dodger Stadium. I was sitting across from Ray, and there was an empty seat awaiting Vin"s arrival, and Vin came walking through the door wearing -- as I remember -- a royal blue jacket, the way he is always turned out for a baseball broadcast. And as he walked toward Charles, he said, "Ray, my name is Vin Scully, and it"s a pleasure to meet you." He might as well have said, "A pleasant good evening to you wherever you may be," because that"s how it struck Ray. And then they sat down, and we had a combination baseball and music discussion. Vin had a nice experience. And Ray Charles -- and I mean this sincerely -- he"s Ray freaking Charles -- I believe he had one of the great experiences of his life."
The Style
He has been the Dodgers" television voice for decades, but if you listen closely to Vin Scully on the airwaves, you can still hear a man who was raised on radio. And even he admits that all those years filling in the "blank canvas" on radio have helped him carve out a style unlike anyone else in the booth.
Jon Miller (San Francisco Giants broadcaster): "I think that he has a great grasp of how to do the television, (but) it"s all firmly grounded in his ability to do radio and how he was brought up in the business as a radio guy. ... There are plenty of guys who are on TV ... where they just sit and chit-chat, the two guys chit-chatting back and forth as pitches are being made. And, you know, Vinny, that"s not his style. He likes to give you the next pitch, to digress for a moment from this story, and then the pitch, and then back to the story. ... You know, in radio, you have to describe every pitch to people. It didn"t happen until you described it to people on radio. That"s just a total, basic fundamental of radio."
Bob Costas: "You know, (Red) Barber, when he first started doing games on television, he very tersely put it: "On radio, a broadcaster"s No. 1. On television, he is a distant No. 2. Your job on radio is to paint the picture. Your job on television is to put a caption beneath a picture that already exists." When he first said that, that sounded like, yes, that"s right, and for the most part, it is right -- except Vin, who obviously had great regard for Barber and owes him a debt as his mentor, Vin didn"t just put a caption beneath a picture. He put a frame around it, and he added shadings to it. So, yes, for Vin there is a difference between radio and television, but my impression is that he didn"t see it as much of an either/or as Red did. Red saw them as distinctly different. Vin saw a way to meld them."
John Lowe: "The year that Ichiro was going to break the George Sisler hit record, of course Sisler played a 154-game schedule and Ichiro was playing a 162-game schedule. So Vinny wants to bring this up without, I think, making it sound like he"s criticizing Ichiro. Ichiro did have a tremendous year. But to bring up this issue of the 154 versus the 162, he tells the TV audience, "Just between us." "
Bob Costas: "If you watch any other game, no matter how good the announcer is, no matter how good they are, there is always some obstacle or some maze that they have got to make their way through if they are going to tell even one or two of the dozen or so stories like that Vin tells during a game. So he"s a uniquely talented announcer, but if a 30-year-old Vin Scully came along today, the circumstances could never be duplicated. The business might not know what to do with him. The importance of radio would be much less. You would never have anything that would match the odyssey of the Dodgers (or) the importance of Jackie Robinson. The transplant from Brooklyn to the West Coast, the broken hearts in Brooklyn, the whole new vistas of baseball on the West Coast. And then the metabolism of the society of the game changing. But he is grandfathered in, and I mean that in the nicest way. So the very things that appeal to people about him are the opposite of most sports TV does. It"s like we can"t get enough of this, and we can"t stop doing the exact opposite."
The Calls
He was there for Sandy Koufax"s perfect game 51 Septembers ago. He was there when Hank Aaron launched No. 715 and changed the world. And of course Vin Scully was there when Kirk Gibson hit a World Series home run off Dennis Eckersley that belonged in a Hollywood script. It"s a reminder that a funny thing happens when a man spends 67 years of his life describing baseball games. His voice, his words, can become almost as big a part of history"s biggest moments as the moments themselves.
Charley Steiner: "You know, we"re running down now, during each game, his top 20 calls of all time. It"s very cool. And for me, there have been so many. But the one call to me that kind of sticks out more than the others is the Gibson home run: "She. Is. Gone." Lays out. He"s not screaming, but you could hear the excitement in his voice. Then there is that moment, as Gibson is running around the bases ... he comes up with this line: "In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened." And I"m thinking to myself, no mortal can do that."
Kirk Gibson (On how Scully inspired him to bat that night): "What happened was, I had several injections in each leg. I was in the training room. He kind of kept painting the game initially as no Kirk Gibson because I wasn"t available. I wasn"t going to play. So they kind of painted that as the game went on. I"d listen to it and I"d put ice on my legs on and off, on and off. I had no inclination I"d be able to play. ... Then, when they got to the eighth inning, before they cut out (for a commercial), they cut to the dugout again. We were trailing by one run now, and they said, "Kirk Gibson will not be playing tonight." And I just got up and said, "My a*s." ... I said, "Go get Tommy [Lasorda]." We hear Tommy [swearing]. Tommy says, "Leave me alone," basically. ... I said, "Hit Davis eighth. I"ll hit for the pitcher." He goes, "OK." ... As I was sitting there watching the game, I kinda started dreaming a moment in my mind. I"d get up there and I"d have a special moment and I started to feel what it would feel like. ... And it just took place. And you hear the calls after it ... "She. Is. Gone." "
Jon Miller (On Aaron"s 715th): "Henry Aaron hits one of the all-time epic historic home runs in the history of the sport, and Vinny gives a vivid description of it ... and (then) Vinny did not say anything for, I don"t know, almost a full minute after that. There was just the roar of the crowd in Atlanta and the fireworks going off. And even though it was just a radio broadcast -- he was only on the radio that night -- there it all was, as if you were right there in the ballpark. You could hear it. You could almost feel it. Then he came back in and he painted the picture not just of what was going on, but of the actual significance of the moment. Of who Henry Aaron was and what he had just done. And then the largest significance, of Henry Aaron being a black man in the deep South in the United States, having broken this cherished record by one of the most popular figures in the history of baseball, a record that a lot of people did not want to see broken. And 50,000 people are on their feet in the Deep South, cheering for this black man. ... And I just remember thinking, "That"s the greatest bit of extemporaneous live play-by-play sports broadcasting in maybe the history of the medium." "
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Hank Aaron"s mother "threw her arms around his neck; kissed him for all she was worth," Scully described after Aaron hit homer No. 715 to pass Babe Ruth on the all-time list in 1974.
Want more of this Jon Miller interview? Go to our The Man. The Voice. The Stories. The Extras page.
Bob Costas (On Koufax"s perfect game): "You know, people who were at that game and had transistor radios were still listening to Scully. They could watch it, but they were still listening to Scully and his eye for detail -- "Sandy removes his cap ... wipes his index finger across his left brow, dries it off on his left pant leg, readjusts the bill of his cap. I imagine that the mound at Dodger Stadium must be the loneliest place in the world. There are 29,000 people here ... and about a million butterflies." He described all the little things, like the people in the bullpen who were pressing towards the fence to get a better look, and what the butterflies that the infielders must be feeling, like, "G*d, please don"t let one get through me and mess up a perfect game." And you have to also remember that, although (Jim) Bunning has pitched one the year before, Don Larsen and Bunning"s perfect games were the only perfect games that had been pitched since 1922. So a perfect game was a tremendous rarity. It seems to have come more frequently since. So not only was it a rarity, but it was at Dodger Stadium, and it was Sandy Koufax. ... When Koufax comes along, Vin is not that much older than Sandy. Sandy throws a perfect game (at age) 29. And Vin is, what? 35? 36? They are both kind of at the peak of their respective lives. ... Just as Koufax was an elegant pitcher, Scully is the most elegant of baseball broadcasters."
Jerry Reuss (Former Dodgers pitcher on the thrill of having Scully describe his no-hitter): "Oh, did he ever set the stage. ... I posted it on my Flickr site, and it"s about two and a half minutes long, and you get to see the final inning about how he did it. For me, it"s the most memorable highlight that he ever did. You know, I still can (hear the way he called it), and because of the way that it was done and watching the whole ball game, I still remember the excitement. h**l, I saw the game. I pitched the game. But by the way Vin describes it, it"s the closest I can get to reliving it."
Rick Monday (On how he treasures the tape of Scully describing how he rescued the American flag from a protestor in 1976): "For years and years, all I had was that audio. And then (in) "84 ... I met a gentleman ... in Tom Lasorda"s office who was with one of the movie studios. He said, "Hey, I was at a buddy of mine"s house who"s with a different studio, and he showed me the video tape of the flag." And I said ... "I"ve never seen that; nobody knows it exists." And he messaged it over to me that night. So I"ve been hanging on the words of Vinny to recreate that for years, and then all of a sudden, here"s this video. When you look at the video and you match it with Vinny"s talk, it"s like Vinny was standing not just up in the booth sitting there. It"s like he was right by my side as I was going over. To this day, when I hear Vinny make the call -- and I"ve heard it maybe a few hundred times ... I get goosebumps."
Bob Costas: "Many of the all-time great announcers have truly great and still resonant calls of great moments. Some are every bit as good as Vin"s best calls. But what generally sets Vin apart is all the stuff leading up to it. To really appreciate Vin, you don"t listen to just Harvey Kuenn, the last out of the (Koufax) perfect game. You listen to the whole inning. And you listen to (Kirk) Gibson"s or watch Gibson"s whole at-bat, which was an exceptionally long at-bat because it went to 3-2, and there were foul b***s, and he was limping around and gathering himself, and he had to come out of the dugout, and it was very dramatic. You had to note that he put his uniform on, and now he was present in the dugout -- all those things. It"s when you listen to all of it ... that is where Vin separates. Not necessarily the call of the home run, or of the strikeout, or of the great catch, but of all the atmospherics, everything that led up to it."
Destiny: XUR PRESENTA - Xur ANNO 3 + COME OTTENERE ACULEO Anno 3 ( #Destiny #Xur )
The final visit by Xr before the launch of Destiny: Rise of the King brings an Exotic piece of armor that has yet to be sold during Year Two. The ATS/8 Tarantella makes its first appearance for PlayStation and Xbox players and is joined by the Plan C.
This weekend, Xr can be found across from the Speaker in the Tower North. Simply head to the left when you first spawn in the Tower, and youll find him standing in front of a large, round door across from the speakers entrance. Heres where you can find him on the Tower map.
[Image via Bungie]
Xr and his items will only be available in Destiny through the morning of Sunday, September 11. He will be gone as soon as the clock strikes 5 a.m. ET/2 a.m. PT.
Exotic Gear on SaleCurios
For those wondering what to get, here are a few helpful hints.
Plan C[Image via Destiny]
Plan C is one of the better Fusion Rifles in the game due to its stability and quick charge time. Its a gimme during activities with Arc Burn active and is an excellent option in the Crucible. Its perks include bonus accuracy to hip fire, reduced charge time, and fast equip/charge time after swapping weapons.
No Backup Plans[Image via Bungie]
No Backup Plans has received a nice upgrade for Year Two, but its still a purely personal defense armor piece. The Force Multiplier perk is the signature item on the Gauntlets and triggers the Force Barrier with Shotgun kills, and the overshields duration is increased. This turns Defenders into a more aggressive sub-class in PVP and increases survivability in tight PVE encounters.
The optional Perks include Rain Blows and Impact Induction for a choice between faster melee speed or bonus grenade energy on melee hits. Theres also a choice between faster Shotgun or Rocket Launcher reloads.
The put 65 Strength stat roll is very average for No Backup Plans. Consider re-rolling to shoot for a higher pure Strength stat or a balanced split stat roll if needed.
ATS/8 Tarantella
The ATS/8 Tarantella is for Hunter Bladedancers in Destiny. The namesake intrinsic perk provides reduces Arc damage from PVE enemies plus Arc Grenades and Arc Blade recharge faster. A great piece for Bladedancers, especially with the buffs they received in the 2.4.0 update. Meanwhile, it also comes with perks to carry more Auto Rifle or Fusion Rifle ammo plus either more defense against Arc Burn or increased armor when playing Bladedancer.
The split 65 Intellect and 62 Discipline stat roll is okay for this piece. There isnt much flexibility with changing this piece via Glass Needles, so only consider re-rolling for different ammo bonuses.
Heart of the Praxic Fire[Image via Destiny]
Heart of the Praxic Fire is to Sunsinger Warlocks what Obsidian Mind is to Voidwalker Warlocks. Its Praise the Sun perk decreases all cooldowns while the Radiance Super is active. This turns Sunbros into grenade-chucking and orb-generating machines. It also comes with perks to carry more Pulse Rifle or Sidearm ammo. It also has the option for better Solar Burn Defense or increased Solar Armor as a Sunsinger.
The 64 Intellect / 64 Discipline stat roll is solid for this chest armor. Not much reason to re-roll unless you want different ammo bonuses.
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A fifth person died after a shooting at a mall north of Seattle, where a gunman opened fired in the makeup department killing four women and a man.
A Washington State Patrol spokesman says police were seeking a Hispanic man wearing black and armed with a "hunting-type" rifle last seen walking toward Interstate 5 from the Cascade Mall in Burlington. KIRO7 is live now following developments. Watch on-air or here.
Troopers said they are looking for a Hispanic man wearing grey, who was last seen walking towards I-5 from Cascade Mall. 2016 c*x Media Group.
Key developments:
5 people killed at mall in Burlington, Wash.
4 people killed were women
The man who was injured atHarborview Medical Center was the 5th victim.
Police are still searching for the gunman, nearly 12 hours later.
Photo of shooter released by police, see below
The shooting happened in the makeup department at Macy"s.
KIRO 7 News is logging information in the timeline of updates below as it comes into our newsroom. Read those updates under the live newscast below.
Authorities will hold a news conference at 8 a.m. Watch on-air or online here.
The KIRO 7 newsroom will send push alerts of any urgent information related to the search for the gunman. Subscribe to the alerts by downloading our app here.
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7:51 a.m.
The news conference is about to start.Watch on-air or online here.
Saturday 4:30 a.m.
A fifth person dies from injuries after the mall shooting.
A spokesman for the Skagit County Emergency Operations Center says the unidentified male victim died early Saturday at a Seattle hospital. Four female victims died earlier following the Friday night shooting at the Cascade Mall in Burlington, Washington.
Authorities continue to search for the shooter.
>> Read real-time updates from authorities here.
Friday: 11:50 p.m.
The Cascade Mall tweeted about shooting.
Friday: 11:30 p.m.
New details into KIRO 7 News confirm that the shooter is a lone male shooter. Washington State Patrol says that the shooting was in the makeup department of Macys. They do not have details on the motive, and its unclear if the shooter has left Skagit County.
Friday: 10:57 p.m.
Cascade Mall in Burlington is 434,000 square feet. Police are 2/3 finished with final clear.
Friday: 10:30 p.m.
FBI joins in the search for the gunman. The FBI says they have no information to suggest additional attacks planned in Washington.
Friday: 10:30 p.m.
FBI joins in the search for the gunman. The FBI says they have no information to suggest additional attacks planned in Washington.
Friday: 10:15 p.m.
Cascade Mall is still considered an active scene.
The mall is an enclosed shopping mall that opened in 1990, according to the mall"s website. It features J.C. Penney, TJ Maxx, and Macy"s stores, among other stores, restaurants and a movie theater.
Friday: 9:44 p.m.
Washington State Patrol changes number of dead to three people. One person in critical condition.
Residents are asked to stay inside.
Friday: 9:30 p.m.
Gov. Jay Inslee said tragedy had struck the state.
"Tragedy has struck in Washington tonight. Our hearts are in Burlington where a shooter has taken the lives of at least four people. Many questions remain but our state patrol and local law enforcement are on the scene working swiftly to locate the shooter and clear the area.
"Trudi and I send our condolences to the families of the victims and prayers for anyone injured. We urge residents to heed all safety and detour warnings. Stay close to your friends and loved ones as we await more information and, hopefully, news of the suspect"s capture."
Friday: 9:23 p.m.
People who were inside the Cascade Mall are being taken to His Place Church at in Burlington.
Friday: 9 p.m.
Skagit County Emergency Management releases a photo of the suspected gunman.
A trooper said that the mall had been evacuated and emergency medical personnel were cleared to enter.
Francis said authorities were still doing a "final clear" of the 434,000-square-foot (40,319-square-meter) mall late Friday night. He said 11 search teams and two K9 units were involved.
The parking lot was closed and emergency management officials told people they would be able to retrieve vehicles Saturday, though the mall said it would be closed for the day.
Friday: 8:05 p.m.
Police say that four people died at the mall.
Friday: 7:35 p.m.
Police said they were looking for a Hispanic man wearing black and armed with a "hunting-type" rifle and last seen walking toward Interstate 5. The description of , including that he appeared Hispanic, was based on statements from witnesses, said Givan Kutz, a spokesman for the Skagit County Emergency Operations Center. Residents are told to avoid the mall.
Friday: 7 p.m.
People fled, customers hid in dressing rooms and employees locked the doors of nearby stores after gunshots rang out just after 7 p.m. Friday at the Cascade Mall. A helicopter, search teams and K-9 units scoured the area for a rifle-carrying man.
Tari Caswell told the Skagit Valley Herald she was in the Macy"s women"s dressing room when she heard "what sounded like four balloons popping."
"Then I heard seven or eight more, and I just stayed quiet in the dressing room because it just didn"t feel right. And it got very quiet. And then I heard a lady yelling for help, and a man came and got me and another lady, and we ran out of the store," Caswell told the newspaper.
Terry Jones" Medieval Lives - S1 Ep 5 - The Knight Photo Terry Jones at the Toronto Film Festival in 2012. Credit Chris Pizzello/Invision, via Associated Press
Terry Jones, an original member of Monty Python, has a form of dementia that is affecting his ability to communicate, his family said in a statement.
The statement, published on Thursday on the website of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in Wales, also known as BAFTA Cymru, said: Terry has been diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia, a variant of frontotemporal dementia. This illness affects his ability to communicate, and he is no longer able to give interviews.
On Friday, Ben Timlett, a producer on one of Mr. Joness films, said in an email that Mr. Joness son Bill confirmed that the statement had been released to BAFTA Cymru on behalf of the family.
BAFTA Cymru chose Terry Jones a Welsh comedian known for his Python characters like a doting mother of a coal worker son criticized for being a slacker by his playwright father and an everyday Superman who needs his bicycle repaired to receive its award for Outstanding Contribution to Film and Television.
Photo The British comedy troupe Monty Python, from left, Eric Idle, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin and Terry Jones, in 2014. Credit Justin Tallis/Agence France-Presse Getty Images
Hannah Raybould, the director of BAFTA Cymru, said a retrospective of Mr. Joness work starting from 1969 would still be celebrated at an awards ceremony in Cardiff on Oct. 2.
Terry is proud and honored to be recognized in this way and is looking forward to the celebrations, the statement said.
Lydia Jones, a spokeswoman for BAFTA Cymru, said Friday that the organization had been told there would be no further details on Mr. Joness condition.
Primary progressive aphasia is a rare nervous system syndrome that affects a persons ability to express his or her thoughts and understanding, or to find words, according to the Mayo Clinic. Symptoms begin gradually, often before age 65, and worsen over time.
The news of the diagnosis was also reported by the BBC and Britains National Press Association.
The announcement of Mr. Joness illness dominated Monty Python fan sites on Friday, where it was described as sad and terrible news.
Eric Idle, a co-founder of the ribald, outrageous and internationally acclaimed British troupe, tweeted thanks to fans for their support while noting Mr. Joness participation in the 2014 stage reunion of the comedy gang.
Mr. Jones, 74, was born in Colwyn Bay, a seaside community on the north coast of Wales. He has written and directed dramas, presented documentaries, composed operas and penned short stories, as BAFTA Cymru noted. But it is his work in the Monty Python television series, which was brought to the stage in London in 2014, that arguably contributed most to his fame.
He worked on some of the troupes best-known films, including Life of Brian, 1979 (director and a writer); The Meaning of Life, 1983 (a writer and, with Terry Gilliam, a director); and Monty Python and the Holy Grail, 1975 (a writer and co-director).
Bicycle Repairman - Monty Python"s The Flying Circus
Last year, Mr. Jones released the documentary Boom Bust Boom, about how the economy cycles through periods of growth and collapse.
This film is about the Achilles heel of capitalism, Mr. Jones says at the opening of the film. How human nature drives the economy to crisis after crisis, time and time again.
A review in The New York Times called it ominous but enjoyable. In addition to co-writing, Mr. Jones helped to direct the project.
Lab tests have confirmed that a Jurupa Valley child has leprosy, or Hansens disease, Riverside County public health officials reported Thursday, Sept. 22.
The findings by the National Hansens Disease (Leprosy) Laboratory Research Program in Baton Rouge, La., supported a local doctors diagnosis that a student at Indian Hills Elementary School had leprosy.
A second student who may be related to the other child also had been diagnosed with the disease, but lab results did not confirm that the second person has leprosy.
UPDATE: Leprosy worries remain for some Jurupa Valley parents
News of the lab-test confirmation was provided to Jurupa Unified School District officials about 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22.
School officials quickly alerted parents by phone and email, and district Superintendent Elliott Duchon drove to Indian Hills Elementary School to answer questions from parents.
We want to assure people that the school is a safe place. Theres no hazard of contagion at the school, Duchon said later by phone.
Duchon said the best way to protect the children from possible mistreatment when they return to school is to maintain their privacy.
The only way to protect the two students is for nobody to know who they are, he said. ... The message to the other students is the school is safe, was safe, always has been safe.
During a press conference Thursday afternoon, Riverside Countys health officer said the infected child is being treated, is expected to recover, and poses no risk to the public.
The risk to the public was near zero before and now it is nil, said Dr. Cameron Kaiser.
During the same Riverside press conference, Riverside County Director of Disease Control Barbara Cole said the child was infected through prolonged contact with another infected person.
That other person is not in Riverside County, said Cole, adding she could not provide more details.
Leprosy experts say the disease is not highly contagious and is not easily transmitted in a group setting like classrooms. Leprosy is not contagious 24 hours after a patient begins taking a combination of antibiotics.
Leprosy is really hard to get and really easy to treat, Kaiser said.
A school neighbor said he was shocked to hear leprosy had been confirmed.
Its surprising. We hear things in the news, but we never imagine these things will happen close by, said 23-year-old Cristian Monreal.
Monreal, who lives across the street from Indian Hills school, said he felt sympathy for the child now confirmed to have the disease.
Its scary and sad at the same time, knowing that little kid has to go through that, he said.
Krista Gregg, whose three children go to the school, said the lab results dont bother her. She researched the disease by talking with her family doctor and looking at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website.
Im not nervous at all about sending my kids there, she said while watching her second-grader play Little League baseball at Clay Park.
Staff writer David Danelski contributed to this report.
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