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What happened at the White House Correspondents' Dinner?
Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. President Trump and a number of members of his administration were evacuated from the White House Correspondents' Dinner tonight after a man began firing a weapon outside the Washington Hilton Ballroom where the event was being held. Afterward, President Trump praised the Secret Service agents who quickly tackled the suspects.
The fact that they just unified. I saw a room that was just totally unified. It was, in one way, very beautiful. A very beautiful thing to see. A man charged a security checkpoint armed with multiple weapons. And he was taken down by some very brave members of Secret Service, and they acted very quickly.
How did President Trump respond to the shooting incident?
One Secret Service agent was shot at close range, but he was wearing a vest. Trump said he spoke with him later, and he's fine. There have been no other reported injuries from the shooting. The annual dinner was canceled after the incident, but Trump says he wants to have it rescheduled soon. MPS Franco Ordonez listened to Trump as he spoke tonight.
I mean, I was taken by his, you know, kind of the conciliatory nature. You know, he was talking about how, you know, he really spoke well of the press. He was very thankful. I was touched that he called on Weijia, who is the president of the White House Correspondents Association. She was up there with the president at that moment in these meetings. video replays, you can see her kind of rushing over to kind of try to help.
What are the implications of Trump's canceled trip to Islamabad?
So I was, I was very touched that the president kind of, you know, pointed her out and, you know, spoke, spoke, he also spoke well of, of the press. And, you know, I'm, you know, I will be, I'm encouraged by his thoughts that he does want to do it again, even, even if it is, you know, in a hard event to do.
That's NPR's Franco Ordonez with the report. He was at the correspondent's dinner when the firing began. Authorities have not identified the shooter yet, but they say they are confident that he was acting alone. President Trump says he's canceled the U.S. delegation's trip to Islamabad for ceasefire talks with Iran. NPR's Deepa Shivram has more on that story.
Trump says there was too much time wasted on traveling for in-person talks. On the way back to Washington, Trump told reporters in Palm Beach, Florida, that Iranians could continue negotiations over the phone.
Have people traveling for 16, 17 hours. We're not doing it that way. We'll do it when they want, they can call me.
He also claimed that there's infighting among Iranian leadership and confusion over who's in charge. Trump extended the ceasefire with Iran earlier this week, though it's not clear when it will lift. The White House has just said that's up to the president. Trump says that after he canceled the travel to Pakistan, Iran came back with a better deal. He said Iran offered a lot, but not enough.
How is the Michael Jackson biopic performing at the box office?
Deepa Shivaram, NPR News.
And you're listening to NPR News. The king of pop is back on top. The Michael Jackson biopic, Michael, appears headed for a record-breaking opening. MPS Bob Mondello has our details.
A week ago, industry observers were saying Antoine Fuqua's long-delayed portrait of pop superstar Michael Jackson was likely to sell about $50 million worth of tickets in the U.S.
this weekend.
Then critics weighed in, talking about a troubled production history and mostly trashing the film as a sanitized PR pitch by the Jackson estate. And audiences apparently decided they didn't care. With about $40 million in the till for Michael on its first day, weekend estimates have risen to as much as $100 million in North America and another $100 million plus overseas, easily a record for a pop music biopic. Bob Mandello, NPR News.
Palestinians Saturday buried a pregnant woman and her two children. They were killed Friday in Israeli strikes in Gaza. At least 13 people died in those attacks, including eight people in Khan Yunis, who died when Israeli forces targeted a police vehicle. Israel's military says militants threatened troops, which prompted those airstrikes. Officials in Mexico say the two U.S.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What happened at the White House Correspondents' Dinner?
0:01–0:40
2
How did President Trump respond to the shooting incident?
0:40–1:27
3
What are the implications of Trump's canceled trip to Islamabad?
1:27–2:54
4
How is the Michael Jackson biopic performing at the box office?
2:54–4:19
5
What were the recent developments in Gaza and their impact?
4:19–4:56
6
What actions are being taken regarding U.S. agents in Mexico?
4:56–5:04