Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston.
Schools in Grand Blank,
Michigan are closed a day after a deadly shooting at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Authorities are working to determine a motive for the attack that left at least four people dead.
Steve Carmody from Michigan Public Radio reports.
Police say 40-year-old Thomas Jacob Sanford drove his truck through the entrance of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blank,
Michigan, about 60 miles north of Detroit.
He then allegedly started shooting and deliberately set the church on fire.
Grand Blank Township Police Chief William Rennie praised the bravery of the people inside the church during the attack.
They were shielding the children who were also present within to church, moving them to safety.
Just hundreds of people just practicing their faith.
Samford died after exchanging gunfire with police.
Authorities are sifting through the burned out church looking for additional victims.
The FBI is investigating the incident as an act of targeted violence.
For NPR News, I'm Steve Carmody in Flint, Michigan.
Congress is up against the clock to strike a bipartisan deal to keep the government funded ahead of a critical deadline on Tuesday.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune tells NBC's Meet the Press that it's up to the Democrats.
The ball is in their court.
There is a bill sitting at the desk.
In the Senate, right now, we could pick it up today and pass it.