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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Rahm. President Biden went to St. Petersburg, Florida today to tour damage caused by hurricanes Milton and Helene. He's announcing today more than $600 million to beef up the electric grid in those parts of the country hit by the two hurricanes, even as officials are still assessing the damage.
NPR's Miles Parks reports. It's the second hurricane-related trip that the president is taking in as many weeks. Earlier this month, he surveyed damage in North Carolina from Hurricane Helene, which killed more than 100 people. Hurricane Milton, which made landfall just south of Sarasota, Florida, looks to have been less deadly at this point, but it still wreaked havoc on the state.
More than 3 million people lost power and dozens of tornadoes were reported. Miles Parks, NPR News. Former President Donald Trump has been campaigning in western states this weekend. NPR's Stephen Fowler reports on his rally in California. California isn't a battleground state, but Trump's increasingly dire campaign message is that the future of all states rests on him winning. We will defend our territory, we'll defend our families.
We will defend our communities. We will defend our civilization. We will not be conquered. We will not be occupied. We will not be invaded. We will reclaim our sovereignty. We will reclaim our nation. And I will give back your freedom and give back
For nearly 90 minutes, he repeated familiar themes like demonizing migrants, insulting opponents, and riffing on whatever crossed his mind. Stephen Fowler, NPR News. A 24-year-old man is dead and several others are injured after a shooting outside of Tennessee State University's homecoming celebration yesterday.
Catherine Sweeney from member station WPLN reports. Back and forth gunfire broke out near the homecoming celebration as it was winding down around 5 p.m. Central Time, according to Metro Nashville Police Department. Public information officer Don Aaron said in a press conference there were 10 victims, including a 12-year-old and two 14-year-olds. Most are expected to make a full recovery. Aaron said motives weren't clear yet, but
It was two groups of people who were beefing, and they opened fire on each other with a crowd around. The police say it appears the shooting was not related to the homecoming events. For NPR News, I'm Catherine Sweeney in Nashville. SpaceX this morning launched the largest rocket ever built. It sent its Starship into space and then caught its enormous booster portion as it came back to Earth, caught by a pair of giant mechanical arms attached to the launch tower.
This will allow SpaceX to reuse the boosters rather than letting them crash into the ocean. SpaceX plans to someday send Starship to Mars. Today, Starship splashed down as planned in the Indian Ocean. SpaceX wanted to demonstrate it can bring the ship down to its target under control. This is NPR News.
