Now on Sunrise new details this morning
about the deadly school shooting in Texas
and we were all hiding behind a stage
in the cafeteria when it happened
this morning. Parents demanding
action as we learn more about
the gunman's plan of attack
and expect damp conditions this morning.
I'll let you know when the sun shines.
Plus when temperatures warm
up and relief for parents
this morning, extra baby
formula is finally in the US.
Just how long it will take
before showing up on store.
Shelves plus a landmark day in Minnesota,
Aurora FC plays their first game
in a few hours before the match.
They're live with us to bring the
excitement right into your living room.
It's Thursday, May 26.
Terra Lemon Sunrise starts now.
Everybody was scared.
We were all panicking because we
didn't know what was really happening.
New this morning, a Texas third grader
is taking us inside the nation's
deadliest mass, shooting in a decade.
Yeah, so hard to hear from those
kids there and just hours.
Minnesota DFL leaders will
speak about the shooting.
C has more in that on one minute first,
so we need that Thursday forecast from
Guy. Yeah, expect the clouds to
stick around throughout the day.
Tim started warming up from the upper 40s,
eventually hitting the mid 50s.
Highs today will be in the low to mid 60s.
Again keeping the clouds for
the majority of the day.
We'll start clearing out this evening
and I'm tracking a better day.
Some tomorrow. Because Steph
Guy I think he's
601 looking at the roads here.
If you're getting ready to head,
it looks like a crash just popped up.
Unfortunately in the North metro,
if you're coming from Coon Rapids
along the stretch of 94 southbound,
so we'll pop that up in a traffic camera
and have an update in just a few minutes.
And she just
had a that's nature around her that. You
know she was around.
She was just giggling and made everyone
laugh and happy and
just into The Newsroom.
A heartbroken family remembers a
little girl taken way too soon.
Ileana Garcia was just nine years old.
She's one of so many gunned
down inside of Texas Elementary
School in just hours.
The leaders in Minnesota will sound
off on the violence in Texas,
DFW and community members are
speaking out at the Capitol.
Meantime, Sisi is learning new
information about the attack
well within the last few hours,
we've learned more about the moments
leading up to that deadly shooting.
Authorities say moments before the
18 year old gunman opened fire.
He said not just one,
but three private Facebook messages.
If you take a look at your screen,
we have copies of those
messages this morning.
The 1st 2 messages I'm going to shoot
my grandmother and I shot my grandmother
15 minutes before the shooting.
He wrote.
I'm going to shoot an elementary school,
a teenage girl from Germany was
allegedly on the receiving end
of those messages this morning.
We're also getting a better
idea as to who the gunman was.
Those who knew him described him as a loner.
He dropped out of high school and
worked at a fast food restaurant.
Police say he has no known criminal
history and no mental health record,
but he did recently post 2AR15
rifles on social media.
He bought those when he turned
18 just over a week ago.
He used one of those rifles to
carry out Tuesday's deadly shooting
that killed 19 children and two
teachers just into The Newsroom.
An interview from a father
who lost his daughter.
He describes the heartbreak his family.
Facing right now.
From
my understanding, she had a
dress picked out and everything.
So I'm gonna have to buy that dress,
the one that she wanted and we're
gonna we're gonna hang it up in
Hurricane Sierra whenever the
time comes I get both up there so
she's never gonna be forgotten.
She's a big part of our family.
As we enter a new day,
investigators are still trying
to figure out why the gunman
targeted an elementary school
stick around in about 30 minutes,
I'll break down the red flags.
You can look out for to try
to prevent gun violence.
All right, CC, thank you.
And as you wake up the top trending
stories you'll see online right now as
former presidential and current Texas
gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke,
he showed up and confronted Texas
Governor Greg Abbott about the
gun violence in Uvalde. This is
totally predictable, Sir.
You're out of line, Sir.
You're out of line.
Yeah, it's hard to hear about O'Rourke
is telling Governor Abbott quote.
It is on you arguing that red flag laws,
universal background checks,
and safe storage requirements would cut
back on gun violence a new this morning.
Aurora speaks after confronting
the governor. This 18 year
old who just turned 18 bought an
AR15 and took it into an elementary school
and shot kids in the face and killed
them. Why are we letting
this happen in this country?
Governor Greg Abbott says right now
is a time for all Texans to come
together to help those who are hurt.
The horror that descended upon those
children and their teachers in
Texas has prompted renewed calls
for the Senate to pass. H R8.
That's a universal background checks
bill that passed the House last year.
It would require most private gun
transactions to go through a licensed dealer
who could do a criminal background check.
There are exceptions for things like
selling or giving guns to relatives,
or target practice or hunting.
Now, when it passed the House last year,
most Republicans,
including all the GOP.
Minnesota delegation voted against it,
and currently it's Republicans
that are blocking it from being
voted on in the US Senate.
Well, this morning you can help
the victims in Texas and their
community had to care11.com for a
list of fundraisers and nonprofits.
You can contribute to including
go fund memes and memorial funds.
You will also find the latest
on the shooting there.
Why don't they?
This morning, the intersection of
38th in Chicago and Minneapolis
officially has a new name.
George Floyd Square is a sacred space
for racial healing and reflection.
After Floyd's murder two years ago,
city leaders renamed the
Square to Honor Floyd's life.
New this morning,
over 100,000 pounds of baby formula
are almost ready to hit store shelves.
We just got video in overnight
from the formula being delivered
to anneslie plant in Pennsylvania.
It is the 2nd shipment from overseas.
Nestle says you could see
the formula on store.
Selves as soon as this weekend.
Now time for the other big headlines
we're following this morning right
now a new statewide system to track
untested rape kits in Wisconsin is live.
It allows sexual assault survivors
to follow the location of their
kit through the testing process,
getting rid of the testing backlog
and trying not to add to it is
a top priority for lawmakers.
This afternoon, governor walls and
Lieutenant Governor Flanagan will
celebrate the passing of the free.
The Growler bill.
They're at a brewery in Rochester.
The bill raises the cap on growler
sales and allows Brewers to sell
beer to go in refillable containers.
Pools across the area are opening
this weekend in a few hours,
the YMCA of the north is helping parents
keep their kids safe at the pool and
on the lake with some water safety
tips and the tips aren't just for kids,
but for parents too.
Like always keeping an eye on your child in
the pool and never letting them swim alone,
I knew addition to the Como Zoo is
waking up in its new home this morning.
A zebra foal.
Now the zoo needs your help
naming Ulysses and Minnie's baby.
You can submit your pic at Como Quest
on June 4th and 5th and those are
your Thursday morning headlines.
Well,
this morning we
are 90 days out from the
great Minnesota get together
yeah, but in about 10 hours you'll be
able to get a slice of the experience
with the kickoff to summer at the fair we
have Christine noon and one of the fair
spokespeople with us on Zoom, Christine,
thanks for hanging out with us on sunrise.
Sure, thanks for having me this morning.
So glad to have you here.
Why don't you tell us about this event?
Because there's limited attendance.
How do you get in on it?
Well, tickets are still available.
You can buy them online through
our website or just show up at
the gate if you like as well.
But if you do buy them online
in advance, you will save $3.
Alright yes, everyone wants to
save some money. OK, so Christine
when is this all happening?
How many days is last? Well,
it starts today at 4:30 and it
will run through Memorial Day,
so we're really excited
to be able to give people,
families and friends an opportunity
to come to the fair and enjoy the
fairgrounds in a really relaxed atmosphere.
We've got food from more than
30 State Fair vendors,
so some of your favorites as well as
a great mix of live music on three
entertainment stages we have shopping
at some wonderful Minnesota merchants,
including our sponsor paddle
North giant slide rides.
A lot of you know great slice of the fair
experiences that we have starting today.
Fun fun fun. Now the key question
is I know you said you can save $3,
but how much do tickets cost
tickets in advance online are 1250
and that includes all fees and taxes
and they are 1550 at the gate.
What a deal. Yes, alright Christine
Noonan with the fair. Thank you so
much for joining us this morning.
Great thanks for having me.
OK, if you're lucky enough to get
a time slot, then here's what
you need to know before you go.
There are two entrances at Snelling
and Hoyt avenues and at Como
Ave just east of the Coliseum.
Parking is free.
The event goes on rain or shine.
You'll also want to bring cash,
some vendors and activities
like the giant slide.
Only accept
it. Hot ticket should be fun.
Alright 69. Unfortunately,
something popped up here as I was mentioning,
alluding to earlier 252 southbound,
a crash involving a few vehicles,
three vehicles in fact at Humboldt Ave.
So if this is your route,
it is starting to cause a little slow down.
Folks are getting off on the shoulder.
To avoid this crash, the tow truck
also just got there moments ago,
so hopefully this clears up relatively soon.
But again, zooming in closer.
This is where it is up near Coon Rapids.
This is route.
Give yourself some time.
Let's get to guy though in the backyard.
Happy Thursday.
Hey, happy Thursday to you and a
better Friday on the way weather wise,
these little clouds are going to be
sticking with us all day on Thursday.
Let's get right into the maps here.
Observed precip from yesterday. Yeah,
we picked up some good amount of rain too.
Especially east and South too, over an inch.
And a half of rain picked up in
the Rochester and southeastern
Minnesota right around 1/2 inch,
just over half for the over half inch
of rain in the Twin Cities going
around 3/4 of an inch as you go east,
higher amounts fell in East metro
and into western Wisconsin.
So after a wet and soggy Wednesday,
showers will continue to exit.
The region. Really just a few spots.
Spotty showers north of Eau Claire and
into northern Wisconsin, Minnesota.
We'll start to dry out.
Keep the cloud cover for today and.
Clear later on this evening so
sunshine coming a little bit later
this evening just before sunset.
But the bulk of our clear weather
tomorrow with warmer temperatures,
47 right now does feel like 42 with
the north wind right around 10 mph.
Next 12 hours will show those
temperatures starting to climb to around
the low to mid 60s for the afternoon.
High temperatures and then I told you
you'll see a little bit of some sunshine
there right before sunset later this evening.
We clear up nicely tonight.
Temps fall from the low 50s to
the upper 40s by tomorrow morning
and we'll start off the day.
For your Friday, Nice and sunny.
Sunshine,
dry and warmer weather tomorrow
temperatures heat up this holiday weekend
so we'll be climbing into the 80s.
Also, it'll be a little humid too.
A little muggy out there.
That's gonna help fuel up some of those
showers and thunderstorms as thunderstorm.
Chances also look to increase
for both Saturday and Sunday.
So 64 today clearing late cloudy
skies otherwise 77 sunny tomorrow.
Nice and warm northwest wind.
5 to 10 mph. Here's your 7 day forecast.
Pop up showers and storms is gonna
be a morning round Saturday and then
again in the afternoon and evening.
Sunday showers and storms and
then the warmest day Monday 85.
I thank you. It is a
monumental day in Minnesota.
We're just hours from kickoff.
Our state's newest team.
All the excitement is here with us
this morning. Jen is live in the
backyard with Aurora FC. Yeah, we
are Alisa with
that Minnesota Aurora
FC. She brought all the new merch,
check it out being sold at
tonight's game. Very special
game. As you know the first one
we've got all the details coming up
just 4 minutes. Ohh can't
wait to hear about that.
Plus at 616 how our phones
impacting our mental health?
Well Google wants to find
out and they need your help.