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Details@Capital1.com Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. Federal authorities have identified the man who shot two members of the National Guard near the White House on Wednesday. The Trump administration says the suspect is an Afghan, a man who worked with the CIA in Afghanistan. He and his family were allowed to immigrate to the U.S. as part of a resettlement program. NPR's Brian Mann has been following the developments.
Jeanine Pirro (0:44)
We know that 20 year old Sarah Beckstrom and 24 year old Andrew Wolf were patrolling a street in Washington, D.C. yesterday afternoon when a man opened fire with a handgun. Federal officials said this morning that Beckstrom and Wolf, both from West Virginia, have come through surgery, but they remain in critical condition. Speaking this morning, the U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C. jeanine Pirro, said the two injured were new on duty in the Nation's capital.
Windsor Johnston (1:06)
That's NPR's Brian Mann reporting. President Trump is doubling down on his decision to deploy the National Guard to the nation's capital. NPR's Kat Lansdorf reports. In response, the president has ordered an additional 500 troops to the city.
Kat Lansdorf (1:22)
There have been more than 2,000 National Guard troops in D.C. from several states since August, when Trump ordered their deployment over concerns about violent crime. It's part of a pattern of Trump deploying the National Guard to Democratic led cities around the country, often against the wishes of local governors and authorities. D.C. is uniquely different as the president has authority over the National Guard. Trump's deployments of the Guard have been controversial and faced a litany of legal battles and blocks. Just last week, a federal judge in D.C. ruled that the use of troops in the city was unlawful and ordered an end to the deployment. But that has yet to take effect in order to give the Trump administration time to appeal. Kat Lansdorf, NPR News.
Windsor Johnston (2:02)
At least 65 people are dead and hundreds are missing after a fire broke out at a massive housing complex in Hong Kong on Wednesday. Reporter Cherise Pham has more.
Cherise Pham (2:13)
Firefighters are going through the wreckage of apartment buildings floor by floor, searching for survivors. The fire Department said they rescued an elderly man from the 31st floor of 1 of the buildings on Thursday afternoon. Later in the evening, more than 24 hours after the fire started, they found another survivor in a staircase. According to local media reports, the public housing complex where the fire broke out is home to about 4,600 people. The high rise apartment towers had been under renovation and covered in bamboo scaffolding, which caught fire and collapsed. Police said the construction material found around the buildings did not meet safety standards and may have been the reason the fire spread so quickly. Three people from the company responsible for the renovations have been arrested on suspected manslaughter charges. For NPR News, I'm Charisse Pham in Hong Kong.