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Live updates: MLB Speedway Classic resumes after Braves-Reds suspended by rain

Steve Gardner, USA TODAY August 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM

After the Cincinnati Reds and Atlanta Braves were unable to make it through the first inning on Saturday night, the two teams return to Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday, Aug. 3, to complete MLB's inaugural Speedway Classic.

The history-making clash is the first-ever major league game in the state of Tennessee and the first to be held at a NASCAR track. But the record 85,000-plus fans expected to be in attendance only got a small taste of the action as persistent rain delayed the start of the game for over two hours and forced MLB officials to suspend the contest with the Reds leading 1-0 in the bottom of the first inning.

MLB Speedway Classic linescore

Braves

Reds

Braves 3B Austin Riley exits early

The Braves made an unexpected substitution in the top of the third inning when Luke Williams pinch-hit for third baseman Austin Riley.

There's been no official word on an injury to Riley, but he did seem a bit shaken up after diving to tag out Reds speedster Elly De La Cruz right before he touched home plate in the bottom of the first inning.

Riley had recently come off a stint on the injured list with an injury to his side. Braves manager Brian Snitker told the Fox Sports broadcast Riley "was feeling it a little bit" and he didn't want to risk making anything worse, so he removed his third baseman as a precaution.

Riley runs down Elly to get the out at the plate for the @Braves! 📺: FOX pic.twitter.com/JunG88T9ey

— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) August 3, 2025

Bottom 2nd: Braves 3, Reds 2

Cincinnati scored a single run for the second consecutive inning with Matt McLain -- who scored the game's first run on Saturday night -- driving in the Reds' second one on a sacrifice fly.

Catcher Tyler Stephenson drew a one-out walk, went to second on a single by Ke'Bryan Hayes and moved to third on a walk to TJ Friedl. McLain's fly ball to center field was deep enough for Stephenson to come home and cut the deficit to one run.

Top 2nd: Braves 3, Reds 1

Braves right fielder Eli White flipped the script in the top of the second inning as Atlanta mounted a two-out rally.

Following singles by Michael Harris and Ozzie Albies, White -- playing in place of injured All-Star Ronald Acuña Jr. -- deposited Brent Suter's changeup into the left field stands for a three-run homer.

How to watch the MLB Speedway Classic

The MLB Speedway Classic between the Reds and Braves will continue on Fox. Fans can stream it on Fubo.

Watch the MLB Speedway Classic with Fubo

What time does the MLB Speedway Classic restart?

The Reds and Braves will resume play at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee.

Date: Sunday, Aug. 3

Time: 1 p.m. ET

TV: Fox

Stream: Fubo

Location: Bristol Motor Speedway (Bristol, Tennessee)

Sunday weather update for Bristol Motor Speedway

Much better conditions are on tap for the resumption of MLB's Speedway Classic. Sunday afternoon's forecast from The Weather Channel calls for mostly cloudy skies and the possibility of occasional light showers. Temperatures will hover in the low 70s.

Reds' Tyler Stephenson pays tribute to 'Talladega Nights'

Even though the two teams didn't even finish the first inning, there was one winner last night: Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson.

The inevitable comparisons between baseball and NASCAR throughout the broadcast couldn't compare to Stephenson's catching gear he had specifically created for this game.

Going full circle with Tyler Stephenson. Here he is in his Ricky Bobby gear about to catch in this iconic gear. And he got both Tim McGraw and Pitbull to sign his spikes to boot! Shake N Bake Tyler!#SPEEDWAYCLASSIC #MLB #REDS pic.twitter.com/f214e8KPxi

— Jim Day (@JimDayTV) August 2, 2025

Stephenson paid tribute to Will Farrell's firesuit from the movie "Talladega Nights" with his Wonder Bread-inspired chest protector. And he continued the theme with some colorful cleats.

"I was just thinking of stuff to do and reached out to the EvoShield people," Stephenson told MLB.com. "I was thinking of a NASCAR theme – and 'Talladega Nights.' It's a classic movie. They did a great job and decided to wear it."

Batting orders for Braves, Reds at Speedway Classic

Here are the lineups both teams will have when the game resumes:

Atlanta Braves

LF Jurickson Profar

1B Matt Olson

3B Austin Riley

*DH Drake Baldwin

C Sean Murphy

CF Michael Harris II

2B Ozzie Albies

RF Eli White

SS Nick Allen

RHP Hurston Waldrep

Cincinnati Reds

CF T.J. Friedl

2B Matt McLain

SS Elly De La Cruz

DH Austin Hays

*LF Miguel Andujar

RF Noelvi Marte

1B Spencer Steer

C Tyler Stephenson

3B Ke'Bryan Hayes

LHP Brent Suter

*-due up next when game resumes

Braves, Reds make lineup, roster changes

The suspension of the Speedway Classic on Saturday night has forced both teams to make some pitching changes before they return to the field.

The Braves have promoted right-hander Hurston Waldrep from the minors and will have him take over on the mound with one out in the bottom of the first inning. Waldrep had been scheduled to start on Sunday for Class AAA Gwinnett.

The Reds have promoted pitcher Lyon Richardson from Class AAA Louisville and optioned outfielder Will Benson to give them an additional arm for the game. Manager Terry Francona said veteran reliever Brent Suter will take over when the Reds take the field in the top of the second.

Reds P Lyon Richardson was on his way to Louisville last night after being sent down to AAA. When the Reds needed more pitching for today's game, he was called BACK up, and got to fly in the commissioner's private plane back to Bristol ✈️ @Ken_Rosenthal has the story: pic.twitter.com/luWuKObgYD

— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) August 3, 2025

Speedway Classic weather issues

Reds second baseman Matt McLain rounds third base on his way to score the first run of the Aug. 2 Speedway Classic against the Braves at Bristol Motor Speedway.

The Speedway Classic was set to start at 7:15 p.m. ET on Saturday, but rain began falling during pregame activities and the tarp was unrolled at 7:19 p.m. It remained there until skies cleared around 8:50 p.m.

The game eventually started at 9:40 p.m. ET, but since Braves starting pitcher Spencer Strider had already gone through his pregame warmup routine, the team decided to scratch him in favor of reliever Austin Cox.

The Reds stuck with their original starter, Tennessee native Chase Burns, who retired the Braves in order in the top of the first.

I wanna go fast!Chase Burns unleashes a 100-MPH heater to end the first 😮‍💨 pic.twitter.com/pX1BIxw377

— MLB (@MLB) August 3, 2025

But the skies began to open up once again – quickly turning the playing field into a quagmire as the Reds scored on Austin Hays' one-out RBI single. Play was halted immediately after that and ultimately suspended for the night.

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Latest Trump tariffs unlikely to budge, top negotiator says August 3, 2025 at 9:19 PM (Reuters) The tariffs U.S.

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August 3, 2025 at 9:19 PM

(Reuters) -The tariffs U.S. President Donald Trump imposed last week on scores of countries are likely to stay in place rather than be cut as part of continuing negotiations, Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Sunday.

Ahead of a Friday deadline, Trump set rates including a 35% duty on many goods from Canada, 50% for Brazil, 25% for India, 20% for Taiwan and 39% for Switzerland, according to a presidential executive order.

In trade talks since Trump returned to office, the White House has lowered some rates from levels initially announced, including halving import duties set last week as part of a deal with the European Union.

Greer told CBS's Face the Nation on Sunday, however, that this would not be the case on the most recent round of tariffs.

"A lot of these are set rates pursuant to deals. Some of these deals are announced, some are not, others depend on the level of the trade deficit or surplus we may have with the country," he said. "These tariff rates are pretty much set."

Greer also said recent trade talks with Beijing had been "very positive" and were focused on the supply of rare earth magnets and minerals.

"We're focused on making sure that the flow of magnets from China to the United States and the- and the adjacent supply chain can flow as freely as it did before ... and I'd say we're about halfway there."

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Women call the shots across the supply chain at tequila brand 1953 Sara BelcherAugust 3, 2025 at 11:30 PM Listen and subscribe to The Big Idea on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your favorite podcasts.

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When Shivam Mallick Shah and Lindsey Davis Stover founded the tequila brand 1953, they wanted to make moves in an industry that was becoming increasingly popular among their own demographic while also opening doors for other women.

As the brand proudly states on its website, 1953 is "Founded, Farmed, Distilled, and Led by Women." On Yahoo Finance's The Big Idea podcast, the two entrepreneurs shared how they managed to pull off such a feat in a historically male-dominated industry. (Watch the full episode above; listen-only below.)

"I just kind of got down this rabbit hole of where the women in tequila are, unfortunately, really hard to find. So that kind of led us to this idea," Davis Stover, a Texas native, said on the podcast.

"We were drinking tequila. Every woman we knew is drinking tequila," she continued. "So we wanted to create a company that was founded, farmed, distilled, and led by women at every single level. Even our name, 1953, is the year women earned the right to vote in Mexico. I think that is just the essence of our company and providing opportunities for women."

"People didn't think it was necessary to have a female-led supply chain," Shah said. "They didn't think that it would make a difference in the quality of the product, and they didn't think that, frankly, we could do it. They had a lot of strong opinions on what we could do, and it was different than what we wanted to do."

Shah and Davis Stover tackled their mission by completing their search in an "organic way," talking with people who worked at distilleries and farms in Mexico. Eventually, they found Carmen and Adriana, who ran the family-owned distillery that 1953 would eventually use.

"Their family has owned this distillery for over a hundred years, and they have trained a female master distiller, Rocio Rodriguez, who signs every bottle," Shah explained. "She had this incredible story of having come to this distillery when she was pregnant. She was trained as a chemical engineer, but she was worried about losing her job. Carmen and Adriana's families decided to build a nursery so she could come to work and bring her whole self, which has, of course, changed her life, but it changed so many people's lives."

Though their journey to creating a brand with a strong female focus had its roadblocks, the biggest hurdle was finding a woman-owned agave farm. Traditionally, agave farms in Mexico are passed down from father to son, but Carmen and Adriana helped the entrepreneurs find the farm they partner with today.

Blue agave growing in a field for tequila production in Mexico. (Marc Deville/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images) (Marc DEVILLE via Getty Images)

"We could not find an agave farm owned by women," Shah said. "Carmen and Adriana helped us find a gentleman who only had four daughters. We met with them, and we talked about what we were trying to build. We asked him if he would consider passing his farm down to his daughters if we guaranteed purchase of agave from their farms for 1953."

After a family meeting in which the four women discussed the proposition with their husbands and father, they ultimately agreed, deciding to take on the responsibility and risk to help complete 1953's women-led supply chain.

"They had grown up on this farm, and they knew it like the back of their hand, but they never saw themselves as CEOs. They never saw themselves as the people in charge of running the farm," Shah explained. "What made them think differently was the high school down the street and all the girls who were in that high school, just like they used to be, and wanting to let those girls know that there was nothing they couldn't do. ... It was a motivation we all shared, and we knew we had an alignment of our values, which told us we were in the right place. And that really completed our supply chain."

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7 Things to Know About Amazon Some May Surprise You Selena Maranjian, The Motley FoolAugust 3, 2025 at 10:32 PM Key Points Amazon is one of Earth's biggest employers. Interestingly, "Amazon" was not its original name. The company is home to a wide range of businesses.

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Amazon is one of Earth's biggest employers.

Interestingly, "Amazon" was not its original name.

The company is home to a wide range of businesses.

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No matter how well we may think we know a company, there are still likely to be things about it that can surprise -- or amuse -- us. For example, one of the two brothers who founded Domino's Pizza traded his share of the company to the other brother for a used Volkswagen Beetle.

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1. Its logo has a message

Check out the Amazon logo, and you'll see an arrow under the word "Amazon." You might not think much of it, but upon closer inspection, you'll see that it's connecting the letters A and Z -- reflecting the fact that Amazon's sells everything from A to Z.

2. Its name wasn't always Amazon

When Amazon was founded in 1994, its name was Cadabra, as in abracadabra. It was soon decided that the name, while whimsical, was sometimes misheard as "cadaver." Founder Jeff Bezos started searching for a new name and wanted one that began with "A" -- so that it would appear early in lists -- and he settled on the name of the world's longest river.

3. It's a major employer

Many investors strongly favor companies with capital-light business models over capital-intensive ones -- such as airlines and railroads. Airbnb, for example, is quite capital-light, needing no stores, carrying no inventory, etc.

As an e-commerce giant, you might assume that Amazon is capital light, too, as, unlike Walmart, it doesn't have thousands of stores across the country. It's still a major employer, though, as it employs gobs of people in its distribution centers as well as drivers for deliveries.

As of the end of 2024, Amazon employed about 1,556,000 full-time and part-time employees -- which doesn't even include independent contractors and temporary workers. That's enough to make it the world's second-largest employer, per companiesmarketcap.com.

4. Its big numbers are really big

Consider this: While most companies sport market capitalizations in the millions or billions, Amazon is in elite company with a market cap in the trillions -- $2.45 trillion, recently. It's also one of the "Magnificent Seven" stocks, along with Apple, (Google parent) Alphabet, (Facebook parent) Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Tesla.

The company rakes in some $650 billion annually -- and keeps about 10% of that as net profit. Numbers like that have really helped the company grow -- by an annual average rate of 32% since its initial public offering (IPO) in May 1997. That's enough to turn an investment of $10,000 into close to $26 million! If you'd bought just one share at the IPO, thanks to various stock splits, you'd now own 220 shares, and your initial $18 investment would be worth more than $50,000.

Meanwhile, founder Jeff Bezos was recently the third-richest person in the world, per Forbes -- with a net worth of about $244 billion.

5. Its brand name is very valuable

Various companies assess the value of global brands regularly, and per Brandirectory, Amazon is the fourth-most-valuable brand in the world, after Apple, Microsoft, and Google. Its brand value is listed as $356 billion.

6. It makes more on services than products

We tend to think of Amazon as a massive online retailer, which it certainly is. But it's also a major operator in the cloud computing realm, with its leading Amazon Web Services (AWS). In the company's first quarter, 59% of its revenue came from services. (It's worth noting that AWS's lead in market share has been shrinking recently.)

7. Amazon is much more than a marketplace and more than a cloud platform

Amazon is home to lots of different businesses and brands -- which recently included Whole Foods Market, shoe retailer Zappos.com, Goodreads, Twitch, Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM), and Audible. It also makes and sells devices under the Alexa, Kindle, Fire, Ring, and Blink names, and features a host of services under its Amazon Prime umbrella, including Prime Video and Prime Music.

Then there's One Medical, with which Amazon has expanded into healthcare (along with other operations such as PillPack), and Zoox, which is a self-driving vehicle start-up. Amazon also bought the Kiva Systems robotics company, and is using its robots in its distribution centers.

Amazon has plenty of cash on hand, so stay tuned for further investments and expansions.

These are just some of many fascinating things to know about Amazon. If you're thinking of investing in Amazon or are already a shareholder, it can be helpful to learn all you can about the company.

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Fresh clashes break out in Syria as the interim government struggles to ease tensions KAREEM CHEHAYEB August 3, 2025 at 8:25 PM 1 / 3Syria ClashesA Syrian security checkpoint is seen as forces deploy in Mazraa village on the outskirts of Sweida city, in southern Syria, Sunday, July 20, 2025.

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1 / 3Syria ClashesA Syrian security checkpoint is seen as forces deploy in Mazraa village on the outskirts of Sweida city, in southern Syria, Sunday, July 20, 2025. A burned-out vehicle is seen in the foreground. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

BEIRUT (AP) — New outbreaks of violence overnight into Sunday rocked Syria at two distinct flashpoints, straining a fragile ceasefire and calling into question the ability of the transitional government to exert its authority across the whole country.

In the north, government-affiliated fighters confronted Kurdish-led forces who control much of the region, while in the southern province of Sweida, they clashed with Druze armed groups.

The outbreaks come at a time when Syria's interim authorities are trying to maintain a tense ceasefire in Sweida province after clashes with Druze factions last month, and to implement an agreement with the U.S.-backed, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces that would reintegrate large swaths of northeastern Syria with the rest of the country.

The Syrian government under interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa has been struggling to consolidate control since he led a surprise insurgency that ousted former President Bashar Assad in December, ending the Assad family's decades-long autocratic rule. Political opponents and ethnic and religious minorities have been suspicious of Sharaa's de facto Islamist rule and cooperation with affiliated fighters that come from militant groups.

State state television said clashes between government forces and militias belonging to the Druze religious minority rocked the southern province of Sweida on Saturday after Druze factions attacked Syrian security forces, killing at least one member. The state-run Alikhbaria channel cited an anonymous security official who said the ceasefire has been broken. The Defense Ministry has not issued any formal statement.

Meanwhile, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based war monitor, said in addition to the member of the security forces killed, one Druze was killed and at least nine others were wounded in the clashes that took place in the in the western part of Sweida province. The Observatory said the clashes took place at the strategic Tal al-Hadeed heights that overlook Daraa province next door.

Difficult conditions in Sweida

State media says that aid convoys continue to enter Sweida city as a part of a tense truce after over a week of violent clashes in July between Druze militias and armed Bedouin clans backed by government forces. However, humanitarian conditions remain dire, and residents of Sweida have called for the road into the city to be fully opened, saying the aid that has come in is not enough.

The clashes that displaced tens of thousands of people came after months of tensions between Damascus and Sweida. The fighting led to a series of targeted sectarian attacks against the Druze minority, who are now skeptical of peaceful coexistence. Druze militias retaliated against Bedouin communities who largely lived in western areas of Sweida province, displacing many to neighboring Daraa.

Elsewhere, in the northern Aleppo province, government-affiliated fighters clashed with the SDF. The Defense Ministry said three civilians and four soldiers were wounded after the SDF launched a barrage of rockets near the city of Manbij "in an irresponsible way and for unknown reasons."

SDF spokesperson Farhad Shami on the other hand said the group was responding to shelling by "undisciplined factions" within government forces on Deir Haffar, an eastern city in the same province.

The eastern part of Aleppo province straddles areas controlled by the government and by the SDF. Though the two are slowly trying to implement a ceasefire and agreement that would integrate the areas under Damascus, tensions remain.

"The Ministry of Defense's attempts to distort facts and mislead public opinion do not contribute to security or stability," Shami said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.

Israeli forces carry out raids bordering annexed Golan Heights

In Quneitra province, in the south, the Israeli military announced it conducted another ground operation in the area that borders the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights. It said its troops questioned several suspects they accuse of involvement in weapons trafficking in the village of Hader, and raided four areas where they found weapons being trafficked.

Since Assad's ouster, Israel has conducted numerous strikes and military operations in southern Syria, saying its forces are taking out militant groups that they suspect could harm Israelis and residents in the Golan Heights.

Damascus has been critical of Israel's military activity, and the two sides have been trying to reach a security arrangement through U.S.-mediated talks. Syria has repeatedly said it does not intend to take military action against Israel.

Those talks intensified after Israel backed the Druze in Sweida during the earlier clashes. Israel struck military personnel near the southern city and most notably launched an airstrike targeting the Defense Ministry headquarters in the heart of Damascus.

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New details highlight harrowing minutes inside Manhattan office building as mass shooting unfolded John Miller, Jeff Winter, CNNAugust 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM Police officers and emergency vehicles are seen in a street as police respond to a shooting incident in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New ...

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Police officers and emergency vehicles are seen in a street as police respond to a shooting incident in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York on July 28. - John Lamparski/AFP/Getty Images

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story contains graphic descriptions of violence.

During evening rush hour in New York City on Monday, a man calmly walked into a Park Avenue office building lobby and killed a police officer, then opened fire on other innocent strangers.

Within a minute, the gunman had disappeared into a labyrinth of elevator banks and hallways, armed and loose somewhere in the 44-story building.

The day's violence would become the deadliest mass shooting in New York City since 2000. The gunman shot and killed four people and wounded another, before killing himself, police said.

From the moment the first panicked 911 calls were received, the New York Police Department unleashed a torrent of cops, specially trained units, heavy weapons, sophisticated technology and a swift information exchange among its 32,000 police officers and law enforcement partners across the country.

As calls flooded in, the NYPD's electronic log system captured the horror happening in real time inside the Park Avenue skyscraper. The shorthand notes, obtained by CNN, show the desperation of frightened callers as operators attempted to piece together what was happening.

"INVESTIGATE/POSSIBLE CRIME: SHOTS FIRED/INSIDE\ACTIVE_SHOOTER," read one note.

"ACTIVE SHOOTER IN THE BUILDING AND LOCKED SELF IN ROOM," the log notes a female caller reported.

Additional calls are logged: "7-8 SHOTS HEARD," "LOCATION IS NFL HEADQUARTERS," "SHOOTER IN BUILDING."

Another female caller reported her husband telling her he's in a locked room, according to the log.

From precinct officers to specialized commands, swarms of law enforcement teams raced to the scene.

The NYPD's Emergency Service Unit, which operates as a SWAT team, entered the building and began a systematic search for the gunman, who was somewhere inside. At the same time, officers from the Strategic Response Command, providing an additional long-weapons team, set up a perimeter and established a safe corridor known as a "warm zone" to get medical personnel in and wounded victims out while the search for the gunman continued, law enforcement officials said.

While those teams secured the area outside, detectives made their way into the skyscraper and examined surveillance video in the building's control center. They took a screengrab of the gunman, and using technology developed by NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, blasted the image to NYPD officers' department-issued phones.

NYPD sent this alert – showing Tamura walking across 345 Park Avenue's outdoor plaza carrying his rifle – to NYPD-issued phones as officers responded to the building. - Obtained by CNN

Within minutes, every officer searching the building or holding the outside perimeter had a picture of a man taking large strides and carrying an assault rifle, the officials said.

The gunman was identified after responding teams found his body on the building's 33rd floor: 27-year-old Shane Devon Tamura of Las Vegas, Nevada.

New details from law enforcement sources shed light on Tamura's travel to New York City, the gunman's movements inside the building and the police investigation. Here's what we've learned about the shooting at 345 Park Avenue:

From Las Vegas to New York City

Officers found Tamura's black Series 3 BMW double-parked in front of the Park Avenue building, and then used his name, vehicle registration and a disjointed suicide note found in his back pocket to pull together a timeline of Tamura's path to the carnage.

An image captured by a license plate reader owned by Nebraska State Patrol captures Tamura's BMW driving eastbound on Interstate 80 on July 27 at 6:45 a.m. MDT. - Obtained by CNN

A New Jersey State Police real-time crime center photo, obtained by CNN, shows Tamura's black BMW on Interstate 80 in Columbia, New Jersey, at 4:24 p.m. ET on Monday, July 28, two hours before the shooting. - Obtained by CNN

On Saturday, July 26, two days before the shooting, a license plate reader in Loma, Colorado, recorded Tamura's car with Nevada license plates passing through at 1:06 p.m., according to a law enforcement official.

On Sunday, Tamura did not show up for his surveillance job as part of the security team at the Horseshoe Casino in Las Vegas.

He was miles away. Tamura's black BMW was spotted driving eastbound on Interstate 80 by a license plate reader (LPR) owned by the Nebraska State Patrol. Later, an LPR operated by the Scott County Sheriff's Office recorded the car on I-80 near Wolcott, Indiana.

At 4:24 p.m. Monday, a camera attached to the New Jersey State Police's real-time crime center took a picture of his BMW, this time along I-80 in Columbia, New Jersey, nearly two hours before the rampage would begin.

Tamura arrives at his intended target

Two senior law enforcement officials who reviewed video from the Midtown Manhattan office building provided the following account of the gunman's movements on Monday:

At 6:26 p.m., Tamura double-parked outside 345 Park Avenue. He got out of the car carrying the M4 semi-automatic rifle, crossed the sidewalk and then the broad plaza leading to the office building's entrance.

One minute later, Tamura entered the building.

Inside, Tamura turned to his right to face uniformed NYPD officer Didarul Islam and shot him, killing the 36-year-old father of two who was expecting his third child.

As Islam fell, Craig Clementi, who works in the NFL's finance department, was also shot. Clementi called his coworkers to warn them that a gunman was in the lobby firing shots, and then called 911, according to one of the senior officials.

Wesley LePatner, a 43-year-old Blackstone executive, was shot as she moved toward a pillar in the lobby, police said. LePatner died from her wounds.

Tamura then shot Aland Etienne, a 46-year-old security guard. Wounded, Etienne crawled toward the console behind the security desk and collapsed.

Tamura went to an elevator bank on the opposite side of the lobby to the elevators that go up to the NFL offices. Officials have said investigators believe Tamura was headed for the NFL offices at the time of the shooting, but took the wrong elevator.

He ignored a woman exiting an elevator car, entered it and then pressed 33, the lowest available on its panel, according to one of the senior law enforcement officials.

This image from surveillance video obtained by The shows Shane Tamura outside a Manhattan office building on Monday, July 28 in New York. - AP

Once on the 33rd floor, Tamura faced glass walls with locked doors on either end of the hallway. These were the offices of Rudin Management, the company that runs the building. Tamura tried opening the doors, then opened fire on the glass and kicked through it to enter the floor, officials said.

By then, it was likely he realized he wasn't at the NFL offices, according to the officials.

Tamura saw an office cleaner, Sebije Nelovic, and opened fire but missed her, she said in a statement released by her union.

Nelovic said she ran down the hallway and locked herself in a closet. She heard screams and more gunfire, she said, describing the gunman at one point shooting the door she was hiding behind.

As shots rang out, frantic employees called 911 and barricaded themselves in offices and conference rooms. Their desperate calls reported how many shots they had heard, where they were hiding and where they believed the gunman was moving, according to a radio call log reviewed by CNN.

Over the years, Rudin Management conducted active shooter drills and training for its employees. Their offices on the 33rd floor have bathrooms designed as safe rooms, in the event of an incident just like the one that unfolded Monday, the officials said. The rooms are outfitted with bullet-proof doors that lock with bolts from the inside, and their walls are lined with Kevlar. Each bathroom is equipped with a video feed showing the hallway outside and a dedicated telephone line.

Julia Hyman, a 27-year-old Rudin Management employee who was working late, was in one of those very bathrooms designed as a safe room. It is not clear whether she had heard the shots or understood what was unfolding outside. She stepped outside the bathroom, and walked three or four steps, apparently unaware that the gunman was behind her. He fired, striking her in the back.

Wounded, Hyman stumbled to her desk and died from her wounds, according to one of the officials who reviewed the video.

By this time, it appeared Tamura realized there were no more accessible targets in the office, and, with police swarming the building, it was not likely he was going to find his way to the NFL, the official said.

A few seconds after shooting Hyman, video is said to show Tamura stood next to a desk, held out his arms to aim the rifle at his own chest and used his thumb to pull the trigger, firing a single round, the official said. His body dropped to the floor, his rifle falling next to him.

Photos obtained by CNN show the gunman's vehicle that was left on the scene at 345 Park Avenue after Monday's shooting. - Obtained by CNN

Tamura had fired most of two 30-round magazines of .223 ammunition in a matter of minutes, the official said.

Throughout the night and into the morning, police collected evidence from where the victims lay and from the areas where shots were fired.

In the building lobby, 23 shell casings and more than a dozen ricocheted bullet fragments were recovered, according to an NYPD official.

In the 33rd floor offices of Rudin Management, investigators from the NYPD's Crime Scene Unit found another 24 shell casings from Tamura's M4 rifle, as well as 15 bullet fragments, the NYPD official said.

Tracing the gun

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents on the scene received the rifle's serial number, and within minutes detectives learned the rifle had been purchased on August 29, 2024, by a Las Vegas man identified as "Rick," a coworker of Tamura's at the Horseshoe Casino, according to documents reviewed by CNN.

"Rick" has not responded to CNN's requests for comment.

The NYPD Intelligence Bureau's SENTRY unit, which maintains a national network of law-enforcement contacts, then reached out to Las Vegas Sheriff Kevin McMahill, who sent detectives to interview "Rick."

This photo provided by the New York Police Department shows a rifle used in a shooting that killed four people at a Manhattan office building on July 28. - New York Police Department/AP

"Rick" had also sold Tamura the black BMW he drove across the country, according to Nevada DMV records.

Other Las Vegas sheriff's deputies were dispatched to Tamura's apartment to seal it while awaiting a search warrant. Another team went to interview Tamura's parents, who lived nearby.

The Las Vegas Metro Police Crime Stoppers hotline received a call at 8:25 p.m. the night of the shooting.

A licensed gun dealer had seen the picture of Tamura and remembered his face. In June, he had sold him a modified trigger for an M4 rifle. Tamura had also told the dealer that he planned to buy 500 rounds of .223 ammunition for the assault rifle, a law enforcement official told CNN.

Back in New York, Tamura's BMW was cleared by the bomb squad. Detectives recovered 827 rounds for a stainless steel .357 magnum Colt Python revolver. According to the same official, the gun was fully loaded with another six rounds in the cylinder.

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Peggy and Hank Hill are back for Season 14 of 'King of the Hill.' (Hulu)

It's been over 15 years since we said goodbye to Hank Hill and his family, but now, the King of the Hill is coming home! The long-awaited 14th season of the animated series will have a huge time jump, wherein a now-retired Hank and Peggy return to Arden, Texas, from Saudi Arabia. Despite Dale, Boomhauer and Bill welcoming them home, the pair seems to be struggling with some of the changes in Arden since they left, including fancier beer, all-gender restrooms and rideshare apps. Bobby seems to be thriving in Dallas as a chef for a Japanese and German fusion restaurant. Mike Judge, Kathy Najimy, Stephen Root, Pamela Adlon, and Lauren Tom are all reprising their roles in the King of the Hill reboot. Original series co-creators Mike Judge and Greg Daniels both serve as executive producers on the show. All 10 episodes of the new King of the Hill season will drop on Hulu this Monday, August 4. Here's what else you about the King of the Hill reboot.

When does King of the Hill come back?

The release date for King of the Hill Season 14 is Monday, Aug. 4, 2025. And we won't just get one episode on that King of the Hill premiere date, we're getting all 10 episodes of the new season!

King of the Hill reboot channel:

While the original King of the Hill series aired on FOX, the newest season/reboot of the show won't air on FOX, but will stream exclusively on Hulu (or on Disney+ for all Hulu and Disney+ bundle subscribers).

How to watch the new King of the Hill season:What is the new King of the Hill about?

Nearly 16 years after King of the Hill went off the air, the show is returning for its 14th season. The season will start off with a time jump to the present day, where we'll see Hank and Peggy returning from working abroad in Saudi Arabia. The newly retired pair seem to be struggling to adjust to their old life back in Arden, Texas. And little Bobby is working as a chef in Dallas, all grown up now… well, sort of.

King of the Hill reboot trailer:King of the Hill new season cast:

Wondering who is coming back for the new season of King of the Hill? Well, excitingly, much of the original voice cast is returning for the reboot, including series co-creator Mike Judge as Hank Hill, Kathy Najimy as Peggy Hill, Stephen Root as Bill, Pamela Adlon as Bobby Hill and Lauren Tom as Minh and Connie.

The late Johnny Hardwick recorded several episodes as Dale before his passing, Toby Huss will take over as Dale moving forward. Jonathan Joss, who was killed earlier this year, also recorded some lines for John Redcorn. It hasn't been confirmed who will replace Joss in the role.

In Season 14, Kenneth Choi (The Wolf of Wall Street) will be taking over for Toby Huss as Laotian businessman Ted Wassanasong, with Ki Hong Lee (The Maze Runner) will step in as Ted's son, Chane (replacing Pamela Adlon). Tai Leclaire will take over the role of Joseph Gribble from Breckin Meyer.

As far as totally new cast members and characters go, Keith David (The Princess and the Frog) will be joining as Brian Robertson, the tenant of the Hill home while Hank and Peggy were in Saudi Arabia. Anthony 'Critic' Campos (Idiocracy) will play Chef Emilio, who works alongside Bobby in Dallas.

Is the King of the Hill reboot only one season?

Despite King of the Hill Season 14 not even being out yet, the series has been renewed for Season 15! So we won't just be getting one reboot season of the show. Phew!

Where to watch every season of King of the Hill:

You can stream all 13 seasons of King of the Hill on Hulu (or Hulu via Disney+).

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