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And now, Preston and Steve's news update with Kathy Romano.

And here we are Thursday, September 13th. Good morning, Kathy.

Good morning. In the news this morning, a gunman killed five people, including his wife,

before turning the gun on himself in Kern County. Sheriff's deputies closed in Wednesday. Authority said there was no immediate word on what sparked the shooting that took place at a home and a business in Bakersfield, which is about 90 miles north of Los Angeles. Six people died in a short amount of time. The man showed up at a trucking company business with his wife

shortly before 530 where he confronted another man. The suspect, the husband, shot the person

at the trucking company and then turned and shot his wife, then chased and shot another man who

showed up, the sheriff said. The gunman then went to a home where he shot and killed a man and a woman.

He then carjacked a woman who was driving her child. The woman and the child escaped and the man drove to a highway where the sheriff's

deputy saw him. The gunman saw the deputy and pulled into a lot when the deputy confronted him.

At gunpoint, the man shot himself in the chest, the sheriff said. His identity has not been

immediately released except for the gunman's wife.

There is no immediate word on how the victims might be related or know each other at all.

About 30 people saw the shootings and were being interviewed by deputies.

So six people in a pretty short amount of time killed by this guy.

Here's the latest on Hurricane Florence.

The strong winds are weakening as the storm gets closer to North Carolina, but the impact of the immense storm will still be catastrophic for millions of people.

Florence, now a category to hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 110 miles per hour, is forecast to unleash extreme storm surge, possibly historic flooding rains and damaging winds in the

Carolina's beginning Thursday.

That's today.

The storm is expected to slowly move inland, battering much of the U.S. coast for days.

While Florence is no longer considered a major hurricane, its reach has expanded, threatening

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