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CNN 5 Things

MI Synagogue Attack, Mortgage Rates Rise, Weather Whiplash and more

CNN 5 Things

CNN

Daily News, News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2026

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

We start with attacks at a Michigan synagogue and a university in Virginia. An expert warns about the impact the war with Iran is having on people in the Middle East. There may be a glimmer of hope for homebuyers despite the war’s impact on the housing market. A police shooting probe in Connecticut reveals a surprising new detail. Plus, a drastic weather pattern shift is coming.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey, from CNN. I'm Afalmediki, with the five things you need to know for Thursday, March 12th.

0:07.0

Authorities say a suspect is dead after ramming their vehicle into a synagogue in the Detroit area earlier today.

0:14.0

A law enforcement official says the suspect went into Temple Israel with a rifle.

0:18.0

Authorities say security saw him in open fire and that no one else is

0:21.5

seriously hurt. CNN's Jason Kirill has more.

0:24.6

We're hearing that the suspect's body found there in the vehicle is so badly damaged.

0:31.6

Making an ID initially might prove to be difficult. Going forward, the investigation is going to be focused on,

0:40.3

did this suspect act alone?

0:43.3

Did this suspect act with others?

0:45.3

Multiple law enforcement officials briefed on the scene

0:48.3

say emergency responders found but appear to be a large amount of explosives

0:51.3

in the back of the vehicle.

0:53.3

Authorities say extra law enforcement is being added around other Jewish spaces in the area and more places of worship.

1:00.0

Meanwhile in Virginia, another shooting is being investigated as a terror-related attack.

1:05.0

A suspect is dead after a shooting inside an academic building at Old Dominion University this morning.

1:10.0

That's according to the school's police chief, who says one person is dead and two others injured.

1:15.6

Multiple law enforcement officials say the suspect was a former Army National Guard member

1:19.6

who was previously jailed for attempting to support an Islamic terror group.

1:24.6

More news coming up, including how the war with Iran is affecting the housing market.

1:32.3

Now to the latest on the war with Iran.

1:34.3

A migration expert warns that the number of people displaced in Lebanon could reach one million within days.

1:40.3

That's as intense fighting along the country's border with Israel,

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