Texas Massacre Suspect, Nation's Report, Fed Interest Rates

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🗓️ 3 May 2023

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After a four-day search, police say they've arrested a suspect in last week's massacre in Texas that left five people dead including a mother and her 9-year-old child. Findings by the National Assessment for Educational Progress show that most students in the US are struggling in subjects like civics and history. And the Federal Reserve is expected to make its tenth interest rate hike as it struggles to rein in inflation.

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0:00.0	The hunt for the person accused of killing five people in Texas is over.
0:06.0	He was caught hiding in a closet underneath some laundry.
0:11.6	The victims included a mother and her nine-year-old son.
0:15.0	I mean Martinez, that's lay a bottle and this is up first from NPR News.
0:20.8	American students aren't doing so well learning civics in history.
0:24.0	Oh, reality. We need to make sure our kids are engaged citizens.
0:27.5	We'll hear the not so great results of an assessment called the nation's report card.
0:31.2	And the Federal Reserve is raising interest rates again,
0:33.8	but this could be the last rate hike for a while.
0:36.5	Stay with us. We'll give you the news you need to start your day.
0:44.0	A Texas man accused of fatally shooting five people,
0:47.5	including a nine-year-old child, has been captured after a four-day search.
0:51.9	Police say 38-year-old Francisco Oropesa was arrested just miles away from the house
0:56.9	where the killings occurred last Friday and that the shooting may have stemmed from a noise
1:00.7	complaint from a neighbor. Joining us now is Lucio Vasquez with Houston Public Media,
1:05.2	who's been following this story good morning. Good morning.
1:08.2	So what can you tell us about the arrest?
1:10.5	Authority Safe from Cisco Oropesa was arrested yesterday evening in a home about 10 miles
1:15.0	away from the scene of the shooting in Cleveland, Texas. It's an area about 45 miles north of Houston.
1:20.9	Police say he was found hiding in a closet under a pile of laundry in the home and was arrested
1:25.7	without incident. During a press conference last night, San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers said he
1:31.2	hoped the family's victims could find comfort in his arrest. They can rest easy now
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