News Wrap: Authorities say Colorado school shooter was radicalized

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• Amna Nawaz:

  In the day's other headlines: Authorities in Colorado say that the 16-year-old who fired multiple shots at a high school outside Denver yesterday was radicalized by an extremist network.

  The shooting at Evergreen High School left two students wounded. Police identified the suspect as Desmond Holly, who was a student there, saying he died of a self inflicted gunshot. Authorities gave no further details on the relationship between the shooter and the two victims. They say details on how the suspect was radicalized will be released at a later date.

  The British ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, was fired today over his connections to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. E-mails published in The Sun newspaper this week showed Mandelson voicing his support for Epstein in 2008 as the disgraced financier was about to start a prison term for soliciting prostitution from a minor.

  Mandelson also appeared in a 2003 birthday book for Epstein, the same one that purportedly includes a note from Donald Trump. Mandelson's firing comes as Trump is due to visit the U.K. next week. Mandelson maintains that he knew nothing about Epstein's sex crimes.

  More than 300 South Korean workers are heading home one week after they were detained in an immigration raid in Georgia. They were transported by bus from a detention center to Atlanta's International Airport this morning and took off just before noon. The raid at a Hyundai manufacturing site near Savannah sent shockwaves through South Korea.

  And, today, President Lee Jae Myung called the situation baffling and warned that it could dissuade Korean companies from doing business in the U.S.

• Lee Jae Myung, South Korean President (through interpreter):

  From the perspective of companies, they will be concerned about disadvantageous treatment or facing difficulties when they're building factories in the United States. That could probably have a significant impact on direct investment in the U.S. in the future.

• Amna Nawaz:

  Multiple media outlets are citing South Korean officials as saying that President Trump had offered to let the workers stay in the U.S. to train American workers on those highly skilled jobs. Only one opted to stay behind.

  In the Middle East, Qatar's prime minister says Israel's attack this week targeting Hamas leaders in Doha — quote — "killed any hope" of releasing hostages held in Gaza. Today, Qatar held funerals for the six people killed in Tuesday's strike, including five lower-level Hamas members. The attack has fueled anger among Arab countries, and it comes as Israel's offensive in Gaza City intensifies.

  Medics say that today's strike on one of the city's refugee camps killed at least five people. Israel has ordered people in Gaza City to evacuate, but many say that they have nowhere to go.

• Alaa Hamuda, Al-Shati Refugee Camp Resident (through interpreter):

  We are tired. We are tired. We die every second. They tell you to evacuate, but where to? Is there any space in the south? Look at the cars. How will we flee? We are dying every minute.

• Amna Nawaz:

  Also today, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signed a controversial agreement to expand settlements across land in the West Bank that Palestinians want for a future independent state. At the signing, Netanyahu said — quote — "There will not be a Palestinian state. This place is ours."

  Back in this country, Senate Republicans today changed the rules of the Senate to speed up the confirmation process for President Trump's nominees. In a party-line vote of 53 to 45, the Senate triggered the so-called nuclear option to allow the chamber to confirm nominees in groups. The move is a dramatic attempt to clear a backlog of nearly 150 nominees that are awaiting floor votes.

  Republicans say Democrats are holding up the process by forcing votes on each nominee. Democrats say some of Trump's appointees are — quote — "historically bad." The change excludes nominations for Cabinet officials, Supreme Court justices, and federal judges.

  The wife of former Senator Bob Menendez was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison today. Nadine Menendez was convicted in April of colluding with her husband in a bribery scheme that traded political clout for cash, gold bars, and a luxury car. In a Manhattan court today, she laid much of the blame on her husband, saying he's — quote — "not the man I thought he was."

  Bob Menendez is currently serving an 11-year sentence for crimes including bribery and extortion. Nadine Menendez is set to report to prison next summer.

  On Wall Street today, stocks jumped after the latest inflation reading fueled hopes of an interest rate cut by the Fed. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped more than 600 points on the day. The Nasdaq added more than 150 points. The S&P 500 closed at a new record for a third straight day.

  And Americans today marked the 24th anniversary of the September 11 attacks with solemn tributes. At dawn, an American flag unfurled at the Pentagon to mark where American Airlines Flight 77 made impact. Hours later, at a wreath-laying inside, the president and first lady mourned the nearly 200 people killed there.

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• Amna Nawaz:

  In New York, the toll of a bell and the blaring of the bagpipes punctuated hours of silent respect as the names of nearly 3,000 victims were read aloud.

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• Amna Nawaz:

  Bells also rang out in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where Flight 93 came down after passengers and crew took action to prevent another attack.

  Stephen Clark, Superintendent, Flight 93 National Memorial: Let us all at this moment reflect on their actions on this very morning 24 years ago and how their sacrifice ultimately saved the lives of so many.

• Amna Nawaz:

  Today's remembrances come at a challenging time for a nation that still carries the scars of 9/11, even as it battles divisions at home and tensions abroad.

  Still to come on the "News Hour": a farmer and factory worker discusses feeling left out of the economy and the American dream.