4 Killed in Shooting in Manhattan Office Building; Summer Temps Set to Cool Across the East Coast | NTD Good Morning (July 29)

A gunman opened fire inside a Midtown Manhattan office tower in New York City on Tuesday evening, killing four people, including an off-duty NYPD officer. Police say the shooter, Shane Tamura, is among the dead. Authorities are still searching for a motive. On Tuesday morning, Mayor Eric Adams attended the dignified transfer of the police officer who was killed, and gave his condolences to the victims and their families.

A major cooldown is finally arriving in the eastern United States, with temperatures in some cities dropping by 20 degrees after weeks of extreme heat. But the shift is bringing new flooding threats to already-soaked states like New Jersey and North Carolina. Out west, Utah's Monroe Canyon fire has exploded to nearly 21,000 acres. A powerful storm system also swept through the Northern Plains and upper Midwest late Monday and into Tuesday, toppling trees and cutting power to tens of thousands of homes.

President Donald Trump issued a new 10-to-12 day deadline on Monday for Russia to end its war in Ukraine. The measure was announced just two weeks after the president imposed a 50-day deadline. On the domestic front, meanwhile, the Trump administration issued a new guidance requiring federal agencies to protect religious expression in the workplace. This would allow federal workers to pray in groups while off duty, invite co-workers to church, and display religious items on their desks without fear of retaliation.