Seattle News Tonight for Sunday, 10/18

He's traumatized. That's all I'm going to say. He's an absolute hero. Absolute hero. Tonight, we're learning more about the man police say likely saved countless lives in Bend, Oregon. The other heroes emerging from the tragedy and where the investigation stands tonight. Lots of sun, but a much cooler end to the weekend. FOX 13's Jennifer Dowling walks us through what we can expect to begin the work week. And police are investigating another shooting overnight in Tacoma that left a young man dead. We're down in Pierce County with the latest. Good evening, I'm Frankie Thompson. We're learning about the heroes who stepped in to stop a teenage gunman in Bend, Oregon on Thursday. We now know that a father who shot and killed a gunman is 36-year-old Caleb Giamonco. Giamonco was the second person to confront the shooter. The first was a 911 caller whose pickup truck was shot at by the teen gunman before he entered Silver Rail Elementary School on Thursday. The shooter killed three children, ages 5, 8, and 11, and a 25-year-old teacher before Giamonco used a legally owned .40 caliber pistol to end the bloodshed. Giamonco's mother spoke with reporters from our partner station, KPTV, this weekend. He's not seeking recognition, but instead wishes to express his gratitude to the first responders, school personnel, and community for the outpouring of love and support. Caleb's family, including his two daughters who attend the school, respectfully asks for privacy during this difficult time. How's he doing? Is he all right? He's traumatized. That's all I'm going to say. He's an absolute hero. Absolute hero. You must be incredibly proud. I am very proud. Another hero emerging from this tragedy is a 25-year-old teacher armed with only her cell phone. She tackled the gunman, who was a former student at the elementary school. That teacher was not hurt, and Ben's police chief says her actions likely saved lives. The teacher who was willing to stand and fight for her children, incredible. And I think we all recognize that that is true heroism. And we don't see that a lot in society, and we recognize it when we need to, and our community appreciates it. Police say the shooter fired at least 15 rounds from a 12-gauge shotgun. Investigators are still trying to determine exactly how the teenager obtained the gun used in the attack and the ammunition. Bend PD says the investigation remains active. The threat of violence at a school here in Washington was averted by police in Mount Vernon. School staff at Mount Baker Middle School were notified of the possible threat of a school shooting and contacted the school resource officer with the Mount Vernon Police Department. After an initial investigation, a 14-year-old male student who attends the school was taken into custody. Police believe he was the only person involved in the alleged plot. Mount Vernon PD says the investigation remains ongoing. A shooting overnight in Tacoma downtown has left a teenage boy dead. It's the second fatal shooting in less than two weeks within just four blocks. Fox 13's Sam Campbell has a closer look at the crime scene. At the garage across from the Commerce Street Transit Station, crime tape blocks all entrances as investigators intermittently pop up behind concrete on the upper floors. This is one of two different areas police are examining. The others just up these steps. Detectives mapped and photographed the platform above. It's not clear why, but detectives spent hours split between these areas across Commerce Street. Details are sparse as the investigation continues, but here is what we know. Tacoma police rushed out here after getting reports of gunshots around 2:30 this morning. Police found a boy with a gunshot wound, and they tried to save his life, but he was dead by the time medics got here. Police are not saying what evidence they found at the scene, and they're not releasing any description of a suspect right now. But detectives are investigating it as a homicide. It's unknown how old the victim was, what happened before the shooting, and whether police believe the victim knew his killer. Detectives spent more than seven hours at the scene, and now the work turns toward gathering surveillance footage, finding witnesses, and of course, tracking down the suspect. In Tacoma, Sam Campbell, Fox 13 News. A weekend day of fun during a soccer match turned into a nightmare when a pickup truck drove through a field, killing two people and hurting at least 12 others. It happened in Wichita, Kansas, where police say a woman allegedly drove a truck through a youth soccer match, killing a 6-year-old boy and a 35-year-old man. Emergency medical units responded to the chaotic scene after multiple 911 calls. Police say at least 10 people hurt have traumatic injuries, and one more person was hospitalized with a non-life-threatening issue. The 34-year-old woman driving the truck with two children inside was arrested. And I would finally just ask that everyone do be patient. You know, we know what happened, but now we're working very hard to find out why it happened. And we're not there yet, but we will have that information for you. We want to make sure that we get it right. Police say the woman driving the truck has been cooperative in the investigation so far. The two people who were killed have not been identified. Police in Tukwila are hoping the public can help track down a robbery suspect caught on surveillance camera on Thursday. Investigators say the man implied having a gun before breaking into a cash register and stealing the money. Officers responded quickly, but the suspect took off speeding and hasn't been seen since. If you recognize the man or the vehicle he was driving, call the Tukwila Police non-emergency line at the number on your screen. Another weekend of orange signs and flashing yellow lights on area roads meant plenty of road closures and lane reductions. FOX 13's Adam Gerke shows us what to expect the rest of the night and into Monday morning. Well, here we are kind of finishing off the weekend. Bellevue continues to be a point of congestion for us. Northbound 405 from southeast 8th to northeast 4th. The roadway still blocked until tomorrow morning, 5 a.m. That is going to be sore for us while this continues, as roadwork continues. And this has just been one of those points where we've been seeing a lot of action, 405, all summer long. And now, finishing off as we're moving into fall, this continues to be a real choke point. Thinking for detours, moving on surface streets to the east and west of 405, or sticking with I-5 instead. And again, a reminder, if you're headed from 18 to North Bend on eastbound I-90, we're seeing the two left lanes out of commission until 9 p.m tonight so that's going to continue to be a real stress point if you're headed up towards the mountains maybe you were going to take a hike or maybe you were going to try and get up over to eastern washington that's going to be still pressure for you to watch for yet so still plenty to be watching for yet even today here on sunday much cooler temperatures staying dry on our sunday but for how long fox 13's jennifer dowling has a preview of what we can expect tonight and heading into monday good evening Here's a look at your overnight forecast. Lows for this evening will be mild in the mid-40s, 46 in Seattle. Here's a look at some clouds there by Snoqualmie Pass, 37 degrees. Port Angeles, 38, and in Wenatchee, 43, low 30s, also in Olympia overnight. Futurecast showing Sunday evening, these clouds pushing on through and growing. So Monday should be a really cloudy day. We're looking at high-level clouds, and they're going to kind of block out the sun. But into Tuesday, we should have more sunny skies, so things will be brightening up early on in the week. Here's a look at your sunset tracker. We've got 615 for your sunset, then by November 8th, 442. That's because we fall back in time, and we have to turn those clocks back. Here's a look at your bus stop forecast for Monday morning. Fog is possible and cloudy. Yard work should be decent, as it should be a dry day. we'll have full details in your full forecast coming up. At least 19 people are in critical condition following a deadly fire at a military base in Alberta. Canada's prime minister confirmed at least four service members were killed in those flames, calling it one of the worst peacetime tragedies in the country's history. Authorities say a fire training exercise at the base accidentally struck a gas line or a well, igniting the deadly fire. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police are investigating the incident and say there are no indications that terrorism was involved. Tonight, we are seeing alarming images coming out of France as protests have erupted across the country. A historic city hall building in the city of Limoges was engulfed in flames overnight. Fox News reporter Stephanie Bennett has the latest. Nationwide protests across France are escalating. Overnight, police used tear gas and water cannons and arrested almost 2,000 people who clashed with officers, ransacked shops, and set fire to public buildings. It was one of the most violent nights of unrest France has seen in years and could cost millions of euros to clean up. I am actually stunned by the level of destruction and violence that was expressed. I wanted to join the protest, but on the other side, there was a wall of riot police and fires everywhere. Screams from all sides. I'm telling you, I was scared. Over the past few weeks, thousands of students have been taking to the streets over what they argue are poor school conditions, like teacher shortages and deteriorating facilities. But now the movement has expanded and includes anti-government protests over rising living costs ahead of next year's presidential election. President Trump weighed in on the violence, blaming it on immigration. France is burning, he wrote on Truth Social. Close your borders and take control before it is too late. And other U.S. officials say France's leadership is allowing the protests to get out of control. People get harmed. Other people get caught in the way. businesses are really damaged it doesn't make for a safe city it's really tragic to see anytime you have this type of situation it requires leadership and clarity french president emmanuel macron addressed the nation sunday vowing to hold accountable those who sought to bring down the republic in london stephanie bennett fox news all right stay tuned we have much more local news and your extended forecast coming up right here on seattle news tonight Fox 13 News. This is Seattle News Tonight on Fox 13 and streaming on Fox Local. Dozens of Gene Warres employees called in sick on Friday, leaving canceled appointments across the region. Workers say Friday's mass call-out was an organized sick-out. Fox 13's A.J. Janneville spoke with employees who say this all stems from a proposed pay cut. Over 61 employees called in sick as a unified front that we don't agree with the new proposed plan for our commission rate. Beverly Lawrence has worked with Gene Warres for more than six years. On Friday, she spoke with me as the voice for dozens of employees who are taking action against what they say is Gene Warres's unfair pay changes that will take effect very soon. This is cutting corners as far as what we can offer to our clients. So this is the last straw for us, you know, taking money out of our pockets. According to the organized group of Gene Warres employees, the proposed pay changes could mean up to a 10% cut. That would mean paying rent. That would mean the difference between feeding my animals and feeding myself. Without union representation, Lawrence tells me the employees took action the best way they saw fit with a sick out. She says their goal is to work in good faith with the company to find a solution that works for everyone. Lawrence tells me she wants to thank the Gene Warres clients who may have been impacted by Friday's sick out. We understand the inconvenience, but we hope that you stand with us, that you understand where we're coming from. Thank you. You know, you're what makes this fight worth it. Reporting in Seattle, A.J. Janneville, Fox 13 News. Gene Warres Corporate Office provided Fox 13 a statement that reads, We respect our artists and their right to be heard. Leadership has been meeting with team members and will continue to listen and work towards solutions. We expect to continue serving guests and will communicate directly with anyone whose appointment is affected. Our community is to our team and our commitment is to our team and to our guests and we're committed to getting this right together. An early surge in flu cases is hitting western Washington hard, prompting health officials to urge people not to delay getting a flu shot. State health officers report emergency room visits for flu-like illnesses began climbing back in mid-August, weeks ahead of schedule. In Snohomish County alone, 63 people have been hospitalized since late August, pushing hospital numbers to levels typically seen in December. Two flu-related deaths have already been recorded this month in Snohomish County, including one this past week. Those fatalities are alongside nine deaths reported in King County in late September and one death in Thurston County. This is way earlier than we would normally expect to see flu increase. Not only is it early, but it's also starting on the west coast and moving eastward, which normally flu, we see the first uptick in the southeast part of the country, and then it moves up northwest and west. Health experts say everyone six months and older is encouraged to get their flu shot. If you haven't yet received your ballot for the November election, it could be sitting in your mailbox or it should be soon. Friday was the deadline for counties to mail out ballots, marking the start of the 18-day voting period through Election Day. October 26th is the deadline to register to vote or update your registration online or through the mail. You can still register to vote in person at a voting center through Election Day. If you plan on mailing in your ballot, the Postal Service recommends doing it by October 27th. That will ensure your ballot is postmarked before the election ends at 8 p.m. on November 3rd, or put your ballot in an official drop box by 8 p.m. election night. When is the last time you picked up a good book? I don't mean reading on your cell phone or your tablet, but physically holding a book and thumbing through the pages. With advances in technologies these days, it may have been a while. But in this edition of True Northwest, photojournalist Michael Driver takes us to a place that's encouraging you to put down your mobile device, step away from your desktop, and lift your favorite story off the shelf. There is a magic to be found in almost any bookstore I walk into, but coming into the Tacoma Book Center feels like I have come home. It is comforting. It is quiet. And it is unique. For Washington, we are the largest nationwide. We're probably in the top 100. I would certainly think over half a million books if anybody comes in here They should be able to find a section of something that's going to appeal to them I will never get tired of hearing the door open. It's start to swing closed and just wow one thing to notice all the Bookshelves are handmade the fact that this place has been here over 40 years is a huge testament to the owners Larry and Dave No, that sounds good. It's the old saying if you do what you love you won't work a day in your life And for this business, that's true. A lot of people have been finding ways to try and get out of the digital rabbit hole that they find themselves in. I still don't think people want to stare into a screen or a TV screen 24-7. It just wears on you. There is something special about being able to tactile have a book in your hands. The feel of the pages, the different textures of different papers, the smells are truly fantastic. fantastic. People have been trying to replicate the smell of old books and candles and fragrances and perfumes for centuries and they never can quite get it. It gives you an experience you're not gonna get anywhere else. This is the aisle where everybody thinks it's a mirror. They go, hey, that's not a mirror. There's something fantastically simple about text on a page that can bring about a piece that most other things in life can't offer. You have a beginning, a middle, an end. 26.72 today. You have accomplished a finite thing with the phone or tablet. It's everything. It's out there. There's no sense of, hey, I finished that book. I like that book. Didn't like that. Get rid of it. I'll put a new one up. If you've never picked up reading before and you're thinking, I haven't read a book since high school. And then those are good books. There are still books for you. You don't have to be an amazing reader. You don't have to have a college degree to pick up a book off a shelf. All you need is some interest and maybe the right bookseller to put you in the right direction. It's a break from the world that is all around you. So I would say spend some time with a book. Find an area you love or a genre and explore it. And if you can, explore it with a book. Brings me a heck of a lot of joy, so I'd say try it. I think you might find it works quite well. Despite higher prices, Americans were still spending money last month. Retail sales rose eight-tenths of a percent, totaling $745 billion last month in September. That's a larger increase than estimated, a sign Americans remained willing to buy things, despite many American budgets being reserved for the pump, while receipts at gas stations were up 28%. The year ending in September, retail sales rose 6.3%. This was an unabashedly strong report. It was strong across the board. It beat expectations. I think a lot of people are sort of backpedaling, trying to figure out how it fits with what is actually a false narrative of a slowing consumer. They are not slowing. Spending is expected to continue. The National Retail Federation predicts shoppers will drop more than a trillion dollars over the holidays. A lawsuit filed earlier this month alleged Seattle-based Expedia is jacking up hotel prices. The suit filed in the U.S. District Court claims the company controls nearly 80 percent of U.S. hotel bookings made through online travel agencies, allowing it to pressure hotels into maintaining higher prices. The lawsuit claims that hotels are willing to pay a steep commission to Expedia for bookings, which they cover by raising prices. as a result it has forced millions of consumers to pay artificially inflated costs we'll be right back i'm jennifer dowling in the fox 13 weather center here's a look at your weather headlines the clouds are moving in this evening and they'll be taking over for your monday we're going to have near average temperatures for your monday it's going to be in the 50s and 60s across the region which is close to average for this time of year and then we're going to have clouds again as i said, moving in Monday and it's going to feel like a very moody fall day. Here's a look at those clouds on your future cast as they move across the sound. You can see Monday is going to be very much a cloudy day. They're going to push on through Monday night though. So Tuesday is looking much better as far as sunshine is concerned. You can see those kind of clear out and clear away, but it looks like a mostly dry day for all. Cloudy in the region, calm wind. We're going to have Temperatures tomorrow in the 50s and the 60s. 61 in Tacoma, 57 up in Bellingham, 55 in Friday Harbor, also 55 in Port Angeles, and in the upper 50s in Long Beach. Look for those cloudy skies again. Highs tomorrow in the central sound will be 60s for the Kirkland area and Issaquah. Sammamish also 62, Poulsbo 59, Des Moines at 60 degrees as we move to the south. Tacoma 61 degrees for a high in the 60s in Puyallup and Auburn as well. We're going to have those clouds moving in there for the south sound as well. 60 degrees in Gig Harbor and a little warmer at 62 in Centralia. Our highs tomorrow in the north will be in the 50s and 60s. Same story, a little cooler though in Oak Harbor and Friday Harbor in the mid 50s, upper 50s there in Anacortes and Port Townsend. Here's a look at your seven-day forecast. 50 degree temperatures, 60 degree temperatures throughout the week. We have a bump on Wednesday when we have some mostly sunny skies. Those temperatures rise up, so it'll feel a little warmer. Then our best chance for rain comes in here Thursday, Friday, and Saturday with those clouds bringing the rain possibly into next Sunday. That's all for Seattle News tonight. Remember, you can watch Fox 13 News anytime on the Fox Local app. Let's break it down, though. Thanks for joining us.