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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Skiyvone. In the sub-zero temperatures of Minneapolis, people are turning out today to protest a deadly shooting involving federal immigration agents. A 37-year-old man was killed in the confrontation. NPR's Meg Anderson has details. Minneapolis police said the man had multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at a hospital. In a statement, officials with the Department of Homeland Security said the man was armed and that the agent feared for his life. But video of the shooting shows multiple agents aggressively forcing a man to the ground before firing several times. At a press conference, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Fry said his city has been invaded by its own government. To everyone listening, stand with Minneapolis. Stand up for America. Recognize that your children will ask you what side you were on.

City officials urged residents to remain peaceful. Meg Anderson and PR News, Minneapolis. President Trump today posted on social media that the person involved in the confrontation was carrying a loaded gun with two full magazines and that local police were not allowed to protect federal immigration officers. Separately, Gregory Bovino, the head of U.S. Border Patrol, said agents attempted to disarm the man, but he, quote, violently resisted. At that point, the victim was shot by an ICE agent, says Bovino, in self-defense. The mayor of Minneapolis, Jacob Frye rejected the administration's version of events in the cases under investigation. Across the nation of winter storm system has communities deep in preparation.

Here is the mayor of New York City, Zorn Mandani. DSNY workers have brined every highway and major roadway in our city. Teachers and public school staff have made sure that students have the devices they will need to learn from should classes be held remotely on Monday. U.S. airlines have canceled thousands of flights. It was a turbulent week on Wall Street with President Trump's U-turn on Greenland, NPR's Raphael NOM has more. Trump always chickens out. It's a phrase the president deeply dislikes, but Wall Street investors stand by what they're, called the Taco Trade. Like this week. Last weekend, Trump threatened to impose additional tariffs

on several European allies, unless the U.S. was given control of Greenland. That sent stocks sharply lower, but the president then backed down after saying he had agreed to a framework of a deal. He provided no details, but investors were relieved, sending stocks sharply higher before gains eventually stalled. The Dow Jones and the S&P ended the week with small losses. But it could have been worse. Once again, the Taco trade came through. Rafael NPR News. President Trump is threatening Canada with a 100% tariff on goods imported from Canada

if that nation goes through with a trade deal with China. This is NPR News in Washington. In San Francisco, a family of four making less than $230,000 a year will now qualify for free childcare under a new plan to lower the country. cost of living in one of the nation's most expensive cities. Daisy Wynn from member station KQED has more. San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie announced that the city will also offer a 50% child care subsidy for families making up to 200% of the area median income. This is going to remove a huge burden for working parents. We're going to be the first major

city in the nation to actually get this done. While many cities calculate eligibility for benefits based on federal poverty guidelines, San Francisco determines eligibility on area median income. The city is using funds from a voter-approved tax measure to specifically fund child care. For NPR news, I'm Daisy Wynn in San Francisco. As a major winter storm system has begun moving across the nation, terminations of federal disaster workers at FEMA are on hold. Recently, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has been terminating two or four-year contract employees when their work agreements are up. Critics have warned that it's the nature of emergencies that you cannot necessarily predict when you need these workers. Thursday, the automatic terminations ended abruptly, according to an internal email obtained by NPR.

In a statement to NPR, FEMA said that its disaster workforce is designed to fluctuate. I'm Louise Skiavoni, NPR News. Thanks.