Trump becomes TV talking point
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump was absent from the Sunday talk shows for the first time in weeks. But those Republican presidential candidates who did sit down for network interviews still had to grapple with the surprise Republican front-runner.
Perhaps no candidate has suffered from the Trump surge more than Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who was asked on NBC’s “Meet The Press” about what he could do to regain momentum he was seeing before Mr. Trump took off.
“For us, I think the biggest spark for us is getting the message out that now is not the time to put in place someone who hasn’t been tested before,” he said.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie insisted on “Fox News Sunday” that Mr. Trump’s standing was a reflection of the crowded field.
Sanders closes gap
WASHINGTON — Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders narrowed the gap with leading Democratic rival Hillary Rodham Clinton in a recent opinion poll in the political bellwether state of Iowa as support for the front-runner fell below 50 percent for the first time this year.
Ms. Clinton remained the top choice for 37 percent of likely Democratic voters in the party’s nomination contest, according to the Des Moines Register/Bloomberg Politics Iowa Poll released late on Saturday.
But Mr. Sanders, a longtime independent lawmaker from Vermont, was favored by 30 percent of respondents, skyrocketing from singledigit support early this year.
General Mills eyes emissions
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — General Mills has set an ambitious goal of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions 28 percent by 2025 — not just within its own operations but from farm to fork to landfill.
CEO Ken Powell, ahead of the company’s official announcement today, said General Mills is compelled to act because climate change ultimately will be bad for business.
General Mills will invest more than $100 million in energy efficiency and clean energy within its own facilities worldwide, and partner with suppliers to foster more sustainable agricultural practices, including sourcing products from an additional 250,000 acres of organic production globally by 2020.
Windstorm kills 2
TACOMA, Wash. — A powerful windstorm toppled trees, killing two people in Washington state as work crews scrambled on Sunday to restore power to 450,000 customers, a TV report showed.
A father driving with his 3-year-old daughter in Gig Harbor, just west of Tacoma, was killed on Saturday when a tree fell on his car, KOMO 4 TV reported.
Within two hours, a falling branch struck and killed a 10-year-old girl in Federal Way, just east of Tacoma.
Gusting winds were blamed for massive power outages affecting as many as 450,000 customers.
Slain reporters honored
ROANOKE, Va. — Community religious leaders gathered Sunday to remember 24-year-old reporter Alison Parker and 27-year-old cameraman Adam Ward, the two television journalists who were shot and killed while working last week.
The interfaith service at the Jefferson Center in Roanoke was filled with somber prayers across several religions, along with music from the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra and others.
The ceremony was attended by about 500 people.