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The shooting took place outside a gym in Logan Circle, not far from the White House. A suspect was barricaded in a building, the police said.

Residents have been asked to avoid the area of 15th and P Street in Washington, D.C., as police respond to the incident.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Five people were shot Thursday in a trendy Washington, D.C., neighborhood within walking distance of the White House, police said, and the suspected gunman later shot himself as a swarm of officers responded to a nearby apartment building where he was barricaded.

After security services responded to a shooting, a bomb found in a backpack nearby detonated before it could be defused.

The phenomenon known as king tides hit California and Florida this week, drenching businesses and homes on both coasts. Videos show the flooding and damage.

In Southern California, waves battered homes near the water as record-setting king tides flooded both coasts. In Southern Florida, strong offshore winds washed out parts of the shoreline. Carter Evans reports and Rob Marciano has the forecast.

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