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From The Newsroom: Obama In Dallas, And DARTing From DFW

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President Obama flew from Denver to Dallas Wednesday on Air Force One. Then, he and Gov. Rick Perry took a helicopter to a meeting near Love Field in Dallas.

The top local stories this evening from the KERA Newsroom: President Obama makes a quick stop in Dallas to talk immigration with Gov. Rick Perry, County Judge Clay Jenkins and other government and religious leaders. KERA's Bill Zeeble gets a sneak peek at the DART Orange Line to DFW Airport, which will open Aug. 18 -- four months earlier than scheduled. And Lauren Silverman learns about the unintended consequences of hot or cold temperatures.

Rick Holter was KERA's vice president of news. He oversaw news coverage on all of KERA's platforms – radio, digital and television. Under his leadership, KERA News earned more than 200 local, regional and national awards, including the station's first two national Edward R. Murrow Awards. He and the KERA News staff were also part of NPR's Ebola-coverage team that won a George Foster Peabody Award, broadcasting's highest honor.