Shooting at East Texas church, Cowboys' playoff fate decided, therapist faces increased risk: Your Monday morning roundup

Plus, Trump, on tape, presses Georgia official to ‘find’ Trump votes  [Morning roundup]( 1/04/2021 By: Todd Davis and Sadie Layher Good morning! Here is a look at the top headlines as we start the day. 🌞 Weather: If you liked Sunday's weather, congratulations! You're getting it again. Sunny skies with highs in the mid 60s and lows in the mid 30s. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [her]( ADVERTISEMENT [Trump, on tape, presses Georgia official to ‘find’ Trump votes]( [Texas GOP official suggests guillotine for Mitt Romney but calls it bad metaphor, not a call for beheading]( [Dallas police rescind memo that said some 911 calls should be directed to online reporting system]( [Pastor fatally shot, 1 other person wounded at East Texas Methodist church]( [Man fatally shot in southeast Oak Cliff, Dallas police say]( [‘It’s a struggle’: How Dallas’ drag queens are making it work in the COVID-19 pandemic]( [The firm behind New Zealand’s workplace COVID-19 contact tracing tech takes aim at Texas and the U.S.]( [Kellen Moore passes on Boise State’s HC job, reaches 3-year extension with Cowboys]( [Dallas County adds 3,851 coronavirus cases, 10 deaths in 2-day total]( [15-year-old McKinney boy faces murder charge in mother’s beating, police say]( Breanna Pierce, a 26-year-old respiratory therapist at Texas Health Dallas, poses for a photo outside of the hospital in Dallas. Pierce, who has cystic fibrosis, has continued to work during the pandemic despite the risks.(Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer) HEALTH CARE [Respiratory therapist commits to helping patients, even as her cystic fibrosis adds risk]( When the coronavirus pandemic began, everyone told Breanna Pierce what she should do. Her doctors suggested and her family urged: Take a break from working as a respiratory therapist. The risks were too high. Because she has cystic fibrosis, her health already was at risk. With COVID-19, the consequences could be grave. During the few weeks it took Pierce, 26, to make her decision, [she stopped working with patients at their bedside and took on other tasks in her department at Texas Health Dallas](. "I finally just decided I can’t do this anymore," she said. "Whenever you see all the people you’re working with, and they’re insanely busy, we’re short-staffed, and they’re just running 90 to nothing … I really just wanted to do my part." TEXT THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS Want to continue the conversation? Text us and get headlines like this sent directly to your phone. 📱 Get connected. [Sign up here.]( ❓ Got questions? [We've got answers.]( *The Roundup is free to receive. Standard text messaging and data rates may apply. ADVERTISEMENT  👋 That's all for this morning! For up-to-the-minute news and analysis, check out [DallasNews.com](. Share the love! If you like this newsletter, please forward this email to a friend and [check out our other newsletters here](. Do you have feedback? Send your thoughts, questions, praise and corrections to [the newsroom.](  STAY CONNECTED WITH US [Unsubscribe]( | [Free newsletters]( | [Dallasnews.com]( | [Subscriber login]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Contact us]( Copyright 2020 - [The Dallas Morning News, 1954 Commerce Street, Dallas, TX 75201, United States](