Shutdown Worsens Crises At The National Parks | NPR News Now

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1. 0:00 – 3:00: Trump Administration, Airlines for America, Arches National Park, Department of Justice
2. 3:00 – 6:00: North Carolina, Ryan Lucas, Trump Administration, Virginia
3. 6:00 – 9:00: Israel, Bad Bunny, Isabella Gomez Sarmiento, Latin America
4. 9:00 – 10:06: NPR News Now, Mario (Sherry Coleman's brother), NPR.org, Washington

Notable quotes from "Shutdown Worsens Crises At The National Parks | NPR News Now"

• NPR's Kirk Sigler reports. The Trump administration ordered most national parks to stay open with a skeleton's death. Thousands of furled National Park Service employees are now returning to.

  about Trump Administration · at 0:17

• Stabilized, maybe within just a few days of getting the word from the FAA. Chris Cenounu is the CEO of Airlines for America, the industry trade group. He addressed this…

  about Airlines for America · at 1:28

• Will put 170,000 people at risk of losing their housing again. Jennifer Lutton in Pier News, Washington.

  about Washington · at 2:52

• Frames Prop 50 as an effort to counter moves by Republicans in Texas, Missouri, North Carolina, and possibly others.

  about North Carolina · at 3:37

• Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Leticia James. NPR's Ryan Lucas reports. A decision is expected to be issued in the coming weeks.

  about Ryan Lucas · at 5:02

• Plans to issue her ruling by Thanksgiving. Ryan Lucas, NPR News, Alexandria, Virginia. Russia carried out an attack on the Ukrainian capital today, launching hundreds of…

  about Russia · at 5:48

• The ceasefire in place. The Norwegian Refugee Council, which oversees tent supplies in Gaza, says Israel is blocking the entry of life-saving shelter materials for 1.5 million…

  about Israel · at 7:14

• Hello, I'm Corva Coleman, host of NPR News Now. On behalf of the NPR Newscast team, I want to personally thank you for your continued support. I also want to let you know that after November 14th,.

  about NPR News Now · at 9:05

Who and what is mentioned in this episode?

People

• Windsor Johnston — Person · 2 mentions · first at 0:02
  Good morning. Today is Friday, November 14th. I'm Winsor Johnston from NPR News, and here are today's top stories.
• Ryan Lucas — Person · 2 mentions · first at 5:07
• Kirk Sigler — Person · 1 mention · first at 0:17
  NPR's Kirk Sigler reports. The Trump administration ordered most national parks to stay open with a skeleton's death. Thousands of furled National Park Service employees are now returning to.
• Joel Rose — Person · 1 mention · first at 1:51
  NPR's Joel Rose reporting. According to flightaware.com, airlines are reporting more than 600 cancellations in the US today and more than 500 delays. The Trump administration is upending its.
• Governor Gavin Newsom — Person · 1 mention · first at 3:35
  Latino voters, violating the equal protection and voting rights of other Californians. Governor Gavin Newsome frames Prop 50 as an effort to counter moves by Republicans in Texas, Missouri, North Carolina, and possibly others.
• Nick Dela Canal — Person · 1 mention · first at 4:07
  Planning a special immigration enforcement operation in Charlotte, North Carolina. Nick Dela Canal of Member Station WFAE reports border patrol agents could arrive there as…
• James Comey — Person · 1 mention · first at 5:02
  Appointment of the US attorney who secured indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Leticia James. NPR's Ryan Lucas reports. A decision is expected to be issued in the coming weeks.
• Lindsay Halligan — Person · 1 mention · first at 5:16
  Attorneys for both James Comey and Leticia James say that interim US attorney Lindseay Halligan was unlawfully appointed. Because of that, they say the separate indictments…
• Vitali Klitschko — Person · 1 mention · first at 6:43
  Ke's mayor, Vitali Klitschko, says the city's heating infrastructure was also struck and to expect outages. Joanna Kakis, NPR News, Kev. Heavy rain swept across Gaza overnight, soaking tents and.
• Bad Bunny — Person · 1 mention · first at 7:59
  Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny took home the biggest award at the Latin Grammys album of the year. It was his first win in one of the main categories.
• Isabella Gomez Sarmiento — Person · 1 mention · first at 8:10
  As NPR's Isabella Gomez Sarmiento reports, Bad Bunny won five awards during the 26th annual Latin Grammys in Las Vegas, but he seemed most moved by album of the.
• Mario (Sherry Coleman's brother) — Person · 1 mention · first at 9:05
  Hello, I'm Corva Coleman, host of NPR News Now. On behalf of the NPR Newscast team, I want to personally thank you for your continued support. I also want to let you know that after November 14th,.
• Alejandro Sanz — Person · 1 mention
• Andrés Torres — Person · 1 mention
• Aya Batrawy — Person · 1 mention
• Edgar Barrera — Person · 1 mention
• Joanna Kakissis — Person · 1 mention
• Karol G — Person · 1 mention
• Latitia James — Person · 1 mention
• Paloma Mami — Person · 1 mention
• US District Judge Cameron McGowan Curry — Person · 1 mention

Books & papers

• Un Verano Sin Ti — Book · 1 mention

Companies & orgs

• Trump Administration — Company · 4 mentions · first at 0:17
• National Park Service — Company · 1 mention · first at 0:24
  Administration ordered most national parks to stay open with a skeleton's death. Thousands of furled National Park Service employees are now returning to work after the 43-day…
• Airlines for America — Company · 1 mention · first at 1:33
• Department of Justice — Company · 1 mention · first at 2:59
  The Department of Justice is joining a lawsuit seeking to overturn California's new congressional maps, which favor Democrats. The lawsuit came after voters approved Proposition 50 to draw new.
• California Republican Party — Company · 1 mention · first at 3:19
  The Trump administration is teaming up with the California Republican Party to ask a federal judge to block the new congressional map from taking effect.
• Border Patrol — Company · 1 mention · first at 4:09
  Enforcement operation in Charlotte, North Carolina. Nick Dela Canal of Member Station WFAE reports border patrol agents could arrive there as soon as this weekend. The…
• Latino advocacy groups — Company · 1 mention · first at 4:42
  Charlotte, the public has the right to know what's happening and why it's happening. Latino advocacy groups say the announcement has already sparked fear with families staying home and immigration help hotlines lighting up.
• United Nations — Company · 1 mention · first at 7:01
  The United Nations says nearly 30,000 homes have been destroyed during the war. NPR's AA Betray reports. Aid groups warned that only a fraction of the supplies needed are getting in even with.
• Norwegian Refugee Council — Company · 1 mention · first at 7:14
  Warned that only a fraction of the supplies needed are getting in even with the ceasefire in place. The Norwegian Refugee Council, which oversees tent supplies in Gaza, says…
• Department of Housing and Urban Development — Company · 1 mention
• FAA — Company · 1 mention
• HUD — Company · 1 mention
• KQED — Company · 1 mention
• Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office — Company · 1 mention
• NPR — Company · 1 mention
• WFAE — Company · 1 mention

Products & tech

• NPR News Now — Product · 2 mentions · first at 9:05
• flightaware.com — Product · 1 mention · first at 1:53
  NPR's Joel Rose reporting. According to flightaware.com, airlines are reporting more than 600 cancellations in the US today and more than 500 delays. The Trump administration is upending its homelessness policy with deep cuts to.
• NPR.org — Product · 1 mention · first at 9:55
  From NPR by following us on your social channels, by listening to your local member station, or visiting NPR.org.

Concepts & topics

• Proposition 50 — Concept · 1 mention · first at 3:08
  New congressional maps, which favor Democrats. The lawsuit came after voters approved Proposition 50 to draw new lines ahead of next year's midterm elections. Guy Maserati from Member Station KQED reports.
• Latino voters — Concept · 1 mention · first at 3:30
  They argue the Proposition 50 district lines were drawn to unfairly benefit Latino voters, violating the equal protection and voting rights of other Californians. Governor…
• Latin Grammys — Concept · 1 mention · first at 8:02
  Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny took home the biggest award at the Latin Grammys album of the year. It was his first win in one of the main categories.

Places & events

• North Carolina — Place · 3 mentions · first at 3:43
• Washington — Place · 2 mentions · first at 2:57
• Virginia — Place · 2 mentions · first at 3:45
  Democrats in Virginia have also countered and other states are considering it. In a statement, a spokesperson for Newsome says Republicans quote lost at the ballot box.
• Russia — Place · 2 mentions · first at 5:52
• Israel — Place · 2 mentions · first at 7:18
• Arches National Park — Place · 1 mention · first at 0:58
  Return of the remaining staff is seen as a relief following reports of vandalism of artifacts at Arches National Park in Utah. Base jumpers off El Capitan at Yusede and damage to a stone wall at historic Gettysburg. Kirk Ziggler, NPR News.
• El Capitan — Place · 1 mention · first at 1:01
  A relief following reports of vandalism of artifacts at Arches National Park in Utah. Base jumpers off El Capitan at Yusede and damage to a stone wall at historic Gettysburg. Kirk Ziggler, NPR News.
• Gettysburg — Place · 1 mention · first at 1:06
  Utah. Base jumpers off El Capitan at Yusede and damage to a stone wall at historic Gettysburg. Kirk Ziggler, NPR News.
• Missouri — Place · 1 mention · first at 3:40
  Californians. Governor Gavin Newsome frames Prop 50 as an effort to counter moves by Republicans in Texas, Missouri, North Carolina, and possibly others.
• San Francisco — Place · 1 mention · first at 3:58
  For NPR News, I'm Guy Marzerati in San Francisco. The Trump administration is planning a special immigration enforcement operation in Charlotte, North Carolina. Nick Dela Canal of.
• Colombia — Place · 1 mention · first at 4:29
  And for how long. Charlotte City Councilman elect JD Mazera Aras, an immigrant from Colombia who did not always have legal status himself, says the government should be more transparent.
• Alexandria — Place · 1 mention · first at 5:52
  Plans to issue her ruling by Thanksgiving. Ryan Lucas, NPR News, Alexandria, Virginia. Russia carried out an attack on the Ukrainian capital today, launching hundreds of…
• Ukraine — Place · 1 mention · first at 6:13
  Joanna Kisses reports. Russia is stepping up attacks as winter approaches in an attempt to wipe out Ukraine's heating and power sources.
• Latin America — Place · 1 mention · first at 8:29
  He dedicated the award to all the young people of Latin America and Puerto Rico in particular. The other big awards of the night went to familiar faces.
• Puerto Rico — Place · 1 mention · first at 8:29
  He dedicated the award to all the young people of Latin America and Puerto Rico in particular. The other big awards of the night went to familiar faces.
• Dubai — Place · 1 mention
• Gaza — Place · 1 mention
• Kyiv — Place · 1 mention
• Texas — Place · 1 mention
• Utah — Place · 1 mention
• Yosemite National Park — Place · 1 mention

Full transcript with timestamps

0:00 Good morning. Today is Friday, November 14th. I'm Winsor Johnston from NPR News, and here are today's top stories. Watchdog groups led by former park service employees say the government shutdown has worsened the funding and environmental crisis at national parks. NPR's Kirk Sigler reports. The Trump administration ordered most national parks to stay open with a skeleton's death. Thousands of furled National Park Service employees are now returning to work after the 43-day shutdown. Many entrance gates at parks remained open but unstaffed. One estimate by watchdog groups predicts the service may have lost upwards of $40 million in entrance fee revenue. This is a big deal because it follows cuts to the agency ordered by President Trump and his Doge team. Since January, the park service lost a quarter of its entire staff from scientists to janitors to rangers. Meanwhile, the return of the remaining staff is seen as

0:56 a relief following reports of vandalism of artifacts at Arches National Park in Utah. Base jumpers off El Capitan at Yusede and damage to a stone wall at historic Gettysburg. Kirk Ziggler, NPR News.

1:10 Air travel is picking back up after the government shutdown, but it will take some coordination to get everything fully running again. NPR's Joel Rhodess reports. Airlines say they're ready to move fast once air traffic control is completely staffed.

1:24 Airlines seem pretty confident that they can ramp up quickly. I mean, once the air traffic control situation is stabilized, maybe within just a few days of getting the word from the FAA. Chris Cenounu is the CEO of Airlines for America, the industry trade group. He addressed this question on a call with reporters yesterday. Cenounu says it might take up about a week for airlines to get back to full pre-shutdown normal, as he put it, but he is optimistic that they can get there before the Thanksgiving holiday rush that begins in earnest next week.

1:51 NPR's Joel Rose reporting. According to flightaware.com, airlines are reporting more than 600 cancellations in the US today and more than 500 delays. The Trump administration is upending its homelessness policy with deep cuts to funding for long-term housing. NPR's Jennifer Lein reports. Critics warn it could push many thousands of people back onto the streets. The change slashes twothirds of the funding that's long been used for permanent housing with services. Instead, it will ramp up spending on transitional housing that requires work and addiction treatment.

2:28 In a statement, the Department of Housing and Durham Development says the new policies will restore accountability and promote self-sufficiency. In another change, HUD will no longer automatically renew existing programs. Advocates to end homelessness say the timing of this major overhaul is terrible. Starting in January, it will leave many places around the country with no federal funding for months. They estimate it will put 170,000 people at risk of losing their housing again. Jennifer Lutton in Pier News, Washington.

2:59 The Department of Justice is joining a lawsuit seeking to overturn California's new congressional maps, which favor Democrats. The lawsuit came after voters approved Proposition 50 to draw new lines ahead of next year's midterm elections. Guy Maserati from Member Station KQED reports.

3:17 The Trump administration is teaming up with the California Republican Party to ask a federal judge to block the new congressional map from taking effect. They argue the Proposition 50 district lines were drawn to unfairly benefit Latino voters, violating the equal protection and voting rights of other Californians. Governor Gavin Newsome frames Prop 50 as an effort to counter moves by Republicans in Texas, Missouri, North Carolina, and possibly others. Democrats in Virginia have also countered and other states are considering it. In a statement, a spokesperson for Newsome says Republicans quote lost at the ballot box and soon they will also lose in court.

3:58 For NPR News, I'm Guy Marzerati in San Francisco. The Trump administration is planning a special immigration enforcement operation in Charlotte, North Carolina. Nick Dela Canal of Member Station WFAE reports border patrol agents could arrive there as soon as this weekend. The Meckleber County Sheriff's Office says Border Patrol agents will arrive in Charlotte in the coming days, but details are still vague, including how many federal agents and for how long. Charlotte City Councilman elect JD Mazera Aras, an immigrant from Colombia who did not always have legal status himself, says the government should be more transparent.

4:34 If there is an operation or presence in Charlotte, the public has the right to know what's happening and why it's happening. Latino advocacy groups say the announcement has already sparked fear with families staying home and immigration help hotlines lighting up. For NPR News, I'm Nick Delicel in Charlotte, North Carolina. A federal judge is weighing arguments over the appointment of the US attorney who secured indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Leticia James. NPR's Ryan Lucas reports. A decision is expected to be issued in the coming weeks.

5:13 Attorneys for both James Comey and Leticia James say that interim US attorney Lindseay Halligan was unlawfully appointed. Because of that, they say the separate indictments against Comey and James should be found invalid and dismissed. The Justice Department meanwhile argues that Heligan's appointment is valid and legal and any perceived problem with it is at most quote a paperwork error. US District Judge Cameron McGawan Curry was assigned to hear challenges to Haligan's appointment. Curry heard a little more than an hour of arguments from defense attorneys and prosecutors. She did not rule from the bench, but she did say she plans to issue her ruling by Thanksgiving. Ryan Lucas, NPR News, Alexandria, Virginia. Russia carried out an attack on the Ukrainian capital today, launching hundreds of missiles and drones, killing at least four people and injuring more than two dozen. NPR's Joanna Kisses reports. Russia is

6:10 stepping up attacks as winter approaches in an attempt to wipe out Ukraine's heating and power sources. Ukrainian authorities say more than 400 drones were used in the assault. Ukraine's air defense tried to shoot them down. Residents awoke to the sound of machine gunfire and blasts. The head of Kev's military administration said Russia had struck residential buildings in nearly every neighborhood. Rescue workers are looking for survivors in the rubble. Ke's mayor, Vitali Klitschko, says the city's heating infrastructure was also struck and to expect outages. Joanna Kakis, NPR News, Kev. Heavy rain swept across Gaza overnight, soaking tents and flooding the ruins of bombed out homes.

7:01 The United Nations says nearly 30,000 homes have been destroyed during the war. NPR's AA Betray reports. Aid groups warned that only a fraction of the supplies needed are getting in even with the ceasefire in place. The Norwegian Refugee Council, which oversees tent supplies in Gaza, says Israel is blocking the entry of life-saving shelter materials for 1.5 million people. They say Israel's rejected nearly all requests from nine aid groups to bring in tents, ceiling kits, bedding, and blankets, adding these are urgently needed as Gaza faces its third winter since the start of the war. UN agencies say people are also struggling to eat enough due to obstacles and red tape. Israel is only allowing goods to enter through two crossings despite saying a third crossing would open. This one for northern Gaza, where famine was declared over the summer. Israel's military says it's not limiting aid and

7:52 that hundreds of trucks of goods are entering daily. It did not respond to further questions. Aya, NPR News, Dubai. Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny took home the biggest award at the Latin Grammys album of the year. It was his first win in one of the main categories. As NPR's Isabella Gomez Sarmiento reports,

8:14 Bad Bunny won five awards during the 26th annual Latin Grammys in Las Vegas, but he seemed most moved by album of the year for Devitas, an homage to his home island. He dedicated the award to all the young people of Latin America and Puerto Rico in particular. The other big awards of the night went to familiar faces. Colombian singer Carol G won song of the year for her Minga hit Santes alongside fellow songwriters Edgar Barera and Andresco Rios. Spanish singer Alejandro Sans won record of the year for his song Palasardin.

8:54 And best new artist went to Mexican pop star Paloma Murphy. Isabella Gomez Serento NPR News.

9:00 I'm Windsor Johnston NPR News in Washington. Hello, I'm Corva Coleman, host of NPR News Now. On behalf of the NPR Newscast team, I want to personally thank you for your continued support. I also want to let you know that after November 14th, we're going to take a step back from producing the video version of NPR News. Now, during the next few weeks, we'll take some time to create a new video format and explore other platforms so that we can deliver a smarter, more focused experience to our growing audience. But don't worry, I'm not going anywhere. We're not going anywhere.

9:40 While we will no longer publish this daily news roundup, you can still listen to NPR News Now on broadcast and on podcast and keep up with all the news from NPR by following us on your social channels, by listening to your local member station, or visiting NPR.org. Thank you as always for watching.

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