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--:-- Shea Stevens: Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shea Stevens. President Trump has announced a deal to lower prescription costs.
--:-- Shea Stevens: Trump says drug makers Eli Lilly and Noble Nordisk are expanding coverage of their obesity and type 2 diabetes drugs to Medicaid and Medicare patients at a much lower cost.
--:-- Shea Stevens: Americans have been spending as much as 520 percent more for ZepBound and 1,400 percent more for Wegovy than patients in Europe. Think of that. 1,400 percent more than a patient in Europe for the exact same box. and that ends starting today.
--:-- Shea Stevens: Trump says the lower costs will also apply to oral versions of the weight loss drugs that are still in development.
--:-- Shea Stevens: The government shutdown threatens to disrupt domestic air travel. With fewer staff on duty, NPR's Windsor Johnston reports that the FAA is warning of flight delays and limited airspace.
--:-- Windsor Johnston: The Federal Aviation Administration is urging passengers to plan for longer security and boarding times. Some regional control centers could operate with reduced staff meaning fewer flights allow through at once.
--:-- Windsor Johnston: Airlines are advising customers to check flight status early and sign up for text alerts. The Transportation Security Administration says arriving at least two hours before domestic flights and three for international is even more critical during the shutdown.
--:-- Windsor Johnston: Travel experts recommend booking early morning departures. The FAA says it's working to minimize disruptions, but until funding is restored, even clear skies could mean crowded airspace.
--:-- Shea Stevens: The Congressional Budget Office says it's been hacked and that some government data may have been compromised. Spokeswoman Caitlin Emma says immediate action was taken to contain the breach and that new monitoring and security controls have been added.
--:-- Caitlin Emma: CBO is a nonpartisan agency that advises Congress on the federal budget.
--:-- Shea Stevens: Former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she will not seek another term in office.
--:-- Scott Schaefer: Pelosi's nearly six-minute announcement video is essentially a love letter to San Francisco and her constituents. After references to the city values resilience and progress she reveals at the end she won seek re
--:-- Scott Schaefer: Pelosi was sworn in for the first time as Speaker in 2007 It an historic moment for the Congress It an historic moment for the women of America
--:-- Scott Schaefer: In her 38 years in Congress, Pelosi wielded power to get federal funding for AIDS and public transit and muscled through Democratic priorities like the Affordable Care Act, now the focus of Democrats' refusal to reopen the government.
--:-- Scott Schaefer: Pelosi has been a leading foil to President Donald Trump, overseeing two impeachments and a House investigation into the January 6th attack on the Capitol.
--:-- Shea Stevens: U.S. futures are higher in after-hours trading on Wall Street. This is NPR.
--:-- Shea Stevens: Senate Republicans have defeated a proposal to limit the Trump administration's attacks against Venezuela. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska voted with Democrats seeking checks on Trump's threats against Venezuela's president.
--:-- Shea Stevens: Democrats and some top Republicans are demanding more details on the U.S. military strikes on small boats, allegedly hauling narcotics from Venezuela in the Caribbean and Pacific. The attacks have killed at least 66 people since early September.
--:-- Michael Sullivan: Typhoon Kalmegi has claimed nearly 200 lives in the Philippines and Vietnam which scores others still missing. As I'm reporting from Chiang Rai, Thailand, the Philippine islands are under a state of emergency days after the storm made landfall there.
--:-- Michael Sullivan: Typhoon Kamagi hit the central Philippines the hardest, with the province of Cebu bearing the brunt of the damage. Receiving floodwaters are revealing flattened homes, overturned vehicles, and streets clogged with debris.
--:-- Michael Sullivan: It's the 20th storm to hit the Philippines this year and came roughly a month after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake killed more than 60 in Cebu and displaced thousands more.
--:-- Shea Stevens: Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Nealon has apparently died at the age of 24. Authorities say he apparently took his own life, allegedly, after failing to pull over during a traffic stop, crashing his car and then fleeing on foot.
--:-- Shea Stevens: Dallas police say he was found three hours later in his home. U.S. futures are higher in after-hours trading on Wall Street. This is NPR.
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