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--:-- Dale Willman: Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. The Senate held a rare Saturday session this weekend in an effort to end the now 40-day-long federal government shutdown. But senators went home with no solution and planned to return Sunday afternoon.
--:-- Amy Klobuchar: At issue is a Democratic proposal to extend health care tax credits for one year. Republicans call that a non-starter.
--:-- Amy Klobuchar: Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar from Minnesota says the shutdown is causing Americans to lose their trust in governments. I think they see it in some of their local officials. I always tell my local mayors they are on the front line of trust right now because people have lost trust in a lot of what's going on on the national level.
--:-- Amy Klobuchar: I'm well aware of that. And so I think the way you do this is you find that common ground on an individual basis.
--:-- Juan Carlos Lara: Many SNAP food benefit recipients in California, meanwhile, continue to go without food assistance as a legal battle over how the Trump administration funds those benefits plays out.
--:-- Juan Carlos Lara: From member station KQED in San Francisco, I'm Juan Carlos Lara. Lisa Marie Fusco is a UC Berkeley student with disabilities who relies on SNAP. She hasn't gotten her benefits for the month but says she's been able to rely on the community around her.
--:-- Lisa Marie Fusco: I have other students that are sharing what they have, sharing their food with me, sharing meals and things and supplies. And there's like a really big community effort I'm seeing out here. It's really amazing.
--:-- Lisa Marie Fusco: But Fusco says she's scared for those who don't have a community to rely on in this time and feels expendable in the eyes of the government.
--:-- Juan Carlos Lara: The California Department of Social Services says benefits may be further delayed as legal cases play out.
--:-- Dale Willman: For NPR News, I'm Juan Carlos Lara in San Francisco.
--:-- Ashish Valentine: The Philippines is being hit by a super typhoon. The storm named Feng Wong is bringing sustained winds of more than 150 miles an hour, along with torrential rain.
--:-- Ashish Valentine: And as Ashish Valentine reports, it's the second powerful typhoon to hit the area in the past week. Typhoon Kalmagi tore a swath through the island archipelago, leaving over 200 dead.
--:-- Ashish Valentine: Super Typhoon Fenghuang is now barreling through the most densely populated island of Luzon. Several schools have been ordered closed, and flights are already being canceled.
--:-- Ashish Valentine: The storm is also forcing local authorities to suspend rescue operations for the last typhoon as they brace for yet more destruction.
--:-- Ashish Valentine: The national government has declared a state of calamity. Feng Wang is expected to leave the Philippines by Tuesday and continue north to Taiwan.
--:-- Dale Willman: For NPR News, I'm Ashish Valentine in Taipei.
--:-- Host (Mick Fleekwood): More legends were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday. The induction ceremony began with a tribute to musician, producer, and songwriter Sly Stone of Sly and the Family Stone.
--:-- Mick Fleekwood: Before I inducted the group Bad Company, he called them classic rock legends.
--:-- Host (Mick Fleekwood): Other inductees included Outkast, Cindy Lauper, Salt-N-Pepa, and Soundgarden.
--:-- Dale Willman: You're listening to NPR News.
--:-- Chloe Veltman: The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is denying a report that the Washington National Opera may leave its home in the nation's capital.
--:-- Chloe Veltman: As NPR's Chloe Veltman reports, the company has been there for more than 50 years.
--:-- Andy Farrow: In an email to NPR, Washington National Opera Board of Trustees President Andy Farrow said the company, quote, has no plans to move out of the Kennedy Center and is proud to be part of America's cultural center.
--:-- Francesca Zambello: The statement came hours after The Guardian published a story quoting Washington National Opera Artistic Director Francesca Zambello as saying her company may quit the Kennedy Center as a result of President Donald Trump takeover.
--:-- Francesca Zambello: Trump declared himself chair of the institution in February firing and replacing its board and leadership.
--:-- Francesca Zambello: Zambello told The Guardian her company is being forced to consider other options, owing to tumbling ticket sales and audience protests.
--:-- Chloe Veltman: When asked by NPR for a response to the Kennedy Centre's rebuttal, Zambello only re-shared the board president's statement.
--:-- Dale Willman: Chloe Veltman, NPR News.
--:-- Dale Willman: There were no major upsets Saturday in the top 10 of college football. Number one, the Ohio State University easily beat Purdue 34-10.
--:-- Dale Willman: While number two, Indiana slipped past Penn State with a touchdown with less than a minute to play, 27-24.
--:-- Dale Willman: Number three, Texas A&M beat number 19, Missouri 38-17. Gunner Stockton threw for 264 yards Saturday.
--:-- Dale Willman: As number five, Georgia beat Mississippi State 41-21. Number six, Oregon struggled in the game but beat Iowa 18-16.
--:-- Dale Willman: And must Kingham University beat Capitol 7-3.
--:-- Dale Willman: I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.
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