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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Luis Skiyvone. President Trump is taking his first official trip of this presidential term to Asia. While in the region, the president is saying he is open to meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. On the itinerary stops in Malaysia and Japan before arriving in South Korea next week. NPR's deepest shiver on reports. On route to Malaysia, Trump told reporters on Air Force One that if Kim was willing to meet, he'd be open to it. He said that he and Kim had a great relationship, and he says Kim knows that he's coming to the region, but he hasn't spoken with the North Korean leader. Trump last met with Kim in 2019 when he made a visit to the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea.

It came together quickly after Trump tweeted and proposed a meeting at the DMZ to shake Kim's hand and say hello. After attending the ASEAN summit in Malaysia and traveling to Tokyo, Trump will fly to South Korea, where he's expected to attend. attend events at the APEC summit and meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Deepa Chivaram and PR news traveling with the president. Pressure is building on the Trump administration to keep funding food aid during the shutdown. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports. Members of Congress, state, and local officials have all urged the administration to not let $8 billion of snap funding end in November. The U.S. Conference of Mayor says it's vital to local budgets and public health systems. Berg with Hunger Free America says the money gets spent at 260,000 retailers.

Farmers markets, big box stores, grocery stores are going to lose that income. I think some stores may actually be forced to lay off employees. Food policy experts say the Agriculture Department can and must use contingency funds to keep SNAP going. The agency says there's not enough money and payments are on hold. Jennifer Lutton and Pier News, Washington. A federal Appeals Court decision allowing the president to send National Guard troops into Portland, Oregon, is now on pause. Details from Oregon Public Broadcasting's Dirk Vanderhart. On Monday, a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled President Trump could deploy National Guard troops to the city. But on Friday, the Ninth Circuit froze that order until at least next Tuesday.

The court said it needs more time to decide whether a larger group of judges should take up the case. The continuing legal battle over the president's authority to send in the guard began in late September. That's when Trump ordered 200 Oregon National Guard troops into Portland after months of protests outside a U.S. immigration and customs enforcement facility. To date, no National Guard troops have been deployed in the city. For MPR news, I'm Dirk Vanderhart in Portland. Forecasters say Jamaica could see more than two feet of rainfall by tomorrow as Hurricane Melissa moves through the Caribbean with maximum sustained wind. of around 75 miles an hour. This is NPR News.

The aircraft carrier USS Gerald Ford is being deployed to the Caribbean to join the dozens of ships and aircraft already in the region with a mission to target boats the Pentagon says are ferrying drugs to the U.S. Kenya says its Navy operating in the Indian Ocean intercepted a vessel carrying what it says was $63 million worth of methamphetamines. Six Iranian nationals were arrested. Kenya is battling a growing drug crisis. Game two of the World Series is set for tonight. The Toronto Blue Jays lead the L.A. Dodgers one game to none. Steve Futterman is in Toronto. Game one was a blowout.

Now the Blue Jays will try to take a two-game lead. The heavily favored Dodgers are simply hoping to even things up. Toronto is appearing in its first World Series since 1993. Blue Jays manager John Schneider says he felt the energy from the energy from the fans inside the home stadium. They've been waiting a long time for a World Series to come back here. You can't take it for granted. This is a special place to play.

And everyone here in this city or this building and across the country, we feel it for sure. Game one featured the first pinch hit Grand Slam home run in World Series history. It gave the Blue Jays a seven-run lead and essentially put the game out of reach. For NPR News, I'm Steve Futterman at the World Series in Toronto. actress June Lockhart has died of natural causes at the age of 100. Generations of viewers recognized her as the mom in Lassie, and later as the mother of a family traveling to a faraway planet in Lost in Space.

I'm Louise Skivoni and PR News.