NPR News Now - NPR News: 11-10-2024 1AM EST

Episode Date: November 10, 2024

NPR News: 11-10-2024 1AM ESTLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Support for this podcast and the following message come from Autograph Collection Hotels, with over 300 independent hotels around the world, each exactly like nothing else. Autograph Collection is part of the Marriott Bonvoy portfolio of hotel brands. Find the unforgettable at autographcollection.com. Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. A post-election analysis has found that Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 election was fueled in part by support from working and middle-class voters. He also overperformed with black and Latino men, which have all been core constituencies for Democrats. NPR's Windsor Johnson looks at how Democrats are responding to the news.

Donald Trump made significant inroads with middle and working class voters across racial lines. Daniel Ho Sang is an American Studies professor at Yale University. He says Democrats' messaging was off and they need to regroup before the next election. I think the Democrats have to figure out that policy and the delivery of policy isn't the same as speaking to people's deep anxieties about the future and need to find a way to kind of bridge that gap so that they're not just talking about policy but talking about how people are feeling and what can be done differently. About two-thirds of voters considered the US economy in poor shape compared with about half of voters in 2020. Windsor-ston, NPR News.

California firefighters are continuing to work to extinguish the mountain fire northwest of Los Angeles. The blaze has consumed more than 30 square miles since it began on Wednesday. The fire is now 17% contained. Officials are working to get some residents who evacuated ahead of the fire back home, but other displaced Ventura County residents are confronting devastating loss.

Susana Canales Barron reports. The fire moved too fast, Juan Torres says, as he recalls the harrowing moments before the mountain fire tore through his family's home in a mobile home park in the community of Somos. This is the sound of the wind that gusted up to 64 miles per hour that Wednesday. Torres managed to save three dogs which sustained burns from falling embers while other pets and belongings were left behind. After a night in the car, Torres and his family have found refuge at the American Red Cross shelter. For NPR News, I'm Susana Canales-Barrón in Ventura, California.

Many European countries are showing a new surge of support for Ukraine following the election of Donald Trump. Trump's win is raising questions about future U.S. military assistance for Kyiv. European Union Foreign Policy Chief Joseph Borrell was in Kyiv on Saturday Union foreign policy chief Joseph Borel was in Kyiv on Saturday and he spoke about the EU's supports. President Zelensky and the Ukrainian people doesn't need standing ovations, doesn't need to say every time that they are very brave and their fight is very important. It's good to say that but the important thing is to provide thanks.

Ukrainian officials, meanwhile, say that Russian forces are advancing on several key positions in the eastern part of that country. You're listening to NPR News. First-term Democrat Marie Gluzinkamp-Perez has won re-election in Washington State's third congressional district. Gluzun Camperez has balanced some progressive policies with some measures popular with Republicans, including securing the Mexican border. She also supports abortion access and is also a gun owner.

Judith Jamison has died. She was a principal dancer for the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater, as well as an artistic director for 21 years. As Jeff London reports, Jamison died Saturday at the age of 81 following a brief illness. Born in Philadelphia, Judith Jamison excelled in dance from an early age. She came to New York to perform with the American Ballet Theater, and in 1964 she joined Alvin Ailey's company, where she became a star. Among the dances Ailey created for her was a solo called Cry, which the choreographer dedicated to all black women everywhere, especially our mothers.

Jamison also appeared on Broadway and as a guest artist with many dance companies. After Ailey died in 1989, Jamison took over the company. For NPR News, I'm Jeff London in New York. Tens of thousands of people are celebrating the fall of the Berlin Wall this weekend. Today was the 35th anniversary of one of the country's most historic days. They're celebrating with open air concerts, arts, installations, and more. The Berlin Wall was built in 1961, and it stood for 28 years at the front line

of the Cold War between the US and the Soviet Union. I'm Dale Willman, NPR News. Listen to this podcast sponsor free on Amazon Music with a Prime membership or any podcast app by subscribing to NPR News Now Plus at plus.npr.org. That's plus.npr.org.