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J.D. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janene Hurst. Host Judiciary Committee Chair Republican Jim Jordan wants special counsel Jack Smith to preserve records from his investigation into now-President-elect Donald Trump. There's facts there and we want all the information, preserve the records, let us have it. This is consistent with how Congress has always operated. Speaking there to CNN's State of the Union, Smith is in talks with the Justice Department about winding down the two federal criminal prosecutions against Trump. Jordan wouldn't say whether the committee would call on Smith to testify, but says they aren't taking anything off the table. An Israeli airstrike today in Lebanon north of Beirut

has killed 23 people, including three children. That's according to Lebanon's Health Ministry. And Pierce Jane Araf has more from Beirut. Hours later, rescue crews were still searching for survivors or even bodies. The airstrike collapsed a house in the town of Almat, north of Beirut. Local officials said three families displaced from the Baalbek region had been living in the home. The dead included several children, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. The Israeli military alleged the site was used by the militant group Hezbollah to store weapons

and said fighters were operating from there. It said, without providing details, that it takes steps to lessen harm to civilians. The Lebanese government says almost 3,200 people, many of them women and children, have been killed in Israeli airstrikes since the start of the war in Gaza last year. Israel says 73 people have been killed by Hezbollah attacks in northern Israel.

Jane Araf, NPR News, Beirut. In Alabama, one person is dead, at least 16 injured early today in a shooting at Tuskegee University. Police say they arrested a 25-year-old man with a gun who was found leaving the scene. Authorities say 12 of the injured were wounded by gunfire. The victim who died in the shooting was an 18-year-old man who was not a university student. Classes at the historically black school are canceled for tomorrow. On Wall Street this week, investors will get the latest inflation data. And here's Rafael Nam has more.

From the perspective of Wall Street, inflation is moving in the right direction. Prices are no longer rising as much, and that's likely to be reaffirmed when we get the latest inflation data on Wednesday. But that's what data show and investors think, and then there's how everyday Americans feel. Yes, prices may not be rising as much, but they have risen a lot since the pandemic. Many Americans wish prices would fall, but that's not a good thing. It's often a sign of economic distress. Instead, what policymakers are hoping is that the economy stays strong and that wages continue

to rise. That's because a strong job market and good wages could eventually help offset some of the pain from higher prices. Rafael Nam, NPR News. And U.S. futures contracts are trading higher at this hour. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. A new study reveals that many young people are feeling stressed about climate change. Rebecca Reldlmeier from member station WSKG has more on how some universities are trying to help students navigate those emotions. Over 50 percent of youth in the United States are very or extremely worried about climate

change. That's according to a recent study published in the scientific journal The Lancet. But there are ways to help young people cope, says Cornell University professor Michael Hoffman. I think it's so important when we ever, when we do talk about climate change to provide solutions, the answers. What can I do? Hoffman is one of several professors around the country reframing how he teaches climate

change to put solutions and emotions at the center. He says his goal is to remind students there is hope. For NPR News, I'm Rebecca Rettelmeier in Ithaca, New York. And world leaders are gathering in Azerbaijan tomorrow for the annual summit on global climate progress. As part of the Paris Treaty, countries have to submit ambitious pledges to cut climate pollution by February. And that means transitioning away from fossil fuels like oil, coal, and gas and investing more in solar, wind, big batteries, and

geothermal energy. But the biggest issue on this year's agenda is coming up with a new plan to help fund climate initiatives in developing countries. President-elect Trump's victory is also casting a shadow. He's called climate change a hoax. US futures contracts are trading higher Dow futures up 1 10th of a percent. NASDAQ futures are up about 3 10th of a percent. This is NPR.

Who's claiming power this election? What's happening in battleground states? And why do we still have the electoral college? All this month, the Throughline Podcast is asking big questions about our democracy and going back in time to answer them. Listen now to the Throughline Podcast from NPR.