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Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. With the presidential election over, President-elect Donald Trump has just 71 days to get his administration in place and set his first policy priorities. NPR's Luke Garrett says Trump loyalist Suzy Wiles will be his White House chief of staff, but beyond that, there's still a lot of work left to do. There's a lot of speculation about the rest of Trump's cabinet, but we can take a few names off the list. On his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump made it clear former ambassador Nikki Haley

and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will not be a part of his White House team. While he thanked them for their service, it's worth noting that both of these folks were less than loyal to him during the Republican nomination process. That's in Paris' Luke Garrett. The U.S. and Mexico have agreed to amend a 1944 water treaty. Texas Public Radio's Jerry Clayton reports that officials hope the move will ensure more regular water from Mexico when the region is suffering from drought conditions. Officials celebrated the signing of the amendment which could bring some relief to South Texas farmers who've been experiencing a severe drought.

The International Water and Boundary Commission said Saturday that the agreement gives Mexico more options to meet its water deliveries to the U.S. Mexico is required to send 1.75 million acre feet of water from the Rio Grande to the U.S. over a five-year cycle, but they have not fully delivered recently due to the drought. Officials say the new agreement will provide greater reliability and predictability for all water users in the region and will improve water quality. I'm Jerry Clayton in San Antonio. It's been just over 400 days since Hamas militants based in Gaza seized some 240 hostages as part of an

attack on Israel that also left more than 1,200 people dead. Families, loved ones and supporters of the captives gathered in central Tel Aviv this weekend to keep up pressure on the Israeli government to negotiate a release. And Pierce Scott Newman has more. ["Postage Square"] Hundreds of people turned up to a place that's come to be known as Hostages Square,

where music and speakers in support of freedom for the captives taken at the start of the war in Gaza. Ramos Aloni, whose daughters and granddaughters were freed as part of a brief ceasefire deal last year, expressed concern about the well-being of those still in captivity. We don't know how many survive or their physical and mental condition after 400 days of suffering and horrific conditions in dark tunnels without air or daylight, uncertain if they'll survive another day," he says. Israeli authorities say that of the 101 hostages still in Gaza, about a third are confirmed dead.

Scott Newman, NPR News, Tel Aviv. Asian stocks fell on Monday. They were led by a more than 2 percent drop in Hong Kong's Hang Seng index. Investors were disappointed in China's new stimulus package that's designed to help local governments refinance their debt. You're listening to NPR News. Fire officials in California's Ventura County say the mountain fire is now 31% contained. More than 130 structures have been destroyed so far.

The fire began on Wednesday and was fed by hot and dry conditions, the cause of the blaze is under investigation. A fire on the border of New York and New Jersey, meanwhile, led to the death of an 18-year-old this weekend who was fighting the blaze when a tree fell on him. The famed children's musician Ella Jenkins has died. Known as the First Lady of children's music, her music helped kids learn about different cultures around the world. She was 100 years old. NPR's Andrew Limbong has this remembrance. Ella Jenkins' signature sound, whether she was playing her ukulele or some drums,

was the call and response she'd have with her audience. was the call and response she'd have with her audience. Now did you feed my cow? Yes ma'am. Ellie Jenkins was born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1924. Her family eventually moved to Chicago, where she started her music career. Her discography was long and prolific and often took her listeners across the globe. In 2013, she was on NPR encouraging people to take the songs they loved and repeat them with care do it in a ways that When you sharing it someone else is going to think it's beautiful to cable need the bandera cable need the band

Andrew and bong and per news While hurricane Rafael is not expected to make landfall in the u.s The storm is causing problems for oil production in the gulf Officials say more than 25 percent of the region's oil production is offline. Energy companies evacuated employees ahead of the storm, and the oil platforms have not yet begun to restart production. Sixteen percent of the Gulf's natural gas output was also affected. I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.