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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. The annual climate talks, known this year as COP29, have wrapped up in Azerbaijan with agreement on a deal that would help pay for the impacts of climate change. Under the deal, wealthy nations, which have been the major contributors of climate-damaging

greenhouse gases, will pay less developed nations, where much of the climate-related damage is occurring. NPR's Lauren Summer has been covering the talks. The agreement is for developed countries like the U.S. and the European Union to hit $300 billion per year in climate finance by 2035. And then there's a larger goal to ramp that up to $1.3 trillion per year. The U.S. wanted to see countries like China be official contributors to that as well, but China wanted to keep its contributions voluntary.

And that 300 billion is lower than many developing countries wanted to see. That's NPI's Lauren Summer. Two people were found dead in or near floodwaters today after a storm covered parts of northern California with heavy rain earlier this week. From Member Station KQED in San Francisco, Juan Carlos Lara has more on that story. More than 50 miles north of San Francisco, the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office said Saturday one person was found dead in a submerged vehicle in the city of Santa Rosa.

Police Sergeant Patricia Stephens says a man in his 60s was found dead in a creek. Saturday morning, Piner Creek at that area. In fact, all creeks in Santa Rosa were extremely high and had been experiencing flooding during the storm." Weather officials say the nearby Russian River has experienced higher water levels than normal

for November and a flood warning for the area remains in effect until further notice. Downtown Santa Rosa saw more than a foot of rain over three days, which weather officials are calling a once in a thousand year event. For NPR News, I'm Juan Carlos Lara in San Francisco. Hundreds of people showed up to a high school in East Los Angeles this weekend. They were there to get help becoming American citizens. It's all part of a larger effort by the school district and the city to protect people from deportation that has been promised by the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump. MPR's Kelly McEvers has more on that story.

Refugio Sanchez has citizenship. Like an estimated 800,000 other people in LA, his wife Cheryl Sanchez is undocumented. They say people are panicking. I don't want to be separated from my kids, my family. Refugio and Cheryl Sanchez have three kids. They say people they know on social media are already talking about how there could be checkpoints and how they might get rounded up. The family signed up to get legal help for Cheryl through a nonprofit. School board officials say there will be more events like this in the coming weeks. The L.A. School board officials say there will be more events like this in the coming weeks. The L.A. School District and the city recently voted to become sanctuaries for undocumented

immigrants. Kelly McEvers, NPR News, Los Angeles. I'm Dale Willman and you're listening to NPR News. New research shows a growing number of young people worry about the stigma attached to seeking mental health assistance. MPARES' Windsor Johnston reports that even with open conversations, some members of Gen Z still feel ashamed or embarrassed when it comes to asking for help. Data from the Girl Scouts of the USA show that 50% of Gen Z youth worry about being judged for receiving mental health treatment. Sarah Keating is the vice president of girl experience at the organization. She says parents can take a number of approaches when it comes to talking to their kids. Modeling how to talk about how you feel and doing it really honestly opens up very important conversations with your children. It's important to start

immediately because then when the time comes that your child needs to talk to you about something that's a little more serious, they know how you're going to react. While Gen Z has been called the most depressed generation, members of this group are more likely to seek out mental health counseling or therapy than older generations. Windsor-Johnston NPR News. Health officials in Lebanon say Israeli airstrikes on Central Bay Route on Saturday have killed at least 20 people and injured dozens of others. Such attacks on the city were once rare, but have been occurring with greater frequency in recent days.

Thousands of people took to the streets of cities across Colombia today to protest policies of President Gustavo Petro. They were angry over a series of proposed health, labor and pension reforms and are accusing the president of corruption. Petro meanwhile has accused the demonstrators of trying to destabilize the country's government through their actions. I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.