Show full transcript 0:55 candidates are bringing in tons of money. They're out raising their Republican 0:59 opponents in key Senate races like Texas and Alaska and Ohio, Maine, Michigan, 1:04 Iowa. The Republican campaign committees and super PACs have been vastly 1:09 outspending their Democratic equivalents. Elon Musk, for instance, has 1:13 donated more than $150 million to help the Republican candidate Ken 1:18 in Paxton and Texas, but Paxton's Democratic opponent, James Talerico, has raised six times 1:23 as much as Paxton this quarter, MPR's Mara Eliason reporting. 1:28 High-fuel prices continue to put the squeeze on budgets as people get ready for holiday 1:33 shopping and travel. 1:34 GasBuddy estimates Americans have spent about $82 billion more on gas since March 1:39 1st than during the same time last year. 1:41 MPR's Windsor Johnston has more. 1:43 Petroleum analyst Patrick Dahan says at this point, the pressure has extended beyond the 1:49 gas pump. 1:50 He says diesel costs are working their way through the supply chain. 1:54 I always like to say that the U.S. economy, the engine, is powered by diesel. 1:58 Dahan says heavy, bulky goods and perishable foods are especially exposed, including 2:04 turkeys heading to grocery stores for Thanksgiving. 2:08 Holiday travelers also face higher fuel costs whether they drive or fly. 2:12 There's no way to book now and beat it. 2:14 You can't avoid the increase in fuel when what comes out of a barrel is fueling the 2:19 entire U.S. economy. 2:20 He says relief depends on what happens next in the conflicts overseas that continue to 2:25 disrupt oil supplies. 2:27 Windsor-Johnston NPR News. 2:29 Fire crews in Southern California are making headway as they battle the note flyer in 2:34 San Juan Capistrano saying it's about 25 percent contained. 2:38 Steve Futterman has more. 2:39 With the Santa Ana winds slowly losing strength, fire crews began making significant progress, 2:46 establishing containment lines, going after hotspots and preventing the fire from spreading. 2:52 This allowed Orange County Sheriff's Captain Justin Chivalier to make the announcement residents wanted to hear. 2:58 We are pleased to announce the lifting of the evacuation zones in San Juan Capistrano and San Clemente. 3:03 Even though the worst is clearly over, fire crews remain on the scene as they move towards 3:08 it's putting the fire out completely. 3:10 They could get help the next few days 3:12 as the forecast calls for rain on Tuesday and Wednesday. 3:17 For NPR News, I'm Steve Futterman in Los Angeles. 3:21 And you're listening to NPR News from Washington. 3:27 We at NPR are mourning the loss of one of our own. 3:30 From NPR News is all things considered, I'm no Adams. 3:33 No Adams, a longtime host of all things considered 3:36 has died at the age of 84 after a long illness. 3:40 Empire Scott Detro has more. 3:42 Adams hosted the show for 18 years across two stints, 3:46 helping listeners process 9-11 and the fall of the Berlin Wall, 3:49 among other big stories. 3:51 But it was the quiet features where Adams left his mark. 3:54 Long time, all things considered, 3:55 host Melissa Block worked alongside him as a producer. 3:57 He was always observing, 3:59 and he would have a little reporter's notebook, 4:02 and he would be taking notes in shorthand, 4:05 but somehow when we came back he would capture the character of a place or a person or a town 4:13 in the most vivid, rich, simple language. 4:17 Adams wrote books, too, including a memoir about learning to play piano in his fifties 4:21 and he never stopped being a reporter. His last piece for NPR aired just last month. 4:26 Scott Detro, NPR News, Washington. 4:29 Pope Leo gave a blessing from the window in St. Peter's Square today 4:33 day, just days after having cancer surgery to remove part of his lung. 4:38 In his brief remarks, he thanked the crowd for their prayers and told them the experience
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