One from u.s. Customs and Border Protection says agents used to tear gas in the 1st hours of the new year to stop people throwing rocks at them as around $150.00 migrants including children tried to breach the border fence and he won the Associated Press says an a.p. Photographer saw at least 3 volleys launched into Mexico u.s. Border officials meanwhile say they are facing a surge in an authorized migrants in need of medical care come across the border N.P.R.'s Greg Myre reports of most of them are children the u.s. Border Patrol says it's been an average of 50 people a day for medical treatment over the most recent 9 day period more than half were children many under the age of 5 This comes as immigration officials face questions in criticism following the recent deaths of 2 children in u.s. Custody the head of Customs and Border Protection Kevin Macca leanin says his agency is quote facing an unprecedented crisis on the southern border that is putting the most vulnerable populations at risk he says Border Patrol stations do not have the resources to handle children and their parents for extended periods Greg Myre e n.p.r. News Washington Michigan state wide offices turn to blue today in the November midterm the governor's office along with the offices of attorney general and secretary of state when 2 female Democrats Michigan Public Radio's Shana Roth reports on the Nikkei ration of the governor Tuesday Governor Gretchen Whitmer takes the office after 8 years of Republican control and Michigan's legislature is still run by Republicans some of whom tried to pass laws just before the Christmas holiday to strip powers from what Maher and other incoming Democrats but with her says it's time to put party aside sort of time when too many people want to separate and divide us by building walls we here in Michigan are going to get back to building bridges to gether Republicans in the legislature have said they're willing to work with Whitmore and other Democratic lawmakers for n.p.r. News I'm Chana Roth in Lansing Michigan and this is n.p.r. News. Searchers are looking for any sign of 2 sailors who went missing after a fire broke out on their cargo ship on New Year's Eve The ship was in the Pacific transporting cars from Japan to full why when the fire broke out some 1500 miles northwest of Hawaii 16 crew members have been rescued the u.s. Coast Guard involved in the search for the 2 missing sailors 3 other crew members have been spotted in the water but they appear to be unresponsive in 2018 it took longer for adults to say I do in p.r. Cheryl Corley reports a median age of people getting married for the 1st time rolls while the proportion of young adults already married decreased in 2018 the median age of men getting married for the 1st time was nearly 30 years old and for women nearly 28 the numbers from the u.s. Census Bureau show that nearly a 3rd of young adults between the ages of 18 to 34 were married in 201840 years earlier that number was nearly double There was also a change but not nearly as dramatic in the number of young adults living with an unmarried partner 15 percent in 2018 a decade earlier it was 12 percent income may be a strong factor the census reports 40 percent of married young adults earned 40 $1000.00 or more compared to just 20 percent of unmarried young adults Cheryl Corley n.p.r. News NASA says its New Horizon spacecraft will send back more detail damages and data from its history making fly by in the coming days from now the space agency is celebrating the 1st signals received from the spacecraft proof of its successful fly by of all time up to lay out some 4000000000 miles from Earth this is n.p.r. Support for n.p.r. Comes from n.p.r. Stations other contributors include the Pew Charitable Trusts celebrating 70 years of serving the public learn more trusts dot org slash 70 and their crazy Foundation dot org. Me. Drummer Bob holes and his album called Visions coast to coast connection the next in line with guest artist bassist Stanley Clarke the great bassist Ralph Armstrong playing rhythm bass if that's a thing. Trumpet. On sax and Billy Steinway on keys it was Saturday night vision I had of that attended by Lou Rawls with guests Joe Williams and vive asst Lionel Hampton. Called Portrait of the blues with Richard piano drummer Chris Parker and guitarist Steve. And we began with Steve Hobbs on marimba. Yes the name of that tune or 3 roads from his album called a tribute to Bobby bobby his friend Bobby Hutchison his friend and mentor. At the piano work saxophonist Adam call for bassist Peter Washington and drummer John Reilly I'm John Hill and you're listening to jazz. 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And now for some breathtaking research on puffer fish this is standard single with the lowdown on science puffer fish famously inflate into spiky spheres that are difficult for predators to eat to do so they swallow huge amounts of water they're super stretchy stomachs expand like water balloons it's assumed that the fish hold their breath by shutting down their gills the entire time they're bloated for up to 20 minutes oh really Australian researchers George McKee and Timothy Clark took a closer look they put wild caught puffers in individual containers with oxygen sensors the sensors measured oxygen levels in the water continuously so any decrease reflected the occupants real time oxygen consumption after noting each fish is normal breathing rate they startled it to predictably each fish popped up but then it's oxygen consumption skyrocketed this means that the fish somehow huff and puff more when their inflated indeed they consumed about 5 times more oxygen than usual so you can scratch breath holding off the list of amazing pufferfish tricks sorry folks if you find that news deflating. 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Play on play on new do or just read to Sidney Bish a composition from an album titled pity the music of Sidney bishop by saxophonist Dave lead bend and guitarist John Stoll from the collection titled 30 days a crowd it was a duet with drummer Billy Jones accompanied by saxophonist George Young doing the title track three's a crowd and the exceptional pianist composer arranger Billy Strayhorn performed his song passionflower with bassist Windell Marshall the trumpet of Clark Terry Bob Wilbur on clarinet from the album Lush Life by Billy Strayhorn You're listening to jazz with John Hill. Let's take an old fashioned one just bursting with. Well let me told him to wait a moment. Let's take a stroll through the comma. Let him live on the. Wall. For a couple of. Days and. Such. A girl has to climb. The bird make up the money the Republican son in law told the bolts. What Libby told me what they. Want. To see them in the enough. We're finished Jean Harris and his quartet from the album Black and blue with guitarist Ron ish today base is Luther Hughes and drummer Harold Jones doing the best things in life are free and the value of an old fashion wall was made clear by Diane Marino and her retinue her release titled soul serenade the Gloria Lynn project which she describes as less of a tribute and more of a celebration out the music of Gloria Lynn with sanctimonious Donnelly quo drummer Chris Brown bassist Frank Marino and arrangements by Brad Cole. I'm John Hill and that about wraps it up for this hour it's been my pleasure to listen to jazz with you and you make sure I see you again next time. Hidden 12. Began from Montrose 7 it's up. This is John Hill and you're listening to jazz time on listener supported High Plains Public Radio in touch with the world at home on the high plains. 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News in Washington on Joyal Snyder with the partial government shutdown moving into its 12th day and a dispute over border wall funding President Trump has invited congressional leaders from both parties to the White House a meeting is set for Wednesday afternoon the day before Democrats take control of the house as the shutdown drags on the Department of Agriculture's starting to close some of its offices as N.P.R.'s wonder danced and reports the offices that provide financial assistance to farmers were able to stay open during the 1st 6 days of the partial government shutdown by using leftover funding but now those offices are forced to close due to the work stoppage the u.s.d.a. Will not be able to issue new loans for rural development grants for housing community facilities and utility companies payments will stop being processed for agricultural research and education projects us far as service ranger stations and restroom facilities are closed about a quarter of the government has been affected by the shutdown idling hundreds of thousands of federal employees nationwide well.