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0:00This message comes from Charles Schwab. When it comes to managing your wealth, Schwab gives you more choices, like full service wealth management and advice when you need it. You can also invest on your own and trade on think or swim. Visit Schwab.com to learn more. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. The UN's top humanitarian official says the U.S. and Israeli war with Iran is costing about a billion dollars a day. This set a time when countries are scaling back humanitarian assistance. And he says he's worried about the fallout of this latest conflict, as appears Michelle Kellman reports. President Trump says there will be no deal with Iran, but only in his words, unconditional surrender. And he says in the aftermath, partners and allies will bring Iran back from the brink. The UN's humanitarian chief, Tom Fletcher, is calling for de-escalation now, saying he's worried about the knock-on effects. War doesn't stay neatly within borders, or on desktop military plans. It tears through markets, supply chains, food prices.

1:05And he says when that happens, the world's most vulnerable people tend to suffer the consequences. Michelle Kellman, NPR News, the State Department. And a new NPR-PBS news, Marist poll is out today revealing a majority of Americans are against military action in Iran. NPR's Domenico Montenarro has more. 56 percent of the almost 1,600 people interviewed say they oppose military action in Iran. And a similar number, 55 percent say they believe Iran only presents a minor threat or no threat at all to the United States. President Trump only gets a 36 percent approval rating for his handling of the war. Democrats and independence are largely aligned in opposition to the military action in disapproving of Trump's handling and in viewing Iran as not a major threat. But Republicans continue to heavily support the President with 8 and 10 supporting the military action and Trump's handling of it. Domenico Montenarro and NPR News, Washington.

2:11A public funeral for the Reverend Jesse Jackson is underway. With three former presidents by Nobamen Clinton, Chicago's current mayor and Illinois governor, along with thousands of others in attendance, for a mix of songs and speeches to celebrate his life. His activism and oratory, arguing for racial equality and opportunity, made him a powerful civil rights leader. President Obama says Jackson experienced both accomplishment and hardship inspiring everyone to take a harder path. Jesse didn't just speak to black folks. He spoke to white folks and Latinos and Asian Americans and the first Americans. He spoke to family farmers and environmentalists. He spoke to gay rights activists when nobody was talking to gay rights activists. The Homegoing Service at House of Hope and Arena that seats 10,000 kept two weeks of memorials to the two-time presidential candidate who died last month at the age of 84. You're listening to NPR News from Washington.

3:16A weaker than expected monthly government jobs report shows the U.S. economy lost 92,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate rose to 4.4%. The numbers are consistent with a broader decline. The numbers for December were revised down for a loss of 17,000 jobs rather than the estimated gain of 48,000. Losses were registered in nearly all major sectors, including manufacturing, which lost 12,000 jobs. The Formula One season begins this weekend and as NPR's Adam Bearing reports, there's a new American team joining the Global Motorsport Series. Cadillac is preparing for its first race in F1. Dan Taurus is the team's CEO. He says it's the culmination of a year's long effort. And now we have the opportunity with Cadillac and iconic American brand to bring that to life on the grid in Formula One is just an incredible opportunity. As a new team, Cadillac is expected to have two of the slower cars in Sunday's race in

4:17Australia, but Taurus believes Cadillac will eventually win. We certainly hope before the end of the decade. You know, we're not here to call our shot. I think we're just here to put our heads down to our work and we're going to improve as quickly as we can. With experienced drivers in Sergio Perez and Balthari Bottas, Cadillac is hoping not to finish last in Melbourne. That honor might go to Asden Martin, which looks miles off the pace in practice. Adam Bearing, NPR News. While street lower by the closing bell, the Dow down 453 points the Nasdaq down 361 S&P 500 down 90. I'm Janine Herbst, NPR News in Washington. This message comes from an PR sponsor, One Password. Anyone else feel like 99% of your emails and texts are password reset codes? Trusted by millions of users and over 175,000 businesses. One password lets you skip the resets and sign in securely with strong, unique passwords that auto fill across all your devices. You can safely share logins, store cards and files,

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