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we're waking up to election results. last night was a bellwether for what the country could see next year. hear from voters in michigan who say they regret voting for biden. climate change is pushing powerful storms to even greater magnitudes. vulnerable city forced to make major change. one neighborhood in new orleans proves the effort can have an impact. rising from the ashes. we visited resilient town of paradise to hear their message for maui. you know, being an adult is hard, but a new study finds it's more difficult for certain generations. if you're from gen x, the answers might surprise you. "early today" starts right now. good morning on this day after election day. i'm frances rivera. >> i'm phillip mena. we want no get right to the

latest election results. nbc news projects ohio voters have passed issue one, adding the right to abortion care into the state's constitution. and ohio has become the 24th state to approve the use of recreational marijuana. >> ballot measures backing abortion have passed in every election so far. >> in kentucky, democratic incumbent andy beshear has been elected to a second term, defeating daniel cameron. >> a choice to reject team r or team d. and the state clearly shows we are one team kentucky, a choice

of jack harlow over sarah huckabee sanders. >> meanwhile, in mississippi, republican governor tate reeves has held onto his seat for a second term. reeves faced a surprisingly competitive fight in the deeply-red state but ultimately survived a challenge from brandon presley, and note that last name, yep, a relative of elvis presley. >> not too bad for what the democrat super pac today called one of the most unpopular governors in america. >> history was made overnight in philadelphia. democrat cheryl parker has been elected the city's first female ma mayor. the white house says president biden spoke with parker to congratulate her on the victory. a sitting member of congress has just been censured. it was passed against rashida talib overnight.

she was accused of calling for the destruction of israel. >> the idea that criticizing the government of israel is anti-semitic sets a very dangerous precedent and is being used to silence diverse voices. >> she says her positions have been distorted than her perspective is needed now congress more than ever. she called on her colleagues to focus more on saving lives. meanwhile, reaction to the war in talib's district could have major implication for the 2024 race. it is home to the laerrgest concentration of arab americans in the country. >> reporter: mohammad is a teenager in gaza and on the mind of mike and nadia. >> he's become a son to me. we love him and care about him. >> reporter: a few years ago, they hosted mohammad at their

home where he received a prosthetic leg. now he lives in a refugee camp, the site of recent airstrikes. >> it's very tough. >> reporter: since the war broke out, they've been furious with the u.s.' response and want a cease-fire. did you vote for president biden? >> yes. >> reporter: do you regret that? >> i do. he hasn't stepped up for the palestinians. >> reporter: here in dearborn, arab americans make up more than half the population. >> we will remember in 2024. >> i think biden and just about every american politician has blood on their hands. >> reporter: in 2020, biden won michigan by just 154,000 votes, with more than 300,000 arab americans in the state. the voting bloc could make a critical difference in 2024. >> i'd be hard-pressed to find a single member of my community today that would vote for biden. >> reporter: a new poll out this

week shows former president trump beating president biden in michigan. >> people are very angered. and they feel betrayed bity the biden administration. >> reporter: he says he begrudgingly backed biden in 2020. >> as things stand right now, i'm voting for a party. but i wouldn't be surprised if you see a lot of people turn to trump as well. it's not about trump. it's about a protest. it's about a vote to spite the democratic party. >> reporter: a white house official tells me there's been a concerted outreach to arab-american leaders in the u.s. they have been calling for humanitarian pauses in gaza but say a cease-fire would only help hamas. a former cia officer is facing time in prison.

brien re he was arrested after a woman was found screaming from his balcony. they say he took hundreds of photos of unconscious women. an attorney foray mo raymond to about his case. an arkansas man was arrested after a child was found in a closet. officials were trying to take custody of the 5-year-old. the father, john thompson has not been charged but is accused of endangering the welfare of a child. his arraignment is scheduled for next month. despite a conservative super majority, the supreme court appears to be consigned to side with the biden administration. during oral arguments, the solicitor-general said the current ban fits.

amy coney barrett seemed to agree saying that the constitution allows for such restrictions. it stems from a texas gun dealer over crimes he committed with a restraining order against him. another case of super fog brought traffic in new orleans to a stand still and is responsible for at least one death. these super fogs happen when smoke from nearby marsh fires mix with dense fog. after this week's event, officials are asking drivers to alert them if another super fog emerges. >> we are asking assistance from the public in the future to call us so we can try to slow traffic down. >> they don't happen often, but last month seven people died and two dozen were injured in pileups involving 150 vehicles on i-55 near new orleans.

>> and they might see more of that fog with alerts along the gulf coast this morning. angie lassman is tracking that and much more. good morning, angie. >> you can see the dense fog advisories are up this morning and are going to last through the early morning hours until the sun comes up and we see the air mixing in. either way, hazardous driving conditions along the gulf coast, pensacola to monroeville and down toward slidell involved in this. heads up there. low beams are perfect tfor driving in those conditions. really warm conditions continue across much of the middle of the country and into the midwest. upper 70s for cincinnati. jackson will hit 84 degrees. we'll take another run at records across this region. and even as we get into tomorrow, philadelphia gets in on the warm weather. low 70s expected. 82 for montgomery, running ten to 15 degrees above normal. and friday, saturday and sunday

we'll see things start to settle in and be a little more seasonable. raleigo atlanta. 83 for a high in jacksonville. 87 for houston. plenty of sunshine on tap for dallas today. and you're not going too far, because angie will be back in a minute with the novel way new orleans is approaching climate change. and it's kind of a big dill. it's not the usual bread and butter. 12 hours!! not coughing? hashtag still not coughing?! mucinex dm gives you 12 hours of relief from chest congestion and any type of cough,

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forced the city to take a more unique approach to what's going on in their city, take a look. hurricane katrina. hurricane laura. hurricane delta. and hurricane ida. four major hush major hurricane the louisiana coast. >> unfortunately, i think this is our new normal. the number of storms that we're seeing. so it's more important than ever that we work with communities to help them better understand what their risk is. >> reporter: in new orleans' ninth ward, a neighborhood ravaged by hurricane katrina, a grassroots effort known as thrive is preparing to help underserved communities. >> we are training people in the community. we are on the ground in the most

vulnerable communities, trying to serve and make sure they are resilient and sustainable. >> reporter: and what are some of the challenges new orleans faces both economically and when you add climate change onto that? >> we know that in the most affluent parts of new orleans it's two to three degrees cooler than it is in the less-affluent parts. we know that is real. many have been implemented in other parts of the city, so we're taking those tools. >> reporter: a major focus is climate control, as climate change is increasing rain events. they are installing pavers to keep run off to a minimum. chis chris bell is a thrive graduate. >> we are mixing mortar. >> reporter: what are we going to do with this mortar? >> we're going to put it in this

chain. >> reporter: okay. >> as i go from state to state and talk to these communities that have been impacted, we have to take serious. we have to do our part now to make sure that future generations have a safe place to live. >> reporter: reggie ferreira, director of the leadership academy at tulane says the impact on mental health is staggering and long lasting. >> it's quite devastating. we see impact such as anxiety, depression, stress. >> reporter: the pain is felt globally, about 85% of the global population is facing it. >> we're seeing the impacts of these repetitive disasters we're experiencing in louisiana. there's also intergenerational trauma. if it's not addressed, the issues will just continue. >> guy the, s, when it comes to

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wildfires. five years after the town of paradise, california was destroyed, they're passing some of their lessons of being displaced to those in maui. >> reporter: the town of paradise has reemerged from the ashes. five years after california's deadliest and most-destructive wildfire ripped through the community and nearly wiped it off the map. does the town feel different? >> yeah, it feels different, but it's still home. >> reporter: the family barely escaped. >> home is your safety spot, right? all of that kcoziness of your life is stripped away. >> reporter: most evacuees moved away after the fire and never returned. but signs of a rebirth have emerged. five years later, and pare dice bear

parp paradise is back. since the fire, the town has built more than 2500 homes for new and returning residents. on top of safety improvements like installing 21 warning sirens, road widening, placing all power lines underground and removing more than 200,000 trees, a model now shared with those suffering in maui. >> we learned so many things, so many lessons, it is really our responsibility to share with others. >> reporter: paying it forward and giving lahaina resident hope. back in paradise. >> life is returning. >> reporter: the mayor is also a local contractor. he says little in his life has been as rewarding as giving people their homes back. >> paradise is their home, and to see them come back in some cases and have the first new home they've ever had in their life. >> reporter: theyou feel safe

living here? >> i think in a lot of ways it's safer than it's been in recent history. >> daffodil. >> reporter: a test of human resilience. >> what's more than beautiful than town full of people that fought really hard to get back. >> reporter: even as a work in progress, it's still paradise. steve patterson, nbc news, paradise, california. >> still a ways off, but looking forward day where the community and the people of lahaina can go through the exact same thing they did in paradise. >> i mean, when something like that happens t mi, it might be r say never again. those people have

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