♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> GOOD EVENING.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

IT HAS BECOME THE DRUG OF CHOICE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT FENTANYL.

TONIGHT NEW NUMBERS SHOW A DRAMATIC SPIKE IN BORDER SEIZURES AND DEATHS.

THINGS ARE SO BAD THAT DA'S OFFICE IS REACHING OUT TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC.

>> Reporter: THAT NIGHT, HIS 16- YEAR-OLD SON OVERDOSED ON FENTANYL.

>> HE'S NOT COMING BACK.

HE'S MY ONLY CHILD.

I COULDN'T PROTECT HIM.

I COULDN'T SAVE HIS LIFE.

>> Reporter: IT IS A STORY BEING REPEATED ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN ALARMING NUMBERS AND CAPTURED IN THIS SHORT DOCUMENTARY DEAD ON ARRIVAL.

>> EVERYBODY CALLS IT AN OVERDOSE.

IT IS NOT AN OVERDOSE.

IT IS POISON.

YOU'RE BEING POISONED BY FENTANYL.

THE KIDS DYING FROM THIS, THEY DON'T KNOW THEY ARE TAKING FENTANYL.

>> Reporter: HE WILL SHARE HIS STORY TONIGHT WITH THE SPANISH SPEAKING COMMUNITY.

THE NONPROFIT FOUNDATION IS ORGANIZING THE EVENT.

THEY HOPE TO EDUCATE PARENTS ABOUT THE DRUG MANY OTHER CHILDREN ARE BUYING AND OFTEN TAKING WITHOUT KNOWING IT.

>> THAT'S WHY IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THIS.

EVEN MARIJUANA, COCAINE, CRYSTAL METH COMES WITH FENTANYL.

THEY MAKE THESE PILLS THAT LOOK EXACTLY THE SAME.

THEY ARE CLONING THE PILLS AND THEY DON'T KNOW THEY ARE BUYING THAT.

BECAUSE ONE PILL CAN KILL YOU.

>> Reporter: THE U.S. DISTRICT ATTORNEY FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAYS THE STATISTICS ARE STAGGERING AND THE MAJORITY OF SEIZURES ARE HAPPENING AT OUR BORDER.

SPECS 60% OF THOSE CAESAR'S OF FENTANYL RECORDER IN OUR DISTRICT.

THAT MEANS SAN DIEGO AND IMPERIAL COUNTY ARE BECOMING AN EPICENTER FOR FENTANYL TRAFFICKING IN THE UNITED STATES.

THE OTHER STATISTICS THAT ARE EQUALLY AS IMPRESSIVE AND DEEPLY CONCERNING ARE NOT JUST SEIZURES BUT DEATHS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY ALONE AS WE INDICATED, OVER 800 DEATHS ATTRIBUTED TO FENTANYL OVERDOSES IN THE YEAR 2021.

>> Reporter: PROSECUTIONS OF THE CASES INCREASED 1600% OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS BUT SAYS IT WILL TAKE A LOT MORE THAN FOCUSING ON PROSECUTIONS TO STOP THE EPIDEMIC.

>> WE HAVE PRIORITIZED OUR RESOURCES ON COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND PREVENTION EFFORTS TO TRY AND STOP THE DEATH TOLL.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS EDUCATION WILL SAVE LIVES.

EVENTS LIKE THE ONE BEING HELD TONIGHT, THAT PROVIDE RESOURCES COMPLETELY IN SPANISH, IS A GOOD FIRST STEP.

>> EVERY TIME WE HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS IN SPANISH, IT OPENS THE DOOR FOR MORE EDUCATION.

>> SHE EXTENDED AN INFORMATION IN SPANISH SAYING THE INFORMATION CAN SAVE THE LIFE OF SOMEONE YOU LOVE.

>>> NOW COMES NEW COVID GUIDANCE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SCHOOLS OPENING.

WHAT COULD THAT MEAN FOR MASKS?

>> Reporter: AFTER MORE THAN TWO YEARS OF DISRUPTIONS AT SCHOOLS DUE TO COVID-19, THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION ISSUING PROMISING GUIDANCE AS STUDENTS GET BACK TO CLASS.

>> WE SHALL LOOK FORWARD TO A DIFFERENT SCHOOL YEAR.

WE SHALL LOOK FORWARD TO A SCHOOL YEAR WHERE EVERY CHILD IS IN SCHOOL, IN PERSON, FULL TIME FOR THE WHOLE YEAR.

>> Reporter: THE CDC REMOVES ITS TESTIS A POLICY MEANING KIDS WHO ARE CLOSE CONTACTS OF SOMEONE TESTING POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 WON'T HAVE TO TAKE REGULAR TESTS AND TEST NEGATIVE TO REMAIN IN CLASS.

SOCIAL DISTANCING RECOMMENDATIONS ARE GONE.

>> IT IS MUCH MORE POSSIBLE TO LIVE LIFE AND DO THE THINGS THAT MATTER TO ALL OF US BECAUSE WE HAVE THE TOOLS WE NEED.

WE CAN DO THEM SAFELY.

>> Reporter: STUDENTS AND STAFF NO LONGER NEED TO QUARANTINE IF EXPOSED TO COVID-19.

THE CDC RECOMMENDS WEARING A MASK FOR 10 DAYS AND TESTING ON DAY FIVE AFTER EXPOSURE.

THE NEW GUIDANCE SAID TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN NEW YORK CITY SCHOOLS.

>> WILL CONTINUE TO DO THE THINGS WE BELIEVE THAT WILL KEEP NEW YORK SAFE.

>> Reporter: A NEW PEDIATRIC JOURNAL STUDY SHOWS NEARLY 30% WORK IS HOSPITALIZED FOR COVID- 19 OR COVID RELATED CONDITION HAD SYMPTOMS FOR AT LEAST TWO MONTHS AFTER DIAGNOSIS INCLUDING FATIGUE, SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND COUGHING.

>>> THE CDC XL ACTION MEANS SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL START WITH NO MASK MANDATE.

TRUSTEE RICHARD BARRERA SET THE DISTRICTWIDE INDOOR MANDATE THAT STARTED WITH SUMMER SCHOOL HAS BEEN LIFTED.

THE MASK REQUIREMENT COULD RETURN TO INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL SITES IF AN OUTBREAK OF COVID CASES IS REPORTED.

SAN DIEGO UNIFIED STARTS CLASSES ON AUGUST 29.

>>> IT WAS WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL TODAY FOR SOME STUDENTS AT SAN DIEGO STATE.

THEY WERE TYPICAL COLLEGE STUDENTS.

THEY WERE OLD SCHOOL.

>> I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE BACK.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> Reporter: THESE ARE STUDENTS BACK FOR THE FALL SEMESTER AT SAN DIEGO STATE.

MANY OF THEM ARE GRANDPARENTS, OTHERS WIDOWED.

>> IT WAS MY LIFELINE.

WILL MY LIFE CHANGE, WHEN MY HUSBAND PASSED AWAY, I NEEDED SOMETHING.

AND I FOUND OCEAN.

>> THIS IS LIKE A LOT OF FUN.

>> Reporter: THE LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE OFFERS CLASSES.

IT IS DESIGNATED IN AGE FRIENDLY UNIVERSITY.

IT IS ONLY GIVEN TO ABOUT 80 CAMPUSES ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT EDUCATE THE ELDERLY.

>> I'M 78 AND HALF AND PROUD OF IT.

>> Reporter: SHE IS A WIDOW AND MOTHER OF THREE DAUGHTERS AND GRANDMOTHER 29 GRANDS CHILDREN.

>> Reporter: SHE HAS RAISED HER FAMILY WITH THE BELIEF THAT SCHOOL DOESN'T END JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE A COLLEGE DEGREE.

SHE HAS A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION THAT SHE USE TO TEACH.

>> I'VE TAKEN MUSIC CLASSES, PHILOSOPHY CLASSES, LITERATURE AND HISTORY.

JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING.

>> Reporter: THAT IS A TYPE OF KARATE.

ALL THE STUDENTS HAVE COMPLETED COURSES ON CAMPUS.

SOME SAY THAT THE GRAY HAIR TO PROVE IT.

THEY ALSO HAVE THE ATTENTION OF THE UNIVERSITY'S PRESIDENT WHO HAS PRIORITIZED THIS VALUABLE POPULATION.

>> IS DIVERSE NOT ONLY IN TERMS OF ETHNICITY, RACE, SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS AND MULTIPLE IDENTITIES, WE WANT TO BE CUTTING-EDGE IN THAT DEMOGRAPHIC AS WELL.

>> Reporter: THE CLASSES COST ABOUT $100.

STUDENTS ARE OFFERED SCHOLARSHIPS IF NEEDED.

PLUS MUCH MORE.

>> IT IS NOT ONLY INTELLECTUALLY STIMULATING BUT IT'S A GREAT SOCIAL OPPORTUNITY.

I HAVE MET A LOT OF PEOPLE.

WE DO THINGS TOGETHER.

THE PEOPLE ARE REALLY NICE AND THEY ARE INTERESTING.

THEY ARE NOT JUST SITTING AT HOME DOING NOTHING.

>> Reporter: THIS WELCOME BACK PARTY WAS HELD ON A PICTURE PERFECT SCRIPPS COLLEGE PATIO TO CELEBRATE THE SUCCESS STORIES AND THE STUDENTS OF A CERTAIN AGE WHO HAVE CREATED THEM.

>> WHEN I STOP GROWING, I WON'T HAVE HER REASON TO CONTINUE.

AS LONG AS I'M GROWING, I GET BETTER AND HAVE MORE TO SHARE WITH MY CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN AND THEY LOVE WATCHING ME GROW.

THEY LOVE HEARING ABOUT MY CLASSES.

FOUR THAT'S IN A PLUS AT ANY AGE.

>>> WE SHOULD NOTE THAT KPBS IS A SERVICE OF SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY.

>>> DEMOCRATS HAVE PUSHED A SWEEPING CLIMATE AND HEALTHCARE BILL THROUGH CONGRESS.

THE HOUSE APPROVED THE $750 BILLION INFLATION REDUCTION ACT ALONG PARTY LINES.

HE GIVES MEDICARE THE POWER TO LOWER PRICES FOR SOME PRESCRIPTION DRUGS INCLUDING A $35 ON INSULIN AND EXTENDS AFFORDABLE CARE ACT SUBSIDIES.

THE BILL INCLUDES THE LARGEST INVESTMENT TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE IN U.S. HISTORY.

SAN DIEGO CONGRESSWOMAN SARAH JACOBS TOLD HER WE UP PARTNER THAT IT WILL HELP PEOPLE SAVE MONEY.

>> THE INVESTMENTS THAT WE WILL MAKE IN GREEN ENERGY AND MAKING OUR HOMES AND OUR COMMUNITIES MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT AND RESILIENT WILL HAVE HUGE BENEFITS DOWN THE LINE AND WE WILL ALSO WORK TO BREAK DOWN THE COST OF GAS WHICH WE KNOW IS SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY IMPACTING FAMILIES IN SAN DIEGO AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

>> THERE ARE TAX CREDITS FOR SOLAR PANELS, ELECTRIC VEHICLES, AND ELECTRIC HVAC SYSTEMS.

THE LEGISLATION IMPOSES A 50% TAX ON LARGE CORPORATIONS.

PRESIDENT BIDEN WILL SIGN IT INTO LAW NEXT WEEK.

>>> THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE HOSPITALIZED AFTER FALLING FROM THE BORDER WALL IS ON PACE TO SURPASS LAST YEAR'S RECORD.

WE SPOKE WITH UCSD HEALTH HEAD OF TRAUMA ABOUT THE ALARMING NUMBERS.

>> Reporter: THE UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH IS ON PACE TO RECEIVE A RECORD NUMBER OF PATIENTS WHO FOUGHT THE BORDER WALL.

OVER 300 UP FROM LAST YEAR'S 270.

THIS DOCTOR SAYS THERE'S SO MANY BORDER FALL VICTIMS THEY HAVE SET UP A SPECIAL WARD FOR THEM.

>> IS NOT GETTING ANY BETTER, THE NUMBER OF BORDER WALL FALLS IS THE SAME OR HIGHER.

>> Reporter: HE IS NOTICE THE NUMBER PATIENTS INCREASED.

HE HAS NOTICED MORE SEVERE INJURIES SINCE THE 17 FOOT TALL BORDER WALL IS REPLACED BY 30 FOOT WALL.

>> THE MOST COMMON INJURY WE ARE SEEING A FRACTURE OF THE LOWER LEG.

THOSE FRACTURES ARE OPEN.

THE BONUS COME OUT THROUGH THE SKIN.

>> Reporter: KPBS NEWS.

>>> WE HAVE BREAKING NEWS OUT OF MAJOR-LEAGUE BASEBALL AND A BIG DISAPPOINTMENT FOR PADRES FANS.

FERNANDO TO TEASE HAS BEEN SUSPENDED 80 GAMES AFTER TESTING POSITIVE FOR A PERFORMANCE-ENHANCING SUBSTANCE.

THE ALL-STAR SHORTSTOP HAD BEEN ON THE INJURED LIST ALL SEASON AFTER BREAKING HIS WRIST.

IN A STATEMENT, THE PADRES SAID THEY WERE SURPRISED AND EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED AS WELL AS HOPEFUL THAT HE WOULD LEARN FROM THIS EXPERIENCE.

>>> THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY IS PRAISING GOVERNOR NEWSOM'S PLAN FOR THE FUTURE OF CALIFORNIA SCHOOL WATER SUPPLY.

IN THE FACE OF HISTORIC DROUGHT AND CLIMATE CHANGE, NEW SEMESTER POST INVESTING BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OVER THE NEXT TWO DECADES ON WATER RECYCLING AND DESALINIZATION PROJECT.

THE GENERAL MANAGER CALLED IT THE RIGHT APPROACH SAYING CONSERVATION ALONE CANNOT KEEP UP WITH THE DEMAND.

>> IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, OVER THE LAST 30 YEARS, WE HAVE INVESTED HEAVILY IN CONSERVATION, IN NEW WATER SUPPLIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE.

SO WE ARE IN VERY GOOD SHAPE.

>> THE COUNTY HAS A NUMBER OF PURE WATER PROJECTS IN VARIOUS STAGES INCLUDING THE OCEANSIDE PURIFICATION PLANT THAT IS ONLINE AT A PROJECT IN EAST COUNTY THAT YOU STARTED CONSTRUCTION.

>>> OUR WEATHER REMAINS VERY WARM AND HUMID THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

AND IT WILL BE THE RISK OF DAILY STORMS BUT THOSE WILL BE MAINLY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND IN THE DESERTS.

TEMPERATURES CHANGING VERY LITTLE RIDE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

AS A GO TO THE WATER VAPOR LOOP, WE SAW THAT IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.

WE SEE THE YELLOW OVER HERE.

THE BLUE IS A MONSOONAL MOISTURE AND SOME OF THAT IS CREEPING INTO OUR AREA.

TO THE NORTH, HEAT ADVISORIES TO CONTINUE FOR THE INLAND EMPIRE.

WE SEE ADVISORIES THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

THERE IS PLENTY OF HEAT.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE FORECAST.

TONIGHT A FEW CLOUDS.

69 DEGREES.

TEMPERATURES DIPPING DOWN INTO 66 IN OCEANSIDE.

70 IN EL CAJON.

BRAITO SPRINGS IS 84.

AND, THE UPPER '60s.

LET'S GO TO THE FUTURECAST FOR YOUR SATURDAY.

HE WOULD SEE A LITTLE MOISTURE IN THE AREA.

THOSE LITTLE BLOBS IN THE MOUNTAINS, THOSE ARE SPOTTY THUNDERSTORMS AND MAYBE A STRAY STORM OUT THERE IN THE DESERT.

IT IS NOT A LOT OF COVERAGE.

THIS GIVES US AN INDICATION OF DEEPER MOISTURE OUT TO THE EAST.

SOME OF THAT PERCOLATES TO THE WEST.

TEMPERATURE WISE, WE ARE UP TO 104 IN BORREGO SPRINGS.

LAGOON OH, 81.

IT IS HOT IN THE INTERIOR, UPPER '90s AND CLOSE TO THE COAST, IT IS WARM AND HUMID.

SUNDAY WE HAVE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL.

WE COULD SEE SPOTTY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS.

IT IS WARM AND HUMID ALONG THE COAST.

CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE, INLAND SECTIONS WILL BE HOT, IN THE '90s.

WE COULD SEE A STORM NEXT WEEK AND HERE IN THE MOUNTAINS, OVER THE WEEKEND, A STORM AROUND.

AND NEXT WEEKEND, THE SURGE OF MONSOON MOISTURE COMING BACK IN.

WE SEE THAT IN THE DESERT AREAS ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AND BY NEXT WEDNESDAY.

>>> HOW DOES RESEARCH ON ANIMALS TRANSLATE TO TREATMENTS WE USE IN HUMAN BEINGS?

IN PART 2, EXAMINE THE CURRENT STATE OF SCIENCE AND THE REGULATIONS WHEN IT COMES TO USING ANIMALS IN RESEARCH.

>> Reporter: ANIMALS HAVE BEEN USED IN RESEARCH PLAYING A MAJOR ROLE IN THE WAY WE FIND SAFE TREATMENTS TO EASE HUMAN SUFFERING AND PROLONG OUR LIVES.

>> WE ARE NOT RATS.

BUT, THERE ARE BIOLOGICAL PARALLELS IN ALL SPECIES.

I AM THE PROFESSOR IN ANESTHESIOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THE COVID- 19 VACCINES ARE PERFECT EXAMPLES ON HOW ANIMAL TRIALS PAVE THE WAY FOR URGENTLY NEEDED MEDICATION.

>> THE FIRST INJECTION DIDN'T OCCUR, LET'S TRY THE FIRST PERSON WHO WANTS TO VOLUNTEER.

A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK HAD BEEN DONE WITH THE ANIMAL MODELS TO SHOW THERE WAS NO ADVERSE EFFECTS.

>> Reporter: ARE ANIMALS THE ONLY OPTION IN THE YEAR 2022?

A NUMBER OF EXPERTS IS SAYING NO, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO COMPANION ANIMALS LIKE DOGS.

HIS STATEMENT TO KPBS, THE FDA SAYS IT IS IMPORTANT TO SELECT AN APPROPRIATE MODEL FOR PARTICULAR EXPLORATION AND SOMETIMES THE BEST MODEL FOR STUDY IS A DOG.

IN SAN DIEGO, THE ISSUE HAS TAKEN ON A GREATER URGENCY.

A SAN DIEGO-BASED PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY, THEY ARE CURRENTLY USING OUT OF STATE LABS TO TEST ITS NEW DRUG ON 80 BAGELS.

>> Reporter: THE HUMANE SOCIETY RELEASED UNDERCOVER VIDEO OF THE TESTING SAYING ABLAZE 32 OF THE DOGS HAVE BEEN EUTHANIZED ASKING FOR THE REST TO BE RELEASED FOR ADOPTION AT THE END OF THE STUDY.

BOTH COMPANIES ISSUED STATEMENTS SAYING THEY ARE ACTING LAWFULLY AND ETHICALLY.

THEY SAY THEY FOLLOW STRICT GUIDELINES AND REQUIRES US CONTRACTORS TO DO THE SAME.

>> Reporter: FOR THE DOGS THAT ARE STILL SAFE, WERE STILL ALIVE, OR STILL HEALTHY, THERE IS NO REGULATION THAT PREVENTS THEM FROM BEING ADOPTED OUT.

>> Reporter: SHE IS A NEUROLOGIST IN PUBLIC HEALTH SPECIALIST WHO WORKED AT THE FDA FOR 10 YEARS.

>> BY IGNORING THE SUFFERING OF ANIMALS, WE CREATE CONDITIONS THAT CAUSE OUR OWN SUFFERING.

WE'RE SHE SAYS ANIMAL TESTING IS TOO UNRELIABLE TO GIVE US ANSWERS.

>> DESPITE THE FACT THE FDA WILL REQUIRE ALL NEW DRUGS AND VACCINES TO BE TESTED ON TWO DIFFERENT SPECIES, BEFORE MOVING INTO HUMAN CLINICAL TRIALS, 90% TO 95% OF ALL DRUGS AND VACCINES THAT PASSES ANIMAL TESTS, THAT ARE FOUND SAFE AND EFFECTIVE IN THOSE ANIMALS, AND UP NOT WORKING OR ARE UNSAFE ONCE THEY GET TRIED IN HUMANS.

>> THEY ARE SAYING 90% TO 95% IS MISLEADING.

>> Reporter: HE'S A PROFESSOR OF COMPARATIVE MEDICINE.

HE SAYS ISSUES MORE NUANCE.

>> THE VAST MAJORITY OF DRUGS ENTERING HUMAN TRIALS FILL FOR OTHER REASONS.

I BELIEVE WE CAN IMPROVE THE TRANSLATION OF OUR RESULTS INTO HUMANS.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS YOU HAVE TO DO IN ANIMALS BUT WE CAN REDUCE THE NUMBER.

>> Reporter: CONGRESS IS POISED TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR THE FDA TO ALLOW FOR MORE NONANIMAL OPTIONS.

THE FDA MODERNIZATION ACT OF 2021 AIMS TO ALLOW FOR MORE ALTERNATIVE METHODS LIKE CELL- BASED ASSAYS AND COMPUTER MODELS.

>> IT DOESN'T TAKE AWAY ANIMAL TESTING BUT ALLOWS DRUG DEVELOPERS TO USE MORE MODERN, HUMAN RELEVANT TESTING METHODS.

>> WE CAN DO BETTER WHEN IT COMES TO PRECLINICAL TEST METHODS AND APPLY 21ST-CENTURY STRATEGIES THAT REALLY LIE ON HUMAN BIOLOGY, NOT SO MUCH ON BEAGLES.

>> Reporter: IT PASSED THE HOUSE IN JUNE IS NOW BEFORE THE SENATE.

BACK AT UCSD EA, THE DOCTOR SAYS THERE IS A WAY TO REPLACE ANIMAL TESTING.

>> RESEARCHERS AND SCIENTISTS, PEOPLE IN DRUG DEVELOPMENTS ARE NOT STUPID.

IF YOU CAN SHOW A BETTER WAY TO DEVELOP A DRUG WITH A MOLECULE TO TREAT THAT PATIENT, THAT SMA PATIENT, THAT ALZHEIMER PATIENT, IF WE SHOW A BETTER WAY TO DO IT, BRING IT ON.

I PROMISE YOU PEOPLE WOULD BE EATING YOUR DOOR DOWN.

>> Reporter: I ASKED HIM TO VIEW THE UNDERCOVER FOOTAGE TAKEN BY THE HUMANE SOCIETY.

THOUGH THE VIDEO WAS EDITED DOWN AND COULD NOT BE WATCHED IN ITS ENTIRETY, HE SAID FROM WHAT HE COULD SEE, IT LOOKED LIKE STANDARD PRACTICE.

>> TO BE QUITE HONEST, THE TECHNICIANS WERE VERY SYMPATHETIC AND CARING OF THE ANIMALS I THOUGHT.

>> Reporter: I ASKED THE DOCTOR TO VIEW THE SAME FOOTAGE.

>> THIS IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS FOR THESE ANIMALS.

THERE IS NOTHING UNUSUAL ABOUT THIS.

I'M A BOARD CERTIFIED NEURO- PATHOLOGISTS.

I NEED TO MAKE IT CLEAR I'M NOT SPEAKING FOR THE UCSD SCHOOL OF MEDICINE.

>> Reporter: HANSEN, MEMBER OF ANIMAL GROUP SPEAKS FROM AN ETHICAL VIEWPOINT.

HE PROTESTED AGAINST THE USE OF DOG TESTING ALMOST 20 YEARS AGO.

>> IT SEEMS EGREGIOUS TO USE DOGS FOR ANIMAL RESEARCH.

BECAUSE, DOGS AND HUMANS HAVE A HISTORY THAT GOES BACK 15,000 YEARS.

WE PRODUCED AN ANIMAL THAT IS HARDWIRED TO LOVE US AND BEAGLES ARE PARTICULARLY EASY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF.

>> Reporter: DID YOU, AND YOUR TIME AS A STUDENT CONTEST ON ANIMALS?

>> I DIDN'T TEST ON THEM.

I DID SOMETHING WORSE THAN THAT.

I KILLED TWO DOGS.

I KILLED ONE DOG IN A PHYSIOLOGY LAB WHEN I WAS IN MEDICAL SCHOOL AND I TORTURED, SLOWLY TO DEATH, ANOTHER DOG WHEN I WAS A SURGERY CLINIC.

IT IS A DEBT I CAN'T PAY BACK.

>> Reporter: AS FOR THE DOGS THAT MAKE IT OUT OF LABS AND INTO FAMILIES, WHAT IS CLEAR IS THE CAPACITY TO FORGIVE FOR WHATEVER THEY MAY HAVE ENDURED IN THE NAME OF HELPING HUMANS.

>> YOU SAVE THEM.

>> Reporter: YOU CAN READ MORE ON HER WEBSITE KPBS.ORG.

YOU CAN WATCH PART ONE IN CASE YOU MISSED IT.

BOTH PARTS OF THE SPECIAL REPORT WORK ERROR AT 8:30 P.M. ON KPBS THIS WEEK.

>>> SOME PROMISING SIGNS WHEN IT COMES TO INFLATION.

WE WILL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE IF WE HAVE REACHED A TURNING POINT.

>> WE'VE SEEN GASOLINE PRICES DECLINED ABOUT ONE DOLLAR OR THE LAST 45 DAYS.

THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COIN IS FOOD.

BUTTER WAS UP 26%, EGGS 30% AND EVEN COFFEE, 20%.

WHERE WE GOT A DOUBLE DOSE OF GOOD NEWS, NOT JUST THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX BEING DOWN BUT THE PRODUCER PRICE INDEX BEING DOWN HALF A POINT.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME, IN 24 MONTHS THAT THE PRODUCER PRICE INDEX HAS DECLINED.

THAT AGAIN WAS DRIVEN BY ENERGY AND GAS PRICES.

BUT FOR THE FIRST TIME, EVEN THOUGH FOOD PRICES INCREASE, WE ARE SEEING COMMODITY PRICES STARTING TO EDGE DOWN.

THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE THOSE WILL BE TRANSLATED TO CONSUMER PRICING IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER.

WE MAY SEE FOOD PRICES MODERATE OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.

THAT'S WHY, EVEN THOUGH WE DON'T WANT TO BE TOO BULLISH AT THIS POINT, WE'RE HOPING TO SEE IF GAS AND ENERGY PRICES STAY MODERATE THAN THE FOOD PRICES WILL START TO DECLINE.

>>> THE RECEIPT FROM A SEARCH WARRANT REVEALS AGENTS REVEALED TOP SECRET DOCUMENTS.

COMING UP, AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>>> PRINCESS CRUISES HAS CANCELED A DOZEN ROUND-TRIP CRUISES IN AND OUT OF SAN DIEGO.

THE CRUISE LINE CITED LABOR CHALLENGES AS A REASON FOR THE CANCELLATIONS.

>> Reporter: DARCY HEALY IS AN AVID CRUISER.

>> MY FIRST CRUISE IN 1986.

I HAVE TAKEN 44 CRUISES IN THE LAST MONTH.

>> Reporter: SHE HAS DEALT WITH CANCELED CRUISES BUT REMAINS OPTIMISTIC ABOUT HER UPCOMING TRIP ON THE PRINCESS DISCOVERY OUT OF THE PORT OF LOS ANGELES IN OCTOBER.

EVEN THE LIGHT OF THE RECENT CANCELLATIONS, THE COMPANY IS WORKING IN SAN DIEGO.

>> PRINCESS CANCELED BECAUSE OF LABOR SHORTAGES, WHICH I BELIEVE.

I MEAN BECAUSE THEY WANT THE MONEY AND SAN DIEGO LESSON HERE FOR THE MONEY.

>> Reporter: THE CANCELLATIONS INCLUDE 11 CRUISES.

ALL PREVIOUSLY SLATED TO SET SAIL FROM SAN DIEGO BETWEEN SEPTEMBER FIRST AND NOVEMBER 13.

IT COMES AS THE COMPANY WAS SUPPOSED TO MAKE ITS FIRST LARGE-SCALE RETURN AND MORE THAN A DECADE.

IT MEANS 40,000 FEWER PASSENGERS COMING THROUGH SAN DIEGO WITH EACH ROUND-TRIP CRUISE PUSHING $2 MILLION INTO THE LOCAL ECONOMY.

IN A STATEMENT, PRINCESS CRUISES SAID, WITH RISING OCCUPANCY LEVELS AND A COMMITMENT TO GUARANTEE THE PRINCESS EXPERIENCE, PRINCESS IS MADE THE DECISION TO CANCEL LIMITED NUMBER OF WAGES.

THAT WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL TIME NEEDED TO OVERCOME THE LABOR CHALLENGES.

GUESS IMPACTED BY THE CANCELLATIONS WERE OFFERED TRANSFER OPTIONS FOR FUTURE CREDITS TO AN EQUIVALENT CRUISE WITH $100 TO SPEND ON BOARD.

CASH REFUNDS WERE AVAILABLE.

INTERIM A STATEMENT, THE PORT OF SAN DIEGO SAID PRINCESS CRUISES HAVE BEEN AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE PORT OF SAN DIEGO IS CO-GROWING CRUISE BUSINESS I WILL BE IN THE FUTURE.

WHILE THE CRUISE INDUSTRY AND OVERALL TRAVEL INDUSTRY CONTINUES TO FACE UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGES, THE CRUISE LINES HAVE SHOWN RESILIENCE.

PRINCESS PLANS 13 SAILING STARTING LATER THIS YEAR IN SAN DIEGO.

ACCORDING TO THE PORT OF SAN DIEGO, IS ANTICIPATING ROUGHLY 140 CRUISE CALLS WITH SHIPS AT OR NEAR FULL OCCUPANCY.

THAT IS UP ROUGHLY 45% HIGHER THAN LAST SEASON.

>>> LEMONADE, LEMON BARS, LEMON TREES.

BASICALLY, LEMON EVERYTHING WILL BE WAITING FOR YOU WHEN THE LEMON FESTIVAL RETURNS TO DOWNTOWN CHULA VISTA TOMORROW.

THE FESTIVAL CELEBRATES A HUGE PART OF THE CITY'S HISTORY.

IN EARLY DAYS, THE AREA WAS FARM LAND WITH CITRUS TREES.

IT WAS DUBBED THE LEMON CAPITOL OF THE WORLD.

IT WOULD BE ABOUT LEMONS AT THE FESTIVAL.

>> I HAVE A LEMON TREE GROVE IN WHICH WE HAVE 30 LEMON TREES.

ATTENDEES CAN PIN UP THEIR ARTIFICIAL LEMON ONTO A TREE SO THEY CAN GIVE SOMETHING BACK TO THE CHULA VISTA COMMUNITY.

>> THE LEMON FESTIVAL IS A FAMILY AND DOG FRIENDLY EVENT HELD ON THIRD AVENUE.

IT STARTS AT 11:00 A.M.

TOMORROW MORNING AND IT ENDS AT 6:00 P.M. YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON HER WEBSITE KPBS.ORG.

>>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

GOOD NIGHT.

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