
Friday, July 15, 2022
Season 1 Episode 2833 | 27m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
The CDC has returned San Diego County to high risk for COVID-19. That means mask up.
The CDC has returned San Diego County to high risk for COVID-19. That means mask up — but officials have made no announcement about mandates. KPBS looks at the impact of the new cases and hospitalizations. Also, some San Diegans are getting "pumped up" about gas prices, and there is more ahead during the remaining summer months. And, no bluffing, Del Mar trains need to get on the right track.
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Friday, July 15, 2022
Season 1 Episode 2833 | 27m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
The CDC has returned San Diego County to high risk for COVID-19. That means mask up — but officials have made no announcement about mandates. KPBS looks at the impact of the new cases and hospitalizations. Also, some San Diegans are getting "pumped up" about gas prices, and there is more ahead during the remaining summer months. And, no bluffing, Del Mar trains need to get on the right track.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipHEALTH OFFICIALS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAY, IF THEY STAY IN THE CDC'S HIGH RISK TEAR, UNIVERSAL INDOOR MASKING IS COMING BACK.
SAN DIEGO COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS WOULDN'T GO THAT FAR.
>> LOCALLY, THE RECOMMENDATION STANDS.
INCLUDING RIGHT NOW, WE ARE SEEING IT MORE STRONGLY WHEN WE ARE IN THE RED TEAR.
MASKS ABSOLUTELY WORK.
>> CDC OFFICIALS RECOMMEND EVERYONE WEAR A MASK INDOORS.
UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALIST, FRANCESCA, SELLS -- SAYS IT IS UP TO SAN DIEGO AND AREA >> WE SHOULD BE USING OUR JUDGMENT.
THEY ARE CONSIDERING US AS CAPABLE OF JUDGING OUR RISK AND MAKING THOSE DECISIONS.
>> SHE SAYS IT IS IMPORTANT FOR YOUNGER KIDS TO ALSO TAKE PRECAUTIONS.
EVERYONE FIVE AND OLDER IS ELIGIBLE FOR ONE BOOSTER DOSE, AND THOSE OVER 50 CAN GET AN ADDITIONAL ONE.
>> PEOPLE CAN GET BOOSTED RIGHT NOW, THEY HAVE HALF THE RISK OF DYING FROM COVID.
>> HEALTH OFFICIALS URGE PEOPLE TO AVOID LARGE CROWDS, TAKE PARTIES OUTSIDE, AND STAY HOME IF FEELING SICK.
FOR THOSE TESTING POSITIVE, COVID TREATMENTS DESIGNED TO LOWER THE HOSPITALIZATION RISK IS STILL AVAILABLE.
YOU CAN CALL 2-1-1 FOR MORE INFO.
>>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS REPORTING FOUR ADDITIONAL CONFIRMED MONKEYPOX CASES, BRING THE TOTAL TO 10.
THERE HAS BEEN A SPIKE IN THE NUMBER OF CASES NATIONWIDE.
AS OF TODAY, JUST OVER 1800 CASES HAVE BEEN PORTED ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
266 IN CALIFORNIA.
THE CDC SAYS MORE IS EXPECTED IN THE COMING WEEKS.
THEY THINK THE COUNT IS HIGHER BECAUSE TESTING HASN'T BEEN WIDESPREAD.
>> WE SHOULD BE AND WILL BE TESTING LITERALLY 10 TIMES THE AMOUNT THAT WE WERE TESTING PRIOR.
>> 1.1 MILLION DOSES OF MONKEYPOX VACCINES SHOULD BE AVAILABLE SOON.
THE INITIAL SUPPLY WAS ONLY INTENDED FOR PEOPLE MOST AT RISK.
AS MORE DOSES BECOME AVAILABLE, MORE PEOPLE WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A SHOT.
>>> IT SEEMS LIKE GOOD NEWS, ACCORDING TO THE COMMERCE DEPARTMENT.
SHOPPERS SPEND 1% MORE IN JUNE THAN THE MONTH BEFORE.
AS GLORIA REPORTS, THAT IS NOT THE WHOLE STORY.
>> Reporter: I AM TRANSPORTING PRODUCE TO CARS ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY.
AMERICA'S TRUCK DRIVERS DELIVER EVERYTHING TO CONSUMERS.
THEY ARE DOING IT UNDER INCREASINGLY TOUGH CONDITIONS.
>> NEVER IN MY LIFE -- CANCELED ORDERS AND SLOWING DEMAND.
>> WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO GET THESE FUEL PRICES BACK.
>> Reporter: TRUCKERS ARE PAYING MORE AT THE PUMP, AND PRICES ARE RISING.
AMERICANS ARE CONTINUING TO SPEND.
ACCORDING TO THE COMMERCE DEPARTMENT, U.S. RETAIL SALES ROSE 1% IN JUNE FROM THE MONTH BEFORE, TO $680.6 BILLION.
THERE IS ONE SMALL WRINKLE.
FRIDAY'S RETAIL DATA DOES NOT ADJUST FOR INFLATION.
THE HIGHEST IN 40 YEARS.
THE JUMP IN SALES IS LIKELY CAUSED BY PEOPLE HAVING TO PAY MORE FOR GOODS.
>> WHAT WAS THE QUESTION ABOUT THE FEDERAL RESERVE?
WHAT DOES IT DO QUICK HE IS TRYING TO CATCH UP.
THE WORST THING THAT CAN HAPPEN IS WE END UP WITH HIGH INFLATION AND A RECESSION.
THAT IS THE WORST OUTLOOK.
>> Reporter: INCREASED SPENDING IS GOOD FOR THE ECONOMY, IT POSES A CHALLENGE FOR THE FEDERAL RESERVE.
>> GLORIA, KPBS NEWS.
>>> GAS PRICES CONTINUE TO DROP .
WHEN ARE THEY GETTING THAT INFLATION REBATE THEY WERE PROMISED?
WE HAVE THE DETAILS.
>> Reporter: PRICES ACROSS THE COUNTY HAVE GONE DOWN EVERY DAY FOR ALMOST A MONTH STRAIGHT.
TODAY, THEY WERE DOWN ALMOST FOUR CENTS.
>> NOT TOO BIG OR ANYTHING.
IT IS NOT A BIG CHANGE.
I FEEL LIKE IT IS STILL A LOT, THE PRICE.
>> Reporter: DRIVING IS A HUGE PART OF MANY JOBS.
HIS WALLET HASN'T FELT THE CUT YET.
>> [ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ] >> Reporter: HE SAYS HE USED TO HAVE A LITTLE LEFT OVER AT THE END OF THE WEEK, BUT NOW GAS, HIGHER PRICES AT THE GROCERY STORE, HIS WAGES NOT GOING UP, LEAVE HIS POCKETS EMPTY.
>> [ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ] >> Reporter: HE LIVES IN TIJUANA, BUT WORKS IN SAN DIEGO.
FILLING UP ACROSS THE BORDER IS $30 CHEAPER.
HE HAS NOTICED THE CHANGE LATELY.
>> [ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ] >> Reporter: THE GOVERNOR SIGNED INFLATION RELEASE PAYMENTS INTO THE STATE BUDGET.
UNDER THE BILL, ANYONE WHO PAYS TAXES AND MAKES LESS THAN $250,000 AS A SINGLE FILER, OR 500,000 FOR JOINT FOLLOWERS, WILL GET UP TO $1050 BACK.
>> IF YOU ARE ON A FIXED INCOME AND YOU DO NOT TAXES, YOU WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE REBATE.
>> Reporter: ANOTHER MAN RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR SAYS THAT THIS LEAVES THE MOST VULNERABLE OUT.
DROPPING THE TAX WOULD BENEFIT EVERYONE INSTANTLY, AND NOT JUST AT THE PUMP.
>> EVERYTHING THAT IS TRANSPORTED THAT YOU NEED TO LIVE, ALL THOSE THINGS ARE TRANSPORTED ON DIESEL TRUCKS.
IF YOU DROP THAT, IT DRIVES DOWN THE COST OF YOUR GOOD.
>> Reporter: SOME PEOPLE DON'T EVEN KNOW THEY MIGHT QUALIFY.
>> I AM IN A RUSH TO FIND A PLACE AND GET MORE MONEY RIGHT NOW.
>> Reporter: IS CALIFORNIANS MONEY, AND THEY SHOULD GET IT BACK.
I'M GIDDY, KPBS NEWS.
>>> WORKERS ARE VOTING WHETHER TO AUTHORIZE ACE DRAKE.
THE LOCAL 30 MEMBERS FROM THE HILTON IN SAN DIEGO ARE DEMANDING A FAIR CONTRACT.
THEY RALLIED EARLIER THIS WEEK, THEY REPRESENT NEARLY 600 HOTEL WORKERS.
THIS COMES LESS THAN A WEEK BEFORE PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO FILL DOWNTOWN WITH COMIC-CON.
>>> CONCESSION WORKERS HAVE AGREED NOT TO STRIKE DURING THE UPCOMING GAME.
THE UNION, WHICH REPRESENTS SOME 1500 SERVERS, BARTENDERS, COOKS, AND DISHWASHERS, SAYS IT HAS MADE ESSENTIAL PROGRESS IN CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS THIS WEEK.
JOE MUSGROVE AND MANNY Machado WERE SELECTED FOR THE ALL-STAR GAME.
FOR A CELEBRATION OF LIFE WAS HELD TODAY.
HIS INVENTIONS AND OTHER ASPECTS OF HIS LIFE THAT LEFT A MARK LOCALLY, EVEN WORLDWIDE.
HERE IS JACOB.
>> Reporter: WILLIE WAS MANY THINGS.
A FRIEND, FATHER, AND ENTREPRENEUR.
HE WAS ALSO A HAIRSTYLIST WHOSE NAME BECAME SYNONYMOUS WITH THE AFRO PICK.
A NEIGHBOR BROUGHT HOME A SIMILAR COME FROM AFRICA.
HE STARTED MASS-PRODUCING THE AFRO PICK IN THE 1960S.
HE PASSED AWAY ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22nd.
FRIDAY, A CELEBRATION OF LIFE SERVICE WAS HELD IN HIS HONOR AT THE BAYVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH.
>> HE WAS THE EPITOME OF A BMW.
A BLACK MAN WORKING.
HE WORKED, AND HE WAS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A PERSON INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY.
>> Reporter: HE BUILT AND ESTABLISHED HIS OWN BUSINESS IN THE LATE 1970S.
THE TWO STORY BUILDING HOUSES A BARBERSHOP, AND A PUBLICATION COMPANY.
HE PRINTED A NEWSPAPER AND OPERATED A RADIO STATION.
>> HE WANTED TO BE AN EPICENTER FOR PEOPLE WORKING TOGETHER.
>> REPORTER:'S STATUS ROSE OVER TIME.
THE FIRST BLACK JUDGE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, AND BASKETBALL HALL OF FAMER, MICHAEL JORDAN.
HE WROTE SEVERAL BOOKS ON HAIRSTYLING AND BARBERING.
HE INSPIRED MANY BLACK PRINTERS LOCALLY, AND BEYOND.
>> HE WAS A YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR.
>> Reporter: THE MUSEUM IN ESCONDIDO CREATED AN EXHIBIT TO SHOWCASE HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2016.
NOW, THERE IS AN EFFORT UNDERWAY TO GET A STREET NAMED IN HIS HONOR.
>>> IT IS A RESOURCE UNLIKE ANY OTHER IN NORTH COUNTY.
THE NUMBERS ARE SHOWING, IT IS ALREADY MAKING A DIFFERENCE.
WE HAVE THE UPDATE ON ONE SAFE PLACE.
>> Reporter: IT HAS BEEN LESS THAN A WEEK SINCE ONE SAFE PLACE OPENED ITS DOORS.
THE NORTH COUNTY FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER IS ALREADY HELPING PEOPLE IN NEED.
>> THE NUMBERS REALLY TELL THE STORY.
WE HAVE HAD 137 INDIVIDUALS TAKE ADVANTAGE AND GET SERVICES AT ONE SAFE PLACE, THE NORTH COUNTY FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER.
>> Reporter: ALL OF THE ROOMS IN THE FACILITY ARE BEING USED.
>> WE HAD 30 KIDS USING THE SPECIAL ROOM, YESTERDAY, WE HAD SEVEN KIDS.
THEY WERE ENJOYING ALL OF THE THINGS AND DISTRACTED FROM THE FACT THAT THEIR FAMILY IS IN DANGER.
IT IS QUITE INCREDIBLE.
>> Reporter: ONE SAFE PLACE HELPS VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, CHILD OR ELDER ABUSE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
>>> 30 INDIVIDUALS, JUST IN THE LAST NINE DAYS.
>> Reporter: IT IS ALREADY CHANGING LIVES.
>> IT IS NOW 80 POUNDS OF FOOD, AND 70 ITEMS OF CLOTHING.
19 SHUTTLE TRANSPORTS.
30 LEGAL SERVICES, 25 TRAUMA THERAPIES.
36 EMERGENCY SHELTERS.
>> Reporter: THE D.A.S OFFICE SAYS THAT THE COUNTY HAS A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF DOMESTIC AND ELDER ABUSE.
ONE SAFE PLACE CAN HELP STOP THAT CYCLE.
>> WE ARE ALREADY PROVIDING THOSE ANSWERS, THOSE PATHWAYS TO ESCAPE VIOLENCE AND PREVENT FUTURE HARM BEFORE IT HAPPENS.
>> Reporter: LATER THIS YEAR, EVENTS ON LABOR RIGHTS, IMMIGRATION, PET CARE, AND JOB READINESS, ARE ALSO PLANNED FOR THE COMMUNITY.
>>> BEGINNING TOMORROW, IT WILL BE EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO GET HELP IF THEY ARE HAVING A MENTAL HEALTH OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE CRISIS.
THEY CAN CALL OR TEXT 988.
HELP WILL BE AVAILABLE 150 LANGUAGES.
THE DIRECTOR OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAYS, MOVING FROM THE REGULAR PHONE NUMBER TO THREE EASY TO MEMBER DIGIT WILL BE A GAME CHANGER.
>> WE USED TO THINK THAT CALL VOLUME COULD INCREASE AS MUCH AS 150%.
IN THE MOST RECENT COUNTY BUDGET, WE HAVE ACTUALLY DEVOTED SOME ADDITIONAL STAFFING AND INFRASTRUCTURE RESOURCES.
>> THE NEW 988 SERVICE WILL DOVETAIL IN WITH THE COUNTY'S MOBILE CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM THAT HAD BEEN OPERATING FOR THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS.
>>> THE DELMAR COASTLINE WILL CHANGE DRAMATICALLY OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS AS WORK BEGINS ON A $16 MILLION PROJECT.
ERIC ANDERSON EXPLAINS.
THAT PROJECT IS TINY COMPARED TO THE MULTIBILLION-DOLLAR PROPOSAL TO RELOCATE TRAIN TRACKS.
>> Reporter: TO OUR SOUTH IS THE BEGINNING OF TWO MILES OF A RAILROAD TRACK THAT RUNS RIGHT ALONG THE VERY TOP OF THIS COASTAL BLUFF.
>> Reporter: TERRY IS TAKING IN THE SWEEPING VIEW.
>> A BIG COLLAPSE COULD HAPPEN ANYWHERE.
>> THAT IS OUR PROBLEM RIGHT NOW.
>> Reporter: THAT IS TROUBLE FOR TRAIN TRACKS THAT HURT THE COAST.
IN 1941, IT DEPOSITED A FREIGHT TRAIN ON THE BEACH BELOW.
RECENT BLUFF COLLAPSES PRESENT AN ONGOING THREAT.
THE $16 MILLION PROJECT CALLS FOR PILINGS TO BE DEEP INTO THE BLOCK THAT WOULD SECURE THE TRACK FOUNDATION.
THE WALLS WILL KEEP THE OCEAN AT BAY.
THE COST IS BIGGER THAN JUST MONEY.
>> THAT LOVE STABILIZATION PROJECT IS GOING TO BURY 49,000 SQUARE FEET OF CURRENT, OPEN, SANDY BEACH.
IT IS GOING TO DO IT ANYWAY THAT AT HIGH TIDE, WHEN THE TIDE MEETS THE SEAWALL, THERE IS NO BEACH LEFT.
>> Reporter: MAINTAINING THE RAIL LINE IS IMPORTANT TO A LOT OF PEOPLE.
THE TRACK SERVES SOME 2 MILLION PASSENGERS PER YEAR.
IT IS THE SECOND BUSIEST RAIL CORRIDOR IN THE NATION.
NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT CHRIS ORLANDO SAYS THE TRAIN TRACKS HELP REDUCE THE REGION'S CARBON FOOTPRINT.
>> OUR COASTER LINE IS THE REGION'S MOST EFFECTIVE REDUCER OF VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED.
EACH COASTER PASSENGER IS MORE THAN 26 MILES REDUCED.
REALLY EFFECTIVE WAY TO KEEP THEM OFF THE ROAD AND ON TRANSIT .
>> Reporter: THE FREIGHT TRAIN ALSO KEEPS 24,000 TRUCKS OFF LOCAL HIGHWAYS.
>> THOSE SERVICES ARE SIGNIFICANT AND CRITICAL.
ANYTIME YOU HAVE A DISRUPTION, IT HAS AN IMPACT.
WE ARE MAKING SURE THAT THE RESILIENCY OF THAT INFRASTRUCTURE REMAINS CONSTANT AND IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
>> Reporter: THAT IS WHY ANOTHER PLAN, MOVING THE TRACKS INLAND, IS SO APPEALING.
THERE ARE CHALLENGES THERE, TOO.
MOVING THE TRACKS REQUIRES A TUNNEL UNDER DELMAR.
$3 BILLION IS THE PRICE TAG.
SAN DIEGO ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS CEO SAYS, PRESERVING THE RAIL CORRIDOR THROUGH DELMAR HELPS MEET HIS AGENCY'S COMMITMENT TO MASS TRANSIT.
>> IT IS ALL ABOUT MAKING OUR TRANSIT A VIABLE OPTION FOR PEOPLE TO USE.
IT DOESN'T MEAN WE WANT TO FORCE PEOPLE, DOESN'T MEAN THAT EVERYBODY WILL LEAVE THEIR CAR, BUT IF YOU PROVIDED IS AN OPTION, MAYBE PEOPLE WILL USE IT.
>> Reporter: $300 MILLION IN THE STATE BUDGET WILL HELP PAY FOR CRUCIAL ENVIRONMENTAL WORK AND DESIGN PLANS TO TO MOVE THE TRACK AND WORD.
THEY HOPE THAT LEADS TO A SHOVEL READY PROJECT.
THE $300 MILLION FALLS FAR SHORT OF WHAT COULD BE A $3 BILLION PRICE TAG.
CONGRESSMAN MIKE SAYS THAT THE RECENTLY PASSED BIPARTISAN FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE LOT WAS DESIGNED FOR PROJECT LIKE THIS.
>> THERE ARE A COUPLE BIG BUCKETS OF MONEY.
ONE FOR RESILIENCE, ANOTHER FOR TRANSIT.
MY TEAM WILL WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH ALL OF OUR STAKEHOLDERS TO MAKE SURE WE ARE ALIGNED AND WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS TRYING TO GET THIS PROJECT DONE FOR ALL THE RESIDENTS.
>> Reporter: THE ERODING GLOVES HAVE ALREADY FORCED THE RAIL CORRIDOR TO SHUT DOWN INTERMITTENTLY.
THE REGION FEELS THE IMPACT.
>> EVERY MONTH WE SHUT IT DOWN, IT IS A HIGH ECONOMIC IMPACT.
THE ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE EACH YEAR OF THE CORRIDOR.
>> Reporter: TERRY HOPES THE PRESSURE AND OPPORTUNITY WILL MAKE THE TRACK RELOCATION PROJECT A REALITY.
SHE SAYS, EVERYONE WINS.
>> WE GET DOUBLE TRACKING, WE GET SAFE FREIGHT AND PASSENGER CONVEYANCE ALONG TRACKS THAT ARE NOT CRUMBLING.
SO, WE GET SECURITY AND WE GET SOLIDITY.
>> Reporter: THESE TRACKS WILL BE GONE BY 2030 IF EVERYTHING GOES AS PLANNED.
THEY WILL BE LOCATED INLAND.
IF THE SCHEDULE DRAGS OUT, THEY WILL HAVE SOME EXTRA TIME, BECAUSE OF THE TEMPORARY FIXES.
THEY WILL SECURE THE BLUFFS FOR 30 YEARS.
KPBS NEWS.
>>> WE HAVE HAD SOME DRY DAYS, AND ALSO SOME PRETTY WARM DAYS.
THE HOLIDAYS WILL CONTINUE INLAND WITH A CHANCE OF SOME GUSTY AFTERNOON SEA BREEZES.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS , MAINLY GOING TO BE ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS AREA.
OF COURSE, WE HAVE IN DEALING WITH SOME OF MORNING LOW CLOUDS AND SOME CLOUDS ALONG THE COASTAL AREA.
I MENTIONED HOW WARM IT IS, WE DO HAVE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS OUT FOR THE DESERT AREAS.
THAT STAYS INTO EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING.
FOR THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS, IT WILL BE PRETTY TOASTY OUT THERE .
ACROSS THE METRO AREA TONIGHT, PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES.
NOT EVEN A LOTTO COOLING OVERNIGHT.
THE FURTHER INLAND YOU GO, 64, EL CAJON, 70 DEGREES .
DURING THOSE SPRINGS, 80s OVERNIGHT.
WE HAVE BEEN SEEING A PATTERN ALL WEEK LONG.
IT DOES CONTINUE TO RING SOME MOISTURE, MEANWHILE, ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN, IT WILL BE HOT AND BAKING.
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE COASTAL AREAS, THAT IS WHERE YOU WILL SEE TEMPERATURES IN THE MID-70s.
THE HEAT WILL BE ON.
THERE IS THE MORNING LOW CLOUD COVERAGE, IT DOES KIND OF DISPERSE AND PUSH ITS WAY OFFSHORE DURING THE DAY.
IT RETURNS ONCE AGAIN, AT NIGHT.
AS WE HEAD INTO SUNDAY, THE INTERIOR AREAS ARE GOING TO BE SIZZLING.
THE HEAT WARNING WILL STILL BE AT PLAY.
THERE IS THE WARMING TREND FOR THE COAST.
AND THEN, LOOKING LIKE YOU'LL GET TO THE UPPER 80s OVER THE WEEKEND.
YOU WILL ALSO SEE TEMPERATURES IN THE MID-80s OVER THE WEEKENDS IN THE MOUNTAINS.
HERE IS THE TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT THAT CONTINUES ON.
I AM METEOROLOGIST, MICHELLE.
>>> INFLATION IS UNLIKE ANYTHING WE HAVE SEEN IN 40 YEARS.
THINGS MAY BE CHANGING NOW THAT GAS PRICES ARE FALLING.
WE HAVE THE FRIDAY BUSINESS REPORT.
>> INSULATION DID INCREASE BY 9.1%.
IT IS A LITTLE BIT OF A PARADOX.
WE ARE SEEING THAT INFLATION, WHICH EXCLUDES THE REAL VOLATILE NUMBERS OF FOOD AND GAS, WAS UP ABOUT 5.9%.
THAT WAS ACTUALLY BELOW THE PEAK AT EXPLAINED 5% IN MARCH.
GAS IS STILL UP SUBSTANTIALLY.
THE GOOD NEWS ON GAS IS THAT GAS PRICES HAVE DECLINED EVERY DAY FOR THE LAST 28 DAYS.
AFTER THE ANNOUNCEMENT YESTERDAY, THE PROBABILITY OF THE INCREASE BY ONE POINT IS UP TO ALMOST 80%.
GAS PRICES AND COMMODITY PRICES HAS BEEN ON A PRETTY STEADY DECLINE SINCE THE END OF MAY, BEGINNING OF JUNE.
IT WASN'T REFLECTED IN THE JUNE NUMBERS, BUT WE WILL BE INTERESTED TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS IN JULY.
>>> I AM WILLIAM.
SENATOR, JOE MANSON, REJECTS CLIMATE CHANGE.
COMING UP AFTER "EVENING EDITION" .
>>> THE PRIDE OF THE BLOCK PARTY IS BACK.
TOMORROW MORNING, THE PRIDE PARADE TAKES OVER THE STREETS, HUNDREDS OF WALKERS, ALONG WITH 300,000 SPECTATORS.
ORGANIZERS SAY THE EVENTS ARE MORE THAN JUST A PARTY.
>> THIS IS ABOUT PEOPLE CELEBRATING WHO THEY HONESTLY ARE, THEIR TRUE SELF.
REALLY BEING HAPPY AND PROUD ABOUT THEIR OWN POSSIBLE STORIES.
WHETHER THEY ARE AN OLD QUEEN OR A YOUNG KID COMING OUT.
>> PRIDE WEEKEND CAN BE CELEBRATED BY ALL AGES.
OTHER EVENTS INCLUDE A 5K BEFORE THE PARADE BEGINS.
>>> HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO MICKEY MOUSE AND FRIENDS AS DISNEYLAND CELEBRATE THE 67th ANNIVERSARY THIS SUNDAY.
THE RESULT -- RESORT IS SERVING LIMITED TIME FOODS.
GUEST CAN ALSO CELEBRATE TWO OTHER ANNIVERSARIES THIS SUMMER, THE MAIN STREET ELECTRICAL PARADE IS CELEBRATING 50 YEARS.
AN ALL NEW GRAND FINALE.
>>> YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.
GOOD NIGHT.

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