
Friday, October 7, 2022
Season 1 Episode 2893 | 27m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
The Padres are in the playoffs!
The Padres are in the playoffs! What fans are saying about the team's chances as they get ready to meet the Mets tonight in New York. Plus, finding the right school can be key to a child's academic success.How San Diego Unified's school choice program is working for one family. And, logging on to TwitchCon. A look at the convention that's bringing thousands of "streamers" to town.
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Friday, October 7, 2022
Season 1 Episode 2893 | 27m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
The Padres are in the playoffs! What fans are saying about the team's chances as they get ready to meet the Mets tonight in New York. Plus, finding the right school can be key to a child's academic success.How San Diego Unified's school choice program is working for one family. And, logging on to TwitchCon. A look at the convention that's bringing thousands of "streamers" to town.
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THREE LOCAL TEAMS ARE PLAYOFF READY.
FIRST UP.
THE PADRES.
MINUTES FROM THE FIRST GAME OF THE POSTSEASON.
OUR REPORTERS LIVE DOWNTOWN WHERE THE FANS ARE GATHERING TO WATCH THE GAME.
>> I AM HERE AT THE SPORTS BAR AND GRILL, AND THERE IS ACTUALLY A CONCERT GOING ON OVER THERE.
THE FANS ARE STILL PACKING IN HERE TO WATCH THE GAME.
THE PADRES FLEW TO NEW YORK TO PLAY A BEST-OF-THREE SERIES AGAINST THE NEW YORK METS.
EARLIER TODAY WE SPOKE WITH THE SPORTS BAR OWNERS AND MANAGERS ABOUT WHAT THE TEAM NEEDS TO THE CITY AND THEIR BUSINESSES.>> IT HAS BEEN REALLY BUSY AND HECTIC WITH THE PADRES WORKING TOWARDS THE PLAYOFFS.
IT HAS BEEN LIKE A FEVER.
>> WHILE HIS BUSINESS ONLY OPENED SIX MONTHS AGO HE CAN SEE THE FINANCIAL SIGNIFICANCE THEY BRING TO THE TOWN.
>> THIS AREA IS GOING TO REALLY ROCK.
THE WHOLE CITY IS SPECIAL.
SPIRIT JUST AROUND THE CORNER IS THE BLIND BOROUGH.
A RESTAURANT AND BAR.
THE MANAGER SAYS BUSINESS IS DIFFERENT FROM THE LAST TIME THEY WERE IN THE PLAYOFFS DURING THE PANDEMIC.
>> RIGHT UP UNTIL THEY MADE THE PLAYOFFS IT WAS GETTING BUSIER.
EVEN THOSE TEAMS THAT ARE NOT AS POPULAR THOSE GAMES ARE BUSY.
>> DOWNTOWN COMES TO LIFE.
HAVING MULTIPLE SPORTS TEAMS IN THE PLAYOFFS ADDS TO THE REVIVAL OF BOTH BUSINESSES.
>> DURING THE PLAYOFFS REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY ARE PLAYING HERE OR SOMEWHERE ELSE WE WILL SEE A LOT OF FANS IN HERE SUPPORTING THE TEAM NEARBY THE STADIUM.
>> THEY PLAY TONIGHT, SATURDAY, AND POTENTIALLY ON SUNDAY.
THEY WOULD NEED TO WIN A PAIR OF GAMES TO ADVANCE IN THE POSTSEASON TO HOPEFULLY TAKE ON THE LA DODGERS.
>>> THE GOVERNOR IS CALLING FOR SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE SESSION ABOUT GAS PRICES.
HE MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT ON TWITTER TODAY SAYING HE WANTS TO ADDRESS THE GREED OF OIL COMPANIES AND IT IS TIME TO ENACT A TEXT DIRECTLY ONTO OIL COMPANIES.
THAT SESSION WOULD HAPPEN IN DECEMBER.
THEY SAY SAN DIEGO'S AVERAGE PRICE FOR A GALLON OF GAS IS 6.39.
MATCHING THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE.
RIGHT HERE IT IS 7.28 PER GALLON.
WITH THE GENERAL ELECTION JUST ABOUT A MONTH AWAY NEARLY 2 MILLION BALLOTS ARE ON THEIR WAY TO SAN DIEGO COUNTY VOTERS.
OUR REPORTER HAS THE IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CASTING YOUR VOTE THIS YEAR.>> YOU CAN GET YOUR BALLOT AS SOON AS TOMORROW.
SHE SAYS EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE THEIRS IN HAND BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK, AND SHE HAS A BIG REQUEST FOR ALL OF US.
>> WITH THE SOONER WE GET IT IN THE MAIL THE SOONER WE CAN PROCESS IT INTO THE COUNT WE ARE ASKING THEM TO ACT EARLY TO DO NOT WAIT UNTIL ELECTION DAY.
>> HERE ARE SOME IMPORTANT DATES AND DEADLINES TO REMEMBER .
SHE CALLS IT VOTING MONTH.
EARLY VOTING BEGINS MONDAY AT THE VOTERS OFFICE LOCATED IN THE COUNTY COMPLEX.
8 AM UNTIL 5 PM.
DROP BOXES BECOME OPTIONAL ON MONDAY.
THINGS START TO KICK INTO HIGH GEAR ON THE LAST SATURDAY OF THIS MONTH WHEN 39 VOTE CENTERS WILL BE OPEN.
A WEEK LATER ON NOVEMBER 5 ALL 218 VOTE CENTERS OPEN.
ALL VOTING CENTERS WILL BE OPEN ON ELECTION DAY, BUT WITH EXTENDED HOURS.
IF YOU'RE PLANNING ON MAILING IN YOUR BALLOT IT MUST BE POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN ELECTION DAY AND MAKE SURE YOU SIGN THE SECURE ENVELOPE THAT HOLDS YOUR BALLOT.
THEY HAVE BEEN MAILED TO ALL REGISTERED VOTERS IN THE COUNTY SINCE NOVEMBER 2020.
TWO YEARS LATER THE REGISTRAR SAYS THAT IS HOW MORE THAN 80% OF SAN DIEGO'S VOTE.
IF THAT HOLDS TRUE THIS TIME WE SHOULD SEE RESULTS SHORTLY AFTER THE POLLS CLOSE.
>> AFTER THE INITIAL COUNT WE SHOULD EXPECT THE NEXT UNOFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS TO COME OUT RIGHT AROUND 10:00.
>> UNLIKE IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY THREATS AGAINST ELECTION WORKERS HERE, BUT THEY ARE PREPARED SHOULD PROBLEMS ARISE.
SHE SAYS THE VOTERS CAN TRUST AN ACCURATE COUNT.
>> WE DO A LOGIC AND ACCURACY TEST ON EVERY SCANNER ACROSS EVERY VOTING TARGET ON EVERY BALLOT IN THE ELECTION.
SPIN ALONG WITH THE BALLOT HE WILL RECEIVE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO FILL IT OUT, AND MAKING 204 DROPBOX LOCATIONS, AND OF COURSE YOUR STICKER.
>>> IT IS THAT TIME THAT BRINGS THE OCTOBER SURPRISE.
COMING UP.
A LOOK AT THE HISTORY OF BOMBSHELLS THAT CHANGED THE COURSE OF THIS.
>>> PARENTS WHO WANT THEIR CHILDREN TO ATTEND A SPECIFIC SCHOOL HAVE A WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY NOW.
OUR REPORTER TELLS US THE TIME IS NOW FOR THE BEST CHANCE IN THE ANNUAL SCHOOL CHOICE LOTTERY.
>> GETTING CLOSE TO HALLOWEEN.
HERE AT THE ENROLLMENT OFFICE IT IS ALSO THE SEASON FOR MAKING CHOICES.
>> YOU CAN APPLY UP TO THREE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS YOU ARE INTERESTED IN.
>> SINCE THE WINDOW OPENED ON MONDAY MORE THAN 2700 FAMILIES APPLIED TO GET THEIR CHILDREN ENROLLED IN THE SCHOOL OF THEIR CHOICE.
THE PROCESS IS DESIGNED TO BE USER-FRIENDLY.
WITH ENROLLMENT SPECIALISTS TAKING DOZENS OF CALLS EACH DAY ANSWERING QUESTIONS.
>> FIRST OF ALL IT IS A LEGAL REQUIREMENT WE HAVE TO OFFER.
IT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
SOMETIMES THE NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL IS NOT THE BEST FIT FOR A FAMILY.
>> SHE IS AN IMMIGRANT FROM AFGHANISTAN WHO MOVED TO THE U.S.
ALMOST 3 YEARS AGO.
HE CAME WITH HIS SON THIS MORNING TO APPLY FOR SCHOOLS CLOSER TO THEIR NEW APARTMENT.
AFTER MOVING FROM ANOTHER DISTRICT TO WITHIN UNIFIED BOUNDARIES.
>> IT IS GOOD BECAUSE THE TEACHERS ARE NICE.
>> THE MANAGEMENT IS ALSO BETTER.
>> THIS MEANS ENTERING INTO A LOTTERY FOR SPOTS THAT INCLUDE MAGNET SCHOOLS OR DUAL LANGUAGE IMMERSION PROGRAMS.
THEY ARE ALSO SOMETIMES LOOKING FOR CONVENIENCE OF CAMPUSES CLOSE TO THEIR JOBS.
THE WINDOW FOR PRIORITY APPLICATIONS IS OPEN THROUGH NOVEMBER 15.
THE LOTTERY HAPPENS IN FEBRUARY AROUND VALENTINE'S DAY.
THE ODDS ARE GOOD THAT MOST FAMILIES GO GET ONE OF THEIR TOP CHOICES.
>> WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT I DO NOT THINK WE WANT TO RESTRICT THEM HAVING TO GO TO JUST ONE OPTION AND KIDS ARE VERY DIVERSE.
>> HE ATTENDED THE SCHOOLS IN SAN DIEGO UNIFIED.
SHE IS ALSO THE ENROLLMENT OFFICE MANAGER.
TWO OF HER CHILDREN GRADUATED FROM THERE AND HER YOUNGER CHILDREN ARE ON COURSE TO DO THE SAME.
INCLUDING HER 10-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER.
>> I THINK SHE IS AWARE SHE WILL WEAR THE SAME COLOR OF ROBE AS HER OLDER SIBLINGS.
THAT IS WHERE SHE IS MOST HAPPY ABOUT.>>> THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT IS FINDING ITSELF EMBROILED IN CONTROVERSY YET AGAIN.
A PHOTO BEING SHARED ONLINE BY ORGANIZATIONS SHOW ABOARD WITH PICTURES OF NOTABLE WORLD LEADERS APPEAR WHEN A STUDENT PRESSED AS TO WHY A TEACHER REPORTEDLY TOLD HIM HE MAY HAVE DONE SOME BAD THINGS, BUT HE ALSO HAD STRONG LEADERSHIP QUALITIES.
THEY ISSUED A STATEMENT SAYING THEY ARE NOT INTERESTED IN SEEING ANYONE PUNISHED, BUT WANT STEPS TAKEN TO ENSURE DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.>> THIS INCIDENT AND THE CASCADE OF DECISIONS MADE.
SOMETHING IS MISSING, FOLKS.>> THE PRINCIPAL HAS SINCE ISSUED AN APOLOGY IN THE DISTRICT HAS SAID IT WILL ORGANIZE ANTIBIAS TRAINING FOR STAFF AROUND ANTI- SEMITISM SPECIFICALLY.
THIS IS JUST THE LATEST IN A SERIES OF CONTROVERSIAL STATEMENTS MADE BY PEOPLE IN THE DISTRICT.
THE SUPERINTENDENT WAS FIRED OVER COMMENTS ABOUT ASIAN STUDENTS AND A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER WAS ACCUSED OF MAKING TRANS PHOBIC STATEMENTS.
>>> IS THE BIDEN OFFERED A WARNING SAYING ANY NUCLEAR MOVE BY RUSSIA COULD LEAD TO ARMAGEDDON.
THE PRESIDENT MADE THOSE COMMENTS OFF-CAMERA DURING A FUNDRAISER.
THIS IS HAPPENING AS THEY CONTINUE TO FACE MILITARY SETBACKS IN UKRAINE.
MIKE HAS THE LATEST.
>> IT WAS A CHILLY MORNING ON THE INCREASINGLY DISTURBING NUCLEAR THREATS FROM THE RUSSIAN PRESIDENT PUTIN.
HE TOLD DEMOCRATIC DONORS IN NEW YORK ON THURSDAY WE HAVE NOT FACED THE PROSPECT OF ARMAGEDDON SINCE KENNEDY AND THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS.
I DO NOT THINK THERE IS ANY SUCH THING TO USE A TACTICAL NUCLEAR WEAPON AND NOT END UP WITH ARMAGEDDON.
THE WARNING COMES AS RUSSIA CONTENDS WITH A STRING OF DEFEATS IN UKRAINE AND A LOSS OF UKRAINIAN TERRITORY THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION SEEKS TO ILLEGALLY ANNEX.
>> HE HAS FAILED IN EVERY STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE HE HAS SET FOR HIMSELF OVER THE LAST SEVEN MONTHS.
>> WELL U.S. OFFICIALS SAID THE CAN TO REFLECT THE MOOD OF CONCERN WITHIN THE WHITE HOUSE THEY ADDED THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE IS NOT BASED ON ANY NEW INTELLIGENCE ABOUT HIS INTENTIONS OR CHANGES IN RUSSIA'S NUCLEAR POSTURE.
>> AT THIS STAGE WE DO NOT HAVE ANY INFORMATION THAT WOULD CAUSE US TO CHANGE OUR POSTURE, AND WE DO NOT ASSESS THAT HE HAS MADE A DECISION TO USE NUCLEAR WEAPONS AT THIS TIME.
>> YET THIS RETIRED GENERAL SAYS HIS REMARKS SERVE AS A WAKE-UP CALL.
>> AS FAR AS TACTICAL USE I BELIEVE IF YOU USE ONE YOU OPEN A PANDORA'S BOX.
WE DO NOT KNOW WHERE WE WILL GO FROM THERE.
>> IS A WORK CONTINUES IN UKRAINE IT IS FITTING THAT PEOPLE IN GROUPS INVOLVED IN IMPACTING US FINDING YOUR HONORED BUT THIS IS NOBEL PEACE PRIZE.
TODAY THE PRIZE WAS AWARDED JOINTLY TO UKRAINIAN AND RUSSIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS.
>>> AS THE HOLIDAY SEASON APPROACHES SO DO MORE INDOOR GATHERINGS.
THE OFFICIALS ARE ENCOURAGING RESIDENTS TO SCHEDULE VACCINATIONS FOR COVID AND THE FLU.
THEY SAY YOU CAN GET BOTH SHOTS DURING THE SAME VISIT.
THE BOOSTER SHOT IS NOW WIDELY AVAILABLE AND THEY CAN HELP PREVENT AGAINST SEVERE OUTCOMES FROM THE DISEASE.
IT TAKES ABOUT TWO WEEKS FOR THE BODY TO DEVELOP ANTIBODIES AFTER THE SHOT IS RECEIVED.
THE RATE IS JUST UNDER 12% FOR FULLY VACCINATED AND BOOSTED PEOPLE.
JUST UNDER 24% TRAN FOR SANDY HIGGINS WHO ARE NOT FULLY VACCINATED.
>>> NEW INFORMATION SUGGESTS: VACCINES AND SAVED A LOT OF LIVES IN 2021.
A STUDY FOUND VACCINATIONS LED UP TO 370,000 FEWER CORONAVIRUS DEATHS LAST YEAR AS WELL AS NEARLY 700,000 FEWER HOSPITALIZATIONS.
OFFICIALS STATED THEY ALSO SAVE MORE THAN $16 MILLION IN MEDICAL COSTS.
RESEARCHERS CAME TO THE CONCLUSION AFTER THEY ANALYZED INFORMATION FROM NEARLY 27 MILLION MEDICARE ENROLLEES.
WITH THIS IN MIND HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE URGING MORE AMERICANS TO GET UPDATED COVID BOOSTERS.
>>> FEWER PEOPLE ARE DYING FROM BREAST CANCER ACCORDING TO A REPORT FROM THE CANCER SOCIETY.
THE LATEST NUMBERS ARE ALSO HIGHLIGHTING THE DISPARITIES.>> THE PEAK YEAR WAS 1989.
SINCE THEN MORTALITY HAS FALLEN BY 43%.
>> THE LATEST NUMBERS ARE NOT SHIFTING FAST ENOUGH.
>> IF YOU ARE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 20 AND 29 YOUR DOUBLE THE RISK OF DYING FROM BREAST CANCER THAN A WHITE WOMAN THE SAME AGE.
>> THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY SAYS IT IS IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE HEALTHCARE IS ADEQUATE FOR EVERYONE.>> THEY DO NOT ALWAYS HAVE THE MAMMOGRAMS OR A CALL BACK.
THEY ARE NOT GIVEN THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES.
>> SCREENINGS ARE KEY, BUT THE ORGANIZATION SAYS THERE WAS A DIP IN MAMMOGRAMS DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE PANDEMIC WHILE OVER 1 MILLION FEWER PEOPLE WENT TO THEIR ANNUAL SCREENING.
>> IT IS IMPORTANT IF YOU HAVE IT TO FIND IT EARLY BECAUSE YOU CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.>>> A GROUP OF CALIFORNIA WATER AGENCIES HAS COME UP WITH A WAY TO CUT WATER USAGE IN AN EFFORT TO SAVE THE COLORADO RIVER.
THEY PROPOSE CUTTING THE ANNUAL ALLOTMENT OF RIVER WATER BY AROUND 130 BILLION GALLONS.
THEY SAY THEY WILL NEED TO USE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FROM THE RECENTLY PASSED FEDERAL CLIMATE LAW THAT CONTAINED $4 BILLION AND DROUGHT RELIEF.
STARTING IN JANUARY ARIZONA, NEVADA, AND MEXICO WILL BE MANDATED TO FURTHER REDUCE THEIR WATER USAGE.>>> WE HAVE A WARMING TREND TAKING OVER.
THE WARMEST WOULD BE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY FOR US WITH AN OFFSHORE BREEZE.
THAT IS A WARM WIND DIRECTION FOR US THAT WILL NULLIFY THE PACIFIC INFLUENCE INTAKE THAT AIR FROM THE INTERIOR AND PUSHES IT TO THE COASTLINE.
THERE'LL BE ENOUGH MOISTURE FOR A STRAY THUNDERSTORM OR 2 IN THE INTERIOR AS THERE IS AN UPPER-LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LURKING OVER NORTHWESTERN MEXICO.
ALSO TURNING COOLER NEXT WEEK.
THERE ARE CHANGES IN PLAY.
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT WE WILL GET INTO THE READINGS AROUND 61.
67 IN SAN DIEGO.
YOU CAN SEE THE MOISTURE TIED IT TO THAT UPPER-LEVEL LOW THAT IS PERFORMING MORE LIKE A BIT OF LATE-SEASON MONSOON ON FRIDAY.
MAINLY WELL TO OUR EAST.
WE COULD SEE A STRAY THUNDERSTORM.
MORE LIKELY FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.
DURING THE DAY MOST OF US ARE DRY.
MID 70s IN OCEANSIDE AND SAN DIEGO.
THAT BECOMES MORE ESTABLISHED SATURDAY.
THAT IS A WARMING WIN FOR DEALING WITH READINGS WARMING UP SEVERAL DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE.
WANT TO STEP ASIDE BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE A HINT OF A COUPLE OF STRAY THUNDERSTORMS.
NOT TOO FAR FROM INLAND SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND OFF TO THE EAST.
WE WILL HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON THEM INTO THE MOUNTAINS ON SATURDAY.
THE COASTAL FOR MASS FORECAST IS WARMING UP.
A LITTLE MORE HUMAN THAN NORMAL.
YOU CAN SEE WE WARM UP TO 84 ON SATURDAY.
THEN WE COME BACK DOWN TO THE 70s ON TUESDAY.
INTO THE MOUNTAINS WE HAVE A STRAY THUNDERSTORM PERHAPS LATE SATURDAY.
MORE LIKELY ON SUNDAY.
THE COOLDOWN WILL BE NICE.
HERE'S A LOOK AT THE DESERTS.
STAYING IN THE DOUBLE DIGITS.
OF THESE WE ARE GETTING DEEPER INTO THE FALL.
>>> RECENT JOB NUMBERS INCLUDING THE LATEST UPDATE OUT TODAY ARE INFLUENCING JUST HOW FAR THE FED WILL GO IN RAISING INTEREST RATES.
EXPLAINING IN THE FRIDAY BUSINESS REPORT.
>> THE JOBS REPORT WAS KIND OF WITHIN EXPECTATIONS.
UNEMPLOYMENT RATEWENT DOWN PRIMARILY BECAUSE MORE LABORFORCE PARTICIPATION WAGES INCREASING THE WAGES ARE AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF INFLATION.
THE WAGES HAVE BEEN DECLINING FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS.
WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO?
GIVEN THIS WAS PROBABLY MORE ROBUST THAN THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THERE IS A 75% CHANCE ACCORDING TO THE TRADERS THAT THE INTEREST RATE INCREASE WILL BE THREE QUARTERS OF A POINT FOR VERSUS WHAT A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE MARKET WERE HOPING FOR WOULD BE A SOFTER OR MORE GENTLE HAVE A POINT INCREASE.
IS SLOWING LABOR MARKET IS PROBABLY NOT AS FAST AS THEY WOULD LIKE TO THAT WILL BE AN IMPORTANT FACTOR IN THE NEXT INFLATION REPORT WILL BE REPORTED AND HOW THEY WILL REACT BEFORE THE NEXT JOBS REPORT, WHICH WILL BE JUST BEFORE THE ELECTION.
>>> THE LATEST JOBS REPORT SHOWS THE EMPLOYMENT MARKET COOLING, BUT THE ECONOMY REMAINING STEADY.
THAT IS COMING UP AT 7:00 RIGHT AFTER "EVENING EDITION" ON KPBS.
>>> IT MAY OR MAY NOT BE A GAME CHANGER, BUT THE SCANDAL SURROUNDING THE GEORGIA SENATE CANDIDATE HERSCHEL WALKER IS JUST DELAYS IN THE LONG HISTORY OF THE SURPRISE BE FOR A NOVEMBER ELECTION.
>> IT IS OCTOBER.
LEAFS BEGAN TO CHANGE COLOR.
THE WEATHER BEGINS TO CHILL.
IN THE WORLD OF POLITICS IT IS WHEN CAMPAIGNS START TO HEAT UP, AND WHEN UNEXPECTED NEWS OR EVENTS OFTEN OCCUR DURING THE ELECTION CYCLE.
COMMONLY KNOWN AS AN OCTOBER SURPRISE.
A GAME CHANGING EVENT THAT COULD POSSIBLY DAMAGE ONE CANDIDATE'S CHANCES AND BOOST THE OTHERS.
OCTOBER SURPRISES HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR DECADES.
IT IS A PART OF U.S.
POLITICS.
EVEN BEFORE THIS WAS USED POLITICALLY.
GOING BACK 50 YEARS TO 1972 THE PRESIDENT'S NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR HAD LATENESS ABOUT THE UNPOPULAR VIETNAM WAR.
>> WE BELIEVE PIECES AT HAND.
SPENT HE WAS ROMPER THE WAR WOULD NOT COME TO A CLOSE FOR 2 1/2 MORE YEARS.
IN 1980 AND WHAT WAS THE OCTOBER SURPRISE THAT NEVER HAPPENED 52 U.S.
HOSTAGES WERE NOT RELEASED BEFORE THE ELECTION DESPITE PRESIDENT CARTER'S EFFORTS.
INSTEAD THEY WERE SET FREE AS SOON AS RONALD REAGAN WAS INAUGURATED.
AND 92 REAGAN'S SUCCESSOR SEEKING REELECTION WAS DAYS AWAY FROM INFO WHEN A TOP REAGAN TEAM MEMBER WAS INDICTED OVER THE IRAN-CONTRA AFFAIR.
BILL CLINTON TOOK THE WHITE HOUSE.
IN 2000 WHAT WAS ALREADY A TIGHT PRESIDENTIAL RACE NEWS EMERGED BUSH WAS ARRESTED 24 YEARS EARLIER FOR DRUNK DRIVING HE LOST THE POPULAR VOTE ALTHOUGH HE ULTIMATELY WON THE PRESIDENCY FOLLOWING A CONTROVERSIAL SUPREME COURT DECISION.
EIGHT YEARS LATER WITH THE STOCK MARKET TAKING A NOSEDIVE AND RECESSION WEARING ITS UGLY HEAD GOP PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE INSISTED -- >> FUNDAMENTALS OF OUR ECONOMY ARE STRONG.
>> BOATERS DISAGREED AND WHAT WAS ONCE A TIGHT RACE BECOME A CAMP DEMOCRATIC BLOWOUT WITH BARACK OBAMA WINNING.
IN 2012 WHAT WAS MORE OF A SEPTEMBER SURPRISE THEN IN OCTOBER SURPRISE AUDIOTAPE OF REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE MET ROMNEY SURFACE.
CHARACTERIZING ALMOST HALF THE VOTERS AS DEPENDENT ON GOVERNMENT HANDOUTS.
PRESIDENT OBAMA WENT ON TO WIN THE ELECTION.
IN 2016 AND WAS SEEMED LIKE EVERY EVENT CONSTITUTION AS AN SURPRISE "THE WASHINGTON POST" PUBLISHED A VIDEO OF REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE DONALD TRUMP BOASTING ABOUT BEING ABLE TO GRAB WOMEN BY THEIR GENITALS.
>> HIS DEMOCRATIC CHALLENGER HILLARY CLINTON ALSO FACED SCRUTINY WHEN THE FBI REOPENED AN INVESTIGATION INTO HER STAFF'S USE OF A PRIVATE EMAIL SERVER.
>> WE CAN BE SURE THAT IS WHAT IS IN THOSE EMAILS IS ABSOLUTELY DEVASTATING.
>> THEY WILL REACH THE SAME CONCLUSION THEY DID WHEN THEY LOOKED AT MY EMAILS FOR THE LAST YEAR.
THERE IS NO CASE HERE.
>> DURING THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WHERE IT WAS A TRUE OCTOBER SURPRISE TRUMP ALONG WITH THE FIRST LADY TESTED POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS.
DAYS AFTER THE FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE WITH JOE BIDEN.
>> MY WIFE AND I PRAY THEY WILL MAKE A RECOVERY.
>> WHILE TRUMP TRIED TO MAKE HIS OWN SURPRISE AT ALL BUT FIZZLED FROM A PRE-ELECTION BACKED SEEN TO A NEW STIMULUS PACKAGE.
>> BELTS FOR THE NOVEMBER ELECTION START GOING OUT TO REGISTERED VOTERS TOMORROW.
FOR MORE INFORMATION YOU CAN GO TO KPBS.ORG AND CLICK ON THE VOTER HUB TAB APPEAR THERE YOU WILL FIND OUR TAB TAILORED TWO RACES IN YOUR AREA.
>>> THIS IS THE CONVENTION FOR THE LIVE STREAMING VIDEO PLATFORM.
ABOUT 90,000 ARE EXPECTED TO BE THERE FOR THE THREE DAY EVENT.
>> OF THIS IS WHAT ATTRACTED FANS AND CONTRACT CREATORS LIKE HER.
STREAM YOUR CONTENT OR WATCH YOUR FAVORITE STREAMER.
THAT IS WHY THEY ARE CATCHING ON WITH THE YOUNGER GENERATION.
>> I THINK THE STUDENTS ASSOCIATED IT AS A MORE OF A FORMAL MEETING.
>> THAT BRINGS US HERE TO THE CONVENTION CENTER.
THEY WILL BE HERE FOR A THREE DAY CONVENTION.
>> TYPICALLY BUILD TWO CONVENTIONS EACH YEAR.
ONE IN NORTH AMERICA AND ONE IN EUROPE APPEAR TO SAN DIEGO IN PARTICULAR HAS HOSTED THE CONVENTION THREE TIMES.
INCLUDING THIS YEAR.
>> WE ARE THRILLED THAT THEY ARE BACK IN TOWN.
>> THE PRESIDENT AND CEO SAYS IT WOULD BE A BOOM FOR THE LOCAL ECONOMY.
>> THEY SAY THE ATMOSPHERE IS DIFFERENT.
>> IT IS THIS HUGE FESTIVAL WHERE I FEEL AS IF TWITCH IS MORE OF A BUSINESS CONFERENCE.
>> YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.
GOOD NIGHT.

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