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>> GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

>>> ELECTED LEADERS FROM ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY ARE BANDING TOGETHER TO CREATE A COORDINATED RESPONSE TO FEDERAL IMMIGRATION ACTIONS.

IT INCLUDES A PROPOSED ORDINANCE GOVERNING HOW FEDERAL IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES CAN OPERATE ACROSS MUCH OF THE COUNTY.

KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL IS LIVE IN CITY HEIGHTS WHERE THE PLAN WAS ANNOUNCED EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON.

JOHN.

>> Reporter: MAYA, THE LEADERS ARE CALLING IT A BOLD NEW POLICY DESIGNED TO PROTECT SAN DIEGANS FROM WHAT THEY CALL UNAUTHORIZED FEDERAL ENFORCEMENT.

THE GROUP LED BY CITY COUNCIL MEMBER SHAWN RIVERA ALONG WITH BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CHAIR TARA LAWSON REIMER.

THEY SAY THEY ARE SIMPLY RESPONDING TO WHAT THEY CALL ALARMING RECENT INCIDENTS OF MASKED FEDERAL AGENTS DETAINING RESIDENTS WITHOUT WARRANTS AND TRANSPARENCY.

THEY SAY THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE IS REALLY FOR EVERYBODY.

>> IT'S ABOUT ENSURING OUR RESOURCES, POLICIES AND LEADERSHIP ARE ALIGNED WITH OUR VALUES, IS THAT WE DON'T JUST SAY WE BELIEVE IN RIGHTS AND DIGNITY, BUT WE TAKE ACTION TO BACK THAT BELIEF.

>> Reporter: THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE IS CALLED THE DUE SAFETY AND QUALITY ORDINANCE.

SOME OF IT MAY ACTUALLY BE MORE OF A I REMINDER FOR FEDERAL AUTHORITIES THAN ACTUAL NEW LAW.

TO TALK MORE ABOUT THAT, I'M JOINED BY SOMEONE WHO KNOWS AN AWFUL LOT ABOUT THE SUBJECT OF IMMIGRATION AND THAT IS KPBS BORDER REPORTER GUSTAVO SOLIS.

THANKS FOR BEING HERE.

YOU HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE DRAFT ORDINANCE.

SO WHAT'S NEW AND WHAT'S NOT?

>> YEAH.

WELL, FIRST IT'S A DRAFT.

IT HASN'T BEEN APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL.

THEY HAVEN'T PASSED IT YET, BUT LIKE YOU SAID, IT BUILDS ON EXISTING CONSTITUTIONAL AND STATE LAW, RIGHT?

FEDERAL AGENTS CANNOT ENTER PRIVATE PROPERTY WITHOUT A SIGNED WARRANT.

LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT CAN'T ASK YOU FOR YOUR IMMIGRATION STATUS, THAT KIND OF THING.

IT WOULD CODIFY IT INTO SAN DIEGO LAW.

SO IT WOULD BE MORE ALIGNED WITH ALL THAT, BUT THE EXPANSIONS ARE PRETTY SIGNIFICANT, RIGHT?

ONE OF THEM IS IT GRANTS THOSE PROTECTIONS FROM THE CITY TO ANYONE CONTRACTING OR A GRANTEE OR LEASEEE OF THE CITY.

MEANING IF A NONPROFIT WANTS TO RENT THE LIBRARY, THE NONPROFIT WOULD HAVE THOSE PROTECTIONS OF BEING AWAY TO TURN A FEDERAL AGENT IF THEY DON'T HAVE A WARRANT.

>> Reporter: I THINK A LOGICAL QUESTION AT THIS POINT, ALSO, TO ASK, WHAT ARE THE TEETH IN IT?

CAN FEDERAL AUTHORITIES JUST IGNORE IT IF THEY WANT?

>> Reporter: YEAH.

THAT'S A LOT OF THESE LAWS, THE BATTLE BETWEEN STATE, LOCAL AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

IF THEY HAVE A WARRANT, NO.

I.C.E.

CAN COME IN HERE WITH A WARRANT AND THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO LOCALLY TO STOP THEM AND THEY SAID THAT, RIGHT?

THEY RECOGNIZE THAT, BUT THE SPIRIT OF THESE POLICIES ARE TO DO EVERYTHING THEY CAN LOCALLY AT THE MUNICIPAL LEVEL TO PROTECT PEOPLE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, RECOGNIZING THAT AT SOME POINT I.C.E.

IS JUST GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO WHAT THEY WANT.

>> Reporter: YEAH.

THANKS SO MUCH.

THE ELECTED OFFICIALS HERE TODAY APART FROM RIVERA AND LAWSON REIMER INCLUDE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE CITIES OF CHULA VISTA, LA MESA AND OCEANSIDE ALONG WITH OFFICIALS FROM THE SAN DIEGO AND IMPERIAL COUNTIES, THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE METROPOLITAN TRANSIT SYSTEM.

ALL THOSE FOLKS SAY THEY ARE GOING TO INTRODUCE THE PROPOSAL TO THEIR RESPECTIVE GOVERNING BODIES OVER THE COMING WEEKS.

LIVE IN CITY HEIGHTS, JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> FORMER SAN DIEGO COUNTY SUPERVISOR NATHAN FLETCHER DELIVERED HIS FIRST PUBLIC REMARKS SINCE A JUDGE DISMISSED A SEXUAL HARASSMENT LAWSUIT AGAINST HIM.

THE LONG TIME POLITICIAN SAID HE HAS NO PLANS TO RETURN TO PUBLIC OFFICE.

SCOTT JOINS US WITH MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NEWSROOM.

>> METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY EMPLOYEE GARCIA FIGUEROA CHARGED FLETCHER WITH ASSAULT.

FLETCHER WAS CHAIR OF THE BOARD AT THE TIME.

HE STEPPED DOWN FROM THE TRANSIT BOARD, RADIO HE SIGNED FROM THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND DROPPED HIS STATE SENATE RUN.

MORE THAN TWO YEARS LATER A JUDGE DISMISSED THE CASE AFTER A CONTENTIOUS LEGAL BATTLE.

>> WITH THIS BEHIND US WE HAVE A WEIGHT THAT'S BEEN LIFTED TO ALLOW US TO ENJOY LIFE, TO LOOK AHEAD.

>> THE JUDGE DECIDED TO SANCTION FIGUEROA FOR DESTROYING EVIDENCE DURING THE LITIGATION.

MARIBETH MOYLAN IS A PROFESSOR AT THE McGEORGE SCHOOL OF LAW.

>> THE COURT DECIDED TO ISSUE TERMINATING SANCTIONS WHICH MEANS YOUR CASE IS GOING TO BE DISMISSED BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T PLAY BY THE RULES AND IT SEEMS LIKE THIS WAS OVER THE COURSE OF, YOU KNOW, MANY MONTHS.

>> FIGUEROA HAS SAID SHE STANDS BY THE ALLEGATIONS AND PLANS TO APPEAL.

FLETCHER APOLOGIZED TO HIS FAMILY AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE, ACKNOWLEDGING HIS CONSENSUAL AFFAIR WITH FIGUEROA AND THANKED THEM FOR STANDING BY HIS SIDE.

DURING THE LITIGATION FLETCHER WENT TO REHAB FOR ALCOHOL ABUSE, PARTICIPATED IN EQUINE- BASED TRAUMA THERAPY AND ATTENDED A PSYCHEDELIC RETREAT IN MEXICO.

FLETCHER EMPHASIZED HE DOESN'T PLAN ON RETURNING TO ELECTED OFFICE.

>> I WILL LOOK BACK ON THE EIGHT YEARS I SPENT IN SAN DIEGO IN PUBLIC OFFICE WITH A MEASURE OF PRIDE THAT I FOUGHT AS HARD AS I COULD TO TRY AND MAKE SAN DIEGO A BETTER PLACE.

>> FLETCHER IS STILL PURSUING A CROSS-COMPLAINT AGAINST FIGUEROA FOR DEFAMATION.

LIVE FROM THE NEWSROOM, SCOTT RODD, KPBS NEWS.

>>> REALLY IS STAYING FAIRLY QUIET FOR US THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND OUR COOLING PATTERN WILL COME TO AN END, BUT WE ARE LOOKING AT TEMPERATURES FALLING BACK TO 65 TONIGHT, A BIT OF MARINE LAYER COMING IN.

I'LL TALK MORE ABOUT WHAT THE NEXT UPCOMING WEEK OFFERS STILL AHEAD.

>>> AFTER A 33-HOUR MANHUNT A SUSPECT IS IN CUSTODY IN CONNECTION WITH THE KILLING OF CHARLIE KIRK.

TYLER ROBINSON WHO HAS NO PRIOR CRIMINAL HISTORY IS CURRENTLY BEING HELD WITHOUT BOND.

>> Reporter: THE HUNT FOR THE SUSPECT ACCUSED OF KILLING CHARLIE KIRK IS OVER.

>> GOOD MORNING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

WE GOT HIM.

>> Reporter: OFFICIALS IN UTAH ANNOUNCING THE ARREST OF 22- YEAR-OLD TYLER ROBINSON.

>> A FAMILY MEMBER OF TYLER ROBINSON REACHED OUT TO A FAMILY FRIEND WHO CONTACTED THE WASHINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE WITH INFORMATION THAT ROBINSON HAD CONFESSED TO THEM OR IMPLIED THAT HE HAD COMMITTED THE INCIDENT.

>> Reporter: INVESTIGATORS INTERVIEWED MEMBERS OF ROBINSON'S FAMILY WHO SHARED THE ALLEGED SHOOTER BECAME MORE POLITICAL IN RECENT YEARS AND SPOKE NEGATIVELY ABOUT KIRK.

IN FRIDAY'S PRESS CONFERENCE FBI DIRECTOR KASH PATEL TOUTED THE SUCCESS AND SPEED OF THE MANHUNT.

>> FORENSIC EVIDENCE HAS BEEN SEIZED AND CONTINUES TO BE GARNERED.

FORENSIC EVIDENCE HAS ALREADY BEEN EVALUATED AT FBI LABORATORIES IN QUANTICO AND STATE AUTHORITIES HERE.

>> Reporter: SOME OF THE EVIDENCE INCLUDED A BOLT-ACTION ROOF AND SHELL CASINGS WITH ENGRAVED INSCRIPTIONS THAT READ MESSAGES LIKE, "HEY FASCIST, CATCH."

THERE WERE MESSAGES ON DISCORD WHERE ROBINSON TALKED ABOUT RETRIEVING A RIFLE.

AUTHORITIES BELIEVE HE ACTED ALONE.

COX DESCRIBED THE VIOLENCE AS AN ATTACK ON AMERICAN IDEALS, CALLING IT A WATERSHED IN THE NATION'S HISTORY.

>> THIS CUTS TO THE VERY FOUNDATION WHO WE ARE, OF WHO WE HAVE BEEN AND WHO WE COULD BE IN BETTER TIMES.

IS THIS THE END OF A DARK CHAPTER IN OUR HISTORY OR THE BEGINNING OF A DARKER CHAPTER IN OUR HISTORY?

>>> LAWMAKERS FROM BOTH PARTIES ARE EXPRESSING CONCERNS FOR THEIR OWN SAFETY AFTER THIS WEEK'S POLITICAL VIOLENCE.

KARIN CAIFA IS AT THE WHITE HOUSE WITH WHAT PRESIDENT TRUMP HAD TO SAY ABOUT THEIR CONCERNS AND HIS OWN.

>> Reporter: IN AN INTERVIEW WITH FOX AND FRIENDS ON FRIDAY MORNING, PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SAID THAT HIS SON DON JR. HAD SUGGESTED TO THE PRESIDENT THAT THE 31-YEAR-OLD CONSERVATIVE ACTIVIST, CHARLIE KIRK, WAS LIKE ANOTHER SON TO PRESIDENT TRUMP AND IN RESPONSE TO LAWMAKER CONCERNS ABOUT SAFETY IN THE WAKE OF KIRK'S SHOOTING DEATH, TRUMP SUGGESTED THAT THE RISK COMES WITH THE JOB.

KIRK'S ASSASSINATION AT A CAMPUS EVENT AT UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY IN UTAH ON WEDNESDAY SPARKED SHOCK FROM BOTH PARTIES BECAUSE KIRK WAS KILLED DOING SOMETHING MEMBERS OF CONGRESS DO ALL THE TIME, INTERACTING WITH PEOPLE IN PUBLIC SPACES AND ENGAGING IN FREE WHEELING CONVERSATIONS THAT SOMETIMES BECOME HEATED.

>> I LIKE BEING ACCESSIBLE, BUT BEING ACCESSIBLE IS STARTING TO LOOK LIKE BEING VULNERABLE.

>> IT'S MUCH MORE DANGEROUS THAN IT USED TO BE.

>> Reporter: HOUSE SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON SAID THURSDAY THERE WOULD BE SERIOUS CONVERSATIONS ABOUT MORE PROTECTIONS FOR LAWMAKERS OUTSIDE THE SECURITY OF THE U.S. CAPITOL.

IT'S A TOPIC THAT WILL GROW EVEN MORE IMPORTANT AS CAMPAIGNING FOR THE 2026 CONGRESSIONAL MIDTERM ELECTIONS RAMPS UP.

ASKED BY THE HOST OF "FOX & FRIENDS" FRIDAY MORNING ABOUT LAWMAKERS HESITANT TO PUT THEMSELVES IN PUBLIC FORUMS NOW, TRUMP SAID THE JOB COMES WITH RISK.

>> GOT TO DO YOUR THING OR GET OUT OF THE BUSINESS AND GO INTO SOMETHING ELSE.

IT'S A DANGEROUS BUSINESS AND FRANKLY, IT ALWAYS HAS BEEN.

IT ALWAYS HAS BEEN.

MY JOB'S VERY DANGEROUS.

IF YOU WOULD HAVE TOLD ME THIS, MAYBE I WOULDN'T HAVE DONE IT.

>> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP WAS THE TARGET OF TWO ASSASSINATION ATTEMPTS DURING THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.

AFTER TRUMP SAID THERE WAS A SUSPECT IN CUSTODY ON FRIDAY MORNING, OFFICIALS CONFIRMED THE ARREST OF A 22-YEAR-OLD MAN IN KIRK'S SHOOTING.

TRUMP ALSO SAID HE'LL ATTEND CHARLIE KIRK'S FUNERAL NEXT WEEK.

AT THE WHITE HOUSE, I'M KARIN CAIFA.

>>> A SAN DIEGO NAVY DOCTOR FINDS HERSELF UNDER INVESTIGATION AFTER A RIGHT WING ACTIVIST SHARED DETAILS FROM HER LINKEDIN ACCOUNT WITH DEFENSE SECRETARY PETE HEGSETH.

KPBS MILITARY REPORTER ANDREW DYER SAYS IT'S THE LATEST EXAMPLE OF INTOLERANCE OF LGBTQ+ PEOPLE FROM MILITARY LEADERS.

>> COMMANDER MARA WAS SERVING LAST WEEK IN SAN DIEGO WHEN THE X ACCOUNT OF TIKTOK SHARED A SCREEN SHOT OF HER LINKEDIN PROFILE HIGHLIGHTING HER SHE/HER PRONOUNS AND BIO WHICH SAID SHE WAS THE NAVY DEPUTY MEDICAL DIRECTOR FOR TRANSGENDER HEALTHCARE.

DEFENSE SECRETARY PETE HEGSETH QUOTE TWEETED THE POST SAYING, "PRONOUNS UPDATED SHE/HER FIRED."

>> I THINK WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT CARING FOR EVERY SERVICE MEMBER WITHOUT EXCEPTION IS NOT A LIABILITY.

IT IS WHAT WE ARE TRAINED TO DO.

IT IS WHAT GOOD LEADERS DO.

>> Reporter: COLONEL NOSM AR PENDING HER RETIREMENT IS SPEAKING TO KPBS AS A PRIVATE CITIZEN.

LIKE THOUSANDS OF OTHERS, SHE'S BEING FORCED OUT OF THE MILITARY WITH TRANSGENDER SERVICE MEMBERS.

>> WHAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE, THIS IS NOT EVEN ABOUT THE TRANS COMMUNITY.

WHAT WE ARE SEEING IS PEOPLE GETTING CALLED OUT MERELY FOR EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE FOLKS THAT THEY HAVE BEEN EITHER IN POSITION OR ORDERED TO TAKE CARE OF AND THAT'S WHAT I THINK IS IT REALLY CONCERNING HERE.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO HER MILITARY RECORD, MARA SPENT MOST OF HER 21-YEAR CAREER IN SAN DIEGO EITHER AT THE NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER OR CAMP PENDLETON.

ONLINE SHE DESCRIBES HERSELF AS BISEXUAL AND A DOCTOR WHOSE PRACTICE IS FOCUSED ON THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY.

A NAVY OFFICIAL TELLS KPBS MARA WAS REMOVED FROM HER LEADERSHIP ROLE AT EM F-150 BRAVO FOR LOST OF TRUST AND CONFIDENCE IN HER ABILITY TO COMMAND HAD.

THE OFFICIAL WHO IS NOT AUTHORIZED TO PUBLICLY COMMENT ON THE CASE SAYS THE SERVICE HAS LAUNCHED AN INVESTIGATION INTO MARA'S SOCIAL MEDIA USE, BUT SHE'S STILL PRACTICING MEDICINE AT THE NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER.

MARA DID NOT RESPOND TO REQUEST FOR COMMENT.

FRAM SAID SHE WAS CONCERNED WHEN SHE SAW MARA'S INFORMATION HAD BEEN SHARED BY LIBS OF TIKTOK.

>> AS SOMEONE WHO HAS ALSO BEEN UNDER THE GAZE OF LIBS OF TIKTOK, I RECALLED MY OWN EXPERIENCE WITH IT AND THE FACT THAT AFTER THOSE COMMENTS WERE PUBLISHED ABOUT ME, I RECEIVED ALL SORTS OF THREATS OF PHONE CALLS, VOICEMAILS.

PEOPLE FOUND EVERYTHING ABOUT ME AND LEFT MESSAGES THAT I SHOULD KILL MYSELF AND ALL SORTS OF INCREDIBLY UNPLEASANT HATE ABOUT ME AND MY FAMILY.

>> Reporter: A DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY SPOKESPERSON SAYS THE JOB TITLE DEPUTY MEDICAL DIRECTOR FOR TRANSGENDER HEALTHCARE WAS GOING TO BE ESTABLISHED UNDER THE LAST ADMINISTRATION, BUT THOSE PLANS WERE ABANDONED.

IN ADDITION TO BANNING TRANS SERVICE MEMBERS, THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS ALSO BANNED PROVIDING HEALTH COVERAGE FOR GENDER DYSPHORIA.

ANDREW DYER WITH, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS MADE CHANGES IN A RECENT AUDIT OF ITS SCHOOL FOUNDATIONS, BUT IT WILL TAKE A WHILE TO CARRY THOSE OUT.

KPBS REPORTER ALEXANDER NGUYEN HAS THE STORY FROM LAST NIGHT'S SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.

>> Reporter: SOME PARENTS TOLD THE SCHOOL BOARD THEY WANT TO SEE ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY FOR FOUNDATIONS THAT RAISE MONEY FOR THE DISTRICT SCHOOLS.

>> THAT'S WHY I BELIEVE A DEEPER FORENSIC AUDIT IS NEEDED.

>> Reporter: ALSO RECOGNITION WAS DEMANDED FOR THE TWO KENYON PRESS ACADEMY STUDENTS WHO QUESTIONED FINANCIAL PRACTICES BY THE SCHOOLS FOUNDATION.

THEIR REPORT LAST YEAR PROMPTED AN AUDIT OF ALL THE DISTRICT FOUNDATION.

BOTH HAVE NOW GRADUATED, BUT A STUDENT READ A STATEMENT TO THE BOARD.

>> THE ONLY WAY TO REGAIN THE CONFIDENCE OF THE COMMUNITY IS TO SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENT THESE GUIDELINES WITHOUT DELIBERATELY TRYING TO STALL.

AS SUCH, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SCHOOL, ITS STUDENTS, AND THE COMMUNITY, I HOPE TO SEE ITS RECOMMENDATIONS BE SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED.

>> Reporter: THE AUDIT RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDE FORMAL MEMORANDUMS OF INTERESTING WITH ALL FOUR SCHOOL FOUNDATIONS.

THE SUPERINTENDENT EXPECTS TO HAVE A DRAFT MAU BY NOVEMBER OR DECEMBER.

>> THEY'LL NEED AMENDMENTS, REVISIONS TO ALIGN WITH WHAT COMES THROUGH THIS MOU IN THIS PROCESS.

WE WOULD HOPE BY DECEMBER BY HAVE THE FINAL MOU WITH ALL OF OUR FOUR FOUNDATIONS.

>> Reporter: HE EXPECTS ALL THE AUDIT RECOMMENDATIONS TO BE FULLY IMPLEMENTED BY MARCH.

ALEXANDER NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> I'M JEFF BENNETT.

TONIGHT ON "THE NEWS HOUR, "WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE SUSPECT ARRESTED FOR THE KILLING OF CONSERVATIVE ACTIVIST CHARLIE KIRK.

THAT'S AT 7:00 AFTER "EVENING EDITION" ON KPBS.

>>> IN 2018 JEFF BENNETT WAS HANDED THE PBS NEWS HOUR BATON FROM LONG TIME ANCHOR JUDY WOODRUFF.

I RECENTLY HAD A CHANCE TO GAIN MORE INSIGHT INTO HER WORLD WHEN SHE VISITED US HERE AT KPBS.

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR JOINING US.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

>> AS A PERSON WHO TYPICALLY SEEKS ANSWERS THROUGH QUESTIONS, I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE DIFFERENT FOR YOU TO BE ON THE OTHER END.

>> I'M IN GOOD HANDS.

>> THANK YOU.

LET'S START WITH HOW YOU GOT THE FIRE IN YOUR GUT FOR STORY TELLING.

WHO DID YOU WATCH, LISTEN TO, OR READ THAT INSPIRED THIS JOURNALISM IN YOU?

>> YOU KNOW, I WAS ENCOURAGED AS A CHILD TO ASK QUESTIONS.

IT'S SOMETHING MY PARENTS INSTILLED IN MY SISTERS AND IN ME, I THINK SOMETHING THEY CAME TO LATER REGRET BECAUSE WE GOT TO BE SO GOOD AT ASKING QUESTIONS, BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW MY FATHER WAS ACTUALLY A JOURNALIST BACK IN PAKISTAN.

ETCH USED TO ANCHOR THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE EVENING NEWS THERE.

HE COVERED WAR.

HE DID DOCUMENTARIES AND WHAT HE ENCOURAGED IN ALL OF US WAS ASK QUESTIONS AND KNOW THE POWER OF YOUR WORDS.

UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU SAY AND WRITE CARRIES A LOT OF WEIGHT.

SO HE NEVER PUSHED US INTO JOURNALISM.

I SORT OF FELL INTO IT HAPPENSTANCE AFTER TAKING AN INTERNSHIP, GRADUATING FROM COLLEGE AND IT WAS WEEKS BEFORE THE 9/11 ATTACKS, BUT FOR ME IT WAS THE FIRST BIG STORY I COVERED AND IT KIND OF SET THE PACE FOR THE REST OF MY CAREER.

I SAW ALL THE THINGS MY PARENTS HAD TAUGHT ME, WHICH WAS YOU HAVE TO ASK QUESTIONS AND KNOW THE POWER OF YOUR WORDS.

SO I WATCHED A LOT OF NEWS GROWING UP.

I HAD TRAIL BLAZERS LIKE COKIE ROBERTS AND CONNIE CHUNG TO LOOK UP TO, BUT I NEVER IMAGINED I'D GET INTO JOURNALISM UNTIL I FELL INTO IT.

>> YOU WORKED FOR COMMERCIAL AND LEGACY STATIONS BEFORE YOU CAME TO PUBLIC MEDIA.

SO WHAT DREW YOU TO PUBLIC MEDIA AS A STORYTELLER?

>> TRULY, IT WAS THE CHANCE TO BE ABLE TO WORK CLOSELY WITH A LEGEND LIKE JUDY WOODRUFF, TO BE ABLE TO SUB IN HER CHAIR WHEN SHE WAS ON THE ROAD, TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO GET OUT AND TELL STORIES IN A THOUGHTFUL AND NUANCED WAY.

I LOVED MY TIME AT THE COMMERCIAL NETWORKS.

I HAD GREAT BOSSES.

I HAD THE ABILITY TO TELL REALLY IMPORTANT STORIES.

I WAS FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT FOR YEARS AND THEN COVERED DOMESTIC POLITICS IN STORIES AS WELL, BUT THERE'S SOMETHING SPECIAL ABOUT PUBLIC MEDIA AND THERE'S SOMETHING SPECIAL ABOUT "THE NEWS HOUR" AND IT'S A PLACE WHERE THOUGHTFUL STORY TELLING AND THOUGHTFUL CONVERSATIONS AND AN UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS WORLD IS NOT BLACK AND WHITE ARE CORE TO WHAT WE DO.

WE LIVE IN THE GRAY AND I THINK WE'RE SO CONNECTED TO OUR COMMUNITIES, BOTH YOU HERE AT KPBS AND ALL THE MEMBER STATIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY AND I THINK THAT CONNECTION, THAT RESPONSIBILITY WE FEEL TO THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE, I THINK IT SERVES THE JOURNALISM, TOO.

>> WHAT WAS IT LIKE FOR YOU TO TAKE THE BATON FROM JUDY WOODRUFF, YOU AND JEFF BENNETT?

>> FIRST OF ALL, WE CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT JUDY WOODRUFF, WHO IS STILL AT IT DOING SOME INCREDIBLE STORY TELLING ACROSS THE COUNTRY ABOUT THE DIVISIONS IN THIS NATION RIGHT NOW AND THE REASON I THINK THAT THAT HAPPENED SO SEAMLESSLY AND SO SMOOTHLY FROM THE FEEDBACK WE'VE GOTTEN FROM THE AUDIENCE IS BECAUSE OF JUDY AND OUR EXECUTIVE PRODUCER SARAH JUST.

THEY KNEW IT WAS A BIG TRANSITION.

THERE'S ONLY BEEN FOUR PEOPLE TO SIT IN THOSE CHAIRS BEFORE JEFF AND I WERE HANDED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT DESK AND WE KNEW IT WAS GOING TO BE A BIG CHANGE FOR THE AUDIENCE.

SO IT WAS A MOMENT FOR BOTH OF US, FOR JEFF AND I, OF REAL DUTY, REAL RESPONSIBILITY, BUT ALSO JUST EXCITEMENT BECAUSE THIS IS A BRAND THAT'S BEEN AROUND FOR DECADES.

IT WAS AROUND BEFORE WE WERE BORN.

IT'S GOING TO BE AROUND LONG AFTER WE'RE GONE AND RIGHT NOW WE GET TO HAVE STEWARDSHIP OF THIS INCREDIBLE INSTITUTION.

SO WE'RE EXCITED TO HELP WRITE ITS NEXT CHAPTER, BUT WE TAKE IT SORT OF VERY SERIOUSLY EVERY DAY.

>> YES, YOU TAKE IT SERIOUSLY AND TALK ABOUT THE WEIGHT OF RESPONSIBILITY.

CAN YOU THINK OF A STORY YOU'VE COVERED THAT MAYBE YOU FELT THAT WEIGHT SO ACUTELY?

>> THERE'S SO MANY.

THE LAST FEW YEARS IN PARTICULAR IT FEELS LIKE TRYING TO REPORT THE NEWS IS LIKE DRINKING FROM A FIRE HOSE EVERY SINGLE DAY.

THERE'S NO SHORTAGE OF STORIES AND IT'S A REALLY, REALLY DIFFICULT TIME TO BE A JOURNALIST BECAUSE OF THAT I THINK, BUT IT'S ALSO A WONDERFUL TIME TO BE A JOURNALIST.

THERE ARE STORIES EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK.

JUST OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, YOU THINK BACK TO SOME OF THE MASS SHOOTINGS THAT I'VE COVERED, RIGHT?

THOSE ARE STORIES THAT DEEPLY, DEEPLY IMPACT ONE COMMUNITY.

LIVES ARE FOREVER CHANGED.

POLICY IS AT PLAY.

POLITICS FIND THEIR WAY INTO IT.

I CAN'T IMAGINE BEING ANYWHERE ELSE OTHER THAN "NEWS HOUR" AND TRYING TO REPORT ON SOME OF THESE REALLY DIFFICULT EMOTIONAL FRAUGHT STORIES IN THE WAY THAT WE'RE ABLE TO IN THAT PLATFORM.

I THINK BACK TO JANUARY 6th.

I THINK ABOUT THE LIVE COVERAGE WE WERE IN THAT DAY, WHEN JUDY WOODRUFF WAS ANCHORING.

I WAS OUTSIDE ON THE CAPITOL GROUNDS AND WE WERE LIVE FOR SEVERAL HOURS AT A TIME JUST REPORTING ON WHAT WE WERE SEEING AND HEARING AND WHAT PEOPLE ON THE GROUND WERE TELLING US.

THERE'S BEEN MOMENTS IN AMERICAN HISTORY THAT I KNOW WILL FOREVER STAY WITH US THAT I FEEL REALLY PRIVILEGED TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TELL AND IT'S OUR JOB AS JOURNALISTS, AS EDUCATORS TO BUILD THOSE BRIDGES TO GET THEM THE INFORMATION THEY NEED SO THEY CAN MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR LIVES.

>> I CAN REALLY FEEL THE DEPTH TO WHICH YOU FEEL THAT.

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

>> THANK YOU.

>>> AND ON THE VISIT OF SAN DIEGO THIS WEEK TO HELP CELEBRATE KPBS' 65th ANNIVERSARY, SO YOU CAN TUNE IN TONIGHT AT 8:30 FOR A KPBS NEWS SPECIAL.

WE'RE TAKING A LOOK BACK AT PUBLIC MEDIA START ON THE SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS AND A LOOK INTO THE FUTURE OF LOCAL NEWS AND STORY TELLING.

WATCH LIVE ON KPBS TV OR ANYTIME ON DEMAND ON THE NEW KPBS PLUS APP.

>>> WE ARE SLOWLY GETTING SET TO WARM A LITTLE BIT UP, AT LEAST OVER THE DAYS TO COME.

IT'S A GRADUAL SETUP AS WE TRY TO BRING IN WARMER WEATHER.

THERE'S SOME MONSOONAL MOISTURE THAT MEANS A FEW EXTRA CLOUDS IN THE MIDDLE, REALLY LATER PART OF THE UPCOMING WEEK.

OVERNIGHT TONIGHT 65 FOR THE LOW IN THE CITY.

TOWARDS CHULA VISTA 63, MOUNT LAGUNA 52 AND RAMONA HITS 56 FOR THE OVERNIGHT LOW.

OUR PATTERN IS FAIRLY COMFORTABLE ACROSS OUR GOLDEN STATE AND THROUGH SOME OF THE INTERIOR SOUTHWEST.

WE'RE NOT SEEING MUCH IN THE WAY OF MOISTURE, WHICH IS WHY TOMORROW WE'RE BACK IN THE MID- 70s FOR HIGHS, 75 IN THE CITY, 77 TOWARDS OCEANSIDE AND ESCONDIDO HITTING 80 DEGREES FOR YOU, BORREGO SPRINGS TOPPING OUT AT 96 FOR THE AFTERNOON.

AS WE GET INTO NEXT WEEK, THAT MONSOONAL MOISTURE COMES BACK AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT A BIT OF TROPICAL MOISTURE.

WE'RE STILL WATCHING THAT DEVELOP ACROSS THE PACIFIC THERE, BUT THIS WILL INCREASE OUR CHANCE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, BUT AGAIN, AT LEAST IN THE ONSET WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT MORE CLOUDS INTRODUCED INTO THE FORECAST.

LET'S TAKE YOU THROUGH FUTURE SATELLITE AND RADAR TO GET YOU TO THAT POINT.

WE GO THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND NOT A WHOLE LOT HAPPENING ACROSS OUR REGION.

AS WE STEP THROUGH MONDAY AND TUESDAY, STILL FAIRLY QUIET.

IT'S NOT UNTIL THE LATER PART OF THE WEEK, REALLY WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY, WHEN WE START TO SEE MORE MOISTURE COME IN FROM THE SOUTH.

THAT'S GOING TO BE OUR BETTER CHANCE FOR SOME SHOWERS.

AGAIN, COASTAL COMMUNITIES, ULTIMATELY IT'S MORE OF THE SAME FOR US.

AS WE GO THROUGH THE WEEKEND, SLOWLY LOOKING PRETTY NICE WITH MID-70s, THEN GOING WARMER TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

THERE'S SOME EXTRA CLOUDS AND THAT MONSOONAL MOISTURE STEPPING UP WEDNESDAY IN THE FORM OF CLOUDS AS TEMPERATURES GO UP TOWARDS 90 DEGREES EVENTUALLY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK FOR THE INLAND COMMUNITIES.

IN THE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES YOU'LL SEE THAT PUNCH TOWARDS THE UPPER 70s WITH EXTRA CLOUDS, BUT THE WEEKEND BEAUTIFUL IN THE MID-60s AND A GREAT WEEKEND IN THE DESERTS AS WE HOLD ONTO THE MID-90s BEFORE THE TRIPLE DIGI.

>>> GETTING FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER IN SAN DIEGO CAN TAKE YOU TO STREETS WITH FAMILIAR NAMES IN.

POINT LOMA MANY ARE NAMED FOR AUTHORS.

THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE YOU MIGHT HAVE NOTICED IN THIS STORY ABOUT SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: HAVE YOU NOTICED SOMETHING ABOUT THE STATE STREETS IN SAN DIEGO, I MEAN THE STREETS THAT ARE NAMED FOR STATES LIKE KANSAS HERE, THE LAND OF OZ, AND JUST TO THE WEST OF KANSAS IS UTAH AND I GUESS THAT'S TRUE.

OREGON, YOU'VE SEEN THESE STREETS, AND TEXAS, THAT'S A BIG ONE, TEXAS STREET.

THESE ARE ALL STATES OF THE UNION, EVERY ONE OF THEM, AND THE LIST GOES ON AND NO, BY THE WAY, THEY AREN'T ALPHABETICAL.

MISSISSIPPI IS FOLLOWED BY ALABAMA, FLORIDA, AND GEORGIA, BUT HERE IS THE QUESTION.

WHERE IS MISSOURI, THE SHOW ME STATE?

WHERE'S MISSOURI STREET?

OKAY.

NOW TO PACIFIC BEACH AND ANOTHER GROUP OF STREETS NAMED FOR PRECIOUS STONES.

YOU'LL SEE DIAMOND, EMERALD, GARNET, JEWEL AND MISSOURI.

TURNS OUT MISSOURI STREET IS THE LONE HOLDOUT FROM BACK IN THE DAYS WHEN THERE WERE SOME STATE STREETS IN PACIFIC BEACH, BUT WHEN UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS WAS BEING DEVELOPED, THEY SAID HEY, WE LIKE STATE NAMES FOR OUR STREETS AND SUDDENLY SAN DIEGO HAD A PROBLEM.

YOU COULDN'T HAVE TWO STREETS WITH THE SAME NAME IN THE SAME CITY.

ACTUALLY IT WAS PACIFIC BEACH THAT HAD THE PROBLEM.

THAT TOWN FAILED TO FILE ITS SUBDIVISION MAP WITH THE COUNTY CLERK BEFORE UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS DID AND SO IT WAS FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED.

SORRY, PACIFIC BEACH, YOU HAVE TO RENAME YOUR STATE STREETS AND THEY DID, CHANGE THEIR STATE NAMES, A LOT OF THEM, TO GEMSTONES WITH JUST THE ONE LONE EXCEPTION, MISSOURI STREET.

IT STAYED IN PACIFIC BEACH AND NOBODY SEEMS TO KNOW WHY BECAUSE ALL THE OTHERS WENT TO UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS.

TODAY THE WAR OF THE STATES IS OVER, BUT MISSOURI IS STILL STANDING ITS GROUND HERE IN PACIFIC BEACH, MAKING A STATEMENT OF ITS OWN ABOUT SAN DIEGO.

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