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>> GOOD EVENING, IT IS MONDAY, DECEMBER 5th.

GAVIN NEWSOM SAYS OIL COMPANIES NEED TO REIGN IN THEIR PRICES AND PROFITS OR PAY A PENALTY.

STATE LAWMAKER TOOK A PROPOSAL TO DO JUST THAT.

ALEX WINN HAS THE STORY.

>> IT IS ABOUT TIME.

>> Reporter: THE PRICES THAT DRIVERS PAY FOR GAS ARE RIDICULOUS.

YOU THINK THAT GAS COMPANIES ARE GOUGING US?

>> OF COURSE.

OF COURSE.

THAT IS A SILLY QUESTION.

>> Reporter: IT IS NO LAUGHING MATTER FOR GAVIN NEWSOM.

HE CALLED FOR A SPECIAL SESSION TODAY TO WORK ON A PROPOSED PENALTY FOR OIL COMPANIES WITH A PROFIT ASKED CEDING THE THRESHOLD.

>> CALIFORNIA HAS EXPERIENCED SOME OF THE HIGHEST GASOLINE PRICES EVER RECORDED IN THE STATE.

YOU KNOW THE PRICE OF CRUDE OIL DECLINE DURING THAT TIME, THE TAXES AND FEES REMAIN UNCHANGED AND GAS PRICES DID NOT INCREASE OUTSIDE THE WESTERN UNITED STATES.

MUCH OF THIS INCREASE WAS CAUSED BY REFINERS.

>> Reporter: THE AVERAGE PRICE IS ABOUT 4:81.

NATIONWIDE IT IS $3.40.

PART OF THAT CAN BE EXPLAINED AWAY BY THE GAS WE PAY AT THE PUMP FOR ABOUT $.35 OF THAT IS WHAT THE CALIFORNIA CONSUMER WATCHDOG CALLED A SURE CHARGE.

JIMMY IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE SANTA MONICA BEACH CONSUMER WATCHDOG.

>> THERE IS NO REASON THAT GAS PRICES IN CALIFORNIA SHOULD BE ANY MORE THAN $.69 GREATER THEN U.S. GAS PRICES.

THAT IS WHAT IT COST WHEN YOU ADD IN ENVIRONMENTAL RULES AND TAXES.

>> Reporter: THE LAW WAS AT THE MAXIMUM PROFIT MARGIN THE REFINERIES CAN MAKE PER GALLON AND WOULD IMPOSE A PENALTY IF OIL COMPANIES EXCEED THAT AMOUNT.

SPOKESMAN FOR THE WESTERN STATE PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION SAYS THAT IS A TAX ON OIL COMPANIES THAT WILL DRIVE PRICES HIGHER.

PRICES ARE DRIVEN BY MARKET FORCES.

>> WHEN THERE IS HIGH DEMAND FOR COMMODITY, ESPECIALLY ONE LIKE OURS WHICH IS GLOBAL.

THERE IS PRESSURE FROM AROUND THE WORLD FOR IT.

THERE IS GOING TO BE HIGHER EARNINGS.

>> Reporter: ALAN GINN SAYS THERE IS SOME TRUTH TO THAT BUT DOES THAT IS NOT ALL!

ALL THE RECORD PROFITS.

>> THE OIL COMPANIES ARE JUST TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE MARKET HERE.

>> Reporter: SUMMER HOPING SOMETHING WILL COME FROM THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE ROLLOUT HAS BEEN PUSHED BACK ANOTHER TWO YEARS FOR I.D..

THEY SET A NEW DEADLINE OF MAY 7, 2025 AT WHICH POINT ESTATE DRIVER'S LICENSES THAT DON'T MEET SECURITY STANDARDS ESTABLISHED BY THE REAL I.D.

ACT WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED BY FEDERAL AGENCIES.

HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET THROUGH AIRPORT SECURITY WITH OUT A COMPLIANCE FORM OF I.D.. FEDERAL AUTHORITIES WERE GOING TO START ENFORCING THE NEW STANDARDS ON MAY 3rd OF NEXT YEAR.

IT WAS PASSED IN 2005, FOLLOWING A RECOMMENDATION BY THE 9/11 COMMISSION.

>>> THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO AMBULANCE PROVIDER IS OFFERING SIGNING BONUSES.

MATT HOFFMAN SAYS THIS COMES AHEAD OF AN EXPECTED BUSY SEASON FOR HOSPITALS.

>> OUR GOAL IS TO TRY TO FILL ALL OF THE OPENINGS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

WE'VE BEEN DOING THAT EVER SINCE WE STARTED.

IT >> Reporter: THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, JEFF BAIN, SAYS HE NO STAFFING LEVELS ARE NOT WHAT THEY PROMISED.

IT IS IMPACTING RESPONSE TIMES, SO THEY ARE UPPING THEIR GAME TO ATTRACT NEW PARAMEDICS IN THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO.

>> IT IS A COMPETITION BECAUSE THERE IS A LIMITED POOL.

WE JUST LOOK AND SAID, WE NEED TO INCREASE THAT TO TRY AND GET THOSE TO CONSIDER COMING OVER.

>> Reporter: $50,000 SIGN-ON BONUSES ARE BEING OFFERED FOR NEW PARAMEDICS.

IT WOULD BE SPREAD OUT OVER THREE YEARS AND IT IS LARGER THAN THE $15,000 BONUSES OFFERED BY THE COMPETITOR, AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE.

>> I COMMEND THEM FOR UPPING THEIR RECRUITMENT AND TRYING TO BRING ON NEW PERSONNEL.

IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE LATE.

WE WISH THIS WOULD'VE HAPPENED BEFORE.

>> Reporter: FIRE AND RESCUE CHIEF, COLIN, SAYS CHECKING NEW EMPLOYEES WILL TAKE TIME.

HE ALSO WORRIES ABOUT RETENTION OF EXISTING EMPLOYEES.

>> THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO BRING ON THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT THEY NEED.

THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO HOLD ONTO THEIR EMPLOYEES AFTER THEY ARE HIRED.

SOMETHING HAS TO CHANGE INTERNALLY TO ADDRESS THAT.

>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT OF THE SAN DIEGO ASSOCIATION OF PREHOSPITAL PROFESSIONALS, WHICH REPRESENTS THE EMPLOYEES, SHARES THE CONCERNS.

>> TO THE POINT THAT IT MAY BE BRINGS IN MORE PEOPLE -- WE FEEL THAT IS POSSIBLE.

ANY SIGNING BONUS WILL DO THAT.

UNFORTUNATELY, IT ONLY ADDRESSES A HANDFUL OF NEW PARAMEDICS IT BRINGS IN.

IT DOES NOTHING TO ADDRESS THE NONCOMPETITIVE BASE PAY ISSUES BETTER PREVENTING THEM FROM RETAINING PARAMEDICS IN OUR WORKFORCE.

THAT NUMBER OF DEFICIT PARAMEDICS HAS ONLY GROWN.

>> Reporter: THE ASSOCIATION ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF NEGOTIATING A NEW CONTRACT AND BAIN SAYS THEY HOPE TO DO SOMETHING FOR CURRENT EMPLOYEES.

>> WE ARE IN THOSE DISCUSSIONS TO SEE WHAT CAN WE DO.

SINCE IT FULLY TOOK OVER SAN DIEGO'S 911 CONTRACT ABOUT A YEAR AGO, THEY HAVE NOT YET MET THEIR MOM THE STAFFING GOALS.

BAIN SAYS THEY NEED AROUND 30 PARAMEDICS TO EASE THE BURDEN ON CURRENT EMPLOYEES WHO WERE UNDER MANDATORY OVERTIME.

THE FIRE CHIEF IS SKEPTICAL ALL THAT THINGS WILL TURN AROUND SOON.

HE IS STILL PLANNING TO PRESENT OPTIONS TO CITY COUNCILMEMBERS NEXT MONTH ABOUT WHAT TO DO IN THE MEANTIME.

>> WE ARE REALLY NOT GETTING WHAT WE HAD BEEN PROMISED A YEAR AGO.

WE ARE LOOKING AT ALL AVENUES OF HOW WE CAN INCREASE THE SERVICE LEVELS.

KIND OF GET TO A MORE LONG- TERM, SUSTAINABLE PROGRAM.

>> Reporter: THE ASSOCIATION WRESTLING THE EMPLOYEE SAYS 50 PARAMEDICS HAVE LEFT IN THE LAST YEAR AND MORE COULD BE ON THEIR WAY OUT.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS .

>>> AN URGENT CALL IS BEING MADE FOR HOUSE OFFICIALS TO HELP HAVE HOSPITAL DEALS ARISE IN RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES IN CHILDREN ACROSS AMERICA.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ HAS THE LATEST.

>> Reporter: THE NIGHTMARES FOR THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS -- >> Reporter: AS CHILDREN SUFFER FROM A STORY ILLNESS ACROSS THE NATION AND PARENTS FACE HOSPITALS, CHUCK SCHUMER IS CALLING ON THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO STEP IN AND HELP.

>> I HAVE KNOWN PEOPLE WHOSE BABIES, ONLY A FEW MONTHS OLD ARE SPENDING MORE THAN A WEEK IN THE HOSPITAL.

THE BABIES ARE SUFFERING FROM COLLAPSED LUNGS AND NEED OXYGEN TO BREATHE.

THEIR PARENTS KEEP VIGIL NEXT TO THE HOSPITAL BED.

THEY DON'T GO TO SLEEP.

THERE WERE THEIR CHILD WILL STOP BREATHING AND THEY WILL MISS IT.

>> Reporter: IN A LETTER!

SOLELY BY CNN, THE UNITED STATES HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SECRETARY TELLS GOVERNORS AROUND THE COUNTRY THAT THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS READY TO CONTINUE ASSISTING YOU WITH RESOURCES SUPPLIED AND PERSONNEL.

>> THEY HAVE THE AUTHORITY.

>> Reporter: AS PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL BEDS ARE IN SHORT SUPPLY SO OUR PAIN MEDICINES LIKE ACETAMINOPHEN AND IBUPROFEN.

JOHNSON AND JOHNSON SAYING, THEY ARE EXPERIENCING HIGH DEMAND AND ARE RUNNING REDUCTION SITES 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK TO MAXIMIZE PRODUCTION CAPACITY.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ, KPBS NEWS .

>> IF YOU CANNOT FIND CHILDREN MEDICINE ON STORE SHELVES, THERE ARE OTHER OPTIONS FOR TREATING YOUR SICK CHILD.

WHAT PEDIATRICIANS ARE RECOMMENDING.

>>> THE POLICE DEPARTMENT START ENFORCING THE SIDEWALK VENDOR ORNAMENTS THIS PAST WEEKEND.

HOW DID IT GO?

MELISSA MAE WENT TO GET AN UPDATE.

REMIXES 2019, THIS IS WHAT THE GAS LINE DISTRICT WAS DEALING WITH.

UP TO 16 OF THESE HOT DUCK MENTORS TOOK UP THE SIDEWALK OF SAN DIEGO'S HISTORIC DISTRICT.

>> VENDORS ON FIFTH AVENUE SELLING HOTDOGS, OPEN FLAME, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE DROPPED GREASE IN THE STORM DRAINS.

THEY LEAVE TRASH ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET.

THEY STAY IN THE SIDEWALKS AND THEY JUST WAIT.

>> Reporter: MICHAEL TRIMBLE IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE QUARTER ASSOCIATION.

>> IT LOOKS BAD AND SMELLS BAD.

IT IS JUST NOT A GOOD LOOK TO HISTORIC DISTRICT.

IT PRIDES ITSELF ON BEING A CLEAN ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT.

>> Reporter: THE POLICE DEPARTMENT STARTED ENFORCING THE SIDEWALK VENDOR ORNAMENTS OVER THE WEEKEND.

>> THIS IS NOT THE END OF ENFORCEMENT BUT THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING.

THE STREET RIGHT FOR ILLEGAL VENDING IS OVER.

THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL CONTINUE TO ENFORCE EVERY WEEKEND MOVING FORWARD EVERY VENDOR THAT WAS ON FIFTH AVENUE HAD NO PERMIT.

NO HEALTH PERMIT, NO BUSINESS LICENSE.

NOT USING ANY SANITARY FOOD HANDLING PROCEDURES.

>> Reporter: HE HAS ALREADY HEARD FROM SEVERAL MERCHANTS.

>> THEY WERE PLEASED TO SEE THAT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY THEY HAD VERY FEW VENDORS ON FIFTH AVENUE.

MERCHANTS ARE SAYING THEY'RE EXCITED TO SEE FIFTH AVENUE CLEAR AGAIN.

>> Reporter: WE ASKED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HOW MANY CITATIONS WERE ISSUED OVER THE WEEKEND.

THEY SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE A NUMBER YET.

MELISSA MAE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A NEW POLICY BANS THE SALE.

PRIVACY ADVOCATES WARM, MOST PERSONAL INFORMATION COULD STILL BE LAWFULLY SOLD.

>> Reporter: FOR YEARS, CHULA VISTA HAS ADVOCATED FOR STRONGER PRIVACY PROTECTION.

HERE HE IS LESS YOUR SPEAKING JUST STEPS AWAY FROM CITY HALL.

>> WE SHOULD HAVE AN EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY.

WE SHOULD NOT GIVE UP THE EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY.

OTHERWISE, YOUR UNDOING A FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE THAT THE U.S. CONSTITUTION AFFORDS US.

>> Reporter: HIS WORDS RESONATED IN THIS CITY CALLED ONE OF THE MOST SURVEILED IN THE COUNTRY.

RIOS AND OTHERS WERE ANGRY OVER REVELATIONS THAT POLICE HAD SHARED DATA COLLECTED FROM ITS LICENSE PLATES READERS WITH FEDERAL IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS.

>> WE SHOULD BE MORE IN FRONT OF THEIR DOOR, IN FRONT OF CITY COUNCIL.

CALLING OUT FOR THE NEED TO HAVE THESE OVERSIGHT MECHANISMS AND TO HOLD ACCOUNTABLE NOT ONLY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BUT ALSO THE OFFICIALS.

>> Reporter: IN APRIL RIOS JOINED A PRIVACY ADVOCATE GROUP AND EXPERT, THEIR MISSION, HELP CHULA VISTA GREAT NEW SURVEILLANCE GUIDELINES.

IT WAS TO BOUNCE POLICE USE OF SURVEILLANCE TOOLS LIKE LICENSE PLATES READERS AND DRONES WITH PROTECTING RESIDENTS PRIVACY RIGHTS.

THE GROUP HAD HIGH HOPES.

LAST MONTH WHEN THE CITY COUNCIL ULTIMATELY PASSED A PRIVACY PROTECTION POLICY, RIOS WAS DISAPPOINTED.

>> FOR ME IT WAS UNCLEAR EXACTLY WHAT THE POLICY DOES.

>> Reporter: IT SUGGESTS THAT THE PERSONAL INFORMATION HAS TO BE SOLD BUT IS THAT REALLY TRUE?

>> IN A WORD, NO.

>> Reporter: ALARCON IS AN EXECUTIVE PROTECTOR OF THE NEW YORK-BASED SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY OVERSIGHT PROJECT.

>> THIS POLICY HAS A LOT OF DETAILS BUT IT ALSO HAS A LOT OF LOOPHOLES.

FROM MY READING, THOSE EXCEPTIONS SWALLOW THE RULE.

>> Reporter: EXCEPTIONS IN THE POLICY INCLUDE ANY INFORMATION RECORDED IN THE PLACE WHERE PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE A REASONABLE EXPECT TATIAN OF PRIVACY.

THAT MEANS, ANY DETAILS CAPTURED IN PUBLIC LACES WOULD NOT BE COVERED.

NO MATTER HOW SENSITIVE.

>> WEATHER TO OUR GEOLOCATION DATA, YOUR BIOMETRIC DATA, INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR PHONE NUMBER, YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS.

MUCH OF THE INFORMATION THAT IS COVERED BY THIS POLICY IS EXEMPTED UNDER THE EXCEPTION.

BECAUSE A LOT OF THE SURVEILLANCE THAT IS SHARED WITH VENDORS IS RECORDED IN PUBLIC.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THE POLICY EXEMPTS INFORMATION GATHERED FROM SURVEILLANCE THAT IS PART OF AN ACTIVE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION.

THIS IS A POLICY WEAKEST LINK.

>> WHEN YOU DRIVE YOUR CAR THROUGH THE CITY, THE AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATES READER COULD TRACK IT.

WHEN YOU ARE SITTING IN YOUR BACKYARD, A DRUNKARD SURVEIL YOU.

WHEN YOU'RE OUT AND ABOUT AND ALMOST ANYWHERE IN PUBLIC, YOU COULD BE CAPTURED BY THE REAR TIME COMMAND CENTER.

>> Reporter: PART OF SPONSOR THE PUSH FOR A PRIVACY POLICY WITH THE CONTRACTS LETTER SIGNED WITH MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS IN 2020.

THAT DELL GAVE MOTOROLA WIDE ACCESS TO POLICE SURVEILLANCE DATA AND ALLOW THE CONGLOMERATE TO PROFIT FROM IT.

BRIAN HOFER SAYS THE CITY'S NEW POLICY DOES LITTLE TO STOP CHULA VISTA FROM ENTERING INTO A SIMILAR CONTRACT AGAIN .

>> IT IS NOT PROHIBITIVE.

IT SORT OF SEEMS TO IMPLY THAT THE RESTRICTIONS MIGHT BE INCORPORATED INTO FUTURE USE POLICIES.

>> Reporter: HOFER SAYS IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE CHULA VISTA CITY COUNCIL WENT AGAINST THE WILL OF ITS OWN WORKING GROUP.

AND OPTED FOR A POLICY ON PRIVACY RIGHTS INSTEAD OF A LAW.

HOFFER HAS HELPED OTHER CITIES INCLUDING SAN DIEGO, OAKLAND AND SAN FRANCISCO DRAFT PRIVACY RIGHTS LAWS.

>> THE LEADERSHIP NEVER HAD ANY DESIRE TO TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY.

IF THEY REALLY WANTED TO BE ACCOUNTABLE TO THE PUBLIC, THEY WOULD SAY THESE THINGS ARE TRULY IMPORTANT AND THEY WOULD GIVE US A WAY.

THEY WOULD HOLD THEMSELVES ACCOUNTABLE.

>> Reporter: CITY COUNCILMEMBERS NOT MAKE HIMSELF AVAILABLE FOR AN INTERVIEW BEFORE THE STORY WOULD BROADCAST.

SOME SAID AT A MEETING LAST MONTH TO A NEW LAW WOULD BE PREMATURE.

ACTIVISTS SAY THEY PLAN TO CONTINUE PRESSING THE CITY FOR A PRIVACY RIGHTS LAW.

>>> THERE ALMOST AT THE FINISH LINE.

RAFAEL WARNICK AND HERSCHEL WALKER ARE MAKING THEIR FINAL PITCHES IN GEORGIA AHEAD OF TOMORROW'S RUNOFF ELECTION.

DIANE GALLAGHER HAS MORE FROM ATLANTA.

>> ARE YOU READY TO WIN THIS ELECTION?

>> Reporter: RAFAEL WARNICK AND HIS CHALLENGER HERSCHEL WALKER SPENDING THE CLOSING DAYS OF THE RUNOFF CAMPAIGN GETTING OUT TO GET THE VOTE.

>> YOU HAVE A FRIEND, MAKE A FRIEND AND GET THEM OUT TO VOTE.

>> Reporter: WITH MORE THAN $1.85 MILLION ALREADY KASS, THERE WARNING SUPPORTERS NOT TO LEAVE ANYTHING ON THE FIELD.

>> WE ARE ON THE VERGE OF VICTORY.

BUT I DON'T WANT TO DO THE VICTORY DANCE BEFORE WE ACTUALLY GET INTO THE END ZONE.

>> Reporter: WARNOCK LEANING ON HIS SENATE RECORD AND SHOWING HIS CRITICISM OF WALKER'S FITNESS FOR OFFICE AND BACKGROUND.

>> HE WAS AMAZING AT RUNNING BACK.

HE WILL NEED THOSE SKILLS BECAUSE COME TUESDAY, WORKING TO SEND HIM RUNNING BACK TO TEXAS WHERE HE ACTUALLY LIVES.

>> Reporter: WALKER, A GEORGIA FOOTBALL LEGEND, TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE BULLDOGS PLAYING THE S.E.C.

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IN ATLANTA.

MEETING FANS AT A TAILGATE ON SATURDAY BUT PLAYING THE UNDERDOG ON SUNDAY.

CALLING OUT HIS OPPONENT AS FUELED BY OUT-OF-STATE MONEY.

>> MOST OF HIS MONEY COMES FROM CALIFORNIA OR NEW YORK.

>> Reporter: IS MAINTAINING WARNOCK TO PRESIDENT BIDEN HIS CLOSING ARGUMENT.

>> OUR PRESIDENT WAS IN MASSACHUSETTS AND HE WAS CAMPAIGNING FOR WARNOCK WHO WAS IN GEORGIA BECAUSE WE WERE NOT CLOSE, HE THOUGHT HE WAS A MASSACHUSETTS CENTER.

>> Reporter: AS THE DAYS TURN INTO JUST HOURS, IN ELECTION WHERE THE STATE ARE ASKING FOR VOTES, ONCE AGAIN -- >> THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING GEORGIA ONE MORE TIME.

>> THAT WAS DIANE GALLAGHER REPORTING.

WITHOUT THE MAJORITY OF THE VOTE NEEDED TO AVOID A RUNOFF.

>>> THE UPCOMING AUTHORIZATION BILL IS LIKELY TO END THE LITERARY VACCINE MANDATES.

REPUBLICANS HAVE BEEN LOBBYING TO KILL THE MANDATE SAYING IT HAS DISCOURAGE PEOPLE FROM GOING INTO MILITARY ACADEMIES AND REMOVE PEOPLE FROM SERVICE WHO DID NOT FOLLOW THE REQUIREMENT.

THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS IT STILL SUPPORTS THE MANDATE BUT IS AWARE OF THE NEED FOR BIPARTISAN SUPPORT FOR THE ANNUAL SPENDING BILL IN CONGRESS.

THE BILL IS EXPECTED TO BE APPROVED WITHIN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.

AS MUCH OF THE COUNTRY IS EXPRESSING MY HIGH OR VERY HIGH LEVELS OF RESPIRATORY VIRUSES, CERTAIN OVER-THE-COUNTER CHILDREN'S PAINKILLERS ARE BECOMING HARDER TO FIND.

MANY GAITHER SPOKE WITH A PEDIATRICIAN ON WHAT PARENTS CAN DO.

>> Reporter: ACROSS THE U.S., SOME SHELVES EMPTY AS DEMAND FOR CHILDREN PAINKILLERS SKYROCKET.

>> I BEEN DOING THIS FOR 27 YEARS AND I'VE NEVER SEEN THIS AMONGST ALL THE KIDS IT WAS TREATED TWO JOHNSON & JOHNSON SAYS THE COMPANY IS EXPERIENCING HIGH DEMAND OF THEIR CHILDREN'S PAINKILLER AS IN WORKING TO MAXIMIZE THE PRODUCTION CAPACITY.

IF YOUR CHILD HAS A FEVER AND ACTING SICK OR IS IN PAIN, THERE OTHER FORMS OF PAIN KILLING MEDICATION THAT THE PEDIATRICIAN DR. MAUREEN ALMOND.

>> THERE IS A REPOSITORY FOR BEFORE AND SEEN IN MEDICINE.

IT IS VERY HELPFUL IF YOU HAVE A CHILD WHO IS VOMITING.

>> Reporter: PARENTS CAN ALSO CRUSH UP AN ADULT IBUPROFEN OR ACETAMINOPHEN AND MIX IT WITH A SYRUP OR JUICE.

ONLY IF THEIR CHILD NEEDS MEET WHITE REQUIREMENTS.

>> IF YOUR CHILD WAYS ENOUGH, THEY TYPICALLY CAN TAKE TWO TEASPOONS OF THE CHILDREN'S IBUPROFEN LIQUID OR CHILDREN'S AND ACETAMINOPHEN LIQUID.

THEN THEY WAY ENOUGH TO HAVE A CRUSHED PILL.

>> Reporter: THERE OTHER WAYS TO TREAT FEVER TOO, INCLUDING COLD COMPRESSES UNDER ARM OR ON HER NECK.

>> TO BE VERY CAREFUL IN INFANTS.

DO NOT DO THIS WITH INFANTS.

THEY CAN GET TOO COLD.

>> Reporter: SEEK MEDICAL CARE IF THE FEVER LAST LONGER THAN FIVE DAYS OR IF AN INFANT LESS THAN TWO MONTHS HAS A FEVER.

ALSO CALL A DOCTOR IF YOUR CHILD GETS DEHYDRATED.

FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I AM MANY GAITHER.

>>> NEW RESEARCH OUT OF SENEGAL FINDS THERE IS A CRITICAL LINK AND ISLANDS OF THE OCEAN THAT SURROUND THEM.

ERIC ANDERSON HAS DETAILS ARE >> Reporter: SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY REPORTS THAT VIOLENCE CHANGE THE WAY THEY THINK ABOUT ISLAND HABITAT.

STUART SANDEN IS A CO-OFFER OF THE NEW REPORT.

HE SAYS ABOUT WATER AND BELOW WATER HABITATS SHOULD BE VIEWED AS LINKED ECOSYSTEMS, NOT SEPARATE ONES.

SANDEN SAYS SEABIRDS ARE JUST ONE OF THE CONNECTOR SPECIES THAT TIE THE TWO TOGETHER.

>> WERE THE POPULATION OF SEABIRDS IS SMALL, THAT CONNECTION IS SMALL.

IF THE POPULATION IS LARGE, WE MAY SEE A LOT MORE CONNECT DEVOTEE OF THESE NUTRIENTS GOING FROM LAND TO SEA.

>> Reporter: ISLANDS WITH LOTS OF BIRDS HAVE MORE FISH, CORAL REEFS, AND BETTER RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE.

ISLANDS THAT HAVE BEEN OVERRUN BY INVASIVE SPECIES LIKE RODENTS OR GOATS, ILLUSTRATE HOW FRAGILE THE HABITAT CAN BE.

>> IT IS DISPROPORTIONATELY HAVE A FAR GREATER EXTENSION PER UNIT AREA THAN MAINLAND'S.

SOME OF THE MOST AMAZING CONSERVATION SUCCESSES HAVE BEEN ON ISLANDS.

>> Reporter: ISLANDS ARE CONSIDERED SOME OF THE MOST VALUABLE HABITATS ON THE PLANET BECAUSE THEY CAN HAVE SOME OF THE WORST PLANTS AND ANIMALS.

ALSO HOME TO CULTURES AND COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF CONNECTING THE ABOVE WATERWORLD WHAT IS IN THE OCEAN.

>> ISLAND PEOPLE, INTEGERS ISLAND PEOPLE, HAVE ALWAYS TALKED IN THAT WAY.

BUT WE SEE IS A GREATER RECOGNITION.

OUTSIDE OF THE INDIGENOUS SPACE THAT THIS IS ACTUALLY A REALITY AND THAT WE CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

>> Reporter: THE FINDINGS ARE PUBLISHED IN THE CURRENT EDITION OF THE JOURNAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.

ERIC ANDERSON, KPBS NEWS .

>> IT IS GOING TO STAY COOL, CLOUDY, AND SEE A FEW SHOWERS AROUND IN THE SHORT TERM AS WE GO THROUGH TONIGHT AND A LITTLE BIT DRIER.

WE WORK OUR WAY INTO MID AND LATE WEEK.

A SHOWER AROUND LATE TONIGHT.

BE TALKING ABOUT THOSE TEMPERATURES FALLING BACK DOWN INTO THE 50s.

AS WE OPEN THE VIEW UP, CAN WE TALK ABOUT LOWS IN THE 40s AROUND OCEANSIDE.

CHULA VISTA DOWN TO 53.

RAMONA, 44.

STILL, CROSSING THE HIGH DESERTS AND THE MOUNTAIN STREAMS, THERE WILL BE SOME GUSTY BREEZES.

LET'S TAKE A TRIP DOWN THE ROAD WITH FUTURE CAST.

IS THE BEST CHANCE OF THE SOME OF THE SHOWERS THROUGHOUT THE DOOR.

CANNOT RULE IF YOU OUT TONIGHT.

WE ARE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT THE SHOWERS AROUND.

IT STAYS COOL, THIS IS GOING TO BE A THEME HERE AS WE GO THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

DIP IN THE JET STREAM.

WE WILL SEE SOME OF THE STORMY NESTS WITH SHOWERS AROUND.

WE'RE GOING TO BE TALK ABOUT CLOUDS.

A LOT OF SHOWER/PRINGLES ESPECIALLY NORTH OF ORSON SIDE.

STILL LOOKING AT AT LEAST SOME SUNSHINE.

WILL BE TALK ABOUT THE 60s.

THE BIG STORIES IS THE WEDNESDAY TEMPERS RUNNING FIVE OR 10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL AT THE COASTLINE.

MORE SUNSHINE AS THE WEEKEND FOLDS HERE INTO WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

MORE CLOUDS AS WE WORK OUR WAY INTO FRIDAY.

NOT A LOT OF TEMPERATURE CHANGES COMING UP HERE.

WE WILL STAY COOL OVER THE INTERIOR VALLEYS TEMPERATURES TOPPING OUT ONLY AROUND 60 BY THE TIME WE HAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE GUSTY BREEZES ON TUESDAY.

STILL CHILLY AS WE WORK OUR WAY INTO LATE WEEK.

HIGH TEMPERATURE STAYING PUT.

INTO THE 40s.

PARTLY SUNNY SKIES, LOOKING AT MORE SUNSHINE INTO WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

THOSE HIGHS DOWN INTO THE 60s.

I HAVE ME BACK JUSTIN >> THE SUPREME COURT HEARS A CASE HITTING RIGHTS AGAINST RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.

THAT IS COMING UP AT 7:00 RIGHT AFTER EATING ADDITION ON KPBS .

>>> BOB McGRATH AND ORIGINAL SESAME STREET CAST MEMBER HAS DIED AT AGE 90.

HIS FAMILY SAYS HE DIED PEACEFULLY AT HOME SURROUNDED BY FAMILY McGRATH APPEARED IN SESAME STREET PILOT IN 1969 PLAYING THE FRIENDLY NEIGHBOR, BOB JOHNSON.

HE WENT ON TO WORK ON 47 SEASONS OF THE SHOW.

McGRATH ALSO HELPED MAKE SEVERAL OF SESAME STREET'S SONGS LIKE PEOPLE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND SING A SONG.

THE SESAME WORKSHOP PAY TRIBUTE SING HIS PERFORMANCES JOINT AND WONDER TWO GENERATIONS OF CHILDREN AROUND THE WORLD.

>>> SAN DIEGO THIS YEAR, HOPPED ON A TREND WITH A NAMING CONTEST.

THIS TIME FOR A STREET SWEEPER.

WAS THE CONTEST LEGIT?

OUR REPORTER SAY NOT REALLY.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO OFFICIALS ANNOUNCED THAT RESIDENTS HAD SPOKEN.

THE WINNING NAME FOR THE NEW STREET SWEEPER WAS SLEEPY.

IT WASN'T A TRUE POPULARITY CONTEST.

THE CITY RECEIVED MORE THAN 300 NAMES TO MISSIONS.

THEY RANGE FROM BRISTLE SPACE, DEFENDER OF THE WATERWAYS TO MERRILL SWEEP.

NO ONE TABULATED THE RESULTS TO SEE WHAT NAMES WERE SUGGESTED MOST.

SO SAYS ANTHONY, THE CITY SPOKESPERSON.

>> THE NUMBER OF TIMES WE SAW ANY PARTICULAR SUGGESTION DID NOT FACTOR INTO OUR DECISION- MAKING.

WE HAD TO EXCLUDE ANY OFFENSIVE OR INAPPROPRIATE SUGGESTIONS, OBVIOUSLY., YOU KNOW, THEY ALSO EXCLUDED SLEEPING FACE.

KPBS NEWS.

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