
Monday, February 26, 2024
Season 1 Episode 3253 | 27m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
There's now a place for small business owners to get help from January's storms.
There's now a place for small business owners to go for help as they work to recover from January's historic storms. Plus, California is joining a suit to block two grocery store chains from merging and why the state attorney general calls it a rotten deal for shoppers. Also, how climate change may be erasing progress made over the past several decades to clean up air pollution.
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Monday, February 26, 2024
Season 1 Episode 3253 | 27m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
There's now a place for small business owners to go for help as they work to recover from January's historic storms. Plus, California is joining a suit to block two grocery store chains from merging and why the state attorney general calls it a rotten deal for shoppers. Also, how climate change may be erasing progress made over the past several decades to clean up air pollution.
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AND LOWER WAGES FOR WORKERS.
K PBS REPORTER JACOB EYRE TALKED TO SHOPPERS WHO ARE ALREADY DEALING WITH HIGH PRICES.
YOU'RE NOT.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA GO HUNGRY WITH THESE SOUPS.
THIS IS, UM YOU CAN FIT WE TALKED TO SHOPPERS WHO ARE ALREADY DEALING WITH HIGH PRICES.>> PUTTING FOOD ON THE TABLE CAN BE AN EXPENSIVE ORDEAL, AMID HIGH FOOD PRICE.
>> IT IS UGLY, PRICES ARE NASTY, WE HAVE TO MAKE IT ALL THE WAY OVER HERE.>> SHE WAS SHOPPING FOR HER FAMILY.>> IT HAS BEEN HARD.
I'D RATHER COME OVER HERE.
TO BE HONEST, AFFORDABILITY WAS THE FOLKS TODAY, WITH A PURCHASE OF EVERSON'S ON THE LINE.
THE KROGER PORTFOLIO INCLUDES RALPHS AND FOOD FOR LESS, WITH WHILE ALBERTSON'S OWNS VINES AND PAVILIONS.
>> I COME HERE EVERY MONDAY TO GET MY REGULAR STUFF.
>> MOST EMPLOYEES FOR BOTH COMPANIES ARE MEMBERS OF THE UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION.
WALTERS IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE LOCAL AND 35.
HE SAYS THE LAWSUIT IS GOOD NEWS.>> ULTIMATELY, WE WANT GOOD, FAIR COMPETITION, BUT WE ALSO WANT A FAIR PLAYER IN THE BUCKET TO TAKE CARE OF OUR COMMUNITY AND WORKERS.>> COVERS AND ALBERTSON'S SENT OUT A STATEMENT, SAYING THEY HAVE A RECORD OF LOWER PRICES, OFFERING AFFORDABLE FOOD, INCREASED WAGES, PROTECTING UNION JOBS WHILE ENHANCING CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE.
ON THE OTHER HAND, THE MERGER COULD LEAVE CONSUMERS WITH LIMITED CHOICES OVER WHERE TO SHOP.>> WHERE ARE ALL THESE PEOPLE GOING TO GO?
>> BOTH COMPANIES DO NOT PLAN TO CLOSE ANY STORES, AND SAY THEY WILL CHALLENGE THE FTC IN COURT.>>> THE CHULA VISTA CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT WAS OFFICIALLY VACATED TODAY.
IT'S THE LATEST STEP IN REPLACING HER, WHO FACES CHARGES FOR USING GOVERNMENT LOANS UNLAWFULLY.
THE CITY COUNCIL HAS 45 DAYS TO APPOINT SOMEONE NEW.>>> GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM IS FACING ANOTHER ATTEMPTS TO REMOVE HIM FROM OFFICE.
RESCUE CALIFORNIA ANNOUNCED PLANS TO RECALL HIM.
THEY CITE SEVERAL REASONS, INCLUDING HOMELESSNESS, HIGH TAXES, CRIME, AND IMMIGRATION ISSUES.
HE RESPONDED ON SOCIAL MEDIA, CALLING IT A WASTEFUL CLAIM, ADDING "WE WILL DEFEAT THEM.
HE SUCCESSFULLY FOUGHT OFF A RECALL EFFORT IN 2021 WHICH WAS ISSUED BY PEOPLE UPSET WITH HIS STATE COVID-19 POLICIES.>>> FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IS LOOKING TO EXTEND HIS WINNING STREAK, WHILE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN FACES A CHALLENGE WITHIN HIS OWN PARTY.
KAREN HAS MORE.>> NEXT STOP, MICHIGAN.>> YOU CAN'T HAVE A CANDIDATE WHO'S GOING TO WIN A PRIMARY, WHO CAN'T WIN A GENERAL.>> THE FORMER GOVERNOR LOST BY 20 POINTS TO FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP.>> I HAVE NEVER SEEN THE REPUBLICAN SO UNIFIED.>> SHE HAS VOWED TO MAKE A CASE FOR HER CANDIDACY FOR AT LEAST ONE MORE WEEK.
THERE ARE CONTESTS IN MORE THAN A DOZEN STATES ON MARCH 5.
BUT FIRST, MICHIGAN.
BOTH PARTIES WILL VOTE THIS TUESDAY.
SOME ARE USING THE CONTEXT TO PRESSURE PRESIDENT BIDEN TO CALL FOR A PERMANENT CEASE-FIRE IN THE ISRAEL HAMAS WAR.
THEY ARE URGING PEOPLE TO VOTE UNCOMMITTED.
>> THEY SEE THIS AS AN ISSUE TO MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD, UNCOMMITTED SHOWINGS CAN ARRIVE AND MAYBE PUSH THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO NAVIGATE IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION.
>> OTHER STATE IMMIGRANTS ARE URGING THE PARTY TO STICK TOGETHER.
>> WE HAVE ABOUT NINE MONTHS UNTIL THE GENERAL ELECTION, WE ARE TAKING MICHIGAN VERY SERIOUSLY.>> MICHIGAN HAS A KEY ROLE AS A NOVEMBER SWING STATE.
>> VOTERS HAVE ONE LOCAL BALLOT MEASURE TO CONSIDER IN THE MARCH 5 PRIMARY, ANDREW JOINS US IN THE NEWSROOM TO HELP EXPLAIN MEASURE EIGHT.
ANDREW, WHAT IS THIS BALLOT MEASURE ALL ABOUT?>> MEASURE A WOULD ALLOW THE OFFICE OF THE CITY AUDITOR TO HIRE INDEPENDENT LEGAL COUNSEL.
THIS OFFICE WAS ESTABLISHED TO INVESTIGATE WASTE FRAUD AND ABUSE.
SOMETIMES THAT MEANS LOOKING INTO THE WORK OF THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE ALSO ACTS AS THE LAWYER, WHICH CRITICS SEE AS A COMPLEX.>> THE QUESTION IS, IF WE ARE HAVING THE AUDITOR TAKE A LOOK AT AN ISSUE THAT INCLUDES WORK THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY DID, SHOULD WE BRING IN SOMEBODY WHO IS NOT FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO ANALYZE THAT WORK?
AND AGAIN, WHAT THE COUNCIL HAS DONE IS SIMPLY GIVING VOTERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN ON THINGS.
WE WILL SEE WHAT THEY DECIDE.>> ANDREW, WHAT IS THE ARGUMENT AGAINST?
>> THERE IS NO ORGANIZED CAMPAIGN AGAINST THIS MEASURE, BUT THERE WAS AN ARGUMENT IN THE OFFICIAL VOTER PAMPHLET.
THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS CAPABLE OF PROVIDING NEUTRAL LEGAL ADVICE, THEY SAID, AND THE AUDITOR IS JUST SEEKING MORE FAVORABLE COMPONENTS.
>>> THE LATEST ON THE EFFORTS TO FREE HOSTAGES IN GAZA.
THAT'S AFTER EVENING EDITION, ON KPBS.>>> THE SUPREME COURT HEARD ARGUMENTS THAT COULD POTENTIALLY CHANGE THE COURSE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN THIS COUNTRY.
TEXAS AND FLORIDA HAVE PASSED LAWS THAT PREVENT COMPANIES FROM BLOCKING OR REMOVING USER CONTENT THAT GOES AGAINST PLATFORM RULES.
IVAN RODRIGUEZ EXPLAINS HOW THE DECISION COULD AFFECT THE FUTURE OF THE INTERNET AND RE- SPEECH.>> THE FIRST AMENDMENT AT THE HEART OF THE ARGUMENTS.
CAN STATE OFFICES - ->> WE HAVE TO IMMENSELY CHANGE OUR BUSINESS MODELS.
>> TEXAS AND FLORIDA PAST LAWS IN 2021 LOOKING TO KEEP SOCIAL MEDIA SITES FROM UNFAIRLY SILENCING CONSERVATIVES CONSERVATIVES.
THEY SAY THE COMPANIES ACT LIKE PUBLIC UTILITIES, AND SHOULD BE REGULATED THE SAME WAY.
>> THE TELEPHONE COMPANY HAS NO RIGHT TO SERVE AS A JUMPING POINT FOR THE SILENCING THOSE THEY DON'T FAVOR.>> THERE ATTORNEY TOLD THE SUPREME COURT THE BROAD NATURE OF THE LAWS COULD LEAD TO A WIDE RANGE OF UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES.
>> THESE SAME COMPANIES ARE BEING HAMMERED BY THE SAYING WE ARE NOT DOING ENOUGH TO KEEP HARMFUL MATERIAL OFF OF THESE SITES, BUT THESE LAWS MAKE IT POSSIBLE.>>> AMAZON IS ROLLING OUT THE LATEST VERSION OF SMART SHOPPING CARTS.
A WHOLE FOODS IN CALIFORNIA WILL BE THE FIRST IN THE STATE TO DEPLOY THE NEW TECHNOLOGY.>> ON FOUR WHEELS, THE FUTURE OF GROCERY SHOPPING IN CALIFORNIA IS ROLLING OUT AT A WHOLE FOODS, WITH A LAUNCH OF THE AMAZON DASH CART.>> WE DESIGNED THIS CART FROM TOP TO BOTTOM, WITH CUSTOMERS IN MIND.>> CUSTOMERS ARE GIVEN THE CHOICE TO LOG INTO THEIR APP USING A QR CODE.>> IT SCANS, AND SENDS ME IN, IT KNOWS ITS NAME.>> THEN IT IS AS SIMPLE AS PUTTING BAGS IN THE CART, AND STARTING SCANNING.>> JUST MAKE SURE THE SCANNER HITS IT BEFORE YOU PUT IT IN THE BACK RED CHERRIES, 16 OUNCES, THESE ARE ON SALE.
>> THE CART HAS A BUILT IN SCALE.>> IT KNOWS THE WEIGHT OF EVERYTHING, THE ENTIRE CART HAS A WEIGHT SENSOR, SO IT IT KNOWS WHEN IT'S PAPER BAGS OR YOUR OWN PERSONAL ITEMS.>> SOME SHOPPERS WILL NOTICE THE CART HAS A BUILT IN SCREEN, SHOWING A REAL-TIME RECEIPT OF ALL OF THE ITEMS IN THE CART, TURNING THIS INTO A PERSONAL SELF CHECKOUT ON WHEELS.>> YOU WILL SEE IT TEARS TELLS ME WHERE I AM IN THE STORE, IN THE SPECIALTY FOODS SECTION.
I CAN LOOK AT THE AISLES, OR I CAN LOOK AT THIS MAP.
>> WHEN YOU'RE DONE SHOPPING, YOU SKIP THE CHECKOUT LINE AND LEAVE THE STORE USING THE DESIGNATED DASH CART LANE.
A PAYMENT WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY PROCESSED USING THE CREDIT CARD ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR ACCOUNT.>> THE SMART CARTS ARE OPTIONAL.
WHOLE FOODS WILL STILL HAVE REGULAR SHOPPING CARTS AND CHECKOUT LANES OPEN FOR THOSE WHO PREFER DOING THINGS THE GOOD OLD-FASHIONED WAY.
>>> A RECENT STUDY OF AIR- QUALITY FINES CLIMATE CHANGE MAY BE ERASING YEARS OF PROGRESS IN THE FIGHT FOR CLEAN AIR.
ERIC ANDERSON SAYS THAT MIGHT REQUIRE A DIFFERENT POLLUTION CONTROL APPROACH.>> THE REPORT FINDS THAT CLIMATE CHANGE RELATED EVENTS COULD BE CALLING BACK PROGRESS.
THAT'S WHEN AIR-QUALITY WAS REALLY BAD, IN THE 1950s.
THEN THE NATION BEGAN TURNING THINGS AROUND.>> WE IMPLEMENTED A HANDFUL OF AMENDMENTS ON THE CLEAN AIR ACT.
WE STARTED THE EPA, WE INSTITUTED NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS, AND ALL THOSE THINGS LED TO A SORT OF HISTORIC TREND, WHERE WE HAVE REALLY IMPROVED THE AIR QUALITY.
>> THE TREND LINE IS NO LONGER GOING DOWN.
WESTERN STATES LIKE TELEPHONE YOU ARE DEALING WITH FREQUENT, INTENSE HEAT WAVES AND WILDFIRES.
SPIKES IN OZONE POLLUTION HAVE HAPPENS DURING HEAT EVENTS.
AIR-QUALITY WILL BE POOR MORE OFTEN.
LEAD AUTHOR JEREMY PORTER SAYS THE REGION IS PAYING A CLIMATE PENALTY.>> IN SOME PLACES WE ARE PRONE TO SEE INCREASING VACANCY AND INTENSITY OF WILDFIRE ACTIVITY.
THE AIR POLLUTION CAN BE BAD.
WE SEE THIS UPWARDS OF ABOUT 90 DAYS OUT OF THE YEAR.
SEE THE REPORT FINDS TRADITIONAL REGULATION OF POLLUTING INDUSTRIES AND TAILPIPES MAY BECOME LESS EFFECTIVE.
HE SAYS MORE ATTENTION SHOULD BE PAID TO WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION AND MITIGATION TECHNIQUES AIMED AT KEEPING POLLUTION SPIKES FROM HAPPENING.
ERIC ANDERSON, KPBS NEWS.
>>> A LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS MOBILIZE VOTERS IS FACING CHALLENGES AFTER THE JANUARY FLOODING.
MELISSA MAY SAYS ALLIANCE SAN DIEGO IS WORKING THROUGH FLOOD DAMAGE TO GET PEOPLE TO THE POLLS.
>> NORMALLY LEADING UP TO ELECTION DAY, ALLIANCE SAN DIEGO, A LOCAL NONPROFIT THAT POWERS UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES TO VOTE, THEY ARE BUSY TODAY CONTACTING PEOPLE ABOUT RESOURCES.
>> WE ARE GETTING THEM THE INFORMATION THEY VITALLY NEED.>> AND THEY ARE STILL DOING THAT, BUT JANUARY FLOODING HAS SUBMERGED OPERATIONS.>> TRYING TO FIND PEOPLE HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE, AND YOU KNOW, OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO DEMOCRACY AND IS PARTICIPATING IN THESE ELECTIONS.
>> THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TALKS ABOUT THE AUGUST CHALLENGE OF GETTING PEOPLE TO VOTE RIGHT NOW.
>> WE ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE HAVING THE INFORMATION THEY NEED IN ORDER TO VOTE.
RIGHT NOW THEY ARE WORRIED ABOUT A ROOF OVER THEIR HEADS, I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT.
THEY ARE NOT AT THEIR PLACE OF RESIDENCE TO RECEIVE INFORMATION.>> THE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT INVESTOR WALKS US THROUGH ANOTHER OBSTACLE THEY'VE HAD TO OVERCOME.>> WE'VE LOST A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT.
YOU COULD SEE THROUGH THE ENTIRE BUILDING.
>> THE ENTIRE FIRST FOR FLOODED, CAUSING ABOUT $100,000 IN DAMAGES, SHE SAYS, SO THEY MOVED THE OPERATION TO THE SECOND FLOOR.>> WE ARE TEXTING PEOPLE TO TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE EVERYTHING THEY NEED TO GO OUT AND VOTE.
>> THEY ARE ALSO ON SOCIAL MEDIA, ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO VOTE.
CANVASSERS ARE GOING DOOR TO DOOR TO COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY THE FLOODING, AND TO HOTELS, WHERE MANY OF THE DISPLACED ARE TEMPORARILY STAYING, ENCOURAGING RESIDENTS TO TAKE TIME TO ALSO VOTE.
>> IF YOU ARE ANGRY ABOUT HOW THE CITY HAS RESPONDED, THE BEST WAY TO CHANNEL THAT ANGER IS TO VOTE.
WE'VE HEARD FROM A LOT OF RESIDENCE IN THE AFFECTED COMMUNITIES.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO THEM, RIGHT NOW, TO VOTE.>> CHAVEZ EXPLAINS HOW YOU CAN STILL MAKE YOUR VOTE COUNT.
>> VOTE AT A VOTING CENTER, STARTING THIS SATURDAY, UNTIL ELECTION DAY.
STARTING MARCH 2, YOU CAN VOTE AT ONE OF 200 VOTING CENTERS ACROSS THE COUNTY.
>> TO LEARN MORE, GO TO SD VOTE.COM.>> ON OUR VOTER HUB, FIND Q&A'S WITH CANDIDATES, AND INFORMATION ON HOW AND WHERE YOU CAN CAST YOUR.
JUST GO TO KPBS.ORG/MOTOR.
>> WET WEATHER CONTINUES THROUGH TUESDAY.
IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A COMPLETE WASHOUT, BUT A LIGHT SHOWER OR TWO ARE STILL IN THE FORECAST, AS WE HAD THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK.
MEANWHILE, AS WE VENTURE INTO THE MIDDLE HALF OF THE WEEK, AND AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND, WE EXPERIENCE SOME COOLING, WITH SOME CHANCES FOR SHOWERS STARTING TO INCREASE AGAIN.
AS FOR TONIGHT, WE ARE STILL TALKING ABOUT A FEW SHOWERS, ESPECIALLY CLOSER TO THE COAST, FROM OCEANSIDE TO SAN DIEGO.
WE DROP DOWN TO A LOW IN THE 50s, MOUNT LAGUNA IS 36.
AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW, LIKE I SAID, THE RAIN IS NOT QUITE DONE, BUT IT IS NOT GOING TO BE AN ALL DAY RAIN SITUATION.
YOU MAY BE CAUGHT UNDER A QUICK SHOWER OR TWO.
66 IS THE HIGH IN OCEANSIDE, 63 IN BORREGO SPRINGS, MOUNT LAGUNA IS 43.
IF WE LOOK AT THE NEXT FIVE DAYS, AGAIN A COUPLE SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY, WITH A HIGH OF 66.
THAT SUNSHINE WILL BE SHINING BRIGHT AGAIN, WE WILL GET MUCH DRIER ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, WITH THE HIGH STILL RUNNING IN THE MID 60s.
WE ARE GOING TO SEE THAT COOLDOWN AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND, THAT'S WHEN THE NEXT ROUND OF RAIN DOES START TO PUSH INTO THE REGION.
FURTHER INLAND, THE HIGH WILL RUN IN THE UPPER 60s AND LOW 70s THROUGHOUT THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK, WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ON TAP AS WE HEAD INTO WEDNESDAY, EVEN THURSDAY WITH A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE, AND WE WILL BE DROPPING TO THE LOW 60s AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.
IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE COOLER AS THAT NEXT ROUND OF RAIN IS SAID TO PUSH ON IN.
AS FOR THE MOUNTAINS, IT'S GOING TO BE QUITE CHILLY, ESPECIALLY AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.
AND IT WILL BE A LITTLE WINDY IN THE MORNING, ESPECIALLY ON TUESDAY.
43 FOR THE HIGH, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, WE ARE STILL IN THE 40s, WE DROP INTO THE MIDDLE 30s, AND THE WIND IS GOING TO BE PICKING UP WITHOUT RAIN.
AS FOR THE DESERTS, YOU ARE ON THE PATH TO SEE SOME ACTION, WITH A HIGH IN THE 70s.
THEN WE DROPPED INTO THE 60s BY SATURDAY, WITH RAIN ON THE WAY.>>> THE WOMEN'S TEAM FROM THE POLO CLUB IS ADDING TO THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.
THE GROSSMONT TEAM BEAT STANFORD AND MONTANA STATE, TO ADVANCE AND TAKE THE REGIONALS TROPHY.
THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE POLO CLUB IS CONSIDERED AN UNDERDOG, EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE DEFEATED MORE ESTABLISHED TEAMS LIKE CAL POLY AND UC SANTA BARBARA.
THE MEN'S TEAM IS ALSO HEADED TO THE NATIONALS THIS SPRING, AFTER AN UNDEFEATED SEASON.
ON THE NORTH EDGE OF THE SOLVENCY, THERE IS A MOVEMENT TO CREATE A NEW NATIONAL MONUMENT.
COREY SUZUKI SAYS THE LAND IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT TO COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.>> IT'S A CRISP MORNING.
A COALITION OF COMMUNITY GROUPS AND TRIBES ARE HERE.
THEY HAVE A GOAL OF GIVING PEOPLE NEW PERSPECTIVE ON A LARGE SWATH OF HIGH DESERT, JUST TO THE EAST.>> WE ARE LOOKING TO PROTECT 600,000 ACRES.>> THIS IS THE CONSERVATION PROGRAM MANAGER.>> THIS STARTS FROM THE EASTERN PORTION IN THE MECCA HILLS, GOING ALL THE WAY TO EAST TO GIVE OR TAKE 10 MILES FROM THE COLORADO RIVER.>> THEY ARE URGING THE GOVERNMENT TO SET ASIDE LARGE SECTIONS OF LAND AS A NEW NATIONAL MONUMENT.
THE PROPOSAL REACHES TO THE WINDING COLORADO RIVER FROM THE SALTON SEA.
IT'S HOME TO SHEEP, FOXES, AND CHUCK WALLACE.
SUPPORTERS SAY A MONUMENT SIMILAR TO A NATIONAL PARK WOULD PROTECT FRAGILE DECCA DESERT ECOSYSTEMS AND TECH OPPORTUNITIES TO SPEND TIME IN NATURE, ESPECIALLY FOR COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.>> A LOT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES ARE GOING TO BE THE IMPACT TO THE COMMUNITY AT A HIGHER LEVEL THAN WEALTHY COMMUNITIES.
WE WANT THEIR VOICES TO BE A BIG PART OF THE CAMPAIGN, A BIG PART OF THIS MOVEMENT, WE WANT THESE PEOPLE TO BE AT THE CENTER STAGE OF THE CONSERVATION MOVEMENT.>> THE PROPOSAL IS STILL UNDER FEDERAL CONSIDERATION.>> HERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW, IN THE NEWSROOM.
THE LARGEST TREES IN THE PLANET HAVE BEEN HIT HARD BY CLIMATE CHANGE AND WILDFIRES.
AND A NEW EFFORT IS UNDERWAY TO HELP GIANT SEQUOIA TREES SURVIVE.>>> DR. ERIC IS JOINING US TO TALK ABOUT RECENT CHANGES TO COVID-19 GUIDELINES.
AND AS ALWAYS, YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.
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