
Monday, March 11, 2024
Season 1 Episode 3263 | 27m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
A South Bay lawmaker proposes a new solution to stem the flow of cross-border pollution.
A South Bay lawmaker proposes a new solution to stem the flow of cross-border pollution. Plus, a KPBS investigation finds that a local credit union has made millions of dollars when Marines run out of money. Finally, four decades after leaving San Diego for L.A., the Clippers' "Minor League" team is moving back to San Diego County.
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Monday, March 11, 2024
Season 1 Episode 3263 | 27m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
A South Bay lawmaker proposes a new solution to stem the flow of cross-border pollution. Plus, a KPBS investigation finds that a local credit union has made millions of dollars when Marines run out of money. Finally, four decades after leaving San Diego for L.A., the Clippers' "Minor League" team is moving back to San Diego County.
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[ MUSIC ]>>> TONIGHT THERE IS A NEW PUSH TO STOP CROSS-BORDER POLLUTION.
THERE HAVE BEEN MANY ATTEMPTS TO SOLVE THE LONG-STANDING PROBLEM OF POLLUTED WATER FLOWING FROM TIJUANA TO SAN DIEGO.
EFFORTS HAVE ACCOMPLISHED VERY LITTLE SO FAR.
A LOCAL STATE SENATOR THINKS HE HAS PART OF THE SOLUTION.>> THE STILLWATER REFLECTS CHIRPING BIRDS, GIVING THE IMPRESSION THAT THIS PLACE IS AS NATURE MADE IT.
BUT THEN ZOOM OUT AND SEE THIS WATER IS POLLUTED.
FOR DECADES, ACTIVISTS HAVE TRIED TO CLEAN UP THE WATERSHED AS ITS FLOW FROM TIJUANA INTO SAN DIEGO IS CONTAMINATED WITH HUMAN AND INDUSTRIAL WASTE.
THE CALIFORNIA STATE SENATOR SAYS IT IS TIME FOR THE STATE TO DO SOMETHING.>> THIS IS NOTHING SHORT OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS MADE WORSE BY THE FACT THAT CALIFORNIA COMPANIES ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM.>> PART OF THE SOLUTION IS THE PUBLIC HEALTH PROTECTION ACT.>> THE BILL WOULD REQUIRE CALIFORNIA CORPORATIONS AND COMPANIES LICENSED TO DO BUSINESS AND SELL PRODUCT IN CALIFORNIA THAT HAVE MORE THAN 2500 EMPLOYEES TO PUBLICLY DISCLOSE WASTEWATER DISCHARGE THAT CAN RESULT IN CONTAMINATION TO CALIFORNIA WATERSHEDS.
>> THEN THOSE COMPANIES WOULD BE REQUIRED TO CLEAN UP THE MESS OR PAY A FEE FOR THE STATE TO DO IT FOR THEM.
THE IMPERIAL BEACH MAYOR SAYS THIS IS HOW MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS POLLUTING HER CITY WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.
SO THIS IS HOW WE HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE AND CREATE A RESOURCE, SO WE CAN BEGIN TO MITIGATE THESE IMPACTS.>> IN THE MEANTIME, POLLUTION STILL FLOWS NORTH.
>>> A PLANNED SHUTDOWN OF A MEXICAN PUMP STATION HAS BEEN PUSHED BACK TO TOMORROW.
IT WAS SAID TO BE CLOSED FOR 10 DAYS, STARTING TODAY.
THE INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION SAYS THE SHUTDOWN IS NECESSARY TO FINISH CONSTRUCTION ON THE INTERNATIONAL WATER COLLECTOR, EXPECTING TO CARRY UNTREATED SEWAGE TO THE WASTEWATER PLANT.
>>> LOOKING AHEAD, I'M NOT GOING TO RULE OUT SOME DRIZZLE TOMORROW NIGHT, WITH A LOW OF 56.
THOSE CLOUDS WILL KEEP HOLDING UP, ESPECIALLY THE LOW LEVEL CLOUDS, TRICKY TRAVEL EARLY TONIGHT AND LATE TOMORROW.
WE ARE TRACKING THE WIND, THAT IS GOING TO BE THE BIG STORY.
WE WILL TELL YOU ABOUT THE GUSTS WE ARE GOING TO GET AS WE HAD THROUGHOUT THIS WEEK.>>> STUDENTS ARE CHEERING FOR THE LATEST ROUNDS OF IMPROVEMENTS TO MODERNIZE THE CAMPUS.
THE GROUND BREAKING TWO-STORY BUILDING WILL HAVE NINE CLASSROOMS AND A DINING AREA.
THEY ARE WORKING ON RENOVATING THE SOFTBALL FIELD, AND CREATING NEW AREAS.
CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN 2026.>>> SOME PASSENGER TRAINS ARE FINALLY MOVING THROUGH SAN CLEMENTE ONCE AGAIN AFTER BEING STOPPED DURING A LANDSLIDE LATE IN JANUARY.
REPAIRS ARE UNDERWAY, WITH PLANS TO PREVENT FUTURE RAIL CLOSURES IN THE WORKS.>> THE MOTHER IS A TRAIL BRIDGE LANDSLIDE HAD FULLY HALTED PASSENGER TRAIN SERVICE SINCE JANUARY 24.
A FEW PASSENGER TRAINS HAVE STARTED RUNNING THROUGH THE AREA ONCE AGAIN.>> WE HAD DOUBLE THE RIDERSHIP ON OUR FIRST TRAIN IN THE MORNING.>> CONSTRUCTION HAS BEEN UNDERWAY ON A BARRIER WALL, FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS.
THE MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER EXPLAINS THE CURRENT LIMITED SCHEDULE.
>> WE STARTED TRAINS IN THE MORNING AND IN THE EVENING.
WE ARE STILL PAUSED DURING THE MID DAY, TO ALLOW THEM TO COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION OF THE WALL.
>> IN ADDITION TO THE PARTIAL RESUMPTION, LATE-NIGHT FREIGHT TRAINS RESTARTED SERVICE THROUGH THE AREA.
THE METRO HAS NOT RESTARTED ANY OF THEIR TRAINS.
SCOTT JOHNSON OF METROLINK SAYS THAT HIS DUE TO A LACK OF SPACE DURING CONSTRUCTION.
THERE ARE 14 TRAINS THAT COME THROUGH THAT AREA, WITH AN ADDITIONAL 10 ON THE ORANGE COUNTY LINE, IN ADDITION TO A FULL COMPLEMENT OF PACIFIC SURF LINER TRAINS.>> ISSUES HAVE STOPPED TRAIN SERVICE IN RECENT YEARS.
THE TRACKS BELONG TO THE ORANGE COUNTY TRANSIT AUTHORITY, WHICH IS OPPOSING A $200 MILLION SOLUTION TO EVENT FUTURE RAIL CLOSURES IN SENSITIVE AREAS.>> IT'S A REAL CRITICAL PRIORITY, WE HAVE LANDSLIDES HAPPENING, WE HAVE COASTAL EROSION, WE ARE GETTING HIT ON BOTH SIDES.
>> THE ORANGE COUNTY SUPERVISOR IS ON THE BOARD.
SHE SAYS THE URGENCY OF HER PUZZLE ALSO NEEDS TO FACTOR IN THE NEEDS.
>> IT WILL ALSO KEEP THE BEACHES AS A BUFFER.>> THE TRACKS WILL LIKELY NEED TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE COAST.
THEY EXPECT FULL PASSENGER SERVICE BETWEEN SAN DIEGO AND ORANGE COUNTY TO RESUME IN EARLY APRIL.
>> WHEN A RECRUIT ENTERS BOOT CAMP, THE MARINE CORPS CONTROLS ALL ASPECTS OF THEIR LIFE, AND FOR MANY, WHERE THEY BANK.
THE MARINE CORPS SYSTEMATICALLY ENROLLS RECRUITS INTO AN OCEAN SIDE CREDIT UNION.
THE CREDIT UNION REAPS MILLIONS WHEN YOUNG MARINES RUN OUT OF MONEY.>> I'M HANGING OUT AT DOROTHY'S MILITARY SHOP, AND THE PLACE IS BUSTLING.
YOUNG MARINES CYCLED THROUGH THE SHOP.
AMONG THEM IS 22-YEAR-OLD JESSE LEONARD.>> I'VE BEEN IN THE MARINE CORPS FOR FOUR YEARS.>> LEONARD IS A REGULAR.
HE BOUGHT A NEW PARABENS HERE JUST THE OTHER DAY.
HE NEEDED TO LOOK CRISP AND CLEAN AHEAD OF THE MEETING.>> I WANT TO SEE IF I AM RECOMMENDED FOR PROMOTION.>> LEONARD WAS RECOMMENDED FOR SERGEANT.
THE BAD NEWS, THE PANTS COST MORE THAN EXPECTED.
THE PURCHASE OVERDREW HIS FRONT WAVE CREDIT UNION CHECKING ACCOUNT, RESULTING IN A $20 OVERDRAFT FEE.
HIS CHECKING ACCOUNT WAS NEGATIVE NEARLY $200.
HE UNDERSTANDS HIS FINANCES ARE ULTIMATELY HIS RESPONSE ABILITY, BUT HE WOULD HAVE PREFERRED IF FRONT WAVE SIMPLY DENIED THE PURCHASES.>> I GOT INTO THE MARINE CORPS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL, I DID NOT HAVE A LOT OF LIFE SKILLS THAT I WAS TAUGHT.
I'M TRYING TO BE BETTER FINANCIALLY.
IF I HAD KNOWN I WAS OVER DRAFTING MY ACCOUNT, I WOULD HAVE SWITCHED OVER TO ANOTHER CARD THAT HAD MONEY IN IT.>> FOR FRONT WAVE, THESE FEES ARE BUILT INTO THE BUSINESS.
THE CREDIT UNION HAS 120,000 MEMBERS, THE MAJORITY ARE MARINES AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS.
AN INVESTIGATION FOUND FRONT WAVE HAS AN EXCLUSIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE MARINE CORPS, THAT FUNNELS RECRUITS INTO THE UNION WHEN THEY GO THROUGH BOOT CAMP IN SAN DIEGO.
FRONT WAVE THEN HANDLES DIRECT DEPOSITS.
WHEN A YOUNG MARINE RUNS OUT OF MONEY, FRONT WAVE PROFITS, COLLECTING NEARLY $8 MILLION IN OVERDRAFT FEES IN 2022, ACCORDING TO THE MOST RECENT DATA GATHERED I THE STATE.
THAT REPRESENTED 12% OF THE COMPANY'S OVERALL REVENUE THAT YEAR, WHICH IS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER COMPARED TO OTHER CREDIT UNIONS IN CALIFORNIA.
FRONT WAVE DEFENDS ITS OVERDRAFT POLICY, MEANWHILE, THE MARINE CORPS DECLINED MULTIPLE INTERVIEW REPORTS, BUT IN AN EMAIL SAID RECRUITS CAN USE AN EXISTING BANK ACCOUNT WHEN THEY ENTERED BOOT CAMP.
BUT THAT'S NOT HURT WHAT WE HEARD FROM THE MARINES WE TALKED TO.>> THEY MAKE YOU FILL OUT ALL THIS PAPERWORK, THEY DON'T REALLY TELL YOU WHAT IT'S FOR.>> ANDREW ASKED THAT WE ONLY USE HIS FIRST NAME.
HE SAYS HE WASN'T ABLE TO USE EXISTING INC. ACCOUNT WHEN HE WENT THROUGH BOOT CAMP IN SAN DIEGO.>> AFTER A WEEK OR SO YOU GET YOUR FRONT WAVE CARD, THEY FORCE YOU INTO THAT ACCOUNT.>> 21,000 RECRUITS COME THROUGH BOOT CAMP IN SAN DIEGO EVERY YEAR.
THE MARINE CORPS COULDN'T PROVIDE DATA ON EXACTLY HOW MANY ARE ENROLLED IN FRONT WAVE.
WE SPOKE TO THREE FORMER FRONT WAVE EMPLOYEES WHO SAY THE SYSTEMATIC SIGN-UP OF MARINE RECRUITS WAS ESSENTIAL FOR THE CREDIT UNION.>> WITHOUT THE RECRUITS COMING IN, I DON'T KNOW HOW WELL THE CREDIT UNION WOULD SURVIVE.>> THIS FORMER FRONT WAVE EMPLOYEE AGREED TO SIT DOWN WITH KPBS, BUT REQUESTED WE CONCEAL THEIR IDENTITY.
SHE SAYS FROM WAVE RELIES ON OVERDRAFT FEES AS A REVENUE STREAM.>> THE YOUNGER MARINES WOULD SPEND MONEY AND NOT REALIZE HOW MANY FEES THEY COULD RACK UP, THEY WOULD BE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS IN THE HOLE, BUT WE NEEDED THE MONEY THAT WAS BROUGHT IN BY OVERDRAFT FEES.
>> FRONT WAVE HAS COLLECTED MORE THAN $33 MILLION IN OVERDRAFT FEES SINCE 2017.
THE FORMER EMPLOYEE SAID SHE STARTED WORKING AT FRONT WAVE BECAUSE SHE WANTED TO HELP MEMBERS OF THE MARINES.
OVER TIME, SHE SAW THE CREDIT UNION STRAY FROM THE MISSION.
>> I DON'T THINK THEY ARE DOING A GREAT SERVICE FOR THE MILITARY ANYMORE.>> THE FRONT WAVE CEO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT OVERDRAFTS FEES ARE AN IMPORTANT SOURCE OF INCOME FOR THE COMPANY, BUT HE BRISTLES AT ANY SUGGESTION THAT FRONT WAVE IS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF MARINES.
>> I LOVE MARINE.
AND NO WAY WOULD WE EVER BE PREDATORY WHEN IT COMES TO THOSE PEOPLE WHO DEDICATE THEIR LIVES TO SERVING OUR COUNTRY.
>> HE NOTES THAT THE MARINES ENROLLED ARE USUALLY YOUNGER, AND LOWER INCOME.
HE SAYS THE CREDIT UNION PROVIDES FINANCIAL COUNSELING DURING THEIR TRAINING.
HE ARGUES THE OVERDRAFT PROGRAM IS A BENEFIT, IT ALLOWS THEM TO BUY ESSENTIALS IF THEY RUN OUT OF MONEY, BEFORE THE NEXT PAYDAY.
QUALITY SERVICE, NOT A FEE.
IT IS SOMETHING MANY PEOPLE ARE USING AS A BRIDGE.
IT'S A SERVICE THAT GIVES THEM WHAT THEY NEED TO GET THROUGH THE MONTH.
>> SOME EXPERTS WHO STUDY PERSONAL-FINANCE SAFE FRONT WAVE OVERDRAFT PRACTICES FIT A TROUBLING PATTERN.
MILITARY SERVICE MEMBERS HAVE LONG BEEN TARGETED BY UNFAIR BANKING PRACTICES.>> A LOT OF THESE FOLKS ARE YOUNG, THIS MAY BE THEIR FIRST CHECKING ACCOUNT, THEY MAY NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THESE THINGS WORK.
>> SUSAN IS THE CEO OF THE CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA.
SHE STUDIES THE NEGATIVE IMPACT ON MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY, AND FOUND THE PENALTIES WEIGH HEAVILY ON THE MOST VULNERABLE SOLDIERS.
>> WE WANT TO SEE SERVICE MEMBERS TREATED WELL, THEY ARE PUTTING THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE FOR OUR COUNTRY, SO THE IDEA THAT WE WOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THEM IS JUST PAINFUL.>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, WE GET THE REPORT FROM MEXICO'S BORDER WITH GUATEMALA.
AND A SMUGGLER HELPING MOVE THEM TO THE UNITED STATES.>>> PRESIDENT BIDEN AND FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP KICKED OFF A REMATCH OF THE 2020 CONTEST WITH COMPETING RALLIES IN GEORGIA OVER THE WEEKEND.
VOTERS GO TO THE POLLS TOMORROW FOR THEIR PRIMARY, BOTH CANDIDATES WILL LOOKING FOR SIGNS OF WHAT'S TO COME.
>> DUELING RALLIES IN GEORGIA OVER THE WEEKEND, AS PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN AND FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP COMPETE FOR SUPPORT IN THIS KEY BATTLEGROUND STATE.
DURING TRUMPS SPEECH IN ROME, GEORGIA, THE FORMER PRESIDENT TOOK AIM AT BIDENS STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS, CALLING IT PARTISAN, AND ANGRY.
>> WE HEARD CROOKED JOE'S ANGRY, DARK, HATE FILLED RANT AT THE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS.>> BIDEN SPOKE IN ATLANTA, SLAMMING TRUMP FOR "WHO HE KEEPS COMPANY WITH.".
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE WAS AT TRUMPS RALLY.
AND TRUMP MET WITH VIKTOR ORBAN ON FRIDAY.>> WE ALL KNOW DONALD TRUMP SEES A DIFFERENT AMERICA OF RESENTMENT, REVENGE, AND RETRIBUTION.
THAT'S NOT ME, THAT'S NOT YOU.
>> THE RACE FOR THE SENATE WILL NOT COME TO GEORGIA LIKE IT DID IN 2020, WHEN BIDEN ONE BY ROUGHLY 12,000 VOTES, LEAVING IT TO THE BIDEN CAMPAIGN TO MOBILIZE VOTERS WITHOUT THE KEY HELP OF DOWN BALLOT HELP.
>> I CAN'T WAIT TO MAKE THE CASE ALONGSIDE JOE BIDEN IN THE MONTHS AHEAD.>> THE GEORGIA STOP HELPED KICK OFF HIS NEW I'M ON BOARD TOUR, WHERE THEY HAVE PLANS TO TRAVEL TO EVERY DONALD BROWN STATE IN THE COMING WEEKS.
REPORTING IN WASHINGTON, JULIE BENBROOK.>>> WEIGHT MANAGEMENT DRUGS HAVE BEEN A SOURCE OF FASCINATION AND CONTROVERSY SINCE HITTING THE MARKET IN RECENT YEARS.
ONE DRUGMAKER ISSUED A STARK WARNING DURING LAST NIGHT'S OSCAR CEREMONY.
MICHAEL EXPLAINS.>> WE ARE USED TO COMMERCIALS GETTING A LOT OF ATTENTION DURING EVENTS LIKE THE SUPER BOWL, BUT DURING LAST NIGHT'S OSCARS, IT WAS A NEW AD CAMPAIGN THAT IS GETTING ATTENTION AS IT ATTEMPTS TO PUT THE SPOTLIGHT ON A TROUBLING TREND.
HAS HOLLYWOOD STARS HIT THE RED CARPET, ELI LILLY ROLLED OUT A NEW AD AIMED AT THE VANITY USE OF WEIGHT LOSS DRUGS.
THE ADVERTISEMENT NOT SPECIFICALLY MENTIONING GILLIES LILIES DRUGS OR EDITORS.>> PEOPLES WHOSE HEALTH AFFECTED BY OBESITY IS THE REASON WE WORK ON THESE MEDICATIONS.
IT MATTERS WHO GETS THEM.
>> RECENTLY, GETTING THE DRUGS TO THE RIGHT PEOPLE HAS BEEN TOUGH.>> I'VE SEEN DIRE SHORTAGES.
THIS HAS BEEN A MAJOR CHALLENGE, WITH PATIENTS FLYING TO DIFFERENT STATES TO GET THESE MEDICINES.
>> THESE DRUGS MIMIC HORMONES TO REDUCE APPETITE AND MIMIC THE PRODUCTION OF INSULIN, THEY ARE MADE FOR A SPECIFIC USE, BY A SPECIFIC SET OF PATIENTS, THOSE WITH OBESITY OR BY DIABETES.
THERE ARE ZERO STUDIES PUBLISHED IN ANY MEDICAL JOURNAL AROUND THE WORLD THAT LOOK AT THE USE OF THESE MEDICATIONS.
ELI LILLY'S CEO HOPES THE MESSAGE IS CLEAR.
SOME OF THESE ARE MEANT FOR PEOPLE WITH SERIOUS HEALTH CONDITIONS, NOT MEANT FOR SOMEONE WHO IS FAMOUS TO LOOK A LITTLE BIT BETTER.>> ELI LILLY IS NOT SAYING HOW MANY PEOPLE MAYBE USING ITS DRUGS INAPPROPRIATELY, BUT WITH GROWING DEMAND AND A CONTINUED SHORTAGE IN SUPPLY, IT JUST HIGHLIGHTS THE POINT OF WHY THE COMPANY IS HOPING THAT PEOPLE WILL ONLY USE ITS DRUGS FOR THE INTENDED MEDICAL PURPOSE.
>>> PBS'S AMONG THOSE WHO COLLABORATED ON THE ACADEMY AWARD WINNER FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE, PBS FRONTLINE AND THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WORKED TOGETHER ON THE FILM.
IT FOLLOWS JOURNALISTS IN UKRAINE WHO WERE TRAPPED WHILE COVERING THE RUSSIAN INVASION.>> THIS IS THE FIRST OSCAR IN UKRAINIAN HISTORY.
[ CHEERING & APPLAUSE ] I AM HONORED, I AM HONORED.
>> IS AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING AT PBS.ORG, AND ON THE PBS APP.
>>> THE LAST FEW YEARS HAVE BEEN TOUGH FOR HOMEBUYERS, WITH HIGH INTEREST RATES, LOW INVENTORY, RISING PRICES.
BUT THERE IS A REASON FOR BUYERS TO BE MORE OPTIMISTIC GOING INTO THE SPRING.
JENN SULLIVAN EXPLAINS.>> IT'S NOT JUST THE FLOWERS IN BLOOM THIS SPRING, THE HOUSING MARKET IS BLOOMING AS WELL.
IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO BUY OR SELL A HOME, MANY EXPERTS SAY THIS IS THE BEST TIME OF YEAR.
>> WE ALWAYS SEE MORE BUYERS, AND MORE SELLERS COME ONTO THE MARKET.
THE FAMILIES WERE THE SCHOOL YEAR STARTS IN THE FALL, WHICH IS WHY THIS IS A POPULAR TIME TO BUY OR SELL.
WHAT CAN BUYERS EXPECT THIS SPRING?
>> WE ARE SEEING AN IMPROVEMENT IN CONSUMER CONFIDENCE.>> BUYERS CAN BE MORE OPTIMISTIC.
FIRST, THERE'S MORE INVENTORY, WHICH MEANS LESS COMPETITION.>> WE'VE HAD A HISTORICALLY LOW INVENTORY FOR TWO YEARS.
>> MORTGAGE RATES HAD SLIGHTLY DIPPED.
LAST WEEK, A 30 YEAR FIXED MORTGAGE RATE AVERAGED 6.88%.
IN FEBRUARY IT WAS 6.94%.
THE RATES ARE SLOWLY COMING DOWN, BUT THEY ARE STILL HIGHER THAN THIS TIME LAST YEAR.
HOME PRICES ARE STILL HIGH.>> WE HAD A SUBSTANTIAL'S PRICE INCREASE IN THE PAST THREE YEARS, 30 OR 40% PRICE GAIN.>> IN JANUARY, THE MEDIAN EXISTING PRICE WAS $179,000, 5.1% HIGHER THAN JANUARY OF LAST YEAR, AND IT'S THE SEVENTH MONTH IN A ROW THAT PRICES HAVE GONE UP.>> THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS IS BUYERS SHOULD GET PREAPPROVED FOR A MORTGAGE BEFORE THE FOR A HOME, AND BE FLEXIBLE ON THE CLOSING DATE.
>> I WANT TO START US OFF WITH YOUR HEADLINES.
WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW AS WE HAD THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.
THE BIG STORY WILL BE THE WIND.
WE ARE EXPECTING SOME GUST OF WIND, BY THURSDAY THAT WIND DIRECTION IS GOING TO CHANGE TO A NORTH OR NORTHEASTERLY FLOW.
WE ARE GOING TO GRADUALLY WARM, ESPECIALLY LATER ON THIS WEEK.
WE COULD SEE A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A WASHOUT BY ANY MEANS.
RAMONA IS DROPPING DOWN TO 46, MOUNT LAGUNA DONE 239.
TOMORROW WE WILL SEE SOME SUNSHINE HERE.
WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TO WORRY ABOUT WHEN IT COMES TO PRECIPITATION, BUT AGAIN THE WIND IS GOING TO BE HOWLING, ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN THROUGH THE DESERT.
HEADS UP, IT IS GOING TO BE QUITE LUXURY AT TIMES.
BY THURSDAY AGAIN WE HAVE A SANTA ANA WIND EVENT, WITH WIND CHANGING TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST, LOCAL WIND DAMAGE STILL A THREAT ALONG THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, WITH DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS AND GUSTS OF 50 UP TO 70 MPH.
WE ARE GOING TO WARM UP, HERE ALONG THE COAST AND AREAS INLAND YOU WILL NOTICE A SLIGHT DIFFERENCE WHEN IT COMES TO THAT MERCURY.
LOW CLOUDS ARE GOING TO START TO BREAK.
ON WEDNESDAY WE ARE 68, THEN WE GET BACK UP TO THE 70s BY THURSDAY.
IT IS GOING TO BE QUITE NICE HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND AND ALONG THE COAST.
WE ARE GOING TO SEE A SLIGHT BOOST WHEN IT COMES TO OUR TEMPERATURES, BACKUP TO THE 70s BY THE LATER HALF OF THE WEEK.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT SOME GUSTY CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY.
BY THURSDAY, SOME SANTA ANA WIND WILL BE PUSHING IN.
WE ARE GOING TO BE COOLING THE FURTHER EAST YOU GO, DOWN TO 35 ON FRIDAY, WITH A FEW SHOWERS AROUND.
IT WILL STILL BE A LITTLE CHILLY BY SATURDAY, AND I'M NOT GOING TO RULE OUT A SHOWER TO START THE WEEKEND THERE AS WELL.
WE ARE WARMING THROUGH WEDNESDAY, 78 FOR THE HIGH, THEN WE ARE BACK DOWN TO 69 BY THURSDAY, COOL WITH SOME SUNSHINE.
AGAIN IT IS GOING TO BE QUITE EASY.
>>> DISNEYLAND WANTS TO EXPAND ITS FOOTPRINT IN ANAHEIM, PROPOSING TO PURCHASE SEVERAL STREETS AS PART OF A MAJOR NEW DEVELOPMENT.
A NEW THEME PARK AND HOTEL WOULD BE INCLUDED.
THE ANAHEIM CITY COUNCIL IS PLANNING TO VOTE ON THE PROJECT NEXT MONTH.>>> THE CLIPPERS ARE COMING BACK TO SAN DIEGO, THE MINOR-LEAGUE TEAM, THAT IS.
ALEXANDER WAS THERE FOR THE ANNOUNCEMENT, AND HAS THE STORY ON WHERE THE BASKETBALL TEAM WILL BE PLAYING.>> IT HAS BEEN 40 YEARS SINCE THE CLIPPERS PLAYED IN SAN DIEGO, AND NOW THEY ARE BACK.>> THE CLIPPERS NBA TEAM WILL BE RELOCATING TO AMERICA'S FINEST CITY AND REBRANDING AS THE SAN DIEGO CLIPPERS.
PLACED IN ONTARIO, IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.
COME NEXT SEASON, THEY WILL BE HERE IN SAN DIEGO.>> THIS IS A HISTORIC DAY IN SAN DIEGO SPORTS HISTORY, AS WE WELCOME THE CLIPPERS TO THEIR NEW HOME IN OCEANSIDE, CALIFORNIA.>> THEY WILL BE PLAYING AT OCEANSIDE'S NEW MULTIPURPOSE ARENA, WHICH HAS THE CAPACITY FOR 7500 FANS.
IT IS SET TO OPEN IN SEPTEMBER.
THE CLIPPERS PLAYED IN SAN DIEGO FROM 1978 TO 1974, BEFORE MOVING TO LOS ANGELES.
THE NEW UMBRELLA BRAND ENCOMPASSES THE CLIPPERS.>> THE EXTENT TO MONTEZUMA MESA, WHERE KAWHI LEONARD BECAME A HOUSEHOLD NAME.
DOWN TO LINCOLN, A HISTORIC FOOTBALL POWER THAT GIVE US A SHOOTING STAR.
>> THAT SHOOTING STAR IS OF COURSE NORMAN POWELL.
HE STARTED HIS NBA CAREER IN THE G LEAGUE.>> I'VE BEEN ON A JOURNEY FOR MY WHOLE CAREER, AND HOW HARD I HAD TO WORK TO GET HERE, IT WAS AMAZING TO BE FIRST IN LINE, AND TO REPRESENT SAN DIEGO.
>> WE LOOK AT THE TOP PLAYERS IN THE LEAGUE, SO MANY OF THEM HAVE SPENT TIME IN THE G LEAGUE.
THIS IS SUCH AN ATTRACTIVE MARKET.
THE WEATHER COULD NOT BE BETTER.
TO THE CLIPPERS DEVELOP IN TEAM WAS FIRST CALLED AGUA CALIENTE CLIPPERS.
THEY CHANGED THE NAME TO THE ONTARIO CLIPPERS IN 2022.
LAST SEASON, THE ONTARIO CLIPPERS FOR THE WINNERS OF THE G LEAGUE, WITH THE SHOWCASE CUP.
THEY WILL FINISH UP THE SEASON IN ONTARIO, BUT NEXT SEASON THEY WILL BE PLAYING HERE, AT THE ARENA, AT THEIR HOME IN OCEANSIDE.>>> HERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW IN THE NEWSROOM.
PRESIDENT BIDEN IS PUSHING FOR THE RETURN OF A PANDEMIC ERA CHILD TAX CREDIT IN HIS NEW BUDGET PLAN.
WE LOOK AT THE PROPOSAL'S CHANCES OF MAKING IT THROUGH CONGRESS.
AND MAYOR TODD GLORIA IS SPEAKING WITH US, TO ANSWER QUESTIONS SUBMITTED BY THE AUDIENCE.
YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.>> MAJOR FUNDING HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BY THE BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES.
AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION.
BY DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY.
AND BY THE FOLLOWING.
AND BY VIEWERS OF - - AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.
THANK YOU.
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