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♪ >>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

FEDERAL IMMIGRATION OFFICERS ARE BEING SENT TO SOME AIRPORTS AS THE PARTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN CONTINUES.

SECURITY LINES AT SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL WERE RUNNING SMOOTHLY THIS AFTERNOON, BUT REPORTER SAYS THAT WORKERS ARE STILL FEELING THE PRESSURE.

>> Reporter: PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SAID THIS WEEKEND THAT IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT AGENTS WOULD GO TO AIRPORTS TO HELP WITH SECURITY.

THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY WOULD NOT CONFIRM IF IT WOULD INCLUDE SAN DIEGO FOR QUOTE OPERATIONAL SECURITY REASONS.

HERE THE WORKERS ARE WORKING WITHOUT PAY.

>> STRESS IS ALL-TIME TIME, MORALE ALL-TIME LOW.

>> Reporter: ROBERT IS A LEAD TSA OFFICER.

AND CHIEF STEWARD FOR THE WORKERS UNION.

HE SAID STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING WITHOUT PAY THREE MONTHS AFTER THE SHUTDOWN ENDED.

>> THINGS ARE GETTING TIGHT.

>> Reporter: MORE THAN 400 TSA WORKERS HAVE QUIT AND THOUSANDS HAVE CALLED OUT DURING THE SHUTDOWN.

SAN DIEGO AIRPORT OFFICIALS UPDATED TRAVEL GUIDANCE ONLINE TO SUGGEST TRAVELERS ARRIVE 2 1/2 HOURS BEFORE THEIR FLIGHT.

THEY TOOK THE ADVICE, FLYING IN FROM ATLANTA FRIDAY.

>> IT WAS WAY WORSE.

WE WERE IN LINE 2 1/2 HOURS IN ATLANTA.

>> Reporter: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTED SEEING I.C.E.

AT THE ATLANTA AIRPORT TODAY.

TSA WORKERS ARE CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE IMPASSE.

>> ALL WORKERS ARE IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY FEDERAL EMPLOYEES, ONE SHOULD NOT BE PREFERRED.

IF I.C.E.

AGENTS ARE MAKING MONEY WORKING AIRPORT SECURITY, TSA SHOULD BE.

>> Reporter: DEMOCRATS REFUSE TO FUND BECAUSE OF I.C.E.

BILLIONS TO THE AGENCY LAST YEAR.

THEY'VE SET UP A HARDSHIP FUND FOR LOCAL TSA WORKERS.

MACK ASKS AIRPORT TRAVELERS TO BE PATIENT AS THEY DO THEIR BEST.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> TEMPERATURES ARE RUNNING ABOVE AVERAGE FOR LATE MARCH EVENING OR NIGHT, WILL BOTTOM OUT AT 60.

RUNNING WARM.

48 IN RAMONA.

BUT THE INTENSE MARCH HEAT WAVE IS CONTINUING WEEK TWO.

MANY MONTHLY RECORDS HAVE FALLEN.

RECORD HEAT IS RESTRICTED TO THE SOUTHWEST MONDAY, EXPANDING BACK TO THE PLAINS MIDWEEK.

NO RAIN IN SIGHT.

>>> FEDERAL DATA SHOW ENERGY PRICES HAVE BEEN RISING FASTER THAN INFLATION SINCE 2022, A NEW BILL IN CONGRESS SEEKS TO PROVIDE RELIEF FROM THE PRICES.

>> Reporter: CONGRESSMAN MIKE LEAVITT CHOSE THE CENTER FOR AN EVENT TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF ACT.

HE'S A COAUTHOR.

HE SAYS IT ENSURES THAT AMERICANS HAVE ACCESS TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.

>> THE PRICE OF WIND AND SOLAR IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE WHIMS OF FOREIGN CONFLICTS OR VOLATILE COMMODITY MARKETS.

NOTHING LIKE WE'RE SEEING NOW WITH THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ AND THE WAR IN IRAN.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THE WAR IN IRAN HAS LED TO RISING COSTS FOR OIL AND GAS WHICH AFFECTS THE COSTS OF ELECTRICITY.

>> THE WAR DID NOT CAUSE THE PROBLEM BUT MAKES AN EXISTING CRISIS CRISIS DRAMATICALLY WORSE.

>> Reporter: ONE THING IS TO RESTORE THE MONEY CUT IN THE BEAUTIFUL BILL ACT, SUPPORTERS SAY IT PRIORITIZES AMERICA FIRST ENERGY.

>> THIS ADMINISTRATION IS THROWING OBSTACLES AT WIND AND SOLAR AND ROLLING OUT THE RED CARPET FOR FOSSIL FUELS.

WE SET STRICT STANDARDS TO KEEP CLEAN ENERGY MOVING AND REVERSE THE BILLIONS IN CANCELED CLEAN ENERGY INVESTMENTS.

>> Reporter: LEVIN SAYS IT ALSO REWARDS EFFICIENCY, CUTS DOWN ON PRICE GOUGING AND PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES.

AND DATA CENTERS HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR OWN COST.

>> THE SHIELD ACT IS INCLUDED IN THE PACKAGE TO MAKE SURE DATA CENTERS ARE PAYING FOR THEIR OWN ELECTRICITY INSTEAD OF OFF-LOADING THE COSTS ON TO YOU.

>> Reporter: THE BILL HAS 120 DEMOCRATIC COSPONSORS BUT IT'S UNLIKELY TO PASS SOON IN THE REPUBLICAN CONTROLLED HOUSE.

KPBS.

>>> CHALLENGING OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING IN CALIFORNIA WHICH RESUMED NEAR SANTA BARBARA A DECADE AFTER AUTHORITIES STOPPED IT.

THIS AIMS TO STOP IT AS THE BASIS FOR THE DRILLING.

HE SAYS THE ORDER INFRINGES ON CALIFORNIA'S SOVEREIGN POWER UNDER THE TENTH AMENDMENT.

ENVIRONMENTALISTS SAY THE REGION HAS EXPERIENCED DEVASTATING OIL SPILLS OVER THE YEARS.

>> THIS IS THE SAME PIPELINE THAT BROKE IN 2015.

IT WASN'T REPLACED.

SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RESTARTING A PIPELINE THAT ALREADY CAUSED AN ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC DISASTER IN CALIFORNIA, AND TALKING ABOUT DOING IT WITHOUT MAKING THE REPAIRS THAT THE STATE SAID ARE NECESSARY TO RESTART IT SAFELY.

>> THE OFFSHORE CORPORATION BOUGHT THE PLATFORMS JUST OFF THE COAST THREE YEARS AGO AND FOUGHT TO GET THEM OPEN.

THIS IS HIS SECOND LAWSUIT TO THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OVER THE EFFORT TO RESTART THE PIPELINES.

>>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS GETTING CLOSER TO A REFERENDUM ON MAJOR REFORMS.

VOICE OF SAN DIEGO'S SCOTT LEWIS SAYS NEW POLLING DATA IS THE LATEST STEP TO GETTING THE CHANGES ON THE BALLOT.

♪ >>> WE BROKE THE NEWS SEVERAL WEEKS AGO THAT COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CHAIR AND LABOR AND PROGRESSIVE GROUPS WERE TALKING ABOUT EXTENDING TERM LIMITS AND MAYBE CREATING A NEW ELECTED POSITION TO LEAD THE COUNTY, A COUNTY MAYOR.

VOTERS WOULD HAVE TO APPROVE WHAT THEY CAME UP WITH.

NOW WE HAVE OBTAINED A POLL THEY COMMISSIONED TO SEE WHAT VOTERS THOUGHT AND A RECEIPT.

IN TOTAL ALMOST $90,000 IN TAXPAYER FUNDS ON POLLS TO SEE WHAT RESIDENTS THOUGHT OF THE REFORM AND POTENTIAL TAX INCREASES.

SOME BAD NEWS, THE RESPONDENTS THINK THE COUNTY IS CURRENTLY GOING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION, BUT GOOD NEWS FOR HER IDEA FOR REFORM.

RESPONDENTS WERE OVERWHELMINGLY SUPPORTIVE OF A CHANGE.

THEY BELIEVE THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO IS HEADED IN THE WRONG DIRECTION.

34% SAID IT WAS GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

79% OF RESPONDENTS SAID THEY WERE SUPPORTIVE OF THE BALLOT MEASURE AS DESCRIBED TO INCREASE GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY WITHOUT EXTRA COST.

PEOPLE WERE VERY SUPPORTIVE OF RESTRICTING COUNTY SUPERVISORS TO THREE TERMS IN OFFICE, BUT CURRENTLY THEY'RE ALLOWED TWO TERMS.

THE QUESTION MADE IT SOUND LIKE THEY WERE PUTTING NEW TERM LIMITS ON RATHER THAN LETTING THEM STAY IN OFFICE LONGER.

SCOTT LEWIS FOR VOICE OF SAN DIEGO, THAT'S WHY IT MATTERS.

>> THAT'S ONE OF OUR PARTNERS FROM THE PUBLIC MATTERS INITIATIVE.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, A FATAL CRASH AT LaGUARDIA'S AIRPORT COMPOUNDS PROBLEMS WITH AIR TRAVEL.

>>> AI GENERATED CONTENT IS BECOMING MORE REALISTIC.

WE'VE SEEN THE IMAGES AND VIDEOS USED IN ALL CONTEXTS, PARODY VIDEOS, POLITICAL ADS AND WAR PROPAGANDA.

HOW YOU CAN VERIFY WHAT YOU'RE SEEING AS REAL OR NOT.

>> Reporter: WE CAN'T TRUST OUR EYES ANYMORE TO AUTHENTICATE MEDIA.

>> AI IS ADVANCING, BECOMING MORE SOPHISTICATED AND HARDER TO SPOT.

>> SEEING THEM USED FROM DISINFORMATION, INFLUENCE CAMPAIGNS, PERPETUATING FRAUD AND ECONOMIC CRIMES.

>> Reporter: IN THE EARLY WEEKS OF THE WAR WITH IRAN, VIDEO HAS SHOWED A BARRAGE OF MISSILES STRIKING TEL AVIV.

ANOTHER SHOWS PEOPLE FLEEING AN IRANIAN ATTACK AT AN AIRPORT.

ANOTHER APPEARS TO SHOW CAPTURED SPECIAL U.S.

FORCES PERSONNEL.

ALL FAKE.

DR.

THAUM EXPLAINS WE'VE SEEN THIS WITH THE RUSSIA/UKRAINE WAR.

>> ANYTIME WE HAVE A CONFLICT YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE FAKE MEDIA SHOWING UP.

>> Reporter: AI IS BECOMING MORE BELIEVABLE, BUT STAMM SAYS HIS LAB HAS DEVELOPED SOMETHING TO DETECT IT.

>> THERE'S PROCESSING THAT HAPPENS INSIDE THE ALGORITHM THAT LEAVES BEHIND MINUTE TRACES YOUR EYES CAN'T SEE.

>> GETREAL SECURITY SAYS THE BEST WAY TO AVOID BEING DUPED ONLINE IS LOOK TO TRUSTED SOURCES LIKE NEWS.

>> STOP GETTING NEWS AND INFORMATION FROM TWITTER AND FACEBOOK.

IT'S NOT WHAT IT WAS DESIGNED FOR OR GOOD AT.

>>> THE COST OF GROCERIES CONTINUES TO GO UP AND CONSUMERS COULD BE FACED WITH EVEN HIGHER PRICES BECAUSE OF THE WAR WITH IRAN.

JEN SULLIVAN.

>> Reporter: A FAMILY OF FOUR NOW SPENDS 1,000 TO 1,600 ON FOOD A MONTH ACCORDING TO THE U.S.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

AND THE PRICES COULD BE HIGHER.

SURGING COSTS WILL BE LIKELY PASSED ON TO CONSUMERS.

>> OUR FOOD SUPPLY IS NATIONAL SECURITY.

>> Reporter: A FARMER IN MISSOURI, HE'S BEEN FARMING SINCE 1982.

SOYBEANS ARE USED IN VARIETY OF PRODUCTS, LIKE ANIMAL FOOD AND BIO.

>> WE CAN MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS WE CAN BUT IT'S ALL SUBJECT TO MOTHER NATURE AND COST OF INPUTS.

>> Reporter: THAT'S LABOR, MACHINES, FEED AND FERTILIZER.

THE WAR WITH IRAN HAS CAUSED VAST DISRUPTION TO THE WORLD'S OIL SUPPLY.

AS OIL AND NATURAL GAS PRICES, SO DOES THE PRICE FARMERS PAY FOR THE NECESSARY INGREDIENTS IN THEIR CROP CYCLE.

>> I'M WORRIED, MOST FARMERS HAVE TAKEN EQUITY OUT OF THEIR FARMS THE LAST TWO YEARS JUST TO KEEP GOING.

>> Reporter: NOW IS THE TIME FARMERS LIKE MAYNARD ARE GETTING EVERYTHING READY THEY NEED FOR SPRING PLANTING SEASON.

>> WE MADE A BUDGET TO PUT IN A CROP AND OVERNIGHT WE SAW THE PRODUCTION OF THAT CROP INCREASE ABOUT $53 AN ACRE.

>> Reporter: ALSO FACING SURGING GAS PRICES.

MOST FARM EQUIPMENT TAKES DIESEL, AVERAGING OVER $5 A GALLON NATIONALLY, UP 42% FROM A MONTH AGO.

THE AMERICAN FARM ADMINISTRATION SENT A LETTER TO THE WHITE HOUSE URGING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TAKE URGENT ACTION.

THE FOOD COULD GO BACK TO 2022 LEVELS WITH INFLATION HIGH.

>> WE CAN'T GO FURTHER, THAT'S THE HARD PART.

>> Reporter: THAT CAN MEAN HIGHER PRICES AT THE GROCERY STORE.

FOR CONSUMER WATCH, I'M JEN SULLIVAN.

>>> PROBIOTICS OR GOOD BACTERIA ARE USED TO REBALANCE THE HUMAN GUT.

GOOD BACTERIA CAN CONTROL BAD BACTERIA.

NEW RESEARCH AT SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY IS FOCUSING ON THAT FOR PLANTS.

IT'S ONE OF THE FIRST PROJECTED OUT OF THE NEWLY LAUNCHED SOIL HEALTH CENTER.

>> TAKE A MEASUREMENT.

WE'RE AT 18.2 CENTIMETERS.

>> Reporter: BARBER IS A RESEARCHER AT UC SAN DIEGO.

SHE'S KEEPING TRACK HOW TALL TWO LETTUCE GROUPS GROW, HOW THEY SPROUT.

ONE IS CONTROL GROUP, ANOTHER A PROBIOTIC FOR PLANTS.

>> LEMONADE.

>> Reporter: RESEARCHERS BELIEVE IT WILL GIVE PLANTS THE ENERGY THEY NEED AND HOPE TO HAVE FARMERS RELY LESS ON FERTILIZERS.

LIKE REPLACING HUMAN SUPPLEMENTS WITH WHOLE FOODS LIKE YOGURT.

>> WE'RE TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE ORDER OF THE ADDITION OF BACTERIA AND FUNGI AND WHEN THE PLANT GROWTH PROMOTING EFFECT IS MOST EFFECTIVE.

>> Reporter: ALLARD DIRECTS THE CENTER AT SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY.

SHE SAYS ADDING MICROBES TO SOIL HASN'T BEEN STUDIED ENOUGH.

SHE'S TESTING IT HERE IN ENCINITAS.

>> INTERESTED IN UNDERSTANDING MORE THE PLANT/MICROBE INTERACTION AND DO BETTER FOR FOOD SECURITY AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE.

>> Reporter: SCIENTISTS ARE STILL TRYING TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE INTERACTION.

MICROBES SUPPORT PLANTS MANY WAYS, THEY CAN INFLUENCE WHICH NUTRIENTS PLANTS TAKE FROM THE SOIL AND EVEN HELP THEM REDUCE STRESS, LIKE A DROUGHT.

IF YOU'RE A FARMER, HOW DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY ARE BEST?

>> WE FEED THE SOIL, WE KNOW IN A TABLESPOON, THERE'S MANY FIGURES, BUT 50 BILLION MICROBES, MANY GOOD, MANY BAD, MANY NONEXISTENT.

I CAN'T TELL YOU, OTHER THAN WATCHING THE FIELDS AND TAFGT TASTING THE FOOD.

>> Reporter: McCURTY USES REGENERATIVE PROCESSES TO HELP RESTORE THE SOIL STRUCTURE AND NEWT RENS.

NUTRIENS.

BUT BARBER.

>> WE'RE TRYING TO ADD.

YOU CAN'T SEE THE NUMBER OF MICROORGANISMS IN THE SOIL, WE'RE TRYING TO BRING IN THE MICROSCOPE.

>> Reporter: THIS MAKES THEM UNIQUE, EXPERIMENTS AT THE FARM, AND FARMERS FINE TUNE THE APPROACH.

>> IF THEY'RE GOING TO ADD A NEW PRODUCT TO THE FIELD, FARMERS NEED TO KNOW IT WILL WORK EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY.

AND NOT DISRUPT SYSTEMS.

>> Reporter: BARBER SAYS THEY CAN INVESTIGATE PRACTICAL WAYS FARMERS CAN APPLY THE PROBIOTIC.

>> NOW IT'S IN LIQUID FORM, BUT MORE SELF-STABLE MIGHT BE A DRIED POWDER.

>> Reporter: THERE ARE MANY BENEFITS TO HUMAN HEALTH AND THE PLANET WHEN SOIL HEALTH IS IMPROVED.

STRONGER THE ROOT, THE MORE STORED IN THE SOIL.

>> IT'S IMPORTANT FOR FOOD SECURITY AND RESISTANCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE, TO HAVE ROBUST SOIL THAT'S RESILIENT ACROSS THE CHALLENGES THEY FACE.

>> Reporter: THEY'RE INTERVIEWING MORE FARMERS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY TO UNDERSTAND HOW THEY CAN DO BETTER.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE LATEST EPISODE OF "THE FINEST" DIVES INTO THE WORLD OF PLANT IDENTIFICATION.

NATURE LOVERS HELPING FARMERS.

ALL WITH AN APP.

YOU CAN LISTEN NOW.

WHEREVER YOU GET YOUR PODCASTS.

NEW EPISODE THIS THURSDAY.

>>> CALIFORNIA WINE PRODUCERS HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING WITH A SLOWDOWN IN BUSINESS RECENT YEARS.

WE SPOKE WITH SOME EXPERTS.

>> Reporter: IN MIKE HENDRY'S WORLD, THE ONLY CONSTANT IN THE WINE INDUSTRY IS CHANGE.

>> IT DOES FEEL LIKE WHAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING NOW IS DIFFERENT.

>> Reporter: THE WINE INDUSTRY IS FACING A MASSIVE DECLINE IN SALES.

A 2025 REPORT FROM THE WINE INSTITUTE SHOWED THAT U.S.

WINE EXPORTS DROPPED 35%.

AND IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FOUR WINERIES HAVE ANNOUNCED CLOSURES OR LAYOFFS THIS YEAR.

>> THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF OPTIMISM AROUND THE WINE BUSINESS HERE FOR 20-PLUS YEARS AND THERE'S LESS NOW FOR SURE.

>> Reporter: BUT IF YOU ASK ROB McMILLAN, THE FOUNDER OF THE WINE INDUSTRY GROUP, THE ISSUE IS SIM, OVERPRODUCTION AND NOT MEETING CONSUMERS WHERE THEY ARE.

>> OUR INDUSTRY IS STUCK ON THE WAY WE'VE DONE THINGS FOR 25 YEARS.

IT'S BEEN THAT LONG.

>> Reporter: THEY FLOOD THE MARKET WITH CHEAP WINES, AND TRY TO PLEASE THE BABY BOOMERS, RATHER THAN YOUNGER CUSTOMERS.

>> THEY DRINK ACROSS CATEGORIES, WINE, BEER AND SPIRITS.

>> Reporter: CONDITIONS MIGHT IMPROVE IF WINERIES EXPAND TO OTHER STATES.

SLOW PRODUCTION, MARKET TO A FRUGAL BUYER.

>> THIS IS DIFFERENT LOTS OF WINE.

2025 ZINFANDEL FROM THE BLOCK.

>> Reporter: THIS FAMILY-OWNED VINEYARD IS OPTIMISTIC.

>> SALES ARE DOWN FOR A LOT OF REASONS, BUT NOT CATASTROPHICALLY DOWN.

I THINK THIS IS A BUMP IN THE ROAD, NOT A TRAIN WRECK.

>> Reporter: A TOAST TO BETTER DAYS TO COME.

>>> WE'RE DEALING WITH A PRETTY RELENTLESS STRING OF DAYS WITH PERSISTENT HEAT HERE.

DAILY RECORD HIGHS CONTINUE TO BE CHALLENGED EACH DAY, ESPECIALLY INLAND, EAST OF SAN DIEGO PROPERLY.

AND WILL BE SOME RELIEF THE COMING WEEKEND, FIVE DAYS AWAY.

BUT IT'S MONDAY.

TALKING POINTS TIED TO WEEK TWO OF THE INTENSE SOUTHWESTERN MARCH HEAT WAVE, MANY MONTHLY RECORDS HAVE BEEN BROKEN AND WE EXPECT THE HEAT TO PEAK AGAIN IN SALT LAKE CITY AND DENVER BY THE WAY.

FOR NOW, THE HEAT IS RESTRICTED TO THE CORNER OF THE NATION.

EXPANDED RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CARRY IT BACK INTO THE PLAINS.

WE'VE SEEN AN EARLY END TO THE WET SEASON.

IT'S DRY OUT THERE.

60 FOR THE LOW.

AND RESERVOIR LEVELS ARE STILL LOOKING GOOD GENERALLY.

STATEWIDE LEVEL.

ABOVE AVERAGE.

CASTAIC IS A LITTLE BELOW THE HISTORIC AVERAGE, BUT MOST ARE DOING WELL WITH THE DECENT WET SEASONS.

WITH THAT SAID, MOST OF OUR SNOW WAS IN THE FRONT HALF OF THE WET SEASON, AND THE SOUTHERN SIERRA, ABOUT 44% BELOW AVERAGE SHORTCOMING RIGHT NOW.

56% OF NORMAL.

100% IS NORMAL.

NORTHERN SIERRA, 16% OF AVERAGE.

THE HEAT AND DRYNESS HAVE BEEN LEADING TO DWINDLING SNOW PACK.

SIZZLING ON TUESDAY, 86 IN RAMONA, 72 IN SAN JOSE THOUGH AND 95 AT BORREGO SPRINGS.

STORM TRACK DIVERTED WELL NORTH.

SHOWERS WAY UP IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BUT NOT FOR US.

HEAT EXPANDS MIDWEEK INTO THE PLAINS AND IS STILL PINNED IN THE SOUTHWEST AS WELL.

WEATHER PATTERN, RIDGE IN THE WEST, OUGH IN THE EAST AND COOLER.

WE'LL HOLDING ON RELENTLESSLY TO THE HEAT.

MID-70s FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

INLAND, CONSISTENTLY IN THE 80s.

HOTTEST MAY BE FRIDAY.

SOME RELIEF NEXT WEEKEND.

MOUNTAINS IN THE UPPER 60s.

SATURDAY STILL WARM, WAITING FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY AND BEGIN TO COOLDOWN.

DESERTS PINNED TO UPPER 90s MOST DAYS.

99 ON WEDNESDAY, 98 THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

ACCUWEATHER METEOROLOGIST GEOFF CORNISH FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> TODAY IS NATIONAL PUPPY DAY, CELEBRATED EVERY YEAR TO HONOR THE LOVE WE HAVE FOR PUPPIES.

DAY TO PAMPER OUR DOGS, SUPPORT SHELTERS AND PROMOTE PROPER CARE.

LIKE A LOT OF THINGS, THE COSTS OF PET OWNERSHIP IS RISING.

MIKE.

>> RECENT DATA SHOWS PET COSTS AND SERVICES ARE NOT IMMUNE TO INFLATION, SOME CATEGORIES ARE OUTPACING IT.

PUPS, DOGS, PRETTY MUCH MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY AND CAN'T PUT A COST ON THEIR LOVE AND IMPACT BUT WE SPOKE WITH EXPERTS ABOUT THE RISING COSTS.

REALITY CHECK.

>> GETTING A PUPPY IS ONE OF THE MOST HAPPY THINGS IN THE WORLD BUT THERE'S A FINANCIAL COMMITMENT.

>> Reporter: FOR MANY, PET NEEDS AND COSTS ARE NOT DISCRETIONARY BUT ESSENTIAL.

FOOD, DOG WALKERS, SITTERS, TRAINING, GROOMING, VETERINARY CARE.

COSTS WHICH PEOPLE GROSSLY UNDERESTIMATE.

>> A PERFECT STORM OF TARIFFS PLUS INFLATION AND HUMANIZATION OF OUR PETS.

>> Reporter: A RECENT REPORT FROM ROVER FOUND AVERAGE LIFETIME CARE FOR A 10-YEAR-OLD IS $35,000.

PET AND FOOD SERVICE COSTS ROSE SHARPLY SINCE 2019.

BUT THERE ARE THINGS PUP PARENTS CAN DO.

HAVE PET INSURANCE.

WHAT USED TO BE A LUXURY IS A BARE NECESSITY AND CAN HELP WITH UNEXPECTED BIG COSTS.

SHOP AROUND FOR BEST OPTIONS FOR YOU AND YOUR DOG.

DON'T IGNORE ROUTINE CARE LIKE VACCINES AND PARASITE PREVENTION.

INVEST IN TRAINING TO STOP DANGEROUS BEHAVIORS LIKE RUNNING ACROSS THE STREET OR EATING THINGS THAT ARE HARMFUL.

>> THEY'RE OFTEN OVERLOOKED BUT SAVE YOU TREMENDOUSLY OVER THE LIFETIME OF A PET.

>> Reporter: DEVELOPING A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH A VET CAN HELP, TOO.

>> WE'RE PARTNERS IN THE CARE OF THE ANIMAL, MORE YOU TRUST YOUR VET, MORE YOU CAN COME UP WITH SOLUTIONS.

>> AND THOSE WE SPOKE WITH SAID BUYING PET FOOD IN BULK CAN HELP.

AND WE WANT TO SEE PUPPIES.

FROM CANINE COMPANIONS, A SERVICE DOG PROVIDER, NATIONAL NONPROFIT.

SEE THE PUPPIES SLEEPING, LEARNING TO SOCIALIZE AND PLAY WITH EACH OTHER.

IF YOU DON'T HAVE PUPS AT HOME, MAYBE FIND THE LIVESTREAM AND GET IN ON THE FUN FOR NATIONAL PUPPY DAY.

IN WASHINGTON, MICHAEL SHITA REPORTING.

>>> HERE'S TOMORROW IN KPBS.

ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL ACT, BREAK DOWN WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR HELP WITH THE CAR LOAN.

AND TALKING TO AUTHOR AND JOURNALIST CHRIS JENNINGS ABOUT THE STANDOFF BETWEEN FEDERAL AGENTS AND THE WEAVER FAMILY.

KPBS.ORG.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI, HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

>> Announcer: MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AIR, RESTORATION AND FLOOD SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL 1-800-BILL HOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY, AND BY THE FOLLOWING -- AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

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