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>>> THE GAZA SOLIDARITY ENCAMPMENT IS GONE AND THE CAMPUS OF UC SAN DIEGO, BUT THE PROTEST ARE NOT OVER.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED, MANY OF THEM STUDENTS WHEN POLICE MOVED TO CLEAR THE CAMP THIS MORNING.

THIS AFTERNOON PROTESTERS RALLIED OUTSIDE THE DOWNTOWN CENTRAL JAIL, CALLING FOR CHILDREN -- STUDENTS TO BE RELEASED AND CHARGES DROPPED.

>> BUT WHAT THESE OFFICERS DID, THEY PULLED OUT THEIR GUNS.

THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.

THEY PULLED OUT THEIR GUNS IN FRONT OF PEACEFUL, INNOCENT UNARMED STUDENTS.

WHEN I CHALLENGE THEM WHY THEY DID SO WHEN I ASKED THEM TO PUT THEIR GUNS AWAY THEY PEPPER SPRAY ME IN MY EYES AND MY FACE.

>> KPBS EDUCATION REPORTER ANGIE PEREZ HAS MORE ON THE POLICE ACTION THAT ENDED THE ENCAMPMENT FOR PALESTINE.>> Reporter: THE ABRUPT EARLY- MORNING WAKE-UP CALL CAME QUICKLY.

A TEAM OF POLICE, CHP OFFICERS AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES CAME IN RIOT GEAR, READY TO CLEAR THE ENCAMPMENT THAT HAVE BEEN BUILT IN THE SHADOW.

AS THE TENTS CAME DOWN POLICE ARRESTED 64 PROTESTERS, 40 OF THEM STUDENTS, THE OTHERS UNAFFILIATED WITH THE UNIVERSITY.

THAT LED TO THIS.

>> SOME FACULTY ALONG WITH HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY SUPPORTERS MARCHED ACROSS THE CAMPUS, ANGRY ABOUT THE CAMP TEAR DOWN AND ARREST.

THEY PUSHED BACK.

THE GROUP FORCED SOME OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS INTO THE STRUCTURAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING BUILDING.

THEY CONTINUED THEIR CHANTING AND MARCHING OVER TO THE PRICE CENTER, CONSIDERED TO BE THE HEART OF THE UNIVERSITY WITH A FULL COURT, STUDENT LOUNGE AND MEETING SPACES.

PROTESTERS USE PATIO FURNITURE AND BARRICADES TO LOCK THE DOORS AND FORCE POLICE BACK INSIDE THE BUILDING.

ALL OF THIS HAPPEN AS THE FORMER ENCAMPMENT WAS COMPLETELY CLEARED, LEAVING NO SIGN OF WHAT WAS ONCE THEY ARE.

SINCE LAST WEDNESDAY THIS LIBRARY WALK HAS BEEN THE EPICENTER FOR THE STUDENT PROTESTS.

ON SUNDAY IT REACHED A CLIMAX WHEN COUNTERDEMONSTRATORS SHOWED UP.

SUPPORTERS OF ISRAEL FACE-TO- FACE WITH SUPPORTERS OF PALESTINE, TOGETHER ONLY TO DECLARE HOW FAR APART THEY ARE.

THE GAZA SOLIDARITY ENCAMPMENT WAS ESTABLISHED BY ITS ORGANIZERS AS A PLACE TO OCCUPY WHILE DEMANDING THE UNIVERSITY'S ADMINISTRATION DIVEST FROM ALL OF ITS ISRAELI FINANCIAL INTEREST.

THE JEWISH COMMUNITY THAT CAME HERE HAD THEIR INTEREST IN ISRAELI HOSTAGES STILL BEING HELD BY HAMAS IN GAZA.

>> LET THEM RETURN THE INNOCENT CIVILIANS, THE BABIES THAT THEY KIDNAPPED.

THEN WE CAN TALK ABOUT COMMON GROUNDS.

>> FROM CAMPUS THE STUDENT MARCH MARCHED ONTO THE DOWNTOWN JAIL WHERE THOSE ARRESTED WERE TAKEN.

SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION DECIDED TO MAKE ALL CLASSES REMOTE TODAY IN HOPES OF MAINTAINING SAFETY AND BRINGING BACK HOME TO THE CAMPUS.

>>> A SIMILAR SCENE TOOK PLACE AT UCLA TODAY.

DOZENS OF PROTESTERS WERE ARRESTED BY POLICE AT A PARKING STRUCTURE.

MORE THAN 40 PEOPLE WERE DETAINED AND LOADED INTO A SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT BUS TO BE TAKEN TO JAIL.

TWO JOURNALIST WERE AMONG THOSE ARRESTED, PROMPTING CRITICISM FROM MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS.

UCLA HAD ATTEMPTED TO RESUME REGULAR CAMPUS OPERATIONS TODAY AFTER A CHAOTIC WEEK OF PROTEST OVER THE ISRAEL-HAMAS CONFLICTS.

IN RESPONSE TO THE DEMONSTRATIONS THE SCHOOL IS NOW CREATING AN OFFICE OF CAMPUS SAFETY.

>>> AFTER SOME WET WEATHER THAT WE EXPERIENCED ALONG WITH SOME WINTRY WEATHER OVERALL WE ARE INTO A DRY PATTERN THIS WEEK.

THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE DO EXPECT THIS TIME OF YEAR AS WE MOVE OUT OF THE WET SEASON.

WE WOULD HAVE GUSTY DEVELOPING OVER THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AND THERE WILL ALSO BE A BIT OF A WARMING TREND OVER THE ANTERIOR VALLEY.

WE WILL TALK ABOUT THOSE TEMPERATURES COMING UP.

>>> SUFFERS ARE CALLING FOR MORE SECURITY FOLLOWING THE MURDER OF THREE TOURISTS.

RELATIVES CONFIRM THE TOURIST WERE TWO AUSTRALIAN SURFERS AND ONE AMERICAN ON A TRIP TO THE BAJA PENINSULA.

THEY WENT MISSING LAST WEEKEND.

MEXICAN AUTHORITIES SAY THIEVES APPARENTLY KILLED THE THREE WHILE STEALING THEIR TRUCK.

DOZENS OF SURFERS PERFORMED A PADDLE OUT CEREMONY AND RALLIED ALONG THE BEACH YESTERDAY.

THREE SUSPECTS ARE BEING HELD IN CONNECTION WITH THE CASE.

FOUR NEXT MONTH MEXICO'S VOTERS WILL ELECT A NEW PRESIDENT.

WHY THE ELECTION MATTERS TO BOTH MEXICO AND SAN DIEGO'S CROSS-BORDER REGION.

>> Reporter: NO MATTER WHAT THE 2024 MEXICAN ELECTION WILL BE HISTORIC.

BOTH OF THE CANDIDATES ARE WOMEN.

>> I CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH.

WHATEVER HAPPENS WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A WOMAN IN THE MEXICAN PRESIDENCY.

>> Reporter: IS DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR U.S. MEDICAL STUDIES AT UC SAN DIEGO.

>> THAT IS WANTS TO BE THE FIRST WOMAN GOVERNING IN NORTH AMERICA, NOT CANADA, NOT THE U.S., BUT MEXICO FIRST.

>> Reporter: EXPERTS SAY THEY BOTH COME FROM DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS AND HAVE COMPETING IDEAS FOR SOLVING MEXICO'S IS PROBLEMS.

SHINE BOB WAS MAYOR OF MEXICO CITY FROM 2018-2023 AND REPRESENTS THE POPULAR PARTY HOUNDED BY THE CURRENT PRESIDENT.

THE OTHER IS DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER OF EXCELLENCE AND COMPETITIVENESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN TIJUANA.

HE SAYS THE PRESIDENT WOULD BE A CONTINUATION OF WHAT WAS STARTED.

>> SHE IS VERY CLOSE TO THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.

THE MAIN MESSAGE IS THE CONTINUITY OF WHAT HAS BEEN STARTED.

>> BACK AT BOTH HELP AND HURT.

ON THE ONE HAND LOPEZ HAS A 61% APPROVAL RATING.

THE OTHER WANTS TO EXPAND SOME OF THE WELFARE AND RETIREMENT PROGRAMS THAT MADE THE CURRENT PRESIDENT SO POPULAR.

BUT HE ALSO HAS HIS CRITICS, ESPECIALLY IN THE BUSINESS ENTITY.

THE PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS.

>> IT HAS LOWERED HIS CONTINUITY IN TERMS OF HIS POLICY.

AT SOME POINT SOME VOTERS HAVE REQUESTED IF THE PERFORMANCE IS NOT THAT GOOD HOW ARE YOU SELLING YOURSELF THAT YOU WANT TO CONTINUE?

>> ONE OF THE MAJOR CRITIQUES IS IS PREFERENCE OF BIG GOVERNMENT OVER THE FREE MARKET.

>> SHE WANTS TO CONCENTRATE POWER.

IF THAT CONTINUES THAT MAY SEND A MESSAGE TO INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS THAT MEXICO PERHAPS TO SOME EXTENT WOULDN'T BE AS SAFE TO INVEST IN.

>> IT IS ON THIS ISSUE THAT SHE CAN DRY CLEAR DISTINCTION WITH HER OPPONENT.

SHE CREDITS THE FREE MARKET TO HER SUCCESS IN LIFE AND BELIEVES IT IS PART OF THE KEY TO A PROSPEROUS TEACHER IN MEXICO.

GALVEZ WAS A BUSINESSWOMAN AND ENTREPRENEUR BEFORE BECOMING A POLITICIAN.

SHE REPRESENTS A COALITION OF THREE DIFFERENT POLITICAL PARTIES THAT HAVE JOINED FORCES.

>> THE STORY THAT SHE TELLS THE AUDIENCES IS THAT SHE WAS VERY POOR WHEN SHE WAS LITTLE AND THEN SHE BEGAN SELLING STUFF ON THE STREETS, AND THEN SHE WAS ABLE TO GO TO MEXICO CITY AND STUDY FOR AN ENGINEERING CAREER.

>> SHOULD BELIEVES IN CENTRALIZING POWER IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND PREFERS TO MOVE OBSTACLES PREVENTING MEXICANS FROM GAINING ECONOMIC MOBILITY.

>> SHE IS MORE FOCUSED ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SUPPORTING SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES.

THAT IS EXPECTED.

SHE COMES FROM A BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT.

>> DESPITE THEIR DIFFERENCES HE BELIEVES THEY HAVE MUCH IN COMMON, PARTICULARLY WITH THEIR VIEWS OF THE U.S.-MEXICO RELATIONSHIP.

>> I THINK BOTH CANDIDATES HAVE VERY CLEAR UNDERSTANDING THAT THE ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF THIS REGION IS STRICTLY TIED TO THE CROSS-BORDER ECONOMY.

OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE U.S. IS FUNDAMENTAL.

>> BOTH HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN REDUCING LUMP QUARTERLY TIMES AND INVESTING IN MORE INFRASTRUCTURE ALONG THE BORDER.

>> BOTH RECOGNIZE THE STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE OF THE RELATIONSHIP.

WE ARE MORE THAN NEIGHBORS, WE ARE PARTNERS.

>> MEXICO'S PRESIDENT SERVES ONE SIX-YEAR TERM.

THE ELECTION WILL BE HELD ON JUNE 2.

>>> THIS IS THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF STORIES FROM KPBS ON THE MEXICAN ELECTION.

UPCOMING STORES WILL FOCUS ON HOW THE ELECTION WILL IMPACT ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN THE BORDER REGION.

KPBS IS HOSTING A VIRTUAL CONVERSATION THIS MONTH IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH ABOUT THE ELECTION.

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU.

WHAT TOPICS DO YOU WANT COVERED?

SUBMIT YOUR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS AND KPBS.ORG/MEXICO ELECTION OR CALL THE NUMBER ON YOUR SCREEN.

>>> NOW TO THE U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP BROUGHT A HANDFUL OF HIS POTENTIAL RUNNING MATES ON STAGE DURING A FUNDRAISER OVER THE WEEKEND.

SOME OF THOSE ON THE SHORT LIST FOR VICE PRESIDENT MADE HIGH- PROFILE TV APPEARANCES AFTER THE EVENT.

>> Reporter: SEVERAL OF FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S POTENTIAL RUNNING MATES APPEAR WITH HIM AT A FUNDRAISER AT MAR- A-LAGO OVER THE WEEKEND.

>> THERE ARE A LOT OF NAMES IN THE MIX AND I AM HONORED TO HAVE MY NAME IS ONE OF THEM.

>> Reporter: LEASE UPON IT, MARCO RUBIO, TIM SCOTT, JD VANCE, AND DOUG BURGUM ARE AMONG THE NAMES HAVE BEEN LOADED.

>> MAYBE THERE IS A LIST OF 50.

IF I AM ON IT, WHO WOULD KNOW?

IT IS NOT WHY I AM OUT SUPPORTING THE PRESIDENT RIGHT NOW.>> Reporter: SEVERAL ON THE LIST SEEMINGLY CONTINUED THEIR AUDITIONS WITH TELEVISION OPINIONS -- APPEARANCES ON SUNDAY.

>> I AM EXCITED TO GET BACK TO LOW INFLATION AND LOW UNEMPLOYMENT.

>> Reporter: ANOTHER POLITICIAN HAS BEEN A PART OF CONVERSATION IS KRISTI NOEM.

SHE ALSO HIT THE AIRWAY THIS WEEKEND DEFENDING HERSELF AFTER AN EXCERPT OF HER BOOK DETAILED HER KILLING A GOAT AND HER 14- MONTH-OLD DOG ON HER FARM.

>> THIS BOOK IS FILLED WITH VULNERABLE, PAINFUL MOMENTS IN MY LIFE.

THE REASON THE STORY IS IN THE BOOK IS BECAUSE PEOPLE NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHO I AM.>> Reporter: SOURCES SAY NOEM WAS OFF THE SHORTNESS LIABLE FOR THE EXCERPTS DROPPED AND WILL BE UNDER CONSIDERATION ANYTIME SOON.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR HAMAS AND ISRAEL TRACY'S FIRE CLAIMS AS ISRAEL LAUNCHES A TARGETED OPERATION IN PARTS OF RAFAH.

COMING UP AFTER EVENING EDITION AND KPBS.

>>> THE METROPOLITAN TRANSIT SYSTEM IS PROPOSING A NEW TROLLEY LINE.

OFFICIALS HOPE THE COPPER LINE WILL IMPROVE THE TROLLEY SYSTEMS RELIABILITY.>> Reporter: BEFORE YOU GET TOO EXCITED MTS IS NOT PLANNING ON LAYING DOWN NEW TROLLEY TRACKS.

THEY'RE HOPING TO RECONFIGURE THE SERVICE ON THE EXISTING TRACKS TO CREATE A SYSTEM THAT HOPEFULLY WORKS A LITTLE BETTER FOR EVERYONE.

IT ALL HAS TO DO WITH THIS BAR RIGHT HERE.

WE ARE AT THE TROLLEY STATION.

YOU CAN SEE DOWN THE LINE HERE THIS IS WHERE THE TWO TRACKS MERGE INTO A SINGLE TRACK.

THAT CREATES A PINCH POINT THAT CAN CAUSE DELAYS ON THE ENTIRE ORANGE AND GREEN LINES.

IF YOU ARE WAITING EXELON FOR A TROLLEY AT PETCO PARK THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE THAT DELAY STARTED RIGHT HERE.

MTS PROPOSED FIX IS TO END THE ORANGE AND GREEN LINE TROLLEYS AT THE TRANSIT CENTER.

FROM THERE THE NEW COPPER LINE WOULD TAKE PASSENGERS BACK AND FORTH.

>> RIDE THE TROLLEY PROBABLY 2- 3 TIMES PER WEEK.

>> Reporter: MAXWELL LIVES DOWNTOWN.

HE LOVES THE TROLLEY, BUT SAYS IT CAN BE UNRELIABLE.

HE HAS EVEN GOTTEN STRANDED LATE AT NIGHT BECAUSE OF DELAYS AND CANCELLATIONS.

>> THESE ARE THINGS THAT PREVENT PEOPLE FROM USING THE TROLLEYS OF THE BUSES EVER AGAIN.

AND HE LIKES THE IDEA AND ACKNOWLEDGES SOME PASSENGERS WOULD BE INCONVENIENCED BY HAVING TO TRANSFER, BUT SAYS EVERYONE WILL SHARE IN THE BENEFITS.

>> YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE HAVING CASCADING DELAYS BY THE ORANGE LINE OR THE GREEN LINE.

YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE FASTER AND MORE EFFICIENT SERVICE THAT IS MORE RELIABLE AND YOU WON'T FEEL WILL STRAND YOU.

>> Reporter: MTS IS PLANNING ON SENDING STAFF TO THE TROLLEY STATIONS TO ASK PASSENGERS FOR INPUT ON THE PROPOSED COPPER LINE.

THEY WILL ALSO TAKE COMMENTS ON THEIR WEBSITE AHEAD OF A FINAL VOTE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 20.

>>> TRAVELERS CAN EXPECT SOME MAJOR CHANGES TO WHAT DOCUMENTS THEY NEED TO FLY.

THE ENFORCEMENT OF REAL I.D.S BEGINS MAY 7, 2025.

THAT MEANS YOU HAVE ONE YEAR TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE DOCUMENTS YOU NEED IN ORDER TO TRAVEL.

HERE IS JENN SULLIVAN WITH WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW.>> Reporter: BIG CHANGES ARE COMING TO WHAT DOCUMENTS TRAVELERS NEED TO BOARD A DOMESTIC FLIGHT AND/OR CROSS THE BORDER.

AS OF MAY 7, 2025 A TRADITIONAL DRIVER'S LICENSE WILL NO LONGER BE ACCEPTED BY TSA OR U.S. BORDER PATROL.

INSTEAD ANYONE 18 OR OLDER WILL NEED TO PRESENT EITHER A PASSPORT OR A DOCUMENT KNOWN AS A REAL I.D.

OR AN ENHANCED LICENSE.

YOU WILL ALSO BE ONE OF THE CENTER A FEDERAL BUILDING.

WHAT IS A REAL I.D.?

FOLLOWING THE 9/11 ATTACKS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SET NEW SECURITY STANDARDS TO OBTAIN A STATE ISSUED DRIVER'S LICENSE OR IDENTITY CAR.

SOME STATES BEGAN ISSUING THEM MORE THAN A DECADE AGO.

THE STANDARDS WILL STILL BE IN FORCE FOR PEOPLE IN ALL U.S. STATES, TERRITORIES AND THE FEES.

THE REAL I.D.S IN MOST STATES HAVE A CAR IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER.

SOME STATES LIKE CALIFORNIA MAY HAVE A SLIGHT VARIATION, BUT THE STAR WILL STILL BE THERE.

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO OBTAIN A REAL I.D.?

SOME STATES MAY REQUIRE PROOF OF SOCIAL SECURITY, EITHER YOUR ORIGINAL SOCIAL SECURITY CARD OR A TAX DOCUMENT OR PAYSTUB SHOWING YOUR FULL SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER.

SOME STATES MAY REQUIRE TWO PROOFS OF RESIDENCY LIKE A UTILITY BILL OR BANK STATEMENT, PROOF OF STATUS SUCH AS A U.S. PASSPORT, U.S.

BIRTH CERTIFICATE OR PERMANENT RESIDENT CARD, AND PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP IF YOU ARE NOT A U.S. CITIZEN.

MEMBER, SOME B&BS REQUIRE YOU TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT IN ADVANCE.

PLAN AHEAD.

FOR CONSUMER WATCH I AM JENN SULLIVAN.

>> IF YOU FAIL TO OBTAIN A APPROVED DOCUMENT BY THE MAY 7 DEADLINE YOU WILL BE DENIED ENTRY AT ALL TSA SECURITY CHECKPOINTS.

IF YOU ARE TRAVELING INTERNATIONALLY YOU WILL STILL NEED A PAST AURA.

>>> IT IS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH.

WHILE YOU MAY KNOW TAKING CARE OF YOUR SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL WELL-BEING IS GOOD FOR YOU, DID YOU KNOW IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT FOR HEART HEALTH?

MANDA GAITHER EXPLAINS.>> Reporter: EATING A HEALTHY DIET AND STAYING ACTIVE BOTH GOOD FOR YOUR HEART, BUT SO IS TAKING CARE OF YOUR MENTAL HEALTH.

>> HOW YOU ARE FEELING AND DIRECTLY AFFECT YOUR CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH AND WELLNESS.>> Reporter: DR. FRANK GORE WITH EL CAMINO HEALTH SAYS MANY PATIENTS DO NOT KNOW THE TWO GO HAND IN HAND.

IN A 2022 REPORT FOR THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION SUGGEST SOCIAL ISOLATION AND LONELINESS MAY RAISE THE RISK OF HAVING AN EVEN DYING FROM A HEART ATTACK OR A STROKE.

>> IT IS PRETTY CLEAR WHY.

THAT IS THE LEVEL OF STRESS AND STRESS THAT LEADS TO INFLAMMATION WHICH LEADS TO EARLIER VASCULAR DISEASE IS CLEARLY AND WELL DOCUMENTED TO BE HIGHER IN INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE EITHER LONELY OR SOCIALLY ISOLATED.>> Reporter: WHILE LONELINESS CAN BE FELT BY ANYONE, HE SAYS IT IS SIGNIFICANT IN SENIORS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO HAVE LOST A PARTNER OR FRIENDS.

IN TEENS WHO SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON DEVICES INSTEAD OF SOCIALIZING IN PERSON.

>> THE RESPONSIBILITY IS ON THE HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY TO MAKE SURE WE GET THIS MESSAGE OUT, THAT OUR PATIENTS ARE WELL EDUCATED AND WELL INFORMED OF THE BENEFITS OF ALL OF THESE EARLIER VASCULAR RISK FACTOR INTERVENTIONS.

>> THAT INCLUDES MANAGEMENT OF BLOOD PRESSURE, CLOSE LEVELS AND CHOLESTEROL, GOOD NUTRITION, WEIGHT MANAGEMENT, REGULAR EXERCISE AND SOCIAL ACTIVITY.

>> WE HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS OF INTERVENING, CERTAINLY WITH PHARMACOLOGY, WITH NUTRITION.

OVERALL PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS ENGAGEMENT.>> Reporter: FOR HEALTH MINUTE I AM MANDA GAITHER.

>>> RESEARCH HAS SHOWN REGULAR EXERCISE IS NOT ONLY GOOD FOR YOUR BODY, BUT ALSO THE MIND.

THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION RECOMMENDS 75 MINUTES OF INTENSE ACTIVITY BETWEEN 100- 150 MINUTES OF LIGHT EXERCISE EVERY WEEK.

>>> CHEMICALS FROM DDT MAYBE MAKING THEIR WAY INTO THE FOOD WEB NEAR CATALINA ISLAND STARTING AT THE OCEANS LEARNER.

THAT IS ACCORDING TO RESEARCH PUBLISHED FROM UC SAN DIEGO AND SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY.

RESEARCH LINKS DDT TO REPRODUCTIVE HARM AND CANCER.

>> Reporter: IN THE 1940S AND 50s A PRODUCER OF THE INSECTICIDE DDT EAGERLY DUMPED MANUFACTURING WASTE INTO THE OCEAN.

THE U.S.

BANNED DDT IN 1972.

THE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCHER MARGARET STACKS AS TRACES OF IT REMAIN IN MARINE LIFE DECADES LATER.

>> WE KNOW THERE IS DDT IN SEDIMENTS.

WE ALSO SEE IT IN SOME HIGHER TROPHIC PREDATORS OR ANIMALS HIGH UP ON THE WEB LIKE MARINE MAMMALS AND CONDORS.

SOMETHING THAT WE ARE SORT OF MISSING IS THE MIDDLE LANE.

HOW ARE WE GETTING DDT FROM THE SETTLEMENT INTO TOP PREDATORS?

AND STACK AND HER COLLEAGUES THINK THEY FOUND THE LINK AT THE CATALINA SITE.

>> WE FOUND SOME OF THE SAME COMPOUNDS IN THE SETTLEMENT AND IN THESE DEEP OCEAN FISH.

WE THINK THERE IS A LINK THERE THAT SETTLEMENT FROM THE DEEP OCEAN COULD BE PROVIDING DDT TO THE FOOD WEB.

>> Reporter: THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY SAYS CHEMICALS IN DDT CAN CAUSE LIVER AND REPRODUCTIVE PROBLEMS IN ANIMALS AND MAY CAUSE CANCER IN HUMANS.

>> WHENEVER IT WAS REALLY AT ITS HEIGHT THERE WAS A LOT IN BURS AND BALD EAGLES.

WE DO SEE EGGSHELL THINNING IN CERTAIN SPECIES LIKE CALIFORNIA CONDORS.

EVEN IN FELINE IF THERE IS A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DDT AND CANCER.>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THAT IS WHY IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE AND HOW IT IS IS GETTING INTO THE FOOD WEB ALL THESE YEARS LATER.

>>> ON THE EASTERN EDGE OF IMPERIAL COUNTY ONE CALIFORNIA TRIBE HAS BEEN RESTORING PARTS OF THE PARCHED COLORADO RIVER.

COREY SUZUKI HAS MORE ON THEIR EFFORTS TO BRING BACK A NATIVE ECOSYSTEM.

>> HE BEAMS AS HE EXPLAINS THE PLAN.

>> I AM HAPPY TO SEE EVERYBODY HERE AND WHEN WE DO THIS, IT IS ALSO TO BRING BACK THE HABITAT.

>> Reporter: THE GOAL IS TO PLANT 700 TREES BEFORE NOON.

COTTONWOODS, WILLOWS, AND HONEY MESQUITE SAPLINGS.

>> WILL USE A HONEY MESQUITE FOR OUR FOOD.

OF COURSE THE OTHER PARTS OF THE MESQUITE TREE WE USE FOR OUR SHELTER, FOR EVERYTHING.>> Reporter: WE ARE SENDING ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER.

OVER THE LAST DECADE THE LANDSCAPE HAS SLOWLY BEEN CHANGING.

ACRES OF INVASIVE PLANTS AND OTHER WEEDS ARE VANISHING.

HER PLACE BY SQUADS OF TREES DUSTED WITH YELLOW FLOWERS.

THE FORT YUMA TRIBE IS WISHING TO RESTORE THESE AREAS ALONG THE RIVER WITH THE HELP OF VOLUNTEERS AND TRIBAL STAFF.

>> WE STARTED RESTORING THIS AREA NEXT TO THE COLORADO RIVER BACK IN 2010.

WE HAVE BEEN GETTING SMALL GRANTS EVERY YEAR OR EVERY OTHER YEAR, DEPENDING ON HOW LONG THE GRANT LAST.

MAYBE 15-20 ACRES AT A TIME WE WOULD RESTORE.

>> HE SAYS THEY HAVE SEVERAL LONG-TERM PLANS INCLUDING REPAIRING PARTS OF THE ECOSYSTEM AND BOOSTING THE ABILITY OF PLANT LIFE TO PULL CARBON FROM THE ATMOSPHERE.

HE SAYS THE EFFORT IS ALSO ABOUT BRINGING THE REGION TOGETHER.

>> THE GOAL ISN'T TO PLANT EVERYTHING.

IT IS TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER.

TO BRING OUR COMMUNITY FROM YUMA, TO BRING OUR NATIVE COMMUNITY, EVERYBODY.

>> Reporter: ON THIS MORNING THE COMMUNITY MADE SHORT WORK OF BOTH GOALS.

BY 10:00 A.M.

THEY ARE ALREADY RUNNING LOW ON TREES.

ON THE RESERVATION CORE SUZUKI, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WE WILL SEE SOME PATCHY LOW CLOUDS LATER ON TONIGHT.

FOR THE MOST PART NOT LOOKING AT THAT MUCH CLOUD COVERAGE.

TEMPERATURES FALLING BACK INTO THE MID-50s.

A LITTLE COOLER HERE FURTHER AWAY FROM THE COAST.

SOME OF THE INTERIOR VALLEYS FOUND IN THE 40s.

EVEN OCEANSIDE DOWN AROUND THE UPPER 40s AT 50 DEGREES.

CLOSER TO 60 DEGREES HERE.

THE DESERT LOCATIONS WARMING UP IN A BIG WAY AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

NOT A LOT OF CLOUDINESS.

MOST OF THAT IS OFF THE COAST.

YOU CAN SEE A LITTLE BIT OF AN OFF SHORE NO LATER ON TONIGHT.

THERE COULD BE A COUPLE OF CLOUDS GRAZING RIGHT ALONG THE SHORELINE FOR A TIME IN THE MORNING.

FOR THE MOST PART WE ARE LOOKING AT SUNSHINE.

A PLEASANT DAY SETTING UP SHOP HERE.

IF YOUR TRAVELS TAKE YOU NORTHEAST OR PERHAPS INTO UTAH, WIND, RAIN AND SNOW COULD CAUSE SOME DELAYS.

FACTOR THAT IN IF YOU ARE TRAVELING IN THAT DIRECTION.

OTHERWISE LOCALLY AND REGIONALLY HERE IN GOOD SHAPE.

PLENTY OF SUNSHINE, MORNING CLOUDINESS AND LATE DAY SUN.

WE WILL SEE THAT DRY AIR EXPAND OUT AS WE WORK OUR WAY INTO WEDNESDAY.

THERE WILL BE LOCAL BREEZES ALONG THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST AND ALSO TOWARD THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THOSE REASONS COMING IN TOWARD THE CANYONS AS WELL.

AGAIN, MORNING CLOUDY AND LATE DAY SUN.

A LITTLE BIT OF A WARMING TREND ON THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND FOR THE INTERIOR VALLEYS AS WE STAY MOSTLY SUNNY MOST DAYS.

THE MOUNTAINS WARMING UP IN A BIG WAY AS WE GO INTO SATURDAY.

THERE ARE YOU ARE BREEZES TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

FOR THE DESERTS WE ARE BACK UP INTO THE TRIPLE DIGITS COME SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH LOTS OF SUNSHINE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

>>> HERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW.

THE MPR MORNING EDITION IS COVERING THE TREND TOWARD ENERGY-EFFICIENT HOMES AND HOW NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES ARE HELPING TO DEVELOP AFFORDABLE CLIMATE TECHNOLOGY.

AND KPBS MIDDAY EDITION WILL HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH IN THE ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITY.

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