NOW NEARLY 2400 KAISER PROFESSIONALS ON SITE IN A DAY AGAINST SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

THEY ARE DEMANDING RESTORED PENSIONS.

LIKE DEVELOPING TREATMENT PLANS.

THEY SAY THEIR PAY LAGS BEHIND OTHER KAISER NON-MENTAL HEALTH EMPLOYEES AND SIMILAR ROLES BY AS MUCH AS 40%.

MICHELLE HAS BEEN A PEDIATRIC NURSE PSYCHIATRIST AT KAISER FOR ABOUT EIGHT YEARS BUT NOW WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THIS, MANY OF US COULD JUST LEAVE AND GO TO PRIVATE PRACTICE, BUT WE DON'T BECAUSE WE CARE FOR OUR PATIENTS AND WE DO RECOGNIZE THAT THERE IS SO MUCH MORE SUPPORT FOR OUR COMMITTEES.

>> AND A STATEMENT KAISER SAYS IT IS OFFERED FAIR PROPOSALS INCLUDING WAGE INCREASES OVER FOUR YEARS, THIS INCREASE IN ON PATIENT CARE HOURS WOULD REDUCE PATIENT CARE.

THE UNION MEMBERS SAY THE STRIKE ISN'T JUST ABOUT IMPROVING CONDITIONS FOR PATIENTS BUT ALSO ABOUT THE LARGER AGILE HEALTH CRISIS.

KAISER SAYS PATIENT CARE WILL CONTINUE DURING THE STRIKE AND NEGOTIATIONS WILL RESUME ON OCTOBER 23rd AND 25th.

>>> A KEY ISSUE THIS CYCLE, LOCAL DEMOCRATS ARE SUPPORTING A PLAN TO EXPAND ACCESS TO CONTRACEPTION IS.

TODAY IN CARMEL VALLEY, THEY VISITED A PHARMACY TO TALK ABOUT A RULE CHANGE THAT WOULD MAKE OVER-THE-COUNTER BIRTH- CONTROL PILLS AND CONDOMS AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE.

WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE WITH PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE WOULD BE ELIGIBLE.

>> YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY OUT-OF-POCKET TO GET THE CONTRACEPTION'S THAT YOU NEED.

AND TWO, YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE TO COME WITH A PRESCRIPTION IN EVERY CASE FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF CONTRACEPTIVES.

>> THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT ALLOWS FOR CONTRACEPTIVES WITHOUT A CO-PAY AS LONG AS THE PATIENT HAS A PRESCRIPTION.

THE PROPOSED RULE CHANGE WOULD REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT AND WOULD TAKE EFFECT AFTER A 60 DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.

>>> LOOKING AHEAD TO TONIGHT, WE WILL HAVE A FEW LOW CLOUDS THERE NEAR THE COAST AND WE WILL BE DROPPING DOWN INTO THE MID-50s IF YOU ARE AROUND THE COAST.

LOW TEMPERATURES TO PLAY INTO THE WEATHER STORY AND WE WILL TELL YOU WHICH AREAS ARE GOING TO SEE A WARM-UP BEFORE STARTING TO SEE THEM DROP AGAIN AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

>>> IT IS NEARLY NINE MONTHS TO THE DAY AFTER AN OVERFLOWING STORM FLOODED SAN DIEGO HOMES MAKING THEM UNLIVABLE.

NOW THERE IS A CALL FOR ACCOUNTABILITY ABOUT THE GROUP CHARGED WITH FINDING TEMPORARY HOMES FOR RESIDENTS.

JOHN CAROL TELLS US COMMUNITY ADVOCATES SAY IT WAS DISORGANIZED AND INCOMPETENT.

>> Reporter: THEY CONTRACTED WITH WORK SOLUTIONS TO ORGANIZE AND PROVIDE LODGING FOR PEOPLE LEFT HOMELESS BUT IS JANUARY 22nd BLOODS.

GIVING THE ACTIVISTS OF THE HARVEY FAMILY SAY THEY FELT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY IS PUT >> WE HAD RESIDENTS WHO COMPLAINED ABOUT BEING SENT TO HOTELS THAT HAVE BEEN SET DOWN.

COMPLAINING OF HAVING TO REPEATEDLY PROVIDE THE SAME INFORMATION OVER AND OVER AGAIN FOLLOWED UP WITH THREATS OF BEING EVICTED IF THEY DID NOT IMMEDIATELY COMPLY.

OR MAKE ME THE ADVOCATE TOSHA WILLIAMSON SAID THEY SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN HIRED BY THE COUNTY IN THE FIRST PLACE.

SHE TOLD THE STORY OF ONE WOMAN AND HER FAMILY WHO WERE STAYING AT A MOTEL, THEY ENDED UP IN THE PARKING LOT.

SHE SAYS BECAUSE OF THEIR INCOMPETENCE.

THEY MAKE ALL OF HER BELONGINGS WERE IN THE PARKING LOT WITH HER SIX CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN AND DOGS, AT THE RAMADA INN BECAUSE THEY FELT TO RE-UP THE ROOMS.

OUR COMMUNITIES HAVE SERIOUS CONCERNS WITH THE RESPONSE AND MOST IMPORTANTLY THE SERVICE UNDER THIS CONTRACT.

>> Reporter: SUPERVISOR MONTH AMERICA.

SHE'S ASKING HER FELLOW SUPERVISORS TO APPROVE AN AUDIT OF THE CONTRACT.

I ASKED MONTGOMERY WHY SHE WAITED NINE MONTHS TO REQUEST THE AUDIT.

TO MAKE IT TAKE SEVERAL MONTHS FOR US TO DO ALMOST ANYTHING HERE AT THE COUNTY AND IN ANY BUREAUCRACY.

IT ALSO WOULD HAVE TAKEN SEVERAL MONTHS TO GET A NEW CONTRACTOR ON BOARD, SO WE REALLY FELT WE WERE STUCK BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE.

>> Reporter: SHE WILL INTRODUCE AT TUESDAY'S BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING BUT WE REACHED OUT FOR, BUT DID NOT HEAR BACK BY OUR DEADLINE.

JOHN CAROL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THIS FALL, LOW INCOME COLLEGE STUDENTS LIVE IN MEXICO BUT GO TO SCHOOL IN SAN DIEGO WILL PAY IN-STATE TUITION.

KPBS REPORTER SAYS IT IS BECAUSE OF A NEW STATE LAW THAT GOES INTO EFFECT THIS YEAR.

>> GOOD MORNING.

>> Reporter: WENT GARCIA FOR STARTED AT SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE BACK IN 2021, IT WAS REALLY EXPENSIVE.

A BIG REASON WAS THE COST OF NONRESIDENT TUITION WHICH CAN ADD UP TO THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS EVERY SEMESTER.

GARCIA WAS STAY WITH A FAMILY MEMBER, JUST TO KEEP HIS COST DOWN.

NOW IT WAS QUITE COST BECAUSE I HAVE MY FAMILY AND LITERALLY MY LIFE OVER THERE AND TIJUANA, SO OF COURSE IT WAS LIKE A BIG FACTOR OF LIKE BEING SAD AND EMOTIONAL AND FOR THIS.

>> Reporter: BUT THIS SEMESTER HE SAYS THINGS HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT.

LESTER CALIFORNIA LAWMAKERS PASSED A BILL WHICH LETS THEM LIVE AND PAY IN STATE TUITION.

THIS MORNING, OFFICIALS FROM SAN DIEGO AND BAJA CALIFORNIA GATHERED AT SOUTHWESTERN FOR CELEBRATION OF THE NEW LAW.

STATE SENATOR IS A COAUTHOR THE LEGISLATION.

>> IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THOSE OF US WHO LIVE AND WORK HERE UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE ONE REGION.

THAT WE ARE LINKED TOGETHER.

OUR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL FUTURES ARE LINKED.

AND WE'VE ALWAYS RECOGNIZE THAT.

>> Reporter: IT DEMONSTRATES THAT CONNECTION AND MEANS INCREASED ACCESS TO EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE HOT 20.

IT ALSO MEANS LESS STRESS ABOUT MONEY AND THE COST OF THE COMMUTE AND MORE TIME WITH HIS FAMILY.

>> HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A MEAL WITH THEM IN THE MORNING OR AFTERNOON IT IS GREAT FOR ME.

>>> COLLEGE STUDENTS ACROSS CALIFORNIA WERE ARRESTED THE CHAIR PROTESTING UNIVERSITY INVESTMENT SUPPORTING ISRAEL.

KPBS REPORTER KATIE SAYS STUDENTS ARE GETTING A CRASH COURSE ON LEGAL DEFENSE.

>> Reporter: IN MAY, POLICE ARRESTED 60 STUDENT PROTESTERS.

ANNIE IS A PRO BONY LAWYER WITH THEIR DEFENSE.

SHE SAYS MOST CALIFORNIA STUDENTS WERE BASICALLY SETTLING WITH THEIR SCHOOLS.

SHOWING REMORSE IN EXCHANGE FOR LIGHTER PUNISHMENT.

HER BRAIN WAS RACING.

>> ONE, CAN THIS TWO-GOAL PROOF THIS, CAN THEY PROVE IT.

AND TWO, IF THE STUDENTS ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY, ALTHOUGH IT MAY BE EASIER FOR THEM IN THE LONG TERM, WILL THIS OPEN THEM UP TO ANY KIND OF CRIMINAL LIABILITY?

>> Reporter: SHASTA THEY WANTED TO FIGHT THE CHARGES, ALL 60 AGREED.

DOZENS MORE ATTORNEYS OF FACULTY MEMBER STEPPED IN TO HELP IT >> THEY WERE READY TO STEAMROLL THINKING THEY WERE NOT GOING TO HAVE A COMMUNITY BEHIND THEM.

>> Reporter: THEY RESPONDED TO INTERVIEW REQUEST WITH A WRITTEN STATEMENT.

IT SUPPORTS FREE SPEECH BECAUSE THE MAIN PROTEST ON ILLEGAL ENCAMPMENT AND SAFETY RISK.

THE CAB DENIED ENTRY TO THE FIRE MARSHAL AND A HEALTH INSPECTOR AND THEY FOUND SOME ITEMS THAT COULD BE USED AS WEAPONS, INCLUDING A SWORD AND BEAR SPRAY.

THEY WOULD NOT COMMENT ON INDIVIDUAL PIECES.

SHE DOESN'T THINK THEY HAVE ENOUGH EVIDENCE.

>> NONE OF IT IS PERSONAL, IT IS A DESCRIPTION OF GROUP ACTIVITIES, THE GROUP WAS ON THE LAWN.

THE GROUP REFUSED POLICE INSTRUCTIONS.

THE GROUP, THE GROUP.

OR MAKE IF IT IS USED AGAINST A STUDENT, WITNESS HAS TO BACK IT.

AND THE STUDENT CAN CHOOSE TO CROSS-EXAMINE THEM.

IN THIS CASE, THE WITNESS WAS A POLICE OFFICER.

>> WHAT WENT THROUGH MY MIND IS THIS IS GOING TO BE SO HARD.

THIS IS GOING TO BE SO INCREDIBLY HARD.

I DON'T KNOW WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WHICH IS IT.

>> Reporter: NEARLY ALL THE STUDENTS DID.

SHE HELD BOOT CAMPS.

AND I WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THE WITNESS DID THIS, HOW DO YOU DO A CROSS EXAMINATION?

DOWN TO ME ACTUALLY SHOWING VIDEO CLIPS OF MY COUSIN VINNY.

>> Reporter: MAX WAS AMONG THEM, THEY ARE JEWISH.

THE SCHOOL PUT A HOLD ON HIS DEGREE.

FIGHTING THE CHARGES WOULD PROLONG THAT.

BUT TO HIM, IT IS A MATTER OF PRINCIPLE.

>> DAVID VERSUS GOLIATH.

IT IS A REALLY BIG GIANT, BUT YOU KNOW EVENTUALLY DAVID WON.

>> Reporter: THEY SAY THE REST REPORT WAS COPY PASTED FOR ALL THE STUDENTS AND THE WITNESS WAS NOT THE OFFICER ARRESTED HIM.

>> I HAD NEVER SEEN THIS GUY, HE HAD NEVER SEEN ME.

OR MAKE THEY GOT HIM TO ADMIT HE HAD NOT EVEN READ THE REPORT AND WASN'T A SUITABLE WITNESS.

>> IT WAS ONE OF THOSE GOTCHA MOMENTS.

FORE LAWYERS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO SPEAK A STUDENT HEARINGS, BUT THEY CAN SEND MESSAGES.

THE MAC I AM LOSING MY MIND ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS.

I AM LIKE, I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU JUST GOT THAT.

>> Reporter: ONE OFFICER'S ALLEGATIONS WERE FALSE AND BIZARRE.

>> THE STUDENTS HAS SHARPENED BITS OF WOODS INTO SPEARS THAT THEY HAD URINE AND INSANE, WHAT I WOULD SAY RACIST THINGS.

ROVING AND PROTECTING THE STUDENTS AND WERE ACCUSED OF TEACHING THE STUDENTS TACTICAL WARFARE AND CHOKE HOLD.

YOUR POSING THEM IS MORE DANGEROUS THAN WHAT THEY WERE FOR THE PURPOSE OF HAVING PEOPLE FEAR THEM.

FOR MAKE ABOUT A DOZEN STUDENTS HAVE GONE TO THE PROCESS SO FAR.

SHE SAYS REGARDLESS OF THEIR CHARGES, THEY ARE ALL GETTING THE SAME PUNISHMENT.

ONE YOUR ACADEMIC PROBATION, 15 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE AND A DECISION-MAKING COURSE.

IT ASKS QUESTIONS LIKE, HOW DID YOU HARM THE UNIVERSITY?

>> I WAS KIND OF LIKE, A LOT OF US WERE HARMED MORE BY SEEING THEMSELVES BEING ARRESTED.

FORE THEY COULD TELL THEM TO REDO IT IF NOT GOOD ENOUGH.

HE NEEDS HIS DEGREE TO APPLY FOR GRAD SCHOOL.

THEY SAY THE EFFECTS OF THIS WILL LINGER.

>> Reporter: THERE STUDENTS WHO HAVE HAD SUICIDAL IDEATION.

THERE STUDENTS WHO WEREN'T ABLE TO GO HOME BECAUSE THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW TO TELL THE PARENTS THAT THEY HAVE BEEN ARRESTED.

THERE WERE IT TOO ASHAMED TO RETURN.

SHE IS WORRIED PROBATION WILL ENCOURAGE.

>> THEY WILL WANT TO TAKE PART IN SOME FORM OF PROTEST HERE ON CAMPUS.

THEY WILL CONSTANTLY HAVE TO CONSIDER THE EFFECTS OF WHAT THAT IS GOING TO DO TO THEM.

>> I THINK THAT IS DONE ON PURPOSE.

FOR MAGGIE SHE IS ANOTHER ARRESTED STUDENT, SHE SAYS INCLUDING HER PALESTINIAN ETHNICITY ON APPLICATION WAS A RISK, BUT SHE WAS ACCEPTED.

>> I WAS SO LIKE EXCITED AND MOTIVATED AND ABLE TO EXPRESS A PART OF ME THAT I'VE HAD THEM FOR OVER 20 YEARS.

HAVING TO PROVE.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS SHE WON'T STOP CALLING ON THEM TO DIVEST FROM ISRAEL.

>> MY VOICE WILL ALWAYS COME BACK, IT IS GOING TO BE A RING TONE.

>> Reporter: SHE PLANS TO BECOME A LAWYER.

FIRST, SHE NEEDS THE SCHOOL TO RELEASE HER DEGREE.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR WITH JUST OVER TWO WEEKS UNTIL ELECTION DAY, HARRIS AND TRUMP CRISSCROSS THE BATTLEGROUND STATES.

>>> VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS IS GETTING SOME UNCONVENTIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE WHITE HOUSE.

OUR CORRESPONDENT GIVES US A LOOK AT THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE RACE.

>> IT IS A PART OF AN AGGRESSIVE BID TO WIN OVER INDEPENDENTS AND MODERATES, INCLUDING THOSE WHO CONSIDER THEMSELVES ANTI-TRUMP REPUBLICANS.

HARRIS AND CHENEY ARE MAKING STOPS AND VOTE RICH SUBURBAN COUNTIES AND CRUCIAL BATTLEGROUND STATES.

STATES THAT TIPPED THE ELECTION FOR DONALD TRUMP AND SWUNG BACK WITH THE DEMOCRATS FAVOR IN 2020.

FOR MAKE AN UNLIKELY DUO, HARRIS THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR PRESIDENT AND FORMER REPRESENTATIVE LIZ CHENEY WHO NOT THAT LONG AGO WAS ONE OF THE TOP REPUBLICANS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

THE PAIR TRAVELING TO SUBURBAN COUNTIES IN KEY SWING STATES MONDAY.

CHENEY INVITED TO IMPEACH DONALD TRUMP WAS OUSTED.

SHE IS A PART OF A GROWING GROUP OF REPUBLICANS WHO HAVE SAID THEY BELIEVE THE FORMER PRESIDENT AS A THREAT TO DEMOCRACY.

>> YOU HAVE TO CHOOSE IN THIS RACE BETWEEN SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN FAITHFUL TO THE CONSTITUTION, WHO WILL BE FAITHFUL, AND DONALD TRUMP.

>> Reporter: THE HAIRS CAMPAIGN VIEWS THESE APPEARANCES AS A WAY TO VIEW UNDECIDABLE VOTERS.

JUST LAST WEEK SHE WAS BESIDE 100 REPUBLICANS WHO HAVE BACKED HER CANDIDACY.

>> NO MATTER YOUR PARTY, NO MATTER WHO YOU BUT IT FOR LESS TIME, THERE IS A PLACE FOR YOU IN THIS CAMPAIGN.

>> Reporter: PART OF THE GROUP SHE IS TRYING TO REACH, THOSE WHO SUPPORTED ARMOR EVEN AMBASSADOR IN THE REPUBLIC PRIMARY.

SHE HAS SPOKE IN SUPPORT OF HIS CANDIDACY.

>> SHE HAS SUPPORTED ME AND YOU KNOW WE HAD A GREAT PRIMARY, IT WAS AN UNBELIEVABLE PRIMARY, IT WAS THE FASTEST.

>> Reporter: TRUMPS TEAM IS IN TALKS ABOUT A POTENTIAL JOINT APPEARANCE IN THESE FINAL WEEKS OF THE CAMPAIGN.

A SOURCE TELLS OUR TEAM NO EVENTS HAVE BEEN FINALIZED BUT SOME OF THE DISCUSSIONS HAVE CENTERED AROUND THE FOX NEWS TOWN HALL IN LATE OCTOBER.

>> REPORTING AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

STOMACH TIME IS OFFICIALLY UP IF YOU HAVE NOT REGISTERED COULD YOU CAN STILL REGISTER TO VOTE PROVISIONALLY AND IN PERSON AT THE COUNTY REGISTERS OF VOTER OR LOCAL VOTING CENTER BEFORE ELECTION DAY.

THE SATURDAY, 39 VOTE CENTERS WILL OPEN DAILY FROM 8:00 TO 5:00.

DROP BOXES WILL BE OPEN FROM 7:00 UNTIL 8:00 P.M. YOU CAN ALSO REGISTER TO VOTE ONLINE.

JOIN FOR MORE RESOURCES AND INFORMATION ON ALL OF THE LOCAL MEASURES ON YOUR BALLOT YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE KPBS BUTTER HUB AT SAN DIEGANS.ORG.

MUCH LIKE OTHER PARTS OF SAN DIEGO, IT IS GETTING HARDER FOR RENTERS AND HOMEOWNERS TO AFFORD TO LIVE IN THE CITY.

CRYSTAL SHARES WHAT THIS MEANS FOR THE LOCAL ECONOMY.

>> CITY HEIGHTS, NORMAL HEIGHTS, TONNAGE IN THE EASTERN AREAS MAKE UP MIDCITY.

A CITY REPORT SHOWS THAT HOME VALUES HAVE NEARLY QUADRUPLED AND THAT IS JUST OVER 22 YEARS.

HOUSEHOLD INCOME HAS NOT KEPT UP WITH THE GROWTH IN MIDCITY.

INSTEAD, IT REMAINS BELOW THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO'S MEDIAN.

DAVID IS AN ECONOMIST AND A FINANCE PROFESSOR AT SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY.

HE SAID HIGHER HOME VALUE USE COULD ATTRIBUTE TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY.

>> THAT HAS DIRECT IMPLICATIONS FOR QUALITY OF LIFE.

THE MORE YOU SPEND ON HOUSING FROM THE LESS YOU HAVE TO SPEND ON OTHER THINGS.

>> EVEN WHILE HOMEOWNERS WHO ARE BUILDING EQUITY CAN SPEND MONEY, HE WARNS THAT THE LOCAL ECONOMY CAN STILL TAKE A HIT.

>> BECAUSE, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT COMPANIES, ORGANIZATIONS THAT NEED TO HIRE PEOPLE IN SAN DIEGO, THEN YOU ARE CHALLENGED TO ATTRACT PEOPLE TO SAN DIEGO FOR THOSE JOBS.

IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO LIVE IN SAN DIEGO.

>> MANY THINGS CAN AFFECT THE HOUSING MARKET, BUT EXPERTS AGREE THAT CREATING MORE HOUSING FOR LOWER PRICES.

THE CITY PLANS TO RELEASE A FINAL REPORT ON MIDCITY LATER THIS YEAR.

THE REPORT WILL HAVE CITY PLANNERS BUILD AND DESIGN IN THE AREA FOR THE NEXT THREE DECADES.

FOR KPBS NEWS.

>> THIS STORY IS PART OF THE VOICE OF SAN DIEGO.

YOU CAN SEE MORE OF OUR COVERAGE AT KPBS.ORG /PUBLIC MATTERS.

>>> THE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SAYS RIGHT NOW DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO DO WHAT IT WANTS FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.

THE DISTRICT IS HOLDING A WORKSHOP TODAY.

IT IS PROJECTING A $176 MILLION BUDGET GAP FOR THE 20 '26 YEAR.

WAY UP FROM THE $94 MILLION A YEAR AGO.

DISTRICT LEADERS SAY MANY BIG DISTRICTS AROUND THE COUNTRY ARE FACING SIMILAR ISSUES STEMMING FROM THE END OF COVID RELEASE.

>> THE STATES FUNDING FROM IT DOES NOT CONSIDER THE SIGNIFICANT VARIATIONS IN STAFF AND ANOTHER OPERATION EXPENSES WHICH WERE ADVOCATING TO CHANGE.

IN RECENT YEARS, WE HAVE RELIED HEAVILY ON RESERVES TO BALANCE OUR BUDGET.

WE NOW FIND OURSELVES IN A SITUATION WHERE OUR RESERVES HAVE RAPIDLY DEPLETED AND WE MUST MAKE SIGNIFICANT CUTS TO CURRENT SPENDING LEVELS.

>> A POSSIBLE WAY TO MAKE CUTS AS NATURAL ATTRITION, NOT FILLING VACANT JOBS THAT ARE NOT ESSENTIAL.

THE SHORTFALL FOR THE 2020 YEAR IS ESTIMATED TO BE EVEN LARGER AT $230 MILLION.

>> DESPITE DESPITE FEWER KINDERGARTNERS ARE GETTING ROUTINE EVACUATIONS.

HERE IS MORE ON THE POTENTIAL IMPLICATIONS.

>> IT IS AN ALARMING TREND DURING THE 2023-24 SCHOOL YEAR COVERAGE WITH STATE REQUIRED VACCINATIONS DROPPED TO 93%, DOWN FROM 95% BETWEEN THE 2019- 2020 YEAR BEFORE THE CALM 19 PANDEMIC.

DR. JASON NEWLAND WITH NATIONWIDE REGIONS HOSPITAL SAYS MANY INFECTIOUS AND PREVENTABLE DISEASES AREN'T AS PREVALENT ANYMORE THANKS TO ROUTINE VACCINES, BUT SOME ARE MAKING A COMEBACK.

FOR EXAMPLE, THIS YEAR ALONE, A TOTAL OF 269 MEASLES CASES HAVE BEEN REPORTED AND MORE THAN 30 U.S. STATES AS OF OCTOBER 17.

THE CDC SAYS 88% OF THOSE PATIENTS WERE EITHER UNVACCINATED OR THEIR VACCINATION STATUS IS UNKNOWN.

>> MEASLES CAN BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS LEADING TO LIFE- THREATENING ILLNESSES.

>> VACCINATION IS ALSO THE BEST DEFENSE AGAINST THE PRELIMINARY -- COMPARED TO THE SAME TIME LEISURE.

>> MAINTAINING OUR VACCINE RATE, WHETHER MEASLES, PERTUSSIS, INFLUENZA, WHETHER COVID, WILL MAKE OUR SOCIETY AND OUR MOST VULNERABLE, HEALTHY IN THE FUTURE HEALTHY.

>> I AM MANDY GAITHER.

>> THE RATE HAS INCREASED FROM THE YEAR BEFORE AS WELL.

A VACCINE EXEMPTION IS A WAY TO AVOID CERTAIN VACCINES FROM MEDICAL, RELIGIOUS OR PERSONAL REGIONS.

>>> YOUR WEATHER HEADLINES AS WE HAVE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK AHEAD.

WE ARE GOING TO EXPERIENCE SOME WARMING ACROSS INLAND AREAS AND ALSO TAPPING INTO SOME OF THOSE LOW CLOUDS EARLY IN THE LATE DAY, ESPECIALLY AS WE HEAD INTO THE LATER HALF OF THE WEEK.

TEMPERATURES DO GO SLIGHTLY THIS WEEK ALTHOUGH YOU WILL NOT SEE IT DRAMATIC CHANGE HER.

NOTHING TOO BIG TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT THIS WEEK.

LET'S START YOU OFF WITH TONIGHT'S LOWE'S IN YOUR FORECAST, A FEW CLOUDS IN THE SKY ANYWHERE ALONG THE COAST.

SAN DIEGO, 57.

AS REMOVED FURTHER INLAND, RAMONA IS AT 45, LAGUNA, 44.

OUR TUESDAY WILL BE VERY PLEASANT ACROSS THE SOUND IN THE SOUTHWEST.

WE DON'T HAVE TOO MUCH ACTION TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT AS WELL.

THE NUMBERS ARE IN THE 70s BUT BY THE AFTERNOON, THE 80s IN RAMONA.

AS WE HAD EVEN FURTHER INLAND TOWARDS THE MOUNTAINS AND TOWARDS THE DESERTS, HIGHS WILL BE IN THE 60s THERE RIGHT AROUND MOUNT LAGUNA.

AS WE LOOK AT THE NEXT FIVE DAYS, YOU WILL SEE THE TEMPERATURES ARE RISING SLIGHTLY AS WE HEAD INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.

PRETTY PLEASANT, WE DON'T HAVE TOO MANY CONCERNS.

HE WILL START TO SEE THE MERCH REWRITES JUST SLIGHTLY.

YOU WILL NOT NOTICE BIG CHANGES.

STILL DELIGHTFUL.

A SIMILAR STORY, RISING TO THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.

UPPER 80s BY WEDNESDAY.

YOU'LL START TO SEE A DOWNWARD TREND, THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

STILL HANGING ONTO THE 80s.

FOR THE MOUNTAINS, YOU WILL SEE TEMPERATURES STAY REGULAR ALTHOUGH THERE WILL BE A COOLDOWN THERE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY PRINT BACKUP TO 67 ON SATURDAY.

OVERALL, STEADIER TEMPERATURES IN THE 90s HERE, SO YOU WILL START TO SEE THOSE UPPER 90s PEAK BACK INTO THE FORECAST WEDNESDAY.

ALTHOUGH THEY WILL COME DOWN THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

I AM METEOROLOGIST BREE.

I MET A FRENCH PHILOSOPHER DISCUSSES THE ETHICS OF CREATING A I CHAT ABOUT THAT USE A PERSON'S VOICE.

ON MIDDAY IN ADDITION WE ARE DOING A BREAKDOWN OF THE LOCAL RACE THAT SAN DIEGANS WILL SEND THEIR BALLOT DRAMATIC YOUNG ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES ARE GAINING WORK EXPERIENCE WHILE HELPING SHELTER DOGS BECOME MORE ADOPTABLE.

HEIDI DiMARCO BRINGS US THE STORY.

>> MY NAME IS D'ANGELO, I'VE BEEN WORKING HERE FOR MAYBE THREE YEARS NOW.

HELPING ALL OF THESE DOGS IS MY GOAL IN LIFE.

IF EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE DOGS HERE, THEY DESERVE A LOVING HOME AND A CARING FAMILY.

NOW WE HAVE 40 ADULTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS TO COME INTO THE SHELTER FIVE DAYS A WEEK AND THEY COME AND VOLUNTEER AND THEY DO TASKS FROM LAUNDRY, MAKING TREATS FOR THE DOGS, HELPING WITH SOCIALIZATION.

A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE SCARED TO GIVE ADULTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS JOB EXPERIENCE AND ALLOWING THEM TO COME IN BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME OBSTACLES THAT WE HAVE TO OVERCOME.

WE HAD ANIMAL SERVICES NOTICED THAT THE INCREDIBLE BENEFIT WAS, NOT ONLY TO OUR ANIMALS, BUT TO THE ADULTS THAT WERE COMING IN.

>> ANIMALS HAVE A WAY OF DRAWING HUMANS OUT OF THEIR SHELLS.

SOMETIMES THEY NEED THAT, SOMETIMES THEY'RE VERY SHELTERED IN THE KENNEL AND WITH D'ANGELO ESPECIALLY, HE HAS WORKED WITH A NUMBER OF ANIMALS THAT WERE TOO TIMID TO COME OUT OF THEIR KENNEL.

HE, WITH PATIENTS AND, IT IS OKAY, IT IS OKAY, HE HAS HAD THEM TO WHERE THEY CAN COME OUT OF THE KENNEL AND ABLE TO SOCIALIZE WITH OTHER PEOPLE AND WITH OTHER DOGS AS WELL.

>> D'ANGELO IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE.

HE CAME IN THREE YEARS AGO, I HELPED TRAIN HIM.

SUPER SHY, SUPER WITHDRAWN.

WE HAVE SEEN TREMENDOUS GROWTH IN HIM AND HE WOULD BE A PERFECT CANDIDATE TO BE AN ANIMAL CARE ATTENDANT ONCE HE GETS ENOUGH EXPERIENCE.

>> IT MAKES ME FEEL CONFIDENT IN LIFE THAT WOULD COME HERE TO HELP ALL OF THE ANIMALS.

MY FAMILY IS PROUD OF ME BECAUSE MY MOM ESPECIALLY WANTED ME TO GET A JOB HERE.

I TOLD HER I'M WORKING MY BEST TO GET A JOB SO I CAN HELP ALL OF THESE ANIMALS GET A HOME.

>> THE STORY WAS PRODUCED BY HEIDI DiMARCO.

YOU CAN FIND ALL OF OUR STORIES ON HER WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I AM MAYA TRABULSI.