>>> WITH RENT SKYHIGH AND THE HOMELESSNESS CRISIS STILL GROWING, HOUSING IS FRONT OF MIND FOR MANY ACROSS THE COUNTY.

GOOD EVENING, I AM MAIA.

TODAY THE SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL DECLARED HOUSING AS A HUMAN RIGHT.

KPBS REPORTER EXPLAINS WHAT THAT MEANS FOR THE CITY, AS WELL AS PROTECTIONS THAT COULD SOON BE IN PLACE.

>> THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING COMES TO SAN DIEGO FOR THE FIRST TIME REPORTED NEW HOMELESS RESIDENCES THAN THOSE BEING GREENHOUSE.

>> IS IMPORTANT FOR A CITY TO MAKE THE COMMITMENT TO THE RESIDENCE OF SAN DIEGO ADMITS THE HOUSING CRISIS THAT WE WILL DO WHAT IT TAKES TO MEET THE MOMENT AND EVERYONE HAS A STAKE IN THIS ISSUE.

>> THERE'S WORKSHOP FOR STRONGER PROTECTIONS AT THE MEETING.

THEY HAD MEMBERS I SPOKE ABOUT THE CURRENT STATE OF THE CITY'S TENANT ORDINANCE.

>> STRONGER PROTECTIONS ARE A REQUIREMENT FOR MANY OF OUR FAMILIES TO REMAIN IN THEIR HOMES.

>> THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT PUSHBACK AGAINST THE NEW PROPOSAL FROM LANDLORD GROUPS.

WAS THE RAMIFICATION OF THE DRAFT POLICIES WHILE SOME PORTIONS ARE LEGALLY QUESTIONABLE, ARE GOING TO BE DESTRUCTIVE TO MORE QUALITY HOUSING BEING BUILT AND BEING RENOVATED.

>> EVEN THOUGH RENT IS STARTING TO GO DOWN, THE COMPOUNDING EFFECT OF INFLATION HAS MANY PEOPLE FINANCES STRETCHED THIN.

>> EVERY DAY, OUR FAMILIES IN SAN DIEGO THAT LOVE TO LIVE HERE AND WANT TO REMAIN HERE ARE FACING EVICTIONS >> HOUSING COSTS BURDENS, THE NEED TO BUILD OVER 100,000 HOUSING UNITS BY 2029 TO MEET THE CURRENT AND PROJECTED NEED.

WITH 45,000 UNITS BEING VERY LOW INCOME LEARNERS.

>>> WORLD LEADERS WILL COME TOGETHER IN NOVEMBER TO DISCUSS CLIMATE CHANGE.

OFFICIALS ARE HOPING THIS MEETING OF THE MINDS WILL HAVE SOME FOCUS ON OUR OCEANS.

ERIC ANDERSON REPORTS.

>>> THE 27th CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES CONVENES IN EGYPT SOON.

THE OCEAN COVERS MORE THAN 70% OF THE PLANET SURFACE AND ABSORBS BOTH CARBON AND HEAT.

>> THE OCEAN PLAYS AN ESSENTIAL ROLE OF CLIMATE.

AND WE CAN PLAY AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN THE CLIMATE DISCUSSIONS AND THE BAY AS WELL.

>> AN EVENT THAT HAS HAPPENED EVERY YEAR SINCE 1995.

THEY SAY THE OCEAN TOOK A BACKSEAT DURING THE EARLY CONFERENCES AND CLIMATE SCIENTISTS ARE INCREASINGLY RECOGNIZING CLIMATE SCIENCE.

THERE IS CONCERN THE OCEAN'S ABILITY TO HELP REGULAR THE CLIMATE MAY BE CHANGING.

>> IT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO BUFFER US FROM ALL OF THE EXTREMES THAT IT'S BEEN ABLE TO DO IN THE PAST.

>> IS A THE OCEAN OBSERVED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF CORBIN AND HEAT, WATCHING THE OCEAN ADAPT IS KEY TO UNDERSTAND HOW WARMING CLIMATE WILL CHANGE THE PLANET.

THEY SAY THE CLIMATE NEWS IS NOT ALL PESSIMISTIC.

IT WAS THE OCEAN'S RESILIENCE OUR ADAPTABILITY AND OUR COMMITMENT TO CHANGE REALLY GIVE ME GREAT OPTIMISM.

>> 197 COUNTRIES WILL BE REPRESENTED AT THE CONFERENCE FOR THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES IS RESPONSIBLE FOR KEY AGREEMENTS AIMED AT REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, 197 COUNTRIES WILL BE PRESENT.

ERIC ANDERSON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SAN DIEGO WORKS TOWARDS CLIMATE GOALS, A NEW BUILDING MATERIAL COULD MAKE CONSTRUCTION MORE SUSTAINABLE.

COMING UP, WHAT IS MASS TIMBER AND WHERE IT IS ALREADY BEING USED.

>>> PAUL PELOSI REMAINS IN THE HOSPITAL AFTER THE VIOLENT ATTACK AT HIS HOME IN SAN FRANCISCO.

MEANWHILE, THE ALLEGED ATTACKER WAS CHARGED TODAY AS MORE QUESTIONS LINGER ABOUT HIS MOTIVE.

AS MIKE VALERIO REPORTS, THE SAFETY OF GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IS ALSO IN QUESTION JUST DAYS AHEAD OF THE MIDTERM ELECTIONS.

>> THE MAN WHO ALLEGEDLY ATTACKED PAUL PELOSI, THE HUSBAND OF HOUSE SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI AT THE COUPLE'S HOME IN SAN FRANCISCO CHARGED WITH ASSAULT AND ATTEMPTED KIDNAPPING TODAY.

>> INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.

IS A LOT LEFT TO DO IN THIS CASE.

AND WE ARE JUST MOVING ALONG AND DOING THE BEST WE CAN TO GET THE EVIDENCE THAT WE CAN GET TO OUR PROSECUTORS.

>> 42-YEAR-OLD DAVID ENTERED THE HOME THROUGH A BACK DOOR.

PELOSI WAS ABLE TO CALL 911 AT THE START OF THE ATTACK.

OFFICERS SAY THEY SAW HIM VIOLENTLY ATTACK THEM BEFORE THEY ARRESTED HIM.

WAS THERE TRYING TO MAKE TARGET IDENTIFICATIONS.

WHERE IS NANCY?

ALL OF THIS ELIMINATES THE NARRATIVE THAT THIS IS A CRIME OF OPPORTUNITY BROADLY.

>> EVEN THE POLICE HAVE NOT RELEASED A CLEAR MOTIVE, AUTHORITIES BELIEVE THE ATTACK WAS INTENTIONAL.

>> IN MY MINDS EYE, THERE WAS MORE TO IT.

IT WAS NOT JUST THE ASSAULT, THE POTENTIAL KIDNAPPING OR HOSTAGE SITUATION HERE, ALL VERY SERIOUS.

>> THEY DESCRIBED HIM AS AN ODD CHARACTER, HE POSTED CONSPIRACY THEORY IT'S ON FACEBOOK ABOUT THE ELECTION, AND THE JANUARY 6 ATTACK ON THE CAPITAL AND COVID- 19.

>> A TERRIFIC.

IT'S HORRIBLE AND SHOULD NOT HAPPEN ANYWHERE.

>> WE CAN HAVE A HEATED CONVERSATION ABOUT THE ISSUES BUT THIS VIOLENCE HAS GOT TO STOP.

>> KPBS NEWS.

>>> SEND EAGLE COUNTY STRUGGLING TO FIND ENOUGH POLL WORKERS WHO ARE FLUENT IN LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH.

OUR SOURCE SPOKE WITH ADVOCATES FOR IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES AND THEY SAY THOSE WHO SPEAK SOMALI, VIETNAMESE, CHINESE, AND ARABIC ARE HAVING TROUBLE FINDING TRANSLATORS OF VOTING CENTERS.

THEY SAY THEY HAVE BETTER STAFFING FOR THOSE SPEAKING SPANISH.

A >>> MEASURE H WOULD OPEN FACILITIES TO CHILDCARE BUSINESSES.

BUT THEY SAY THE MEASURE INCLUDES A CONFUSING WORD CHOICE THAT HAS LED TO SOME OPPOSITION TO THE MEASURE.

>> MEASURE H WOULD ALLOW THE CITY TO LEASE OUT LANDED FACILITIES TO CHILDCARE BUSINESSES.

CURRENTLY, CITY LAND CAN ONLY BE USED FOR PARKS, RECREATION CENTERS, AND CEMETERIES.

COUNCILMEMBER RAUL SUPPORTS THE MEASURE.

>> RIGHT NOW, THE CITY CHARTER ONLY ALLOWS THREE USES FOR PARKS.

A RECREATION CENTER WITH THE BASKETBALL COURT, THINGS LIKE THAT, OR CEMETERY.

IT MAKES NO SENSE THAT WE ARE NOT LOOKING AT EVERY CITY FACILITY AND THINKING HOW WE CAN INCORPORATE CHILDCARE INTO IT BOTH FOR OUR EMPLOYEES AND THE PUBLIC.

>> OTHER SUPPORTERS OF THE MEASURE SAY IT WILL HELP ALLEVIATE SAN DIEGO SEVERE SHORTAGE OF CHILDCARE PROVIDERS BECAUSE IT WILL MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR THE CITY TO LEASE SPACE.

HOWEVER, AN ODD WORD CHOICE IN THE BALLOT LANGUAGE HAS FUELED SOME OPPOSITION TO THE MEASURE.

THE TEXT OF THE MEASURE APPEARS TO GIVE THE MAYOR AUTHORITY TO LEASE OUT CITY LAND TO CHILDCARE BUSINESSES.

IN A RECENT EDITORIAL, THE SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE ENDORSED A NO VOTE ON THE MEASURE BECAUSE IT QUOTE, GIVES A SINGLE OFFICIAL VAST POWER OVER EXTREMELY VALUABLE PARKLAND.

THEY SAID THE NEWSPAPER MISSED AN IMPORTANT POINT.

ALL OF THE LEASES FOR MORE THAN THREE YEARS HAVE TO BE APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL.

HE SAYS NO CHILDCARE PROVIDER WOULD WANT SUCH A SHORT LEASE.

>> I WOULD BE SHOCKED TO SEE ANY CHILDCARE PROVIDER WANTING TO DO A RELEASE OF THREE YEARS OR LESS GIVEN THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS AND THE FACT THAT THEY ARE BUSINESSES, TYPICALLY SMALL BUSINESS OR NONPROFIT, THEY WILL NOT WANT TO START SOMETHING IN THE SHORT TERM AND SEE IF POSSIBLY EVAPORATE IN THREE YEARS.

THE IDEA THAT THE MAYOR HAS UNFETTERED DISCRETION JUST FLIES IN THE FACE OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE.

>> ELECTED OFFICIALS SAY THEY DON'T WANT TO CHANGE THE LANGUAGE OF THE MEASURE.

ONCE THE CITY COUNCIL PUTS THE MEASURE ON THE BALLOT, THIS LANGUAGE CANNOT BE CHANGED.

ACCORDING TO THE REGISTRAR OF VOTERS.

>>> A TAX INITIATIVE ON THE BALLOT FOR THE VOTERS, PROP 30 WOULD IMPOSE A TAX ON ANY INDIVIDUAL INCOME ABOVE $2 MILLION TO SUPPORT ZERO EMISSION VEHICLES AND WILDFIRE PREVENTION.

REPORTER NADIA LOPEZ EXPLAINS.

>> CALIFORNIA KNOWN FOR ITS SUNNY BEACHES, WEATHER, AND DIRTY AIR.

SOME OF THE WORST AIR QUALITY IN THE COUNTRY.

DATA SHOWS THAT MORE THAN 90% OF CALIFORNIANS BREEDS UNHEALTHY LEVELS OF AIR POLLUTION.

TO REDUCE EMISSIONS, THE GOVERNOR ASKED THE RESOURCES BOARD TO BAN THOSE CARS BY 2025.

HOW WILL THEY MEET THE GOAL?

VOTERS HELP DECIDE THIS IN NOVEMBER.

>> I COVER THE ENVIRONMENT THIS IS PROP 30 EXPLAINED IN ONE MINUTE.

PROP 30 WOULD IMPOSE A 75% INCOME TAX INCREASE ON CALIFORNIA'S MAKING MORE THAN 2 MILLION PER YEAR PER THE TAX WOULD GENERATE UP TO 4.5 BILLION ANNUALLY.

MOST OF THE MONEY WOULD GO TOWARDS REBATE FOR PEOPLE BUYING ZERO EMISSION CARS.

HALF OF THAT FUNDING WILL GO TO LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME RESIDENTS.

A QUARTER OF THE MONEY WOULD PROVIDE FUNDING TO FIREFIGHTERS.

IT'S BACKED BY ENVIRONMENTALISTS AND PUBLIC HEALTH GROUPS.

STATE REGULATIONS REQUIRE LYFT AND UBER DRIVERS TO LOG 30% OF THEIR MILES.

THEY SUPPORT WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND HELP ACCELERATE THE TRANSITION TO ELECTRIC CARS.

THEY SAY THEY SHOULD FOOT THE BILLS.

OPPONENTS INCLUDING THE STATE REPUBLICAN PARTY AND GOVERNOR NEWSOM SAY CALIFORNIANS DO NOT NEED MORE TAX HIKES BECAUSE EVERYONE'S ALREADY FEELING THE EFFECTS OF INFLATION AND HIGH GAS PRICES.

IT WILL DRIVE MANY PEOPLE OUT OF THE STATE.

TO LEARN ABOUT THIS PROPOSITION AND OTHERS, VISIT CALA MATTERS.ORG.

>> YOU CAN FIND MORE ELECTION COVERAGE AT KPBS.ORG.

THE VOTER HUB IS WHERE YOU WILL FIND STORIES EXPLAINING THE KEY RACES AND IN DEPTH BALLOT GUIDE AS WELL.

YOU CAN CLICK ON THE LINK THAT YOU CAN FIND ON OUR HOMEPAGE.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, THE SUPREME COURT CONSIDERS WHETHER TO OVERTURN ANOTHER PRESIDENT ALLOWING RACE-BASED COLLEGE ADMISSIONS.

COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION OF KPBS.

>>> CALIFORNIA RECENTLY UPDATED ITS BUILDING CODE TO ALLOW HIGH- RISES MADE ALMOST ENTIRELY OUT OF WOOD.

NOT JUST ANY WOOD.

AN EMERGING TYPE OF WOOD PRODUCT CALLED MASS TIMBER.

KPBS METRO REPORTER SAYS GROWING IN SAN DIEGO FUELING HOPES THAT MASS TIMBER CAN HELP WITH THE CITIES CLIMATE GOALS.

>> ON THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE RANCH OFF I-15, CREWS ARE ASSEMBLING A 10 STORY BUILDING MADE OUT OF MASS TIMBER.

THE PRODUCT IS MADE BY JOINING SEVERAL PLANKS OF WOOD TOGETHER, USUALLY WITH GLUE TO FORM LARGE STRUCTURAL PANELS AND BEAMS.

AN ENGINEERING PROFESSOR WITH THE COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES, THIS BUILDING WILL NOT EVER BE INHABITED.

IT'S A RESEARCH EXPERIMENT LEADING TO TEST HOW MASS TIMBER RESPONSE TO EARTHQUAKES.

BUILDING'S WALLS ARE SPECIALLY DESIGNED TO MOVE AND ABSORB ENERGY.

IT'S BUILT ON SOMETHING CALLED A SHAKE TABLE.

IN FEBRUARY, IT WILL MIMIC EARTHQUAKES INCREASING IN INTENSITY.

AS SHOWN HERE FROM A SMALLER SCALE EXPERIMENT IN 2017.

>> I KNOW THE ENGINEERING A SOLID.

AND WE HAVE GOOD MATERIAL.

THE REASON WE DO TESTS, WE DO NOT KNOW THE FULL STORY.

WAS THE MAIN APPEAL OF MASS TIMBER IS ENVIRONMENTAL.

STEEL AND CONCRETE COST HUGE AMOUNTS OF ENERGY TO PRODUCE.

MASS TIMBER IS MADE FROM A RENEWABLE RESOURCE.

TREES CAPTURE CARBON FROM THE ATMOSPHERE AND STORE IT IN THEIR CELLS.

SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION OF MASS TIMBER CAN OFFSET THE BURNING OF FOSSIL FUELS.

HE HOPES THE RESEARCH WILL HELP THE PRODUCT GO MAINSTREAM.

>> PLAYING A ROLE TO BE A GOOD AGITATOR FOR THE PUBLIC AND ALSO BUILDING OFFICIALS TO SAY THIS IS THE TOTAL AVAILABLE AND THIS IS THE GREAT BENEFITS.

>> ENGINEERS ALWAYS STRUGGLED WITH HOW DO YOU BUILD IN A WAY THAT IS POSITIVE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.

IT WAS JENNIFER'S PRESIDENT AND CEO OF FORD WORKS, A NONPROFIT THAT PROMOTES MASS TIMBER.

>> THE BUILDING INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTE ABOUT 40% OF THE TOTAL GREENHOUSE GASES GLOBALLY TO THE ENVIRONMENT.

IF YOU LOOK AT BUILDING MATERIALS ALONE AT SUMMER BETWEEN 9 TO 11%.

>> THIS SUMMER, THEY AMENDED THE BUILDING CODE TO ALLOW STRUCTURES UP TO 18 STORIES TALL MADE WITH MASS TIMBER.

THEY SAY THOSE UPDATES CAME AFTER RESEARCH SHOWED THAT MASS TIMBER IS REMARKABLY RESISTANT TO FIRE.

WHEN EXPOSED TO FLAMES.

>> THE SOLID PIECE OF WOOD BEGINS TO CHAR.

WHAT THAT DOES IS CREATE AN INSULATION LEVEL AGAINST FURTHER HEAT DAMAGE.

THE WHAT IS ACTUALLY PROTECTED AND SELF FIXING WISHES.

>> DESPITE THE POTENTIAL TO DO CARBONIZED THE BUILDING INDUSTRY, MASS TIMBER REMAINS A NOVELTY IN NORTH AMERICA.

IT'S POPULARITY IS GROWING FAST.

>> THE BUILDING COMES INTO HERE AND YOU WILL HAVE AN OUTDOOR PLAZA.

>> ALEX SHOWS ME AROUND A LOT WHERE HE IS PLANNING TO BUILD A FIVE STORY 55 UNIT APARTMENT BUILDING.

IT WILL BE A HYBRID WITH MASS TIMBER FLOORS AND CEILINGS, BUT CONVENTIONAL WOOD FRAMING FOR THE WALLS.

HE ESTIMATES THE MASS TIMBER IS ADDING AT LEAST 15% TO THE CONSTRUCTION COST.

HE'S BETTING FUTURE TENANTS WILL PAY A PREMIUM FOR THE AESTHETIC APPEAL.

>> YOU GO IN AND SEE THESE HUGE EXPOSED MASS TIMBER PANELS, COMPLETELY UNOBSTRUCTED AND YOU WILL HAVE THE NATURE ELEMENT INSIDE OF THE UNIT, KIND OF LIKE YOU ARE IN A WOODEN CAB.

WAS ALLOWED HAVE TO CHANGE BEFORE SAN DIEGO SEES ITS FIRST MASS TIMBER HIGH-RISE.

CONTRACTORS WITH EXPERIENCE ARE IN SHORT SUPPLY HERE.

THEY EXPECT THE MATERIAL WILL HAVE TO CATCH ON LARGE DEEP- POCKETED DEVELOPERS FIRST.

>> MORE AND MORE OF THE LARGER SCALE PROJECTS THERE WILL BE A TRICKLE-DOWN EFFECT IN THE MASS- MARKET AND SMALLER PROJECTS.

>> AND EAGLE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN BRIEFLY MENTIONS AS A MORE SUSTAINABLE BUILDING MATERIAL THAT THE CITY SHOULD SEEK TO INCENTIVIZE.

EXACTLY WHAT THOSE INCENTIVES WILL LOOK LIKE OR WHEN THEY TAKE EFFECT IS UNCLEAR.

IN THE MEANTIME, THEY SAY THE CITY HAS TO GET MORE FAMILIAR WITH THE MATERIAL.

HE SUBMITTED HIS BLUEPRINTS FOR REVIEW LAST DECEMBER AND IS STILL WAITING FOR A BUILDING PERMIT.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> DOCTORS ARE MAKING THE OBSERVATION THAT THIS MIGHT BE ONE OF THE WORST SEASONS THEY HAVE SEEN FOR THE RESPIRATORY INFECTION KNOWN AS RSV.

THE NEWS IS NOT ALL BAD.

THEY ARE POISED TO REVIEW FOUR VEXING FOR THE VIRUS AND MORE THAN ONE DOZEN MORE STILL IN THE TESTING PHASE.

ONE OF THE VACCINES DESIGNED TO BE GIVEN RIGHT AFTER BIRTH AND HAS BEEN SHOWN TO BE 75% EFFECTIVE.

RSV WAS THE LEADING CAUSE OF INFANT HOSPITALIZATIONS IN THE U.S., EVEN BEFORE THE SURGE THAT WE HAVE SEEN THIS YEAR.

>>> A DEADLY FLU HAS SPREAD TO CALIFORNIA AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY PUTTING WILD BIRDS AND DOMESTIC CHICKENS AT RISK.

KPBS CYTEC REPORTER THOMAS FARGE HAS MORE ON THE THREAT AND WHAT IF ANYTHING CAN BE DONE.

>> A CALIFORNIA AUDUBON SOCIETY LAST WEEK ASKED HOMEOWNERS TO TAKE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THE NEW STRAIN OF AGE 5 AND ONE BIRD FLU.

MY CLIENT IS WITH AUDUBON CALIFORNIA.

>> WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT PEOPLE TAKE DOWN THE BIRDFEEDERS OR DO NOT FILL THEM RIGHT NOW AND TO EMPTY THE BIRDBATHS WHERE THEY MAY COME TO DRINK OR BATHE.

THAT'S JUST TO MINIMIZE BIRDS CONGREGATING IN PEOPLE'S YARDS AND BRINGING THEM CLOSER TOGETHER WHICH CAN SPREAD THE DISEASE.

>> SMALL SONGBIRDS ARE NOT AS LIKELY TO DIE FROM THE BIRD FLU BUT WATERFALL LIKE DUCKS AND GEESE AND EAGLES AND HAWKS FACE A GRAVE DANGER.

>> WHEN IT GETS INTO A DOMESTICATED CHICKEN FLOCKING WIPE THEM OUT WITH 100% MORTALITY.

>> SOME CHICKEN FARMS IN SAN DIEGO EAST COUNTY HAVE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF BIRDS.

RANCH FRESH EGGS HAS BARNES THE HOUSE 30,000 CHICKENS.

COMPANY CEO SAYS AN OUTBREAK OF BIRD FLU WOULD BE DEVASTATING.

>> IF WE CAN INFLUENCE ON THE FARM, ALL BIRDS MUST BE EUTHANIZED AND WE HAVE TO STAY CLEAN UNTIL OUR ENVIRONMENT TESTS NEGATIVE.

>> HE SAYS HE'S BEEN WATCHING THE FLU SINCE IT APPEARED IN THE EASTERN U.S. AND HAS BEEN MARCHING WEST.

HE SAYS HIS FARM IS ON HIGH ALERT.

>> WE LIMIT ACCESS TO THE FARM BY VISITORS, TRUCK, AND WE JUST HAVE A LOT OF DISINFECTION STATEMENTS WE GO THROUGH.

>> HE SAYS THAT WILL NOT STOP INFECTED WILD BIRD FROM DROPPING FECES I CONTRACT INTO A BARN BY AN EMPLOYEE.

THE AUDUBON SOCIETY SAYS THE DESTRUCTION OF WETLANDS IN CALIFORNIA HAS MADE THE PROBLEM WORSE AS MANY WILD BIRDS HAVE BEEN FORCED INTO SMALLER AREAS WHERE INFECTION IS MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR.

THOMAS FARGE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> ON THIS HALLOWEEN NIGHT, TRICK-OR-TREATERS WILL BE OUT STROLLING THE STREETS FOR CANDY.

OUR MEDIA PARTNER SPOKE TO THE SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT AND AN E.R.

DOCTOR ON IMPORTANT SAFETY REMINDERS.

IF YOU ARE OUT DRIVING, SLOW DOWN AND KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR PEDESTRIANS.

IT'S ALSO A GOOD IDEA FOR TRICK- OR-TREATERS TO WEAR BRIGHT COLORS AND STICK TO FAMILIAR WELL LIT ROUTES.

EVERY YEAR THERE SEEMS TO BE WARNINGS ABOUT DRUGS THAT LIKE CANDY, DOCTORS SAY THERE IS NO NEED TO PANIC.

>> IF YOU LOOK AT THE DATA OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS HAVE NEVER REALLY SEEN A CONFIRMED THAT FROM A POISONING FROM HALLOWEEN CANDY.

I THINK PART OF THAT IS THAT IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT OCCURS VERY OFTEN BUT AT THE SAME TIME WE EXPECT PARENTS TO REMAIN VIGILANT.

>> POLICE SAY OF THE CANDY IS FACTORY SEALED, IT SHOULD BE OKAY.

IF THERE'S ANY DOUBT, YOU SHOULD THROW IT AWAY.

>>> BURCH AQUARIUM IS IN THE SPIRIT, ONE OF THE DIVERS DRESSED UP TO DO UNDERWATER PUMPKIN CARVING.

THE GIANT SEABASS THAT LIVE IN THE AQUARIUM KELP FOREST ALSO GOT PLENTY OF HALLOWEEN TREATS DURING THIS SPECIAL FEEDING TIME.

>>> THE WEATHER HEADLINES, WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT BIG CHANGES ON THE WAY.

WE ARE STILL DEALING WITH GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS FOR THOSE CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

THINGS WILL TURN EVEN COOLER AS WE HEAD INTO MID-AND LATE WEEK.

WE COULD BE TALKING ABOUT PERIODS OF LIGHT SHOWER AS A GO THROUGHOUT THE TO SEND A CONTINUING THROUGHOUT THURSDAY MORNING.

BIG CHANGES HERE ON THE WAY.

LOOKING AT TEMPERATURES HEADING INTO TONIGHT, STILL INTO THE 60s IN SAN DIEGO BUT WE WILL SEE 50s DROPPING DOWN IN OCEANSIDE, 55 IN MT.

ACUNA, DROPPING TO THE UPPER 40s.

AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW, WE SEE THE BIG DIP IN THE JET STREAM AND THAT ALLOWS THOSE SHOWERS I HAVE BEEN IN WASHINGTON STATE AND OREGON TO THE FARTHER SOUTH.

THE RAIN IS MAKING ITS WAY INTO SAN FRANCISCO, READING, IT WILL STILL BE DRY BUT EVENTUALLY WE COULD SEE SOME OF THOSE SHOWERS PASSING BY AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEK.

OTHERWISE, TOMORROW STAYS PRETTY NICE WITH THE SUNSHINE.

SAN DIEGO 69, OCEANSIDE ABOUT 70.

WEDNESDAY, WE SEE THAT FURTHER DIP IN THE JET STREAM AND I CAN ALLOW SOME SHOWERS.

I LAY DOWN THROUGH SAN DIEGO AND WE SEE THE SNOW MAKING ITS WAY INTO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

THE COLDER AIR STARTS TO TAKE OVER.

GET READY FOR SOME BIG CHANGES.

HERE'S A LOOK AT THE FIVE DAY ALONG THE COAST AND WE SEE TEMPERATURES BOTTOMING OUT ON THURSDAY, 63 OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE 30s.

INLAND WE HAVE THOSE RAIN SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY.

AND THE COOLEST DAY COMES ON THURSDAY, A HIGH OF ONLY 61.

IN THE MOUNTAINS THERE WILL BE WENDY WEATHER WAS SOME OF THE SNOW SHOWERS ON THURSDAY.

LOOK AT THESE TEMPERATURES.

40 FOR YOUR HIGH ON THURSDAY AND 25, THE LOW.

FRIDAY STAYS PRETTY CHILLY AS WELL.

WE WILL SEE A BIG DIP IN TEMPERATURES AS WELL FROM 80s AND 70s ON WEDNESDAY.

TEMPERATURES ONLY INTO THE 60s ON THURSDAY.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I AM METEOROLOGIST ELISE.

>>> HERE'S WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON TOMORROW IN THE NEWSROOM.

DROUGHT IS A BIG CONCERN HERE IN CALIFORNIA.

IT'S BECOMING MORE OF A PROBLEM ELSEWHERE.

THE MORNING EDITION WILL UPDATE US ON HOW IT'S AFFECTING COMMERCE ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

ON KPBS MIDDAY ADDITION, LOOKING AHEAD TO NEXT MONTH'S WORLD CUP WITH THE RETURN OF THE U.S. MEN'S TEAM TO THE GLOBAL SOCCER TOURNAMENTS.

>>> VYING FOR A SPOT ON THE FIRST EVER USA BLIND SOCCER NATIONAL TEAM TO PLAY IN THE PARALYMPIC GAMES.

A GROUP OF ATHLETES RECENTLY TOOK PART IN THE U.S. ASSOCIATION OF BLIND ATHLETES SELECTION CAMP.

VIDEO JOURNALIST WAS THERE FOR THE PRACTICE.

>> I HAD ATHLETES DROP MY FAMILY AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO PARTICIPATE AS A KID BECAUSE I WAS BLIND.

WHEN I DISCOVERED BLIND SPORTS I FELL IN LOVE.

I FELL IN LOVE THE MOMENT I STEPPED ONTO A SOCCER PITCH.

THERE ARE FOUR FIELD PLAYERS ON EACH TEAM.

THE BALL HAS RATTLES IN THE LINING OF IT.

AND YOU ARE REQUIRED TO SAY THE WORD BOY IF YOU ARE BACKING THE BALL.

I THINK IT IS EITHER SPANISH OR PORTUGUESE.

COMMUNICATION IS VITAL TO BLIND SOCCER.

IT'S THE ONLY WAY WE CAN BE OUT HERE AND PLAY A GAME WITHOUT IT ENDING UP AND EVERYONE GETTING INJURED.

>> THE BALL IS PROBABLY TWO OR THREE TIMES HEAVIER THAN A REGULAR SOCCERBALL, IT'S A LITTLE SMALLER.

THE BEADS INSIDE OF IT, TRYING TO KICK THE BALL IS DEFINITELY DIFFERENT.

>> SOCCER IS A SPORT THAT WE ALL KNOW AND LOVE.

THE BLIND ATHLETES ARE EXCITED TO KIND OF GET OUT HERE AND TRY SOMETHING NEW.

IT'S ALSO A LOT MORE OF A PHYSICAL SPORT WITHIN THE BLIND SPORT WORLD.

SO THEY HAVE TO WORK ON A LOT OF DIFFERENT SKILLS FROM COMMUNICATION TO ORIENTATION.

THE BALL SKILLS A LITTLE BIT MORE PHYSICAL.

I THINK THAT'S WHAT MAKES THE GAME SO EXCITING AND GREAT.

>> TO BE ABLE TO BE OUT HERE ON A FIELD RUNNING AS FAST AND HARD AS I CAN, FIGHTING FOR A BALL AND TAKING SHOTS, IT OPENED UP SO MANY DREAMS.

TWO REPRESENT MY NATION AND MY COUNTRY ON THE BACK OF IT IS JUST INCREDIBLE.

TO THINK OF ALL THE BLIND PEOPLE SITTING AT HOME RIGHT NOW THINKING THEY CAN'T DO SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS CROSSING A STREET AND I'M OUT HERE TRYING TO REPRESENT THEM TRYING TO SPREAD THIS MESSAGE THAT YES YOU CAN, YOU CAN DO THOSE THINGS.

AND IF YOU DO THEM WELL ENOUGH, YOU CAN ONE DAY PUT ON THIS JERSEY, TOO.

>>> THAT TERRIFIC STORY WAS SHOT AND EDITED BY VIDEO EDITORS .

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