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>>> GOOD EVENING IT IS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2021.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

>>> AN OCEANSIDE MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN WASHINGTON, D.C. AND IT IS WHAT HE HAD IN AND ON HIS TRUCK THAT LED TO HIS ARREST.

>> Reporter: CAPITOL POLICE ARRESTED 44-YEAR-OLD DONALD CRAIGHEAD IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

HE WAS DRIVING A PICKUP TRUCK NEAR THE DNC.

IT HAD A SWASTIKA ANOTHER WHITE SUPREMACY SYMBOLS PAINTED ON THE TRUCK.

OFFICERS NOTICED A BAYONET AND MACHETE INSIDE THE TRUNK.

HE WAS ARRESTED FOR POSSESSION OF PROHIBITED WEAPONS.

WHEN HE WAS ARRESTED HE SAID HE WAS ON PATROL AND TALKED ABOUT WHITE SUPREMACIST IDEOLOGY.

HIS ADDRESS IS A OCEANSIDE POST OFFICE BOX.

THE OCEANSIDE POLICE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMED THAT THEY GAVE DONALD CRAIGHEAD A TRANSIENT A CITATION EARLIER THIS YEAR.

>> WE HAD CONTACT ON 9 JANUARY.

AND WE HAD CONTACT THAT CAUSED US TO WRITE HIM A CITATION.

>> Reporter: RECORDS SHOW CRIMINAL CHARGES DATING BACK TO 2004 DONALD CRAIGHEAD.

LAW ENFORCEMENT IS PREPARING FOR THE RIGHT WING RALLY.

A TEMPORARY FENCE WILL BE INSTALLED AROUND THE U.S. CAPITOL BUILDING.

>>> ELECTION DAY IS TOMORROW.

AND ALLIANCE SAN DIEGO IS ENCOURAGING VOTERS TO GET TO THE POLLS.

HERE IS MORE ON THAT EFFORT.

>> Reporter: ONE OUT OF EVERY FOUR BOATERS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY ARE LATINO.

>> ONLY A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF LATINOS HAVE DEVOTED.

AND LEADERS ARE NOW URGING THE LATINO COMMUNITY TO GET OUT AND VOTE.

EVERYONE NEEDS TO VOTE SAYS MARIA TAPIA.

SHE SAID SHE FORGOT TO SEND HER BALLOT IN THE MAIL AND WAS WORRIED THAT HER VOTE WOULD NOT MAKE IT ON TIME.

SO SHE RUSHED TO THE POLLING STATION.

THE SAME LOCATION WHERE ALLIANCE SAN DIEGO GATHERED TO ENCOURAGE LATINO VOTERS TO EXERCISE THEIR RIGHT TO VOTE.

THE PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTE SAID THAT THEY REPRESENT 35% OF THE ADULT POPULATION.

BUT ACCOUNT FOR 21% OF THOSE MOST LIKELY TO VOTE.

AS THE FIRST LATINO SUPERVISOR.

LAURA MORALES SAYS THERE IS A LOT AT STAKE.

>> WE WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR COMMITTEES HAVE ACCESS TO EDUCATION AND HEALTH-CARE.

>> Reporter: MANY BLAME MISINFORMATION AND IS WHY LATINO PEOPLE DO NOT VOTE.

SCENE WE GET A LOT OF MIXED INFORMATION AND THAT IS WHY A LOT OF PEOPLE DIDN'T DISSIPATE.

>> Reporter: 800,000 PEOPLE HAVE TURNED IN THE BALLOT OUT OF THE 1.9 MILLION REGISTERED VOTERS IN THE COUNTY.

THE POLLS WILL BE OPEN FROM 7:00 A.M. TO 8:00 P.M.

IN SAN DIEGO.

>> IF THE RECALL ELECTIONS SUCCESSFULLY REMOVES THE GOVERNOR HOW WOULD CALIFORNIA CHANGE?

A CLOSER LOOK AT WHAT IS AT STAKE.

>>> TONIGHT PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN WILL BE RALLYING FOR THE GOVERNOR IN LONG BEACH.

HE ARRIVED IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TO SURVEY THE FIRE DAMAGE.

AND WALL MEETING WITH GOVERNOR NEWSOM HE'S WORKING TO BUILD SUPPORT FOR HIS $3.5 TRILLION SPENDING PLAN.

HE SAID WITH EXTREME WEATHER THAT CLIMATE CHANGE IS A REALITY THAT THE NATION CANNOT IGNORE.

>> WE CANNOT IGNORE THE REALITY THAT THE WILDFIRES ARE SUPERCHARGED BY CLIMATE CHANGE.

IT ISN'T ABOUT A RED OR BLUE STATE.

IT IS ABOUT FIRES.

EXTREME WEATHER IN THE UNITED STATES COSTS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA $99 BILLION.

THIS YEAR WE WILL BREAK THAT RECORD.

IT IS A DEVASTATING LOSS TO OUR ECONOMY AND FOR SO MANY COMMUNITIES.

>> EARLIER TODAY PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN WAS IN BOISE, IDAHO.

PROMOTED HIS ADMINISTRATION'S USE OF THE DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT TO AID IN WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS.

>>> A NEW POLL SHOWS THAT HALF OF AMERICANS SUPPORT VACCINE MANDATES.

THIS COMES FOLLOWING THE PRESENCE NEW POLICIES TO HAVE BUSINESSES WITH MORE THAN 100 EMPLOYEES MANDATE THEM.

HERE'S MORE ON THAT STORY.

>> Reporter: THE NATION'S LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICT REOPENED ON MONDAY FOR FULL- TIME IN-PERSON LEARNING.

THE FIRST FOR NEW YORK CITY SINCE MARCH 2020.

THE MOVE COMES WITH STRICT GUIDELINES FOR STAPH.

WHO MUST BE PARTIALLY VACCINATED BEFORE THE END OF THE MONTH.

>> CHILDREN COMING TO SCHOOL WILL EXPERIENCE A GOLD STANDARD OF HEALTH AND SAFETY MEASURES.

>> Reporter: THE FDA SAID THAT THEY HOPE THE CHILDREN WILL BE ABLE TO BE VACCINATED BY THE END OF 2021.

SCENE THE BEST THING WE CAN DO FOR OUR CHILDREN IS TO SURROUND THEM BY VACCINATED PEOPLE.

TOOK SOME HOSPITALS ARE EXPECTING STAFFING SHORTAGES.

ONE HOSPITAL WILL PAUSE DELIVERIES OF THE BABIES DUE TO THE NUMBER OF MATERNITY UNIT RESIGNATIONS OVER THE STATE VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS.

>> IF YOU CHOOSE TO NOT BE VACCINATED YOU CAN NO LONGER WORK AND HEALTH-CARE.

>> Reporter: VACCINE MANDATES REMAIN CONTROVERSIAL.

A NEW CNN POLL SHOWS THAT HALF AMERICANS SUPPORT MANDATES AND SPECIFIC INCIDENTS.

>> THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE TO DO TO GET TO THE NEXT PHASE OF THE PANDEMIC RESPONSE TO GET THROUGH THIS AND GET BACK TO NORMAL.

>> MIXED REACTION FOR THE VACCINATION MANDATE FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.

SHARP HEALTH CARE HAS RECEIVED 700 RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION REQUESTS.

LOCAL EMPLOYMENT ATTORNEY SAID THAT THERE'S NO CLEAR DEFINITION FOR THE EXEMPTION.

AND SAID THAT THE RESPONSIBILITY FALLS ON EMPLOYERS TO ACCOMMODATE EMPLOYEES OR THAT IT WILL DISRUPT OPERATIONS.

>>> FOR THE VERY LATEST ON THE PANDEMIC YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE TRACKING COVID-19 SECTION ON KPBS.ORG.

>>> A CHANGE FROM HOW SHELTERS HAVE TRADITIONALLY OPERATED.

THERE'S MORE ON THAT STORY.

>> Reporter: THE SHELTER IS LOCATED OFF A BUSY BOULEVARD.

THERE'S STILL BEING WORK DONE INSIDE TO REHAB THE BUILDING.

BUT IT WILL BE HELPING THE CHRONICALLY HOMELESS AND THOSE WITH SUBSTANCE-ABUSE.

>> WE WANT SOMETHING THAT'S MORE WELCOMING AND LESS STRESSFUL FOR THOSE WHO WILL NOT DO WELL AND A LARGER SHELTER.

THEY DON'T HAVE CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS IN THE EXISTING SYSTEM.

THEY ARE NOT RESOURCED FOR THE SEVERELY MENTALLY ILL CONDITIONS.

THAT'S HOPEFULLY WHERE THE HARM REDUCTION STRATEGY WILL BE EFFECTIVE.

>> Reporter: PEOPLE CAN COME HERE UNDER THE INFLUENCE.

>> YOU CANNOT USE OF DRUGS INSIDE.

>> I LOVE THE SMALLER DESIGN OF THIS AND THE MAULERS SERVER INTENSIVE MODEL.

>> Reporter: THE HOUSING COMMISSION APPROVED THE SHELTER.

ALSO PROJECT WILL BE RUNNING THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS.

THE PRICE PER BED IS HIGHER THAN EXISTING SHELTERS TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S ENOUGH SERVICES AND ON-SITE SECURITY.

>> WE HAVE OVER INVESTED SO THAT WE DO NOT UNDERSTAFFED THIS PROGRAM.

WE CAN ALWAYS SCALE BACK.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS SUCCESSFUL.

>> Reporter: THIS IS THE FIRST PIECE IN A HARM REDUCTION MODEL.

AND THEN THEY HOPE TO OPEN SMALLER SAFE HAVEN SHELTERS WHERE PEOPLE CAN STAY LONGER.

THE HOUSING AUTHORITY HAS UNTIL LATER THIS WEEK TO PULL THE ITEM FOR ADDITIONAL REVIEW.

OFFICIALS ARE HOPING TO OPEN THE SHELTER LATE NEXT MONTH.

MATT HOFFMAN , KPBS NEWS.

>>> MORE THAN ONE PEEP 1 MILLION PEOPLE IN SAN DIEGO ARE FOOD INSECURE.

HERE'S A MORE ON THE STORY.

>> Reporter: FEEDING SAN DIEGO RECEIVED A $100,000 GRANT.

THE GRANT MANAGER SAYS THAT THE MONEY WILL SUPPORT THEIR SCHOOL PANTRY PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES LOW-INCOME SCHOOLS WITH FOOD FOR WHEN CHILDREN ARE AT HOME.

>> WE PROVIDE MEALS FOR WHEN THE CHILD IS HOME WITH THEIR FAMILY.

FOR WHATEVER FOOD THEY HAVE IN THEIR HOUSEHOLD.

FOR MORE FRESH FOOD AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS AND FAMILIES.

>> Reporter: MOST RUN FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS TWICE A MONTH.

>> WE FIND THIS WORKS VERY WELL.

IT'S ABOUT 30 POUNDS OF FOOD TOTAL.

WE PROJECT THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE 4 MILLION MEALS.

>>> TOMORROW IS THE LAST DAY TO VOTE IN THE GOVERNOR RECALL ELECTION.

HERE'S MORE ON THE STORY FROM A ANDREW BOWEN.

>> Reporter: IN SAN DIEGO AND ACROSS CALIFORNIA STUDENTS AND TEACHERS HAVE BEEN RETURNING TO IN PERSON SCHOOLING WITH SPARED.

SONJA IS A POLITICAL SCIENCE PROFESSOR AND THE FOUNDER OF THE LATINO POLICY INITIATIVE.

MOST LEADING CANDIDATES TO REPLACE NEWSOM OPPOSE STATEWIDE VACCINE THEN MASK MANDATE.

THEY SAID A REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR IS UNLIKELY TO CUT SPENDING.

>> WE WILL HAVE LESS THAN THE FULL ARSENAL OF RESOURCES.

WE KNOW WHO SUFFER SERVERS WHEN BAD POLICY EXISTS AND CONTINUES TO BE MANUFACTURE.

AND THAT'S IN BLACK AND BROWN COMMITTEES THAT BEAR THE BRUNT OF THIS PANDEMIC.

>> Reporter: MARISSA SAYS THAT IF REPUBLICANS SUCCEED IN RECALLING GOVERNOR NEWSOM THE EFFECT COULD BE FELT ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

>> IT COULD EMBOLDEN THEM TO CONTINUE WITH THEIR POLICIES GIVEN THE POLARIZED POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT THAT WE LIVE IN.

>> Reporter: THEY COULD GIVE A BOOST TO REPUBLICAN FUNDRAISING .

AND EVEN MORE CONSEQUENTIAL, DIANNE FEINSTEIN IS 88 YEARS OLD AND THE OLDEST SITTING REPUBLICAN SENATOR.

THIS WOULD GIVE REPUBLICANS SENATE MAJORITY BACK.

>> IS IT EVEN CONSERVATIVE APPOINTMENTS COULD CHANGE HOW CALIFORNIA TACKLES CLIMATE CHANGE.

SCENE THIS INCLUDES POSITIONS THAT ARE AIR RESOURCES AND THE BOARD OF REGENTS AND THE STATE JUDICIARY.

THESE ARE POWERS THAT YOU CAN SEE FROM ONE DAY TO THE NEXT.

>> Reporter: WHAT IS UNLIKELY TO CHANGE IS THE LEGISLATION.

THEY COULD PASS LAWS AND OVERRIDE A VETO FROM THE GOVERNOR IF THEY STAY UNITED.

AND THEY BELIEVE THEY CAN DO.

>> THEY ARE HIGHLY UNITED.

AND THEY AGREE THAT OTHER HOPE HIGH PROFILE CANDIDATES WOULD BE HIGHLY UNITED.

>> Reporter: WHAT IF THE RECALL FAILS AND GOVERNOR NEWSOM STAYS IN OFFICE.

HE WILL GO INTO THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN EVEN STRONGER.

HE BELIEVES HIS MARGIN OF VICTORY WOULD MATTER.

SIT BACK WILL HE HIT IT OUT OF THE PARK WHICH IS UNLIKELY.

TO WHAT EXTENT WILL IT BE CALLED?

WE DO NOT KNOW.

>> Reporter: REPUBLICANS USED TO PREFER EARLY VOTING BUT NOW ARE MORE LIKELY TO VOTE ON ELECTION DAY.

THEY SAID A VICTORY COULD FORCE REPUBLICANS IN CALIFORNIA TO DO SOUL-SEARCHING.

SCENE TODAY WANT TO APPEAL TO A LARGER BASE OR WILL THEY CONTINUE THEIR STRATEGY OF EXTREME RIGHT WING AND THE PARTY OF TRUMP.

>>> AS WE MENTIONED PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN'S SURVEYED THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY WILDFIRES IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

>> RESIDENCE ARE NOW ABLE TO FINALLY RETURN HOME AFTER THE CAL DOOR FIRE BURNED 219,000 ACRES.

MANY PEOPLE ARE FINDING THEIR HOMES ARE NO LONGER THERE.

JEFF CORNETT WALKS US THROUGH WHAT IS LEFT OF HIS GRISLY FLATS HOME.

THE BACKDROP OF THE SO MANY PRECIOUS MEMORIES BURNED TO THE GROUND.

HE'S MOVING FORWARD COUNTING THE COST AND OPTIONS TO REBUILD.

SCENE THE SPARK OF GOODNESS IS WHAT I CAN PUT BACK INTO THIS PROPERTY.

SCENE OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS RESIDENTS WILL BE RETURNING.

AND SOME WILL FIND THEIR PROPERTIES STILL STANDING.

MOST WILL RETURN TO FIND THEIR HOMES COMPLETELY BURNED TO THE GROUND FIREFIGHTERS ARE EXTENDING HANDS AND HUGS TO THOSE THAT ARE MAKING HEARTBREAKING DISCOVERIES.

STRIKE TEAM CAME TO HELP THIS FAMILY BREAK OPEN THE SAFE THAT CONTAIN THEIR VALUABLE DOCUMENTS.

>> I HOPE THAT WE CAN ADD SOME POSITIVITY BY SHOWING THAT LOVE AND COMPASSION.

EYEWEAR A CITY OF FRESNO PATCH ON MY SLEEVE BUT TODAY I'M A GRIZZLY FLATS FIREFIGHTER.

>> Reporter: A CALL FOR ASSISTANCE AS A TOWN RISES FROM THE ASHES.

>> 780 HOMES WERE DESTROYED.

CAL FIRE SAID THAT IT WAS 67% CONTAINED.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY RECEIVED MORE THAN $5.2 MILLION.

>>> WE WILL WATCH AS TEMPERATURES FALL OFF OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS PICKENS NOT GOING TO BE NEARLY AS HOT AS IT WAS A LAST WEEK.

TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BACK TO NEAR AVERAGE NEAR THE COAST.

IT'S GOING TO BE COOL BUT STILL ABOVE AVERAGE.

THERE IS NOT MUCH IN THE WAY OF RAIN AND THE FORECAST.

IT'S LOOKING TO STAY BONE DRY IN THE DAYS TO COME.

TEMPERATURES DROPPING BACK TO 59 DEGREES IN OCEANSIDE.

LOOKING AT TUESDAY IT'S GOING TO BE A SIZZLING HOT DAY FOR THE INTERIOR SECTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST.

HIGH PRESSURE IN CONTROL.

IT'S GOING TO BE SUNNY AND WARM.

COOLER CONDITIONS UP AND DOWN THE COAST.

TEMPERATURES IN THE 80s IN ESCONDIDO.

AND THEN WEDNESDAY ONE MORE HOT DAY AND THEN THINGS WILL DROP OFF FOR THE LATER PART OF THE WORK WEEK.

AND THEN NEAR THE COAST THINGS WILL STAY RELATIVELY AVERAGE AS WE FALL BACK DOWN INTO THE 70s.

WE DID HAVE SOME MID 80s LAST WEEK AND WILL NOW FALL BACK INTO THE MID 70s AS WE HEAD TOWARDS THURSDAY.

A LITTLE BIT WARMER FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

>> WHERE WE ARE FOR THIS TIME THIS YEAR.

TEMPERATURES FALL FROM NINE DEGREES ON TUESDAY TO THE LOW 80s ON THURSDAY.

AND THEN WE WILL KEEP THE LOW TO MID 80s FOR THE WORK WEEKEND .

THERE'S PLENTY OF SUNSHINE AND THE FORECAST WITH COOLER AIR ON THE WAY.

FOLLOWING NEXT WEEK AND WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 70s.

THE DESERT WILL BE HOLDING ONTO THAT TRIPLE DIGITS BUT YOU WILL SEE IT COOLER TREND IN THE FORECAST.

>>> THE STAFFING SHORTAGE NATIONWIDE IS NOT ONLY AFFECTING THE PRIVATE SECTOR IT IS AFFECTING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.

THE BUS DRIVER SHORTAGE IS CAUSING SOME PEOPLE TO BE LATE FOR WORK.

TRUCK THE BUSSING SHORTAGES AFFECTING LOCAL RIDER GETTING TO WORK ON TIME.

SCENE I HAVEN'T SEEN THIS MANY DELAYS IN A WHILE.

>> Reporter: THERE'S A NATIONWIDE SHORTAGE.

THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION SAID THAT THEY ONLY HAVE TO CANCEL ON RARE OCCASIONS AND THEY ARE WORKING TO HIRE MORE DRIVERS AND MAKE OPERATIONAL CHANGES.

THE STAFFING SHORTAGE IS MANDATING REQUIRED OVERTIME.

>> HE PUT THIS TOGETHER AND IT CREATES A MASSING STAFFING ISSUE.

>> Reporter: REPORTING FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> SAN DIEGO IS HOME TO ONE OF THE TOP 10 PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES.

UCSD WAS RANKED NUMBER 13 IN THE POLL.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR.

U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE FACING SUIT SECURITY SCREEN TV OVER THE WITHDRAWAL FROM AFGHANISTAN.

>>> HERE'S A LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

A 44-YEAR-OLD MAN FROM OCEANSIDE IS UNDER ARREST AFTER POLICE FOUND KNIVES AND A MACHETE INSIDE OF HIS SWASTIKA ADORNED TRUCK NEAR THE DNC.

DONALD CRAIGHEAD IS FACING POSSESSION OF INHIBITED WEAPONS CHARGES.

HE TOLD OFFICERS HE WAS ON PATROL AND BEGAN TALKING ABOUT WHITE SUPREMACY IDEOLOGY.

>>> ALLIANCE SAN DIEGO IS ENCOURAGING EVERYONE TO VOTE IN TOMORROW'S GOVERNOR RECALL ELECTION.

THE COUNTY REGISTRAR SAID THAT 800,000 BALLOTS HAVE BEEN RETURN.

YOU CAN FIND TODAY'S STORIES ON KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.

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