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>>> CHULA VISTA IS PREPARING TO OPEN HARBORSIDE PARK AFTER A TWO-YEAR CLOSURE PICK THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

THE PARK HAD BEEN THAT CITYWIDE DEBATE OVER HOMELESSNESS.

WE HAVE AN UPDATE ON WHERE THINGS STAND NOW.

WE MET IT WAS IN AUGUST OF 2022 THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCED THEY WERE CLOSING HARBORSIDE PARK SO THE CITY COULD EVICT DOZENS OF UNHOUSED PEOPLE WHO HAD TAKEN SHELTER THERE DURING THE PANDEMIC.

THE PLAN WAS TO EVENTUALLY REOPEN DEPARTMENT SEEDING LEADERS DARTED TALKING ABOUT CLOSING IT PERMANENTLY.

THAT SHOCKED RESIDENTS WHO LIVE NEAR RIVERSIDE.

THERE IS ALREADY A DIVIDE.

BETWEEN THE WEALTHIER SIDE AND THE POOR SITE IS.

RESIDENTS FOUGHT BACK.

LATE LAST YEAR THE CITY COUNCIL FINALLY BACKED DOWN AND AGREED TO REOPEN THE PARK WITH THE NEW FIELD AND BASKETBALL COURTS, RENOVATED BATHROOMS AND A NEW PARK RANGER STATION.

THIS MORNING CITY WORKERS WERE BUSTLING ESTIMATE BUSTLING AROUND THE FIELD AND PUTTING ON FINAL TOUCHES LIKE THE PLANNED MINI SOCCER FIELD.

>> I FEEL HAPPY ABOUT THAT BECAUSE I THINK ABOUT THE KIDS.

THIS RESIDENT IS EXCITED.

SHE HAS LIVED CLOSE TO THE PARK FOR 37 YEARS AND SAYS IT MEANS A LOT TO EVERYONE, ESPECIALLY THE NEIGHBORHOODS FAMILIES.

>> NOBODY WANTS TO BE STUCK IN THE APARTMENT COMPLEX AND NOBODY HAS A PLAYGROUND.

I FEEL HAPPY FOR THE KIDS THAT CAN COME OUT AND PLAY NOW.

IF THEY HAVE SOCCER TEAMS OR WHATEVER, THEY CAN GO OUT AND ENJOY THEMSELVES.

REMIT THERE ARE STILL QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW THE PARK WILL FIT INTO THE CITY'S OVERALL APPROACH TO HOMELESSNESS.

ULTIMATELY, SHE THINKS REOPENING IT WAS THE RIGHT CALL FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

CITY LEADERS PLAN TO REOPEN HARBORSIDE ON MONDAY.

CHULA VISTA KPBS NEWS.

>>> JUST A LITTLE BIT OF MOISTURE OUT THERE FOR US.

AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND THERE IS A STORMY PATTERN WORKING IN THE WEST.

IS ALL NORTH OF US.

I WILL BE TALKING ABOUT OUR FORECAST COMING UP.

>>> THE FRANKLIN FIRE IN MALIBU IS STILL THREATENING 7000 HOMES AND BUSINESSES.

IT IS GROWN TO 4000 ACRES AND IS 27% CONTAINED.

SOME EVACUEES WILL BE ALLOWED TO RETURN HOME.

AMY KILEY HAS A LATE DOES.

>> Reporter: IN THE MALIBU CANYON AREA IT IS EXTREMELY STEEP AND AND ACCESSIBLE TERRAIN.

ABOUT 20,000 PEOPLE ARE UNDER EVACUATION ORDERS OR WARNINGS OF THE RAPIDLY GROWING FRANKLIN FIRE RAGES IN MALIBU, CALIFORNIA.

TODAY, IT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH SMOKE AS FAR EAST AS DOWNTOWN L.A. >> WE ARE LOOKING AT THE WIND CHANGE WITH A POSSIBLE CHANGE IN THE DIRECTION THE FIRE IS GOING.

>> Reporter: THE RICH AND FAMOUS ARE AMONG THE EVACUEES.

99-YEAR-OLD ACTOR, DICK VAN SAID ONE OF HIS CAT WAS MISSING WHEN HE AND HIS WIFE LED.

ART CAMPBELL, STAR WARS FAMES SAID HE IS UNDER LOCKDOWN ORDERS.

THE FIRE IS ALSO CLOSING IN ON HOMES OF PEOPLE WITH FEWER RESOURCES TO START OVER.

>> THE MALIBU ARMY PARK IS BEING THREATENED.

THERE WAS AN ACTIVE FIRE CLOSE SO WE MOVED THE RESOURCES TO FIGHT THAT FIRE AND MAKE SURE WE HAVE PROTECTION ON THOSE STRUCTURES.

>> Reporter: AT ITS PEAK, OFFICIALS SAY THE FRANKLIN FIRE BURNED AREAS LARGER THAN FIVE FOOTBALL FIELDS PER MINUTE.

IN ADDITION TO HOMES IT IS THREATENING BUSINESSES AND OTHER STRUCTURES.

MALIBU SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED TODAY AND PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY SAYS THE FIRE GOT CLOSE.

DESPITE THE DANGER SOME IN EVACUATION ZONES PLAN ON STAYING TO TRY TO PROTECT THEIR HOMES FROM THE BLAZE.

>> IF IT GETS PAST THERE THEN WE ARE SCRAMBLING.

>> WE ARE GETTING READY TO FIGHT THE FIRE.

>>> RIGHT NOW THE SWEETWATER AUTHORITY GOVERNING BOARD IS GIVING RESULTS ON TESTING IN THE WATER SUPPLY.

IN OCTOBER THE WORLEY DOCUMENT WATER AUTHORITY DETECTED FOREVER CHEMICALS IN THE SWEETWATER RESERVOIR.

THE WATER AUTHORITY SAID THE AMOUNT OF CHEMICALS WERE BELOW THE LEVEL REQUIRED FOR TREATMENT BUT DOES REQUIRE CUSTOMERS TO BE NOTIFIED.

WE SPOKE TO A SPOKESPERSON WHO SAYS THE WATER IS SAFE TO DRINK AND MEETS ALL CURRENT STATE AND FEDERAL GUIDELINES.

>> IT IS A COMPLICATED TOPIC AND AN ISSUE THAT WATER PROVIDERS ACROSS THE GLOBE ARE FACING.

IT IS ABUNDANT IN OUR SOCIETY AND VERY PREVALENT.

IT IS FOUND IN EVERYDAY ITEMS, NONSTICK COOKWARE, WATERPROOF CLOTHING, FOOD PACKAGING, ETC.

THIS IS ONE TEST AND MANY MORE TESTS NEED TO HAPPEN TO GET AN ACCURATE READING AND UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE LEVEL TRULY IS.

>> THE WORKSHOP IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND IS BEING HELD AT THE SWEETWATER AUTHORITY'S ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE IN CHULA VISTA.

IT IS SET TO END AT 7:00 P.M. >>> PROGRAM HAS CONNECTED STUDENTS AND FAMILIES IN NEED TO HELP THOSE WHO WANT TO FULFILL THEIR HOLIDAY WISH LIST.

THIS YEAR ORGANIZERS ARE SEEING MORE REQUESTS FOR HOSTILE BASICS AND EVEN GROCERIES.

>> MORE THAN 400 FAMILIES ARE GETTING GIFTS THIS YEAR TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS GIVING FREE PROGRAM.

DONORS GET A WISH LIST FOR EACH RECIPIENT FAMILY, ALONG WITH KIDS AGES, CLOTHING SIZES AND GENDERS.

THIS YEAR, WISHES GO BEYOND BARBIES AND TOY CARS.

>> THIS YEAR WE HAVE PROBABLY, GOTTEN MORE PEOPLE ASKING FOR THE MOST BASIC THINGS.

WE HAD A TWO CHILD FAMILY WHERE ONE CHILD ASKED FOR CEREAL AND ANOTHER CHILD FOR MILK.

I HAVE NEVER SEEN THAT BEFORE.

A LOT ARE ASKING JUST FOR FOOD AND TOILET PAPER AND SHAMPOO.

JUST THE BASIC THINGS.

THE PRICES OF GONE SO MUCH THAT PEOPLE ARE HURTING A LOT THIS YEAR.

>> Reporter: THIS HAS HIGHER MEDIAN INCOME BUT STILL 15% OF RESIDENTS CAN'T AFFORD THREE NUTRITIOUS MEALS A DAY ACCORDING TO THE SAN DIEGO HUNGER COALITION.

>> LOT OF PEOPLE THINK THIS AREA HAS THESE HOMES AND COMMUNITY AND WHATEVER.

IN EVERY COMMUNITY THERE ARE PEOPLE HURTING.

COUNSELORS AND OTHER SCHOOL STAFF IDENTIFY RECIPIENTS.

>> Reporter: SOMETIMES THEIR STUDENTS ALREADY PARTICIPATE IN OTHER PROGRAMS LIKE SCHOOL FOOD PANTRIES.

OTHERS MIGHT HAVE A PARENT WHO HAS BECOME ILL. ORGANIZERS SAY MANY OF THE DONORS HAVE BEEN PARTICIPATING FOR DECADES.

>> THEY THINK THEY REALLY FEEL THEY ARE A PART OF IT AND THEY GET TO CHOOSE THINGS AND LEARN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE FAMILY.

SOMETIMES, A FAVORITE COLOR IS ON THERE AND DIFFERENT THINGS THAT MAKE THEM FEEL THEY ARE PART OF IT, RATHER THAN JUST ASKING THEM TO WRITE A CHECK.

>> Reporter: CHRISTINE TEACHES AT BERNARDO MIDDLE SCHOOL.

HER FAMILIES RECEIVED GIFTS TO A SIMILAR PROGRAM A FEW YEARS AGO AND SHE WANTED TO PAY IT FORWARD TO ANOTHER CHILD.

>> I WANTED TO GET A PERFUME THAT GIRLS ARE BUYING.

THEY REALLY LIKE THIS ARIANA GRANDE DATE PERFUME.

THEY HAVE KIT THAT HAD MANY TYPES OF IT AND I THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE PERFECT.

IT IS EXACTLY WHAT TEENAGE GIRL WILL WANT.

>> SHE CAN ALSO SPEAK FROM EXPERIENCE.

HER FAMILY COULD NOT AFFORD A CHRISTMAS TREE OR GIFTS WHEN SHE WAS GROWING UP.

>> WE ONLY GOT WHAT PEOPLE WOULD DINGDONG DITCH AND LEAVE A PRESENT FOR EACH OF US KIDS AND SOME FOOD FOR CHRISTMAS.

TO ME IT WAS SO SPECIAL.

I FELT LOVED AND SOMEBODY NEW OUR SITUATION AND WE WERE NOT ALONE.

>> Reporter: SHE HOPED THESE GIFTS WILL MAKE HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES FEEL LEFT, TOO.

>>> MOST SENIORS STOP DRIVING LIMIT WHERE THEY DRIVE BY THE 80s.

THAT IS ACCORDING TO RESEARCH PUBLISHED IN SPRINGER NATURE.

KPBS HEALTH REPORTER SAID LOCAL RIDE SHARE PROGRAM HELPS SENIORS GET TO THEIR MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, BUT THEY ARE STRUGGLING TO RECRUIT VOLUNTEER DRIVERS.

>> OZZIE, I AM BACK.

I AM MARIAN HERO AND I AM 88 YEARS OLD.

I AM MARRIED TO DR. HARVEY HERO WHO IS 92 YEARS OLD AND WE HAVE BEEN LIVING IN SAN DIEGO FOR ALMOST 23 YEARS.

>> Reporter: SHE IS A RETIRED TEACHER AND HE WAS A RESEARCH CHEMIST FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

AS THEY AGED THEY FACE NEW CHALLENGES.

>> HE HAS HAD A HEART ATTACK SO HE HAS TO SEE HIS CARDIOLOGIST.

I HAVE HAD SURGERY ON MY EYES.

AS WE ARE GETTING OLDER WE ARE NEEDING MORE AND MORE DOCTORS APPOINTMENTS, UNFORTUNATELY.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS IT IS TOO DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO DRIVE LONG DISTANCES AND NAVIGATE PARKING STRUCTURES.

AS MANY AS ONE IN FOUR SENIOR SKIP MEDICAL CARE ACCORDING TO 2024 SURVEY BY ALIGNMENT HEALTH.

THE REASON MOST PEOPLE GAVE'S TRANSPORTATION ACCESS.

>> BECAUSE HARVEY WAS GETTING LIMITED IN HIS DRIVING AND I DON'T DRIVE ANYMORE WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

THERE IS LYFT AND UBER BUT THAT GETS PRETTY EXPENSIVE.

I HAPPENED TO FIND OUT ABOUT ON THE GO.

>> Reporter: ON THE GO IS A TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM RUN BY THE NONPROFIT, JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE FOR ADULTS 16 AND OLDER.

THEY PICK UP WRITERS THROUGHOUT SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

>> WE HAVE MANY OLDER ADULTS WHO ARE WANTING TO STAY LIVING INDEPENDENTLY IN THEIR HOMES BUT BECAUSE THEY CAN NO LONGER DRIVE TO THEIR MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS OR TO THE GROCERY STORE, THEY ARE HAVING A HARDER TIME MAINTAINING THAT INDEPENDENCE.

>> Reporter: YOU SEE DAVIS HEALTH STUDY SUGGESTS HEALTH PROVIDERS ASK PATIENTS ABOUT TRANSPORTATION AND SECURITY.

ROBERTSON SAYS SENIORS HESITATE ASKING FOR HELP FROM FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO AVOID FEELING LIKE A BURDEN.

>> SO, THEY WOULD HOLD OFF ON ASKING FOR THAT ASSISTANCE BUT THEIR OWN HEALTH WOULD BE FAILING BECAUSE THEY MAY BE, WERE GETTING TO THE STORE OR DR. AS OFTEN AS THEY NEEDED TO.

THIS IS A LIFELINE FOR THOSE FOLKS WHO LIVE THERE MOST ULTIMATE, HEALTHY, THRIVING LIVES.

>> Reporter: RESEARCH FROM COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY SHOWS WHEN OLDER ADULTS STOP DRIVING THE RISK OF DEPRESSION NEARLY DOUBLES.

ROBERTSON EXPLAINED THESE RIGHTS HELP COMBAT THAT IS DUE.

>> THEY REALLY ARE THAT WARMTH AND CONNECTION TO SOMEONE ELSE THAT DAY, AS WELL.

WE DO WORRY THAT SOMETIMES OLDER ADULTS BECOME ISOLATED.

>> Reporter: THE PROGRAM IS FREE AND ENROLLMENT IS OLD- SCHOOL.

RIGHT REQUESTS PROCESSED OVER THE PHONE, NOT ONLINE.

>> HONESTLY, I AM NOT COMPUTER LITERATE.

I CAN USE A CELL PHONE, BUT SOMEHOW THE LYFT AND UBER AND EVERYTHING GOT TO BE A LITTLE MUCH FOR ME.

>> Reporter: THE PROGRAM NEEDS MORE VOLUNTEERS.

THERE ARE 1500 WRITERS CURRENTLY ENROLLED BUT ONLY 150 ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS.

ROBERTSON SAYS THEY HAVE HAD TO PRIORITIZE MEDICAL RIGHTS, WHICH MAKE UP 75% OF ALL TRIPS.

>> SO, WE ARE DEFINITELY SEEING THE NEED FOR THE SURFACE OUTPACING AVAILABLE VOLUNTEERS.

ONE OF THE REASONS WE THINK IS THAT WE KNOW FOLKS LIVES ARE BUSY AND THEY THINK, I CAN'T FIT THIS INTO MY SCHEDULE.

BUT REALLY, ALL WE ARE ASKING FOR IS THAT VOLUNTEERS GIVE 1-2 RIDES PER MONTH.

>> Reporter: JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE TRAINS VOLUNTEERS.

THEY REIMBURSE THEM FOR MILEAGE AND PAYS FOR SECONDARY INSURANCE.

THERE IS A WAIT LIST FOR NEW RIDERS AND CURRENT MEMBERS ARE ALLOWED UP TO EIGHT ONE-WAY RIDES PER MONTH, PLUS MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS.

>> I GET THE FEELING FROM PEOPLE THAT THEY ARE AFRAID TO HAVE STRANGERS IN THEIR CAR.

>> Reporter: MARCIA FERNANDO HAS BEEN VOLUNTEERING FOR 12 YEARS.

>> BUT, THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE.

IF YOU SIT BACK FOR A MOMENT AND THINK, WHAT IF I COULDN'T DRIVE ANYMORE?

WHAT IF I COULDN'T DRIVE?

YOU WOULD BE DEVASTATED.

HERE YOU ARE GIVING SOMEBODY A GIFT THAT IS PRICELESS.

>> Reporter: TODAY, MARCIA IS DRIVING THE HEROES TO THE EYE DOCTOR.

>> TO SO HUMBLING TO ME THAT THEY TRUST ME AND MAYBE, THEY DON'T HAVE A CHOICE BUT I WANT TO TAKE EXTRA GOOD CARE OF THEM AND MAKE THEM SUPER COMFORTABLE BECAUSE THEY ARE GETTING INTO THE CAR OF A PERSON THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW.

YOU MOVED HERE FROM NEW YORK?

PAYMENT WE MOVED HERE FROM MARYLAND.

>> OVER THE YEARS WE HAVE MET WONDERFUL PEOPLE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE WOULD DO.

EVENTUALLY, HARVEY WON'T BE DRIVING AND WE REALLY HAVE A PROBLEM.

THANKS, MARCIA.

TAKE CARE.

HAVE A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY.

>> Reporter: MARIAN SAYS THAT THESE RIGHTS AREN'T JUST ABOUT GETTING FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER BUT OUR CHANCE TO REMAIN CONNECTED TO THE COMMUNITY, MAINTAIN INDEPENDENCE, AND AVOID ISOLATION.

>>> GREAT STORY BY HEIDI DiMARCO.

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW TO ENROLL IN ON THE GO CALL THE NUMBER ON YOUR SCREEN.

IS 858-637-32 10.

>>> U.S. SENATE PASSED A BILL TODAY TO RESTORE TRIBAL LANDS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

THE BILL WOULD PUT 172 ACRES OWNED BY THE HUMBLE INDIAN VILLAGE INTO TRUST, PUTTING LAND INTO TRUST MAKES THEM ELIGIBLE FOR CERTAIN FEDERAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES INCLUDING TAX CREDITS AND LAND-USE EXEMPTIONS.

THOSE BENEFITS CAN HELP TRIBES DEVELOP HOUSING, BUSINESSES, MEDICAL CENTERS AND OTHER SERVICES ON THE LAND.

THE SENATE BILL PROHIBITS USING THE LAND FOR CASINOS OR OTHER GAMING.

>> BUT ESTABLISHING THIS LAND IN A FEDERAL TRUST UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT IS NOW FULFILLING OUR OBLIGATION TO THE PEOPLE AND RETURNING THEIR TRIBAL MEMBERS BACK TO THEIR PERMANENT PROPERTY.

>> THE LEGISLATION IS ENDORSED BY THE MAYOR AND THE SAN DIEGO REGIONAL,--CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND IT NOW MOVES TO THE HOUSE WHERE REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVE IS LEADING A COMPANION BILL.

>>> I AM JEFF BENNETT TONIGHT ON PBS NEWSHOUR.

PRESIDENT BIDEN COMMUTES THE SENTENCES OF MORE PEOPLE IN A SINGLE DAY THAN ANY OTHER PRESIDENT.

THAT IS AT 7:00 AFTER KPBS EVENING EDITION.

>>> THE CLOCK IS TICKING ON A U.S.

BANNED TIKTOK SET TO TAKE EFFECT IN LESS THAN SIX WEEKS.

AS TIKTOK MOVES ON ITS LEGAL OPTIONS, USERS AND TECH COMPANIES ARE WONDERING WITH THE SOCIAL MEDIA LANDSCAPE WOULD LOOK LIKE WITHOUT IT.

KAREN HAS MORE FROM WASHINGTON.

>> Reporter: NEW DATA FROM THE RESEARCH CENTER THURSDAY GIVES US A SENSE OF HOW TEENS VIEW THE SOCIAL MEDIA LANDSCAPE AND TIKTOK RANKS PRETTY HIGH FOR THEM.

THE DATA ALSO SHOWS US HOW MUCH TEENS PREFERENCES HAVE CHANGED IN RECENT YEARS AND WHEN NEW APPS COME ALONG USERS ADAPT.

TIKTOK CONTINUES TO FIGHT A LAW SIGNED IN PRESIDENT BIDEN IN APRIL THAT REQUIRES IT TO DIVEST FROM CHINA COMPANY BY JANUARY 19, 2025 OR BE BANNED IN THE U.S.

LAWMAKERS ARGUED SECURITY CONCERNS.

TIKTOK ARGUES SICK SECURITY AND FREEDOM OF SPEECH.

THERE COULD BE HEFTY SIGNS FOR HOSTING THE APP AND ITS UPDATES.

>> THAT IS WHAT KEEPS IT RUNNING SMOOTHLY.

AFTER A CERTAIN POINT TIKTOK WILL STOP WORKING THEY DON'T GET UPDATES.

>> Reporter: THAT COULD PROMPT A SHIFT ON WHERE USERS SPEND TIME ONLINE, ESPECIALLY YOUNGER USERS WHO PREFERENCES CHANGE.

>> ONE THING THAT IS CONSTANT IN THE WORK WE DO WITH TEENS IS ACKNOWLEDGING THE SOCIAL MEDIA LANDSCAPE CAN CHANGE.

SOMETIMES, QUICKLY.

>> Reporter: MONICA SAID THEIR SURVEY OF TEENS AGES 13 TO 17 FOUND NEARLY HALF SAY THEY ARE ONLINE ALMOST CONSTANTLY.

YOUTUBE IS THE MOST WIDELY USED AND VISIT THE PLATFORM AMONG TEENS AND ABOUT 6-10 VISIT TIKTOK EVERY DAY.

SOME TIKTOK USERS STARTED TO LEAN IN SIMILAR PLATFORMS BUT COULD SEE CHANGE AMONG THE BIG U.S.-BASED TECH COMPANIES WHO HAVE SEEN THAT TECHNOLOGY FACE THEIR OWN GOVERNMENT PUSHED BACK BECAUSE OF SIZE AND INFLUENCE.

>> WE WILL NOT BE BANNED BUT THEY ARE FACING PUSHBACK.

IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR AMERICAN COMPANIES TO STEP IN AND FILL THE VOID.

THEY ARE STILL FACING SCRUTINY FOR OTHER REASONS.

>> Reporter: ON MONDAY, TIKTOK ASKED ANOTHER FEDERAL APPEALS COURT TO TEMPORALLY LOCK THE LAW PENDING A REVIEW BY THE U.S. SUPREME COURT.

IF THE SUPREME COURT DOESN'T REVERSE THE BAN, PRESIDENT- ELECT COULD OFFER A 90 DAY EXTENSION FOR TIKTOK TO FIND A SUITABLE BUYER.

DESPITE TRYING TO BAN IT IN HIS FIRST TERM HE SAID HE WOULD NOT ALLOW THE BAN.

>>> WE ARE LEARNING MORE ABOUT HOW TO MUCH SOCIAL MEDIA USE CAN AFFECT PEOPLE'S MENTAL HEALTH AS KPBS REPORTER, ALEXANDER SHOWS US.

A RECENT STUDY SHOWS US IT IS AFFECTING YOUNG MEN IN UNEXPECTED WAYS.

>> Reporter: DON'T IS A FIREFIGHTER.

HE IS IN THE GYM FOR AN EARLY WORKOUT SESSION BEFORE.

HE'S PHYSIQUE IS LIKE THAT CERTAIN FITNESS MODELS ON INSTAGRAM.

HE SAYS DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU SEE.

RECENT AUSTRALIAN STUDY SHOWS THAT SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS LIKE TIKTOK AND INSTAGRAM ARE FUELING YOUNG MEN WITH UNHEALTHY VISIONS OF UNREALISTIC PHYSIQUES.

>> THEY ARE SEEING A MAN LOOKING ALL JACKED AND THEY WANT TO COMPARE THEMSELVES TO THAT IMAGE AND THAT IS WHERE THIS MENTAL ILLNESS THING BEGINS.

>> Reporter: THE TERM FOR THAT IS BODY DYSMORPHIA.

THESE STUDIES HAVE LARGELY FOCUSED ON YOU WOMEN--YOUNG WOMEN.

THIS IS ONE OF THE FEW FOCUSED ON YOUNG MEN.

ACCORDING TO STUDIES THEY SEE THEMSELVES AS YOUNG AND WEEK.

>> WHEN THEY LOOK AT THE IMAGE OF THEMSELVES IT IS INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT THEY PERCEIVE THEY NEED TO WORK ON.

>> Reporter: THIS IS A TRAINER AND OWNER IN SAN MARCOS.

HE SAID WHILE TRAINERS ARE NOT QUALIFIED TO DIAGNOSE BODY DYSMORPHIA DISORDER THEY CAN HELP CLIENTS BY DISCUSSING SHORT AND LONG-TERM GOALS.

>> THAT IS A GOOD DUE FOR US TO UNDERSTAND IF IT IS AN ISSUE.

WHEN WE UNDERSTAND THEIR GOALS WE CAN ADDRESS WHAT IS REALISTIC AND WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH AND MAKE MORE REASONABLE STEPS FOR THEM TO APPROACH IT.

>> Reporter: THE STUDY SHOWS THAT YOUNG MEN WHO SEEK VALIDATION TO COMMENTS AND LIGHTS ARE MORE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE BODY DYSMORPHIA.

AND IS A SOCIAL SCIENTIST AT CAL STATE SAN MARCOS AND HE SAYS SOCIAL MEDIA IS GIVING YOUNG PEOPLE A RIGID, AND REALISTIC INVESTMENT AND REALISTIC VIEW OF THE WORLD.

>> IS TRANSFORMING THE UPCOMING GENERATION'S ABILITY TO REACT WITH EACH OTHER.

IT IS AFFECTING THEIR ESTEEM AND THERE IS A GREATER NEED FOR EXTERNAL VALIDATION.

>> Reporter: A WAY TO COMBAT BODY DYSMORPHIA IS TO UNPLUG SOCIAL MEDIA AND INVENT MORE AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES FOR MEN.

>> MENTAL WELLNESS SHOULD BE JUST AS IMPORTANT AS A PHYSICAL.

>>> IT IS BECOMING MORE COMMON AND NOT JUST IN THE U.S. NEW STUDY SHOWS THE NUMBER OF YOUNG ADULTS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH COLON CANCER IS RISING GLOBALLY.

MANDY GAITHER TAKES A LOOK AT THE RESEARCH AND HAS FOUR SIGNS TO WATCH OUT FOR.

WE MET IN THE U.S. HEALTH OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN TRACKING A RISE IN EARLY ONSET: CANCER CASES.

A NEW STUDY FROM THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY SHOWS IT IS NOT JUST YOUNG AMERICANS WHO ARE BEING INCREASINGLY DIAGNOSED WITH THIS DISEASE.

>> OUT OF THE 15 COUNTRIES, WE ARE SEEING THE SAME TREND IN MOST OF THEM.

>> Reporter: RESEARCHERS MAINLY LOOKED AT HIGHLY DEVELOPED ECONOMIC COUNTRIES FOR THE STUDY AND WHILE THE RISE WAS NOTED IN MORE THAN HALF THE COUNTRIES RESEARCHED, IT IS STILL UNCLEAR WHAT IS BEHIND THE INCREASE.

>> IT SEEMS TO BE A CORRELATION WITH INCREASED WEALTH AND WE THINK IT IS LIKELY RELATED TO EXPOSURE TO POOR DIETARY HABITS OR CENTERED LIFESTYLES.

THERE IS NOT A ONE-TO-ONE CORRELATION.

WE MET ANOTHER STUDY BY THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE SHOWS FOUR SIGNS COMMON IN PEOPLE WHO GO ON TO DEVELOP COLON CANCER, DIARRHEA, RECTAL BLEEDING, ABDOMINAL PAIN, AND IRON DEFICIENCY AND ANEMIA.

THE AGENCY SAID JUST HAVING ONE OF THE SIGNS IS LINKED TO NEARLY TWICE THE LIKELIHOOD OF BEING DIAGNOSED WITH EARLY ONSET COLORECTAL CANCER.

>> THERE IS MORE GENETIC RISK IN YOUNG PATIENTS.

WE DO KNOW A CORRELATION BETWEEN OBESITY AND COLORECTAL CANCER.

>>> THIS WEEKEND YOU CAN HELP DOGS FIND THEIR FOREVER HOMES JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

THE ANIMAL DAD IS HOSTING ITS FOURTH EXTRAVAGANZA AT THE PRETTY STATION TOMORROW.

IT IS THEIR BIGGEST FUNDRAISING EVENT OF THE YEAR.

THIS YEAR THEY SET A GOAL OF $100,000.

OUR MEDIA PARTNER SPOKE TO ONE OF THE ORGANIZERS ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE THIS EVENT MAKES IN SOME PETS LIVES.

STATEMENT WE TRULY DO HELP THE UNDERDOG.

THE DOG THAT HONESTLY, NOT A LOT OF RISK IS HAVE THE MEANS OR DON'T WANT TO BOTHER WITH.

WE LIKE SAVING DOCS THAT HAVE REALLY BAD MEDICAL CASES THAT OTHER RESCUES DON'T HAVE THE MEANS TO SUPPORT.

ARE VET BILLS PRETTY HIGH.

>> SOME OTHER EVENT HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE DRINKS, A LIVE DJ, ARTS AND CRAFTS AND THE HOLIDAY MARKET.

THE EVENT IS FREE TO ENTER AND STARTS AT 5:00 P.M.

TOMORROW AT BRICK IN LIBERTY STATION.

>>> JUST A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN IN THE AREA IS SIGN OF THE CHANGING TIMES.

WE HAVE GOTTEN HUMIDITY IN PLACE AND THAT IS GREAT NEWS AFTER THE WEEK WE HAVE HAD IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WITH ALL THE DRY CONDITIONS AND WINDS AND THOSE FIRES.

THE GOOD NEWS IS WE HAVE SOME RAIN AROUND.

IT IS NOT A LOT BUT AS WE GO INTO SATURDAY THERE IS ANOTHER FRONT THAT COMES THROUGH.

THAT WILL BE DRY BECAUSE THE ACTION IS FURTHER NORTH.

THERE WILL BE MORE POTENTIAL FOR STORMY WEATHER ACROSS THE WEST NEXT WEEK.

FOR US, IT WILL JUST AMPLIFY SOME OF THE WINS.

WE ARE LOOKING AT A RETURN THAT AND DRYER TIMES AS WE GO TO THE MIDDLE OF THE UPCOMING WEEK.

AS YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE THE MOISTURE OUT THERE TONIGHT WITH A COUPLE SHOWERS POSSIBLE EARLY ON INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

AFTER THAT, AS WE GO BEYOND MIDNIGHT THINGS WILL QUIET DOWN.

55 FOR THE LOW IN THE CITY.

TOMORROW, WE SHOULD TRY TO BREAK OUT SOME SUNSHINE AT SOME POINT.

CHULA VISTA COMING IN AT 64 FOR THE HEIGHT AND SAME THING FOR SAN DIEGO.

ESCONDIDO IS COMING IN AT 65 DEGREES.

STORMY PATTERN ON TAP SATURDAY.

LOTS OF ACTIVITY ACROSS WESTERN UNITED STATES.

IF YOU ARE TRAVELING NORTHWARD FOR A HOLIDAY WEEKEND UP I-5 BE PREPARED BECAUSE IT WILL BE WET AND STORMY.

FROST LESOTHO HOME.

WE SHOULD STAY DRY FOR THE WEEKEND.

WE WILL NOT TALK ABOUT SIGNIFICANT CHANGES.

WE DO HAVE THE ONSHORE FLOW THROUGHOUT MOST OF IT AND THAT MEANS HUMIDITY IS UP.

WE WON'T BE TALKING ABOUT THE EXTRA DIE--DRY TIMES WE HAVE HAD RECENTLY.

THE CLOUD COVER IS IN PLACE SATURDAY AHEAD OF THE FRONT WHICH COMES THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY.

IT DOESN'T CHANGE MUCH OF THE WEATHER OTHER THAN WE WILL BRIGHTEN UP THE SKIES ON THE BACK SIDE OF THINGS.

FOR THE MOUNTAIN IMMUNITIES HEADED TO 50 DEGREES AS WE CLOSE OUT THE WEEKEND.

THE DESERT COMMUNITIES ARE BACK INTO THE 60s AND RUN INTO THE 70s LATER ON.

>>> POET AND EDUCATOR JASON PEREZ WILL SOON WRAP UP HIS TWO- YEAR TERM THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO'S OFFICIAL POET LAUREATE.

KPBS ARTS REPORTER, JULIE DIXON EVANS TALK TO PEREZ ABOUT HIS WORK.

>> HERE IS A PARABLE.

THE PRAYER, PERHAPS FOR THOSE UNMAPPED.

>> Reporter: JASON PEREZ READS FROM HIS POEM, WE DRAFT WORK SONGS FOR THE CITY.

HE KICKED OFF HIS TERM AS POET LAUREATE BY READING THIS POEM THE STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS IN 2023.

>> STILL, THE PROBLEM OF RENT, STILL THE PROBLEM OF LOANS, STILL THE PROBLEM OF PROPERTY.

THIS ALLEY OFF UNIVERSITY IS A GALLERY OF ABANDONED MISTRESSES.

>> Reporter: PEREZ'S POETRY IS DEEPLY ROOTED IN PLACE, IDENTITY, AND MEMORY.

HE SEES POETRY AS ESSENTIAL.

COMMUNITY EXPRESSION AND GROWTH HINGE ON PLANTING AND NURTURING THE SEEDS OF CREATIVITY.

>> I AM THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZER AND I KNOW IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS AND TRUST AND REP PROCESS AT THE- -RECIPROCITY.

>> Reporter: FESTIVAL ON SATURDAY WILL INCLUDE POETRY READINGS, PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND OFFICIALLY CELEBRATES THE END PEREZ'S TERM.

FOR THE POET LAUREATE, THE FESTIVAL IS MORE LIKE A BEGINNING.

>> I AM HOPING IT IS ANOTHER SPACE WHERE WE CONVENE AND PLANT MORE SEEDS.

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