>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS "EVENING EDITION" HIS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HEALTH PARTNER OF FAMILIES.

PROVIDING HEATING AND AIR RESTORATION, FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL ONE 800 BILL HOW OR VISIT BILL HOW.COM.

AND BY THE COMRADE CREDIT FOUNDATION, AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND, BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> A SOUTH BAY POLITICIAN IS FACING FRAUD CHARGES, THANKS FOR JOINING US.

A CHULA VISTA CITY COUNCIL WOMAN AND HER BROTHER A POLITICAL CONSULTANT OR CHARGED WITH FELONIES INCLUDING THEFT AND MONEY LAUNDERING, WE LOOK AT THE IMPLICATIONS FOR SELF A POLITICS.

>> Reporter: DISTRICT ATTORNEY SUMMER STEFAN HAS FILED CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST CHULA VISTA CITY COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREA CARDENAS AND HER BROTHER, JESUS CARDENAS WHO RESIGNED AS CHIEF OF STAFF TO SAN DIEGO COUNCILMAN STEPHEN WOODBURN EARLIER THIS YEAR.

THE SEVEN COUNT CRIMINAL COMPLAINT INCLUDES CHARGES OF CONSPIRACY, GRAND THEFT, MONEY LAUNDERING AND FAILURE TO FILE TAX RETURNS.

PROSECUTORS SAY THE SIBLINGS FRONTALLY OBTAIN MORE THAN $176,000 IN COVERT RELIEF FUNDS IN EARLY 2021.

AND THEY MISREPRESENTED THEIR POLITICAL CONSULTING FIRM, GRASSROOTS RESOURCES ANDREA CONTRARINESS WAS ELECTED IN 2020 WITH HER BROTHERS HELP.

SHE IS UP FOR REELECTION IN MARCH.

>> SHE HAS THE OPTION OF RESIGNING, OF COURSE I THINK THAT IS PROBABLY IN THE BEST INTEREST OF HER DISTRICT.

THESE CHARGES ARE NOT GOING TO GO AWAY, AND ALLOWS US TO FOCUS ON THE ISSUES ON THE CITY.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS TRUST NEEDS TO BE RESTORED IN ART FRAGILE DEMOCRACY.

>> I KNOW THAT IT HAS IMPACTED THE PERCEPTION THAT PEOPLE HAVE ABOUT VOTING AND POLITICIANS.

RIGHT NOW THE DIVISION WE HAVE AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL AND IT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL, WE NEED FOR DEMOCRACY AND IS TURNING MORE PEOPLE AWAY FROM VOTING.

>> Reporter: CARL LUNA SAYS THIS ISN'T A GOOD LOOK FOR THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

JESUS RAISE MONEY FOR A VARIETY OF ELECTED OFFICIALS.

>> Reporter: THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY NEEDS TO SEVER TIES INTO AN INTERNAL REFLECTION TO SHOW THE PUBLIC THIS WAS A LIMITED CONTAMINATION.

IS NOT ENDEMIC TO THEIR WHOLE POWER STRUCTURE.

>> Reporter: THERE'S NO COMMENT AT THIS TIME FROM THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA.

RAYMOND FOR THE CARDENAS SIBLINGS IS FOR NEXT WEEK AT THE SAN DIEGO COURT.

ANDREA FACES FIVE YEARS AND EIGHT MONTHS IF CONVICTED OF ALL CHARGES.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> A DEFENSE ATTORNEY IS SEEKING TO DISQUALIFY THE SAN DIEGO DISTRICT ATTORNEY OVER WHAT HE SAYS IS A BIASED PROSECUTION STEMMING FROM A VIOLENT 2021 PACIFIC BEACH TRUMP RALLIED.

ANDREW DYER HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: VIDEOS SHARED WIDELY ONLINE SHOW CONFRONTATIONS FROM BOTH ANTIFASCIST AND PRO-TRUMP DEMONSTRATORS OF THE RALLY HELD THREE DAYS AFTER THE VIOLENT INSURRECTION OF THE U.S. CAPITAL.

WHEN DISTRICT ATTORNEY SUMMER STEFAN SOUGHT TO PROSECUTE THOSE AND FAULT, IT WAS ONLY ANDY TRUMP DEMONSTRATORS THAT WERE CHARGED.

>> THAT OFFICERS HAD A PATTERN OVER THE LAST 5 TO 6 YEARS OF IGNORING VIOLENT ACTS BY THE WHITE EXTREMIST, BY WHITE HATE GROUPS, BY WHITE NATIONALIST.

>> Reporter: CURTIS BRIGGS IS A LAWYER REPRESENTING ONE OF THE DEFENDANTS IN THE CASE.

HE SAYS MEMBERS OF SAN DIEGO'S HATE GROUPS HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT AND ACTIONS OVER SEVERAL YEARS.

>> THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO RUN AROUND BASICALLY WITH A GET OUT OF JAIL FREE CARD, VIDA PEOPLE, CAUSE FIGHTS AND PROVOKE FIGHTS AND PROTEST.

>> Reporter: BRIGGS RECOMMENDATIONS GERMY WIFE ONE OF THE ANTIFASCIST ACCUSED OF CONSPIRACY TO WRITE AN ASSAULT.

BRIGGS SAYS HE IS INNOCENT OF THE CHARGE.

IN LATE 2021, DISTRICT ATTORNEY SUMMER STEFAN ANNOUNCED CONSPIRACY CHARGES AGAINST 11 ANTIFASCIST WHO SHE SAYS BECAUSE MOST OF THE VIOLENCE OF THE RALLY.

BUT BRIGGS SAYS SEVERAL VIDEOS SHARED ONLINE FROM THE RALLY SHOW VIOLENCE FROM PRO-TRUMP DEMONSTRATORS, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE PROUD BOYS AND THE AMERICAN GUARD, WHICH THE ADL DESCRIBED AS A HARD-CORE WHITE SUPREMACIST GROUP.

>> A WELL KNOWN BAD ACTORS OF THE COMMUNITY, SO FOR THE SAN DIEGO DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO IGNORE THEIR CRIMES, IT WOULD HAVE TAKEN A LEVEL INTENTIONALITY TO THE EXTREME.

>> Reporter: IN 2017, JOHNSON SAYS HE AND OTHER ACTIVISTS WERE ATTACKED BY AMERICAN GUARD MEMBERS AT A PROTEST NEW THEIR BORDER AND ALL-TIME AISSA.

DESPITE VIDEOS AND JOHNSON'S REPORT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT, HE SAID THE DA DECLINED TO CHARGE ANYONE INVOLVED.

>> IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IF YOU GET ASSAULTED, THAT THE PEOPLE WHO ASSAULT YOU SHOULD LIKE, GO TO JAIL.

AND, FROM WHAT I SAW, THESE GUYS WERE LET FREE TO DO IT AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN.

>> Reporter: BRIGGS SAYS PROSECUTORS HAVE BEEN KICKED OFF OF CASES FOR SIMILAR REASONS INCLUDING WHAT HE AND HANDLED IN SAN LUIS OBISPO.

THE RESPONDENT FROM THE DAS OFFICE DIDN'T RESPOND TO A REQUEST FOR COMMENT.

>>> ISRAEL IS PUSHING AHEAD IN ITS WAR AGAINST HAMAS.

THIS WEEK, ISRAELI DEFENSE FORCES BOMBED DENSELY POPULATED REFUGEE CAMP.

GLORIA HAS MENO REPORTS.

>> Reporter: A HAMMER IS THEIR ONLY TOOL.

THEN, IT IS THEIR BARE HANDS AS PEOPLE SIT THROUGH CONCRETE AND DUST IN SEARCH OF BODIES.

THIS IS THE SECOND HIT ON THE REFUGEE CAMP THIS WEEK FOR THE ISRAELI CAMP SAID IT WAS TARGETING OLMOS AND KILLED SEVERAL HAMAS MEMBERS.

AND IT BLAMES HAMAS FOR INTENTIONALLY ENDANGERING CIVILIANS BY BUILDING ITS INFRASTRUCTURE IN POPULATED AREAS.

>> Reporter: THE DIRECTOR OF THE HOSPITAL SAID THE STRIKE KILLED SCORES OF PEOPLE AND INJURED HUNDREDS MORE, THE SCALE OF THE SWITCH AND IS WIDESPREAD AND PRESSURE IS GROWING ON ISRAEL TO CALL FOR CEASE-FIRE AS THE CIVILIAN DEATH TOLL FROM THE WAR ESCALATES.

IN THE MEANTIME, GLIMMER OF HOPE AS INJURED PALESTINIANS AND FOR NATIONALS INCLUDING U.S. CITIZENS HAS STARTED ARRIVING ON THE EGYPTIAN SIDE OF THE RAFAH BORDER CROSSING WEDNESDAY.

BACK IN THE U.S., POLITICAL PRESSURE IS MOUNTING PRESIDENT BIDEN WAS CONFRONTED BY A RABBI DURING A PRIVATE FUNDRAISER IN MINNEAPOLIS.

>> MISTER PRESIDENT, DO YOU CARE ABOUT JEWISH PEOPLE AS A RABBI?

>> Reporter: BIDEN RESPONDED BY SAYING HE WAS SUPPORTIVE OF HUMANITARIAN PAUSE TO ALLOW FOR THE RELEASE OF MORE THAN 200 HOSTAGES HELD BY HAMAS IN GAZA.

THERE SAYING THE PRESIDENT FAILED TO MEET THE DEADLINE FOR CEASE-FIRE.

GLORIA PAZMINO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> PALOMAR HEALTH IS ACCUSED OF SUPPRESSING THE PUBLIC OFFICIALS SPEECH.

ONE OF HIS DIRECTORS SAYS THE PUBLIC HEALTHCARE DISTRICT THREATENS TO SANCTION HER.

ALEXANDER WHEN SAYS SHE HAS FILED A LAWSUIT ABOUT AGAINST THE DISTRICT.

>> Reporter: IN SEPTEMBER, KPBS ANOTHER MEDIA OUTLET REPORTED THAT TO ASK SAYS PALMORE'S WEBSITE USERS MUST ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THE USE.

A FIRST AMENDMENT LAWYER TOLD US THAT POTENTIALLY RESTRICTED PUBLIC ACCESS TO PUBLIC INFORMATION.

DIRECTOR LORI EDWARDS TATE SURE THAT SAME SENTIMENT WITH THE VOICE OF SAN DIEGO WAS FIRST REPORTED THE STORY AFTER THE STORY WAS PUBLISHED, SHE SAID THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT LAWYERS SENT HER LETTERS AND SHE WAS BEING INVESTIGATED FOR HER COMMENTS.

>> I TAKE THAT TO HEART.

I FEEL AN ATTACK ON ME IS ALMOST AN ATTACK ON THE PEOPLE THAT I SERVE.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS WHEN SHE SPOKE TO VOICE OF SAN DIEGO SHE WAS DOING IT IS A PRIVATE CITIZEN AND NOT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD.

EDWARD TATE LAWYER SAYS THE DISTRICT'S ACTION VIOLATED HER CLIENTS FREEDOM OF SPEECH.

>> MY FEAR IS THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THEY'RE GOING TO UTILIZE AS IS UP IN THE FUTURE WHEN THERE ARE GREATER PROBLEMS THAT SHE WANTS TO RAISE TO HER CONSTITUENTS.

THEY ARE GOING TO SAY YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE YOUR MESSAGE IS COORDINATED WITH US PRIOR TO SPEAKING.

THAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.

IN STATEMENT, SHE SAID IT TOOK THE ACCIDENT BECAUSE THEY WERE DISSEMINATING OLSON MISLEADING INFORMATION TO THE MEDIA.

SHE SAID THE ACTION WAS RETALIATORY.

>> I UNDERSTAND IT IS NOT GOOD FOR ME NOT TO HAVE A DUTY OF LOYALTY HERE, AND TRY TO DEDICATE OR MISREPRESENT IN A NEGATIVE WAY THE DISTRICT IN ANY WAY.

THE QUESTION WOULD HAVE TO BE ASKED, WHY WOULD THEY BE OFFENDED BY SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS WHAT I ACTUALLY SAID?

>> Reporter: FIRST AMENDMENT COALITION LAWYER SAYS THE SUPREME COURT HAS A FIRM PUBLIC OFFICIALS' FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT TO SPEAK ON ISSUES THAT THEY DON'T WITH THE FEAR OF SANCTIONS.

IF YOU'RE NOT COMMENTING ON ITS MERITS.

THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT TO BE THE MINISTRY OF TRUTH.

>> IF THE DISTRICT BELIEVES THAT HER STATEMENTS WERE INCORRECT, IT IS FREE TO ISSUE ITS OWN STATEMENT AND GO TO THE PRESS, AND EXPLAIN WHY IT BELIEVES HER STATEMENTS WERE INCORRECT.

>> Reporter: JOHN CLARK, WHO SPOKE TO KPBS ABOUT THE TERMS OF USE, SAID HE RECEIVED THE SAME LETTER FROM THE DISTRICT LAWYER IS EDWARDS TATE AND IS ALSO CONSIDERING HIS OWN LEGAL ACTION >> IS INTIMIDATING TO HAVE THE LAWYERS COME AFTER YOU WHEN ALL YOU ARE DOING IS ADDRESSING CONCERNS AND EXERCISING FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT.

>> Reporter: PALMORE SAYS THAT THE CASES BASELESS, ALEXANDER NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SAYING THERE MAY BE MORE EMERGENCY HOUSING OPTIONS FOR SAN DIEGO'S EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS, THE COUNTIES LOOKING FOR PARTNERS FORCE 1.5 DOLLAR SLEEPING CABIN PROGRAM.

THE GRANT APPLICATION PROCESS OPENED YESTERDAY.

THE COUNTY HAS ENOUGH MONEY TO BUILD 160 NORTH SQUARE-FOOT CABINS.

THE GRANTS WOULD COVER THE COST OF BUYING AND BUILDING CABINS FOR ORGANIZATIONS WITH LAND OPERATE THEM.

>> AT THIS POINT WE NEED TO PUT EVERYTHING ON THE TABLE THAT WE CAN TO CREATE HOUSING, TEMPORARY OR OTHERWISE.

>> ANYTIME WE CAN EXPAND HOUSING OPTIONS, AND ESPECIALLY EMERGENCY HOUSING OPTIONS, IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE THE NEEDLE.

>> Reporter: THE COUNTY SAYS THEY ARE ASKING ORGANIZATIONS TO COMMIT TO A MINIMUM OF THREE YEARS.

THE COUNTY ALSO SAYS IT'S HOPE IS THAT GROUPS ARE ABLE TO TAKE ON SIX CABINS BUT THEY WILL PARTNERS PENDING THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES.

>>> CALIFORNIA REGULATORS ARE TAKING ANOTHER TWO WEEKS TO DECIDE THE FATE OF A MUCH CRITICIZED PLAN TO REGULATE SOLAR ENERGY ON PROPERTIES WITH MORE THAN ONE ELECTRIC METER.

KPBS ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTER ERIC ANDERSON HAS DETAILS.

>> Reporter: THE DECISION ROILED ADVOCATES WHEN IT WAS DELAYED LAST SUMMER.

VIRTUALLY HANDS METERING FROM APARTMENTS, SCHOOLS THAT DON'T QUALIFY AS LOW INCOME PROJECTS.

VIRTUAL NET METERING ALLOWS COMPLEXES WITH MORE THAN ONE ELECTRIC METER TO SHARE THE BENEFITS OF A SINGLE SOLAR ARRAY WHICH HELPS LOWER ELECTRICITY COST FOR RENTERS.

AND SOLAR INDUSTRY OFFICIALS SAY THERE IS ANOTHER BAD PROVISION FOR RATE PAYERS.

>> EVEN WHEN YOU'RE USING THE ELECTRICITY FROM YOUR SOLAR SYSTEM ON YOUR ROOF, FROM A BILLING PERSPECTIVE, YOU WOULD HAVE TO SELL THOSE TO THE UTILITY AT A LOW PRICE AND BUY THEM BACK AT A HIGH PRICE.

IT WOULD RUIN THE ECONOMICS.

>> Reporter: THE PUBLIC ADVOCATES OFFICE SAYS THE EXISTING PROGRAM BENEFITS LARGE BUSINESSES IN CALIFORNIA WITH ONLY SMALL% OF PROCESS OF HIS BEING RENTERS.

THE CURRENT SYSTEM IS NOT SUSTAINABLE BECAUSE IT SHIFTS COST TO RENTERS WITHOUT SOLAR.

THAT BAKER SAYS THE PROGRAM SHOULD FOCUS VIRTUAL NET METERING ON THE STATES SOLAR MULTIFAMILY AFFORDABLE HOUSING INITIATIVE, OR SOMA.

>> WE BELIEVE THAT VIRTUAL NET IN METERING WILL HAVE A MUCH MORE LIMITED ROLE AS AN EQUITY PROGRAM IN THE FUTURE.

AND THAT IS KIND OF WHY WE ARE, WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE ALMOST ALL OF THE EMPHASIS ON SOMA AND THE EMERGING COMMUNITY SOLAR PROGRAM.

>> Reporter: PROJECT STEERED FINANCIAL BENEFITS TO TENANTS BUT THEY ONLY REPRESENT A SMALL PORTION OF THE STATES MULTIMETER PROJECTS.

ESTATE INVESTOR OWNED UTILITY SAYS LEGAL FILINGS DEVELOPING A NEW VIRTUAL METERING SYSTEM WOULD BE TOO COMPLICATED, AND EXPENSIVE.

ERIK ANDERSON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> MORTGAGE RATES HAVE SNAPPED A SEVEN-WEEK STREAK OF INCREASES.

FREDDIE MAC DATA RELEASED TODAY SHOWS THE FIXED RATE AVERAGED 7.6% IN THE WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 2.

THAT IS DOWN SLIGHTLY FROM THE WEEK BEFORE.

A YEAR AGO THE AVERAGE RATE WAS JUST UNDER 7%.

THIS DATA COMES JUST AFTER THE FEDERAL RESERVE SAID IT WOULD RELIEVE HIS BENCHMARK LENDING RATE WHERE IT IS.

IT HASN'T RULED OUT A HIKE BEFORE THE YEAR ENDS.

>>> TO FAST FOOD CHAINS ARE RAISING PRICES FOR CALIFORNIA CUSTOMERS.

CHIPOTLE AND McDONALD'S FRANCHISES SAY THEY ARE RAISING PRICES NEXT YEAR IN ORDER TO PAY THEIR WORKERS.

CALIFORNIA LAWMAKERS RECENTLY PASSED A MINIMUM WAGE WILL RAISING THE MINIMUM TO $20 PER HOUR, SOME 500,000 WORKERS WILL IN A FIT.

BUT RESTAURANT OWNERS SAY THEY'VE GOT TO RAISE PRICES IN ORDER TO PAY HIGHER WAGES.

DONALD SAYS IT IS NOT CALCULATED HOW MUCH PRICES WILL GO UP.

CHIPOTLE SAYS THE PERCENTAGE WILL LIKELY BE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE MID TO HIGH SINGLE DIGITS.

>>> THE ROCK CHURCH IS HELPING FAMILIES IN NEED AHEAD OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

THE CHURCH IS HOSTING DRIVE- THROUGH DISTRIBUTION EVENTS LIKE THE ONE YOU ARE SEEING ON YOUR SCREEN.

FAMILIES RECEIVE BAGS OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AND OTHER FOOD ITEMS, AS WELL AS DIAPERS IF NEEDED.

PASTOR TREVIS GIPSON SAYS EVENTS LIKE THIS GIVE PEOPLE THE EXTRA HOLIDAY CHEER THEY NEED.

>> WE DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO ME PEOPLES' PRACTICAL NEEDS, BECAUSE WE BELIEVE EVERYONE HAS A SPIRITUAL NEED.

AND MAYBE THAT IS WHY THIS THING HAS EXPLODED BECAUSE PEOPLE NEED HOPE, THEY NEED HELP AND WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO BRING THAT.

>> THE NEXT DISTRIBUTION EVENT WILL BE THURSDAY AT THE CITY HEIGHTS AND CHULA VISTA ROCK CHURCH CAMPUS.

>>> NOVEMBER IS HERE, AND FOR THOSE WHO CELEBRATE RINGS GIVING THE COUNTDOWN IS ON.

A NEW FORECAST IS REVEALING HOW MUCH YOUR TURKEY DINNER COULD COST THIS YEAR.

SO, WHICH ITEMS WILL BE MORE EXPENSIVE AND CHEAPER?

:HIGGINS HAS A LOOK AT WHY THE START OF THE HOLIDAY MEAL HAS SEEN A SHIFT IN PRICE.

>> Reporter: THIS YEAR'S THANKSGIVING DINNER SERVING UP SOME DRAMATIC SHIFTS WHEN IT COMES TO COST.

WHOLESALE PRICES FOR TURKEY FELL 29% IN OCTOBER COMPARED TO A YEAR AGO.

THAT IS ACCORDING TO WELLS FARGO'S NEW THANKSGIVING REPORT.

THE FORECAST IS WELCOME NEWS FOR TURKEY FARMERS AND MARKS A MAJOR SHIFT FROM LAST YEAR, WHEN WAVE OF AVIAN FLU TOOK OUT SOME FARMER STRUGGLING TO KEEP UP WITH DEMAND, WHICH LED TO HIGHER STORE PRICES.

THIS 2023, THE WELLS FARGO SAID IT ADDED TO 3% AND THAT ROBUST SUPPLY, PLUS A DROP IN THE COST OF REFRIGERATED TRUCK TO REMOVE SOME LIFE FROM FARM TO STORE CONTRIBUTING TO THE HIGH STRAW.

BUT GET READY FOR SOME STICKER SHOCK, BECAUSE THE REST OF THE MEAL WILL COST YOU MORE.

>> EVERYTHING ELSE AROUND IT, THE SIDE DISHES, CHOOSE TO SPEND WISELY AND SHOP WISELY WHEN YOU CAN.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO WELLS FARGO FORECAST, CRANBERRIES COST ALMOST 60% MORE THAN THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR.

SO, OFFER FRESH CRANBERRIES WHICH COST 20% LESS COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.

RIGHT NOW, PRODUCTION COSTS FOR CANNED PUMPKIN OR HIGHER THE SHOW FROM LAST YEAR.

RUSSET POTATOES ARE AT AN ALL- TIME HIGH OF 40% FROM YEAR AGO.

SO CONSIDER GOING FOR SWEET POTATOES INSTEAD.

STORE PRICES ARE ONLY ABOUT 4% TO TRIM COSTS, EXPERTS RECOMMEND SCALING BACK.

>> DO YOU REALLY NEED ALL THAT STUFF?

DO WE HAVE A DISH THAT MAYBE ONLY GETS TWO OR THREE BITES?

SCRAP?

FOR CONSUMER WATCH, I AM COLD HIGGINS.

>>> RESEARCHERS THINK THE VIBRANT MARINE ENVIRONMENT NEAR THE COAL IS DIRECTLY LINKED TO THE UNDERWATER CANYON JUST OFF SHORE.

KPBS ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTER ERIC ANDERSON SAYS SCRIPPS SCIENTISTS ARE SPENDING TIME THERE TRYING TO UNLOCK THE OCEAN DYNAMICS THAT MAKE THAT ABUNDANT SEA LIFE POSSIBLE.

>> Reporter: THE CREW ABOARD THE RESEARCH VESSEL SPENT A WEEK DRAGGING SENSITIVE MACHINERY THROUGH THE WATER AROUND IS A VIRTUAL PAUL MILHET CANYON.

THEY ARE HOPING TO UNDERSTAND THE COMPLEX PROCESSES THAT FEED THE RICH ECOSYSTEM UNDER THE SURFACE.

THE ENGINEER SAYS THE TEAM USES A WINCH SYSTEM TO RAISE AND LOWER A CTD DEVICE, WHICH MEASURES CONDUCTIVITY, TEMPERATURE, AND DEATH.

THE TEAM IS TRACKING DIE RELEASED NEAR THE CANYON SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE.

>> WE ARE JUST YO-YOING, NONSTOP DRIVING THINGS OF THE CANYON BACK AND FORTH TO SEE IF WE CAN SEE THE DIE THAT WE RELEASED ON TUESDAY.

AND IT IS IN LETTING US MEASURE BASICALLY HOW THE SEAFLOOR HERE SHAPING WHAT THE WATER DOES WHEN IT'S IN THERE AND HOW ENERGY IS DISSIPATING OR HOW ENERGY IS BUILDING UP MORE.

AND BASICALLY WHAT WHAT IT DOES TO THE AREA.

A FOUR FOOT LONG TUBE RESEMBLES A MODEL ROCKET.

HE CAN BE RAISED IN LOWER QUICKLY, GIVING RESEARCHERS A SNAPSHOT OF THE WATER COLUMN FROM THE SERVICE TO THE OCEAN FLOOR.

>> THIS IS THE CRASH CART, SO THIS WILL BE REMOVED WHEN WE ARE DEPLOYING IT.

THIS IS JUST FOR ON DECK, BECAUSE THEY ARE DELICATE.

>> Reporter: THERE'S ANOTHER TOOL THAT DOES ROUGHLY THE SAME THING BUT MUCH SLOWER.

INSTEAD OF SLOWING AND PULLING THE DEVICE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, IT IS DESIGNED TO TAKE HIS TIME.

>> IT GOES AT HALF A METER A SECOND AND IT HAS A NICE, STEADY DESCENT RATE AND IT FREE FALLS.

AND WE NEED IT TO FREEFALL NICE AND SLOW, SO THE SENSORS ON THE TIP OF IT CAN GO DOWN TO THE WATER COLUMN.

>> Reporter: THE INFORMATION IT GATHERS HELPS RESEARCHERS UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENT LAYERS OF THE OCEAN, AND HOW TURBULENCE EFFECTS THEM.

THE WARM WATER NEAR THE SURFACE IS SEPARATED FROM DEEPER, COLDER WATER BY THE THERMIC LINE.

IT'S AN ACTIVE BARRIER BETWEEN WARM AND COLD, AND IT IS ALSO WHERE THE DIE HAS PERSISTED FOR NEARLY A WEEK.

RESEARCHERS ADDED AUDIO SNAPSHOTS OF THE WATER COLUMN NEXT TO THE DEVICE STRAPPED TO THE SIDE OF THE SHIP.

>> WE CAN'T USE LASERS, BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, PROBABLY BY LOOKING INTO THE OCEAN YOU CAN'T SEE VERY FAR DOWN.

SO LIGHT ATTENUATES VERY QUICKLY AND WATER BUT SOUNDS CAN WORK.

>> Reporter: POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER LIZ BOWMAN SAYS IT SENDS A SIGNAL TO THIS OCEANS BOTTOM EVERY FEW SECONDS.

>> WE CAN ALSO TRACK THE POSITION OF THE THERMAL CLIMES SO WE CAN TRACK IT IN HIGH RESOLUTION SO WE ALWAYS HAVE ONE ACOUSTIC PROFILE EVERY 1 TO 5 METERS, WHICH IS A HIGHER RESOLUTION THAN WITH A CTD THAT WE ARE DROPPING AND BRINGING BACKUP.

THAT IS MAYBE EVERY HUNDRED METERS.

>> Reporter: FOUR SOLID WITH THE VESSEL SPENT EVERY DAY WITH INSTRUMENTS IN THE WATER TRACKING THE DYE AND THEN CONSULATE MOVING.

RESEARCHER MATTHEW OFFERED HOPE THAT DATA WILL HELP EXPLAIN THE UNDERWATER TURBULENCE.

>> THIS INFORMATION IS PROVIDING US WITH FUNDAMENTAL FLUID MECHANICS ABOUT HOW THE OCEAN WORKS.

>> Reporter: ALSO NO PICKERS THINK THE UNDERWATER TURBULENCE BRING TURBULENCE FROM THE DEEPER WATERS TO THE WARMER SURFACE OF THE OCEAN AND THAT THESE ALL MANNER PLANT LIFE CONTRIBUTING TO THE UNDERSEA ENVIRONMENT.

>> THIS IS BEEN DONE FOR YEARS, BUT FOR THIS ONE, I REALLY LIKE TO SEE THE STRUCTURES IN THE DYE.

YOU CAN SEE HOW INCREDIBLY COMPLICATED THE TURBULENCE STRUCTURES ARE.

>> Reporter: L4 COMPARES THE WAY THAT SERVICE MIGHT SEE ON THE SURFACE.

THE OCEAN FORCES HITTING THE SLOPE OF THE CANYON, FUEL THE WATERS MOVEMENT.

THE RESULTING PATTERNS ARE COMPLEX, BUT PREDICTABLE.

>> THIS DYE BEGINS AT THE BOTTOM BUT IT GETS SHOT OUT INTO THE INTERIOR.

AND, THIS THREE-DIMENSIONAL ASPECT OF THE TURBULENCE IS NOT CAPTURED IN THE MODELS WE HAVE RIGHT NOW PERIOD IN THE WEEK LONG MODEL, THE DYE RELEASED TEACHES RESEARCHERS ABOUT UNDERWATER WAVES AND UNDERSTANDING THE TURBULENCE THAT THESE LIFE NEAR THE CANYON , IS A SMALL STEP TO UNDERSTANDING LARGER OCEAN PROCESSES THAT CAN AFFECT THINGS LIKE CLIMATE.

>> CLIMATE MODELS HAVE RED CELLS THEY DIVIDE THE OCEAN INTO GRID CELLS AND THE SMALLEST GRID CELL OF THE STATE OF THE ART CLIMATE MODEL IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY -SIZED.

EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS IN LA JOLLA CANYON IS NOT REPRESENTED PROPERLY IT MODELS TO TEACH THEM HOW TO REPRESENT THEM AND WHAT IS CALLED CLIMATE MODELS.

>> Reporter: THIS WILL LEAD TO BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE CHANGES ARE COMING AS THE OCEANS WARM WITH THE REST OF THE PLANET.

ERIK ANDERSON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> I WOULD SAY THIS IS THE PERFECT KIND OF WEATHER WE ARE STILL TREKKING WARM DAYS AND COOL NIGHTS BUILDING BUT FOR EVERYBODY.

AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND WE ARE GOING TO GET A RETURN TO MORE ONSHORE FLOOD THAT WILL BRING THE RETURN OF LOW CLOUD AND FOG AS WE HURRIED INTO THE WEEKEND.

MOSTLY CLEAR TONIGHT, DREIDEL SPRINGS, MOUNT LAGUNA 42.

INTO SANDY OGOM 52 DEGREES IN OCEANSIDE TONIGHT WAY COOLER, DOWN TO 41.

HIGH PRESSURE HAS BEEN IN CONTROL AND STRINE PLEASANT WEATHER LINGERS AS WE HEAD TO THE DAY ON FRIDAY.

YET, FARTHER NORTH, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A SERIES OF STORMS CONTINUE TO THINGS FOR US STAY SUNNY AND DRY AS WE HAD THROUGHOUT THE DAY TOMORROW.

SAN DIEGO, 76, 77 OCEANSIDE, AND MOUNT LAGUNA, TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR 60 DEGREES AS WE WRAP UP THE WEEK.

THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON SATURDAY, WE WILL STILL STAY PLEASANT AND WARM THROUGH A LOT OF LOCATIONS AND STILL WATCH THE RAIN IN THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, BUT WE WILL REMAIN DRY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

TAKING THE NEXT FIVE DAYS ALONG THE COAST, TEMPERATURES WILL BE GRADUALLY COOLING, 77 ON FRIDAY, EBONY ON FRIDAY.

73 ON SUNDAY.

TEMPERATURES KEEP DROPPING WITH A HIVE 70 DEGREES ON TUESDAY.

FURTHER INLAND WE GO, THE COOL NIGHTS WITH A WARM AFTERNOON, BEAUTIFUL WEATHER ON FRIDAY, 84.

82 ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

BUT THEN WE ARE ONLY BACK TO THE 70s AS WE BEGIN NEXT WEEK.

SO A COOLDOWN ON THE WAY AGAIN.

THE MOUNTAINS WILL STAY COOL OF THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS TEMPERATURE STAYS STEADY.

AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE 60s, OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE DROPPING TO THE 40s.

AND THEN IT LOOKS LIKE THE WIND STARTED TO PICK UP MONDAY AND TUESDAY AND BRINGING COOLER CONDITIONS BY THE TIME WE HEAD INTO THE START OF NEXT WEEK.

INTO THE DESERT WE GO WHERE TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE UPPER 80s ON FRIDAY AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

TEMPERATURE STAY WARM WITH THE HEAT PEAKING ON MONDAY.

BUT THEN WE WILL HAVE TEMPERATURES DROPPING BY TUESDAY.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I'M ARIAL SALISH.

>>> IF ANY OF THESE GRAB YOUR ATTENTION, IT MIGHT BE TIME TO WELCOME THEM TO YOUR HOME.

THE SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY SAYS IT HAS A NEW RECORD OF DOGS IN ITS CARE AND MORE THAN 750.

MORE THAN HALF ARE READY FOR ADOPTION AND STARTING TOMORROW, THE AGENCY HAS A NAME YOUR PRICE PROMOTION.

IT RUNS THROUGH SUNDAY.

PET SUPPLIES AND HELP WITH TRAINING ARE ALSO AVAILABLE.

>>> SHE GOT HER START IN SAN DIEGO'S COMEDY CLUBS AND SOON SHE WILL SOON HOST HER OWN LATE- NIGHT NETWORK SHOW.

TODAY IT WAS ANNOUNCED TAYLOR TOMLINSON WILL TAKE OVER THE TIME SLOT VACATED BY JAMES GORDON.

"AFTER MIDNIGHT" WILL AIR WEEKNIGHTS AFTER "THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT" ON CBS.

THOMAS IS FROM TO MACULA AND ATTENDED CSUS SEND MARCOS, WHILE PURSUING HER COMEDY DREAMS.

>>> HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON TOMORROW IN THE KPBS NEWSROOM, KPBS ROUNDTABLE WILL HAVE A DISCUSSION ON LOCAL SOLUTIONS FOR HOMELESSNESS.

AND, WHAT IT WILL TAKE TO BUILD MORE TEMPORARY, AND AFFORDABLE HOMES.

>>> YOU FIND TONIGHT STORIES ON HER WEBSITE, TREND ZERO, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

>>> MAJOR FUNDING HAS BEEN POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL FAMILY OF COMPANIES HOWE.

PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH HEATING AND REMODELING, FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL ONE 800 BILL-HOWE, OR VISIT, BILLHOWE.COM.

AND BY THE CONRAD TRAVIS NATION.

DARLING MARCO SHYLY AND, BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND, BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.