STRENGTH IS SCHOOL BOARD IS TAKING HIM ABOUT HATE IN A CLASSROOM.

THE INCIDENT OF ALLEGED ANTI- SEMITISM HAPPENED LAST MONTH.

TONIGHT THE PARENTS AND SUPPORTERS OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY ARE RALLYING OUTSIDE THE BOARD MEETING DEMANDING THAT MOORE BE DONE.

OUR EDUCATION REPORTER JOINS US LIVE FROM THE RALLY.

>> Reporter: WE FIND OURSELVES BACK AT THE HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD MEETING AGAIN, AND ONCE AGAIN THERE IS CONTROVERSY.

THIS TIME IT INVOLVES A PICTURE THAT ENDED UP IN A CLASSROOM.

WE DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE STILL PLENTY OF PEOPLE WITH SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT THAT.

THEY ARE MEMBERS OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY AND THEIR ALLIES, AND THEY CAME HERE THIS AFTERNOON WITH SIGNS OF PROTEST TO RALLY AGAINST WHAT HAPPENED IN THE CLASSROOM WHEN A HISTORY TEACHER POSTED A PICTURE ALONG WITH HONORED LEADERS LIKE MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.. THAT OF COURSE CAUSED QUITE THE CONTROVERSY.

THE TEACHER HAS SINCE APOLOGIZED AND THE SUPERINTENDENT HAS SINCE APOLOGIZED.

EARLIER TODAY I SPOKE WITH ONE OF THE PARENTS WITH THE STUDENT IN THE CLASS WHERE THIS HAPPENED.

HE HAS SINCE HAD HIS SON MOVED TO ANOTHER CLASSROOM.

>> THAT IS A LITTLE BIT TOO FAR.

TO UNDERSTAND THE NEGATIVE BIAS.

TO PLANT THAT SEED IN THE HEAD OF A NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN HER CLASS THAT IS POTENTIALLY FINDING THE POT FOR A LOT OF KIDS TO QUESTION THE LEGITIMACY OR REALITY THAT THE HOLOCAUST WAS, AND THAT IS A DANGEROUS PATH TO GO DOWN.

>> DOZENS OF PROTESTERS ARE ALREADY INSIDE THE MEETING THAT JUST BEGAN.

THEY ARE NOT OFFICIALLY ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT, BUT THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY LATER IN THE EVENING FOR THEM TO SPEAK AND BE HEARD.

THEY HOPE THEY GET MOVED UP IN THE AGENDA SO THEY CAN SPEAK EARLIER RATHER THAN LATER.

>> WE UNDERSTAND THE RALLY HAS IMPACTED ANOTHER IMPORTANT ISSUE ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA.

CAN YOU TELL US MORE?

>> YOU WILL REMEMBER THAT WE WERE HERE A MONTH AGO, AND THAT WAS TO COVER A RESOLUTION THAT WOULD PROTECT THE RIGHTS AND SAFETY OF LGBTQ STUDENTS HERE IN THE DISTRICT.

AT THAT TIME THE SCHOOL BOARD DECIDED TO DEFER THE ISSUE UNTIL TONIGHT.

THE STUDENTS WHO WANT TO THE RESOLUTION HAVE THEMSELVES REQUESTED TO BE PULLED OFF THE AGENDA BECAUSE THEY SAY THEY DO NOT WANT TO BE LOST IN ANY CONTROVERSY OR PROTEST, AND THEY ARE ASKING THAT IT BE PUT BACK ON THE AGENDA SOMETIME AFTER THE NOVEMBER ELECTION.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>>> COLD AND FLU SEASON AND THE SICKNESS THAT GOES WITH IT IS SPREADING ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

OUR REPORTER SAYS HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE PREDICTING A MUCH WORSE FLU SEASON THAN LAST YEAR.

IT IS ALREADY TAKING A TOLL ON SCHOOLS.

>> COUGHING, WHEEZING, SNEEZING.

WE KNOW THE FEELING.

MID OCTOBER AND THE FLU SEASON IS COMING DOWN ON THE SAN DIEGO RESIDENTS.

THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS HAVE BEEN MILD FOR THE COLD AND THE FLU THANKS TO SOCIAL DISTANCING AND MASK WEARING TO PROTECT AGAINST COVID-19 PEOPLE'S PRECAUTIONS HAVE NOW PRETTY MUCH GONE BY THE WAYSIDE.

THIS DOCTOR SAYS THINGS ARE DIFFERENT THIS YEAR.

>> WE ARE LOOKING AT A REPORTED OUTBREAK OF A FLULIKE ILLNESS WITH LARGE THE FEVER AND COUGH AND RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS.

WE ARE INVESTIGATING SIMILAR REPORTS THE LAST QUARTER WELL A NUMBER OF THEM ARE ALREADY TESTING POSITIVE FOR INFLUENZA.

SPIRIT THIS IS THE MOTHER OF 2 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHERE HUNDREDS OF HIGH SCHOOLERS HAVE BEEN OUT SICK THIS WEEK.

SPIRIT WE HAD MY YOUNGEST IN BED SINCE SUNDAY MORNING.

IT WAS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE HOMECOMING EVENTS.

SHE HAD 100 THE FEVER.

SHE SLEPT THE ENTIRE DAY SUNDAY.

MY OLDEST WAS SICK FOR 2 DAYS, SO A LITTLE LESS AFFECTED.

>> THEY ALSO HAVE LARGE NUMBERS OF STUDENTS UNDER THE WEATHER.

THIS IS THE CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER FOR THE DISTRICT.

>> WHATEVER THEY SEEM TO BE PARTICULARLY IMPACTED WE DO NOT KNOW FOR 100% CERTAIN THAT IT IS ALL THE FLU, BUT WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE MANY STUDENTS OUT.

ABOUT 400 YESTERDAY AND THE DAY BEFORE WITH FLULIKE SYMPTOMS.

>> KAISERS IS THE REASON MANY STUDENTS ARE SICK COULD BE A MIXTURE OF A BETTER FLU SEASON COUPLED WITH OTHER ILLNESSES.>> THE FLU IS THE HARDER HITTER.

WE ARE ALREADY SEEING A RISE IN OTHER KINDS OF RESPIRATORY VIRUSES IN THE COUNTY.

IT WOULD NOT SURPRISE ME IF WE HEAR MORE OF THESE REPORTED OUTBREAKS OTHER PLACES.

>> THERE HAS BEEN OVER 100 REPORTED FLU CASES PREVENT IS A QUARTER OF LAST YEAR'S TOTAL.

HE IS URGING THEM TO GET THEIR FLU SHOTS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IN ORDER TO COMBAT THIS YEAR'S EARLY AND FAST SPREADING FLU.>>> WHILE IN CRIME IS UP IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY ACCORDING TO A NEW REPORT THAT SHOWS 2022 HAD THE HIGHEST MIDYEAR CRIME RATE IN THE LAST DECADE.

IN THE REPORT THE NUMBER OF REPORTED HOMICIDES WENT UP 4% WHILE THE NUMBER OF ROBBERIES WENT UP 15%.

CAR THEFT INCREASED 4% IN BURGLARIES INCREASED BY 10%.

REPORTED AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS WERE FOUND TO HAVE DECREASED THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE YEAR, BUT AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS WERE STILL THE HIGHEST OR SECOND HIGHEST NUMBER SINCE 2012.

THEY SAY WELL THE RATES ARE STILL RELATIVELY LOW THE COMMUNITY SHOULD STILL BE AWARE OF THE INCREASE.

>>> STILL GETTING PUMMELED BY HIGH PRICES DESPITE HISTORIC RATE HIKES BY THE FEDERAL RESERVE TO KEEP INFLATION IN CHECK.>> A NEW REPORT OUT IS REVEALING SOMETHING MOST AMERICANS ALREADY KNOW.

THE PRICES OF CONSUMER GOODS AND SERVICES ARE STILL SURGING AND PEOPLE ARE FEELING THE PAIN EVERYWHERE FROM THE SUPERMARKET CHECKOUT TO THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE.

>> IT IS NOT JUST DISAPPOINTING.

IT IS DAMAGING FOR HOUSEHOLDS IN THE SENSE THAT THEIR BUYING POWER HAS BEEN ROBBED BY INFLATION.

>> DATA FROM THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX CAME IN HOTTER THAN EXPECTED SHOWING INFLATION RISING 8.2% LAST MONTH COMPARED TO A YEAR EARLIER.

THAT MEANS DESPITE THE LOWER GAS PRICES AND AGGRESSIVE ACTIONS FROM THE FEDERAL RESERVE THAT TAKE TIME TO HAVE A ANNOUNCED EFFECT ARE MORE EXPENSIVE.

>> THE MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR IN THE LATEST READING INCLUDES MANY THINGS THAT WE CANNOT DO WITHOUT INCLUDING FOOD, SHELTER, BASICALLY RENT OR OUR HOUSE PAYMENTS AS WELL AS MEDICAL CARE.>> IN RESPONSE TO THE EXPLODING COST-OF-LIVING SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCED AN 8.7% BOOST IN MONTHLY PAYMENTS BEGINNING NEXT YEAR.

THE LARGEST INCREASE IN MORE THAN 40 YEARS.

SOME ANALYSTS SAY THIS TO WILL NOT BE ENOUGH TO HELP THE BENEFITS RECIPIENTS WEATHER THE FINANCIAL STORM.

>> I AM CONCERNED THAT DOES NOT QUITE KEEP PACE WITH INFLATION OR THE REAL COST THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO PAY WHEN WE ARE THINKING ABOUT SHELTER OR HEATING COSTS IN MEDICAL CARE AND PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.>>> IT IS AN EFFORT TO CLOSE THE GAP ON THE DIGITAL DIVIDE.

ANY STATEWIDE BROADBAND NETWORK GOT ITS START TODAY WITH THE FIRST LINK OF FIBER A THE CABLE LAID DOWN.

OUR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY REPORTER WAS THERE FOR THE GROUNDBREAKING OF WHAT WILL BECOME 10,000 MILES OF CONNECTIVITY.

>> HERE WE ARE OCTOBER 22, AND WE ARE INSTALLING OUR FIRST FIBER.

>> THE FIBER THAT THE DIRECTOR SPOKE ABOUT WAS BEING THREADED INTO THE GROUND AT THE FOOT OF IRON MOUNTAIN.

A LOT OF THE WORK OF BEARING THE CABLES AND RUNNING IT THROUGH CALIFORNIA FALLS TO CALTRANS.>> WE ARE HOLDING A STRAND OF THE FIBER THAT WENT INTO THE GROUND.

WE PLACED THE FIRST 500 FEET.

TODAY WE MADE HISTORY.

>> THOSE THOUSANDS OF MILES OF CONNECTIVITY WILL ARRIVE IN RURAL AND URBAN AREAS OF CALIFORNIA WHERE ONE OUT OF FIVE PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE BROADBAND ACCESS.

THAT MEANS THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO ACCESS RESOURCES THAT INVOLVE HEALTHCARE AND EDUCATION.

THE TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY HAS A LIST OF THINGS THAT BEGIN THAT PEOPLE ARE FORCED TO FIND ON THE INTERNET.

>> THERE ARE SOME E'S THAT WE LIKE TO TALK ABOUT TO DRIVE THIS HOME.

ECONOMIC STANDPOINT.

EQUITY STANDPOINT.

EMPLOYMENT STANDPOINT.

EVEN EMERGENCY AND HEALTHCARE STANDPOINTS.

THIS WILL MEAN ACCESS.

>> CABLES WILL BY 18 INCHES BELOW THE GROUND.

THE CABLE IS BEING CALLED THE MIDDLE MILE OF THE INTERNET BROADBAND SYSTEM.

THE LAST MILE IS THE CONNECTION FROM THE CABLE TO HOMES AND BUSINESSES.

>> WE ARE BUILDING A BACKBONE IN ORDER FOR THE PROVIDERS TO CONNECT AND PROVIDE THE CONNECTIVITY THAT IS SO VITAL FOR INDIVIDUAL.

>> SHE IS WITH THE FUTURIST FOUNDATION THAT PROVIDES COMPUTERS TO LOW INCOME PEOPLE.

SHE SAYS CLOSING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE ALSO WIRES CONNECTIVITY, WHICH MANY LACK.

>> THERE ARE SO MANY SENIOR CITIZENS THE DISABLED STUDENTS.

MOTHERS.

REFUGEES.

WHY DID I NOT HAVE IT?

MOST OF THE TIME IS BECAUSE THEY CANNOT AFFORD IT.

>> IN ORDER FOR INTERNET PROVIDERS TO BE A PART OF THE NETWORK THEY MUST PROVIDE AFFORDABLE INTERNET SERVICE.

THE TOTAL COST OF THE NETWORK IS $3.8 BILLION.

A LOT OF IT COMES FROM THE FEDERAL AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT AIMED AT BOLSTERING THE ECONOMY DURING THE PANDEMIC.

AS A MANDATE TO FEDERAL FUNDING THE NETWORK MUST BE COMPLETED BY 2026.>>> STATISTICS SHOW 53,000 HOUSEHOLDS IN THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE INTERNET.

TO HELP CLOSE THE DIVIDE THEY ARE OFFERING A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO HELP PEOPLE FEEL COMFORTABLE USING A COMPUTER AND THE INTERNET.

FREE CLASSES ARE BEING HELD AT 7 LIBRARIES AND REC CENTERS.

>> HE HAS SHOWN US THE SYSTEMS ALONG WITH THE CLASSES.

SOME OF THE OTHER SENIORS HERE ARE ALSO LEARNING ABOUT THE US OF THE COMPUTER IN SOME OF THE APPLICATIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE.

>> TODAY WE USE OUR INTERNET AND COMPUTERS AND SMART PHONES FOR EVERYDAY ERRANDS.

WE USE THEM TO ACCESS GROCERY STORES AND DELIVERY OPTIONS.

HYBRID SCHOOL MODELS.

EVEN DOCTORS APPOINTMENTS.

>> YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CLASS SCHEDULE AND HOW TO SIGN UP ONLINE AT THEIR WEBSITE.

>>> A CANDIDATE FOR THE DISTRICT IN SAN DIEGO HAS SUED OVER 26-YEAR-OLD BOYS WHO SHE CLAIMS WERE BULLYING HER SON AT SCHOOL.

OUR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER LOOKS INTO THE UNUSUAL CASE.

>> WHEN SHE FELT HER SON WAS BEING BULLIED AT SCHOOL SHE TOOK 2 AGGRESSIVE AND UNUSUAL STEPS.

SHE FIRST FILED A LAWSUIT SEEKING MORE THAN 40 $1 MILLION IN DAMAGES.

SHE SUED THE SCHOOL, THE HEAD OF THE SCHOOL, AND THE MOTHERS OF THE BOYS SHE THOUGHT WERE BULLYING HER SON.

THEN SHE DID SOMETHING EVEN MORE UNUSUAL.

ACCORDING TO LEGAL EXPERTS.

SHE PUT THE BOYS FOR NAMES IN THE LAWSUIT.

THAT MEANS LEGAL ACTION WILL LIKE THE BE IN THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES.>> IT IS UNUSUAL TO HAVE SCHOOLYARD BULLYING RESULT IN A LAWSUIT.

DISCIPLINARY PROBLEMS ARE USUALLY HANDLED WITH THE SCHOOL AT THAT LEVEL.

THAT'S WHY THIS IS SO EXTRAORDINARY.

>> HIS SON ATTENDED THE SCHOOL BEGINNING WHEN HE WAS TWO YEARS OLD.

IN THE COMPLAINT FILED THEY CLAIM WHEN HER SON ENTERED FIRST GRADE HE WAS PUNCHED, PUSHED, AND CALLED STUPID BY 2 CLASSMATES.

SHE SAYS SHE FILED COMPLAINTS WITH THE SCHOOL AND NOTHING HAPPENED.

THEN THE SCHOOL SAID HER SON WAS NOT WELCOME BACK THE NEXT YEAR BECAUSE SHE AND HER HUSBAND PREVENTED A POSITIVE OR CONSTRUCTIVE RELATIONSHIP AND SERIOUSLY INTERFERED WITH THE SCHOOLS ACCOMPLISHMENT OF ITS EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE.

ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS.

SHE FILED A LAWSUIT A MONTH LATER.

IN COURT DOCUMENTS RESPONDING TO THE LAWSUIT.

THEY ARGUED THAT IT REPEATEDLY ADDRESSED COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ALLEGED BULLYING OVER A PERIOD OF 10 MONTHS.

THE SCHOOL'S EFFORTS INCLUDED THE FORMATION OF A BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE TEAM, SEPARATING THE CHILDREN, EXCHANGING NUMEROUS EMAILS WITH THE PARENTS, MEETING WITH THE PARENTS IN PERSON, AND MULTIPLE OFFERS TO SET OF ZOOM MEETINGS.

THE SCHOOL'S RESPONSE GOES ON TO SAY SHE AND HER HUSBAND REFUSED TO COOPERATE WITH THE SCHOOL AND BECAME ABUSIVE AND THREATENING TO TEACHERS AND STAFF AND DEMANDED THE SCHOOL COMPLETELY IGNORE THEIR OWN SON'S MISBEHAVIOR.>> AS AN EXTREMELY STRANGE CASE.

>> THIS ATTORNEY AND CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE SAYS REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE LAWSUIT IS SUCCESSFUL IT IS PROBABLY BAD POLITICS.

>> THAT IS AN INTERESTING POLITICAL CHOICE.

SHE IS A REPUBLICAN RUNNING ON AN ANTI-TAX AND ANTIGOVERNMENT PLATFORM AGAINST THE DEMOCRAT.

NEITHER HER OR HER ATTORNEYS RESPONDED TO MULTIPLE REQUESTS FOR COMMENT PRIOR TO THIS STORY BEING FIRST AIRED AND PUBLISHED.

AN ATTORNEY FOR ONE OF THE MOTHER IS BEING SUED SAYS SHE AND HER HUSBAND NEVER ATTEMPT TO CONTACT HIS CLIENT BEFORE FILING THE LAWSUIT.

>> THERE WAS NEVER ANY APPROACH BY HER TO COME TO THE PARENT TO PARENT INDICATING ANY PROBLEM.

>> MORE SHOCKING IS THE DECISION TO INCLUDE THE BOYS FULL NAMES.>> IT PUTS UNSUPPORTED, IN OUR OPINION, ALLEGATIONS OUT THERE AGAINST A MINOR WITH THEIR NAME, WHICH SHOULDN'T BE THERE.

>> THE SCHOOL HAS FILED FOR A SUMMARY JUDGMENT TO DISMISS THE LAWSUIT, AND THAT IS SET FOR APRIL 2023.

IF IT GOES FORWARD A TRIAL IS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 2023.

>>> THE HAS JANUARY 6th COMMITTEE HAS SUBPOENAED FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP FOR PERSONAL TESTIMONY ABOUT THE CAPITAL ATTACK.

>> THAT WAS THE UNANIMOUS VOTE TO SUBPOENA HIM.

TODAY'S HEARING FEATURED NEW EVIDENCE AT TESTIMONY AND NEVER BEFORE SEEN FOOTAGE OF LEADERS TRYING TO DEAL WITH THE THREATS AND CHAOS AS PROTESTERS BROKE INTO THE CAPITAL BUILDING.

IT COMES LESS THAN A MONTH BEFORE THE MIDTERMS.

THIS LOCAL SCIENCE PROFESSOR TOLD US WITH THE VOTERS ABOUT TO GO TO THE POLLS THIS PUTS THE SPOTLIGHT BACK ON TRUMP.>> THAT HAS RALLIED SOME OF HIS SUPPORTERS, BUT REALLY ALSO GALVANIZES HIS OPPONENTS BOTH DEMOCRATS AND INDEPENDENTS.

THAT HELPED JOE BIDEN WHERE AT A TIME AND STAND OF THAT IT IS MAKING IT A CHOICE BETWEEN JOE BIDEN AND DONALD TRUMP YET AGAIN.

THAT IS A CHOICE HE HAS WON BEFORE.

THAT COULD HELP THE DEMOCRATS IMPROVE IN WHAT LOOKS TO BE A TOUGH MIDTERM.

>> INFLATION AND ABORTION COULD ALSO PLAY A ROLE IN SWAYING VOTERS.

ABORTION IS ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT HESSIAN DEMOCRATS COMING OUT AHEAD.

>>> MEASURE C WILL ASK SAN DIEGO VOTERS WHETHER THEY WANT TO ALLOW TALLER BUILDINGS IN THE MIDWAY DISTRICT.

OUR METRO REPORTERS SAYS IT IS A REPEAT OF A 2020 BALLOT MEASURE.

>> MORE THAN 56% OF VOTERS ALREADY SAID YES TO EXEMPT THE DISTRICT FROM THE CITIES COASTAL HEIGHT LIMIT.

THE MEASURES OPPONENTS SUED THEM ARGUING IT HAD NOT CONDUCTED A PROPER ANALYSIS.

THE CITY LOST THE INITIAL BATTLE AND IS APPEALING BY TAKING THE ISSUE BACK TO THE VOTERS.

THIS IS THE CITY'S DE FACTO BACKUP PLAN.

>> MIDWAY IS NOT A BEACH NEIGHBORHOOD.

>> HE LIVES IN THE DISTRICT AND SUPPORTS MEASURE C. HE SAYS HE SHOULD NOT HAVE THE SAME HEIGHT LIMIT AS TRUE COASTAL NEIGHBORHOODS.

TO FIGHT THE REVITALIZE MIDWAY HE SAYS PROPERTY OWNERS NEED THE ABILITY TO BUILD TALLER.

>> WITH HIS CURRENT CONSTRAINT THE ECONOMICS DO NOT CANCEL OR ANY SORT OF THE ARGUMENT SCALE.

>> I AM NOT ANTI-DEVELOPMENT.

>> HE IS A RETIRED PROSECUTOR.

HE OPPOSES THE MEASURE SAYING IT WILL MAKE TRAFFIC WORSE.

>> MIDWAY IS NOT A TYPICAL BEACH AREA.

THERE IS NO QUESTION.

IT IS A GATEWAY TO THE BEACH AREA.

IT IS THE GATEWAY TO OCEAN BEACH .

>> ALSO AT STAKE IS THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE SPORTS ARENA, WHICH WILL BE FEASIBLE ALMOST THE HEIGHT LIMIT IS LIFTED.

>>> FOR MORE ON THE ELECTION YOU CAN GO TO KPBS.ORG AND CLICK ON THE VOTER HUB LINK.

YOU WILL FIND ALL OF OUR STORIES ON KEY RACES AS WELL AS OUR IN-DEPTH BALLOT GUIDE.

>>> THE NFL UPDATED THEIR CONCUSSION PROTOCOL AFTER SEVERAL RECENT HEAD INJURIES.

NOW THE SPOTLIGHT IS SHINING ON HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAMS AND HOW THE STUDENT ATHLETES CAN BE BETTER PROTECTED ON THE FIELD.>> IT IS THE MOST POPULAR SPORT WITH HIGH SCHOOL BOYS.

NEARLY 1.5 MILLION PLAYING FOOTBALL.

THE CONCERNS CONTINUE TO GROW OVER HEAD INJURIES.>> A LOT OF THE IMPACT IS OCCURRING DURING PRACTICE AND NOT JUST THE GAME.

>> THAT IS WHY A NEW STUDY SUGGESTS CHANGING THE WAY HIGH SCHOOLERS PRACTICE.

THE RESEARCHERS FROM INDIANA UNIVERSITY STUDIED THREE TEAMS IN THE 2021 SEASON USING SENSORS TO GAUGE THE IMPACT ON DIFFERENT PLAYS AND DRILLS.

>> THE NUMBERS ASTOUNDED ME.

74 PLAYERS IN A SEASON.

THEY LOOKED AT 7300 HEAD IMPACTS TO CLOSE TO 100 PER PLAYER ON AVERAGE.

>> AND UNDER 86 HOURS OF STUDY THERE WERE 310 HEAD IMPACTS WITH DRILLS WITHOUT CONTACT.

COMPARED TO MORE THAN 3300 HEAD IMPACTS AND 115 HOURS OF THOUGHT DRILLS WHERE PLAYERS TRAIN AT HIGH SPEED WITH STRAIGHT CONTACTABLE THE WASTE.

>> THAT IS A LOT OF HAD IMPACT ON THESE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYERS.

IS NOT JUST CONCUSSIONS.

IT IS THE SUB CONCUSSIVE WARHEAD IMPACTS OF ANY SORT.

THEY ACCUMULATE OVER TIME.

>> BECAUSE OF THE CUMULATIVE EFFECT RESEARCHERS SAY MINIMIZING HEAD IMPACTS DURING PRACTICE MAY HELP REDUCE HEAD INJURIES OVERALL.

>> WE KNOW MORE THAN EVER THAT SOME OF THESE CHRONIC CHANGES IN MOST CONCERNING CHANGES IN THE BRAIN CAN START EARLY.>>> IT IS NOT JUST HERE IN CALIFORNIA.

MOST OF THE UNITED STATES IS PARCHED AND GETTING WORSE.

TODAY THE U.S. DROUGHT MONITOR ANNOUNCED 55% OF THE COUNTRIES EXPERIENCING DROUGHT CONDITIONS.

IT HAS BEEN SPREADING SINCE THE BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBER AND INTO HIGHLY POPULATED REGIONS IN THE SOUTHEAST AND MIDWEST.

THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER IS EXPERIENCING LOW LEVELS AND SO ARE MANY RIVERS THAT FLOW OUT OF IT.

MORE THAN 133 MILLION PEOPLE LIVE IN DROUGHT AREAS, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST NUMBER SINCE 2016.

>>> LET'S GET YOU STARTED WITH THE WEATHER HEADLINES.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE THE LOW CLOUDS FROM NIGHT TO THE MORNING.

HEADS UP FOR A LITTLE DRIZZLE WITH THAT BELOW CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

WARMER AND DRIER AIR MOVES IN INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

HERE IS THE FORECAST FOR TONIGHT.

DOWN TO 64 IN OCEANSIDE.

SAN DIEGO IS AT 66.

BORREGO SPRINGS DROPS TO 67.

IN THE MOUNTAINS THE TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER IN THE 50s.

I TALKED ABOUT THE CHANCE FOR A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM INTO FRIDAY.

THE FUTURE CAST IS NOT REALLY SHOWING TOO MUCH ACTIVITY.

KEEPING THE ISOLATE CHANCE FOR A SHOWER OR STORM DEVELOPING.

I THINK MOST OF US STAY DRY, BUT WE WILL KEEP SLIGHT CHANCE AROUND INTO FRIDAY.

OTHERWISE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A VERY WARM SET UP AGAIN THROUGH TOMORROW.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE THIS TEMPERATURES WARMING INTO THE 70s.

OCEANSIDE, 71 FOR YOU.

SAN DIEGO IS ALSO 71.

LOOKING AT WHAT WE CAN EXPECT FOR SATURDAY.

THE BEST CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS DOES SAY WELL SOUTH AND EAST.

OTHERWISE STAYING DRY TO START OUR WEEKEND.

LOOKING AT THE FIVE DAY OUTLOOK FOR THE COAST AGAIN.

WATCHING A FEW SHOWERS POSSIBLE.

OTHERWISE TEMPERATURES WILL STAY INTO THE 70s OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

AND LINDA'S WATCHING FOR THAT CHANCE OF A COUPLE OF SHOWERS INTO SATURDAY AND THEN TEMPERATURES WARM BACKUP EARLY NEXT WEEK.

LOOKING INTO THE MOUNTAINS.

IS HE A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM AROUND FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

TRY YOUR AND IN THE 60s AFTER THAT.

IN THE DESERT THINGS WILL BE PRETTY HARD ON FRIDAY.

A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL COOLDOWN THE TEMPERATURES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEKEND.>>> SHE IS AN ENDANGERED SEA TURTLE WHO WAS SUCCESSFULLY RETURNED TO THE OCEAN EARLIER THIS WEEK.

SHE GOT HER NAME BECAUSE WHEN SHE WAS RESCUED LAST YEAR SHE WAS FOUND WITH A PART OF HER LEFT REAR FLIPPER MISSING.

THE TEAM PERFORMED SURGERY ON HER TO REMOVE A HUGE AMOUNT OF RED ALGAE.

SHE WAS RETURNED TO HER HOME WHERE SHE WILL SWIM TOWARDS WARMER WATER AND A SECOND CHANCE OF LIFE.

>>> HERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW.

THE BIG STORY OUT OF WASHINGTON IS THE COMMITTEE VOTING TO SUBPOENA FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP TO TESTIFY.

THE MORNING EDITION COVERAGE OF WHAT COMES NEXT.

>>> THE ROUNDTABLE IS DIVING INTO THE GENERAL ELECTION WITH A CONVERSATION ON THE RACE FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY SHERIFF.

>>> IT IS A TIGHT SERIES AS THE PADRES PREPARE FOR A GAME 3.

THEY PROVIDED POWER FOR THE PADRES AGAINST THE DODGERS IN GAME 2.

ONE OF THE MOST TALKED ABOUT MOMENTS FROM LAST NIGHTS GAME HAPPENED WHEN AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR DECIDED TO FLY IN.

>> THAT IS NOT A DUCK.

IT IS ACTUALLY A GOOSE, AND IT IS ON THE LOOSE.

A DELAYED PLAY AFTER IT LANDED ON THE FIELD TO THE GROUND CREWS WERE ABLE TO CATCH IT BY PUTTING A TOWEL OVER IT.

THEY TREATED THAT THE BIRD WAS A GOOSE SAYING BRIGHT LIGHTS CAN DISORIENT THE BIRDS THAT MIGRATE AT NIGHT, WHICH THIS SPECIES DOES.

>>> YOU CAN FIND NIGHTS STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

GOOD NIGHT.