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>>> GOOD EVENING, IT THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7th.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

NEW LOCAL DEVELOPMENTS FOLLOWING THAT HUGE OIL SPILL NEAR HUNTINGTON BEACH.

WITHIN THE HOUR, COUNTY OFFICIALS WRAPPED UP A NEWS CONFERENCE WHERE THEY ANNOUNCED THE COUNTY IS ENACTING EMERGENCY OPERATIONS NOW THAT OIL IS WASHING UP ON OUR SHORES, OFFICIALS ARE TRYING TO LINK IT TO THIS BILL.

KPBS HEALTH REPORTER MATT HOFFMAN IS LIVE IN CARLSBAD WITH UP-TO-THE-MINUTE DETAILS, MATT?

>> Reporter: YEAH, WE ARE LIKELY STARTING TO SEE THE FIRST EFFECTS OF THAT OIL SPILL WASHING UP ALONG OUR SHORELINES HERE IN CARLSBAD AND UP IN OCEANSIDE THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF TARBALLS ALONG THE BEACH.

THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTS OF THOSE WALKING UP IN THE DELMAR AND ENCINITAS.

THEY ARE WORKING TO PROTECT OUR LOCAL COASTAL WATERWAYS AND OUR INFRASTRUCTURE.

NOW, WHAT WAS FIRST REPORTED ON SATURDAY IN THE ORANGE COUNTY AREA, IT HAS CLOSED THE BEACHES FROM HUNTINGTON TO DANA POINT.

COUNTY OFFICIALS ARE ENACTING EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEMS TO MONITOR THE OIL.

THERE IS A LOCAL REQUEST FOR BOOMS TO BE DEPLOYED.

THAT IS AN EFFORT TO STOP THE OIL SPREAD.

SOME OF THAT HAS ALREADY STARTED TO HAPPEN HERE.

THEY ARE WORKING TO PROTECT ENVIRONMENTAL AREAS AND ALSO AT THE CARLSBAD DESALINATION PLANT.

WHEN THE OIL IS HITTING OUR SHORE, THAT IS ALL IN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION RIGHT NOW.

BUT THAT COULD BE CHANGING SOON.

>> IF THE TARBALLS ARE TIED BACK TO ORANGE COUNTY, AS A COUNTY, WE WOULD DECLARE A LOCAL STATE OF THE EMERGENCY TO BETTER ACCESS FUNDS.

WE ARE NOT AT THAT POINT YET.

WE ARE WATCHING A PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY TO MAKE THE PUBLIC AWARE OF THE PRESENCE OF THESE TARBALLS, THERE IS NO IMMEDIATE RISK TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH.

>> Reporter: AS YOU CAN SEE, IN CARLSBAD THE BEACHES ARE STILL OPEN, THERE IS NO WORD ON ANY CLOSURES, AT LEAST FOR NOW, COUNTY OFFICIALS SAY IT IS LIKELY THAT THESE TARBALLS ARE FROM THE SPILL.

BUT ISSUING A STATE OF EMERGENCY MAY NOT CLOSE BEACHES, THERE IS A LOCAL DECISION, WE MAY HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE.

OFFICIALS ARE ASKING THE STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN HELP TESTING FOR TOXINS, JUST TO REITERATE, THEY ARE SAYING THERE IS NO RISK TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH JUST YET, THEY ARE ASKING PEOPLE IF YOU ARE OUT HERE ALONG THE BEACHES, AND YOU SEE SOME OF THESE TARBALLS WASHING UP OR IMPACTED ANIMALS, CALLED LOCAL AUTHORITIES.

HERE AT CARLSBAD, MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THANK YOU, WE HAVE THIS UPDATE, OPERATIONS ARE CONTINUING AS NORMAL AT THE CARLSBAD DESALINATION PLANT.

SO FAR, THEY HAVE NOT DETECTED OIL AT THE SITE.

THAT IS ENCOURAGING, THEY ARE CONTINUING TO MONITOR THE SITUATION.

THE SAN DIEGO WATER AUTHORITY ISSUED A JOINT STATEMENT SAYING THAT IT APPRECIATES THE PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENT THAT STATE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE CREWS, TO INSTALL PROTECTIVE BOOMS.

MOST OF THE OIL WILL STAY NORTH OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY, BUT IT WILL IMPACT SENSITIVE HABITATS IN THAT REGION.

HERE IS THE ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTER FOR KPBS, ERIK ANDERSON.

>> Reporter: THE MAJOR ECOLOGICAL IMPACT FROM THE ORANGES, FROM THE OIL SPILL, LIKELY TO BE REMAINING BETWEEN SANTA MONICA BAY AND JAMES POINT.

OIL SPILLED FROM A RUPTURED UNDERSEA PIPELINE THIS PAST WEEKEND.

OCEANIC SCIENTIST SAY THAT IT THREATENS KELP FORESTS, PROTECTED MARINE HABITAT AREAS, AND EVEN GREAT WHALES.

>> THEY WILL BE PASSING THROUGH THE WATERS OFF OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, AND THAT COULD IMPACT THE WHALES.

>> Reporter: NEW WALES ARE ALSO THREATENED, BECAUSE THEY FORAGE OFF THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA THIS TIME OF YEAR.

SEABIRDS ARE AT RISK, TOO IN THE AFFECTED AREAS.

ERIK ANDERSON, KPBS NEWS.

>> AS WITH MOST OIL SPILL, THE IMPACT AND CHANGE WITH THE TIDE, NOW INVESTIGATORS ARE GOING UNDERWATER TO DETERMINE THE TRUE SOURCE OF THAT MASSIVE SPILL.

HERE IS REPORTER DARRELL FORGES , ON THE LATEST FINDINGS.

>> Reporter: IN THIS CALIFORNIA OIL PIPELINE, THE TEAR HAS CAUSED WHAT IS BEING CALLED A MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER.

OFFICIALS SAY UP TO 144,000 GALLONS OF CRUDE OIL SPEWED FROM THIS LINE INTO THE PACIFIC OCEAN.

>> THE PIPELINE HAS ESSENTIALLY BEEN PULLED BY THE BOWSTRING, AT ITS WIDEST POINT, IT IS 105 FEET AWAY FROM WHERE I WAS, SO IT IS KIND OF ALMOST A SEMI CIRCLE.

>> Reporter: A PRELIMINARY REPORT INDICATES THAT THE PARTIAL TEAR COULD'VE BEEN CAUSED BY AN ANCHOR, A GERMAN SHIP THAT COULD HAVE PLAYED A ROLE IN THE SPILL.

THE COMPANY THAT RUNS THE CARGO SHIP DENIED THAT THEY PASSED OVER THE PIPELINE, SAYING THAT THEY ARE FULLY COOPERATING WITH AUTHORITIES.

>> WE ARE GOING TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF WHAT HAPPENED.

>> Reporter: MEANWHILE, THE CLEANUP CONTINUES.

>> THERE ARE PEOPLE IN SUITS AND GLOVES, THERE PICKING UP OIL, WHAT WE CALL TARBALLS, PACKAGING THAT UP SO THAT IT CAN BE DISPOSED OF AS HAZARDOUS MATERIAL.

>> Reporter: UNIFIED COMMAND REPORT SOME 144,000 GALLONS OF OIL HAVE BEEN RECOVERED SO FAR.

THE BEACHES IN THE AREA REMAIN CLOSED, IMPACTING SOME BUSINESSES THAT WANT THIS TO END SOON.

>> IT IS VERY QUIET, PEOPLE ARE KIND OF TRYING TO STAY AWAY FROM THE BEACH WITH NO OTHER PLANS.

YES, IT IS A DISASTER.

BUT SO FAR, CLOSING THE BEACH IS A LITTLE TOO MUCH.

>> Reporter: DARRELL FOR JUST, KPBS NEWS.

>>> COMING UP ON THE EVENING EDITION, WHY FISHERMEN SAY THAT THE TIMING COULD NOT BE WORSE.

>>>, VACCINATIONS FOR CHILDREN CAN BE UNDERWAY SOON, DRUG MAKER PFIZER IS OFFICIALLY REQUESTING FDA EMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATION FOR ITS VACCINATION FOR KIDS AGE 5 TO 11, PFIZER SAID IN CLINICAL TRIALS OF 20,000 CHILDREN, THERE WERE ROBUST ANTIBODY RESPONSES AND THE VACCINE PROVED TO BE SAY.

THE DOSES WILL BE SMALLER THAN FOR ADULTS, BUT THE VACCINE IS EXACTLY THE SAME.

DR. MARK SAWYER WITH CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL SAID GETTING KIDS VACCINATED SHOULD HELP CURTAIL OUTBREAKS IN SCHOOLS.

>> THIS IS A HUGE STEP, WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR MONTHS NOW, THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS HAS BEEN ENCOURAGING THE FDA TO QUICKLY ACT ONCE THE DATA WAS SUBMITTED.

NOW WE ARE THERE.

>> TRIALS ARE UNDERWAY FOR YOUNGER CHILDREN, TOO.

AN FDA ADVISORY PANEL IS SET TO REVIEW IT AT THE END OF THE MONTH.

IF APPROVED, IT WILL HEAD TO THE CDC, SHOTS COULD START GOING INTO THE ARMS OF KIDS 5 TO 11 AS EARLY AS NEXT MONTH.

>>> THIS WEEK THE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BEGAN ACCEPTING APPLICANTS FOR THE SCHOOL CHOICE PROGRAM, PARENTS ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTY HAVE A SIX-WEEK WINDOW TO APPLY TO HAVE THEIR CHILD ENROLLED IN THE DISTRICT SCHOOL OF THEIR CHOICE.

KPBS EDUCATION REPORTER MG PEREZ SAID THERE ARE MANY MORE APPLICATIONS THAN USUAL THAT FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.

>> THE NUMBER THAT YOU ARE PULLING IS THE SAME NUMBER THAT WE HAVE.

>> Reporter: THIS IS INFORMATION CENTRAL, FOR QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS AND EVEN CONFUSION FROM PARENTS WHO WANT TO MAKE THE CHOICE OF WHERE THEIR PARENTS, WHERE THEIR CHILDREN WILL ATTEND SCHOOL STARTING NEXT FALL.

>> THERE ARE JUST A LITTLE BIT LOST AND THEY ARE NEW TO THE DISTRICT SINCE WE ARE, YOU KNOW, OVERLY LARGE SCHOOL DISTRICT, THEY DO NOT KNOW WHERE THE BOUNDARIES ARE.

>> Reporter: CARLOS GARCIA IS ONE OF MANY SAN DIEGO ENROLLMENT SPECIALISTS.

HERE AT THE FAMILY WELCOMING ENROLLMENT CENTER AT UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HE IS ALSO A PARENT WHO APPLIED TO HAVE HIS 9-YEAR- OLD DAUGHTER ACCEPTED IN THE DISTRICT'S LANGUAGE ACADEMY, EVEN THOUGH THEY LIVE IN EL CAJON, SHE IS NOW A FOURTH GRADE STUDENT LEARNING SPANISH WHO HAS BEEN AT THE ACADEMY SINCE KINDERGARTEN.

>> AT 9 YEARS OLD.

>> Reporter: STUDENT CHOICE APPLICATIONS HAVE ALREADY DOUBLED SINCE LAST YEAR.

IN THE NEXT SIX WEEKS, THE SURGE IS EXPECTED TO TOTAL MORE THAN 10,000 STUDENTS WITH HOPES OF TRANSFERRING FROM THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL TO A SCHOOL WITH SPECIALIZED CURRICULUM.

>> CHOICE MEANS I CAN LOOK AT MY NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL.

MAYBE IT WILL MEET MY NEEDS, MAYBE IT WILL NOT.

>> Reporter: SHE IS THE DISTRICT SUPPORT OFFICER, OVERSEEING ALL OF THE CHOICE APPLICATIONS.

SHE EXPECTS A 20% INCREASE IN APPLICATIONS THIS YEAR, BECAUSE PARENTS ARE MUCH MORE INVESTED IN THEIR CHILD'S EDUCATION AS THE COVID PANDEMIC PROCEED.

>> IT IS REALLY ABOUT MIXING SOCIOECONOMIC GROUPS AND HAVING POPULATIONS AT SCHOOL SITES THAT ARE REFLECTED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

>> Reporter: SCHOOL CHOICE IN ENROLLMENT IS DETERMINED BY AN ELECTRONIC LOTTERY SYSTEM, THAT WILL HAPPEN SOMETIME IN FEBRUARY.

AND IN PARENTS ARE NOTIFIED BY EMAIL IN MARCH.

MEANWHILE, THE PUSH FOR PRIORITY ENROLLMENT CONTINUES UNTIL NOVEMBER 15.

YVONNE TORRES MOVED HER SON AND DAUGHTER FROM HOME SCHOOLS TO CHOICE SCHOOLS IN POINT LOMA.

SHE SAID THAT COVID TAUGHT HER TO RECOGNIZE AND ADAPT TO HER CHILDREN NEEDS.

>> BOTH OF THEM DID WELL ONLINE, BUT WHEN IT WAS TIME TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL, I SENT ONE, I DID NOT SEND THE OTHER.

REALLY, IT WAS JUST RECOGNIZING THEIR NEEDS.

ACADEMICALLY, TO LEARN.

TO SOCIALIZE.

>> Reporter: THAT IS ANOTHER LESSON THAT PARENTS HAVE LEARNED, TOO.

MG PEREZ, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THOSE SEEKING JOBS WITH THE COUNTY WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE PROOF OF VACCINATION AGAINST COVID-19.

SUPERVISORS VOTED 3-2 ON THE MEASURE.

THE SAFETY ASPECTS, WHILE THOSE QUESTION THE ABILITY TO HIRE THE BEST PEOPLE BECAUSE OF THEIR REQUIREMENTS.

>> I THINK WILL HELP US, I THINK WILL SEND A MESSAGE THAT SAYS WE ARE A PLACE THAT VALUES TRUSTING THE DOCTOR, GIVING THAT EVERY, 96% OF ELIGIBLE SAN DIEGO AND HAVE GOTTEN THE VACCINE, THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO WANT A GOOD JOB WITH PURPOSE AND MEETING AND WANT TO WORK IN THE STATE ENVIRONMENT.

>> WE ALWAYS WANT TO GET, YOU KNOW, THE BEST, MOST TALENTED PEOPLE THAT WE CAN GET.

AND I DON'T WANT A VACCINE HOLDING THAT UP, SO, I DO THINK THAT IT COULD LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE AND THE TYPE OF PEOPLE THAT WE COULD HIRE.

>> THE SUPERVISORS VOTED AGAINST THE REQUIREMENT, WHICH COULD BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

>>> FRIENDSHIP PARK, WHICH HAS LONG SERVED AS A BINATIONAL MEETING PLACE ALONG THE U.S. NATIONAL, U.S./MEXICO BORDER HAS BEEN CLOSED BY BORDER PATROL.

KPBS REPORTER HAS MORE.

>> WE NEED TO REOPEN FRIENDSHIP PARK.

IT IS MORE THAN A PASTIME, IT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY TO OPEN.

>> JOINING FRIENDS OUTSIDE OF THE BORDER PATROL HEADQUARTERS IN CHULA VISTA ON THURSDAY.

VARGAS DROPPED OFF A LETTER TO BORDER PATROL, DEMANDING THE REOPENING OF FRIENDSHIP PARK, WHICH HAS BEEN CLOSED AT 600 DAYS.

>> YOU CANNOT SAY THAT IT IS BECAUSE OF COVID-19.

YOU CANNOT SAY THAT ANY LONGER, THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS THAT IT SHOULD BE OPEN.

IT SHOULD BE OPEN TODAY.

>> Reporter: FRIENDS OF FRIENDSHIP PARK SAYS THAT BORDER PATROL HAS ALREADY STATED THAT A LACK OF BORDER PATROL TO SECURE THE AREA WAS THE REASON FOR THE CONTINUED CLOSURE, FOR 50 YEARS, FRIENDSHIP PARK HAS SERVED AS A MEETING PLACE WERE LOVED ONES CAN YOU REUNITE.

IT IS THE ONLY SAFELY DESIGNATED CROSS-BORDER CONTACT ALONG THE U.S./MEXICO BORDER.

ALSO A FRIEND OF THE PARK, AND SAID THAT FAMILIES ARE THE ONES WHO ARE SUFFERING.

>> I REALLY FEEL LIKE THE ASPECT OF FRIENDSHIP AND FAMILY CONNECTIONS IS MISSING OR HAS BEEN MISSING FOR OVER 600 DAYS NOW.

>> Reporter: SHE THEN CALLED HER MOM TO TELL HER SHE WAS AT BORDER PATROL HEADQUARTERS TO ASK THEM TO REOPEN FRIENDSHIP PARK.

THE PARK IS THE ONLY WAY THAT LOPEZ CAN SEE HER PARENTS, WHO KNOW, THEY NOW LIVE IN JALISCO.

>> MY PARENTS WENT BACK TO MEXICO, LIKE 10 YEARS AGO, MY GRANDMOTHER GOT SICK.

SO THEY WENT BACK, AND THERE IS NO WAY THAT THEY CAN COME BACK, SINCE THEY DON'T HAVE ANY LEGAL DOCUMENTS.

>> Reporter: THROUGH THE BORDER FENCE AT THE PARK, LOPEZ'S PARENTS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEE THEIR GRANDCHILDREN GROW UP.

SHE REMEMBERS THE FIRST TIME THAT SHE REUNITED WITH HER PARENTS AT THE PARK IN 2015.

SHE WAS PREGNANT WITH HER YOUNGEST SON.

LOPEZ SAID HER MOM IS OLDER NOW AND HER HEALTH IS DECLINING.

SHE DOES NOT KNOW HOW MANY MORE TIMES HER MOM WILL BE ABLE TO TRAVEL TO MEET HER AT THE PARK.

>> Reporter: HAS IT EVER CAUSED CROSSED YOUR MIND WHY YOU HAVE NOT SEEN YOUR MAMA GET IN PERSON?

>> YES.

AND IT IS HARD.

BECAUSE I MEAN, I WANT TO SEE HER.

BUT I AM ALSO TALKING ABOUT MY KIDS.

>> Reporter: LOPEZ IS A DACA APPLICANT, AND THOUSANDS LIKE HER CALL FRIENDS OF FRIENDSHIP PARK EVERY DAY WITH THE SAME CONCERNS.

MATT WANTED TO KNOW, WHEN IS THE PARK OPEN, IF THE PARK IS OPEN, THEY TRAVEL FROM THOUSANDS OF MILES ON EACH SIDE OF THE BORDER, JUST AS EACH OTHER AT FRIENDSHIP PARK.

>> Reporter: WE REACHED OUT TO BORDER PATROL FOR A TIME FRAME ON WHEN THE PARK WOULD BE OPEN BUT WE HAVE NOT HEARD BACK.

ALEXANDRA RANGEL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE GROUNDING OF NINE SERVICEMEMBERS OFF THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA LAST YEAR, NEW INVESTIGATION CLAIMS THAT THE SENIOR COMMANDERS WHO WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TROOPS COULD NOT KEEP UP WITH MOUNTING PRESSURE CAUSED BY SEVERAL THINGS, INCLUDING THE PANDEMIC, THE POSSIBILITY OF WAR WITH IRAN, AS WELL AS THE SOUTHERN BORDER.

IN INTERVIEWS, SENIOR OFFICIALS SAID THAT THE CONDITIONS WERE SECOND ONLY TO THAT ARE COMBAT EXPERIENCE.

THE REPORT DOES NOT EXCUSE THE MARINE CORPS OFFICIALS BUT RATHER PAINTS A PORTRAIT OF OTHER CONTRACTING ISSUES.

THE 20 THE SINKING OF THE ASSAULT LEGAL HAPPENED AT THE END OF JULY, 2020, DURING PRE- DEPLOYMENT TRAINING.

>>> THE OIL SPILL OFF THE COAST OF ORANGE COUNTY HAS PROMPTED THE CLOSING OF A NUMBER OF FISHERIES.

JEFF WIN LOOKS AT THE IMPACT ON COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN.

>> Reporter: TODAY, THIS COMMERCIAL FISHING CREW PULLED ITS LOBSTER TRAPS OUT OF THE WATER, ALL FISHERIES BETWEEN DATA BEACH, BECAUSE OF THE ORANGE COUNTY OIL SPILL.

>> IT IS POINTLESS TO EVEN TURN YOUR BOAT ON RIGHT NOW.

>> Reporter: COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN LIKE SETH DuBOIS ARE IN NEWPORT BEACH HARBOR, WHERE IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE FIRST DAY OF LOBSTER SEASON.

>> THE WORST TIME POSSIBLE.

YEAH, IT AFFECTED PRETTY HEAVILY.

>> Reporter: JOSH HERNANDEZ STARTED FISHING A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO HIS FUTURE IS TIED UP IN SO MUCH MORE DURING THIS CRUCIAL TIME.

>> WELL I GOT $1000 ABATE, I PUT $10,000 IN THE BOAT IN THE BOAT.

I HAVE A 2-YEAR-OLD AT HOME.

>> Reporter: THE OWNER IS LEAVING HIS BOAT AND GOING TO OREGON FOR NOW, HE IS CONCERNED ABOUT A FUTURE THAT MAY INCLUDE THE STIGMA OF TAINTED SEAFOOD.

>> NO ONE KNOWS RIGHT NOW, THERE HAS GOT TO BE TESTING OF THE LOBSTERS, AND IT IS GOING TO BE A LONG PROCESS.

>> Reporter: IN THE MEANTIME, JOSH DuBOIS SAID THE CLOSURE IS ALREADY AFFECTING HIS BOTTOM LINE.

>> YOU ARE LOOKING AT THOUSANDS, THOUSANDS, TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, FOR SURE, A LOT OF THESE GUYS HAVE BIGGER PERMITS AND BIGGER RESPONSIBILITIES.

>>> QUITE A DIFFERENCE THIS ONSHORE FLOW HAS MADE OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS.

CERTAINLY DEALING WITH IT TONIGHT, IN FACT, FEW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW.

WE ARE LOOKING AT A QUIETER WEEKEND, BUT A BIG PATTERN CHANGE INTO NEXT WEEK FOR THE ENTIRE WESTERN U.S., SO HERE IT IS.

RIGHT NOW, YOU CAN SEE THAT ONSHORE FLOW, EVEN LEADING TO MAYBE A FEW SPRINKLES A COUPLE OF AREAS, WE ARE NOT FINISHED WITH THAT, AGAIN, IT IS GOING TO CONTINUE AS WE HEAD INTO TONIGHT, AS WE SEE, A LOT OF THIS MOIST YOU'RE STREAMING AND ON TO YOU TOMORROW MORNING, WE WAKE UP TO A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM OR TWO.

TONIGHT, THE FORECAST IS LOOKING CLOUDY.

EVEN IN A FEW LOCATIONS WITH A CHANCE FOR A FEW SHOWERS OUT THERE, YOU MAY HAVE TO& IS IT THE 7 FOR SAN DIEGO AS WELL, AND RAMONA COMING IN AT 55.

VENTURING INTO HER TIME HERE, YOU CAN SEE THE CLOUDS AROUND HERE, AS WE HEAD THROUGH TONIGHT AND MAYBE EVEN A STRAY SHOWER OR TWO, IT DOES DEPICT A BETTER CHANCE NORTH, YOU CAN SEE WHAT IT DOES CREEP OUT RIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING.

SO, TOMORROW WE ARE STILL TALKING ABOUT THE CHANCE FOR WET WEATHER, BUT HERE IS THE THING, IT IS NOT GOING TO BE AN ALL-DAY EVENT, WE WILL HAVE THAT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS THIS TROTH WE ARE KEEPING INTO THE SOUTHWEST.

WE HAVE A FEW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, 74 IN SAN DIEGO, THE HIGH.

INTO BORREGO SPRINGS, WE COULD GO UP TO 77 FOR THE HIGH.

FUTURECAST THE PICS CLOUDS OUT THERE, BUT BY 1:00, YOU ARE LOOKING BRIGHTER, AND WE TALKED ABOUT A QUIET AFTERNOON AND, SO THE RAIN CHANCE, PREDOMINATELY IN THE MORNING AS WE HEAD THROUGH TOMORROW AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

A NEW STORM SYSTEM, DIVING INTO THE WEST, WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT SOME VERY DUSTY GUSTY WINDS.

WATCHING OUT FOR SOME OF THOSE SHOWERS AS WE HEAD INTO THE NIGHT, TOMORROW MORNING, AND LOOKING QUITE ARE FOR THE WEEKEND, WITH MORE SUNSHINE FOR THE COAST, AND TEMPERATURES INTO THE MID--70, IN OUR INLAND LOCATION, WE WILL BE CLIMBING UP TO THE LOWER-80S.

A MILDER END TO THE WEEKEND, AS OPPOSED TO WHERE WE STARTED, AGAIN, LOOKING A LITTLE WET THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING, IN MANY LOCATIONS, INCLUDING OUR MOUNTAIN LOCATION, RAIN, DRIZZLE, TEMPERATURES, STAYING THROUGH THE 50s, FOR THE DESERT LOCATIONS, WE ARE GOING TO SEE A COOLER TREND IN THE NEXT WEEK WITH A NEW SYSTEM COMING THROUGH.

BUT UNTIL THEN, WATCHING OUT FOR SOME OF THAT WET WEATHER.

FOR KPBS, I AM A ACTING METEOROLOGIST.

>>> FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT AS A WHISTLEBLOWER CONTINUES TO RAISE ALLEGATIONS THAT THEY ARE HARMFUL, MIRRORED OUT MORE NOW FROM REPORTER CLARE SEBASTIAN.

>> IT IS JUST LIKE CIGARETTES.

>> Reporter: WHISTLEBLOWER FRANCIS SAID SHE HAS SEEN HOW THE TEENAGE BRAIN CAN BE LED DOWN A NEGATIVE SPIRAL.

>> I USED INSTAGRAM AND I CANNOT STOP.

>> YOU CAN HIT SOMETHING REALLY EXCITING, OR YOU COULD CONNECT WITH SOMEONE IN A REALLY POSITIVE WAY THAT FEELS GREAT, THESE THINGS DO NOT HAPPEN OFTEN, BUT THEY COULD HAPPEN AT ANY MOMENT.

AND THIS IS NOT UNLIKE A GAMBLER WHO IS PLAYING A SLOT MACHINE AND KEEPS PLAYING OVER AND OVER, BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THAT NEXT POLL IS GOING TO HIT THE JACKPOT.

>> Reporter: STUDIES HAVE SEEN THE PART OF THE BRAIN THAT CONTROLS JUDGMENT IS STILL DEVELOPING IN TEENAGERS.

>> I WANT TO UNDERSTAND THE SCIENCE BEHIND TEEN'S EMOTIONAL LIFE.

>> Reporter: THAT CAN MAKE IT HARDER FOR THEM TO STOP DOING SOMETHING, EVEN IF IT IS UPSETTING.

>> THEY WILL HAVE MICRO EMOTIONS ARE POSITIVE, LIKE, GET ATTENTION.

AND MICRO EMOTIONS THAT ARE NEGATIVE.

OH, I FEEL JEALOUS ABOUT THAT PERSON.

THE REAL CONCERN THAT WE HAVE AS A SOCIETY, IT IS THE TEEN BRAIN, PRIMED TO MORE LIKELY GET ABSORBED BY THAT NEGATIVE FEELING.

>> Reporter: IT IS NOT JUST THE TYPE OF CONTENT THEY CAN AFFECT THE TEENAGE BRAIN, THE AMOUNT OF TIME JUST SPENT SCROLLING.

>> ADOLESCENCE IS A TIME WHEN THE BRAIN HAS NOT FINISHED DEVELOPING, RIGHT?

IT IS NOT ROAMING, IT IS ACTUALLY'S DRINKING, BUT IT BECOMES MORE EFFICIENT.

>> Reporter: DR. PAUL SAID THAT IS SOCIAL MEDIA DISPLACES OTHER ACTIVITIES, THAT CAN LEAVE A PERMANENT MARK.

>> A YOUNG PERSON IS NOT ENGAGING IN CERTAIN ACTIVITIES SUFFICIENTLY, WHETHER THEY BE, FOR EXAMPLE, SOCIAL ACTIVITIES OR DEVELOPING MUSICAL TALENT, OR READING, THESE PARTS OF THE BRAIN, THEY TEND TO WITHER, AND THEY ARE DESTROYED SO THAT THEY COULD NEVER REALLY BE REDEEMED.

>> THEY SAY, JUST TAKE YOUR KID'S PHONE AWAY, THE REALITY IS A LOT MORE COMPLICATED THAN THAT.

>> Reporter: QUITTING SOCIAL MEDIA IN THE DIGITAL WORLD IS NOT ALWAYS REALISTIC.

EXPERTS SAY THERE ISN'T ENOUGH TO GO AROUND.

>> I THINK THAT SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES COULD VERY REALISTICALLY PUT SAFEGUARDS IN PLACE THAT ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO TAKE BREAKS FROM SOCIAL MEDIA.

>> TEENS TELL ME, OVER AND OVER, THAT YOU FEEL BETTER WHEN THEY HAVE SIGNIFICANT BOUTS OF TIME OFF SOCIAL MEDIA.

>>> A NEW NATIONAL SURVEY INDICATES PEOPLE HAVE SENIOR INCOME, REBOUND, BUT ALSO CONFIDENCE TO SPEND IT.

AS DAVID LOUIS REPORT, THAT HAS RETAILERS FEELING OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE UPCOMING HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON.

>> Reporter: RETAILERS AND SHOPPERS APPEAR TO BE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE FAST- APPROACHING HOLIDAY SHOPPING SYSTEM.

WHY?

THE TACT AND CONSULTING FIRM K PG SAID THAT CICHY PERCENT OF A NEW SURVEY SAID THAT HER INCOME HAS RETURNED OR EXCEEDED PRE- PANDEMIC WINDOWS.

IN NEARLY ONE IN THREE PLANTS A SHOP ON BLACK FRIDAY, THAT IS TWICE AS MANY AS LAST YEAR.

>> WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE SAYING THAT BLACK FRIDAY IS A SPORT AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING INTO STORES ON BLACK FRIDAY TO DO SOME SHOPPING AND TAKE HIM SOME PRODUCT WITH ME ON THAT DAY.

>> Reporter: ONLINE SHOPPING WILL REMAIN STRONG, LINGERING IMPACT OF SAFETY CONCERNS DURING THE PANDEMIC.

CONSUMERS WILL, HOWEVER, HAVE TO PREPARE FOR SHORTAGES ONLINE AND IN STORES DUE TO SUPPLY- CHAIN ISSUES, FOR THAT REASON, ABOUT SIX IN 10 SURVEYED PLAN TO START THEIR HOLIDAY SHOPPING THIS MONTH.

>> WHAT WOULD NORMALLY TAKE A COUPLE OF WEEKS TO GET, OR EVEN A WEEK, HAS NOW STRETCHED OUT TO ABOUT A MONTH OR SO.

>> Reporter: MICHELLE JOHNSON MANAGES MARIONETTE CHOCOLATE, MANY SHOPS LIKE THIS ARE EXPECTING TO SEE A REBOUND FROM THE PANDEMIC DOWNTURN AS VACCINATION RATES RAISE CONFIDENCE IN HOLIDAY SOCIALIZING.

>> PEOPLE ARE SAYING THAT ARE GOING TO BUY MORE GIFTS FOR COWORKERS, WHAT THAT MEANS IS THEY ARE GOING TO SPEND MORE MONEY.

>> Reporter: CONSUMER SPENDING IS PREDICTED TO INCREASE 7% WITH HARDWARE, TRAVEL, JEWELRY, AND GAMES LEADING THE WAY.

THE BIGGEST CHANGE WOULD BE IN EXTENDING COURTESY WHEN SHOPS GET CROWDED.

>> WE WILL WAIT AT THE DOOR, WE HAVE A SMALL LITTLE DOOR, THEY WILL WAIT AT THE DOOR, AND LET THAT OTHER CUSTOMER TAKE CARE OF THEIR NEEDS.

>>> EVERY SAN DIEGO AND DESERVES ACCESS TO A QUALITY PART.

THAT IS THE MESSAGE FROM CITY LEADERS IN THEIR EFFORTS TO PROVIDE MORE EQUITABLE AND ACCESSIBLE PARTS.

TODAY, THE RIBBON WAS CUT ON A NEW AND IMPROVED J STREET MINI PARK IN STOCKTON NEIGHBORHOOD.

THE PARK GOT A $1.5 MILLION UPGRADE, WHICH INCLUDES LANDSCAPING, IRRIGATION, SAFETY FEATURES, AND PLAY STRUCTURES.

A MOM WHO JUST BOUGHT AN HOME IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD SAID SHE IS EXCITED TO HAVE A PLACE TO BRING HER LITTLE GIRL TO PLAY.

>> WE NEED IT.

WE NEED A LITTLE REVIVAL, THIS IS A GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD, THERE ARE GREAT PEOPLE, AND, YOU KNOW, HARD-WORKING PEOPLE, AND THE KIDS HERE DESERVE THE SAME THINGS AS OTHER PLACES.

AND IT IS TERRIFIC.

>> THIS PARK IS REPRESENTATIVE OF MY VISION FOR OUR CITY'S HEART SYSTEM.

I WILL SAY IT AGAIN.

ALL SAN DIEGO AND RESIDENTS SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO QUALITY PARKS, REGARDLESS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT THEY LIVE IN.

>> THE PROJECT WAS FUNDED BY THE COMMITTEE DEVELOPMENT LOCK GRANT AS WELL AS THE SOUTHEASTERN SAN DIEGO AND EASTERN COMMUNITY PROBLEMS AND THE ADCO PROGRAM FOR.

IT IS PART OF THE INITIATIVE THAT PUTS A PRIORITY ON PARTS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.

>>> I AM JUDY WOODRUFF, TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, SENATE LEADERS STRIKE A DEAL TO RAZE THIS FEDERAL DEBT CEILING, AVOIDING A FINANCIAL CRISIS, FOR NOW.

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

>>> IT IS A QUICK RECAP OF OUR TOP STORY TODAY.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY HAS ACTIVATED EMERGENCY OPERATIONS IN RESPONSE TO THE OIL SPILL NEAR HUNTINGTON BEACH.

OFFICIALS SAY TARBALLS HAVE BEEN FOUND ALONG THE SHORE AT CARLSBAD AND AT OCEANSIDE, THAT ARE WORKING TO SEE IF THEY ARE LINKED TO THE SPILL, EFFORTS ARE UNDERWAY TO PROTECT COASTAL WATERS AND INFRASTRUCTURE, NO CLOSURES, NO CLOSURES HAVE BEEN ORDERED, OFFICIALS SAY THERE IS NO THREAT TO PUBLIC HEALTH.

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