>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR, RESTORATION, FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY , AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> IT HAS BEEN AROUND FOR MORE THAN 150 YEARS.

IF BALBOA PARK IS TO LAST ANOTHER 150 YEARS, A LOT OF EXPENSIVE WORK NEEDS TO BE DONE.

JOHN CARROLL REVEALS A NEW REPORT THAT SAID THE PARK NEEDS HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO SAFEGUARD ITS FUTURE.

>> Reporter: BALBOA PARK IS KNOWN AS THE CROWN JEWEL OF SAN DIEGO FOR GOOD REASON.

A NEW REPORT SAYS THE JEWEL IS LOSING ITS LUSTER.

THAT REPORT FROM THE BURNHAM CENTER HAS SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR HOW TO PRESERVE IT.

>> WE NEED TO CREATE GOOD IDEAS, CULTIVATE GOOD IDEAS, AND FOLLOW THROUGH ON THEM.

>> Reporter: THEY TOOK REPORTS AND SYNTHESIZE THEM ADDING THEIR OWN IDEAS ON HOW TO MAKE IT SUSTAINABLE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

THE IDEAS COME WITH A HEFTY PRICE TAG.

NEARLY HALF $1 BILLION IS NEEDED.

A BIG COMPONENT OF THE REPORT IS HOW BALBOA PARK SHOULD BE MANAGED.

>> THE SYSTEMS ARE DECADES-OLD.

THE COMMUNITY IS DIFFERENT, THE PARK IS DIFFERENT, THE NEEDS ARE DIFFERENT, THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS AGING.

WHAT WE BUILT DECADES AGO TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY AND MAINTAIN THE PARK, WE HAVE JUST OUTGROWN IT.

>> Reporter: WALKING AROUND BALBOA PARK IT IS UNDERSTANDABLE TO WONDER WHAT NEEDS THAT MUCH MONEY FOR FIXING.

THE LIST IS FAIRLY LONG.

THE REPORT LISTS SEVEN PRIORITIES, INCLUDING A REVENUE MEASURE FOR DEFERRED MAINTENANCE, COMMITMENTS TO DO BIG-TIME FUNDRAISING CREATING A PROPERTY AND BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, AND A CABINET LEVEL DEPARTMENT WITHIN THE CITY TO OVERSEE THE PARK.

SOME LONG OVERDUE WORK IS UNDERWAY NOW.

FOR INSTANCE, THE BOTANICAL BUILDING IS GETTING A COMPLETE MAKEOVER.

OTHER BIG CHALLENGES REMAIN.

NEW DRAINAGE SYSTEMS ARE NEEDED AND BATHROOMS, THERE NEED TO BE MORE OF THEM.

THE EXISTING ONES NEED UPDATING.

THERE'S SO MUCH TO DO.

>> IT IS TOO IMPORTANT TO FAIL.

WE HAVE TO COME TOGETHER AND FIND SOLUTIONS AND MAKE THEM HAPPEN.

>> Reporter: THIS MAKES THE VISION CLEAR.

COMMUNITY WORKING TO BE SURE THAT THE JEWEL OF SAN DIEGO STAYS AT THE TOP OF THE PACK.

>>> ABOUT FOUR AND 10 SMALL BUSINESSES WERE VICTIMS OF CYBER ATTACKS LAST YEAR CAUSING BILLIONS IN DAMAGE.

ALEXANDER TAKES A LOOK AT THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO'S NEWLY LAUNCHED CYBER LAB THAT SEEKS TO HELP SMALL BUSINESSES AND PUBLIC AGENCIES WARD OFF CYBER ATTACKS.

>> WE ARE TRYING TO CENTRALIZE THINGS HERE SO THEY CAN ACCESS THESE TOOLS AND GET HANDS-ON WITH THEM TO SEE IF IT REALLY DOES FIT THE PURPOSES OF THEIR ORGANIZATION.

>> Reporter: THERE SHOWING OFF SOME OF THE TOOLS AVAILABLE AT THE CYBER LAB, THE CITY GOT NEARLY $1 MILLION FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY TO SET UP THE RESOURCE FOR THE REGION TO COMBAT CYBERCRIME.

>> IF CYBERCRIME WAS ITS OWN ECONOMY IT WOULD BE THE THIRD LARGEST ECONOMY AFTER THE U.S. AND CHINA.

>> Reporter: THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER SAID IT IS A HUGE PROBLEM, NOT ONLY FOR GOVERNMENT AGENCIES BUT ALSO FOR SMALL BUSINESSES.

THAT IS WHY THE CYBER LAB IS HERE TO SHARE RESOURCES AND SPOT FORMER ABILITIES.

>> THE BAD GUYS ARE REALLY GOOD AT SHARING THE INFORMATION WHEN THEY FIND OUT THERE'S A VULNERABILITY.

WE NEED TO BE REALLY GOOD AT SHARING THE THREATS WE ARE SEEING AND WHAT WE ARE DOING THAT IS SUCCESSFUL IN PREVENTING THE THREATS.

>> Reporter: THIS IS THE RESOURCE THAT SHE WISHED WAS AVAILABLE LAST YEAR.

CYBER THIEVES STOLE NEARLY $28,000 THROUGH A VULNERABILITY IN HIS BUILDING SYSTEM.

>> IT WAS MY FIRST YEAR IN BUSINESS.

I AM LUCKY THAT IT DID NOT BEAR AMY COMPLETELY.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL CYBER SECURITY ALLIANCE, 60% OF SMALL BUSINESSES FOLD WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF A CYBER ATTACK.

THE ATTACK ALSO EFFECTED HIM EMOTIONALLY.

>> IT HAS BEEN A GRIND TO JUST GET BACK ON TRACK.

>> Reporter: THIS IS ONE OF THE RESOURCES THE COMMUNITY SAYS THEY WANTED IN A SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE CITY.

>> THE AMOUNT OF INTEREST WE HAVE SEEN IS KIND OF OVERWHELMING.

WE ARE EXCITED AND HAPPY ABOUT THAT.

>> FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE, VISIT THE URL ON YOUR SCREEN, SAN DIEGO.GOV.

>>> THERE ARE NEW SECURITY QUESTIONS ABOUT ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST POPULAR SOCIAL MEDIA APPS.

MY THE FBI IS RENEWING CONCERNS LATER IN THE NEWSCAST.

>>> THE MASS SHOOTING THAT TARGETED AND LGBTQ NIGHTCLUB IN COLORADO IS OFFICIALLY A HATE CRIMES CASE.

THE DISTINCTION WAS APPLIED IN COURT TODAY AS THE ACCUSED SHOOTER MADE ANOTHER APPEARANCE.

HE IS ACCUSED OF KILLING FIVE PEOPLE AND INJURING 17 OTHERS.

EXECUTORS HAVE LISTED MORE THAN 300 CRIMINAL COUNTS AGAINST HIM .

HE HAS YET TO ENTER A PLEA.

>>> THE SAN DIEGO MAYOR IS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

THIS WEEK.

HE IS TOUCHING ON HOUSING, IMMIGRATION, AND FENTANYL.

>> Reporter: THE NATIONAL HOUSING CONFERENCE BROUGHT TOGETHER PROFESSIONALS, POLICYMAKERS, RESEARCHERS AND ADVOCATES TO DISCUSS SOLUTIONS TO POLICY CHALLENGES.

HE TALKED ABOUT WHAT SAN DIEGO IS DOING TO BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND DEAL WITH THE HOMELESSNESS CRISIS.

>> WE HAVE ADVANCED HOUSING REFORMS TO TRY TO ADDRESS BOTH OF THOSE NEEDS.

MORE HOUSING FOR LOW INCOME AND MIDDLE INCOME PEOPLE.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM AS WELL AS SOME OF THE INNOVATIONS, WHAT YOU CANDY CAN SEE IS THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING INCREASES.

>> Reporter: IT WAS JUST PART OF HIS DC AGENDA.

HE MET WITH THE HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY TO DISCUSS THE MIGRATION CHALLENGES AT THE MEXICAN BORDER INCLUDING THE LIFTING OF TITLE 42.

>> WE HAVE THE RESTRICTIONS ANTICIPATED TO BE LIFTED ON THE FIRST.

I WANT TO EXPLAIN THE NEED FOR GREATER COORDINATION BETWEEN HOMELAND SECURITY AND LOCAL CITIES LIKE OURS AND THE NEED FOR MORE RESOURCES.

>> Reporter: HE MET WITH THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICIES REGARDING THE FENTANYL CRISIS.

IT IS HAVING A WIDE REACHING AND DEADLY IMPACT ACROSS THE CITY AND COUNTY.

>> MY CONVERSATION WITH FEDERAL PARTNERS WILL BE VERY CLEAR.

WE WANT TO SEE FENTANYL LISTED AS A SCHEDULE ONE DRUG MAKING IT THE MOST REGULATED FORM OF SUBSTANCES WE HAVE.

CURRENTLY DOES NOT HAVE THAT STATUS.

>> Reporter: HE IS ALSO PUSHING FOR PROSECUTION AGAINST DRUG DEALERS WHO ILLEGALLY SELL FUNCTIONAL.

HE ALSO MET WITH ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS AND CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS.

>>> AS EXPECTED, THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO IS MOVING FORWARD WITH A PROPOSED BAN ON PLASTIC FOAM FOOD WHERE.

BETTER KNOWN AS STYROFOAM, THEY WILL BE PHASED OUT OF STORES, HOTELS, AND RESTAURANTS.

SOME ITEMS LIKE STRAWS WILL STILL BE AVAILABLE BUT UPON REQUEST.

THE ACTION WAS A FORMALITY.

IT WAS THE SECOND MEETING OF THE ORDINANCE AFTER INITIAL APPROVAL LAST MONTH.

ADVOCATES SAY REDUCING STYROFOAM WILL CUT DOWN ON THE POLLUTION THAT ENDS UP IN LOCAL LANDFILLS AND WATERWAYS.

>>> AIR-QUALITY MAY SOON BE IN LOOTING IN BARRIO LOGAN.

WE HAVE AN UPDATE ON THE NOXIOUS SMELL THAT HAS BEEN COMING FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD BIOFUEL PLANT.

>> Reporter: THE SITUATION IS MARKEDLY BETTER SINCE FILTRATION SYSTEM IS ACTIVATED INSIDE THE NEW PLANT.

>> WE ARE VERY THANKFUL THAT IT IS A GOOD DAY.

WE CAN COME OUT ON THE PATIO AND DO OUR PLAN IS.

WE CAN SIT FOR A LITTLE WHILE IN THE SUN.

>> Reporter: THAT WAS NOT POSSIBLE FOR THE LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF A SMELL FROM THE FACTORY ACROSS THE STREET.

THEY INSTALLED A $250,000 FILTRATION SYSTEM THAT IS DESIGNED TO CONTAIN A PUNGENT ODOR COMING FROM THE COOKING OIL PROCESSING FACILITY.

THE COMPANY TURNS THE OIL INTO FIELD BUT THE PROCESS IS SMELLY.

NEIGHBORS HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING FOR MORE THAN A YEAR.

THE COMPANY HAS BEEN WORKING WITH AIR-QUALITY OFFICIALS TO CONTAIN THE OWNER, AND THEY THINK THIS WILL WORK.

>> THERE WILL BE RELIEF FROM WHATEVER SMELL THEY ARE GETTING, AND IT WILL ENABLE THEM TO LIVE THEIR LIVES AS NORMAL.

>> Reporter: NEIGHBORHOOD ADVOCATES ARE CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC THAT THIS WILL KEEP THE SMELL FROM IRRITATING PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE.

>> WE HAVE AN ODOR CONTROL SYSTEM INSTALLED.

IT'S A HUGE STEP FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD BUT OUR WORK HERE IS NOT TIME.

WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO EVALUATE AND MONITOR HOW EFFECTIVE THE SYSTEM IS.

>> Reporter: OFFICIALS WILL MONITOR THE SITUATION AND GATHER EARLY NEXT YEAR TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED.

>>> LOCAL COVID CASES ARE TRENDING UPWARD BUT NOT AT THE LEVEL OF PAST SEARCHES.

THE STATE UPDATED THE TRACKER TODAY PUT IN LOCAL HOSPITALIZATIONS AT 332.

THAT IS 25 MORE THAN THE LAST REPORT.

>>> IT IS LOOKING A LITTLE BIT LIKE 2020 IN CHINA AS HARSH COVID RESTRICTIONS RETURNED TO EVERYDAY LIFE.

WE SEE WHAT DAILY ROUTINES I LIKE IN BEIJING AS MORE PEOPLE START TO PUSH BACK ON THE ZERO COVID POLICY.

>> Reporter: THIS IS THE KIND OF LINE THAT THEY STANDING OUTSIDE IN THE COLD TO GET A COVID TEST.

THE TEST IS REQUIRED TO GET INTO MOST PLACES.

THERE ARE NOT MANY PLACES TO GO.

MUCH OF THE CITY IS STILL CLOSE DOWN.

IT'S ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR TOURIST PLACES IN THE CITY BUT RESTAURANTS ARE CLOSED AND MALLS ARE EMPTY.

THIS McDONALD'S IS STILL OPEN BUT FOR TAKE AWAY ONLY.

EVEN TO GET TAKE AWAY YOU HAVE TO PROVE THAT YOU ARE CLEAR OF COVID.

>> I SCAN THE QR CODE HERE SO IT SAYS I HAVE A GREEN CODE AND A RECENT TEST SO I AM GOOD TO GO.

>> Reporter: THIS DICTATES DAILY LIFE IN CHINA.

GREEN MEANS GOOD TO GO.

RED MEANS MAY HAVE TO ISOLATE OR GO TO A QUARANTINE FACILITY.

THIS ALLOWS CHINA TO TRACK THE MOVEMENTS OF VIRTUALLY ALL 1.4 BILLION PEOPLE.

I HAVE TO SCAN MY CODE TO GET INTO A TAXI, A PUBLIC PARK, A MALL, OR COFFEE SHOP.

EVEN A PUBLIC BATHROOM.

I RAN INTO A GROUP OF PEOPLE ON THE STREET.

THEY HAVE TO DO TEST EVERY SINGLE DAY TO DO THEIR JOB.

THIS WOMAN TELLS ME THE PANDEMIC HAS BEEN HARD ON HER.

I ASKED HER WHY AND SHE SAID IT IS BECAUSE SHE IS AFRAID OF THE VIRUS.

GETTING COVID IN CHINA IS UNLIKE ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD.

YOU AND YOUR CONTACTS GET SENT TO A QUARANTINE CENTER.

IT'S A CONVENTION CENTER THAT HAS BEEN TURNED INTO A MASSIVE FACILITY WITH THOUSANDS OF VETS.

SOME OF THE FACILITIES ARE VERY RUN DOWN AND UNSANITARY.

THAN THE WHOLE BUILDING AND COMMUNITY COULD GO INTO LOCKDOWN.

I SPOKE TO A MAN WHO HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF QUARANTINE SIX TIMES ALREADY JUST THIS YEAR.

HE TELLS ME HIS WHOLE BUILDING OF MORE THAN 200 FAMILIES WENT TO A FACILITY LAST MONTH BECAUSE THEY WERE CONSIDERED A CLOSE CONTACT.

HE SAID HE IS NOT SCARED TO GET COVID BECAUSE OMICRON IS LESS SEVERE AND HIS WHOLE FAMILY HAS BEEN VACCINATED.

I REACHED A FEW PEOPLE THAT HAD JUST BEEN RELEASED FROM IS GOING TEEN CENTER AND ASKED IF THEY HAD TESTED POSITIVE.

THE MAN NODDED AND SAID THEY HAD RECOVERED.

I ASKED HOW MANY DAYS THEY SPENT THEIR.

HE SAID SEVEN DAYS.

UNPRECEDENTED PROTESTS RECENTLY ERUPTED ACROSS CHINA.

THEY ARE CHANTING THAT THEY DO NOT WANT COVID TEST.

THEY WANT FREEDOM.

AUTHORITIES ARE CRACKING DOWN ON PROTESTERS BUT THEY ARE FINALLY SOFTENING THEIR STANCE ON ZERO COVID.

SOME ARE LIFTING LOCKDOWNS AND CHANGING TESTING REQUIREMENTS.

SOME PEOPLE CAN POINTING AT HOME IF THEY HAVE COVID WHICH IS A HUGE DEAL.

THE COUNTRY HAS A READY BUILT A WHOLE INFRASTRUCTURE AROUND ZERO COVID SPENDING ALL OF ITS RESOURCES ON QUARANTINE FACILITIES AND TESTING.

IT'S GOING TO BE A LONG AND SLOW EXIT.

>>> THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY IS ALMOST BACK TO WHERE IT WAS BEFORE THE PANDEMIC.

THE INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION EXPECTS AIRLINES TO EARN A PROFIT IN 2023 EVEN WITH QUESTIONS ABOUT A GLOBAL RECESSION.

NET LOSSES THIS YEAR ARE EXPECTED TO BE CLOSE TO $7 BILLION.

THAT IS LESS THAN THE PREVIOUS FORECAST AND BETTER THAN THE PAST TWO YEARS WHEN COVID CAUSED A STEEP DROP IN TRAVEL.

>>> SHARP EARS CAN HELP YOU KEEP A SHARP MIND.

NEW RESEARCH EXPLORES THE ROLE OF HEARING WHEN IT COMES TO MENTAL DECLINE IN OLD-AGE.

THE JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY PUBLISHED AN ANALYSIS OF SEVERAL STUDIES AND FOUND THAT THOSE WHO WEAR HEARING AIDS HAD A 19% REDUCTION IN LONG-TERM COGNITIVE DECLINE, SHORT-TERM MENTAL FUNCTION AS WELL.

THERE IS ONE SCIENTIST WHO WAS ABLE TO SEE HIMSELF IN HIS RESEARCH.

THOMAS FUDGE HAS THIS STORY ABOUT A BIOLOGIST WHOSE OWN EXPERIENCE HAS GIVEN HIM A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THE SCIENCE AND CULTURE OF DEAFNESS.

>> Reporter: CORY IS A SPECIALIST IN MICROSCOPIC PHOTOGRAPHY.

HE SHOWED ME A HALLWAY NEAR HIS OFFICE THAT IS LINED WITH HIS PHOTOS OF CELLS.

ONE PHOTO SHOWS SO CALLED HAIR CELLS THAT INHABIT THE INNER EAR AND VIBRATE IN RESPONSE TO SOUND, SENDING SIGNALS TO THE AUDITORY NERVES.

PROBLEMS WITH THOSE CELLS CAN CAUSE DEAFNESS.

THAT IS WHAT MANNER CELL BIOLOGISTS STUDY IN THE LAB.

>> YOU CAN IMAGINE THAT WITH JUST A LITTLE MISTAKE, OR A LITTLE ALTERATION IN THE INSTRUCTIONS, ON HOW TO CONSTRUCT THE HAIR.

IT CAN CAUSE IT TO HAVE A DIFFERENT ENOUGH SHAPE THAT IT NO LONGER FUNCTIONS PROPERLY.

>> Reporter: HE HAS BEEN PROFOUNDLY HARD OF HEARING SINCE BIRTH.

HE'S NEVER BEEN ABLE TO HEAR PROPERLY WITHOUT HEARING AIDS.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HIS PARENTS REALIZED WHAT HE WAS TWO YEARS OLD AND STILL CANNOT TALK.

ALTHOUGH HE IS NOT DEAF HE KNOWS WHAT IT'S LIKE.

>> I GO BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE WORLD'S OF DEAF AND HEARING.

WHEN I TURN THE HEARING AIDS OFF IT IS OVER.

I KIND OF KNOW WHAT THAT IS LIKE.

>> Reporter: DEAFNESS AND BEING HARD OF HEARING TAKES MANY FORMS.

WE ALL LOSE HEARING WITH AGE AND LOUD MUSIC AND THE NOISY SOCIETY CAN ALSO DAMAGE HEARING.

HE INHERITED THE GENES FOR PROFOUND CONGENITAL HEARING LOSS.

ONE MAN IN THE LAB LOST HIS HEARING IN ONE EAR.

HE CAN REMEMBER WHEN IT HAPPENED IN COLLEGE.

>> >> I WAS SITTING IN AN EXAM AND I HEARD A VERY LOUD RINGING.

IT TURNED OUT IT WAS COMING FROM MY HEAD.

FROM MY EAR.

IT WAS THE FIRST SYMPTOM THAT I HAD.

>> Reporter: A TUMOR HAD DEVELOPED ON HIS AUDITORY NERVE.

IT WAS SURGICALLY REMOVED, BUT BY THEN HE HAD BASICALLY LOST HEARING IN HIS RIGHT EAR.

HE REMEMBERS TALKING WITH THE SURGEON AFTER THE TUMOR WAS REMOVED.

THE DOCTOR MOVED HIS FINGERS NEXT TO THE DAMAGED YEAR.

>> I THINK AT THE TIME I HAD SOME RESIDUAL HEARING, BUT IT WAS NOT THE SAME ON BOTH SIDES.

WHEN HE DID THAT TEST ICE I COULD HEAR IT A LITTLE BIT.

HE SAID GOOD.

THEN HE WALKED AWAY.

SO, THAT LEFT THIS IMPRESSION ON ME THAT I WAS OKAY.

THE REALITY IS, I WAS NOT FINE.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE NOW WORKING ON A GRANT PROPOSAL TO FUND RESEARCH THAT COULD FIND A WAY TO PREVENT THE GROWTH OR EVEN SHRINK THOSE TUMORS BY IMPLANTING A WORKING COPY OF THE CRUCIAL GENE.

A VIDEO PRODUCED BY THE MAYO CLINIC SHOWS A WOMAN HOLDING HER DEAF BABY WHO HAS HAD A COCHLEAR IMPLANT TURNED ON FOR THE FIRST TIME, ALLOWING HER TO HEAR HER PARENTS' VOICE.

THE BABY SMILES.

MANOR SAID THAT SEEN A SIMILAR VIDEO COST HIM TO BREAK DOWN IN TEARS.

HE SAID SOME REACTIONS TO IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA WERE VERY NEGATIVE INCLUDING ONE THAT CALLED IT CULTURAL GENOCIDE.

THAT IS A COMMON TERM THAT SUGGESTS EFFORT TO CURE DEAFNESS ARE UNDERMINING A COMMUNITY THAT HAS ITS OWN LANGUAGE AND WAYS.

THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION FOR THE DEAF DID NOT RESPOND TO MY EFFORT FOR COMMENT.

HE SAID THE COMMUNITY.

>> FOR MANY OF THEM IT HAS BEEN A LIFESAVER.

MANY DEAF PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW WHETHER DEAF PEOPLE UNTIL THEY BECOME ADULTS AND THEY JOIN IN THAT COMMUNITY.

THEY HAVE THIS WHOLE WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY AND LANGUAGE AND PEOPLE WHO UNDERSTAND THEM.

MANY OF THEM FEEL THAT THIS IDEA OF CURING OR TREATING OR EVEN CALLING THEM DISABLED IS OFFENSIVE.

>> Reporter: HE HAS BECOME CAREFUL TO SAY HE'S NOT TRYING TO CURE DEAFNESS.

HE'S TRYING TO GIVE PEOPLE THE OPTION TO BE ABLE TO HEAR.

BABIES THESE DAYS DO NOT HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THEY ARE TWO YEARS OLD FOR THEIR PARENTS TO REALIZE THEY ARE FUNCTIONALLY DEATH.

>> I PICTURES OF MY DAUGHTERS IN THE HOSPITAL WEARING SPECIAL HEADPHONES THAT CAN MEASURE WHETHER THEIR HEIRS ARE WORKING PROPERLY.

>> Reporter: HE SAID THE GENES THAT CAUSE DEAFNESS ARE RECESSIVE MEANING THEY HAVE TO GET THEM FROM BOTH OF THEIR PARENTS.

HE SAID NONE OF HIS KIDS ARE HARD OF HEARING.

>>> THE STRETCH OF COOL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.

WE WILL SEE SOME DRIER AIR MOVE- IN LATER ON THIS WEEK.

MORE MOISTURE AND MORE SHOWERS RETURNING AS WE VENTURE A LITTLE DEEPER INTO THE WEEKEND.

LET'S TALK ABOUT THE SHORT-TERM THAT STARTS WITH TONIGHT AT TEMPERATURES FALL BACK TO THE MID-40s AROUND OCEANSIDE, SAN DIEGO.

CAN'T RULE OUT A SPOTTY SHOWERS BUT IN MOST AREAS IT WILL BE DRY .

IF YOU START TO SEE THAT MOISTURE BEGIN TO GO OFF TO THE EAST INTO WEDNESDAY TEMPERATURES WILL STAY DOWN.

HIGHS RUNNING BELOW NORMAL AND IN SOME PLACES AS MUCH AS 10 TO 15 DEGREES.

WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE LOW 60s IN PLACE.

CLOUDS AND A FEW BREAKS OF SUNSHINE.

CHULA VISTA WILL BE 63.

MALIK AND A TOPPING OFF INTO THE MID 40s.

WE GO TO THURSDAY AND WE HAVE DRY CONDITIONS MAKING THEIR WAY BACK INTO MUCH OF CALIFORNIA.

YOU ALREADY START TO SEE THE BEGINNINGS OF WET WEATHER ROLLING INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND OREGON.

AS WE GO DOWN THE ROAD WE WILL SEE SOME MOISTURE WORKING ITS WAY IN OUR DIRECTION.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE COAST OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.

PARTIAL SUNSHINE.

BY THE TIME WE GET INTO THE WEEKEND WE WILL TALK ABOUT SHOWERS ESPECIALLY SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY.

NO PRONOUNCED WARMING COMING UP ANYTIME SOON.

INLAND LOCATIONS AND VALLEYS OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS WE TALK ABOUT PARTLY SUNNY SKIES WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

SOME MORE SHOWERS WITH THE NEXT AREA OF MOISTURE WORKING ITS WAY AND HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND ESPECIALLY AS WE GO TO SUNDAY.

NUMBERS INTO THE 40s FOR THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.

SOME SUNSHINE AND GUSTY BREEZES THIS WEEKEND.

SOME OF THAT COULD BE STUDY.

THE SAME FOR SOME OF THE HIGH DESERTS AS WE GO TOWARD THE LATER HALF OF THE WEEKEND OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS SO WINTER WEATHER.

>>> SOCIAL MEDIA IS WHERE A LOT OF PEOPLE GET NEWS.

FACEBOOK'S PARENT COMPANY IS OPPOSING THE JOURNALISM ACT.

ATTEMPT COMPANIES ARE ALSO AGAINST IT.

IT WOULD ALLOW MEDIA COMPANIES TO COLLECTIVELY BARGAIN OVER ADVERTISING REVENUE.

OFFICIALS SAID THEY WOULD BE FORCED TO REMOVE THE CONTENT IF THE BILL BECOMES LAW.

>>> TIKTOK IS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR SOCIAL NETWORK FOR YOUNGER AUDIENCES.

THAT HAS THE FBI WORRIED.

>> Reporter: SOUNDING THE ALARM ON TIKTOK.

THE FBI DIRECTOR IS JOINING THE CHORUS THAT IT IS A NATIONAL SECURITY THREAT.

>> THEY HAVE SHOWN A WILLINGNESS TO STEAL AMERICAN'S DATA ON A SCALE THAT DWARFS OTHERS.

>> Reporter: THE FBI DIRECTOR SAID THE VIDEO SHARING APP WHICH IS OWNED BY A CHINESE COMPANY IS COLLECTING DATA FROM U.S. USERS FOR SPINE PURPOSES AND COULD GAIN ACCESS TO YOUR DEVICE FOR SOFTWARE.

HE ALSO WARNED THAT THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT COULD MANIPULATE THE CONTENT WITH ITS ALGORITHM.

>> ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE IN THE HANDS OF THE GOVERNMENT THAT DOES NOT SHARE OUR VALUES.

>> Reporter: THE FCC COMMISSIONER ALSO CALLED FOR A NATIONWIDE BAN ON TIKTOK.

EARLIER THIS YEAR APPLE AND GOOGLE WERE URGED TO REMOVE IT.

LAST WEEK, THE SOUTH DAKOTA GOVERNOR BAND STATE EMPLOYEES FROM USING IT ON GOVERNMENT DEVICES.

EXPERTS RECOMMEND THINKING TWICE BEFORE YOU DOWNLOAD IT.

>> YOU HAVE A NAP WITH INCREDIBLE AI THAT IS VERY ADDICTIVE.

>> Reporter: THE U.S. WILL LIKELY TAKE A MORE CAUTIOUS APPROACH AND SAID HE DOES NOT EXPECT THE U.S. GOVERNMENT TO SUDDENLY BAN IT NATIONALLY.

>> THE U.S.

WANTS TO GO AFTER ISSUES THAT ARE DIRECT NATIONAL SECURITY CONCERNS TO THE UNITED STATES LIKE ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTORS USED BY THE MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX IN CHINA.

>> Reporter: FOR CONSUMER WATCH, I'M JENN SULLIVAN.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP'S COMPANY IS FOUND GUILTY OF TAX FRAUD.

>>> THE NATIONAL LACROSSE LEAGUE WILL PLAY ITS FIRST TELEVISED GAME HERE IN SAN DIEGO.

SEATING WILL BE CAPPED AT AROUND 10,000 FANS.

THEY BEGIN THE REGULAR SEASON THIS FRIDAY NIGHT.

>>> JOE MUSGROVE RECENTLY SPENT HIS 30th BIRTHDAY ABOUT AS FAR FROM SAN DIEGO AS YOU CAN GET.

YOU TRAVEL TO ENTER >> Reporter: WITH THE CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION FOR A FUNDRAISER.

THE SAN DIEGO-BASED GROUP HELPS CITIZENS WITH PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS TO LIVE ACTIVE LIVES .

MAJOR-LEAGUE BASEBALL SHARED VIDEO OF THE TRIP WHICH INCLUDES MUSGROVE THROWING AT 86 MILE-PER-HOUR FASTBALL ON THE CONTINENT.

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

MORNING EDITION WILL HAVE A STORY ON THE GRUELING TRAINING FOR NAVY SEALS AND HOW THE PROGRAM IS CHANGING AFTER A RECRUIT DIED EARLIER THIS YEAR.

MIDDAY EDITION WILL UPDATE US ON THE LOCAL COVID SITUATION.

YOU CAN FIND STORIES FROM TONIGHT ON OUR WEBSITE.

>>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AND HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

>>> MAJOR FUNDING HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES PROVIDING HEATING AND AIR, RESTORATION, FLOODING AND MODELING FOR 18 YEARS.

BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY, AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.