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>>> A HAWAIIAN AIRLINES FLIGHT OUT OF SAN DIEGO IS ON ITS WAY TO HONOLULU TONIGHT, HOURS AFTER IT WAS ALREADY SUPPOSED TO BE THERE.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

THE JET WAS DIVERTED TO THE NORTH SIDE OF THE AIRPORT AFTER A BOMB THREAT, AND JOHN CARROLL IS LIVE AT THE AIRPORT WITH THE LATEST.

CAN YOU PLEASE TELL US WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED?

>> Reporter: ABSOLUTELY, MAYA.

THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN HANDLED BY SAN DIEGO HARBOR POLICE, AND IN A STATEMENT, THEY SAY THE HONOLULU-BOUND FLIGHT WAS PUSHING BACK FROM THE GATE AT ABOUT 8:30 THIS MORNING WHEN SOMEONE, EITHER A FLIGHT ATTENDANT OR A FELLOW PASSENGER, OVERHEARD A PASSENGER MAKING WHAT POLICE DESCRIBED AS A BOMB THREAT.

NOW, THE JET WAS MOVED, AS YOU WERE INDICATING.

IT ENDED UP ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE TARMAC, CLOSE TO WHERE CARGO PLANES PARKED.

WE WATCHED AS BOMB-SNIFFING DOGS CHECKED PASSENGERS' LUGGAGE.

AS PASSENGERS GOT OFF THE PLANE AND ONTO A SHUTTLE BUS.

THE JOINT TERRORISM TASK FORCE OF THE FBI AND SAN DIEGO FIRE AND RESCUE ARE INVOLVED.

THERE IS VIDEO ONLINE SHOWING A MAN IN HANDCUFFS BEING ESCORTED OFF THE PLANE BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.

BUT WE AND KGTV HAVE SO FAR BEEN ABLE -- HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE, RATHER, TO CONFIRM ITS AUTHENTICITY, THOUGH THE PORT DID CONFIRM A PERSON WAS ARRESTED.

OF COURSE, THIS INCIDENT COMES AGAINST IS BACKDROP OF ALL SORTS OF AVIATION TRAGEDIES AND MISHAPS THIS YEAR.

WE ASKED PASSENGERS IF THEY WERE STILL CONFIDENT IN THE SAFETY OF FLYING.

>> EVERYTHING IS WORSE, SO, LIKE, TAKING THE BUS IS WORSE, EVERYTHING IS UNSAFE.

SO FLYING IS OKAY, I THINK.

>> SAFEST?

>> YEAH.

>> I'M FINE FLYING.

I DON'T THINK IT'S REALLY AFFECTED ME THAT MUCH.

IT'S SCARY, BUT I THINK STILL SAFE.

>> Reporter: HAWAIIAN AIRLINES SAYS THERE WERE 293 PASSENGERS AND 10 CREW MEMBERS ABOARD THE PLANE.

THEY WERE ALL REBOARDED, MINUS THE PERSON WHO MADE THE THREAT.

THAT PERSON COULD NOW FACE A VARIETY OF CHARGES.

THE WEBSITE FLIGHT AWARE SAYS THE AIRBUS 8-330 JET DEE DEPARTED 2:13 THIS AFTERNOON, SCHEDULED TO LAND AT 7:47 OUR TIME TONIGHT WITH QUITE A STORY TO TELL.

LIVE AT SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, JOHN KAREL, KPBS NEWS.

>> JOHN ACTION THE AIRPORT HAS ALREADY BEEN BUSY WITH A REAL I.D.

IMPLEMENTATION.

FROM WHAT YOU CAN TELL, WERE ANY OTHER AIRPORT OPERATIONS AFFECTED BY THIS INCIDENT?

>> Reporter: NO.

YOU KNOW, JUST EXCEPT FOR THE TIME IT TOOK TO MOVE THE PLANE OVER ACROSS TO THE NORTH PART OF THE TARMAC, ALL OTHER OPERATIONS, DEPARTURES, AND TAKEOFFS CONTINUED AS NORMAL, MAYA.

>> THANKS, JOHN, TO THAT ARE REPORT.

>>> PROGRESS IS BEING MADE ON HOMELESSNESS.

THE REGIONAL TASK FORCE ON HOMELESSNESS "LATEST POINT IN TIME" COUNT SHOWED 7% DECLINE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

LESS THAN 10,000 PEOPLE, COMPARED TO OVER 10,000 IN 2024.

THERE WAS A 72% DROP IN FAMILY HOMELESSNESS AND A 25% DROP IN VETERAN HOMELESSNESS.

BUT THERE WAS A 5% INCREASE OF SENIORS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS FOR THE FIRST TIME.

>> I THINK IT'S THE ATTENTION TO PEOPLE'S NEEDS AND THE INVESTMENTS THAT HAVE HAD THE GREATEST IMPACT.

AND I'LL JUST GIVE A HUGE SHOUT-OUT TO OUR PROVIDERS WHO WORK EVERY DAY TO GET PEOPLE BACK INTO HOUSING.

GOOD WORK ALL THE WAY AROUND.

>> AND THE ANNUAL COUNT IS NEEDED TO DECIDE HOW MUCH FEDERAL FUNDING OUR LOCAL SERVICE PROVIDERS GET.

THE TASK FORCE SAYS WHILE THE DATA IS ENCOURAGING, MORE RESOURCES ARE NEEDED TO REALLY MAKE THE PROGRESS THE CITY AND THE COUNTY WANT TO SEE.

>>> MOST OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY'S 20 CITIES SAW FEWER UNSHELTERED POEM PEOPLE IN THIS YEAR'S "POINT IN TIME" COUNT.

SOME OF THE BIGGEST CHANGES WERE IN THE NORTH COUNTY.

>> IT'S A MILESTONE MOMENT, HOMELESSNESS ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY DECLINED BY 7% COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO NEW DATA FROM THE ANNUAL "POINT IN TIME" COUNT.

A ONE-DAY SNAPSHOT COUNT DONE ANNUALLY IN LATE JANUARY BY THE REGIONAL TASK FORCE ON HOMELESSNESS.

>> IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE THE NUMBER GO DOWN.

>> Reporter: POHL ARMSTRONG IS CHIEF OF STAFF SAYING NORTH COUNTY CITIES ARE GOING BEYOND NUMBERS AND USING NAMES TO HUMANIZE EACH PERSON EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

>> THE BY NAMELESS, BASICALLY, THAT IS DO YOU ACTUALLY KNOW THE NAMES OF THE PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN MY CITY?

THE MORE EFFECTIVE YOU ARE WITH THE BY NAME LIST, THE MORE IMPACT YOU CAN HAVE.

>> Reporter: OUTSIDE THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO, SOME OF THE LARGEST DECLINES IN HOMELESSNESS WERE SEEN IN CITIES LIKE CARLSBAD, ENCINITAS, OCEANSIDE.

GREG ANGEL IS CEO OF INTERFAITH COMMUNITY SERVICES WHICH OPERATES IN THOSE AREAS.

>> OCEANSIDE, CARLSBAD, EACH SECURED STATE GRANTS TO ADDRESS ENCAMPMENTS.

THEY WORKED WITH PROVIDERS LIKE INTERFAITH COMMUNITY SERVICES AND OTHERS TO CREATE BY NAME LISTS OF INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN THOSE COMMUNITIES AND WORKED TOGETHER TO HELP THOSE FOLKS GET OFF THE STREETS.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THE KEY IN NORTH COUNTY IS COLLABORATION BETWEEN CITIES, NONPROFITS AND THE COUNTY, AND THAT ENCAMPMENT BANDS AND ENFORCEMENT ALONE WON'T DEUCE HOMELESSNESS.

>> WE NEED MORE PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO GO.

PART OF THE REASON WHY WE'VE SEEN A DECREASE IN UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS IN NORTH COUNTY THAT IS IN THE LAST YEAR, MORE OF THOSE PLACE HAVE OPENED.

TREATMENT PROGRAMS RECUPERATE RATIVE CARE PROGRAMS, NAVIGATION CENTERS.

>> Reporter: IF WE LOOK BACK, THE TOTAL HOMELESSNESS COUNTY FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS STILL CLOSE TO RECORD HIGHS.

AND SENIOR HOMELESSNESS CONTINUES TO RISE.

>> AS THE COST OF HOUSING HAS CONTINUED TO INCREASE, THE FIXED INCOME LEVELS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABLING CONDITIONS HAS NOT INCREASED.

THE FIXED INCOME LEVELS OF SENIORS LIVING ON RETIREMENT INCOME HAVE NOT INCREASED.

>> Reporter: BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME HOMELESSNESS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY HAS DECLINED IN THE POST-PANDEMIC ERA.

AND BY THAT MEASURE, THERE ARE SOME SIGNS OF HOPE FOR FURTHER IMPROVEMENT IN THE FUTURE.

JACOB AYER, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WE'RE DROPPING INTO THE LOW 60s.

CLOUDS OVERNIGHT, BUT THE MARINE LAYER, THAT'S GOING TO BECOME MORE OF AN ISSUE LATER INTO THE WEEK AND TOWARDS THE WEEKEND.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT WHAT ELSE TO EXPECT FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK AND AN EARLY LOOK AT THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND COMING UP.

>>> SAN DIEGO'S HIGHEST-PAID CITY EMPLOYEES ARE COPS WHO WORK A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF OVERTIME.

AND THAT IS ACCORDING TO A RECENT INVESTIGATION FROM KPBS.

TO DISCUSS HOW THE CITY AND THE POLICE CHIEF PLAN TO REIN IN OVERTIME HOURS AND SPENDING, I'M JOINED BY KPBS INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER SCOTT RODD.

WELCOME.

WE WATCHED PART ONE YESTERDAY.

INCREDIBLE INVESTIGATION.

CAN YOU GIVE US IN A NUTSHELL WHAT YOU FOUND?

>> Reporter: SURE.

WE LOOKED AT POLICE OFFICERS WHO, AS YOU MENTIONED, ARE MAKING TREMENDOUS AMOUNTS IN OVERTIME PAY.

AND WE FOUND THAT THE HIGHEST-PAID CITY EMPLOYEES, GOING BACK SEVERAL YEARS, ARE ALL COPS WHO ARE MAKING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN OVERTIME.

SOME OF THEM WERE DOUBLING THEIR BASE LATER IN OVERTIME PAY.

AND THAT MEANS THEY'RE WORKING 1,000, MAYBE 2,000 HOURS OF OVERTIME EVERY YEAR.

ONE OFFICER WORKED 3,000 HOURS OF OVERTIME.

AND THAT RAISES, OF COURSE, CONCERNS ON THE FINANCIAL SIDE OF THINGS, ESPECIALLY AS THE CITY HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE BUDGET DEFICIT.

IT ALSO RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT OFFICER SAFETY AND PUBLIC SAFETY, BECAUSE IF THESE OFFICERS ARE FATIGUED, IF THESE OFFICERS ARE WORKING WAY TOO MANY HOURS, RESEARCH AND STUDIES SHOW THAT THERE'S A HIGHER LIKELIHOOD OF COMPLAINTS AGAINST OFFICERS, OF USE OF FORCE INCIDENTS, AND OF ACCIDENTS WHILE THEY'RE OUT THERE SERVING THE PUBLIC.

>> YOU POSE THIS INFORMATION TO CHIEF SCOTT LAW.

TELL US, HOW DID HE RESPOND?

>> Reporter: HE SAID THE REASON FOR THE OVERTIME -- HE ACTUALLY DESCRIBED OVERTIME AS THE DEPARTMENT'S LIFEBLOOD.

HE REALLY EMPHASIZED THAT OVERTIME'S IMPORTANT FOR THEM, OVERTIME IS ESSENTIAL FOR THEM TO RESPOND TO CALLS, TO MEET JUST THEIR BASIC, BASIC OBLIGATIONS.

AND HE SAID THAT THE REASON FOR ALL THIS OVERTIME IS BECAUSE OF VACANCIES.

>> SO YOU COME TO WORK, SECOND YOU WALK -- DRIVE OUT OF THE STATION YOU'RE GOING TO A CALL.

THEN YOU'RE DROPPING WHAT YOU'RE DOING, GOING TO ANOTHER CALL AND ANOTHER CALL AND ANOTHER CALL UNTIL YOU GO HOME.

NO TIME TO PROBLEM SOLVE.

NO TIME TO COMMUNITY POLICE.

>> Reporter: THE ISSUE OF COMMUNITY POLICING IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

THE CHIEF SAYS HE WANTS TO SEE MORE OF THAT, BUT RIGHT NOW, DUE TO THE STAFFING SHORTAGES, DUE TO THE VACANCIES, THIS OVERTIME IS JUST BASICALLY TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN RESPOND TO CALLS, GET OUT THERE, AND MEET THE BASELINE RESPONSIBILITIES THEY HAVE.

>> I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT DOES CHIEF WALL HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THAT MUCH OVERTIME?

>> Reporter: SO, YES AND NO.

SO IN TERMS OF THE OFFICERS MAKING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN OVERTIME, SOME OF THEM MAKING OVER $400,000 PER YEAR IN TOTAL COMPENSATION, HE SAYS, NO, THAT'S NOT A CONCERN.

HE SAYS THEY WORK THOSE OVERTIME HOURS, YOU KNOW, THEY EARN THAT MONEY.

FOR HIM, THAT'S NOT A CONCERN.

HE ALSO CAST DOUBT THAT THE OVERTIME THAT THESE OFFICERS ARE WORKING WOULD BE CONTRIBUTING TO INCREASED COMPLAINTS OR POTENTIALLY MORE USE OF FORCE INCIDENTS.

HE SAID THEY'RE NOT SEEING ANY SORT OF PATTERN WHEN IT COMES TO OFFICERS WORKING THIS OVERTIME AND OFFICERS FACING COMPLAINTS.

HERE'S WHAT HE SAID IN TERMS OF KIND OF PUSHING BACK ON THAT NARRATIVE.

>> THERE ARE SO MANY FACTORS IN THE LIFE THAT CAN CONTRIBUTE TO SOMEBODY THAT IS OVERSTRESSED, OVERBURDENED, OR JUST MENTALLY OR PHYSICALLY OR EMOTIONALLY EXHAUSTED.

JUST TO COME IN AND SAY, IT'S BECAUSE THEY'VE WORKED TOO MUCH OVERTIME, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO SAY THAT'S THE CASE FOR EVERYBODY.

IT'S REALLY ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS.

>> Reporter: THE CHIEF BELIEVES THERE SHOULD ARE GUARDRAILS IN PLACE.

HE BELIEVES HAVING A CAP ON SHIFT LENGTHS FOR 16 HOURS IS REASONABLE.

RIGHT NOW SOME OFFICERS ARE WORKING MORE THAN THAT.

SOME ARE WORKING MORE THAN 17, 19-HOUR SHIFTS.

HE SAID REQUIRING EIGHT-HOUR BREAKS IN BETWEEN IS REASONABLE, THEY WOULD SUPPORT THAT.

HE ALSO WOULD SUPPORT MANDATING ONE DAY OFF A WEEK.

HE DID SAY THE UNION WOULD HAVE TO BUY IN, BUT THOSE ARE LIMITATIONS HE SUPPORTS.

>> OKAY.

WELL, SAN DIEGO IS FACING A BUDGET DEFICIT, AND THE LATEST NUMBER IS $300 MILLION.

HOW WILL THAT IMPACT THE DEPARTMENT'S OVERTIME?

>> Reporter: WELL, THE CHIEF IS SAYING THAT HE WANTS TO TRIM BACK ON THE AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR THE SPENDING ON OVERTIME.

THIS IS, YOU KNOW -- IT'S GOING TO BE TOUGH.

IT'S GOING TO BE EASIER SAID THAN DONE.

EACH OF -- I SHOULD SAY, MOST OF THE LAST TEN YEARS, THE DEPARTMENT HAS SPENT MORE ON OVERTIME THAN THEY ANTICIPATED WHEN THEY FIRST ENTERED THE FISCAL YEAR.

AND THIS YEAR IS NO DIFFERENT.

THEY'RE GOING TO SPEND $10 MILLION MORE THAN ANTICIPATED.

SO REDUCING THAT SPENDING WILL BE DIFFICULT.

ONE WAY THAT THE CHIEF HOPES TO DO THAT, NOT ONLY NEXT YEAR BUT IN THE COMING YEARS, IS TO HIRE MORE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES.

AND THIS IS WHAT HE SAID ON THAT.

>> I WENT THROUGH A REORGANIZATION WHEN I TOOK OVER HERE.

I REALLY AM TRYING TO BRING THE CIVILIAN STAFF IN TO RUN THE BUSINESS SIDE OF THIS ORGANIZATION, IF YOU WILL.

AND GET OFFICERS OUT IN THE FIELD DOING POLICE WORK.

OUR CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES HELP KEEP THIS PLACE RUNNING 24/7.

>> Reporter: THIS PUSH TO GET MORE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES, THEY CAN HANDLE THINGS LIKE RECORDS MANAGEMENT, SOME OUTREACH TO THE COMMUNITY.

THAT MIGHT BE DIFFICULT, CONSIDERING THE CITY IS FACING SUCH A BIG BUDGET DEFICIT.

IT MAY BE HARD TO MAKE THOSE HIRES.

HE'S HOPING TO SEE THAT IN THE COMING YEARS.

IN THE MEANTIME, THOUGH, HE IS PROPOSED SOME OF THOSE TRIMS OVER TIME.

THE CITY COUNCIL PUSHED BACK AND SAID, WE'RE NOT SO SURE ABOUT THAT, WE DON'T WANT THAT TO IMPACT PUBLIC SAFETY.

MAYOR TODD GORE'S FINAL BUDGET PROPOSAL DID KEEP THOSE OVERTIME CUTS.

>>> AND IF YOU HAVE A TIP FOR KPBS INVESTIGATIONS TEAM, EMAIL INVESTIGATIONS@KPBS.ORG OR MESSAGE THEM AT OUR SECURE LINE, 619-594-8177.

>>> ALTHOUGH LOCAL REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC PARTIES USUALLY LOOK TO NATIONAL PARTIES TO SET POSITIONS ON ISSUES, IT IS LOCAL LEADERS WHO GET TO PICK AND CHOOSE WHICH ONES THEY LIKE AND WHICH ONES TO TOSS.

KPBS SPOKE WITH COREY GUSTAFSON AND KYLE KRALE FROM THE SAN DIEGO REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC PARTIES TO GET THEIR TAKE ON PRESIDENT TRUMP'S FIRST FOUR MONTHS IN OFFICE.

COREY, THE SAN DIEGO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SAYS THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S TARIFFS ON FOREIGN GOODS AND THE PROMISE OF MORE HAVE CREATED UNCERTAINTY AND COULD POTENTIALLY DEVASTATE THE LOCAL ECONOMY.

CREATING EMPTY SHELVES, SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES, LAYOFFS.

HOW DO YOU VIEW THESE TARIFFS?

>> LONG, I THINK NUMBER ONE, TARIFFS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ARE ABOUT NATIONAL SECURITY.

WE HAVE A TREMENDOUS INFLOW OF FENTANYL COMING IN OVER OR SOUTHERN BORDER.

WHAT WE'VE SEEN UNDER THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ALREADY IS A 97% REDUCTION IN ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION.

WE'VE SEEN HIM TAKE THE FIRST NARCO TERRORISM CHARGES AGAINST DRUG CARTELS.

THAT WAS JUST ISSUED IN THE SAN DIEGO COURTS LAST WEEK.

BECAUSE PRESIDENT TRUMP MADE THE CARTELS INTO TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS.

>> Reporter: KYLE, THE ADMINISTRATION SAYS THE GOAL OF THESE TARIFFS IS TO RETURN MANUFACTURING TO THE UNITED STATES, A PROCESS THAT SOME ECONOMISTS SAY COULD TAKE UP TO 15 YEARS.

WHAT ARE THE REALITIES OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S TARIFFS?

>> THESE TARIFFS ARE ONLY GOING TO BE A TAX ON THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.

INCREASE PRICES YET AGAIN.

SQUEEZE US OUT EVEN MORE.

WE HAVE A BUY NATIONAL ECONOMY IN SAN DIEGO.

TIJUANA, SAN DIEGO, MEXICO, UNITED STATES ARE TWO OF THE CLOSEST TRADING PARTNERS FOR YOU INCREASE TARIFFS, YOU'RE ONLY GOING TO DRIVE DOWN BUSINESS AND REDUCE INVESTMENT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER AND HURT WORKING PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: COREY, TALK TO ME ABOUT GOOD, HIGH-PAYING, MANUFACTURING JOBS YOU THINK THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION COULD ACTUALLY BRING BACK TO THE UNITED STATES.

ESPECIALLY SAN DIEGO.

>> SO FAR, THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS BROUGHT $5 TRILLION OF NEW INVESTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES.

THAT INCLUDES $500 BILLION FROM APPLE, $500 BILLION FROM SOFTBANK, $500 BILLION FROM NVIDIA.

THESE ARE THE DEFINITION OF GOOD-PAYING JOBS.

THIS IS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF INVESTMENT COMING INTO THE UNITED STATES, BECAUSE EVERYBODY KNOWS AROUND THE WORLD THAT AN AMERICA UNDER REPUBLICAN TRUMP POLITICS IS GOING TO BE BETTER FOR BUSINESS THAN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

>> Reporter: KYLE, I WANT TO PIVOT VERY, VERY QUICKLY TO THE LOCAL SAN DIEGO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS RACE.

THIS IS A RACE BETWEEN CHULA VISTA MAYOR AND PALOMA BEACH MAYOR TO FILL THE DISTRICT 1 SEAT.

HOW DO YOU THINK WHAT'S HAPPENING IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

RIGHT NOW AFFECTS THIS LOCAL RACE?

>> WELL, WE'RE REALLY LUCKY WE HAVE AN AMAZING CANDIDATE IN PALOMA AGUIRRE.

SHE HAS BEEN FIGHTING HARD TO ADDRESS THE MOST PRESSING ISSUE IN THE SOUTH BAY, THE TERRIBLE BORDER POLLUTION CRISIS.

SHE'S BEEN FIGHTING THIS FOR MANY YEARS.

THAT MAKES HER UNIQUE IN THIS.

I BRING THAT UP AS PART OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, BECAUSE THIS IS A SOLUTION THAT NEEDS TO TAKE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S ROLE IN ACCOUNT.

IT'S NOT GOING TO BE JUST DONE LOCALLY.

WE NEED THE ADMINISTRATION TO WORK WITH MEXICO, MAKE SURE THAT THEY FULFILL THEIR PART OF THE BARGAIN, MAKE SURE WE CONTINUE OUR SIDE TO FIX THE PROBLEM IN OUR END AS WELL.

>> Reporter: COREY, IF McCANN WINS, REPUBLICANS WILL ONCE AGAIN HAVE A MAJORITY ON THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AFTER A MULTIPLE-YEAR HIATUS.

WHAT WOULD BE THE PRIORITIES OF A REPUBLICAN-DOMINATED BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IN 2025?

>> NUMBER ONE, I WOULD SAY HOMELESSNESS.

WE HAVE TO GET THE PROBLEM UNDER CONTROL.

REPUBLICANS AROUND SAN DIEGO COUNTY, PEOPLE LIKE JOHN FRANK OF MIRA VESTA, REPUBLICAN POLITICIANS AND MAYORS ARE PUTTING FORWARD SOLUTIONS ON CUTTING HOMELESSNESS AND GETTING PEOPLE OFF THE STREETS WHILE PROVIDING THEM SHELTER.

I THINK A REPUBLICAN BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WILL REALLY BE ABLE TO ATTACK THE HOMELESSNESS CRISIS AND FIX WHAT WE SEE GOING ON.

WHEN YOU GO TO A PADRES GAME, YOU SEE HOMELESS PEOPLE EVERYWHERE.

THIS IS DEMOCRATIC FAILED POLICIES.

>> Reporter: BACK TO WHAT'S GOING ON IN WASHINGTON, D.C. AND THE POTENTIAL REPERCUSSIONS FOR SAN DIEGANS.

CLOSE TO 1 MILLION PEOPLE ARE ON MEDICAID IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

THE HOUSE GOP IS PROPOSING SWEEPING CULTS TO THE PROGRAM.

WITHOUT MEDICAID, WHAT OPTIONS DO PEOPLE HERE HAVE FOR HEALTH CARE?

>> WELL, YOU KNOW, WE NEED MEDICAID.

IT IS FOUNDATIONAL TO OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IN CALIFORNIA AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY I.

IT'S A GUARANTEE PEOPLE WILL NOT BE LEFT OUT WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE, WHICH IS VITAL FOR THE HEALTH OF OUR ECONOMY.

IT'S LOST THAT THESE CUTS ARE MEANT TO JUST BE ABLE TO FUND A TAX BILL THAT WOULD BE A HUGE GIVE-AWAY TO BILLIONAIRES.

>> Reporter: COREY, REPUBLICAN SENATOR JOSH HAWLEY HAS SAID THESE CUTS TO MEDICAID, IF THEY GO THROUGH, ARE MORALLY WRONG AND POLITICALLY SUICIDAL.

DO YOU AGREE?

>> I DON'T AGREE WITH THE QUESTION.

THESE ARE NOT TUT CUTS, THESE ARE MAKING SURE THE FOLKS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAID ARE ELIGIBLE.

THESE ARE JUST STANDARDS THAT REPUBLICANS ARE PUTTING IN, MAKING SURE THERE'S NOT ANY WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE.

MAKING SURE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE ACTUALLY ON THE PROGRAM ARE ELIGIBLE.

I THINK FANTASTIC.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TRIED TO DO IN 2008 TO 2016, BUT THEY FAILED.

REPUBLICANS ARE SAVING TAXPAYERS MONEY.

>> THAT WAS KPBS'S AMEETH THAT SHAR MAY WITH THAT INTERVIEW.

SEE MORE AT KPBS.ORG/PUBLICMATTERS.

>>> THE LONG-AWAITED EXPANSION OF THE SOUTH BAY WATER TREATMENT IS ON THE FAST TRACK.

IT WAS INITIALLY SCHEDULED TO TAKE TWO YEARS.

TODAY THE WATER COMMISSION AND EPS ANNOUNCED THE ION IS ON TRACK TO BE COMPLETED IN 100 DAYS.

THE PROJECT WOULD SEE THE PLANT INCREASE ITS PROCESSING CAPACITY FROM 25 MILLION GALLONS PER DAY TO 35 MILLION GALLONS.

>>> SMILE, THE STORY OF CHARLIE CHAPLIN, OPENED AT THE SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL FRINGE FESTIVAL.

KPBS ARTS REPORTER INTRODUCES TO US MARCEL KOHL, THE STAR BEHIND THE TRIBUTE TO THE SILENT FILM ICON.

>> MY NAME'S MARCEL, FROM AUSTRALIA, "SMILE, THE STORY OF CHARLIE CHAPLIN."

IT'S A ONE-MAN COMEDY PLAY ALL ABOUT THE LIFE OF CHARLIE CHAPLIN.

I'M A MASSIVE FAN.

I DID ANOTHER SHOW WHICH I TOURED AROUND FOR A YEAR.

IT WAS A MUSICAL COMEDY WHICH IS MY FIRST SOLO SHOW.

THAT WAS MY INTRODUCTION TO THE FRINGE CIRCUIT.

IT WAS GREAT.

MUSICAL COMEDY, I WAS TRAINING TO AN BALLET DANCER FOR TEN YEARS.

THOUGHT FOR MY NEXT SHOW, CHARLIE CHAPLIN WAS A PERFECT SUBJECT MATTER.

I JUST THOUGHT HE DID SILENT SLAPSTICK STUFF.

I HAD NO IDEA HE MADE FULL-LENGTH FILMS AND THEY'RE GREAT.

HE MADE TALKIES," THE GREAT DICTATOR" AND ALL THESE LATER FILMS.

I WAS AMAZED THERE WAS SO MUCH ABOUT HIM I DIDN'T KNOW.

THEN ALSO, I READ HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY.

I'VE BEEN A BIG FAN OF HIS FOR -- HE'S BEEN SORT OF A BIG INSPIRATION FOR MANY YEARS.

BUT IT WAS ONLY LAST YEAR THAT I GOT THE IDEA FOR THIS SHOW.

♪ ♪ "PRESSURE IS" IS BRILLIANT.

SIGN UP FOR A FRINGE SHOW.

AND BECAUSE THERE'S THE PRESSURE, PRESSURE MAKES DIAMONDS AND I NEVER UNDERSTOOD THAT UNTIL DOING MY FRINGE SHOWS.

I REALIZED YOU CAN HAVE AN IDEA FOR A SHOW, IT WILL NEVER GO ANYWHERE UNTIL YOU LOCK IT IN.

LOCK IN A PERFORMANCE DATE AND THAT MAKES THE SHOW HAPPEN.

THAT'S VERY EXCITING BECAUSE IT MEANS IF YOU WANT TO DO A SHOW ABOUT SOMETHING, YOU CAN KIND OF JUST BOOK YOURSELF IN.

AND I KNOW THAT I WILL THEN FEEL THE PRESSURE TO MAKE SOMETHING.

IT MAKES A MOCKERY OF DOING A SHOW FOR ONE RUN.

FORGET ABOUT IT.

THE SHOW ALREADY IS SO DIFFERENT FROM WHAT I FIRST DID IT SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR NOT FIRST TIME.

I'VE SINCE DONE 50 PERFORMANCES AT SEVEN OR EIGHT DIFFERENT FESTIVALS.

NOT ONLY DOING SO MANY PERFORMANCES MEANS THAT THE SHOW CAN GET SORT OF INTO YOUR SOUL AND SO YOU CAN SORT OF KNOW IT INSIDE OUT.

BUT ALSO, BEING ABLE TO DO DIFFERENT SEASONS MEANS THAT YOU HAVE TIME OFF IN BETWEEN, WHICH IS SORT OF INVALUABLE, BECAUSE YOU HAVE TIME TO SORT OF REFLECT ON THE SEASON, THEN YOU HAVE ANOTHER REHEARSAL PROCESS TO RE-REHEARSE, AND MAKE YOUR CHANGES.

>> THE PROFILE OF FRINGE ARTIST MARCEL COLE WAS PRODUCED BY BETH AKAMONDO.

>>> WE'VE BEEN STARTING OFF THE WEEK ON THE WARMER SIDE WITH TEMPERATURES TRENDING ABOVE WHERE WE SHOULD BE THIS TIME OF YEAR WHEN WE TALK ABOUT HISTORICAL AVERAGES.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT HOW LONG THAT'S GOING TO LAST, BECAUSE YEAH, NOT THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND, UNFORTUNATELY.

THAT BRINGS US BACK TO RIGHT AROUND WHERE WE SHOULD BE THIS TIME OF YEAR.

I MENTIONED THAT MARINE LAYER.

THAT IS GOING TO DEEPEN LATER IN THE WEEK.

LOW CLOUDS AND FOG WE'LL BE DEALING WITH.

TONIGHT IN THE 50s IN OCEANSIDE AND ESCONDIDO.

60s SAN DIEGO.

60s MOUNT LAGLAGUNA.

CLOUDS AN ISSUE ALONG THE COAST WITH THAT MARINE LAYER ESPECIALLY BEING AN ISSUE.

TOMORROW, MOSTLY SUNSHINE FOR A LOT OF US.

WE'RE IN THE 80s IN ESCONDIDO.

90s RAMONA.

SAN DIEGO MID-70s.

MOUNT LAGUNA AND BORREGO SPRINGS IN THE TRMGS.

WE'VE REACHED THAT TIME OF YEAR.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR FIVE-DAY OUTLOOK ON THE COAST.

WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SEE WARMER TEMPERATURES AS WE HEAD THROUGHOUT THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, BUT YOU CAN SEE THURSDAY, THAT'S ALREADY STARTING TO TREND DOWNWARD.

WE'RE IN THE LOW 70s BY THE TIME WE GET TO THE WEEKEND.

AGAIN, THAT'S CLOSER WHERE WE SHOULD BE THIS TIME OF YEAR.

WE TALK ABOUT THOSE HISTORICAL AVERAGES.

FURTHER INLAND, WE DEAL WITH MORE OF THE CLOUDS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

WE'RE IN THE UPPER 80s FOR YOUR WEDNESDAY.

THEN 70s BY TIME WE GET TO SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

OVERALL, NOT TOO BAD FOR THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

MOUNTAINS, WE ARE SEEING PLENTY OF SUNSHINE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.

SOME CLOUDS, ESPECIALLY FRIDAY AND SUNDAY.

TEMPERATURE-WISE, WE'RE 70s ON WEDNESDAY DOWN TO THE UPPER 60s SUNDAY.

SO BOUNCING AROUND A LITTLE BIT HERE, A LITTLE BIT OF A ROLLER COASTER.

IN THE DESERT, YEAH, WE ARE IN THE TRIPLE DIGITS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

THE GOOD NEWS, IT'S COMING TO AN END SOON THOUGH I'M NOT SURE 99 IS ALL THAT MUCH BETTER THAN 105.

WE'LL TAKE IT.

WE'LL TAKE THE SMALL WINS HERE.

WE'LL BE DEALING WITH CLOUDS AS WE HEAD TOWARDS THE WEEKEND, BUT OVERALL, THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND, WE'RE GETTING BACK TO ABOUT WHERE QUESTION SHOULD BE THIS TIME OF YEAR WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THOSE TEMPERATURES.

FOR KPBS NEWS, ACCUWEATHER'S ANNA AZALEIAN.

>>> SOME PASSENGERS WENT THROUGH QUITE THE ORDEAL AT SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AFTER A FALSE BOMB THREAT DELAYED THEIR FLIGHT TO HONOLULU.

A MAN WAS ARRESTED AFTER HE WAS OVERHEARD MAKING WHAT POLICE SAY WAS A BOMB THREAT SHORTLY AFTER BOARDING THE HAWAIIAN AIRLINES FLIGHT THIS MORNING.

AFTERWARDS, THE FLIGHT WAS DIVERTED TO THE NORTH SIDE OF THE TARMAC WHEEL PASSENGERS WERE ESCORTED OFF THE PLANE.

HOURS LATER, THE FLIGHT WAS REBOARDED AND IS SCHEDULED TO LAND IN HONOLULU TONIGHT.

>>> SAN DIEGO IS MAKING STRIDES ON HOMELESSNESS.

THE "POINT IN TIME" COUNT RELEASED TODAY SHOWS 7% FEWER PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN OUR COUNTY COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.

CITIES IN NORTH COUNTY SAW SOME OF THE BIGGEST DROPS.

BOTH CARLSBAD AND ENCINITAS SAW MORE THAN 10% DECREASE.

OCEANSIDE WAS DOWN 9%.

THE NUMBER OF HOMELESS SENIORS INCREASED 5% FROM LAST YEAR.

>>> I'M JEFF BENNETT.

ON "THE NEWS HOUR," PRESIDENT TRUMP MAKES A PITCH TO HOUSE REPUBLICANS TO PASS HIS SWEEPING TAX AND SPENDING CUTS BILL.

THAT'S AT 7:00 AFTER "EVENING EDITION" ON KPBS.

>>> TIME TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT WE HAVE FOR YOU TOMORROW.

"MORNING EDITION" IS COVERING EDUCATION FOR HOMELESS KIDS AND HOW IT MIGHT BE AFFECTED AS PRESIDENT TRUMP TRIES TO ELIMINATE THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

AND KPBS "MIDDAY EDITION" HAS A SHOW FOCUSED ON WOMEN'S HEALTH MONTH, NOON ON KPBS-FM.

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