THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IS MOVING AT ON PLANS TO CREATE A COUNTYWIDE ENCAMPMENT BEEN.

THIS IDEA GOT A LOT OF PUSHBACK AT TODAY'S MEETING.>> WE WERE IN A VAN WITH NO OPTIONS.

>> IN FRONT OF A NEARLY FULL ROOM ON TUESDAY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CONSIDERED A COUNTYWIDE UNSAFE CAMPING BAND.

THE REGIONAL TASK FORCE ON HOMELESSNESS WAS ONE OF DOZENS WHO SPOKE OUT AGAINST THE PROPOSAL.

>> WE HAVE NOW HAD A MONTH WHERE MORE PEOPLE HAVE EXITED HOMELESSNESS THEN BEGAN EXPERIENCING IT FOR THE FIRST TIME.

>> THE SUPERVISOR IS PUSHING THEM SAYING IT'S NECESSARY TO HELP THE ONGOING HOMELESSNESS CRISIS IN UNINCORPORATED AREAS.

HE SAYS IT DIFFERS IN SOME WAYS .

>> WE ARE NOT THE SAME AS SAN DIEGO BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A HOUSING ELEMENT.

WE ARE SAYING THAT WE WANT TO CREATE MORE SHELTERS AND THAT THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE AND WE WANT TO ADDRESS IT ON EVERY LEVEL POSSIBLE.

>> WOULD ALLOW LAW ENFORCEMENT TO PROHIBIT AND UPDATE LEGAL ENCAMPMENTS AND REMOVE THEM PROBABLY STORED ITEMS IN PROTECT VACANT PROPERTY FROM FIRE AND POLLUTION.

ALMOST EVERY SPEAKER AT THE MEETING SPOKE OUT AGAINST THE COUNTY PROPOSAL.

MANY SPEAKERS HAVE LIVED EXPERIENCE SLEEPING ON THE STREETS.

>> WE SHOULD NOT BE PENALIZED OR INTERFERE.

THEY GO TO GROUND POINTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL.

WE HAD TO PITCH A TENT AT ASSIGNED TIMES.

THERE ARE NO RESOURCES.

MY KIDS ARE IN FEAR OF WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THEIR PARENTS.

>> THERE ARE BETTER SOLUTIONS THAN THIS ORDINANCE.

>> OUR REGION NEEDS TO INCREASE THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

IN THE INTERIM WE NEED ALL TYPES OF SHELTER OPTIONS CONNECTED TO COORDINATED STREET OUTREACH TO SEE REAL REDUCTIONS.

>> GRUNDY COUNTY IS THERE TURN TO ENACT SIMILAR BANDS.

THAT THEY APPROVE A SIMILAR ORDINANCE IN JULY.

MAKING IT ILLEGAL TO HAVE IT IN THE RIVER CORRIDOR AND THE CITIES ARE CONSIDERING SIMILAR BANDS.

THE PROPOSAL WOULD BE LOOKED AT BY COUNTY STAFF AND COME BACK TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION.

>>> THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FAILED TO ADVANCE A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSED GUN CONTROL AMENDMENT TO THE U.S. CONSTITUTION.

CHAIRWOMAN VARGAS AND VICE CHAIR LAWSON VOTED YES WHILE SUPERVISORS VOTED NO.

THE DISTRICT FOR SUPERVISORS SEAT WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN THE TIEBREAKER IS CURRENTLY VACANT.

THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT WOULD RAISE THE MINIMUM AGE TO PURCHASE A GUN FROM 18 TO 21 AND WOULD ALSO MANDATE UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECKS AND BAN ASSAULT RIFLES FOR CIVILIANS AND IMPOSE A WAITING PERIOD FOR ALL GUN PURCHASES.

IN A MEMO WOULD REQUIRE THE BACKING OF 33 OTHER STATES TO CALL FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION TO CONSIDER IT.

>>> WE NEED TO WARNING SOME OF THE IMAGES IN SUBJECT MATTER IN THE NEXT STORY MAY BE HARD TO HEAR OR SEE AS THE MINITER IN CRISIS IN GAZA WORSENS.

THEY RELEASED TWO MORE HOSTAGES AND ONE OF THEM WAS AN 85 YOUR GRANDMOTHER THAT IS NO TELLING HER STORY.

EXPLAINING AS THESE TALKS CAN 10 YOU.

>> MOMENTS HOSTAGES NOW FREE FROM HAMAS THOUGHT MIGHT NEVER COME TO ONE OF THE RELEASED HOSTAGES SAYS SHE WAS KIDNAPPED ON A BIKE AND TAKEN TO GAZA.

THE 85-YEAR-OLD IS LIKENING HER TIME WITH THE GROUP TO GOING THROUGH IT.

>> THE IS THE FIRST PERSON TO HAVE BEEN WITH OTHER PEOPLE THERE AND I THINK SHE IS VERY AWARE SHE COULD PASS ON INFORMATION.

>> THEY ARE TALKING.

AT 1st WE IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT THEM TO THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS.

IT WAS A VERY EMOTIONAL MEETING .

>> MEANWHILE IN GAZA PEOPLE FRANTICALLY SEARCH FOR SURVIVORS IN BUILDINGS THAT HAVE BEEN BOMBED TO RUINS.

THE PALESTINIAN HEALTH REPORTING OVER 700 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED IN A BLOODY 24 HOUR PERIOD WITHOUT MUCH NEEDED FUEL BEING WITHHELD IN HUMANITARIAN AID DELIVERIES THE HOSPITALS ARE FACING THE POSSIBILITY OF MASS CASUALTY SITUATIONS.

>> WITHOUT ELECTRICITY THIS HOSPITAL WOULD BE A MASS GRAVE.

>> THE MILITARY SAYS IT IS NO WAITING FOR A GREEN LIGHT ON A GROUND INVASION.

>> THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CIVILIAN CASUALTIES, BUT WE WILL DO EVERY EFFORT TO AVOID THEM AND TO FIGHT THIS WAR AS RAPIDLY AS WE CAN, BUT IT COULD BE A LONG WAR.

>> ANYONE CONSIDERING OPENING ANOTHER FRONT ON THIS CONFLICT OR WHO MAY TARGET ISRAEL'S PARTNERS INCLUDING THE UNITED STATES, DON'T THROW FUEL ON THE FIRE.

>>> WE ARE TRACKING A COOLING TREND WITH TEMPERATURES THAT WILL CONTINUE TO DROP AS WE HAD OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS THE CHILLY AIR DOES MAKE ITS WAY COMING IN FROM THE NORTH.

ALSO GOING TO BE QUITE BREEZY.

TRACKING GUSTY CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS BE WE WILL TELL YOU HOW GUSTY IT IS GOING TO GET AND HOW COOL THE TEMPERATURES WILL GO AS WE HAD OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

>>> CALIFORNIA IS ONE OF DOZENS OF STATES USING METAPHOR DESIGN FEATURES AT THAT ADDICTED CHILDREN TO ITS ASSOCIATED PLATFORMS AND KNOWING THEY HAVE NEGATIVE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES.

OUR KPBS REPORT HAS MORE ON THE LAWSUIT FILED TODAY.

>> ALSO CLAIMS THE SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES USE HARMFUL FEATURES ON FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM THAT AFFECT THE MENTAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS.

>> WHENEVER A CHILD IS HARMED ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY KNOWINGLY DO IT AFTER THEY HAVE HAD THE INFORMATION WHEN THERE IS NO GUESSING WORK INVOLVED.

THEY KNOW BUT THEY DO IT ANYWAY.

THAT IS A PROBLEM.

>> THE COMPLAINT ALLEGES THEY CREATED A BUSINESS MODEL FOCUSED ON MAXIMIZING YOUNG USERS TIME ON ITS PLATFORMS.

>> EVIDENCE THAT MORE TIME ON SOCIAL MEDIA TENDS TO BE CORRELATED WITH DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY AND BODY IMAGE ISSUES.

SUSCEPTIBILITY TO ADDICTION AND INTERFERENCE WITH DAILY LIFE INCLUDING LEARNING.

>> THE RESEARCHERS AND POLLING ORGANIZATION SURVEYED OVER 1500 TEENAGERS IN THE U.S.

THIS YEAR AND FOUND HAVE TO SPEND AT LEAST FOUR HOURS PER DAY ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS THEIR INVESTIGATION FOUND META ACKNOWLEDGED THEY KNEW ABOUT HARMFUL EFFECTS OF USING ITS PLATFORMS IN INTERNAL DOCUMENTS, BUT DID NOT DISCLOSE THAT TO THE PUBLIC.

>> WE KNOW META HAD INTERNAL DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THE LIKE BUTTON, BUT DECIDED TO KEEP IT ANYWAY.

META HAS INTERNAL DOCUMENTS INCLUDING STUDIES AND REPORTS DISCUSSING THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF THE PRODUCTS AND THE MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS THEY CAN CAUSE YOUNG USERS.

WE KNOW THAT THEY KNOW THAT INSTAGRAM IS ADDICTING AND EVEN USE THAT WORD INTERNALLY.

>> THIS IS A PSYCHOLOGY PROFESSOR AT SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY WHO CONSULTED WITH THE STATE ON THE LAWSUIT.

SHE SAID THERE IS AN OVERWHELMING AMOUNT OF EVIDENCE THAT SHOWS IN THE LEFT 10-12 YEARS SYMPTOMS LIKE DEPRESSION AND LONELINESS HAVE INCREASED AND TEENAGERS A WHILE SELF- ESTEEM AND LIFE SATISFACTION HAVE DECREASED.>> EMERGENCY ROOM ADMISSIONS FOR SELF-HARM QUADRUPLED.

FOR 10-14-YEAR-OLD GIRLS BETWEEN 2010 AND 2021.

>> SHE STARTED NOTICING TRENDS FOR ADOLESCENTS MENTAL HEALTH IN 2012 AROUND THE SAME TIME SOCIAL MEDIA USE BECAME VIRTUALLY MANDATORY SHE SAYS.

FACEBOOK.INSTAGRAM AND SMART FROM'S GOT FRONT FACING CAMERAS.

>> AND THAT IS THE EXPLANATION WHAT YOU WOULD EXPECT IS THAT THESE INCREASES IN ISSUES WOULD BE INTERNATIONAL.

AND NOT JUST IN THE U.S. AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE FOUND A.

WE HAD A RECENT PAPER A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO AND IT INCREASED 36 OUT OF 37 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD.

>> IN HIS DAY MAY SPOKESPERSON SAYS WE SHARE THE ATTORNEYS GENERAL'S COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING THEM WITH SAFE AND POSITIVE EXPERIENCES ONLINE AND HAVE ALREADY INTRODUCED OVER 30 TOOLS TO SUPPORT THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES.

WE ARE DISAPPOINTED INSTEAD OF WORKING PRODUCTIVELY WITH COMPANIES ACROSS THE INDUSTRY TO CREATE CLEAR AGE-APPROPRIATE STANDARDS FOR THE MANY APPS TEENAGERS USE THE ATTORNEYS GENERAL HAVE CHOSEN THIS PATH.

ATTORNEYS IN THE CASE SAY THEY WERE UNABLE TO REACH A SETTLEMENT WITH META PRIOR TO FILING THE SUIT AND ARE SEEKING REMEDIES THAT WERE PRACTICES THAT FUEL ADDICTIONS AND TAKE PEOPLE DOWN TO ARTICLES.

>>> RED RIBBONS ARE AN OUTWARD SIGN OF THE ONGOING WAR TO STROP DRUGS AND OVERDOSE DEATHS.

OUR EDUCATION REPORTER SAYS IN THIS RED RIBBON WEEK THERE IS ALSO AN EFFORT TO REACH STUDENTS BY VIDEO.

IS >> ON BEHALF OF OUR BOARD OF EDUCATION IN ALL OF OUR PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS.

>> FEET AWAY FROM STUDENTS CHANGING CLASSES HERE AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL THERE WAS A PRESS CONFERENCE THIS MORNING WITH ADMINISTRATORS AND POLITICIANS WEARING WET RIBBONS REMINDING EVERYONE TO SAY NO TO DRUGS.

>> THE DRUG MARKET AND EVERYTHING THAT IS OUT THERE THAT IS A DANGER TO OUR CHILDREN IS FLUID.

IT IS CHANGING BY THE MINUTE.

>> IT OFFICIALLY STARTED IN 1988 AFTER MEMBERS OF THE MEXICAN DRUG CARTEL TORTURED A DEA AGENT FROM THERE AND TODAY'S STUDENTS ARE AWARE OF THE LEGACY AND THE REALITY OF ILLEGAL DRUG USE.

>> WHEN IT IS SO ACCESSIBLE THESE DAYS IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE FOR THERE NOT TO BE AT LEAST ONE PERSON WHO LIVES THERE WHO IS A STUDENT WHO IS EXPERIMENTING WITH SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

>> EVEN IF SOMEONE SURVIVES AND OVERDOSE THEY MAY DAMAGE THEIR PHYSICAL OR EMOTIONAL HEALTH.

>> I CHOOSE MY FUTURE IS THE TITLE OF A NEW SERIES OF ONLINE VIDEOS TO EDUCATE SCHOOLCHILDREN ABOUT THE IMMINENT DANGER OF DYING FROM ILLEGAL DRUGS.

THE VIDEOS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR CLASSROOM CURRICULUM IN SCHOOLS OR FOR FAMILIES TO ACCESS AT HOME.

>> YOU HEAR THINGS EVERYWHERE THAT CAN REALLY SCARE YOU.

ESPECIALLY THINGS WITH ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE.

THE PEER PRESSURE AND PEOPLE TRYING TO GET YOU TO DO SOMETHING.

>> THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION SAYS THE SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN ARE VULNERABLE TO DRUG OVERDOSES.

TWO YEARS AGO A DOZEN TEENAGERS IN THE COUNTY UNDER 18 DIED FROM ILLEGAL DRUG USE.

RIGHT NOW THE MAJORITY OF DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY ARE CAUSED BY FENTANYL.

IN 2019 152 PEOPLE DIED INGESTING THE POTENT SYNTHETIC OPIOID.

THAT NUMBER SOARED TO 814 BY 2021.

STAYING THE SAME IN 2022.

THE DISGORGING STATISTICS MAKE IT A CHALLENGE TO TRY TO DETERMINE WHAT SUCCESS MIGHT LOOK LIKE IN THIS CURRENT WAR ON DRUGS.

IN THIS CASE A PLATEAU IN THE NUMBER OF DEATHS IS A FIRST STEP.

>> THE FACT THAT WE ARE TOWING INSTEAD OF TRIPLING AND QUADRUPLING LIKE WE WERE MEANS THAT SOMETHING IS WORKING.

THAT WE ARE ALL DOING THIS COLLABORATIVELY TO FIGHT FOR OUR CHILDREN'S LIVES.

>> IT IS AMAZING THAT THIS VIDEO IS GOING OUT TO REALLY SHOW MORE PEOPLE THAT WE NEED TO STOP THIS.

>> I HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO TELL THEM THAT IS NOT OKAY.

YOU SHOULD REALLY THINK ABOUT YOUR DECISIONS BECAUSE THAT MIGHT NOT BE A GOOD THING FOR YOU TO DO.

>> THEY NOW SAY A LOT MORE THAN JUST A NOTE TO DRUGS.

>>> A NEW PROGRAM TO SECURE LONG-TERM TREATMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SEVERE MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS IS UP AND RUNNING IN SAN DIEGO.

OUR HEALTH REPORTER SPOKE TO A FATHER AND DAUGHTER WHO ARE HOPING CARE COURT WILL HELP HER GET HER LIFE BACK.>> THEY HAVE A NARROW FOCUS OF ELIGIBILITY TO THE TREATMENT PROGRAM THAT COULD BE UP TO TWO YEARS LONG IS MEANT FOR SAN DIEGO'S LIVING WITH UNTREATED SCHIZOPHRENIA OR OTHER PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS.

THE COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH LEADERS SAY IT IS DESIGNED TO BREAK THE CRISIS TREATMENT CYCLE.

A CYCLE OF THAT THEY HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH FOR NEARLY A DECADE.

>> I HAVE BEEN THROUGH SO MUCH BE LOSING MY STABILITY.

MOVING MY FAMILY.

BEING HOMELESS.

LOSING MY MOM.

>> SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA WHEN SHE WAS 28.

SHE BELIEVES IT WAS TRIGGERED BY SUBSTANCE ABUSE.

>> I WAS USING COCAINE AND THEY SAID IT WAS COCAINE AND FENTANYL WHEN I WENT INTO THE HOSPITAL, SO I THINK IT DID THE DAMAGE.

>> THE LAST NINE YEARS HAVE NOT BEEN EASY.

PERIODIC DRUG USE MEANS THAT SHE HAS NOT ALWAYS BEEN TAKING MEDICATION MEANT TO TREAT HER SYMPTOMS.

>> YOU GO AND GET ON THE MEDICINE AND START FEELING BETTER AND YOU SAY I DO NOT HAVE TO TAKE AS MUCH AND THEN YOU START TO DWINDLE DOWN AND IT STARTS TO CREEP BACK UP.

>> SHE DESCRIBES LIVING WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA AS WALKING DEMENTIA.

>> UNTIL YOU GET THE RIGHT HORMONES OR WHATEVER THE RIGHT NUTRIENTS IN YOUR BODY THAT MAKES YOU FUNCTION CORRECTLY YOU ARE NOT.

IT IS HALLUCINATING AND SEEING THINGS.

HEARING THINGS.

IT IS REALLY BAD.

YOU CANNOT FUNCTION ON YOUR DAY TODAY LIKE EATING AND HYDRATING.

STUFF THAT IS GOING TO KEEP YOU ALIVE.

>> SHE SPENT A MONTH IN JAIL AND WAS ABLE TO GET SOBER.

SOMETHING THAT HER DAD SAYS WAS A BLESSING.

>> I THINK THAT AGAIN TO CHANGE HER THOUGHT PROCESS AND THE FEELING THAT SHE NEEDS SOME HELP AND CANNOT DO IT ON HER OWN OR CONTINUE TO KEEP GOING DOWN THE SAME PATH.

>> HE HAS BEEN THERE THROUGH ALL THE UPS AND DOWNS.

SOMETHING HE CALLS A REVOLVING DOOR ESPECIALLY WHEN TRYING TO HELP AN ADULT CHILD.

>> IT LEAVES YOU VERY FRUSTRATED BECAUSE THERE IS NOT MUCH YOU CAN DO.

THE BIGGEST BATTLE IS TO BUY INTO THE FACTION IS THE HELP.

>> BELIEVING A LONG-TERM TREATMENT PROGRAM WILL HELP HIS DAUGHTER CHANGE YOUR LIFE.

>> IS GOING TO GIVE HER THAT ROUTINE AND ALSO THAT HOPE THAT SHE MAY NOT HAVE AT THIS TIME.

>> IN THE FIRST WEEK OF THE PROGRAM SICK PETITIONS FOR CARE WERE FILED AND THEY EXPECT 1000 OR SO OVER THE NEXT YEAR.

FAMILY MEMBERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS ARE AMONG THOSE WHO CAN DO A PETITION FOR SOMEONE TO HAVE A TREATMENT PLAN.

THE PLANS ARE UNIQUE AND THEY WILL VARY FROM PERSON TO PERSON.

THEY CAN INCLUDE HOUSING.

SOMETHING THAT SHE IS HOPING TO GET.

SHE SAYS SHE IS NOW READY FOR LONG-TERM CARE.

>> I NEED TO GET MYSELF BACK TOGETHER.

SO WE CAN GET BACK TO NORMAL LIKE GOING TO DISNEYLAND.

YOU KNOW?

I MISS ALL OF THOSE THINGS.

IF I CANNOT FUNCTION I CANNOT BE A PART OF IT.

WHEN YOU ARE IN YOUR MENTAL YOU RUN FROM PEOPLE.

YOU HIDE BECAUSE YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON WITH YOU, SO YOU DEFINITELY ARE ASHAMED.

IT COMES WITH A LOT OF SHAME.

>> ONCE A PETITION FOR CARE COURT IS SUBMITTED A JUDGE WILL DO AN INITIAL REVIEW WITHIN TWO WEEKS.

IN THE MEANTIME SHE IS MAKING SOME TOUGH DECISIONS TO CUT CERTAIN PEOPLE OR TRIGGERS FROM HER LIFE THAT IN THE PAST HAVE RESULTED IN SUBSTANCE ABUSE.

>> I HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE AND I DO NOT WANT TO LOSE IT.

I AM READY TO GO FEET FIRST INTO THIS.

TAKE ME IN AND WASH ME CLEAN.

YOU KNOW?

IT IS GOING TO BE MY BAPTISM, YOU KNOW?

>> HER DAD SAYS THERE HAS BEEN TIMES WHEN HE WOULD SAY HE IS DONE BUT HIS FAITH AND LOVE FOR HIS DAUGHTER IS WHAT KEEPS HIM INVESTED.

>> WITH MY DAUGHTER I CANNOT GIVE UP BECAUSE I KNOW SHE IS GOING TO DO SOME GREAT THINGS ONE OF THESE DAYS.

SHE IS GOING TO TAKE CARE OF THOSE KIDS.

>> HE IS PLANNING TO SUBMIT A PETITION SOON.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS .

>>> MANY AMERICANS ARE OR WILL BE SOON CHOOSING THEIR EMPLOYER- PROVIDED HEALTH PLAN DURING OPEN ENROLLMENT, BUT AS PREMIUMS SOAR MANY FAMILIES ARE FACING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS MORE OUT OF POCKET FOR THE SAME COVERAGE THAT THEY HAD BEFORE.

>> BECAUSE THE FAMILY HEALTH INSURANCE IS BASICALLY THE COST OF A NEW SMALL CAR, BUT STILL IN YOUR CAR.

>> THIS CO-AUTHOR OF THIS RECENT SURVEY ON EMPLOYER HEALTH BENEFITS SAYS THE AVERAGE ANNUAL FAMILY PLAN NOW COST NEARLY $24,000 AND WORKERS ARE PAYING MORE FOR THEIR SHARE AFTER THEIR COMPANY SPLIT THE REST OF THE BILL.

>> ON AVERAGE THEY ARE PAYING ABOUT $6500.

>> THOSE PRICE POINTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE INCREASE OF AROUND $500.

FOR SINGLE COVERAGE THE TAB FOR EMPLOYEES IS ABOUT $1400 PER YEAR.

IS $75.

>> IF YOU ANTICIPATE HAVING HEALTH NEEDS AND YOU MAY WANT TO HAVE A PLAN WITH LOWER DEDUCTIBLES AND CO-PAYS.

IF YOU ARE RELATIVELY HEALTHY YOU MAY WANT TO PAY LESS MONEY UPFRONT, AND HE MAY WANT TO GO FOR A PLAN WITH A LOWER PREMIUM CONTRIBUTION.

>> ALSO THE OUT-OF-POCKET MAXIMUM AND WHEN THAT IS MET MOST PLANS COVER SERVICES 100% FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR.

>> IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE A BIG EXPENSE OF MULTIPLE SERVICES OUT-OF-POCKET MAXIMUM WILL PROTECT YOU FROM HUGE EXPENSES.

>> PROTECTION FROM HUGE EXPENSES IS A CHOICE THAT EVERYONE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE.>> A RUSSIA POST PANDEMIC DEMAND ARE ADDING IT PROBABLY WON'T LEVEL OFF ANYTIME SOON.

>>> THE FIRST SIGNS OF RESPIRATORY VIRUS SEASON ARE STARTING TO SHOW IN THE U.S.

THE CDC IS PREDICTING THIS FALL AND WINTER WILL BE JUST AS BAD AS LAST YEAR WHEN IT COMES TO ILLNESSES AND HOSPITALIZATIONS.

RHINOVIRUS LEVELS ARE RELATIVELY LOW OVERALL.

AT THE PEAK OF THE SEASON CDC SAYS THERE COULD BE BETWEEN 15 AND 25 WEEKLY HOSPITALIZATIONS FOR EVERY 100,000 PEOPLE.

COVID WILL PROBABLY ACCOUNT FOR HALF OF THOSE WHILE THE FLU AND RSV MAKE UP THE OTHER HALF.

>> NOT ONLY FOR COVID, BUT ALSO FOR INFLUENZA.

REMEMBER THAT WE HAVE MEDICATIONS WE CAN USE TO TREAT BOTH OF THESE VIRUSES IF CAUGHT EARLY.

>> TO HELP PREVENT THOSE AROUND YOU GETTING SICK WASH YOUR HANDS FREQUENTLY AND SANITIZE HIGH TOUCH AREAS.

STAY HOME IF YOU ARE NOT FEELING WELL.

IF YOU HAVE TO GO OUT WEAR A MASK AND GET TESTED.

>>> SPARKS FLEW TODAY AS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TRIED THEIR HANDS ON JOBS AND BUILDING INDUSTRIES.

ALEXANDRA SAYS IT IS A CHANCE FOR STUDENTS TO THINK ABOUT TRADE CAREERS.>> NEARLY 700 STUDENTS FROM 27 HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE AREA PARTICIPATED IN THE EVENT.

THEY GOT SOME HANDS ON EXPERIENCE WITH DRYWALLING, WOODWORKING, AND WELDING.

TO NAME A FEW.

>> IT WAS SUPER FUN.

IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE.

>> THIS IS A SENIOR AND IS LOOKING AT A CAREER IN ENGINEERING AND WANTS TO KNOW HIS OPTIONS.

>> WE HAVE BEEN DOING A LOT OF STUFF TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS NEXT.

WHAT THE NEXT STEPS ARE FOR COLLEGE.

MAINLY APPRENTICESHIPS.

>> HIS CLASSMATES ARE LOOKING FOR THE SAME THING.

SHE HAS FOUND A PASSION FOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING.>> I WANT THEM TO BE ABLE TO LEARN FAST AND QUICK BECAUSE MY COMPREHENSION IS VERY FAST.

I JUST LOVE ENGINEERING IN GENERAL.

LIKE CONSTRUCTION.

>> TODAY'S EVENT WAS HOSTED BY THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION.

THE PURPOSE IS TO SHOULD TRADE CAREERS ARE NOT DEAD END JOBS.

YOU CAN MAKE A LOT OF MONEY DOING IT.

CARPENTERS RIGHT NOW ARE AT 64,000 COMING OUT OF THE APPRENTICESHIP.

THEY ALLOW THESE COMPANIES TO HAVE INTERNSHIPS OR APPRENTICESHIPS THAT YOU CAN START RIGHT OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL.

>> THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES RIGHT NOW AND THE NEEDS ARE GROWING.

>> WE ARE TRYING TO INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO THAT CAREER FIELD AT AN EARLIER AGE.

TRYING TO ENCOURAGE THEM TOWARDS THAT PATH OF FINDING AN INTERNSHIP OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL.

>> BEYOND THAT STUDENTS CAN ALSO GET AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN THE TRADES SUCH AS WELDING.

SKILLED WORKERS WITH A COLLEGE DEGREE CAN INCREASE THEIR LIFETIME EARNING POTENTIAL.

HAVING TRIED HIS HANDS AT WELDING HE SAYS IT HAS PEAKED HIS INTEREST IN THE FIELD.

>> I REALLY DO LIKE IT.

I FEEL GOOD WHEN I AM DOING IT.

>>> LET'S START YOU OFF WITH YOUR WEATHER HEADLINES.

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO KNOW OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS?

WE ARE ON A COOLING TREND WITH TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY DROPPING EACH DAY OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

THE WIND WILL ALSO BE PICKING UP.

RAMPING UP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND THE DESERTS.

WE ARE DEALING WITH PATCHY DRIZZLE LATE AT NIGHT INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS, SO WE ARE DEALING WITH SOME INSTABILITY ACROSS THE AREA AS WELL AS THAT MUCH COOLER AIR, AND WE DO HAVE THIS DIP IN THE JETSTREAM, SO WE ARE ABLE TO TAP INTO THE INSTABILITY TO GET SOME ACTION ACROSS THE AREA.

MOSTLY GOING TO BE MANIFESTING ITSELF IN THE FORM OF FOG AS WE ARE EXPERIENCING A DEEPER MARINE LAYER INTO THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY.

THE FOG IS LATE.

TONIGHT DROPPING DOWN TO A LOW OF 62.

ACROSS THE REST OF THE REGION HERE WE ARE DROPPING DOWN TO 61.

WHERE DO TEMPERATURES GO TOMORROW?

A LITTLE COOLER EVEN FROM TODAY.

SAN DIEGO AT 69.

YOU WILL NOTE WE ARE DEALING WITH A FEW SHOWERS ALONG THE COAST, AND AS WE HAD FURTHER EAST THEY HAVE A HIGH OF 58.

BORREGO SPRINGS JUST 86.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO WATCH THAT RAIN PASSED THROUGH ON WEDNESDAY.

MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES ALONG THE COAST WITH A HIGH OF 70.

TEMPERATURES STAYING PRETTY MODERATE ALONG THE COAST, BUT YOU WILL NOTE AS WE HAD FURTHER INLAND THE TEMPERATURES ARE COOLER THAN WHERE THEY WERE OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS.

WE ARE GOING TO BE STAYING IN THE LOW 70s AND UPPER 60s EVEN INTO THE WEEKEND AND WE ARE GOING TO BE STAYING IN THE 50s CLOSER TOWARDS THE MOUNTAINS.

IT IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE BREEZY AT TIMES.

EVEN COOLING DOWN QUITE A BIT INTO THE DAY ON SUNDAY.

LOOK AT THAT.

54 ON SATURDAY.

43 BY SUNDAY.

THE CHILL IS REAL AND WE WILL SEE A DRAMATIC DROP IN THE DESERTS AS WELL.

GOING TO BE IN THE 80s OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND THEN WE WILL DROP DOWN TO THE 70s BY SUNDAY.>>> THE SENECA PADRES ARE SUDDENLY LOOKING FOR A NEW MANAGER.

IS SEVERAL MAJOR MEDIA OUTLETS ARE REPORTING BOB MELVIN WILL LEAVE THE TEAM TO COACH THE GIANTS.

YOUR FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT.

IS TWO YEARS WITH THE POTTERS INCLUDED A DEEP RUN IN LAST YEAR'S PLAYOFFS, BUT THEY UNDERACHIEVED THIS YEAR.

MISSING THE PLAYOFFS ENTIRELY.

HERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW IN THE NEWSROOM.

SOME COMPANIES EXPERIMENTING WITH A FOUR-DAY WORK WEEK WITHOUT REDUCING PAY.

MORNING EDITION EXPLAINS WHY IT IS THE RIGHT MOVE FOR CERTAIN BUSINESSES.

>>> MID-DAY EDITION TALKS WITH LOCAL ASSEMBLY MEMBER ABOUT THE SIGNING OF HIS LOW RIDER BILL AS WELL AS MORE OF HIS LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS.

AND FIND TONIGHT STORY ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

GOOD NIGHT.