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>>> GOOD EVENING, IT IS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5th, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

A WAITING GAME IS UNDERWAY, IT INVOLVES THAT MASSIVE OIL SPILL OFF OF HUNTINGTON BEACH.

KPBS REPORTED JOHN CARROLL GETS WITH THE CHANCES OF WHETHER IT WILL MAKE ITS WAY TO OUR COASTLINE.

>> Reporter: THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ON THE BEACHES, ON AND UNDER THE WATER, ALL WORKING NIGHT AND DAY TO TRY TO COLLECT AS MUCH OIL AS POSSIBLE.

AS OF THIS MORNING, NEARLY 5000 GALLONS HAD BEEN RECOVERED, SIX OF NEARLY 16 THOUSAND MILES AND HAVE BEEN CLEANED UP.

FAR FEWER BIRDS THEN AT FIRST THOUGHT HAVE BEEN IMPACTED.

THE ENVIRONMENTAL DIRECTOR OF THE SURF BUTTER, PETE STOCKER, SAID THIS IS A MAJOR ECOLOGICAL DISASTER.

>> WE HAVE OVER 140,000 GALLONS OF OIL IN OUR COASTAL ENVIRONMENT AND IT IS A MAJOR THREAT TO WILDLIFE, BIRDS, FISH.

>> Reporter: IN AN AFTERNOON NEWS CONFERENCE, THOSE IN CHARGE OF DEALING WITH THE DESERT DISASTER SAID THAT AS FAR SOUTH AS SAID CLEMENTE COULD MAKE ITS WAY TO SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

>> IT CERTAINLY COULD, THAT IS GOING TO DETERMINE WIND AND CURRENTS IN THE COMING DAYS, IT WILL ALSO DEPEND UPON HOW EFFECTIVE THE CURRENT EFFORTS TO CONTAIN THE SPILL ARE.

>> Reporter: AS WE WAIT TO SEE IF ANY OF THE OIL MAKES ITS WAY DOWN TO SAN DIEGO COUNTY, AN OBVIOUS AND PRESSING QUESTION, WHAT CAN BE DONE TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN.

PETE STOFFER SAID THERE IS AN ANSWER.

STOP ANY OFFSHORE DRILLING AND BEGIN THE SLOW PROCESS NOW.

>> THERE IS LEGISLATION, IT WOULD PROTECT THE COAST, BUT WE NEED TO DO IS MOVE FORWARD WITH DECOMMISSIONING THESE EXISTING OIL PLATFORMS.

SWIFTLY AND AS SAFELY AS WE CAN.

>> Reporter: A PROCESS THAT WILL NO DOUBT RECEIVE PUSHBACK FROM BIG OIL, ACCOMPANIED BY THE REALIZATION THAT WE DO NOTHING, A DISASTER LIKE THIS IS BOUND TO HAPPEN AGAIN.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> ON THAT NOTE OF ENDING OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING, HERE IN CALIFORNIA THAT WAS THE FOCUS FOR A LOCAL CONGRESSMAN.

HIS DISTRICT STRETCHES NORTH NOT FAR FROM THE SCHOOL ZONE, HERE IS KPBS'S ALEXANDER VON HELM WITH THE PROPOSAL.

>> HOW MANY DOES IT TAKE BEFORE WE REALIZE THAT THERE IS NO SAFE WAY TO EXTRACT OIL AND GAS FROM THE OCEAN.

>> BAN ALL OFFSHORE DRILLING, PERIOD.

>> Reporter: MIKE LEVIN SAID IT IS TIME TO PASS THE AMERICAN OCEANS ACT, A BILL HE INTRODUCED BACK IN MAY.

>> THAT WOULD STOP ANY NEW LEASING FOR THE PRODUCTION OF OIL AND GAS ALONG THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIAN COAST, FROM SAN DIEGO TO THE NORTHERN BORDER OF SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY.

>> Reporter: AT A PRESS CONFERENCE AT MOONLIGHT BEACH, TRACES OF TOXIC OIL FROM THE OIL SPILL COULD EVENTUALLY EFFECT COUNTY BEACHES.

>> IT IS INEVITABLE, AS THE OIL MOVE SOUTH, THAT SOME AMOUNT WILL GET DOWN HERE.

BUT THE REAL QUESTION IS HOW MUCH, AND WHEN.

>> Reporter: RESIDENTS WERE URGED TO SUPPORT LEVIN'S BILL.

>> THE PIPELINE THAT RUPTURED IS OVER 40 YEARS OLD.

THIS WILL LEAD TO MORE OIL SPILLS BECAUSE OF THE OLD INFRASTRUCTURE.

IT IS A REMINDER THAT WE NEED TO PERMANENTLY BAN OFFSHORE DRILLING OFF THE WEST COAST.

>> Reporter: LEVIN SAID IT IS TIME TO PHASE OUT EXISTING DRILLING ON THE WEST COAST AS IT POSES A THREAT NOT ONLY TO THE ENVIRONMENT BUT TO HUNDREDS OF BUSINESSES ALONG THE COAST.

SHE SAID THAT THE OCEAN ECONOMY IN ORANGE AND SEND EAGLE COUNTIES ACCOUNT FOR $11 BILLION AND SUSTAIN JOBS IN COASTAL TOURISM AND RECREATION.

ALEXANDER RUNDELL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE NIGHT SKIES OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY WERE LET UP WITH LIGHTNING STRIKES, BOOMING THUNDER, AND EVEN HAIL.

THIS MAY BE A PREVIEW OF UPCOMING WEATHER.

>> OH MY GOD!

>> Reporter: FOR THE THIRD TIME IN LESS THAN A MONTH, THE COUNTY EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL STORM.

>> WE HAVE INTERACTIVE LIGHT SHOW.

>> Reporter: MORE THAN 2000 LIGHTNING STRIKES WERE DETECTED BETWEEN SAN DIEGO, RIVERSIDE, AND ORANGE COUNTIES MONDAY EVENING.

>> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MADE IT SIGNIFICANT, IT WAS ALL OF THE COUNTY.

SO, EVERY CITY, OCEANSIDE, IMPERIAL BEACH, SAN DIEGO, ESCONDIDO EVERYONE GOT INVOLVED IN IT.

>> Reporter: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST ALEX TARDY EXPLAINS WHY THESE STORMS KEEP HAPPENING.

>> IN A NUTSHELL, IT IS TROPICAL MOISTURE.

YOU CAN CALL IT MONSOON MOISTURE THAT COMES UP FROM THE SOUTH.

AND THE DIFFERENCE IS THERE IS A WEATHER DISTURBANCE THAT IS ABLE TO SQUEEZE THAT MOISTURE INSTABILITY AND TURN IT INTO THUNDERSTORMS.

>> Reporter: BESIDE THUNDER AND LIGHTNING ESCONDIDO.MARBLE -SIZED HAIL.

>> IT WAS MELTED HAIL, WHERE MOST PEOPLE WERE.

>> Reporter: THERE WAS NO FLASH FLOODING, BUT THE STORM DID CAUSE DAMAGE.

>> WE DID HAVE PALM TREES THAT TOOK DIRECT HITS AND BURNED.

WE ALSO HAD NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES.

>> Reporter: TARDY POINTED OUT ONE BENEFIT OF THE RAINFALL.

>> JUST HITTING OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, ALL OF THIS RAIN IS VERY BENEFICIAL TO FIRE WEATHER.

>> Reporter: THE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH HAVE ISSUED A WARNING ABOUT STORMWATER RUNOFF TO THE BEACHES.

THEY SAY TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER FOR THE NEXT 72 HOURS.

THE STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO END AS EARLY AS THROUGH THE NECK, AND STORMS COULD ARRIVE EARLY NEXT WEEK.

MAYA TRABULSI NEWSPRINT >>> YEARS OF ALLEGATION OF SEXUAL ABUSE AT THE CHRISTIAN THEATER IN EL CAJON WILL NOW BE TRIED IN COURT.

TWO FORMER TEACHERS ARE NOW BEING CHARGED WITH VARIOUS FELONY ACCOUNTS OF ABUSING CHILDREN.

KPBS EDUCATION ADVISER ANGIE PEREZ HAS INFORMATION ON THE CHARGES THAT SOME MAY FIND DISTURBING.

>> Reporter: MARGIE GANT HAS MEMORIES OF PERFORMING AND LATER TEACHING AT CHRISTIAN YOUTH THEATRE.

SHE ALSO REMEMBERS WHAT SHE SAID WAS VERY INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR BY SOME MALE TEACHERS AT THE CYT SCHOOL.

>> WE DO BELIEVE THIS IS THE START INTO SHOWING WHAT WAS REALLY GOING ON BEHIND THE SCENES AT CHRISTIAN YOUTH THEATRE.

>> Reporter: WHAT WAS GOING ON?

>> A WHOLE BEVY OF ABUSE.

>> Reporter: DENIED, FOUR-YEAR- OLD BRAD CHRISTIAN DAVIS IS FACING ONE FELLA NERI FELONY ABUSE CHARGE FOR THE 2010 INCIDENT INVOLVING A 16 CHILD.

HE WAS A PERFORMER AT CYT FOR YEARS, ANOTHER TEACHER, 34-YEAR- OLD HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH TWO FELONY COUNTS OF A LEWD AND LASCIVIOUS ACT ON A 13-YEAR-OLD STUDENT IN 2017.

>> MY WHOLE THING IS CREATING AWARENESS AND MAKING SURE THERE IS ACCOUNTABILITY.

>> Reporter: IF SHE IS A SURVIVOR OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE, AND AN ADVOCATE FOR DOZENS OF OTHERS WHO HAVE COME FORWARD WITH CLAIMS OF ABUSE FROM OTHER CYT TEACHERS.

IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT, THE COMPANY SAID CYT STRONGLY CONDEMNS ANY OF THE ACTIONS BY THE ACCUSED INDIVIDUALS.

THE ACTIONS OF THE ACCUSED UNQUESTIONABLY CONTRADICT OUR MISSION.

WE HAVE A THOROUGH BACKGROUND CHECK FOR ALL OF OUR TEACHERS, STAFF, AND VOLUNTEERS, AS WELL AS ONGOING TRAINING REQUIREMENTS AND CHILD SAFETY.

>> Reporter: BESIDE THE WRITTEN STATEMENT, CYT HAS NO FURTHER COMMENT ON THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S CHARGES.

IN JULY, 2020, THERE WAS A PRESS CONFERENCE HERE AT THE EL CAJON HEADQUARTERS.

>> WE ARE FULLY COMMITTED TO THE SAFETY OF EVERY SINGLE CHILD.

AND WE ARE GRIEVING FOR EVERY SINGLE INDIVIDUAL, WHOM WE LOVE AND CARE SO DEEPLY FOR, WHO ARE HURTING RIGHT NOW.

WE APOLOGIZE.

I LOVE YOU.

>> Reporter: CYT CLOSED THE EL CAJON FACILITY RIGHT AFTER THE PRESS CONFERENCE, BUT QUIETLY REOPEN THIS PAST SUMMER.

REHEARSALS ARE UNDERWAY FOR A NEW VERSION OF RAPUNZEL.

CYT HAS OTHER FIVE CAMPUSES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND LOCATIONS NATIONWIDE.

THESE CHARGES ONLY CONCERN THE EL CAJON HEADQUARTERS.

THEY POLICE ARE ACTING ASKING OTHER VICTIMS TO COME FORWARD.

IF CONVICTED, BOTH TEACHERS COULD TEACH FACE UP TO 10 YEARS IN PRISON.

LEXI GANT WILL HOLD ONTO HER MEMORIES.

MG PEREZ, KPBS NEWS.

>>> HOW OFTEN ARE YOU, OR YOUR KIDS, LOOKING AT A SCREEN, THAT IS THE SUBTEXT OF WHAT HAS BEEN A WILD FEW DAYS FOR FACEBOOK AND A WHISTLEBLOWER GOING PUBLIC TO A MAJOR OUTAGE, AND A REVEALING DAY ON CAPITOL HILL, ALL EXPOSING THE EFFECTS OF ITS PLATFORMS.

>> FACEBOOK'S OWN RESEARCH SAYS THEY ARE STRUGGLING WITH ALL THESE ISSUES, BECAUSE THEIR PARENTS CANNOT HIDE THEM, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I AM UNSATISFIED WITH IS, THEY SAY TAKE YOUR PHONE AWAY.

THE REALITY IS THAT THE ISSUES ARE MORE COMPLICATED THAN THAT.

>> THAT IS FRANCIS HOGAN, WHOSE EXPERIENCES NOW HAVE THE ATTENTION OF CONGRESS, ISABELLA WAS ALICE AS MORE OF HER SWORN TESTIMONY.

>> FACEBOOK HAS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY.

>> Reporter: IT IS A BIG MESS FOR THE SOCIAL MEDIA GIANT.

>> I CAME TO RECOGNIZE THE DEVASTATING TRUTH.

NO ONE OUTSIDE OF FACEBOOK KNOWS WHAT HAPPENS INSIDE OF FACEBOOK.

>> Reporter: OVER 24, TRANSFERRING 24 HOURS AFTER HIM THAT OF OUTAGE TOOK OUT FACEBOOK, WHAT'S APP, AND INSTAGRAM.

>> THEY KNOW HOW TO MAKE THEM SAFER, BUT THEY WILL NOT MAKE THE CHANGES BECAUSE THEY HAVE PUT ASTRONOMICAL PROFITS BEFORE PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: THE FORMER FACEBOOK PRODUCT MANAGER IS TAKING AIM AT THE ALGORITHM COMING ACCUSING THEM OF LEADING YOUNG USERS TO HARMFUL CONTENT, LIKE ANOREXIA.

>> WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE NEXT GENERATION IS JUST AS ENGAGED IN INSTAGRAM AS THE CURRENT ONE, THE WAY THEY DO THAT IS BY MAKING SURE THAT CHILDREN ESTABLISH HABITS, BEFORE THEY HAVE GOOD SELF- REGULATION.

>> BY HOOKING KIDS?

>> BY HOOKING IT.

>> Reporter: THAT IS WHY SHE IS PLEADING FOR CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT, RARE BIPARTISAN AGREEMENT.

>> YOU AND I HAVE RESOLVED OUR DIFFERENCES IN INTRODUCED LEGISLATION, AS THEY SAID, LET'S GO TO WORK.

>> OUR DIFFERENCES ARE VERY MINOR.

OR THEY SEEM VERY MINOR IN THE FACE OF THE REVELATION THAT WE HAVE NOW SEEN.

>> Reporter: FACEBOOK SPOKESPERSON WEIGHING IN ON THE TESTIMONY.

>> THAT IS BORNE OUT BY THE DOCUMENTS THAT WERE STOLEN.

>> Reporter: IN WASHINGTON, ISABELLA ROSALES, TRAN, KPBS NEWS.

>> THERE TRYING TO GET THE SHOT AS A BOOZER, JOHNSON & JOHNSON HAS TURNED IN ITS RESOURCE TO THE FDA, ASKING FOR APPROVAL.

GIVEN SIX MONTHS AFTER THE FIRST SHOT, THE COMPANY SAID ITS BOOSTER RAISES IMMUNITY RESPONSE 12.

UNLIKE PFIZER, J&J SAID ITS VACCINE REMAIN STABLE OVER TIME.

IT IS NOT WAYNE IN EFFICACY.

THE FDA WILL BE LOOKING INTO APPROVING BOOSTERS FROM J&J AND MODERNA AT THE END OF NEXT WEEK.

>>> FLYING THE NOT SO FRIENDLY SKIES.

INCIDENTS WITH UNRULY AIRLINE PASSENGERS ARE AT THEIR HIGHEST POINT SINCE JULY.

THE FAA SAID 71% OF ITS PROBLEMS ARE OVER MASK MANDATES, MORE ISSUES WERE REPORTED LAST WEEK THAN ANY OTHERS OF MID- JULY, BRINGING THE NUMBER 4600 INCIDENTS THIS YEAR ALONE.

THE FAA SAID IT HAS A ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY FOR DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIOR AMONG PASSENGERS.

MANDATES AMONG THE AIRLINES IS GROWING.

SOUTHWEST SAID IT IS MANDATING THE COVID-19 VACCINES FOR ALL OF ITS EMPLOYEES.

EMPLOYEES WILL HAVE UNTIL DECEMBER 8th TO BE FULLY VACCINATED.

OTHER AIRLINES THAT HAVE MANDATED VACCINE INCLUDE UNITED, AMERICAN, JETBLUE, AND ALASKAN AIRLINES.

DELTA AIRLINES IS NOW THE LAST OF THE MAJOR CARRIERS DO NOT MANDATE VACCINATIONS FOR ITS EMPLOYEES.

IN AUGUST, A SCATHING INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF THE COUNTY'S COVID-19 SHELTERING PROGRAM CONFIRMED REPORTS OF NEGLIGENCE AND MISMANAGEMENT.

AS CODY DELANEY REPORT, COUNTY OFFICIALS ARE INSISTING THAT MOST OF THE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN FIXED.

>> Reporter: MEDICATION, AS WELL AS CLEAN TOWELS AND BEDDING, ARE DELIVERED WITHIN 30 MINUTES OF REQUEST, STAFF IS ALSO LOOKING TO IMPROVE FOOD QUALITY, THAT IS JUST SOME OF WHAT IS LISTED IN A MEMO SENT TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS LAST WEEK.

IT WAS IN RESPONSE TO SAN DIEGO SHELTERING PROGRAM, WHICH FOUND GAPS IN SERVICES MAY HAVE LED TO OVERDOSES AND SUICIDE.

DESPITE RECOMMENDATIONS, OFFICIALS SAID THEY WILL NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL SERVICES, OR OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICATION 24 HOURS A DAY.

THEY SAID IT IS NOT NECESSARY BASED ON THE CURRENT POPULATION.

FOR KPBS, OUR NEWS SOURCE INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER, I'M CODY DELANEY.

>>> SAID WAS THE ONLY MAJOR CITY IN CALIFORNIA THAT OFFERS FREE TRASH PICKUP FOR SINGLE- FAMILY HOMES.

KPBS REPORTER ANDREW BOWEN SAID ONE COUNCILMEMBER HOPES TO CHANGE THAT.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO APARTMENT BUILDINGS AND BUSINESSES HAVE TO PAY FOR PRIVATE TRASH AND RECYCLING PICKUP, WELL SINGLE FAMILY HOME GET IT FOR FREE FROM THE GOVERNMENT, THAT IS BECAUSE OF THE CENTURY-OLD REVIEW WILL CALL THE PEOPLE'S ORDINANCE, IT CAN ONLY BE CHANGED BY A VOTERS.

THE SYSTEM WILL COST TAXPAYERS $235 MILLION OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

THAT IS MONEY THAT SHOULD BE SPENT ON HIGHER PRIORITY SAYS HOW TO MEMBER SEAN RIVERA.

>> BY ENSURING THAT WE HAVE STREETLIGHT REPAIRS TO MEET THE SPEED OF EFFICIENCY, IT IS ENSURING THAT OUR PARKS AND LIBRARIES ON THE TOP LOT, THIS IS NOT GOING TO FIX ALL OF THE PROBLEM, BUT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF IT.

>> Reporter: HE IS UNWILLING TO TOUCH WHAT HAS BEEN A THIRD RAIL IN SENEGAL POLITICS BY ASKING PEOPLE TO APPROVE THESE FOR TRASH PICKUP.

HE HOPES TO APPEAL TO THE VOTER'S SENSE OF FAIRNESS.

>> THERE IS A TWO TIERED SYSTEM, THAT IS UNFAIR IN AND OF ITSELF.

WHO WOULD MOSTLY IMPACT ARE THOSE WHO ARE MOST LIKELY TO BE OF LOWER INCOME.

IT MAKES IT ESPECIALLY UNFAIR.

>> Reporter: IN ALL OTHER MAJOR CITIES, RESIDENTS PAY FOR TRASH PICKUP.

THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE IS DISCUSSING THE FREE TRASH COLLECTION IN A MEETING ON THURSDAY.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IT TO BE A MUCH CALMER NIGHT IN SAN DIEGO, BUT WE MAY SEE MORE RAIN LATER THIS WEEK.

JESSICA PASH HAS THE FORECAST.

>> THE FIRST ROUND OF MOISTURE IS GOING TO BE MOVING ON OUT.

HAVE NO FEAR, THERE IS ANOTHER CHANCE FOR MORE RAIN LATER IN THE WEEK.

TEMPERATURES FOR NOW, ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE COOLING OFF.

WE SHOULD SEE ANOTHER WARM-UP NEXT WEEKEND.

OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF HOURS, YOU WILL SEE MOST OF THAT MOISTURE MOVING IN FROM THE INTERIOR SECTION OFF CALIFORNIA AND MOVING TO CALIFORNIA, ARIZONA, PORTIONS OF NEVADA, UTAH.

WE ARE BASICALLY DONE WITH THE RAIN, FOR NOW.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE HEADING INTO THE NIGHT DROPPING OFF THE UPPER-50, OCEANSIDE 55 FOR YOU.

IN RAMONA.

ALCOHOL GETTING DOWN TO 51 DEGREES.

THE STORY FOR WHAT THEY, AGAIN, DRIER CONDITIONS MAKING A RETURN.

TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO BE DROPPING OFF ACROSS CALIFORNIA.

HIGH, SOME OF THAT COOLER AIR IS GOING TO TRY TO MAKE A PUSH FURTHER SOUTH.

TEMPERATURES UNDERWENT A GETTING UP TO THE MID-70s IN RAMONA, CHULA VISTA GETTING UP TO 74 DEGREES.

AND THEN, LOOKING OUT FOR FRIDAY, HERE IS OUR NEXT STORM SYSTEM, MOVING ONSHORE, A HIT IN THE JET STREAM, WE DRAW IN THE PACIFIC MOISTURE.

IT IS HOW FAR SOUTH AND GETS IT RIGHT NOW, BUT IT DOES LOOK LIKE LIKE WE WERE GETTING SOME RAIN LATER IN THE WEEK UNDER THE COAST, TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO FALL OFF INTO THE LOW- 70, YOU WILL SEE THE CLOUD INCREASE FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, BUT AGAIN, MOISTURE WILL LIKELY BE A LITTLE BIT NEAR THE COAST.

FURTHER INLAND, LITTLE BETTER CHANCE FOR SOME SHOWER ACTIVITY.

FRIDAY, CLOUDS, CERTAINLY PICKING UP AHEAD OF THAT ON THURSDAY.

TEMPERATURES, LIKELY TO BOTTOM OUT IN THE UPPER-60S ON FRIDAY BEFORE REBOUNDING BIG TIME HERE ON SUNDAY, BACK UP TO 80 DEGREES.

IN THE MOUNTAINS, TEMPERATURES FALL OFF EVEN MORE DRAMATICALLY.

LOOK AT THOSE TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY.

HIGHS ONLY IN THE 40s FOR YOU.

BUT WE DO LOOK TO REBOUND BACK TO THE 60s BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND, IN THE DESERT, THE TEMPERATURES WILL COOL OFF FOR FRIDAY.

70s ON THE BOARD.

BUT, BACK IN THE 90s BY SUNDAY.

FOR KPBS, I AM METEOROLOGIST JESSICA PASH.

>>> THE LIGHTNING THAT WE SAW LAST NIGHT AS A REMINDER OF JUST HOW QUICKLY A FIRE CAN START.

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, STILL DEALING WITH WILDFIRES THAT HAVE BURNED FOR WEEKS, THERE ARE SOME SUCCESS STORIES, JESSICA HARRINGTON CAUGHT UP WITH FIREFIGHTERS WHO SAVED OUR GIANT SEQUOIA'S AND SHE LEARNED HOW THEY DID IT.

>> Reporter: TREES ARE BARE BONE AND HOTSPOTS ARE STILL BURNING WITH THE WINDY FIRE RACED THROUGH THE SEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST.

ABOUT 15 MINUTES AWAY, THE BELOVED RENTAL OF 100 GIANTS, STILL CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC, BUT MOSTLY UNSCATHED.

>> THIS IS AN ISLAND OF SURVIVAL IN A SEA OF DESPERATION ALL AROUND HERE.

THIS AREA HAS BEEN SHOWN TO BE MANAGED CORRECTLY.

>> Reporter: CREWS SET UP SPRINKLERS AT THE BASE OF THE GIANT SEQUOIA'S TO MOISTEN THE BASE AROUND THEM, THEY DID NOT PUT ALUMINUM WRAP AROUND THE MORE WE SOUGHT IN OTHER AREAS.

FOR MORE THAN A DECADE FOR HIS MANAGEMENT CRUISE HAVE BEEN CLEANING OUT DEAD TREES.

>> THEY BASICALLY TOOK THIS FUEL, AND WE REDUCED IT DOWN TO FUEL THAT IS MORE FAVORABLE FOR THE FIREFIGHTER TO GET INTO THE AREA TO QUICKLY EXTINGUISH THE FIRE.

>> Reporter: YOU CAN STILL SEE THE REMNANTS FROM SOME OF THAT ASH FROM SOME OF THOSE PRESCRIBED BURNS.

FIREFIGHTERS MOVE IN, THEY TRY TO CLEAR OUT ABOUT 20' FEET, SO WHEN A MAJOR FIRE MOVES IN, THE HEAT IS LESS INTENSE.

>> WITHOUT THIS, MY PROFESSIONAL OPINION WOULD BE THAT WE WOULD PROBABLY SEE A LOT MORE LOSS OF GIANT SEQUOIA TREE IN THIS AREA.

>> Reporter: THE MAJORITY OF THE AREA WAS VIRTUALLY UNTOUCHED, THE CANOPY CAUGHT ON FIRE, AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO DROP WATER ON TOP OF IT, AND THEN SPECIALIZED CLIMBERS MOVED INTO COMPLETELY EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE INSIDE.

THE WINDY FIRE HAS IMPACTED 11 SEPARATE GROVES OF OUR, THE CAN BE COMPLEX HAS IMPACTED AT LEAST 12, LAST YEAR THE CASTLE FIRE IMPACTED AT LEAST 10.

>> THAT IS AT LEAST HALF THE GROVES, IN 10 YEARS, THAT HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE.

WE HAVE NEVER SEEN THESE EFFECTS.

>> Reporter: BECAUSE OF THAT, THE COALITION WAS CREATED.

THE GROUP OF EXPERTS COME UP WITH LONG-TERM PLANS FOCUSED ON THE RESILIENCE OF THE GIANTS AND THEY DETERMINE THE PACE AND SCALE OF FUEL TREATMENT.

>> WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE TREES ARE HERE FOR THE FUTURE, FOR THE CHILDREN AND THE GRANDCHILDREN, TO BE ABLE TO ENJOY THESE TREES JUST LIKE WE HAVE.

>> THAT WAS JESSICA HARRINGTON REPORTING.

>>> A NEW YEAR'S DAY TRADITION IS BACK WITH THE RETURN FOR 2022, THE FAMOUS EVENT, HELD ALONG PASADENA'S COLORADO BOULEVARD WAS CANCELED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC.

AFTER LEVAR BURTON, WELL KNOWN FOR HIS WORK POSTING READING RAINBOW ON PBS AND HIS ROLE ON STAR TREK, THE NEXT GENERATION PARADE HE WILL BE THE GRAND MARSHAL.

>>> SAN DIEGO'S TOURIST INDUSTRY IS INCHING BACK FROM THE CRUSH OF THE COVID-19 LOCKDOWN, BUT A COMPLETE RECOVERY REMAINS ON THE DISTANT HORIZON, KPBS REPORTER ERIK ANDERSON HAS THE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: THE SAN DIEGO CONVENTION CENTER IS THE BACKBONE OF THE CENTER TOURIST INDUSTRY, BUT IT WAS AN EARLY CASUALTY OF THE PANDEMIC.

>> WE HAVE NOT HAD CONVENTION BUSINESS SINCE THE SPRING OF 2020, IT WILL AUGUST AGAIN, IN THAT INTERIM PERIOD, WHAT HE SAW WAS SOMETHING UNPRECEDENTED.

>> Reporter: THE FACILITY SERVED AS A HOMELESS SHELTER AND A SAFE HAVEN FOR MIGRANT GIRLS CAPTURED WHILE TRYING TO CROSS THE U.S./MEXICO BORDER, THE TAXPAYER-OWNED STRUCTURE WAS NOT GENERATING FOR 70 MILES.

THAT IS WHY GLORIA CELEBRATED THE FIRST CONVENTION IN AUGUST.

>> THOSE ARE VISITORS COMING TO DOWN, SPENDING MONEY AND OUR RESTAURANT, AND THOSE ARE DOLLARS THAT FLOW FROM THOSE HOTEL ROOMS TO THE CITY COFFERS, THAT WE IN TURN USE TO PAY OUR STREETS, AND KEEP OUR LIBRARIES OFF OPEN.

>> Reporter: THE PROPOSAL WAS TO OPEN A DOZEN CONVENTIONS BY YEAR'S END.

>> THE ATTENDANCE RIGHT NOW, THEY ARE AVERAGING ABOUT 40% OF WHAT THEY WERE IN 2019.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO TOURISM CHIEF JULIE KOGER SAID THE SHUTDOWNS WERE DEVASTATING FOR THE HOSPITALITY SECTOR, SHE SAID THE TOURISM JOBS ARE BACK TO 155,000.

BUT THAT IS WELL-OFF THE MORE THAN 200,000 JOBS THE INDUSTRY GENERATED 2019.

>> IT IS NOT GOING TO BE IN AN OVERNIGHT FIX, WE ARE DEFINITELY IN FOR THE LONG HAUL BEFORE TOURISM RETURNS.

BUT WE DEFINITELY KNOW THAT SAN DIEGO IS IN A MUCH BETTER POSITION THAN OTHER CITIES.

AND WE ARE HOPING TO BE POISED FOR A GREAT RETURN.

>> Reporter: THE HOPE IS THAT AT THE CONVENTION CENTER IS DOING WELL, IT WILL HELP HOLD UP AREAS LIKE THIS.

ERIC ANDERSON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE A BILLIONAIRE COURT OR AN ASTRONAUT, TO GET THE SPACE THESE DAYS, YOU JUST HAVE TO BE AN ACTOR, A PRODUCER AND HAVE A SCRIPT.

>> LIFT OFF OF SO USE MS-19 WITH AN ACTRESS AND HER PRODUCER BEGINNING A JOURNEY TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.

>> YOU HEARD THAT RIGHT, THE TWO RUSSIANS WILL SPEND MORE THAN A WEEK AND SPACE'S SHOOTING SCENES FROM A RECALL CHALLENGE, FOOTAGE FOR THE DOCUMENTARY AND SHORT FILMS HAVE BEEN TAPED AT THE ISS, BUT NOTHING THIS INVOLVED.

JULIA CHATTERLEY HAS MORE ON THIS BIT OF FILM HISTORY.

>> Reporter: IS THE FINAL FRONTIER OF FILMMAKING, AND A FIRST FOR ONE LUCKY STAR WHO WILL FEATURE IN THE FIRST MOVIE MADE IN THE STARS.

IT SEEMS LIKE A REAL CUSTOM- MADE FOR ACTOR TOM CRUISE, KNOWN FOR HIS GRAVITY DEFYING STUNTS LIKE HANGING OFF THE SIDE OF THE PLANE WHILE SCALING THE WORLD'S TALLEST BUILDING, LAST YEAR NASA SAID IT WAS PLANNING TO MAKE A MOVIE WITH CRUISE ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.

BUT THE WINNER OF THE SPACE RACE IS MOSCOW OVER HOLLYWOOD.

RUSSIAN ACTRESS LIFTS OFF TUESDAY IN A SPACECRAFT TO TRAVEL TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION IN WHAT COULD BE ONE OF THE MOST UNUSUAL COMMUTE EVER TO A MOVIE SET.

>> Translator: I AM NOT AFRAID OF ANYTHING, I WANTED TO MAKE A GOOD MOVIE.

AND I REALLY WANT OUR HEALTH, IT TURNS OUT TO BE GENERALLY GOOD TO NOT LET US DOWN.

>> Reporter: SHE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY HER DIRECTOR, THEY BOTH NEED TO HAVE NOT ONLY SCREEN, BUT THEY WANT UNDER WEIGHTLESS THIS TRAINING AS WELL AS CENTRIFUGE TEST AND PARACHUTE DRILLS.

>> Translator: DURING THIS TIME, THEY REALLY TORTURED US.

THEY DID NOT BEAT US UP, THEY MADE US MEMORIZE A LOT OF UNKNOWN ABBREVIATIONS, AND THEY SQUEEZED US COMPLETELY.

>> Reporter: THE CREW WILL SPEND 12 DAYS FILMING ON THE STATE STATION, COSMONAUTS WILL ALSO APPEAR IN THE MOVIE WHICH IS CURRENTLY TITLED THE CHALLENGE.

AND THAT IS WHAT THE ACTRESS SAYS SHE EXPECTS THE EXPERIENCE TO BE, AS SHE AND HER COLLEAGUE WILL HAVE TO PLAY MULTIPLE ROLES.

>> Translator: THERE WILL HAVE TO BE A CAMERA OPERATOR, DIRECTOR, AND LIGHTING ENGINEER, I WILL HAVE TO BE A MAKEUP ARTIST, COSTUME DESIGNER, AND AN ACTRESS.

>> Reporter: FANS WILL HAVE TO DECIDE IF THE FILM BECOMES AN INTERNATIONAL BLOCKBUSTER.

BUT IT'S OUT OF THE WORLD LOCATION ALREADY MAKES A GROUNDBREAKING MOVIE.

>>> I AM JUDY WOODRUFF, TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, THEY SPOKE OF THE FIRE.

A WHISTLEBLOWER TELLS THE TECH GIANT HARMS CHILDREN AND WEAKENS OUR DEMOCRACY.

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

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

WILL CONGRESS BE ABLE TO AVOID A BIG HEADACHE THAT MIGHT BE USED TO STABILIZE THE ECONOMY?

THE PLAN TO RAISE AMERICA'S DEBT CEILING.

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