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>>> WELL, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

SAN DIEGO LEADERS ARE CONDEMNING REMARKS BY PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SUGGESTING IRAN COULD, QUOTE, TAKE OUT SAN DIEGO AND LOS ANGELES.

KPBS REPORTER TAMMY MURGA SAYS DEMOCRATS AND A REPUBLICAN HAD SIMILAR RESPONSES.

>> Reporter: AT A CAMPAIGN RALLY IN NEBRASKA ON MONDAY, THE PRESIDENT SPOKE ABOUT THE IRAN WAR'S IMPACT ON U.S.

PRICES.

HE SAID THAT THE CONSEQUENCES ARE -- >> IT'S A SMALL PRICE TO PAY FOR KEEPING THE WORLD SAFE, KEEPING OUR COUNTRY SAFE.

THEY CAN TAKE OUT A CITY.

LET THEM TAKE -- LET THEM TAKE OUT LOS ANGELES.

LET THEM TAKE OUT SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: WHILE NOT IMMEDIATELY CLEAR WHAT TRUMP MEANT, HIS REMARKS DREW BACKLASH FROM SAN DIEGO DEMOCRATS AND AT LEAST ONE REPUBLICAN.

DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE MARNI VON WILPERT DENOUNCED THE REMARKS AT A NEWS CONFERENCE TODAY.

DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSWOMAN SARA JACOBS JOINED HER.

>> SAN DIEGO ISN'T A SMALL PRICE TO PAY.

WE ARE NOT A SMALL PRICE TO PAY.

WE ARE NOT EXPENDABLE.

WE'RE NOT ACCEPTABLE COLLATERAL DAMAGE, AND NEITHER ARE THE 115,000 SERVICE MEMBERS WHO LIVE IN SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: AT LEAST ONE REPUBLICAN AGREES.

CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE JIM DESMOND IS RUNNING AGAINST VON WILBERT.

IN A STATEMENT POSTED MONDAYED ON X, HE SAID, QUOTE, NO AMERICAN CITY IS EXPENDABLE, AND NO AMERICAN FAMILY SHOULD EVER BE TREATED AS COLLATERAL DAMAGE.

ALSO ON X, A WHITE HOUSE SPOKESPERSON SAID TRUMP WAS, QUOTE, CLEARLY STATING U.S.

CITIES WOULD HAVE BEEN THREATENED IF A NUCLEAR IRAN HADN'T BEEN STOPPED.

JACOBS SAYS SHE SPOKE WITH THE LOCAL FBI FIELD OFFICE AND MILITARY LEADERS TODAY.

>> THERE IS NO INCREASED THREAT TO SAN DIEGO.

YOU ARE SAFE.

>> Reporter: GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM SAYS HE IS DIRECTING THE STATE THREAT ASSESSMENT CENTER TO ACTIVELY MONITOR THE SITUATION FOLLOWING TRUMP'S COMMENTS.

TAMMY MURGA, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IT'S DO OR DIE FOR THE DAIG PASADENA IN THE PLAY-OFFS GAME 3 BEGINS IN JUST OVER AN HOUR AT PETCO PARK.

AND PADRES FANS ARE ALREADY CROWDING THE BALLPARK AREA.

KPBS REPORTER JACOB AERE IS DOWNTOWN INSIDE PETCO PARK.

JACOB, WHAT'S THE LOWDOWN?

WHAT IS IT LIKE OUT THERE?

>> Reporter: HI, MAYA.

SAN DIEGO PADRES AND MILWAUKEE BREWER TEAMS ARE JUST TAKING BATTING PRACTICE AHEAD OF THE TEAM.

THE SELLOUT CROWD BEHIND ME, AS YOU CAN SEE, IS JUST STARTING TO ARRIVE.

PLAYERS, STAFF AND FANS ARE ALL AWARE OF THE STAKES OF THIS GAME.

THEY HAVE TO WIN OR THE SEASON IS OVER.

WE SPOKE TO SOME OF THEM EARLIER TODAY.

TAKE A LISTEN.

>> I'M READY.

WE'RE READY FOR THE SITUATION.

WE HAVE -- WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH THIS A LOT.

>> THEY'RE AT HOME.

THEY'RE GOING TAKE THE TWO GAMES AT HOME.

>> Reporter: AFTER TWO HIGH DRAMA LOSSES TO THE BREWERS IN GAMES ONE AND TWO ON THE ROAD, TONIGHT IS THE PADRES' FIRST HOME GAME IN THIS BEST OF FIVE NLDS SERIES.

FANS OF ALL AGES SAY THEY'RE FEELING EXCITED AND CONFIDENT.

THAT INCLUDES BRIAN JOYCE AND HIS FAMILY.

THEY DROVE UP FROM TEMECULA FOR THEIR FIRST POSTSEASON GAME.

>> IT'S A BLESSING TO EVEN BE HERE DURING THE WORK DAY.

THEY'RE OUT OF SCHOOL.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE BIG PADRES FANS.

TO BE ABLE TO BE HERE, GET THE POSTSEASON STUFF, GO OUT AND WATCH THEM WIN THE NEXT THREE, THEN WE'LL GO TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES.

>> Reporter: REGARDLESS OF THE OUTCOME OF TONIGHT'S GAME, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE PADRES HAVE EVER MADE IT TO THREE CONSECUTIVE POST SEASONS.

THAT WINNING CULTURE HAS HELPED CREATE AN ELECTRIC BALLPARK ATMOSPHERE, WHICH BRANDON HAWKINS WAS READY TO EXPERIENCE FOR THE FIRST TIME.

HE FLEW IN FROM FLORIDA TO SUPPORT FAMILY FRIEND AND PADRES PLAYER DUSTIN HARRIS.

>> OBVIOUSLY, THE TEAM'S BEEN PLAYING HOT AT HOME.

AND I THINK WITH THE FANS HERE AND ALL OF WHAT THEY BRING TO THE STADIUM AND HYPING THE TEAM UP, THAT HELPS ANY BALLPLAYER, RIGHT, GET AMPED UP FOR THE GAME AND HOPEFULLY PUT THEIR BEST PERFORMANCE OUT ON THE FIELD.

>> Reporter: THE PADRES HAVE HAD NEW OWNERSHIP SINCE AUGUST LED BY POWER COUPLE KWANZAA JONES AND JOSE FELICIANO.

THEY PURCHASED THE TEAM FOR AN MLB RECORD $3.9 BILLION.

ALL IN, IT'S FAIR TO SAY THE TEAM IS IN THEIR GOLDEN ERA.

>> IT'S FUN BALL THAT THEY'RE PLAYING RIGHT NOW.

SO WE'RE SUPER EXCITED TO WATCH THEM PLAY TONIGHT.

>> Reporter: FIRST PITCH TONIGHT IS 6:30 WITH NICK PIVETTA TAKING THE MOUND FOR THE PADRES.

IF THE PADRES CAN PULL OFF THE VICTORY, GAME FOUR WILL BE BACK HERE TOMORROW NIGHT.

THE PADRES NEED THREE WINS IN A ROW IN ORDER TO ADVANCE IN THE POSTSEASON.

REPORTING LIVE FROM PETCO PARK, JACOB AERE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> I'M ARIELLA SCALESE.

COMING UP TONIGHT, WE DO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A SHIFT IN THE WIND.

MORE OF THAT ONSHORE FLOW WILL KEEP THE HIGHEST HEAT DOWN, BUT IT WILL INCREASE THE HUMIDITY.

THAT'S GOING TO BECOME QUITE NOTICEABLE AND KEEP OUR OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES WARM AS WELL.

IS THERE ANY RELIEF IN SIGHT?

I'LL HAVE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE FORECAST COMING UP.

>>> AND A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TOMORROW, AND THE HEAT IS ACTUALLY AFFECTING SLEEP QUALITY FOR SOME SAN DIEGANS, ACCORDING TO CENSUS DATA, ABOUT A QUARTER OF SAN DIEGANS DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING.

OUR MEDIA PARTNER KGTV SPOKE WITH A PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN WITH KAISER PERMANENTE.

SHE EXPLAINS OUR BODY'S CORE TEMPERATURE NEEDS FOR US TO DROP IN ORDER FOR US TO GET INTO DEEP REM SLEEP WHICH IS OUR RESTORATIVE SLEEP.

BUT THESE WARM NIGHTS ARE MAKING IT DIFFICULT.

>> SO WHEN YOU WAKE UP FEELING LIKE I KNOW I WAS ASLEEP ALL NIGHT BUT I JUST FEEL LIKE I DIDN'T SLEEP WELL, IT'S PROBABLY BECAUSE YOU WEREN'T GETTING ENOUGH HOURS OF HIGH QUALITY SLEEP.

AND HEAT ABSOLUTELY CAN DECREASE THAT.

>> AND DR.

MEYER SAYS THERE ARE A FEW THINGS WE CAN DO TO COOL OFF AT NIGHT, ESPECIALLY IF YOU DON'T HAVE AC.

TAKING A WARM SHOW WHICH ACTUALLY LOWERS YOUR BODY TEMPERATURE.

SLEEPING WITH 100% COTTON OR LINEN PAJAMAS AND SHEETS AND USING A FAN.

DR.

MYERS ADDS DURING THE HEATWAVE IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO CHECK ON THE ELDERLY, ON INFANTS AND PREGNANT WOMEN SINCE THEIR BODIES REGULATE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENTLY.

>>> AT THE HEIGHT OF LAST MONTH'S SUMMER HEATWAVE, DONOVAN STATE PRISON WENT INTO LOCKDOWN.

SEVERAL INCARCERATED PEOPLE SAY OFFICIALS AT THE PRISON CONFINED THEM TO THEIR CELLS EVEN AS TEMPERATURES SOARED INDOORS.

KPBS SOUTH BAY REPORTER KORI SUZUKI SAYS IT HIGHLIGHTS A STATEWIDE CRISIS AND ADVOCATES AND LAWMAKERS HAVE BEEN SOUNDING THE ALARM FOR YEARS.

>> Reporter: FROM THE MAIN ROAD, DONOVAN STATE PRISON IS KIND OF HARD TO SEE.

IT SITS IN OTAY MESA ALONG THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

JUST DOWN THE STREET FROM A SCRAPYARD AND A COUPLE OF AMAZON WAREHOUSES.

BUT WHAT YOU CAN TELL FROM THE STREET IS JUST HOW HOT IT GETS HERE.

>> IT'S STIFLING AND HIGHLY FRUSTRATING.

>> Reporter: LANNY HAS BEEN INCARCERATED AT DONOVAN FOR FIVE YEARS.

WE'RE SPEAKING OVER THE PHONE.

IN CALIFORNIA, MOST INCARCERATED PEOPLE CAN MAKE OUTGOING PHONE CALLS.

HE IS A LAWYER FROM ORANGE COUNTY.

HE SAID THEY'VE SEEN A LOT OF HOT DAYS INSIDE THIS SUMMER, ESPECIALLY SINCE THERE IS NO AIR CONDITIONING IN HIS HOUSING UNIT.

>> ALL YOU CAN DO WHEN YOU'RE IN THE CELL IS TRY TO KEEP COLD WATER ON YOUR BODY.

LIKE YOU SAID, WET A TOWEL AND KEEP WETTING IT AND KEEP, YOU KNOW, WRAPPING IT AROUND YOUR NECK.

>> Reporter: LAST MONTH, THOUGH, WAS DIFFERENT.

A BRUTAL SEPTEMBER HEATWAVE BROUGHT A MIX OF INTENSE HEAT AND HUMIDITY TO SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

IN OTAY MESA, TEMPERATURES SOARED TO 100 DEGREES.

DURING THAT TIME, CACANTE SAYS PRISON OFFICIALS PLACED THEIR HOUSING UNIT ON LOCKDOWN, IN CASES FOR MULTIPLE DAYS AT A TIME.

HE SAYS OFFICERS KEPT THEM IN THEIR CELLS, RESTRICTING THEIR ACCESS TO LARGE FANS, ICE WATER AND COOLER AREAS LIKE THE DAY ROOM.

>> I MEAN, YOU CAN LOOK OUT THE WINDOW AND THE CELL DOOR AND SEE THE DAY ROOM AND SEE THESE FANS BLOWING.

BUT IF YOU'RE ON LOCKDOWN, YOU CAN'T -- YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING.

YOU CAN'T GET TO THEM.

>> Reporter: KPBS SPOKE WITH TWO OTHER INCARCERATED PEOPLE AT DONOVAN, BRIAN CRISSMAN AND GRANT, WHO ASKED US NOT TO SHARE HIS LAST NAME BECAUSE HE IS WORRIED ABOUT RETALIATION.

BOTH OF THEM DESCRIBED SIMILAR CONDITIONS.

GRANT SAYS THE THERMOMETER IN HIS CELL REACHED AS HIGH AS 94 DEGREES.

IN TOTAL, THEY ESTIMATE THEY WERE ON LOCKDOWN FOR THREE TO SIX DAYS DURING THE HEATWAVE.

CRISSMAN SAYS IT WAS MORE LIKE TWO WEEKS.

STATE PRISON OFFICIALS CONFIRMED TO KPBS THAT THEY DID IMPLEMENT LOCKDOWNS DURING THE HEATWAVE.

IN AN EMAIL, THE DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA CORRECTIONS SAY STAFF ARE STILL FOLLOWING THEIR HEAT PLAN, A SPECIAL PROTOCOL THAT STATE PRISONS ARE SUPPOSED TO FOLLOW WHEN IT HITS CERTAIN TEMPERATURES OUTSIDE.

BUT THE INCARCERATED PEOPLE SAY DONOVAN WASN'T CONSISTENTLY FOLLOWING THOSE STEPS.

CDR DIDN'T RESPOND TO QUESTIONS AND WOULDN'T RESPOND TOE AN INTERVIEW.

THE ACCOUNTS FROM DONOVAN ALSO LINE UP WITH CONCERNS AT OTHER STATE PRISONS.

>> WHAT THE PEOPLE YOU SPOKE WITH DESCRIBED IS A VERY COMMON EXPERIENCE THAT PEOPLE INCARCERATED IN STATE PRISONS HAVE.

>> Reporter: ERIC HENDERSON IS WITH THE ELLA BAKER CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN OAKLAND.

HE SAYS INCARCERATED PEOPLE ARE RELYING ALMOST ENTIRELY ON THE STATE TO PROTECT THEM.

>> IF YOU OR I GOT REALLY HOT, WE COULD TURN ON THE AIR CONDITIONER.

WE COULD TURN ON THE FAN.

WE COULD HELP OURSELVES TO SOME WATER.

WE COULD ACCESS ICE OR A COOLING CENTER IN OUR COMMUNITY IF THAT EXISTS.

AND MANY OF THOSE SAME PREVENTATIVE AND PROTECTIVE MEASURES ARE SIMPLY NOT AVAILABLE TO INCARCERATED PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: THAT'S PARTIALLY BECAUSE CALIFORNIA STATE PRISONS ARE 50 YEARS OLD ON AVERAGE.

HENDERSON SAYS MANY ARE MADE FROM CONCRETE AND OTHER MATERIALS THAT DON'T PROTECT FROM EXTREME TEMPERATURES.

THREE OUT OF FOUR PRISONS ALSO DON'T HAVE TRADITIONAL AIR CONDITIONING.

STATE INSPECTORS HAVE ALSO FOUND CDR DOESN'T KEEP CONSISTENT RECORDS OF HOW HOT AND COLD IT GETS AT EACH PERSON, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO.

CDR DOES HAVE ITS HEAT PLAN, BUT ADVOCATES SAY THAT PROTOCOL IS OLD TOO.

>> THERE IS SOME MAJOR FLAWS IN WHAT IT DOES AND DOESN'T ACCOUNT FOR.

>> Reporter: LILLY HARVEY IS WITH THE PRISON LAW OFF, A NONPROFIT LEGAL FIRM IN BERKELEY.

IT WAS ONE OF THEIR LAWSUITS THAT FORCED CDR TO DEVELOP A PLAN IN THE NINTHS.

BUT HARVEY SAYS THE PLAN DOESN'T GO FAR ENOUGH.

FOR EXAMPLE, IT LISTS CERTAIN COOLING METHODS LIKE ICE WATER AND FANS, BUT DOESN'T REQUIRE THE USE OF SPECIFIC MEASURES.

THAT HARVEY SAYS LEAVES MANY PEOPLE FACING UNCOMFORTABLE LEVELS OF HEAT.

>> THE REPORTS WE GET-GO FAR BEYOND DISCOMFORT.

I RECEIVED MULTIPLE LETTERS FROM PEOPLE IN DIFFERENT INSTITUTIONS FEELING LIKE A FISH OUT OF WATER AND ASTHMA ATTACKS AND INCREASED SEIZURE ACTIVITY, THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND PEOPLE ARE SCARED.

>> Reporter: HARVEY SAYS CDR'S HEAT PLAN ALSO DOESN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN DURING LOCKDOWNS.

IF CLIMATE CHANGE BRINGS MORE INTENSE HEATWAVES TO CALIFORNIA, INCARCERATED PEOPLE AND THEIR ADVOCATES ARE PRESSING THE STATE TO TAKE ACTION.

HARVEY SAYS IT FEELS LIKE THE CALLS ARE FINALLY GAINING TRACTION.

EARLIER THIS YEAR STATE ASSEMBLY MEMBER MIKE GIBSON PROPOSED A BILL CALLED ADRIAN'S ACT.

IT WOULD REQUIRE CDR TO OVERHAUL THE COOLING MEASURES STATEWIDE AND INSTALL HEATING AND COOLING MEASURES.

NAMED AFTER ADRIAN BULLWARE WHO DIED TWO YEARS AGO AFTER A HEATWAVE IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY.

SHE WAS LESS THAN A YEAR AWAY FROM GOING HOME.

>> HER DEATH IS NOT JUST A STATISTIC, IT IS A TRAGEDY, AND IT IS A WARNING, A WARNING THAT THE STATUS QUO IS FAILING AND THAT INACTIVE AND THE INACTION HAS REAL HUMAN CONSEQUENCES.

>> Reporter: LAWMAKERS FAILED TO MOVE GIBSON'S BILL FORWARD THIS SPRING.

ADVOCATES SAY THEY'RE GOING TO TRY AGAIN NEXT YEAR.

IN OTAY MESA THIS WEEKEND, TEMPERATURES SOARED AGAIN TO ALMOST 100 DEGREES.

KORI SUZUKI, KPBS NEWS.

>>> I'M GEOFF BENNETT.

TONIGHT ON "THE NEWS HOUR" MASS PROTESTS FILL THE STREETS IN FRANCE OVER DISCONTENT WITH THE EDUCATION SYSTEM AND THE GOVERNMENT THERE AS A WHOLE.

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

>>> PRESSURE FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP AND OTHER ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS ALLEGEDLY PROMPTED THE FBI TO INVESTIGATE ANTI-I.C.E.

PROTESTERS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EARLY IN 2025.

THE WHISTLE-BLOWER COMPLAINT COMES FROM A FORMER SUPERVISORY INTELLIGENCE ANALYST IN THE AGENCY'S LOS ANGELES FIELD OFFICE.

SHE SAYS ONE INVESTIGATION FOLLOWED A TIKTOK VIDEO SHOWING PROTESTERS USING BULLHORNS TO WARN NEIGHBORS ABOUT IMMIGRATION OFFICERS.

THE COMPLAINT SAYS FBI DIRECTOR KASH PATEL TOLD LEADERS THE PRESIDENT WAS ANGRY AND WANTED THE PROTESTERS INVESTIGATED AND ARRESTED.

SHE RAISED CONCERNS THE INVESTIGATIONS COULD VIOLATE FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECTIONS AND FBI POLICY.

THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SAYS IT WILL PROTECT FREE SPEECH RIGHTS WHILE ALSO INVESTIGATING POTENTIAL FEDERAL CRIMES.

>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP IS TAKING AIM AT HIGH DIESEL PRICES.

HE SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER LATE MONDAY WAIVING RESTRICTIONS ON CHEAPER RED DYED DIESEL.

MARYBEL GONZALEZ BREAKS DOWN THIS ATTEMPT TO DRIVE DOWN DIESEL PRICES.

>> ANYBODY WHO IS PUTTING GAS IN THEIR F-150 RIGHT NOW OR IF YOU'RE PUTTING DIESEL IN YOUR JOHN DEERE, THEY'RE NOT FULL ANYMORE.

>> Reporter: DIESEL PRICES SKYROCKETED ABOUT 77% THIS YEAR, ACCORDING TO AAA.

BEFORE THE IRAN WAR, A GALLON OF DIESEL GAS COST AN AVERAGE OF $3.76.

IN SEPTEMBER, AND FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, TOPPED $6 A GALLON.

TODAY THE NATIONAL AVERAGE FOR DIESEL IS $6.32 A GALLON.

THIS COMES A DAY AFTER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ANNOUNCED -- >> I'M GOING SIGN A HISTORIC EXECUTIVE ORDER TO OFFICIALLY WAIVE THE OFF-ROAD REQUIREMENT AND ALLOW ANYONE TO PURCHASE FACTS-FREE RED DYE DIESEL.

>> Reporter: RED DYE DIESEL IS THE SAME AS REGULAR DIESEL.

IT'S JUST UNTAXED AND DYED RED TO DISTINGUISH OFF-ROAD USE WHICH COULD BE HELPFUL FOR TRUCKERS AND FARMERS WHO RELY ON DIESEL VEHICLES TO DELIVER THEIR GOODS.

>> A LOT OF THINGS AT THE GROCERY STORE, THAT'S GOING TO BE THE EPICENTER FOR WHERE THESE DIESEL IMPACTS ARE FIRST FELT BECAUSE OF THE INTENSITY OF THE SUPPLY CHAINS TO GET GROCERIES TO WHERE THEY NEED TO GO.

>> Reporter: YET THE EXECUTIVE ORDER DOESN'T REMOVE TAX OBLIGATIONS ON DIESEL.

THEY'RE JUST DEFERRED UNTIL NEXT YEAR, AND SUSPENDING TAXES ON FUEL DOES NOT FIX THE MAJOR REFINERY SHORTAGE ACROSS THE GLOBE WITH REFINERIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND RUSSIA DAMAGED BY WAR.

>> MANY IN AMERICA ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE DEPLETION OF THE U.S.

STRATEGIC RESERVE.

THE LONGER THESE GEOPOLITICAL TENSIONS CONTINUE TO DRAG OUT.

>> Reporter: MARYBEL GONZALEZ, CBS NEWS.

>>> TODAY THE SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL DELAYED A DECISION ON A NEW STRUCTURE FOR WATER RATES.

KPBS METRO REPORTER ANDREW BOWEN SAYS THE CHANGE WAS MEANT TO COMPLY WITH A COURT ORDER.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO CHARGES SEVEN DIFFERENT WATER RATES TO DIFFERENT KINDS OF CUSTOMERS.

PEOPLE IN APARTMENT BUILDINGS PAY MORE PER GALLON THAN BUSINESSES AND MOST SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.

BUT HOUSES WITH ABOVE AVERAGE WATER USE PAY THE HIGHEST RATES OF ANYONE.

IN 2015, A GROUP OF WATER CUSTOMERS SUED SAN DIEGO, ARGUING ITS TIERED WATER RATE STRUCTURE VIOLATED THE STATE CONSTITUTION, AND THE COURTS AGREED, FINDING THE CITY HAD NOT PROVIDED ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO JUSTIFY DIFFERENT RATES FOR DIFFERENT CUSTOMERS.

THE PUBLIC UTILITIES DEPARTMENT SAYS IT HAS NO CHOICE BUT TO FOLLOW THE COURT'S ORDER.

>> EVEN WITH THESE CONSTRAINTS, PUBLIC UTILITIES REMAINS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING OUR CUSTOMERS AND PRIORITIZING AFFORDABILITY.

WE'RE TAKING EVERY STEP WE CAN TO IDENTIFY OPTIONS TO HELP EASE THE BURDEN WHERE POSSIBLE.

AND WE REMAIN FOCUSED ON SETTING RATES THAT REFLECT ONLY WHAT IS NECESSARY TO DELIVER SAFE AND RELIABLE WATER SERVICE.

>> TO COMPLY WITH THE COURT DECISION, THE CITY PROPOSED A UNITARY RATE STRUCTURE.

THAT MEANS EVERYONE WOULD PAY THE SAME RATE PER GALLON, REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH THEY USE OR WHAT KIND OF BUILDING THEY'RE IN.

BUT WHEN IT CAME TIME TO VOTE ON THAT CHANGE, THREE COUNCILMEMBERS WERE ABSENT, AND IT WASN'T CLEAR WHETHER THE PROPOSAL HAD ENOUGH SUPPORT FROM THE COUNCIL TO PASS.

COUNCIL PRESIDENT JOE LaCAVA SUGGESTED PUNTING THE DECISION TO OCTOBER 27th.

SO THE COUNCIL WILL TAKE UP THE MATTER AGAIN IN THREE WEEKS.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> EARLY VOTING HAS ARRIVED IN CALIFORNIA FOR THE MIDTERMS.

COUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICIALS STARTED MAILING BALLOTS TO REGISTERED MEMBERS ON MONDAY.

AND EARLY VOTING SITES WILL SOON BEGIN OPENING.

STEVE LARGE HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: HOURS INTO EARLY VOTING, SACRAMENTO COUNTY BALLOTS ARE ALREADY BEING CAST.

>> THE ECONOMY, IMMIGRATION, CONGRESS, SUPREME COURT.

>> Reporter: VALLA HOFFMAN AND AROUND GHITELMAN DID NOT DELAY IN THEIR ELECTION DECISION.

>> IT'S ABSOLUTELY IMPERATIVE TO VOTE.

>> THE DRIVER IN THIS ELECTION IS THE NATIONAL LANDSCAPE.

AND A LOT OF THE OTHER THINGS ON THE BALLOT WILL BENEFIT IN TERMS OF HIGHER TURNOUT BECAUSE OF THAT.

>> Reporter: PAUL MITCHELL IS A POLITICAL DATA EXPERT AND REDREW PROP CALIFORNIA'S PROP 50 LINES.

>> THEY POKED THE BEAR.

>> Reporter: AIMED AT FLIPPING FIVE REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL SEATS DEMOCRATS IN THIS ELECTION CYCLE TO RETAKE CONTROL OF CONGRESS AND COUNTER PRESIDENT TRUMP POLICIES.

>> IN A WAY, TRUMP IS ON THE BALLOT, EVEN THOUGH HE IS NOT ON THE BALLOT.

>> THIS IS A VERY DIFFERENT ELECTION.

IT'S THE FIRST ONE WE HAD UNDER PROP 50.

AND WE'LL SEE HOW IT GOES.

>> Reporter: MATT REXROAD IS A REPUBLICAN REDISTRICTING EXPERT WHO IS OPPOSED TO PROP 50 AND SAYS AFFORDABILITY WILL BE THE NUMBER ONE ISSUE VOTERS TAKE TO THE BALLOT BOX THIS ELECTION CYCLE.

>> IF YOU'RE ANY CANDIDATE RUNNING FOR OFFICE, WHETHER YOU'RE REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT, YOU SHOULD BE TALKING ABOUT AFFORDABILITY.

THAT'S THE KEY ISSUE.

IN SOME DISTRICTS, THEY'RE GOING TO TRY TO TIE AFFORDABILITY TO THE WHITE HOUSE.

>> Reporter: A RECENT PCI SURVEY OF CALIFORNIA VOTERS FOUND 94% OF DEMOCRATS BELIEVE THE NATION IS HEADING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION RIGHT I KNOW COMPARED TO 80% OF INDEPENDENTS AND 52% OF REPUBLICANS.

>> I THINK EVERYONE'S GOING TO TURN OUT IN BIG NUMBERS THIS YEAR.

>> Reporter: NOW EARLY VOTING IS UNDERWAY.

THE BALLOT BOX IS BACK OPEN.

>> AND THE KPBS VOTER HUB HAS RELAUNCHED FOR THE MIDTERM ELECTIONS, AND THERE YOU CAN FIND OUT WHAT'S ON YOUR BALLOT, REGISTER TO VOTE.

YOU CAN CHECK YOUR REGISTRATION, AND YOU CAN SEE ANSWERS TO FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.

YOU CAN ALSO STAY UP TO DATE ON ELECTION NEWS.

THE VOTER HUB IS ALSO AVAILABLE IN SPANISH.

YOU CAN FIND THE LINK ON THE TOP OF OUR HOME PAGE, AND THAT IS KPBS DOERING.

>> A NEW STUDY IS PUTTING A SPOTLIGHT ON THE AGE CHILDREN GET THEIR FIRST SMARTPHONE AND THE POTENTIAL IMPACT THAT DEVICE CAN HAVE ON BODY IMAGE AND EATING HABITS.

RESEARCHERS FOLLOWED THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN FOR TWO YEARS, AND THEY LOOKED AT WHETHER EARLY SMARTPHONE OWNERSHIP WAS ASSOCIATED WITH EATING DISORDER SYMPTOMS.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ LOOKS AT WHAT THE STUDY FOUND AND WHAT PARENTS NEED TO KNOW.

>> Reporter: FOR MANY CHILDREN, GETTING A SMARTPHONE IS A MILESTONE.

BUT A NEW STUDY SUGGESTS TIMING MAY MATTER.

RESEARCHERS FOUND CHILDREN WHO OWNED A SMARTPHONE AT 12 WERE MORE LIKELY THAN THEIR PEERS WITHOUT THE DEVICES TO REPORT EATING DISORDER SYMPTOMS TWO YEARS LATER.

A NEW STUDY PUBLISHED IS SHEDDING LIGHT ON THE POTENTIAL LINK BETWEEN SMART PHONES AND CHILDREN'S BODY IMAGE AND EATING HABITS.

>> THOSE WHO HAD SMARTPHONES AT AGE 12 WERE ASSOCIATED WITH 67% HIGH RISK OF BINGE EATING.

THEY WERE ABOUT TWICE AS LIKELY TO TIE THEIR SELF-WORTH TO THEIR WEIGHT AT AGE 14.

>> Reporter: RESEARCHERS FOLLOWED NEARLY 9,000 ADOLESCENTS ACROSS THE U.S.

AND FOUND 70% OF THEM OWNED A SMARTPHONE AT 12 YEARS OLD.

BY AGE 14, 24% OF THOSE KIDS REPORTED AT LEAST ONE EATING DISORDER SYMPTOM COMPARED WITH FEWER THAN 16% OF TEENS WHO DID NOT HAVE A SMARTPHONE AT AGE 12.

THOSE SYMPTOMS CAN INCLUDE THINGS LIKE FIXATION ON FOOD AND WEIGHT, DISTORTED FEELINGS ABOUT BODY SHAPE AND SIZE, RESTRICTIVE EATING OR COMPENSATING FOR CALORIE INTAKE BY THROWING UP OR EXERCISING.

DR.

JASON AGADA, THE STUDY'S LEADER SAYS IT COMBINES SOCIAL PRESSURE FROM MASS MEDIA AND PEERS AND DELIVERS IT RIGHT TO KIDS' PHONES.

>> PHONES AND SOCIAL MEDIA CAN INTRODUCE TEENAGERS TO A WORLD OF APPEARANCE-RELATED CONTENT.

SOME OF IT CAN BE ALGORITHMIC.

SOMEONE IS LOOKING FOR THAT CONTENT IT WILL FEED THAT TO THEM.

>> Reporter: PARENTS SHOULD BE THOUGHTFUL ABOUT WHEN THEY GET SMARTPHONES FOR THEIR CHILDREN.

PARENTS SHOULD CONSIDER COMMUNICATION LEADS, DEVELOPMENTAL AGE.

>> PARENTS SHOULD STAY INVOLVED IN THEIR CHILDREN'S DIGITAL LIVES AND KEEP CONVERSATIONS OPEN ABOUT BODY IMAGE, EATING AND WHAT THEY'RE SEEING ONLINE.

>> NGATA ALSO RECOMMENDS FAMILIES HAVE SOME SORT OF MEDIA PLANS THAT INCLUDE PHONE FREE TIME WHEN GOING TO BED OR EATING MEALS.

HE SAYS PARENTS SHOULD TRY TO STAY INVOLVED IN THEIR CHILDREN'S DIGITAL LIVES.

IN ATLANTA, I'M IVAN RODRIGUEZ.

>>> AND THE HEAT GOES ON.

HOPEFULLY YOU GUYS ARE DOING OKAY WITH THIS INTENSE HEAT.

LONG DURATION HEATWAVE, AND WE'RE STILL IN THE MIDST OF IT.

NOW WE DO HAVE SOME CHANGES THAT WE'RE TRACKING.

WE'RE GOING SEE MORE OF AN ONSHORE FLOW.

THAT'S GOING TO TRIM THE HIGHEST HEAT.

MAYBE NOT SO MUCH TRIPLE-DIGITS FOR SOME SPOTS, BUT THE HUMIDITY HAS BEEN INCREASING AND THAT BECOMES MORE NOTABLE AS WE HEAD INTO THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY AND THE ROUGH SURF.

DANGEROUSLY LARGE WAVES, SWELLS.

THE ROUGH SURF DOES CONTINUE AS WELL.

WE'VE HAD SOME PRETTY IMPACTFUL WEATHER STRETCHING FROM OUR COAST ALL THE WAY TO THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS.

AND OF COURSE THE VALLEYS HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH SOME OF THE WORST OF THE HEAT.

EXTREME HEAT WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL THURSDAY.

AND EVEN STARTING TO SEE THOSE EXTREME HEAT WATCHES STRETCH ACROSS THE DESERTS.

ALL RIGHT.

BORREGO SPRINGS DOWN TO 71 TONIGHT.

SAN DIEGO ALSO 71.

OID, WATCH FOR THE FOG AT 63 DEGREES.

AND MOUNT LAGUNA DOWN TO 58.

AS WE HEAD INTO THE DAY TOMORROW, STILL SOME OF THAT TRIPLE-DIGIT HEAT IN THE VALLEYS.

OCEANSIDE 88.

SAN DIEGO 87.

BORREGO SPRINGS 103.

AND MOUNT LAGUNA 75 DEGREES.

SO OCTOBER HEAT BRINGS US ALL THE WAY LATE INTO THE WEEK.

TEMPERATURES TRIPLE-DIGITS STILL.

VALLEYS AND DESERTS, NOT A WHOLE LOT OF RELIEF AT NIGHT, ESPECIALLY AS THE HUMIDITY INCREASES.

AND WITH EACH DAY, IT TAKES MORE OF A TOLL ON YOUR BODY.

SO MAYBE YESTERDAY YOU WERE FEELING OKAY.

TODAY, THOUGH, STARTS TO CREEP IN AND TOMORROW.

SO INCREASED RISK OF HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES.

ALL RIGHT.

THE ROUGH SURF CONTINUES AS WE CONTINUE TO WATCH THOSE LARGE SWELLS FROM RACHEL.

DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS, BEACH EROSION AND COASTAL FLOODING AS WELL.

HOW ABOUT THE NEXT FIVE DAYS.

TEMPERATURES ARE COMING DOWN.

THAT IS THE GOOD NEWS.

EVENTUALLY THE HUMIDITY COMES DOWN TOO.

SO THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL HERE ACROSS THE COAST, HOW ABOUT THE INLAND VALLEYS.

OUR TEMPERATURES WILL BE CHANGING TOO, ESPECIALLY AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

THE MOUNTAINS HAVE BEEN THE PLACE TO BE, ALTHOUGH WE'RE STILL RUNNING A BIT ABOVE THE HISTORICAL AVERAGE.

BUT COOLER WEATHER ON THE WAY.

AND INTO THE DESERTS, THAT 90 DEGREES BY SUNDAY.

THAT LOOKS A BIT BETTER.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I'M ARIELLA SCALESE.

>>> A STANFORD UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR WON THE 2026 NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINE.

THE DESIGNATION IS FOR HIS WORK THAT'S HELPED GIVE SCIENTISTS AN UNPRECEDENTED WAY TO CONTROL AND STUDY NERVE CELLS USING LIGHT.

AS GLORIA RODRIGUEZ REPORTS, THE WORK COULD HELP TREAT NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES LIKE PARKINSON'S.

[ APPLAUSE ] >> Reporter: STANFORD IS CELEBRATING NEW NOBEL PRIZE WINNER CARL DYSEROFF.

HE IS A STANFORD PROFESSOR AND RESEARCHER BEING HONORED FOR HIS WORK IN DEVELOPING A GROUNDBREAKING FIELD CALLED OPT TOEGENICS.

IT USES BEAMS OF LIGHT TO CONTROL INDIVIDUAL NERVE CELLS AND BRAINS.

HE AND HIS COLLEAGUES HARNESSED THE POWER TO UNDERSTAND THE INNER WORKS OF BRAIN NETWORKS TO HELP TREAT NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES LIKE PARKINSON'S.

>> OBVIOUSLY IT'S A VERY STIMULATING MOMENT.

>> WE'RE JUST VERY PROUD OF CARL.

>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT OF STANFORD PRAISING HIM IN A VIRTUAL NEWS CONS.

>> I DO WANT TO SAY WE'RE PROUD THAT KARL IS NOT ONLY ONE OF OUR FACULTY MEMBERS HERE AT STANFORD, HE WAS ONE OF OUR STUDENTS.

HE RECEIVED HIS M.D.

AND HIS Ph.D AT STANFORD.

HE COMPLETED HIS RESIDENCY TRAINING HERE.

HE CONTINUES TO SEE PATIENTS AS A PRACTICING PSYCHIATRIST.

>> Reporter: DEISSERROTH WAS ON THE NEWS AT 6:00 A.M.

JUST HOURS AFTER GETTING THE NEWS.

>> I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE WORK WEE DOING.

>> Reporter: ABC 7 EYEWITNESS NEWS HAS BEEN TRACKING HIS WORK SINCE 2009.

>> WHAT WE DO IS WE USE LASERS AND WE USE LASER LIGHT TO CONTROL AND TO TUNE AND TO MODIFY THE BEHAVIOR OF BRAIN CELLS.

>> Reporter: MONDAY, DEISSEROTH TALKED ABOUT HOW HIS WORK CAN HELP OTHERS.

THERE ARE STUDIES WHO HAVE GONE THROUGH PHASE 2, ENTERING PHASE 3 FOR AUTISM, FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA AND OTHER ONES COMING ALONG LATER, FOR PARKINSON'S DISEASE, FOR DEPRESSION, AND THERE IS REALLY JUST AS THERE IS NO LIMIT ON THE BASIC SCIENCE SIDE, WE'RE OPTIMISTIC THAT THIS WILL HELP US ACROSS NEUROPSYCHIATRY.

>> SUCH IMPORTANT WORK THERE.

YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

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