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

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>>> GOOD EVENING, IT IS TODAY, SEPTEMBER 13th THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I AM I A TRIPLE C, AND WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH A MAJOR INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE, SOMETHING MANY OF US MAY TAKE FOR GRANTED UNTIL THERE IS A PROBLEM.

TAKE, FOR INSTANCE, SAN DIEGO'S AGING STORM DRAIN SYSTEM.

TODAY, MAYOR TODD GLORIA SIGNED OFF ON A FEDERAL -- FEDERAL REPORTER SHOWS US, ENVIRONMENTALISTS SAY THERE IS STILL A LOT MORE THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.

>> Reporter: LAST WEEKEND, THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE KEA BROUGHT MUCH-NEEDED RAIN TO SAN DIEGO, BUT THE RAIN ALSO WASHED DEBRIS, TRASH, AND OTHER THINGS INTO THE STORM SYSTEM.

>> THIS SHOWS THE LACK OF FUNDING FOR INFRASTRUCTURE WE HAVE HAD IN THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: SARAH SANCHEZ IS WITH SAN DIEGO COAST KEEPER, AN ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP DEDICATED TO PROTECTING THE REGION'S WATERWAYS.

>> AFTER A RAIN LIKE THE ONE THIS WEEKEND, WE SEE A LOT OF VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE POLLUTANTS, LIKE PET WASTE, PLASTICS, METALS, CHEMICALS FROM RUNOFF.

>> Reporter: THIS IS WHY SHE IS GLAD THE MAYOR SIGNED OFF ON A $733 MILLION LOAN FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.

>> IT IS A LOW INTEREST LOAN THAT WILL ALLOW US TO FUND AN EXTRAORDINARILY LARGE DEFICIT OF STORMWATER PROJECTS.

>> Reporter: -- STORMWATER DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR SAYS THE CITY HAS A $1.4 MILLION PLUS DEFICIT.

>> WILL BE FUNDED UNDER THIS WILL INCLUDE PIPE REPAIR PROJECT, PIPES IN THE GROUND THAT HAVE FAILED, STORMWATER RESTORATION, REHABILITATION, WATER TABLE PROJECTS THAT WILL ULTIMATELY BENEFIT THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE CITIZENS OF SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: MORE THAN 80 PROJECTS WILL BE FUNDED UNDER THE LOAN.

-- AS IT WILL REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF POLLUTION IN THE WATERWAYS.

YOU BACK AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE IS A LOT OF POLLUTION IN THIS CREEK, AND $733 MILLION FROM THE EPA WILL GO FAR IN ADDRESSING THE ISSUE, BUT ADVOCATES SAY MORE IS NEEDED.

>> Reporter: WITH A $274 MILLION DEFICIT IN STORMWATER DEFICIT EACH YEAR, SANCHEZ SAYS THE PROBLEM WILL COMPOUND IF THE CITY DOES NOT COME UP WITH A LONG-TERM SOLUTION.

>> YES, $733 MILLION IS A LOT MAMA BUT ONLY A DROP IN THE BUCKET WHEN IT COMES TO THE STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE WE NEED.

IT IS CONTINUING TO GROW EVERY YEAR.

>> Reporter: ALEXANDER NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> COUNTY SUPERVISORS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TODAY TO CONTINUE THE MONKEYPOX HEALTH EMERGENCY.

THE VIRUS CAUSES FLULIKE SYMPTOMS ALONG WITH PAINFUL RASHES, AND IS SPREAD THROUGH CLOSE CONTACT.

351 CASES HAVE SO FAR BEEN REPORTED IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, BUT RECENT NUMBERS CONTINUE TO SHOW A DROP IN INFECTIONS.

HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY OUR REGION LIKELY SAW THE PEAK IN CASES DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF AUGUST.

>> I AM GLAD TO HEAR THAT NUMBERS HAVE STABILIZED AND THAT THE TREND IS GOING DOWN.

YES, WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO AN END TO THE EMERGENCY.

I DO NOT THINK WE ARE THERE YET.

>> MONKEYPOX VACCINES ARE IN LIMITED SUPPLY, ALLOCATIONS FROM THE STATE HAVING SLOWLY INCREASING.

JUST UNDER 8000 MILES HAVE BEEN DELIVERED LOCALLY, WITH NEARLY ALL THOSE DOSES ADMINISTERED.

SOME ARE BEING HELD IN RESERVE FOR POSTEXPOSURE.

LOCALLY, 10 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HOSPITALIZED WITH NO DEATHS REPORTED.

>>> CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH IS ENDING THE WEEKLY COVID-19 TESTING REQUIREMENTS FOR UNVACCINATED PEOPLE WORKING IN HIGH-RISK WORKPLACES AND SCHOOLS.

HEALTH OFFICIALS A WEEKLY TESTING OF UNVACCINATED GROUPS IS NO LONGER SLOWING THE SPREAD AS IT DID EARLIER IN THE PANDEMIC, BECAUSE OF THE MORE INFECTIOUS OMICRON VARIANCE.

WHILE THE REQUIREMENT IS ENDING, EMPLOYERS AND SCHOOLS ARE STILL ENCOURAGED TO PROVIDE TESTING RESOURCES.

THE STATE VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS FOR EMPLOYEES IN HEALTHCARE FACILITIES, CONGREGANTS SETTINGS, AND SCHOOLS REMAINS IN EFFECT.

>>> THE BATTLE OVER REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS CONTINUES.

WHILE A BILL BANNING ABORTIONS NATIONWIDE WAS INTRODUCED IN WASHINGTON, D.C., CALIFORNIA LAUNCHED A WEBSITE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON ABORTION ACCESS.

KPBS REPORTER TONYA THORNE HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: REPUBLICANS CONTINUE TO PUSH FOR A NATIONWIDE BAN ON ABORTIONS.

>> HERE IS WHAT I "THINK" WE WILL BE DOING.

WE WILL INTRODUCE LEGISLATION -- >> Reporter: ON TUESDAY, SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM INTRODUCED A NEW BILL THAT WILL BAN ABORTIONS NATIONWIDE AFTER 15 WEEKS.

>> I "THINK" WE SHOULD HAVE A LAW AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL THAT WOULD SAY, AFTER 15 WEEKS, NO ABORTION ON DEMAND, EXCEPT IN CASES OF , INCEST, AND TO SAVE THE LIFE OF THE MOTHER.

THAT SHOULD BE WHERE AMERICA IS AT.

>> Reporter: WITH DEMOCRATS HOLDING A MAJORITY IN CONGRESS, GRAHAM'S BILL IS NOT LIKELY TO ADVANCE, BUT HE HOPES AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEBATE IT WILL COME UP HERE IT >> ABORTION IS A CONTENTIOUS ISSUE.

POST-DOBBS, AMERICA HAS GOT TO MAKE DECISIONS.

>> Reporter: ON THE SAME DAY GRAHAM LOST THE BILL, CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR NEWSOM LAUNCHED A NEW ABORTION RESOURCE IN CALIFORNIA.

>> A RESOURCE FOR THOSE SEEKING REPRODUCTIVE CARE, WHETHER YOU LIVE HERE OR NOT.

ABORTION.CA.GOV IS NOW ONLINE.

>> Reporter: THE WEBSITE HAS INFORMATION ON ABORTION PROVIDERS, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, AND HELP THAT IS AVAILABLE TO THOSE TRAVELING FROM ANOTHER STATE.

>> IT INCLUDE INFORMATION ON YOUR RIGHT TO AN ABORTION AND INFORMATION, IF YOU ARE TRAVELING TO CALIFORNIA FROM ANOTHER STATE THAT HAS RESTRICTED YOUR REPRODUCTIVE CARE.

THE SITE DOES NOT TRACK YOU OR YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION.

ABORTION REMAINS LEGAL AND PROTECTED IN CALIFORNIA.

WE HAVE YOUR BACK.

>> Reporter: PLANNED PARENTHOOD SUPPORT OF THE EFFORT AND OFFERED RESOURCES FOR PATIENTS ON THE WEBSITE.

THE WEBSITE JOINS A LIST OF INITIATIVES CALIFORNIA HAS ROLLED OUT IN PROTECTING ABORTION AND REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS.

CALIFORNIA VOTERS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO AMEND THE STATE CONSTITUTION AND ENSHRINE THE RIGHT TO AN ABORTION IN THE NOVEMBER ELECTIONS.

TONYA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> PARENTS ARE STILL WAITING FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT ALLEGED MISCONDUCT BETWEEN MEMBERS OF THE VISTA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM.

A MEETING WAS HELD LAST NIGHT, SWITCHED FROM IN PERSON TO ZOOM AFTER THE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19.

THE PRINCIPAL SAYS THE LOCKER ROOM INCIDENT WAS FIRST REPORTED TO A COACH ON AUGUST 31st, AND BROUGHT UP TO THE SUPERINTENDENT TWO DAYS LATER.

PARENTS WERE SENT A LETTER ON FRIDAY.

THE SCHOOL DID NOT GIVE SPECIFICS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED OR HOW MANY PLAYERS WERE INVOLVED, SAYING THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.

A PARENT WHO DID NOT WANT TO BE IDENTIFIED BECAUSE OF SAFETY CONCERNS TALKS TO OUR MEDIA PARTNERS, 10 NEWS.

>> -- DIDN'T WANT TO GO TO SCHOOL TODAY BUT HE BEGGED ME NOT TO SEND HIM TO SCHOOL TODAY.

I WANT THEM TO TELL US WHO ARE THE KIDS THAT DID IT.

I WANT TO KNOW IF THEY ARE OVER 18.

I WANT A FULL STATEMENT.

>> THE DISTRICT SAYS IT HAS IMPLEMENTED A SAFETY ACTION PLAN WHICH INCLUDES DAILY SUPERVISION OF THE LOCKER ROOM AND COUNSELING FOR ANY PLAYER WHO WANTS IT.

THE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL SAYS THEY ARE WORKING TO FINISH THE INVESTIGATION BY THE END OF THE WEEK.

>>> YOU COULD CALL IT AN INVISIBLE CRIME WAVE, EXPERTS AT UC SAN DIEGO SPENT A YEAR STUDYING EXTORTION., IN TIJUANA, KPBS REPORTER GUSTAVO -- SAYS THEY FIND MOST BUSINESS OWNERS ARE TOO AFRAID TO ACTUALLY REPORT THE CRIME.

>> Reporter: RESEARCHER ROMAIN LOOK OR SPENT A YEAR WALKING THE STREETS OF TIJUANA, TALKING TO BUSINESS OWNERS ABOUT EXTORTION.

HE CALLS THESE REGULAR SHAKEDOWNS INVISIBLE CRIMES, BECAUSE SO FEW VICTIMS ACTUALLY REPORT THEM TO AUTHORITIES.

>> THE HUGE CHALLENGE ABOUT EXTORTION AND PROTECTION IN MEXICO IS IT IS ONE OF THE MOST UNDERREPORTED CRIMES.

LESS THAN 1% OF EXTORTION CASES ARE ACTUALLY REPORTED.

>> Reporter: A BUT EVEN THOUGH IT STARTS AS AN INVISIBLE CRIME, EXTORTION OFTEN LEADS TO MORE VISIBLE ACTS OF VIOLENCE, ESPECIALLY WHEN BUSINESSES REFUSED TO PAY.

>> IF YOU DON'T, MAYBE I COME TO YOUR SHOP AND START BREAKING GLASS, BREAKING GOODS IN THE SHOP.

IF YOU KEEP BEING UNWILLING TO PAY, MAYBE I BURN PART OF THE SHOP DOWN.

AND IF YOU KEEP NOT BEING WILLING TO PAY, I MIGHT EVEN GET TO THE EXTENT OF KILLING YOU.

>> Reporter: THE COURT BELIEVES THAT ADDRESSING EXTORTION AS A ROOT CAUSE OF CRIME COULD REDUCE MORE VISIBLE AND VIOLENT CRIMES IN TIJUANA.

THE CITY AVERAGES MORE THAN 2000 HOMICIDES PER YEAR, MAKING IT ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS CITIES IN MEXICO.

BUT LOOK OR SAYS POLITICIANS HAVE NO INCENTIVE TO ACTUALLY ADDRESS EXTORTION BECAUSE NO ONE IS REALLY TALKING ABOUT IT.

SINCE THERE ARE NOT RELIABLE STATISTICS AND NO LARGE PUBLIC OUTCRY, THERE IS NO POLITICAL WILL TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

>> AUTHORITIES WILL TELL YOU, MY CONSTITUENTS ASKED ME TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT HOMICIDE.

BECAUSE THE NUMBERS AND THE FIGURES FOR HOMICIDE ARE EXTREMELY VISIBLE.

WHY SHOULD I INVEST TIME, ENERGY, MONEY, MY CAREER AND REPUTATION, INTO TACKLING SOMETHING THAT DOES NOT APPEAR ON THE RECORDS?

>> Reporter: GUSTAVO SOLIS, KPBS NEWS.

>> A SPOKESMAN FROM TIJUANA MAYOR'S OFFICE SAID THE MAYOR IS AWARE OF THE REPORT AND URGES RESIDENTS TO REPORT ALL INCIDENTS OF EXTORTION.

>>> INFLATION APPEARS TO BE SLOWING BUT NOT NEARLY AS MUCH AS ECONOMIST HAD PREDICTED.

FOR MANY AMERICANS ON A TIGHT BUDGET, THERE IS LITTLE RELIEF ON THE HORIZON AS THE FED PREPARES FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF RAISING RATES YET AGAIN NEXT WEEK.

GLORIA HAS ME KNOW BREAKS DOWN THE NUMBERS.

>> Reporter: ANNUAL INFLATION IS COOLING OFF, BUT NOT NEARLY FAST ENOUGH.

>> INFLATION CONTINUES TO ACTUALLY INCREASE.

THAT IS A PROBLEM.

>> Reporter: DATA FROM THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS RELEASED TUESDAY SHOW INFLATION COOLED OFF IN AUGUST FOR A SECOND STRAIGHT MONTH, BUT REMAINED HIGH.

ON A MONTHLY BASIS, CONSUMER PRICES ROSE .1% FROM JULY.

>> THAT IS THE SWEET SPOT FOR THE AMERICAN CONSUMER, THAT IS HOW THEY UNDERSTAND THIS.

>> Reporter: DESPITE FALLING GAS PRICES, THE COST OF RENT, HEALTHCARE, FOOD, AND OTHER GOODS CONTINUES TO INCREASE.

THAT IS AFFECTING AMERICANS WITH NOT MUCH WIGGLE ROOM IN THEIR BUDGETS.

>> I BUY A LOT OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, AND I STOPPED BUYING THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE JUST TOO EXPENSIVE.

>> Reporter: THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX WHICH MEASURES COST OF GOODS AND SERVICES, WAS UP 8.3% FROM ONE YEAR EARLIER, COMPARED TO 8.5% IN JULY.

AFTER STRIPPING OUT MORE VOLATILE CATEGORIES LIKE FOOD AND FUEL, THE MONTH ON MONTH GAIN WAS HIGHER THAN EXPECTED.

THE NUMBERS SUGGEST A SUSTAINABLE SLOWDOWN MAY NOT BE ON THE HORIZON.

THAT IS BAD NEWS FOR THE FEDERAL RESERVE, WHICH IS TRYING TO SLOW DOWN THE ECONOMY BY RAISING INTEREST RATES.

>> MY SENSE, HERE, IS THEY ARE GOING TO LIFT THE POLICY RATE TO 4% OR GREATER BEFORE THEY ENTERTAIN ANY IDEA OF THE POSITIVES.

>> ON WALL STREET, THE REPORT MADE INVESTORS JITTERY, AS THE LESS THAN STELLAR NUMBERS WEIGHED DOWN OPTIMISM AND TRIGGERED A DROP IN BITCOIN AND OTHER CRYPTOCURRENCIES.

IN NEW YORK, I AM GLORIA HAS BEEN A REPORTING, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL SLATED TODAY TO DETERMINE WHICH TRAIN TEAM TO COLLABORATE WITH BUILDING A SPORTS PROPERTY.

KPBS REPORTER ANDREW -- SAYS THOUSANDS OF HOMES ARE IN THE WORKS.

>> THE SPORTS ARENA AND ITS SURROUNDING PARKING LOT COMPRISE 48 ACRES OF PUBLIC LAND.

FROM THE CITY'S PERSPECTIVE, IT IS A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND INSPIRE A BROADER REVITALIZATION OF THE MIDWAY DISTRICT.

THE MAYOR'S FIRST CHOICE IS MIDWAY RISING, WHICH AIMS TO BUILD 4250 APARTMENTS, A NEW ARENA, A HOTEL, RETAIL, AND 20 ACRES OF PARKS AND OPEN SPACE.

2000 OF THE APARTMENT WOULD BE AFFORDABLE TO LOW INCOME RENTERS, THAT IS MORE THAN THE OTHER TWO COMPETING PROPOSALS.

WHICHEVER TEAM THE CITY COUNCIL SELECT, TUESDAY'S VOTE WILL ONLY BE THE START OF EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATIONS.

THE DEVELOPER HAS TO INSPECT THE SITE TO MAKE SURE HIS PLANS ARE FEASIBLE, AND THE CITY HAS TO COME THROUGH THE PROJECT FINANCIAL ASSUMPTIONS.

NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES ARE EXPECTED TO LAST 2 TO 4 YEARS, WITH THE PROJECT BUILT OUT OVER ABOUT A DECADE.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IT IS A TEMPORARY SOLUTION FOR THOSE LIVING IN THEIR VEHICLES WHILE THEY LOOK FOR PERMANENT HOUSING, A SAFE PARKING LOT IN MISSION VALLEY WILL NOW BE OPEN 24 HOURS PER DAY, ALLOWING UNSHELTERED PEOPLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SERVICES DURING THE EXTENDED HOURS.

THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO SAID THE PROGRAM HAS SERVED NEARLY 2200 HOUSEHOLDS.

>> I DO NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ANYBODY GOING THROUGH MY STUFF, RIPPING ME OFF.

IF WE NEED TO BOTH GO SEE A DOCTOR OR SOMETHING, I CAN LEAVE THE TRUCK HERE, NOT EVEN HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT.

ON THE STREETS, I WOULD HAVE TO WORRY.

>> PREVIOUSLY, THE LOT WAS OPEN FROM 6:00 P.M. TO 7:00 A.M., REQUIRING PEOPLE TO LEAVE IN THE MORNING.

OPERATED BY JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE EXPANSION, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO RUN AT LEAST UNTIL JUNE OF NEXT YEAR.

>>> IF YOU HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT BRINGING A DOG INTO YOUR LIFE, NOW IS A GREAT TIME.

THE SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY HAS HUNDREDS OF ADULT DOGS THAT NEED A FOREVER HOME.

KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL SHOWS US HOW THE HUMANE SOCIETY IS MAKING ADOPTION OF A DOG EASY AND, FOR A FEW DAYS, FREE OF COST.

>> Reporter: THE SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY HAS A SPACE PROBLEM, AS IN A MUCH LESS SPACE THAN USUAL TO CARE FOR HUNDREDS OF ADULT DOGS.

>> WE HAVE PROBABLY TWICE THE NUMBER OF DOGS STAYING LONGER THAN THEY EVER HAVE BEFORE.

>> Reporter: SO, NOW THROUGH SUNDAY, ADOPTION FEES ARE BEING WAIVED ON ALL DOGS SEVEN MONTHS OLD AND UP.

IF YOU HAVE BEEN TO HUMANE SOCIETY HEADQUARTERS ON GAGNE STREET, YOU PROBABLY WILL NOT RECOGNIZE THIS SPACE.

THIS IS WHERE THE LOBBY WAS, AND THIS AREA WAS ALSO HOME TO SPACE FOR ANIMALS.

IT IS BEING RENOVATED, MAKING SPACE TO HOUSE ADULT DOGS, ESPECIALLY CHALLENGING.

>> WE HAVE TWO "DOUBLE UP" TWO SIDES OF THE DOG RUN, TO MAKE SURE THOSE DOGS HAVE FACE, EACH OF THEM.

NORMALLY, WE WOULD WANT TO GIVE THEM BOTH SIDES, SO THEY COULD HAVE A BETTER EXPERIENCE AT THE SHELTER.

>> WE ARE LOOKING TO ADOPT A DOG FOR HIM.

>> Reporter: I.V.

AND HER HUSBAND THINK IT IS TIME TO BRING A DOG INTO THEIR LIVES.

BUT AS SHE SAID, THIS POOCH IS MAINLY FOR LITTLE MATTEO.

>> WE WANT SOMETHING HE CAN GROW UP WITH AND PLAY WITH.

>> Reporter: THAT MEANS A PUPPY.

FEES ARE NOT WAIVED ON PUPPIES OR ANY OTHER ANIMALS HERE.

BUT IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN AN ADULT DOG, THE HUMANE SOCIETY WANTS YOU TO KNOW THAT EVERY ANIMAL HERE IS A SPAYED OR NEUTERED AND MICROCHIPPED, AND THEY ARE HERE FOR YOU EVEN AFTER ADOPTION, WITH TRAINING, FOOD, AND MEDICAL CARE.

>> WE JUST OPENED UP A NEW MEDICAL SERVICE.

SO, IF PEOPLE DO NEED HELP AND THEY CANNOT AFFORD MEDICAL CARE FOR THEIR DOGS OR CATS OR RABBITS OR ANY PET, WE WANT TO BE HERE FOR THEM AS WELL.

>> Reporter: THE MEDICAL CLINIC IS MOBILE TWO DAYS PER WEEK, AND THAT THE GAGNE STREET LOCATION FOR ANOTHER TWO.

INFORMATION ON THAT AND EVERYTHING ELSE YOU NEED TO KNOW IS ON THE HUMANE SOCIETY WEBSITE, SD HUMANE.ORG.

IN THE HUMANE SOCIETY CENTRAL COURTYARD, THERE ARE SOME WORDS OF WISDOM ATTRIBUTE IT TO MAHATMA GANDHI.

"THE GREATNESS OF A NATION AND ITS MORAL PROGRESS CAN BE JUDGED BY THE WAY ITS ANIMALS ARE TREATED."

SO, IF YOU HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT BRINGING A DOG INTO YOUR LIFE, THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A BETTER TIME TO TREAT ONE'S IT'S FOREVER HOME.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SOME CHANGES COMING UP OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.

ALONG WITH SOME COOLER AIR, THAT MOISTURE IS GOING TO CONTINUE MAKING ITS MOVE OFF TO THE EAST.

SO, LESS HUMID, AND YES, WE WILL BE DRYING OUT, EVEN OVER THE INTERIOR.

IN THE METRO FOR TONIGHT, WE STILL HAVE SOME HUMIDITY AROUND, BUT THESE LEVELS OF HUMIDITY WILL BE GOING DOWN IN THE COMING DAYS, WE WILL DROP INTO THE UPPER SIXES.

AREAWIDE, WE GO DOWN, SPRING 71, CHULA VISTA 78, OCEANSIDE INTO THE UPPER 60s AS WELL.

WE GO INTO WEDNESDAY, LOOKING INTO SOME SUNSHINE, ESPECIALLY TOWARD THE AFTERNOON AND HIGHER UP IN THE ATMOSPHERE, ABOVE THE SURFACE, THE WINDS ARE COMING OUT OF WEST AND NORTHWEST.

WHAT IS THAT DOING?

DRYING US OUT.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE HIGH MOISTURE CONTENT SLIDING EAST IN THE COMING DAYS.

SO, THERE IS THE MOISTURE SHOULD SHIFTING EASTER THAT WILL TAKE WITH IT MOST OF THOSE THUNDERSTORMS OUT OF WASATCH, INTERSTATE 15 TOWARD INTERSTATE 25, WHERE THERE CAN BE SOME FLASH FLOODING.

MONSOON MOISTURE, SLIDING ITS WAY EAST.

OKAY, LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT THIS MEANS FOR THE COAST OVER THE COURSE OF THE COMING DAYS.

WE ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT, AGAIN, THE 70s, BUT HUMIDITY WILL BE FALLING LATER THIS WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND, OVERNIGHT LOWS DROPPING TO THE 60s, BACK OVER THE INTERIOR, WE WILL FOLLOW LOW CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE ON WEDNESDAY, BUT HERE, TOO, THE AIR MASS WILL BE DRYING OUT, SO, LESS CLOUDS, MORE SUNSHINE AS WE WORK INTO THE WEEKEND.

AND INTO THE WEEKEND, WE HEAD INTO MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, WHERE WE WILL BE LOOKING AT THE 60s AND 70s, ON THE COOL SIDE THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS, PERHAPS BREEZY CONDITIONS BY THE TIME WE VENTURE OUR WAY TO THE WEEKEND.

INTO THE DESERT WE GO, LATE WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND, WE WILL STAY PUT IN THE 90s, WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE 60s.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I AM METEOROLOGIST JUSTIN HOPPER.

>>> A TAX INITIATIVE IS ON THE BALLOT THIS NOVEMBER, PROPOSITION 30 WOULD IMPOSE A TAX ON ANY INDIVIDUAL'S INCOME ABOVE $2 MILLION TO SUPPORT ZERO EMISSIONS VEHICLES AND WILDFIRE PREVENTION.

KALMATOV REPORTER NADIA LOPEZ EXPLAINS.

>> Reporter: CALIFORNIA IS KNOWN FOR STUNNING BEACHES, REDWOOD FORESTS, SUNNY WEATHER, AND DIRTY AIR, IT HAS SOME OF THE WORST AIR QUALITY IN THE COUNTRY STATE DATA SHOWS THAT 90% OF CALIFORNIANS BREED UNHEALTHY LEVELS OF AIR POLLUTANTS.

TO REDUCE AIR POLLUTION AND GREENHOUSE EMISSIONS, GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM HAD ASKED RESOURCES BOARD TO BAN THE SALE OF ALL NEW GAS POWERED CARS BY 2035.

SO, HOW WILL THE STATE MEET ITS GOAL AND WHO IS GOING TO PAY FOR IT?

VOTERS WILL HELP DECIDE THIS IN NOVEMBER.

HI, I AM NADIA LOPEZ, I COVER THE ENVIRONMENT FOR CAL MATTERS, AND THIS IS PROPOSITION 30 EXPLAINED IN ONE MINUTE.

PROPOSITION 30 WOULD IMPOSE A TAX INCREASE ON CALIFORNIANS MAKING MORE THAN $2 MILLION PER YEAR FOR THE TAX WOULD GENERATE UP TO $4.5 BILLION ANNUALLY.

MOST OF THE MONEY WOULD GO TOWARD REBATES FOR PEOPLE BUYING ZERO EMISSION CARS, AS TO BUILD MORE CHARGING STATIONS.

HALF THAT FUNDING WOULD GO TO LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME RESIDENTS.

A QUARTER OF THE MONEY WOULD PROVIDE FUNDING TO HIRING AND TRAINING FIREFIGHTERS FOR THE MEASURE IS BACKED BY ENVIRONMENTALISTS AND PUBLIC HEALTH GROUPS, AND IS FUNDED LARGELY BY THE ROGER COMPANY, LIFT.

STATE REGULATIONS REQUIRE LIFT AND UBER DRIVERS BY 2032 LOG 90% OF THEIR MILES ON ELECTRIC VEHICLES.

SUPPORTERS SAY THE TAX WILL PROVIDE MUCH-NEEDED FUNDING TO SUPPORT WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND ACCELERATE TRANSITION TO ELECTRIC CARS.

THEY STATE THE STATE'S TOP EARNERS SHOULD FOOT THE BILL BECAUSE THEY ARE MOST ABLE TO AFFORD IT.

OPPONENTS INCLUDING A REPUBLIC AND PARTY AND GOVERNMENT DO SOMETHING CALIFORNIANS DO NOT NEED MORE TAXES BECAUSE EVERYONE IS ALREADY FEELING THE EFFECT OF HIGH INFLATION AND SURGING GAS PRICES.

THEY ARGUED THE TAX WOULD DRIVE MANY RESIDENTS OUT OF THE STATE TO BENEFIT SPECIAL INTERESTS.

RIDESHARE COMPANIES.

VOTE YES IF YOU THINK -- SHOULD BE TASKED TO FUND ELECTRIC CARS AND MORE FIREFIGHTERS.

BUT KNOW IF YOU DO NOT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS PROPOSITION AND OTHERS, VISIT CAL MATTERS.ORG.

>>> HERE IS A REMINDER TO CHECK OUT THE KPBS VOTER HUB, WE ALSO HAVE A VERSION FOR OUR SPANISH- SPEAKING AUDIENCE BUT YOU CAN FIND IT ON OUR HOMEPAGE OR BY GOING TO KPBS.ORG/ELECTIONS.

>>> I AM JUDY WOODRUFF, TONIGHT -- PRICES ON THE RISE, COMING UP AT 7:00 EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>>> AN ENERGETIC NEW RHINO CALF AT THE SAN DIEGO ZOO SAFARI PARK REPRESENTS ANOTHER STEP IN THE EFFORT TO SAVE A RELATED RHINO SPECIES THAT IS NEARLY EXTINCT.

KPBS REPORTER ERIC ANDERSON EXPLAINS.

>> Reporter: THE BABY RHINO BEGINS THE DAY LEADING MOM AROUND THE CLOSED OFF RHINO HABITAT ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE PARK.

>> HE IS A BUNDLE OF ENERGY, WHICH IS TYPICAL RHINO CALF BEHAVIOR.

>> Reporter: RHINO CARE SPECIALIST, JOHNNY CAN APPEAR, IS ACCUSTOMED TO WATCHING YOUNG ANIMALS ZOOM AROUND THE ENCLOSURE, USUALLY WITH MOM LUMBERING CLOSE BEHIND.

>> HE IS REALLY PLAYFUL AND CONFIDENT.

I THINK A LOT OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE FACT THAT MOM IS SO CONFIDENT AND FEELING GOOD ABOUT HER ROLE AS A MOM.

SO, HE DOES NOT HAVE A CARE IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW.

>> Reporter: OF COURSE, ALL THAT RUNNING MAKES A ROMP IN THE MUD EVEN BETTER.

THAT MUD THAT COOLS THE ANIMAL DOWN, PROTECTED FROM THE SUN'S HARSH RAYS, AND KEEPS BUGS OFF ITS HIDE.

THE BABY WEIGHED MORE THAN 100 POUNDS AT BIRTH AND IS ALREADY MORE THAN TWICE THAT SIZE.

AND WHEN THAT CALF GROWS UP, IT WILL BE ABOUT THE SIZE OF HIS DAD, 4000 POUNDS.

WHILE THE CALF IS CUTE AND ATTRACTING ATTENTION, RESEARCHERS ARE CELEBRATING THE BIRTH BECAUSE IT IS THE FIRST FOR MOM, OLIVIA.

SHE NOW JOINS TWO OTHER SOUTHERN WHITE RHINO FEMALES OF A HERD OF SIX WHO HAVE PROVEN THEY CAN GIVE BIRTH AND CARE FOR OFFSPRING.

ARTHUR DURRANT IS THE SAN DIEGO ZOO WILDLIFE ALLIANCES DIRECTOR OF REPRODUCTIVE SERVICES.

SHE SAYS THE SIX FEMALES WERE BROUGHT HERE IN 2015 TO TEACH RESEARCHERS ABOUT RHINO REPRODUCTION.

>> WE STARTED GETTING EXACT DETAILS ABOUT THE REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE.

WE KNEW VAGUELY WHAT THE RHINO CYCLE WAS LIKE FROM THE ANIMALS WHO WERE BREEDING HERE IN OUR FIELD HABITATS, BUT WE DID NOT KNOW THE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: THAT IS CRITICAL, BECAUSE THESE ARE SIX FEMALES COULD ONE DAY BE SURROGATE MOMS TO THE CLOSELY RELATED NORTHERN WHITE RHINO.

THAT SPECIES IS ON THE PRECIPICE OF EXTINCTION, THANKS TO WAR AND POACHING.

AN AGING MOM AND HER DAUGHTER ARE THE ONLY NORTHERN WHITE RHINOS ON THE PLANET, BOTH TOO OLD TO BREED, SO SURROGATES COULD BE A LIFELINE TO KEEP THE NORTHERN WHITES FROM GOING EXTINCT.

>> THAT GOAL FOR ALL OF US, ALL OF US WORKING ON THIS PROJECT, IS A SELF-SUSTAINING HERD OF NORTHERN WHITE RHINOS THAT WE CAN REINTRODUCE INTO NATIVE HABITAT.

SO, WE ARE BACKING WAY UP, STARTING WITH FUNDAMENTALS.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO RESEARCHERS HELP TO DO THAT BY IMPLANTING AN EMBRYO OF A NORTHERN WHITE RHINO INTO ONE OF THE PROVEN MOMS.

IF THE PREGNANCY IS SUCCESSFUL, THE RESULT WOULD BE A NORTHERN WHITE CALF, BUT IT IS COMPLICATED AND UNPRECEDENTED.

THE WILDLIFE ALLIANCES CARLY YOUNG IS ONE OF THE RESEARCHERS PIONEERING THE TECHNIQUES THAT THEY HOPE TO USE.

SOME STEPS ARE AS BASIC AS FIGURING OUT HOW TO MAKE THE PETRI DISH CULTURE THE CLONED, FERTILIZED RHINO EGGS WILL GROW IN.

>> WE HAVE TAKEN PROTOCOLS WE HAVE LEARNED FROM HORSES, AND OTHER PROTOCOLS I HAVE LEARNED USING DOMESTIC CATS, DEER, EVEN HUMANS.

WE HAVE TAKEN ALL THOSE PROTOCOLS, AND THIS IS HOW WE MADE THE MATURATION MEDIUM FOR THE RHINO.

BECAUSE NOBODY HAS EVER DONE THIS SORT OF WORK BEFORE.

>> Reporter: EVENTUALLY, YOUNG WILL USE FROZEN NORTHERN WHITE RHINO CELLS TO CREATE SPERM AND EGGS.

EACH EGG WILL BE THE SHELL OF A SOUTHERN WHITE, WITH THE NORTHERN WHITE CELLULAR MATERIAL INSIDE.

A SINGLE NORTHERN WHITE SPERM WILL BE INJECTED, AND THE RESULTING EMBRYO WILL BE A NORTHERN WHITE RHINO.

>> I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT WE CAN PRODUCE NORTHERN WHITE RHINO EMBRYOS WITH A SOUTHERN WHITE RHINO EGGSHELL.

I JUST HOPE WE CAN DO EMBRYO TRANSFER, AND FIGURE OUT OUR TECHNIQUE TO DO THIS AND ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO PRODUCE A NORTHERN WHITE RHINO CALF.

>> Reporter: CHALLENGES REMAIN.

BARBARA DURRANT SAYS RESEARCHERS WANT PROOF OF CONCEPT IN THE FIELD WITH SOUTHERN WHITE RHINOS BEFORE THEY TAP THEIR LIMITED SUPPLY OF NORTHERN WHITE CELLS.

GERMAN RESEARCHERS HAVE CREATED NORTHERN WHITE EMBRYOS USING EGGS HARVESTED FROM THE TWO LIVING FEMALES, BUT CREATING THE EMBRYO IS ONLY HALF THE BATTLE.

>> THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A SUCCESSFUL EMBRYO TRANSFER IN ANY RHINO SPECIES.

>> Reporter: DURRANT SAYS THERE HAS BEEN STEADY INCREMENTAL PROGRESS, TWO FEMALES AT SAN DIEGO DID GET PREGNANT FROM ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION.

THE TEAM KNOWS MORE ABOUT RHINO REPRODUCTION, AND THREE FEMALES ARE NOW CANDIDATES TO HAVE A SOUTHERN WHITE RHINO EMBRYO IMPLANTED.

BUT DURRANT SAYS THE CLOCK IS TICKING.

>> THE NORTHERN WHITE RHINO IS SO CLOSE TO EXTINCTION NOW THAT THERE IS A REAL POSSIBILITY THAT, BEFORE WE HAVE A NORTHERN WHITE RHINO CALF, THAT BOTH THESE FEMALES WILL BE GONE.

THEN, WE WOULD BE BRINGING BACK AN EXTINCT SPECIES.

>> Reporter: SUCCESSFUL NOT, THE WORK BEING DONE WITH SOLAR SOUTHERN AND NORTHERN WHITE RHINOS IN SAN DIEGO STILL PROVE INVALUABLE TO OTHER SPECIES, LIKE THE SUMATRAN RHINO, WHICH ONLY HAS A POPULATION OF ABOUT 60 ANIMALS.

ERIC ANDERSON, KPBS NEWS.

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