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>>> BEACH CLOSURES AND A DROP IN SOUTH BAY TOURISM BECAUSE OF CROSS-BORDER POLLUTION, COSTING THE REGION UP TO HALF A BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR.

AND THAT IS ACCORDING TO A NEW SAN DIEGO COUNTY ANALYSIS.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

KPBS ENVIRONMENT REPORTER TAMMY MURGA SPOKE TO A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER ABOUT HOW HE'S HAD TO ADJUST.

>> Reporter: FOR MORE THAN A DECADE JEFF KIRKING RAN A CERAMICS STUDIO FROM HIS HOME IN IMPERIAL BEACH.

BUT AS SEWAGE POLLUTION HAS WORSENED -- >> TOURISM PLUMMETED IN IMPERIAL BEACH IN THE MATTER OF A FEW MONTHS AFTER I'D HAD A BUSINESS I'D BEEN GROWING FOR 14 YEARS NONSTOP.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS HE HAD TO SHUT DOWN, IN PART BECAUSE IT WAS GETTING HARDER TO KEEP CUSTOMERS.

A NEW REPORT BY THE COUNTY CONFIRMS WHAT BUSINESS OWNERS LIKE KIRKING HAVE BEEN SAYING FOR YEARS.

SEWAGE POLLUTION HAS WORSE EPD AND THAT'S LED TO MAJOR ECONOMIC LOSSES IN THE REGION.

KIRK BLACKSBY CONDUCTED THE STUDY.

HE TOLD SUPERVISORS THE MONEY NOT BEING SPENT IS ANYWHERE BETWEEN $125 MILLION AND $500 MILLION EACH YEAR.

>> ACROSS A 20-YEAR HORIZON IF UNMITIGATED THIS CRISIS WILL COST THE COUNTY BETWEEN 1.9 AND $7.9 BILLION.

>> Reporter: IT'S THE COUNTY'S FIRST ESTIMATE OF THE ECONOMIC COSTS OF THE POLLUTION.

BETWEEN 2017 AND 2024 TOURISM TAX REVENUES IN IMPERIAL BEACH DROPPED NEARLY 30%.

COUNTY SUPERVISOR PALOMA AGUIRRE SAYS QUANTIFYING THE LOSSES CAN HELP BRING SOLUTIONS.

>> THIS IS WHAT WE BRING TO THE STATE TO ASK FOR MORE AID.

THIS IS WHAT WE BRING TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO ASK FOR MORE AID.

AND THIS IS WHY WE DOUBLE DOWN INTO OUR EFFORTS THAT WE'RE SPEARHEADING HERE AT THE COUNTY.

>> Reporter: KIRKEENG IS HOPEFUL THE RIVER AND OCEAN WILL ONE DAY BE SEWAGE-FREE.

A FEW MONTHS AGO HE FOUND HIS BUSINESS A NEW HOME BY THE IMPERIAL BEACH PIER.

>> IT'S HARD TO FIND A COMMUNITY LIKE THIS.

AND I WOULD SAY IF IT'S CLEAN AGAIN IT'S GREAT, YOU KNOW.

BUT WE LIVE IN A WORLD WHERE WE MAKE POLLUTION.

I MEAN, WE'RE PART OF THE PROBLEM.

SO WE'LL HAVE TO BE THE SOLUTION TOO.

>> Reporter: HE THINKS OFFERING HIS COMMUNITY A PLACE TO CREATE ART AND RIDE BIKES IS STILL WORTH IT.

THE FULL ECONOMIC REPORT IS EXPECTED TO BE PUBLISHED NEXT MONTH.

TAMMY MURGA, KPBS NEWS.

>> IT'S ALSO A BUSY DAY OF ECONOMIC NEWS DRIVEN BY THE UNITED STATES WAR ON IRAN.

THE NON-PARTISAN CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE HAS A NEW REPORT THAT PUTS THE COST OF THAT WAR AT $38 BILLION THROUGH AUGUST 1st.

IT'S EXPECTED TO ADD ANOTHER $3 BILLION FOR EVERY MONTH IT CONTINUES, ADDING TO A TREND OF INFLATION.

ONE OF THE MOST OBVIOUS SIGNS OF INFLATION FOR MOST CONSUMERS IS GAS PRICES.

AAA REPORTS ANOTHER INCREASE TODAY PUTTING THE CURRENT AVERAGE FOR SAN DIEGO AT $6.08 PER GALLON.

AND THAT IS UP 13 CENTS FROM LAST WEEK.

DIESEL PRICES HIT A NEW RECORD HIGH TODAY AT 8.02 PER GALLON.

>>> ONE OF PRESIDENT TRUMP'S TOP ECONOMIC ADVISERS VISITED CAPITOL HILL TODAY WHERE HE WAS PRESSED ON THE WAR AND ITS FINANCIAL IMPACT.

AS KARIN CAIFA REPORTS, THE TREASURY SECRETARY ALSO WEIGHED IN ON THE DEBATE OVER ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

>> KILLING IRANIAN CIVILIANS -- >> THE COMMITTEE WILL BE IN ORDER.

>> Reporter: TREASURY SECRETARY SCOTT BESSENT, INTERRUPTED MULTIPLE TIMES ON CAPITOL HILL TUESDAY BY ANTI-IRAN WAR PROTESTERS.

>> STOP THE SANCTIONS ON IRAN!

>> Reporter: BESSENT MAKING AN APPEARANCE BEFORE THE HOUSE FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE DEFENDED PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S HANDLING OF IRAN.

>> UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP AMERICA'S NO LONGER MANAGING THE IRANIAN THREAT.

WE'RE ENDING IT.

>> Reporter: BUT LAWMAKERS GRILLED BESSENT ON THE CONFLICT'S UPWARD PRESSURE ON OIL AND ENERGY PRICES.

>> YOU LAUNCHED A SO-CALLED ECONOMIC D-DAY AGAINST IRAN, BUT MARKETS BARELY BLINKED.

CRUDE OIL PRICES CONTINUE TO INCREASE, AND YOU HAVE DISMISSED THE EFFECTS ON AMERICAN HOUSEHOLDS.

>> Reporter: AND THE DAY AFTER PRESIDENT TRUMP DISMISSED AI SAFETY FEARS AS A HOAX -- >> DO YOU THINK THE PRESIDENT UNDERSTANDS THAT IT IS NOT AS SIMPLE AS WHAT HE HAS DESCRIBED?

>> Reporter: BESSENT WAS PRESSED ON ADMINISTRATION EFFORTS TOWARD GUARDRAILS.

>> THE BEST WAY TO GUARANTEE SAFETY IS THE CREATORS ARE LIABLE FOR WHAT THEY BUILD.

>> Reporter: BESSENT ALSO DISMISSED CONCERNS ABOUT TRUMP'S RECENT PLEDGE TO SEND AMERICANS $5,000 CHECKS IF REPUBLICANS RETAIN CONTROL OF CONGRESS IN NOVEMBER'S MIDTERM ELECTIONS, ADDING TO THE NATION'S $40 TRILLION DEBT.

>> I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE TO KEEP MORE OF THEIR MONEY.

>> Reporter: THE SECRETARY'S TESTIMONY CAME THE DAY BEFORE THE FEDERAL RESERVE IS WIDELY EXPECTED TO RAISE ITS BENCHMARK INTEREST RATE FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE JULY 2023 TO CURB INFLATION STOKED BY THE CONFLICT IN THE MIDDLE EAST.

IN WASHINGTON I'M KARIN CAIFA.

>>> ON MAY 18th TWO SHOOTERS WENT TO THE SAN DIEGO ISLAMIC CENTER AND OPENED FIRE.

THREE MEN WERE KILLED.

NOW NEARLY FOUR MONTHS LATER THE SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL HAS TAKEN A STEP TO IDENTIFY AND FIGHT ISLAMOPHOBIA IN THE CITY.

KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL IS LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM WITH MORE ON THE RESOLUTION PASSED JUST THIS AFTERNOON.

JOHN.

>> MAYA, THE GOAL OF THE RESOLUTION IS STRAIGHTFORWARD, TO PROTECT RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AND CIVIL RIGHTS AND ENSURE MUSLIM SAN DIEGANS CAN LIVE, WORSHIP, LEARN AND PARTICIPATE IN CIVIC LIFE WITHOUT FEAR OR DISCRIMINATION.

COUNCIL PRESIDENT JOE LaCAVA AND MEMBER SEAN ELO-RIVERA BROUGHT FORWARD THE RESOLUTION.

BEFORE THE MEETING THEY WERE JOINED BY COUNCILMAN HENRY L. FOSTER III AND MEMBERS OF THE SAN DIEGO MUSLIM COMMUNITY AND OTHER RELIGIOUS LEADER.

CAIR, THE COMMITTEE OF ISLAMIC AMERICAN RELATIONS OF SAN DIEGO, SHARED DISTURBING STATISTICS.

>> STUDIES SHOW THAT 88% OF SURVEYED SAN DIEGO MUSLIMS SAY THEY FEEL LESS SAFE IN THEIR COMMUNITY AND 74% OF THEM SAID THAT THEY'RE MORE CONCERNED ABOUT MUSLIM SAFETY.

THIS RESOLUTION IS NOT ABOUT RESTRICTING FREE SPEECH.

IT IS ABOUT RECOGNIZING DISCRIMINATION, PROTECTING RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AND MAKING SURE INSTITUTIONS KNOW WHAT ANTI-MUSLIM HATE LOOKS LIKE.

>> Reporter: ELO-RIVERA SAYS THIS RESOLUTION IS ONLY A START.

HE SAYS THE GRAVITY OF THE SITUATION REQUIRES MORE CIVIC INVOLVEMENT FROM THE CITY AND ITS RESIDENTS.

>> AND WHAT HAPPENS FROM HERE IS BASED ON THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WOULD HAPPEN.

BOTH PROACTIVELY GETTING AHEAD OF SITUATIONS THAT NEED TO BE GOTTEN AHEAD OF AND RESPONDING DURING IMPORTANT TIMES IN THE WAY THE COMMUNITY HAS SAID WILL FEEL IMPORTANT TO THEM.

>> Reporter: ELO-RIVERA SAYS HE WANTS THE CITY TO WORK ON AN EARLY ALERT SYSTEM THAT COULD BE DEPLOYED WHEN SITUATIONS HAPPEN LIKE THE ONE ON MAY 18th.

THE RESOLUTION RECEIVED BROAD SUPPORT DURING PUBLIC COMMENT.

SOME SPEAKERS SAID IT DOESN'T GO FAR ENOUGH.

BUT COUNCIL MEMBERS LaCAVA AND ELO-RIVERA BOTH SAY IT'S A GOOD START.

LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM, JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

♪ >>> UNDER FEDERAL GUIDELINES MIGRANTS SHOULD NOT BE DETAINED IN TEMPORARY HOLDING FACILITIES FOR MORE THAN THREE DAYS.

BUT HERE IN SAN DIEGO SOME FAMILIES HAVE BEEN DETAINED AT THESE BORDER STATIONS FOR WEEKS AT A TIME.

AND THAT HAS CAUGHT THE CONCERN OF A FEDERAL JUDGE.

OUR NEWS SOURCE INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER SOPHIA MEJIA PASCO HAS BEEN FOLLOWING THE STORY AND SHE JOINS ME NOW.

WELCOME, SOPHIA.

>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

>> YOUR REPORTING LOOKS INTO TEMPORARY HOLDING FACILITIES AT BORDER STATIONS.

CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO US HOW THESE ARE DIFFERENT THAN THE DETENTION CENTERS?

>> YEAH.

SO I THINK WHEN MOST PEOPLE THINK OF IMMIGRATION DETENTION THEY THINK OF THOSE I.C.E.

DETENTION CENTERS WHERE HUNDREDS, EVEN OVER 1,000 PEOPLE ARE BEING HELD.

THESE TEMPORARY HOLDING FACILITIES, THEY'RE MUCH SMALLER.

THEY'RE INSIDE OF PORTS OF ENTRY LIKE THE SAN YSIDRO OR O'TAY MESA PORT OF ENTRY OR INSIDE BORDER PATROL STATIONS WITHIN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

SO THESE DETENTION CENTERS ARE REALLY ONLY MEANT FOR TEMPORARY DETENTION.

THREE DAYS IS WHAT THE GOVERNMENT -- IS THE TARGET THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS FOR HOW LONG THESE PEOPLE SHOULD BE DETAINED THERE.

>> AND THESE ARE AGAINST FEDERAL GUIDELINES.

SO WHAT KIND OF CONDITIONS ARE PEOPLE REPORTING?

>> YEAH, SO YOU KNOW, MIGRANTS IN DECLARATIONS TO THE COURT, THEY'VE TALKED ABOUT BEING DETAINED THERE FOR DAYS, WEEKS, EVEN UP TO A MONTH.

THEY'VE DESCRIBED FREEZING COLD CELLS, LIMITED ACCESS TO SOAP AND WATER AND SHOWERS, LIMITED ACCESS TO TIME OUTSIDE.

AND THESE ARE FAMILIES THAT HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN WITH THEM, FIVE MONTHS OLD IS THE YOUNGEST ONE THAT I SAW IN THESE COURT DECLARATIONS, TO TEENAGERS.

THESE MOTHERS HAVE DESCRIBED, YOU KNOW, NOT HAVING MANY TOYS OR ACTIVITIES FOR THEIR CHILDREN TO OCCUPY THEMSELVES.

AND AGAIN, THESE ARE NOT REALLY AREAS THAT ARE MEANT TO HOLD PEOPLE FOR A LONG AMOUNT OF TIME.

>> CAN YOU DESCRIBE WHAT THE CONDITIONS ARE LIKE FOR THOSE KIDS?

YOU MENTIONED TOYS AND OTHER THINGS.

BUT WHAT ELSE?

>> YEAH, SO YOU KNOW, ONE MOTHER WROTE ABOUT HER 11-YEAR-OLD AND HER 6-YEAR-OLD BEING GIVEN ONLY COLORING PAGES AND BROKEN CRAYONS TO OCCUPY THEMSELVES.

AND YOU KNOW, SHE TALKED ABOUT HER KIDS RESORTING TO PLAYING WITH A WATER BOTTLE CAP BECAUSE THEY HAD NOTHING ELSE TO DO.

THESE ARE FAMILIES THAT HAVE SEVERAL CHILDREN WITH THEM.

THEY CAN BE DETAINED FOR WEEKS.

AND YOU KNOW, IN SOME FACILITIES THEY SAY THAT THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO GO OUTSIDE VERY OFTEN.

AND SO YOU KNOW, ONE ATTORNEY I TALKED TO SAID THESE ARE CONDITIONS THAT ARE REALLY TRAUMATIZING FOR CHILDREN.

THEY'RE ALSO SOMETIMES SEPARATED FROM THE FATHER.

SO THE MOTHER WILL BE DETAINED WITH THE CHILDREN BUT THE FATHER IS DETAINED SEPARATELY.

AND THAT CAN ALSO BE, YOU KNOW, TRAUMATIZING FOR THESE KIDS WHO HAVE JUST MAYBE CROSSED THE BORDER AND THEY'RE IN A CELL, THEY DON'T HAVE FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT, AND SO IT CAN BE VERY CHALLENGING.

>> YEAH.

IT SOUNDS LIKE IT.

AND THIS ALL CAME TO A HEAD LAST MONTH WHEN A U.S.

DISTRICT JUDGE FOUND THAT THE GOVERNMENT WAS LIKELY VIOLATING THE FLORES SETTLEMENT.

SO TELL US WHAT THAT IS.

>> YEAH, SO THE FLORES SETTLEMENT, IT'S A LEGAL AGREEMENT STEMMING FROM A CASE FROM THE 1990s, AND THIS AGREEMENT BASICALLY SETS THE STANDARD FOR THE DETENTION AND TREATMENT OF CHILDREN.

MIGRANT CHILDREN IN FEDERAL IMMIGRATION CUSTODY.

SO WHAT IT SAYS NOW IS THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD TRY TO MOVE CHILDREN OUT OF ITS CUSTODY AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

AND WHEN CHILDREN ARE IN ITS CUSTODY THAT THEY NEED TO BE HELD IN SAFE AND SANITARY CONDITIONS.

>> SO SPECIFIC TO SAN DIEGO, WHAT DID THE JUDGE TAKE ISSUE WITH HERE?

>> YEAH, SO IN SAN DIEGO THE JUDGE SPECIFICALLY CITED COLD CONDITIONS THAT MIGRANTS DESCRIBED INSIDE THESE CELLS.

SHE ALSO TALKED ABOUT THE LIMITED ACCESS TO SOAP AND SANITIZER, THAT THE LIGHTS WERE ON ALL NIGHT LONG IN THESE FACILITIES, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SLEEP, AND REALLY THE LENGTH OF TIME THAT FAMILIES WERE SPENDING HERE.

SHE SAID THESE CONDITIONS LIKELY VIOLATED THE FLORES SETTLEMENT.

>> AT THIS POINT CAN YOU TELL US WHAT YOU THINK MIGHT HAPPEN NEXT?

>> YEAH, SO THE JUDGE HAS ORDERED A SPECIAL MASTER AND INDEPENDENT MONITOR TO SORT OF GIVE OVERSIGHT OVER THESE FACILITIES.

AND THOSE INDIVIDUALS WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO INSPECT FACILITIES, TO REPORT POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS, TO REQUEST DATA FROM THE GOVERNMENT, AND ALSO THEY WILL BE EXPECTED TO DELIVER QUARTERLY REPORTS TO THE JUDGE FOR AT LEAST A YEAR.

>> THANKS, SOFIA.

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

AND I HAVE BEEN SPEAKING WITH SOFIA MEJIAS-PASCOE.

SHE'S AN INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER COVERING IMMIGRATION AND THE BORDER FOR iNEWS SOURCE.

THANK YOU.

>>> I'M AMNA NAWAZ ON THE "NEWSHOUR."

TONIGHT THE SUPREME COURT BARS PRESIDENT TRUMP FROM RESTRICTING MAIL-IN VOTING AHEAD OF THE MIDTERMS.

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

>>> THE U.S.

SUPREME COURT PROVIDED SOME CLARITY TODAY OVER THE ROLE OF MAIL-IN BALLOTS DURING THE UPCOMING GENERAL ELECTION.

JUSTICES ARE BLOCKING PRESIDENT TRUMP'S EFFORTS TO ADD NEW RESTRICTIONS, ESSENTIALLY LEAVING THE WIDELY USED METHOD UNCHANGED.

MADDY GANNON IS IN WASHINGTON WITH A REACTION TO TODAY'S RULING.

>> Reporter: EVERYONE FROM STATE AND LOCAL ELECTION OFFICIALS TO PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HIMSELF WAS ANXIOUSLY AWAITING THIS DECISION FROM THE SUPREME COURT ON VOTING BY MAIL JUST AHEAD OF NOVEMBER'S MIDTERM ELECTIONS.

AND ON TUESDAY TRUMP DID NOT HOLD BACK IN HIS CRITICISM OF THE SUPREME COURT'S REJECTION OF HIS PROPOSED CHANGES.

JUST TWO JUSTICES, SAMUEL ALITO AND CLARENCE THOMAS, SUPPORTED THE PLAN.

IN A SEARING POST ON TRUTH SOCIAL TRUMP ACCUSED THE SUPREME COURT OF LETTING THE COUNTRY DOWN.

HE ADDED WITHOUT EVIDENCE THAT IT WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR DEMOCRATS TO CHEAT IN ELECTIONS.

AND TRUMP ALSO ARGUED THAT THESE ARE NOT THE SAME SUPREME COURT JUSTICES THAT HE INTERVIEWED TO BE ON THE BENCH.

THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WANTED CHANGES LIKE ADDING BAR CODES TO BALLOTS, REQUIRING STATES TO GIVE VOTER ROLLS TO THE ARE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND ALLOWING THE U.S.

POSTAL SERVICE TO REJECT MAIL BALLOTS IN SOME INSTANCES.

THE SUPREME COURT GAVE LITTLE EXPLANATION FOR ITS REJECTION OF TRUMP'S LIMITS.

BUT IT COMES AS MANY STATE AND LOCAL ELECTION OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN EXPRESSING CONCERNS ABOUT IMPLEMENTING THESE CHANGES SO QUICKLY BEFORE AN ELECTION.

THOSE OPPOSED TO THE CHANGES LIKE CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL ROB BONTA ARE CELEBRATING.

>> WE SECURED AN IMPORTANT VICTORY IN FRONT OF THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT, BLOCKING A FINAL RULE BY THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE THAT WOULD HAVE UPENDED MAIL VOTING THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

>> Reporter: BONTA ALSO SAID THE SUPREME COURT DECISION MEANS THAT THE ELECTION THIS NOVEMBER WILL BE, QUOTE, BUSINESS AS USUAL.

BUT IT MARKS A LOSS FOR TRUMP, WHO HAS LONG CRITICIZED BROAD MAIL-IN VOTING PRACTICES DESPITE USING THE VOTING METHOD HIMSELF.

PRESIDENT TRUMP IS ALSO PUSHING FOR OTHER ELECTION CHANGES THROUGH LEGISLATION CALLED THE SAVE AMERICA ACT.

BUT IT'S BEEN UNABLE TO PASS THE SENATE.

AT THE WHITE HOUSE I'M MADDIE GANNON.

>>> NEW POLITICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH SHOWS TRUST IN U.S.

ELECTIONS IS DECLINING.

A RECENT SURVEY FOUND SERIOUS DOUBTS ABOUT COUNTING VOTES IN NOVEMBER'S MIDTERM ELECTIONS.

PUBLIC MATTERS REPORTER JAKE GOTTA IS HERE WITH THE LATEST ON WHY IT'S HAPPENING.

>> Reporter: WITH MIDTERM ELECTIONS LESS THAN TWO MONTHS AWAY AMERICANS AREN'T CONFIDENT THEY'LL BE FREE AND FAIR.

A SURVEY FROM THE UCSD CENTER FOR TRANSPARENT AND TRUSTED ELECTIONS FOUND FEWER THAN HALF OF RESPONDENTS BELIEVE THE MIDTERM RESULTS WILL BE COUNTED ACCURATELY AND DEMOCRATS, REPUBLICANS, AND INDEPENDENTS HAVE LESS TRUST IN THIS UPCOMING ELECTION THAN THEY DID AFTER THE ELECTION IN 2024.

HERE'S UCSD'S THAD CALZER, CO-DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER.

>> WE'RE THE AWAY UNIQUE MOMENT IN AMERICAN POLITICS WHEN YOU EVEN HAVE TO SURVEY PEOPLE ABOUT WHETHER THEY THINK THEY'LL BE FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS.

>> Reporter: HE AND THE OTHER RESEARCHERS FOUND THE SOURCES OF THAT SKEPTICISM VARIED WIDELY BETWEEN PARTISAN GROUPS.

DEMOCRATS ARE WORRIED THAT IMMIGRATION OFFICERS WILL BE AT THE POLLS AND THINK REDISTRICTING COULD IMPACT FAIR REPRESENTATION.

WHILE MOST REPUBLICANS APPEAR TO BELIEVE PRESIDENT TRUMP'S LIES ABOUT MAIL BALLOT FRAUD AND NON-CITIZENS VOTING.

BUT PROFESSOR BRENDAN NYAN FROM DARTMOUTH COLLEGE SAID THIS DISTRUST COULD ACTUALLY MOTIVATE PEOPLE TO TURN OUT TO VOTE TO OVERCOME THOSE PERCEIVED THREATS.

>> ONE OF THE THINGS THE U.S.

HAS BENEFITED FROM IN A KIND OF PERVERSE WAY IS DESPITE THE FACT THAT THERE'S A LOT OF DISTRUST OUT THERE AS THAD SAID, BOTH SIDES STILL SEE ELECTIONS AS WINNABLE.

SO THERE'S OFTEN A KIND OF REFRAIN OF WE HAVE TO WIN BY SO MUCH THAT THEY CAN'T STEAL THE ELECTION FROM US.

>> Reporter: BEYOND PARTISAN AFFILIATION THE SURVEY FOUND EDUCATION LEVELS ARE THE STRONGEST PREDICTORS OF TRUST.

RESPONDENTS WHO HAVE A COLLEGE DEGREE TRUST OUR ELECTIONS FAR MORE THAN THOSE WHO DON'T.

JAKE GOTTA, KPBS NEWS.

>>> AFTER SWEEPING THE EMMYS LAST NIGHT WITH SIX WINS HBO'S DRAMA "THE PITT" IS GETTING ANOTHER KIND OF RECOGNITION.

HEALTH CARE WORKERS SAY IT GIVES VIEWERS A GLIMPSE INSIDE THE E.R.

KPBS HEALTH REPORTER HEIDI DE MARCO TAKES US INSIDE SHARP GROSSMONT TO FIND OUT WHAT LOCAL DOCTORS AND NURSES THINK IT GETS RIGHT AND HOW IT MAY BE SHAPING PATIENT EXPECTATIONS.

>> Reporter: IF YOU WORK IN AN EMERGENCY ROOM THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE YOU WATCH "THE PITT."

EMERGENCY ROOM DOCTOR JAMES ELIA SAYS HE WAS HOOKED WHEN HE HEARD THE SHOW USES REAL CASES.

>> I KIND OF TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE PATIENT.

AT THE SAME TIME YOU GET A LITTLE BIT OF ANXIETY BECAUSE IT KIND OF BRINGS YOU BACK TO THINKING GEEZ, AM I ON SHIFT.

>> Reporter: ELIA HAS WORKED AT SHARP GROSSMONT FOR 17 YEARS.

>> SOME DAYS WE ARE LIKE "THE PITT."

YOU KNOW, AND IT'S NOT EVERY SINGLE DAY.

IT'S NOT EVERY SINGLE HOUR.

BUT WE DEFINITELY HAVE DAYS WHERE IT'S THAT BUSY.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS TELEVISION CAN CREATE VERY DIFFERENT EXPECTATIONS ABOUT WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENS IN AN E.R.

>> THERE'S OF COURSE SOME HOLLYWOOD, YOU KNOW, HYPE IN THE SHOW.

JUST SOME THINGS ARE EXAGGERATED.

>> Reporter: AND THOSE TV VERSIONS OF MEDICINE CAN STICK WITH PATIENTS.

>> PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE YEARS WOULD ASK ME, FOR EXAMPLE, ARE YOU GOING TO PUMP THE STOMACH?

WHICH WE DON'T REALLY DO.

BUT YOU SEE THAT ON SOME OF THESE SHOWS.

YOU SEE SOME THINGS THAT ARE EXAGGERATED AND NOT REALLY DONE IN EMERGENCY ROOM.

>> RAPID RESPONSE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH.

>> Reporter: THEN THERE ARE THOSE MOMENTS THAT MAY SHOW VIEWERS A SIDE OF THE E.R.

THEY RARELY SEE.

>> I'M JUST CHECKING YOUR VITAL SIGNS.

>> WHERE AM I?

>> THERE'S A FIGHT SCENE WITH THIS NURSE AND SHE GETS IN A FIGHT WITH THE PATIENT BECAUSE THE PATIENT'S GETTING AGGRESSIVE.

>> Reporter: THAT SCENE HIT CLOSE TO HOME FOR AMBER DINH.

SHE'S AN E.R.

NURSE.

>> BECAUSE I WAS RECENTLY IN A FIGHT WITH A PATIENT.

A PATIENT ON A HOLD.

SHE WAS IN A PSYCHIATRIC MOMENT.

AND SHE STARTED -- SHE RAN OUT OF HER ROOM AND STARTED SWINGING FISTS AT PEOPLE.

YOU KNOW, AND I THINK IT'S FINALLY OPENING THE PUBLIC'S EYES TO LIKE OH MY GOSH, PEOPLE ACTUALLY DO THIS EVERY DAY AND HAVE TO HELP PEOPLE IN THESE CONDITIONS.

>> Reporter: BUT SHE SAYS THE SHOW ISN'T JUST CAPTURING THE DRAMATIC MOMENTS.

IT ALSO SHOWS THE CONSTANT JUGGLING THAT HAPPENS BEHIND THE SCENES.

THINGS MOST PATIENTS DON'T SEE WHEN THEY'RE WAITING FOR CARE.

>> YOU KNOW, SOMEONE'S DYING IN ROOM 5 AND SOMEONE'S ASKING FOR A HOT BLANKET IN ROOM 2.

MEANWHILE, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO SEND SOMEONE TO THE CATH LAB IN ROOM 3.

EVERYTHING'S GOING ON AND IT'S NICE FOR PEOPLE TO SEE OH, THERE'S SOMETHING BIGGER GOING ON THAN JUST SOMETIMES WHAT I'M GOING THROUGH.

>> Reporter: AND IT TURNS OUT THE SHOW MAY BE TEACHING PEOPLE MORE THAN SHE REALIZES.

>> I MAY HAVE TO HONOR HIS ADVANCED DIRECTIVE.

>> Reporter: A STUDY FROM USC'S NORMAN LEAR CENTER SURVEYED MORE THAN 1,400 VIEWERS OF "THE PITT."

VIEWERS WHO WATCHED AN END OF LIFE STORYLINE SAID THEY WERE MORE LIKELY TO PLAN AHEAD, INCLUDING MAKING A LIVING WILL OR DESIGNATING A POWER OF ATTORNEY.

THAT'S AN AREA WHERE PALLIATIVE CARE DOCTOR NICKI ROUSE SAYS THE SHOW IS HELPING START IMPORTANT CONVERSATIONS.

>> SO IT IS SADLY VERY COMMON THAT PEOPLE HAVE NOT IRONED OUT THEIR WISHES FOR END OF LIFE.

SO I PROBABLY SEE THIS SCENARIO ON A WEEKLY BASIS IF NOT MORE OFTEN.

>> Reporter: AND NOW WHEN SHE TALKS WITH PATIENTS ABOUT THOSE DIFFICULT DECISIONS -- >> I'M GLAD I CAN FINALLY TELL THEM THAT HEY, THERE ARE SHOWS ON TV.

DID YOU WATCH THIS?

AND SEE IF THEY REPLY OR SOMETIMES THEY TELL ME LIKE OH, IT'S KIND OF LIKE "THE PITT."

AND SO I'M GLAD THAT THERE'S FINALLY A KIND OF THIRD-PARTY SPACE THAT I CAN REFER TO.

>> Reporter: AND SHE SAYS "THE PITT" IS SHOWING A VERSION OF MEDICINE THAT LOOKS DIFFERENT FROM THE MEDICAL DRAMAS MANY VIEWERS GREW UP WITH WITH.

>> BEFORE YOU'D WATCH MEDICAL TV SHOWS FOR THE DRAMA, THE AFFAIRS, THE CRAZY SCENARIOS THAT YOU COULDN'T FIGURE OUT.

AND NOW THEY'RE SHOWING REAL MEDICINE.

SO THINGS LIKE HEART FAILURE OR BAD COPD OR CANCER.

THOSE ARE VERY REALISTIC THINGS THAT COME INTO OUR E.R.

>> Reporter: RAO SAYS THE SHOW IS ALSO BRINGING ATTENTION TO FIELDS MANY PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT.

>> I'M ROXIE'S DEATH DOULA.

>> HER WHAT?

>> I HELP ADVOCATE FOR PEOPLE LIKE ROXIE TO MAKE THEIR TRANSITION TO DEATH A MORE PEACEFUL PROCESS.

IT'S LIKE A BIRTH DOULA BUT FOR THE END OF LIFE.

>> ESPECIALLY FOR THE FIELDS LIKE WE MENTIONED THAT ARE NOT AS POPULAR, YOU DON'T THINK OF.

SO LIKE PALLIATIVE CARE, LIKE DEATH DOULAS, LIKE CHAPLAINS.

THE PEOPLE THAT ARE REALLY SUPPORTING OUR PATIENTS.

>> Reporter: DINH SAYS MAYBE PULLING BACK THE CURTAIN ON THE PEOPLE WHO RUN EMERGENCY ROOMS IS THE REAL IMPACT OF "THE PITT."

>> SOMETIMES THEY'LL BE LIKE OH, I'VE SEEN "THE PITT."

LIKE IS YOUR JOB LIKE "THE PITT"?

THEY'RE CURIOUS.

AND IT'S KIND OF NICE.

>> Reporter: HEIDI DE MARCO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> CRITICS OF FLOCK SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS SAY THE DATA COLLECTED CAN BE MISUSED.

WE'RE SEEING ONE EXAMPLE IN THE BAY AREA WHERE A SAN JOSE POLICE OFFICER WAS FIRED.

BUT THE COP IS NOT FACING ANY CRIMINAL CHARGES.

>> Reporter: SAN JOSE POLICE SAY ONE OF THEIR OFFICERS WAS FIRED FOR INAPPROPRIATELY USING AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READER INFORMATION.

THE OFFICER USED HIS PERSONAL PHONE TO GET INTO THE FLOCK CAMERA SYSTEM.

HE THEN SHARED THE LOCATION OF A VEHICLE WITH HIS COUSIN WHO WAS A SUSPECT IN A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SITUATION.

THE COUSIN USED IT TO TRACK DOWN THE VICTIM.

ACCORDING TO OUR MEDIA PARTNER THE BAY AREA NEWS GROUP.

NEITHER THE COUSIN OR THE OFFICER HAS BEEN CRIMINALLY CHARGED E. CHARGED.

>> BECAUSE THE OFFICER TECHNICALLY HAD KRORGS TO GO INTO THE DATABASE EVEN THOUGH HE MISUSED IT HE DID NOT COMMIT A CRIME.

BUT I THINK THAT'S WHERE WE NEED TO PLAY CATCH-UP.

>> Reporter: STEVEN CLARK, LEGAL ANALYST AND FORMER PROSECUTOR, SAYS THERE IS A LEGAL LOOPHOLE WHEN IT COMES TO FLOCK.

IT IS ILLEGAL TO ACCESS A CONFIDENTIAL CRIMINAL DATABASE WITHOUT A LEGITIMATE REASON.

BUT FLOCK ISN'T COVERED UNDER THAT.

>> THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TIGHTEN THIS LAW UP.

>> Reporter: A LAWSUIT WAS FILED BACK IN 2025 AGAINST THE CITY AND POLICE DEPARTMENT, SAYING THAT THE FLOCK CAMERA USE VIOLATES CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS.

>> WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE IS PRIVACY RIGHTS GROUPS TAKE THIS INCIDENT AND USE IT AS EXHIBIT A IN WHY WE HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL WITH THESE FLOCK CAMERAS.

>> Reporter: THERE ARE ALMOST 500 FLOCK CAMERAS LIKE THESE ALL OVER SAN JOSE.

AFTER THIS INCIDENT SOME RESIDENTS ARE QUESTIONING HOW SECURE THAT INFORMATION REALLY IS.

>> I THINK IT MAKES ME FEEL LESS SAFE.

I FEEL LIKE THEY'RE TRYING TO JUST KIND OF MASS-MONITOR EVERYONE.

>> Reporter: WHILE OTHERS SAY THE CITY HAS GOTTEN SAFER WITH THE CAMERAS.

>> TECHNOLOGY LIKE THAT, THE FLOCK CAMERA RUN 24/7.

YOU CAN'T DO ANY MORE ILLEGAL LIKE YOU USED TO.

>> Reporter: IN A STATEMENT ABOUT THE INCIDENT THE SAN JOSE CHIEF OF POLICE SAYING, "WHEN AN OFFICER VIOLATES THE PUBLIC'S TRUST THIS SEVERELY MY RESPONSIBILITY IS CLEAR.

THAT PERSON CANNOT REMAIN IN A POSITION OF POLICE AUTHORITY AND THEY CANNOT WEAR THE SAN JOSE BADGE.

THIS TECHNOLOGY IS NEW.

THE STANDARD IS NOT."

THE DEPARTMENT SAYS IN RESPONSE, OFFICERS NOW CANNOT ACCESS THE SYSTEM ON THEIR PERSONAL DEVICES AND WERE REMINDED OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF IMPROPERLY USING THE DATA.

>>> AS WE TRACK OUR WEATHER HEADLINES, WE'LL START WITH SOME OF THE COOLER WEATHER WE'VE BEEN SEEING AND THEREFORE AN INCREASE IN SOME OF THOSE COASTAL LOW CLOUDS.

THOSE ARE EXTENDING INTO THE VALLEYS FOR TOMORROW.

THEN WE'RE GOING TO START TO SEE SOME SLOW WARMING THURSDAY, FRIDAY, INTO THE START OF THE WEEKEND FOLLOWED BY SOME LOWERING TEMPERATURES AGAIN SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.

ALL RIGHT.

WE'LL START WITH TONIGHT ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

IN SAN DIEGO WE'RE DOWN TO 68.

65 FOR OCEANSIDE.

CHULA VISTA 67.

BORREGO SPRINGS WE'LL SEE A DROP IN TEMPERATURES TO 67.

AND MT.

LAGUNA TONIGHT DOWN TO 59 DEGREES.

AS WE HEAD INTO WEDNESDAY WE'VE GOT SOME REALLY PLEASANT WEATHER ACROSS CALIFORNIA.

BUT A LOT OF THUNDERSTORMS UP AND DOWN THE ROCKIES EVENTUALLY EXTENDING FARTHER NORTH.

SOME DRENCHING THUNDERSTORMS.

IT'S BENEFICIAL RAIN BUT IT WILL COME AT A PRICE WHEN IT COMES TO FLASH FLOODING.

SUNSHINE FOR US STILL A WARM DAY IN BORREGO SPRINGS AT 97.

67 IN MOUNT LAGUNA.

78 WITH SUNSHINE AND SAN DIEGO AND WE'LL SEE SOME OF THOSE CLOUDS FROM OCEANSIDE TO CHULA VISTA.

BUT THURSDAY IS GOING TO BE A REALLY DRY AND PLEASANT DAY AS WE HEAD INTO THE END OF THE WEEK WHILE THUNDERSTORMS STILL REMAIN ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS AND A LOT OF HEAT THAT BUILDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S.

ALL RIGHT.

WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE COAST OVER THE NEXT FIVE DAYS HERE.

WE'LL SEE TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY COME DOWN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY BEFORE COMING UP ON SATURDAY AND BACK DOWN AGAIN ON SUNDAY.

ALL RIGHT.

INLAND WE'LL HOLD TYPE THE LOWER 80s, INCREASE TO 83 FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AND THEN SEE A SLOW DECLINE AS WE HEAD INTO THE DAY SUNDAY.

ALL RIGHT.

.

A LITTLE BIT OF A TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE ACROSS MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS.

WE'LL BE SUNNY WITH SOME COOLER WEATHER THURSDAY.

THEN WE INCREASE TO 69 BY FRIDAY FOR TEMPERATURES TO DROP A BIT SATURDAY AND COME RIGHT BACK UP AGAIN ON SUNDAY.

ALL RIGHT.

UNFORTUNATELY THE HEAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE DESERT LOCATIONS.

AT LEAST WE'RE NOT INTO THE TRIPLE DIGITS.

WE'LL SEE 97 WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AND THE HEATING BACK UP NEAR 100 DEGREES AS WE HEAD INTO THE DAY ON SATURDAY.

FOR KPBS NEWS I'M ARIELLA SCALESE.

>> ALL RIGHT.

TIME TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT WE HAVE FOR YOU TOMORROW FROM THE KPBS NEWSROOM.

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AND KPBS "MIDDAY EDITION" WILL HAVE EXTENSIVE COVERAGE ON THE GROWING DEBATE OVER ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

AND THAT AIRS AT NOON ON KPBS FM.

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

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

HAVE A GOOD EVENING.

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