>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AIR RESTORATION, AND FLOOD SERVICES FOR OVER 45 YEARS.

A CALL 1-800-BILLHOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION , DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY, AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU, THANK YOU.

>>> WELL, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

AIR TRAFFIC SEEMS TO BE RUNNING SMOOTHLY AGAIN AT SAN DIEGO AIRPORT AFTER AN I.T.

OUTAGE CAUSED MAJOR DISRUPTIONS THIS MORNING.

HERE IS A LOOK AT CROWDS INSIDE TERMINALS NUMBER ONE AND 2 THIS MORNING AND THIS FOOTAGE IS TAKEN BY OUR MEDIA PARTNER, KG TV.

CHECK-INS FOR UNITED AND AMERICAN AIRLINES SNAKED AROUND A FEW TIMES.

AN AIRPORT SPOKESPERSON SAYS THE TICKETING SYSTEM EVERY AIRLINE SHARES WENT DOWN AROUND 4:30 THIS MORNING.

>> BUDDY CALLED ME THIS MORNING, TEXTED ME, LIKE 4:00, HE SAID IT WAS AN HOUR AND A HALF TO GET BAGGAGE, SO I GOT HER AND SAID WE'VE GOT TO GO NOW.

WE GOT IN AN UBER AND THAT YOUR AS QUICKLY AS WE COULD IT SAYS IT ALL RIGHT HERE, IT'S CRAZY.

>> ALL THE AIRLINES TICKETING SYSTEMS CAME BACK ONLINE BY AROUND 9:00 THIS MORNING.

THE I.T.

TEAM IS STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT CAUSED THE OUTAGE.

>>> CITY AND COUNTY LEADERS HAVE DISCUSSED THE IDEA OF A TRANSIT TO THE SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FOR A LONG TIME.

LAST WEEK, THAT GOT ONE STEP CLOSER TO A REALITY.

PUBLIC MATTERS REPORTER JAKE GOTTA HAS THE DETAILS.

BACK THE SAN DIEGO ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS OR SANDAG IS PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE WHEN SAN DIEGANS AND VISITORS CAN EASILY TAKE TRANSIT TO AND FROM THE AIRPORT.

WHETHER THAT IS A NEW TROLLEY LINE OR AN AUTOMATIC PEOPLE MOVER, THEY HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT AN AUTOMATIC CONNECTION SINCE 2007.

BUT FOR SEAN RIVERA, THAT TALKING STAGE HAS GONE ON LONG ENOUGH.

>> WHAT WE HAVE A LITTLE TRIP ON IS JUST TALKING AND TO -- AT LEAST THE VERSION OF TALKING THAT, LIKE, MOVES US TOWARD ACTION.

>> Reporter: THE AGENCY'S NARRATIVE OPTIONS SUGGEST A FEW CONCEPTS THAT COULD CONNECT TO THE AIRPORT TO DOWNTOWN.

SANDAG'S REPORT IT IS FRIDAY, AND SO THEY WANT TO GATHER MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE TROLLEY VERSUS PEOPLE MOVER CONCEPTS.

RIVERA PUSHED THE STOP TO ASK FOR ASPINWALL PROPOSALS TO GET THE BALL ROLLING.

>> I THINK WE REACHED THE POINT WHERE CONTINUAL EVALUATION LOAN RISKS [ INAUDIBLE ] AND THE REGIONS FUTURE MOBILITY.

>> Reporter: AND THERE COULD BE A GOOD REASON TO MOVE QUICKLY.

IF THE REGION CAN'T SELECT A PROJECT TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION BY 2029, IT COULD THOSE $350 MILLION THAT THE AIRPORT AGREED TO CONTRIBUTE.

BUT SANDAG'S CEO MARIO CAUTIONED THAT BREAKING GROUND IN 2029 COULD BE AN UNREALISTIC TIMELINE.

>> IT IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT YOU WOULD GET AN ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT OF THIS MAGNITUDE DONE , SIGNED, SEALED, AND DELIVERED , RECORD UP DECISION WITH NO COURT, CLEAR AND FREE FROM COURT QUESTIONING, YOU KNOW, THE LAWSUITS BY THAT DATE.

>> Reporter: SUPERVISOR ANDERSON, HOWEVER, THOUGHT IT WAS WORTH A TRY.

>> WE ARE PROBABLY GOING TO GET SUED, EVERYTHING YOU SAID IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE TRUE, BUT WHAT IF THIS IS OUR LUCKY DAY AND WE GET TO SPEND THE $350 MILLION AND SPEND 18% OF THE TOTAL COST OF THE PROJECTED $2 BILLION?

>> Reporter: HE SAID THEY WERE WORKING ON A POSSIBLE EXTENSION OF THAT DEADLINE.

IN THE MEANTIME, SANDAG WILL HELP CREATE NEW DIRECT BUS LINES FROM THE AIRPORT TO DOWNTOWN AND ALL TOWN STATIONS.

JAKE GOTTA, KPBS NEWS.

>> PUBLIC MATTERS HAS A PARTNERSHIP WITH KPBS, I KNEW SOURCE AND VOICE OF SAN DIEGO.

SEE MORE OF OUR STORIES AT KPBS.ORG/PUBLICMATTERS.

>>> IF YOU RELY ON THE BUS OR TROLLEY TO GET AROUND TOWN, THERE ARE SOME MAJOR CHANGES ON THE WAY THAT YOU MAY WANT TO BE AWARE OF, HERE IS A LOOK AT THE POTENTIAL CHANGES ACCORDING TO A ROUGH DRAFT.

33 OF 95 BUSES AND TROLLEY ROUTES WOULD BE SUSPENDED.

ANOTHER 29 WOULD BE REDUCED.

MTS ESTIMATES THESE CHANGES WOULD IMPACT ABOUT A THIRD OF RIDERS, AND IT COMES AHEAD OF NEW RATE HIKES SET TO TAKE EFFECT NEXT MONTH.

>> A MAJOR IMPACT, NOT ONLY ON ME, BUT ON THE COMMUNITY, BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE USE THE TRANSPORTATION, YOU KNOW, TO GET CERTAIN PLACES, TO GET TO WORK, TO GET HOME, YOU KNOW.

SO, LIKE ME, I WORK, I NEEDED, AND THAT WOULD BE A MAJOR INCONVENIENCE.

>> [ INAUDIBLE ] SAYS THAT MONEY WON'T BE ENOUGH TO FIX THEIR DEFICIT.

THE DEFICIT COULD HIT $150 MILLION BY THE YEAR 2030, WHICH IS ALSO WHEN THESE POTENTIAL SERVICE CUTS COULD TAKE EFFECT.

ONE OF SAN DIEGO'S MOST POPULAR HIKING SPOTS IS GETTING SOME UPGRADES POINT KPBS ENVIRONMENT REPORTER TAMMY MURGA SAYS THAT MEANS PARTS OF THE TORREY PINES STATE NATURAL RESERVES WILL BE NOT ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.

>> Reporter: IF YOU WANT TO HIKE OUT OR GET A NICE VIEW OF THE OCEAN FROM TORREY PINES STATE NATURAL RESERVE, YOU WILL HAVE TO WAIT A WHILE.

FENCES AND CLOSURE SIGNS ARE TURNING HIKERS AROUND, INCLUDING KENNEDY.

SHE FREQUENTS THE TRAILS.

>> I LIVE RIGHT ON THE CLIFF, SO I COME OUT HERE DAILY.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THAT SHE WAS ANTICIPATING THE IMPROVEMENTS, BUT -- SHE DIDN'T KNOW CONSTRUCTION IS STARTING THIS WEEK.

>> I KNOW THAT WE NEED TO DO THIS AND IT'S AMAZING, THE UPGRADES AND THINGS THEY ARE GOING TO DO, BUT I'M GOING TO MISS IT FOR SIX MONTHS, FOR SURE.

[ LAUGHTER ] >> Reporter: STATE PARKS WILL BE ADDING NEW RESTROOMS AND IMPROVING ACCESS LIKE THE TORREY PINE LODGE AND PARKING LOTS.

IT'S ALL PART OF A MULTI-YEAR EFFORT TO UPGRADE UTILITIES AND EXPAND PUBLIC ACCESS POINT THE FIRST PHASE WAS COMPLETED EARLIER THIS YEAR.

>> WE COME TO CALIFORNIA FROM FAR AWAY, SO WE DECIDED TO SPEND A FEW DAYS HERE.

>> Reporter: HE AND HIS WIFE ARE VISITING FROM NEW JERSEY.

THEIR PLAN TO SEE THE COAST FROM THE RESERVE FIZZLED.

THEY WERE A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED >> BUT WE STILL HAVE PLENTY -- SOMETHING ELSE TO SEE.

>> Reporter: STATE PARK SAYS ALL TRAILS AND SAID RESERVE WILL BE CLOSED DURING THE UPDATES, SO WILL THE LODGE, THE BEECH TRAIL STAIRCASE, AND BOTH OF THE PARKING LOTS.

BUT AS THE NEW JERSEY COUPLE SAYS -- YOU CAN ALWAYS MAKE IT DOWN TO THE BEACH.

STATE PARK SAYS THE RESERVE IS SCHEDULED TO REOPEN IN MARCH.

THE BEACH PARKING LOT IS STILL OPEN.

TAMMY MURGA, KPBS NEWS.

>>> I'M JEFF BENNETT.

TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, PRESIDENT TRUMP DEFENDS THE WAR WITH IRAN AND THREATENS ANNIHILATION AT A SPEECH BEFORE THE U.N.

THAT IS AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

♪ >>> AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY INTO FOUR RAPE ALL WITHIN THE FIRST THREE WEEKS OF THE FALL SEMESTER.

UNIVERSITY SPOKESPERSON SAYS THE VICTIMS KNEW OUR WERE ACQUAINTED WITH THEIR ATTACKERS, AND THAT ALL ATTACKS HAPPENED IN RESIDENCE HALLS.

THE FIRST SIX WEEKS OF THE SEMESTER ARE OFTEN REFERRED TO AS "THE RED ZONE" BECAUSE THAT IS WHEN THE RISK OF CAMPUS SEXUAL VIOLENCE IS ELEVATED BUT IN A STATEMENT, THE UNIVERSITY SAYS IT BEGINS PREVENTION AND CONSENT EDUCATION BEFORE STUDENTS GET TO CAMPUS AND CONTINUES THOSE EFFORTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

CSU SM PRESIDENT ELLEN NEUFELD SAYS THE UNIVERSITY IS DOUBLING DOWN ON HOW IT IS ADDRESSING THE REAL ATTACKS.

>> MORE EDUCATION AND NOT JUST THAT INCREASED SECURITY.

OUR POLICE, OUR HOUSING STAFF, OUR TITLE NINE STAFF, AND SO MANY MORE ARE READY AND WILLING TO HELP AND ALREADY IN ACTION.

>> AND NEUFELD ALSO SAYS THERE ARE RESOURCES TO HELP ANYONE WHO HAS EXPERIENCED SEXUAL ASSAULT OR HARASSMENT.

>>> WILL A.I.

END HUMANITY?

A.I.

INDUSTRY LEADERS SAY IT IS A POSSIBILITY.

GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER HOPING TO ADD MORE SAFETY REGULATIONS TO THE TECHNOLOGY.

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY REPORTER CARLY K SAYS A METAPHORICAL KILL SWITCH IS ONE OF THEM.

>> OKAY, SO NOW IT'S FINDING A PERSON OR LOT TO MATCH YOU WITH.

>> I AM BEING PUT TO THE TEST.

THE TOURING TEST TO BE EXACT.

IT'S A GAME WHERE YOU CAN LIVE CHAT WITH AN AI BOUGHT AND A HUMAN SIMULTANEOUSLY.

THE CHALLENGE?

SELECT THE CONVERSATION YOU THINK IS WITH A REAL PERSON.

>> LOL, THE LOL FEELS VERY HUMAN , ALSO THE LOWERCASE A.I.

>> TURNS OUT IT'S HARDER THAN YOU MIGHT THINK.

>> OH, I JUDGE.

YOU ARE A.I., FOR SURE.

>> OH, YOU ARE BOTH WRONG.

>> BEN BERGEN, THE COGNITIVE SCIENCE PROFESSOR AT UC SAN DIEGO, HE STUDIES DEFECTION IN A.I.

MODELS.

HE SAYS USERS CAN'T ALWAYS TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HUMANS AND A.I.

IN FACT, A.I.

SUCCESSFULLY CONVINCES PEOPLE THAT THEY ARE HUMANS MORE THAN HALF THE TIME.

BUT IF YOU CAN'T TELL A.I.

FROM A HUMAN, THEN YOU ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE SUCKERED IN AND BELIEVE THINGS THAT MAYBE AREN'T TRUE, OR AT LEAST THAT ALIGN WITH WHATEVER THE A.I.

IS TRYING TO DO.

>> Reporter: IT IS JUST ONE OF A.I.

'S UNFORESEEN ADVANCEMENTS THAT IS CAUSING INDUSTRY LEADERS TO SOUND THE ALARM BELL FOR THE TECHNOLOGY.

A.I.

IS ALSO CAPABLE OF GOING ROGUE.

>> ONE PATH WOULD BE BY CREATING DEADLY PATHOGENS AND SPREADING THEM.

THE OTHER MAIN PATH THAT PEOPLE TALK ABOUT IS THROUGH ACCESS TO NUCLEAR DEVICES.

>> Reporter: MANY A.I.

RESEARCHERS ESTIMATE THERE IS A 10% CHANCE THAT A.I.

COULD CAUSE MASS HUMAN FORM IN THE NEXT 10 TO 20 YEARS POINT NOW THE GOVERNOR WANTS EXPERTS TO EVALUATE THE FEASIBILITY OF A KILL SWITCH.

>> THAT IS TECHNICALLY CHALLENGING BECAUSE A LARGE PART OF THE PROBLEM IS THAT WE DON'T NECESSARILY KNOW WHEN A KILL SWITCH IS NEEDED, IN THE CASE OF MANY OF THESE ATTACKS RECENTLY, THE MODELS ONLY REVEAL THEMSELVES WELL AFTER -- WELL AFTER THE CASE.

>> Reporter: CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN A LEADER IN PUSHING FOR MORE REGULATION, BUT THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CLAIMS MORE REGULATION GIVE CHINA AN ADVANTAGE IN THE A.I.

BASE.

UC SAN DIEGO POLITICAL SCIENTIST MOLLY ROBERT SAYS CHINA IS MODELING ITS A.I.

TECHNOLOGY AFTER OURS.

THAT MEANS IF THE U.S.

SLOWS DOWN, CHINA MIGHT HAVE TO AS WELL.

>> BUT THE U.S.

AND CHINA, THE SPEED OF THESE IS CONNECTED, AND SO, I THINK WE NEED TO THINK A LITTLE BIT NUANCED ABOUT THAT.

IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THAT -- THAT THAT NARRATIVE OF THIS COMPETITION IS WRONG, IT JUST MEANS THAT THERE IS A LOT OF NUANCE.

>> Reporter: THE CONVERSATION AROUND A.I.

AND REGULATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO HEAT UP AS POLITICIANS MOVE CLOSER TO MIDTERM ELECTIONS.

NEWSOM'S PLAN TO DISCUSS OTHER POSSIBLE SAFETY MEASURES IS SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER.

CARLY KAY, KPBS NEWS.

>>> COULD A WARNING LABEL ACTUALLY MAKE YOUNG PEOPLE THINK TWICE BEFORE SCROLLING?

A NEW STUDY FINDS TEENAGERS AND YOUNG ADULTS WHO SAW WARNINGS ABOUT THE POTENTIAL HEALTH HARMS OF SOCIAL MEDIA SAID THOSE MESSAGES DISCOURAGED THEM FROM WANTING TO USE IT.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ HAS THE LATEST ON WHAT THE STUDY FOUND.

>> Reporter: A NEW APPROACH TO PROTECTING YOUNG PEOPLE FROM POTENTIAL SOCIAL MEDIA DANGERS.

WARNINGS DESIGNED TO LOOK LIKE SOMETHING YOU MIGHT ACTUALLY SEE WHILE USING INSTAGRAM.

RESEARCHERS RECRUITED MORE THAN 1000 PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 13 AND 29, ROUGHLY HALF TEENAGERS AND HALF ADULTS, AND SHOW THEM 15 DIFFERENT MESSAGES ON A MOCK INSTAGRAM PAGE.

THE MESSAGES WARNED ABOUT POSSIBLE HARMS, INCLUDING DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY, NEGATIVE BODY IMAGE, SLEEP DISRUPTION, ADDICTION, AND OVERALL MENTAL HEALTH HARMS.

THERE IS ALSO A NEUTRAL CONTROL MESSAGE, AND ONE SUGGESTING A VOLUNTARY SOCIAL MEDIA BREAK.

>> HOW MUCH DOES THIS MESSAGE DISCOURAGE YOU FROM WANTING TO USE SOCIAL MEDIA AND HOW MUCH DOES THIS MESSAGE INCREASE YOUR AWARENESS OF THE HARMS OF USING SOCIAL MEDIA?

ALL OF THE MESSAGES, THE HEALTH HARMS MESSAGES WERE RATED MORE LIKELY TO DISCOURAGE THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA USE AND INCREASE THEIR AWARENESS OF THE HARMS.

>> Reporter: THE STRONGEST WARNINGS FOCUSED ON MENTAL HEALTH WARNINGS, INCLUDING DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY.

RESEARCHERS ALSO FOUND THAT HEALTH WARNINGS GENERALLY OUTPERFORM A SIMPLE SCREEN TIME BREAK MESSAGE, THE KIND SOME PLATFORMS ARE USED VOLUNTARILY.

BUT THERE IS ONE KEY UNANSWERED QUESTION.

THE STUDY MEASURED WHAT PARTICIPANTS THOUGHT THE WARNINGS WOULD MOTIVATE THEM TO DO, NOT WHAT THEY ACTUALLY DID.

>> WE BELIEVE THAT THESE RESULTS SUGGEST THAT WE WOULD SEE MEANINGFUL CHANGE, HOWEVER WE HAVEN'T TESTED THAT YET, AND THAT IS THE NEXT STEP, DEFTLY TEST THEM, BECAUSE WE NEED TO THEN TEST IN A REAL-WORLD SETTING.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THESE MESSAGES ARE DISPLAYED WHEN YOU OPEN YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA.

>> Reporter: I AM IVAN RODRIGUEZ REPORTING.

>>> NO ACT OF KINDNESS, NO MATTER HOW SMALL, IS EVER WASTED.

THOSE WORDS ARE ATTRIBUTED TO THE WORLD'S BEST-KNOWN WRITER OF FABLES.

A ONE-TIME WRITER OF SAN DIEGO NEWS NOW BRINGS ATTENTION TO ACTS OF KINDNESS.

JOHN CARROLL HAS HER STORY.

>> IF YOU ARE A LONG-TIME READER OF THIS SAN DIEGO TRIBUNE, THE NAME LEIGH FENLY MAY SOUND FAMILIAR.

SHE HAS BEEN RETIRED FOR 20 YEARS NOW, BUT DURING HER 30 YEARS AT THE PAPER, SHE COVERED ALL SORTS OF STORIES.

SHE SPENT THE LAST 12 YEARS EDITING THE QUEST SECTION THAT WAS ALL ABOUT SCIENCE.

NOW SHE SPECIALIZES IN A DIFFERENT KIND OF SCIENCE, THAT OF KINDNESS.

>> IT'S VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD, KINDNESS IS, AND EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT LANGUAGE, EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT IT IS.

>> Reporter: AT THIS POINT, YOU ARE PROBABLY WONDERING WHY WE INTERVIEWED FENLY IN FRONT OF THE DRY CLEANERS.

WELL, AS IT TURNS OUT, THAT'S WHERE THIS STORY BEGINS.

>> IT WAS JUST A NORMAL DAY, I HAD MY ARMS FULL OF THE DRY CLEANING.

>> Reporter: THAT BEGINNING HAPPENED LATE LAST YEAR WHEN SHE WAS BRINGING IN SOME DRY- CLEANING AND NOTICED A SIGN IN THE WINDOW.

IT IS STILL THERE.

ANYONE WHO IS UNEMPLOYED, LOOKING FOR A JOB, AND NEEDS AN OUTFIT CLEANED, THEY WILL DO IT HERE, NO CHARGE.

>> AND I WAS REALLY MOVED BY IT.

I WAS JUST, YOU KNOW, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO MOVE YOUR HEART, BUT THAT DAY, THAT SIGN MOVED MY HEART.

>> Reporter: SO, FENLY WENT IN AND HAD A CONVERSATION WITH VIP CLEANERS CO-OWNER, KARLA VILLAREAL.

>> I LOVE TO TALK TO MY CUSTOMERS.

I CAN SAY THAT I TALK TOO MUCH SOMETIMES.

>> Reporter: THE TALKING HAPPENS OUT FRONT BECAUSE -- BACK HERE, IT'S BUSY AND NOISY.

APPAREL OF ALL SORTS BEING WASHED.

STEAMED AND PRESSED AND FINALLY, HOME ON ONE OF THOSE CLOTHING CONVEYOR BELTS, WRAPPED AND READY FOR THE CUSTOMER.

>> [ INAUDIBLE ] >> Reporter: OVERSEEING THIS CACOPHONY OF CLEANING IS KARLA'S HUSBAND, SALVADOR.

BACK TO LEIGH FENLY AND WHAT SEEING THAT SIGN SPARKED.

>> I WENT INSIDE, I THANKED THEM FOR PUTTING THE SIGN-UP, AND THEN AS MONTHS WENT BY, I KEPT THINKING ABOUT IT.

I KEPT THINKING ABOUT, WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE WHO HAVE CREATED THIS LOVELY KINDNESS?

IT'S JUST SUCH A GENEROSITY OF HEART.

>> Reporter: THE VILLAREAL'S WAY OF SPREADING KINDNESS MOVED FENLY'S OWN HEART TO HER OWN ACT OF KINDNESS.

>> I JUST WENT TO -- WENT TO HOW CAN I WRITE ABOUT PEOPLE DOING KIND THINGS?

>> Reporter: THIS IS THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION, THE CREATION OF A MONTHLY PUBLICATION WITH A SELF-EXPLANATORY TITLE, "KINDNESS HAPPENS HERE."

BUT FENLY COULDN'T DO IT ON HER OWN, SO SHE TURNED TO SOME OLD FRIENDS FOR HELP AND THEY RESPONDED WITH THEIR OWN ACTS OF KINDNESS.

>> MY FORMER COLLEAGUES HAVE STEPPED UP WITH ME, WHO PRODUCED THE NEWSPAPER WITH ME, RIGHT FOR IT, EDIT IT, DESIGN IT , CREATE PHOTOGRAPHY, ILLUSTRATIONS, ALL -- ALL OUT OF THE KINDNESS OF THEIR HEARTS, VOLUNTARY -- VOLUNTARILY GIVING SKILLS AND TIME, AND THAT HAS BEEN THE GREATEST KINDNESS OF ALL, AS IT CANNOT HAPPEN WITHOUT PEOPLE WHO, YOU KNOW, SHARE YOUR DREAM.

>> Reporter: A DREAM REALIZED AND FOUND AT KINDNESSHAPPENSHERE.ORG.

IT PROBABLY WON'T SURPRISE YOU THAT IT IS FREE AND THERE ARE OCCASIONALLY PRINTED VERSIONS.

>> IT'S 90% ONLINE, BUT FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS LIKE OUR LIBRARY ADDITION, WE DID PRINT OUT A LOT OF COPIES AND DONATED THEM TO THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION.

IT TURNED OUT TO BE REALLY GOOD THING.

IT CAME OUT JUST AS THE CITY WAS DEBATING MASSIVE LIBRARY CUTS, SO, WE FELT LIKE IT WAS A REALLY GOOD TIME TO FOCUS ON WHAT LIBRARIES DO FOR COMMUNITIES, WAY BEYOND BOOKS.

>> Reporter: AND WHAT SAN DIEGANS LIKE THE VILLAREAL'S DO FOR THEIR FELLOW SAN DIEGANS POINT >> A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT COME IN HERE, THAT THEY ARE IN A BAD MOOD OR THEY ARE MAD, WE JUST LIKE TO KEEP TALKING TO THEM AND YOU SEE THEM JUST LAUGHING.

[ INAUDIBLE ] WE ARE LIKE, OKAY.

I MEAN, IT'S SOMETHING REALLY COOL.

>> Reporter: IN THE FRONT OF A DRY CLEANERS ON THE PRINTED PAGE ON THE SCREEN, JOYFUL THINGS, ACTS OF KINDNESS BE GETTING KINDNESS.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> AS MEDIA RESOURCES ARE SHRINKING, RESIDENTS IN NORTH COUNTY ARE AT RISK OF LOSING OCEANSIDE'S ONLY PUBLIC ACCESS CHANNEL.

KO CT SAYS IT NEEDS TO RAISE $100,000 TO STAY ON THE AIR.

KPBS NORTH COUNTY REPORTER ALEXANDER NGUYEN SAYS A COMBINATION OF CUSTOMERS CUTTING CABLE TO SAVE MONEY AND LOSS OF CITY FUNDING ARE TO BLAME.

>> SO, THEY HAVE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL, IS THAT CORRECT?

>> Reporter: WHEN OCEANSIDE RESIDENTS WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON AT CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS, KO CT PUBLIC ACCESS CHANNEL IS THERE.

OR WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE COMMUNITY, KOCT IS THERE.

>> WE ARE THE HEARTBEAT OF THE COMMUNITY.

>> AND FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS, THE STATION HAS BEEN DOCUMENTING LIFE IN OCEANSIDE AND NORTH COUNTY.

IT LIVED UP TO ITS NAME, IT STANDS FOR OCEANSIDE COMMUNITY TELEVISION.

IT COVERS EVERYTHING FROM MOM- AND-POP OPENINGS TO THE SCHOOL AND SPORTING EVENTS THROUGH ITS NEWS, ARTS, AND CULTURAL PROGRAMMING.

BUT AS MORE PEOPLE TURN TO STREAMING AND CUTTING CABLE, THE STATIONS FUNDING HAS TAKEN A HIT.

>> AND I WALKED IN THE DOOR, IT WAS ALMOST $480,000 WORTH OF FRANCHISE FEES THAT WE WOULD RECEIVE FROM COX CABLE SUBSCRIBERS AND AT&T SUBSCRIBERS.

SINCE CORD CUTTING HAS HAPPENED, NOW WE ARE DOWN TO 260, $250,000 A YEAR.

>> Reporter: THE STATION IS KNOWN AS WHAT IS CALLED A PGE STATION.

THAT MEANS IT GETS MOST OF ITS FUNDING FROM FRANCHISE FEES FROM CABLE PROVIDERS.

FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, THE CITY OF OCEANSIDE HAS HELPED WITH THE FUNDING GAP.

EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE CITY DECLINED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE STATION.

THE CITY SAYS IT IS TAPPED OUT.

>> SO, WE HAVE HAD MAJOR FUNDING GAPS GOING ON HERE AT KOCT POINT >> Reporter: AS A PGE STATION, KOCT HAS LIMITED OPTIONS FOR RAISING FUNDS.

THE STATION HAS CUT WHERE CAN, BUT WITHOUT ADDITIONAL FUNDING, IT COULD GO DARK AS EARLY AS THE END OF THE YEAR POINT >> THERE IS ANYTHING NECESSARILY TO REPLACE IT.

>> Reporter: HE ALSO HOSTS THE NORTH COUNTY ROUNDTABLE.

HE SAYS IN ADDITION TO COMMUNITY EVENTS AND CITY COUNCIL COVERAGE, THE STATION IS ALSO A MAJOR NEWS SOURCE FOR NORTH COUNTY.

>> KOCT HAS HISTORICALLY DONE ELECTION COVERAGE, PARTICULARLY OF OCEANSIDE , CITY RACES, BALLOT PROPOSITIONS, AND MAYORAL RACES, THINGS LIKE THAT.

IT'S ALSO DONE ELECTION COVERAGE OF THE WIDER CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY, STATE SENATE, CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT RACES.

>> Reporter: AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT CAN'T BE REPLICATED IF THE STATION GOES OFF THE AIR.

>> THERE ISN'T ANYTHING NECESSARILY TO REPLACE IT, BECAUSE THINGS NEED RESOURCES OF OTHER STATIONS, OTHER MEDIAS ARE STRETCHED THIN AS IT IS, SO IT IS JUST A VANISHING POINT >> Reporter: KOCT HOPES THE PUBLIC WILL PITCH IN TO KEEP IT ON THE AIR.

THEY HAVE LAUNCHED A GOFUNDME CAMPAIGN TO RAISE $100,000 THAT WILL KEEP IT ON THE AIR UNTIL JUNE 2027.

BY THEN, THE STATION HOPES TO HAVE NEW CONTRACTS AND GRANTS IN PLACE TO KEEP IT AFLOAT.

ALEXANDER NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> LET'S SEE WHAT IS IN STORE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AS WE LOOK AT OUR WEATHER HEADLINES, AND WE ARE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT WARMER WEATHER RETURNING, A WARMING TREND, ESPECIALLY IN THE LOCATIONS, AND THE DESERT MOVING BACK TO TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT.

AND IT IS NOT JUST IN TEMPERATURES, IT'S THE MOISTURE, THE HUMIDITY STARTING TO RISE, TOO, THAT'S WHEN THINGS GET QUITE UNCOMFORTABLE, THAT RETURNS BY THURSDAY.

IT IS SHORT-LIVED, THOUGH, WE WILL GET SOME COOLING AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

TODAY, 67 WITH SOME LOCALE OUTS.

SAN DIEGO, OCEANSIDE, 63 DEGREES.

EL CAJON DOWN TO 62.

MOUNT LAGUNA, 55.

ALL RIGHT, THERE IS THE WARMTH STARTING TO BUILD BACK IN ACROSS CALIFORNIA, INCLUDING HERE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

MEANWHILE, STAYS QUITE STORMY.

[ INAUDIBLE ] COLORADO WITH THE BIGGEST FLOOD THREAT FOR TOMORROW.

ALL RIGHT, WE GOT A DRY DAY WITH LOTS OF SUNSHINE HERE AS TEMPERATURES APPROACH THE UPPER 90s FOR BORREGO SPRINGS.

68 OR MOUNT LAGUNA.

STILL QUITE NICE FROM SAN DIEGO DOWN TO OCEANSIDE DOWN TO CHULA VISTA WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 70s.

THE WARMTH STILL CONTINUES ON THURSDAY, BUT THINGS REMAIN RATHER DRY, ALTHOUGH WE WILL GET SOME OF THAT MONSOONAL MOISTURE, SO THERE MAY BE AN UPTICK IN SOME OF THAT HUMIDITY, MAYBE A SPOTTY THUNDERSTORM.

ALL RIGHT, WE TAKE YOU TO THE COAST HERE WHERE TEMPERATURES RISE BACK TO THE 80s THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

IT STAYS QUITE WARM AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

BUT LOOK AT THIS, INLAND AREAS WILL REACH 90 DEGREES BY THE TIME WE HEAD INTO SATURDAY, AND WE WILL START TO SEE TEMPERATURES COME BACK DOWN ON SUNDAY, DOWN TO 86 DEGREES.

COOLER, SUNNIER WEATHER TAKES US TO THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK, IN THE MOUNTAINS, 68 DEGREES ON WEDNESDAY.

AND THEN WE ARE BACK TO THE 70s AS WE HEAD INTO SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, AND JUST CAN'T BEAT THE HEAT HERE IN THE DESERT.

ALL RIGHT, 98 ON WEDNESDAY, MID- 90s THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, THEN THE TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT AS WE HEAD INTO THE START OF THE WEEKEND.

FOR KPBS, [ INAUDIBLE ].

>>> EL NINO IS WARMING WATERS OR WASHING UP MORE THAN OCEAN DEBRIS.

FOR THE FIRST TIME, SEA TURTLES ARE NESTLING ON THE WEST COAST.

LORI PARIS SPOKE TO EXPERTS ABOUT THIS BIOLOGICAL MARVEL.

>> THERE MIGHT BE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO WANT TO COME SEE THIS, BECAUSE EXPERTS SAY THERE IS NO RECORD OF SEA TURTLES EVER HAVING NESTED HERE BEFORE, BUT THESE EGGS NEED AS MUCH SPACE AND UNDISTURBED TIME TO DEVELOP AS POSSIBLE.

>> WE HAVE A REPORT OF A POSSIBLE INJURED TURTLE, AND WHEN LIFEGUARDS GOT ON SCENE, THEY REALIZED THAT THE TURTLE WAS NOT INJURED.

IN FACT, THE TURTLE WAS NESTING.

>> Reporter: NOT HURT, BUT POSSIBLY HISTORIC.

IN THIS VIDEO, WE ARE SEEING SOMETHING EXPERTS SAY IS A FIRST, A FEMALE OLIVE RIDLEY LAYING EGGS IN SEAL BEACH LAST WEDNESDAY, WHAT IS BELIEVED TO BE THE FIRST EVER NATURAL NESTING OF ANY SPECIES OF SEA TURTLE ON THE WEST COAST.

AND THEN ON SATURDAY, IT HAPPENED AGAIN.

JUST A FEW MILES SOUTH ON THE SAND IN HUNTINGTON BEACH.

AND EXPERTS SAY IT COULD BE THE SAME TURTLE.

THERE MIGHT BE HUNDREDS OF EGGS AT EACH LOCATION.

SCIENTISTS SAY THE CLOSEST NESTING GROUND IS USUALLY THE SOUTHERN END OF BAJA.

>> SO, THE TEMPERATURES WHERE THEIR NORMAL NESTING SITES MAY EXIST MAYBE A LITTLE BIT TOO HIGH.

IT BEING A SUPER STRONG EL NINO, THERE IS A LOT OF REALLY, REALLY WARM WATER DOWN THERE, DOWN IN MEXICO.

>> Reporter: ACCRUES FROM THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ASSOCIATION IS A FISH AND WILDLIFE HAVE SURROUNDED THE NESTING SITES, WITH PROTECTIVE FENCING AROUND AND ON TOP, BIG SIGNS WARNING PEOPLE TO GIVE THEM PLENTY OF STATE -- SPACE.

CHAD STEFAN IS A NATURALIST, HE SAYS THIS YEAR'S WARM WATERS ARE BRINGING ALL SORTS OF UNUSUAL SIGHTINGS TO SOCAL.

>> YOU REALLY WANT TO BE ON AN EIGHT TO 10 OR 12 DAY TRIP LEAVING OUT OF SAN DIEGO AND HAVE CHANCES OF CATCHING OAHU AND WE ARE SEEING ATTACHED TO ONE RIGHT UP DANA POINT RIGHT NOW.

>> Reporter: SINCE THIS IS A FIRST, THERE IS NO KNOWING IF THE EGGS WILL EVENTUALLY HATCH.

BIOLOGISTS WILL MONITOR THE NESTING SITES THROUGHOUT INCUBATION, WHICH TYPICALLY LAST 45 TO 60 DAYS.

THEY ARE ASKING THE PUBLIC TO GET THE EGGS THE BEST CHANCE TO DEVELOP.

>> IT IS FEDERALLY PROTECTED AND IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS EXCITING FOR -- FOR US TO BE ABLE TO -- TO BE A PART OF AND WITNESS, RIGHT?

SO, PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL, STAY OUTSIDE OF THE CAUTION TAPE.

>>> AND HERE IS WHAT IT WE ARE WORKING ON TOMORROW IN THE KPBS NEWSROOM.

CNN, MS NOW, AND POLITICAL HAVE BEEN DENIED TO PRESS BRIEFINGS AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

MORE ON NPR'S MORNING EDITION.

AND ON KPBS MID-DAY EDITION, WE ARE JOINED BY A CLIMATE RESEARCHER TO SPEAK ABOUT EL NINO AND THE LATEST ON LOCAL PREPARATIONS.

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