
Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Season 1 Episode 2885 | 27m 28sVideo has Closed Captions
Help could soon be on the way for middle-income earners looking for an affordable place.
Help could soon be on the way for middle-income earners looking for an affordable place to live. Plus, homelessness is declared a public health crisis on the same day a basketball legend takes aim at San Diego's Mayor over the issue. And, how a politician in a Southern California community is trying to ban abortion.
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Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Season 1 Episode 2885 | 27m 28sVideo has Closed Captions
Help could soon be on the way for middle-income earners looking for an affordable place to live. Plus, homelessness is declared a public health crisis on the same day a basketball legend takes aim at San Diego's Mayor over the issue. And, how a politician in a Southern California community is trying to ban abortion.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>>> OUR EXPORTER REPORTER EXPLAINS WHY THEY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO EVEN OUT THE PLAYING FIELD.
>> PEOPLE WHO WORK IN THE BUSINESS OF BUILDING AND FINANCING HOUSING CALL IT THE MISSING MIDDLE.
>> WITH THE AVERAGE COST OF HOUSING IN EXCESS OF $900,000 THE AVERAGE MEDIAN INCOME IS NOT GREAT ENOUGH BECAUSE YOU AND A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR IN ORDER TO AFFORD A HOUSE THAT EXPENSIVE.
>> THAT MEANS EVER INCREASING NUMBER OF WORKERS EITHER MOVING AWAY OR RELOCATING TO PLACES LIKE NEIGHBORING COUNTIES OR EVEN TO MEXICO, AND THAT IS HURTING THE ECONOMY.
>> A HEALTHY ECONOMY REQUIRES A WIDE RANGE OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES.
TO GO ALONG WITH THOSE OPPORTUNITIES WE NEED A HEALTHY HOUSING MARKET.
>> THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED A PLAN DIRECTING COUNTY STAFF TO DEVELOP A PILOT WORKFORCE PROGRAM TO CREATE INCENTIVES TO SPUR THE BUILDING OF HOUSING FOR RENTAL AND HOME OWNERSHIP FOR PEOPLE WHO FALL IN THE 80-120% AVERAGE MEDIAN INCOME RANGE.
THE HOUSING WOULD BE RESTRICTED SO ONLY PEOPLE IN THAT RANGE WOULD QUALIFY TO BUY OR RENT IT.
THE PROGRAM IS EXPECTED TO INCLUDE A REVOLVING FUND THAT WOULD LOAN MONEY A VERY LOW INTEREST TO HOMEBUYERS AND RENTERS.
AS THE MONEY IS PAID BACK IT WOULD GO RIGHT BACK INTO THE FUND.
A HALLMARK UNDER THIS IDEA IS PUBLIC, PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP.
>> TO DAVIE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS PROUD TO BE HERE AS A PART OF THOSE WORKING ALONGSIDE THE COUNTY TO CREATE EQUITABLE HOUSING SOLUTIONS.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO HELPING TO PAY THE BETTER WAY FOR OUR REGION'S CURRENT AND FUTURE WORKFORCE TO STAY HERE IN SAN DIEGO.
>> NOT TO JUST STAY, BUT TO BUILD WEALTH.
>> WE KNOW IT IS THE MOST POWERFUL TOOL FOR CLOSING THE RACIAL AND ETHNIC WEALTH GAP.
>> A PLAN WILL COME BEFORE THE SUPERVISORS IN SIX MONTHS.>>> THE COUNTY TODAY DECLARED HOMELESSNESS A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS.
SETTING UP FOR A REGIONAL RESPONSE TO THE ISSUE.
WHILE THAT HAPPENS THIS BASKETBALL LEGEND TORE INTO THE MAYOR OVER HIS HANDLING OF THE HOMELESSNESS CRISIS.
OUR REPORTER HAS THE STORY.
>> THAT IS WHAT BILL WALTON CALLED THE HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS NEAR THE PARK.
HE SAYS HE HAS BEEN ATTACKED, CHASED, AND HARASSED WHILE BIKING THROUGH THE PARK.
HE SAYS THE CRISIS IS A FAILURE OF LEADERSHIP ON THE MAYOR'S PART.
>> TRY ASKING HIM TO PROVIDE US, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE, AND NEED OUR PARKS, STREETS, AND PATHS FOR OUR EVERYDAY LIFE, AND JUST WANT TO GO TO THE PARK.
TO RIDE THE BIKE TO THE BEACH.
TO WALK IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND FEEL SAFE AND SECURE IN OUR OWN HOMES AND LIVES.
HE HAS NO TIME, HEART, OR STOMACH FOR THAT.
>>'S INDICTMENT OF THE MAYOR CAME DURING A NEWS CONFERENCE ABOUT THIS FOUNDATION TO ANNOUNCE THE SHAMROCK AND SHIPWRECKS AWARD.
A GRADING SYSTEM TO SHOW WHICH LEADERS OR ORGANIZATIONS HAVE TAKEN STRONG ACTIONS ON HOMELESSNESS.
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE FIRED BACK WITH STRONG LANGUAGE OF ITS OWN.
CALLING HIS INDICTMENT A TANTRUM FULL OF HYPERBOLE AND OUTRIGHT LIES.
IN A STATEMENT THE MAYOR'S SPOKESPERSON SAYS THAT THE MAYOR SHARES IN SAN DIEGO'S FRUSTRATIONS WITH THE WORSENING HOMELESS CRISIS, BUT THE MAYOR IS TRANSLATING THAT FRUSTRATION INTO DECISIVE, SUSTAINED ACTION TO IMPROVE THE SITUATION.
TO SAY HE HAS DONE NOTHING IS OBJECTIVELY FALSE.
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE TOUTED HIS RECENT ACHIEVEMENT INCLUDING EXPANDING SHELTER AND SERVICES TO OTHER INDIVIDUALS.
>> THIS IS THE FORMER CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLIES HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.
SHE SAYS THE EXPERIENCES A OCCURRENCE.
>> I AM SORRY IT TOOK HIM TO HAVE A NEGATIVE ENCOUNTER TO REALIZE WE ARE AT A CRISIS IN SAN DIEGO, AND IT NEEDS MORE HUMANITARIAN APPROACHES.
NOT POLICING AND SO I HOPE THAT IS NOT WHAT HE IS CALLING FOR.
>> THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS UNANIMOUSLY DECLARED HOMELESSNESS A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS.
DIRECTING THE COUNTY CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER TO WORK WITH THE 18 CITIES IN THE REGION IN TASK FORCE OF HOMELESSNESS FOR A REGIONAL APPROACH TO THE ISSUE.>>> THE NINTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS HAS BLOCKED CALIFORNIA'S BAN ON PRIVATE IMMIGRATION DETENTION CENTERS AT.
OUR REPORTER SPOKE TO ADVOCATES WHO ARE UNHAPPY WITH THE DECISION.
>> I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT THE COURT OF APPEALS MADE A DECISION THAT ESSENTIALLY NEGATES WHAT CALIFORNIANS WANT, WHICH IS SHUTTING DOWN PRIVATE CORPORATIONS THAT PROFIT FROM CONTAINING HUMAN BEINGS.
>> HE IS AN ADVOCATE WITH THIS COMMITTEE PROTESTING IN FRONT OF PRIVATE DETENTION CENTERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
HE SAYS THE DECISION WILL CONTINUE TO ENDANGER DETAINED MIGRANTS.
>> THEY ARE REGULATED, AND THERE HAS BEEN SO MUCH HARM.
UNFORTUNATELY THAT WILL CONTINUE UNDER THIS NEW RULING.
>> HE SIGNED IT INTO LAW IN 2019.
THE FIRST SUCH BAND IN THE COUNTRY, BUT IT WAS QUICKLY CHALLENGED IN COURT BY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.
THEY ARE NOT PARTICULARLY FRUSTRATED WITH THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S CONTINUATION OF TRUMP'S LAWSUIT.
A STAFF ATTORNEY AT THIS CENTER POINTS OUT JOE BIDEN PROMISED TO END PRIVATE PRISONS DURING THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.
>> THEY SHUT DOWN ALL PRIVATE DETENTION.
THEY REALLY DID RAISE A LOT OF MONEY OFF OF COMPARING THEMSELVES TO THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION, AND THE ANTI- IMMIGRANT RHETORIC COMING FROM THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN.
A LOT OF FOLKS IN THAT MOVEMENT FEEL BETRAYED.
>> THEY RULED THE BAN ON PRIVATE DETENTION CENTER VIOLATES THE U.S. CONSTITUTION.
SPECIFICALLY THE JUDGES SAY IT PREVENTS U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT FROM USING DETENTION FACILITIES IN CALIFORNIA TODAY DETERMINED AT BARS CALIFORNIANS FROM EXERTING THIS LEVEL OF CONTROL OVER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S DETENTION OPERATIONS.
THEY DISAGREE.
>> THE COURT ENDED UP SAYING IT'S UNCONSTITUTIONAL BECAUSE IT IS DIRECTLY CONTROLLING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, WHICH I WOULD ARGUE IS RECASTING WHAT THEY ACTUALLY DO.
IT DOES NOT DIRECT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO DO ANYTHING.
THEY CAN STILL DETAIN PEOPLE HERE IN CALIFORNIA IF THEY WISH.
JUST CAN'T USE THESE CENTERS IN CALIFORNIA.
>>> UNDOCUMENTED MIGRATION AT THE SOUTHWEST BORDER IS AT AN ALL-TIME HIGH.
THE BORDER AGENTS IN SAN DIEGO TOLD OUR PARTNER THAT BETWEEN 5- 700 PEOPLE SUSPECTED OF ENTERING THE U.S. WITH THE PERMISSION WERE APPREHENDED EVERY DAY.
THEN ANOTHER 400 PEOPLE ARE FLOWN AND PROCESSED HERE TO RELIEVE PRESSURE IN OTHER AREAS OF THE BORDER, LIKE EL PASO, TEXAS.
>> WE KNOW PEOPLE ARE GOING TO COME.
I DO NOT THINK IT IS REALISTIC TO TELL THEM NOT TO.
>> IN THE LAST 11 MONTHS MIGRANT ENCOUNTERS ALONG THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER IN SAN DIEGO HAVE TOP 160,000.>>> THE FORMER MILITARY CONTRACTOR WHO ORCHESTRATED A LARGE CORRUPTION SCANDAL IN U.S. AND NAVY HISTORY SEEKING ASYLUM IN VENEZUELA ACCORDING TO A SOURCE CLOSE TO THE VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT.
LEONARD FRANCIS WAS ARRESTED IN SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRY LAST WEEK AT THE REQUEST OF U.S.
MARSHALS.
THE LAW ENFORCEMENT SAYS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TRAVEL TO RUSSIA APPEARED THE U.S. GOVERNMENT IS CURRENTLY SEEKING TO EXTRADITE HIM.
HE ESCAPED HOUSE ARREST IN SAN DIEGO EARLIER THIS MONTH.
HE WAS THREE WEEKS AWAY FROM BEING SENTENCED AFTER PLEADING GUILTY TO FRAUD AND BRIBERY IN 2015.
>>> NEW PROTECTIONS FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED ABORTION CARE IN BIRTH CONTROL ARE NOW LONG CALIFORNIA.
TODAY THE GOVERNOR SIGNED BILLS TO PROTECT PEOPLE FROM LEGAL RETALIATION.
KEEP MEDICAL RECORDS PRIVATE AND ACCESS TO CONTRACEPTION.
AT THE SAME TIME A TO MACULA CITY COUNCILMEMBER IS PROPOSING A BAN ON ABORTION.
HERE IS OUR KPBS REPORTER .>> TO MACULA IS DRAWING A LOT OF ATTENTION THIS WEEK FOR A PROPOSAL MADE BY THE COUNCILMEMBER AT A MEETING EARLIER THIS MONTH.
>> LET US BE THE FIRST CITY IN CALIFORNIA TO MAKE A STAND.
LET'S MARK OUR CITY AS A SANCTUARY CITY FOR TO MacULA'S UNBORN.
>> THE STATEMENT WAS MADE AS A POSSIBLE ITEM FOR A FUTURE AGENDA.
TONIGHT THE COUNCIL WILL ONLY CONSIDER WHETHER TO PUT THE PROPOSAL ON ITS DOCKET.
STILL, THE MATTER CAUGHT THE EYE OF CALIFORNIA'S ATTORNEY GENERAL WHO SENT THE CITY COUNCIL A WARNING LETTER ON FRIDAY MAKING IT CLEAR THAT ANY ATTEMPT BY THE CITY OF TO MACULA TO LIMIT AN INDIVIDUAL'S ABILITY TO EXERCISE THEIR RIGHT TO REPRODUCTIVE CHOICE AND BODILY AUTONOMY WOULD BE A VIOLATION OF STATE LAW.
IT ENDED BY SAYING HIS OFFICE WOULD NOT HESITATE TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION.
WE REACHED OUT FOR AN INTERVIEW, BUT HIS OFFICE DECLINED BUT SENT A COPY OF THE LETTER ADDING THEY WOULD LIKE THE LETTER TO SPEAK FOR ITSELF.
>> JUST BECAUSE SOMETHING IS A LAW DOES NOT MAKE IT RIGHT.
>> WE ALSO REACHED OUT TO ALEXANDER AND OTHER CITY OFFICIALS BUT WE ONLY HEARD BACK FROM AS AN ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER WHO SENT US AN EMAIL SAYING THIS IS SIMPLY A RESOLUTION PROPOSED FOR A FUTURE DATE AND THEY COULD CHOOSE TO TAKE SEVERAL COURSES OF ACTION.
INCLUDING TO PLACE IT ON THE AGENDA FOR A VOTE IN THE FUTURE OR DO NOTHING AT ALL.>> IT CAN IN MOST OF THE TIME DOES DESTROY IN SOME WAY THE WOMAN OR THE MAN THAT HAS HAD ONE.
>> THE PROPOSAL DREW SILENCE FROM HER FELLOW COUNCILMEMBERS THAT NIGHT.
WE WILL MONITOR THE MEETING TO SEE WHAT THEY DECIDE TONIGHT.
>>> ACCESS TO ABORTIONS IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY LIMITED FOLLOWING THE OVERTURNING OF ROE VERSUS WADE.
COMING UP.
THE CONSEQUENCES OF IN YOUR TOTAL BAN ON THE PROCEDURE IN ARIZONA.
>>> CALIFORNIA CONTINUES TO LEAD THE WAY IN ANIMAL WELFARE.
TODAY THE GOVERNOR SIGNED A BILL THAT WILL AND UNNECESSARY TESTING ON DOGS AND CATS IN THE STATE SPONSORED BY THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER BY DEMOCRATIC STATE SENATOR.
THE LAW WOULD PROHIBIT TESTING FOR PESTICIDES AND OTHER PRODUCTS THAT DO NOT ADVANCE RESEARCH FOR HUMAN PRODUCTS.
THE SENATOR SAYS IT IS A SIMILAR BILL TO ONE THAT FAILED LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF OPPOSITION FROM PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES.
>> LET'S DO A FIRST STEP ON CONSUMER-PRODUCTS.
IT IS VERY SIGNIFICANT.
LET'S GET THAT AND AND AND THAT HORRIFIC TESTING ON DOGS AND CATS.
AND THEN LATER WE CAN DEAL WITH PHARMACEUTICALS.
RATHER THAN HAVE THE PHARMACEUTICAL OPPOSITION DRAG THE WHOLE THING DOWN, WHICH IS WHAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR.
>> IT EXEMPTS TESTS FOR PRODUCTS MEANT FOR DOGS AND CATS AS WELL AS FEDERALLY REQUIRED TESTING.
>>> NEW RESEARCH OUT OF SAN DIEGO FIND CERTAIN TYPES OF AIR POLLUTION CAN HAVE SIGNIFICANT CLIMATE RELATED IMPACTS DEPENDING WHERE IT IS EMITTED.
OUR ENVIRONMENT REPORTER SAYS IT IS THE FIRST STUDY TO LINK AEROSOL POLLUTION AND CLIMATE RELATED OUTCOMES.>> AEROSOLS ARE TINY PARTICLES OF MATERIAL FROM WILDFIRES OR DROPLETS OF WATER FROM SMOKESTACKS.
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RESEARCHER IS A LEAD AUTHOR.
THIS SHOWS IT CAN HURT HUMAN HEALTH AND INCREASE THE IMPACT OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.
>> IT IS NOT SURPRISING TO SEE THEY HAVE A BIG IMPACT ON SOCIETAL DAMAGES COMPARED TO CARBON DIOXIDE.
WHAT WAS SURPRISING TO ME WAS HOW DIFFERENT THOSE DAMAGES ARE DEPENDING ON WHO EMITS THE AEROSOL.
>> FACTORING IN THE SOURCE ALSO HAD VARYING PUBLIC HEALTH IMPACTS.
>> THE TOTAL NUMBER OF INFANT DEATHS THAT WE GET FROM A GIVEN AMOUNT OF AEROSOL EMISSIONS IS ABOUT 100 TIMES MORE THAN ADMITTING THE SAME AMOUNT OF AEROSOL FROM THE U.S. >> THE CO-AUTHORS SAYS THE POLLUTION CAN HURT HUMAN HEALTH.
AND THAT THE POLICYMAKERS SHOULD BE PAYING ATTENTION.
>> THEY HAVE ALL SORTS OF ADDITIONAL NEGATIVE EFFECTS GLOBALLY.
WE SHOULD PROBABLY BE KEEPING TRACK OF THAT AS WELL.
>> PUBLIC POLICY OFFICIALS MIGHT WANT TO CHANGE HOW THEY VIEW PARTICLE POLLUTION.
A DEBATE THAT IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY AT THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.
>> THERE IS A BIG FIGHT.
AND THEY THINK OF AIR POLLUTION AND CLIMATE CHANGING GREENHOUSE GASES HOLISTICALLY?
ARE WE GOING TO LET THEM DO THAT?
THAT HAS BEEN THE POLICY FIGHT.
>> THE FINDINGS ARE PUBLISHED IN THE CURRENT EDITION OF SCIENCE ADVANCES.>>> THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S PLAN TO FORGIVE STUDENT LOANS IS ESTIMATED TO COST $400 BILLION OVER 30 YEARS.
THAT IS ACCORDING TO A NEW REPORT FROM THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE.
THE PLAN FORGIVES UP TO $10,000.
FEDERAL STUDENT LOANS FOR PEOPLE WHO EARN LESS THAN $125,000.
PEOPLE WHO RECEIVED TELEGRAMS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR UP TO $20,000 IN DEBT FORGIVENESS.
THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PLANS TO RELEASE APPLICATIONS FOR THE PROGRAM NEXT MONTH.
>>> AS INFLATION CONTINUES THE WHITE HOUSE IS LOOKING TO BRING CLARITY TO THE COST OF AIR TRAVEL AND ELIMINATE HIDDEN FEES.
JOE BIDEN ANNOUNCED NEW RULES TO REQUIRE AIRLINES AND TRAVEL SITES TO BE MORE TRANSPARENT ABOUT THE FEES THAT THEY CHARGE.
MIKE EXPLAINS WHAT THAT MEANS FOR CONSUMERS.
>> AFTER A MESSY SUMMER AT THE AIRPORT THE WHITE HOUSE IS CRACKING DOWN ON AIRLINES.
IN THE THIRD MEETING OF THE WHITE HOUSE COMPETITION COUNCIL PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN ANNOUNCED NEW RULES REQUIRING TRAVEL SITES TO BE MORE TRANSPARENT.
UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S PROPOSED NEW PLAN AIRLINES WOULD HAVE TO DISCLOSE UP FRONT ANY FEES CHARGED TO SIT WITH YOUR CHILD IF YOU ARE CHANGING OR CANCELING A FLIGHT.
AIRLINES FOR AMERICA REPRESENTS MAJOR AIR CARRIERS.
THEY ISSUED A STATEMENT READING THEY ALREADY OFFER TRANSPARENCY TO CONSUMERS FROM FIRST SEARCH TO TOUCHDOWN.
THE COUNCIL'S AGENDA EXTENDS BEYOND AIRLINES.
THE GROUP IS ALSO LOOKING AT LOWERING OR ELIMINATING BANK OVERDRAFT FEES AND CELL PHONE CARRIER TERMINATION FEES.>> DO NOT LOOK NOW.
GAS PRICES JUMPED MORE THAN $.11 TODAY.
THE AVERAGE PRICE OF REGULAR GASOLINE IN THE COUNTY IS NOW 5.90.
DID HIS INCREASE WAS THE LARGEST SINCE BACK IN MARCH BUT THE AVERAGE NEARLY $.50 MORE THAN ONE WEEK AGO.
PRICES ARE ALREADY UP NATIONWIDE.
THOUGH THE AVERAGE IS ONLY 3.47 PER GALLON.
>>> TEMPERATURES THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS HAVE BEEN RUNNING ABOVE NORMAL.
THE HEAT IS GOING TO SLIDE ON OVER INTO WEDNESDAY.
WE ARE NOT FINISHED WITH THOSE ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES JUST YET.
I THINK MOST SPOTS WILL BE DRY THROUGHOUT THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
THE CHANGE WILL COME LATE THIS WEEKEND WITH A SLOW TREND.
IT ALL HAS TO DO WITH THE SWITCH OF THE WIND DIRECTION.
THAT IS NOT THE PLACE YET.
THAT IS WHY WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF ADVISORIES OUT PERTAINING TO THE HEAT.
THESE GO RIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING.
OUTSIDE OF THAT TO OUR NORTH AND TO OUR EAST LOOK AT THIS.
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS.
TRIPLED DIGITS.
EVEN MID 100 AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY.
LET'S TALK ABOUT THE SHORT- TERM.
OVERNIGHT.
MAINLY CLEAR SKIES.
I MENTIONED A SPOTTY THUNDERSTORM.
I THINK THE MAJORITY OF THAT WILL BE OUT TO OUR EAST.
CANNOT RULE OUT SOMETHING VERY ISOLATED.
FOR THE MOST OF US IT IS ALL ABOUT THE WARMTH AND REALLY THE LACK OF CLOUD COVER THAT IS GOING TO CHANGE LATER ON THIS WEEK.
TOPPING OFF AT 82 AT OCEANSIDE.
JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME PERSPECTIVE SAN DIEGO IS RIGHT AROUND 77 THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.
WE HAVE BEEN AROUND 80-81.
ANOTHER WARM DAY.
WORKING INLAND.
IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE.
YOU CAN DEFINITELY FEEL THE AIR IS EVEN WARMER.
ON THURSDAY THE MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE EAST.
WE ARE STARTING TO SLIDE BACK DOWN TOWARDS THE WEEKEND BUT WE WILL ALSO SEE THE ONSHORE FLOW.
TEMPERATURES FALLING BACK INTO THE 70s AT THE COAST.
INTERIOR VALLEYS.
93 ON WEDNESDAY.
A HOT ONE.
BACK IN THE 80s.
OVER THE MOUNTAINS IT WILL BE COMFORTABLE BY THE TIME WE VENTURE INTO THE WEEKEND.
STILL A WARM DAY ON WEDNESDAY.
RIGHT INTO THURSDAY.
FALLING BACK A LITTLE BIT BY THE WEEKEND.>>> A NEAR-TOTAL BAN ON ALL ABORTIONS WITH NO EXCEPTIONS .
NOW BEING IMPOSED IN ARIZONA.
COMING AFTER A JUDGE RULED THAT A 1901 BAN MUST BE ENFORCED .
THEY GOT REAR ACCESS TO THIS CLINIC IN TUCSON, AND SPOKE WITH ONE OF THE LAST WOMAN TO RECEIVE A SAFE AND LEGAL ABORTION THERE.
>> AT THE PLANNED PARENTHOOD CLINIC IN ARIZONA WE MET A 23- YEAR-OLD PATIENT.
THE MOTHER OF 2 BOYS.
NINE WEEKS PREGNANT WITH HER THIRD.
A BABY THAT SHE WILL NEVER HOLD.
>> WHAT BROUGHT ME HERE IS AN ABORTION BY CHOICE.
>> WE ARE CALLING HER JANE TO PROTECT HER PRIVACY.
HER LAST PREGNANCY ALMOST KILLED HER.>> BREATHING MACHINES AND HAD PAPERWORK SIGNED TO DECIDE WHETHER I HAD TO SAVE MY LIFE FOR MY SON'S LIFE.
>> TWO AND HALF MONTHS AGO SHE AND HER PARTNERS BIRTH CONTROL FAILED.
>> I AM AT 9 WEEKS RIGHT NOW.
ALL OF THIS PAIN.
WHAT IF I DO KEEP THIS BABY AND I LOSE MY LIFE?
AND I CAN'T BE THERE FOR MY OTHER 2 SONS.
>> SHE WILL BE AMONG THE LAST WOMAN TO RECEIVE A SAFE AND LEGAL ABORTION IN ARIZONA.
THE DECISION OVERTURNING IT THROUGH STATE LAWS INTO CHAOS.
DAYS AFTER WE MET HER IN ARIZONA JUDGE RULED IN 1901 LAW BANNING ABORTION WITH NO EXCEPTION, BUT DOES CONSIDER THE LIFE OF A MOTHER IS THE LAW OF THE STATE.
>> IT IS CONSTANT FEAR.
>> LIKE I SAID, IT FEELS LIKE YOU ARE ALONE.
YOU ARE BEING GIVEN ONLY ONE OPTION BY A MAN WHO DOES NOT KNOW HOW THE STRUGGLES ARE THAT US WOMEN GO THROUGH, OR THE WOMEN THAT WANT TO HAVE THEM AND CAN'T, OR THE TRAUMA THAT WE HAVE EXPERIENCED.
IT IS VERY FRIGHTENING.
>> THE DOCTOR IN THIS CLINIC IS JOE GIBSON.
THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR.
>> FOR THEM TO COME INTO THEIR AND MAKE THESE DECISIONS FOR WHICH THEY HAVE NO BASIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.
>> WE MET GIBSON AT THE ONLY FULLY FUNCTIONING PLANNED PARENTHOOD CLINIC IN TUCSON.
UNDER THE NOW EXISTING LAW IF SHE PERFORMS ABORTIONS THAT DO NOT QUALIFY UNDER THE GUIDELINES SHE FACES PROSECUTION AND UP TO FIVE YEARS IN PRISON.
AT ANOTHER CLINIC IN PHOENIX NEARBY.
>> WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE NOW?
>> NOTHING.
THE SILENCE IS DEAFENING.
>> WHY IS IT SO SILENT?
>> THERE IS A LOT OF FEAR ABOUT WHAT IS LEGAL AND WHAT IS NOT LEGAL IN OUR STATE.>> THIS REGISTERED NURSE NOW ARRANGES TRAVEL TO GET WOMEN OUT OF PHOENIX TRAN TO TUCSON.
>> I WANT TO GET YOU FUNDING FOR YOUR PROCEDURE.
>> PEOPLE ARE INFURIATED.
I AM REALLY HOPING THAT THE ELECTORATE WILL BE ABLE TO TAP INTO THE COLLECTIVE RAGE AND DEMAND SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
>> ACTIVISTS HOPE THAT RAGE EXISTS OUTSIDE OF THE CLINICS, AND WILL TRANSLATE AT THE POLLS IN NOVEMBER.
ESPECIALLY AMONG WOMEN.
>> SHE SAYS SHE WILL CROSS PARTY LINES TO WELCOME CANDIDATES WHO SUPPORT ABORTION RIGHTS.
>> WHAT DOES THAT TELL YOU ABOUT ARIZONA?
>> EVEN FOR REPUBLICANS IT IS NOT AN ISSUE THAT JUST DEMOCRATIC WOMEN FACE.
IT IS AN ISSUE THAT ALL WOMEN FACE.
>> BACK AT THE TUCSON CLINIC.
ANTIABORTION ACTIVISTS BELIEVE OVERTURNING IT WILL PAY OFF FOR CONSERVATIVES THIS MIDTERM.
>> GOD IS PRO-LIFER JESUS IS PRO-LIFE.
EVERY THING GO THING HAS VALUE.
>> BUT FOR THE WOMEN TODAY IT IS MUCH MORE COMPLICATED THAN POLITICS.
>> WHAT YOU WANTED THE BABY?
>> IF IT DID NOT COME WITH ALL OF THE COMPLICATIONS THAT IT DID YES.
I FEEL THAT MORE WOMAN SHOULD TAKE A STAND.
IF WE SPEAK UP MORE MAYBE OUR VOICES WILL BE HEARD.
>>> MILLIONS OF FLORIDIANS ARE TOLD TO EVACUATE.
COMING UP.
>>> AS MANY AS 60 MILLION PEOPLE SUFFER FROM SEASONAL ALLERGIES.
THIS TIME OF YEAR MOLDS ARE TYPICALLY OUT IN FULL FORCE.
IT CAN WREAK HAVOC ON YOUR HEALTH.
>> IT IS OFFICIALLY FALL.
THAT MEANS COLOR CHANGING LEAVES, PUMPKINS, AND APPLE PICKING.
ALSO SEASONAL ALLERGIES.
>> THEY WILL THINK THAT THEY HAVE COLDS, BUT THE THING IS THEY ARE EVERY SINGLE YEAR.
>> THIS DOCTOR IS AN ALLERGIST AND SAYS THAT IS ONE WAY TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE DEALING WITH ALLERGIES.
YOU CAN ALSO TELL BY COMMON SYMPTOMS.
INCLUDING A STUFFY OR RUNNY NOSE.
ITCHINESS, WATERY EYES, AND SNEEZING.
>> IT HAPPENS FOR MORE THAN A COUPLE WEEKS.
IT WILL GO ON FOR SEASONS AT A TIME.
>> DEALING WITH ALLERGIES MAY START WITH YOUR PET.
ESPECIALLY IF THEY GO OUTSIDE.
>> IF YOU ARE SLEEPING WITH THEM YOU ARE BASICALLY SLEEPING WITH SOME WEEDS THAT ARE OUTDOORS.
I USUALLY ASK MY PATIENTS TO KEEP THEM OUT OF THEIR BEDROOM.
ESPECIALLY DURING THE REALLY BIG TIMES OF THE YEAR.
>> THERE ARE THREE WAYS TO EASE ALLERGIES.
INCLUDING OVER THE COUNTER TREATMENTS LIKE NASAL SPRAY AND ANTIHISTAMINES.
ALLERGY SHOT CAN HELP.
THEY SAY YOU CAN ALSO AVOID WHAT TRIGGERS SYMPTOMS.
>> MAKE SURE THAT THE WINDOWS ARE CLOSED.
DO NOT DRY CLOTHING OUTSIDE.
MAKE SURE WHEN THEY COME IN THEY TAKE A SHOWER OR WASH THEIR HAIR TO GET ALL OF THE POLLEN OFF OF THEM.
>> IF NONE OF THIS WORKS FOR YOU THEY SAY TO SEE AN ALLERGIST BECAUSE THERE ARE OTHER THERAPIES THAT CAN BE USED.
>>> A NEW ATTRACTION IS COMING TO SEA WORLD, SAN DIEGO NEXT SPRING.
THEY UNVEILED ARCTIC RESCUE, WHICH WILL BE THE LONGEST AND FASTEST COASTER ON THE WEST COAST.
THEY CAN HOP ON A SNOWMOBILE AND LAUNCH UP AT 40 MILES PER HOUR.
IT WILL START INSIDE THE EXHIBIT, AND IT AIMS TO BRING AWARENESS TO THREATS FACING CLIMATE CHANGE.
YOU CAN FIND NICE STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.
>>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
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