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>>> WE ARE FOUR HOURS AWAY FROM THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT SHUTTING DOWN.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

IT WOULD BE THE FIRST GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN IN SIX YEARS.

IF IT DOES HAPPEN, THE SHUTDOWN WILL AFFECT NUMEROUS FUNCTIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT.

BUT WHAT WILL THE EFFECT BE ON MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY AND THEIR FAMILIES?

KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL TOOK A LOOK.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO IS HOME TO MORE THAN 110,000 ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS.

THAT'S IN ADDITION TO MANY MILITARY FAMILY MEMBERS AND MORE THAN 240,000 VETERANS.

SO A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN IS A BIG DEAL TO A LOT OF LOCALS.

>> WE KNOW IT'S ALREADY WAY TOO HARD FOR OUR SERVICE MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO MAKE ENDS MEET IN SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: REPRESENTATIVE SARAH JACOBS SERVES ON THE HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE.

SHE SAYS EVEN WITHOUT A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN LIFE IS TOUGH FOR A LOT OF MILITARY FAMILIES IN SAN DIEGO.

>> 45,000 MEMBERS AND MILITARY FAMILIES AND VETERANS VISIT THE FOOD BANK EVERY MONTH BEFORE A SHUTDOWN.

>> Reporter: JACOBS WAS JOINED ON A ZOOM NEWS CONFERENCE TODAY BY TWO OTHER DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS OF THE SAN DIEGO DELEGATION, REPRESENTATIVES SCOTT PETERS AND MIKE LEVIN.

SO WHAT COULD HAPPEN TO MILITARY SALARIES SHOULD THE SHUTDOWN HAPPEN?

FIRST OFF, ACTIVE DUTY TROOPS INCLUDING RESERVE PERSONNEL ON FEDERAL ACTIVE DUTY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO CONTINUE TO REPORT FOR DUTY, BUT THEIR PAYCHECKS WOULD STOP UNTIL A NEW FUNDING DEAL IS REACHED.

THEY WOULD RECEIVE BACK PAY AFTER A SHUTDOWN ENDS.

DISTRICT 49 REPRESENTATIVE MIKE LEVIN IS ONE OF JUST A HANDFUL OF DEMOCRATIC CO-SPONSORS OF THE PAY OUR TROOPS ACT OF 2026, WHICH WOULD CONTINUE APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE MILITARY IN THE EVENT OF A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.

BUT OF COURSE IF CONGRESS ISN'T IN SESSION DUE TO A SHUTDOWN THE BILL CAN'T BE VOTED ON.

>> WE ABSOLUTELY WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY GET THE PAY THAT THEY'VE EARNED.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE ABLE TO LIVE COMFORTABLY AND WE'RE WORKING VERY HARD ON HOUSING AND ON CHILD CARE.

>> Reporter: UNLIKE THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT MOST VETERANS AFFAIRS OFFICES ARE FUNDED A YEAR IN ADVANCE, SO BENEFITS PROCESSING, MEDICAL CENTERS AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OPERATING.

ALL THREE REPRESENTATIVES MADE IT CLEAR THAT THEY'RE STILL IN WASHINGTON READY TO WORK ON A DEAL WHILE THEY SAID MOST OF THEIR REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES ARE NOT.

THE SENATE IS STILL IN SESSION.

MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY AND OTHER GOVERNMENT WORKERS WILL BE PAID TOMORROW.

THAT MONEY WAS ALREADY IN THE PIPELINE.

BUT BEYOND THAT LIES UNCERTAINTY ABOUT WHAT COMES NEXT AND WHEN.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> AND THIS GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN COMES AT A PRECARIOUS TIME FOR THE U.S.

LABOR MARKET.

IN A FEW MINUTES WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT HOW THE SHUTDOWN COULD IMPACT YOUR BOTTOM LINE.

>>> WEATHER HEADLINES HERE AS WE HEAD THROUGHOUT THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.

OVERALL, HIGH PRESSURE.

THIS HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE FORECAST HERE THROUGHOUT THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.

THAT MEANS SUNNY SKIES AND JUST OVERALL MILD CONDITIONS.

IT IS GOING TO STAY DRY.

IT WILL BE BREEZY HERE FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.

BUT I WILL HAVE AN UPDATED LOOK AT THAT EXTENDED FORECAST HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND COMING UP.

>>> THE SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL HAS DELAYED VOTING ON A SERIES OF INCREASES TO WATER AND SEWER RATES.

KPBS METRO REPORTER ANDREW BOWEN HAS MORE ON WHAT'S BEHIND THE PROPOSAL.

>> Reporter: THE BIGGEST FACTORS DRIVING THE RISING COST OF WATER IN SAN DIEGO COME BACK TO DROUGHT.

THE CITY AND COUNTY HAVE COMMITTED TO BIG INVESTMENTS IN RELIABILITY, NAMELY THE CARLSBAD DESALINATION PLANT.

AND THE CITY'S NASCENT WATER RECYCLING PROGRAM.

THOSE PROJECTS HAVE GOTTEN MORE EXPENSIVE DUE TO RISING ENERGY AND LABOR COSTS.

COUNCIL MEMBER KENT LEE SAYS THAT'S THE UNAVOIDABLE TRUTH.

>> THE COST OF THE WATER THAT WE BUY HAS GONE UP SIGNIFICANTLY.

IF WE CHOOSE NOT TO RAISE OUR RATES, THE CITY, NOT THE COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY OR ANY OTHER ENTITY, THE CITY WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT COST.

ONE WAY OR ANOTHER THE IMPACT WILL ULTIMATELY BE ON OUR RESIDENTS.

>> Reporter: THE PUBLIC UTILITIES DEPARTMENT HAD PROPOSED THE FIRST RATE INCREASE IN JANUARY WITH THREE MORE INCREASES EACH YEAR THROUGH 2029.

AFTER THAT LAST RATE INCREASE WATER WOULD BE 62.5% MORE EXPENSIVE THAN IT IS TODAY.

COUNCIL MEMBER SHAWN ELA RIVERA SAID HE ACKNOWLEDGES THE HIGH COST OF RUNNING THE SYSTEM BUT THINKS THE COST SHOULDN'T FALL SOLELY ON RATE PAYERS.

HE ASKED FOR AN ANALYSIS OF OTHER MEASURES TO GENERATE REVENUE LIKE LEASING OUT THE WATER DEPARTMENT'S PROPERTIES AND RESERVOIRS FOR SOLAR AND BATTERY PROJECTS.

>> AND THAT ANALYSIS SHOULD ALSO OUTLINE THE WAY THAT THAT POTENTIAL REVENUE IF GENERATED COULD PROVIDE RELIEF TO WORKING FAMILIES, LOCALLY OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES AND SENIORS WHO WOULD FEEL THE BENEFITS THE MOST.

>> Reporter: THE COUNCIL ASKED THE PUBLIC UTILITIES DEPARTMENT TO COME UP WITH ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED RATE INCREASES.

THE COUNCIL WILL TAKE UP THE ISSUE AGAIN ON OCTOBER 28th.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TODAY IS THE FINAL DAY FOR SAN DIEGO RESIDENTS TO SELECT THE SIZE OF TRASH AND RECYCLING BINS THEY WOULD LIKE.

ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS CAN SELECT THEIR SERVICE LEVEL BY LOGGING INTO THE CITY'S NEW SERVICE PORTAL FOUND AT THE LINK ON YOUR SCREEN.

BASED ON THEIR SELECTION, THEY'LL BE CHARGED A FEE RANGING FROM 23 TO $29 A MONTH.

CITY CREWS WILL BEGIN DELIVERING NEW BEGINS NEXT MONDAY OCTOBER 6th AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH JUNE 2026.

THE CITIZEN GROUP THAT REVIEWS COMPLAINTS AGAINST SAN DIEGO COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT CAN NOW INVESTIGATE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS WHEN PEOPLE DIE IN CUSTODY.

KPBS REPORTER KATIE HYSEN SPOKE WITH ADVOCATES WHO SAY THE POLICY IS A NATIONWIDE FIRST.

>> Reporter: ADVOCATES SAY MANY OF SAN DIEGO'S IN-CUSTODY DEATHS RESULT FROM INADEQUATE HEALTH CARE, LACK OF ACCESS TO MEDICATIONS FOR CONDITIONS LIKE SUBSTANCE USE WITHDRAWALS, DIABETES, BLOOD PRESSURE AND SEIZURES, DELAYED 911 CALLS OR FAILURE TO PERFORM CPR.

BUT UNTIL NOW THE CITIZENS LAW ENFORCEMENT REVIEW BOARD, OR CLERB, HAS ONLY BEEN ABLE TO INVESTIGATE THE COUNTY'S OWN DEPUTIES AND JAIL STAFF.

>> OVER THE LAST COUPLE YEARS WE HAVE HAD TO SUMMARILY DISMISS MANY ALLEGATIONS OF IMPROPER CONDUCT BY MEDICAL PROVIDERS.

SO WE WEREN'T EVEN ABLE TO INVESTIGATE IT BECAUSE CLERB DIDN'T HAVE JURISDICTION.

SO A LOT OF FAMILY MEMBERS FELT LIKE THEY DIDN'T GET THE ANSWERS THEY WERE LOOKING FOR FROM CLERB.

>> Reporter: THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS' FINAL VOTE TUESDAY CHANGES THAT FOR WHEN PEOPLE DIE IN CUSTODY.

>> THIS IS A DAY THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO IMPACTED FAMILIES BECAUSE NOW THERE'S NO MORE POINTING FINGERS.

>> Reporter: PALOMA SERNA'S DAUGHTER ELISA DIED IN A SAN DIEGO COUNTY JAIL IN NOVEMBER 2019.

SINCE THEN OVER 80 MORE PEOPLE HAVE DIED IN THE COUNTY'S CUSTODY.

>> IT'S LIKE DEJA VU EVERY TIME I HEAR ANOTHER CASE, ANOTHER LIFE LOST IN CUSTODY.

>> Reporter: DIANA SANCHEZ'S DAUGHTER, VIENNA GRANILLO, DIED IN THE SAME JAIL THREE YEARS AGO.

>> MY DAUGHTER DID ASK FOR HELP.

SHE DID LET THE NURSES AND THE DEPUTIES KNOW THAT SHE WAS SUFFERING FROM WITHDRAWALS FROM FENTANYL.

>> Reporter: SANCHEZ SAYS THERE HAS TO BE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR BOTH DEPUTIES AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.

>> THEY CAN'T BRING MY DAUGHTER BACK.

BUT THEY CAN CHANGE THAT THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN TO ANYBODY ELSE.

>> Reporter: IN A MEMO SHERIFF KELLY MARTINEZ WROTE THAT CIVILIANS CONDUCTING THESE KINDS OF INVESTIGATIONS COULD HAVE A, QUOTE, CHILLING EFFECT ON THE JAIL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.

ONLY SUPERVISOR JIM DESMOND VOTED AGAINST THE PROPOSAL, CITING THE SAME CONCERN.

COUNTY DOCUMENTS SAY CLERB PLANS TO HIRE HEALTH CARE EXPERTS TO HELP WITH THESE INVESTIGATIONS.

KATIE HYSEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> I'M GEOFF BENNETT.

TONIGHT ON THE "NEWSHOUR" THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BARRELS TOWARD A SHUTDOWN WITH LAWMAKERS STILL AT ODDS.

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

>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP ALONG WITH DEFENSE SECRETARY PETE HEGSETH TODAY AADDRESSED A GATHERING OF ALMOST EVERY GENERAL, ADMIRAL AND SENIOR ENLISTED LEADER IN THE MILITARY.

KPBS REPORTER ANDREW DYER SAYS IT PUTS MILITARY LEADERS IN A DIFFICULT POSITION.

>> Reporter: AT QUANTICO TODAY SENIOR MILITARY OFFICIALS FLOWN IN FROM AROUND THE GLOBE HEARD HEGSETH AND TRUMP LAY OUT THEIR POLICIES AND PLANS FOR THE MILITARY FOR NEARLY TWO HOURS.

WHAT WERE MAYBE INTENDED TO BE APPLAUSE LINES LANDED FLAT.

>> TO OUR ENEMIES F.A.F.O.

IF NECESSARY OUR TROOPS CAN TRANSLATE THAT FOR YOU.

>> Reporter: THE DEFENSE SECRETARY ANNOUNCED SEVERAL POLICY REFORMS INCLUDING A REVIEW OF MILITARY HARASSMENT POLICIES, A SERIES OF MEMOS PUBLISHED AFTER THE SPEECH RAISED THE CRITERIA REQUIRED TO LAUNCH INVESTIGATIONS INTO MISCONDUCT.

IN HIS PREVIOUS JOB AS A FOX NEWS HOST HEGSETH USED HIS PLATFORM TO RAIL AGAINST THE MILITARY FOR PROSECUTING SERVICE MEMBERS ACCUSED OF WAR CRIMES.

NOW HE SAYS THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT ARE STUPID.

>> WE FIGHT TO WIN.

WE UNLEASH OVERWHELMING AND PUNISHING VIOLENCE ON THE ENEMY.

WE ALSO DON'T FIGHT WITH STUPID RULES OF ENGAGEMENT.

WE UNTIE THE HANDS OF OUR WAR FIGHTERS TO INTIMIDATE, DEMORALIZE, HUNT AND KILL THE ENEMIES OF OUR COUNTRY.

NO MORE POLITICALLY CORRECT AND OVERBEARING RULES OF ENGAGEMENT.

>> I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHAT MR.

HEGSETH MEANS BY GETTING RID OF THE RULES OF -- THE STUPID RULES OF ENGAGEMENT.

>> Reporter: DON KING IS A MILITARY ATTORNEY IN SAN DIEGO.

THE RETIRED NAVY CAPTAIN HAS SERVED AS STAFF ATTORNEY FOR ADMIRALS AND AS A MILITARY JUDGE.

HE SAYS AS SECRETARY HEGSETH HAS THE FINAL SAY ON THOSE RULES.

PRESIDENT TRUMP TOLD THE BRASS TO BE READY TO DEPLOY TO AMERICAN CITIES.

KING SAYS THOSE ORDERS PUT MILITARY LEADERS IN A DIFFICULT POSITION BECAUSE ACCORDING TO FEDERAL LAW THE MILITARY CAN'T BE USED FOR DOMESTIC LAW ENFORCEMENT.

>> OUR TROOPS ARE TRAINED VERY WELL TO FOLLOW ORDERS THAT ARE LAWFUL.

AND THE DIFFICULTY HERE IS THAT THE TRADITION WITH THE MILITARY IS THAT WE DON'T FIGHT AMERICANS.

WE DON'T TAKE UP ARMS AGAINST AMERICANS.

>> Reporter: HOW THE MILITARY RESPONDS IF DEPLOYED INTO U.S.

CITIES DEPENDS ON TRUMP'S LEGAL JUSTIFICATIONS.

HE SAYS TROOPS HAVE THE RIGHT TO REFUSE UNLAWFUL ORDERS BUT DOMESTIC DEPLOYMENTS COULD CREATE CHAOS.

>> THE RISK OF GREAT CHAOS ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE RANKS I THINK IS VERY GREAT.

SO IT CONCERNS ME AND IT SHOULD CONCERN EVERY AMERICAN.

>> Reporter: TRUMP SAYS UNDOCUMENTED PEOPLE LIVING IN THE U.S.

ARE ENEMIES AND THAT THE COUNTRY IS UNDER INVASION FROM WITHIN.

HE SAYS ONCE THE MILITARY IS INVOLVED IN FIGHTING THEM THINGS WON'T GET OUT OF CONTROL.

ANDREW DYER, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT APPEARS HEADED TOWARD A SHUTDOWN.

THIS ONE COULD BE DIFFERENT FOR AMERICANS' MONEY THAN THOSE BEFORE IT.

KAIRCH CAVE'LL LOOKS AT HOW IT COULD IMPACT YOUR WALLET.

>> THE REALITY IS IT WOULD NOT TYPICALLY HAVE A LASTING IMPACT ON THE ECONOMY BUT IT CAN BE EXTREMELY DETRIMENTAL FOR INDIVIDUALS.

>> Reporter: THOSE INDIVIDUALS TYPICALLY GOVERNMENT WORKERS FURLOUGHED WITHOUT PAY UNTIL THE SHUTDOWN ENDS.

WITH A SPUTTERING LABOR MARKET MARK HAMRICH, SENIOR ECONOMIC ANALYST AT BANKRATE WARNS THIS TIME COULD BE DIFFERENT.

>> THIS IS A PRECARIOUS TIME AND IN SOME WAYS GIVEN THE FACT THAT THE U.S.

ECONOMY HAS BEEN SEEING CURRENTLY OR RECENTLY AT AN INFLECTION POINT, HAVING THE LACK OF VISIBILITY ON THE JOB MARKET IS HE EXTREMELY INOPPORTUNE.

>> Reporter: A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN WOULD DELAY THE RELEASE OF THE LABOR DEPARTMENT'S MONTHLY JOBS REPORT THIS UPCOMING FRIDAY WHICH FOZ ECONOMISTS, BUSINESSES AND EVEN THE FEDERAL RESERVE ABOUT THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY.

LAURA ULRICH, DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH FOR INDEED, SAYS ADDING MORE UNCERTAINTY COULD FURTHER SLOW THE ECONOMIC ENGINE.

>> WE CERTAINLY SEE THAT WHEN TIMES ARE UNCERTAIN PEOPLE HAVE A HARDER TIME MAKING DECISIONS.

SO THAT SLOWS DOWN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY THAT WE SEE AMONGST CONSUMERS BUT ALSO AMONGST BUSINESSES.

AND SO THIS IS JUST ONE MORE THING TO ADD TO THAT LIST OF ITEMS THAT ARE MAKING THE ECONOMY A BIT UNCERTAIN AT THIS POINT.

>> Reporter: POTENTIALLY KEEPING THE JOBS MARKET STUCK.

THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ALSO WARNING THERE COULD BE PERMANENT CUTS TO THE FEDERAL WORKFORCE IF A SHUTDOWN OCCURS, PUTTING MORE JOB HUNTERS ON THE MARKET.

IN WASHINGTON I'M KAREN CAIFA.

>>> HEADLINES THESE DAYS ARE SCARY.

TROOPS IN U.S.

CITIES, AN ASSASSINATION OF A POPULAR CONSERVATIVE ACTIVIST, SUBSEQUENT CALLS FOR CIVIL WAR, FREE SPEECH THREATS, ARMED MASKED AGENTS CONDUCTING I.C.E.

RAIDS.

RUNAWAY FOOD, HEALTH CARE AND HOUSING COSTS.

THE DAILY DIN OF BAD NEWS CAN FEEL LIKE AN ASSAULT EVEN TO THE MOST STEELED AMONG US.

KPBS'S AMITA SHARMA JOINS US NOW WITH HOW IT CAN ALSO HARM OUR HEALTH.

WELCOME, AMITA.

>> GOOD TO BE WITH YOU, MAYA.

>> I HAVE TALKED TO SO MANY PEOPLE ABOUT HOW THE NEWS CYCLE HAS AFFECTED THEIR HEALTH AND HOW EXHAUSTING IT CAN BE.

WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT HOW THAT IMPACTS US?

>> WELL, THERE IS NO BIG NEWS FLASH HERE, MAYA.

PEOPLE FEEL BEATEN DOWN.

PHYSICALLY, CHRONIC STRESS, ESPECIALLY OVER MATTERS WE CANNOT CONTROL.

A BAD BOSS, TRAFFIC, THE NEWS.

SPIKES THE HORMONE CORTISOL IN OUR SYSTEM.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY NEUROSCIENTIST ROBERT SAPULSKI WHO WROTE THE BOOK "WHY ZEBRAS DON'T GET ULCERS" SAYS THAT NATURAL RESPONSE TO DANGER HELPS US REACT TO THREATS.

IMAGINE A ZEBRA BEING CHASED BY A STARVING LION IN THE WILD.

THE DIFFERENCE IS THE ZEBRA'S STRESS IS SHORT-LIVED.

IT ESCAPES OR GETS EATEN.

BUT SAPULSKI SAYS HUMANS ARE PERPETUALLY LIVING IN ANXIETY, WHICH KNOCKS US OUT OF BALANCE, TRIGGERING STRESS-RELATED ILLNESS, DIABETES, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.

HE SAYS IT ALSO REDUCES OUR EMPATHY, TOLERANCE AND OUR WILLINGNESS TO SEE ANOTHER PERSON'S PERSPECTIVE.

I SPOKE WITH UC IRVINE NURSING AND PSYCHOLOGY PROFESSOR ALLISON HOLMAN.

SHE SAYS REPEATED EXPOSURE TO NEWS ABOUT NATIONAL TRAGEDIES LIKE THE BOSTON MARATHON BOMBING OR THE ORLANDO NIGHTCLUB SHOOTING CAN ACTUALLY CAUSE COLLECTIVE TRAUMA.

>> SYMPTOMS OF EARLY POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS SYMPTOMS.

SO THIS IS THINGS LIKE INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS, HAVING -- AVOIDING.

AVOIDANCE.

HAVING HYPERVIGILANCE.

FEELING LIKE REALLY ON EDGE AND HYPERVIGILANT.

>> Reporter: THE REALITY OF EVERYDAY POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA TODAY IS THAT WE ARE DIVIDED AND THIS POLARIZATION IS ALSO HAVING AN EFFECT.

HOLMAN SAYS PEOPLE HAVE MORE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AFTER POLITICAL TURBULENCE SUCH AS THE JANUARY 6th INSURRECTION.

POLARIZED ELECTIONS HAVE ALSO BEEN SHOWN TO INCREASE CORTISOL LEVELS.

HOLMAN SAYS WORRY OVER THE 2020 ELECTION WAS LINKED TO A 12% GREATER CHANCE OF NEW AILMENTS AND IT WAS HIGHER FOR REPUBLICANS THAN FOR DEMOCRATS, MEANING THERE WERE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES FOR THE PARTY THAT LOST.

THERE ARE ALSO FINDINGS ON HOW RACISM AND POLITICAL MARGINALIZATION AFFECT PEOPLE.

AFTER THE 2016 ELECTION PRETERM BIRTHS AMONG LATINA WOMEN JUMPED.

LOCAL INDEPENDENT VOTER HALLIE DeGROOT SAYS SHE GETS SO UPSET BY THE CONTINUOUS BAD NEWS BARRAGE SHE SOMETIMES CRIES.

>> IT JUST HURTS THINKING ABOUT WHAT, YOU KNOW, INDIVIDUAL PEOPLE ARE GOING THROUGH BECAUSE OF ALL OF THESE THINGS AND THE WAY THEY'RE BEING COVERED.

>> Reporter: DeGROOT SAYS SHE IS STILL NOT TEMPTED TO TURN AWAY FROM THE NEWS.

SHE VENTS TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS INSTEAD.

THE 30-YEAR-OLD IS SHOCKED THAT AMERICA IS AT THIS POINT AND TROUBLED BY WHAT COMES NEXT AMID WHAT SHE SEES AS COMPLACENCY.

>> WE HAVE GOTTEN SO KIND OF JUST LIKE DOCILE AND COMPLICIT WITH THE IDEA THAT LIKE, YOU KNOW, POLITICIANS ARE POLITICIANS AND THEY JUST LIKE RUN THINGS SO THEY'LL ALSO SOLVE THIS FOR US.

>> Reporter: BUT LOCAL INDEPENDENT VOTER JOSH BELL BELIEVES THE NEWS IS STILL NOT BAD ENOUGH TO JAR AMERICANS OUT OF THE INERTIA.

>> WHERE THERE'S NOT A HEALTHY LEVEL OF STRESS TO REALLY BRING OUT A CHANGE, WHICH IS THE PROBLEM.

>> Reporter: THE FLOOD OF HEAVY HEADLINES HAVE LEFT BELL ANXIOUS, FEARFUL, IN DISBELIEF AND NUMB.

HE'S NOW REASSESSING WHETHER TO REMAIN IN THE U.S.

>> THE UNCERTAINTY, THE LACK OF UNITY.

IT SEEMS TO BE THAT THE UNITED STATES IS ALMOST CRUMBLING IN SOME SENSE.

>> AMITA, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT ZEBRAS EARLIER.

AND WHILE WE CANNOT LIVE LIKE ZEBRAS, IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT THIS?

>> WELL, I'LL TAKE IT RIGHT BACK TO STANFORD KNEW O'SCIENTIST SA PULSKY.

HE URGES.

I'M TO PRIORITIZE THEIR WELL-BEING THROUGH PRACTICING GRATITUDE, MEDICATION AND EXERCISING.

HOLMAN ADDS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD MONITOR HOW THEY'RE FEELING WHEN THEY CONSUME THE NEWS.

IF THEY FEEL OVERWHELMED, THEY SHOULD TAKE BREAKS AND THEY SHOULD TAKE DEEP BREATHS.

>> THAT'S VERY GOOD ADVICE.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR REPORTING ON THIS.

THANK YOU, AMITA.

>> THANK YOU, MAYA.

>> AND THIS STORY IS PART OF OUR PUBLIC MATTERS INITIATIVE.

YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT IT ON OUR WEBSITE AT KPBS.ORG/PUBLICMATTERS.

>>> FALLBROOK LEADERS ARE ASKING THE COUNTY TO CONSIDER TRAFFIC-CALMING MEASURES NEAR A RECENTLY OPENED PARK.

VILLAGE VIEW COUNTY PARK IS ON TOP OF A HILL AND AT CERTAIN TIMES OF THE DAY DRIVERS NEAR IT MAY BE BLINDED BY THE SUN'S GLARE.

MEMBERS OF THE FALLBROOK PLANNING GROUP WORRY THAT DRIVERS MAY STRUGGLE TO SEE THE CROSSWALK IN FRONT OF THE PARK.

THEY'RE ASKING THE COUNTY TO CONSIDER REDUCING THE SPEED LIMIT.

>> THE SPEED LIMIT IS PRETTY MUCH THE SAME AS IT WAS BEFORE THE PARK WAS THERE.

NOW THAT THE PARK IS THERE THEY MAY WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT REDUCING THE SPEED LIMIT FOR A CERTAIN SECTION AT LEAST BY THE PARK OR MAYBE THE ENTIRE ROAD.

>> Reporter: THE COUNTY SAYS THE REDUCED SPEED LIMIT COULD BE APPROVED AS EARLY AS NEXT APRIL.

>>> TOMORROW THE SAN DIEGO METROPOLITAN TRANSIT SYSTEM AND NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT ARE TEAMING UP FOR FREE RIDE DAY.

PARTICIPATING SERVICES INCLUDE MTS BUSES AND TROLLEYS AS WELL AS THE COASTER, SPRINTER AND BREEZE FIXED ROUTES AND NCTD PLUS ON DEMAND SERVICES.

THE EVENT IS ALSO PLAN R. ART OF CALIFORNIA CLEAN AIR DAY.

>>> I'M TRACKING A BIG CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN AS WE HEAD THROUGHOUT THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS STARTING WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY.

THIS AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AND INTENSIFY AND THIS DIP IN THE JETSTREAM IS GOING TO KEEP THINGS CLEAR AND DRY.

ALSO WARMER HERE ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HEADING THROUGHOUT THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

FOR TONIGHT OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL DIP INTO THE LOW TO MID 60s.

SOME LOW CLOUDS NEAR THE COAST BUT OVERALL A PRETTY NICE START FOR YOUR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

HEADING INTO TONIGHT YOU'LL SEE OVERNIGHT LOWS A MIX OF 50s AND 60s PRIMARILY DOWN TO 55 TONIGHT FOR BOTH OCEANSIDE AND CAMP PENDLETON.

FUTURE TRACK RADAR SHOWING YES, THERE WILL BE SOME RAIN CHANCES ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PARTS OF CALIFORNIA BECAUSE OF THAT DIP IN THE JET STREAM BUT OVERALL SOME LOW CLOUDS NEAR THE COAST AS THE SUN COMES UP AND AS WE HEAD THROUGHOUT THE DAY THOSE COASTAL CLOUDS WILL SLOWLY START TO RECEDE THERE OFF TO THE WEST BUT WE WILL STILL BE DEALING WITH SOME OF THAT RAINFALL THERE ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PARTS OF CALIFORNIA.

BUT OVERALL IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO STAY DRY HERE IN THE FORECAST OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

HERE'S THE OVERALL SETUP FOR WEDNESDAY.

NICE WEATHER HERE ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS.

THAT WILL EXTEND HERE INTO SOUTHERN PARTS OF CALIFORNIA.

THE SHOWERS WILL STAY PRETTY MUCH NORTH OF THE VALLEY THERE, CENTRAL VALLEY TO NORTHERN PARTS OF CALIFORNIA.

OVERALL TEMPERATUREWISE WE'LL SEE WIDESPREAD 70s, WE'LL HAVE SOME 80s IN THE FORECAST AS WELL.

SO OVERALL A-PLUS FORECAST HERE FOR YOUR WEDNESDAY.

HEADING INTO THURSDAY THERE WILL BE SOME LINGERING SHOWER CHANCES BUT OVERALL LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO STAY DRY AND THINGS ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO START TO WARM UP ACROSS PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS.

SO WE'LL BE WATCHING OUT FOR THAT.

THAT EXTENDED OUTLOOK FOR YOUR COASTAL FORECAST, IF YOU LIKE SUNNY SKIES AND HIGHS IN THE 70s YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE THE WEATHER WE'RE GOING TO BE TRACKING AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

OVERNIGHT LOWS A MIX OF UPPER 50s TO LOW 60s, SO PRETTY MILD WEATHER.

INLAND FORECAST TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 80s FOR THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS BEFORE THEY DIP INTO THE 70s HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND.

ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS WE'LL SEE A MIX OF 50s AND 60s, SOME SLIGHTLY COOLER WEATHER THERE ON SATURDAY.

AND THEN ACROSS THE DESERT WE'LL SEE TEMPERATURES IN THE 90s BEFORE DIPPING INTO THE 80s FOR THE WEEKEND.

>>> FINDING THE RIGHT SPORT FOR YOUR CHILD ISN'T EASY.

FROM COACHING STYLES TO CONCERNS ABOUT INJURIES, THERES A LOT TO THINK ABOUT.

JOIN MIKEY DAMRON AND HIS SON DORIAN AS THEY TACKLE THE WORLD OF YOUTH SPORTS.

ASK THE TOUGH QUESTIONS AND SEARCH FOR THE RIGHT FIT TOGETHER.

HERE'S A FIRST LOOK AT "GAME TIME DECISION," A NEW SERIES FROM KPBS.

>> I DON'T KNOW WHERE I WOULD BE WITHOUT YOUTH SPORTS.

THEY PROVIDED THE FOUNDATION FOR MY CHILDHOOD AND HELPED ME BECOME THE MAN I AM TODAY.

NOW I'M THE FATHER OF A YOUNG BOY WHO JUST STARTED PLAYING SPORTS.

AND THE LANDSCAPE OF YOUTH SPORTS IS A LOT DIFFERENT FROM WHEN I GREW UP.

THERE ARE MORE OPPORTUNITIES AND MORE AWARENESS ABOUT THE RISKS BUT ALSO MORE PRESSURE AND MORE COST.

>> MOST PEOPLE THINK IT'S JUST THE GAME.

IT'S NOT THE GAME.

IT'S THE LESSONS.

IT'S THE THINGS THAT CORRELATE DIRECTLY TO LIFE THAT SPORTS CAN PROVIDE.

>> Reporter: I FOUND OUT PRETTY QUICKLY THAT THERE WAS A LOT TO LEARN.

SO I SPOKE TO DOCTORS, COACHES AND OTHER EXPERTS ABOUT THE NEW REALITIES OF YOUTH SPORTS AND HOW PARENTS CAN BEST PROPERLY PREPARE THEIR KIDS AND THEMSELVES FOR EXPERIENCES THAT COULD HAVE LIFELONG IMPACTS.

I ALSO LEARNED HOW COACHING HAS CHANGED OVER THE YEARS.

>> IT WAS A WILD WEST.

COACHES BASICALLY COULD DO AS MUCH AS THEY COULD HANDLE.

WE DID TWO-A-DAYS EVERY DAY AND MONDAY WAS I ATHREE A-DAY.

>> Reporter: NOW WE KNOW SO MUCH MORE ABOUT THE RISK AND HOW TO MINIMIZE IT.

>> I WANT THE KIDS TO BE PHYSICALLY ACTIVE.

AND THERE'S SOME KIND OF BENEFIT OF BALANCING THE RES ISKS AND BENEFITS.

I DON'T WANT THEM SITTING AT HOME GETTING DIABETES AND HEART DISEASE AND HAVING MUCH WORSE PROBLEMS THAN I ABAD KNEE.

>> THERE'S GOING TO BE CONTACT FOR SURE AND DIFFERENT LEVELS AS YOU PROGRESS THROUGH WILL HAVE MORE CONTACT AND HARDER CONTACT ACTUALLY.

THAT'S SOMETHING TO PREPARE OUR KIDS FOR.

>> I LEARNED THAT DISPARITIES STILL EXIST.

>> THE LACK OF QUALITY COACHES.

A LOT OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE.

AND I DON'T BLAME NECESSARILY THE ORGANIZATIONS FOR HAVING THE LACK OF QUALITY COACHES BECAUSE A LOT OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS DON'T HAVE THE FUNDING TO HAVE QUALITY COACHES WITH QUALITY TRAINING.

>> SOME PARENTS THINK IF I SIGN MY KIDS UP FOR A SPORT WHEN THEY'RE 6 THEN IT'S GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW, SUPER INTENSE AND THEY'RE GOING TO LOSE THEIR CHILDHOOD.

TRY TO MAKE IT FUN.

HELP KIDS LEARN AT AN EARLY AGE THAT SPORTS, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IS SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO.

EXPOSE THEM TO LOTS OF DIFFERENT SPORTS.

LIKE TRY SOMETHING ONE SEASON.

IF THEY LIKE IT GREAT.

IF NOT THEN TRY SOMETHING ELSE.

>> Reporter: ALTHOUGH MUCH HAS CHANGED SINCE I WAS A KID, THE SPIRIT OF YOUTH SPORTS IS STILL STRONG AS EVER.

AS IT SHOULD BE.

EVERYBODY'S YOUTH SPORTS JOURNEY IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.

BUT THERE'S STILL SO MUCH WE COULD LEARN FROM EACH OTHER.

SO JOIN DORIAN AND MYSELF AS WE SET OUT ON OUR OWN YOUTH SPORTS ADVENTURE AND MAKE OUR OWN GAME TIME DECISION.

>> AND WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

THAT STORY WAS PRODUCED BY KPBS LEAD VIDEO JOURNALIST MIKEY DAMRON.

THE FIRST TWO EPISODES OF "GAME TIME DECISION" DROP TOMORROW.

YOU CAN WATCH AT KPBS.ORG/GAMETIME.

>>> THE PADRES' BACKS ARE UP AGAINST THE WALL AFTER DROPPING THEIR WILD CARD SERIES OPENER TO THE CUBS AT WRIGLEY FIELD TODAY.

THE PADS GRABBED AN EARLY LEAD WITH CONSECUTIVE DOUBLES TO BEGIN THE SECOND INNING BUT THE CUBS ANSWERED WITH BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS IN THE FIFTH INNING TO PULL AHEAD AND ANOTHER SCORE IN THE EIGHTH FOR GOOD MEASURE.

KPTV WAS IN THE EAST VILLAGE AS THE FRIAR FAITHFUL CHEERED THE TEAM ON.

>> I THINK THIS TEAM'S GOT IT.

IT'S ANYBODY'S BALL GAME AND THIS IS A TEAM THAT CAN MAKE A REALLY DEEP RUN AND GET THROUGH THE CUBS.

>> YOU KNOW, WE ROOT FOR OUR PADRES HARD AND WE LOVE THEM SO MUCH AND WE KNOW THEY'RE GOING TO PULL IT OFF.

>> IN MLB HISTORY JUST TWO TEAMS HAVE EVER WENT ON TO WIN A BEST OF THREE WILD CARD SERIES AFTER BEING DOWN 0-1.

LUCKILY, ONE OF THOSE TEAMS IS THE PADRES.

WHO IN 2020 RALLIED TO WIN THE SERIES AFTER LOSING GAME 1 TO THE CARDINALS.

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

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

GOOD NIGHT.

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