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♪ ♪ >>> MEDICAID SUPPORTERS TAKING PART IN A WEEK OF RALLIES TARGETING CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES TODAY.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

KPBS REPORTER MELISSA MAE SAYS PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WHO DEPEND ON THE FEDERALLY FUNDED HEALTH INSURANCE LED THE RALLY.

>> Reporter: MORE THAN 100 DISABLED PEOPLE, THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS, CAREGIVERS, AND COMMUNITY ALLIES RALLIED OUTSIDE CONGRESSMAN DARRELL'S OFFICE IN SANTEE.

>> THE WAY THAT CUTTING BLADE.

HANDS OFF MEDICAID.

>> Reporter: ONE OF 216 HOUSE REPUBLICANS WHO VOTED IN FAVOR OF CUTS TO PROGRAMS OVERSEEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE.

THAT INCLUDES MEDICAID KNOWN AS MEDI-CAL IN CALIFORNIA.

ORGANIZERS SAY THIS IS PART OF CALIFORNIA'S FIRST STATEWIDE MOVEMENT LED BY PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES URGING CONGRESS NOT TO CUT MEDI-CAL FUNDING.

>> WE ARE HOPING THAT WE CAN HUMANIZE THIS ISSUE.

IT IS NOT A PARTISAN ISSUE.

IT IS NOT.

IT IS ABOUT HUMAN BEINGS WHOSE LIVES AND THEIR LIFE QUALITY IS AT STAKE.

AND WE ARE HOPING THAT WE CAN SPECIFICALLY CONVINCE PEOPLE AND ESPECIALLY CONGRESSMAN DARRELL TO OPPOSE THESE CUTS TO SEE THE VALUE OF MAINTAINING WHAT WE HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

>> Reporter: DIANA PASTORA CARSON WITH DISABILITY VOICES UNITED SAYS SHE IS SPEAKING UP FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WHAT MEDI-CAL MEANS FOR THEM.

>> PEOPLE'S LIVES ARE ON THE LINE.

PEOPLE'S LIFE QUALITY IS ON THE LINE.

PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE FORCED TO GO BACK INTO INSTITUTIONS WHEN THE CUTS TAKE EFFECT.

SO SOME PEOPLE SAY THAT WE ARE OVERREACTING.

THAT WE WILL WAIT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

BUT WE DON'T HAVE THE LUXURY OF WAITING.

>> SO AS A PROUD DISABLED WOMAN, IT IS REALLY AMAZING TO SEE OUR ALLIES.

OFTENTIMES IT IS REALLY HARD TO HAVE ALLIES IN THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: TONY IS AN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AT SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY.

SHE DOESN'T RELY ON MEDI-CAL BUT WANTS TO SHOW HER SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE WHO DO.

>> IF WE DON'T HAVE MEDICAID, IT KILLS DISABLED PEOPLE.

THIS GIVES US ACCESS TO IN-HOME SUPPORT, THE ABILITY TO GET JOBS, THE ABILITY TO BE ACTIVE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

SO IF FUNDING IS CUT, THAT MEANS WE CAN NO LONGER BE IN THE COMMUNITY IN A VARIETY OF WAYS, SO WE DIE.

WE GO BACK TO INSTITUTIONS.

>> Reporter: A PERSON WORKING AT THE FRONT DESK IN THE CONGRESSMAN'S OFFICE TOLD THE GROUP HE AND HIS STAFF WERE NOT IN THE OFFICE TO SPEAK TO THEM.

KPBS CONTACTED ISSA'S OFFICE FOR REACTION TO THE RALLY AND RECEIVED NO RESPONSE BY OUR DEADLINE.

MELISSA MAE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WE ARE DEALING WITH SOME COOLER AIR THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

A SLIGHT COOLDOWN.

YOU'RE GOING TO NOTICE A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A CHANGE INTO THE INTERIOR BUT OVERALL WE WILL STAY IN THE 50s TONIGHT.

57 DEGREES AND PLACES NEAR SAN DIEGO.

51 INTO OCEANSIDE.

THERE IS GOING TO BE A BIG CHANGE TO OUR NORTH.

LATE-SEASON SNOW RETURNS TO THE SIERRA.

WE WILL TALK ABOUT HOW THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL INFLUENCE OUR LOCAL FORECAST COMING UP >>> FOR TWO YEARS NOW THE STATE OF TEXAS HAS BEEN DEPLOYING CONTROVERSIAL BUOYS DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THE RIO GRANDE RIVER IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP PEOPLE CROSSING THE BORDER.

FEDERAL IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS ARE CONSIDERING BRINGING THOSE SAME BUOYS TO CALIFORNIA.

>> Reporter: THE BARRIERS ON THE RIO GRANDE LOOK LIKE A ROW OF FLOATING ORANGE SPHERES.

THEY INCLUDE SERRATED SAW BLADES AND MESH NETS TO PREVENT PEOPLE FROM SWIMMING UNDERNEATH.

OFFICIALS IN TEXAS HAVE FACED SEARING CRITICISMS FOR THESE TACTICS.

HERE IS TEXAS CONGRESSMAN ON A VISIT TO THE BORDER IN 2023.

>> SO YOU REALLY HAVE A SITUATION WHERE STATE GOVERNMENT AND GREG ABBOTT ARE TREATING HUMAN BEINGS LIKE ANIMALS.

>> Reporter: THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION SUED THE STATE CALLING THE BARRIERS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT VIOLATES INTERNATIONAL TREATIES.

OFFICIALS IN MEXICO SAY THEY HAVE CAUSED AT LEAST TWO PEOPLE TO DROWN.

U.S. BORDER PATROL HAS DISCUSSED BRINGING THESE BUOY BARRIERS TO WATERWAYS NEAR CALIFORNIA AND ARIZONA.

THAT IS ACCORDING TO EMAILS OBTAINED BY KPBS.

THOSE DISCUSSIONS ARE RAISING ALARMS FOR SOME CALIFORNIAN LAWMAKERS.

U.S. REPRESENTATIVE REPRESENTS IMPERIAL COUNTY.

>> I DON'T THINK IT IS A GOOD IDEA.

I THINK IT WOULD BE INHUMANE AND IT GOES CONTRARY TO OUR AMERICAN VALUES.

>> Reporter: A BORDER PATROL SPOKESPERSON DID NOT RESPOND TO OUR REQUEST FOR COMMENT.

KPBS NEWS.

♪ ♪ >>> FOR YEARS, PROJECT 2025'S SPEAR HEADERS, THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION, HAVE PUSHED FOR ELIMINATING THE FEDERAL AGENCY THAT HANDS OUT MONEY TO MUSEUMS AND LIBRARIES.

IN THE LAST MONTH, PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS TAKEN STEPS TO OBLIGE.

KPBS EXAMINES THE IMPACT ON SAN DIEGO'S LIBRARY SYSTEM.

>> Reporter: PROJECT 2025 LABELS THE SPREAD OF TRANSGENDER IDEOLOGY AS PORNOGRAPHY.

THE CONSERVATIVE MANIFESTO STATES ITS PURVEYORS, EDUCATORS, AND PUBLIC LIBRARIANS , SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS A REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS.

AGAINST THIS BACKDROP, PRESIDENT TRUMP RECENTLY ORDERED CUTS, QUOTE, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT AT THE INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES.

AND HE PLACED ALL 70 OF THE AGENCY'S EMPLOYEES ON LEAVE.

LIBRARY FOUNDATION SD CEO PATRICK STEWART SAYS THAT HAS HUGE REPERCUSSIONS FOR THE PUBLIC LIBRARY WORLD.

>> NO MORE GRANTS.

NO MORE MONEY IS GOING TO BE DISTRIBUTED.

THERE IS NO ONE AT I MLS.

SOME PEOPLE I KNOW HAVE TRIED CALLING JUST TO SEE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN.

THERE IS NO ONE THERE ANYMORE.

>> Reporter: STEWART SAYS THE EFFECTS WILL BE FAR-REACHING FOR THE 37 BRANCH SAN DIEGO LIBRARY SYSTEM.

HE PREDICTS HOMEWORK CENTERS, ADULT LITERACY PROGRAMS, AND JOB-TRAINING SERVICES AT LOCAL LIBRARIES WILL BE AFFECTED.

ALTHOUGH PRIVATE PHILANTHROPY MIGHT HELP OFFSET THE IMPACT, STEWART BELIEVES KPBS HAS A CLEAR OBJECTIVE OR LIBRARIES.

>> IT IS HAPPENING AT THE SMITHSONIAN.

WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE WITH IMLS .

WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE PURGING OF PEOPLE OF COLOR FROM VETERAN AFFAIRS.

WHAT IS HAPPENING SORT OF A CROSS ALL OF THIS, I THINK THE GOAL IS TO REASSERT CULTURAL DOMINANCE.

>> Reporter: MEANWHILE, CALIFORNIA AND 20 OTHER STATES ARE SUING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ACCUSING IT OF UNLAWFULLY DISMANTLING THE INSTITUTE AND MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> ARE YOU READY FOR THE NEXT ELECTION?

LOCAL POLITICIANS SEEM TO BE.

IN OUR NEXT WHY IT MATTERS SEGMENT, SCOTT LEWIS EXPLAINS PROPOSALS FOR NEW POTENTIAL TAXES.

>> Reporter: THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO'S TWO REPUBLICAN SUPERVISORS SAY THEY WERE NOT INVITED TO THE STATE OF THE COUNTY SPEECH.

THEIR COLLEAGUE, SUPERVISOR, GAVE THE SPEECH LAST WEEK AT THE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY.

IF THEY HAD GONE, THEY PROBABLY WOULD NOT HAVE LIKED HER SUGGESTION THAT IT IS TIME TO RAISE TAXES.

THE COUNTY IS FACING A NEARLY $140 MILLION DEFICIT.

TO ADDRESS IT, THEY FIRST WANT TO LOOSEN THE COUNTY'S RESERVE POLICY AND USE SOME OF IT FOR FUTURE NEEDS.

>> WE HAVE MORE THAN $100 MILLION IN EXCESS RESERVES JUST SITTING IN AN ACCOUNT ABOVE WHAT IS RECOMMENDED BY BEST FISCAL PRACTICES.

IT IS PUBLIC MONEY.

YOUR MONEY COLLECTING INTEREST INSTEAD OF SAVING LIVES.

>> SHE ALSO WANTS MORE MONEY TO COME IN.

HER IDEA IS WHAT IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS A MANCHIN TAX.

SHE WOULD PUT A TAX ON THE SALE OF THE TOP 1% OF HOMES IN SAN DIEGO.

>> THOSE WITH HOMES IN THE TOP 1% CAN PAY FOR JUST A SMALL SHARE OF THAT FORTUNATE WINDFALL WHEN THEIR PROPERTY IS SOLD TO HELP BREAK THE STRANGLEHOLD OF OUR HOUSING CRISIS.

>> Reporter: SHE ISN'T THE ONLY ONE THINKING OF TAXES.

A COALITION OF GROUPS FOCUSED ON THE HIGH COST AND LACK OF ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE RECENTLY SENT OUT THEIR OWN POLL.

IT ASKS COUNTY RESIDENTS IF THEY WOULD SUPPORT A TAX TO FUND HEALTHCARE.

CRUCIALLY, THEY WOULD RUN IT AS A CITIZENS INITIATIVE.

WHY DOES THAT MATTER?

WELL, LAWSON-REMER AND HER COLLEAGUES PUT A TAX ON MANCHIN SALES ON THE BALLOT TO FUND AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS LIKE SHE SUGGESTED THAT TWO THIRDS OF COUNTY VOTERS WOULD HAVE TO APPROVE IT.

BUT IF THE COALITION OF CHILD CARE ADVOCATES PUT A CITIZENS INITIATIVE UP ON THEIR OWN ASKING FOR A PARCEL TAX, A FLAT FEE ON EVERY PROPERTY IN THE COUNTY, THEY COULD PASS IT WITH JUST A SIMPLE MAJORITY OF VOTERS.

A LOT OF WHAT HAPPENS NOW DEPENDS ON WHO WINS THE DISTRICT ONE SUPERVISOR SEAT.

THE COUNTY HAS TWO DEMOCRATS AND TWO REPUBLICANS ON THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

WHOEVER WINS THAT RACE, CHULA VISTA MAYOR OR IMPERIAL BEACH MAYOR, WILL DETERMINE THE BALANCE OF POWER AND LIKELY DETERMINE WHETHER THE SUPERVISORS PUT A TAX ON THE BALLOT.

I'M SCOTT LEWIS FOR VOICE OF SAN DIEGO.

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YOU CAN SEE MORE OF OUR STORIES AT KPBS.ORG/PUBLIC MATTERS.

>>> WE ARE GETTING A NEW LOOK AT HOW PRESIDENT TRUMP'S TRADE WAR IS IMPACTING THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ECONOMY.

THE PORT OF LONG BEACH SAYS SHIP TRAFFIC THERE IS EXPECTED TO FALL 40% NEXT MONTH.

TOM WADE EXPLAINS HOW THIS COULD HURT WORKERS.

>> Reporter: AT THE PORT OF L.A. AND LONG BEACH, THE IMPACTS OF PRESIDENT TRUMP'S TARIFF WAR HAVE ARRIVED AND THE NUMBERS ARE STUNNING.

MARIO CORDERO IS THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE PORT OF LONG BEACH.

>> THE WEEK BEGINNING MAY 4th, LOOKS LIKE IT IS GOING TO HAVE A 44% DROP IN VESSEL CALLS AND YOU COMPARE THAT YEAR-TO-YEAR.

THAT IS A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER.

>> Reporter: THE PORT OF LONG BEACH RELIES HEAVILY ON IMPORTED GOODS ARRIVING FROM CHINA, WHICH PRESIDENT TRUMP HIT WITH TARIFFS OF UP TO 145%.

>> I THINK WHAT WE'RE GOING TO LOOK TO KNOW IN THE SECOND QUARTER, 2025, AND ALSO THE THIRD QUARTER, OUR SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION IN CARGO.

OUR IMPORTS HERE AT THE PORT OF LONG BEACH OVERWHELMINGLY COME FROM ASIA.

MORE SPECIFICALLY, CHINA.

>> Reporter: A NEW REPORT FROM L.A. COUNTY'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LAID OUT SOME SOBERING NEW NUMBERS DETAILING THE IMPACTS OF PRESIDENT TRUMP'S TARIFFS ARE THE REPORT SAYS THE TERRACE THREAT AND A HALF TRILLION DOLLARS IN REVENUE FOR THE REGION AND PUT 2 MILLION LOCAL WORKERS AT RISK .

>> WTO ESTIMATED THAT IF THIS TRADE WAR WITH CHINA CONTINUES, THEY ARE EXPECTING U.S. AND CHINA TRADE TO DECREASE BY APPROXIMATELY 80% IF IT CONTINUES.

>> Reporter: BUSINESS LEADERS WARN OF A RIPPLE EFFECT HARMING THE LOCAL ECONOMY.

THIS FROM A MAN WHO BUILDS WAREHOUSES ACROSS SOCAL.

>> ONE THING THAT IS MORE ANECDOTAL BUT REAL RECENT AND IT IS HOT IS WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE LEASE DEALS ON INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES IN THE INLAND EMPIRE AND IN THE SOUTH BAY OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS GET PAUSED AND >> Reporter: AND THERE IS THIS.

WHEN COMPANIES CANCEL WAREHOUSE SPACE, THEY ALSO DON'T HIGHER I.T., INSURANCE, AND SECURITY COMPANIES.

MORE LOCAL JOBS LOST.

PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS EXPLAINS EVEN IF TARIFFS ULTIMATELY CONVINCED MANUFACTURERS TO MOVE PRODUCTION HERE, PRICES WOULD STILL REMAIN HIGHER.

>> IF INDEED PRODUCTION MOVED TO THE UNITED STATES, PRICES WILL BE HIGHER TOO.

AND THE REASON WHY IS THAT FOR THE ITEMS NOT PRODUCED IN THE UNITED STATES, THE REASON THEY ARE NOT PRODUCED IN THE UNITED STATES IS BECAUSE WE CANNOT PRODUCE THEM AS CHEAPLY AS OTHER PEOPLE CAN.

>> Reporter: BOTTOM LINE, LESS CARGO ARRIVING AT THE BOARDS MEANS LESS JOBS AND A CRUSHING BLOW TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA'S ECONOMY.

>> THE FUNDAMENTAL VIEW FROM PORT AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE, LESS CARGO VOLUME, LESS JOBS.

ONE IN NINE JOBS COME IN THE REGION OF GREATER LOS ANGELES FROM THE COMPLEX.

2.6 MILLION THROUGHOUT THE U.S. SUPPLY CHAIN ARE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM PORT OF LONG BEACH OPERATIONS.

>> THAT WAS TOM WAIT WITH THAT REPORT.

>>> ANOTHER RIPPLE EFFECT OF PRESIDENT TRUMP'S TARIFFS, HIGHER SHIPPING COSTS.

MORE RETAILERS ARE ALSO BEGINNING TO CHARGE CUSTOMERS FOR RETURNING ITEMS.

DATA FROM THE NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION SHOWS 66% OF RETAILERS BEGAN CHARGING CUSTOMERS FOR RETURNS LAST YEAR, BUT THERE ARE WAYS TO CUT COSTS.

OUR MEDIA PARTNER SPOKE TO AN EXPERT WHO RECOMMENDS CUSTOMERS LOOKING TO LOYALTY PROGRAMS, FREE EXCHANGES, IN-STORE RETURNS, OR STORE CREDIT.

>> FOR EXAMPLE, MACY'S.

THEY NOW CHARGE AROUND 10 BUCKS FOR A RETURN, BUT IF YOU ARE PART OF THEIR REWARDS PROGRAM, YOU GET FREE RETURNS.

THAT IS GOING TO ALSO NOT ONLY SAVE THE BRAND MONEY BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY YOU WILL LIKELY GET YOUR MONEY BACK A WHOLE LOT SOONER OR YOUR EXCHANGE SOONER.

>> HUNTER ALSO ADVISES COMPARING THE PRICE FOR RETURNS BETWEEN U.S., FEDEX, AND USPS.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT LOCAL MOM-AND-POP SHOPPING CENTERS WILL DO THE MATH FOR YOU.

>>> THE CITY OF ESCONDIDO'S PUBLIC LIBRARY WILL SOON CLOSE FOR A FEW DAYS TO PREPARE FOR A MAJOR RENOVATION PROJECT.

KPBS REPORTED LOOKS INTO WHAT HAPPENS TO ALL THE BOOKS AND SERVICES WHILE THE LIBRARY GETS AN UPGRADE.

>> Reporter: HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PAGES OF PAPER AND A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE SIT WITHIN THE 45-YEAR-OLD ESCONDIDO PUBLIC LIBRARY, BUT APRIL 26th IS THE LAST DAY OPEN FOR A WHILE.

BEFORE IT CLOSES FOR SOME SIGNIFICANT INFRASTRUCTURE REPAIRS, ROOF LEAKS, HVAC SYSTEM FAILURES, AND AN CHANGING INTERIOR, SAYS LIBRARY DIRECTOR.

>> THE MAIN CHANGES WILL BE TO RESTROOMS FOR A.D.A.

COMPLIANCE, NEW LIGHTING.

SO WE WILL BRIGHTEN UP THE SPACE.

WE'RE GOING TO RECONFIGURE SOME OF THE AREAS ON THE FIRST FLOOR TO MAKE IT MORE PEOPLE FRIENDLY SO IN INSTEAD OF GIGANTIC BOOK STACKS, WE WILL HAVE SHORTER ONES.

>> Reporter: WHILE THERE WILL BE LIMITED SERVICES OFFERED AT THE DOOR FOR THE NEXT MONTH, IN LATE MAY IT IS SUPPOSED TO REOPEN.

ON A TEMPORARY BASIS IN A SPACE THAT IS RATHER UNCONVENTIONAL.

THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE NORTH COUNTY MALL.

>> SO WE HAVE PROBABLY CLOSER TO 150,000 ITEMS THAT WILL BE MOVED.

>> Reporter: DECADE-LONG LIBRARY VOLUNTEERS AMY BROWN SAY THEY NEED BOOK DONATIONS TO CONTINUE AT THE MALL TO FUND THE LIBRARY PROGRAMS.

BUT THEY SAY THE BENEFITS OF THE LIBRARY UPGRADES OUTWEIGH THE INCONVENIENCES OF THE MOVE.

>> WELL, IT WILL BE BIGGER AND BETTER AND MORE CLIMATE CONTROLLED.

>> Reporter: SO FOR NOW IT IS A TWO FOR ONE DEAL.

IF YOU WANT, GO SHOPPING AND BORROW A LIBRARY BOOK ALL IN THE SAME PLACE.

>> WE ARE GOING TO OFFER AS MUCH AS WE CAN.

THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME SHRINKAGE BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY WE ARE GOING FROM ABOUT A 40,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING DOWN TO AROUND 15 THOUSAND SQUARE FEET SPREAD ACROSS TWO PRIMARY LOCATIONS AND SOME STAFF REPORT AREAS AROUND THE STOREFRONTS.

>> Reporter: THE PROJECT IS PRIMARILY FUNDED BY A $10 MILLION STATE GRANT THROUGH THE CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARIES BUILDING FORWARD PROGRAM.

CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH SPRING 2026.

AFTER THAT, EVERYTHING THAT GOT MOVED TO THE MALL WILL BE BROUGHT BACK INTO THE NEW AND IMPROVED ESCONDIDO PUBLIC LIBRARY.

JACOB AIR, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE FDA SAYS IT WANTS TO PHASE OUT CERTAIN FOOD DYES BY THE END OF NEXT YEAR.

KAREN KAFA IS IN WASHINGTON WITH A LOOK AT WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOUR PANTRY AND YOUR HEALTH.

>> Reporter: FDA COMMISSIONER SAYS A PLANNED PHASEOUT OF CERTAIN FOOD DYES IS AIMED AT MAKING FOOD HEALTHIER.

>> WE ARE AIRING ON THE SAFE SIDE TO REMOVE THESE FROM U.S. FOOD SUPPLY.

>> Reporter: FOLLOWING UP ON TUESDAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND THE FDA SEEK TO REMOVE PETROLEUM-BASED SYNTHETIC DYES FROM THE U.S. FOOD SUPPLY BY THE END OF NEXT YEAR.

FAST-TRACK THE REVIEW OF NATURAL ALTERNATIVES.

>> NOBODY WANTS TO EAT PETROLEUM BUT EVERYBODY KNOWS THERE IS ENOUGH SCIENCE OUT THERE THAT WE KNOW IT IS TERRIBLE FOR YOU.

>> Reporter: SPECIFIC RISKS TO HUMAN HEALTH FROM SYNTHETIC DYES HAVE BEEN SOMEWHAT UNDERSTUDIED, BUT RESEARCH IN ANIMALS HAS SHOWN A POTENTIAL LINK BETWEEN SOME DYES AND AN INCREASED RISK OF CANCER OR TUMORS.

OTHERS APPOINTED TO RESTLESSNESS, LEARNING DIFFICULTIES, AND ATTENTION PROBLEMS FOR SOME CHILDREN.

SOME EXPERTS SEE THE MOVES AS PRECAUTIONARY.

>> THE DECISION WHAT TO DO WITH THE DYES DEPENDS ON THE DEGREE YOU WANT TO DEPLOY THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE.

>> Reporter: THE PLAN FOR NOW IT RELIES ON THE COOPERATION OF FOOD MANUFACTURERS AND INDUSTRY GROUP FOR SOME OF THOSE MANUFACTURERS SAID IN A STATEMENT THAT INGREDIENTS IN THE U.S. FOOD SUPPLY HAVE BEEN RIGOROUSLY STUDIED AND DEMONSTRATED TO BE SAFE.

IN WASHINGTON, I'M KAREN KAFA.

♪ ♪ >>> WELL, WE ARE DEALING WITH A SLIGHT COOLDOWN COMING.

OF THE CHANGES GOING TO BE MOST NOTICEABLE INTO THE INTERIOR WHERE THERE IS A LITTLE MORE DAILY DAY-TO-DAY TEMPERATURE VARIETY.

JUST TURNING SLIGHTLY COOLER NEAR THE COAST AS WELL.

IT WILL BE BREEZY THROUGH THE PASSES, BUT EACH MORNING WE ARE GOING TO SEE AN INCREASE IN COASTAL CLOUDS LATE AT NIGHT INTO THE MORNING HOURS.

AND THAT TREND MAY BE A LITTLE MORE PERSISTENT INTO THE WEEKEND WITH MORE MOISTURE AROUND.

MAY HOLD ONTO THOSE CLOUDS A FEW EXTRA HOURS INTO THE DAY BEFORE SEEING THAT AFTERNOON CLEARING.

TONIGHT DOWN TO 57 DEGREES IN THE CITY.

INTERMITTENT CLOUDS.

JUMPING AHEAD TO THURSDAY, WE ARE GOING TO BE DRY ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST.

A FEW SHOWERS WAY TO THE NORTHEAST IN AREAS AROUND UTAH AND SOME PARTS OF COLORADO.

DRY, PLEASANT WEATHER FOR US.

EXTRA CLOUDS IN THE MORNING THROUGH THE COASTAL AREAS.

SOME IMPROVEMENTS FOLLOW EACH AFTERNOON.

GENERALLY BRIGHTER INTO THE INTERIOR THOUGH.

HIGHS WILL BE AROUND 56 AT MOUNT LAGUNA BUT 88 INTO THE DESERT AREAS LIKE SPRINGS, EL CAJON, 70 DEGREES FOR YOUR HIGH ON THURSDAY.

A PRETTY POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM DOES ROLL IN TO OUR NORTH INTO THE WEEKEND.

IT WILL FALL AT PASS LEVEL.

SNOW LEVELS WILL COME.

NOT AROUND OUR AREA.

WE WILL BE DEALING WITH JUST A SLIGHT COOLDOWN.

COASTAL FORECAST MORNING CLOUDS AND SOME CLEARING IN THE AFTERNOON.

CLOUDS WILL BE A LITTLE MORE STUBBORN AT TIMES.

THURSDAY IS ONE OF THOSE DAYS.

EVEN INTO SATURDAY AND SUNDAY TEMPERATURES NOT CHANGING A WHOLE LOT HERE.

MAYBE A DEGREE OR TWO COOLER AT NIGHT.

INLAND AREAS.

YOU CAN SEE SOME CLOUDS.

EVENTUALLY SOME SUNSHINE.

HIGHS IN THE MID TO EVENTUALLY UPPER 60s WITH A BIT OF A REBOUND INTO MONDAY.

INTO THE MOUNTAINS WE GO.

A LITTLE COOL OUT THERE SATURDAY AS THAT STORM PASSES TO OUR NORTH.

ESTHER CLOUD COVER.

A COUPLE OF SHOWERS.

WHAT SNOWFLAKE OR TWO AT MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION TO OUR NORTH.

WE ARE GOING TO WARM UP TO 84 BY MONDAY AFTER A SLIGHTLY COOLER AND BREEZY WEEKEND.

TRACKING WEATHER.

I'M GEOFF CORNISH FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> I'M JEFF BENNETT.

TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, PRESIDENT TRUMP CRITICIZES UKRAINE'S PRESIDENT FOR REJECTING A U.S. PEACE PLAN THAT GIVES MAJOR CONCESSIONS TO RUSSIA.

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

>>> BEFORE WE GET TO OUR LAST STORY OF THE EVENING, HERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW ON THE KPBS NEWSROOM.

THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SAYS IT WILL RESUME COLLECTIONS IN MAY.

HOW BORROWERS WILL BE AFFECTED ON NPR'S MORNING EDITION.

IF YOU ARE A BOOKWORM AND LOVE TO SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES, THERE IS JUST THE EVENT FOR YOU THIS WEEKEND.

MORE ON THAT IN TOMORROW'S MIDDAY ADDITION.

LA JOLLA PLAYHOUSE KICKS OFF ITS WITHOUT WALLS FESTIVAL TOMORROW.

IT IS A FOUR-DAY CELEBRATION OF IMMERSIVE, INTERACTIVE, AND NONTRADITIONAL THEATER FROM LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS ALL TAKING PLACE ON THE UC SAN DIEGO CAMPUS.

KPBS ARTS REPORTER BETH HAS THIS PREVIEW.

>> Reporter: LA JOLLA PLAYHOUSE'S W.O.W.

FESTIVAL IS NOT JUST THEATER WITHOUT WALLS.

IT IS THEATER WITHOUT LIMITS.

IT IS DESIGNED TO INSPIRE ARTISTS WHO ABANDONED PRECONCEIVED NOTIONS OF WHAT THEATER IS AND TO IMAGINE WHAT IT CAN BE.

SO HUGO WILLIAMS AND THE AUSTRALIAN COLLECTIVE, PONY CAM, IMAGINED BURNOUT PARADISE, A SHOW PERFORMED ON TREADMILLS.

>> WHILE WE RUN, WE DO LOTS OF TASKS THAT PEOPLE REALLY SHOULDN'T DO ON TREADMILLS.

WE COOK A THREE COURSE MEAL.

WE TRY AND SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION.

>> Reporter: WAIT, WHAT?

>> IT IS RIDICULOUS.

IT IS THE HARDEST TASK BY AN ABSOLUTE MILD BRIDGE IS TRYING TO GET YOUR BRAIN TO SWITCH INTO WRITING COHERENT SENTENCES WHILE RUNNING AT EIGHT MILES AN HOUR.

IT IS JUST AN ENORMOUSLY DIFFICULT THING FOR MY BRAIN TO DO.

>> TWO PEOPLE WHO CALLED ABOUT THE VOLUNTEERS BEFORE.

WOULD YOU BE COMFORTABLE IF I CALLED YOU CONSULTANTS?

>> Reporter: AND THERE IS ONE MORE CATCH.

>> IF WE FAIL TO RUN THE FURTHEST WE CAN RUN INTO ALL THOSE TASKS -- >> WE WILL BE OFFERING OUT OF OUR OWN POCKETS AUDIENCE TO GET REFUND.

>> WHAT WAS AT THE START IS WE ARE NOT VERY GOOD AT WHAT WE DO, SO WE MIGHT ASK FOR HELP.

AND IF YOU WANT TO HELP, WE WOULD LOVE IT.

AS MORE PEOPLE GET INVOLVED, WHAT YOU SEE I THINK IS THAT THE WHOLE COMMUNITY COMING TOGETHER TO CARE FOR US.

>> Reporter: IF BURNOUT PARADISE ENGAGES IN A SWEATY EXERCISE OF SENSORY OVERLOAD, THEN GREEN MEMORIES OFFERS A CALMING ESCAPE FROM THE BUSTLE OF THE WORLD.

THE CREATOR AND COMPOSER OF GREEN MEMORIES AND A FACULTY MEMBER OF THE UC SAN DIEGO DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC.

>> CURRENTLY WE HAVE THREE PROJECTORS HERE PROJECTING ON THREE SIDES.

AND THERE ARE 32 SPEAKERS BEHIND THE SCREENS.

SO YOU ARE REALLY SURROUNDED BY AUDIO.

>> Reporter: THE IMMERSIVE SPACE INVITES YOU ONTO IT'S VERY BLACK SILKEN CARPET TO GRAB A SEAT ON SOME PILLOWS.

>> THE PIECE IS REALLY MEANT FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE A MOMENT TO RELAX AND MEDITATE ON OUR POSITION ON EARTH AND OUR CONNECTION TO THE EARTH AND OUR ECOLOGY.

THE PIECE IS BASED ON A POEM.

IN THIS POEM, I PITY THE GARDEN.

SHE SEEMS TO BE TALKING ABOUT HER LITTLE GARDEN AT THE BACK OF HER HOUSE.

ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL VOICE SINGING IN A LANGUAGE THAT SHE HAS CREATED.

THOSE WORDS THAT SHE SAYS DON'T COME FROM A CERTAIN LANGUAGE.

BUT AT THE END, THAT IS SUNG IN ENGLISH.

♪ ♪ >> Reporter: THE POEM, WRITTEN IN 1959, STILL RESONATES.

>> THE IDEA IS THAT FOR US TO SIT THROUGH THIS MOMENT, MEDITATE, RELAX, BUT THEN AT THE END WITH THESE WE ARE FACED WITH STARTING REALITY.

>> Reporter: YADEGARI IS THRILLED TO BE PART OF THE W.O.W.

FESTIVAL AND TO HAVE IT BACK ON CAMPUS.

>> I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT.

THE W.O.W.

FESTIVAL IGNITES SO MANY DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE CAMPUS.

I ALWAYS SAY WHEN THE W.O.W.

FESTIVAL COMES, IT BRINGS CAMPUS TO LIFE.

I'M ALSO EXTREMELY DELIGHTED THAT THE QUALCOMM INSTITUTE IS ONE OF THE SITES THAT THEY WILL HAVE A NUMBER OF PIECES PERFORMED THERE.

>> Reporter: THE W.O.W.

FESTIVAL WILL ACTIVATE MULTIPLE SPACES ACROSS CAMPUS FROM THE QUALCOMM INSTITUTE TO THE LIBRARY TO THE 180 TON BEAR IN THE ACADEMIC COURTYARD.

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