>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY THE BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AND AIR RESTORATION, FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

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WE BEGIN WITH A KPBS INVESTIGATION.

THE FAIR PLAN KNOWN AS CALIFORNIA'S HOME INSURANCE LAST RESORT, THE PLAN IS NOW THE ONLY OPTION FOR MANY HOMEOWNERS, ESPECIALLY IN RURAL COMMUNITIES SUCH AS EAST SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

>> I JUST MAKE A SPACE AROUND IT, SO WHEN I WEED WHACK, I CAN WEED WHACK ALL AROUND IT.>> PAUL'S YARD KEEPS HIM BUSY.>> WHAT I REALLY WANTED TO FOCUS ON WAS TRYING TO RESTORE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE OF THE NATIVE PLANT COMMUNITY.>> YANK OUT THE NON-NATIVE MUSTARD, AND NURTURE THE CALIFORNIA LILACS.

COME NEXT YEAR, DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN.

HE FACES AN ADDED CONVOCATION IN HIS BOTANICAL QUEST.

>> I LIVE IN AN EXTREME HIGH FIRE RISK AREA.>> THAT LEAVES HIM WALKING EIGHT TIGHT ROPE, TRYING TO FOSTER MOTHER NATURE'S INDIGENOUS BEAUTY.

HE AND HIS WIFE CUT BACK MUCH OF THE VISITATION BORDERING THE HOUSE, AND SPEND MORE THAN $6000 TO HARDEN IT AGAINST WILDFIRE, BUT INSURERS WERE NOT IMPRESSED.

HE WAS DROPPED BY TWO DIFFERENT COMPANIES.

>> I ENDED UP ON THE CALIFORNIA FAIR PLAN, AND ENDED UP PAYING ABOUT $5500.

>> THAT YEARLY PAYMENT IS UP FROM TWO YEARS AGO, IN AN INCREASINGLY FAMILIAR STORY.

PRIVATE INSURERS CONTINUE TO PULL BACK IN CALIFORNIA.

FROM 2018 TO 2022, THE NUMBER OF FAIR PLAN POLICIES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY TRIPLED TO NEARLY 17,000, ACCORDING TO DATA FROM THE APARTMENT OF INSURANCE.

STATEWIDE, THE NUMBER OF POLICIES AND CLIPS 375,000.

EVERYONE AGREES, FROM STRAIGHT STATE LEGGY LEADERS TO INSURANCE COMPANIES TO CONSUMERS, THIS TREND IS BAD NEWS.

EVEN FAIR PLAN OFFICIALS SAY SO.>> THERE IS NOT A LOT OF OPTIONS FOR PEOPLE.

INSTEAD, THE FAIR PLAN IS QUICKLY MOVING TO BE THE FIRST RESORT FROM A LOT OF PEOPLE.

>> VICTORIA ROACH IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE FAIR PLAN.

SHE DECLINED MULTIPLE INTERVIEW REQUESTS, BUT RECENTLY TESTIFIED.

>> IT HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS INCREASE IN A SHORT TIME.

>> STATE LEADERS MANDATED THE CREATION OF THE FAIR PLAN IN THE 1960S.

INSURANCE COMPANIES DO BUSINESS IN CALIFORNIA.

IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A BACKSTOP FOR PEOPLE WHO CAN'T FIND INSURANCE.

THE PLAN IS OFTEN COSTLY, AND DOESN'T PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE.

THE GOAL HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO MOVE PEOPLE BACK INTO THE INSURANCE MARKET AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, BUT THESE DAYS, MANY HOMEOWNERS FIND THEMSELVES STUCK THERE FOR YEARS.

RICARDO IS CALIFORNIA'S INSURANCE COMMISSIONER.

INSURERS ARE RETREATING FROM CALIFORNIA BECAUSE OF THE RISK FROM WILDFIRES.

FARMERS SET STRICT LIMITS ON THE NUMBER OF HOMES THEY WILL COVER.

SMALLER INSURANCE COMPANIES ANNOUNCE THAT THEY PLAN TO LEAVE CALIFORNIA ALTOGETHER.>> IT PUTS THE HIGHEST RISK PROPERTIES INTO ONE POOL, CUTTING PEOPLE OFF THE FAIR PLAN AND INTO A COMPETITIVE MARKET IS ONE OF MY TOP RULES.>> AND EXECUTIVE ORDER URGES THE ADDRESSING OF THE GROWING INSURANCE CRISIS.

>> IT'S THE LARGEST INSURANCE REFORM IN MORE THAN 30 YEARS.

>> THE PLAN WOULD REQUIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES TO WRITE MORE POLICIES IN AREAS THREATENED BY WILDFIRE.

THE COMPANIES WOULD HAVE MORE LEEWAY FOR RATE INCREASES.

INSURANCE COMPANIES HAVE EXPRESSED AN INITIAL SUPPORT FOR THE PROPOSAL.

REX FRAZIER IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE INSURANCE FEDERATION OF CALIFORNIA.

>> COMPANIES DO BELIEVE THIS STRATEGY WOULD ENABLE THEM TO AT LEAST STABILIZE, AND FOR SOME, GROW AGAIN IN CALIFORNIA.

>> CONSUMER ADVOCATES ARE SKEPTICAL.

CARMEN IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CONSUMER WATCHDOG.

>> MANY HOMEOWNERS ARE HURTING, THEY ARE FACING BIG RATE INCREASES, OR THE THREAT OF NONRENEWAL.>> SHE WANTS TO SEE MORE PROTECTION TO PROTECT INSURERS FROM UNNECESSARY RATE HIKES.

THE NEW REGULATIONS WILL BE FINALIZED BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

FELBER BELIEVES HE WILL BELIEVE THAT CHANGE WHEN HE SEES IT.

>> FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, CORPORATE AMERICA AND GOVERNMENT TRY TO COME TO SOME AGREEMENT, WHICH USUALLY COME IN MY EXPERIENCE, TAKES A LONG TIME.

>>> THE CAR INSURANCE INDUSTRY IS ALSO GOING THROUGH SOME SIGNIFICANT CHANGES.

KPBS HAS BEEN REPORTING ON THIS TOPIC IN RECENT WEEKS AND MONTHS.>>> THE CITY OF VISTA IS BACKING UP CLEMENT ACTION GOALS WITH THE FIRST ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION, WHICH HOLDS ITS FIRST MEETING TONIGHT.

IT IS MADE UP OF LOCAL RESIDENTS.

IT INCLUDES ONE OF THE CITY'S FIRST SPANISH-SPEAKING COMMISSIONERS.>> SHE SPENT HER WEDNESDAYS PICKING UP TRASH IN NEIGHBORHOODS.

THIS WEDNESDAY EVENING, SHE WILL BE BRINGING THE WORK SHE DOES IN HER COMMUNITY INSIDE THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS.

[ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] >> HER GROUP IS WARRIORS IN ACTION FOR A CLEAN VISTA.

THE GROUP IS MADE UP OF OTHER MOTHERS AND GRANDMOTHERS WANTING TO SEE THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD FREE OF TRASH.

SHE WAS TO GET BACK TO HER COMMUNITY, AND MAKE AN EXAMPLE FOR CHILDREN, LOCALS, AND NEARBY COMMUNITIES.

[ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ]>> BEING PART OF CITY GOVERNMENT IS NEW TO HER, AND SHE THINKS SHE WILL FEEL LIKE A FISH OUT OF WATER, BECAUSE SHE SPEAKS VERY LITTLE ENGLISH.

[ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] STATED SHE'S GOING TO BE UP THERE WITH THE REST OF THE COMMISSIONERS, TALKING ABOUT REALLY IMPORTANT THINGS.

THERE GETS TO BE A BILINGUAL INCLUSIVE COLLABORATION.>> PASSION FOR HER IMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENT MAKES HER A PERFECT CANDIDATE, AND HER SPANISH WILL ACTUALLY HELP FILL A VOID.>> ABOUT A THIRD OF OUR POPULATION SPEAKS SPANISH, RIGHT?

YES, THERE HAS BEEN A BIG GAP BETWEEN THE CITY GOVERNMENT AND THE COMMUNICATION TO OUR SPANISH SPEAKING COMMUNITY.

WE NEEDED TO BRING SOMEONE WHO IS SPANISH-SPEAKING.

THAT ALSO FORCES THE CITY TO MOVE IN A DIRECTION TO BE MORE INCLUSIVE.>> SHE HOPES TO ENCOURAGE OTHER SPANISH- SPEAKING RESIDENTS TO GET INVOLVED AS WELL.

THE COMMISSION WILL HOLD ITS FIRST MEETING THIS EVENING.

SOME OF THE GOALS THEY HOPE TO DISCUSS OUR CLEANER NEIGHBORHOODS, SAFER TRANSPORTATION ROUTES, AND COMMUNITY GARDENS.

>>> WE HAVE AN ACTIVE PATTERN SETTING IN HERE AS THE STORM CROSSES THE COAST.

IT WILL BE JUST ENOUGH TO BRING US A FEW LITTLE SPRINKLES AT TIMES, ALSO IN PARTS OF THE INLAND AREAS, WE WILL SEE SOME STRONG WIND AND EVENTUALLY A FEW SHOWERS WILL BREAK OUT AS WELL.

WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THE COMPLETE FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.>>> JANUARY'S FLOODS WERE DEVASTATING TO ONE OF SAN DIEGO'S OLDEST PHILIPPINE DANCE COMPANIES.

THEY WERE CONSIDERING SELLING THE NATIONAL CITY STUDIOS AND FINDING A NEW HOME.

NOW THE COMPANY HAS DECIDED TO STAY, AND BUILD BACK STRONGER INSTEAD.>> FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS, THE STUDIOS HAVE BEEN UNUSUALLY QUIET.

IN JANUARY, THE FLOODWATERS THAT SWEPT ACROSS SAN DIEGO ALSO BREACHED THE STUDIOS WALLS.

IT SOAKED THE BUILDINGS DANCE FLOOR, RUINING DECADES-OLD CUSTOMS AND INSTRUMENTS.

IT WAS THE FOURTH TIME A FLOOD LIKE THIS HAD HIT THE COMPANY IN RECENT YEARS.>> WE HAD AN EMERGENCY MEETING THE DAY AFTER, AND THEY WERE FED UP.

NUMBER ONE, I CAN ASK PEOPLE TO HELP WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE.

HOW ARE THEY GOING TO GIVE MONEY TO THIS A FOURTH TIME?

>> LEADERSHIP WONDERED IF IT WAS TIME TO SELL THE STUDIOS, AND START LOOKING FOR A NEW HOME.

IT'S A CHOICE THAT MANY COMMUNITIES ARE FORCED TO MAKE, ESPECIALLY LOWER INCOME AMERICANS, AND AMENITIES OF COLOR.>> WE HAD TO DO SOMETHING BEYOND JUST FIXING IT, IN HOPES THAT WE CAN APPEAL TO THE PUBLIC AND OUR SUPPORTERS TO SAY WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING.

>> ULTIMATELY THEY DECIDED TO STAY.

THE COMPANY IS APPLYING FOR A DISASTER LOAN, WHICH THEY HOPE TO USE TO WITHSTAND FUTURE FLOODS.

SHE SAID IT FEELS LIKE HOLDING ONTO THE ORGANIZATION'S LEGACY, ITS ROOTS IN THE CITY.>> THAT'S THE MAGIC, ALL 54 YEARS THAT WE HAVE DONE, IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN ABOUT MAKING IT WORK.

>>> DEMOCRATS IN ARIZONA ARE TRYING TO REPEAL AN 1800S LAW THAT WOULD EFFECTIVELY BAN ABORTION IN THE STATE.

IN THE MEANTIME, CALIFORNIA'S GOVERNOR IS PROMISING TO HELP DOCTORS PROVIDE THE SERVICE.

IN SACRAMENTO, GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM ANNOUNCED A PLAN TO ALLOW DOCTORS FROM ARIZONA TO PROVIDE ABORTIONS IN CALIFORNIA.

ARIZONA IS ONE OF MORE THAN ONE DOZEN STATES THAT HAS ENACTED STRICT LIMITS TO ABORTION SINCE THE SUPREME COURT ISSUED A RULING IN 2022, ALLOWING STATES TO SET THEIR OWN RULES.>> WE ARE ADVANCING RECIPROCITY.

WE WOULD ALLOW THOSE HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT CARE TO PATIENTS FLEEING THE STATE OF ARIZONA INTO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND SUPPORT THAT ACCESS HERE IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.>> ARIZONA'S REPUBLICAN-CONTROLLED HOUSE PASSED A BILL TO REPEAL THE ABORTION LAW.

IT NOW MOVES TO ARIZONA STATE SENATE.

IF THE BILL ISN'T PASSED, ENFORCEMENT WOULD BEGIN IN JUNE.>>> A CALIFORNIA BILL WOULD REQUIRE MANUFACTURERS TO ADD FULL LOOK ACID TO CORN MOSSO, A COMMON INGREDIENT IN TORTILLAS.>> FORTIFYING FOOD WITH VITAMIN AND MINERALS IS NOT NEW IN THE UNITED STATES, IT STARTED IN THE 1920S, WITH IODINE AND SALT, VITAMIN D IN MILK IN THE 30s, BY THE 90s, RESEARCHERS HAD LINKED FATAL NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS IN BABIES AND THEY ARE FINDING BABIES ARE NOT GETTING ENOUGH FOLIC ACID, SO THE GOVERNMENT REQUIRED IT TO BE ADDED TO CEREAL IN 1998.

IT WAS A HUGELY SUCCESSFUL PUBLIC HEALTH INTERVENTION, PRODUCING NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS BY MORE THAN A THIRD.

AND HEALTH, LATINA WOMEN CONTINUE TO HAVE THE HIGHEST RATE OF NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS.

THAT'S WHY LEGISLATORS ARE PROPOSING ADDING IT TO FLOWER USED TO MAKE CORN TORTILLAS.

>> THIS IS FOR THE WOMEN AT HIGHEST RISK OF HAVING ISSUES.>> LESS THAN A THIRD OF LATINAS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY TAKE PRENATAL VITAMINS BEFORE BECOMING PREGNANT.>> WHERE'S THE OTHER 70% OF WOMEN THAT WOULD BENEFIT FROM THIS?

YOU ABOUT HALF OF HER PATIENTS MISCARRIAGE, OFTEN BECAUSE OF NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS.

SHE ESTIMATES THIS LEGISLATION COULD SAVE 40 BABIES EACH YEAR.

>>> IN CELEBRATION OF THE WEEK, STUDENTS LEARNED ABOUT NUTRITION, AND WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO EAT MORE VEGETABLES, ESPECIALLY THE ONES YOU THROW YOURSELF.

THAT'S COMING UP LATER IN THE NEWSCAST.

TONIGHT, THIS COURT WEIGHS WHETHER FEDERAL PROTECTIONS FOR THE MEDICAL CARE OVERRIDE STRICT STATE ABORTION.

THAT'S COMING UP AFTER EVENING EDITION, ON KPBS.

THOSE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD IN SAN DIEGO TO FEED IN THE WORLD CUP CAREER FAIR.

MATTHEW TELLS US IT'S LIKE A COMBINATION OF HARRY POTTER'S QUIDDITCH AND FORMULA ONE RACING.

GET OFF YOUR PHONE AND GO HELP.

SARAH TEACHES DRONES, 3-D PRINTING, AND ROBOTICS, AND NOW SHE IS THE DRONE SOCCER COACH.

>> DRONE SOCCER IS A FIVE ON FIVE COMPETITION, VERY SIMILAR TO SOCCER, YOU HAVE A FORWARD, AND A STRIKER TRYING TO SCORE, THEN YOU HAVE A KEEPER, AND A GOALIE.>> THREE SETS OF COMPETITION, WITH 35 MINUTE LONG REPAIR BREAKS.>> FIVE ON ONE SIDE, FIVE ON THE OTHER SIDE.

THE REFEREE RAISES HIS HANDS, THE KIDS ARM THEIR DRONES, AND THEY ALL TAKE OFF.>> THE KIDS ARE NEW TO DRONES, BUT THEY ARE NEW TO DRONE SOCCER.

THEY ONLY HAVE ONE DAY TO LEARN HOW TO FIX AND FLY THE DRONES.>> IT'S A LOT TO COME TO A COMPETITION WHERE YOU MAYBE ARE NOT GOING TO DO AS WELL AS YOU LIKE.

>> BUT THE SCORING IS NOT THE POINT.

THESE KIDS ARE LEARNING, AND HAVING FUN.>> WE ARE THE WOLVES.

>> DON'T BE NERVOUS.

>> LIKE BUZZING BEES LIT UP WITH L.E.D.

LIGHTS, THE DRONES ZIP AWAY, AND THEN BANG INTO EACH OTHER.

SOMEONE SCORES.

PARENTS CHEER.

THE KIDS ARE ALL SMILES.

ABOUT 20 TEAMS FROM AROUND THE WORLD ARE IN TOWN FOR THE TOURNAMENT.

>> THERE ARE TEAMS FROM SOUTH KOREA, FROM TURKEY, THE COLORADO WESTMINSTER TEAM HAS BEEN A HUGE HELP FOR US.>> THE EXPERIENCE OF FLYING DRONES HAS A TON OF CAREER ESSENTIAL.

>> THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF JOBS AVAILABLE, BUT NOWHERE IS TRAINING FOR THIS.>> THE INDUSTRY SUFFERS FROM A LACK OF DIVERSITY.

>> BREAKING DOWN THOSE BARRIERS IS EXACTLY WHAT STUDENTS AT MELITTA MILLENNIAL TECH ARE DOING.>> WE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEM AT FIRST, NOW WE ARE HERE.>> THE TOURNAMENT CAREER FAIR CONTINUES THROUGH THE 25th.

>> IT WAS REALLY FUN.

>> THAT'S PRETTY COOL.>>> A PILOT PROGRAM IS TEACHING KIDS ABOUT NUTRITION, AND WHERE THEIR FOOD COMES FROM.

ALEXANDER SAYS THE FARM TO SCHOOL PROGRAM ENCOURAGES KIDS TO TRY VEGETABLES THEY MAY NOT HAVE TRIED BEFORE.

STUDENTS IN THIS AND YOU ARE LEARNING ABOUT VEGETABLES, AND HOW THEY ARE GROWN.

THESE STUDENTS ARE PART OF A PILOT PROGRAM.

>> WE HAVE BEEN DOING MULTIPLE LESSONS WHERE WE ARE LEARNING ABOUT AND TEACHING ABOUT LOCAL FARMS IN OUR COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS SOME HEALTHIER CHOICES.>> ALEXIS ANDERSON HAS BEEN COMING BY.

SHE'S WORKING TO TEACH THESE KIDS MORE ABOUT FARMING, AND WHAT IT TAKES TO GET FRESH PRODUCE TO THE TABLE.

SHE SAYS THE MAIN TAKE AWAY IS LEARNING WHERE THE FOOD COMES FROM.

>> EATING LOCAL, SUPPORTING LOCAL, IT BENEFITS THE COMMUNITY ECONOMICALLY, BUT IT ALSO IT BENEFITS HEALTH.

>> THEY GO TO THE SCHOOL TO IDENTIFY THE THINGS THEY'VE LEARNED.

ONE OF THE GOALS IS FOR THE STUDENTS TO TRY NEW THINGS.

>> OVER HERE, WE HAVE TOMATOES AND CARROTS, AND LETTUCE.

>> THE DISTRICT HAVE SPENT WORKING TO BRING FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES TO THE MENU.>>> CHILDREN'S HEALTH IS THE FOCUS OF A SPECIAL DIGITAL SERIES AVAILABLE NOW FOR STREAMING.

TONYA THORNE HOSTS WHERE'S MY VILLAGE.

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE CHALLENGE OF FINDING CHILDCARE FOR PARENTS, AND WHY IT'S SO CRUCIAL FOR EARLY DEVELOPMENT.

YOU CAN FIND ON THE KPBS YOUTUBE PAGE.

>> WE HAVE AN ACTIVE PATTERN HERE WITH WIND PICKING UP.

THAT GOES ALL THE WAY THROUGH 11:00 P.M. ON FRIDAY EVENING.

IT'S GOING TO BE COOLER OUT THERE, WE WILL FIND SOME SPRINKLES OUT THERE.

YOU MAY NEED TO USE YOUR WIPERS.

IN THE HIGH GROUND WE WILL SEE A FEW ACTUAL RAIN SHOWERS INTO THE MOUNTAIN.

SOME SPRINKLES NEAR THE COAST LATER ON TONIGHT, TEMPERATURES DROP TO AROUND 60, AND OVERALL, A TROUGH IS COMING IN.

IT'S NOT AS WARM AS IT WAS IN THE INTERIOR DESERTS.

WE ARE SITTING OUT MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION, THE DRIEST PORTION OF THE WEST COAST WITH THE STORM SYSTEM.

THERE WILL BE SOME CLOUDS THAT WILL LURK ACROSS CALIFORNIA.

IT WILL GET WINDY OUT HERE.

THIS WILL RUN UNTIL 11 P.M. FRIDAY EVENING.

A FEW LITTLE SHOWERS HERE AND THERE, MOST OF THEM WILL BE IN THE FAR INTERIOR.

MOST OF THE ACTION DOES PASS TO OUR NORTH.

WE DO RAMP UP THIS WEEKEND NEAR 70 AND 71.

SOME CLOUDS, SOME SPRINKLES HERE AND THERE.

LOW CLOUDS LATE IN THE DAY, IT WILL WARM UP INTO THE LOWER 70s.

THIS IS WHERE THE WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT, WE ALSO HAVE A CHANCE FOR SOME SHOWERS ON FRIDAY, INTO THE WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS.

THE PATTERN BREAKS, WE BRIGHTEN UP A BIT, THE WIND WILL SURGE BACK INTO THE MIDDLE 50s.

FOR THE DESERTS, IT'S GOING TO BE BREEZY, YOU WILL FIND A FEW EXTRA CLOUDS LATE THIS WEEK, WE GO FROM 76 ALL THE WAY BACK UP TO THE MID-90s, A JUMP FROM THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, ON THE COOL SIDE, MONDAY, THE HEAT IS BUILDING BACK IN.

>>> SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS GETTING MORE INTERNATIONAL SERVICE AS A MAJOR AIRLINE BOOSTS ITS PRESENCE.

THEY WILL DOUBLE FREQUENCY BETWEEN SAN DIEGO AND LONDON.

DAILY FLIGHTS WILL BE OFFERED THROUGH OCTOBER, TO KEEP UP WITH DEMAND.

THE MARKET FOR TRAVEL BETWEEN BOTH CITIES HAS GROWN BY 50% IN RECENT YEARS.

UNEXPECTED DELAYS, LOST BAGS, AND OTHER THINGS CAN GO WRONG.

NEW RULES ARE IN EFFECT TO ADDRESS SOME COMMON COMPLAINTS.>> JUST AHEAD OF THE BUSY SUMMER TRAVEL SEASON, AIRLINES ARE ON NOTICE.

>> WHEN YOU ARE FLIGHT IS CANCELED FOR ANY REASON, YOU ARE ENTITLED TO AN AUTOMATIC CASH REFUND.

YOU GET YOUR MONEY BACK WITHOUT HAVING TO ASK.

>> ONE OF SEVERAL NEW MANDATES UNVEILED BY THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT ON MONDAY.

NOT JUST CANCELLATIONS, BUT REFUNDS FOR SIGNIFICANT DELAYS, THREE OR MORE HOURS FROM DOMESTIC FLIGHTS, SIX OR MORE FROM INTERNATIONAL.

>> IF THERE IS ANOTHER CONSISTENT CHANGE TO YOUR ITINERARY, THEY CHANGE THE AIRPORT ON YOU OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, YOU ARE GOING TO GET YOUR MONEY BACK.>> WHAT ABOUT THOSE HIDDEN OR JUNK FEES ON TICKET PRICES?

>> NEW PROVISIONS ABOUT THE INFORMATION YOU SHOULD GET UP- FRONT, SO YOU KNOW BEFORE YOU BUY A TICKET.>> REFUNDS ALSO APPLIED TO OTHER SERVICES, LIKE IF A PAID WI-FI SERVICE DOESN'T WORK.

>> WI-FI IS A GOOD EXAMPLE.

CHECK A BAG, IT JUST - - A BAG DOESN'T GET THERE, YOU GET YOUR MONEY BACK FOR THAT.>> IT GIVES THEM MORE OF A REASON TO MAKE THE INVESTMENTS IN THE REALISTIC SCHEDULE, TO PREVENT THAT FROM HAPPENING TO YOU IN THE FIRST PLACE.>> TO GET MORE DETAILS, VISIT FLIGHT SPACEFOZ RIGHT START.

>>> HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON TOMORROW.

WHERE DOES A.I.

FIT INTO THE LITERARY WORLD?

WE REPORT ON HOW ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS BEING USED BY AUTHORS, AND HOW THAT TECHNOLOGY IS INTRODUCING NEW ETHICAL QUESTIONS.

AND JULIA DIXON EVANS WILL JOIN MIDDAY ADDITION FOR A WEEKEND ARTS PREVIEW.

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

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US, I'M JOHN CAROL, HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

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AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS.

DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY.

AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU, THANK YOU.

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