>>> GOOD EVENING IT'S WEDNESDAY THANKS FOR LETTING US, I'M MAYA TRABULSI.. YOU CAN ADD MONTHLY DOCS FOR A LIST OF CONCERNS, ESPECIALLY IN PLANTS AND WE'RE TAKING THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

TODAY, PERHAPS STEPS WERE PUT IN PLACE TO KEEP MONKEYPOX FROM SPREADING ESPECIALLY AMONG CERTAIN COMMUNITIES.

MAYOR HOFFMAN EVENTS UNDERWAY.

>> AT LEAST SIX CASES OF MONKEYPOX HAS BEEN REPORTED IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, NATIONWIDE UNDER 1000 CASES HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED.

THE IT CAN CAUSE RASHES AND FLULIKE SYMPTOMS AND MOST PEOPLE DON'T NEED TO BE HOSPITALIZED.

>> EFFECT CHECK THAT TRANSMISSION IS MORE DIFFICULT, IT MEANS THAT RISK IS FAIRLY LOW.

>> THEY HAVE NOT FOUND EVIDENCE OF COMMUNITY SPREAD, ALTHOUGH THAT'S LIKELY TO CHANGE.

JUST LIKE WITH COVID, MONKEYPOX CAN INFECT ANYONE, NATIONWIDE, THE DEEP CDC REPORTS THAT , BISEXUAL'S HAVE MADE UP THE MAJORITY OF EARLY KISSES.

OFFICIALS STRESSED THAT ANYONE WHO COMES IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH SOMEONE WHO HAS MONKEYPOX WHETHER THAT IS OR OTHERWISE , CAN BE INFECTED.

>> I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT THIS IS NOT A DISEASE OF MEN.

OR BISEXUAL INDIVIDUALS OR TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS.

THIS IS A DISEASE THAT WE JUST HAPPEN TO BE SEEING SPREADING CURRENTLY.

>> COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE OFFERING MONKEYPOX VACCINES TO THOSE CONSIDERED HIGH RISK.

600 APPOINTMENTS WERE MADE AVAILABLE AND ALL OF THEM WERE QUICKLY FILLED LEAD THIS IS NOT A DECISION THAT WAS MADE SOLELY BY THE COUNTY OR IT WITH WAS A COOPERATION.

>> ORGANIZATION IN INCLUDING SAN DIEGO PRIDE HAS BEEN HELP THINGS SPREAD THE WORD.

>> ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT THE LGBT COMMUNITY THREE IS THAT WE TAKE CARE OF ONE ANOTHER AND WE UNDERSTAND PUBLIC HEALTH AND WE SUPPORT AND EDUCATE ONE ANOTHER.

>>> FERNANDO LOPEZ IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SAN DIEGO PRIDE, THEY DO WORRY ABOUT SOME CREATING A ALL STIGMA.

>> WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES AND THAT MONKEYPOX MENINGITIS, COVID, THESE ARE ILLNESSES.

THEY CAN IMPACT ANYONE.

SO THE DANGER IS ONE FOLKS PARTICULARLY IN THE MEDIA RIGHT NOW ARE MAKING THOSE SORT OF ILLNESSES ANYTHING OTHER THAN THEY ARE.

DISEASES THAT DO NOT DISCRIMINATE.

>> HE WAS ONE OF THE LUCKY FEW WHO MANAGED VACCINATED ON WEDNESDAY.

HE APPRECIATES HOW LOCAL OFFICIALS HAVE HANDLED MESSAGING.

>> I THINK IS A MEMBER OF THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY WE ARE FAMILIAR WITH ILLNESSES BEING STIGMATIZED AND RECEIVING A STIGMA AT THE COMMUNITY.

THERE'S BEEN GREAT EDUCATION AND AWARENESS DONE BY THE COUNTY.

JUST LIKE COVID, ANY ILLNESS IS A HUMAN ILLNESS, A HUMAN REALITY.

WHEN WE HAVE LIMITED ACCESS TO VACCINE LIKE WE DO NOW, IT'S IMPORTANT TO IDENTIFY WHICH POPULATIONS ARE A HIGH RISK AND PRIORITIZE INTERVENTIONS FOR THOSE COMMUNITIES.

I'M GLAD THAT THAT'S HAPPENING HERE.

>> IT'S NOT CLEAR WHEN THE COUNTY WILL OFFER MORE VACCINE APPOINTMENTS, THE GOVERNMENT IS IN CHARGE OF DISTRIBUTING VACCINES IN REGIONS WITH THE HIGHEST CASE COUNTS ARE GIVEN THE MOST DOSES.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TOUR SEASON IS IN FULL SWING.

UNIONIZED WORKERS AT ONE DOWNTOWN HOTEL GETTING READY TO HOLD THE STRIKE AUTHORIZATION VOTE.

JACOB THEY ARE HAS IT >>> UNIONIZED WORKERS FROM THE HILTON SAN DIEGO BAYFRONT GATHERED OUTSIDE OF CITY HALL TO RALLY FOR THEIR CONTRACT.

THE HOTEL IS RIGHT NEXT TO THE CONVENTION CENTER.

TODAY'S RALLY COME RIGHT BEFORE THE BUSIEST TOURIST SEASON.

SAN DIEGO PRIDE CURRENTLY TAKING PLACE AND COMICON AROUND THE CORNER NEXT WEEK, NAOMI IS THE HOUSEKEEPER AT THE HOTEL WHERE SHE HAS WORKED IN THE LAST NINE YEARS.

>> ON BEHALF OF MY FAMILY, I ASK THE BAYFRONT, DO YOU THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO LIVE IN THE GARAGE QUESTION WHAT DO YOU THINK I WORK IS WORTH SO LITTLE?

WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WORK MULTIPLE JOBS JUST TO GET BY.

WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO GO TO >> Reporter: THE WORKERS ARE PREPARING TO VOTE AT WEEK'S END.

HE SAYS HIS MOTHER USED TO CLEAN HOTELS IN SAN DIEGO.

>> THE PEOPLE AT THE HILTON ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE WELCOMING PEOPLE IN THE CITY AND THE FIRST IMPRESSION THEY GET OF AMERICA'S FINEST CITY.

THOSE PEOPLE ARE ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL TO WHETHER OR NOT PEOPLE COME BACK AGAIN AND AGAIN.

AS MAYOR OF THE CITY I'M HERE TO SUPPORT THESE WORKERS BECAUSE THOSE VISITORS TO THE CITY LEAVE BEHIND TAX REVENUE THAT WE USED TO PAVED ROADS AND PAY OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS AND KEEP LIBRARIES AND PARKS OPEN.

>> Reporter: THEY HAVE BEEN SLOW GOING.

THE OFFER FROM THE HOTELS WERE $.50 PAY RAISES AND A COUPLED WITH ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEE PROPOSAL TO CREATE EMPLOYEE PARKING FEES BY $20.

SENDEJO DISTRICT 3 COUNCILMEMBER WAS ALSO AT THE EVENT TO VOICE HIS SUPPORT FOR THE WORKERS.

>> WE CANNOT SAY THAT WE ARE ON OUR WAY TO OPPOSE PANDEMIC ECONOMIC RECOVERY, IT'S WORKERS THAT'S MAKING THE RECOVERY POSSIBLE AND LEFT BEHIND.

>> Reporter: THE 30 REPRESENT WORKERS AT THE HILTON SAN DIEGO BAYFRONT, 6000 MEMBERS WORK IN THE HOTEL FOOD SERVICE AND HOSPITALITY INDUSTRIES IN SAN DIEGO AND IMPERIAL COUNTIES.

JACOB AIR, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TEMPORARY PERMITS FOR DINING IN SAN DIEGO ARE EXPANDING TODAY AND MANY STRUCTURES WILL HAVE TO COME DOWN.

WHAT BEGAN AS AN EFFORT TO KEEP RESTAURANTS AFLOAT BECAME A POPULAR FEATURE OF CITY LIVING.

NOW BUT FEES ARE GOING UP.

AT LAST, CHECK, ONLY 50 BUSINESSES HAVE COMPLETED THEIR APPLICATIONS FOR A NEW OUT DOOR DINING.

>>> SURGING PRICES FOR GAS, FOOD AND RENT PUSH INFLATION TO A 40 YEAR HIGH IN JUNE.

THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS REPORTED THAT CONSUMER PRICES ROSE 9 POINT 1% COMPARED WITH A YEAR EARLIER.

THAT IS THE HIGHEST RATE SINCE 1981 AND UP FROM EIGHT POINT 6% IN MAY.

ANALYSTS A GAS PRICES PLAYED A MAJOR PART OR IN JUNE SPIKE WITH THE AVERAGE RISING ABOVE FIVE DOLLARS PER GALLON MUCH OF THE COUNTRY, HOWEVER, AAA SAVE PRICES HAVE COLIN OVER THE PAST 30 DAYS.

>>> SAN DIEGANS WILL BE GETTING A NOTICE WITH THEIR WATER BILL ALERTING THEM OF THE PUBLIC HEARING IN THE FALL, THE RATES MAY BE GOING UP AGAIN.

KATY ALVARADO HAS THE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: COME 2023, SAN DIEGANS MIGHT PAYING MORE EVERY TIME THEY DO THIS.

AND THIS.

THAT'S BECAUSE SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE PROPOSAL TO SEND OUT NOTICES IN SEPTEMBER FOR A PUBLIC HEARING TO ADJUST WATER RATES.

IT'S THE FIRST STEP BEFORE AN INCREASE OF.

UNDER THE PROPOSAL, THE REICHLE GO UP AS BY AS MUCH AS 3%.

>> WE UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF RATE INCREASES ON OUR CUSTOMERS SPECIALLY THE MOST VULNERABLE DURING THESE CHALLENGING TIMES.

>> LISA IS THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE UTILITY SAID THAT THIS SIMPLY PASSING ON THE INCREASE FROM THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY WHERE THEY BY ALMOST 90% OF THE WATER.

>> WITHOUT THIS RATE INCREASE, WHICH IS ONLY A PASS-THROUGH OF THE WATER AUTHORITIES WHOLESALE RATE INCREASE TO PURCHASE WATER , WE WOULD HAVE TO DIVERT FUNDS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN IDENTIFIED FOR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS.

>> THERE'S A CONCERN FOR US, IT'S CRITICAL THAT NOT ONLY HAVE A RELIABLE SOURCE OF WATER BUT TO HAVE AN AFFORDABLE SOURCE.

>> Reporter: LISA MARIE HARRIS THE FINEST DIRECTOR AND TREASURER WITH THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY SAYS THEY ARE PAYING HIGHER COSTS FOR THEIR WATER AND ENERGY, TOO.

THEY'VE ALREADY TAPPED INTO THEIR RESERVES AND FEDERAL FUNDS TO OFFSET THOSE COURSE COSTS.

IF THEY HAVEN'T, CUSTOMERS WOULD BE SEEING DOUBLE DIGIT INCREASES.

>> WE WERE ABLE TO GET RATES IN THE THREE AND 5% RANGE FOR TREATED AND UNTREATED BUT ANOTHER 3%, SO THAT WAS SIGNIFICANT MITIGATION EFFORT TO DRAW ON THAT RATE STABILIZATION FUND IN THOSE TERMS.

>> Reporter: THE COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY MANAGER SAYS THEY DON'T ONLY PASS ON INCREASES, HE SAYS OUT HER YEARS OF LITIGATION, THEY RECEIVED A LARGE SETTLEMENT FOR WHOLESALE WATER OVERCHARGES.

AND PASSED IT ON.

>> SO WE GOT $90 MILLION AND THEN WE SENT THE $90 MILLION STRAIGHT BACK TO OUR MEMBER AGENCY.

TO LOWER BILLS, BUILD INFRASTRUCTURE AND SEE FIT.

>> Reporter: THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD IN SEPTEMBER, IF APPROVED, THE RATE INCREASE WILL BE SECOND IN TWO YEARS.

KATY ALVARADO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A BODY WAS FOUND WASHED UP IN THE ROCKS NEAR SUNSET CLIFF.

THE EARLY-MORNING DISCOVERY HAD A INVESTIGATORS AND RECOVERY TEAMS BUSY SO FAR WE ARE BEING TOLD THE PERSON HAD BEEN IN THE WATER FOR SOME TIME.

>>> WE DO NOT EVEN KNOW WHAT THE RACE IS AND WE WILL NOT SPECULATE AT THIS POINT IF IT IS A YOUNG MAN THAT WAS MISSING FROM THE MISSION THE.

ALL WE KNOW IS THAT IT'S A FEMALE.

>>> IT HAS BEEN NEARLY A MONTH SINCE THE CRAWFORD HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE WENT MISSING IN MISSION BEACH AND THAT'S NOT FAR FROM SUNSET CLIFF.

THE CORONER WILL WORK TO IDENTIFY THE BODY.

>>> CALIFORNIA LAWMAKERS ARE MOVING TO LIMIT WHERE FIREARMS MAY BE CARRIED AND YOU CAN HAVE THEM ALL TRYING TO STAY WITHIN THE SUPREME COURT RULING.

LAST MONTH THEY REJECTED A LAW REQUIRING PEOPLE SEEKING LICENSE DEMONSTRATE A NEED SUCH AS A THREAT TO THEIR SAFETY.

CALIFORNIA HAS A SIMILAR REQUIREMENT AND ATTORNEY GENERAL SAID THE RULING RENDERS THAT PORTION UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

THE NEW PROPOSAL WOULD RESTRICT CONCEALED CARRY TO THOSE 21 AND OLDER.

AND REQUIRE APPLICANTS TO COMPLETE AN IN PERSON INTERVIEW AND DISCLOSE CRIMINAL HISTORY OR RESTRAINING ORDERS.

>>> THE SECOND AMENDMENT DOESN'T SAY THAT YOU ARE YOUR RIGHT AT YOUR HOME GIVES YOU THE RIGHT TO INFRINGE ON SOMEONE ELSE SAFETY OUT IN THE PUBLIC.

THAT'S THE LINE THAT WE ARE GOING TO WALK AND RESPECT THE SECOND AMENDMENT, WE'RE ALSO GOING TO MAKE SURE THOSE FOLKS WHO HAVE A RIGHT TO LIFE LIBERTY AND PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS DON'T GET SHOT.

>>> THE LATEST WILL ALSO FROM SEVERAL LOCATION INCLUDING SCHOOLS, GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS, MEDICAL FACILITIES, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, PARKS AND BARS.

LAWMAKERS WON'T TACK UNTIL AUGUST AFTER THEY RETURNED FROM OUR SUMMER RECESS AND MAKES FURTHER AMENDMENTS.

>>> SAN DIEGO IS AMONG THE MOST SOUGHT OUT THERE DESTINATIONS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS IN THE NATION.

WHEN IT COMES TO KEEPING PEOPLE AROUND AFTER THEY GRADUATED, IT DOESN'T DO SO WELL WHEN IT COMPARES AND OTHER BIG CALIFORNIA CITIES.

>> Reporter: DEVON IS SAYS IS LIVING HIS DREAM.

HE GRADUATED FROM UC SAN DIEGO LAST YEAR AND IS STAYING HERE.

FOLLOWING IN HIS PARENTS FOOTSTEPS.

>> I THINK THE WAY I WAS WAS RACE WITH MY PARENTS HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS AND THAT KIND OF INFLUENCE MY - - >> Reporter: NEW DATA SHOWS THAT JONES IS NOT AMONG THE MAJORITY OF HIS CLASSMATES.

ONLY 40% OF UC SAN DIEGO STUDENTS STAY IN THE REGION AFTER GRADUATION.

FOR EVERY 100 GRADUATES FROM ALL LOCAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, THE REGION RETAINS JUST 99 OF THEM ACCORDING TO A NEW STUDY.

MEANWHILE, LOS ANGELES, SAN FRANCISCO ATTRACT MORE COLLEGE GRADUATES THAN THEY PRODUCE.

THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT DISPARITY THAT HAS BOTH SHORT AND LONG- TERM IMPACTS ON THE REGION'S ECONOMY AND COMPETITIVENESS.

THE CHIEF DATA AND ANALYTICS OFFICER AT THE SAN DIEGO ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS - - >> THEY WILL BE ABLE TO EXPAND HERE, THE NEED TO HAVE A BUSINESS FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT WHERE THESE PEOPLE CAN OPEN THEIR BUSINESS, EXPAND THEIR OPERATIONS, HIRE THE PEOPLE AND PEOPLE CAN WORK AND LIVE RELATIVELY CLOSE AT A REASONABLE COST.

>> Reporter: ARE ALSO OTHER OPTIONS, LOCAL LEADERS CAN EXPLORE SINCE JONATHAN.

CO- AUTHOR OF THE STUDY.

>> ONE OF THE TARGETS THAT FUNDING IS TOWARDS MAYBE SCHOOLS WHO DO TEND TO RETAIN MORE STUDENTS WITHIN THE LOCAL AREA.

>> THAT FUNDING COULD BE USED IN PART TO HELP LOWER INCOME SAN DIEGANS AFFORD LOCAL COLLEGES.

SAYS DANIEL, THE SENIOR ECONOMIST AT THE SAN DIEGO WORK FORCE PARTNERSHIP.

>> IF WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE AS MUCH FAMILY WEALTH TO GET A COLLEGE EDUCATION, I THINK THE LIKELIHOOD OF THEM STAYING HERE IS MUCH HIGHER, ESPECIALLY IF WE CAN CONNECT THEM WITH EMPLOYERS AS PART OF THE PROCESS.

>> HE SAYS THE NEED FOR COLLEGE GRADUATES ESPECIALLY ACUTE IN THE CURRENT LABOR MARKET.

RIGHT NOW IN SAN DIEGO, THERE ARE TWO UNFILLED JOBS FOR EVERY UNEMPLOYED PERSON.

PLUS EMPLOYERS NEED TO PAY MORE.

>> IF THEY DID NOT GET ANY RAISE, THEY ARE MAKING LESS MONEY THIS YEAR THAN THEY WERE MAKING LAST YEAR.

THE THREE OR 4% DOESN'T CUT IT IN TERMS OF HOW WE RETAIN MORE WORKERS IN SAN DIEGO.

AND THAT IS HAVE TO PAY THE MORE.

>> Reporter: THAT IS BEING FELT BY JONES WHO IS LIVING IN RAMONA BECAUSE IT'S ONE OF THE PLACES IN THE COUNTY HE CAN AFFORD.

MEANWHILE, HIS COLLEGE FRIENDS, JOSEPH POLK MOVED IN THE STOCK TO AN AREA TO BECOME A LAWYER AND WORK IN THE WORK RANCH.

>> IT HELPS YOU BUILD A GOOD BASE FOR PROFESSIONALS GOING FROM COLLEGE TO THE REAL WORLD.

>> Reporter: ANY STUDENTS ARE GOING INTO THE REAL WORLD OUTSIDE THE SAN DIEGO REGION.

>>> DID YOU HAPPEN TO FEEL THE SHAKING, A THREE POINT THREE MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE STRUCK TODAY.

ACCORDING TO THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, THE QUAKE STRUCK IS OUT THERE AFTER 9:00 THIS MORNING, FOUR POINT SIX NINE MILES FROM BORREGO SPRINGS.

THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF DAMAGE OR INJURIES.

>>> THE WILDFIRE IN YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK IS NO LONGER THREATENING A GROUP OF SEQUOIAS.

WASHBURN FIRE GREW IN SIZE TO NEARLY 6 SQUARE MILES, WHILE CONTAINMENT DECREASED TO 17%.

IT'S IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE NATIONAL PARK CLOSING ONE ENTRANCE AND FORCING HUNDREDS OF EVACUATIONS, THE REST OF THE PARK REMAINED OPEN.

AUTHORITIES HAVE NOT SAID WHAT SPARKED THE FIRE.

>>> HIGH PRESSURE BUILD INTO THE EAST OF US WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST FOR THE REST OF THIS WEEK.

WE CONTINUE WITH THE WARMING TREND INTO THE WEEKEND.

WE ALSO CONTINUED TO WATCH THE MONSOON SHOWERS IN THE FOUR CORNERS.

WE STILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH CLOUDS IN THE MORNING AND FALL.

THAT WILL REMAIN CONFINED TO THE COAST.

FOR THE MOST PART WE WILL BE DRY ACROSS THE COUNTY.

TONIGHT, ACROSS THE METRO, LOW CLOUDS, YOU WILL BE SEEING TEMPERATURES FALLING BACK TO MID SIXTIES ACROSS THE METRO.

FURTHER INLAND, UNLESS OF THAT THICKER CLOUD COVER, TEMPERATURES IN THE FIFTIES FOR RAMONA, EL CAJON, 67 OVERNIGHT, BORREGO SPRINGS, 82, LAGUNA, LOW TO MID SIXTIES, ESCONDIDO, 62.

STILL REMAINING HOT, HEAT DOMINATING ACROSS THE BASIN.

THROUGHOUT THURSDAY HERE'S THE LOOK AT THE UPPER LEVEL HIGH THAT WILL BE BUILDING TO THE EAST OF US AND PROVIDE SOME OF THE AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND STORMS ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS.

KEEPING IT COOL RIGHT ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS.

A LITTLE BIT COMFORTABLE FOR SOME OF YOU WITH LOWER SEVENTIES.

71 TOMORROW, CHULA VISTA, RAMONA GETTING LOWER NINETIES AND TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT CONTINUING IN BORREGO SPRINGS.

NOT LAGUNA, 90 DEGREES, ESCONDIDO 93 AND OCEANSIDE, LOW TO MID SEVENTIES.

MORNING CLOUDS FOR THURSDAY MORNING, SKATE THE COASTLINES, HANG AROUND JUST OFFSHORE'S, AND THEN RETURNING FOR EVENING HOURS AND SIZZLING FOR FRIDAY, HIGHS CONTINUING TO BRING SPIDEY SHOWERS AND STORMS ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS, TEMPERATURES WARM UP TO THE EIGHTIES OR THE COAST BY SATURDAY.

A BIT OF A WARM-UP COMING AND THAT GOES INLAND AS WELL.

90 SATURDAY THROUGH NEXT MONDAY ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN AREAS, 92 BY NEXT MONDAY AND WE CONTINUE WITH THE TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT ALL THE WAY INTO NEXT MONDAY ACROSS THE DESERT.

FOR KEY PBS NEWS METEOROLOGIST MICHELLE ROTELLA.

>>> ABORTION ACCESSES FAR FROM A SETTLED MATTER IN THE U.S. AS THE HOUSE AND SENATE COMMITTEES DISCUSS THE ISSUE TODAY.

A FEW MORE COURSE PUSHBACK ON STATE ABORTION RESTRICTIONS.

A SECOND STATE COURT TEMPORARILY BLOCKED LOUISIANA'S BAND.

IN MINNESOTA, A DISTRICT JUDGE DECLARED SEVERAL ABORTION ACCESS AND CARE RESTRICTIONS UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

BANDS ARE ALREADY IN PLACE IN SEVERAL STATES AND LIKELY HIM ANYMORE.

THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED A REPORT ACTIVE RIGHT THE PAST TASK FORCE TO SAFEGUARD THINGS LIKE PATIENT PRIVACY AND ACCESS TO MEDICATION ABORTION.

>>> IT'S ONE OF THE MOST COMMON TERMS OF CONTRACEPTION PEOPLE USE, BUT ARE CONTROL PILLS REQUIRE PRESCRIPTION IN THE U.S. NOW, A PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY HAS SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION TO MAKE A BIRTH CONTROL PILL AVAILABLE OVER-THE-COUNTER.

>> Reporter: IT'S APPROVED, IT WILL BE THE FIRST PILL AVAILABLE OVER-THE-COUNTER WITHOUT A PRESCRIPTION IN THE U.S. HRA PHARMA IS HOPING THE F BE A GIVE THE GREEN LIGHT TO THE OPERA GESTURING ONLY TELL.

>> A LOT OF THE RISK AND SIDE EFFECTS AS COMBINATION PILL COME FROM THE ESTROGEN.

>> Reporter: MORE THAN 65% OF WOMEN IN AGES BETWEEN 2000 15 AND 17 ACCORDING TO THE CDC DATA.

OF THOSE, ABOUT 14% USE ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE PILL.

RIGHT NOW THIS CAN ONLY BE PRESCRIBED BY A DOCTOR OR IN SOME STATES, A PHARMACIST.

THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF ON THIS OBSTETRICIAN AND GYNECOLOGIST CALLS THE APPLICATION AN IMPORTANT STEP TOWARD DRAMATICALLY INCREASING ACCESS TO BIRTH CONTROL ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

>>> IT'S INCREDIBLY SAFE AND RARE INSTANCES WHERE A WOMAN SHOULD NOT TAKE IT.

>> Reporter: ATLANTA OB/GYN SAYS THAT HER ONLY CONCERN WOULD BE MAKING SURE PATIENTS STILL COME IN FOR ROUTINE EXAM.

EVEN IF THEY CAN GET BIRTH CONTROL OVER-THE-COUNTER.

>> THAT MAY NOT BE THE BEST INTEREST DO MISS THOSE EXAMS ARE BECOMING FIND THINGS AHEAD OF TIME.

>> Reporter: HRA PHARMACIST TAKE ABOUT 10 MONTHS FOR THE FDA TO REVIEW AN APPLICATION FOR FOR PRESCRIPTION AND OVER-THE- COUNTER SWITCH.

>>> MORE THAN WOMEN WHO GIVE BIRTH HAVE HIGHER MEDICAL BILLS COMPARED TO WOMEN WHO DO NOT.

REPORT SHOWS THAT MOTHERS WILL PAY NEARLY $3000 MORE IN OUT OF POCKET HEALTHCARE EXPENSES FOR THEIR PREGNANCY, BIRTH AND POSTPARTUM TREATMENTS.

THE FINDINGS ARE BASED ON HEALTH INSURANCE CLAIMS FROM 2018 THROUGH 2024 FEMALES BETWEEN 15 AND 49.

WOMEN WHO HAVE CESAREAN SECTIONS ALSO PAY 77% MORE THAN THOSE WHO GAVE BIRTH NATURALLY.

THE RESEARCHERS SAY THAT IS PREGNANCY RELATED EXPENSE'S ARE HIGHER THAN MANY FAMILIES CAN AFFORD.

>>> TEMPLATE INFLATION IS HITTING MOST EVERYTHING TODAY EVEN GIRL SCOUT COOKIES, FOR THE FIRST TIME, GIRL SCOUT SAN DIEGO WILL ADJUST THE PRICE OF ALL THEIR COOKIES TO SIX DOLLARS AND THAT BEGINS IN 2023.

OFFICIALS SAY THE INCREASE WILL HELP OFFSET SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS OF THE PANDEMIC AND INFLATION HAVE HAD ON FUNDING PROGRAMS SUCH AS LOCAL SUMMER CAMPS AND ENHANCE COOKIE PROGRAM EXPERIENCE.

>>> FOR 20 YEARS, THE ANIMAL SANCTUARY LIONS, TIGERS AND BEARS IN ALPINE HAS PROVIDED A HAVEN FOR ABUSE AND ABANDONED ANIMALS.

DURING THAT TIME, IT HELPED COORDINATE THE RESCUE OF MORE THAN 1000 EXOTIC ANIMALS AND NOW, IT'S DOING IT AGAIN.

JEN CAROL REPORTS AND WE CAUTIONED SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING.

>> Reporter: IT'S A MATTER OF ANIMAL NOT GOING ONE THAT SITUATION TO ANOTHER BAD SITUATION.

>> THESE ARE THE ANIMALS LINES, TIGERS AND BEARS FOUNDER'S TALKING ABOUT.

SOME 200 OF THEM, IN A VERY BAD SITUATION.

AT A PLACE CALLED BLACK JACK YOU ARE WHITE TIGER ON THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF MEXICO CITY.

>> SO MANY ARE UNDER NORGE, THERE'S OPEN WOUNDS.

THEY HAVE BEEN FIGHTING TO THE POINT OF EATING EACH OTHER'S TAILS OFF.

>> Reporter: LAST WEEK, MEXICAN AUTHORITIES RATED SOME OF WHOM HAD BEEN TRANSFERRED TO ZOOS.

BRING SET UP A GOFUNDME PAGE AND HAS ALREADY SENT ASSISTANCE.

>> WE ALREADY SENT DOWN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES.

THE VETS THAT WE WERE COMMUNICATING WITH HAVE RECEIVED.

>> Reporter: MORE THAN FIVE AS AN SO FAR.

FOR THESE LIONS, TIGERS, PUMAS AND FEW PRIMATES, THE LONG-TERM PICTURE REQUIRES MORE THAN JUST DECENT MEDICAL CARE.

>> IT'S ALL GOLD TO GET THEM TO A PROPER HOME SO THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

A TRUE'S >> Reporter: A PLACE LIKE LIONS, TIGERS AND BEARS, PLAYS WITH PROPER ACCREDITATION.

>> WE ARE WILLING TO DO ALL THE GROUNDWORK.

>> Reporter: SHE ALREADY GOT MORE THAN 20 OTHER ACCREDITED SANCTUARIES THROUGHOUT THE U.S. READY AND WILLING TO TAKE IN THESE ANIMALS.

THE LARGER POINT ONE SHE STRESSES TO ANYONE WHO WILL LISTEN EVERY DAY OF OUR LIFE IS TO FORCE PLACES LIKE BLACKJACK JACKET WERE WHITE TIGER OUT OF BUSINESS.

THAT FALLS TO ALL OF US.

>> AS LONG AS THEY ARE ALLOWED TO GIVE A PHOTO OPPORTUNITY AND PEOPLE ARE PLAYING AND SUPPORTING THEM, WE WILL HAVE THIS PROBLEM.

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE DON'T GET YOUR PICTURE TAKEN WITH A BABY LION OR TIGERS.

YOU KNOW YOU ARE NOT SUPPORTING CONSERVATION OR THE ANIMALS THEMSELVES.

>> Reporter: IS SANCTUARIES LIKE IT SURVIVE ON DONATIONS.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP, GO TO THE WEBSITE, LIONS TIGERS AND BEARS.ORG.

THERE'S ALSO A LINK ON THE WEBSITE TO THE GOFUNDME PAGE SPECIFIC TO THE F HURTS IN MEXICO.

IN THE MEANTIME, BRINK AND THE STAFF WILL KEEP PLUGGING AWAY FROM THE CONFINES OF THIS BEAUTIFUL SANCTUARY IN ALPINE.

ONE DAY AT A TIME OR AS SHE SAYS, ONE ANIMAL AT A TIME BECAUSE IT MEANS THE WORLD TO THAT ANYMORE.

>>> JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THERE'S ANOTHER LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP STORY AHEAD OF PRIDE WEEKEND, SAN DIEGO COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE OFFERING MONKEY BOX VACCINES CONSIDERED HIGH RISK.

THE CDC REPORTS DAY AND BISEXUAL MEN ATE UP THE MAJORITY OF EARLY CASES.

OFFICIALS STRESS THAT ANYONE HAS COME INTO CONTACT CAN BE INFECTED.

SIX CASES HAVE BEEN REPORTED LOCALLY.

>>> UNIONIZED WORKERS GATHERED OUTSIDE CITY HALL TO RALLY FOR FAIR CONTRACTS.

THEY ARE UNION, THEY MONTHS OF NEGOTIATION WITH HOTEL MANAGEMENT HAS BEEN SLOW GOING.

THEY ARE PREPARED TO HOLD THEIR AUTHORIZATION BOOK BY THIS WEEK'S END.

LOCAL LEADERS ATTENDED THE RALLY TO VOICE THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE WORKERS.

>>> SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE PROPOSAL TO SEND OUT NOTICES IN SUB NUMBER OR PUBLIC HEARING TO ADJUST WATER RATES.

THE CITY SAYS THEY ARE SIMPLY PASSING ON THE INCREASE.

THEY ARE SEEING FROM THE COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY WHERE THEY BY ALMOST 90% OF THEIR WATER.

IF APPROVED, RATES COULD GO UP BY AS MUCH AS 3%.

THAT WOULD ALSO BE THE SECOND INCREASE IN TWO YEARS.

>>> YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT STORIES ON THE WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

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