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I MET ELIZABETH SANCHEZ IN FOR MAYA TRABULSKI, TSUNAMI WAVES HIT THE UNITED STATES AFTER AN EIGHT POINT EIGHT MAGNITUDE STRUCK OFF RUSSIA'S COAST.

THE QUAKE TRIGGERED WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES INCLUDING HAWAII AND THE ENTIRE US WEST GOES.

MORE ON THE RIPPLE EFFECTS HERE IN SAN DIEGO IN A MONTH.

-- IN A MOMENT.

>> TSUNAMI ALERTS ACROSS SENDING TOURISTS EVACUATING COASTAL AREAS.

>> RIGHT NOW, IT'S AN EASY THING, GET AWAY FROM THE BEACHES, GET INLAND AND GET UPWARD.

>> ROADS AND HIGHWAYS PACKED AS PEOPLE SCRAMBLED FOR HIGHER GROUND.

>> YOU CAN EXPECT THE TSUNAMI WAVE TO HIT THE STATE AND IT WON'T BE ONE BEACH, ILL WRAP AROUND THE ISLANDS.

>> WE SAW THE TSUNAMI WARNING ON OUR PHONE.

>> THE WARNINGS WERE TRIGGERED AFTER AN EARTHQUAKE STRUCK NEAR RUSSIA'S EAST COAST.

TSUNAMI WARNINGS WERE ISSUED FROM JAPAN TO CHILE.

>> THIS EARTHQUAKE BASICALLY MOVED THE SEAWARD UPWARD BY ROUGHLY A METER OR TWO FEET, SOMETHING LIKE THAT, AND THAT LEADS TO A BULGE OF WATER THAT STARTS TRAVELING ACROSS THE OCEAN.

>> AND THE U.S.

THE WAVES HIT SHORES NY, CALIFORNIA OREGON, WASHINGTON AND ALASKA OVERNIGHT.

WAVES SOME AS HIGH AS FIVE FEET WERE RECORDED ON THE NORTH SHORE.

AS THE WARNINGS WERE DOWNGRADED ACROSS THE U.S., OFFICIALS FROM HAWAII TO CALIFORNIA SAYING THE WORST WAS OVER.

URGING EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT.

>> WE WERE FORTUNATE THIS TIME.

WE ARE STILL DEALING WITH THE SURGES BUT IT DID STAY WITHIN THE BANKS.

>> AND HERE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY HAS BEEN LIFTED FOR THE COAST AFTER MINOR CHANGES IN SEA LEVEL OVERNIGHT AND THIS MORNING.

DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO SAW THE HIGHEST WAVES.

>> SURFERS HEADED BACK TO THE WATER THIS MORNING, AFTER OFFICIALS TOLD SAN DIEGAN'S TO STAY AWAY TUESDAY NIGHT.

>> I YESTERDAY, AND I WASN'T THINKING IT WOULD HIT US.

>> CROWN CURRENTS COULD STILL POSE A RISK.

HE SAYS THE HIGHEST WAVES REACH THE BROADWAY PIER AT 5:40 THIS MORNING AT 9 1/2 INCHES ABOVE THE PREDICTED TIDE LEVEL.

>> THE BLUE LINE IS THE PREDICTED TIDE LEVEL.

THE REDLINE IS THE OBSERVED, AND YOU CAN SEE HOW SMOOTH THINGS ARE BEFORE THE TSUNAMI HITS.

AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT GETS REALLY BUMPY.

TSUNAMIS AREN'T LIKE THIS BIG BREAKING WAY THAT YOU SAW IN THE MOVIES FROM A LONG TIME AGO.

BUT IT'S MORE TITLE SURGES THAT COME.

THEY RECEIVED AND THEY COME AGAIN.

>> THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PREDICTED TIDE LEVEL AND THE OBSERVED IS CALLED THE RESIDUAL.

MILLER SAYS THIS MORNING'S RESIDUALS WERE SMALLER THAN TSUNAMIS IN 2011 AND 2022.

WITH HELP FROM TAMMY, KPBS NEWS.

>> IT'S BEEN AN INTERESTING 24 HOURS ACROSS THE ENTIRE NORTH PACIFIC BASIN INCLUDING IN CALIFORNIA, AND THE TALE OF THE TAPE, THERE WERE TSUNAMI WAVES FLIGHTS THAT IMPACTED SOME AREAS.

BUT THIS WAS A MANAGEABLE DIFFERENCE COMPARED TO THE TYPICAL WAVES, SO 3.7 FOOT INCREASE ABOVE THE PRE-EXISTING WELL -- WAVE LEVELS AND WE WERE TALK ABOUT THAT AND JUMP INTO THE FULL FORECAST, COMING UP.

>>> YOU MIGHT HAVE A GROCERY STORE CLUB CARD IN YOUR WALLET OR USE IN APT TO CLIP COUPONS ONLINE BUT THESE TECH ADVANCEMENTS ARE LEAVING SOME PEOPLE BEHIND ESPECIALLY SENIORS.

A NEW SAN DIEGO LAW IS INTENDED TO TACKLE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE.

TONYA THORNE TAKES US TO A TOWN HALL SHOWING SHOPPERS HOW IT'LL WORK.

>> COUPONS USED TO ARRIVE IN THE MAILBOX OR THE SUNDAY PAPER BUT WITH THE DIGITAL AGE, MANY STORES TURNED TO DIGITAL DEALS.

>> WHAT THE STORES WERE DOING WAS EVERYTHING WAS ELECTRONIC TO GET THE COUPON SO THERE WOULD BE A DISCOUNT AND YOU CAN SEE SOMEBODY NEXT TO YOU GETTING A DISCOUNT AND YOU COULD BE PAYING $12 FOR SOMETHING AND THEY ARE PAYING NINE DOLLARS.

BECAUSE THEY GOT A DISCOUNT.

>> BONNIE SAYS DIGITAL COUPONS COULD BE ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT FOR OLDER ADULTS TO ACCESS.

>> YOU START LOOKING AT THE TWO POPULATIONS, LOOK AT A POPULATION OF US THAT'S GROWING OLDER AND MAYBE HAVE NEVER USED TECHNOLOGY.

WE WERE BEING CUT OUT.

>> IN APRIL THE SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED AN ORDINANCE BANNING DIGITAL ONLY DEALS IN GROCERY STORES.

DEALS MUST BE AVAILABLE TO ALL SHOPPERS, WITHOUT REQUIRING DIGITAL ACCESS.

>> KROGER FOR EXAMPLE IS GOING TO HAVE A KIOSK WHERE YOU CAN TOUCH SCREEN AND SAY I WANT THIS COUPON, THIS COUPON, AND RALPHS IS DOING IT AT THE CASHIER, SO IF YOU ASK FOR IT, THEY HAVE THEIR OWN BARCODE THEY SCAN TO GIVE YOU THE DISCOUNTS.

>> ON WEDNESDAY, CITY LEADERS AND RESOURCE ADVOCATES HELD A TOWN HALL TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ORDINANCE.

>> THE IDEA IS NOT TO PUNISH GROCERY STORES.

WE KNOW IT'S TOUGH FOR THEM WITH THE COST OF FOOD, BUT THE IDEA IS TO OFFER THE SAME ACCESS TO EVERYBODY.

>> CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS SAY THE ORDINANCE ISN'T ONLY FOR SENIORS.

JUST ALL RESIDENTS TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH THE COST OF LIVING.

>> WHAT THIS MEANS FOR THE AVERAGE PERSON, IT'S EASIER TO SAVE 10, 15, 20 BUCKS EVERY TIME YOU GO TO THE GROCERY STORE, THAT ADDS UP AND ANYWAY WE CAN DO THAT FOR FOLKS, WE CAN SHOW, WE ARE FIGHTING FOR THEM AND FIGHTING AGAINST GREED AND DECEPTIVE CORPORATE PRACTICES.

>> GROCERY STORES HAVE UNTIL OCTOBER 1st TO BE IN COMPLIANCE BUT THE ORDINANCE ONLY AFFECTS STORES WITHIN SAN DIEGO CITY LIMITS.

THEY SAY THEY WILL PITCH THE IDEA FOR A COUNTYWIDE INITIATIVE BUT ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC TO ADVOCATE WITH THEIR COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES.

>>> THE CARLSBAD CITY COUNCIL IS COMPROMISING ON TRAFFIC CIRCLES IN THE CITY'S BARRIO NEIGHBORHOOD.

INSTEAD OF FIVE AS ORIGINALLY PLANNED, THE AREA WILL ONLY GET ONE.

>> AT LAST NIGHT'S MEETING, COUNCILMEMBERS SEEM TO SOUR ON HAVING MULTIPLE TRAFFIC CIRCLES IN CARLSBAD'S OLDEST NEIGHBORHOOD DESPITE ORIGINALLY APPROVING THEM BACK IN MARCH.

>> AT THAT TIME THERE WAS AN APPETITE FOR TRAFFIC CIRCLES AND SINCE THEN, STATE LAWS HAVE NEGATIVELY IMPACTED OUR ABILITY TO EXECUTE PROJECTS THAT SOLVE PROBLEMS.

>> RESIDENTS ARE SPLIT ON THE ISSUE.

WITH SLIGHTLY MORE PEOPLE FAVORING TRAFFIC CIRCLES.

SOME RESIDENTS WERE CONCERNED ABOUT LOSING PARKING SPACES.

>> IT'S ALREADY VERY DIFFICULT TO PARK THERE.

>> FIVE TRAFFIC CIRCLES WERE PROPOSED AND THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE LOSS OF 27 PARKING SPOTS.

ALL RESIDENTS AGREE ON ONE THING.

>> EVERYBODY DRIVES AS FAST AS THEY CAN.

>> THESE PEOPLE ARE IN A HURRY.

>> THEY ARE GOING THROUGH AT 50 MILES PLUS PER HOUR.

BECAUSE THEY FEEL THEY CAN.

>> THE NEED FOR TRAFFIC MEASURES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

THE CITY ENGINEER PRESENTED THE COUNCIL WITH THREE OPTIONS, INSTALL ALL FIVE TRAFFIC CIRCLES, INSTALL ONLY ONE WITH MEASURES, INSTALL NONE WITH MEASURES.

THEY CHOSE OPTION TO WHICH ALSO PRESERVES FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT.

THE CITY NEEDS TO BUILD AT LEAST ONE TRAFFIC CIRCLE TO SATISFY THE FEDERAL GRANT OF $5 MILLION.

HE SAYS THAT WAS A GOOD COMPROMISE TO SOLVE THE SPEEDING ISSUE.

>> A LOT OF FOLKS SAID I DON'T MIND THE TRAFFIC CIRCLES OF PEOPLE KNEW HOW TO DRIVE THROUGH THEM.

AND THAT WAS BELIEVED TO BE IN EDUCATION PROBLEM.

THERE'S A DIFFICULTY IN EDUCATING THE PUBLIC IN MASS WHEN WE ARE TRYING TO DO THINGS.

>> THEY WILL BE INSTALLED AT PINE AVENUE AND HARDING AS AN ENTRANCE TO THE BARRIO.

IT'LL ALSO INCLUDE ARTWORK.

CHRISTINE DAVIS WITH THE VILLAGE ASSOCIATION WAS PLEASED WITH THE OUTCOME.

>> OBVIOUSLY EVERYBODY WANTED SOME TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES.

THAT WAS EVIDENT.

BUT I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A GOOD HYBRID APPROACH.

WE STILL GET TO MAINTAIN FUNDING.

TRAFFIC CIRCLES, AS AN ENTRANCE TO THE BARRIO, I THINK IT'LL BE LOVELY.

>> THEY ALSO DIRECTED STAFF TO COME BACK IN NOVEMBER TO PRESENT OTHER TRAFFIC CALMING OPTIONS FOR THE BARRIO.

>>> FORMER VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS IS PUTTING AN END TO SPECULATION ABOUT HER POLITICAL FUTURE AT LEAST FOR NOW.

IN A STATEMENT RELEASED TODAY, SHE SAID SHE LOVES HER HOME STATE OF CALIFORNIA, BUT AFTER DEEP REFLECTION SHE'S DECIDED NOT TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR IN 2026.

SHE SAYS SHE WILL SHARE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HER PLANS LATER THIS YEAR AND SHE HAS NOT RULED OUT ANOTHER RUN FOR PRESIDENT IN 2028 BUT IT'S NOT KNOWN WHEN SHE WILL MAKE THAT DECISION.

>>> A DOZEN DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKERS ARE SUING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FOR BLOCKING THEIR ACCESS TO FEDERAL IMMIGRATION DETENTION CENTERS.

THE LAWSUIT IS OVER A DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY POLICY THAT REQUIRES A WEEKS NOTICE WHILE ALSO LIMITING ACCESS TO CERTAIN FIELD OFFICES.

ACCORDING TO THE LAWSUIT, THE POLICY VIOLATES FEDERAL LAW THAT PERMITS UNANNOUNCED INSPECTIONS BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.

MEMBERS OF CONGRESS WHO HAVE VISITED THE FACILITIES HAVE REPORTED OVERCROWDED CELLS, SPOILED FOOD AND MEDICAL NEGLECT.

>>> EL CAJON POLICE CHIEF HAS RECENTLY DECIDED HIS DEPARTMENT WILL STOP AUTOMATICALLY RESPONDING TO CERTAIN MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS CALLS.

FOR OUR WHY IT MATTERS SEGMENT, VOICES SAN DIEGO REPORTERS EXPLAIN WHY HE MADE THIS DECISION AND THE REACTION IT HAS RECEIVED.

>>> IN MAY, EL CAJON POLICE STOPPED AUTOMATICALLY SENDING OFFICERS WHEN SOMEONE THREATENS TO HARM THEMSELVES, THAT'S AS LONG AS THERE'S NOT AN APPARENT CRIME OR DANGER TO OTHERS.

THIS IS SOMETIMES MEANT MENTAL HEALTH EXPERTS ALSO DIDN'T RESPOND, OR COULDN'T GET AID FROM POLICE WHEN THEY REQUESTED IT.

EL CAJON POLICE SAY THEY MADE THE DECISION FOR LEGAL REASONS.

THE COURT RULING RAISED QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER OFFICERS COULD FACE PERSONAL LAWSUITS FOR ENCOUNTERS WITH UNARMED PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESSES IF THEY USE EXCESSIVE FORCE.

SO FAR, EL CAJON IS THE ONLY POLICE AGENCY TO MAKE THIS CHANGE.

THE CITY ALSO SAW MASSIVE PROTESTS IN 2016 AFTER OFFICERS SHOT ALFRED A LONGO, AN UNARMED AFRICAN AMERICAN MAN WHO WAS HAVING A CRISIS.

COUNTY OFFICIALS AND ADVOCATES ARE PUSHING BACK AND ARGUING THAT THE CHANGE PRESENT SAFETY ISSUES FOR PEOPLE IN CRISIS AND THOSE TRYING TO HELP THEM.

YOU MAY BE WONDERING, HASN'T THE COUNTY RAMPED UP RESOURCES TO RESPOND TO MENTAL HEALTH CALLS WITHOUT THE LEASE?

YES, BUT COUNTY POLICIES KEEP MOBILE CRISIS RESPONSE TEAMS FROM RESPONDING IF THERE ARE THREATS LIKE A WEAPON OR INJURIES THAT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION.

THE DIRECTOR OF THE PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM SAYS THEY SAW A 33% DROP IN CRISIS CALLS IN EL CAJON AFTER THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS COMPARED WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN 2024.

THEY CAN'T RESPOND TO CALLS WITHOUT POLICE.

THE SUPERVISOR REPRESENTS THE AREA.

HE ARGUES THAT EL CAJON CITY COUNCIL SHOULD RENOVATE -- REVIEW THE CHANGE.

THE CITY MANAGER SAID THE CITY MIGHT CONSIDER CHANGING THE POLICY AS IT GETS MORE DATA, AND IF IT GETS MORE RESOURCES FROM THE COUNTY.

>>> VOICES SAN DIEGO IS ONE OF OUR PARTNERS FOR THE PUBLIC MATTERS INITIATIVE.

YOU CAN LEARN MORE AT KPBS.ORG/PUBLIC MATTERS.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, A MASSIVE EARTHQUAKE OFF RUSSIA'S COAST TRIGGERS TSUNAMI WARNINGS ACROSS THE PACIFIC RIM.

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

>>> THE SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL HAS APPROVED A PLAN TO CONVERT THE HIGH-RISE OFFICE BUILDING AT 101 ASH STREET INTO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

THE CITY PURCHASED THE BUILDING IN 2022 AFTER A STRING OF SCANDALS INCLUDING ASBESTOS CONTAMINATION.

A TEAM OF DEVELOPERS PLAN TO CONVERT THE BUILDING INTO 250 AFFORDABLE HOMES, ALONG WITH RETAIL SPACE AND A CHILDCARE CENTER.

THE DEVELOPERS HAVE TWO YEARS TO FINANCE THE PROJECT WHICH DEPENDS ON TAX CREDITS FOR LOW INCOME HOUSING AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION.

>>> ARE PUBLIC MATTERS PARTNERSHIP HAS A NEW SERIES CALLED, "IN WHOSE BACKYARD?".

IT LOOKS THAT WAREHOUSING IS AND ISN'T BEING BUILT.

IN THE STORY, WE FOUND SAN DIEGO ISN'T ALWAYS BUILDING HOMES IN AREAS THAT NEED THEM MOST.

>> ASHLEY IS A TEACHER AT UNIVERSITY CITY HIGH SCHOOL.

SHE COMMUTES UP AND DOWN THE 805 EVERY DAY.

>> IF I'M AWESOME AND I LEAVE AT 7:00 A.M., IT'LL TAKE ME 20 MINUTES.

IF I LEAVE AT 7:30 OR 7:45, IT COULD TAKE UP TO 30 TO 45 MINUTES.

>> SHE SAID EVENINGS ARE WORSE WHEN IT CAN TAKE AN HOUR TO GET HOME.

>> IT AFFECTS EVERYTHING, WHAT EVENTS I PLAN TO DO AFTER WORK, IF I CAN HAVE TIME TO HANG OUT WITH PEOPLE OR LIKE GO CATCH A HAPPY HOUR OR SOMETHING, I MISS OUT ON SOME OF THOSE THINGS BECAUSE I WILL GET HOME -- I WON'T GET HOME UNTIL ABOUT 5:00.

>> THE 805 IS PROBABLY THE WORST FREEWAY FOR COMMUTERS.

TRAFFIC BACKS UP FOR MILES ON THE NORTHBOUND SIDE EVERY MORNING AND IN THE EVENING, THE SOUTHBOUND SIDE CAN BE A NIGHTMARE.

>> WE HAVE A BIG SEPARATION BETWEEN WHERE THE JOB CENTERS ARE AND WHERE PEOPLE LIVE.

>> THE CEO OF CIRCULATE SAN DIEGO SAID TOO MANY SAN DIEGAN'S CAN'T LIVE CLOSE TO THEIR JOBS AND THAT MEANS CITY TRAFFIC.

>> IT'S PAINFUL.

YOU HAVE TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME, STRESSED OUT, IN YOUR CAR.

THAT MEANS YOU HAVE LESS TIME AT HOME, LESS TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY AND THAT'S A REAL DRAIN ON PEOPLE.

>> IT ALSO MEANS LOTS OF POLLUTION.

>> YOU HAVE THE ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION OF LIVING CLOSE TO THE FREEWAY, NITRIC OXIDE, BUT THEN IT'S ALL FROM BURNING FOSSIL FUELS.

>> THAT'S CHRIS ROBERTS FROM SAN DIEGO 350.

HE SAYS TRAFFIC IS STILL ONE OF THE BIGGEST SOURCES OF POLLUTION IN THE REGION.

>> THE NUMBER ONE SOURCE HIS CARS AND LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS.

>> WHY ARE ALL THESE PEOPLE DRIVING ON THE 805?

THE VALLEY AND UTC IS THE LARGEST JOB CENTER WITH OVER 169,000 EMPLOYEES BUT ONLY ABOUT 20,000 HOMES IN THE AREA.

SO THERE ARE SOME PLACES TO LIVE, THERE AREN'T ENOUGH FOR ALL THE WORKERS.

>> HISTORICALLY, YOU WEREN'T EVEN ALLOWED TO BUILD A HOUSE THERE.

>> ACCORDING TO DATA, 336 NEW HOMES WERE PERMITTED IN THIS AREA OVER SIX YEARS BETWEEN 2018 AND 2024.

OVER THE PAST SIX YEARS IN SAN DIEGO, THE RENT ROSE SLOWER IN THE PLACES WHERE LOTS OF HOMES WERE PERMITTED.

>> THE CITY IS MAKING AN EFFORT TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM WITH A NEW PLAN.

IT WAS APPROVED LAST YEAR AND UPDATED THE ZONING TO ALLOW FOR 30,000 NEW HOMES IN THE AREA.

NOT EVERYBODY IS HAPPY WITH THE CHANGES.

>> THE ROADWAYS ARE THE MAIN THING.

WE DON'T HAVE THE CAPACITY FOR THE TRAFFIC THAT IT'S GOING TO GENERATE.

>> SHE LIVES IN UNIVERSITY CITY AND STARTED NEIGHBORS FOR RESPONSIBLE GROWTH.

>> WE ARE ASKING FOR IT TO BE DONE IN A RESPONSIBLE AND SENSIBLE MANNER.

>> SHE SAYS THE NEW HOMES WON'T BE AFFORDABLE, EITHER.

>> MOST OF IT IS LUXURY MIDMARKET OR LUXURY HOUSING.

BUT THEY ARE ADDING, SO IT GOES AGAINST EVERYTHING THE CITY SAYS IT'S TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH.

>> WHICH YOU DESCRIBE THESE HOUSES AS AFFORDABLE?

>> I WOULD SAY THEY ARE MIDMARKET, SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES.

>> RIGHT NOW THE MEDIAN HOME PRICE IN THIS AREA IS NEARLY $1 MILLION AND THE AVERAGE RENT FOR A TWO-BEDROOM IS OVER $3000.

>> IT'S EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE.

I HAVE COLLEAGUES THAT LIVE UP THERE AND IT'S ALWAYS JUST KIND OF A JOKE THAT IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE.

>> MORE HOUSING COULD MEAN A CHANCE TO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY WHERE SHE TEACHES.

>> IF THEY EVER EVEN KIND OF GOT A LITTLE AREA THAT WAS JUST A LITTLE MORE LIKE A NORTHPARK VIBE OR THAT STYLE, I WOULD ABSOLUTELY MOVE.

IT IS NOT MY FIRST CHOICE TO DRIVE OVER AN HOUR HOME EVERY DAY.

>>> TO EXPLORE A MAP OF WAREHOUSING IS BEING BUILT, GO TO KPBS.ORG.

>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS KEPT THE PRESSURE ON FEDERAL RESERVE CHAIRMAN JEROME POWELL TO LOWER INTEREST RATES WELL KEY DATA OUT PAST -- OUTPACED EXPECTATIONS.

WHAT IT ALL MEANS FOR YOUR MONEY.

>> THE FEDERAL RESERVE NOT FLINCHING AMID PRESIDENT TRUMP'S PRESSURE TO LOWER INTEREST RATES AND HIS CRITICISM OF THE FED CHIEF JEROME POWELL.

>> WE SEE THE CURRENT STANCE AS APPROPRIATE TO GUARD AGAINST INFLATION RISKS.

>> TRUMP HAS CALLED ON POWELL TO RESIGN AND FOR THE FED TO LOWER INTEREST RATES BUT POWELL DOES NOT ACT ALONE.

SOME OF THE OTHER CENTRAL BANKERS ALSO WANT TO TAKE MORE TIME TO GAUGE THE IMPACT OF TRUMP'S TARIFF POLICIES BEFORE MAKING A MOVE.

WEDNESDAY THE COMMERCE DEPARTMENT SAID ECONOMIC GROWTH WAS UP SHARPLY TO 3% BETWEEN APRIL AND JUNE BUT OBSERVERS SAY THE DRIVING FACTOR WAS BUSINESSES DIALING DOWN THEIR IMPORTS AFTER FIRST QUARTER BENJ TO STAY AHEAD OF THE TRUMP TARIFF PLANS.

>> NOW WE HAVE THIS GDP NUMBER COMING IN STRONG BECAUSE THE IMPORTS FELL OFF.

IT'S NOT NECESSARILY A SIGN THAT WE HAVE THIS AMAZING EXPANSION GOING ON.

>> WITH THE EU DEAL, IT PUTS OUR CONSUMERS BACK WANTING TO SPEND.

>> AND HOW THE U.S. LABOR MARKET HOLDS UP.

UNEMPLOYMENT HAS REMAINED NEAR A HISTORIC LOW BUT GAINS ACROSS SECTORS HAVE BEEN NARROWING.

>> THAT'S WHERE THE NEXT ISSUE IS WAITING TO DROP, HOW MUCH WEAKNESS WILL WE ACTUALLY SEE IN THE LABOR MARKET.

>> STILL WHETHER ACROSS THE WEST COAST, UP AND DOWN THE WEST COAST ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECENT TSUNAMI THREAT WHICH WAS AT ITS PEAK, AGAIN, IN TERMS OF A THREAT, LAST NIGHT.

BUT THERE ARE STILL SOME AREAS WHERE THERE MAY BE SOME TSUNAMI RELATED CURRENTS, ESPECIALLY UP THE COAST TO OUR NORTH A LITTLE BIT.

AS AGAIN, THE CHAOTIC WAVE ACTION OF A SERIES OF TSUNAMI WAVES, EVEN THOUGH THEY WEREN'T MASSIVE, THEY ARE STILL SLOSHING AROUND THE BASIN, SO THERE ARE A FEW EXTRA CURRENTS THAT COULD BE UNPREDICTABLE AND NOT YOUR STANDARD CALIFORNIA WATER CURRENTS.

FIRE DANGER IS STILL A CONCERN, AND MORNING CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

AGAIN THE TALE OF THE TAPE BEYOND DANGEROUS TSUNAMI WAVES ON THE PENINSULA NEAR THE POINT OF THE EPICENTER, NOT TOO MANY MILES FROM THE EPICENTER OF THIS EARTHQUAKE FROM LAST EVENING FROM RUSSIA, PART OF HAWAII HAD A 5.7 FOOT INCREASE IN WATER LEVELS.

THANKFULLY, THIS IS NOT WHAT SOME HAD FEARED, SOME.

MAYBE 15 TO 20 FOOT CONCERNS.

YOU HEAR THE WORD TSUNAMI, BUT MOST FORK -- FORECAST PUT REASONABLE EXPECTATIONS BUT PEOPLE WERE OVER PREPARED WHICH IS A GOOD THING.

THEY TOOK ACTION AND HAWAII AND CRESCENT CITY HAD AN INCREASE IN THE WATER LEVEL.

TONIGHT WE GET DOWN TO 63, BECOMING CLOUDY, INLAND AREAS WILL STAY CLEAR.

DRY ON THURSDAY, CLASSIC SUMMER WEATHER.

ON THE ROAD TO 74, 87 IN EL CAJON, 107, AND BORREGO SPRINGS.

OVER THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS, HERE'S THE WEST COAST PICTURE, BIG PATTERN, THERE'S A BIT OF AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE TO OUR NORTH.

IT WILL MISS US TO THE NORTH, AND THE NORTHWESTERN U.S., WILL BE THE AREAS WHERE WE SEE THE THUNDERSTORM THREAT, NOT HERE, LOCALLY, MORNING CLOUDS, AFTERNOON SUNSHINE, PRETTY STANDARD RHYTHM OF LATE JULY, EARLY AUGUST HERE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

INLAND AREAS, IT'LL BE HOTTER, SUNDAY WE PEEK AT 91, WITH A BRIGHT SKY, INTO THE MOUNTAINS, WE FIND RELIEF BECAUSE OF EXTRA ELEVATION, TEMPERATURES MID-70s TO MERE 80s.

AND INTO THE DESERTS, THIS IS WHERE WE HAVE RELENTLESS HEAT, PEAKING AT 113, SO TEMPERATURE SLOWLY ESCALATE AND THEN WE BACK OFF JUST A SLIGHT STEP ON MONDAY, BUT STILL IT'LL BE HAZY OUT THERE.

>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP IS LAUNCHING AN EFFORT TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR AMERICANS TO ACCESS THEIR OWN MEDICAL RECORDS.

MORE THAN 60 COMPANIES HAVE SIGNED A PLEDGE TO HELP DEVELOP NEW WAYS TO MAKE PATIENT DATA MORE WIDELY ACCESSIBLE ACROSS THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM.

SOME OF THE COMPANIES INCLUDE AMAZON, APPLE AND GOOGLE.

PRIVACY ADVOCATES ARE CONCERNED THAT MAKING PATIENTS DATA MORE WIDELY ACCESSIBLE ALSO MEANS IT COULD BE LESS SECURE.

>>> RATES OF COLON CANCER ARE INCREASING DRAMATICALLY, ESPECIALLY AMONG PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 50.

THEY ARE LOOKING FOR A BETTER WAY TO SPOT IT, BEFORE IT SPREADS.

THOMAS FUDGE TELLS US ABOUT A NEW AND BETTER TEST TO DETECT IT AND HOW WE WILL KNOW IF IT REALLY WORKS.

>> IF YOU ARE OVER 50, THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE YOU HAD A COLONOSCOPY, BUT YOU ARE JUST AS LIKELY NOT TO HAVE HAD ONE.

IT'S UNDERSTANDABLE, BECAUSE THE PROCEDURE TO CHECK INSIDE YOUR COLON CANCER -- IT'S A HASSLE AND EXPENSIVE AND INVASIVE.

>> WHAT WE NEED IS A SUPER SIMPLE AT-HOME COLLECTION TEST THAT CAN TELL SOMEONE YOU ARE LIKELY TO HAVE POLYPS AND YOU NEED TO GO AND HAVE A COLONOSCOPY.

>> POLYPS, THEY GROW INSIDE YOUR COLON WHERE THE CANCER CAN TAKE HOLD.

MOSTLY THEY ARE BENIGN BUT THEY ARE A THREAT AND IF FOUND DURING A COLONOSCOPY, THEY ARE SURGICALLY REMOVED.

NOW, THERE IS A COMMON STOOL SAMPLE TEST THAT WE CAN SEND INTO A MEDICAL LAB BUT WHILE THE CURRENT ONES DO DETECT CANCER, THEY DON'T DETECT THOSE POLYPS.

THIS DOCTOR SAYS THE CURRENT TEST IS NOT ENOUGH TO SAFEGUARD YOUR HEALTH.

>> IF IT'S NEGATIVE, TYPICALLY PEOPLE FEEL ASSURED, WELL MY TEST WAS NEGATIVE SO I DON'T NEED TO HAVE A COLONOSCOPY.

BUT THE CHALLENGES THE TEST IS NOT TELLING YOU INFORMATION ABOUT ANY POLYPS OR PRECANCEROUS LESIONS, WHICH ARE DIFFICULT TO REMOVE.

>> DETECTION OF CANCER AFTER IT'S BEGUN TO SPREAD IS NOT SAFE AND IN SOME CASES, IT COULD BE TOO LATE.

SCRIPPS RESEARCH HAS FORMED A PARTNERSHIP WITH BIOME LIFE SCIENCES, THE COMPANY IS USING RNA SEQUENCING, PAIRED WITH AN AI COMPUTER ANALYSIS TO FIND OUT IF PEOPLE HAVE POLYPS.

THE COMPANY'S CHIEF SCIENCE OFFICER SAYS THEY WILL EXAMINE 1000 PEOPLE WHO WILL HAVE COLONOSCOPIES, THEY WANT TO SEE IF THE PROGRAM IS JUST AS GOOD AS A COLONOSCOPY AT FINDING POLYPS.

>> OKAY, HERE ARE 300 SAMPLES FROM PEOPLE WITH POLYPS AND HERE'S 700 SAMPLES FROM PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE POLYPS.

GO AHEAD AND LEARN WHAT ARE THE MOLECULES THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH EACH ONE OF THEM, SO THAT WHEN WE GIVE YOU AN UNKNOWN SAMPLE, YOU CAN TELL US WITH HIGH ACCURACY, DOES THE PERSON HAVE POLYPS OR NOT.

>> THE RESEARCH IS RECRUITING SAN DIEGAN'S TO BE A PART OF THE STUDY WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE COMING YEAR.

HE SAID THE NEW TEST KIT WOULD BE LIKE THE EXISTING ONE THAT PEOPLE SEND TO THEIR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS ACCEPT THIS SCREENER WOULD BE ABLE TO SEE WHETHER YOU HAVE POLYPS.

>> WE KNOW THE MORE WE SCREEN IN TERMS OF LARGE POPULATION LEVEL, THE MORE WE REDUCE THE MORTALITY.

>> IT'S THE THIRD LEADING CAUSE OF CANCER DEATH IN THE U.S., AMONG MEN AND WOMEN.

THOMAS FUDGE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE LOOKING ON FOR TOMORROW IN THE NEWSROOM.

SENATOR PADILLA TALK TO NPR'S MORNING EDITION ABOUT HOW DEMOCRATS PLAN TO STOP REPUBLICANS REDISTRICTING EFFORTS.

>>> AND BELMONT PARK IS CELEBRATING ITS 100th ANNIVERSARY THROUGH LABOR DAY.

KPBS IS DISCUSSING THE BEACHFRONT ATTACK SHIONS HISTORY AND ITS FUTURE.

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

>>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M ELIZABETH SANCHEZ, HAVE A GREAT EVENING.