>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS "EVENING EDITION" HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY ANDERSON PLUMBING HEATING & AIR , PROUD TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF KPBS, AND PRIVILEGED TO SERVE SAN DIEGO CLIENTS.

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>>> THAT EVENING.

IT IS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2nd.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI .

WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH ENCOURAGING NEWS ON THE COVID-19 FRONT.

IT HAS NOT BEEN VERY OFTEN THAT THE NEWS IS SO POSITIVE, BUT COUNTY HEALTH LEADERS ARE NOW SAYING THINGS ARE LOOKING UP, AND THE TEARS ARE GOING DOWN.

HERE IS KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL.

>> Reporter: SUPERVISOR NASON FLETCHER'S OPENING REMARKS FRAMING THE PROGRESS MADE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

>> WE ALSO SURPASSED 55% OF ELIGIBLE SAN DIEGANS WHO ARE FULLY VACCINATED, SO WE ARE ENCOURAGED BY THE PROGRESS WE ARE MAKING, AND WHAT WE ARE SEEING, PARTICULARLY AS WE APPROACH ALMOST 2 MILLION SAN DIEGANS BEING FULLY VACCINATED.

>> Reporter: THAT BEING SAID, SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS STILL IN THE ORANGE TIER, BUT THE ADJUSTED CASE RATE FOR THIS WEEK HAS US IN THE YELLOW TIER.

>> WE WOULD NEED TO CONSECUTIVE WEEKS TO DESCEND.

WHAT MAP WE WILL KNOW IF WE WILL MOVE INTO THE YELLOW.

IF THE ADJUSTED CASE RATE NUMBERS STAY WHERE THEY ARE, OR GO EVEN LOWER, WE COULD MOVE INTO THE YELLOW TIER A WEEK FROM TODAY.

MOVING INTO THAT HERE WILL MEAN INDOOR AND OUTDOOR VENUES CAN ALL HOST MORE PEOPLE.

CAPACITY LIMITS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE BOARD.

MEANTIME, HE SAYS THE VACCINATION EFFORT IS NOW MOVING AWAY FROM THE SUPER SITES , INSTEAD GETTING THE VACCINES TO PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE.

>> WE ARE MAKING A STRONG PUSH IN THE MUCH OF JUNE ON OUR MOBILE SITES.

WE ALREADY HAVE OVER 100 MOBILE VACCINE EVENTS PLANNED.

>> Reporter: ANOTHER BIT OF GOOD NEWS, BECAUSE ACCOUNTING HAS PLENTY OF VACCINE, THE EFFORT TO VACCINATE WORKERS AND AMERICAN OWNED FACTORIES JUST ACROSS THE BORDER IS GOING WELL.

>> WE STARTED ON MONDAY, MAY 24.

AS OF YESTERDAY, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO VACCINATE OVER 6447 WORKERS.

>> Reporter: PLUS THE EFFORT TO VACCINATE THE COUNTIES LET NEXT POPULATION, ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTH BAY, HAS GONE VERY WELL.

THE NEXT BIG STEP IN OUR JOURNEY OUT OF COVID WILL COME ON JUNE 15, WHEN THE STATES TIER SYSTEM RETIRES.

>> WE WILL SHARE WITH YOU THINGS RETURNING FROM A PUBLIC HEALTH STANDPOINT POST JUNE 15.

>> Reporter: A DATE ALL OF US WILL NO DOUBT REMEMBER FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES.

TODAY WHEN OUR COLLECTIVE NIGHTMARE BEGAN IN MARCH OF 2020 FINALLY BEGINS TO RESEED INTO HISTORY.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS .

>>> AS AN ADDED INCENTIVE, THE COUNTY IS TEAMING UP WITH THE PADRES TO GIVE AWAY 100 PAIRS OF TICKETS.

ANYONE VACCINATED BETWEEN TOMORROW AND JUNE 30th WILL BE ENTERED INTO THE DRAWING.

TWO VACCINATION EVENTS ARE ALSO SCHEDULED OUTSIDE PETCO PARK ON JUNE 12, AND THE 26.

THE FIRST 1000 PEOPLE TO GET A SHOT ON BOTH DAYS WILL GET T- SHIRTS.

>>> PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN SAYS THEY ARE PULLING OUT ALL OF THE STOPS THIS MONTH TO GET MORE AMERICANS VACCINATED BY JULY 4th.

>> IT WILL TAKE EVERYONE, EVERYONE, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, THE STATE GOVERNMENTS, LOCAL, TRIBAL, TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENTS, THE PRIVATE SECTOR, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, TO GET TO THE 70% MARK.

SO WE CAN DECLARE OUR INDEPENDENCE FROM COVID-19.

>> INCENTIVES INCLUDE EVERYTHING FROM $1.5 MILLION PRICES OFFERED BY CALIFORNIA, TO FREE BEER BY ANHEUSER BUSCH.

SO FAR, NEARLY 51% OF THE TOTAL U.S. POPULATION HAS GOTTEN AT LEAST A SINGLE DOSE OF A COVERED VACCINE.

NEARLY 41% ARE FULLY VACCINATED.

>>> IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN VACCINATED YET OR NEED TO HELP A FAMILY MEMBER FIND A SHOT, WE HAVE ALL OF THE INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE.

CLICK ON THE VACCINES LINK ON OUR HOMEPAGE AT KPBS.ORG , AND YOU CAN FIND A LOCATION CLOSE TO YOU.

>>> SCRIPPS HEALTH PROVIDED A SOBERING UPDATE ON THE COMPUTER HACK THAT HAS HOBBLED THE HOSPITAL SYSTEM FOR MORE THAN A MONTH NOW.

THE PERSONAL INFORMATION OF AS MANY AS 150,000 INDIVIDUALS FELL PREY TO THE HACKERS.

REPORTER JOE HUNG EXPLAINS HOW THE SCRIPTS PATIENTS CAN BETTER PROTECT THEIR INFORMATION.

>> Reporter: IN THE MAY 1st CYBER ATTACK, HACKERS GOT THEIR HANDS OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS, DRIVER'S LICENSE NUMBERS, AND OTHER PERSONAL INFORMATION OF SCRIPPS HEALTH PATIENTS.

MARK IS A CYBER SECURITY EXPERT IN COMPUTER SCIENCE EXPERT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO.

HE SAYS THOSE IMPACTED COULD BE A HUGE RISK OF IDENTITY THEFT.

>> BLACKMAIL IS A POSSIBILITY.

PEOPLE HAVE HAD SOME MEDICAL TREATMENT THAT IS SENSITIVE, THAT THEY DON'T WANT THE WORLD GENERALLY TO KNOW, THEY COULD BE POTENTIALLY BLACKMAILED.

>> Reporter: HE SAID THE SEVERITY OF THE IMPACT WILL DEPEND ON HOW QUICKLY PATIENTS ASK TO PROTECT THEIR IDENTITIES.

>> CALL THE CREDIT AGENCIES LIKE EXPERIAN AND THE OTHERS, PUT A CREDIT FREEZE CORA, OR AT LEAST ASKED TO BE NOTIFIED WHEN THERE ARE INQUIRIES ABOUT YOUR CREDIT.

SO THAT YOU CAN STAY ON TOP OF ATTENTIVE IDENTITY THEFT.

>> Reporter: WHILE THEY OFTEN REQUIRE PATIENTS TO GIVE UP SENSITIVE INFORMATION, DON'T GIVE AWAY PERSONAL DETAILS IF YOU DON'T HAVE TO.

>> FOR EXAMPLE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL FACEBOOK YOUR ACTUAL BIRTHDAY.

WHY TELL THEM YOUR EXACT BIRTHDAY?

SO, WHENEVER POSSIBLE, WHENEVER IT IS NOT REQUIRED, DON'T.

DON'T GIVE OUT THIS PERSONAL INFORMATION, AND THEN HE REDUCE THE POSSIBILITY OF IT BEING STOLEN FROM YET ONE MORE DATABASE.

>> Reporter: HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE CYBER ATTACK IS ONGOING.

THEY ADDED THAT SCRIPPS WILL PROVIDE CREDIT MONITORING AND IDENTITY PROTECTION SERVICES TO PATIENTS WHOSE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS ARE DRIVER'S LICENSE NUMBERS ARE AT RISK.

KPBS NEWS .

>>> AND THERE HAS BEEN YET ANOTHER MAJOR CYBER ATTACK.

COMING UP, HOW IT COULD AFFECT YOUR NEXT TRIP TO THE GROCERY STORE.

>>> SOLAR SUPPORTERS WHO RALLIED IN CHULA VISTA TODAY HAVE WON THE BATTLE TO KEEP THE LEGISLATURE FROM UPENDING THE STATES ROOFTOP SOLAR INDUSTRY.

THE ASSEMBLY FELL 15 VOTES SHORT OF PASSING A MAJOR OVERHAUL.

ERIC ANDERSON HAS THE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: THE PROTESTERS HOPE TO CONVINCE STATE ASSEMBLY MEMBERS TO ADJUST REJECT AB 1139.

IT WOULD ADD A FLAT GRID CONNECTION CHARGE TO HOMES WITH SOLAR PANELS, AND/THE RATES YOU THE UTILITIES HAVE TO PAY FOR ELECTRICITY GENERATED.

KARINA GONZALES IS A CHULA VISTA RESIDENT WHO SUPPORTS MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOLAR.

>> UTILITY ATTACKS ON SOLAR AREN'T NEW, HOWEVER WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED IN ASSEMBLY BILL 1139 IS THE MOST AGGRESSIVE ATTACK ON ROOFTOP SOLAR THAT WE HAVE SEEN TO DATE.

>> Reporter: THE BILLS OFFICER IS LORENA GONZALEZ.

SHE HAS COME UNDER FIRE FOR FORWARDING UTILITY BACK SUGGESTIONS TO REFORM HOUSE SOLAR CUSTOMERS ARE PAID FOR THE ELECTRICITY THEY GENERATE.

>> HOW WE DECIDED TO SUBSIDIZE SOLAR FROM THE BEGINNING WAS WRONG.

THAT IS SOMETHING THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DID DIRTY FIVE YEARS AGO, NOT KNOWING HOW SUCCESSFUL IT WOULD BE.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS ROOFTOP OWNERS ARE NOT PAYING TO MAINTAIN THE GRID, AND THOSE COSTS ARE SHIFTED TO ELECTRICITY CUSTOMERS WITHOUT SOLAR.

>> WE HAVE TO RE-EXAMINE AND SAY, HEY, MAYBE WE DO WANT TO SUBSIDIZE ROOFTOP SOLAR, BUT WHERE DO WE DO THAT SUBSIDY?

WHO PAYS FOR THAT SUBSIDY?

IT CAN'T BE THOSE LEAST LIKELY AND ABLE TO GET SOLAR.

>> Reporter: SOLAR IS CURRENTLY FOUND IN MOSTLY WHITE NEIGHBORHOODS, AND THAT MEANS ARE BLACK AND BROWNED CONSTITUENTS WITHOUT SOLAR ARE FORCED TO SUBSIDIZE RESIDENTS WHO HAVE IT.

THAT IS NOT WHAT'S ON YOUR ROBINSON SEES.

THE COMMUNITY ADVOCATE SAYS THE PROPOSAL WILL KEEP SOLAR AS AN OPTION FOR ONLY THE RIDGE.

>> RIGHT NOW WE ARE LOOKING AT BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE NOW HAD AN OPPORTUNITY WITH SOLAR BEING SO ECONOMICAL, AVAILABLE TO THEM.

>> Reporter: KPBS NEWS.

>>> YOUTH SPORTS WERE SIDELINED DURING THE PANDEMIC.

AS THESE ORGANIZATIONS TRY TO GET BACK IN ACTION, THEY ARE FINDING MANY FAMILIES SIMPLY CANNOT AFFORD IT.

THAT IS WHY SUPERVISOR JIM DESMOND IS ASKING THE COUNTY TO ALLOCATE $10 MILLION TO PAY FOR YOUTH SPORTS FEES.

IT WILL COME OUT OF THE $300 MILLION THAT SAN DIEGO COUNTY RECEIVED FROM THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT.

DEPENDING ON THE SPORT, REGISTRATION FEES CAN START AT $100.

PLUS, ADDITIONAL COSTS FOR EQUIPMENT, UNIFORMS, AND MAINTENANCE OF THE FIELDS.

>> MY GRANDMA PLATT SAYS EITHER I CAN PLAYER MY BROTHER CAN PLAY, AND I DON'T WANT TO PLANT MY BROTHER CANNOT PLAY.

IMMEDIATELY I TOLD HIM DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

WE WILL FIGURE OUT A WAY FOR YOU TO PLAY.

>> DETAILS ABOUT HOW THE MONEY WOULD BE DIVIDED WITHIN THE YOUTH SPORTS GROUPS ARE STILL BEING WORKED OUT, BUT FIRST THEY WILL HAVE TO SECURE THE FUNDING.

THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WILL VOTE ON HOW THE FEDERAL COVID RELIEF MONEY WILL BE SPENT NEXT TUESDAY.

>>> THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO IS UPDATING ITS PARKS MASTER PLAN FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 65 YEARS.

WE EXPLAIN THE NEW PARKS FOR ALL OF US INITIATIVE.

>> Reporter: THE NEW INITIATIVE IS BASED ON YEARS OF PUBLIC FEEDBACK, AND BEAR TODD GLORIA SAYS IT DELIVERS A FIRM COMMITMENT TO EQUITY.

THE GOAL IS TO PROVIDE A MORE EQUITABLE, ACCESSIBLE, AND HIGH QUALITY PARK SYSTEM FOR ALL, BUT GIVING PARKS TO NEIGHBORHOODS THAT DON'T HAVE ANY.

UP GRADES TO ONE THAT NEED UPGRADING, AND EXPANDING AND IMPROVING EXISTING PARKS.

>> THE CURRENT PLAN NO LONGER MEETS THE NEEDS OF A 21ST- CENTURY CITY.

WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING IS A NEW PLAN THAT ENVISIONS THE CREATION OF 100 NEW ACRES OF PARK SPACE OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS, COUPLED WITH A DRAMATIC INCREASE IN EQUITABLE FINANCING AND NEIGHBORHOODS.

>> Reporter: THE OLD PARK STANDARD WAS BASED ON ACREAGE.

FOR EVERY 1000 RESIDENTS, 2.8 ACRES WAS ALLOTTED TO COMMUNITY AND NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS.

THE NEW MASTER PLAN TRANSITION TO A RECREATIONAL VALUE-BASED STANDARD, WHICH PROMOTES PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND CREATING A SAFE, ACTIVE SPACE FOR THE COMMUNITY.

GLORIA'S INITIATIVE CALLS ON THE CITY COUNCIL TO ESTABLISH A CITYWIDE IMPACT FEE PAID BY HOUSING DEVELOPERS THAT WILL ALLOW THE CITY TO FUND PART PROJECTS.

>> THIS PARTICULAR PARK WAS A HARD-FOUGHT VICTORY FOR THIS COMMUNITY.

THIS IS A DENSE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH A LOT OF HOUSING, SO THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD QUALITY OF LIFE HERE.

>> Reporter: THAT PARK IS IN CITY HEIGHTS.

JOSEPHINE AND HER FAMILY ENJOY THE PARK ON A DAILY BASIS.

>> IT MEANS EVERYTHING TO MY KIDS.

THEY LOVE COMING TO THE PARK EVERY DAY.

THEY ARE HERE CONSTANTLY.

THEY ENJOY RUNNING, PLAYING, RIDING THEIR BIKE.

>> Reporter: THE PARK PROVIDES A SAFE SPACE FOR THIS COMMUNITY.

>> WE DO NEED THE HELP TO GET THE PARK LEANED UP FOR HER KIDS.

>> Reporter: CURRENTLY THE CITY OWNS AND MAINTAINS MORE THAN 42,000 ACRES OF PARK ASSETS ACROSS 54 COMMUNITIES.

THE PLAN IS EXPECTED TO GO BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL THIS SUMMER.

KPBS NEWS .

>>> THE HEAT IS ON IN THE DESERTS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY, AS AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT WITH DANGEROUSLY HIGH TEMPERATURES THAT ARE EXPECTED.

JESSICA PASHA HAS THE DETAILS IN YOUR FORECAST.

>>> GET READY FOR SOME SERIOUS HEAT OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WE DO HAVE SOME EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR SOME OF THE DESERTS.

ON TOP OF THAT, WE WILL BE NEAR RECORD WARM FOR SOME OF YOU.

NOT NEAR THE COAST, WHERE WE TALK ABOUT MORNING FOG IN CLOUD COVER, AS WE DO HAVE THE ONSHORE FLOW.

IT MEANS YOU WON'T BE AS WARM AS THE REST OF THE REGION.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

FURTHER INLAND AMMA THAT IS WHERE THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT.

BORREGO SPRINGS, YOU ARE ONE OF THOSE SPOTS THAT IS UNDER AND EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING.

KEEP THAT IN MIND.

TRY TO LIMIT ANY KIND OF OUTDOOR ACTIVITY YOU ARE GOING TO BE DOING IN THAT REGION.

TONIGHT, TEMPERATURES ARE DROPPING DOWN INTO THE MID-60s, ONLY IN THE METRO, WITH AN INCREASING CLOUD COVER OUT THERE THREAD WE WILL BE DEALING WITH THE FOG HERE.

TEMPERATURES DROPPING OFF THE 61, OCEANSIDE.

RAMONA 56.

BORREGO SPRINGS NOT EVEN DROPPING OUT OF THE 70s FOR THE OVERNIGHT LOWS, AND YOU WILL NOTICE ALL OF THE CLOUD COVER THAT IS OFFSHORE SLOWLY MOVING FURTHER INLAND AS THE WIND PUSHES IT ONSHORE, PUSHING IN A LITTLE BIT OF MOISTURE, BUT THE CLOUDS WILL CLEAR IN THE AFTERNOON, AND WE SEE MORE IN THE WAY OF SUNSHINE.

THURSDAY IS NOT QUITE AS HOT HERE FOR MOST OF CENTRAL, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, UP INTO NEVADA, BUT THE SIZZLING HEAT MOVES FURTHER SOUTH DOWN INTO SOME OF THE DESERT REGIONS THAT ARE GOING TO BE JUST SO, SO HOT FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.

WE ARE TALKING TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT FOR SOME OF YOU.

TEMPERATURES TOMORROW AFTERNOON EATING BACK UP INTO THE MID TO UPPER 80s.

THEN FRIDAY, THE LARGE HEAT DOME ONLY CONTINUES.

NEAR THE COAST, NOT A WHOLE LOT OF CHANGE.

TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 60s TO LOW 70s.

FURTHER INLAND, MID-80s OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS, THEN DROPPING OFF AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK.

IN THE MOUNTAINS, TEMPERATURES INTO THE UPPER 70s.

AFTER THAT, UPPER 60s BY THE WEEKEND, AND IN THE DESERT, THE HEAT IS ON WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING OFF BY THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEKEND.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I AM METEOROLOGIST JESSICA PASHA.

>>> THAT EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING WILL RAISE THE RISK FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES AS WELL.

COUNTY OFFICIALS ARE REMINDING EVERYONE TO DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS WHEN SPENDING TIME OUTDOORS.

IF YOU DON'T HAVE AIR CONDITIONING, SEVERAL COUNTY FACILITIES WILL BE OPEN AS COOL ZONES, AND YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE AT COOL ZONES.ORG.

>>> CALIFORNIA HEALTH REGULATORS HAVE LONG BEEN FAULTED FOR DOING TOO LITTLE TO ENSURE THAT THE STATES 88,000 ELDERLY AND DISABLED PEOPLE IN NURSING HOMES RECEIVE PROPER CARE.

NOW, AS WE REPORT, AN IDEA IS BEING FLOATED THAT CRITICS SAY WOULD GOT NURSING HOME OVERSIGHT.

>>> WE ARE STILL DEALING WITH THE EFFECT THAT WHAT HAPPENED AT THIS PLACE.

>> Reporter: PALOMAR VISTA NURSING HOME LAST SPRING, NEEDING CARE FOR A FOOT WOUND.

THE 57-YEAR-OLD SAID IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE WORST PLACE FOR HIM.

>> I ALMOST GOT MY FOOT AMPUTATED BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T TAKING CARE OF MY WOUNDS, MY TREATMENT.

>> Reporter: HALLIBURTON SAYS HIS EXPERIENCE WAS JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF POOR TREATMENT AT THE FACILITY.

>> I WITNESSED EVERYTHING FROM WOUND CARE TO NOT BEING CHANGED, TO BEING TREATED UNFAIRLY, BEING NOT LISTENED TO.

I HAVE WITNESSED SO MANY THINGS THAT WOULD MAKE YOU CRY.

LITERALLY, MAKE YOU CRY.

>> Reporter: FELICIA IS A NURSING HOME INSPECTOR FOR THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH.

SHE TOLD STATE LEGISLATORS LAST YEAR THE STORIES OF INADEQUATE CARE ARE COMMONPLACE.

>> I HAVE BEEN WELL AWARE OF THE POOR INFECTION CONTROL PRACTICES, AND QUALITY OF CARE IN MANY OF OUR NURSING HOMES PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC.

THE HIGH RATES OF DEATH IN THESE FACILITIES DURING THE PANDEMIC, UNFORTUNATELY, COMES AS NO SURPRISE.

>> Reporter: DESPITE ALL OF THIS, THEY ARE NOW MULLING A POST PANDEMIC REMODEL OF THE OVERSIGHT SYSTEM BEING PUSHED BY THE NURSING HOME INDUSTRY.

THE AGENCIES DRAFT PLAN WOULD REQUIRE INSPECTORS TO THE CENTERS AND HOMES A FEW TIMES EACH MONTH TO ADVISE STAFF ON HOW TO REVERSE SUBSTANDARD CARE.

THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF LIFE CARE CENTER OF VISTA AND CARLSBAD BY THE SEA CARE CENTER SAYS THE IDEA WOULD BE A DRAMATIC IMPROVEMENT OVER THE CURRENT INSPECTION SYSTEM.

>> IT IS VERY MUCH, GOTCHA.

I FOUND, OH, YOU KNOW, THE TEMPERATURE OF THE BREAKFAST WAS 2 DEGREES BELOW WHAT IT SHOULD'VE BEEN, OR THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS HIS SUPPORT OF THE NEW APPROACH HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HIS OTHER ROLE AS CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER OF MARINER HEALTHCARE.

THE GROUP IS BEING SUED BY THE STATE FOR UNDERSTAFFING IS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA NURSING HOMES, FALSIFYING ITS RATINGS TO BOOST PROFITS, AND FAILING TO REPORT ANY OF THE NUMEROUS SEXUAL ASSAULTS AT ITS FACILITIES.

STEINBERG SAYS HIS ADVOCACY FOR REVAMPING THE INSPECTION SYSTEM BEGAN LONG BEFORE THE LAWSUIT.

>> I DO THINK A LITTLE BIT MORE HUMANITY IN COLLABORATION WOULD POTENTIALLY GO A LONG WAY.

>> Reporter: IN AN EMAIL, THEY SAID THE PRINCIPAL WAS TO ESTABLISH A MORE FREQUENT PRESENCE IN NURSING HOMES.

THE EMAIL GOES ON TO SAY THAT IF THE NEW METHOD IS IMPLEMENTED, CPH WILL STILL CARRY ABOUT ITS, QUOTE, DISTINCT REGULATORY ENFORCEMENT ROLE.

ADVOCATES FOR NURSING HOME RESIDENTS CALL THIS AN IMPOSSIBLE PROMISE.

>> WHAT ARE THEY GIVING UP?

THE OBVIOUS ANSWER IS THEY WOULD BE GIVING UP ENFORCEMENT.

THEY WOULD BE GIVING UP COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION.

4 A STAFF LAWYER FOR THE CALIFORNIA ADVOCATES OF NURSING HOME REFORM.

IT ONLY TAKES CPH AN AVERAGE OF 636 DAYS TO INVESTIGATE COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE FACILITIES STATEWIDE.

HAVING THE AGENCY INSPECTORS TAKE ON CONSULTING ROLES WOULD ALSO POSE A GIANT CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

>> IF YOU GOT PULLED OVER BY A POLICE OFFICER FOR SPEEDING, AND THE POLICE OFFICER JUMPED IN THE CAR WITH YOU AND SAID DRIVE AROUND AND SHOW ME YOUR SKILLS AND I WILL TAKE YOU.

MAC ADVOCATES SAY INSPECTORS TOLD HIM THEY ARE AGAINST THE IDEA.

A LAWYER FOR THE CDP AGE INSPECTORS UNION DID NOT RETURN PHONE CALLS.

HALLIBURTON SAYS HIS FOOT STILL HASN'T RECOVERED.

AN INVESTIGATION INTO HIS CLAIMS CONCLUDED PALOMAR VISTA FAILED TO PROVIDE HIM WITH PROPER WOUND CARE.

IT IS WHY HE IS OPPOSED TO A CHANGE THAT WOULD REDUCE THE CDP AGE WATCHDOG ROLE.

>> THAT WOULD BE THE WORST THING EVER, PERIOD.

WE NEED THEM TO BE OUR POLICE.

THAT IS WHAT THEY SHOULD BE.

OUR POLICE.

ALMOST LIKE WHEN YOU CALL 911, THE POLICE SHOW UP AND TAKE CARE OF YOU.

>> Reporter: KPBS NEWS .

>>> IN A STATEMENT, PALOMAR VISTA SAID IT COULD NOT DISCUSS HALLIBURTON'S CLAIMS, BUT ADDED IT EARNESTLY DISAGREES WITH THE SUGGESTION THAT ANYONE AT THE FACILITY WAS IGNORED OR MISTREATED, AND SAID THE STAFF IS WELL TRAINED IN WOUND CARE.

>>> I AM JUDY WOODRUFF.

TONIGHT ON "NEWS HOUR", A NEW ISRAELI GOVERNMENT OF UNLIKELY PARTNERS MOVES TO OUST NETTEN HOT TO.

THIS AFTER THE "EVENING EDITION" OF KPBS.

>>> YET ANOTHER CYBER ATTACK ON A MAJOR U.S. COMPANY, THIS TIME HACKERS SHUT DOWN NINE BEEF PROCESSING PLANTS, AND AS ISABEL ROSALES REPORTS, IT COULD MEAN THAT YOU WILL HAVE A HARDER TIME FIGHTING THE MEAT AT THE GROCERY STORE.

>> Reporter: MICROSOFT AND THE PENTAGON AMONG OTHERS LEFT VULNERABLE TO HACKERS IN A BREACH.

PANIC AT THE PUMP, AFTER THE SHUTDOWN OF COLONIAL PIPELINE.

NOW, BEEF COULD BE HARDER TO FIND, AND MORE EXPENSIVE THAT YOUR GROCER.

>> WE WILL SEE MORE OF THIS BEFORE WE SEE LESS OF IT.

>> Reporter: A STRING OF CYBER ATTACKS IS TO BLAME.

CYBER SECURITY EXPERT JASON CRABTREE SAYS HACKERS ARE USING THE SAME PLAYBOOK, BUT AMERICANS ARE PAYING MORE ATTENTION.

>> IT'S AN INCREDIBLY PERSONAL AND DISRUPTIVE THING TO SAY I DON'T KNOW IF I'M GOING TO BUILD A GET GAS TO GO TO WORK, OR BRING BACK FOOD I NEED FOR MY FAMILY.

>> Reporter: THE LATEST RANSOMWARE ATTACK FORCED MEAT PRODUCER JBS TO CLOSE PROCESSING PLANTS IN THESE STATES.

>> A LOT OF ORGANIZATIONS ARE REALIZING THAT THEY DIDN'T THINK THAT THEY WERE A TARGET, OR THEY HAD A REALLY GOOD REPORT CARD.

THEY MAY HAVE LOOKED LIKE A REAL DUMPSTER FIRE FROM THE INTERNET AND THEY GET TARGETED.

>> Reporter: PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER TO STRENGTHEN CYBER SECURITY AND SHARE INFORMATION BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, BUT THE ORDER IS MOSTLY FOCUSED ON THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

CRABTREE SAYS COMPANIES NEED TO BETTER MONITOR THEIR DATA, PROTECT IT, AND BE MORE TRANSPARENT WHEN ATTACKS DO HAPPEN.

>> THIS IS SOLVABLE, BUT A LOT OF ORGANIZATIONS HAVE MADE THE CHOICE NOT TO BRING IN THE EXPERTS OR THE TECHNOLOGY OR THE MATURITY TO DO SO.

>> Reporter: KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS ASKING STATES TO USE SOME NEW GOVERNMENT FUNDING TO HELP WORKING PARENTS.

STATES ARE SLATED TO RECEIVE $350 BILLION FROM THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN.

THEY POINTED TO DISRUPTION IN CHILDCARE IS ONE OF THE ISSUES CAUSING A WORKERS SHORTAGE.

THERE ARE CURRENTLY A RECORD IT .1 MILLION JOB OPENINGS.

THE CHAMBER IS ALSO PROVING FOR INVESTMENT AND WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAMS.

SECOND CHANCE HIRING FOR THOSE WITH A CRIMINAL RECORD, AND IMMIGRATION LAW REFORMS.

>>> AS WE, THE PANDEMIC ISOLATION AND COVID GUIDELINES CONTINUE TO BE UPDATED, KIDS MAY NEED HELP ADJUSTING TO THE CHANGES, AND NEW EXPECTATIONS AROUND THEM.

WE GOT EXPERT ADVICE TO HELP EASE THE STRESS AND THE ANXIETY THAT MAY COME WITH GETTING BACK TO NORMAL.

>> Reporter: FOR MORE THAN A YEAR, WE HAVE HAD MASKS, SOCIAL DISTANCING, AND FOR SOME, VIRTUAL LEARNING IN OUR LIVES.

NOW WITH VACCINATIONS, AND LOWER COVID CASE COUNTS, THINGS ARE INCHING BACK TO THE WAY THEY WERE, AND THAT IS NOT ALWAYS EASY, EITHER.

>> YOU MAY HAVE SOME KIDS THAT ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT GETTING BACK TO NORMAL AT FIRST, AND OTHERS WHO ARE A LITTLE MORE HESITANT.

>> Reporter: THERE ARE SOME THINGS YOU CAN DO TO HELP YOUR CHILDREN ADJUST TO CHANGING COVID-19 GUIDELINES.

FIRST, SIMPLY TALK TO THEM, SAYS A LICENSED THERAPIST IN THAT STRONG FOR LIFE PROGRAM.

>> THE EXPECTATION HAS BEEN ONE THING, AND SUDDENLY IT CHANGES.

WE CAN'T JUST EXPECT KIDS TO ADAPT AND NOT UNDERSTAND WHY.

>> Reporter: TO START THE CONVERSATION, ASK WHAT THEY KNOW.

>> IS WHAT THEY HEARD EVEN ACCURATE AND TRUE, AND IF NOT, GENTLY, YOU WANT TO CORRECT THE MISINFORMATION.

>> SHE SAYS SHE IS SIMPLE, STRAIGHTFORWARD LANGUAGE TO LET THEM KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO EXPECT.

>> IF A POLICY OR PRACTICE HAS CHANGED AT SCHOOL OR A CAMP OR SOMEWHERE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT THEY ARE USED TO GOING OVER THE PAST YEAR, HELP THEM UNDERSTAND WHAT IT WILL BE LIKE WHEN THEY GO NEXT TIME.

>> Reporter: FINALLY, SHE SAYS TO KEEP A SAFE AND OPEN ENVIRONMENT THEY CAN CONTINUE THE DIALOGUE WITH YOU.

>> LET THEM KNOW THAT THEY CAN COME BACK TO YOU WHENEVER THEY WANT OR NEED, IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE INFORMATION, YOU WILL FIND OUT AND YOU WILL GET BACK TO THEM.

>> Reporter: FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I AM MITIGATED.

>>> A CALIFORNIA TEEN TOOK ON A MOTHER BEAR IN HER BACKYARD, WHEN HER DOGS GOT IN WAY OVER THEIR HEADS.

IT WAS ALL CAUGHT ON VIDEO.

WE SPOKE WITH THE FAMILY ABOUT THE CLOSE ENCOUNTER.

>> Reporter: A MAMA BEAR WALKING ON A BACKYARD WALL WITH HER TWO CUBS.

WHEN THE HOMEOWNERS THREE DOGS RUSHED TOWARD HER, THE BEAR TRYING TO PROTECT HER BABIES PICKS UP ONE OF THE DOGS BY ITS VEST, THEN WATCH AS HALEY LUNGES AT THE BEAR AND PUSHES HER OFF OF THE LEDGE.

NOW, WATCH THE VIDEO AGAIN, KNOWING THAT HALEY IS JUST 17 YEARS OLD.

>> IN THAT MOMENT, I DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME TO THINK.

I WENT OVER TO THE BEAR, AND THE FIRST THING I THINK TO DO IS TO PUSH THE BEAR OFF OF THE LEGEND IS STANDING ON, AND IT WILL HOPEFULLY RELEASE MY DOG.

AND SOMEHOW, THANK GOD IT WORKS.

>> Reporter: SHE THEN PICKS UP HER DOCS AT FRONT INSIDE.

>> Reporter: WHAT WAS GOING THROUGH YOUR MIND WHEN YOU WERE FACE-TO-FACE WITH THIS BEAR?

>> HONESTLY, THE ONLY THING I HAD IN MIND WAS TO PROTECT MY DOGS, AND THAT IS WHAT I DID.

>> Reporter: HER FRANTIC PARENTS CAN BE HEARD SHOUTING AT HER IN THE BACKGROUND.

>> IT IS HORRIFYING TO SEE YOUR DAUGHTER APPROACH A HUGE BEAR, AND JUST THINKING THAT THE BEAR COULD HAVE SWIPED AT HER FACE, AND WE WOULD BE HAVING ANOTHER KIND OF NEWS TODAY.

>> Reporter: WILDLIFE EXPERTS SAY THE BEAR WAS SIMPLY TRYING TO PROTECT HER CUBS.

CALIFORNIA ONLY HAS AMERICAN BLACK BEARS.

>> THEY ARE NOT INHERENTLY AGGRESSIVE TOWARDS HUMANS OR PETS.

SHE WAS REACTING TO THE PERCEIVED THREAT OF THE DOGS, AND IF THIS ANIMAL WAS INHERENTLY AGGRESSIVE, THOSE DOCS PROBABLY WOULD HAVE GOTTEN ATTACKED INSTEAD OF JUST SWIPED AT.

>> DO NOT PUSH BEARS.

DO NOT GET CLOSE TO BEARS.

YOU DON'T WANT TO GET UNLUCKY.

I JUST HAPPENED TO COME OUT UNSCATHED.

>>> ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.

>>> EXPERTS SAY IF YOU DO COME FACE-TO-FACE WITH A BEAR, DO NOT TOUCH IT OR PUSH IT.

INSTEAD, MAKE A LOT OF NOISE TO SCARE IT AWAY.

>>> A BIG HONOR FOR FERNANDO TUTTY'S JUNIOR.

HE WON THE PLAYER OF THE MONTH OF WARD FOR MAY, DESPITE MISSING SEVERAL GAMES TO COVID- 19 PROTOCOLS.

THE 22-YEAR-OLD HIT NINE HOME RUNS, DROVE IN 26, AND BATTED 0.353.

HE ALSO STOLE 8 BASIS TODAY, AND BECAME THE FASTEST SHORTSTOP IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL HISTORY TO REACH 50 CAREER HOME RUNS.

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