
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Season 1 Episode 3339 | 27m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
What's a better use for open space: affordable housing or a public park?
What's a better use for open space: affordable housing or a public park? That's the debate happening tonight in a North County community.Plus, Mayor Todd Gloria's plan for a massive homeless shelter has stirred controversy. Find out when the public could be invited to weigh in. And two pandas are making the journey from China to the San Diego Zoo, but it could still be a while before visitors get
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Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Season 1 Episode 3339 | 27m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
What's a better use for open space: affordable housing or a public park? That's the debate happening tonight in a North County community.Plus, Mayor Todd Gloria's plan for a massive homeless shelter has stirred controversy. Find out when the public could be invited to weigh in. And two pandas are making the journey from China to the San Diego Zoo, but it could still be a while before visitors get
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CALL 1-800-BILL-HOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM .
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AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU, THANK YOU.
>>> GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I'M MAYA TRABULSI.
FIRE CREWS ARE WORKING TO CONTAIN A BRUSH FIRE THAT BURNED IS THE CLOSE TO HOMES NEAR TORREY PINES NATURAL RESERVE.
WE BROUGHT IT TO U.S.
BREAKING NEWS YESTERDAY.
THE FIRE IS 50% CONTAINED.
IT STARTED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF CARMEL VALLEY ROAD AND DELMAR SCENIC PARKWAY.
2500 PEOPLE WERE EVACUATED FROM THEIR HOMES, AND THANKFULLY, NO STRUCTURES WERE DAMAGED.
ALL EVACUATION ORDERS HAVE SINCE BEEN LIFTED.
OUR MEDIA PARTNER SPOKE TO PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD NEARBY, WHO SAY THERE IS LITTLE TO NO TRACE OF THE FIRE TODAY.>> A LOT OF ONSHORE WIND WAS PUSHING A LOT OF IT THAT WAY.
>> IT'S REALLY NICE, YEAH, IT'S SURPRISING.>> IT WAS BURNING AT THE BOTTOM, AND IT WENT FROM NOTHING AND JUST INTERRUPT IT UP THE TRUNK.
>> NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED, BUT TWO OF THE FIREFIGHTERS WERE SENT TO THE HOSPITAL, DUE TO HEAT EXHAUSTION, AND HAVE SINCE BEEN RELEASED.
THE TORREY PINES STATE RESERVE PARK SAYS ALL TRAILHEADS ARE CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.>>> A VERY WARM, IF NOT HOT WEATHER PATTERN, ESPECIALLY IN THE INTERIOR.
TONIGHT, THE LOW TEMPERATURE IN BORREGO SPRINGS WILL DROP DOWN TO 80 DEGREES, NOT MUCH RELIEF DOWN THERE, WE GET DOWN TO 60 IN ESCONDIDO, 66 FOR YOUR LOW IN SAN DIEGO, AND THERE IS AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE FAR INLAND AREAS, IN EFFECT UNTIL 11:00 P.M. THURSDAY, WE LOOK AT HOW HOT THE WEEKEND WILL BE, IN JUST A BIT.
>>> ROMARE MEDICAL GROUP PHONES AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN DOWN FOR NEARLY TWO MONTHS.
ALEXANDER EXPLAINS HOW THAT IS AFFECTING PATIENTS, AND WHAT THE ISSUE MIGHT BE.>> DO THEY HAVE ANY MEDICAL RECORDS WHATSOEVER?
>> HE WAS ONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO WROTE TO KPBS DETAILING THE POLYMER HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP COMPUTER POWER OUTAGE.>> THE DOCTOR CANNOT COME UP WITH ANY CONCLUSIVE TREATMENT PLAN, THEY DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE PREVIOUS RECORDS.>> DOZENS CONTACTED KPBS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE.
ERIN ALLEN TOLD US NURSES HAD TO ASK WHAT THE DOCTORS DIAGNOSED HER WITH.
SHE WAS ABLE TO OBTAIN HER PRESCRIPTIONS SINCE THE OUTAGE BEGAN.
NEITHER HAS DAN MARTINEZ, FROM ESCONDIDO.
THEY DISCOVERED SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITIES ON CERTAIN COMPUTER SYSTEMS ON MAY 5, AND QUICKLY TOOK THOSE SYSTEMS OFF-LINE, TO PRESENT PREVENT THE SPREAD OF POSSIBLE MALWARE.
THEY ARE WORKING WITH A THIRD- PARTY.
MEDICAL CENTERS WERE UNAFFECTED, AND REMAIN FULLY OPERATIONAL.
THE COMPUTER SYSTEMS, HOWEVER, ARE STILL DOWN, NEARLY TWO MONTHS LATER.
THERE IS DEFINITELY A CYBER INCIDENT GOING ON.
>> TONY IS A CYBER SECURITY EXPERT AT EIGHT COMPANY HEADQUARTERED IN SAN DIEGO.
HE SAYS THIS RISE IN CYBER SECURITY ATTACKS ON HOSPITALS AND HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS, SO MUCH PERSONAL INFORMATION IS STORED THERE.>> AN ATTACK ON A REGULAR COMPANY THAT HAS INVOICING AND SOME PAYMENT INFORMATION, I'VE GOT A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF DATA, A MEDICAL FACILITY, SUDDENLY, IF I'VE MANAGED TO GET MEDICAL RECORDS AS WELL, I'VE GOT THIS VERY RICH DATA THAT INCLUDES YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER.
HE HAS RELEASED VERY LITTLE INFORMATION ABOUT THE INCIDENT.
THAT COULD BE A GOOD THING, BECAUSE BY LAW, THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IS TO NOTIFY PEOPLE IF THEIR PERSONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN COMPROMISED.
THE OTHER ALTERNATIVE IS THAT THE FBI IS INVOLVED, AND ASKS POLYMER NOT TO DISCLOSE ANY INFORMATION WHILE STILL INVESTIGATING.
POLYMER DID NOT RESPOND TO A REQUEST FOR COMMENT BY THE DEADLINE.
>>> SINCE PRESIDENT BIDEN'S EXECUTIVE ORDER INSTRUCTING ASYLUM WENT INTO EFFECT THREE WEEKS AGO, MIGRANT APPREHENSIONS AT THE BORDER HAVE DROPPED 40%.
THE ORDER BARS PEOPLE WHO CROSS THE BORDER ILLEGALLY FROM SEEKING ASYLUM WHEN A DAILY THRESHOLD IS MET.
THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY SAYS THE SEVEN DAY AVERAGE NUMBER OF APPREHENSIONS HAS DROPPED TO LESS THAN 2400 PER DAY.
IMMIGRATION IS ONE OF THE KEY ISSUES EXPECTED TO BE DISCUSSED DURING TOMORROW NIGHT'S PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE, WHILE THE CANDIDATES HAVE THE STUFF BEFORE, THE RULES ARE IN EFFECT THIS TIME AROUND.
JOE BIDEN AND - - JOE BIDEN AND FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AGREED TO MEET ON STAGE AFTER MONTHS OF BACK AND FORTH.
SO I WILL MEET CROOKED JOE ANYTIME, ANY PACE PLACE.
>> MAKE MY DAY, I'LL EVEN DO IT TWICE.>> THE FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE OF THE SEASON IS ALMOST HERE, AND ALTHOUGH IT'S A REMATCH OF 2020.>> THE RADICAL LEFT.
WILL YOU SHUT UP, MAN?
>> THERE ARE A COUPLE OF KEY CHANGES.
THERE IS NO STUDIO AUDIENCE.
SOME SAY THAT WILL HURT TRUMP, WHO TYPICALLY FEEDS OFF THE CROWD.
OTHERS PREDICT IT WILL MAKE HIS FORMANTS STRONGER.
>> IF I'M AN ADVISER, YOU HAVE TO BE POTENTIALLY CONCERNED.
MY PRESUMPTION WOULD BE HE WOULD BE A LITTLE MORE TONED DOWN, HE DOESN'T HAVE A CROWD TO POTENTIALLY REACT TO THINGS HE WOULD SAY.
>> THE MICROPHONES WILL BE MUTED EXCEPT FOR THE CANDIDATE WHOSE TURN IT IS TO SPEAK.
IF YOU LOOK BACK TO THE FIRST DEBATE OF 2020, IT IS CLEAR THAT IT HAS TO BE THAT WAY.
>> BIDEN WILL STAND AT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SCREEN, AND TRUMP WILL GET THE FINAL WORD OF THE NIGHT.
NO PROPS OR PREWRITTEN NOTES WILL BE ALLOWED ON STAGE, BUT BOTH CANDIDATES WILL BE GIVEN A PEN, A PAD OF PAPER, AND UP BOTTLE OF WATER.>>> YOU CAN WATCH A PBS NEWS SIMULCAST OF PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE RIGHT HERE ON KPBS.
COVERAGE OF THE DEBATE AND ANALYSIS STARTS AT 6:00 P.M.
TOMORROW NIGHT.
>>> SAN DIEGO MAYOR TODD GLORIA'S PROPOSAL FOR A 1000 BED HOMELESS SHELTER WILL GET A FIRST PUBLIC HEARING.
ANDREW, IF THE SHELTER IS APPROVED, IT WOULD BE THE LARGEST SHELTER IN CITY HISTORY.
HOW DID THIS PROPOSAL COME ABOUT?>> SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, MARY GLORIA'S OFFICE HAS BEEN APPROACHED BY A REAL ESTATE INVESTOR WHO PURCHASED A WAREHOUSE JUST EAST OF THE AIRPORT.
HE OFFERED TO LEASE THE SPACE FOR USE AS A HOMELESS SHELTER.
GLORIA AND SHE THE DEAL AND PRESENTED IT TO THE CITY COUNCIL IN CLOSED SESSION.
THE COUNCIL MET ANOTHER THREE TIMES, BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, TO DISCUSS THE PROPOSAL.
A SIGN OF DISCRIMINATE BETWEEN THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
SUPPORTERS OF THE PLAN ARGUED THE CITY DESPERATELY NEEDS MORE SHELTER BEDS, TO GET PEOPLE OFF THE STREETS, AND THAT SUITABLE LOCATIONS FOR SHELTERS ARE HARD TO COME BY, BUT CRITICS HAVE QUESTIONED THE PROPOSAL PRICE TAG, WHICH STILL HAS NOT BEEN MADE PUBLIC, AND THEY WEATHER - - THEY WONDER WHETHER OR NOT TAXPAYERS GET A FAIR DEAL.
IT WAS ANNOUNCED LATE MONDAY THAT THEY ARE READY TO DISCUSS THE SHELTER PROPOSAL IN A PUBLIC HEARING, AND TO PUT IT TO THE COUNCIL FOR AN UP OR DOWN VOTE, AND THAT'S LIKELY TO TAKE PLACE IN MID TO LATE JULY, AFTER BETTING FROM THE STATE ATTORNEYS AND BUDGET ANALYSTS.>> JUST HOW BADLY DOES SAN DIEGO NEED ADDITIONAL SHELTER BEDS?>> MEYER, THE CITY'S NEED FOR SHELTER IS TRULY DIRE, MOST PEOPLE WHO SHOW UP TO THE CITY SHELTERS ON A GIVEN DAY ARE TURNED OUR WAY, IS THERE IS SIMPLY NO ROOM, AND IF YOU ARE DISABLED, IT IS EVEN HARDER TO FIND A SHELTER BED.
TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, TWO MAJOR SHELTERS WILL BE CLOSING LATER THIS YEAR.
IF THE CITY CAN MANAGE TO PUT 1000 BEDS IN THIS WAREHOUSE, IT WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT HELP, GETTING MORE PEOPLE OFF THE STREET, BUT JUST RENOVATING THE WAREHOUSE TO MAKE IT HABITABLE WILL TAKE ABOUT 18 MONTHS.
BY NO MEANS IS THIS A QUICK SOLUTION.>> I'VE BEEN SPEAKING WITH ANDREW BOWEN, ANDREW, THANK YOU.>> I'M JEFF BENNETT, TONIGHT, ON THE NEWS HOUR, THE SUPREME COURT MISTAKENLY POSE A DRAFT OPINION IN A KEY IDAHO ABORTION CASE.
THE DETAILS, TONIGHT, AFTER EVENING EDITION KPBS.
>>> SAN DIEGO'S RISING COST OF LIVING IS MAKING IT HARDER FOR OLDER ADULTS TO STAY IN THEIR HOMES.
A SAN DIEGO COUNTY PILOT PROGRAM IS HELPING TO AVOID HOMELESSNESS USING MONTHLY RENTAL SUBSIDIES.
THEY ARE EXPANDING THE PROGRAM TO INCLUDE A SECOND ROUND OF HOUSEHOLDS.>> WHEN SANCHEZ RETIRED SIX YEARS AGO AFTER DECADES AS A MACHINIST, HE FELT READY TO LIVE WITHIN HIS MEANS.
[ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] SANCHEZ LIVES IN A ONE-BEDROOM APARTMENT IN UNIVERSITY CITY.
HE SAYS HE STARTED OUT PAYING $1700 PER MONTH ON RENT THERE.
AT THE TIME, THE MEDIAN RENT FOR A ONE-BEDROOM APARTMENT IN SAN DIEGO WAS $1950.
FIVE YEARS LATER, HE SPENDS $2700 PER MONTH ON RENT.
IN JUNE, THE MEDIAN RENT FOR A ONE-BEDROOM APARTMENT WAS $2350.
HE HAS CONSIDERED MOVING, BUT SAYS THERE AREN'T MANY BETTER OPTIONS.
[ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] SANCHEZ IS ONE OF MORE THAN 200 PARTICIPANTS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY'S RENTAL SUBSIDY PILOT PROGRAM, MEANT TO HELP HER ADULTS STAY IN THEIR HOMES AND CONNECT TO COUNTY SERVICES.
BEFORE GETTING THE SUBSIDY, HE HAD TO ASK HIS DAUGHTER FOR HELP PAYING RENT.
THE SPRING, COUNTY PROGRAM BEGAN SENDING $500 DIRECTLY TO HIS LANDLORD EACH MONTH.
[ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] THE COUNTY LAUNCHED THE RENTAL SUBSIDY PILOT PROGRAM IN 20?
WE.
IT IS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR HOUSEHOLDS.
PERSONS MUST MEET AN INCOME THRESHOLD.>> THE COAST - - THE COST OF HOUSING CONTINUES TO SOAR, MANY OF OUR SENIORS AND OLDER ADULTS ARE REALLY LIVING ON LOW AND FIXED INCOMES, AND SO, REALLY, WHAT WE FOUND IS THEY ARE REALLY BEING FORCED TO CHOOSE BETWEEN PAYING RENT, EATING, BUYING MEDICATION, AND THE DATA TELLS US THE OLDER ADULTS ARE REALLY REPRESENTING THE FASTEST GROWING AGE GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN SAN DIEGO.>> NEARLY HALF OF UNHOUSED OLDER ADULTS SURVEYED FOR THIS YEARS POINT IN TIME COUNT WERE HOMELESS FOR THE FIRST TIME.
MNS SAYS HOMELESSNESS CAN HAPPEN FOR LOTS OF REASONS.
LOSING A SPOUSE MIGHT NEED SUDDEN LOSS OF INCOME.
UNEXPECTED MEDICAL EVENTS BRING A HEFTY BILL.
IF THEY WERE WITH PARTNERS OR SPOUSES, THEY WERE WORKING, THERE'S JUST SOME KIND OF AN EVENT, OR SOMETHING THAT OCCURS.
>> RESEARCHERS SURVEYED THOUSANDS OF HOMELESS ADULTS ACROSS THE STATE IN 2021 AND 2022.
OVER AND OVER, THEY HEARD A LITTLE BIT OF FINANCIAL HELP COULD HAVE KEPT THEM IN THEIR HOMES.>> THEY'VE GOTTEN THREE TO $500 PER MONTH.
HAD THEY GOTTEN A ONE-TIME PAYMENT OF FIVE TO $10,000, OR A HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER, WHICH PAID THE DIFFERENCE, 30% OF THEIR INCOME AND RENT COST, IT WOULD HAVE STABILIZED THING, AND THEN ALLOWED THEM TO NOT HAVE THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL.
SO THAT INTERVENTION HELPS BOTH PEOPLE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THAT PAY FOR SOCIAL SERVICES.>> IF YOU GET TO A SHELTER, IT CAN BE COSTLY, A LOT DON'T GET TO A SHELTER.
THEY MIGHT NEED TO GO TO A NURSING HOME WHERE THEY OTHERWISE COULD HAVE AVOIDED IT.
THE TRUTH MATTERS, IF WE DON'T SPEND SMALL AMOUNTS OF THESE MONEY, WE SPEND IT ON THE BACK END, FOR THE WRONG OUTCOME.
FOR ONE THIRD OF MENTORS OVER 65, THEY SPEND A MAJORITY OF THEIR INCOME ON RENT.
SANCHEZ IS GETTING OTHER TYPES OF ASSISTANCE THAT PAY FOR FOOD AND CELL PHONE BILLS.
HE AND HIS WIFE HAVE BEEN ON THE WAITING LIST FOR SECTION 844 YEARS.
[ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] IN THE MEANTIME, THE SUBSIDY PROGRAM IS HELPING HIM STAY IN HIS APARTMENT.
COUNTY STAFF WILL CONNECT HIM AND OTHER ARTISANS WITH SERVICES THEY QUALIFY FOR DURING THE 18 MONTH PROGRAM.
WHEN IT ENDS, HE'S NOT SURE WHAT HE WILL DO NEXT.
IF YOU THINK YOU QUALIFY FOR THE COUNTY PILOT PROGRAM, YOU CAN FILL OUT AN APPLICATION ONLINE.
MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.
>>> KPBS IS HOSTING AN ONLINE PANEL DISCUSSION ON THE RISING COST OF LIVING IN SAN DIEGO.
JADE WILL SPEAK WITH EXPERTS ABOUT DRIVING FACTORS OF THOSE COSTS, AND EXPLORE COMMUNITY- BASED SOLUTIONS TO THE CRISIS.
IT WILL STREAM ON YOUTUBE, FACEBOOK, AND INSTAGRAM, TONIGHT AT 6:00 P.M., AND INSTAGRAM, TONIGHT AT 6:00 P.M.
THE SUPREME COURT WILL SAVE ITS BIGGEST OPINIONS OF THE TERM FOR ITS FINAL DAYS.
THE COURT ISSUED JUST TO OPINIONS TODAY, INCLUDING A BOOST TO FEDERAL AGENCIES FIGHTING THIS INFORMATION ONLINE.
KAREN HAS MORE ON WHY THEY ARE TAKING SO LONG TO CLEAR THE DOCKET.>> WITH THE CALENDARS SPEEDING TOWARD THE END OF JUNE, THE SUPREME COURT HAS A LOT OF WORK TO DO, INCLUDE HIGH- PROFILE OPINIONS THAT COULD SHAKE UP THE 2024 ELECTIONS.
>> SOMETIMES THE CASES WHERE THE JUSTICES ARE MOST DIVIDED ARE THE ONES THAT TAKE IN THE LUNGS TO DECIDE.
ON WEDNESDAY, THE COURT ISSUED JUST TO OPINIONS, THE FIRST RULING THAT THEY COULD CONTINUE TO PRESS SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS LIKE FACEBOOK AND ASKED TO CONTENT THE GOVERNMENT SEES AS MISINFORMATION AND COULD BE THE WORK OF FOREIGN AGENTS SEEKING TO DISRUPT ELECTIONS.
THEY RULED ESTATE AND SOCIAL MEDIA USERS THAT COUNTS THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION DID NOT HAVE THE STANDING TO BRING THE CASE.
A SECOND OPINION WITH THE SIX CONSERVATIVE JUSTICES WAS SEEN AS A NARROWING OF ANTICORRUPTION LAWS, STARTING WITH THE MAYOR ACCUSED OF ACCEPTING A BRIBE.
THE SUPREME COURT COULD SAVE BLOCKBUSTER RULINGS FOR THE TERMS FINAL DAYS, AMONG THEM, A RULING ON IDAHO'S STRICT ABORTION LAW, WHICH ACTIVISTS SAY AND THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION ARGUED CONFLICT WITH MANDATES REQUIRING DOCTORS TO STABILIZE PATIENTS IN AN EMERGENCY.>> IT HAS LONG BEEN ESTABLISHED LAW THAT EVERYBODY SHOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO GO TO AN EMERGENCY ROOM AND GET THE CARE THAT THEY NEED.
>> AND FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S CLAIM OF IMMUNITY FROM PERSECUTION FOR ALLEGED CRIMINAL ACTS WHILE IN THE WHITE HOUSE.>>> A BIG MILESTONE FOR A SOUTHBAY PROJECT THAT HAS BEEN MORE THAN 20 YEARS IN THE MAKING, BREAKING GROUND ON THE AYMARA BAY PROJECT, WHICH WILL BRING 1500 CONDOS, THE PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES 400,000 FT.2 OF COMMERCIAL SPACE.
OUR MEDIA PARTNER SPOKE WITH TO VISTA MAYOR JOHN McCANN, WHO SAYS IT WOULD PROVIDE A HUGE ECONOMIC NEWS TO THE CITY.
IT'S GOING TO BE THE ECONOMIC DRIVER FOR THE REGION, MAKING SURE THAT WE CAN BRING IN REVENUE TO REVITALIZE OUR OLDER COMMUNITIES.
WE HAD A POWER PLANT, WE HAD A FACTORY COMING OUT PEOPLE CAN HAVE PUBLIC ACCESS TO IT AND EVEN LIVE IN THE CHULA VISTA BAYFRONT.>> DMR BAY PROJECT IS PART OF THE CHULA VISTA BAYFRONT REDEVELOPMENT MASTER PLAN, INCLUDING A NEW PARK SET TO OPEN THIS FALL, AS WELL AS A RESORT AND CONVENTION CENTER, AND THAT IS SET TO OPEN NEXT SUMMER.
>>> THE HEAT IS SIZZLING THIS TIME OF YEAR, ESPECIALLY THIS WEEKEND, ACROSS THE INTERIOR.
IF YOU ROUND OUT THE WORK WEEK THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY, WE ARE CONSISTENTLY HOT LATE THIS WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND.
THERE WILL BE SOME WIND, AT TIMES, IN THE INLAND AREAS, AND SOME DEGREE OF FIRE DANGER, WATCHING AND TRACKING SOME SMALL-SCALE FIRES BREAKING OUT ON A DAILY BASIS IN PARTS OF CALIFORNIA.
WE'VE BEEN KEEPING UP WITH MOST OF THEM, WE KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR TROUBLE, WITH THIS KIND OF WEATHER PATTERN.
THERE WILL BE SOME BLOWING DUST AT TIMES, IN THE DESERT, AS WELL.
TONIGHT, WE ARE LOOKING AT 66 FOR THE LOW, EARLY THURSDAY MORNING, PARTLY CLOUDY, SOME CLOUDS IN COASTAL AREAS, IT WILL BE A HOT ONE IN THE DESERT ON THURSDAY, SO, AND EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS IN EFFECT IN PLACES LIKE BORREGO SPRINGS AND EAST OF LAGUNA, DOWN TO THE LOWER ELEVATIONS, UNTIL 11:00 P.M.
TOMORROW EVENING.
AND THE HEAT IS ON ACROSS THE INTERIOR SOUTHWEST, SOME ARE SEEING A LITTLE HINT OF MONSOON MOISTURE IN THE FOUR CORNERS REGION.
THEY'VE DONE A GREAT JOB THERE, WITH NO GROWTH, AND NOW CONTAINMENT IS MORE THAN 60%, AFTER NO GROWTH FOR THE PAST WEEK, WHICH HAS BEEN VERY GOOD NEWS.
IN THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT, BACK HOME, WE ARE LOOKING AT A HOT ONE, 111 DEGREES IN PERRIGO SPRINGS, UP IN THE MOUNTAINS, 75 IN MOUNT LAGUNA, SIMILAR TO THE COASTAL TEMPERATURES IN EL CAJON, ESCONDIDO, MID-80s.
COASTAL AREAS, A SLOW CRESCENDO, OR INTO THE 80s ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON, WITH SOME CLOUDS IN THE MORNING AND BRIGHTER AFTERNOON WEATHER.
INLAND AREAS ARE MAKING A RUN TO NEAR 90 DEGREE BENCHMARK, VERY WARM THIS WEEKEND.
INTO THE MOUNTAINS WE GO, SUNNY AND WARMER OUT THERE, INTO THE DESERTS WE GO, WITH TEMPERATURE REACHING 115 ON SUNDAY, REALLY STEAMY OUT THERE, 113 ON MONDAY.
>>> THE U.S. A WOMEN'S OLYMPIC SOCCER TEAM HEADS TO PARIS NEXT MONTH.
WITHOUT WAVE START ALEX MORGAN, IT COMES AS THERE IS A CHANGING OF THE GUARD.
EMMA HAYES NAMED HER ROSTER, INCLUDING MORGAN'S TEAMMATES, NAOMI AND JADEN.
MORGAN SHARED HER DISAPPOINTMENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT SAYS SHE WILL CHEER ON TEAM USA ALONG WITH THE REST OF THE COUNTRY.
TODD GLORIA IS CELEBRATING A NEW GENERATION OF PANDAS, COMING SOON TO SAN DIEGO ZOO.
KATIE SAYS ZOO VISITORS WILL STILL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL LATER THIS SUMMER TO SEE THE PANDA PAIR IN PERSON.
>> THE PANDAS WILL BE THE FIRST TO ARRIVE IN THE UNITED STATES IN 21 YEARS.
ONE ALREADY HAS A CONNECTION TO SAN DIEGO.
HIS MOTHER WAS BORN AT THE SAN DIEGO ZOO IN 2007.
THE SUIT DESCRIBES THE ANIMAL AS A INTROVERT.
THEY WON'T BE VIEWABLE TO THE PUBLIC FOR SEVERAL WEEKS AFTER THEIR ARRIVAL.>> ONCE THEY'VE ARRIVED IN SAN DIEGO, THEY WILL BEGIN AN ACCLAMATION, THAT WILL TELL US HOW THEY ARE DOING, HOW THEY ARE SETTLING IN, AND THEN WE WILL BE ABLE TO SHARE THE OPENING DATE WITH THE PUBLIC.
THE ZOO HAS RENOVATED THE PANDA HABITAT FOR THE NEW RESIDENTS.
VERTICAL STRUCTURES AND THE HILLSIDE WERE INSPIRED BY THE PANDA MOUNTAIN HABITAT IN CHINA.
THE GIANT PANDA HABITAT HAS GONE THROUGH AN ABSOLUTE TRANSFORMATION.
THE SIZE OF THE HABITAT I BELIEVE HAS QUADRUPLED, MAYBE EVEN QUINTUPLED, IT IS ENORMOUS.
WE'VE ALSO INCORPORATED A LOT OF TOPOGRAPHIC FEATURES THAT ARE GOING TO MAKE FOR AN EXCITING AND ENGAGING HABITAT.>> THE DECADES LONG PARTNERSHIP HAS HELPED IMPROVE THE GIANT PANDA STATUS FROM ENDANGERED TO VULNERABLE.
A SPOKESPERSON FROM THE NATIONAL ZOO TOLD NPR THERE ARE ABOUT 1900 PANDAS IN THE WILD, AND 800 IN ZOOS.
>>> THERE IS A PUSH TO MAKE SOCIAL MEDIA SAFER, LAST WEEK, THE SURGEON GENERAL SUGGESTED A TOBACCO STYLE WARNING, MANDY HAS TIPS ON HOW TO HELP CHILDREN AND TEENS USE SOCIAL MEDIA SAFELY.>> WHEN IT COMES TO SOCIAL MEDIA AND MENTAL HEALTH, FULL IMPACT IS STILL UNCLEAR, BUT EARLY RESEARCH SUGGESTS IT CAN AFFECT SELF- ESTEEM, SELF-IMAGE, CAN VACATION SKILLS, AND SO MUCH MORE.>> KIDS MIGHT BE ABLE TO CONNECT WITH OTHERS THAT THEY NORMALLY WOULDN'T CONNECT WITH.
THEY MIGHT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT SOMETHING NEW.
WE ALSO KNOW THAT THERE ARE DANGERS THAT COME WITH SOCIAL MEDIA USE.>> JODI SAYS ADULTS CAN HELP CHILDREN AND TEENS USE SOCIAL MEDIA SAFELY, BY SETTING CLEAR LIMITS, AND INCONSISTENT, HAVING OPEN AND HONEST CONVERSATIONS ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA USE, TALKING ABOUT THE POTENTIAL IMPACT IT HAS ON MENTAL HEALTH, AND RECOGNIZING SIGNS OF SOCIAL MEDIA USE PROBLEMS, ESPECIALLY IF IT APPEARS THERE IS A LOSS OF CONTROL.
THEY ARE GOING TO GREAT LENGTHS TO TRY TO GAIN ACCESS TO IT.
THEY ARE USING IT IN A REALLY EXCESSIVE WAY, HOURS AND HOURS AND HOURS, NOT BEING ABLE TO PUT IT DOWN, FEELING LIKE IT HAS CONTROL OVER THEM.
THEY MIGHT BE WITHDRAWING FROM FRIENDS AND ACTIVITIES THEY USED TO LOVE, IT MIGHT BE IMPACTING THEIR ABILITY TO JUST ENGAGE IN DAILY FUNCTIONS.>> THAT'S WHEN PARENTS SHOULD STEP IN AND HELP CHILDREN FIND SOME BALANCE, ENCOURAGING OTHER ACTIVITIES SITES BEING ON THEIR PHONES.
WE WANT THEM TO HAVE BALANCE, WANT THEM TO FEEL LIKE THEIR LIFE IS MORE THAN JUST ONE THING, AND IF THEY DON'T HAVE THAT ONE THING, EVERYTHING IS FALLING APART.>>> SEVERAL HIGH- PROFILE MUSIC TOUR CANCELLATIONS HAVE SPARKED SPECULATIVE ABOUT THE FUTURE OF CONCERTS.
THE INDUSTRY SAW A MAJOR BOOM AFTER THE COVID-19 LOCKDOWN.
THOSE DAYS COULD BE COMING TO AN END.>> FANS EXCITED FOR THE BLACK KEYS NORTH AMERICAN ARENA TOUR WERE SORELY DISAPPOINTED WHEN THE BAND ABRUPTLY ANNOUNCED CANCELLATION FOUR MONTHS BEFORE THE TOUR EVEN BEGAN.
AFTER OTHER HIGH-PROFILE CANCELLATIONS LIKE JENNIFER LOPEZ, IT APPEARS THE POST- PANDEMIC TOURING BOOM HAS COME TO AN END.
DO THESE CASES INDICATE THAT THE ARENA TOURS ARE NOT SELLING THAT WELL.
AFTER A SERIES OF SURPRISING TOUR CANCELLATIONS, ZACH BELIEVES THE POST-PANDEMIC TOURING BUBBLE HAS BURST.
SOME PEOPLE WERE REALLY EAGER TO GET BACK TO SEEING LIVE MUSIC, AS A RESULT OF THAT, PRICES FOR EVERYTHING WENT UP.>> THAT RISE IN TICKET PRICES COULD BE ONE FACTOR KEEPING AUDIENCES AWAY, AND IT'S NOT JUST CONCERTS.
A RECENT SURVEY FOUND MORE CONSUMERS PLAN TO SPEND LESS THIS SUMMER ON THINGS LIKE RESTAURANTS, TRAVEL, AND ENTERTAINMENT.
AN ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS SAYS IT COULD BE THE END OF WHAT ECONOMISTS CALLED REVENGE SPENDING.
>> BY 2023, EVERYBODY WAS PRETTY COMFORTABLE IT WAS OVER, AND PEOPLE WOUND UP SPENDING.
>> BIG-NAME ARTISTS LIKE BEYONCE AND TAYLOR SWIFT HAVE HAD SUCCESSFUL WORLD TOURS, LESS POPULAR ARTISTS ARE NOT FINDING THAT SAME LEVEL OF DEMAND.
SAYS IT IS ON THE ARTISTS AND THEIR TEAMS TO REASSESS HOW TO BEST TAKE ON THE NEW ERA OF TURIN.
>> ARTISTS, THERE IS AN REPRESENTATIVE'S NEED TO BE SAVVY ABOUT FINDING THE RIGHT SIZE VENUE, SOMETIMES NOT AN ARENA.
THE PRICE FOR ARTISTS TO GO ON TOUR HAS INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY, AFTER THE BOOM THE INDUSTRY SAW FOLLOWING THE PANDEMIC LOCKDOWN.
THE COST TO RENT GEAR AND OTHER EQUIPMENT TO PUT ON THE ARENA TOURS HAS INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY, MAKING IT HARDER FOR THESE ALL THE ARTISTS TO MAKE A PROFIT WITH THE STORES.>> YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
GOOD NIGHT.>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY THE BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH FLOODING, HEATING, AND AIR RESTORATION, FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.
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