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WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH THE ONGOING CROSS-BORDER POLLUTION CRISIS IN SOUTH COUNTY.

COMMUNITIES NEAR THE SEWAGE LACED TIJUANA RIVER HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING ELEVATED LEVELS OF SEWER GAS IN RECENT WEEKS.

LEVELS CAN WORSEN DURING HOT WEATHER LIKE LAST WEEK'S HEAT WAY.

OUR KPBS ENVIRONMENT REPORTER SAID THIS IS HIGHLIGHTING A GAP RESIDENTS HAVE FOUND IN THE PUBLIC ALERT SYSTEM.

>> IN SEVERAL SOUTH COUNTY COMMUNITIES, WHEN ELEVATED LEVELS OF SEWER GAS ARE DETECTED, SOME PEOPLE GET E- MAIL OR TEXT ALERTS.

IN MARCH, THE LEVELS IN NESTOR QUICK REGALLY EXCEEDED THE STATE STANDARD.

THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT SENDS THEM.

THE ADVICE PEOPLE TO LIMIT THEIR TIME OUTDOORS OR WENT TO SEE A DOCTOR.

BUT THE ALERTS ARE NOT SENT IN REALTIME.

BETHANY K SAID THAT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM BECAUSE THE INFORMATION IS NOT REACHING EVERYONE WHO NEEDS IT, OR WHEN THEY MAY NEED IT THE MOST.

>> EVEN WITH ALL THE EDUCATION AND MEDIA COVERAGE, PEOPLE STILL DON'T KNOW THAT IT IS SO DANGEROUS.

>> SHE LIVES IN IMPERIAL BEACH AND LICKS -- WORKS IN NESTOR.

THIS IS WHERE THERE IS CONSTANT SPILLAGE OVER THE US-MEXICO BORDER.

SHE IS ALSO PART OF THE TIJUANA RIVER COALITION.

THE GROUP RECENTLY PUSHED THE DISTRICT FOR A MORE EFFECTIVE ALERT SYSTEM.

SHE SAID IT SEEMS LIKE THEY LISTENED.

>> SOMEONE HAS TO TRIGGER THE ALERT.

AND IMMEDIATELY, THEY MADE SURE STAFF WAS GOING TO BE THERE EARLIER AND LATER SO THAT WE WOULD GET ALERTS ON FAMILIES BEFORE KIDS GO TO SCHOOL.

>> AS OF FRIDAY, THE DISTRICT HAS BEEN SENDING ALERTS AS EARLY AS 5:00 A.M.

AND AS LATE AS 10:00 P.M.

SHE SAYS IT IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

BUT A REALTIME SYSTEM WOULD BE MORE EFFECTIVE.

SHE SAID IT WILL ESPECIALLY BE NEEDED AS SUMMER APPROACHES.

THE DISTRICT DID NOT RESPOND TO A REQUEST FOR COMMENT.

TO SIGN UP FOR ALERTS AND APPLY FOR A FREE AIR PURIFIER, THE DISTRICT SAID TO VISIT ITS WEBSITE.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> OVERNIGHT, DROPPING TO THE LOW 60s.

WE WILL SEE A FEW CLOUDS OVERALL.

BUT WE HAVE GOTTEN PAST THE WORST OF THE HEAT WAVE AND EVEN MORE CHANGES ARE ON THE WAY.

WE WILL BREAK DOWN EXACTLY WHAT TO EXPECT COMING UP.

>>> U.S.

TROOPS ARE EXPECTED TO DEPLOY TO THE MIDDLE EAST IN THE COMING DAYS.

AT THE SAME TIME, PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IS SAYING A DEAL TO END THE WAR IS INSIGHT.

BUT AS LEE WALDMAN REPORTS, THAT SENTIMENT IS NOT GOODBYE IRAN.

>> AIRSTRIKES CONTINUE IN THE MIDDLE EAST IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA HIT ACCORDING TO THE PRESIDENT.

NINE PEOPLE WERE HURT AFTER AN IRANIAN MISSILE LAUNCH, OFFICIALS SAID.

IN THE COMING DAYS, PROXIMALLY 1000 SOLDIERS WITH THE ARMY'S 82nd AIRBORNE DIVISION ARE EXPECTED TO DEPLOY TO THE MIDDLE EAST ACCORDING TO TWO SOURCES FAMILIAR WITH THE MATTER.

ONE OF THE SOURCES SAID THE BRIGADE WILL BE PREPARED TO BE CALLED UPON IF NEEDED.

>> THEY ARE SERIOUS ABOUT CONDUCTING SOME KIND OF A GROUND OPERATION IN IRAN WHALES WOULD YOU BE SENDING THE IMMEDIATE BRIGADE FROM THE 82nd AIRBORNE?

>> I WOULD NOT SUPPORT TROOPS GOING INTO IRAN.

NO IF'S, ANN'S OR BUTTS.

BUT I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT THIS ADMINISTRATION, AT LEAST IN TALKS WITH US, HAS NOT VOICE THEY WANT THAT EITHER.

>> THIS IS PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SAID THE U.S.

IS WINNING THE WAR AND CLOSE TO ENDING IT.

>> I CAN TELL YOU THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE DEAL.

AND WHO WOULDN'T IF YOU ARE THEM?

>> THE U.S.

HAS SHARED INFORMATION WITH REGIONAL SOURCES AND TOLD CNN AND ADDED THAT AMONG THE POINTS ARE LIMITS ON TEHRAN'S DEFENSE CAPABILITY, STATIONS OF SUPPORT FOR PROXIES AND AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF ISRAEL'S RIGHT TO EXIST.

ONE OF THE IRAN SEMIOFFICIAL NEWS AGENCIES SAID THAT IRAN WILL NOT ACCEPT A CEASE-FIRE AND BELIEVES IT WILL NOT BE LOGICAL FOR IT TO ENTER TALKS WITH THE UNITED STATES CITING A SOURCE WITH KNOWLEDGE OF THE DIPLOMATIC ACTIVITY.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE HIGHEST COURT IN THE LAND WILL DECIDE ON A SAN DIEGO CASE CENTERED ON TURNING AWAY ASYLUM-SEEKERS AT THE US-MEXICO BORDER.

THE BRING COURT HEARD ORAL ARGUMENTS OVER THE METERING POLICY YESTERDAY.

IT ALLOWED AGENTS TO TURN MIGRANTS AWAY BEFORE THEY REACH U.S.

SOIL.

CURRENTLY, FEDERAL LAW REQUIRES MIGRANTS TO BE PROCESSED AT A PORT OF ENTRY IF THEY CLAIM TO BE FLEEING PERSECUTION.

THE SUPREME COURT WILL DECIDE WHETHER MIGRANTS STOPPED ON THE MEXICO SIDE HAVE A LEGAL RIGHT TO SEEK ASYLUM AND THAT DECISION IS EXPECTED BY JUNE OR JULY.

>>> A UC SAN DIEGO RESEARCHER MEASURED THE IMPACT OF THIS WINTER'S MASS IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT OPERATION IN MINNESOTA.

OUR KPBS REPORTER SAID THE FINDINGS SHOW DECLINING TRUST IN LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AMONG OTHER CONSEQUENCES.

>> OPERATION METRO SURGE WAS UNPRECEDENTED IN TERMS OF SCALE.

AT ITS PEAK, THOUSANDS OF FEDERAL AGENTS OCCUPIED THE TWIN CITIES OF MINNEAPOLIS AND ST.

PAUL.

>> VIDEOS OF I.C.E.

AND WAR PATROL AGENTS ARRESTING IMMIGRANTS QUICKLY WENT VIRAL.

THE KILLING OF RENIE GOOD AND ALEX PREDI RESULTED IN NATIONWIDE PROTEST.

NOW UC SAN DIEGO PROFESSOR PUBLISHED RESULTS OF A SURVEY MEASURING EVERYTHING FROM LAW- ENFORCEMENT TO ECONOMIC OUTPUT.

>> LEARNING ABOUT AND UNDERSTANDING WHAT HAPPENED IN MINNESOTA HAS BECOME INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT NOT JUST TO DOCUMENT IT HISTORICALLY BUT ALSO TO KIND OF THINK ABOUT IF SAN DIEGO MIGHT BE NEXT OR IF LA MIGHT BE NEXT, HOW MIGHT STATES AND CITIES PREPARE?

>> IN THE SURVEY, ALMOST 60% OF TWIN CITY RESIDENTS SAY THEY ARE NOW LESS LIKELY TO TRUST LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.

AND THAT LACK OF TRUST MEANS THAT PEOPLE MAY NOT WANT TO CALL 911 IN THE FUTURE.

>> YOU CAN SEE IN MINNEAPOLIS AND AND ST.

PAUL AS WELL, LARGE PERCENTAGES OF RESIDENTS SAYING THEY ARE LESS LIKELY TO SEEK HELP FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT AS A RESULT OF HOW I.C.E.

AND BORDER PATROL CONDUCTED THEMSELVES DURING OPERATION METRO SURGE.

>> I.C.E.

DID NOT RESPOND TO A REQUEST FOR COMMENT.

THE SURVEY ALSO REVEALS THAT MORE THAN A THIRD OF MINNESOTA RESIDENTS MISSED WORK BECAUSE OF OPERATION METRO SURGE AND THE PEOPLE THAT MISSED WORK WERE NOT JUST UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS AFRAID OF BEING ARRESTED BY I.C.E.

THEY INCLUDE U.S.

CITIZENS AND IMMIGRANTS WITH LEGAL STATUS THAT COULDN'T WORK BECAUSE THEIR PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT WAS CLOSED OR THEIR CHILDCARE PROVIDERS WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

>> THEY MIGHT THINK IT IS SOMETHING ABSTRACT THAT DOES NOT AFFECT THEM.

BUT TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS THE PEOPLE THAT HELP US DO WHAT WE DO, OUR PROVIDERS AND CAREGIVERS BEING AFFECTED, THEN WE WILL BE AFFECTED AS WELL.

>> THEY SAY THE LOST WAGES FROM PEOPLE NOT WORKING ADD UP TO APPROXIMATELY $200 MILLION IN THE TWIN CITIES.

AND THAT HAS A DRAMATIC IMPACT ON THE LOCAL ECONOMY.

>> WE THINK ABOUT HOW A CITY LIKE SAN DIEGO OR CITIES LIKE MINNEAPOLIS AND ST.

PAUL ARE ABLE TO PAVE ROADS AND KEEP THE STREETLIGHTS ON.

IT IS FROM THE TAX REVENUE.

AND SO YOU HAVE THAT HUGE ECONOMIC LOSS THAT ACCRUES TO CITIES AS A RESULT OF PEOPLE NOT BEING ABLE TO WORK AND THEREFORE NOT BEING ABLE TO SPEND.

>> WHICH COULD MEAN TROUBLE FOR SAN DIEGO IF I.C.E.

DECIDES TO LAUNCH A SIMILAR OPERATION HERE.

THE CITY, ALREADY FACING A BUDGET DEFICIT.

GUSTAVO'S POLICE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> CALIFORNIA'S BIG-CITY MAYOR INCLUDING SAN DIEGO'S TODD GLORIA WENT TO SACRAMENTO TODAY.

OUR KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL SAID THEY ARE PLEADING WITH STATE LEGISLATORS FOR A BILLION DOLLARS TO FIGHT HOMELESSNESS.

>> 41,000 FORMERLY HOMELESS PEOPLE AT RISK OF RETURNING TO THE STREETS.

THAT IS WHAT CALIFORNIA'S BIG- CITY MAYORS SAY COULD HAPPEN IF FUNDING IS NOT RESTORED TO A PROGRAM CALLED H HAP, HOMELESS HOUSING ASSISTANCE AND PREVENTION.

FUNDING HAD BEEN CUT COMPLETELY FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR BUT IN 20 24- 2025, IT HAD FUNDED TO THE TUNE OF $1 BILLION.

THE LEGISLATURE IS NOW SAYING THAT THE PROGRAM WILL GET $500 MILLION IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.

SAN DIEGO MAYOR TODD GLORIA SAID THAT IS NOT ENOUGH.

HE AND HIS FELLOW MAYORS ARE ASKING THAT IT BE FUNDED AT $1 BILLION IN 2026, 2027.

>> LAST YEAR, THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO ACHIEVED A 14% REDUCTION IN HOMELESSNESS.

AUGERS THAT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE INVESTMENT BY THE STATE.

>> GLORIA SAID THE MONEY HELPS SAN DIEGO IN BOTH IMMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM WAYS WHEN IT COMES TO GETTING PEOPLE OFF THE STREETS.

>> IT HAPPENS TO HELP TO ADD 380 MORE SHALES OR BIDS -- SHELTER BEDS.

AND IT HAS HELPED TO BUILD A COMPREHENSIVE MULTIFACETED STRATEGY TO REDUCE HOMELESSNESS AND HELP US MORE THAN DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF SHELTERING OPTIONS TO GET PEOPLE INTO SAFER ENVIRONMENTS.

>> PARTICULARLY HEARTBREAKING IS WHAT HE HOMELESS MEANS FOR CHILDREN.

IT IS SOMETHING THE MAYORS OF ANAHEIM AND IRVINE TALKED ABOUT .

>> WE HAVE BUILT HOUSING FOR TRADITIONAL TRANSITIONAL AGE YOUTH COMING OUT OF THE FOSTER SYSTEM.

WE HAVE NEW FAMILIES OFF THE STREETS SO THAT KIDS HAVE STABLE HOUSING AS THEY ARE TRYING TO LEARN IN THOSE TENDER YEARS OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND JUNIOR HIGH.

>> AND WE EXPECT TO WHITTLE IT DOWN TO ZERO.

ZERO UNHOUSED KIDS BY THIS TIME NEXT YEAR.

>> THE MAYORS SAY THEY ARE MEETING WITH LEGISLATORS, PLEADING WITH THEM TO RESTORE FUNDING TO $1 BILLION AND TO MAKE THAT AMOUNT ADJUSTABLE FOR INFLATION IN COMING YEARS.

THE LEGISLATURE MUST HAVE A BUDGET READY TO SEND TO THE GOVERNOR BY JUNE 15TH.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE PADRES SEASON OPENER IS TOMORROW.

AND IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO DRIVE DOWNTOWN, KEEP IN MIND SPECIAL EVENTS PARKING RATES ARE NOW IN EFFECT.

OUR KPBS REPORTER BREAKS DOWN HOW MUCH THE CITY COLLECTED IN FEES LAST SEASON.

>> PARKING DOWNTOWN HAS ALWAYS BEEN TOUGH BECAUSE OF THE LIMITED SPOTS.

>> THEY NEED TO MAKE MORE PARKING FOR PEOPLE GOING TO THE GAMES.

>> AND IF YOU ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO SNAG A SPOT ON THE STREETS, BE PREPARED TO PAY MORE.

>> I'M NOT TOO HAPPY WITH THE PARKING FEES.

>> LAST FALL, THE CITY QUADRUPLED THE METER RATE FROM $2.50 AN HOUR, TO $10 AN HOUR DURING SPECIAL EVENTS DURING A HALF MILE OF THE PARK.

AND THE ENFORCEMENT PERIOD WAS EXTENDED TO 10:00 P.M.

MARK BARTLETT SAID THE HIGH COST IS MAKING HIM THINK ABOUT TAKING PUBLIC TRANSIT TO CATCH THE GAME WITH HIS FAMILY.

>> WE WOULD ALWAYS PARK ON THE STREETS.

ESPECIALLY DURING A CUT OFF TIME AT 5:00, 6:00 P.M.

ON A GAME NIGHT.

BECAUSE YOU WOULD GET AWAY WITH FREE PARKING.

NOW I KNOW THEY ARE PUSHING IT BACK SPECIFICALLY DURING PADRES GAMES.

>> THIS IS ALSO AFFECTING BUSINESSES AROUND THE BALLPARK, ESPECIALLY THE RESTAURANTS AND BARS.

>> IT WILL HAVE A BIGGER EFFECT ON US THIS SEASON.

>> ERIC OCHOA IS THE ASSISTANT MANAGER HERE AND SAID THAT SINCE THE CITY INCREASED THE ENFORCEMENT PERIOD, PEOPLE DON'T STAY AS LONG.

>> PEOPLE ARE MORE WILLING TO STAY LONGER AND AFTER HAPPY HOUR AND INTO DINNER BECAUSE THE PARKING WAS WHERE THEY DID NOT HAVE TO PAY ANYMORE.

BUT NOW I FEEL LIKE THEY ARE NOT GETTING A LATE NIGHT RUSH.

>> BEFORE THE FEES WENT INTO EFFECT, THE CITY MADE ABOUT $2100 PER GAME.

AFTER THE FEES, IT WAS $23,000.

>> THE CITY SAID AFTER THEY RAISED THE RATE LAST YEAR, THEY MADE ABOUT $300,000 FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PADRES SEASON.

THIS WILL BE THE NEW READ.

>> I THINK IT IS GREAT IF THEY USE IT THE RIGHT WAY.

>> SOME SAY THE BEST WAY TO AVOID PAYING THE FEE IS TO -- >> JUST COMMUTE.

>> BUT BARTLETT SAID IT IS NOT AS EASY FOR HIM TO TAKE HIS FAMILY ON THE TROLLEY.

>> IT MAY PUSH US TO TRY BUT I WILL STILL PAY THE OUTRAGEOUS PARKING FEES DOWNTOWN.

WHETHER IT IS A PARKING GARAGE OR A STALL.

>> ALEXANDER WYN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> MORE BAD NEWS AT THE PUMP.

SAN DIEGO IS GETTING EVEN CLOSER TO THE $6 MARK FOR A GALLON OF GAS ACCORDING TO DAILY TRACKING FROM AAA.

CURRENTLY, THE AVERAGE COST FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR IS $5.90.

ISIS HAVE JUMPED NEARLY 30 CENTS IN THE PAST WEEK.

MUCH OF THIS IS GIVEN BY THE JOINT ATTACK ON CHANNEL 11 BY THE U.S.

AND ISRAEL THE PAST MONTH.

AS JOHN LAWRENCE REPORTS, IT IS A TREND BEING FELT NATIONWIDE.

>> THIS IS $60.

IT IS WHAT IT IS AT THIS POINT.

>> THE COST OF FILLING OUT KEEPS GOING UP DUE TO THE U.S.

WAR WITH IRAN.

>> TRUMP RAN ON A CAMPAIGN.

SO I WILL SAY HE WENT BACK ON HIS WORD.

>> PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SAID HE BELIEVES THE U.S.

AND IRAN WILL COME TO TERMS ON AN AGREEMENT THAT WILL END THE CONFLICT.

>> WE HAVE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE DOING IT.

THE OTHER SIDE, I CAN TELL YOU THEY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A DEAL.

AND WHO WOULDN'T IF YOU ARE THEM?

>> THE WAR WITH TEHRAN HAS DISRUPTED TANKER TRAFFIC THROUGH THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ CHOKING OFF ABOUT 20% OF THE WORLD'S WILL SUPPLY.

>> I THINK THEY ARE GOING TO START PLAYING HARDBALL AND THAT AS COLLATES THE RISK THAT THIS WILL BE DRAGGED ON FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME.

AND CONSUMERS, THROUGH HIRED DIESEL AND, FUEL AND JET PRICES, WILL HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF STICKER SHOCK THAT COULD LINGER.

>> POSSIBLY LINGERING FOR PEOPLE AS THEY PLAN THEIR SUMMER VACATIONS.

>> TRAVEL HAS BEEN A TOP PRIORITY.

A LOT OF TRAVELERS THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

AND THAT HAS BEEN NOTABLE WITH GOING SOMEWHERE THAT IS A POPULAR DESTINATION.

YOU MAY BE PAYING SLIGHTLY HIGHER COST TO GET DOWN THERE.

>> I'M JOHN LAWRENCE REPORTING .

>>> THERE IS A NEW PUSH TO PROTECT YOUNG ATHLETES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

SUPERVISOR JIM DESMOND IS ASKING THE COUNTY TO FUND A PROJECT THAT WOULD PROVIDE YOUTH SPORTS TEAMS WITH AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR'S.

THE DEVICES CAN HELP SAVE LIVES IN THE EVENT OF A CARDIAC ARREST.

A REPORT SHOWS MORE THAN THREE IN FOUR SPORTS LEAGUES IN THE COUNTY DO NOT HAVE GUARANTEED ACCESS TO ONE.

EIGHT COUNTY PARKS DO NOT HAVE ONE AT ALL.

ONE LOCAL ADVOCACY GROUP SAID IT IS WORTH THE COST.

>> WHAT MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW IS IT IS ALSO ONE OF THE LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH IN YOUTH.

IN FACT, THE NUMBER ONE KILLER TO STUDENT ATHLETES AND LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH ON SCHOOL CAMPUSES.

>> A NEW STATE LAW WILL REQUIRE SPORTS LEAGUES TO HAVE DIFFER BLEEDERS AT ACTRESSES AND GAMES BY 2028 -- DEFIBRILLATORS AT GAMES BY 2028.

THEY ESTIMATE IT WILL COST $880,000.

>>> WE ARE INCHING TOWARD THE END OF THE SEMESTER AND IT IS TIME WHEN STUDENTS MAY FEEL UNEASY ABOUT END OF THE YEAR PROJECTS AND TESTS.

WE HAVE THE SUBTLE SIGNS OF ACADEMIC ANXIETY AND HOW PARENTS CAN HELP STUDENTS COPE.

>> SCHOOL IS STILL IN SESSION BUT SUMMER BREAK IS ON THE HORIZON AND AS STUDENTS BEGIN TO WRAP UP THE SEMESTER, IT CAN FEEL A BIT OVERWHELMING.

>> ACADEMIC ANXIETY TESTING ANXIETY ARE ALL REALLY COMMON.

A LOT OF TIMES, KIDS EXPERIENCE IT AND IMMEDIATELY THINK SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THEM.

>> JODY STEIN SAID ANXIETY IS NORMAL BUT IT MAY LOOK DIFFERENT IN A CHILD OR TEEN.

SIGNS MAY INCLUDE BEING EXCESSIVELY FOCUSED ON SCHOOL TO WHERE THEY ARE NO LONGER TAKING PART IN ACTIVITIES THEY USED TO LOVE.

WITHDRAWING FOR OTHERS AND HAVING ANXIOUS THOUGHTS BEFORE A TEST.

BEING FIDGETY, TEARFUL OR HAVING DIFFICULTY FOCUSING.

>> YOU MIGHT ALSO NOTICE THEY ARE STUDYING SO MUCH.

BUT THAT IS NOT BRINGING THE ANXIETY DOWN.

IT IS NOT REALLY ABOUT HOW MUCH THEY ARE STUDYING BUT THE MINDSET.

>> THEY SAY PARENTS CAN HELP BY NORMALIZING NERVOUSNESS.

EVERYONE FEELS ANXIOUS AT TIMES BUT IT IS USUALLY TEMPORARY.

AND TAKE THE PRESSURE OFF AND TO KNOW THAT ONE GREAT IN ONE PROJECT DOES NOT DEFINE THEM.

IT IS THE EFFORT THAT MAKES YOU PROUD AND NOT THE OUTCOME.

AND REMIND THEM THAT YOUR LOVE IS NOT DEPENDENT ON HOW WELL THEY DID ON A TEST.

FINALLY, TO HELP THEM LEARN THIS IS A PROBLEM, THEY CONSULTED.

BECAUSE SHE'S IS LEARNING TO GET THROUGH IT AND NOT AROUND IT WILL STICK WITH THEM.

>> WHETHER IT IS A TEST NOW OR A JOB INTERVIEW IN THE FUTURE, THEY WILL NEED TO KNOW HOW TO NAVIGATE THESE FEELINGS.

>> I'M MANDY GAITHER.

>>> LAST YEAR, CALIFORNIA MADE MEDICAL AID A PERMIT.

ONE LOCAL LEADER IS PROPOSING CHANGES TO PROTECT END OF LIFE DECISIONS.

AND A WARNING THAT THIS STORY DISCUSSES INTIMATE DETAILS OF DEATH.

♪ ♪.

>> HOURS BEFORE HER DEATH, TERESA MARGARET KELLY IS SURROUNDED BY LOVED ONES SINGING, LAUGHING AND CELEBRATING A CHOICE THAT SHE SAYS MORE PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW THEY HAVE.

♪ ♪ [ SINGING ] ♪ ♪.

>> I HAVE STAGE FOUR CLEAR CELL CARCINOMA.

BUT PRIOR TO THAT, I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH FRONTAL TEMPORAL DEMENTIA.

>> KELLY IS 69.

SHE SPENT YEARS SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS.

>> WE WOULD DRAG TO AND FROM THIS HOSPITAL TO THAT HOSPITAL.

>> BUT EVEN IN HER LAST DAYS, KELLY IS IN GOOD SPIRITS.

SHE IS FUNNY, SHARP AND QUICK TO JOKE.

>> YOU MISSED THE PARTY.

THE DRINKS ARE ALL GONE.

>> THE PARTY IS WHEREVER YOU ARE.

>> CALIFORNIA IS ONE OF 13 STATES WHERE A TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT WITH LESS THAN SIX MONTHS TO LIVE CAN REQUEST MEDICATION TO END THEIR LIFE.

IT IS CALLED THE END OF LIFE OPTION ACT, OFTEN REFERRED TO AS MEDICAL AID IN DYING.

CALIFORNIA LAWMAKERS MADE IT PERMANENT IN OCTOBER.

>> SO FROM THE TIME I HAD THE DIAGNOSIS OF FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA, I STARTED THINKING ABOUT AID IN DYING.

>> AS HER CONDITION WORSENED, KELLY BASICALLY STRUGGLED AT TIMES TO EXPLAIN WHY SHE WAS READY.

>> WELL, FOR ONE THING, THIS.

THIS IS A BIG PART OF WHY I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS FOR 10, 11 YEARS.

>> YEARS OF TESTS LEFT HER EXHAUSTED AND CERTAIN ABOUT WHAT SHE DID NOT WANT.

>> SO IT WAS A MAYBE WITH THE FTE BUT WITH THE CANCER, I'M DONE.

>> KELLY IS ONE OF A SMALL BUT GROWING NUMBER OF PEOPLE CHOOSING MEDICAL AID IN DYING IN THE STATE.

IN 2024, JUST OVER 1000 PEOPLE MADE THE SAME DECISION SHE IS.

BUT IT IS STILL A TINY FRACTION OF TOTAL DEATH THAT YEAR.

KELLY WORKED WITH DR.

DOUGLAS MOORE TO PLAN HER END OF LIFE CARE.

>> THE BIGGEST ACCESSIBILITY ISSUE IS THAT PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THEY HAVE THIS OPTION.

>> WITHOUT KNOWING THEIR OPTIONS, SOME PATIENTS SPEND THEIR LAST MONTHS IN PAIN UNDERGOING ALONG CARE AND RACKING UP MEDICAL BILLS.

>> THE BIGGEST PART OF THIS IS HOW MUCH MONEY IT COST.

>> IN THE U.S., CARE AND THE FINAL YEAR OF LIFE AVERAGES $80,000.

PATIENTS ARE OFTEN RESPONSIBLE FOR THOUSANDS OF OUT-OF-POCKET.

MEDICAL AID IN DYING CAN BE COSTLY TOO COME RANGING FROM 3- $5000 BETWEEN DOCTOR VISITS AND THE MEDICATION MEDICATION.

AND IT ISN'T COVERED BY INSURANCE.

MOORE SAYS THAT FOR MANY, THE DECISION IS ABOUT CONTROL.

>> THEY ARE REALLY CHOOSING IT OUT OF A SENSE OF WANTING CONTROL AND WANTING TO REALLY CHOOSE HOW THEY EXIT THIS WORLD.

>> HE SAYS THAT LACK OF AWARENESS MAY THE WHY MOST PEOPLE CHOOSE AID IN DYING OR WHITE.

IN 2024, ONLY ABOUT 5- 6% OF PATIENTS WERE ASIAN OR HISPANIC.

>> I WOULD LOVE TO SEE MORE MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES WITH AWARENESS THAT THIS EXISTS AND THE COMFORT IT CAN PROVIDE.

>> NOW A SAN DIEGO LAWMAKER INTRODUCED A NEW STATE BILL THAT WOULD STRENGTHEN HOW PATIENT'S END OF LIFE WISHES ARE DOCUMENTED.

IT MODERNIZES KEY FORMS LIKE ADVANCE DIRECTIVES AND DO NOT RESUSCITATE ORDERS.

AND SO THEY ARE CLEAR AND RECOGNIZED ACROSS HEALTH SYSTEMS.

IN EMERGENCIES OR CROSS STATE LINES.

♪ ♪ [ SINGING ] ♪ ♪ .

>> KELLY SAYS SHE WANTS HER STORY TO HELP OTHERS UNDERSTAND THEIR CHOICES.

>> IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A TERRIFYING, SCARY THING.

>> SHE CHOSE TO TAKE HER LIFE ON FEBRUARY 20TH.

>> INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE.

SO I SORT OF WENT TO GIVE MY HEART TO THAT AS I LEAVE THE PLANET.

>> DR.

MOORE WALKS HER TO HER BEDROOM FILLED WITH FLOWERS AND FLICKERING CANDLES.

>> SHARING STORIES, HOLDING HANDS AND CELEBRATING HER LIFE AS SHE DRIFTS OFF TO SLEEP.

MOORE SAYS KELLY'S STORY SHOWS WHAT IS POSSIBLE WHEN PEOPLE KNOW THEIR RIGHTS AND PLAN AHEAD AHEAD.

HEIDI DIMARCO, KPBS NEWS NEWS.

>> A POWERFUL AND IMPORTANT STORY BY HEIDI DIMARCO.

IF YOU ARE SOMEONE WHO NEEDS HELP, CONTACT THE 988 SUICIDE CRISIS LIFELINE BY CALLING OR TEXTING THE NUMBER 988.

>>> WE HAVE GOTTEN THROUGH THE WORST OF THE HEAT WAVE.

REALLY HAVE SAID GOODBYE TO THE RECORD CHALLENGING HIGHS FOR A LOT OF US.

WHEN WE LOOK AT THE WEEKEND, LOOKING AT JUST THIS WEEK, WE WILL SEE THE PEAK OF THE WARMTH AND THEN THINGS DROP BACK DOWN.

A LITTLE CONFUSING.

IF WE IGNORE LAST WEEK.

BUT WE ARE STILL TRENDING ABOVE HISTORICAL AVERAGES.

NEXT WE START TO SEE THAT IMPROVEMENT GETTING BACK TO WHAT WE CONSIDER NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.

ALL BECAUSE OF THE PATTERN CHANGE WORK IT DOES BRING THE RETURN OF CLOUDS AND RAIN.

BUT WE COULD USE IT TOO.

LET'S BREAK DOWN WHAT TO EXPECT FOR US IN THE SHORT TERM HERE.

OVERALL, UPPER 50S.

OCEANSIDE, ESCONDIDO, 64.

SAN DIEGO, LOW 60s.

YOU CAN SEE THE CLOUDS REALLY ISOLATED TO THE COAST AS IT TENDS TO BE A LOT OF THE TIME.

WE LOOK AHEAD TOWARD TOMORROW.

HERE IS WHAT WE HAVE GOING ON.

ON THE WARMER SIDE AND PLACES THAT BURRITO SPRINGS.

96 DEGREES.

ALONG THE COAST, WE HAVE SEEN AN IMPROVEMENT.

70s.

SOME OF THIS DOES DEPEND ON HOW CLOSE YOU ARE TO THE COAST OVERALL.

CLOUDS GETTING ALL THE WAY FURTHER INLAND.

MOUNT LAGUNA, UPPER 60S FOR TOMORROW.

HERE IS THAT PATTERN CHANGE I WAS TALKING ABOUT.

THE PROBLEM WE HAVE BEEN STUCK WITH IS THIS RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE THAT HAS LED TO REALLY THE MIDSUMMER WARMTH WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING, BUT IN MARCH.

ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST, THINGS HAVE STARTED TO IMPROVE THIS WEEK BUT WE ARE STILL WARMER THAN WE SHOULD BE WHEN WE COMPARE HISTORICAL AVERAGES.

NEXT WEEK, WE SEE THE RIDGE MOVE FAR ENOUGH EAST.

IT HAS ALREADY STARTED TO MOVE TOWARD THE CENTRAL U.S.

BUT IT CONTINUES.

THAT ALLOWS FOR THE SYSTEM TO MOVE AND THAT BRINGS RAIN AND SOME SIGNIFICANTLY COOLER AIR THAT TAKES US MUCH DOWN CLOSER TO ARE HAVE -- OUR HISTORICAL AVERAGE WHERE WE SHOULD BE THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.

LET'S TALK ABOUT THE NEXT FIVE DAYS.

70s.

UPPER 70S SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

THEN WE DROP BY THE TIME WE GET TO MONDAY ALONG THE COAST.

WE GO FURTHER INLAND.

IN THE 80S.

86 FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AND THEN AT 80 DEGREES MONDAY.

ALREADY SEEING THAT DIFFERENCE.

THE MOUNTAIN REGIONS, LITTLE BIT OF AN EXCEPTION TO THE RULE.

YOUR PEAK COMES FRIDAY AND THEN WE SEE THE TEMPERATURES DROP.

A LITTLE BIT OF A ROLLER COASTER.

THE DESERT, WE STAY IN THE 90S THE NEXT FIVE DAYS.

BACK DOWN TO THE LOW 90S BY THE TIME A GET TO SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

FOR KPBS NEWS, YOUR ACCUWEATHER.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, IRAN REJECTS PRESIDENT TRUMP'S PROPOSAL FOR A CEASE-FIRE IN THE WORK.

COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING ADDITION ON KPBS.

>>> HERE IS A LOOK FOR WHAT WE HAVE FOR YOU TOMORROW.

THE STAGE IS SET FOR THE SWEET 16.

THE MORNING EDITION IS TALKING TO A SENIOR SPORTSWRITER WITH ESPN ABOUT THE NEXT ROUND OF MARCH MADNESS.

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