
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Season 1 Episode 3060 | 27m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Bally's is out — the MLB is in.
Bally's is out — the MLB is in. How you can watch San Diego Padres games for free, at least for now. Plus, the MTS bus drivers strike is stretching into a third week. What they are fighting for and the questions being raised by the labor dispute. And we got lucky this year, but if warmer trends continue it could spell trouble for California's snowpack, as well as ski seasons.
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Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Season 1 Episode 3060 | 27m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Bally's is out — the MLB is in. How you can watch San Diego Padres games for free, at least for now. Plus, the MTS bus drivers strike is stretching into a third week. What they are fighting for and the questions being raised by the labor dispute. And we got lucky this year, but if warmer trends continue it could spell trouble for California's snowpack, as well as ski seasons.
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>>> THE SAN DIEGO PADRES CUT TIES WITH THE FORMER BROADCASTER.
THAT IS GOOD NEWS FOR CORD CUTTERS.
THE MOV TOOK OVER THE PADRES BROADCAST.
IT MEANS A LOT MORE PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO WATCH THE GAMES.
>> THERE WILL BE NO MORE PADRES GAMES ON BALLY'S REGIONAL SPORTS NETWORK.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ANNOUNCED THEY WOULD BE TAKING OVER THE BROADCAST STARTING TODAY.
THE PADRES ASSURED FANS IT WAS A GOOD MOVE.
IT WOULD GIVE THEM MORE OPTIONS ON HOW TO WATCH THE GAMES .
>> WE HAVE BEEN PREPARING FOR THIS FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS.
>> Reporter: THIS WAS A LONG TIME COMING.
THE MLB HAD A CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT THAT RUNS BALLETS.
MLB WOULD TAKE OVER.
SOMETHING SINCLAIR DIDN'T THINK WOULD HAPPEN .
>> OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS THEY HAVE LOST 22 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS.
THAT WAS A PART OF WHAT THEY EXPECTED TO GET.
THEY LOADED UP ON DEBT TO PICK UP THIS REGIONAL SPORTS NETWORK.
SINCLAIR IS IN TROUBLE.
>> Reporter: A PROFESSOR OF MEDIA STUDIES SAYS WHEN IT COMES TO BROADCASTING BASEBALL, THIS COULD BE THE WAVE OF THE FUTURE ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO AUDIENCE REACH.
EVANS REACHING 1.1 MILLION HOMES BEFORE AND NOW WILL REACH 2.1 MILLION.
>> IT IS A COMPLETE 360 KIND OF EVENT THAT ALMOST NEVER HAPPENS, ESPECIALLY IN TELEVISION.
THIS IS THE NEW GOLDEN AGE OF TELEVISION'S.
>> Reporter: THAT IS WHAT PADRES FANS REALLY WANT.
>> IF THEY KEEP A CONSISTENT I THINK THAT WILL BE A PLUS FOR THE PADRES AND FOR THE FANS AND THE CONSUMERS.
IT WILL GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE GAMES, ESPECIALLY LIFTING ANY BLACKOUT RULES .
>> FANS WE GET TO STREAM FOR FREE THROUGH JUNE 4 .
>> AFTER THIS WEEKEND OF FREE TV AT MLB.COM, FANS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR FAVORITE TEAM .
>> IT IS ALL ABOUT THE BOTTOM LINE.
THAT IS THEIR ULTIMATE GOAL TO MAKE MONEY.
IT IS NOT ALWAYS THE FANS WHO BENEFIT FROM IT .
>> HE HAD A WARNING.
THEY BETTER GET IT RIGHT, OR THEY WILL HEAR ABOUT IT FROM THE DIEHARD PADRE FANS .
>> JUST LEAVE OUR GUYS IN THE BOOTH.
THOSE TWO KAISER SAN DIEGO THROUGH AND THROUGH.
>>> BUS DRIVERS ARE ANSWERING THE THIRD WEEK OF STRIKE, THE LONGEST TRANSIT STRIKE IN RECENT HISTORY.
ANDREW SAYS THE LABOR DISPUTE IS RAISING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PRIVATIZATION OF PUBLIC TRANSIT.
>> BUS DRIVERS ARE CONTINUING TO WALK THE PICKET LINE AND ASKING FOR BETTER PAY TO DEAL WITH THE COST OF LIVING IN SAN DIEGO AND THEY WANT BETTER ACCESS TO CLEAN AND SAFE BATHROOMS.
ERIKA LOPEZ HAS BEEN A BUS DRIVER FOR 14 YEARS.
THE BATHROOM SITUATION IS OFTEN UNSANITARY AND ESPECIALLY BAD FOR WOMEN .
>> AND 6:00 IN THE MORNING, PEOPLE FROM THE STREETS TRY TO OPEN THE DOOR.
>> Reporter: THEY MAY HAVE THE NTS LOGO ON THEM BUT SHE AND HER COLLEAGUES DON'T WORK FOR INTO YES.
THEY WORK FOR A PRIVATE MULTINATIONAL COMPANY THAT NTS CONTRACTS WITH TO OPERATE MORE THAN HALF OF ITS BUS ROUTES.
THIS ARRANGEMENT SAVES TAXPAYERS MONEY.
THEY HAVE THE BENEFIT OF A LARGE ECONOMY OF SCALE TRANSLATING TO LOWER COSTS FOR INSURANCE, LABOR, AND EQUIPMENT.
THE TREND TOWARD PRIVATIZING PUBLIC TRANSIT TOOK OFF IN THE LAST FEW DECADES.
THERE WASN'T MUCH DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT NTS WAS GIVING UP, A DIRECT RELATIONSHIP WITH WORKERS AND WRITERS .
>> INSTEAD THE WRITERS TELL THE PUBLIC AGENCY WE WANT TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR WORKERS SO WE GET THE BUSES RUNNING AGAIN AND WE CAN GET TO WORK ON TIME.
INSTEAD NTS CAN POINT TO THIS COMPANY AND SAY IT'S NOT OUR FAULT IT IS THIS OTHER COMPANY.
THAT IS NOT GOOD FOR THE WORKERS OR THE WRITERS EITHER.
>> Reporter: HE TAKES THE BUS TO HIS JOB IN KENSINGTON AND A SCHOOL DOWNTOWN.
MOST OF THE BUS ROUTES ARE IN THE SOUTH BAY.
THERE ARE ROUTES IN CENTRAL SAN DIEGO THAT ARE ALSO NOT RUNNING.
NTS HAS DONE A TERRIBLE JOB COMMUNICATING THAT INFO TO WRITERS .
>> I SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE WAITING THERE.
THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN THE NEXT BUS IS COMING.
I WANT TO TELL THEM THAT THERE IS NOT ANOTHER BUS COMING FOR MAYBE ANOTHER HOUR.
>> Reporter: HE DOESN'T HAVE STRONG FEELINGS ABOUT WHETHER IT IS INHERENTLY BAD.
AT THE MOMENT, IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE WORKING .
>> THAT THEY HAVE A GOOD REASON TO CONTRACT OUT, I THINK THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO THAT IF THEY CAN MAKE THEIR CASE.
IT SEEMS LIKE THEY HAVEN'T BEEN WILLING TO MAKE THAT CASE AT ALL.
LOWERS COSTS SOMEHOW BUT OUR WRITERS, WRITERS ARE HAVING TO PAY FOR UBER RIGHT NOW.
>> I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE FAILURE TO PROVIDE TRANSIT SERVICE TO MANY OF OUR CUSTOMERS.
IF THE TRANSIT SERVICE IS NOT RESTORED THIS WEEK, I WILL CALL AN EMERGENCY MEETING TO EXPLORE OUR OPTIONS.
>>> IT IS A MAKE IT OR BREAK IT TAKE FOR THE NATION TO AVOID A CATASTROPHIC ON ITS DEBT.
ANY MOMENT THEY ARE SET TO VOTE ON A COMPROMISE BILL TO SUSPEND THE DEBT LIMIT AMONG OTHER PROVISIONS.
GOP AND DEMOCRATIC LEADERS ARE CONFIDENT THE BILL WILL PASS BUT THERE IS DISCORD AMONG BOTH PARTIES.
SOME SAY THE SPENDING CUTS ARE NOT ENOUGH WHILE PROGRESSIVE SAY THE WHITE HOUSE MADE TOO MANY CONCESSIONS ON SAFETY NET PROGRAMS AND CLIMATE.
>>> THOSE WITH STUDENT LOAD DEATH, DEBT WILL RESUME THEIR PAYMENTS.
A PROVISION IN THE DEBT CEILING AGREEMENT SAYS THAT IT WILL END IN LATE AUGUST.
THERE ARE CONCERNS THE PROCESS MAY NOT GO SMOOTHLY AS MILLIONS OF BORROWERS COULD HAVE A DIFFERENT SERVICER THEM AND THEY LAST MADE PAYMENTS.
REACH OUT TO YOUR SERVICE OR TO MAKE THEIR PAYMENTS GETS TO THE RIGHT PLACE AND ON TIME PICKS THE BILLIONAIRE OWNERS OF PURDUE PHARMA MUST PAY $6 MILLION FOR THE ROLE AND THE NATION'S OPIOID CRISIS.
THERE'S MORE OF WHAT THE RULING MEANS AND THE QUESTIONS THAT REMAIN.
>> Reporter: PURDUE PHARMA FIRST INTRODUCE OXYCONTIN IN THE 1990S PROMOTING IT AS NONADDICTIVE .
>> THE RIGHT OF ADDICTION AMONG PAYING PATIENTS TREATED BY DOCTORS IS MUCH LESS THAN 1%.
>> Reporter: ADDICTION RATES WERE AS HIGH AS 12%.
WITHIN HALF 1 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE DIED FROM A OPIOID OVERDOSE IN THE U.S.. LAWSUITS AGAINST PURDUE PHARMA AND ITS OWNERS STARTED STACKING UP INTO THE TENS OF TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
A DEAL WAS MADE .
>> THIS $6 BILLION DEAL WILL FUND TREATMENT AND PREVENTION AND GET THE FAMILY OUT OF THE OPIOID BUSINESS.
>> Reporter: 6 BILLION GOES TO WASHINGTON DC AND OTHER STATES.
OF THAT OF THE $750 MILLION GOES DIRECTLY TO VICTIMS AND FAMILIES WHO HAVE LOST LOVED ONES >> NOTHING IS IDEAL IN THIS SORT OF SITUATION.
I THINK IT IS THE BEST THAT WE COULD HAVE GOTTEN >> THE RULING ALLOWS PURDUE FARMER TO SETTLE THEIR BANKRUPTCY.
THE ONLY WAY TO DIRECT BILLIONS TOWARD CODE THEY WILL BE IMMUNE FOR FUTURE LAWSUITS.
THE FAMILY SAYS IT IS PLEASED WITH THE COURT DECISION.
>>> DOZENS OF GHOST GUNS ARE OFF OF OUR STREETS THANKS TO A MONTHS LONG AGENCY CRIME REDUCTION PROJECT.
THEY MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY .
OVER THREE MONTHS LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES CEASED AT THREE ARRESTS WERE MADE.
THE PROJECT FOCUSED ON KNOWN PRODUCT WILL AREAS AROUND THE COUNTY.
THEY WOULD NOT DISCLOSE WHAT THOSE AREAS ARE AND THEY SAID IT WAS BASED ON INTELLIGENCE GATHERED TO UNDERCOVER OPERATIONS .
>> OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY IS KEEPING OUR COMMUNITIES SAFE.
EVERY ILLEGAL GUN IS REMOVED FROM CRIMINAL HANDS AND MAKES US SAFER >> THE DA'S OFFICE SAYS 67 POUNDS OF METH, FIT NOEL AND COCAINE WERE ALL SEIZED DURING THE OPERATION.
STRICT POLICE DEPARTMENTS ARE BEGINNING TO USE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO HELP OFFICERS DO THEIR JOB.
>> Reporter: THE OFFICER WAS ON PATROL AND HAS ALL OF HIS TOOLS FOR THE DAY INCLUDING HIS BODY CAMERA THAT AUTOMATICALLY CAPTURES VIDEO OF CIVILIANS.
20 VIDEOS A DAY OVER 100 HOURS PER WEEK.
IS FINAL AND VISIBLE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT IS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
A PROGRAM THAT ANALYZES WHAT HE RECORDS .
>> DID YOU HAVE FEARS ABOUT THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TRACKING YOUR DAY TODAY >> I DID HAVE APPREHENSIONS.
TECHNOLOGY CAN SOMETIMES HAVE DRAWBACKS.
AT THE SAME TIME, I HAVE SEEN THINGS PLAY OUT AND THE TECHNOLOGY HAS HELPED US.
PUNT THAT IS WHAT THEY ARE AIMING FOR.
>> WE STARTED TRULY L AFTER GEORGE FLOYD WAS MURDERED AND HOW DO WE PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN?
>> WHAT PERCENTAGE GETS REVIEWED NOW >> A FRACTION OF 1%.
AND TRULY OH COULD LOOK AT WHAT PERCENTAGE OF BODY CAMERA VIDEO ?
>> 100%.
>> THEY DETECT PROFANITY, NONCOMPLIANCE, AS WELL AS PROFESSIONAL LANGUAGE.
THE GOAL IS DETECTING EARLY PROBLEMATIC POLICE BEHAVIOR BEFORE IT TURNS DEADLY.
THE CHIEF OF HAS BEEN USING TRULY YOU FOR OVER A YEAR.
HE IS ALSO AN ADVISOR.
>> STOP RESISTING.
CUSTODY, ARRESTS, ANYTHING TO DO WITH A PURSUIT.
IT TRANSCRIBES ENTIRE ENCOUNTERS FROM BODY CAMERAS THAT PINPOINTS THE MOMENTS THAT NEED REVIEW.
>> NOT A WHOLE LOT OF RESISTANCE BUT IT WAS GIVING ME EXACTLY WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR .
>> SO THIS IS A GOOD INTERACTION PICK >> THE ALAMEDA POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN USING THE PROGRAM FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR.
AT 36% DROP IN USE OF FORCE BY OFFICERS.
THE EIGHT I POINTED OUT RISKY INTERACTIONS WITH CIVILIANS GIVING OFFICERS THE CHANCE TO REVIEW AND CHANGE THE BEHAVIOR .
>> WHAT WOULD TRULIOO'S INVOLVEMENT HAVE BEEN?
>> I FEEL STRONGLY THAT TRULIOO WOULD HAVE RECOGNIZED THE EVENT OF THE MURDER OF NICHOLS BUT THE THAT TOOK PLACE PRIOR TO THAT.
I BELIEVE TRULIOO WHAT HAVE PREVENTED HIS DEATH BECAUSE IT WOULD'VE DETECTED DETERIORATION IN THE OFFICERS BEHAVIOR YEARS PRIOR.
>> Reporter: 20 MORE ARE SIGNING ON THIS YEAR INCLUDING AURORA PT IN COLORADO .
>> IT WILL HELP SAVE CAREERS AND ULTIMATELY SAVE LIVES.
>> Reporter: THREE AURORA POLICE OFFICERS WERE CHARGED WITH THE DEATH OF ELIJAH McLEAN USING EXCESSIVE FORCE DURING HIS ARREST .
>> IF WE SEE JUST A LITTLE CHANGE IN THE OFFICER'S PERFORMANCE, WE WILL BE ABLE TO INTERVENE EARLY ON AND GET THEM HELP AND COUNSELING AND GET THEM TRAINING.
WE WILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET BACK ON THE RIGHT TRACK.
PUNT THE TECHNOLOGY HAS ONLY PROVEN WHAT HE ALREADY SUSPECTED ABOUT HIS OFFICERS.
>> Reporter: WHAT HAS THIS CHANGED?
>> NO.
I DON'T THINK THAT IS A BAD THING.
WE WANT TO BE LOOKING AHEAD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE STAY AHEAD OF THE GAME AND AHEAD OF ANY ISSUES AND I DON'T THINK THAT IS A BAD THING .
>> IT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT VIRUS THAT YOU HAVE NEVER HEARD ABOUT.
IT HAS SPIKED AND LED TO HOSPITALIZATIONS AMONG MANY VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS.
>> IT IS CALLED HNP BE A LITTLE- KNOWN VIRUS THAT HAS WREAKED HAVOC FILLING SOME HOSPITALS WITH YOUNG CHILDREN AND SENIORS.
>> THE SYMPTOMS ARE IDENTICAL ALMOST THE INFLUENZA .
>> THEY INCLUDE A HACKING COUGH, RUNNY NOSE, FEVER, AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH.
AT ITS PEAK, NEARLY 11% OF TESTED SPECIMENS WERE POSITIVE FOR HNP V .
>> IT HAS INCREASED 36% .
>> THE VIRUS HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE.
MASKING KEPT IT AT A PICK >> NOW THAT WE HAVE LET DOWN OUR DEFENSIVE AND NOT AS CAUTIOUS ALL OF THESE VIRUSES, THEY ARE WAITING TO POUNCE AND INDEED THEY ARE POUNCING .
>> MOST PEOPLE PROBABLY DID NOT KNOW THEY HAD IT.
SICK PEOPLE ARE MUTUALLY TESTED FOR RED OUTSIDE OF THE HOSPITAL OR EAT ARE.
THERE IS NO VACCINE FOR HMPV .
INSTEAD DOCTORS CARE FOR SERIOUSLY SICK PATIENTS ATTENDING TO THEIR SYMPTOMS .
>> THE BEST -- >> IT IS IMPORTANT TO BE AWARE OF THIS VIRUS ESPECIALLY IF THOSE MOST VULNERABLE TO BREAK GET SICK .
>> IF THEY GET SICKER AND BECOME SHORTER BREATH AND THEIR FEVER SPIKES UP TO 100 3R 104, THEY NEED TO GO SEE OF POSITION.
>>> BIODIVERSITY WITHOUT HURTING THE FISHING INDUSTRY.
WE HAVE THE RESULTS OF A NEW STUDY.
>> Reporter: THE RESERVE IS LOCATED SOUTH OF BAJA CALIFORNIA .
>> IT ENCOMPASSES FOUR VOLCANIC ISLANDS THAT ARE 1700 KILOMETERS OFFSHORE.
>> Reporter: IT COVERS MORE THAN 147,000 SQUARE KILOMETERS MAKING IT THE 13th LARGEST MARINE PROTECTED AREA IN THE WORLD.
THE FISHING INDUSTRY DID NOT SUFFER SMALLER CATCHES AND HIGHER EXPENSES BECAUSE OF THE PRESERVE AND 2017 .
>> IT IS THE SECTOR THAT RECEIVE THE MOST BENEFITS WHEN THIS AREA STARTED GENERATING MORE FISH AND ANIMALS.
THEY STARTED LIVING OUTSIDE THESE AREAS.
>> Reporter: THEY ASSESS THE AREA BEFORE AND AFTER THE CREATION OF THE RESERVE.
IT IS HOME TO MORE THAN 300 FISH SPECIES .
>> WE HAVE SEEN -- >> Reporter: TECHNOLOGY HELP MAKE THE ASSESSMENT POSSIBLE.
RESEARCHERS TRACK MORE THAN 2000 MEXICAN FISHING VESSELS AND SATELLITE MONITORING.
THE TEAM TRAIN COMPUTERS TO SEND ALERTS IF MONITORING DETECTED SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY .
>> THEY CAN DETECT VESSELS FROM FAR AWAY.
I CAN MONITOR REAL-TIME THE POSITION OF THE VESSELS.
WE CAN SEE WHAT THEIR CURRENT BEHAVIOR IS IN NO IF THEY ARE TRYING TO FISH OR NOT.
>> Reporter: THEY HOPE THAT WILL PROTECT THE BIODIVERSITY OF PROTECTED AREAS BY SHOWING THAT THEIR LIVELIHOOD WILL NOT BE HURT.
>>> A STUDY OF PAST AND PROJECTED CALIFORNIA SNOWFALL IS BAD NEWS FOR SKIERS AND SNOWPACK.
THE STATE SKI SNOW LINE IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE MORE THAN 1500 FEET THE END OF THE CENTURY PICK >> THE STUDY WAS LED BY SCIENTISTS AT THE SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY.
IT IS BASED ON 70 YEARS OF RECORDS THAT SHOW LESS SNOW ACCUMULATION AND RISING SNOW LIGHTS IN CALIFORNIA IT IS THE ELEVATION WHERE YOU GET SNOW OF LOVE AND RAIN BELOW.
HE TALKS ABOUT CHANGES IN CALIFORNIA'S PEAK SNOWPACK .
>> WE ARE STARTING TO SEE THAT TIMING OF PEAK SNOWPACK SHIPPED EARLIER AND SEEING LESS TOTAL ACCUMULATED SNOWPACK.
OUR SNOW SEASON WINDOW IS GETTING A LITTLE BIT SMALLER AND MELTING EARLIER.
THERE IS LESS OF IT TO MELT.
>> Reporter: IF THEY CONTINUE, THE FUTURE WILL BRING EVEN SMALLER SNOWPACKS.
STATEWIDE THE ESTIMATED RISE IN THE SNOW LINE WILL BE 1600 FEET BY THE END OF THE CENTURY .
>> IF YOU TAKE THAT NUMBER AT FACE VALUE THAT MEANS VERY DIFFERENT THINGS.
IT.
IN THE NORTHERN PART WHERE THE MOUNTAIN SO LOWER, THAT RISE MIGHT MEAN WE RARELY SEE SNOW AND SOME OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND SOUTHERN CASCADES .
>> SNOW IS THE SAVINGS ACCOUNT WHEN IT COMES TO WATER.
THE BIGGER THE SNOWPACK AND THE LONGER IT TAKES TO MELT, THE MORE SNOW MANAGEABLE RUNOFF WE ARE ABLE TO GET AN CAPTURE FOR OUR WATER SUPPLY.
AS THE EARTH TEMPERATURE RISES, FEWER WATER SAVING SIMILAR FLOODING FOR CALIFORNIA.
PSALM LOW ELEVATION SKI RESORTS MAY NO LONGER BE GETTING SNOWFALL .
>> A LOT AT THIS SKI AREAS ESPECIALLY IN THE TAHOE BASIN A WESTERN SIDE OF THE SIERRA NEVADA ARE VERY LOW.
>> THEY COULD LOSE 70% OF THOSE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY 2200.
JULIENNE IS AROUND 4200 FEET.
ANOTHER FACTOR IS THE TREND TOWARD ATMOSPHERIC RIVER'S.
THOSE WARM SNOW SYSTEM SEPARATE CALIFORNIA A LOT OF PRECIPITATION.
AS THESE STORMS INCREASE IN WARMER, THAT MEANS MORE RAIN AND LESS SNOW.
THOMAS FUDGE, KPBS NEWS.
>>> LOTS OF CLOUDS AROUND OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE CLOUDS OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT COUPLE OF AFTERNOONS.
ESPECIALLY TOWARD MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.
LESS INTERIOR WIND AND A SLIGHT WARMING TREND AWAY FROM THE COAST .
A WIND ADVISORY OUT HERE IN THE BORREGO SPRINGS AND PINE VALLEY.
TEMPERATURE WISE FOR TONIGHT, WE ARE DROPPING DOWN TO 59.
AREAS OF DRIZZLE EARLIER RUN THIS MORNING.
AN EXTENSIVE AREA OF CLOUDS.
MID-50s TOWARD OCEANSIDE, CHULA VISTA, 58.
THIS IS WHERE THE SKIES WILL HAVE THE TENDENCY TO SEE BREAKS.
MOUNT LAGUNA DROPPING DOWN TO 44.
YOU CAN SEE THE LAYER OF CLOUDINESS THAT TRACKS THE CLOSE AND THE INTERIOR VALLEYS THROUGHOUT THE OVERNIGHT BUT THE DECREASING TREND AND CLOGGED COVERAGE AS WE VENTURE TOWARD THE AFTERNOON.
LOTS OF CLOUDS THROUGHOUT THE MAJORITY OF THE DAY.
SAN DIEGO, 65.
RAMONA, 67.
AND THEN WE BUMP INTO THE WARMTH OF BORREGO SPRINGS.
VERY SUBTLE FORMING AT THE COAST .
PERHAPS NOT QUITE AS MANY AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS.
WE VENTURE OUR WAY DOWN THE ROAD AND WE COULD SEE MORE CLOUDINESS AND EVEN WET WEATHER AS WE WORK OUR WAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
INTERIOR VALLEYS PROBABLY MORE NOTICEABLE.
WE GO FROM THURSDAY INTO SATURDAY AND THERE WILL BE LESS WIND.
A BUMP UP IN THE MERCURY AS WE GO INTO THE WEEKEND .
PERHAPS A THUNDERSTORM EARLY NEXT WEEK.
91 ON THURSDAY AND UP TO 90 GATE BY SUNDAY.
>>> THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY FAIR OPENS UP NEXT WEEK.
IT ENCOURAGES SAN DIEGANS TO EXPLORE THE GREAT OUTDOORS AND THE NATURAL WONDERS OUR COUNTY HAS TO OFFER.
HERE IS A SNEAK PEEK.
>> THIS YEAR'S THEME IS GET OUT THERE.
WE ARE JUST REALLY EXCITED BECAUSE IT IS ALL ABOUT EXPLORING NOT ONLY THE FAIR BUT THE REGIONAL PARTS AND EVERYTHING SAN DIEGO COUNTY HAS TO OFFER.
>> THEY PARTNERED WITH CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS TO PUT TOGETHER A AWESOME SERIES OF EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS INCLUDING LIVE REPTILE PRESENTATIONS .
>> THIS YEAR WE FEATURE A LOT OF S'MORES OR INSPIRED FOODS AND THINGS LIKE THAT >> WICKED KITCHEN IS A ALL PLANT-BASED CONCEPT WHERE YOU WOULD NEVER KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE MEATBALL AND YOU WOULD NEVER KNOW IT WASN'T A MEATBALL.
IT WILL OFFER SOMETHING DIFFERENT DURING THE FAIR AND SOMETHING HEALTHY.
>> WE ARE EXCITED TO BRING BACK THE AWARD-WINNING ISLANDER FESTIVAL DAY AT THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY FAIR.
WE WILL HAVE FULL DAY OF MULTICULTURAL ENTERTAINMENT.
THERE WILL BE AMAZING FAMILY ACTIVITIES YOU CAN DO.
>> ♪ >> IT LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF FUN.
>>> AS A NUMBER OF TEENS USING OPIOIDS GOES UP, CALIFORNIA DEBATES WHETHER THEY SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO DRUG TREATMENT WITHOUT PARENTAL CONSENT.
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