>>> MANGER FUNDING HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE HEATING AND PLUMBING.

PROVIDING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL ONE 800 BILL HOWE.

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AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

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>>> ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT HAVE NOW BEEN FOLLOWED BY THE SUDDEN DEPARTURE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

THE ANNOUNCEMENT CAME IN A PRESS RELEASE THAT HE LEFT FOR OTHER PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.

WE HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THE STORY AND HAVE THE LATEST DETAILS.

>> THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO IS NOT MAKING ANY CONNECTION BETWEEN TODAY'S SUDDEN DEPARTURE OF ATHLETICS DIRECTOR BILL McGILLIS IN A LAWSUIT FILED LAST WEEK.

CAME FROM AJ PEREZ THAT JUST TRANSFERRED IN AUGUST.

WITH HOPES THAT PLAYING WITH THE TEAM WOULD LEAD HIM TO THE NFL.

INSTEAD, THE QUARTERBACK ALLEGES THAT HE WAS A VICTIM OF SEXUAL HAZING HAVING TWO SEPARATE INCIDENTS ON THE FOOTBALL TEAM.

FORCING HIM AND OTHER ROOKIES TO TAKE PART INDIVIDUALS INVOLVING NUDITY AND PORNOGRAPHY.

THE PRESIDENT HAS PROMISED THAT PLAYERS FOUND RESPONSIBLE FOR VIOLATING SCHOOL POLICY WILL FACE DISCIPLINARY ACTION.

THEN THIS MORNING, IN A PRESS RELEASE, THE UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCED THAT McGILLIS WOULD BE LEAVING HIS POSITION IMMEDIATELY FOR OTHER PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.

HE BECAME EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT BACK IN 2016.

DURING HIS TIME, HE WAS THE WINNER OF MULTIPLE CHAMPIONSHIPS AND MADE APPEARANCES IN THE ATHLETICS PROGRAM.

THEY TOLD KPBS THERE'D BE NO FURTHER COMMENTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY REGARDING HIS LEAVING.

WE ALSO REACHED OUT TO THE ATTORNEY REPRESENTING THE FRESHMAN QUARTERBACK IN HIS LAWSUIT.

WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY WILL NOT BE MAKING ANY COMMENT AT THIS TIME.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE HOUSING MARKET IS SLOWING DOWN IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND BEYOND.

LOOKING AT WHAT THAT MEANS FOR BUYERS, SELLERS AND LENDERS IN THE REGION.

>> HOME SALES INCLUDING SAN DIEGO COUNTY HIT ONE OF THE LOWEST LEVELS LAST MONTH.

CHIEF ECONOMISTS SAY THAT MORTGAGE RATES ARE HURTING PURCHASE POWER.

NEW VIENNA HAS BEEN ON DECLINE EVER SINCE SUMMER OF LAST YEAR SINCE MORTGAGE RATES STARTED INCREASING.

WE HAVE HIT THE LOWEST POINT IN 15 YEARS IN TERMS OF HOME SELECTIVITY.

>> I'VE BEEN A REAL ESTATE 20+ YEARS.

THIS IS THE HARDEST YEAR THAT I HAVE GONE THROUGH.

>> AND OTHER AGENTS ARE FEELING THE PINCH.

OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS.

SALES ARE DOWN ABOUT 50%.

>> THE CURRENT HOUSING MARKET IN SAN DIEGO TODAY, IT IS A DOWNWARD TREND AS FAR AS LESS SALES AND PRICES ARE GOING TO DROP OR ARE DROPPING RIGHT NOW, SLIGHTLY.

BECAUSE DEMAND IS DOWN.

>> AT THE SAME TIME, RECORDING THE HIGHEST EVER PRICED HOME SALE LAST WEEK WITH DELMAR PROPERTY GOING FOR $44.1 MILLION.

THE INTEREST RATES OFTEN DO NOT MAKE OR BREAK THE DECISION.

>> I DON'T CARE IF THE INTEREST RATE IS 8% OR 6%, MY CLIENTS WHO ARE PAYMENT SENSITIVE, 6% RATE IS A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN MONTHLY PAYMENTS AND IT IS A BIG PERCENTAGE OF THEIR MONTHLY INCOME.

>> THE LACK OF OVERALL HOUSING SUPPLY WILL KEEP PRICES CLOSE TO THE CURRENT LEVELS FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.

THAT MAKES THE HOUSING MARKET TOP FOR POTENTIAL RENTERS.

>> THERE IS DEMAND AND THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE PRICED OUT OF THE MARKET.

>> THE AVERAGE COST OF A 30 YEAR HOME MORTGAGES 7.7%.

THE HIGHEST SINCE 2000.

INTEREST RATES WERE UNCHANGED ON WEDNESDAY.

RATE HIKES ARE STILL POSSIBLE.

>> WE HAVE MORE ON THE INTEREST RATE DECISION TODAY.

COMING UP, WHAT FACTORS PLAYED INTO THE RATE HIKE CHANGE AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOU.

>>> FIRE CREWS ARE IN FOR A LONGER FIREFIGHT THAN THEY WERE HOPING FOR.

THE HIGHLAND FIRE HAS GROWN TO 2500 ACRES AND IT IS 15% CONTAINED ACCORDING TO THE LATEST UPDATE.

MORE THAN 2300 STRUCTURES ARE THREATENED OR DAMAGED AND SEVEN HAVE BEEN DESTROYED.

IS IMPACTING THE AIR THAT RESIDENTS BREATHE.

A SECOND AIR-QUALITY ALERT FOR THE INLAND AREAS THAT BEGAN AT 2:00 THIS AFTERNOON.

AN ALERT WAS ISSUED YESTERDAY.

SMOKE EXPOSURE CAN LEAD TO SERIOUS HEALTH CONDITIONS FOR PEOPLE AND PETS.

>> I'M 70, THE SMOKE IS NOT GOOD FOR ME.

IT'S HARD FOR THEM.

I CANNOT EXPLAIN IT TO THEM.

THEY ARE SMART BUT THEY ARE NOT THAT SMART.

>> IF YOU SMELL SMOKE, STAY INSIDE, RUN THE AC OR AIR PURIFIERS AND AVOID USING FIREPLACES TO BURN WOOD.

IT IS SET TO EXPIRE AT 10:00 TOMORROW MORNING.

>>> WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TEMPERATURES DROPPING BACK TO THE 40s WITH COOLER CONDITIONS IN THE WIND LIGHTNING UP A LITTLE BIT.

THIS WILL BE A NICE CHANGE OF PACE.

TEMPERATURES WILL STAY COOL AT NIGHT AND WARMER TOWARDS THE AFTERNOON.

WE WILL LET YOU KNOW WHAT IS AHEAD FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK AND THE WEEKEND.

>>> AND REGULATIONS ARE ON THE WAY.

ALLOWING LIMITED NUMBERS OF INJURED CIVILIANS AND NATIONALS HOLDING PASSPORTS.

IT COMES AS ISRAEL RAMPS UP THE STRIKES ON HAMAS.

>> CHAOS IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE ISRAELI STRIKE ON THE LARGEST REFUGEE CAMP ON TUESDAY.

THE CAMP IS FILLED WITH FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN.

THE IDF DID KILL SEVERAL HAMAS COMBATANTS.

>> THE BOMBS STRUCK IN BETWEEN THE BUILDINGS.

WE ARE AIMING FOR THE CONFLICTS WHERE THE COMBAT AND COMMANDER WAS.

>> WEDNESDAY A SECOND ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE IN THE SAME CAMP.

THERE WERE HUNDREDS WOUNDED AND DEAD.

>> IT IS BECAUSE THERE ARE TERRORISTS THAT ARE EMBEDDED THERE.

THEY ARE FIGHTING IN FACE-TO- FACE COMBAT WITH TERRORISTS.

THE COLLATERAL DAMAGE IS ON HAMAS SHOULDERS.

>> THE GATE CROSSING BETWEEN EGYPT AND GAZA THERE ARE LIMITED EVACUATIONS THAT HAVE BEGUN.

IN COORDINATION WITH THE U.S.

ACCORDING TO SOURCES FAMILIAR WITH THE TALKS.

>> THE INITIAL GROUP OF FOREIGN NATIONALS DEPARTED GAZA TODAY.

WE WILL SEE EXITS CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

>> THIS IS AS HUNDREDS OF OTHERS WAIT OUTSIDE THE GATE.

THAT THEY WILL SOON ESCAPE THE WARS OF WAR.

KPBS NEWS .

>>> LAST YEARS WAS VANDALIZED.

KPBS REPORTER VISITED THE ALTAR IN THE HEART OF THE LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY >> BENEATH THE PRIDE FLAG, CANDLES FLICKER OF LOVED ONES WHO HAVE DIED.

THEIR FAVORITE TREATS, HOT TAMALES, WHISKEY, AND ALONE CIGARETTE.

AT THE CENTER, WORK GLOVES WORN BLACK WITH USE.

AROUND THE FRAMES ARE ICONS OF THE COMMUNITY.

JUAN GABRIELLE WHOSE SONGS PLAY AS TRAFFIC PASSES.

>> LAST YEAR THOSE WHO DID NOT UNDERSTAND ENDED UP DESTROYING IT.

>> ONE OF ONE DOZEN VOLUNTEERS THAT HAVE BEEN GUARDING ALL DAY AND NIGHT TO MAKE SURE IT DOES NOT GET VANDALIZED AGAIN.

BUT COMMUNITY GIVES PEOPLE A CHANCE TO GRIEVE TOGETHER.

>> SOMETIMES THAT TAKES MORE STRENGTH AND COURAGE TO EMBRACE EACH OTHER DURING A MOMENT OF PAIN.

>> MANY OF THE FACES ARE NOTICEABLY YOUNG.

THAT REFLECTS DEATH BY SUICIDE.

HOMICIDE AND A.I.D.S.

AMONG THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY.

MORE THAN GRIEVING, SHE SAYS THAT THEY CELEBRATE THEIR LIVES.

>>> THIS YEAR THERE IS A DIGITAL COMMUNITY -- WE AND CHAIR READERS TO SHARE MEMORIES OF THOSE WHO HAVE PASSED AWAY.

YOU CAN FIND IT ONLINE ON KPBS.ORG/DAY OF THE DEAD.

BLANK WALLS ARE OPEN CAMPUSES.

THEY ARE CALLING ON ARTISTS FOR HELP.

KPBS REPORTER TONYA THORNE SAYS THAT MORE ART IS EXPECTED TO FILL SPACES NEAR THE OCEANSIDE TRANSIT CENTER.

>> THIS IS ADJACENT TO DOWNTOWN OCEANSIDE.

TO DESCRIBE WHAT IS THE CULTURE HERE.

>> DESCRIBING ONE OF THE MURALS THAT THE ORGANIZATION HELPED BECOME A REALITY.

>> THIS BRINGS A LOT OF GREAT THINGS.

IT BRINGS IT TO THE COMMUNITY.

>> THERE IS A PUSH TO BRING MORE ART LIKE THIS TO THE CITY.

THIS MURAL WILL MARK THE ENTRANCE OF THE PARKING CENTER.

>> THESE ARE OCEAN SIDERS THAT SUPPORTS THE ART IN OUR COMMUNITY.

>> ONE OF THE 14 CULTURAL DISTRICTS AND THERE IS FUNDING TO HELP SUPPORT THE ARTISTS THAT ARE SUBMITTING APPLICATIONS.

>> ARTIST CAN GET COMPENSATED FOR WHAT THEY ARE DOING AND IT IS A PLACE TO DEMONSTRATE GRACE, AESTHETICS, AND SYNERGY IN THE AREA.

>> THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ARTISTS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PARKING STRUCTURE, YOU WILL NOW BE FILLED WITH ART.

THE NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT IS PUTTING THIS PROJECT FORWARD TO IMPROVE SAFETY AND ENHANCE THE SAFE.

>> THE TUNNEL SERVES OUR PASSENGERS AND IS ALSO A COMMUNITY ASSET.

WE WANTED TO TALK ABOUT HOW WE CAN MAKE IT A MORE HOSPITABLE PLACE.

WE HAD AN IDEA FOR DOING THE PUBLIC ART PROJECT WITHIN THE TUNNEL.

>> THEY WILL SEARCH FOR THE ARTIST THAT WILL FILL THE TUNNEL WALLS.

>> IT IS A BIG SPACE.

ARTISTS CAN GET FAIR COMPENSATION AS A PROFESSIONAL ARTIST OR MERLE ARTIST.

THERE CAN BE SCULPTURES, WE ARE OPEN TO ANY IDEAS THAT CAN BE DONE HERE ON THIS PROJECT.

>> THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COMMUNITIES INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS OF THE ART PROJECT ALONG WITH THE FINAL SELECTION.

THERE IS A $40,000 GRANT TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT.

ALLOWING THEM TO PAY FOR THE ARTWORK AND SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE TUNNEL.

APPLICATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OPEN IN THE SPRING.

TONYA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, AFTER BEING TRAPPED IN GAZA, SOME PALESTINIANS ARE ALLOWED TO FLEE INTO EGYPT.

THAT IS COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>>> THIS FALL, STUDENTS ACROSS CALIFORNIA WILL RECEIVE NEW RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE EDUCATION OF THE ARTS.

A YEAR AGO VOTERS APPROVED PROP 28 WITH GUARANTEED FUNDING FOR MUSIC, THEATER AND GRAPHIC DESIGN.

TELLING US HOW THAT IS NOW HELPING CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.

>> TAKE YOUR HANDS AND PUT THEM TOGETHER.

AND THEN OPEN THEM UP.

>> A VISUAL ARTS TEACHER INTRODUCING THE CONCEPT OF'S IMAGERY.

THE HANDS-ON LESSON IS ESSENTIAL FOR THIS CLASSROOM OF CHILDREN.

>> CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT YOU ARE DRAWING TODAY?

>> SUGAR SKULL.

>> SHE IS DEAF, SHE COMMUNICATES WITH A PERSONAL COMPUTER DEVICE.

AN ADULT ASSISTANT TYPES THE WORDS THAT ARE SPOKEN TO HER SO SHE CAN READ THEM.

SHE TYPES HER RESPONSES THAT ARE ANNOUNCED BY A DIGITAL VOICE.

AMONG DOZENS OF OTHER CHILDREN THAT ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING.

I LAFAYETTE ELEMENTARY.

THE STUDENTS THAT HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS TO COMMUNICATE COME TO THIS CAMPUS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY FOR SERVICES AND THEIR EDUCATION.

THIS IS THEIR ART TEACHER, SHE IS LEADING A LESSON TODAY IN DRAWING COLORFUL SCHOOLS HONORING DLS DAY LOSS -- THEY ALL HAVE A CREATIVE INSTINCT.

>> I LOVE SEEING ADDITIONS.

I LOVE SEEING THINGS THAT I AM NOT PUT ON MINE.

>> YOU LOOK FOR THE WORD COPY AND THEN YOU TOUCH ANYWHERE IN THAT IT SAYS PASTE.

>> A TEACHER WITH UNIFIED AND VISUAL PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAM.

SHE IS BUSIER THESE DAYS TRAVELING TO MULTIPLE SCHOOLS BECAUSE OF NEW FUNDING FROM PAR PROPOSITION 28.

THE MEASURE THAT GUARANTEES $1 BILLION IN STATE MONEY FOR ARTS PROGRAMS AND MORE TEACHERS EVERY YEAR FOR EVERY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.

THIS IS ALSO ABOUT SUPPORTING THE MENTAL HEALTH OF HER STUDENTS.

>> THEIR IDEAS, FRUSTRATIONS, WORRIES, IT IS A BENEFIT IMMEDIATELY.

THE YOUNGER WE GET THEM INTO IT, THE SOONER THAT THEY REALIZE THAT IS PART OF THEM THAT BECOMES AN IMPORTANT PART OF THEIR LIFE FOREVER.

>> THAT BEGINS NOW WITH STUDENTS THAT CANNOT HEAR BUT THEY CAN SEE.

>> A LOT OF DEAF KIDS, THEIR VISUALS ARE REALLY GOOD.

SOME OF THEM ARE REALLY GOOD ARTISTS.

WE HAVE A LOT OF KIDS HERE, IT'S AMAZING WHAT THEY CAN PRODUCE.

>> COMMITTED TO HIRING MANY MORE ARTS TEACHERS.

IN HOLDING THE STATE ACCOUNTABLE FOR MAINTAINING THE ANNUAL BILLION-DOLLAR PIPELINE OF FUNDING.

THE DIRECTOR TALKING ABOUT THE COMMITMENT TO STUDENTS OF EVERY ABILITY.

>> THAT IS A BIG CHUNK OF CHANGE.

A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES.

IF WE DO NOT GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK THEIR WAY UP AND LEARN ABOUT THE ARTS, WE ARE SHORTCHANGING THEM.

>> THAT IS AN INVITATION TO KEEP GROWING AND CREATING.

>> LIKE TO DRAW ANIMALS?

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ANIMAL TO DRAW?

>> FAIRIES AND CATS.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> AS WE MENTIONED, THE FEDERAL RESERVE IS HOLDING INTEREST RATES STEADY.

HIGH INTEREST RATES AND HIGH PRICES ARE PUTTING CONSUMERS IN A BIND.

>> THE ECONOMY IS BOOMING.

THE HIGHEST INTEREST RATES AND NO MORE THAN 20 YEARS TO DAMPEN THE JOBS MARKET.

THE INCREASED COST OF BORROWING WILL TAKE A TOLL IN THE MONTHS AHEAD.

>> EXPECT THE FEDERAL RESERVE TO MAKE INDIVIDUAL POSTURE IF THEY ARE NOT RAISING RATES TO KEEP CONDITIONS TIGHT AND PUSH INFLATION CLOSER TO THE 2% MARK.

THEY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE HEALTH OF A LOT OF CONSUMERS.

>> CONFIDENCE IN THE ECONOMY IS DOWN FOR THE THIRD MONTH IN A ROW.

AS SPENDING AND WAGES ARE UP.

>> INFLATION IS HALFHEARTED IN CATEGORIES THAT ARE NECESSITIES.

HOUSEHOLD EXPENSES, THEY ARE CONSIDERABLY HIGHER THAN THEY WERE JUST A FEW YEARS AGO.

>> THAT MEANS MORE BORROWING.

>> IT IGNORES THE REALITY THAT 60% OF HOUSEHOLDS ARE LIVING PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK.

BALANCES HAVE GONE UP AND IT IS AT A TIME WHEN CREDIT CARD RATES ARE AT A RECORD HIGH.

>> IT IS STRONGER FOR LONGER THAN ENCOUNTER BEST ANTICIPATED.

A DOWNTURN COULD STILL COME IN 2024.

PEOPLE SHOULD BE PREPARED IF AND WHEN RECESSION HITS.

>> PAY DOWN DEBT, LIKE CREDIT CARDS.

BOOST YOUR EMERGENCY SAVINGS, THAT WILL BE A BUFFER BETWEEN YOU AND HIGH COST DEBT IF YOU HAVE THE INCOME DISRUPTION.

>>> RUSHING TO BRING AID TO LOVED ONES, NEIGHBORHOODS WERE RAVAGED BY THE HURRICANE.

THIS IS WHERE LILY MARTINEZ 61- YEAR-OLD MOTHER LIVES.

SHE FINALLY LEARNED THAT HER MOTHER WAS SAFE.

BUT WITHOUT FOOD, ELECTRICITY OR WATER, HER SITUATION IS DIRE.

>> SHE IS ALONE, THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO, I WISH I COULD DRIVE AND RESCUE MY MOM.

>> MARTINEZ SAID THAT MOST AID HAS BEEN DIRECTED TO TOURIST AREAS.

TO HELP BY ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES FOR HER MOTHER IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

ANOTHER SHIPMENT WILL BE MADE ON FRIDAY.

>>> LET'S START OFF WITH WEATHER HEADLINES AS WE LOOK AHEAD, WINS MOVING IN TONIGHT AND THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON THURSDAY.

THE MORNINGS AND NIGHTS WILL BE COOL AND IT SHOULD BE NICE AND WARM AND PLEASANT AS WE HAD THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND.

WE ARE SEEING THE ONSHORE FLOW RETURNING AND THOSE CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE AREA.

A WHOLE SKY AND TEMPERATURES.

LAGUNA, 41.

DOWN INTO THE MID-40s, STAYING COOL THROUGH TONIGHT.

IT WILL START OUT THE DOOR FOR OUR THURSDAY.

THURSDAY AFTERNOON, DRY AND COMFORTABLE THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE REGION.

LOOKING GOOD IF YOU HAVE ANY PLANS TO BE OUTSIDE.

HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE BROUGHT DOWN NICELY.

REBOUNDING PRETTY NICELY AT 79.

MOUNT LAGUNA STAYING COOLER WITH TEMPERATURES INTO THE UPPER 50s.

MUCH OF THE SAME AS WE HAD THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH DRY AND PLEASANT CONDITIONS TAKING OVER.

ANOTHER GOOD DAY TO BE OUTSIDE AND ENJOY.

LOOKING AHEAD TO THE WEEKEND, WHERE WILL HAVE PROBLEMS, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

A SERIES OF STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.

WE WILL STAY DRY HERE THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

I WILL LET YOU KNOW ABOUT THE FORECAST OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

GRADUALLY COOLING AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND BACK INTO THE LOW 70s AS WE START NEXT WEEK.

FURTHER INLAND WILL SEE A WARMING TREND EACH DAY.

UPPER 80s ON THURSDAY.

LOW 80s ON SATURDAY.

ON SUNDAY, TEMPERATURES ARE BACK INTO THE 70s.

TEMPERATURES WILL HOLD PRETTY STEADY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

HIGHS INTO THE UPPER 50s.

AS WE HEAD INTO MONDAY, COOLER CONDITIONS STICKING AROUND.

INTO THE DESERT, TEMPERATURES WILL STAY STEADY INTO THE 90s AND 80s AS WE HEAD INTO THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

>>> TODAY LIZZIE ON ION BATTERIES POWER WHAT WE USE.

ELECTRIC CARS, LAPTOPS, AND OF COURSE OUR SMART PHONES.

MOST OF US DON'T KNOW HOW THEY WORK OR HOW TO EXTEND THEIR LIFE.

TALKING TO A SCIENTIST WHO STUDIES BATTERIES.

>> THE INNER WORKINGS OF A LITHIUM ION BATTERY ARE PRETTY SIMPLE.

>> MOVING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THIS POSITIVE ELECTRODE AND THE NEGATIVE ELECTRODE.

WHEN THEY MOVED BACK AND FORTH, THAT IS WHEN YOU ARE ABLE TO POWER YOUR DEVICE, MOVING FROM THE NEGATIVE TO THE POSITIVE OR WHEN YOU ARE CHARGING YOUR BATTERY, YOU ARE TAKING THEM OUT OF THE POSITIVE AND PUTTING THEM IN THE NEGATIVE.

>> THAT MOVEMENT OF IONS INSIDE THE BATTERY DETERMINES HOW LONG YOUR CHARGE WILL LAST AND HOW LONG THE BATTERY ITSELF WILL SURVIVE.

HERE IS ONE RULE.

DO NOT KEEP IT PLUGGED IN AND FULLY CHARGED FOR A LONG TIME.

>> WHEN IT IS 100% CHARGED, THAT IS THE WORST CASE.

>> A PORTABLE LAPTOP THAT IS ALWAYS PLUGGED IN.

WILL WEAR OUT REALLY FAST.

ANOTHER RULE, LITHIUM BATTERIES DEGRADE QUICKLY WHEN THEY ARE HOT.

>> AVOIDED BEING IN 100% STATE OF CHARGE AND BEING HOT, SITTING ON THE DASHBOARD OF A CAR IN THE SUN, THAT WILL IMPROVE THE LONGEVITY OF YOUR DEVICE.

>> ONE MORE TIP ON HOW TO LENGTHEN THE CHARGE.

WHEN TRAVELING LONG DISTANCES, PUT YOUR CELL PHONE ON AIRPLANE MODE.

>> IF IT DOES NOT HAVE A STRONG SIGNAL AND IS TRYING TO FIND ONE, IT WILL WORK REALLY HARD AND IT WILL DRAIN THE BATTERY QUICKLY.

THERE WILL NOT BE A SIGNAL TO BE FOUND FROM A NORMAL CELL PHONE TOWER.

>> SCIENTIFIC WORK FOCUSES ON WAYS TO FIND BATTERIES TO WORK BETTER.

>> THIS IS THE BATTERY LABORATORY.

>> AND HIS LAB YOU WILL FIND MATERIALS AND TOOLS LIKE A GLOVE BOX THAT YOU CAN USE TO ASSEMBLE MATERIALS IN A DRY, LOW OXYGEN ENVIRONMENT.

IT CAN IGNITE WHEN IT IS EXPOSED TO NORMAL AIR.

NOTHING BEATS THE LITHIUM ION TECHNOLOGY.

>> LET'S GET THINGS STRAIGHT.

IT IS THE BEST TECHNOLOGY THAT WE HAVE.

THAT IS WHY IT IS UNIVERSALLY USED.

LITHIUM ION WORKS REALLY WELL.

>> IT IS A LIMITED RESOURCE THAT HAS TO BE MINED.

ONE THING HE IS INVESTIGATING IS THE POSSIBILITY OF CREATING SODIUM ION BATTERIES.

>> IF WE CAN MAKE THE SWITCH TO BELIEVE IT TOO LONG IN THE SUN.

>>> HERE IS WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON TOMORROW IN THE KPBS NEWSROOM.

NPR'S MORNING EDITION CALLED BACK A FORMER PITCHER TO TALK ABOUT MANY OF THE NEW RULES THIS SEASON AND IF THEY MADE A DIFFERENCE IN THE GAME.

KPBS MID-DAY ADDITION HAS MORE ON THE DAY OF THE DEAD CELEBRATIONS INCLUDING A DIGITAL ALTER SHOWING YOUR MEMORIES OF LOVED ONES.

YOU CAN FIND OUR STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE.

KPBS.ORG .

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US, I AM JOHN CAROL, HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING ADDITION IS MADE POSSIBLE BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH FLOODING REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREFACE FOUNDATION.

AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU, THANK YOU.