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>>> GOOD EVENING.

IT IS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13th.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I AM MY A TRIP LUCY.

>>> A MOVE TO REOPEN THE BORDER, AND FOR SOME, IT COMES JUST IN THE NICK OF TIME.

THEIR LIVELIHOODS, DEPENDING ON IT.

KPBS REPORTER WITH THE DECISION TO LET SOME TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS.

>> Reporter: AFTER MORE OF A YEAR OF FAMILIES BEING SEPARATED BY BORDER RESTRICTION, THE U.S. IS OPENING DOORS TO NONESSENTIAL TRAVEL, BUT ONLY FOR THOSE WHO ARE FULLY VACCINATED.

FULLY VACCINATED VISITORS FROM CANADA AND MEXICO WILL BE WELCOMED INTO THE U.S.

STARTING EARLY NOVEMBER.

RESTRICTIONS FOR NONESSENTIAL TRAVEL HAD ORIGINALLY BEEN PLACED IN MARCH OF 2020.

JASON WELLS WITH THE SAN YSIDRO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SAYS HIS FIRST THOUGHTS WERE -- >> ELATION, INITIALLY.

IT'S BEEN 19 MONTHS.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS BUSINESSES WILL NEVER RECUPERATE WHAT THEY LOST, BUT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO GET THEIR LIVES BACK ON TRACK.

>> TO GET OUR LIVES BACK TO BEING OUR LIVES.

THAT IS EVERY REACTION, TO SEEING YOUR GRANDPARENTS, CROSSING ON YOUR LUNCH BREAK TO GRAB A TACO, CROSSING HERE TO DO YOUR BANKING, WHAT HAVE YOU.

WE NEED TO GET BACK TO THAT.

>> Reporter: WE SPOKE TO CROSS- BORDER CITIZENS WHO WERE HAPPY TO HEAR ABOUT THE NEWS.

>> [ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ] >> Reporter: GLORIA CABRERA SAYS SHE HOPES MORE TOURISM FROM PEOPLE MEANS MORE HOURS AT WORK.

SHE WORKS AT A RESTAURANT IN SAN YSIDRO, AND BUSINESS IS NOT LIKE BEFORE, BUT SHE HAS ONE RESERVATION.

>> [ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ] >> Reporter: SHE'S A PEDESTRIAN CROSSING TIMES ARE TWO TO THREE HOURS.

SHE FEARS SHE WILL BE STUCK WAITING IN LINE MORE NOW.

WELL SAYS WAIT TIMES ARE HUGE CONCERN FOR BORDER CROSSERS, BUT HE'S HELPING U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION WILL INCREASE PERSONNEL TO ALLEVIATE THE BURDEN.

>> WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT DATE WILL BE, HOW THE VERIFICATION OF VACCINATIONS IS GOING TO WORK.

>> Reporter: WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAYOR TODD GLORIA THANKED THOSE INVOLVED WITH THE BINATIONAL EFFORT TO LIFT RESTRICTIONS.

>> I WANT TO THANK SECRETARY MY YORGOS, WHO'S BEEN IN REGULAR COMMUNICATION WITH MY ADMINISTRATION SAID SEPTEMBER ON THIS ISSUE.

>> Reporter: THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IT'S A WORKING ON DETAILS FOR THE PLAN AND HAS NOT SET AN EXACT DATE WHEN THE CHANGES WILL GO INTO EFFECT IN NOVEMBER.

ALEXANDRA RANGEL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> PORTS ON SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL BE PICKING UP THE PACE 24/7, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK TO OFFLOAD ALL THOSE CARGO SHIPS STRANDED OFF THE COAST.

AS KAREN CAMPER REPORTS, PRESIDENT BIDEN HELPED BROKER THAT AGREEMENT DUE TO CONCERNS, NO SUPPLIES AFFECTING THE ECONOMY THAT COULD HAMPER THE HOLIDAYS.

>> Reporter: AFTER MEETING WITH TOP RETAIL AND SHIPPING EXECUTIVES, PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN, ANNOUNCING PLANS TO ALLEVIATE SUPPLY-CHAIN BOTTLENECKS.

>> WITH HOLIDAYS COMING UP, YOU MIGHT BE WONDERING IF THEY GIVES YOU PLAN TO BUY WILL ARRIVE ON TIME.

>> Reporter: THE PORT OF LONG BEACH CALIFORNIA WHICH HANDLE ABOUT 30% OF U.S. CONTAINER TRAFFIC, MOVING TO 24/7 OPERATIONS.

WALMART, TARGET, U.P.S., FEDEX AND OTHERS SAY THEY WILL BOOST HOURS TO SPEED UP THE DELIVERY OF OFFSHORE ITEMS.

>> THEY CAN'T EVEN GET ALL THE GOODS FOR THEIR SHELVES IF THEY WANT TO BECAUSE ALL THE TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS CHALLENGES THEY ARE EXPERIENCING.

>> Reporter: THE LABOR DEPARTMENT SAYS A KEY INFLATION INDICATOR ROSE AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER, WITH UPTICKS IN PRICES CONSUMERS PAY FOR FOOD, CARS HOME FURNISHINGS AND MORE.

>> WE HAVE SHORTAGES, THEN YOU HAVE HIGHER PRICES, AND AS THE PANDEMIC WINDS DOWN AND I THINK IT WILL, EACH NEW WAVE OF THE VIRUS WILL BE LESS DESTRUCTIVE THAN THE PREVIOUS ONE.

>> Reporter: THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION, POINTING TO THE SUPPLY-CHAIN CRUNCH TO PUSH FOR PASSAGE OF THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN.

>> WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A MORE NIMBLE AND FLEXIBLE SET OF CAPABILITIES.

>> Reporter: ALSO ADDING TO CONCERNS, A SHORTAGE OF TRUCK DRIVERS TO MOVE GOODS , AND AAA SAYS AVERAGE GAS PRICES HAD HIT A SEVEN-YEAR HIGH THIS WEEK AT A YEAR WHEN THEY TYPICALLY FALL.

IN WASHINGTON, KARIN CAIFA, KPBS NEWS.

>>> FEDERAL AGENTS SAY THEY ARE ON THE GROUND INVESTIGATING THE FATAL CAR CRASH IN SAN TS, BUT THERE ARE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO GO DOWN.

KPBS REPORTER MATT HOFFMAN REPORTS.

>> Reporter: CHRIS LUKA IS THE OWNER OF LEARN TO FLY SAN DIEGO.

HE LOVED OVER 5000 FLYING HOURS AND HAS BEEN TEACHING NEARLY 20 YEARS.

HE SAYS RECORDS SHOW THE PILOT OF THE CRASHED PLANE WAS EXPERIENCED, HAD A COMMERCIAL LICENSE AND HIS PLANE MADE REGULAR TRIPS FROM YUMA TO SAN DIEGO.

>> HE FLEW QUITE REGULARLY AND YOU COULD SEE HE HAD -- MY CAT WAS 25 FLIGHTS IN JULY 19.

>> Reporter: AFTER REVEALING THE FLIGHT DATA, THEY SAID EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE UNTIL THE PILOT MISSED HIS LANDING APPROACH FROM AIRLINE CONTROL IS.

>> WE WANTED HIM TO CONNECT, BUT HE SAID SWING IT AROUND AND TRY IT AGAIN.

>> HE WAS ALSO TOLD TO START CLIMBING, AND HE INITIALLY STARTED TO CLIMB, THEN HE LEVELED OFF, THEN HE LOST A COUPLE HUNDRED FEET, THEN CAME BACK AGAIN, SO THAT WAS QUITE UNUSUAL.

HE NEVER GOT ESTABLISHED IN A PROPER CLIMB.

>> LIKE YOU LOOK LIKE YOU ARE DESCENDING.

I NEED TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE CLIMBING, NOT DISSENTING.

>> Reporter: IN THE FINAL MOMENTS BEFORE THE CRASH, THE AIRCRAFT WAS ASCENDING AND DESCENDING RAPIDLY WHILE CHANGING SPEED BEFORE HEADING INTO A STEEP DIVE.

>> THAT'S WHEN YOU COULD HEAR THE CONTROLLER VOICE THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG HERE.

>> CLIMB IMMEDIATELY.

CLIMBED THE AIRPLANE, MAINTAIN 5000, EXPEDITE CLIMB.

CLIMB, PLEASE!

>> LEADS ME TO THINK.

I DON'T KNOW.

IT IS TO THINK THAT HE WAS HAVING SOME SORT OF A PROBLEM.

>> Reporter: SLUKA SAID NO DISTRESS CALL WAS MADE BY THE PILOT, BUT BASED ON SOME OF HIS SHORT RESPONSES TO AIR TRAFFIC , GUESSES SOMETHING WAS NOT RIGHT.

>> SOMETHING HAPPENED WHEN HE WAS IN THE CLOUDS, WHETHER MECHANICAL OR PHYSICAL.

>> Reporter: BASED ON THE RAPID DESCENT AND SPEED, IT DOES NOT APPEAR THE PILOT WAS TRYING TO LAND WHEN THE CRASH LANDED.

>> IF HE WAS DOING ONE ENGINE, YOU WOULD NEVER BE DOING THAT.

>> Reporter: THE CRASH KILLED THE PILOT AND A U.P.S.

DRIVER WHILE INJURING TWO OTHERS.

SLUKA SAID THESE TYPES OF INCIDENTS INVOLVING SMALL AIRCRAFT ARE RARE.

OFFICIALS WITH THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD HAVE REMOVED THE MANGLED AIRCRAFT FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATING.

THEY HAVE COLLECTED SECURITY ACCOUNTS AND VIDEO CAMERA VIDEO.

THEY EXPECT TO HAVE A PRELIMINARY REPORT IN TWO WEEKS.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ARE COMING TOGETHER TO PROTECT THE COMMUNITY AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE.

KPBS REPORTER MELISSA MAE HAS MORE ON A NEW POLICY THAT AIMS TO TAKE SO-CALLED GHOST GUNS OFF THE STREETS.

>> Reporter: THERE'S BEEN A 169% INCREASE OF GHOST GUNS IN THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO THIS YEAR.

IN SEPTEMBER, MAYOR TODD GLORIA SIGNED AN ORDINANCE OFFICIALLY BANNING GHOST GUNS IN THE CITY.

SAN DIEGO COUNCILMEMBER AUTHORED THE LEGISLATION.

>> WE TOOK ACTION AT THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO TO BECOME THE FIRST IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO BAN THE SALE OF ON SERIALIZED, NOT TRACEABLE GHOST GUNS AND THE PARTS TO MAKE THOSE GUNS.

>> Reporter: SHE TOOK A STAN AFTER THE GASLAMP SHOOTING INVOLVING A GHOST GUN THIS PAST APRIL.

>> TO GET GHOST GUNS OUT OF THE HANDS OF PEOPLE WHO CANNOT SAFELY OWN A FIREARM.

GET GUNS OUT OF THE HANDS OF ANYONE WHO THREATENS A SCHOOL, A PLACE OF WORSHIP, AN OFFICE, THEMSELVES OR DOMESTIC PARTNER.

>> Reporter: OTHER LEVELS OF SAN DIEGO ARE JOINING THE FIGHT AGAINST GOES GUN VIOLENCE, INCLUDING SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

>> WE'RE HEARTBROKEN BY THE CONSTANT DRUMBEAT OF MASS SHOOTINGS.

GHOST GUNS HAVE ONLY MADE THAT DRUMBEAT GROW LOUDER.

SILENCING THE VOICES OF TOO MANY VICTIMS.

BUT INSTEAD OF BECOMING NUMB, WE'RE TAKING ACTION.

>> Reporter: THE SUPERVISORS WILL VOTE ON OCTOBER 19th TO CREATE AN ORDINANCE TO PROHIBIT UNTRACEABLE GHOST GUNS BEING DISTRIBUTED OR CREATED IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

STRENGTHEN SAFE STORAGE STANDARDS.

PROHIBIT 3-D PRINTING UP ON SERIALIZED FIREARMS ARE GUN PARTS.

VON WILPERT SAID THE CITY IS GOING BE ON THE STATE'S GHOST GUN LAW THAT GOES INTO EFFECT JULY 1st, 2022.

>> ANY OTHER RETAILER WANTS TO SELL IN THE CITY AND SOON TO BE THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, THEY HAVE TO FOLLOW THE LAW AND SELL GUN PARTS THAT ARE PRE- SERIALIZED AND IDENTIFIED SO THEY DON'T INCREASE THE APPROPRIATION OF GHOST GUNS IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

>> Reporter: HE WAS SHOT BY THE INCREASED AND GHOST GUNS.

>> GHOST GUNS REPRESENT OPPORTUNITY FOR A LOT MORE VIOLENCE TO HAPPEN.

>> Reporter: SANTANA HAS LOST FAMILY MEMBERS TO GUN VIOLENCE AND HOPES THIS ORDINANCE SAVES LIVES.

>> THERE'S A LOT THAT COULD HAPPEN FROM THIS, AND PEOPLE OFTEN WAIT FOR THE HUGE, VIOLENT ACT TO OCCUR, BUT THIS IS SOMETHING WE CAN MOVE A STEP FORWARD BEFORE THAT OCCURS.

>> Reporter: IF THE POLICY PASSES AMONG THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, STAFF WILL BRING BACK OPTIONS FOR COMMUNITY- BASED VIOLENCE REDUCTION AND DESCRIPTION PROGRAMS.

MELISSA MAE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A NEW VACCINATION MILESTONE JUST ANNOUNCED BY SAN DIEGO COUNTY, 80% OF ALL ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS ARE FULLY VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19, AND THAT MAKES SAN DIEGO ONE OF THE MOST VACCINATED COUNTIES IN CALIFORNIA AND THE NATION.

89% OF THOSE 12 AND OLDER HAVE GOTTEN AT LEAST ONE DOSE.

ALSO IN TODAY'S WEEKLY REPORT, THE COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY ANNOUNCED 37 DEATHS WERE REPORTED IN THE LAST WEEK, AND ABOUT 3200 CASES WERE REPORTED IN THE LAST WEEK, DOWN BY NEARLY 400 CASES FROM THE PREVIOUS WEEK.

>>> GOODNESS FOR MILLIONS OF RETIREES ON SOCIAL SECURITY.

YOUR BENEFITS ARE GOING UP.

A BOOST OF 5.9% WILL TAKE PLACE IN 2022, AND THAT'S $92 A MONTH ON AVERAGE.

THAT IS THE BIGGEST COST-OF- LIVING ADJUSTMENT IN 39 YEARS.

THE INCREASE IS MEANT TO OFFSET INFLATION AND STRUGGLES ASSOCIATED WITH THE PANDEMIC.

>>> THE MEDICAL MARIJUANA INDUSTRY IN VISTA IS THRIVING.

KPBS NORCATUR REPORTER SAID MONEY MADE FROM CANNABIS SALES WILL FUN PROJECTS LIKE SCHOLARSHIPS AND THE NEW SHERIFF'S DEPUTY.

>> Reporter: THIS WAS THE FIRST LEGALLY LICENSED MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY IN VISTA.

THE DISPENSARY WAS GIVING ESTABLISHED JUST BEFORE THE PANDEMIC HIT.

OWNER JOSEPH CHRISMAN THOUGHT THE STATE ORDER WOULD PUT THEM OUT OF BUSINESS.

HE WAS WRONG.

>> ALL OF A SUDDEN, PEOPLE ARE STUCK IN THEIR HOMES, THEY NEED A LOT OF RELEASE AND THERAPEUTIC MEDICINE, SO WE HAVE A LOT OF STRESS, A LOT OF ANXIETY, A LOT OF DEPRESSION PEOPLE ARE BATTLING, SO THEY CAME TO US FOR THEIR HOLISTIC ALTERNATIVE, AND SALES STARTED TO SPIKE.

>> Reporter: AND HIS BUSINESS WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE THRIVING.

IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR, THE CITY OF VISTA REPORTED MORE THAN $5 MILLION IN REVENUE FROM THE CANNABIS SALES TAX.

IN APRIL, CITY COUNCIL HAD AGREED THAT $4 MILLION IN CANNABIS SALES TAX WOULD GO TO THE GENERAL FUND, SO THE $1 MILLION LEFT OVER WOULD BE USED TO FUND THE SPECIAL PROJECTS.

THE CITY WILL BE USING THAT MONEY ON YOUTH SCHOLARSHIPS, A NEW SHERIFF'S DEPUTY, PARK MAINTENANCE AND UNDERCOVER OPERATIONS TO STOP SHOPS FROM SELLING MARIJUANA TO MINORS.

THE CITY HAS NOT DONE ANY OF THESE OPERATIONS, SAID NANETTE STAN, WITH THE NORTH COAST THE PREVENTION COALITION.

>> I MAKING SURE BUSINESSES ARE'S ARE BEING LAWS.

SO, BEST PRACTICE IS TO SEE IF BUSINESSES WILL SELL TO MINORS WHEN THEY SHOULD NOT BE SELLING TO MINORS, SO IT'S REALLY WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED IN THE PAST.

>> Reporter: DISPENSARY OWNER CHRISTMAN SAID HE WELCOMES THE UNDERWEAR COVER EVACUATIONS.

>> I'M A FATHER OF TWO DAUGHTERS P AT MY BUSINESS PARTNER HAS FIVE CHILDREN, SO IT IS SOMETHING WE BELIEVE UNDER THE AGE OF 18 SHOULD NOT CONSUME CANNABIS AS YOUR BRAIN IS STILL DEVELOPING.

>> Reporter: CHRISTMAN IS HOPEFUL SALES WILL INCREASE AND MORE REVENUE CAN GO TOWARD CITY PROJECTS.

>> THE EXTRA TAX REVENUE, WHICH NOW HELPS US TO ADD, YOU KNOW, SHERIFFS TO THE STREETS AND AMBULANCES TO THE STREETS, INCREASING SAFETY.

>> Reporter: TONYA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IF YOU'RE THINKING OF DRIVING TO NORTH CALIFORNIA, YOU WANT TO AVOID HIGHWAY 101 A LARGE WILD FIRE IS BURNING IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY NEAR THE COAST, CAUSING CLOSURE OF THE HIGHWAY, DETOURS, AND EVACUATIONS FOR NEARBY HOMES, STATE PARKS AND BUSINESSES BIT IT'S CALLED THE ALLIE SOUL FIRE, AND IT HAS CHARRED OVER 20,000 ACRES , AND IT'S JUST 5% CONTAINED DUE TO HIGH WINDS AND ROUGH TERRAIN.

>> WITH 40 TO 50 MILE AN HOUR WINDS, EXTENSIVE DROUGHT AND STEEP TOPOGRAPHY, IT'S JUST A PERFECT STORM OF A FIRE THAT'S GOING TO BE VERY CHALLENGING TO BE ABLE TO CONTAIN AND CONTROL.

>> ALONG WITH TRYING TO PROTECT HOMES, CREWS ARE ALSO WORKING TO KEEP THE FORMER REAGAN RANCH KNOWN AS THE WESTERN WHITE HOUSE FROM BURNING.

>>> NEW PHOTOS SHOW MORE SEQUOIA TREES HAVE BEEN LOST IN THE COMPLEX FIRE .

GOOD NEWS IS EXPERTS SAY ONLY ONE GROVE APPEARS TO HAVE LARGE AREAS OF HIGH SEVERITY FIRE.

FAR, THE FIRE HAS IMPACTED 16 GROVES.

EXPERTS SAY MOST OF THOSE FIRES ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE BENEFICIAL IMPACT BY REDUCING FUEL LOADS AND CREATING CONDITIONS FOR TREE REGENERATION.

THE FIRE IS 40% CONTAINED AND HAS BURNED CLOSE TO 88,000 ACRES IN SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK.

>>> WE'RE GOING TO BE WARMING UP BRIEFLY ONCE AGAIN ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

TOWARD THE WEEKEND, THERE LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER SHOT OF COLDER AIR IS GOING TO MOVE IN NEXT WEEK WITH THAT ONSHORE FLOW MAKING A RECURRENT.

NOW, IT'S OFFSHORE FLOW THINGS TO THAT FLOW TO CONTINUE TO TRACK OFF TO THE EAST, BUT THE ONSHORE FLOW MAKES A RETURN AS WE MOVE INTO NEXT WEEK.

IT IS ANOTHER CHILLY NIGHT AHEAD, THE TEMPERATURES GET BACK TO THE 40s FOR YOU FROM OCEANSIDE, DOWN TO ESCONDIDO, OUT TO EL CAJON, LOW 40s OUT TOWARDS MALLON.

HIGH PRESSURES AND CONTROL HERE FOR THURSDAY, BUT TEMPERATURES ARE WELL BELOW NORMAL STILL FOREMOST.

WE'RE GOING TO SEE AN UPWARD TREND AS WE HEAD TOWARDS FRIDAY.

TEMPERATURES FOR THURSDAY, UPPER 70s IN RAMONA, LOW 80s FOR YOU IN BORREGO SPRINGS, LOW 70s IN SAN DIEGO, 74 FOR YOU IN CHULA VISTA, AND THE BRIGHTER CONDITIONS MAKE A RETURN AS WE HEAD TOWARDS FRIDAY.

TRANQUIL PATTERN BRIEFLY BEFORE IT CHANGES AGAIN IN THE FORECAST FOR NEXT WEEK.

NEAR THE COAST, TEMPERATURES GO FROM THE 70s AND BACK UP INTO THE LOW TO MID 80s FOR YOUR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, BUT I MENTIONED, THERE WILL LIKELY BE ANOTHER COOLDOWN BACK INTO THE LOW 70s.

BY THE TIME WE GET TO START OF THE NEXT WORK WEEK, FURTHER INLAND WE WILL SEE THE SAME KIND OF PATTERN HERE AS TEMPERATURES GO FROM THE UPPER 70s ON YOUR THURSDAY INTO THE UPPER 80s FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, AND AFTER THAT, WE STILL HAVE THE SUNSHINE, BUT WE WILL COOL THINGS BACK DOWN TO THE LOW 70s AS WE START OFF THE NEW WORK WEEK.

IN THE MOUNTAINS, TEMPERATURES ARE NOT GOING TO CHANGE A WHOLE LOT HERE.

WE MAKE IT UP INTO THE UPPER 50s SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AND MAYBE GET UP TO THE 60 DEGREE MARK ON MONDAY, BUT BETWEEN TODAY AND TOMORROW AND MONDAY, WE'RE NOT SEEING A WHOLE LOT IN THE WAY OF TEMPERATURES MOVING UP OR DOWN.

IN THE DESERTS, WE WILL SEE A LITTLE BIT OF A DROP OFF HERE, BUT NOT TOO DRAMATIC.

TEMPERATURES GO FROM LOW 80s INTO THE MID TO UPPER 80s HERE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, THEN FALL BACK DOWN TO THE MID-80s TO CLOSE OUT THE WEEKEND AND HEAD INTO THE NEW WORK WEEK.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I AM METEOROLOGIST JESSICA PASH.

>>> DOZENS OF PHONE CALLS WERE ENTERED AS EVIDENCE IN THE RECENT TRIAL OF THE FIRST PARENTS TO BE FOUND GUILTY IN THIS SCAM BY A JURY.

>> Reporter: MONEY AND PHONY ATHLETIC CREDENTIALS GOT THEIR KIDS INTO COLLEGE, AND NOW COULD LAND THESE PARENTS BEHIND BARS FOR YEARS.

>> THESE DEFENDANTS A POWERFUL, PRIVILEGED PEOPLE, BUT THEY ARE NOT ABOVE THE LAW.

THEY BROKE THE LAW, AND NOW THEY FACE THE CONSEQUENCES.

>> Reporter: THEY WERE FOUND GUILTY ON FRAUD AND BRIBERY CHARGES FOR PAYING OVER $2 MILLION TO A COLLEGE ADMISSIONS CONSULTANT NAMED RICK SINGER.

HE WAS THE MASTERMIND BEHIND THE VARSITY BLUES SCHEME.

THEIR LAWYERS TRIED TO ARGUE THE FAMILIES WERE DUPED BY SINGER INTO MAKING WHAT THEY THOUGHT WERE LEGITIMATE DONATIONS TO SCHOOLS HERE LITTLE DID THEY KNOW, SINGER HAD BEGUN COOPERATING WITH THE GOVERNMENT, AND THE FEDS CAUGHT SOME OF THEIR MOST BRAZEN CONVERSATIONS ON TAPE.

>> ATHLETES GET FIRST PRIORITY.

>> AND THEN SOME ADDITIONAL SIDE BURNER MONEY, OR WE HAVE TO DO ALL THREE?

>> Reporter: THESE RECORDINGS PLAYED FOR THE JURY AT THE TRIAL OFFERED A CLEAR PICTURE OF THE SCAM.

WILSON PAID SINGER $220,000 TO GET HIS SON INTO USC AND 1.5 MILLION FOR HIS TWIN DAUGHTERS TO GET INTO HARVARD AND STANFORD , BUT SINGER SAID A COACH AT STANFORD ADVISED THEY COULD NOT MAKE THEIR PLANS TO OBVIOUS.

>> I CAN SEND HIM YOUR 500,000 THAT YOU WIRED TO MY ACCOUNT TO SECURE THE SPOT FOR ONE OF YOUR GIRLS.

I ASKED HIM FOR A SECOND SPOT FOR SAILING, AND HE SAYS HE CAN'T DO THAT BECAUSE HE HAD TO ACTUALLY RECRUIT FROM SOME REAL SAILORS, SO THAT THEY DON'T CATCH ON.

>> RIGHT.

>> OKAY?

YEAH, SO THAT STANFORD DOES NOT CATCH ON TO WHAT HE'S DOING.

>> Reporter: HE PAID SINGER $300,000 TO GET HIS DAUGHTER INTO THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

THEIR PLAN ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS, TO CLAIM SHE WAS A BASKETBALL RECRUIT BASED ON FALSIFIED ATHLETIC CREDENTIALS.

SINGER EXPLAINED THE PLAN TO HIM OVER A PHONE CALL RECORDED AS PART OF THE INVESTIGATION, SAYING IN OUR FORM ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL AT USC WAS INVOLVED.

>> I'M NOT GOING TO TELL THE IRS ANYTHING ABOUT THE FACT THAT YOUR $300,000 WAS PAID TO DONNA HEIDEL AT USC TO GET SABRINA INTO SCHOOL, EVEN THOUGH SHE WAS NOT A LEGITIMATE BASKETBALL PLAYER AT THAT LEVEL.

SO, I'M NOT GOING TO SAY THAT TO THE IRS, OBVIOUSLY.

>> OKAY.

>> YOU'RE OKAY WITH THAT, RIGHT?

>> OF COURSE.

>> Reporter: DONNA HENLE HAS PLEADED NOT GUILTY PAID HER A TEENY COLD CNN THAT RICK SINGER IS A COLD LIE.

NOTHING ABOUT MY CLIENT SHOULD BE BELIEVED.

ABDELAZIZ AND WILSON JUST TO INVOLVED IN THE SCANDAL.

ABDELAZIZ AND WILSON ARE FACING UP TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON NOW FOR THEIR INVOLVEMENT.

>> JOHN WILSON AND DEMAL ABDELAZIZ USED FRAUD AND BRIBERY TO GET WHAT THEY WANTED.

WHAT THEY DID WAS AN AFFRONT TO HARD-WORKING STUDENTS AND PARENTS.

>>> THE PORT OF SAN DIEGO HAS VOTED TO REPLACE DIESEL POWERED BASIL.

5-1 DECISION TO TRANSITION TO ELECTRIC POWER CAME AFTER A CONTENTIOUS MEETING.

WORKERS EXPRESSED CONCERNS ABOUT JOBS HERE THEY SAID THE TECHNOLOGY IS NOT READY.

COMMUNITY ADVOCATES WORRIED ABOUT POLLUTION, SAYING THE MOVE IS LONG OVERDUE.

>>> SOME SCHOOL BUSES IN THE CHU LAVISKA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT ARE NOW CHARGED AND READY TO TRANSPORT STUDENTS AND SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT.

THERE ARE 10 NEW BUSES ROLLING OUT EVERY DAY AS THE FIRST ZERO EMISSION ELECTRIC POWERED BUSES IN THE DISTRICT'S FLEET.

ANTI- PEREZ RODE ALONG WITH ONE OF THE BUS DRIVERS TODAY.

>> Reporter: WHITNEY LOPEZ HAS DAILY CHECKLIST THAT INCLUDES A REVIEW OF EVERY INCH OF HER SCHOOL BUS.

WHAT IT DOES NOT INCLUDE IS A SOUND CHECK.

BEFORE SUNRISE, THERE IS A LOUD RUMBLE OF DIESEL ENGINES SPEWING NOISE, FUMES AND SMELL.

FOR MANY OF THE BUSES HERE AT THE CHULA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT BUS YARD.

>> YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW THIS.

IT IS MAGICAL.

>> Reporter: BUT 10 OF THESE BUSES ARE NOT LIKE THE OTHERS P LOPEZ DRIVES ONE OF THE ZERO EMISSION ELECTRIC POWERED SCHOOL BUSES NOW OWNED BY THE DISTRICT.

THEY WERE PAID FOR WITH GRANT MONEY FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION.

THE MONEY WAS GIVEN TO THE DISTRICT IN 2019, BUT THE COVID PANDEMIC AND SHUTDOWN HAPPY ELECTRIC BUSES OFF THE ROAD UNTIL NOW.

THEY ARE CLEAN AND TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED.

>> I FEEL IT IS SAFE BECAUSE IF SOMETHING HAPPENS, ONE OF THE DOORS OPEN, THE BUS WILL STOP.

SO, I FEEL IT IS SAFE.

>> Reporter: THE CHULA VISTA DISTRICT IS COMMITTED TO SAFETY FIRST WHEN TRANSPORTING IT STUDENTS.

>> WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE A NUMBER OF GREEN PRACTICES IN PLACE, AND OUR ELECTRIC FLEET ENABLES US TO REDUCE OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT, MAKES THE AIR AROUND OUR BUSES CLEANER.

>> Reporter: ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUSES ARE CERTAINLY GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THEY ARE GOOD FOR STUDENT HEALTH TO.

TRADITIONAL DIESEL FUELED BUSES CAN CREATE AIR POLLUTION THAT SCIENCE HAS DETERMINED CAN TRIGGER ASTHMA IN HEALTHY CHILDREN.

>> BYE!

>> Reporter: SHE PUTS HER 10- YEAR-OLD SON ON THE ELECTRIC POWERED SCHOOL BUS EVERY MORNING, AND SHE IS CLEAR ON THE BENEFITS.

>> I THINK IT'S BETTER, BETTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, FOR THE KIDS AND FOR US.

>> IT IS FUN.

>> Reporter: ALREADY CERVANTES AND HIS MOTHER ARE ALSO FANS OF THE NEW BUSES.

>> IT IS HIS FIRST YEAR AT SCHOOL, SO FOR HIM AT THE BUS, HE GETS ALL EXCITED AND SAYS, "I'M RIDING THE BUS!"

>> Reporter: LIBNI LOPEZ SAYS THE RIDERS LIKE THE HIGH- POWERED AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM, AND HAPPY STUDENTS MAKES HER JOB MORE ENJOYABLE.

>> THEY JUST WANT SOMEONE TO LISTEN TO THEM, AND I AM ALWAYS HERE TO CHEER THEM UP.

>> Reporter: THE NEW ELECTRIC BUSES ARE PROVING SO SUCCESSFUL ON THE ROAD, THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT HAS GIVEN CHU LAVISKA SCHOOL OFFICIALS MONEY TO PURCHASE TWO MORE TO BE DELIVERED IN TIME FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.

M.G.

PEREZ, KPBS NEWS.

>>> I'M JUDY WOODRUFF ON "THE NEWS HOUR.

AND FOR INFLATION HITS RECORD HIGHS AS PRICES RISE FOR EVERYDAY GOODS.

WE TALKED TO THE COMMERCE SECRETARY COMING UP AT AT 7:00 ON "EVENING EDITION" ON KPBS.

>>> HERE IS ANOTHER LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

THE U.S. WILL REOPEN ITS LAND BORDERS TO NONESSENTIAL TRAVEL NEXT MONTH IT HAS BEEN 19 MONTHS IN THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN BORDERS WERE CLOSED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC.

INTERNATIONAL VISITORS WILL HAVE TO BE VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19.

>>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS JOINING THE FIGHT AGAINST GHOST GUN VIOLENCE HERE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WILL VOTE ON OCTOBER 19th TO CREATE AN ORDINANCE THAT BARS UNTRACEABLE GUNS FROM BEING DISTRIBUTED OR CREATED IN THE COUNTY.

IT STRENGTHENS SAFE STORAGE STANDARDS AND PROHIBITS ANY PRINTING OF UN- SERIALIZED FIREARMS ARGON PARTS.

>>> WILLIAM SHATNER HAS BOLDLY GONE WHERE NO ONLY YOUNGER MEN AND WOMEN HAVE GONE BEFORE, THE FINAL FRONTIER.

THE 90-YEAR-OLD ACTOR BEST KNOWN FOR PLAYING CAPTAIN JAMES T. KIRK ON "STAR TREK" BECAME THE OLDEST PERSON TO TRAVEL TO SPACE.

SHATNER AND THREE FELLOW PASSENGERS WERE LAUNCHED AN ESTIMATED 66 MILES ABOVE THE WEST TEXAS DESERT IN A FULLY AUTOMATED CAPSULE BUILT BY JEFF BEZOS' BLUE ORIGIN COMPANY.

AFTER JUST A 10-MINUTE FLIGHT, THEY PARACHUTED SAFELY BACK TO EARTH.

>> WHAT YOU HAVE GIVEN ME IS THE MOST PROFOUND EXPERIENCE.

I AM SO FILLED WITH EMOTION, OF DEATH HEAVEN.

IT'S EXTRAORDINARY.

EXTRAORDINARY.

>> THE FLIGHT INCLUDED ABOUT THREE MINUTES OF WEIGHTLESSNESS AND A VIEW OF THE CURVATURE OF THE EARTH.

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THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

I HOPE YOU HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.

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