
Wednesday, October 19, 2022
Season 1 Episode 2901 | 27m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
The Friar Faithful are keeping hope alive as the Padres take on the Phillies at Petco Park
The Friar Faithful are keeping hope alive as the Padres take on the Phillies at Petco Park. Plus, alongside groceries, gas, rent you can add utilities to the list of bills getting more expensive. How much is SDG&E raising rates and why? And, police departments are required to report discrimination under a new state law. We look into why local departments have very few instances to report.
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Wednesday, October 19, 2022
Season 1 Episode 2901 | 27m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
The Friar Faithful are keeping hope alive as the Padres take on the Phillies at Petco Park. Plus, alongside groceries, gas, rent you can add utilities to the list of bills getting more expensive. How much is SDG&E raising rates and why? And, police departments are required to report discrimination under a new state law. We look into why local departments have very few instances to report.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>>> AFTER A TOUGH LOSS IN GAME ONE THE PADRES ARE LOOKING TO BOUNCE BACK.
>> IT IS VERY HOT OCTOBER DAY IN SAN DIEGO, AND THAT IS HELPING TO HEAT UP THE PADRES BATS AGAINST THE PHILLIES.
WE ARE UP A COUPLE OF STORIES AND EARLIER TODAY WE SPOKE WITH FANS ABOUT THE EXTENDED PLAYOFF RUN AND WHERE IT GOES FROM HERE.
SPEEDO WELL THEY DID NOT SCORE ANY RUNS IN THE FIRST GAME MOST FANS ARE NOT LETTING THEMSELVES GET DOWN.
THEY FOUND A WAY TO MAKE IT OUT .
>> I WORK FROM HOME AND I AM CALLING THE STADIUM HOME TODAY.
>> I EMAILED MY TEACHERS TO TELL THEM I WOULD NOT BE AT SCHOOL TODAY.
>> THEY ALSO LOST THE FIRST GAME OF THE PREVIOUS SERIES TO THE DODGERS, SO THEY ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE SCENARIO.
>> YOU JUST HAVE TO GO OUT AND PLAY YOUR GAME AND WIN.
WE WILL BE LOUD FOR THEM TOO.
>> THEY HAVE FAITH THAT THEY CAN RALLY BACK AGAIN.
>> WE ARE BETTER ON THE ROAD , SO WE WILL WIN THOSE IN THEN CLENCH IT HERE ON MONDAY.
>> IT MEANS THE WORLD TO US.
IT IS LIKE A LITTLE WORLD SERIES FOR US.
THEY HAD 111 WINS AND WE BEAT THEM.
>> THEY WILL TRAVEL TO PHILADELPHIA FOR THREE GAMES IF NEEDED.
THERE WILL BE WATCH PARTIES FOR AT LEAST FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
IF THE SERIES IS NOT OVER THEY WILL COME BACK HERE TO PETCO PARK FOR GAMES SIX AND SEVEN.
>>> IT SEEMS LIKE PRICES ARE RISING FOR JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING.
SOON IT COULD HIT YOUR UTILITY BILL.
CALIFORNIA UTILITY REGULATORS ARE MULLING OVER A RATE HIKE REQUEST.
OUR ENVIRONMENT REPORTER HAS THE DETAILS.
>> A REGULATORY FILING SUBMITTED BY THEM ASKED THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TO RAISE THE COST OF DELIVERING ELECTRICITY BY ABOUT 8%.
THEY ARE ASKING TO RAISE THE DELIVERY CHARGES IN THE THE ACTUAL COST OF ELECTRICITY.
IT IS UNCLEAR HOW THE REQUEST WILL IMPACT LOCAL POWER FABRICATORS WHICH ARE BUYING POWER FOR TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.
HE SAYS THAT WILL LIKELY BE FIGURED OUT.
>> IT DETERMINES THE RATES FOR NEXT YEAR.
IF THERE IS ANY CHANGE WE CAN DO A FULL BILL FORECAST.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE SHARING ARE THE DELIVERY RATES WILL BE.
>> HE SAID THE JUMP IN COSTS FOR NEXT YEAR IS NEEDED TO PAY FOR WILDFIRE PREVENTION, BATTERY STORAGE, AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE.
>> WE ARE SEEING CONTINUED INCREASES IN THE NEED FOR INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT DRIVEN BY THE MONEY AND WILDFIRE SAFETY SPENDING.
AT THE SAME TIME WE ARE SEEING A DECREASE IN SALES.
ABOUT 2% FOR RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS YEAR OVER YEAR.
IT IS LARGELY BECAUSE OF THIS.
>> THEY WANT TO SEE MORE ROOFTOP SOLAR, BUT THE CUSTOMER IS GENERATING THE POWER ARE CUTTING INTO THE REVENUES.
ANOTHER READ REQUEST FOR 2024 IS ALSO CALLING FOR A 9% ELECTRICITY RATE HIKE.
>> GOOD NEWS FOR DRIVERS.
GAS PRICES HAVE FALLEN UNDER SIX DOLLARS PER GALLON.
MORE HELP COULD SOON BE ON THE WAY.
THE AVERAGE PRICE DROPPED FIVE CENTS TODAY.
THAT IS DOWN ABOUT $.50 SINCE SPIKING TO A RECORD TWO WEEKS AGO.
THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION HAS NO PLANS TO COMBAT WHAT YOU PAY AT THE PUMP.
>> HE ANNOUNCED NEW STEPS IN THE ADMINISTRATION'S ONGOING PLAN TO BALANCE THE VOLATILE GLOBAL MARKET AMID THE RAGING WAR IN UKRAINE WHILE LOOKING TO EASE PRICES AT HOME.
>> GAS PRICES FOR ALMOST EVERY FAMILY'S BUDGETS.
>> THEY HOPE TO RELEASE OIL FROM THE RESERVE.
THEY HOPE IT IS ENOUGH TO DAMPEN THE HIGH PRICES, BUT IS LEAVING THE DOOR OPEN TO RELEASING AN ADDITIONAL SUPPLY IF NECESSARY.
>> WE ARE CALLING IT A THE READY AND RELEASE PLAN.
>> WEDNESDAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT DETAILED PLANS TO REPLENISH THE NATION'S EMERGENCY RESERVE WHEN PRICES FALL, WHICH IS NOT A 40 YEAR LOW.
>> THAT MEANS THEY CAN BEST RAMP UP PRODUCTION AND WITH CONFIDENCE THEY CAN SELL THE OIL TO US AT THAT PRICE IN THE FUTURE.
>> PUTTING PRESSURE TO CUT COST TO CONSUMERS.
>> BRING DOWN THE PRICE TO REFLECT WHAT YOU PAY FOR THE PRODUCT.
>> WHILE IT WILL TAKE TIME TO BE IMPLEMENTED DRIVERS ARE MAKING ADJUSTMENTS.
>> INSTEAD OF GOING TO THE GROCERY STORE OR TO PICK UP THE KIDS YOU ARE DOING EVERYTHING AT ONCE TO SAVE ON THE GAS YOU HAVE.
>> THE DESIRE TO GET BACK OUT THERE IS DEFINITELY STRONG.
>>> AMTRAK AND METROLINK TRAIN SERVICE WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR LONGER THAN FIRST ANTICIPATED.
REPAIRS COULD GO THROUGH JANUARY.
A SIMILAR PROBLEM HAPPENED LAST YEAR WHEN THEY WERE SHOT DOWN FOR TWO WEEKS.
THEY CAN TAKE A BUS SERVICE NOW DURING THE CONSTRUCTION.
>>> ANY STATE LAW WENT INTO EFFECT THAT REQUIRES LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO RELEASE RECORDS ABOUT OFFICER DISCRIMINATION.
INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER FOUND MOST LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS SAY THEY HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT .
>> IT WAS A NIGHT IN VEGAS THAT DID NOT STAY IN VEGAS.
IN JANUARY 2020 SHERIFF'S DEPUTY AND HIS GIRLFRIEND SPENT HOURS AT A CASINO DRINKING HEAVILY WITH A GROUP OF GERMAN TOURISTS ACCORDING TO A SHERIFF'S REPORT.
LATER THEY WENT TO A HOTEL ROOM.
AND THAT IS WHERE THINGS TOOK A TURN.
THEY ALLEGEDLY PUNCHED A HOLE IN THE WALL AND PULLED OUT HIS GONE.
HE WAS ARRESTED BY LAS VEGAS POLICE.
>> HE WAS FIRED FOR BREAKING SEVERAL SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT RULES.
DRINKING WHILE ARMED WITH A GUN AND SAYING HE IS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT TO AVOID ARREST.
ALL OF THIS WOULD HAVE STAYED SECRET IF HE HAD NOT HAVE BROKEN ANOTHER RULE.
HE SAID DISCRIMINATORY THINGS ABOUT THE GERMANS.
>> ANY STATE LAW SAYS WHEN DEPARTMENTS FIND THEIR OFFICERS SAY OR DO DO CRIMINAL STORY THINGS THOSE RECORDS HAVE TO BE PUBLIC.
SAN DIEGO COUNTY POLICE AGENCIES SAY THEY HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT.
THIS CASE IS ONE OF SIX RELEASED, BUT DOES THAT MEAN ALL OFFICERS ARE BEHAVING CORRECTLY?
THE STATE SENATOR WHO WROTE THE LAW IS DUBIOUS.
>> IF YOU HAVE A CULTURE IN AN AGENCY WHERE THEY DON'T EVEN WANT TO RECOGNIZE MISCONDUCT EVEN IF THEY ARE BEHAVING IN A WAY I DESCRIBED THEY DO NOT SUSTAIN A FINDING.
THAT DOES NOT SERVE US EITHER.
>> IT COULD BE THE REVIEWS ARE NOT DONE THOROUGHLY SO NO DISCRIMINATION IS FOUND OR IT COULD BE THAT OFFICERS DO NOT WANT TO REPORT ON EACH OTHER.
>> I WAS THERE TO REPORT IT BECAUSE I DID NOT WANT TO BE KNOWN AS A WEAK FEMALE OR A RAT.
SPEAK SHE IS A FORMER SHERIFF'S DETECTIVES SUING THE DEPARTMENT FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT.
>> I THINK THERE IS A FEAR OF REPORTING BECAUSE EVERYBODY LOOKS AT YOU BECAUSE THEY CANNOT TAKE A JOKE.
>> THE FIRST BIG ISSUE IS THE PUBLIC DOES NOT THINK THESE DISCRIMINATION CLAIMS WILL BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY.
>> HE IS A SENIOR FELLOW AND SAYS PEOPLE MAY NOT WANT TO GO TO A STATION OR GIVE OUT PERSONAL INFORMATION TO FILE A REPORT.
>> DISCRIMINATION CLAIMS ARE HARD TO PROVE BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF INFORMATION AND EVIDENCE THAT NEEDS TO BE GATHERED.
IT OFTENTIMES COMES TO A COMMUNITY MEMBER SAID IN A POLICE OFFICER SAID.
THAT IS WHY VIDEO EVIDENCE IS SO IMPORTANT.
>> IT IS CRUCIAL IN THESE CASES SAYS THE LIEUTENANT WHO RUNS THE INTERNAL AFFAIRS.
HE CALLS IT BODY WORN CAMERAS.
>> I CAN THINK OF SEVERAL EXAMPLES WHERE THERE IS AN ALLEGATION OF SOME INSENSITIVE TERM BEING USED.
WHEN WE REVIEW IT WE CLEARLY SEE IT NEVER OCCURRED.
>> THE LOW NUMBER OF CASES IS A SIGN OF PROGRESS.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO THINK IT SHOWS THAT OUR SHERIFFS AND EMPLOYEES ARE DOING THEIR JOB IMPARTIALLY.
DOING WHAT WE EXPECT OF IT.
>> COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO DEAL WITH POLICE SAY THERE IS DISCRIMINATION GOING ON.
>> PRESIDENT BIDEN'S TOP ECONOMIC ADVISOR DISCUSSES THE PLAN TO RELEASE MORE OF THE NATION'S OIL RESERVE.
COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER "EVENING EDITION" ON KPBS .
>>> TONIGHT RETURNED TO DISTRICT 8 TO THE VOTERS WILL DECIDE ON WHETHER TO GIVE HER ANOTHER FOUR-YEAR TERM.
HER OPPONENT IS A FAMILIAR ONE.
>> ANTONIO MARTINEZ LOST THE SEAT IN 2018 BY FEWER THAN 600 VOTES.
A STAFFER FOR THEM.
>> THE COMMUNITIES IN DISTRICT 8 HAVE BEEN MAGLITE DID.
>> HE IS RUNNING BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT BEEN GIVEN THEIR FAIR SHARE OF CITY RESOURCES.
>> I FEEL THE CURRENT PERSON IS NOT DOING THE JOB TO GET IT DONE.
I FEEL IT IS NECESSARY FOR ME TO PUT MY HAND IN.
>> SOMETHING THAT I TELL MY COLLEAGUES IS WE HAVE BEEN LEFT BEHIND.
>> INCUMBENT COUNCIL MEMBER AGREES.
HER CONSTITUENTS HAVE NOT SEEN THE SAME LEVEL OF INVESTMENT AS OTHER COMMUNITIES, BUT SHE HAS MADE PROGRESS ON RAISING THE PRIORITY OF PROJECTS IN DISTRICT 8.
HERE SHE IS AT THE TOWN HALL LAST APRIL.
>> WHEN I JOINED I SENT THIS HAS TO BE THE NUMBER ONE PROJECT BECAUSE 12,000 PEOPLE GO ON THIS TROLLEY AT ANY GIVEN DAY.
>> THE ELECTION IS NOT LIKELY TO BE AS CLOSE AS THE 2018 MATCHUP.
THEY WERE THE ONLY CANDIDATES IN THE JUNE PRIMARY AND EL RENO WON BY 27 POINTS.
>>> SAN DIEGO VOTERS ARE BEING ASKED TO FILL 2 VACANCIES IN THE SUPERIOR COURT SYSTEM.
IF YOU AT A LOSS FOR WHO TO SUPPORT THERE IS ONE RESOURCE THAT CAN HELP.
THEY EVALUATED JUDICIAL CANDIDATES SINCE 1978.
THEY CONDUCT INTERVIEWS AND RATE THEM BASED ON THEIR QUALIFICATIONS.
THE ASSOCIATION PRESIDENTS HAS CRITERIA INCLUDES IMPARTIALITY.
>> THROUGH PASSION AND UNDERSTANDING THE DECISIVENESS OF THE PERSON.
THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE LAW.
ALL FACTORS THAT GO INTO WHO IS IT THAT ULTIMATELY IF YOU HAD TO WALK IN A COURTROOM YOU WOULD WANT TO BE JUDGING YOUR CASE.
>> YOU CAN FIND THEIR EVALUATIONS ONLINE.
>>> RESEARCH HAS SHOWN COVID-19 CAN HAVE LASTING IMPACTS ON THE BODY.
A NEW STUDY SUGGESTS IT COULD AGE YOU FROM THE INSIDE OUT.
>> AFTER OVER 2.5 YEARS OF COVERT RESEARCH SCIENTISTS ARE FINALLY SEEING THE FIRST DATA POINTS THAT PROVE A DRAMATIC CHANGE IN HUMAN ORGANS AFTER A COVID INFECTION.
'S PIP DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER AT WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY GATHERED DATA FROM MILLIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
THE STUDIES ON KIDNEY OUTCOMES AND LONG COVID IN THE BRAIN AND HEART.
THEY HAD SIMILAR PATTERNS.
ALL POINTED TO MULTIPLE HUMAN ORGANS AGING FASTER AFTER COVID.
THE MAJORITY HAPPENING AMONG PEOPLE WHO WERE HOSPITALIZED, BUT ALSO SOME WITH MILD SYMPTOMS.
>> WE HAVE SEEN THEM LOSING THAT KID THE FUNCTION.
THAT USUALLY HAPPENS WITH AGING IN THREE OR FOUR YEARS.
SPENT WE TOOK THESE FINDINGS TO THE INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALIST AND HIS TEAM IS ONE OF THE FIRST IN THE COUNTRY TO BE GONE LONG COVID RESEARCH IN APRIL 2020.
>> WE ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY.
>> HE SAYS HIS TEAM HAS AN IDEA OF WHY SOME ORGANS MAY BE EXPERIENCING AGING OR INJURY AFTER COVID.
>> SOME OF THE THEORIES INCLUDE PERSISTENCE OF THE VIRUS.
IT MIGHT STICK AROUND.
INFLAMMATION.
AUTOIMMUNE PROBLEMS.
CHANGE INS IN THE MICROBIOTA.
>> EVEN THOUGH MORE YEARS OF DATA ARE NECESSARY.
THIS DOCTOR BELIEVES THIS AGING PROCESS WILL EVENTUALLY STOP.>> MY ORANGE IS THAT IT WILL EVENTUALLY FLATTEN OUT.
>>> PEOPLE HAVE MORE OPTIONS FOR COVID-19 BOOSTER AS THE FDA HAS GIVEN AN AUTHORIZATION FOR THIS VERSION OF SHOT FOR ADULTS .
ACCORDING TO THE CDC ONLY HALF OF AMERICAN ADULTS HAVE RECEIVED THEIR FIRST BOOSTER.
THEY HOPE GIVING MORE CHOICES WILL HELP BOOST YOUR RATES.
>>> PAPER AND METAL LICENSE PLATES ARE SOLD LAST YEAR.
THEY ALLOW DIGITAL PLATES.
PROPONENTS SAY THEY ARE SAFER AND MORE CONVENIENT FOR DRIVERS.>> CALIFORNIA IS DRIVING INTO THE 21st CENTURY.
SAY GOODBYE TO THE LUNCH WAS OF TRADITIONAL LICENSE PLATES AND HELLO TO THE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN DIGITAL LICENSE PLATES FOR YOUR CAR.
>> DISASSEMBLY NUMBER CO- AUTHORED THE BILL SET TO BECOME LAW ALLOWING FOR THE MORE THAN 27 MILLION DRIVERS TO GO DIGITAL WITH THEIR VEHICLES.
JOINING MICHIGAN AND ARIZONA.
IT IS ALL ABOUT MAKING LIFE EASIER FOR DRIVERS.
IT ALLOWS FOR CUSTOMIZATION AND REGISTRATION RENEWAL WITHOUT EVEN WALKING INTO THE DMV.
>> IT WILL BE MUCH MORE BENEFICIAL FOR THEM AND MAKE OUR PROCESSING MORE EFFICIENT.
IT IS A BIG CHANGE.
WE ARE NO LONGER YOUR FATHER'S DMV.
IT IS SOMETHING WE CAN EMBRACE AND BE A PART OF.
>> NO MORE LONG LINES IS JUST THE START.
THEY WILL DISPLAY DIFFERENT MESSAGES REGARDING EMERGENCY SITUATIONS LIKE A STOLEN CAR OR AMBER ALERT.
>> THEY ALSO HAVE BUILT-IN TRACKING TECHNOLOGY TO HELP LOCATE THE STOLEN CARS, BUT THAT BRINGS UP QUESTIONS OF PRIVACY.
THEY SAY TRACKING FEATURES CAN BE DISABLED AND IT ALLOWS FOR REGULAR SAFETY MEASURES.
>> THEY NEED TIME.
>> TAKEN POLAK BACK AND MAKE SURE IT IS TAKEN CARE OF.
>> THEY CAN BE PURCHASED WITH MONTHLY RATES STARTING AT 19.95 PER MONTH.
>>> WE SEE IT HERE IN CALIFORNIA .
THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT IS TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT HOW EXTREME WEATHER IS FACTORED INTO RATES.
THE FEDERAL ENTRANCE OFFICE IS ASKING FOR DATA BROKEN DOWN BY ZIP CODE.
THE FIRST TIME THEY ASKED FOR THIS INFORMATION AS THEY EXAMINED THE ROLE OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY.>>> WE DEFINITELY EXPERIENCED A HOT DAY ALL THE WAY TO THE COAST.
STILL WARMING INTO THURSDAY.
HERE IN THE SHORT TERM STILL TALKING ABOUT SOME HEAT LINGERING.
HEAT ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN UP AGAIN FOR THE COAST.
NOT AS HOT AS WE TALK ABOUT TO THE MOUNTAINS COMPARED TO NORMAL.
CHANGES ARE GOING TO BE HAPPENING THOUGH.
AT LEAST FOR NOW NOTICE THE CLEAR SKIES AND PLAY.
THE WIND FLOW WILL START TO COME OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST.
WE WILL SEE THE ONSHORE FLOW.
THAT MEANS EVERYTHING WITH THE WEATHER HERE.
WE WILL START TO SEE THE CLOUDS ROLLING BACK IN.
TONIGHT IS STILL WARM.
LOOK AT THAT LOW OF 66 IN SAN DIEGO.
HERE IS A LOOK AT THE FUTURE CAST.
STILL LOOKING AT THE OFFSHORE FLOW FOR NOW WE WILL SEE THAT TREND OVER TIME.
STILL ABOVE NORMAL AS WE GO INTO THURSDAY.
TODAY WAS THE DAY WHERE THE HEAT PEAKED.
BACK EAST MOUNT LAGUNA AT 72.
HIGH-PRESSURE, BUT COOLER AT THE COAST.
IMMEDIATE COAST.
HAS BEEN WORKING TO FRIDAY A LITTLE MORE SEASONAL.
LET'S BREAK DOWN THE TEMPERATURES STARTING AT THE COAST.
FALLING INTO THE 60s.
FALLING TEMPERATURES THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
THERE WILL BE CLOUDS IN PLACE.
TOWARDS THE MOUNTAINS LOOK AT THESE 50s RETURNING.
>>> THE IRS WILL LET YOU KEEP MORE INCOME NEXT YEAR DUE TO INFLATION.
THERE WILL BE HIGHER CUTOFFS FOR ALL SEVEN TAX BRACKETS.
THE STANDARD DEDUCTION CAN CLAIM TAX-FREE.
WAS THE LARGEST INCREASE SINCE 1985 PP STANDARD DEDUCTION FOR MARRIED COUPLES WOULD RAISE BY $1800.
FOR INDIVIDUALS IT IS A $900 INCREASE.
>>> IF YOU'RE PLANNING A TRIP TO DISNEYLAND OVER THE HOLIDAY SEASON YOU MAY HAVE STICKER SHOCK.
TICKET PRICES HAVE GONE UP.
IN SOME CASES MORE THAN THE ANNUAL INFLATION RATE.
HOTEL, PARKING, AND FOOD WILL ALSO COST MORE.
A FAMILY OF 4 COULD LOOK TO SPEND NEARLY $1100 FOR TICKETS AND PARKING.
THE CHEAPEST TICKET IS $104 PER DAY.
>>> THIS SEMI HONORED A PIONEER OF BROADCASTING TODAY.
>> WE BLESS THIS TREE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.
>> FAMILY AND FRIENDS GATHERED TO HONOR THE BROADCAST PIONEER BY PLANTING A TREE AND PLANTING A BRICK.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE PEOPLE'S ASSOCIATION OF JUSTICE ADVOCATES PUT TOGETHER THE CEREMONY TO HONOR HIS MENTOR AFTER LEARNING HE HAD BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH BRAIN CANCER.
>> AS MUCH TIME AND ENERGY AND COMMITMENT THAT HE GAVE TO OUR REGION IT IS THE LEAST WE CAN DO TO MAKE SURE HE GETS HIS FLOWERS WHILE HE IS STILL HERE WITH US.
>> DURING HIS TIME HE REACHED FAR BEYOND THE COUNTY.
HE PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE IN GETTING BLACK MUSIC ON THE AIRWAVES, BUT HAD TO BROADCAST FROM TIJUANA TO GET HIS OWN VOICE HEARD AND BLACK MUSIC PLAYED.
>> IT IS ALWAYS IN MISSION OF NEVER GIVE UP.
WHEN I CAME HERE I COULD NOT GET A JOB OUTSIDE OF THE MILITARY.
ESPECIALLY AS A BROADCASTER.
I KNOW I WANTED TO FOLLOW IN MY PARENTS FOOTSTEPS.
>> KEEPER PLOTTED ON THE TIME AND HAD A MESSAGE FOR PEOPLE STILL FIGHTING FOR OPPORTUNITIES.
>> I THINK WHAT HAPPENED WAS OVER 50 YEARS OF BROADCASTING THEY GOT THE MESSAGE.
I DID NOT GIVE UP.
WHY SHOULD THEY GIVE UP?
>> ONE OF THOSE STATIONS WAS KPBS.
HIS DAUGHTER IS A THIRD- GENERATION BROADCASTER.
>> I WOULD NOT BE HERE TODAY IF IT WERE NOT FOR HIM.
WE THANK YOU AND WE LOVE YOU AS A FAMILY.
>> MOST MARKED NOT ON HIS CELEBRITY BUT COMMUNITY SERVICE, WHICH EARNED HIM TWO PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS FROM BARACK OBAMA.
HE RAISED NEARLY $2 MILLION FOR NONPROFIT AND MENTORED DOZENS OF YOUTH.
>> NEVER GIVE UP.
I HAVE NOT DONE YET.
I AM STILL GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AS LONG AS GOD ALLOWS ME TO STAY ON THE EARTH.
>>> YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT .
HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

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