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AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU, THANK YOU.

CLAIMANT >>> DEMOLITION IS UNDERWAY ON PART OF THE OCEANSIDE PEER.

>>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I AM MAYA TRABULSI .

>>> LAST YEAR, A FIRE DAMAGED THE ROOF OF THE PIER.

>> Reporter: NEARLY 6 MONTHS AFTER A FIRE STARTED HERE AT THE OCEANSIDE KOPEC FIVE, CREWS ARE FINALLY AND TO START TO DEMO OUT SOME OF THAT RESTAURANT AT THE END OF THE PIER.

HERE, STAFF TELLS ME, IT WILL BE QUITE SOMETIME BEFORE THE PIER IS FULLY REOPENED AND REBUILT.

WE ARE IN THE EARLY STAGES OF REBUILDING.

WE ARE TAKING DOWN THE HEAVY STEEL PORTION OF THE BUILDING.

>> Reporter: BRIAN THOMAS, CITY ENGINEER FOR OCEANSIDE, SETH, ONCE THE STEEL BEAMS OF THE OLD OCEANSIDE DINER ARE REMOVED, DEBRIS CLEANUP WILL BEGIN.

>> WE WILL BE CLEANING UP EVERYTHING OFF THE DECK.

ONCE THE DEBT IS CLEAR, THEY WILL START REMOVING THE DECK AND THE REST OF THE RAILING AROUND IT AND WE WILL BE ABLE TO FINISH UP OUR STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS.

>> Reporter: AS CREWS THE PLATFORM UNDERNEATH THE PIER TO PROTECT THE OCEAN, THOMAS SAID, THE DAMAGE LOOKED WORSE THAN THEY THOUGHT.

>> AREAS WE THOUGHT WERE SAFE ARE A LITTLE CHANCY AT THIS POINT.

WE DO KNOW THAT UNDERNEATH THE BUILDING ITSELF, MOST OF THE STRINGERS ARE GONE AT THIS POINT.

>> Reporter: STRINGERS ARE WHAT CONNECT AND SUPPORT THE PIER ARE CRITICAL TO THE STABILITY.

>> FOR MARINE PROTECTION, AND BEACH USERS PROTECTION, WE ARE KEEPING PEOPLE OUT OF THESE AREAS.

WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF ADDING ADDITIONAL SHIRRING SO WE CAN BRING IT DOWN SAFELY.

>> Reporter: IN THE COMING WEEKS, TRUCKS WILL BEGIN TO HAUL THE DEBRIS FROM THE PIER, BUT IT WILL NOT CAUSE CLOSURES , JUST ADDED PRECAUTIONS.

>> WE WILL HAVE A SPOTTER IN FRONT OF THE LIQUID EQUIPMENT, I SPOTTED BEHIND THE EQUIPMENT.

IF YOU SEE VEHICLES MOVING, PLEASE, STEP TO ONE SIDE, LOBBY VEHICLES TO PASS AND CONTINUE WITH YOUR DAY.

I KNOW FISHERMEN ARE OUT HERE AND WE WANT THEM HERE.

IF THEY COULD PICK UP THEIR GOALS AND PUSH THEM CLOSER TO THE RAILING, INSTEAD OF HAVING THEM STICK OUT THREE OR FOUR FEET INTO THE IOA, THAT WOULD GIVE THE REST OF THE PEOPLE WALKING ON THE PIER A PLACE TO STAND WHILE THE PIER IS COLLAPSED.

>> Reporter: THE PIER OPEN JUST WEEKS AFTER THE FIRE.

THE BASTION OF A APPRECIATE THE PIER OPENS SO SOON, AND KEEPING IT OPEN WHILE WORK IS ONGOING.

>> WE THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE CLOSED FOR YEARS.

WE THOUGHT THEY WOULD TEAR THE WHOLE THING DOWN.

THEY ALLOWED US TO FISH, PEOPLE, LOCALS, TOURISM COME BACK ON.

THAT WAS PRETTY COOL.

>> Reporter: PCs NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE OCEANSIDE KOPEC FIVE.

>> RESTAURANTS, THAT'S NOT THE CASE, TO OPEN A SHADY SIDE, TO EXTEND IT, TO EXTEND IT TO A HAMMERHEAD SIZE OR SHAPE, EXTENDED AND ALLOW PEOPLE TO COME ALMOST LIKE A PICNIC AREA TO HAVE FOR ABUSE AND FISHING.

>> Reporter: CREWS ARE EXPECTED TO FINISH THE DEMO BY THE END OF THIS YEAR.

ONCE THAT IS DONE, STAFF WILL BEGIN TO PREPARE PLANS AND APPLY FOR PERMITS TO REBUILD.

IT COULD BE THREE TO FOUR YEARS BEFORE THE OCEANSIDE KOPEC FIVE IS FULLY REBUILT AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

TANIA THORNE KPBS NEWS PEER >>> A $30 MILLION SETTLEMENT HAS BEEN REACHED FOR THE FAMILIES OF THE WOMEN WHO DIED IN A 23 2013 BLUFF CRASH.

THIS ALSO INCLUDES POLICY CHANGES TO PROMOTE SAFETY AROUND THE BLUFFS.

>> Reporter: THE TRAGIC BLUFF FAILURE HAPPENED AT GRANDVIEW BEACH.

PATRICK DAVIS LOST HIS WIFE, DAUGHTER, AND SISTER IN LAW.

>> I WOULD JUST FEEL TERRIBLE IF SOMEONE ELSE'S FAMILY GOT INVOLVED IN A BUS COLLAPSED AND WAS KILLED AND I DID NOT DO ANYTHING TO TRY AND PREVENT IT.

>> Reporter: THE FAMILY SUED THE CITY OF ENCINITAS, THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND A LOCAL CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, ALLEGING NEGLIGENCE.

THE LOST AND FOUND GEOLOGISTS HAD PREVIOUSLY WARNED ABOUT THE RISK OF BLUFF FAILURES AT THAT LOCATION.

THE FAMILY ALSO ALLEGED, CITY LIFEGUARDS FAILED TO ADEQUATELY PROTECT BEACHGOERS, IN ADDITION TO THE FINANCIAL SETTLEMENT, THE CITY OF ENCINITAS WILL PUT UP ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE IN RISKY AREAS AND REQUIRED LIFEGUARDS TO WARN PEOPLE ABOUT THE DANGERS OF SITTING NEXT TO HER BLUFFS.

RESEARCHERS AT UC SAN DIEGO SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY ARE CURRENTLY RESEARCHING THE FEASIBILITY OF AN EARLY WARNING SYSTEM FOR BLUFF COLLAPSES.

THE RESEARCH HAS RETURNED PROMISING, EARLY RESULTS.

>>> LOOKING AHEAD HERE TO TONIGHT, LOWS ALONG THE COAST DROPPING TO THE 50s FOR THE MOST PART, STAYING RIGHT IN THE MID 50 RANGE.

WE HAVE THOSE LOW CLOUDS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND HERE, BECAUSE THERE ARE INLAND AREAS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

THE BIGGER STORY HAS BEEN TEMPERATURES.

WE'VE HAD THAT BRIEF WARM-UP, WE WILL TELL YOU WHEN TEMPERATURES START TO DROP, THOUGH, COMING UP.

>>> KAISER PERMANENTE AND UNION NEGOTIATORS REPRESENTING THOUSANDS OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS WERE BACK AT THE BARGAINING TABLE TODAY.

THEY HAVE BEEN ON THE PICKET LINE SINCE MONDAY.

WORKERS ARE ASKING FOR MORE TIME FOR PATIENT CARE TEST TASK OUTSIDE OF APPOINTMENTS AND MORE PAPER WORKERS, IT ONCE THEY ARE MEMBERS TO SPEND SEVEN HOURS A WEEK ON TASKS THAT CAN BE DONE DURING THERAPY SESSIONS SUCH AS PATIENT CALLS, EMAILS, AND APPOINTMENTS.

>> TO PROVIDE GOOD COUNSELING, BUT ALSO TO FOLLOW UP WITH THEIR PATIENTS.

THAT MEANS, FOLLOWING UP WITH CALLS, HAVING THE TIME AND SPACE TO COORDINATE SOCIAL SERVICES TO SUPPLEMENT THEIR TREATMENTS.

THOSE THINGS ARE IMPORTANT.

>> Reporter: IN A STATEMENT TO OUR MEDIA PARTNER, KGTV, KAISER PERMANENTE CAUSED THE STATEMENT UNNECESSARY, ARGUING CARE TIME WOULD MAKE A PATIENT'S' OF APPOINTMENTS LESS SUCCESSFUL PEER >>> THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO EXPECTED TO LOSE MORE THAN 600 SHELTER BEDS BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

MAYOR TODD GLORIA SAYS, THE CITY IS MOVING FORWARD WITH MORE OPTIONS, INCLUDING ADDING 230 10th AT TWO SAFE SLEEPING SITES FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

KPBS'S WAS THERE TODAY AS GLORIA TOUTED ONE SUCH SITE.

>> MY DAUGHTER IS GOING TO BE A LEADER, MY BABY IS GOING TO BE A LION.

>> Reporter: KAYLA HERRERA IS SHOWING OFF THE CUSTOMS HER THREE CHILDREN WILL BE WEARING FOR HALLOWEEN.

HER FAMILY HAS BEEN STAYING AT A TRAILER AT THE ROSE SAFE SLEEPING SITES.

>> YOU TO GET A ROOF OVER YOUR HEAD, WHICH IS A TRAILER.

THAT IS VERY BENEFICIAL FOR ME AND MY FAMILY.

BEFORE, WE WERE STAYING IN HOTELS, PAIN WEEKLY.

IT WAS TOO MUCH, WE COULD NOT AFFORD IT.

HERE, WE ARE ABLE TO SAVE MONEY.

>> Reporter: CARRERA HAS BEEN STAYING IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS, BUT HER FAMILY WILL SOON MOVE INTO AN APARTMENT.

SUCCESS CASES LIKE HERS ARE WHITE THE MAYOR SAYS, SITES LIKE THESE ARE NEEDED.

>> TWO THIRDS WHO HAVE ACCESS TO SERVICES AT THIS SITE HAVE GONE ON TO GET PERMANENT HOUSING.

THIS SITE HAS ONLY BEEN OPERATING A SINGLE YEAR, BUT HAS BEEN WIDELY SUCCESSFUL.

>> Reporter: THE MAYOR WANTS TO BUILD A SAFE SLEEPING SITES HERE AND TODAY, A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL WENT LIVE, LOOKING FOR AN OPERATOR OF A SITE LIKE THIS.

H BARRACKS WAS THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT'S TRAINING FACILITY, LOCATED NEAR THE AIRPORT AND CLOSE TO TRANSIT, MAKING IT IDEAL FOR PEOPLE EXPRESSING HOMELESSNESS TO ACCESS THE SERVICES THEY NEED.

>> WE DID SOME RESEARCH AND IDENTIFY THAT THERE WAS 24-HOUR STAFFING.

WE'D PROBABLY PRODUCE BETTER RESULTS.

>> Reporter: MICHAEL HAWKINS IS CEO OF JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE, WHICH RUNS THE ROSE CANYON SITE.

HE SAYS, THE VAST MAJORITY OF PEOPLE LIVING IN CARS ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME.

>> THEY JUST GOT SETTLED WITH THE IDEA OF BEING IN A CAR.

IT ACTUALLY TAKES A WHILE OUR WORK FOR THEM TO BELIEVE, THEY WILL BE SUCCESSFUL AGAIN, BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO GO BACK INTO A HOUSE AND BE EVICTED AGAIN.

>> Reporter: HERRERA SAYS, HER CHILDREN ARE THRIVING AND HAPPY AT THE SAFE PARKING SITE, BUT THE NUMBER ONE QUESTION THEY KEEP ASKING HER IS-- >> WHEN ARE WE GOING TO GET A HOUSE?

NOW THAT WE ARE ALMOST THERE.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE LATEST POINT IN TIME HOMELESS FENCES, PEOPLE LIVING IN CARS MAKE UP THE FASTEST-GROWING SEGMENT OF THE HOMELESS POPULATION.

GLORIA HAS, THAT IS WHY THE SUCCESS HERE NEEDS TO BE REPLICATED TO GET PEOPLE INTO HOUSING.

>> THAT IS WHY WE ARE WORKING TO BUILD MORE.

THINGS LIKE GOLDEN HALL AT CLOSING, WHAT WE HAVE EXPANDED, SAFE SLEEPING SITES, WITH SOME OF THESE OTHERS ARE GOING DOWN, WE ARE FINDING NEW OPPORTUNITIES.

>> Reporter: ALEXANDER NGUYEN KPBS NEWS.

>>> WITH LESS THAN TWO WEEKS UNTIL ELECTION DAY, HOW CAN VOTERS BE SURE THAT THEIR BALLOTS WILL BE COUNTED ACCURATELY?

SAN DIEGO COUNTY ELECTION OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN TESTING THEIR EQUIPMENT AND INVITING THE PUBLIC TO WATCH.

KPBS REPORTER JACOB AERE SHOWS US HOW IT WENT.

>> ADD UP ALL THE VOTES ON THE BALLOTS THAT YOU JUST KILLED HIM.

>> Reporter: IT IS CALLED THE PUBLIC LOGIC AND ACCURACY TEST.

WHAT IT IS IS AN INSIDE LOOK TO INSTILL CONFIDENCE IN THE CREDIT PROCESS AHEAD OF ELECTION DAY.

>> I DON'T HAVE A LACK OF TRUST, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH PEOPLE ABOUT WHY THEY CAN TRUST ELECTIONS.

>> Reporter: IT WAS SAN DIEGO RESIDENT KATIE ALEXANDER'S FIRST TIME TAKING PART.

SHE WAS ONE OF A HANDFUL OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND LOCAL OFFICIALS WHO ATTENDED THE EVENT.

THEIR ROLE IS TO FILL OUT MARK MOCKED BALLOTS AND OBSERVED AS THEY ARE TALLIED.

>> THEY HAVE ALL OF THESE PROTOCOLS IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BALLOTS ARE COUNTED, AND THAT SIGNATURE IS MATCHED, AND THAT THE ELECTIONS ARE FAIR.

>> Reporter: SEAN BRAUM IS ASSISTANT SAN DIEGO COUNTY REGISTRAR OF VOTERS.

HE SAYS, THE FULL PUBLIC LOGIC AND ACCURACY TESTING TOOK PLACE A FEW WEEKS BACK WITH OVER 150,000 BALLOTS.

THIS IS A CONDENSED VERSION FOR ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC TO TAKE PART IN.

>> WHAT WE WILL BE DOING TODAY IS CASTING BALLOTS, OR VOTING ON BLANK BALLOTS, TABULATING THEM BY HAND, AND USING THEM TO SCAN INTO A TABULATION SYSTEM TO COMPARE THE TWO.

>> Reporter: BRAUM SAYS, THE TESTS ARE TO INSURE ALL THE EQUIPMENT FUNCTIONS AS EXPECTED TO PROPERLY COUNT VOTES.

>> SO, IT IS ANOTHER MEASURE OF CLEAR AND TRANSPARENT ELECTION, SHOWING THE ACCURACY AND VALIDITY OF THE TABULATION SYSTEM.

>> Reporter: ALEXANDERS HAS, IT ALSO HELPS TO DISPEL FALSE NARRATIVES ABOUT ELECTION SECURITY.

>> THERE WAS NEVER ANY DISCUSSION OF CANDIDATES.

THERE WAS NEVER ANY DISCUSSION OF POLITICS.

IT WAS ALL ABOUT HOW TO MANAGE BALLOTS AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE ALL COUNTED.

>> Reporter: BRAUM SAYS, THE COUNTY REGISTRAR HAS OFFERED THE PUBLIC INACCURACY LOGIC TEST AHEAD OF OTHER RICHE RECENT ELECTIONS TOO.

THE 2044 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IS NOVEMBER 5th.

JACOB AERE KPBS NEWS PEER >>> IF YOU HAVE NOT CAST YOUR BALLOT YET, CHECK OUT THE KPBS VOTER HUB .

THAT IS WHERE YOU WILL FIND ALL OF OUR EXPLAINERS ON LOCAL RACES AND MEASURES, AS WELL AS A QUIZ TO FIND OUT WHERE EDITED STAND ON ISSUES THAT MATTER TO YOU.

JUST GO TO KPBS.ORG /VOTER HUB.

>>> IN OUR NEXT WHY IT MATTERS SEGMENT, YOU LOOK AT SOMETHING YOU WILL DEFINITELY SEE ON YOUR BALLOT THIS YEAR.

SCOTT LEWIS EXPLAINS.

>>> THE WORD BOND IS ALL OVER THE BALLOTS OF SAN DIEGANS THIS YEAR.

SAN DIEGO WILL HAVE TO DECIDE ON SEVEN DIFFERENT SCHOOL BONDS.

IF THEY APPROVE THEM, DISTRICTS WILL BORROW BILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND RAISE PROPERTY TAXES TO PAY THEM OFF.

LET ME SHOW YOU HOW IT WORKS, TAKE A TYPICAL OUTLET FROM CHULA VISTA.

MAJOR SW IS A BOND FOR THE COLLEGE DISTRICT, MEASURE RR IS A BOND FOR THE SWEETWATER DISTRICT, AND MEASURE AA IS A MEASURE FOR THE CHULA VISTA ELEMENTARY DISTRICT.

LOOK CLOSER AT THE LUGGAGE OF EACH OF THOSE BONDS.

MEASURE RR WILLOUGHBY $30 PER HUNDRED DOLLARS OF ASSESSED EVALUATION.

MAJOR SW WILL LEVY AN AVERAGE OF $25 PER $100,000 OF ASSESSED EVALUATION.

AND MEASURE AA WILL LEVY $29 PER $100 OF ASSESSED EVALUATION.

WHAT THE HECK DOES THAT MEAN?

IT MEANS, YOUR PROPERTY TAXES WILL GO UP BY A CERTAIN AMOUNT, DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH THE COUNTY VALUES YOUR PROPERTY.

IF YOU OWN A HOME THE COUNTY VALUES AT $100,000, YOU WOULD PAY $30 MORE PER YEAR IF MEASURE RR PASSES.

OBVIOUSLY, HOMES ARE WORK WORTH A LOT MORE THAN THAT HERE.

WHAT IS IMPORTANT, NOT WHAT THE HOME CAN SELL FOR ME BUT WHAT IT IS VALUED AT THE COUNTY.

IN CALIFORNIA, OFFICIAL PROPERTY VALUES DO NOT GO UP WITH THE MARKET.

THEY STAY PEGGED TO WIN A HOME WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED.

IF YOU BOUGHT A HOME FOR ABOUT $500,000.10 YEARS AGO, IT'S ASSESSED VALUE IS NOT MUCH HIGHER THAN THAT.

IF YOU HAVE AN ASSESSED VALUE OF $500,000 IN CHULA VISTA AND THOSE THREE BONDS PAST, YOU WOULD PAY FOR JUST $20 MORE PER YEAR IN PROPERTY TAXES.

MEANWHILE, IN THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO, THERE IS MEASURE HH, A BOND TO SUPPORT SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY COLLEGES.

IF IT PASSES AND YOU HAVE A $500,000 ASSESSED HOME, YOU WOULD PAY $125 MORE PER YEAR IN PROPERTY TAXES.

UNLIKE SPECIAL TAX INCREASES, THESE BONDS ONLY NEED APPROVAL FROM 55% OF VOTERS.

IF APPROVED, DISTRICTS IMMEDIATELY BORROW MONEY, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE TO BORROW THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE BOND RIGHT AWAY.

THEY MAY NOT INCREASE TAXES AT THE SAME RATE RIGHT AT FIRST.

THIS IS DIFFERENT FROM THE STATE PROPOSITIONS TWO AND PROPOSITION FOUR.

THOSE ARE NOT TAX INCREASES.

THOSE MEN, THE STATE CAN BORROW $10 BILLION EACH AND PAY IT BACK.

THE STATE MAY LATER WANT TO INCREASE TAXES TO BE ABLE TO PAY THOSE BONDS OFF, BUT THE LEGISLATOR WOULD HAVE TO APPROVE THEM.

NOW, ALL THOSE PROPOSITIONS DO IS AUTHORIZE THE LEGISLATOR TO BORROW THE MONEY.

SCHOOL DISTRICTS SPEND MOST OF THEIR MONEY ON TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, BUT SCHOOL BONDS CANNOT BE USED TO PAY TEACHERS MORE.

THEY CAN ONLY BE USED TO BUILD AND REPAIR THINGS.

THAT IS WHY BUILDERS AND LABOR UNIONS FOR WORKERS THAT BUILD THINGS LIKE THEM SO MUCH.

I AM SCOTT LEWIS, THAT IS WHY IT MATTERS.

>>> KPBS HAS BEEN REACHING OUT TO SAN DIEGO'S CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES AHEAD OF THE ELECTION.

PUBLIC MATTERS REPORTER ANITA CHANDRA SPOKE TO CONGRESSWOMAN SHARON SARAH JACOBSEN ABOUT THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE AND WHETHER A CEASE-FIRE BETWEEN HAMAS AND ISRAEL IS IN THE CARDS.

SHE BEGINS WITH WHAT SHE IS HEARING FROM CONSTITUENTS ABOUT THE UPCOMING ELECTION.

>> CONSTITUENTS ARE ANXIOUS ABOUT THE ELECTION, ESPECIALLY FOR MANY OF US FOR WHOM REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS IS DEEPLY PERSONAL.

THERE IS REALLY A FENCE FOR VOTING, WHERE THIS CAN DECIDE IF WE HAVE RIGHTS.

EVEN IN A STATE LIKE CALIFORNIA, BECAUSE A FEDERAL ABORTION BAN REALLY COULD OVERRIDE ALL OF OUR PROTECTIONS HERE IN CALIFORNIA.

I HAVE BEEN TRAVELING ACROSS THE COUNTRY ON BEHALF OF THE HARRIS/WALZ CAMPAIGN, TALKING, AND PARTICULARLY TO YOUNG PEOPLE, AND TO WOMEN IN STATES LIKE MICHIGAN, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEVADA , AND A LOT OF WHAT I AM HEARING IS YOUNG PEOPLE REALLY UNDERSTANDING THE STAKES OF THE ELECTION, AND REALLY UNDERSTANDING THAT IT IS IMPORTANT TO MAKE THEIR VOICE HEARD, BECAUSE THEIR RIGHTS REALLY ARE ON THE LINE.

>> HOW PRECARIOUS IS DEMOCRACY IN THE UNITED STATES RIGHT NOW?

>> WE ARE REALLY AT AN IMPORTANT MOMENT.

WHAT HAPPENS OVER THE NEXT 30 OR SO DAYS COULD REALLY BE DETERMINATIVE IN HOW OUR COUNTRY MOVES FORWARD.

MY BACKGROUND IS ACTUALLY IN CONFLICT IN POST COOL TRANSITIONS IN ELECTORAL VIOLENCE.

I KNOW THAT THIS IS A REALLY CRITICAL AND REALLY FRAGILE TIME FOR OUR COUNTRY.

AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS, WE WILL BE MAKING SURE THAT ALL OF US MAKE OUR VOICES HEARD AND THAT WE UNDERSTAND WE HAVE AGENCY, AND THAT THERE ARE THINGS WE CAN DO TO PRESERVE OUR DEMOCRACY, AND A BIG PART OF THAT IS VOTING IN THE UPCOMING ELECTION.

>> Reporter: YOU WERE A FRESHLY SWORN IN CONGRESSWOMAN ON JANUARY 6, 2021.

YOU WERE AT THE CAPITOL BUILDING.

WHAT WAS THAT DATE LIKE FOR YOU?

>> I WAS IN THE GALLERY, OVERLOOKING THE HOUSE FLOOR.

I JUST REMEMBER WHEN THE CAPITOL POLICE CAME OUT AND SAID, THERE IS TEARGAS IN THE ROTUNDA, TAKE OUT THE GAS MASK FROM UNDER YOUR SEATS.

I DID NOT EVEN KNOW THERE WERE GAS MASKS UNDER OUR FEET.

EVENTUALLY, WE WERE HIDING UNDER THE SEAT.

IT WAS MY FOURTH DAY.

I WAS LITERALLY STILL INTRODUCING MYSELF TO MY COLLEAGUES.

WE COULD HEAR IN THE WALL BEHIND US, THE CROWD SORT OF RUSHING IN, THE MOB.

I LATER LEARNED, IT WAS ONLY 30 SECONDS FROM WHEN I WAS PULLED ACROSS THE HALLWAY TO WIN THE INSURRECTIONIST GOT THERE.

I WILL SAY, IN ALL OF MY TIME AND EXPERIENCE WORKING AROUND THE WORLD IN CONFLICT SITUATIONS, THIS IS THE CLOSEST I EVER FELT TO FEELING LIKE THIS MIGHT BE THE END.

>> Reporter: DO YOU ANTICIPATE SIMILAR VIOLENCE THIS TIME AROUND?

>> I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP MIGHT TRY TO DO THIS TIME AROUND.

ONE OF THE THINGS I AM INCREDIBLY CONCERNED ABOUT IS THE ROLE OF THE HOUSE.

BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT MIKE JOHNSON, THE CURRENT SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE, THE "NEW YORK TIMES" CALLED HIM THE ARCHITECT OF THE EFFORT TO OVERTURN THE ELECTION IN 2020.

SO, I AM VERY CONCERNED IF WE DON'T WIN BACK THE HOUSE THIS ELECTION, WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN WITH MIKE JOHNSON AT THE HELM, AND WHAT HE MIGHT DO TO TRY TO INSTALL DONALD TRUMP, EVEN AGAINST THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: TURNING YOUR ATTENTION TO FOREIGN-POLICY BRIEFLY, YOU SIT ON THE BOARD HOUSE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE, WHAT ARE THE PROSPECTS FOR CEASE-FIRE BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS AT THIS POINT?

>> SECRETARY BLINKEN IS IN THE REGION AT THIS MOMENT, TRYING TO GET A CEASE-FIRE.

I THINK THAT TALKS ARE ONGOING.

I WON'T SAY THAT WE ARE CLOSE, OR THAT IT IS EASY, BUT I DO THINK WE HAVE A WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY HERE AND I THINK IT IS TIME.

IT IS TIME.

ISRAEL HAS ACHIEVED ANY SORT OF MILITARY OBJECTIVES IT HAS SAID IT WANTS TO ACHIEVE, AND IT IS TIME TO HAVE A DEAL TO GET HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE INTO GAZA TO END THE FIGHTING AND BRING HOSTAGES HOME.

>> Reporter: ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER'S SPEECH BACK IN JUNE, CITING THE PALESTINIAN DEATH TOLL I THINK AT THE TIME WAS ABOUT 42,000 NOW, AND YOU SAID THAT ISRAEL'S MILITARY RESPONSE TO THE OCTOBER 7th ATTACK BY HAMAS HAD NOT BEEN PROPORTIONAL, STRATEGIC, OR AFFECTIVE, AND YOU COULD NOT THEREFORE IN GOOD CONSCIOUS ATTEND SPEECH.

YOU FACED ACCUSATIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY THAT YOU WERE NOT SUFFICIENTLY PRO ISRAEL.

HOW DID THAT CRITICISM LAND WITH YOU?

>> SO, I AM JEWISH.

I HAVE CLOSE FAMILY WHO LIVE IN ISRAEL.

MY AUNT, UNCLE, AND COUSIN.

THIS ISSUE IS DEEPLY, DEEPLY PERSONAL TO ME.

I'VE TRAVELED ALL AROUND ISRAEL.

I HAVE BEEN TO THE WEST.

I'VE BEEN TO GAZA.

THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF ISRAEL IS SOMETHING I CARE A LOT ABOUT AND WHY I FEEL SO STRONGLY THAT THE WAY BENJAMIN NETANYAHU HAS RESPONDED TO OCTOBER 7th HAS NOT MADE ISRAEL EVEN SAFER.

SO,-- OF COURSE, IT ALWAYS HURTS WHEN-- ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS PEOPLE IN YOUR OWN COMMUNITY QUESTION YOUR MOTIVES, OR DON'T AGREE WITH YOU.

I CAN'T-- EVERYONE IS NOT GOING TO AGREE WITH ME ALL THE TIME, BUT I STILL FEEL VERY STRONGLY THAT THE WAY NETANYAHU HAS LED ISRAEL IS NOT ACTUALLY MAKING ISRAEL ANY SAFER AND WHAT WILL MAKE ISRAEL SAFER IS FINDING A PATH TO GET A TWO STATE SOLUTION SO THAT PALESTINIANS HAVE AUTONOMY AND DIGNITY.

IN THIS CASE, THAT MEANS MAKING SURE THAT PALESTINIANS HAVE A STATE WHERE THEY GET A SAY IN THEIR FUTURE.

>> Reporter: CONGRESSWOMAN JACOBS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SPEAKING WITH ME TODAY.

>> OF COURSE, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

>> AND THAT WAS ANITA SHARMA REPORTING.

>>> CONGRESSWOMAN JACOBS'S GRANDFATHER IS IRWIN JACOBS, A SUPPORTER OF KPBS AND "PUBLIC MATTERS."

YOU CAN SEE MORE OF OUR STORY AT KPBS.ORG /PUBLIC MATTERS.

>>> ELON MUSK'S MILLION-DOLLAR SWEEPSTAKES FOR SWEEPSTAKE VOTERS MAY VIOLATE FEDERAL ELECTION LAW.

THE BILLIONAIRE OFFERS PEOPLE THAT SIGN A PETITION IN SUPPORT OF THE FIRST AND SECOND AMENDMENTS, WILL ENTER A RANDOM, DAILY DRAWING FOR A MILLION-DOLLAR PRIZE.

TO SIGN THE PETITION, YOU MUST BE REGISTERED TO VOTE IN CERTAIN STATES.

FEDERAL LAW PROHIBITS PEOPLE BEING PAID TO REGISTER TO VOTE.

>>> WELL, WE START YOUR YOU OFF WITH YOUR WEATHER HEADLINES.

WE ARE ALREADY HALFWAY THROUGH THE WEEK.

WHAT ELSE DO WE NEED TO KNOW?

WE'VE HAD THAT BRIEF WARM-UP AND WE STAY PRETTY WARM ANOTHER DAY, ESPECIALLY FOR INLAND AREAS.

THOUGH WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE LOW CLOUDS EXPENDED, THEY WILL DO SO AS WE HEAD INTO THE LATER HALF OF THE WEEK.

BY NEXT WEEK, THINGS START TO TURN A LITTLE COOLER AND WINDS PICK UP AS WELL AS WE ARE TALKING ABOUT AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE THAT WILL BE IMPACTING THE WEST COAST.

TONIGHT COME ALONG BECAUSE, DROPPING TO THE 50s.

LOW 50s IN OCEANSIDE, MID-50s IF YOU ARE IN SAN DIEGO.

THE FURTHER SOUTH YOU GO, SIMILAR STORY.

AS WE HEAD FURTHER INLAND, ROMANA 58.

SPRINGS AT 60.

FOR THURSDAY, THINGS ARE STILL A LITTLE HOT, ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE DESERT SOUTHWEST.

ANYWHERE ACROSS THE INLAND CALIFORNIA, SOUTHERN NEVADA, DOWN THROUGH SOUTHERN ARIZONA, PHOENIX STILL GOING TO BE A LITTLE TOASTY HERE AS WE HEAD THROUGH TOMORROW.

HERE, CLOSER TO HOME, 89 IN RAMONA.

SPRINGS, YOU ARE STILL SITTING IN THE MID 90s.

YOU WILL BE FIGHTING WITH 70.

SAN DIEGO, OCEANSIDE YOU ARE STAYING RELATIVELY STEADY IN THE MID-70s.

ALONG THE COAST FOR YOUR FIVE DAY OUTLOOK, YOU WILL SEE SOME FOG.

LIKE WE SAID, LOW CLOUDS, THE FOG WILL START TO EXPAND AND TAKEN A BIT AS WE HEAD INTO THE LATE WEEK.

THAT WILL STICK WITH US THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEKEND.

HIGHS WILL BE RUNNING IN THE MID-70s.

THE LOW WILL BE MID-50s.

SUNDAY, THE REMAINING MID-70s, BUT YOU WILL START TO SEE TEMPERATURES DROP A BIT FOR THE START OF THE WORK WEEK.

SIMILAR STORY FOR AREAS FURTHER INLAND.

WE WILL SEE MORE CLOUDS BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK.

IN THE MEANTIME, STILL WARM FOR THURSDAY.

MERCURY STEADILY DROPPING FRIDAY, SATURDAY, INTO SUNDAY, AND WE ARE DROPPING BIG TIME HERE BY MONDAY.

HIGHS JUST IN THE LOW 70s, AND WE WILL BE DEALING WITH A FEW MORE CLOUDS.

FOR THE MOUNTAINS, YOU WILL ALSO SEE A BIT OF A COOL DOWN SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.

IN THE SHORT TERM, THURSDAY, FRIDAY, IN THE UPPER 60s AND WILL BE A LITTLE BREEZY.

REMEMBER, THE WINDS YOU PICK UP EVEN MORE SO AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK.

THE DESERTS, WOW, YOU WILL SEE A BIG CHANGE THERE.

STAYING IN THE 90s THROUGH SUNDAY, DROPPING INTO THE 70s BY MONDAY.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I AM METEOROLOGIST BREVET.

>>> I AM JEFF BENNETT.

ON THE NEXT "NEWSHOUR," WHERE THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES STAND ON THE MOST PRESSING ISSUES FACING THE COUNTRY, THAT IS THURSDAY ON THE KPBS "NEWSHOUR."

>>> A FORMER HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL PLAYER FROM EAST COUNTY IS TRADING IN HER POWDER BLUES FOR RED, WHITE, AND BLUE.

SOPHIA SET A CIF SAN DIEGO SECTION RECORD 42 CAREER HOME RUNS DURING HER JUNIOR YEAR IN 2023.

SHE FINISHED HER HIGH SCHOOL CAREER WITH 60 HOME RUNS.

BECAUSE OF THAT, SHE EARNED A TRYOUT IN FLORIDA FOLLOWED BY A TRAINING SESSION IN OKLAHOMA.

NOW, SHE IS ONE OF 16 PLAYERS NATIONALLY TO MAKE THE 2024 U18 WOMEN'S TEAM.

>> I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ON THIS TEAM.

IT IS SO MUCH FUN.

IT IS A 16-PLAYER ROSTER, PRETTY SHORT AND SIMPLE, WHICH IS AWESOME.

WHEN I SAW MY PHOTO WAS UP, IT WAS REALLY EXCITING.

>>, BY THE WAY, SOPHIA IS ALSO PREPARING FOR UCLA SOFTBALL SEASON THIS SPRING.

GO, SOPHIA!

>>> HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON TOMORROW IN THE KPBS NEWSROOM.

>>> PENNSYLVANIA IS ONE OF THE SEVEN SWING STATES THAT WILL DECIDE THIS YEAR'S ELECTION.

NPR'S MORNING TEAM WILL HEAR FROM THREE VOTERS.

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>>> BE SURE TO ADD KPBS TO YOUR PLAYLIST.

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JUST SEARCH FOR KPBS ON SPOTIFY, AND OTHER PODCAST PLATFORMS.

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