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>>> THE GROSSMONT UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD IS AGAIN FACING CONTROVERSY.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

KPBS REPORTER JACOB AERE SAYS THE BOARD IS PROPOSING THE CENSURE OF ONE OF ITS TRUSTEES, WHO ALLEGEDLY DISCLOSED CONFIDENTIAL AND ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGED INFORMATION TO OUTSIDE PARTIES ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS.

>> Reporter: THE GUSD BOARD HAS BEEN UNDER FIRE IN RECENT YEARS OVER BUDGET DECISIONS AND LIBRARIAN LAYOFFS, IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT POLICIES AND ANTI-LGBTQ LAWSUITS.

NOW IN A PROPOSED CENSURE RESOLUTION THE BOARD SAYS TRUSTEE JIM KELLY DISCLOSED CONFIDENTIAL ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGED INFORMATION TO UNAUTHORIZED PEOPLE.

BOARD MEMBERS ARE SET TO VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION THURSDAY EVENING.

STEPHANIE MACHECA IS PRESIDENT OF THE DISTRICT'S TEACHERS UNION.

SHE SAYS SHE AGREES WITH THE PROPOSED ACTION.

>> TEACHERS ARE TRUSTED TO HOLD THAT PRIVATE INFORMATION.

TRUSTEES SHOULD BE HELD TO THE EXACT SAME STANDARD.

>> Reporter: THE RESOLUTION GOES ON TO ALLEGE THAT KELLY ENGAGED IN AN E-MAIL EXCHANGE WITH A FORMER CALIFORNIA LEGISLATOR IN AN ATTEMPT TO INFLUENCE DISTRICT POLICY.

THE RESOLUTION SAYS KELLY SOUGHT TO HAVE THE FORMER LEGISLATOR CONTACT FORMER CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN PARTY CHAIR JIM RULTE WHO IS THE SPOUSE OF GROSSMONT UNION HIGH SUPERINTENDENT KIRSTEN VITAL BRULTE.

SUPERINTENDENT BRULTE DID NOT AGREE TOON AINTERVIEW BUT HER OFFICE ISSUED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT.

"THE SUPERINTENDENT'S STANDARD HAS ALWAYS BEEN CLEAR.

THE DISTRICT MUST OPERATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL AND STATE LAW, DISTRICT POLICIES, BOARD BYLAWS AND ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES.

TO SUPPORT THAT STANDARD SHE HELD MULTIPLE GOVERNANCE TEAM WORKSHOPS AND AN ETHICS TRAINING SESSION LAST SCHOOL YEAR."

THE RESOLUTION STATES THAT KELLY'S E-MAILS ALSO STATES HIS FRUSTRATIONS ABOUT TWO OF THE BOARD MEMBERS WHO PASSED AN ANTI-I.C.E.

POLICY CHANGE.

BOARD PRESIDENT ROBERT SHIELD PROPOSED THE CENSURE RESOLUTION.

IN A STATEMENT HE SAID, "DECLINING TO ACCOUNT WOULD BE CHOOSING TO IGNORE CLEARLY DOCUMENTED EVIDENCE.

I TRUST THAT A MAJORITY OF THIS BOARD AND THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR COMMUNITY BELIEVES TRUSTEES MUST RESPECT THE LAWS AND RULES WE ARE ENTRUSTED TO UPHOLD."

THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE SCHOOL BOARD HAS BEEN CAUGHT FOR DISCUSSING DISTRICT BUSINESS OUTSIDE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS.

A 2025 SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE INVESTIGATION REVEALED PRIVATE TEXT THREADS THAT INCLUDED MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BOARD'S CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY.

SCOTT ECKERT, ROBERT SHIELD, GARY WOODS AND JIM KELLY.

KELLY'S UP FOR ELECTION THIS NOVEMBER.

MACCECA HOPES THE PROPOSED CENSURE MIGHT IMPACT THE WAY PEOPLE VOTE.

>> WE NEED HONEST TRANSPARENT TRUSTWORTHY TRUSTEES WHO WILL MAINTAIN CONFIDENTIALITY AND WHAT HAPPENS IN CLOSED SESSIONS SHOULD STAY IN CLOSED SESSION.

AND WHEN WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE THAT THEY CAN JUST FLAUNT THAT OR THEY CAN JUST NOT FOLLOW THOSE POLICIES AND RULES, THEN IT'S A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND A BREACH OF TRUST.

>> Reporter: KELLY DID NOT RESPOND TO A KPBS REQUEST FOR COMMENT.

THURSDAY'S MEETING WILL BEGIN AT 6:00 P.M.

IN THE GROSSMONT HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM.

JACOB AERE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE "USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN" IS RETURNING TO SAN DIEGO TOMORROW AFTER MORE THAN 300 DAYS AT SEA.

CREWS WERE ORIGINALLY EXPECTED TO BE DEPLOYED TO THE MIDDLE EAST FOR JUST SIX TO SEVEN MONTHS.

KPBS MILITARY AND VETERAN AFFAIRS REPORTER ANDREW DYER IS HERE AHEAD OF THE HOMECOMING.

HI, AND.

>> HELLO.

>> TELL US WHAT MAKES THIS HOMECOMING SO NOTABLE COMPARED TO OTHER RETURNS FROM DEPLOYMENT.

>> WELL, THERE'S A FEW THINGS GOING ON WITH THIS PARTICULAR DEPLOYMENT.

FIRST IS JUST THE LENGTH.

THEY LEFT SAN DIEGO NOVEMBER 21st.

SO THAT'S MORE THAN TEN MONTHS AGO.

THEY WERE OUT TO SEA FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME WITHOUT HITTING A PORT.

THEY WERE IN GUAM FOR A DAY IN DECEMBER.

THEN DIDN'T HIT ANOTHER PORT UNTIL THAILAND LAST MONTH.

SO THAT WAS MORE THAN 260 DAYS AT SEA.

AND WHILE THEY WERE DEPLOYED TO THE MIDDLE EAST DAMAGE TO THE MAIN SUPPLY BASE THAT THE NAVY USES IN BAHRAIN MEANT THAT THE NAVY COULD ONLY RESUPPLY THE SHIP FROM A BASE THAT WAS MUCH FARTHER AWAY.

SO THEY WEREN'T GETTING ALL OF THE NORMAL SUPPLIES THAT MAYBE YOU WOULD EXPECT TO GET WHENEVER YOU ARE IN THAT REGION.

SO THINGS LIKE SNACKS AND CERTAIN FRESHER FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, PERSONAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS, ALL OF THAT WAS IN SHORT SUPPLY.

SO IT'S BEEN A LONG AND ARDUOUS DEPLOYMENT.

>> SO CAN YOU GIVE US AN IDEA OF WHAT THAT IS PROBABLY LIKE?

WHAT HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THE CONDITIONS ON BOARD BECAUSE OF THAT?

>> WELL, THIS IS A BIG -- IT'S A BIG MORALE THING, RIGHT?

BECAUSE THE SHIP HAS ITS OWN LITTLE STORE, LIKE A LITTLE 7-ELEVEN BASICALLY, AND YOU CAN GO AND BUY CHIPS AND CANDY AND SODAS AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF.

AND THAT'S A BIG -- WHENEVER YOU ARE WORKING SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, 12 HOURS A DAY OR WHATEVER THE SHIFT IS, THAT REALLY HELPS TO BE ABLE TO GO AND GET SOMETHING THAT REMINDS YOU OF HOME OR SOME KIND OF TREAT.

AND YOU CAN'T GET THAT STUFF, IT MAKES THINGS THAT MUCH HARDER.

OTHER ITEMS LIKE TOOTHPASTE AND DEODORANT AND ALL OF THOSE TYPE OF PRODUCTS THAT YOU USUALLY MAYBE WOULD GET AT THE SHIP'S STORE, IF THOSE AREN'T COMING THROUGH THEN YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE NO CONTROL, YOU CAN'T RUN TO THE STORE.

YOU ARE ON A SHIP.

SO IT MAKES THINGS REALLY -- IT'S ALREADY A DIFFICULT SITUATION IN THE BEST OF CIRCUMSTANCES.

SO WHENEVER YOU LOSE THOSE KIND OF AMENITIES IT JUST MAKES IT EVEN WORSE.

>> AND THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF THINGS THAT WE ALL TAKE FOR GRANTED.

CNN FIRST REPORTED AND YOU ACTUALLY CONFIRMED THIS, THAT THE NUMBER OF SUICIDE ATTEMPTS ON BOARD THE "LINCOLN" WAS ACTUALLY CONSISTENT WITH THE NAVY'S AVERAGE NUMBER.

SO WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THAT?

>> I THINK IT SAYS THAT WE HAVE TO BE REALLY CAREFUL ABOUT DRAWING A CAUSAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CONDITIONS OF THE DEPLOYMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON THE CREW AND POTENTIAL SUICIDAL IDEATION BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, YES, DEPLOYMENTS ARE DIFFICULT BUT THESE TYPES OF THINGS DO HAPPEN IN THE NAVY AND THEY HAPPEN ON SHORTER DEPLOYMENTS AS WELL.

SO IF THE NAVY IS BEING TRANSPARENT WITH ITS NUMBERS, AND I DON'T HAVE ANY REASON TO THINK IT'S NOT RIGHT NOW, THEN IT IS NOT A STATISTICAL OUTLIER.

IT'S KIND OF IN LINE WHAT WHAT WE SAW THE LAST YEAR THAT WE HAVE STATISTICS FOR WHICH IS 2024.

>> IT WOULD BE GOOD TO GET YOUR PERSONAL TAKE ON THINGS BECAUSE YOU WERE IN THE NAVY YOURSELF.

WHAT'S IT LIKE FOR SAILORS SETTLING BACK INTO NORMAL LIFE ROUTINES AFTER A LONG DEPLOYMENT LIKE THIS?

>> WELL, RIGHT NOW AS WE'RE TALKING THERE'S A LOT OF EXCITEMENT AND ANTICIPATION OF FINALLY COMING HOME TO SEE YOUR LOVED ONES, AND ON THEIR END AS WELL.

BUT YOU KNOW, THESE FOLKS HAVE BEEN GONE FOR MORE THAN TEN MONTHS.

SO WHILE THEY'VE BEEN GONE THEIR FAMILIES HAVE BEEN GOING ON WITH THEIR LIVES AND THEY'VE ESTABLISHED NEW ROUTINES.

AND THESE NEW ROUTINES DON'T INCLUDE THE SAILORS.

SO YOU HAVE TO REINTEGRATE INTO YOUR FAMILY'S KIND OF RHYTHM OF LIFE SO TO SPEAK AND THEY HAVE TO KIND OF GET USED TO YOU AGAIN.

AND IT'S GREAT AND OF COURSE EVERYBODY'S HAPPY TO BE HOME BUT IT PRESENTS ITS OWN SET OF CHALLENGES KIND OF REINTEGRATING TO NORMAL LIFE.

>> WELL, WITH THOSE CHALLENGES LET'S TALK ABOUT SUPPORT.

WHAT SHOULD PEOPLE KEEP IN MIND AS "LINCOLN" RETURNS HOME IN TERMS OF HOW WE CAN SUPPORT OUR VETERANS BETTER?

>> I THINK FOR -- SPECIFICALLY FOR THE CREW OF THE LINCOLN BECAUSE THEIR CHALLENGES HAVE BEEN SO POLITICIZED AND IT'S BECOME A PARTISAN KIND OF POLITICAL FOOTBALL, THEY SUFFERED THIS MUCH, THEY SUFFERED THIS MUCH, YOU KNOW, DEPLOYMENTS ARE HARD ON EVERYBODY.

WHETHER YOU'RE OUT FOR TEN MONTHS OR TEN DAYS IT PRESENTS CHALLENGES FOR EVERY SAILOR.

SO I THINK THAT JUST REMEMBERING YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS WHO ARE IN THE NAVY, WHILE WE AS THE PUBLIC MIGHT LOOK AT THIS AS A BIG POLITICAL STORY AND IS THE PRESIDENT DOING THE RIGHT THING AND ALL OF THAT, FOR THE SAILORS THEY MAY NOT SEE IT THAT WAY.

THIS IS THEIR JOB AND THEY TAKE PRIDE IN DOING THEIR JOB TO THE BEST OF THEIR ABILITY.

SO I THINK JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND, THE PERSPECTIVE THEY HAVE MAY BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.

>> WELL, ANDREW, THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORTING ON THIS, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING MORE TOMORROW.

>> THANK YOU.

>>> I'M ARIELLA SCALESE.

AND COMING UP TONIGHT THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT HIGH HEAT, IT'S SLOWLY GOING TO EASE.

ALTHOUGH THE ISSUES ALONG THE COAST STILL REMAIN.

DANGEROUSLY LARGE WAVES AND ROUGH SURF.

HEADS UP HERE.

MOISTURE FROM RACHEL CAN BRING SOME RAIN FOR THE WEEKEND.

BIG CHANGES AHEAD.

YOU'VE GOT IT ALL COMING UP.

>>> THERE'S A HOTLY CONTESTED RACE PLAYING OUT FOR SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 2.

KPBS METRO REPORTER ANDREW BOWEN SAYS VOTERS WILL CHOOSE BETWEEN A DEMOCRAT AND A FORMER REPUBLICAN.

>> Reporter: DISTRICT 2 INCLUDES CLAREMONT, MIDWAY, OCEAN BEACH AND POINT LOMA.

IT'S AN OPEN SEAT AND THE CANDIDATE WHO CAME IN FIRST IN THE PRIMARY IS RICHARD BAILEY.

BAILEY DID NOT RESPOND TO KPBS'S INTERVIEW REQUEST, BUT HE'S ALL OVER INSTAGRAM.

>> HEY, SAN DIEGO.

I CLIMBED MOUNT EVEREST, COMPLETED AN IRON MAN AND WAS THE YOUNGER MAYOR IN THE HISTORY OF CORONADO.

NOW I'M RUNNING TO RECOMMENDED YOU ON THE SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL.

>> Reporter: BAILEY LEFT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IN FEBRUARY TO BECOME AN INDEPENDENT.

BUT HE'S KEPT HIS CONSERVATIVE F CONSERVATISM AND SAYS SAN DIEGO CAN SAVE MONEY BY OUTSOURCING SERVICES TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR.

>> DOES SAN DIEGO HAVE A REVENUE PROBLEM?

NO.

IT HAS A SPENDING AND MANAGEMENT PROBLEM.

>> Reporter: BAILEY'S OPPONENT IS NICOLE CROSBY.

SHE'S A CHIEF DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY AND PAST PRESIDENT OF THE CLAREMONT TOWN COUNCIL.

SHE SAYS BAILEY WANTS TO GO BACK TO A TIME WHEN SAN DIEGO COULDN'T HIRE EMPLOYEES BECAUSE IT PAID TOO LITTLE.

>> AND WE KNOW THAT CITY WORKERS PROVIDE A BETTER SERVICE AND A CHEAPER COST FOR OUR TAXPAYERS, SO WHEN WE'RE REBUILDING OUR FLVGT INFRASTRUCTURE WE NEED TO RECOGNIZE WHAT DECIMATED THAT TO BEGIN WITH AND WE DON'T WANT TO RE-DOGE THE CITY BECAUSE THAT IS NOT THE ANSWER.

>> Reporter: CROSBY IS A DEMOCRAT, AND DISTRICT 2 HAS FAVORED DEMOCRATS IN RECENT ELECTIONS.

BUT BAILEY HAS A LOT OF MONEY TO SPEND ON REACHING VOTERS.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> AND THE KPBS VOTER HUB HAS RELAUNCHED FOR THE MIDTERM ELECTIONS.

THERE YOU CAN FIND OUT WHAT'S ON YOUR BALLOT.

YOU CAN REGISTER TO VOLT, CHECK YOUR REGISTRATION, AND YOU CAN SEE ANSWERS TO SOME OF THE MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.

YOU CAN ALSO STAY UP TO DATE ON ELECTION NEWS.

THE VOTER HUB IS ALSO AVAILABLE IN SPANISH.

YOU CAN FIND THE LINK ON TOP OF THE HOME PAGE, KPBS.ORG.

>>> I'M AMNA NAWAZ.

TONIGHT ON THE "NEWSHOUR," CORNELL STUDENTS HOLD AN HOURS-LONG SIT-IN TO PROTEST THE UNIVERSITY'S HANDLING OF AN ALLEGED RAPE CASE.

THAT'S COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER "EVENING EDITION" ON KPBS.

>>> UNPRECEDENTED STUDENT PROTESTS ARE ROCKING FRANCE.

STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND POLICE OFFICERS HAVE BEEN INJURED.

NOW, TUESDAY WAS THE BIGGEST DAY YET FOR DEMONSTRATIONS.

AS REID BINION REPORTS, HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE DEMANDING SOMETHING BE DONE ABOUT WHAT THEY SAY IS A LONG BROKEN EDUCATION SYSTEM, ONE THAT IS OVERCROWDED, ILL EQUIPPED AND UNDERSTAFFED.

.

>> Reporter: OFFICIALS IN FRANCE STRUGGLING TO CONTAIN THE LARGEST STUDENT PROTESTS THE COUNTRY HAS SEEN IN DECADES.

>> SO WE'VE BEEN HERE SINCE 5:00 A.M.

WE WANT CHANGE.

WE WANT EDUCATION.

WE WANT TO BE HELPED.

>> Reporter: AUTHORITIES ESTIMATE THE DEMONSTRATORS FILLING THE STREETS ON TUESDAY IN PARIS AND OTHER CITIES NUMBERED IN THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS.

AS PROTESTS SWEEP THE COUNTRY THE STUDENTS ARE BEING JOINED BY TEACHERS AND EVEN DELEGATES FROM TRADE UNIONS.

THE FIRST DEMONSTRATIONS STARTED LAST MONTH AS A PROTEST IN SUPPORT OF STRIKING TEACHERS AT A SUBURBAN HIGH SCHOOL NEAR PARIS.

SINCE THEN IT HAS EXPANDED INTO A NATIONAL CRISIS.

OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS HUNDREDS OF SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN FORCED TO CLOSE AND UPWARDS OF 6,000 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TAKEN INTO POLICE CUSTODY.

MOST OF THEM MINORS WITHOUT CRIMINAL RECORDS.

AS THE PROTESTS GREW, IMAGES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY SHOWED STUDENTS SETTING TRASH CANS ON FIRE, MANNING BARRICADES, ASSAULTING TEACHING STAFF AND CLASHING WITH POLICE.

AT THE SAME TIME CRITICS HAVE ACCUSED THE POLICE OF A HEAVY-HANDED RESPONSE.

>> THEY ARE JUST CREATING VIOLENCE.

>> TO THEM WE ARE YOUNG ENOUGH TO BE KICKED, TO BE GASSED BUT WE ARE NOT OLD ENOUGH TO BE LISTENED.

SO THAT'S PRETTY CRAZY.

WE SHOULD BE LISTENED.

>> Reporter: I'M REID BINION REPORTING.

>>> THIS WEEK PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP MADE A BROAD MOVE AIMED AT LOWERING DIESEL PRICES.

THIS AFTER A RECENT GOVERNMENT FORECAST SEES DIESEL PRICES STAYING NEAR RECORD HIGHS.

JUST AS HOLIDAY SHOPPING AND SHIPPING RAMP UP.

KARYN CAIFA IS IN WASHINGTON WITH A LOOK AT WHAT THAT COULD MEAN FOR YOUR HOLIDAY BUDGET.

>> Reporter: EXPERTS SAY RETAILERS ARE LIKELY WELL STOCKED IN THEIR WAREHOUSES AT THIS POINT.

IT'S GETTING THINGS TO THEIR FINAL DESTINATIONS THAT COULD BE MORE EXPENSIVE, AND THAT INCLUDES YOUR ONLINE ORDERS.

MOST RETAILERS HAVE BROUGHT IN THEIR HOLIDAY INVENTORY.

>> A LOT OF THE PURCHASES THAT WERE MADE FOR HOLIDAY HAVE ALREADY BEEN DONE, AND THEY ARE IN STORES OR IN DISTRIBUTION CENTERS READY TO GET DISTRIBUTED.

>> Reporter: BUT ELEVATED DIESEL PRICES COULD STILL SQUEEZE RETAILERS AND CONSUMERS IN FOR AND ONLINE.

SHARYL COHAN RETAIL EXPERT AT SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY SAYS THERE'S A FINAL COST FOR THE FINAL STRETCH FROM STORES TO CONSUMERS.

>> WHAT RETAILERS MIGHT RISK GOING INTO HOLIDAY IS THE MOVEMENT OF GOODS.

TRANSPORTING GOODS, FOR EXAMPLE, FROM A DISTRIBUTION CENTER TO VARIOUS STORES THROUGHOUT THE NETWORK.

>> Reporter: DIESEL PRICES HAVE DROPPED OFF A SEPTEMBER PEAK BY ABOUT 20 CENTS PER GALLON BUT THEY'RE STILL UP ABOUT 77% THIS YEAR.

DUE TO WAR DAMAGED REFINERIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND RUSSIA CRUNCHING GLOBAL SUPPLY.

THAT'S LED TO TOUGH QUESTIONS ALONG THE SUPPLY CHAIN FROM IMPORTERS TO RETAILERS.

>> DO WE PASS SOME OF THESE HIGHER COSTS ON TO THE -- EITHER IF YOU'RE A WHOLESALER MAYBE PASSING IT ON TO A RETAILER IF YOU CAN OR IF YOU'RE A RETAILER DO YOU PASS SOME OF THAT HIGHER COST THAT YOU'RE INCURRING ON TO THE CONSUMER?

>> Reporter: JASON MILLER, PROFESSOR OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT AT MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, SAYS SHIPPING COSTS ARE ESPECIALLY SENSITIVE TO THE DIESEL PRICE HIKE.

>> WE'RE GOING TO BE SEEING HIGHER SHIPPING FEES THIS HOLIDAY SEASON BY RETAILERS BECAUSE THE PRICE FOR PARCEL SERVICES IS UP SUBSTANTIALLY BECAUSE OF HIGHER FUEL COSTS.

>> Reporter: THAT ALSO MEANS RETAILERS' THRESHOLD FOR FREE SHIPPING COULD BE HIGHER AND ONLINE RETURNS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON COULD FACE FEES TOO.

AND A GOVERNMENT FORECAST RELEASED THIS WEEK EXPECTS THAT THE PRICE OF A GALLON OF DIESEL FUEL WILL REMAIN ABOVE $6 THROUGH THE MONTH OF OCTOBER GOING CLOSER AND DEEPER INTO THE HEART OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

IN WASHINGTON I'M CARIN CAIFA.

>>> SOME LOCAL SCIENTISTS BELIEVE THE KEY TO A CLEANER ATMOSPHERE MAY BE RIGHT UNDER OUR FEET.

KPBS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY REPORTER CARLY KAY TELLS US HOW THEY'RE USING PLANT POWER AND AN AI TOOL TO TRY TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE.

>> Reporter: THESE LITTLE GREEN TUFTS ARE EYE-CATCHING.

THEY'RE EXCITING SIGNS OF NEW LIFE SPROUTING FROM THE STORE.

BUT SAUK INSTITUTE SCIENTIST WOLFGANG BUSCH IS MORE INTERESTED IN WHAT'S BELOW THE SURFACE.

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>> ON THE RIGHT WE SEE THE TRADITIONAL SOYBEAN VARIETY THAT AS YOU CAN SEE HAS A LOT OF ROOT DEVELOPMENT TO THE SIDES.

>> Reporter: HE STUDIES ROOT SYSTEMS IN SOYBEANS.

FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS HE'S WORKED ON FINDING GENES THAT CAN HELP PRODUCE PLANT THAT GROW DEEPER ROOTS.

BUSCH SAYS PLANTS WITH DEEPER ROOTS CAN REMOVE MORE CARBON DIOXIDE FROM THE ATMOSPHERE AND ARE MORE RESILIENT TO CLIMATE CHANGE.

>> IF WE CAN FIND WAYS TO GET BETTER ROOT SYSTEMS THAT, FOR INSTANCE, ALLOW PLANTS TO GET MORE WATER DURING DROUGHT BUT AT THE SAME TIME TO STORE MORE CARBON IN THE SOIL AND THEREBY REDUCING IT FROM THE ATMOSPHERE, THAT WOULD GO A LONG WAY.

>> Reporter: HIS TEAM ALREADY IDENTIFIED MORE THAN 300 GENES THAT COULD POTENTIALLY PRODUCE DOWNWARD GROWTH.

IT WAS A PART OF SALK'S HARNESSING PLANTS INITIATIVE.

EVEN CHANGING TWO GENETIC LETTERS MAKES A DRAMATIC DIFFERENCE.

>> ESSENTIALLY YOU LOOK AT TWO ALMOST IDENTICAL PLANTS WITH TWO PRECISE CHANGES BEING THE DIFFERENCE OF THEM BUT IT MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE IN THE WAY HOW THE ROOTS GROW DOWNWARDS.

>> Reporter: HE ESTIMATES IF FARMERS USED THE GENETICALLY IMPROVED PLANTS AT SCALE THE DEEPER ROOTED CROPS COULD REMOVE ONE GIGATON OF CARBON FROM THE ATMOSPHERE EACH YEAR.

>> A GIGATON OF CARBON DIOXIDE REMOVAL WOULD BASICALLY BE ALL CARS THAT HAVE A COMBUSTION ENGINE IN THE UNITED STATES BEING REPLACED BY NON-EMITTING CARS.

IT'S A BIG, BIG THICK.

>> Reporter: BUT TESTING THE GENES IN THE LAB IS TIME-CONSUMING.

AND VALIDATING THEM IN REAL-WORLD ENVIRONMENTS TAKES EVEN LONGER.

BUSCH AND HIS TEAM ARE TURNING TO AI TO HELP.

>> WE'RE GOING TO GET MORE DATA NOW IN THE FIELD AND WE'RE GOING TO LEVERAGE AN AI SOLUTION THAT WE CALL ROOTS GPT TO MAKE US FASTER AND MORE EFFICIENT IN PRODUCING THESE SALK IDEA PLANTS.

>> Reporter: THE TEAM RECEIVED AN $18 MILLION GRANT FROM THE BEZOS EARTH FUND TO DEVELOP THE TOOL.

ROOT GPT WILL BE ABLE TO READ THROUGH A MASSIVE DATA SET CONTAINING INFORMATION ON PLANT GENERALITYICS AND ROOT SYSTEMS.

THEN IT WILL SUGGEST THE BEST SUITED GENETIC CHANGES FOR THE RESEARCHERS' DESIRED OUTCOMES.

>> ONLY BECAUSE WE HAVE THE ABILITY NOW WITH THIS NEW FUNDING THAT SHORTENS THIS 1 1/2 YEARS TO THREE WEEKS.

>> Reporter: THE EXPEDITED TIMELINE WILL HELP SALK SCIENTISTS RACE AGAINST THE CLIMATE CLOCK.

BUT THEY'RE STILL DEVELOPING THE TOOL.

BUSCH HOPES THE FINAL VERSION WILL BE COMPLETED BY 2028.

CARLY KAY, KPBS NEWS.

>>> AS RESIDENTS ARE PREPARING THEIR HOMES FOR THE UPCOMING EL NINO SEASON, EXPERTS SAY NOW IT'S IS THE TIME TO LOOK OVER YOUR INSURANCE POLICIES.

DATA FROM MOODY'S, WHICH IS A GLOBAL FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANY, SHOWS TWO OUT OF EVERY THREE HOMES IN THE U.S.

IS UNDERINSURED BY ABOUT 22% ON AVERAGE.

IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO READ THE PRINT AS INSURANCE COMPANIES HAVE SPECIFIC TERMS WHEN IT COMES TO STORM-RELATED DAMAGE.

ACCORDING TO KIN INSURANCE STANDARD HOMEOWNERS' POLICIES DO NOT COVER FLOOD DAMAGE EVEN IF THE FLOOD IS CAUSED BY A STORM AND SOME POLICIES WILL ONLY COVER WATER DAMAGE IF IT IS THE RESULT OF WIND DAMAGE TO THE ROOF OR STRUCTURE.

>> JUST TAKE OUT YOUR iPHONE, WALK AROUND YOUR HOUSE ON A VIDEO, JUST RECORD EVERYTHING.

THE OUTSIDE OF YOUR HOUSE.

EVERY PART OF IT.

GO THROUGH YOUR VALUABLES.

GET IT ALL ON CAMERA.

CATALOG IT.

WRITE IT DOWN.

AND GET IT OFF YOUR PHONE SOMEWHERE TO THE CLOUD.

ALL OF THOSE PHOTOS, THEY'LL BE INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO YOU IF YOU HAVE AN INSURANCE CLAIM.

>> SOME GOOD ADVICE THERE.

AND McLAUGHLIN SAYS IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO ADD TO YOUR POLICY YOU CAN KEEP IN MIND COVERAGE ISN'T ALWAYS IMMEDIATE.

IT USUALLY TAKES ANYWHERE FROM A FEW DAYS UP TO A MONTH FOR COVERAGE TO KICK IN.

AND REMEMBER TO KEEP ALL OF YOUR RECEIPTS FOR EMERGENCY REPAIRS, TEMPORARY HOUSING OR STORAGE DUE TO STORM-RELATED EXPENSES.

>>> WE STILL HAVE PLENTY OF OCTOBER HEAT TO DEAL WITH THROUGH LATER INTO OUR WEEK WITH HIGHS STILL NEAR THE TRIPLE DIGITS.

VALLEYS AND DESERTS NOT A WHOLE LOT OF RELIEF AT NIGHT ESPECIALLY WITH SOME HIGHER HUMIDITY AND AN INCREASED RISK OF HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES.

AS THE ALERT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WITH THE EXTREME HEAT WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 8:00 THURSDAY EVENING.

TEMPERATURES THROUGH TONIGHT DOWN INTO THE 60s IN MOUNT LAGUNA.

OCEANSIDE 64.

SAN DIEGO ONLY DROPS TO 70.

AND BORREGO SPRINGS DOWN TO 72 DEGREES.

AND ANOTHER HOT DAY ON TAP FOR TOMORROW ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES ARE SLOWLY COMING DOWN AFTER WIDESPREAD 90s WE'RE BACK TO THE 80s.

OCEANSIDE, SAN DIEGO, CHULA VISTA.

AND 104 FOR BORREGO SPRINGS.

ROUGH SURF DOES CONTINUE, THOUGH, WITH DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS, LARGE WAVES, BEACH EROSION AND COASTAL FLOODING.

AND EVENTUALLY WE'LL SEE SOME OF THE MOISTURE MOVE IN FROM RACHEL AS WELL.

SOME SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL COULD BE FALLING AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND AND LINGERING THROUGH MONDAY ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHWEST INCLUDING ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY, AND IT WILL BE BENEFICIAL FOR SOME ONGOING DROUGHT RELIEF ACROSS THE WEST COAST.

ALL RIGHT.

LET'S TAKE YOU OUT THE NEXT FIVE DAYS.

THIS IS THE TEMPERATURE TREND I'M SURE A LOT OF YOU ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO.

80s BECOME UPPER 70s.

AND THEN WATCH FOR RAIN SUNDAY AND SOME SHOWERS LINGERING ON MONDAY ACROSS THE COAST.

INLAND FINALLY A DROP IN TEMPERATURES.

IT'S STILL HOT THURSDAY AND FRIDAY BUT BACK TO THE 80s SATURDAY AHEAD OF MUCH COOLER CONDITIONS THANKS TO RAIN ON SUNDAY AND A COUPLE OF SHOWERS STILL LINGERING ON MONDAY.

WHAT CAN WE EXPECT FOR THE MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS?

WE'VE BEEN WARM HERE TOO BUT AT LEAST NOT SO TERRIBLE.

70s CONTINUE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

60s ON SATURDAY.

RAIN IS A COOL KIND OF UGLY DAY ON SUNDAY WITH A COUPLE SHOWERS LINGERING ON MONDAY.

AND EVEN THE DESERTS WILL GET SOME RELIEF.

TRIPLE DIGITS DROP TO THE 90s ON SATURDAY.

SOME LINGERING SHOWERS POSSIBLE ON MONDAY.

FOR KPBS NEWS I'M ARIELLA SCALESE.

>>> THE SAN DIEGO PADRES LIVE TO FIGHT ANOTHER DAY.

THEY SURVIVED ELIMINATION WITH A 4-3 VICTORY OVER THE MILWAUKEE BREWERS LAST NIGHT.

FANS PACKED PUBS AT THE BALLPARK WEARING THEIR COLORS AND WATCHING THEIR TEAM FIGHT FOR THE WIN.

SOME WHO SPOKE TO OUR MEDIA PARTNER KGTV SAY THAT THEY ARE PUMPED THE PADRES' SEASON IS STILL ALIVE.

>> I'VE BEEN A PADRES FAN MY WHOLE LIFE, AND THE LAST TWO LOSSES WERE LIKE THE TWO WORST BACK-TO-BACK LOSSES I'VE EVER SEEN.

>> ONE MORE AND THEN WE'VE GOT ONE MORE MILWAUKEE!

IT IS SHOWTIME!

>> YEAH, HE'S EXCITED.

GAME 4 BEGINS AT 7:00 TONIGHT AT PETCO PARK AND IF NECESSARY GAME 5 WILL BE BACK IN MILWAUKEE ON FRIDAY.

>>> THE 2027 SUPER BOWL WILL BE LIVESTREAMED ON DISNEY PLUS FOR THE FIRST TIME.

THE ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE TODAY.

SUPER BOWL LXI WILL ALSO AIR ON ESPN AND ABC.

THE BIG GAME WILL BE PLAYED AT SOFI STADIUM IN LOS ANGELES ON VALENTINE'S DAY, SUNDAY FEBRUARY 14th.

AND THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT PRESIDENTS DAY WEEKEND AND MONDAY THE 15th IS A HOLIDAY FOR MANY AMERICANS.

>>> GONE ARE THE DAYS OF WALKING THE DOG OR MOWING THE LAWN FOR AN ALLOWANCE.

SOME GEN Z-ERS ARE MAKING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS A WEEK SELLING SECONDHAND CLOTHES AS THEIR FULL-TIME JOB.

IVANA SCATOLA MET ONE OF THE FULL-TIME RETAILERS ON EUROPE'S LEADING PLATFORM, VINTED.

>> Reporter: STEAM, SNAP, SEND, REPEAT.

THAT SIMPLE PROCESS IS PART OF A BUSINESS THAT'S MADE EVAN HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.

>> I USUALLY GET LIKE -- NOT MOCKED IN SCHOOL BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY WHAT ARE YOU SELLING SWEATY OLD CLOTHES FOR?

>> Reporter: HE'S BEEN RESELLING CLOTHES SINCE THE AGE OF 15 AND IT'S MADE HIM SOME SERIOUS MONEY.

LIKE A LOT.

>> 16 I DID MY FIRST EVER 10K MONTH.

>> WHAT DO YOU THINK ARE THE THREE BIGGEST PURCHASES YOU'VE MADE FROM RESELLING?

>> A PORSCHE CAYMAN.

I'D SAY IT'S A DREAM CAR.

BEING 20 AND BUYING A PORSCHE A MASSIVE DEAL FOR ME.

I LOVE CARS.

THEN I LOVE WATCHES.

PROBABLY ONE OF MY WATCHES.

TRAVELING I SPENT 20, 30 GRAND LAST YEAR ON TRIPS.

>> Reporter: EVAN RESELTZ ON VINTED EUROPE'S LEADING PLATFORM BUYING AND RESELLING CLOTHES.

IN FRANCE IT'S THE TOP RETAILER AHEAD OF BRANDS LIKE STAECHLT ARA AND H & M.

>> I'M SURE SO MANY PEOPLE AGREE WITH ME PEOPLE WHO SAID IT WASN'T GOING TO BE THEIR CAREER BUT IT'S OPENED SO MANY DOORS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ME AND SAME FOR ME.

>> Reporter: NOW IT'S HIS FULL-TIME BUSINESS.

>> WHEN IT'S BEEN WASHED BY MY GRANDMOTHER I PUT INTO THESE UNLISTED BOXES.

>> Reporter: DOES YOUR GRANDMOTHER DO THE WASHING FOR YOU?

>> SHE DOES IT FOR ME BUT I OBVIOUSLY PAY HER FOR.

>> Reporter: EVERY DAY HE UPLOADS NEW ITEMS AND PACKS ALL THE ORDERS HE SOLD.

>> DAY TO DAY I TRY TO LIST 30 TO 40 ITEMS.

OVERALL IF I'M GETTING A 2 KS RETURN ON IT IT'S A 50% PROFIT AND I'M HAPPY.

THESE CAPS WERE FROM NAPLES.

THEY WERE ABOUT A POUND APIECE.

I'M ONLY SELL THEM FOR FIVE OR SIX.

IF I SELL 100 THAT'S A 500 PROUND POUND PROFIT.

>> Reporter: EVAN SAYS HE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST UK FULL-TIME VINTED RESELLERS.

NOW HUNDREDS OF OTHER GEN Z-ERS ARE DOING THE SAME.

ALTHOUGH VINTED'S BEEN IN THE U.S.

SINCE 2013 IT HASN'T HAD MUCH PRESENCE THERE.

IN JANUARY THE COMPANY LAUNCHED A PROPER EXPANSION INTO THE U.S.

MARKET.

>> I THINK ONCE IT REACHES AMERICA IT WILL GO TO A NEW LEVEL.

AND I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT THE SECONDHAND CLOTHING MARKET'S GOING TO OVERTAKE THE RETAIL MARKET IN THE NEXT TEN YEARS.

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

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