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>>> HELLO AND THANKS FOR JOINING US.

I'M JACOB AERE IN FOR MAYA TRABULSI.

>>> THE NAVY'S TOP ADMIRAL SAID SAILORS AND ITS CARRIER FORCE SHOULD PLAN ON LONGER DEPLOYMENTS.

ANDREW DYER SAYS THE SAN DIEGO-BASED "USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT" IS UP NEXT.

>> Reporter: THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS SAYS THE "ROOSEVELT" SAILERS AND THEIR FAMILIES CAN EXPECT A DEPLOYMENT LONGER THAN SEVEN MONTHS.

ADMIRAL DARRELL COTTLE MADE THE COMMENTS WHILE DISCUSSING THE IRAN WAR'S IMPACT ON THE NAVY'S CARRIER FORCE.

THE "ROOSEVELT" SPENT MOST OF THE SUMMER A THE SEA PARTICIPATING IN THE MULTINATIONAL RIM OF THE PACIFIC EXERCISE.

THREE WEEKS AGO, THE ACTING NAVY SECRETARY TOLD LOCAL MILITARY FAMILIES THE SHIP WOULD BE RELIEVING ANOTHER SAN DIEGO-BASED CARRIER, "THE USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN."

THE "LINCOLN'S" ALMOST NINE-MONTH DEPLOYMENT HAS REPORTEDLY STRAINED FAMILIES AND CREW MORALE.

THE NAVY DISPATCHED THE JAPAN-BASED "USS GEORGE WASHINGTON" TO TAKE OVER FOR THE "LINCOLN."

ACCORDING TO USNI, THE "ROOSEVELT" WILL REPLACE THE "WASHINGTON."

THE NAVY'S MAINTAINED CARRIER PRESENCE IN THE MIDEAST SINCE LAUNCHING THE WAR AGAINST IRAN IN FEBRUARY.

COTTLE SAID THERE'S NO SIGNS THAT COMMITMENT WILL END.

ANDREW DYER, KPBS NEWS.

>>> KPBS IS DIVING INTO THE LATEST I.C.E.

ARREST NUMBERS IN SAN DIEGO.

SINCE A CHANGE IN HOMELAND SECURITY LEADERSHIP EARLIER THIS YEAR, DHS HAS LARGELY STOPPED HIGH-PROFILE RAIDS IN BIG CITIES.

THAT DOESN'T MEAN THEY'RE SLOWING DOWN, FAR FROM IT.

IN HIS LATEST BORDER REPORT, GUSTAVO SOLIS SAYS ARRESTS ARE SPIKING IN SAN DIEGO AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

>> Reporter: I.C.E.

AGENTS ARRESTED ALMOST 2,000 PEOPLE IN SAN DIEGO AND IMPERIAL COUNTIES THIS JULY.

THE MOST SO FAR DURING TRUMP'S SECOND TERM.

AND THAT'S JUST ONE TAKEAWAY FROM A NEW BATCH OF I.C.E.

ARREST DATA RELEASED BY THE DEPORTATION DATA PROJECT.

I'M GUSTAVO SEA LEASE.

THIS IS THE "BORDER BRIEF."

A FEW CAVEATS.

I.C.E.

SOURCES DATA BY AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY OR AOR.

THE SAN DIEGO AOR INCLUDES BOTH SAN DIEGO AND IMPERIAL COUNTIES.

SO WE DON'T HAVE A SEPARATE BREAKDOWN OF ARRESTS BY COUNTY.

AND THIS DATA DUMP CONTAINS INFORMATION THROUGH AUGUST, SO ALL OF THE ARREST DATA BROKEN DOWN BY NATIONALITIES, AGE, AND GENDER IS FROM JANUARY 2025 THROUGH AUGUST 6th OF THIS YEAR.

NOW, LET'S START WITH THE MONTHLY ARREST DATA.

SINCE JANUARY OF LAST YEAR, I.C.E.

HAS ARRESTED ALMOST 18,000 PEOPLE IN THE REGION.

AND THE NUMBERS ARE GROWING.

THE NEARLY 2,000 ARRESTS FROM JULY IS A BIG JUMP FROM JUNE WHEN THEY ARRESTED 1,300 PEOPLE.

THE NEW DATA SHOW US WHAT ENFORCEMENT LOOKED LIKE UNDER NEW DHS SECRETARY MARKWAYNE MULLIN.

HE STARTED IN MARCH AFTER TRUMP REMOVED KRISTI NOEM FROM THE POST.

NOEL FAVORED A MADE FOR TV APPROACH.

SHE WAS OUSTED NOT LONG AFTER FEDERAL AGENTS KILLED RENEE GOOD AND ALEX PRETTI ON THE STREETS OF MINNEAPOLIS IN JANUARY.

MULLIN'S APPROACH IS MORE LOW PROFILE, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE THE MASS DEPORTATION MACHINE REMAINS IN FULL GEAR.

THIS DATA ALSO TELLS US WHO I.C.E.

IS TARGETING.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS FOUR-MONTH SPAN BETWEEN APRIL AND JULY.

THOSE RED BARS AT THE BOTTOM REPRESENT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS.

AND IT HOLDS STEADY OVER THOSE FOUR MONTHS.

THE YELLOW BARS, THE ONES WHO REPRESENT FOLKS WITH NO CRIMINAL RECORD, DOUBLED IN THE LAST MONTH.

THAT TELLS US THAT THE GROWTH OF ARRESTS HERE IS ON THE BACKS OF IMMIGRANTS WITH NO CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS.

PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT THE WORST OF THE WORST.

WHICH IS THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION KEEPS TELLING US.

WE ALSO BROKE DOWN THE DATA BY GENDER AND AGE.

AS YOU CAN SEE, IT IS MOSTLY MEN, AND THE MAIN AGE GROUP IS BETWEEN 20 AND 40 YEARS OLD.

BUT TAKE A LOOK AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS GRAPHIC.

I.C.E.

AGENTS HAVE ARRESTED 340 CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 15 SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE SECOND TRUMP TERM.

THAT INCLUDES MORE THAN 50 KIDS 4 AND YOUNGER.

AND LIKE WITH THE OVERALL NUMBERS, THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN ARRESTED IS ALSO GROWING.

I WANT TO REMIND YOU ONCE MORE THAT ALL OF THIS DATA COMES FROM THE DEPORTATION DATA PROJECT, WHICH IS A JOINT EFFORT BY UC BERKELEY AND UCLA.

THEY COMPILE DATA FROM DOZENS OF PUBLIC RECORD REQUESTS AND PUBLISH IT ON THIS WEBSITE.

IT'S AVAILABLE TO ANYONE AT NO COST.

SO YOU CAN DOWNLOAD IT, SORT IT BY GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION, AND FIND OUT WHAT IS GOING ON IN YOUR BACKYARD.

THANK YOU FOR WATCHING ANOTHER EPISODE OF "THE BORDER BRIEF."

>>> SAN DIEGO'S JUVENILE JUSTICE COMMISSION IS FACING A SHAKY FUTURE.

KPBS REPORTER KATIE HYSON SAYS THAT'S AS ABUSE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THE COUNTY'S JUVENILE INSTITUTIONS CONTINUE TO PILE UP.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO'S JUVENILE JUSTICE COMMISSION, JJC, INSPECTS THE COUNTY'S JUVENILE INSTITUTIONS AND REVIEWS REPORTS OF SERIOUS INCIDENTS THERE.

STATE LAW REQUIRES THE COMMISSION TO EXIST.

UNTIL NOW, THE SUPERIOR COURT HAS PROVIDED THE COMMISSION WITH ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT, STAFFING, AND LIABILITY INSURANCE.

COMMISSIONER BOOKER READ A LETTER FROM TEENS IN CITY HEIGHTS ON THE COURTHOUSE STEPS FRIDAY MORNING.

>> THE PEOPLE CHECKING THE SYSTEM SHOULD NOT BE THE SAME PEOPLE RUNNING THE SYSTEM.

IF SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS TO US, WE NEED SOMEONE SAFE TO TELL WHO DOES NOT WORK FOR THE PEOPLE WE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT.

>> Reporter: THE COURT ARGUES IT NEEDS TO SEPARATE FROM THE JJC TO MAINTAIN JUDICIAL NEUTRALITY.

AND IT SAYS THE COUNTY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COMMISSION'S COSTS.

BUT COMMISSIONERS SAY THEY NEED INDEPENDENCE FROM THE COUNTY TO HOLD IT ACCOUNTABLE.

THE SUPPORT IS DUE TO END ON SEPTEMBER 29th.

NINE OF THE TEN COMMISSIONERS HAVE SAID, WITHOUT LIABILITY INSURANCE, THEY'LL RESIGN.

EFFECTIVELY ENDING INDEPENDENT OVERSIGHT OF THE COUNTY'S JUVENILE INSTITUTIONS.

MEANWHILE, HUNDREDS OF PLAINTIFFS ARE ALLEGING MISCONDUCT AND ABUSE IN THE COUNTY'S JUVENILE HALLS AND FOSTER CARE FACILITIES IN PENDING LAWSUITS.

>> THE RECENT ALLEGATIONS INVOLVING YOUTH IN CUSTODY REMIND US WHY INDEPENDENT OVERSIGHT EXISTS IN THE FIRST PLACE.

THIS IS THE TIME TO STRENGTHEN THAT OVERSIGHT.

>> Reporter: THE COUNTY DID NOT RESPOND TO KPBS' QUESTIONS BY DEADLINE.

KATIE HE'S SON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO STAY WARM OUT THERE.

PATCHY FOG ALONG THE COAST.

BUT IT'S REALLY ABOUT THE WARMTH STILL FOR ABOUT ONE MORE DAY.

WE'RE GOING TO GET SOME IMPROVEMENT SOON.

TONIGHT, WE'LL STILL BE DROPPING ONLY TO 81 IN BORREGO SPRINGS.

A VERY WARM SETUP.

IN THE CITY, 73.

IT IS A BIT MORE HUMID THAN NORMAL, RELATIVE HUMIDITY HIGHER THAN WE'RE TYPICALLY FACING THIS TIME OF YEAR.

YOU'LL NOTICE IF YOU'RE OUT THIS WEEKEND NEAR THE COAST, WAVES ARE BIG.

BE CAREFUL.

SURFERS AND SWIMMERS, BEWARE.

DETAILS ON THAT FULL FORECAST AHEAD.

>>> THE CROSS-BORDER FEUD BETWEEN THE U.S.

AND CANADA OVER TRADE HIT A FEVER PITCH THIS WEEK AS TENSIONS FLARE WITH THE SECOND-LARGEST TRADING PARTNER FOR THE U.S.

CONSUMERS AND BUSINESSES ON BOTH SIDES STAND TO TAKE HITS.

WITH NEITHER COUNTRY PREPARED TO BACK DOWN, MATTIE GANNON REPORTS MORE PAIN COULD BE ON THE HORIZON.

>> Reporter: RELATIONS BETWEEN THE U.S.

AND CANADA ARE GROWING FROSTIER BY THE DAY.

>> WE'RE GOING TO BE CHANGING THE NAME OF LAKE ONTARIO.

>> Reporter: AND FOR NOW, CRITICAL TRADE TALKS SEEM TO BE ON ICE.

>> I WOULD SAY WE DON'T HAVE OPEN CHANNELS RIGHT NOW.

>> Reporter: CANADA THIS WEEK UNVEILED RETALIATORY TARIFFS SET TO TAKE EFFECT SEPTEMBER 8th.

DUTIES RANGE FROM 15% TO 50% AND TARGET OVER 700 GOODS IMPORTED FROM THE U.S.

>> HE IS HURTING BOTH OF OUR COUNTRIES.

>> Reporter: AMONG THE U.S.

EXPORTS HIT WITH NEW TARIFFS, STEEL, ALUMINUM, HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES, CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, AND MORE.

WHILE CANADIAN IMPORTERS AND CONSUMERS WILL BEAR THAT TAX BURDEN, THE EFFECTS COULD STILL BE FELT IN THE AMERICAN ECONOMY THROUGH DECREASED DEMAND.

>> THAT COULD COST US FACTORY JOBS.

AND IT COULD ALSO POTENTIALLY AFFECT STOCK PRICES OF COMPANIES THAT EXPORT THINGS TO CANADA.

>> Reporter: UNDER THE NEW U.S.

TARIFFS, AMERICAN CONSUMERS WILL LIKELY NOTICE AN UPTICK IN PRICE OSGOODS IMPORTED FROM CANADA LIKE STEEL, LUMBER, MILK, HONEY, ALCOHOL, COATS, AND HOCKEY STICKS.

>> THIS TRADE WAR, AND PARTICULAR NEW U.S.

TARIFFS THAT MAKE THINGS MORE EXPENSIVE FOR AMERICANS, THAT COULD REALLY WORSEN THE PROBLEM OF RISING COST OF LIVING.

>> Reporter: ECONOMISTS SAY CONSUMERS MAY MAKE DIFFERENT CHOICES AT CHECKOUT, BUT SOME ITEMS CAN'T BE SUBSTITUTED.

A TIP FOR TAT TARIFF FIGHT OVER CARS AND AUTO PARTS, FOR EXAMPLE, COULD RAISE VEHICLE PRICES AND THREATEN JOBS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE U.S./CANADA BORDER.

>> THERE'S DEFINITELY A LOT WE COULD LOSE WHEN IT COMES TO THE CAR TRADE WITH CANADA FROM HERE.

>> Reporter: IN WASHINGTON, I'M MATTIE GANNON.

>>> MEANWHILE, PRESIDENT TRUMP IS PAUSING TARIFFS ON 300,000 TONS OF GROUND BEEF IMPORTS.

HE CLAIMS THAT WILL LOWER COSTS.

THAT'S RUNNING AFOUL WITH CATTLE RANCHERS WHO SAY IT WILL HURT THEIR BOTTOM LINE.

KPBS NORTH COUNTY REPORTER ALEXANDER NGUYEN TALKS TO ONE LOCAL RANCHER ABOUT HOW THE INDUSTRY AND CONSUMERS WILL BE AFFECTED.

>> Reporter: RAISING CATTLE IS HARD WORK.

ALISON FENDER IS A THIRD-GENERATION CATTLE RANCHER.

AT FLYING F RANCH -- >> IT STANDS FOR FENDER.

>> Reporter: DAYS START EARLY AND END LATE.

>> SEEMS LIKE ALWAYS SOMETHING'S HITTING THE FAN.

IT'S GOOD WORK.

IT'S GOOD, HONEST WORK.

>> Reporter: WHICH IS WHY IT FEELS LIKE AN ATTACK WHEN PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SIGNED A POCK LA MEDICATION ON WEDNESDAY PAUSING TARIFFS ON CERTAIN GROUND BEEF PRODUCTS FOR 90 DAYS.

>> IMPORTING BEEF FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES NOT ONLY UNDERMINES WHAT WE'RE DOING AS RANCHERS, KIND OF MAKES US FEEL THAT WE ARE NOT DOING ENOUGH EVEN THOUGH WE'RE BUST ORGANIZE BUTTS EVERY DAY.

>> Reporter: TRUMP SAYS HE WOULD CONSIDER ENDING THE TARIFF PAUSE IF IT DIDN'T END IN LOWER PRICE FOR CONSUMERS.

THAT VOLATILITY MAKES IT HARD FOR RANCHERS TO PLAN.

IT TAKES AWHILE TO RAISE CATTLE FROM CALF.

RANCHERS LIKE FENDER HAVE OTHER COST CONSIDERATIONS.

>> THE COST OF LIVING AND COST OF FEED, COST OF FUEL, COST OF VET BILLS.

THERE'S A LOT THAT GOES INTO IT.

>> Reporter: TODAY TRUMP ANNOUNCED HE WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR RANCHERS TO PROCESS THEIR OWN MEAT.

FOUR FIRMS WITH PLANTS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES PROCESS 85% OF THE COUNTRY'S BEEF.

FENDER SAYS IT'S NOT THAT EASY.

>> CATTLE IS SOLD FROM AUCTION, TO FEED LOT, FROM FEED LOT TO PROCESSOR, FROM PROCESSOR GOES TO THE CUT AND WRAP FACILITY.

THERE TO THE GROCERY STORES.

>> Reporter: THERE ARE STRICT SAFETY REQUIREMENTS.

THAT RAISES THE QUESTION HOW THE PRESIDENT WILL IMPLEMENT HIS PLAN.

FENDER SAYS LOOK INTO THE CONSOLIDATION OF MEAT PROCESSORS.

MANY SAY THAT'S WHY PRICES ARE INCREASING.

>> WE HAVE MORE SUPPLY WITH PROCESSING FACILITIES.

WE'RE ABLE TO GET THAT AMERICAN BEEF TO CONSUMERS, WHICH ARE WHAT AMERICAN CONSUMERS REALLY WANT.

>> Reporter: IN SANTA ISABEL, ALEXANDER NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SCIENTISTS IN SAN DIEGO HAVE BEEN BUILDING ROBOTS THAT MONITOR THE DEEP OCEAN.

A BRANCH OF THAT GLOBAL NETWORK SPECIALIZES IN TRACKING CLIMATE CHANGE AND MARINE HEALTH.

KPBS ENVIRONMENT REPORTER TAMMY MURGA SAYS FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THAT PROGRAM IS ABOUT TO RUN OUT.

>> Reporter: UNDERWATER ROBOT PARTS ARE EVERYWHERE IN THIS SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OCEAN GRAPH LAB.

HELLO.

>> I HAVE COMPANY.

>> Reporter: SARAH PERKY IS AN OCEANOGRAPHER.

AND HER TEAM BUILDS THE ROBOTS FROM SCRATCH HERE.

WHEN THEY'RE PUT TOGETHER, THEY ARE ABOUT AS TALL AS I AM.

THEY'RE CALLED BIO GEOCHEMICAL ARGO FLOATS.

TAYLOR WORTH IS ONE OF THE ENGINEERS WHO BUILDS THEM.

>> IT HAS THE BIOLOGY, THE GEOLOGY, CHEMISTRY KIND OF WRAPPED UP INTO ONE THING.

THAT'S WHAT THESE FLOATS ARE AIMED TO DO, A ONE-STOP SHOP OF MEASURING EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN POSSIBLY MEASURE IN THE OCEAN.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THEY'RE LIKE DOCTORS CHECKING THE OCEAN'S HEALTH.

>> FULL HEALTH TEST, CHECKUP, EVERYTHING.

AND THIS IS KIND OF THE, YOU KNOW, FIRST TIME WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO GET GLOBAL SNAPSHOTS.

>> Reporter: ABOUT 500 OF THEM ARE CHECKING UP ON THE WORLD'S OCEANS RIGHT NOW.

PERKY SAYS THE ROBOTIC FLOATS ARE DEPLOYED BY SHIPS AND THEN THEY DO THEIR OWN THING.

>> THEY'RE JUST BUOYANCY DRIVEN.

IT HAS AN EXTERNAL BALLOON THAT INFLATES AND DEFLATES, ALLOWS IT TO GO UP AND DOWN.

IT HAS A LITTLE BIT OF ELECTRONICS.

IT HAS A BUNCH OF D-CELL BATTERIES IN THERE.

>> Reporter: THE FLOATS CAN OBSERVE MORE THAN A MILE BELOW THE SURFACE.

EVERY TEN DAYS, THEY COME BACK UP AND USE THEIR ANTENNAS TO TRANSMIT DATA VIA SATELLITES.

THE FLOATS CAN MEASURE OXYGEN, CHLOROPHYLL, AND NUTRIENTS.

THEY ALSO MEASURE CARBON.

>> THAT'S GOING TO HELP US UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH RESIDUAL CARBON IS LEFT IN THE ATMOSPHERE.

WE NEED TO KNOW THAT NUMBER IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND AND PREDICT HOW THE EARTH WILL CONTINUE TO WARM UP.

>> Reporter: SCIENTISTS AROUND THE WORLD USE DATA FROM FLOATS TO DO THEIR WORK, INCLUDING JENNIFER MAC WARDER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI.

>> DATA FROM A FLOAT OFFERED HER A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON A HURRICANE'S EFFECT ON MARINE LIFE.

>> WE SAW INCREASES IN OXYGEN, THE USE OF NITRATE.

WE MEASURED LOTS OF DIFFERENT THINGS SURROUNDING THIS EVENT TO SHOW EXCITEMENT AT THE BASE OF THE FOOD WEB.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS SHE'S JUST STARTING TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPACTS OF EXTREME WEATHER ON OCEAN ECOSYSTEMS.

>> WE REALLY NEED TO KEEP THOSE FLOATS OUT THERE SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO STUDY THESE IMPORTANT CHANGES FOR THE ECOSYSTEM, FOR FISHERIES.

>> Reporter: BUT SCRIPPS RESEARCHERS SAY THE PROGRAM IS ABOUT TO END.

>> WE ARE SCREECHING TO A HALT IN OCTOBER, NOVEMBER.

>> Reporter: THAT'S LYNN TALLY.

SHE'S AN OCEANOGRAPHER AT SCRIPPS.

HER JOB IS TO IDENTIFY REMOTE AREAS OF THE OCEAN WHERE FLOATS CAN BE DEPLOYED.

>> MY GOAL WAS TO MAKE SURE THAT EACH OF THOSE BIOMES HAS A PAD AFLOAT IN IT AND EACH OCEAN HAD ONE.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS A $53 MILLION FEDERAL GRANT EXPIRES THIS FALL.

THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION HAD LOOKED INTO ADDING THE PROGRAM TO ITS OCEAN OBSERVING BUDGET, BUT THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CUT HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FROM THE AGENCY'S BUDGET IN 2025.

>> THEY JUST RIPPED INTO NOAA.

THERE'S NO HOPE THAT NOAA AT THAT POINT COULD BE COMING UP WITH ANY MORE MONEY FOR ANYTHING, BECAUSE THEY FIRED 10,000 PEOPLE.

INCLUDING THE PEOPLE THAT WE WORK WITH THE MOST CLOSELY.

>> Reporter: IN A STATEMENT, NOAA SAID IT'S UNABLE TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAM'S FUTURE.

BY SCRIPPS' CALCULATIONS, THE PROGRAM COSTS TAXPAYERS AROUND 10 CENTS A YEAR EACH.

IT'S RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE COMPARED TO SHIPS AND SATELLITES.

BUT PERKY SAYS THE COSTS OF LOSING THE PROGRAM WILL BE GREATER.

>> IF WE TAKE AWAY THAT NETWORK, IF WE DON'T MAINTAIN IT, YOU DON'T ONLY LOSE THE SCIENCE, YOU LOSE YOUR ABILITY TO SEE WHAT'S COMING.

>> Reporter: AND WHAT'S COMING THIS YEAR IS A POTENTIAL FOR A SUPER EL NINO.

WITHOUT FUNDING, SCIENTISTS WILL LOSE ONE WAY TO MEASURE HOW EXTREME EVENTS LIKE THESE ARE CHANGING MARINE ECOSYSTEMS.

HUNDREDS OF FLOATS WILL STOP COLLECTING DATA AS THEIR BATTERIES DIE.

TALLY REMAINS OPTIMISTIC.

>> THIS IS OUR STOPGAP IS THAT OTHER COUNTRIES EXPAND.

THE U.S.

WILL CLEARLY LOSE ITS POSITION.

BUT I DON'T CARE, AT THIS POINT.

I WANT THIS OBSERVING SYSTEM TO SURVIVE.

>> Reporter: TALLY SAYS SCRIPPS IS LOOKING TO CONGRESS AND PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATIONS TO CONTINUE THE PROGRAM.

TAMMY MURGA, KPBS NEWS.

>>> KPBS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY REPORTER CARLEY KAY ALSO REPORTED THE STORY.

>>> SOMETIME SOON IN LAKESIDE, YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO WALK THE TRAIL ALONG LAKESHORE DRIVE.

THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO WILL CLOSE DOWN PARTS OF THE LAKE AS IT BEGINS ITS LATEST PHASE OF REVITALIZATION PROJECT.

IT ALL STEMS FROM COMPLAINTS ABOUT A FOUL SMELL COMING FROM THE AREA IN 2018.

RIGHT NOW, LINDO LAKE IS PRIME ORAL FED BY STORM WATER.

OUR MEDIA PARTNER KGTV SPOKE WITH SENIOR PARK PROJECT MANAGER JENNIFER SPENCER ABOUT THE UPDATES.

>> IN 2019, WE STARTED PHASE ONE WHICH RESTORED THE AREA AROUND THE EAST BASIN.

AND NOW THAT WE'RE COMPLETE WITH THAT PHASE, WE'RE MOVING ON TO THE WEST BASIN.

IT WILL START WITH TEMPORARILY REMOVING THE WATER FROM THE LAKE, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO REGRADE THE BOTTOM OF THAT LAKE.

>> Reporter: THE PROJECT IS SUPPORTED BY A $2 MILLION GRANT FROM THE SAN DIEGO RIVER CONSERVANCY AND EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY WINTER 2027.

>>> WELL, THE RECENT ROUND OF ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST IS ALMOST BEHIND US.

NOT OVER YET BUT IMPROVEMENTS AS WE LOOK AT OUR HEADLINES.

THE HEAT WILL BACK OFF THIS WEEKEND.

WE'LL BE BREEZEIER IN THIS TRANSITION.

A LITTLE HINT OF COOLING WITH STRONGER WIND.

THAT MEANS A SLIGHT INCREASE IN FIRE DANGER.

AND ALSO WITH ALL THIS TRAFFIC IN THE EAST PACIFIC OFFSHORE, WELL TO THE SOUTHWEST, TALKING ABOUT TROPICAL SYSTEMS, DISTURBANCES, TROPICAL STORMS AND SO FORTH, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SEE REF SURF THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS HERE, THROUGH THE END OF THE MONTH INTO NEXT WEEK.

HEAT ALERTS, EXTREME HEAT WARNINGS, HEAT ADVISORIES THAT HAVE BEEN WITH US, THEY END TONIGHT AT 8:00 P.M.

TONIGHT, MAINLY CLOUDY, HUMID OUT THERE.

73 DEGREES FOR THE COAST.

WE'LL BE IN THE LOW 80s INTO INLAND AREAS LIKE BORREGO SPRINGS.

STILL HOT WEATHER HOLDS TOMORROW.

RAMONA 101.

109 BORREGO SPRINGS.

AND IF WE WERE TO COMPARE WHERE WE WILL BE WITH THE RECORDS, WE'RE GOING TO BE CLOSE TO RECORD HIGHS IN SPOTS OVERALL.

SO WE'RE STILL HOT.

THERE WILL BE RELIEF IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

BUT HERE WE ARE AUGUST 29th'S RECORD HIGHS.

A RECORD HIGH IN SAN DIEGO IS 88.

SO AUGUST 29th 1896.

ALL 29th 2009.

AND ONE YEAR AGO ON SATURDAY, WE HIT 88.

WE'RE GOING TO BE CLOSE TO THAT, 86.

NOT A RECORD.

BUT WITHIN A COUPLE DEGREES.

WE'LL SEE A BIT MORE IMPROVEMENT.

HEAT BEGINS TO WANE ON SUNDAY AS MORE OF THAT ONSHORE BREEZE PICKS UP.

WITH THE WIND COMES THE FIRE DANGER.

INLAND AREAS, THE CANYONS AND PASSES WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE GUSTIER, MODERATE TO BORDERLINE HIGH FIRE DANGER.

IT WILL BE A LITTLE MORE COMFORTABLE FOR US ON MONDAY.

MONSOON MOISTURE STAYS TO THE EAST AND EVEN NEXT WEEK, THE WILDFIRE RISK MAP DOESN'T CHANGE A WHOLE LOT.

MODERATE WILDFIRE DANGER.

AND IT'S NOT JUST BREEZY OVER THE MOUNTAINS.

WE HAVE A PRETTY STIFF BREEZE OFFSHORE WITH A LOT OF ROUGH SURF GIVEN THE EAST PACIFIC TROPICAL ACTIVITY OFF TO THE WEST SIDE OF MEXICO.

THAT'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO BRING A GREATER RIP CURRENT DANGER TO US.

TEMPS 87 SATURDAY.

AGAIN, 86 IN SAN DIEGO.

87 FOR SOME COASTAL SPOTS.

BACK DOWN TO 80 ON TUESDAY.

IT'S A BIG CHANGE FOR US THIS TYPE OF THE YEAR.

INLAND AREAS, 98 BACKING DOWN TO THE MID-80s NEXT WEEK.

IT'S A BIG IMPROVEMENT THERE.

IN THE MOUNTAINS, WE'RE GOING TO GO FROM UP EVER 70s TO MID-60s, COOLEST DAY TUESDAY.

THE DESERTS, FROM 109 SATURDAY, EVEN HOTTER THAN THAT IN BORE RANG GO SPRINGS, TO THE MID-90s NEXT WEEK.

>>> THE ATHENAEUM ART CENTER IS OPENING A NEW EXHIBIT TOMORROW CALLED "S WHITELEY LISTENING MATERIALS."

IT'S AN EXHIBIT THAT ANDS YOU TO PAY ATTENTION TO SOUNDS.

BETH ACCOMANDO SPOKE TO THE ARTISTS AS THEY WERE SITTING UP THE UNIQUE SOUND INSTALLATION.

>> Reporter: S. WHITELEY IS AN ARTIST.

INSTEAD OF USING PAINT OR CLAY, THEIR CHOSEN MEDIUM IS SOUND.

>> I JUST THINK THERE'S SO MUCH TO EXPLORE WITH UTILIZING SOUND IN A GALLERY CONTEXT.

THINK OF THIS PIECE VERY MUCH AS A WORK OF SOUND ART WHERE THE SOUND IS ALMOST LIKE A VIBRATIONAL SCULPTURE.

>> Reporter: LISTENING MATERIALS IS AN IMMERSIVE SOUND INSTALLATION WHERE AUDIENCE MEMBERS, LISTENERS, CAN WALK THROUGH A SPACE AND EXPERIENCE A 20-MINUTE SOUND PIECE IN WHICH OBJECTS ARE PLACED ON MULTIPLE EXPOSED SPEAK ARE CONES ARRANGED THROUGHOUT THE GALLERY.

I STEP UP TO ONE SPEAKER AND PEER IN.

AS I WATCH ROCKS BOUNCE AROUND, I HAVE AN EPIPHANY.

I'M SEEING ONE SOUND CREATE ANOTHER.

>> YES, EXACTLY.

SO THERE'S KIND OF TWO SOUNDS HAPPENING.

THERE'S THE SOUNDS OF THE SIGN TONES, THESE BASIC FREQUENCIES THAT THE SPEAKERS ARE SOUNDING.

AND THEN THERE IS THE CONTACT WITH THE ROCKS OR THE PING-PONG BALLS WITH THE SPEAKER MEMBRANE THAT IS CREATING A SECOND SOUND.

>> Reporter: WHITELEY ALSO WANTS TO MAKE SOUND THAT YOU CAN SEE.

>> SO IT CREATES THIS VERY INTERESTING, ALMOST SONIC VISUALIZATION.

WE'RE ALSO SEEING WHAT THE SOUND IS DOING.

>> Reporter: IN CONTRAST TO THE PING-PONG BALLS, TINY ROCKS IN A SMALL SPEAKER ALMOST SOUND LIKE INSECTS TO ME.

WHITELEY'S CREATIVE PROCESS INVOLVED NOT ONLY EXPERIMENTING WITH DIFFERENT OBJECTS BUT ALSO DIFFERENT SOUNDS.

>> THERE WERE CERTAIN PITCHES THAT I HAD TO SET THE FREQUENCIES TO IN ORDER TO FIND THE SWEET SPOT.

THIS IS WHERE THE MATERIAL REALLY DANCES AND SINGS.

>> Reporter: COME LISTEN TO THE ART OF S. WHITELEY AT THE ATHENAEUM ART CENTER.

IT MAY CHANGE THE WAY YOU PERCEIVE THE WORLD.

BETH ACCOMANDO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> KPBS'S "THE FINEST" RELEASED ITS 50th PODCAST EPISODE THIS WEEK.

IT FEATURES OUR LIVE EVENT AT THIS MONTH'S SAN DIEGO BOOK FESTIVAL.

ONE PLACE TO FIND IT IS SD.ORG.

IT EXPANDS ON THE PODCAST.

IT'S YOUR GUIDE TO THE ARTS, CULTURE, OUTDOORS, FOOD, AND EVENTS THAT MAKE SAN DIEGO SAN DIEGO.

FIND OUT WHAT'S HAPPENING BY DATE OR NEIGHBORHOOD.

THERE'S A LOT TO EXPLORE.

AGAIN, THE SITE IS THEFINESTSD.ORG.

>>> LAST WEEK, A PERSON DRESSED AS DARTH VADER WENT VIRAL FOR COMMENTS ABOUT FLOCK CAMERAS AT A SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

THIS WEEK, HE RETURNED, TOOK OFF THE MASK, AND EXPLAINED WHY HE DID IT.

>> THERE IS NOTHING THAT IS UNITING THE RIGHT AND THE LEFT FASTER THAN OUR DISDAIN FOR THIS ORWELLIAN SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY.

THAT'S ABUNDANTLY CLEAR BY THE FACT THAT I COULD WEAR THIS COSTUME ONCE AND IT COULD GO GLOBALLY VIRAL.

THAT SHOWCASES, THAT SHOULD DEMONSTRATE TO ALL OF YOU WHO COULDN'T READ THE ROOM WHEN THE VAST MAJORITY OF YOUR CONINCIDENT WENTZ WERE OPPOSED TO FLOCK THAT THE WORLD IS AGAINST FLOCK.

>> HIS REAL NAME IS ANTHONY RALPHS AND HE'S BECOME A REGULAR AT SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL AND OTHER LOCAL AGENCIES' MEETINGS, ADVOCATING FOR LIMITS ON SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY.

THE PUSHBACK IS PART OF THE WIDER DISCUSSION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND HOW IT'S BECOMING MORE A FACTOR IN EVERYDAY LIFE.

KQED IN THE BAY AREA TALKED WITH LORENA GONZALES, PRESIDENT OF THE CALIFORNIA FEDERATION OF LABOR UNIONS, ABOUT WHAT THAT MEANS.

HERE'S SOME OF THAT DISCUSSION FROM THE LATEST EPISODE OF "THE POLITICAL BREAKDOWN" PODCAST.

>> IT'S BEEN GROWING.

IT'S NOT A DEMOCRAT OR REPUBLICAN ISSUE.

IT IS BIPARTISAN.

THAT'S NOT REFLECTED IN A LOT OF THE VOTES TAKEN IN THE LEGISLATURE, BUT WE KNOW FROM POLLING THAT IT IS ABSOLUTELY BIPARTISAN.

PEOPLE DO NOT WANT A.I.

TO TAKE THEIR JOB.

THEY DON'T WANT A.I.

TO DESKILL THEM.

THEY DON'T WANT THE BOSS TO SURVEIL THEM WITH A.I.

FRANKLY, THERE ARE FEWER AND FEWER PEOPLE BUYING INTO THIS IDEA THAT THERE'S ANY GOOD WITH A.I.

BEYOND MAKING A MEME OR A POSTER.

DOING ADVANCED GOOGLE SEARCHES.

>> I MEAN, IT'S NO SECRET THAT THIS GOVERNOR IS LOOKING AT A PRESIDENTIAL RUN.

HOW IS HIS POSTURING ON A.I.

GOING TO AFFECT HOW LABOR THINKS ABOUT HIS CANDIDACY?

YOU GUYS HAD STRONG WORDS AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR ABOUT THAT.

I THINK SORT OF WARNED THAT THIS IS A RED LINE.

>> IT'S A RED LINE.

WE BROUGHT OUT LABOR LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE NATION TO BE CLEAR THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO JUST GET OUT OF CALIFORNIA AND NOT TALK ABOUT IT.

MY COLLEAGUES IN EVERY STATE, BUT ESPECIALLY THOSE EARLY PRIMARY STATES LIKE NEVADA AND SOUTH CAROLINA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, IOWA -- THEY'RE VERY ENGAGED ON WHAT IS GOING ON HERE.

THEY MAY BE A YEAR OR TWO BEHIND US, BUT THEY'RE WATCHING AND THEY WANT ACTUALLY ADVICE ON HOW TO GET THIS THROUGH.

IN FACT, I WAS JUST AT THE IOWA STATE FED CONVENTION.

THEY WERE BASICALLY ASKING, HOW DO WE DO SOME OF THESE BILLS?

WE KNOW AS GOVERNOR NEWSOM GOES ACROSS THE NATION, HE'S GOING TO BE ASKED BY LABOR LEADERS IN EVERY SINGLE STATE, WHAT'D YOU DO ON A.I.?

THEY ALREADY A KNOW.

WE'RE CLEAR.

WE'VE BEEN TELLING EVERYBODY.

THE AFL-CIO, THE PRESIDENT SAID THE SAME THING.

DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU'RE GAVIN NEWSOM OR DONALD TRUMP.

WE'RE TO EXPECT YOU PUT GUARDRAILS AROUND A.I.

THAT YOU PROMOTE WORKERS OVER A.I.

THAT YOU HAVE SOME REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS.

>> ONCE AGAIN, THAT'S FROM KQED A'S "POLITICAL BREAKDOWN" BROADCAST.

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