>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS "EVENING EDITION" HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES.

PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AIR, RESTORATION, AND FLOOD SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL 1-800-BILL-HOWE, OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION.

DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY.

AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE STREAMING INTO THE SAN DIEGO CONVENTION CENTER AS TWITCHCON TAKES OVER.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

THE THREE-DAY EVENT IS HOSTED BY THE ONLINE LIVESTREAMING PLATFORM TWITCH, AND IT COVERS EVERYTHING FROM VIDEO GAMES AND TECHNOLOGY TO POP CULTURE.

KPBS REPORTER JACOB AERE JOINS US LIVE FROM THE CONVENTION FLOOR.

JACOB, WHAT IS IT LIKE?

>> Reporter: HI, MAYA.

AS YOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME, IT'S BEEN A VERY HIGH-ENERGY START TO TWITCHCON 2025, WHICH IS CELEBRATING ITS 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY.

MANY OF THOSE YEARS, IT'S TAKEN PLACE RIGHT HERE IN SAN DIEGO.

WHILE THIS ISN'T QUITE THE SIZE OF COMIC-CON, IT'S STILL A LARGE-SCALE EVENT FROM BRINGS IN PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY AND BEYOND.

DIPLO KICKED THINGS OFF.

WE CAUGHT UP WITH HIM AFTER HIS SET AND SPOKE TO OTHER STREAMERS AT TWITCHCON.

>> I'M A VERY, LIKE, MID-STREAMER, KIND OF LIKE DO MY THING.

IT'S FUN TO BE PART OF IT.

I LIVE SUCH A CRAZY LIFE, IT'S KIND OF COOL TO HAVE PEOPLE TAPPED INTO SOME OF THE ADVENTURES.

I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THIS CREATIVE SIDE OF TWITCH EITHER.

>> I HEARD ABOUT PARTNERSHIPS AND DIFFERENT THINGS THAT'S HAPPENING WITH TWITCH.

IT SEEMS VERY INSPIRING AND LIKE MAKES ME WANT TO LIKE KEEP STREAMING AND KEEP GOING.

>> Reporter: EARLIER THIS MORNING, SOME ANNOUNCEMENTS WERE MADE DURING TWITCHCON KICKOFF.

THAT INCLUDES NEW DUAL COORDINATE STREAMING FOR HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL VIDEO ON TWITCH, PLUS A BUNCH OF NEW AI-BASED FEATURES TO HELP STREAMER ON THE PLATFORM.

THE EVENT IS HERE IN SAN DIEGO THROUGH AT LEAST 2028.

MAYA?

>> YEAH, PRETTY BUSY OUT THERE.

BUT WHILE THIS ISN'T THE SIZE OF COMIC-CON, ARE THERE ANY ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE OF THE CONVENTION CENTER?

>> Reporter: THERE IS A TWITCHCON BLOCK PARTY TOMORROW NIGHT IN THE GASLIGHT, BUT IT'S A PAID EVENT.

SO THAT WILL COST EXTRA ON TOP OF YOUR TICKET.

REPORTING LIVE FROM THE CONVENTION CENTER, JACOB AERE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TONIGHT WE'RE STILL KEEPING THINGS CLEAR AS WE'VE HAD KIND OF THAT OFFSHORE WIND PATTERN FOR A WHILE.

WE JUST HAVEN'T SEEN THE MOISTURE PUSH RIGHT BACK IN.

55 FOR THE LOW.

WE'RE GOING TO BRING IN SOME CHANGES AS WE GET INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK, SO IT'S A PROCESS THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND.

I'LL HAVE THAT FULL FORECAST COMING UP.

>>> THOUSANDS OF SHARP HEALTH CARE NURSES MARCHED THE PICKET LINE FOR THE THIRD AND FINAL DAY TODAY.

CONTRACTS FOR BOTH THE UNITE THE NURSES ASSOCIATIONS OF CALIFORNIA AND UNION OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS EXPIRED ON SEPTEMBER 30th.

.

MAJOR CONCERNS ARE WAGES AND SICK LEAVE POLICY.

NURSES SAY THEY ARE PAID BELOW MARKET VALUE AND SHARP'S SICK TIME ACCRUAL RATE IS EXTREMELY LOW.

>> I'VE BEEN WEARING THIS SHIRT TO WORK SEVERAL TIMES.

EVERY SINGLE TIME I'VE WORN IT, ESSENTIALLY, I'VE HAD MANAGEMENT COME DOWN AND TELL ME THIS IS AN OFFENSIVE OR INFLAMMATORY SHIRT AND POTENTIALLY CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD FOR THE PATIENTS.

I'M TOLD THAT I'M NOT ALLOWED TO WEAR IT AND I NEED TO EITHER TAKE IT OFF OR BE SENT HOME WITHOUT PAY.

WE'RE HEALTH CARE WORKERS.

WE WANT TO WORK, WE WANT TO TAKE CARE OF OUR PATIENTS, BUT WE WANT TO BE PAID FAIRLY.

>> SHARP CONTENDS NURSES ARE PAID AT OR ABOVE AVERAGE RATE.

>>> TOMORROW "NO KINGS" RALLIES WILL BE HELD TO PROTEST DONALD TRUMP'S ACTIONS AS PRESIDENT.

KPBS REPORTER THOMAS FUDGE HAS THIS PREVIEW OF SAN DIEGO'S BIGGEST ONE EXPECTED AT DOWNTOWN'S WATERFRONT PARK.

>> Reporter: TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO SHOW UP IN WATERFRONT PARK FOR SPEECHES AND A PROTEST MARCH.

IT'S CALLED "THE NO KINGS MARCH," AND ONE OF THE ORGANIZERS IS WENDY GALERNTER WITH "TAKE ACTION SAN DIEGO."

>> THERE'S TENS OF THOUSANDS OF US GETTING TOGETHER TO PEACEFULLY, NONVIOLENTLY, AND VERY JOYFULLY COME TOGETHER IN SUPPORT OF OUR DEMOCRACY, IN SUPPORT OF RIGHTS FOR EVERYBODY.

AND TO SAY NO TO THE KING-LIKE BEHAVIOR OF DONALD TRUMP AND HIS REGIME.

>> Reporter: IN JUNE, ANOTHER "NO KINGS" MARCH TOOK PLACE DOWNTOWN, AND IT WAS PEACEFUL.

SAN DIEGO POLICE LIEUTENANT TRAVIS EASTER SAID OF THIS WEEKEND'S PROTESTERS, "WE ARE GOING TO PROEMT PROTECT THEIR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS.

LAST JUNE THERE WERE NO ARRESTS AND WE HOPE TO SEE THE SAME THING AGAIN."

A CRACKDOWN ON IMMIGRANTS IN CHICAGO BY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS LED TO CLASHES BETWEEN RESIDENTS AND IMMIGRATION OFFICERS.

TRUMP HAS ACCUSED THE CHICAGO MAYOR OF, QUOTE, SHIELDING THE MOST DEPRAVED, VIOLENT, CRIMINAL ILLEGAL ALIENS FROM JUSTICE.

GALERNTER SAYS JUSTICE THROUGH IMMIGRANTS THROUGH PROTECTION OF THEIR RIGHTS WILL BE A MAJOR THEME AT SAN DIEGO'S "NO KINGS" RALLY TOMORROW.

SO WILL PASSAGE OF CALIFORNIA PROP 50, A DEMOCRATIC EFFORT TO COUNTER THE PARTISAN REDISTRICTING OF CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS IN TEXAS.

IN JUNE, PROTESTER KARINA AVILA SAID SHE WANTED TO EXPRESS HER FRUSTRATION WITH THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AND TO SPEAK FOR HER FAMILY.

>> I'M HERE FOR MY IMMIGRANT FAMILY MEMBERS WHO ARE SCARED, WHO HAVE COME HERE, THEY'VE BEEN HERE FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS, AND THEY'RE SCARED TO -- THEY'RE JUST SCARED OF WHAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.

THE DISCRIMINATION THAT THEY FACED BACK THEN AND FACING NOW.

THEY'RE SCARED TO COME AND SPEAK THEIR VOICE.

AND I WANT TO GO AHEAD AND BE THAT VOICE FOR THEM.

>> Reporter: THE DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO RALLY AND MARCH BEGINS TOMORROW AT 10:00 A.M.

"NO KINGS" PROTESTS ARE ALSO SCHEDULED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY FROM CHULA VISTA TO RAMONA AND SAN MARCOS.

THOMAS FUDGE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A CONTROVERSIAL VIDEO BLAMING DEMOCRATS FOR THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN WILL NOT PLAY AT SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

>> Reporter: THE SAN DIEGO AIRPORT IS ONE OF SEVERAL ACROSS THE COUNTRY CHOOSING NOT TO PLAY A VIDEO FROM THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY BLAMING DEMOCRATS FOR THE ONGOING GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.

THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY SAID IN A STATEMENT, SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CONTINUES TO OPERATE NORMALLY.

OUR FOCUS REMAINS ON ENSURING SAFE, EFFICIENT AIRPORT OPERATIONS.

IN THE VIDEO, SECRETARY KRISTI NOEM SAYS TSA'S STOP PRIORITY TO ENSURE SAFE AND EFFICIENT TRAVEL.

>> HOWEVER, DEMOCRATS IN CONGRESS REFUSE TO FUND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

AND BECAUSE OF THIS, MANY OF OUR OPERATIONS ARE IMPACTED AND MOST OF OUR TSA EMPLOYEES ARE WORKING WITHOUT PAY.

>> Reporter: EXPERTS SAY THE VIDEO VIOLATES A LAW CALLED THE HATCH ACT SAYING EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYEES CANNOT ENGAGE IN OR USE GOVERNMENT RESOURCES FOR POLITICAL ACTIVITY.

SEVERAL OTHER AIRPORTS HAVE CONFIRMED THEY ARE NOT PLAYING THE VIDEO EITHER, INCLUDING IN CHICAGO WHERE OFFICIALS TOLD NPR IT WOULD VIOLATE THEIR POLICIES AGAINST POLITICAL ADVERTISING.

COUNCILMEMBER MARTY VON PERT.

>> VERY PROUD SAN DIEGO HAS CHOSEN NOT TO PLAY A VIDEO THAT'S AGAINST THE LAW, IT'S UNETHICAL AND FACTUALLY INCORRECT.

INSTEAD WE'RE FOCUSING ON TRAVEL SAFETY, WHICH WE WOULD BE.

>> Reporter: THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN HAS LASTED TWO WEEKS SO FAR.

SAN DIEGO TSA EMPLOYEES SAY THEY'RE FRUSTRATED BUT STILL DOING THEIR JOBS.

>> I'M DISAPPOINTED THAT THEY CAN'T GET THEIR -- GET THEIR ACT TOGETHER.

IT'S VERY ING BECAUSE WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE PAWNS IN THIS WHOLE THING.

>> Reporter: JAY GOTTA, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TONIGHT ON "THE NEWS HOUR," UKRAINE'S PRESIDENT VISITS THE WHITE HOUSE IN HOPES OF ACQUIRING LONG-RANGE MISSILES TO FIGHT RUSSIA.

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

>>> YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE FEWER PLASTIC BAGS AT THE CHECKOUT LINE.

ATTORNEY GENERAL ROB BONTA SAYS A STATE INVESTIGATION SHOWED MOST PLASTIC BAGS IN CALIFORNIA ARE NOT RECYCLABLE.

>> DESPITE LABELING THEIR PLASTIC BAGS AS RECYCLABLE, BILLIONS OF CARRY-OUT BAGS AREN'T ACTUALLY RECYCLABLE IN CALIFORNIA.

>> THERE ARE SEVEN MAJOR PLASTIC BAG MANUFACTURERS SELLING IN CALIFORNIA.

FOUR OF THEM WILL NO LONGER DISTRIBUTE THEIR PLASTIC BAGS FOLLOWING A SETTLEMENT WITH THE STATE.

THESE COMPANIES WILL PAY $1.7 MILLION IN CIVIL PENALTIES.

BONTA IS SUING THE OTHER THREE PLASTIC BAG PRODUCERS TO STOP THEIR SALES.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S ANNOUNCEMENT COMES AHEAD OF A STATEWIDE BAN ON ALL PLASTIC BAGS.

THAT WILL TAKE EFFECT IN JANUARY.

RESEARCH SHOWS PLASTIC WASTE CAN TAKE HUNDREDS OF YEARS TO DISINTEGRATE.

MOST PLASTIC BAGS END UP IN LANDFILLS AND THE OCEAN.

>>> THE NOVEMBER 4th SPECIAL ELECTION JUST OVER TWO WEEKS AWAY.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO VOTE BY MAIL BUT AREN'T REGISTERED YET, YOU HAVE TO DO SO BY 5:00 P.M., MONDAY, OCTOBER 20th.

YOU CAN REGISTER ONLINE AT SDVOTE.COM.

OTHERWISE, VISIT THE REGISTRAR'S OFFICE IN KERNEY MESA OR ONE OF THE COUNTY'S VOTING CENTERS.

STARTING ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25th, THROUGH NOVEMBER 4th.

>>> THIS WEEK, CALIFORNIA PASSED LEGISLATION TO REGULATE AI CHATBOTS, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND BILL AUTHORED BY A STATE SENATOR FROM SAN DIEGO.

A MOTHER SAYS MORE SAFEGUARDS COULD HAVE HELPED PREVENT HER SON'S DEATH.

A WARNING, THIS STORY DISCUSSES SUICIDE AND OTHER TOPICS VIEWERS MAY FIND DISTURBING.

>> Reporter: MEGAN GARCIA SAID SHE WANTS PARENTS TO KNOW ABOUT THE RISK OF AI CHATBOTS WHICH CAN TAKE ON HUMAN TEXTS AND HUMAN VOICES.

SHE SAYS THESE KINDS OF INTERACTIONS MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR MINORS JUST LIKE HER SON TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN WHAT IS REAL AND WHAT IS NOT.

THIS NEW LEGISLATION WOULD MANDATE THE TECHNOLOGY TO REMIND ITS USERS THAT CHATBOT RESPONSES ARE ARTIFICIALLY GENERATED.

MEGAN GARCIA SAYS HER 14-YEAR-OLD SON LOVED TO MAKE PEOPLE LAUGH.

>> HE WAS HANDY WITH A QUICK JOKE FOR SURE.

>> Reporter: BUT IN 2023, SHE NOTICED A CHANGE.

>> HE WAS MORE WITHDRAWN.

ISOLATING HIMSELF IN HIS BEDROOM.

HE WASN'T OPENING UP.

IN FEBRUARY OF 2024, HE TOOK HIS OWN LIFE IN OUR HOME.

>> Reporter: THE FLORIDA MOTHER BELIEVED AN AI CHATBOT WAS TO BLAME.

>> HE HAD BEEN ENGAGING WITH AN AI CHATBOT OVER NUMEROUS MONTHS.

AND THOSE CONVERSATIONS WERE BOTH ROMANTIC AND SEXUAL.

HE WAS IN A SITUATION WHERE A CHATBOT WAS MANIPULATING HIM.

>> Reporter: GARCIA IS SUING THE COMPANY BEHIND CHARACTER AI, ALLEGING THE COMPANY DID NOT DO ENOUGH TO PREVENT HIM FROM DEVELOPING A RELATIONSHIP WITH A CHATBOT AND DID NOT ADEQUATELY RESPOND WHEN HE BEGAN EXPRESSING THOUGHTS OF SELF-HARM, ACCORDING TO THE LAWSUIT.

CHARACTER AI WOULD NOT COMMENT ON THE PENDING LITIGATION BUT SAY THEY HAVE INTRODUCED NEW FEATURES, INCLUDING SELF-HARM RESOURCES AND FEATURES FOCUSED ON THE SAFETY OF MINOR USERS.

>> WE NEED TO PROTECT OUR KIDS AND OUR TEENS AND OUR FAMILIES FROM THE EXCESSES OF THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY.

>> Reporter: CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM SIGNED SB-243 LED BY STATE SENATOR STEVE PADILLA.

THIS LEGISLATION WILL REQUIRE CHATBOT OPERATORS TO IMPLEMENT SAFEGUARDS AROUND INTERACTIONS WITH AI.

>> WE HAVE TO RAPIDLY RISE TO MEET THE CHALLENGE TO NOT MISS A WINDOW TO PROVIDE REASONABLE SAFEGUARDS.

>> Reporter: CHARACTER AI SAYS THAT THEY WILL COMPLY WITH THESE NEW LAWS AND THAT THEY'RE WORKING WITH LAWMAKERS ON LEGISLATION IN THIS EMERGING SPACE.

NOW, THEY ALSO SAY THEY CONSULT WITH EXTERNAL EXPERTS FOCUSED ON TEENAGE SAFETY ONLINE.

REPORTING IN LOS ANGELES, I'M MARYBEL GONZALEZ.

>> IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW HAVING THOUGHTS OF SUICIDE, CALL OR TEXT 988.

VISIT 988LIFELINE.ORG FOR 24/7 FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL SUPPORT.

>>> SOCCER IS OFTEN CALLED THE BEAUTIFUL GAME.

IT'S CONSIDERED A MUCH SAFER ALTERNATIVE TO FOOTBALL.

BUT THERE ARE MORE INJURIES THAN PARENTS MIGHT THINK.

IN THIS EPISODE ARE "GAME-TIME DECISION," MIKEY DAMRON TALKS TO DOCTORS AND COACHES ABOUT COMMON INJURIES IN OUR MOST POPULAR YOUTH SPORT AND HOW THEY CAN BE MINIMIZED.

>> Reporter: SOCCER'S A GATEWAY SPORT.

YOU DON'T REALLY NEED ANY SKILL OTHER THAN WALKING.

ANY CHILD WOULD BE ABLE TO SCORE A GOAL.

SO I THINK IT'S JUST -- IT'S A FUN WAY TO INTRODUCE SPORTS IN THAT ENVIRONMENT.

FOR ME PERSONALLY, IT'S A PART OF MY HEART AND SOUL.

>> GROWING UP, BASEBALL WAS PROBABLY THE ONE SPORT I SPENT THE MOST TIME PLAYING.

BUT SOCCER WAS THE ONE THAT I WAS THE MOST NATURALLY GOOD AT.

SO WHEN I BROKE MY LEG PLAYING BASEBALL, SPORTS KIND OF DRIED UP FOR ME.

I KIND OF SHIFTED TO MUSIC AND, YOU KNOW, PHOTOGRAPHY AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

UNTIL MY SENIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL WHEN I STARTED PLAYING SOCCER AGAIN.

FAST FORWARD TO TODAY, AND SOCCER'S THE NUMBER ONE YOUTH SPORT IN AMERICA.

MORE KIDS PLAY SOCCER THAN FOOTBALL, BASEBALL, AND SOFTBALL COMBINED AND FOR GOOD REASON.

ALL YOU NEED TO GET STARTED IS A BALL AND A FIELD, AND YOU CAN JUST GO AROUND AND KICK AROUND AND HAVE FUN.

BUT AS THE KIDS GET OLDER, IT GETS A LOT MORE COMPLICATED.

IT'S NOT JUST THE HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS LIKE WHEN I WAS A KID.

NOW WE'VE GOT CLUB TEAMS AND TRAVEL TEAMS.

ALTHOUGH A LOT OF PARENTS CHOOSE SOCCER OVER FOOTBALL AND OTHER SPORTS BECAUSE OF LOW INJURY RISK, IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THERE'S NOT INJURY RISK.

CONCUSSIONS AND KNEE INJURIES ARE BIG ISSUES, TOO.

DORIAN AND I LOVE KICKING THE SOCCER BALL AROUND, BUT WE STILL NEED TO GET A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION TO FIGURE OUT IF THIS IS A GOOD FIT.

SO I TALKED TO COACHES, TRAINERS, AND DOCTORS ABOUT THE INJURY RISKS OF SOCCER AND OTHER PLUSES AND MINUSES OF WHAT THEY CALL THE BEAUTIFUL GAME.

>> SO THERE'S GOING TO BE CONTACT FOR SURE.

AND DIFFERENT LEVELS AS YOU PROGRESS THROUGH WILL HAVE MORE CONTACT AND HARDER CONTACT, ACTUALLY.

AND SO THAT'S, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING TO PREPARE OUR KIDS FOR, TO KNOW THAT THAT'S PART OF THE GAME IS THE CONTACT ASPECT.

SO TEACHING OUR KIDS HOW TO CONTACT CORRECTLY, HOW TO PREPARE THEMSELVES FOR THOSE CONTACTS, AND YOU KNOW, HOW TO TAKE THE CONTACT IF YOU NEED TO FALL, THAT'S IMPORTANT TOO.

GROWING UP, I MEAN, IT WAS SO -- IT'S ALMOST LIKE THERE WERE NO RULES, RIGHT, IN SOCCER.

IT'S LIKE, YOU GET TAKEN OUT, YOU KNOW, BY SLIDE TACKLING OR THE HEADERS OR ALL THESE OTHER THINGS.

IT DIDN'T MATTER.

IF YOU FELL DOWN, YOU HAD ABOUT THREE SECONDS TO GET BACK UP AND GET BACK INTO PLAY.

I'M NOT SAYING SAFETY WASN'T A CONCERN BACK THEN, BUT I THINK IT WAS MORE ABOUT THE COMPETITIVENESS IN THE SPORT BACK THEN TO NOW, WHERE THE FOCUS REALLY IS ABOUT SAFETY MORE OF OUR MARS.

AND IT'S A HUGE ASPECT THAT'S CHANGED OUR SPORT.

>> Reporter: ONE OF THE MAIN CHANGES HAS TO DO WITH HEADING THE BALL, THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF CONCUSSIONS IN SOCCER.

AND THE YOUNGER THE PLAYER, THE MORE VULNERABLE THEY ARE.

>> SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 10 AND 12.

ANYTHING UNDER THAT, THEY SHOULDN'T BE TRYING TO HEADER THE BALL.

PART OF THAT IS THE SKELETAL MATURITY.

PART OF IT IS THE ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND WHERE THINGS ARE IN SPACE AND TIME WHEN THE BALL IS COMING YOUR WAY.

>> WE STILL LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF TIME WE DO FOCUS ON HEADING.

I ALWAYS WANT TO INTRODUCE THE SKILL WHEN THEY'RE ABLE TO RECEIVE IT.

AND TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY GET THE PROPER -- PROPER TRAINING.

BUT THEN WE LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT THEY ACTUALLY DO THE TRAINING.

ESPECIALLY ON HEADERS.

>> Reporter: AND JUST LIKE IN FOOTBALL, THERE'S NOW STRICT CONCUSSION PROTOCOLS FOR SOCCER.

A PLAYER WHO EXHIBITS ANY SIGN OF CONCUSSION COULD BE ON THE SIDELINE FOR WEEKS.

AND THERE'S ACTUALLY A GENDER GAP IN CONCUSSIONS.

CONCUSSION RATES ARE HIGHER FOR GIRLS THAN BOYS IN EVERY HIGH SCHOOL SPORT.

A STUDY FOUND THAT GIRLS THAT PLAY HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER HAVE ALMOST THE SAME RISK FOR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES THAN BOYS WHO PLAY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL.

THIS LEADS COACHES TO TEACH THOSE TECHNIQUES VERY CAREFULLY.

>> WE TEACH THEM TO MAKE SURE, ESPECIALLY FOR YOUNG WOMEN WHO SEEM TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE PREDISPOSED TO CONCUSSIONS -- WE TEACH THEM TO GET FIRM IN THEIR UPPER BODY, TO BE LOCKED AND LOADED, SO THAT THEY CAN RECEIVE A BALL ON THEIR HEAD WITHOUT HAVING THEIR HEAD WHIPPED BACK OR WHATEVER ELSE.

>> Reporter: AS YOU CAN SEE, SOCCER HAS A LOT OF RUNNING, SO LOWER-BODY INJURIES ARE QUITE COMMON.

>> SO WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO RUN REAL QUICK AND YOU SHIFT, THAT CAN LEAD TO, YOU KNOW, INJURIES OF THE ACLs, WHICH WE SEE MORE COMMONLY IN FEMALE ATHLETES.

THAT DEFINITELY CAN HAPPEN IN BOYS AS WELL.

>> YEAH, A LOT OF GREAT INFORMATION THERE.

AND THAT WAS PART OF EPISODE THREE OF "GAME-TIME DECISION 82 WHICH IS PRODUCED BY KPBS LEAD JOURNALIST MIKEY DAMRON.

WATCH THE FULL STORIES AND EPISODES ONLINE AT KPBS.ORG/GAMETIME.

>>> EARLIER, JACOB AERE SHOWED US WHAT'S NEW AT TWITCHCON THIS YEAR.

NOW KPBS' ALEXANDER NGUYEN WILL GIVE YOU AN IDEA WHAT TO EXPECT.

>> Reporter: TWITCH GAVE US A TOUR EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON.

FROM THE GREEN CARPET TO THE PURPLE CARPET.

LET'S GO.

♪ >> THIS IS HOW PEOPLE GATHER.

THIS IS HOW TRIBES GATHER HERE AT TWITCHCON.

COME ON IN.

>> WHOO!

>> COME ON IN!

>> Reporter: THIS IS THE RIVAL STAGE WHERE THE eSPORT TOURNAMENT IS HAPPENING.

AND HERE'S THE HONDA HRV, WHICH IS DESIGNED BY CHET, WHICH WORK FOR THE COMMUNITY.

♪ >> SO THEY'RE HERE SHOWING OUR CREATORS TODAY.

>> Reporter: SO THIS IS OUR CREATORS, A BRAND-NEW SHOOTING GAME THAT WAS RELEASED TODAY, AND PEOPLE ARE PLAYING A DEMONSTRATION RIGHT NOW.

OKAY, I'M GOING TO TRY THE BILLIONAIRE BLASTOFF.

OH, MY GOSH, THAT'S MY PUPPET.

THAT'S MY PUPPET.

SO GAMING IS THE HEART OF TWITCHCON, AND THIS IS A BRAND-NEW GAME CALL ED ARRIVE OVERDRIVE.

IT'S ALMOST HALLOWEEN, AND THERE'S A RESIDENT EVIL HAUNTED EXPERIENCE.

LET'S GO.

ONLY ABOUT 1:20 LEFT TO FIND THE CLUES TO SOLVE THIS ESCAPE ROOM.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

WE HAVE TO GET OUT OF HERE.

COME ON, LET'S GO, LET'S GO, GET OUT!

>> WE MADE IT OUT!

>> Reporter: MAYA, I CAN TELL YOU IT'S MORE CROWDED ON THE CONVENTION FLOOR THIS YEAR THAN LAST YEAR.

YOU CAN JUST SEE HOW BIG OF A CROWD IT IS.

FROM THE CONVENTION FLOOR, ALEXANDER NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WHAT A WEEK IT'S BEEN FOR US.

I MEAN, WE STARTED OFF WITH THE RAIN, AND THEN WE GOT A DRIER PATTERN.

NOW WE'RE WARMER AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND, AND IT'S GOING TO BE A MILD AND BRIGHT WEEKEND.

THE COOL AIR STARTS TO SETTLE IN FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK, AND YOU'LL NOTICE THOSE CHANGES REALLY BEGINNING ON SUNDAY.

IT'S A FLIP PATTERN, THOUGH, FOR THE DESERT COMMUNITIES.

A LOT OF THAT WILL BE THE COASTAL INLAND COMMUNITIES THAT FEEL THAT COOLER PATTERN MOVING IN FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK.

SLIM CHANCES OF RAIN ALL THROUGHOUT ACROSS THE REGION.

REALLY NOT SEEING ANY OF THE MOISTURE THAT WE SAW LAST WEEK, CERTAINLY, THIS PAST WEEK.

NOTHING LIKE THAT IN THE FORECAST FOR THE UPCOMING WEEK.

NOTICE 55 THE LOW IN THE CITY.

CLEAR SKIES OUT THERE.

AND PRETTY QUIET AS YOU HEAD TOWARDS OCEANSIDE.

49 DEGREES.

WE BOTTOM OUT AT 42 IN MOUNT LAGUNA.

SO WE DO HAVE THINGS FAIRLY QUIET ACROSS THE REGION.

HIGH PRESSURE KEEPS US DRY AND PLEASANT THROUGHOUT THE INTERIOR SOUTHWEST.

THE OTHER THING IS, TOO, WE'VE KIND OF DISRUPTED THE FLOW PATTERN A LITTLE BIT MORE HERE.

SO FOR TOMORROW'S HIGHS, WE'RE BACK INTO THE UPPER 70s FOR HIGHS IN THE AFTERNOON.

STILL PRETTY BRIGHT.

STILL PRETTY DRY.

BORREGO SPRINGS 87.

RAMONA 89.

SAME FOR EL CAJON.

THE UPCOMING DAYS, NOTICE HOW THE NUMBERS, THEY DO START TO COOL DOWN MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

SO CLOSE TO 80 FOR THE WEEKEND AT THE COAST.

THEN WE GO BACK INTO THE LOWER 70s BY TUESDAY.

STILL A GOOD DEAL OF SUNSHINE, BUT WE WILL HAVE A FEW MORE CLOUDS, AT LEAST TO CLOSE OUT THE WEEKEND.

AND YOU'LL NOTICE INLAND COMMUNITIES MORE OR LESS THE SAME PATTERN.

WE GO FROM THE 80s BACK INTO THE LOWER 80s BY MONDAY, EVEN THE MID-70s FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES MAKING IT THROUGH THE 60s DO TRAIL OFF GETTING INTO TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

SO WE WILL COME BACK INTO THE 50s.

IT WILL BE, THOUGH, KIND OF ALREADY NOTICING SOME OF THAT CHANGE HERE FOR SUNDAY WITH THE NUMBERS AND MONDAY MORE SO WITH TEMPERATURES BACK INTO THE LOWER 60s.

AND DESERT COMMUNITIES, YOU'LL ACTUALLY FIND YOUR HIGH OF 90 ON MONDAY WITH STILL A LOT OF SUNSHINE OUT THERE BEFORE THINGS CHANGE.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I'M ACCUWEATHER METEOROLOGIST MELISSA CONSTANZER.

>> BE SURE TO JOIN US TONIGHT FOR "WBS NEWS THIS WEEK" WHERE WE REVISIT THE IMPACTFUL AND INTRIGUING REPORTING OF THE WEEK, EVERY FRIDAY RIGHT HERE ON KPBS.

>>> THIS WEEKEND, GET IN THE MOOD FOR HALLOWEEN WITH EDGAR ALLEN POE COURTESY OF "WRITE OUT LOUD."

KPBS HAS THIS PREVIEW OF POE AND MORE POE.

>> Reporter: ONCE AGAIN, THE HISTORIC VILLA MONTEZUMA IS THE SITE FOR A CELEBRATION OF EDGAR ALLEN POE, MASTER OF THE MACABRE.

>> OH, WE ARE SO HAPPY TO HAVE YOU HERE IN OUR INSTITUTION.

OH -- I MEAN, OUR ESTABLISHMENT.

>> Reporter: VERONICA MURPHY IS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF "WRITE OUT LOUD," AND SHE'S PASSIONATE ABOUT POE.

>> HE IS A ROMANTIC.

HE IS GOTHIC.

HE IS VICTORIAN.

HE IS HORROR.

HE TAKES US TO PLACES THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF OUR OWN RE ON THE.

TAKES US TO PLACES WE CAN BARELY EVEN THINK TO IMAGINE.

AND THEN ONCE YOU'RE THERE, HE COMPLETELY REELS US IN.

NOW, SOME OF THE ROOMS ARE A LITTLE CONFINING -- UH, I MEAN COZY.

THEY'RE COZY ROOMS.

SO WE WILL NEED TO, UM, UH, SEVER -- CUT -- OH, OH, DIVIDE YOU INTO TWO GROUPS.

HAVING THE WONDERFUL ACTORS USE THEIR VOICE AND BRING THESE CHARACTERS TO LIFE IS AN EXPERIENCE THAT IS POWERFUL.

>> Reporter: LOUISE TORREO, PRESIDENT OF THE FRIENDS OF VILLA MONTEZUMA.

>> AND YOU'RE IN THE SETTING THAT YOUR STORY IS SET IN.

>> HERE WE GO!

>> AND SO YOU'RE NOT IN A -- IN A BLANK BOX THEATER.

YOU ARE HERE IN A ROOM WHERE YOU CAN IMAGINE IT HAPPENING.

IT IS ABSOLUTELY STUNNING.

>> IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY HOW FIRST THE IDEA ENTERED MY BRAIN, BUT -- BUT ONCE CONCEIVED, IT HAUNTED ME DAY AND NIGHT.

OBJECT THERE WAS NONE.

PASSION THERE WAS NONE.

I LOVED THE OLD MAN.

HE HAD NEVER WRONGED ME.

HE HAD NEVER GIVEN ME INSULT.

FOR HIS GOLD, I HAD NO DESIRE.

I THINK IT WAS HIS EYE.

YES.

IT WAS THIS.

ONE OF HIS EYES RESEMBLED THAT OF A VULTURE.

A PALE BLUE EYE WITH A FILM OVER IT.

WHENEVER IT FELL UPON ME, MY BLOOD RAN COLD.

AND SO BY DEGREES, VERY GRADUALLY I MADE UP MY MIND TO TAKE THE LIFE OF THE OLD MAN, AND THUS RID MYSELF OF THE EYE FOREVER.

>> Reporter: ENTER THE IMAGINATION OF EDGAR ALLEN POE AT THE ENCHANTED BUT NOT HAUNTED VILLA MONTEZUMA.

>> AND THAT'S VERY DIFFERENT.

WE DO ENCOUNTER A LOVELY VIBE WHEN WE'RE DOING CREATIVE ACTIVITIES.

THERE'S KIND OF A GLOW TO THE HOUSE.

AND EVERYBODY KIND OF FEELS IT.

IT'S A -- IT'S A HAPPINESS.

IT IS A FULFILLMENT OF THE MISSION OF THIS HOUSE.

>> Reporter: EXPERIENCE THAT GLOW WEEKENDS THROUGH NOVEMBER 1st.

BETH ACCOMANDO, KPBS NEWS.

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