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THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HAS FILED CHARGES.

CITY COUNCIL MEMBER TONY BLAIN IS PIECING TO RECALL.

REPORTERALEXANDER NGUYENJOINS ME NOW.

>> THIS IS THE DOCUMENT THAT JUST CAME DOWN THIS AFTERNOON.

LANE HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH FOUR FELONIES AND ONE DISTANT METER.

CHARGES INCLUDE PERJURY, ASKING FOR A BRIBE, AND SOLICITING A BRIBE AND DESTRUCTION OF PUBLIC PAPERS.

HE IS CURRENTLY FACING A RECALL ELECTION FOR THE SAME ISSUES HE HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH.

>> THIS IS AN OUTCOME OF GOOD PEOPLE DOING THE RIGHT THING.

SAVING THE GOOD STUFF, GOOD LIFE WE HAVE HERE.

AND TONY IS QUICKLY TARNISHING THAT WAY OF LIFE THAT WE HAVE HERE.

>> BLAIN WAS ELECTED IN DECEMBER AND PROBLEMS STARTED WITH HIM ALMOST IMMEDIATELY.

HE WAS CENSORED BY CITY COUNCIL IN FEBRUARY AND THAT WAS A FIRST FOR THE CITY.

HE WAS SUED IN APRIL TO FORCE THEM TO COMPLY WITH THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RECORDS ACT.

BLAIN IS AN ARMY RESERVE DOCTOR WHO IS CURRENTLY DEPLOYED .

TODAY, THE CAMPAIGN MANAGER STEVE MARIOTTI SAID HE HAS NO COMMENT AT THIS TIME.

THE D.A.S OFFICE SAYS BLAIN'S ARRAIGNMENT IS SET FOR NOVEMBER 3rd .

THAT IS THE DAY BEFORE THE SPECIAL ELECTION.

LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM, ALEXANDER NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> YOUNG CLIMATE ACTIVISTS SAY WARMING AFFECTS THEIR LIVES.

>> Reporter: HOURS AFTER THE BORDER 2 FIRE ERUPTED IN JANUARY, ASH REACHED HILLTOP HIGH SCHOOL.

MARIA IS A JUNIOR THERE.

>> THAT WHOLE SCHOOL DAY WAS EXTREMELY, EXTREMELY BAD FOR EVERYONE.

EVERYONE HAD HEADACHES.

WE SAW THE ASH.

>> Reporter: WILDFIRES AND HEAT WAVES ARE BECOMING MORE COMMON AS CLIMATE CHANGE INTENSIFIES.

OIL AND GAS COMPANIES ARE GENERATING POLLUTION THAT IS DRIVING CLIMATE CHANGE.

SHE SAYS THERE IS A STATE BILL THAT COULD HOLD INDUSTRIES FINANCIALLY ACCOUNTABLE.

>> IT IS A SUPERFUND THAT IS AIMED TO MAKE BIG OIL CORPORATIONS PAY FOR THE DAMAGES THAT THEY HAVE CAUSED.

>> Reporter: WALKED OUT OF THEIR CLASSROOMS TODAY TO BRING ATTENTION TO THE PROPOSAL.

STUDENTS FROM 19 SAN DIEGO COUNTY SCHOOLS WERE EXPECTED TO PARTICIPATE.

>> THE MONEY IS GOING TO GO INTO THE RESTORATIVE AND CONSERVATION EFFORTS THAT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IS KIND OF HOPING TO PURSUE.

>> Reporter: UNIVERSITY CITY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT HALEY ROSS AND HER SCHOOLMATE KAYLEE ARE HOPEFUL LAWMAKERS .

>> WE CARE.

AND WE WILL NOT STAY SILENT WHILE OUR FUTURES ON THE LINE.

>> Reporter: THE PROPOSAL REMAINS STALLED IN STATE COMMITTEES.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND, OVERALL, IT HAS BEEN A RELATIVELY CONSISTENT PATTERN FOR US HERE.

STILL TRACKING SUNNY SKIES AND MILD CONDITIONS.

OVERALL, YES, THE WEATHER IS LOOKING GREAT FOR BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

WE WILL SEE SOME RAIN CHANCES THERE IN THAT EXTENDED FORECAST.

I WILL UPDATE THAT EXTENDED FORECAST COMING UP IN JUST A BIT.

>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS HE IS ENDING TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH CANADA.

THE DECISION COMES AFTER THE GOVERNMENT OF ONTARIO RELEASED AN AD FEATURED A CLIP OF PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN CRITICIZING TARIFFS.

>> HIGH TARIFFS INEVITABLY LEAD TO RETALIATION BY FOREIGN COUNTRIES AND THE TRIGGERING OF VARIOUS TRADE WARS.

THAN THE WORST HAPPENS.

MARKETS SHRINK AND COLLAPSE.

BUSINESSES AND INDUSTRIES SHUTDOWN AND MILLIONS OF PEOPLE LOSE THEIR JOBS.

>> IN A STATEMENT, THE REAGAN FOUNDATION SAYS IT BELIEVES THE AD MISREPRESENTS THE LATE PRESIDENT'S COMMENTS.

PRESIDENT TRUMP REACTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA: THE ADVERTISEMENT FAKE AND ADDING THAT, QUOTE, ALL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH CANADA ARE HEREBY TERMINATED.

CANADA'S PRIME MINISTER MARK CARNEY SAID THE COUNTY IS FOCUSED ON NEW PARTNERSHIPS.

>>> AND FLESH AND CREPT UP IN SEPTEMBER.

THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN DRAGGING ON.

MANY FEDERAL WORKERS FACED A PAYDAY WITHOUT PAY.

AND AS KAREN KAFA REPORTS, MILLIONS OF PEOPLE COULD ALSO LOSE OUT ON FOOD BENEFITS.

>> Reporter: CONSUMER PRICES FOR A RANGE OF GOODS ROSE AT THEIR FASTEST PACE OF 2025 DURING SEPTEMBER.

ACCORDING TO THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX SUPPORT INFLATION PICKED UP AT AN ANNUAL RATE OF 3%, PUSHING THE TOP LINE HIGHER.

GAS PRICES, WHICH SHOT UP 4.1% LAST MONTH.

TOP WHITE HOUSE ECONOMIC ADVISER KEVIN BLAMED THAT ON A DECREASE IN REFINERY CAPACITY HE SAYS HAS BEEN REVERSED.

>> SO WE ARE HIGHLY CONFIDENT THE NEXT NUMBER WILL BE BELOW THIS.

>> Reporter: BUT FOOD PRICES ARE 3.1% HIGHER THAN THIS POINT LAST YEAR WITH SOME STAPLES SOARING.

COFFEE PRICES, UP 18.9% YEAR- OVER-YEAR.

BEEF AND VEAL PRICES COME UP 14.7%.

BANANAS, UP 6.9%.

SOME RETAILERS SAY THEY ARE TRYING TO HOLD PRICES DOWN TO KEEP CONSUMERS COMING BACK.

>> WHEN PRICES GO UP, NOBODY WINS.

>> Reporter: MEANWHILE, MANY FEDERAL WORKERS MISSED THEIR FIRST PAYCHECK FRIDAY BECAUSE OF THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.

>> IT WILL MAKE US PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS HAVE TO MAKE THAT CHOICE.

ARE WE GOING TO PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE OR HAVE PROPER HEALTHCARE?

>> Reporter: THE GOVERNMENT INFLATION DATA RELEASE WAS PROMPTED BY A GOVERNMENT DEADLINE.

RETIREES WILL SEE A 2.8% BUMP IN THEIR BENEFITS NICK YEAR.

IN WASHINGTON, KAREN KVAL, KPBS NEWS.

>> HEALTHCARE COSTS ARE ALSO RISING.

WHETHER YOU ARE INSURED THROUGH YOUR EMPLOYER OR THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, EXPECT TO PAY MORE.

>>> VOTE CENTERS WILL OPEN ACROSS AND DO COUNTY TOMORROW FOR THE NOVEMBER 4th SPECIAL ELECTION.

YOU CAN VOTE IN PERSON, DROP OFF A MAIL-IN BALLOT, AND COULD HELP VOTING MULTIPLE LANGUAGES.

34 CENTERS ACROSS THE COUNTY WILL BE OPEN EVERY DAY FROM 8:00 A.M.

TO 5:00 P.M.

ANOTHER 34 WILL OPEN ON NOVEMBER 1st.

ELECTION OFFICIALS SAY THAT IS FEWER VOTE CENTERS THAN IN THE GENERAL ELECTION.

>> THERE IS A REDUCTION THERE AND THAT IS WHY WE ARE URGING VOTERS TO GET OUT THERE AND VOTE EARLY.

DON'T WAIT UNTIL THE LAST DAY AND BE PART OF THE LONG LINES.

GO AHEAD AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ONE OF YOUR OPTIONS.

IF YOU HAVE YOUR MAIL BALLOT, GO AHEAD AND MARK YOUR SELECTION.

SEAL THAT BALLOT IN THE RETURN ENVELOPE.

MAKE SURE TO SIGN AND DATE IT AND RETURN TO ANY OF THE OFFICIAL DROP BOXES ACROSS THE COUNTY OR UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE.

>> THE REGISTRAR HAS RECEIVED MORE THAN 450,000 BALLOTS SO FAR.

VOTING ENDS AT 8:00 P.M.

ON NOVEMBER 4th.

>>> THE NO KINGS PROTEST ON SATURDAY BROUGHT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TO DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO AND AS JAKE GOT A TELLS US, MANY OF THEM RODE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TO GET THERE.

>> Reporter: TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE GATHERED IN DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO LAST SATURDAY FOR THE SECOND NO KINGS THEY PROTEST.

A LOT OF PEOPLE TOOK TRANSIT TO GET THERE.

SAN DIEGO'S TRANSIT SIZE SURGE.

14% INCREASE OF THE PREVIOUS SATURDAY AND RIDERS ON THE COAST INCREASED BY 52%.

NOW, PLENTY OF PEOPLE DROVE TO THE PROTEST BUT WITHOUT THE TRANSIT SYSTEM IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A LOT MORE DIFFICULT.

>> WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IS PEOPLE WOULD HAVE FOUND WAYS TO GET THERE USING THE ROADWAY SYSTEM, WHICH WOULD HAVE MEANT IF YOU WERE TRYING TO GET SOMEWHERE WHEN THE RALLY IS GOING TO HAPPEN, YOU ARE GOING TO GO NOWHERE.

THE WHOLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM WOULD COLLAPSE.

>> Reporter: DR.

LAWRENCE FRANK IS A PROFESSOR OF URBAN STUDIES AND PLANNING AT USC.

SAN DIEGO'S TRANSIT SYSTEM IS A HUGE REASON SO MANY PEOPLE CAN MAKE IT OUT TO THE PROTEST WITHOUT CAUSING PROBLEMS.

>> WHEN WE WANT TO HAVE GAMES THAT PETCO PARK OR ANY KIND OF GATHERING OF PEOPLE AT ALL, THAT IS WHAT TRANSIT DOES.

>> Reporter: TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS MAKE EVENTS LIKEMORE ACCESSIBLE.

>> BY HAVING AN EVENT LIKE THE NO KINGS PROTEST, THERE IS ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION THAT INCREASES THE NUMBER OF GROUPS THAT ARE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE.

>> Reporter: THE BIGGER THE PROTEST, THE BIGGER THE IMPACT COULD BE.

>> PEOPLE HAVE BEEN MOBILIZED.

IT IS ALSO A SIGN THAT MORE POTENTIAL MOBILIZATION, MORE POTENTIAL ORGANIZING, IS POSSIBLE.

>> Reporter: ONE KEY TO AN EFFECTIVE PROTEST IS MASS MOBILIZATION AND PUBLIC TRANSIT IS QUITE LITERALLY MOBILIZATION FOR THE MASSES.

>> PUBLIC MATTERS IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH KPBS.

YOU CAN SEE MORE STORIES THAT KPBS.ORG/PUBLICMATTERS.

>>> I'M JEFF BENNETT.

TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, THE LATEST U.S.

DEADLY ATTACK ON AN ALLEGED DRUG BOAT.

THAT'S AT 7:00.

>>> IN A SPECIAL MEETING LAST NIGHT, PALOMAR HEALTH BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED CREATING A JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY BETWEEN PALOMAR AND USEC HEALTH.

UNDER THE AGREEMENT, PALOMAR WOULD TRANSFER LESS THAN 50% OF ITS ASSETS INCLUDING ITS HOSPITAL.

IT ALSO ESTABLISHES A $50 MILLION LINE OF CREDIT FOR THE DISTRICT.

THE LINE AIMS TO MOVE AFTER RECENT STRUGGLES.

BOARD MEMBER JOHN CLARK ABSTAINED FROM THE VOTE LAST NIGHT.

HE SAYS THIS IS THE START OF THE END FOR PALOMAR HEALTH.

>> ULTIMATELY, WE ARE GOING TO BE OWNED BY YOU SEE SAN DIEGO HEALTH IF EVERYTHING GOES TO THE PLANNED AGREEMENT.

PALOMAR HEALTH ESSENTIALLY IS GOING TO GO AWAY AND WE WILL BE PART OF THE YOU SEE SAN DIEGO HEALTH DISTRICT.

>> PALOMAR SAYS THE MERGER IS NOT A TAKEOVER BY U.S.

ED HEALTH.

THE TWO SYSTEMS WOULD WORK TOGETHER.

LEADERS FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE AGREEMENT WOULD BE MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL.

AND IT ALLOWS CSD TO EXPAND TO SERVICES.

>>> OPEN ENROLLMENT IS BACK.

A TIME WHEN PEOPLE CAN ENROLL, RENEW, OR CHANGE HEALTHCARE PLANS FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR.

BRACE YOURSELF FOR STICKER SHOCK.

HOW MUCH MORE COVERAGE COULD COST HIM 2026.

>> Reporter: IF YOU OBTAINED HEALTH INSURANCE THE WORK -- >> RISE BY 6.5% NEXT YEAR AND THAT IS THE HIGHEST INCREASE WE HAVE SEEN IN 15 YEARS.

>> Reporter: EMPLOYEES WILL FEEL IT THROUGH PAYCHECK DEDUCTIONS AS EMPLOYERS MAY SHIFT MORE HEALTHCARE COSTS TO STAFFERS.

>> THE SAME HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND GOODS YOU BOUGHT LAST YEAR IS GOING TO BE HIGHER.

>> Reporter: A SURVEY FOUND WEIGHT LOSS DRUG USE IS DRIVING UP COSTS FOR SOME LARGER FIRMS.

>> MANY OF THOSE EMPLOYERS TOLD US THAT THEIR SPENDING WAS HIGHER THAN EXPECTED.

>> Reporter: SEPARATELY, MARKETPLACE CUSTOMERS?

PREMIUMS MORE THAN DOUBLED NEXT YEAR IF AFFORDABLE CARE ACT ENHANCED TAX CREDITS EXPIRE.

>> WE HAVE BEEN PAYING ABOUT $650 A MONTH AND ACCORDING TO THE NEW PREMIUMS THEY WILL GO UP TO BETWEEN $1900-$2000 FOR THE SAME PLAN.

>> Reporter: SMALL BUSINESS OWNER MICHELLE MASER AND HER HUSBAND ARE FACING TOUGH CHOICES.

>> IT WOULD EITHER BE ME RE- ENTERING THE WORKFORCE AND SHUTTING DOWN MY SMALL BUSINESS OR HE NEEDS TO COME OUT OF RETIREMENT AND GO BACK TO WORK.

>> Reporter: SO WHAT CAN CONSUMERS DO TO NAVIGATE THE COSTS?

>> IT IS TYPICALLY A JOKE THAT PEOPLE SPEND LESS TIME PICKING OUT HEALTH PLAN THEN PICKING OUT TELEVISION.

>> I AM GONZALES, REPORTING.

>>> NEIGHBORHOOD INEQUITIES PLAY A BIG ROLE IN THE EXPERIENCES KIDS HAVE IN YOUR SPORTS.

IN THIS EPISODE OF "GAME TIME," MIKEY DAMON CHECKS OUT THE STATE OF COMMUNITY PARKS AND POOLS.

>> FROM EARLY ON A MAJOR DREAM WAS COMFORTABLE IN THE WATER.

WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME AT THE BEACH.

BUT, FOR SOME PARENTS THAT MIGHT NOT BE EXPERIENCED SWIMMERS, THAT COULD BE A LITTLE BIT HARDER.

SWIM LESSONS COST MONEY.

WEALTHIER KIDS JUST HAVE MORE ACCESS TO POLLS.

EVERYONE IS NOT THAT LUCKY.

THE CITY POLLS ARE NOT OPENED ALL THE TIME.

PLUS, A LOT OF FAMILIES CANNOT AFFORD $100-$200 FOR SWIMMING LESSONS AND THEN IT GETS MORE EXPENSIVE IF YOU'RE TRYING TO BE ON THE SWIM TEAM OR ADVANCED SWIMMING.

>> ALL RIGHT.

REMEMBER, WAIT UNTIL I SAY GO.

>> Reporter: IN THE STORIES, WE HAVE BEEN EXPLORING THE PLUSES AND MINUSES OF TEAM AS WELL AS INDIVIDUAL SPORTS.

IN PARTICULAR, WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT HOW TO MAKE SPORTS AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE FOR KIDS.

BUT JUST LIKE SO MANY OTHER THINGS, SAFETY COULD DEPEND ON THE RESOURCES.

FROM FOOTBALL, SOCCER, TO BASEBALL AND JUST PLAYING OUTSIDE, FAMILIES WITH MORE MONEY MEAN KIDS HAVE BETTER ACTS PERIOD'S COACH AND BETTER PARKS AND FIELDS.

>> BUT THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HAVING A PARK AND HAVING A GOOD PARK THAT HAS FACILITIES, THAT HAS RESTROOMS, THAT HAS WATER, THAT HAS PLACES WHERE KIDS CAN PLAY TEAM SPORTS THAT HAS TENNIS COURTS.

>> Reporter: AND SPORTS COSTS MONEY.

FROM EQUIPMENT TO TRAVEL TO CAMPS TO REGISTRATION, IT STARTS TO ADD UP.

THE AVERAGE FAMILY PAYS ABOUT $900 A YEAR FOR ONE CHILD TO PLAY ONE SPORT AND FAMILIES FROM THE WEALTHIER HOUSEHOLDS SPEND UP TO FOUR TIMES MORE THAN LOW INCOME FAMILIES.

>> YOU WILL SEE THE FACILITIES IN OUR COMMUNITIES ARE JUST, THE FENCES ARE FALLING DOWN.

THE FIELDS HAVE DEBITS.

YOU KNOW?

THE GRASS IS EITHER BROWN OR THERE IS NONE THERE.

SO THE FIELDS ARE IN TOTAL DISARRAY.

SO THE PARENTS, THEY DON'T WANT TO COME AND, YOU KNOW, PAY $200, $300, EVEN $400 IN A LEAGUE WHERE THE FIELD IS UNSAFE AND THE CITY, IT IS A CITY PARK, AND THEY ARE NOT -- THE CITY IS NOT TAKING CARE OF THOSE FIELDS.

IT DOES HURT US IN A SENSE THAT NOW WE STRUGGLE BECAUSE THAT TEAM OVER THERE, THE COACH CAN BUY THAT KID CLEATS OR THE KIND OF CLEATS THAT THEY WONDER THEY HAD THREE UNIFORMS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

>> IN SOCCER, BASEBALL, OR BASKETBALL, WEALTHIER FAMILIES ARE MORE LIKELY TO PUT THEIR CHILDREN IN CLUB TEAMS, WHICH HAVE BETTER PAID COACHES.

>> I DON'T BLAME NECESSARILY THE ORGANIZATIONS FOR HAVING A LACK OF QUALITY COACHES BECAUSE A LOT OF ORGANIZATIONS DON'T HAVE THE FUNDING TO HAVE QUALITY COACHES WITH QUALITY TRAINING.

MAJORITY OF THE KIDS THE PLAY TRAVEL BALL COME FROM HOUSEHOLDS THAT CAN AFFORD IT.

RIGHT?

>> Reporter: WHEN YOU GO FROM THE PARK TO THE POOL, THE STAKES ARE EVEN HIGHER.

THE DISPARITIES CAN MEAN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH.

>> DROWNING IS THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF DEATH FOR CHILDREN UNDER 4.

BLACK CHILDREN FROM 5 TO 9 ARE ALMOST THREE TIMES MORE LIKELY TO DIE IN SWIMMING POOLS THAN WHITE CHILDREN WHILE BLACK CHILDREN AGES 10 AND ABOVE ARE ALMOST FOUR TIMES AS LIKELY.

>> Reporter: AND THERE ARE SIMILAR DISPARITIES FOR ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDERS AND HISPANIC CHILDREN.

>> IT IS GOING TO GO BACK IN TIME.

BACK TO SEGREGATION TIMES WHEN BLACK AMERICANS DID NOT HAVE ACCESS TO SWIMMING POOLS.

AND THERE WAS A HUGE FEAR FACTOR THAT TRICKLED DOWN FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION.

SWIMMING IS NOT CULTURALLY PRIORITIZED IN EVERY HOUSEHOLD.

IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, IF YOUR PARENTS NEVER LEARNED HOW TO SWIM, IF YOUR GRANDPARENTS NEVER LEARNED HOW TO SWIM, IT IS LIKELY THAT THEY ARE NOT GOING TO TAKE THEIR KIDS TO THE POOL TO LEARN HOW TO SWIM EITHER.

WE NEED TO CHANGE THAT.

WE NEED TO INTRODUCE MORE KIDS TO THE POOL BECAUSE WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE SAFE WHEN THEY GET OUT INTO THE OCEAN WHERE LOTS OF DROWNINGS ARE HAPPENING AND DROWNING IS HAPPENING EVERYWHERE.

>> THAT WAS EPISODE FOUR, PART FOUR, OF GAMETIME DECISION PRODUCED BY KPBS LEE GENERAL JOURNALIST MIKEY RON.

AND YOU CAN WATCH MORE OF THE EPISODES ON KPBS.ORG/GAMETIME.

>>> SOCCER PLAYOFFS ARE COMING TO SAN DIEGO.

JACOB HARRIS AS THEIR SUCCESS IS HELPING TO FURTHER GROW THE PASSION FOR SOCCER IN THE REGION.

>> Reporter: THE PADRES DID NOT MAKE THE WORLD SERIES THIS YEAR.

BUT PROFESSIONAL SOCCER IS KEEPING THE DREAMS OF A SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIP ALIVE IN SAN DIEGO.

SAN DIEGO FC AND SAN DIEGO WAVE FC ARE BOTH HEADED TO THE PLAYOFFS OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.

>> I THINK EVERYONE IS IN A FRENZY.

AND IN THE MOST EXCITING WAY.

BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO FOLLOW OR ATTEND BOTH GAMES, LIKE MYSELF.

>> Reporter: VANESSA IS VICE PRESIDENT.

THE SUPPORTERS GROUP.

SHE SAYS THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF SAN DIEGANS IN THE GROUP.

>> WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE BIG EUROPEAN SOCCER FANS AND THEY HAVE GOT A WAY OF DOING THINGS.

WE HAVE BIG MEXICAN LEAGUE SOCCER FANS.

AND WE HERE FOR SAN DIEGO, FOR US, IT IS MESHING THOSE.

>> Reporter: THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THE WOMEN'S SIDE HAVE HEADED TO THE PLAYOFFS SINCE THE LATE FIRST FORMED IN 2021 AND IT IS A HISTORIC START TO THE MEN'S INAUGURAL SEASON.

SDFC NOW HOLDS THE RECORD FOR THE MOST WINS AND POINTS BY AN EXPANSION TEAM IN MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER HISTORY.

>> I AM EXCITED TO BE PART OF THIS.

FROM, YOU KNOW, WHEN IT STARTED TO NOW AND WATCHING THE GROWTH.

NOT ONLY JUST WATCHING THE TEAM BUILD BUT ALSO OUR SUPPORTER SECTION.

>> Reporter: TO KICKOFF A BEST- OF-THREE SERIES.

AS FOR WAVE FC, THE PLAYOFFS ARE BIG IN EARLY NOVEMBER.

FANS OF BOTH TEAMS ARE EXPECTING LIVELY ATMOSPHERES FOR HOME GAMES.

>> WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE CHANTING ALL GAME LONG.

WE HAVE DRUMMERS LIKE MYSELF.

WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE WAVING FLAGS.

WE HAVE PEOPLE BLOWING BUBBLES.

WE HAVE PEOPLE IN COSTUMES.

ALEX GODINEZ IS A SUPPORTER.

THEY ARE QUITE THE SOCCER FAMILY.

HAVING TO PRO SOCCER TEAMS IN TOWN HAS BROUGHT THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER.

>> SAN DIEGO WAS A SOCCER CITY EVEN BEFORE WE HAD TEAMS.

SO THE FACT THAT WE HAVE TWO PROFESSIONAL TEAMS IN THIS CITY HAS BEEN AMAZING AND PEOPLE ARE JUST SO EXCITED TO ATTEND THESE GAMES AND SEE THESE SUPERSTARS REALLY PERFORMING IN FRONT OF US.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO FC HOPES TO BECOME THE FIRST EXPANSION CLUB TO WIN THE MLS CUP SINCE 1998.

WAVE FC IS SHOOTING FOR THEIR FIRST NWSL CHAMPIONSHIP.

KPBS NEWS.

>> FOR MORE ON SAN DIEGO SOCCER PLAYER CHANCES, YOU CAN CHECK OUT TODAY'S EPISODE OF KPBS ROUNDTABLE.

KPBS.ORG OR WHEREVER YOU LISTEN TO YOUR PODCASTS.

>>> AS WE HEAD THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR A LOT ABOUT THE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER HERE ACROSS PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS IN THE GULF COAST.

EAST TEXAS WILL SEE AN ELEVATED RISK OF TORNADOES THERE SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE WILL SEE A BIG WARM-UP ACROSS THE PLAINS.

STILL TRACKING HEAVY RAINFALL FLOODING AND SNOW ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE NORTHWEST.

COOL AIR ALONG THE MID-ATLANTIC AND EVEN SOME RAIN CHANCES RETURNING TO NEW ENGLAND BUT OVERALL ACROSS SOUTHWEST IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, A DRY OVERALL QUIET WEATHER PATTERN SHAPING UP.

SOMETIMES DO THE COAST AS THE SUN IS COMING UP BUT OVERALL A MILD START.

ACROSS THE REST OF THE REGION, TEMPERATURES MAINLY IN THE 40s, 50s, AND WE WILL EVEN SEE SOME 60s HERE FOR OVERNIGHT LOWS ACROSS SOME AREAS.

56 TONIGHT FOR OCEANSIDE.

WE WILL SEE SOME CLOUD COVER CHEER OF THE SUN IS COMING UP.

IT WILL LAST THROUGHOUT THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS BUT BY ABOUT MIDDAY WE WILL START TO SEE THAT CLOUD COVER PROCEED INTO THE OCEAN.

HEADS UP FOR THAT.

OVERALL, IT IS GOING TO BE A DRY FORECAST.

BUT EVEN AS WE HEAD INTO SUNDAY, ESPECIALLY SUNDAY MORNING, LOOK AT ALL THIS RAINFALL WITH THIS ATMOSPHERIC RIVER ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

THAT IS THE SET UP.

TRACKING HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PARTS OF CALIFORNIA BUT OVERLY DRY FORECAST YEAR.

TEMPERATURE WISE FOR YOUR SATURDAY, PRETTY NICE.

MR.

OF 70s AND 80s.

SO ANY OUTDOOR PLANS, A-OK HERE ACROSS THE REGION.

HEADING INTO SUNDAY, STILL TRACKING SOME OF THAT RAINFALL.

OVERALL, A NICE FORECAST HERE SHAPING A PRESS ACROSS THE COAST.

HIGHS IN THE 70s.

LOTS OF SUNSHINE.

INLAND TEMPERATURES BACK IN THE UPPER 80s BY ABOUT MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

ALONG THE MOUNTAIN REGIONS, WE WILL SEE 70s BY ABOUT MIDWEEK.

BEEN HERE FOR THE DESERTS, WE WILL SEE 90s, MID-90s, HEADING INTO NEXT WEEK AS WELL.

>>> BE SURE TO JOIN US TONIGHT FOR KPBS NEWS THIS WEEK WHERE WE PRESENT THE MOST INTRIGUING ORIGINAL REPORTING OF THE WEEK .

THIS WEEK AIRS FRIDAY AT 8:30 ON KPBS.

>>> THE SUMMER WE BROUGHT YOU THE STORY OF A LOCAL NONPROFIT READY TO PROVIDE A SINGLE FAMILY HOME TO BETTER WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN.

>> Reporter: EMILY COLEMAN WAS AT A CRISIS POINT THIS SUMMER.

>> I DON'T KNOW HOW I AM GOING TO FINISH SCHOOL AND MAKE SURE THE KIDS ARE OKAY.

>> Reporter: SHE IS A FULL-TIME NURSING STUDENT THAT HAD TO FIND HOUSING FOR HER AND HER TWO KIDS THAT ARE 8 AND 10 YEARS OLD.

SHE THOUGHT ABOUT QUITTING SCHOOL TO MAKE ENDS MEET.

SHE SAW A NEW STORY ON THE WAITING ROOM TV.

A NONPROFIT CALLED WOUNDED WARRIOR HOMES HAD A SINGLE- FAMILY HOME TO PROVIDE A VETERAN JUST LIKE HER.

>> AND I APPLIED.

AND THIS IS OUR ROOM.

>> Reporter: COLEMAN AND HER KIDS MOVED IN LAST MONTH.

>> AND THE KIDS HAVE TRIED TO DECORATE IT AS BEST AS WE CAN.

>> SHE IS DOING FABULOUS.

HER CHILDREN LIKE TO TEASE ME.

>> Reporter: PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE WORRIER OF WOUNDED WARRIOR HOMES.

RIGHT NOW, TWO VETERAN WOMEN SURE THE HOME.

EACH HAS TWO KIDS.

HE SAYS THEIR SUCCESS WITH THESE TWO FAMILIES SHOWS THEY CAN DO MORE.

>> WE ARE REALLY HAPPY, I THINK, WITH THE SUCCESS WE HAVE HAD BRINGING THESE FAMILIES ALONG.

WE WANT TO GET MORE HOUSES.

WE WILL GET THE SECOND HOUSE.

WE WILL GET A THIRD HOUSE.

>> Reporter: HER KIDS NOW HAVE A PLACE TO CALL HOME.

SHE HAS ALSO LEARNED SOMETHING.

>> THE MILITARY HAS TAUGHT ME YOU HAVE TO FIGURE IT OUT ON YOUR OWN.

I'VE BEEN HERE ALMOST A MONTH AND A HALF.

ASKING FOR HELP DOESN'T MAKE YOU WEEK.

>> Reporter: COLEMAN IS ABOUT TO GRADUATE WITH HER NURSING DEGREE AND ALREADY HAS A JOB LINED UP.

WOUNDED WARRIOR HOMES IS GETTING CLOSE TO BUYING A SECOND HOME FOR VETERAN WOMEN BUT UNTIL THEN THEY'LL BE LOOKING FOR ANOTHER FAMILY TO MOVE IN EARLY NEXT YEAR WHEN COLEMAN'S FAMILY MOVES ON.

>> AND YOU CAN FIND STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

GOOD NIGHT.

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

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DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY.

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AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

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