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>>> SANDAG SAYS IT HAD TO SEND NEARLY $20 MILLION IN GRANT MONEY BACK TO THE STATE.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

I'M JOHN CARROLL IN FOR MAYA TRABULSI.

THE TRANSPORTATION AGENCY'S MOVE MEANS SEVERAL BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY NOW FACE NEW DELAYS.

KPBS METRO REPORTER ANDREW BOW WN EXPLAINS WHAT HAPPENED.

>> Reporter: IF YOU'VE EVER RIDDEN A BIKE FROM NORTH PARK TO HILL CREST, YOU MIGHT BE FAMILIAR WITH THIS STRETCH OF UNIVERSITY AVENUE.

IT'S UPHILL, TRAFFIC MOVES FAST, AND THERE'S NO BIKE LANE.

THAT'S WHY SANDAG HAS BEEN PLANNING THE ROBINSON BIKEWAY.

IT'S A SHORT BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE OVER A SMALL CANYON, AND IT WOULD FILL A GAP IN IT BIKE NETWORK BETWEEN TWO OF SAN DIEGO'S DENSEST NEIGHBORHOODS.

NOW IT'S FACING NEW DELAYS AFTER SANDAG RETURNED STATE GRANT FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT.

IAN HEMBREY IS ADVOCACY MANAGER FOR THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY BICYCLE COALITION.

ALTOGETHER SANDAG SENT ABOUT $17.6 MILLION FOR FOUR DIFFERENT PROJECTS BACK TO SACRAMENTO.

>> WHICH WILL DELAY THE PROJECTS EVEN MORE THAN THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN DELAYED.

SOME OF THESE PROJECTS ARE APPROACHING TEN YEARS OF DELAY, AND THE DELAY WILL ONLY CONTINUE IF SANDAG IS GOING TO GIVE THE MONEY BACK AND HAVE NO OTHER PLAN FOR FILLING THE GAP.

>> Reporter: SANDAG SAYS IT RETURNED THE STATE FUNDING BECAUSE PROJECT COSTVISE GONE UP, AND THE AGENCY IS UNABLE TO MEET THE GRANT DEADLINES.

SAN DIEGO COUNCIL MEMBER SEAN ELO-RIVERA SITS ON SANDAG'S TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE.

>> KNOW TIME ANYTHING IT WAS DELAYED I GET EVEN MORE WORRIED IT'S GOING TO COST ANYMORE.

AND I CONTINUE TO SAY WE NEED TO STEP BACK AND TALK ABOUT BIKE PROJECTS IN GENERAL.

THEY'RE ROAD SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THAT INCLUDE A SAFETY COMPONENT.

>> Reporter: BIKE SAFETY PROJECTS IN VISTA, BARRIO LOGAN, AND OLD TOWN ALSO LOST GRANT FUNDING.

IT'S UNCLEAR WHEN SANDAG MIGHT APPLY FOR OR RECEIVE ADDITIONAL GRANT FUNDING TO FINISH THE PROJECTS.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> I'M ARIELLA SCALESE, COMING UP TONIGHT TURNING A BIT COOLER WITH OUR TEMPERATURES AND UNDER A MAINLY CLEAR SKY.

A PLEASANT WEEKEND ON THE WAY, BUT WE ARE TRACKING ANOTHER WARMUP.

I'LL HAVE THE DETAILS COMING UP.

>>> WITH THIS YEAR'S MID-TERM ELECTIONS JUST OVER A MONTH AWAY, THERE ARE NATIONWIDE EFFORTS UNDERWAY TO REGISTER VOTERS THIS WEEK.

AS KPBS REPORTER JACOB AERE TELLS US, TODAY THE SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY IS TAKING A LARGER INITIATIVE TO GET PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE POLITICAL PROCESS.

>> Reporter: FRIDAY'S SERMON AND PRAYER AT THE ISLAMIC CENTER OF SAN DIEGO, IT'S A TIME OF WORSHIP.

AND TODAY JUST OUTSIDE OF THE MOSQUE, IT WAS ALSO A TIME FOR POLITICAL PARTICIPATION.

IT'S WHERE 18-YEAR-OLD MARIA HASAN IS REGISTERING TO VOTE FOR THE FIRST TIME.

>> I'VE SEEN MY PARENTS VOTING.

MY SISTERS VOTING EVER SINCE A REALLY YOUNG AGE, AND I ALWAYS FELT LIKE IT WAS SO IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT VOICE EVEN THOUGH IT FEELS SO SMALL, LIKE, OH, MAYBE MY VOICE WON'T MAKE A CHANGE.

BUT SINCE I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO, YOU NEVER KNOW THAT ONE VOTE MIGHT MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

>> Reporter: THIS IS ONE OF MANY MOSQUES OR COMMUNITY CENTERS ACROSS MORE THAN 15 STATES FEATURING VOTER TABLING AS PART OF NATIONAL MUSLIM VOTER REGISTRATION DAY.

LINDA IS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF EMPOWER CHANGE, THE ORGANIZATION LEADING THE MULTI-STATE EVENT SINCE 2018.

>> SOME OF THE ISSUES AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE MINDS OF MUSLIM AMERICANS IS THE WAR ON IRAN.

IT IS WHAT IS HAPPENING IN GAZA, BUT IT'S ALSO AFFORDABILITY.

PEOPLE CAN'T AFFORD TO LIVE IN THIS COUNTRY ANYMORE TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES.

WE ARE PEOPLE ALSO WORRIED ABOUT I.C.E.

AND THE WAY I.C.E.

IS ENGAGING IN RAIDS IN MUSLIM AMERICAN COMMUNITIES AND OTHER IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES.

>> Reporter: HERE IN SAN DIEGO THE PAIN FROM THE SHOOTING AT THE CENTER THAT LEFT FIVE DEAD HASN'T GONE AWAY.

THE GUNMEN WERE MOTIVATED BY WHITE NATIONALISM, AND THE SHOOTING IS BEING INVESTIGATED AS A HATE CRIME.

IHAM HASAN SAYS ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.

>> COMMUNITY IS STILL HEALING, THE FEAR IS STILL HERE.

WHEN COMMUNITY MEMBERS COME TO THE ISLAMIC CENTER, NOW THEY ARE LOOKING AT THEIR SHOULDERS.

TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, MANY FAMILIES STOP BRINGING THEIR KIDS HERE.

>> Reporter: EARLIER THIS WEEK THE SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED A WORKING DEFINITION OF ISLAMAPHOBIA WITH THE INTENTION OF TAKING A MORAL STAND AGAINST HATE.

AS THE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF MUSLIM SAN DIEGANS CONTINUE HEALING AFTER THE ATTACK, THEY WANT TO ENSURE THEIR CONCERNS ARE REPRESENTED LOCALLY AND AT A NATIONAL LEVEL.

>> WE WANT OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS TO DO THE RIGHT THING TO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE FOR THE NOVEMBER 3rd GENERAL ELECTION IS OCTOBER 19th.

ELIGIBLE CITIZENS CAN CONDITIONALLY REGISTER TO VOTE THROUGH ELECTION DAY.

JACOB AERE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IT IS COSTING YOU MORE AND MORE TO FILL UP YOUR TANK.

I'M SURE YOU KNEW THAT.

GAS PRICES JUMPED AGAIN OVERNIGHT.

THE AVERAGE PRICE OF GAS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY ROSE ALMOST 3 CENTS TO $6.19 TODAY.

THE NATIONAL AVERAGE $4.47.

MANY OIL EXPERTS ARE WARNING PRICES WILL LIKELY REMAIN HIGH.

JEN SULLIVAN HAS DETAILS ON HOW HIGHER GAS PRICES ARE IMPACTING THE OVERALL ECONOMY AND REACTION FROM POLITICIANS.

>> Reporter: PRICES AT THE PUMP ARE SOARING, JUMPING 17 CENTS IN THE LAST WEEK.

AS OF FRIDAY THE NATIONAL AVERAGE WAS $4.47 A GALLON.

THAT'S 40 CENTS HIGHER THAN A MONTH AGO, ACCORDING TO TRIPLE A. DIESEL PRIZEST PRICES ARE EVEN HIGHER, COSTING AN AVERAGE OF $6.45, AND IT'S COSTING COMPANIES MUCH MORE TO FILL UP TRUCKS.

THOSE COSTS WILL MORE LIKELY TRICKLE DOWN TO CONSUMERS.

>> THE BIGGEST COST WE DEAL WITH IS IT HURTS YOUR CASH FLOW FLOW.

RIGHT, IT TAKES CASH OUT OF YOUR BUSINESS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY.

>> Reporter: SINCE THE WAR WITH BEGAN ALMOST SIX MONTHS AGO, DIESEL COSTS HAVE RIDDEN MORE THAN 55%.

AS TURMOIL IN THE MIDDLE EAST CONTINUES, MARITIME TRAFFIC THROUGH THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ HAS ESSENTIALLY HALTED AGAIN, CUTTING OFF 20% OF THE WORLD'S OIL SUPPLY.

>> WE'VE GOT THE CHALLENGES IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ.

IT MAY NOT BE FULLY CLOSED BUT IT'S ALSO NOT FULLY OPEN.

>> Reporter: IN A RESOLUTION TO END THE WAR WITH IRAN IS NOWHERE IN SIGHT.

>> ALL OF US ARE WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK TO TRY TO BRING THAT TO A RESOLUTION.

>> Reporter: MEANWHILE, HOUSE MEMBERS LEFT WASHINGTON EARLY, CUTTING THEIR LEGISLATIVE WEEK SHORT, AND ANGERING DEMOCRATS.

>> WE NEED THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE TO STAY IN SESSION TO DEAL WITH THESE ISSUES.

>> Reporter: THERE'S GROWING FEAR THAT IF VIOLENCE IN THE MIDDLE EAST CONTINUES, IT WILL KEEP OIL AND GAS PRICES HIGH.

JEN SULLIVAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WITH GAS PRICES SITTING WELL ABOVE $6 A GALLON, PEOPLE IN ESCONDIDO ARE TURNING TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.

RIDERS TOLD OUR MEDIA PARTNER, KGTV THAT MTS AND NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT SERVICES ARE A LIFELINE.

BUT WHILE SOME RIDERS ARE SAVING MONEY ON GAS, THEY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT UPCOMING FARE INCREASES.

RIGHT NOW A ONE-WAY ADULT TICKET ON THE SPRINTER IS $2.50.

BUT STARTING OCTOBER 1st FARES ARE SCHEDULED TO INCREASE TO $3.

>>> THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS POISED TO REQUIRE THAT ENGLISH BE THE ONLY LANGUAGE TAUGHT AT PRESCHOOLS IT FUNDS.

KPBS EDUCATION REPORTER KATIE ANAST S TAKES US TO A PRESCHOOL IN VISTA WHERE TEACHERS AND THEIR STUDENTS SPEAK BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH.

>> Reporter: A GROUP OF 4-YEAR-OLDS WALKS INTO THEIR PRESCHOOL CLASSROOM AFTER PLAYING OUTSIDE.

EACH INSTRUCTION IS GIVEN IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH.

LATER WHEN ONE STUDENT ISN'T DANCING WITH HER CLASSMATES, THE TEACHER ASKS, "YOU DON'T WANT TO DANCE?"

.

THERE'S A REASON BEHIND THIS APPROACH, SAYS JENNIFER CABRERA.

SHE'S A LEAD TEACHER AT THIS HEAD START PROGRAM IN VISTA.

>> BEING ABLE TO SPEAK TO THEM IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ALLOWS THEM TO HAVE A VOICE IN THE CLASSROOM, SO THEY FEEL MORE INTEGRATED, THEY FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE.

AND THEIR SELF-CONFIDENCE LEVEL IS A LOT MORE WHEN THEY CAN INTERACT WITH WHAT WE'RE DOING IN THE CLASSROOM.

>> Reporter: HEAD START IS A FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAM FOR LOW INCOME FAMILIES.

THE ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IS PROPOSING TO REQUIRE ENGLISH-ONLY INSTRUCTION AT HEAD START PROGRAMS.

THEY SAY BILINGUAL PROGRAMS ARE AT ODDS WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP'S EXECUTIVE ORDER DESIGNATING ENGLISH AS THE COUNTRY'S OFFICIAL LANGUAGE.

>> A LOT OF TIMES THIS IS THEIR CHILD'S FIRST EXPERIENCE IN A CLASSROOM IN A SCHOOL, AND SO WE WANT THAT TRANSITION TO BE AS EASY AS POSSIBLE.

>> Reporter: SUSAN ARIAS IS THE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF GROWTH AFRS AT MAAC.

THE NON-PROFIT RUNS HEAD START PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

SHE SAYS 50% OF THE FAMILIES THEY SERVE SPEAK SPANISH AT HOME AND A MULTILINGUAL ENVIRONMENT CAN SET SKIDS UP FOR SUCCESS IN LEARNING ENGLISH.

>> OUR GOAL IS TO PREPARE THEM FOR KINDERGARTEN, AND SO THAT MEANS BY THE TIME THEY LEAVE OUR PROGRAM AND TRANSITION TO KINDERGARTEN, THEY'RE FLUENT IN ENGLISH AND THEY'RE ABLE TO TRANSITION EASILY INTO A KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOM.

>> Reporter: THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SAYS HEAD START PROGRAMS WOULD STILL HAVE TO SUPPORT STUDENTS WHO ARE LEARNING ENGLISH.

THEY'D ALSO NEED TO COMMUNICATE WITH PARENTS IN OTHER LANGUAGES IF NECESSARY.

BUT CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION WOULD ONLY BE IN ENGLISH.

CABRERA SAYS TAKING SPANISH OUT OF THE CLASSROOM WOULD MAKE IT HARDER TO CONNECT WITH ALL OF HER STUDENTS.

>> I WOULD HAVE KIDS WHO WERE NOT ENGAGED, WOULD HAVE KIDS WHO ARE MORE SOFTER, SHY SPOKEN, WHO ARE NOT MORE EXCITED ABOUT LEARNING.

>> Reporter: THIS IS JUST ONE PROPOSED CHANGE TO HEAD START.

THE FEDERAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS ACCEPTING PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE FULL LIST THROUGH OCTOBER 6th.

KATIE ANASTAS, KPBS NEWS.

>>> I'M JEFF BENNETT.

TONIGHT ON "THE NEWS HOUR."

A SURGE IN IMMIGRATION ARRESTS FLIES BELOW THE RADAR AFTER THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CHANGES TACTICS.

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

>>> ELECTION SEASON IS IN FULL SWING WITH MID-TERMS LESS THAN TWO MONTHS AWAY.

BOTH PRESIDENT TRUMP AND VICE PRESIDENT J.D.

VANCE HIT THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL THIS WEEK, AS REPUBLICANS ARE QUESTIONING THEIR LEVEL OF INVOLVEMENT.

MADDIE GANNON HAS THE LATEST FROM THE WHITE HOUSE.

>> Reporter: EARLY VOTING IS OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY IN MULTIPLE STATES AHEAD OF THE MID-TERM ELECTIONS.

THE WHITE HOUSE IS MARKING THE MOMENT ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL.

VICE PRESIDENT J.D.

VANCE IS IN IOWA FRIDAY AFTER HITTING KANSAS ON MONDAY.

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP TRAVELED TO NORTH CAROLINA EARLIER THIS WEEK TO RALLY FOR THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE IN THE STATE'S ULTRACOMPETITIVE SENATE RACE.

IT ALL COMES AS THE PARTY IS FACING SOME HEADWINDS OVER ISSUES LIKE THE COST OF LIVING AND THE WAR WITH IRAN.

AND THERE ARE SIGNS THAT SOME REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES ARE SEEKING SOME DISTANCE FROM THE WHITE HOUSE.

A NEW ANALYSIS FROM CNN ON AD IMPACT DATA FOUND THAT JUST 12 OF MORE THAN 500 ADVERTISEMENTS AIRED BY REPUBLICANS IN THE FIRST HALF OF THIS MONTH MENTIONED THE PRESIDENT.

A NEW AD FROM A REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVE IN FLORIDA RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION IN A HEAVILY HISPANIC DISTRICT TOOK THAT TO ANOTHER LEVEL, DIRECTLY CRITICIZING TRUMP.

>> MR.

PRESIDENT, SOME OF YOUR IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS HAVE GONE TOO FAR.

THE SAME HISPANICS WHO HELPED YOU GET TO THE WHITE HOUSE IN 2024 FEEL BETRAYED TODAY.

>> Reporter: FOR HIS PART, TRUMP HAS MADE CLEAR HE HAS NO ISSUES BEING AT THE CENTER OF THIS ELECTION.

HE USED THE GOP MID-TERM CONVENTION IN DALLAS LAST WEEK TO URGE VOTERS TO PRETEND HE'S ON THE BALLOT HIMSELF THIS NOVEMBER.

MANY REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES IN SOME OF THIS YEAR'S CLOSEST RACES APPEARED AT THE GATHERING ALONGSIDE THE PRESIDENT.

AND MULTIPLE POLITICAL PACTS CONNECTED TO THE PRESIDENT HAVE BEGUN RAMPING UP SPENDING ON POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENTS THIS MONTH.

AT THE WHITE HOUSE, I'M MADDIE GANNON.

>>> COULD AN A.I.

KILL SWITCH POTENTIALLY SAVE HUMANITY?

GOVERNOR NEWSOM SEEMS TO THINK IT COULD HELP.

HE SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER TODAY ASKING A.I.

RESEARCHERS TO SPEED UP CYBER SECURITY AND ADD A KILL SWITCH FOR THEIR MOST ADVANCED MODELS.

OUR MEDIA PARTNER KGTV SPOKE WITH USD PROFESSOR DARBY VICARS WHO TEACHES ABOUT A.I.

AND ETHICS.

SHE SAYS SHE THINKS WE COULD BE REGULATING MORE ON THE CYBER SECURITY FRONT.

>> THERE'S SO MUCH EXCITEMENT AND HYPE THAT IS HAPPENING AROUND A.I.

AND HOW IT SHOULD BE INTEGRATED THAT I THINK THERE HAS BEEN A REAL LACK OF THE NECESSARY DISCERNMENT.

>> OH, MY GOSH, YOU KNOW, ARE WE LIVING IN THE FIRST PART OF "THE TERMINATOR?"

>> THE DEPARTMENT ASKED ME THAT THE OTHER DAY.

>> YEAH, WHAT WAS YOUR ANSWER?

>> MY ANSWER WAS THAT -- WAS ACTUALLY TO REFER HIM TO MELANIE MITCHELL'S PIECE, AND I WAS LIKE I DON'T THINK WE'RE AT THE SORT OF LEVEL OF ISSUES OF THINGS LIKE SKYNET.

>> NEWSOM'S ACTION ALSO CONVENES EXPERTS WHO WILL PROVIDE THE STATE WITH RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO STRENGTHEN EXISTING A.I.

SAFETY AND SECURITY LAWS.

>>> NEW SAN DIEGO COUNTY UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS ARE OUT.

IT STOOD JUST UNDER 5% IN AUGUST.

THAT NUMBER UP SLIGHTLY FROM THE MONTH BEFORE BUT DOWN A LITTLE FROM AUGUST OF LAST YEAR.

PRIVATE EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES HAD THE LARGEST PERCENTAGE GROWTH THAT MONTH, ADDING 1,600 JOBS.

LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY ADDED 5,500 JOBS.

GOVERNMENT JOB WERE DOWN, MORE THAN 5,000 MOST OF THEM FEDERAL.

CONSTRUCTION JOBS ALSO FELL.

>>> IF YOU'VE SEEN A PADRES GAME LATELY, YOU'VE PROBABLY SEEN ADS FOR THE PREDICTION MARKET SITE CALSHY.

BUT THE WAGERS IT OFFERS MAY BE ILLEGAL IN CALIFORNIA.

FOR THIS WEEK'S WHY IT MATTERS SEGMENT, SCOTT LEWIS EXPLAINS.

>> KALSHI ANNOUNCED A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PADRES IN LATE AUGUST, AND NOW FANS GET LOTS OF ADS LIKE THIS.

>> WITH KALSHI YOU CAN TRADE ON ANYTHING.

>> MAN, TELL THEM SOMETHING THEY DON'T KNOW.

LIKE I'M FROM GREECE.

>> LOOKING GOOD!

>> AT ALMOST THE SAME TIME THE FEDERAL 9th CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS RULED THAT KALSHI IS A SPORTS BETTING PLATFORM, AND SPORTS BETTING IS ILLEGAL IN CALIFORNIA.

THE STATE'S DOZENS OF TRIBAL CASINOS DO NOT OFFER SPORTS BETTING.

IN 2022 SPORTS BETTING APPS AND CASINOS RAN BALLOT MEASURES TO CHANGE THAT, AND BOTH OF THEM FAILED.

SO HOW ARE THE PADRES NOW PARTNERING WITH A COMPANY THAT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO BET ON THEIR GAMES?

KALSHI ARGUED THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT BETTING ON SPORTS.

THEY ARE BUYING FUTURES CONTRACTS.

FUTURES CONTRACTS ARE REGULATED BY THE FEDERAL COMMODITY EXCHANGE ACT, AND FUTURES TRADING IS AS OLD AS CAPITALISM.

TRADERS USE ALL THE INFORMATION THEY CAN TO BET ON WHAT THE PRICE OF, SAY, ORANGE JUICE WILL BE.

WITHOUT IT PRICES ON THINGS LIKE OIL, WHEAT, AND METAL WOULD FLUCTUATE RADICALLY EVERY DAY.

KALSHI SAYS THAT'S WHAT IT DOES.

IT OFFERS COUNTLESS OTHER LOCAL FUTURES CONTRACTS BESIDES SPORTS.

YOU CAN BET EVEN ON THE WEATHER.

NINTH CIRCUIT JUDGE RYAN D. NELSON IN HIS AUGUST OPINION CITED KALSHI'S OWN WORDS ADVERTISING ITSELF AS, QUOTE, THE FIRST APP FOR LEGAL SPORTS BEING IN ALL 50 STATES, END QUOTE.

BUT THAT RULING UPHELD NEVADA'S EFFORT TO REGULATE IT.

OTHER RULINGS HAVE ALSO BEEN NARROW, THOUGH THEY CONTINUE TO DECLARE THE SAME THING.

KALSHI IS BETTING, AND STATES THAT HAVE LAWS ON BETTING CAN REGULATE IT.

THE CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS NOT MOVED TO SHUT IT DOWN YET.

EVERYONE SEEMS TO BE WAITING FOR A RULING FROM THE U.S.

SUPREME COURT.

ARE KALSHI, POLYMARKET, AND OTHER SITES FUTURE TRADING PLATFORMS LIKE THE ONES THAT STABILIZE OIL OR WHEAT PRICES, OR ARE THEY GAMBLING SITES THAT STATES CAN REGULATE?

THE PADRES HAVE BET ON THE FORMER.

I'M SCOTT LEWIS FOR VOICE OF SAN DIEGO, AND THAT'S WHY IT MATTERS.

>> VOICE OF SAN DIEGO IS ONE OF OUR PARTNERS FOR THE PUBLIC MATTERS INITIATIVE.

YOU CAN LEARN MORE AT KPBS.ORG/PUBLICMATTERS.

>>> NOT MUCH DAY TO DAY CHANGE, WHICH IS GREAT BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME REALLY PLEASANT WEATHER AHEAD OF US INCLUDING THE WEEKEND.

OUR FINAL WEEKEND OF SUMMER WITH FALL BEGINNING NEXT WEEK.

AND JUST AS WE START A NEW SEASON, TEMPERATURES ACTUALLY WILL START TO CLIMB A LITTLE BIT.

AND WITH A SHIFT IN THE WIND AND SOME WARMER TEMPERATURES COMING THROUGH WE'LL SEE THE MARINE LAYER LOSE A BIT OF GROUND HERE.

NOW WE WERE SEEING SOME OF THOSE MORNING CLOUDS EVEN SPREADING INTO THE VALLEYS RECENTLY.

NOW TONIGHT MOSTLY CLEAR.

DOWN IN SAN DIEGO 66.

CHULA VISTA 63.

OCEAN SIDE 61.

BORREGO SPRINGS 64.

AND MOUNT LAGUNA WILL DROP DOWN TO 56, SO A PRETTY COMFORTABLE NIGHT FOR WHATEVER YOU MAY HAVE PLANNED.

AND IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR PLANS OVER THE WEEKEND, WE'RE GOING TO SEE SOME WARMER AND DRYER WEATHER NORTH TOWARDS L.A.

AND SAN FRANCISCO, AND TO OUR EAST THUNDERSTORMS STILL IMPACTING NEW MEXICO UP TO COLORADO.

BUT EVEN THE FOUR CORNERS REGION WILL SEE THE WIND SHIFT AND DRYER WEATHER WILL BE AHEAD FOR THEM AS WELL.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST TOMORROW.

YOU CAN'T BEAT IT.

77 WITH SUNSHINE IN SAN DIEGO BUT STILL QUITE HOT.

CAN'T GET A BREAK FROM THE UPPER 80s IN BORREGO SPRINGS QUITE YET.

71 IN MOUNT LAGUNA.

AND STARTING TO SEE SOME DRYER WEATHER RETURN AFTER WHAT'S BEEN A WEEK OF SOME FLOODING ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS, SO NICE TO SEE THAT DRYER WEATHER IF YOU DO HAVE ANY TRAVEL PLANS.

ALL RIGHT, WE'LL TAKE YOU TO THE LOCAL FORECAST FOR THE COAST.

TEMPERATURES WILL STAY INTO THE UPPER 70s FOR THE WEEKEND, MORE CLOUDS SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

AND SOME WARMER AND HUMID WEATHER RETURNS BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

ALL RIGHT, AS WE LOOK AHEAD TO INLAND LOCATIONS, 84 ON SATURDAY.

WE'LL SEE SLIGHTLY LOWER TEMPERATURES SUNDAY AND MONDAY BEFORE TEMPERATURES CLIMB AND THE HUMIDITY INCREASES BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.

AND THEN LOOKING AT THE MOUNTAIN FORECAST, A BIG COOL DOWN ON THE WAY.

WE GO FROM 70s ON SATURDAY TO LOWER 60s MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

AND WE TAKE YOU TO DESERT LOCATIONS WHERE WE'LL FINALLY BREAK THE UPPER 90s BY MONDAY AND TUESDAY BEFORE TURNING HOT AGAIN BY NEXT WEDNESDAY.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I'M ARIELLA SCALESE.

>>> WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A COMEDIAN ASKS HIS AUDIENCE TO PUT THE JOKES ASIDE AND TALK ABOUT THEIR REAL LIVES?

KPBS HEALTH REPORTER HEIDI DEMARCOS SAYS A COMEDIAN PERFORMING TONIGHT IN SAN DIEGO HAS MADE THAT A HALLMARK OF HIS SHOWS.

>> Reporter: MINUTES BEFORE THE SHOW STARTS, DRINKS ARE FLOWING AND PEOPLE ARE SETTLING INTO THEIR SEATS WAITING FOR COMEDIAN ALFRED ROBLES TO TAKE THE STAGE IN HIS SIGNATURE COWBOY BOOTS AND HAT.

FOR THE FIRST 45 MINUTES IT'S WHAT YOU'D EXPECT FROM A STANDUP SHOW, JOKES, STORIES, A LOT OF LAUGHTER.

BUT THEN ROBLES ASKS THE AUDIENCE A QUESTION.

>> IF YOU'RE GOING THROUGH SOMETHING RIGHT NOW, WHATEVER IT IS AND YOU WANT TO JUST GET IT OUT AND TALK ABOUT IT, JUST RAISE YOUR HAND AND WE'LL TAKE A SHOT TOGETHER.

>> AND THERE'S NO SHORTAGE OF VOLUNTEERS.

>> I REMEMBER WHEN I LOOKED UP I JUST SEEN THE KNIFE HIT ME RIGHT HERE, LIKE IN AND OUT.

I WAS MORE MAD BECAUSE MY BLUNT WAS ALL COVERED WITH BLOOD.

>> SO AT A COMEDY CLUB, A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE COME TO LAUGH, SOME PEOPLE ALSO COME TO TALK ABOUT THE HARDEST THINGS HAPPENING IN THEIR LIVES.

BREAK UPS, ADDICTION, EVEN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

>> I PRESSED CHARGES.

>> OKAY, YOU PRESSED CHARGES ON YOUR EX.

OKAY, WHY DID YOU PRESS CHARGES ON YOUR EX?

>> BECAUSE HE PUT HIS HANDS ON ME.

>> Reporter: SO WHY ARE PEOPLE CHOOSING A COMEDY SHOW SURROUNDED BY STRANGERS TO SHARE SOME OF THEIR MOST VULNERABLE STORIES?

>> WHAT I LIKE DOING I LIKE TALKING ABOUT MYSELF, I LIKE TALKING ABOUT MY PROBLEMS.

I LIKE TALKING ABOUT MY DAD.

I LIKE TALKING ABOUT MY MOM, MY FAMILY, MY STRUGGLES, SO I THINK THAT'S WHAT OPENS THE DOOR INTEREST THEM TO TELL ME ABOUT THEIR STRUGGLES AND THEIR PROBLEMS.

THEY RELATE TO ME.

OKAY, MAN.

GUYS, GUYS, WE LISTEN AND WE DON'T JUDGE, BRO.

>> Reporter: ROBLES HAS BEEN DOING THIS PART OF HIS SHOW FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS.

>> AND I JUST SAW THE INTERACTION WITH THE CROWD AND I SAID IT'S GOLD RIGHT HERE.

IT WAS AN ACCIDENT, BUT PEOPLE THEY COME TO MY SHOW AND NOW THAT'S ALL THEY WANT.

>> Reporter: SARAH SAYS THERE'S SAFETY AMONG STRANGERS.

SHE'S A SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR AND THERAPIST WHO STUDIES LATINO PSYCHOCOLOGIST.

>> THERE IS RESEARCH NEURLOGICALLY, FIZZ LOGICALLY MEANING YOUR HORMONES AND TEST SHOWS YOUR CORTISOL LEVELS LOWER.

WHEN YOU LAUGH WITH A COMPLETE STRANGER, YOU PERCEIVE THEM CLOSER TO YOU THAN IF YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING SUPER PAINFUL FIRST.

BECAUSE WHEN YOU ARE IN COMMUNITY YOU FEEL SAFE, WANTED, AND ALSO CARED FOR.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS ROBLES ISN'T JUST LISTENING TO PEOPLE'S PROBLEMS, HE'S ALREADY SPENT MOST OF THE SHOW SHARING HIS OWN.

>> SO WHEN HE'S SELF-DEP RUICATING, ONE, WE SEE THE COMMUNITY IS SAFE TO BE BECAUSE EVERYBODY IS LAUGHING, EVERYBODY IS, YES, I DID THE SAME.

YOU GET A LOT OF REASSURANCE OF YOUR VULNERABILITY.

>> I HAD A BAD HABIT OF, LIKE, SHOWING UP TO TRY TO HANG OUT WITH HER.

>> I'M LIKE THAT.

OKAY, OKAY.

THAT'S HOW I GOT MY RESTRAINING ORDER.

>> SO THE COMEDIAN IS AN EXPERT IN SUFFERING, AND THEN WE HAVE SOMEBODY THAT LOOKS LIKE US, TALK LIKE US, AND KNOW OUR TRAUMA AND WE'RE LAUGHING AT HIM NOT HIM AT US.

>> Reporter: ROBLES ALSO SEES A CULTURAL PIECE ESPECIALLY AMONG THE LATINOS WHO MAKE UP MOST OF HIS CROWD.

A 2026 STUDY OF HISPANIC AND LATINO ADULTS FOUND FEWER THAN ONE IN TEN REPORTED RECEIVING THERAPY IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

>> IT MAKES ME FEEL GOOD AND WEIRD AT THE SAME TIME.

GOOD CAUSE THEY'RE SHARING IT AND THEY'RE HELPING THEMSELVES, BUT WEIRD BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE SOME PEOPLE NEED PROFESSIONAL HELP, AND I'M NOT A PROFESSIONAL.

>> SO WHAT IS IT ABOUT THIS KIND OF INTERACTION THAT CAN FEEL THERAPEUTIC WITHOUT ACTUALLY BEING THERAPY?

>> WE KNOW IN RESEARCH THAT SAVING A LIFE IS LITERALLY JUST ASKING HOW YOU'RE DOING.

YOU JUST NEED TO BE PRESENT IN THAT MOMENT, AND THAT'S WHAT COMEDIANS DO.

>> I'M JUST HERE TO TELL YOU THAT WE'RE ALL YOUR FRIENDS, AND WE'RE GOING TO LISTEN TO YOU.

>> COMEDIANS ARE VERY PRESENT.

THEY GAUGE THEIR AUDIENCE.

THEY'RE LIKE SEE YOU, AND THEY'RE LIKE -- SO THAT'S A WAY OF FEELING VERY THERAPEUTIC BUT IT'S NOT THERAPY.

>> Reporter: AND ROBLES KNOWS THAT.

>> A LOT OF THERAPISTS HIT ME UP SAYING LIKE, OH, YOU SHOULDN'T BE GIVING PEOPLE ADVICE OR NOTHING LIKE THAT BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT A THERAPIST.

I'M JUST HELPING PEOPLE OUT.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS HE HOPES TALKING TO HIM MIGHT BE A FIRST STEP TOWARD GETTING HELP.

SHE SAYS SHE LIKES THAT IDEA.

>> I APPRECIATE THAT WE TALK ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH, THAT THIS IS A MEDIUM TO TALK ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH.

PEOPLE ARE GETTING IN THE MOMENT OF I NEED TO TALK TO SOMEBODY.

>> Reporter: FOR ROBLES THE GOAL ISN'T TO SHARE ONE PROBLEMS IN ONE NIGHT.

>> AS LONG AS THEY GET IT OFF ORTHEIR CHEST AND COMFORTABLE AND MAKES THEM FEEL BETTER DOESN'T MATTER IF THEY'RE TELLING A THERAPIST OR ME.

>> Reporter: THEY CAME TO COMEDY CLUB TO LAUGH, BUT AT LEAST FOR A FEW MINUTES THEY ALSO FOUND A PLACE TO SAY WHAT WAS WEIGHING ON THEM OUT LOUD IN FRONT OF STRANGERS.

HEIDI DeMARCO, KPBS NEWS.

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