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>>> CREWS ACROSS NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO CONTAIN A DEADLY WILDFIRE.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I AM MAYA TRABULSI .

>>> FIREFIGHTERS ARE ATTACKING THE FLAMES FROM THE GROUND AND THE SKY.

THIS IS JUST THE LATEST IN THE STRING OF NATURAL DISASTERS TO STRIKE THIS COMMUNITY THIS YEAR.

>> Reporter: THE WALL OF FIRE, THE AIR THICK WITH SMOKE.

MARINES SAY, THEY ARE READY TO GO IF THE JENNINGS CREEK WILDFIRE GETS THIS CLOSE TO THEIR HOME AGAIN AS IT DID ON SUNDAY.

>> ALMOST SURREAL.

>> TO BE HONEST, WE ARE READY TO GO NOW.

>> JUST UP THE STREET, THE SOUND OF CHAINSAWS CUTTING BROKEN TREES IS CONSTANT FOR ALL 12 HOMES, INCLUDING THIS COUPLE, EVACUATED.

>> WHEN WE EVACUATED ON SUNDAY, WE DID NOT KNOW IF WE WERE COMING BACK TO A HOME OR NOT.

>> Reporter: FURTHER TOWARD A TON OF GREEN LIKE NEW YORK, A CONTROLLER AIMS TO LIMIT THE FIRE SPREAD.

HELICOPTERS IN THE SKY.

AS CREWS WORKED TO GET THE JENNINGS CREEK WILDFIRE UNDER CONTROL FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE HEART OF IT, THEY SAY, THIS IS JUST THE LATEST NATURAL DISASTER IN THEIR OWN BACKYARDS.

FOR SOME, IT IS RAISING THE QUESTION AS TO WHAT ROLE CLIMATE CHANGE MAY HAVE.

>> I THINK THAT THE DISASTERS WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING, I HOPE THAT THEY REALLY BRING HOME TO PEOPLE WHAT IS GOING ON ON A GLOBAL SCALE.

>> Reporter: KELLOGG POINTED OUT A HOME DESTROYED BY A MICROBURST IN MAY, AND THE SEVERE DROUGHT CONDITIONS WITH NO END IN SIGHT.

>> OUR ACTIONS AND CONNECTIONS, AND WHAT WE DO IN OUR GOVERNMENT, HOW ALL OF THIS HAS AN EFFECT ON OUR LIVES DIRECTLY.

>> Reporter: MAYOR TOM HOWLEY SAYS, GREEN LAKE IS NOT USED TO CONTENDING WITH FIRES OF THIS MAGNITUDE.

>> WE GET SNOW, WE GET RAIN BUT WE GET FIRES, BUT WE DON'T REALLY GET EXTREMES.

THIS IS THE MOST EXTREME I HAVE SEEN.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS, HE WILL PUSH FOR MORE LITIGATION ONCE THE CURRENT CRISIS IS CONTAINED >> GETTING AHEAD IN THE FUTURE MIGHT BE A POINT BROUGHT UP AND WILL PROBABLY BE BROUGHT UP BY ME.

>>> A NEW PATTERN IS OVERTAKING THE STATE AS WE HEAD INTO FRIDAY .

IT WILL MEAN SOME COOLER TIMES, ALSO LITTLE WINDY AT THIS COOL AIR WORKS IN, PLUS WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT A FEW SHOWERS IN THE FORM OF RAIN AND SNOW.

THAT IS ALL THEY HAD, COMING UP.

>>> OCEANSIDE DID NOT HAVE TO LOOK FAR OR LONG FOR ITS NEXT TOP COP AFTER CHEAP KENDRICK SILER RETIRED EARLIER THIS WEEK.

ASSISTED CHIEF TIRING OF OTTAVINO SAYS, NEW POLICE CHIEF.

ALEXANDER WENT SAYS, HE'S ALREADY MAKING HISTORY.

>> Reporter: THROUGH ENTHUSIASTIC APPLAUSE WITH HIS FAMILY AND MOTHER STANDING NEXT TO HIM, CHIEF MADE HISTORY AS OCEANSIDE'S FIRST LATINO POLICE CHIEF IN THE CITY'S 136 YEAR HISTORY COME IN A CITY WHERE NEARLY 40% OF THE RESIDENTS IDENTIFY AS LATINO, THAT MEANS A LOT.

>> IT IS AN AWESOME, AWESOME FEELING.

>> Reporter: MAYOR SANCHEZ SAYS, FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE THREE SPOTS IN THE CITY'S GOVERNMENT ARE HELD BY LATINOS, MAYOR, CITY MANAGER, AND NOW POLICE CHIEF.

>> IT IS AMAZING THAT OCEANSIDE HAS GOTTEN THIS FAR TO BE ABLE TO HONOR AND REFLECT THE DIVERSITY OF OUR COMMUNITY HERE IN OCEANSIDE.

>> Reporter: BENEVIDES WAS BORN IN MEXICO AND IMMIGRATED TO OCEANSIDE WHEN HE WAS A FEW MONTHS OLD.

HAVING GROWN UP IN POVERTY-- >> WE LIVED IN A SHACK MY BROTHERS AND I SLEPT ON THE FLOOR WITH COCKROACHES AND RODENTS CALLING ON US.

>> Reporter: HE UNDERSTANDS HOW MOMENTOUS THIS OCCASION WAS.

>> I UNDERSTAND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF IT AND I TAKE THAT SERIOUSLY.

I FEEL LIKE I AM A REPRESENTATION OF THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY, AS THEY ARE A REPRESENTATION OF ME.

>> Reporter: HIS SISTER, MARIA, SAYS, THAT IS JUST TO HER BROTHER IS, ALWAYS SOCIABLE AND INVOLVED.

>> THE COMMUNITY CAN RELATE, HE CAN RELATE TO THE COMMUNITY.

THEY CAN FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE SPEAKING WITH HIM IN THEIR LANGUAGE, WHICH WOULD BE SPANISH, IF THEY ARE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT.

>> Reporter: BENEVIDES JOINED THE OCEANSIDE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN 2023, RISING THROUGH THE RANKS, BECOMING A CAPTAIN, AND THEN ASSISTED CHIEF LAST YEAR.

HE IS THE CITY'S THIRD POLICE CHIEF IN FOUR YEARS.

HE SAYS, HE WANTS TO BRING STABILITY BACK TO THE DEPARTMENT.

>> I WANT IT IN THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

WE WILL DO THAT BY MEETING OUR EXPECTATIONS.

>> Reporter: HE HAS THREE GOALS FOR THE DEPARTMENT, TO BE KNOWN AS A HARD-WORKING DEPARTMENT, TO TREAT PEOPLE WITH RESPECT, WHETHER THEY ARE VICTIMS OR SUSPECTS, AND BE POSITIVELY IMPACT ABOUT.

>> WHEN WE ENGAGE PEOPLE, WHETHER WE ARE ARRESTING THEM OR RESPONDING TO A CRIME THAT JUST OCCURRED, WITHIN THOSE MOMENTS, THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO BE POSITIVELY IMPACTFUL, AND REALLY IMPACT SOMEONE'S LIFE POSITIVELY.

THAT IS THE GOAL.

>>> MANY FARMWORKERS ACROSS THE BORDER DAILY TO TO HARVEST MUCH OF THE NATION'S LEAFY GREENS.

THOSE WORKERS ARE NOW QUESTIONING THEIR JOB SECURITY AS PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP TOUTS STRICTER IMMIGRATION MEASURES.

ALEXANDER ENGEL REPORTS FROM ARIZONA.

>> Reporter: FARMWORKERS LIKE ROSA ACOSTA ARE WAITING TO SEE HOW THINGS WILL CHANGE UNDER THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.

SHE SAYS, THE MAJORITY OF HER FIELD COWORKERS AREN'T U.S. CITIZENS, BUT THEY DO HAVE WORK VISAS, LIKE THE H2 A, AND T IN VISA, ALLOWING THEM TO LEGALLY WORK IN THE U.S. >> AVAILABILITY OF LEGAL LABOR HAS BEEN THROUGH THE H2 A PROGRAM, AND IT ALWAYS TAKES POLITICAL WRANGLING TO DECIDE ON THE LIMITS AND QUARTERS.

>> Reporter: THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SAYS, MORE THAN 200,000 H2 A VISAS ARE ISSUED EVERY YEAR TO FOREIGN, SEASONAL LABOR WORKERS COME HELPING FILL ESSENTIAL JOBS IN AGRICULTURE.

AS PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP BEGINS TO IMPLEMENT HIS BORDER POLICY, ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE DIRECTOR PAUL BRIERLEY SAYS, IT COULD IMPACT THE AJI AG INDUSTRY.

>> THE BIGGEST DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.

>> Reporter: HE RECALLS A LABOR SHORTAGE DURING THE, 19 PANDEMIC, IMPACTING FOOD PRODUCTION.

>> ESPECIALLY DURING THE PANDEMIC.

IT WAS A REAL CHALLENGE FOR PEOPLE TO GET ACROSS.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS, EMPLOYERS RELY ON EMPLOYEES COMING ACROSS THE BORDER TO HELP AMERICA.

FOR NOW, IT IS A WAITING GAME UNTIL TRUMP TAKES OFFICE AND PUTS HIS PLAN IN PLACE.

>> THE QUESTION IS, WILL THERE BE A FRAMEWORK FOR OUR LEGAL LABOR?

I GUESS MY HOPE IS, YEAH, WE PRESUMABLY CLAMP DOWN ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION, THAT THOSE LEGAL PATHWAYS ARE OPENED UP.

>> Reporter: ROSA'S WORK VISA EXPIRES IN JANUARY, WHICH MEANS, SHE WILL HAVE TO REAPPLY.

SHE IS HOPEFUL THE VISA PROGRAM WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE INCOMING ADMINISTRATION.

SHE SAYS, THEY SHOULD GIVE WORKERS LIKE HER A CHANCE TO CONTINUE WORKING.

>> ALEXANDER ENGEL REPORTING.

>>> WE HAVE MORE COVERAGE ABOUT THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS ON OUR ORDER REGION AND THE COMMUNITIES WHO LIVE HERE.

YOU CAN FIND MORE STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

>>> WE CONTINUE TO LEARN WHO PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP HAS BEEN SELECTED FOR TOP CABINET POSITIONS.

SEVERAL NEWS OUTLETS ARE REPORTING ROBERT F. KENNEDY JUNIOR IS EXPECTED TO BE ANNOUNCED AS TRUMP'S PICK FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SECRETARY.

KENNEDY WILL NEED TO GO THROUGH THE SENATE'S CONFIRMATION PROCESS AND COULD DRAW PUSHBACK FROM HIS ANTI-VACCINE STANCE.

>>> FALLS ARE THE LEADING CAUSE OF INJURY AMONG OLDER ADULTS.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY DATA SHOW ONE IN FOUR ADULTS OVER 65 EXPERIENCES A FALL EACH YEAR.

THEY ARE A MAJOR REASON FOR NURSING HOME ADMISSIONS AS WELL.

HEIDI DiMARCO SAYS, A LOCAL NONPROFIT IS TEACHING SENIORS HOW TO FALL SAFELY, OR NOT AT ALL.

>> WHAT HAPPENS, YOU GET A HARD LOOK IN THE HEAD SLIDES BACK.

TO AVOID THAT, AS YOU ARE FALLING BACK, DROP YOUR BOTTOM LOW, TOKEN ROLE, HOLD YOUR HEAD.

>> Reporter: FOR OLDER ADULTS, THE FEAR OF FALLING GOES BEYOND THE IMMEDIATE PAIN OF A STUMBLE.

IT IS ABOUT THE POTENTIAL FOR A SERIOUS INJURY, LONG RECOVERY, AND SOMETIMES THE LOSS OF INDEPENDENCE.

AT THE CHALLENGE CENTER'S AGILITY CLASS, SENIORS ARE LEARNING HOW TO FALL SAFELY.

JAMIE CASEY IS A PHYSICAL THERAPIST AND FALL PREVENTION SPECIALIST.

SHE LEADS THE FIVE-WEEK CLASS.

>> THIS CLASS IS WHAT WE CALL TOTAL FAULT MANAGEMENT.

IT IS NOT SIMPLY FALL PREVENTION, WHICH IS A BIG PART OF THE CLASS, A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THE CLASS, BUT WE ALSO TEACH SENIORS HOW TO GET UP FROM THE FLOOR, BECAUSE THERE IS A REAL FEAR FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE UP NOT BEING ABLE TO GET UP AGAIN.

WE ALSO TEACH TECHNIQUES FOR HOW TO FALL SAFELY TO AVOID A SERIOUS INJURY SHOULD FALL OCCUR.

AUNT CENTERS FOR DISEASE PREVENTION DATA SHOWED MORE THAN 3000 SENIORS DIED FROM FALLS IN 2021, AND NEARLY 3 MILLION ENDED UP IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR FALL -RELATED INJURIES.

KATE TOHM HAS A HISTORY OF FALLS.

>> MY MOST RECENT FALL WAS IN AUGUST, ON THE 19th.

I TRIPPED OVER AN ANTIQUE SHOESHINE KIT THAT I HAD NEXT TO MY BED AND I FELL FORWARD AND PASSED OUT.

IT TOOK ABOUT TWO MONTHS TO COMPLETELY HEAL.

I WAS COMPLETELY BRUISED FROM MY FACE, ALL THE WAY DOWN ON MY ARM, AND INTO MY NECK.

>> Reporter: TOHM IS 74 AND LIVES ALONE.

SHE SAYS, THIS LAST FALL, SEND HER TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM.

IT CRUSHED HER CONFIDENCE.

>> I DON'T GET OUT AS MUCH AS I USED TO, SIMPLY BECAUSE I JUST DON'T WANT TO PUT MYSELF IN A POSITION WHERE I CAN INJURE MYSELF.

>> OKAY, WHEN YOU FEEL READY, GO AHEAD AND DROP AND TALK.

>> Reporter: TOHM SAYS, THE CLASS IS A LIFELINE.

SHE HAS LEARNED HOW TO FALL IN WAYS THAT LESSEN THE IMPACT AND PROTECT VULNERABLE AREAS.

THESE ARE CRUCIAL SKILLS FOR OLDER ADULTS, WHOSE BONES MAY BE MORE FACTUAL FRAGILE.

CASEY SAYS, THE CLASS ALSO ADDRESSES EMOTIONAL FOLLY.

>> THEY DEVELOP A REAL FEAR OF FALLING, AND END UP ISOLATING, STAYING AT HOME, NOT GOING OUT WITH FRIENDS.

UNFORTUNATELY, WHAT HAPPENS, THE LESS YOU DO, THE MORE PHYSICAL DECLINE YOU ACTUALLY EXPERIENCE.

>> Reporter: RESEARCH SHOWS THAT ONCE A SENIOR FALLS, THEIR CHANCES OF FALLING AGAIN DOUBLES.

UC ME SAN DIEGO HEALTH GERIATRICIAN NEIL EXPLAINS HOW AGING CAN DIMINISH OUR SENSE OF BALANCE.

>> WE START TO LOSE SOMETHING CALLED PROPRIOCEPTION, THE SENSORS IN OUR FEET.

THAT CAN AFFECT OUR BALANCE.

IT REDUCES SOMEWHAT OUR SENSE OF WHERE OUR FEET ARE IN REALITY.

THAT CAN MAKE IT THAT WE BECOME OFF-BALANCE A LITTLE BIT MORE EASILY.

>> Reporter: EVEN EVERYDAY FACTORS LIKE FOOTWEAR CHOICE CAN INCREASE FALL RISK.

>> REALLY THINK, SHOES ARE GOOD FOR HELPING KEEP OUR FEET COMFORTABLE, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IT REDUCES OUR SENSATION OF KIND OF WHERE OUR FEET ARE IN SPACE.

>> Reporter: MEDICATIONS CAN ALSO PLAY A ROLE.

>> IF WE ARE ON CERTAIN BLOOD PRESSURE MEDICATIONS, PSYCHIATRIC MEDICATIONS, THOSE ARE ASSOCIATED WITH HIGHER FALL RISKS.

IF WE ARE ON SLEEP MEDICATIONS, LINGER IN OUR BODY THE NEXT DAY, SO THAT CAN MAKE US A LITTLE BIT MORE FATIGUED, A LITTLE BIT MORE OFF AS WE ARE WALKING.

>> Reporter: IN A RECENT CLASS, THE GROUP IS WORKING ON STRENGTHENING THEIR BALANCE, APPROVING THEIR AGILITY, AND LEARNING TO ROLL SAFELY IN THE EVENT OF THEIR FALL.

TOHM SAID, THE CLASS HAS BEEN A VITAL STEP IN REGAINING HER CONFIDENCE .

>> I JUST HOPE TO MAINTAIN MY BALANCE, NOT FALL ANYMORE, BUT HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE THAT IF I DO, I KNOW WHAT TO DO, AND I CAN HELP MYSELF, AND NOT DEPEND ON SOMEBODY ELSE TO COME AND HELP ME.

>> Reporter: TOHM SAID, SHE IS ALSO LEARNING FROM OTHERS IN THE CLASS .

>> I MIGHT NOT HAVE THOUGHT TO DO SOMETHING ONE WAY, AND SEE SOMEBODY ELSE DO IT A DIFFERENT WAY AND TRIED THAT, AND MAKE SURE THAT IT WORKS FOR ME.

I MADE WONDERFUL FRIENDS THERE, THEY ARE SO NICE.

>> DROP YOUR BOTTOM, TALK AND ROLL.

REMEMBER YOUR CHIN.

BEAUTIFUL.

>> Reporter: HEIDI DE MARCO KPBS NEWS.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, WHAT IS AT THE TOP OF REPUBLICANS' AGENDA NOW THAT THEY CONTROL THE HOUSE, SENATE, AND THE WHITE HOUSE.

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

>>> SHOULD THE PARENT COMPANY OF FACEBOOK GET TO OWN INSTAGRAM AND WHATSAPP?

AN ANTITRUST CASE FOCUSED ON THAT QUESTION IS GOING TO TRIAL .

AMY KILEY REPORTS, THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION WANTS THE ANSWER TO BE ME KNOW.

>> Reporter: ANTITRUST CASE BREAKING UP SOCIAL MEDIA GIANT META IS HEADING TO TRIAL.

THAT AFTER A FEDERAL JUDGE DENIED THE REQUEST FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT YESTERDAY FROM THE PARENT COMPANY OF FACEBOOK.

THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION ALLEGES META OVERPAID FOR INSTAGRAM IN 2012, AND WHATSAPP IN 2014 TO STIFLE COMPETITION.

THIS IS IT SECOND ATTEMPT TO SUE META OVER THAT CLAIM AFTER DISMISSALS FROM SIMILAR SUITS FROM THE FTC AND A GROUP OF STATES FILED IN 2020.

>> FACEBOOK HAS USED IT DOMINANCE AND MONOPOLY POWER TO CRUSH SMALLER RIVALS, AND SNUFF OUT COMPETITION, ALL AT THE EXPENSE OF EVERYDAY USERS.

>> Reporter: IN AN APRIL STATEMENT ABOUT HIS REQUEST FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT, META ARGUES, IT DOES FACE COMPETITION FROM APPS LIKE TIKTOK, X, AND YOUTUBE.

IN A NEWS STATEMENT, META SAYS, TRIALS WERE APPROVED BY WHATSAPP AND INSTAGRAM HAVE BENEFITED CUSTOMERS.

THE ANTITRUST LAWSUIT AGAINST META IS NOT ALONE.

THE GOVERNMENT IS ALSO SUING THE OTHER TECH GIANTS.

>> APPLE IS ONE OF FOUR COMPANIES THAT THE HOUSE INVESTIGATED FOR POTENTIAL OF ANY COMPETITIVE VIOLATIONS BACKING 2020.

APPLE, GOOGLE, META AND AMAZON WHERE THOSE FOUR COMPANIES.

AND META IS THE LAST OF THE FOUR TO BE SUED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

SIGMA CHI AMY KILEY REPORTING.

>>> ARTIFICIAL LIFE HAS DISRUPTED THE SLEEP AND CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS OF PEOPLE.

THOMAS FUDGE SAYS, IT IS ALSO AFFECTING THE SLEEP AND BEHAVIOR OF CREATURES WHO SHARE OUR URBAN SPACE.

>> Reporter: JUST ABOUT EVERY CREATURE HAS TO SLEEP AND SLEEP PATTERNS RESPOND TO LIFE IN DARKNESS.

ONE OF THOSE CREATURES IS THE >>, AS OUTDOOR LIGHTING HAVE GROWN AND OUR LANDSCAPE, IT HAS HAD AN EFFECT ON BEES.

ASHLEY KIM IS A PHD STUDENT AT UC, SAN DIEGO.

>> IN THE CASES OF MY PAPER, I SHOW ONE INSTANCE ON CAMPUS WHERE THERE WAS A HONEYBEE COLONY THAT WAS ACTUALLY BUILDING THEIR NEST, MOST LIKELY DO TO SWARMING.

SO, THIS NEST WAS VERY CLOSE TO A STREETLAMP.

WHEN I WAS DOCUMENTING AND TAKING PICTURES OF THIS NEST, WE KNEW THEY WERE GETTING EXPOSURE TO THIS LIGHT.

>> Reporter: KIM AND HER RESEARCH TEAM DID A STUDY IN WHICH THEY KEPT BEES CONSTANTLY EXPOSED TO LIGHT THAT WAS CALIBRATED TO BE THE SAME INTENSITY AS COMMON STREETLAMPS.

KIM SAYS, ARTIFICIAL LIGHT HAD AN EFFECT ON THE BEES ARTIFICIAL CLOCKS AND THEIR BEHAVIOR.

>> OVERTIME, THROUGHOUT OUR TRIAL, WE SAW THAT TODAY'S FOUR AND FIVE STARTED TO LOSE THEIR INTERNAL CLOCK RHYTHM, AND THEN THAT IS WHEN THEY WERE LIKE, I DON'T KNOW WHEN TO SLEEP, SO THEY WERE ACTUALLY TAKING MORE NAPS THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

>> Reporter: OVERALL, THEY SLEPT SIGNIFICANTLY LESS AND THEIR FORAGING WAS LESS EFFECTIVE.

BEES USE AN ACTIVITY CALLED THE WAGGLE DANCE THAT YOU SEE HERE WITH THE BEE WITH THE RED DOT ON IT TO SHOW LITTLE FOOD.

AND WITH SLEEP, THEIR DANCE IS INEFFECTIVE AND THEIR DANCE CAN BE INACCURATE.

ARTIFICIAL LIGHT ALSO DISRUPTS THE CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS OF HUMANS.

EMILY SAYS, DISRUPTING SLEEP PATTERNS THROUGH ARTIFICIAL LIFE LIGHT OR SHIFT WORK IS JUST PLAIN BAD FOR YOUR HEALTH.

>> IF YOU HAVE SEVERE CIRCADIAN DISRUPTION, PRETTY MUCH EVERY DISEASE IS ASSOCIATED WITH IT.

YOU WILL HAVE INCREASED RISK FOR DIABETES, CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS, EFFECTIVE DISORDERS, LIKE BIPOLAR, DEPRESSION, REFLUX , AND IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME, ALMOST ANYTHING YOU CAN THINK OF WHEN YOU DISRUPT YOUR CIRCADIAN SYSTEM.

HE WILL HAVE AN INCREASED RISK OF THAT.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS, EVERY LIVING ORGANISM HAS CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS THAT WERE ORIGINALLY OBSERVED IN PLANTS.

THE BEES STUDIED BY KIM WERE EUROPEAN HONEYBEES, WHICH SLEPT IN THEIR AT NIGHT.

THEY SUPPORT GREATER EXPOSURE TO LIFE WHEN THEY SWARMED, OR SLEEP OUTSIDE IN THE SUMMER.

THE IT IS BASICALLY TOO HOT INSIDE OF THEIR COLONY, SO BEES WILL ACTUALLY NATURALLY HANG OUTSIDE OF THEIR NEST JUST TO COOL DOWN.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS, ARTIFICIAL LIGHT CAN AFFECT SOME OF THE AGRICULTURE AND ECOLOGICAL FUNCTION OF THESE REDUCING THEIR ABILITY TO FORGE AND POLLINATE PLANTS.

THOMAS FUDGE KPBS NEWS.

>>> SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER AFFECTS MILLIONS OF AMERICANS, BUT MANY DON'T REALIZE IT.

MANDY GAITHER HAS THE SIGNS OF THIS FORM OF DEPRESSION AND WAYS TO COPE WITH THE SYMPTOMS.

>> Reporter: THE DAYS ARE SHORTER, AND DARKER.

THE TEMPERATURES ARE GETTING COLDER.

IF YOU FEEL DOWN THIS TIME OF YEAR, YOU ARE NOT ALONE .

>> IT IS EXTREMELY COMMON IN COLD-WEATHER CLIMATES, ESPECIALLY THIS TIME OF YEAR WITH SYMPTOMS BEGINNING AND INTENSIFYING THROUGHOUT THE WINTER, EVEN INTO THE SPRING.

>> Reporter: LIKE THIS CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST ALAN MORELAND WITH CLEVELAND CLINIC SAYS, LACK OF SUNLIGHT CAN IMPACT VITAMIN D LEVELS IN SEROTONIN, WHICH HELPS REGULATE MOOD, BEHAVIOR, SLEEP CYCLE, AND MEMORY.

IT CAN LEAD TO SYMPTOMS LIKE SADNESS, LOSS OF INTEREST, FATIGUE, AND FLUCTUATING APPETITE.

HE SAYS, MAINTAINING A HEALTHY ROUTINE CAN HELP.

>> GOING TO BED AROUND THE SAME TIME, TRYING TO GET UP AROUND THE SAME TIME, MONITORING DIET, AND ANY POTENTIAL ALCOHOL, OR OTHER SUBSTANCE USAGE, ENGAGING IN PHYSICAL EXERCISE, MAKING SURE THAT YOU SOCIALIZE, ENGAGING IN ANY CREATIVE OUTLET.

>> Reporter: MORELAND ALSO SUGGESTED USING A SUN LAMP, WHICH CAN MIMIC NATURAL LIGHT AND HELP REGULATE THE SLEEP CYCLE.

HE SAYS, MEDICATIONS CAN HELP TREAT SYMPTOMS OF ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION, AS CAN TALK THERAPY , BUT IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT FOR A PERSON WITH SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER TO STAY CONNECTED TO OTHERS.

>> IT IS VERY EASY TO KIND OF HIBERNATE DURING THIS TIME OF YEAR.

AND YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ENGAGE IN SOCIAL OUTLETS.

>> Reporter: FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I AM MANDY GAITHER.

>>> DR. SAID, IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING SYMPTOMS OF SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER AND IT IS IMPACTING YOUR DAY TO DAY FUNCTION, SEEK MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT.

>>> STARGAZERS HAVE A SPECIAL REASON TO LOOK SKYWARD THIS WEEKEND.

THE LAST SUPERMOON OF THE YEAR ARRIVES TOMORROW.

THAT IS WHEN A FULL MOON HAPPENS WHILE IT IS AT ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO THE EARTH, MAKING THE MOON WRITER AND BIGGER THAN USUAL.

THIS MOON WILL ALSO BE A BEAVER MOON, WHICH GOT ITS NAME BECAUSE WINTER IS WHEN BEAVERS PREPARE FOR WINTER BY STRENGTHENING THEIR DAMS AND STORING MORE FOOD.

>>> OH THE CHANGES WE WILL FIND IN THE UPCOMING HOUR, AS WE BRING IN SOME COOLER AIR, RAIN SHOWERS, AND EVEN SOME SNOW AT THE VERY HIGHEST ELEVATION, THE TOP OF MT.

LAGUNA IS PROBABLY THE ONLY SPOT WE WILL BE PICKING UP MOST OF THAT SNOW.

CLEAR ERROR IN PLACE FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

SUNDAY, WE WILL TRY TO WARM UP, BUT A WARMING TREND WILL CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEK, ESPECIALLY AS WE GET THROUGH THE MIDDLE PART OF THE WEEK.

LET'S START WITH THE NUMBERS, THEY ARE BACK IN THE MID-50s FOR THE CITY.

NOTICE RAIN SHOWERS AS YOU GET TOWARD SOME OF THE INLET AREAS, ESPECIALLY TOWARD THE MOUNTAINS, THAT'S WHERE WE PICK UP THE RAIN SHOWERS.

MT.

LAGUNA 34 FOR THE LOW.

WHAT WE FIND IS YOU GET ABOUT 35,000 FEET, THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR SNOW, YOU HAVE TO BE UP THERE PRETTY HIGH IN ORDER TO ENCOUNTER SOME OF THAT SNOW, BUT THERE WILL BE AT LEAST A CHANCE TO SEE SNOWFALL, MORE THAN POSSIBLY AN INCH IN A FEW OF THOSE HIGH ELEVATIONS.

HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED, THE MONSTER CONTINUES TO DRIVE ITS WAY SOUTH INTO TONIGHT, THAT IS WHERE WE PICK UP THOSE SHOWERS.

IT PROBABLY WILL BE AN AFTER MIDNIGHT THREATS, CONTINUING INTO TOMORROW MORNING.

YOU CAN SEE SHOWERS STILL HOLDING ON.

NOT EVERYONE GETS THEM, BUT THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SOME RAINFALL THAT MAY HOLD ON AS SOON AS TOMORROW EVENING, BEFORE THINGS ARE TO DIE DOWN THEN.

TOMORROW, WE DO HAVE RAIN IN THE FORECAST, AT LEAST IN THE FORECAST.

BREATHING IN THE UPPER 60s.

THAT IS A CLEAR DAY FOR US.

LOOK AT THE NUMBERS IN THE MID 60s FOR THE COAST.

HERE IT IS, COOL.

REMEMBER, ESPECIALLY AS YOU GET INTO THOSE INLAND AND MOUNTAINOUS COMMUNITIES, THERE WILL BE A LOT OF WIND TO BE CONCERNED WITH, PARTICULARLY TONIGHT, TOMORROW MORNING.

JUST WATCH, IT WILL BE WINDY AS THAT COOL AIR CHARGES ITS WAY THROUGH REALLY TONIGHT, INTO FRIDAY, AND SATURDAY ALSO POSSIBLY STILL GOING TO A FEW SHOWERS INLAND.

I THINK THE STORY IS FOR THE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES, AGAIN, THOSE SHOWERS COME THROUGH TONIGHT PRETTY WINDY, AND WE STAY COOL INTO SATURDAY.

BY SUNDAY, BACK INTO THE 40s.

FOR OUR DESERT COMMUNITIES, WE WILL CLIMB INTO THE 70s AGAIN AFTER A ROUND OF 60s FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

I AM ACCUWEATHER MARIE METEOROLOGIST.

>>> AT THE PARK MIGHT NOT BE THE FIRST PLACE THAT COMES TO MIND FOR TEACHING CHILDREN, BUT AT SEAWORLD TODAY, THE PARK BECAME A GIANT CLASSROOM FOR S.T.E.M., SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH.

STUDENTS SPENT THE DAY LEARNING AND HAVING SOME FUN.

>> Reporter: THE MIDST OF THE WHALES, PENGUINS, AND ALL THE RIDES, THERE WAS SOMETHING MORE AT SEAWORLD TODAY FOR ABOUT 1000 STUDENTS, FIRST GRADE THROUGH 12th FROM AROUND THE COUNTY, AND AS FAR AWAY AS L.A. >> WE WILL BE USING THE WEIGHT OF THE DOLPHIN AND THE VELOCITY IN WHICH THEY ARE SWIMMING, SO HOW FAST THEY ARE SWIMMING.

>> Reporter: FOR THE SECOND TIME, SEAWORLD POSTED A DAY.

STUDENTS WERE OFFERED DISCOUNT TICKETS AND LOTS OF LEARNING ABOUT THINGS LIKE SHARKS TEETH AND HOW THEY CAN TELL HOW BIG A SHARK IS OR WAS FROM THOSE TEETH, HOW MUCH PRESSURE THEY BRING TO BEAR WHEN CHOMPING DOWN ON SOME UNLUCKY PREY.

>> I KNEW THE REST OF MY STUDENTS AND FRIENDS WOULD BE EXCITED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT S.T.E.M.

>> Reporter: SOPHIA AND HER FRIEND ARE BOTH EIGHTH GRADERS AT HIGH-TECH MIDDLE MESA.

WHEN WE CAUGHT UP WITH THEM, THEY HAD JUST VISITED THE SHARK LEARNING STATION, BUT THEY SAID, THEY REALLY LIKED WHAT THEY SAW AND FELT AT ANOTHER STATION, A STOP WHERE THEY LEARNED ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF BLUBBER.

>> I KNOW IT IS PROBABLY REALLY COLD IN THOSE WATERS, AND HOW THEY HAVE DONE IT AND THEY'VE DEVELOPED TO PROTECT THEIR SKIN AND STAY WARM.

>> I AM THE MANAGER OF THE CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HERE AT SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: MIKE DUNN HAS BEEN AT THIS FOR WHILE, 35 YEARS AT SEAWORLD.

S.T.E.M.

DAY IF HIS IDEA.

MAGNET >>'S MONTHLY ARTICLE ON PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE, AS YOU WALK AROUND THE WORLD, WE HAVE TO SIGN SURROUNDING YOU THE ENTIRE VISIT.

>> Reporter: THERE IS AN OLD SCHOOL FLAVOR BEHIND THE NECK.

ALL OF THE STUDENTS ARE GIVING AGE-APPROPRIATE PAPER BOOKLETS AND PENCILS TO, GASP, ACTUALLY WRITE DOWN WHAT THEY HAVE LEARNED.

WE HAVE SEEN THE SHARK MOUTH, WE HAVE SEEN THE BLUBBER, WE HAVE SEEN THE PENGUINS, BUT ROLLER COASTERS?

OH YES, THERE IS SCIENCE BEHIND THEM TO MAKE, OF COURSE, AND THE KIDS LEARN ABOUT IT.

>> WE HAD SOME REALLY FUN RIDES WHERE KIDS ARE ABLE TO RIDE IT FOR HER, OR ARTICLE RESCUE AND LEARN ABOUT CENTRIFUGAL FORCES, VELOCITY, THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

>> Reporter: DONE AND SAID, HE LOVES NOTHING MORE THAN TO SPARK AN INTEREST IN THEM FOR THESE YOUNG PEOPLE.

THAT WAS A FOREGONE CONCLUSION FOR JENNA.

MAKING LEARNING FUN, A GOAL OF TEACHERS THROUGHOUT HISTORY, ONE THAT IS PROBABLY A BIT EASIER TO REALIZE WHEN THE CLASSROOM IS A THEME PARK.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS.

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AND ROUNDTABLE IS DISCUSSING HOW THE TRUMPET MENSTRUATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE BORDER POLICY AND WHAT THAT MEANS FOR OUR REGION.

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