>>>HELLO.

IT IS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

NOT GUILTY IS THE VERDICT FROM A NAVY JUDGE IN THE TRIAL OF A SAILOR CHARGED WITH SETTING THE FIRE ON THE SHIP IN SAN DIEGO IN JULY 2020.

OUR REPORTER WAS IN THE MILITARY COURTROOM WHEN THE JUDGE HANDED DOWN HIS DECISION.>> WENDY 21-YEAR-OLD CREW ENTERED THE COURTROOM ON FRIDAY HE WAS SMILING AND TALKING WITH HIS ATTORNEYS.

HIS MOM CAME OVER TO GIVE HIM A KISS BEFORE THE VERDICT.

THE JUDGE CAPTAIN SAYS HE WAS NOT GUILTY ON CHARGES OF WILL FOR HAZARDING OF A VESSEL AND AGGRAVATED ARSON.

HE BROKE INTO TEARS AND THEN EMBRACED HIS FAMILY.

>> I AM GRATEFUL THAT THIS IS FINALLY OVER.

>> HE WAS OUT SMILING AFTER THEY ACQUITTED HIM OF STARTING A FIRE THAT DESTROYED THE SHIP THAT TURNED OUT TO BE ONE OF THE WORST FIRES IN U.S. NAVY HISTORY WITH THE SHIP BURNING FOUR DAYS AT THE NAVAL BASE.

THE TRIAL LASTED 10 DAYS.

PROSECUTORS ALLEGED BACK IN JULY 2020 HE WAS DISGRUNTLED OVER A FAILED ATTEMPT TO BECOME A NAVY SEAL.

THEY SAY HE VENTED HIS FRUSTRATION BY IGNITING A FIRE IN THE LOWER WHOLE OF THE BILLION-DOLLAR SHIP.

IT WITNESSED TESTIFIED HE WAS IN THE AREA WHERE THE FIRE STARTED BUT THE ATTORNEYS DENIED HE WAS INVOLVED AND APPOINTED TO A LACK OF PHYSICAL EVIDENCE FROM THE PROSECUTION.

>> THIS IS EXACTLY WHY THEY PROVIDE DEFENSE COUNSEL SO THE INNOCENCE HALOGEN I END UP CONVICTED FOR CRIMES THEY DID NOT COMMIT.

>> THE FORMER ATTORNEY AND CONSULTANT SAYS THE LOWER PART OF THE SHIP WAS A JUNKYARD AND FULL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.

HE SAYS WE MAY NEVER KNOW HOW THE FIRE WAS ULTIMATELY STARTED.

>> I BELIEVE THE NAVY WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN UP THEIR MESS BY ACCUSING HIM OF THE ALLEGATIONS.

>> A SPOKESMAN FOR THE FLEET ACKNOWLEDGED THE ACQUITTAL AND SAID THE NAVY IS COMMITTED TO UPHOLDING THE PRINCIPLE OF DUE PROCESS AND A FAIR TRIAL.

HE SAYS HE IS HAPPY WITH THE OUTCOME, BUT SUFFERED IRREPARABLE DAMAGE.

>> I LOST TIME AND FRIENDS.

I LOST FRIENDS AND TIME AND MY ENTIRE NAVY CAREER WAS RUINED.

I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO STARTING OVER.

>>> LOCAL ACTIVISTS ARE NOT GIVING UP THEIR FIGHT TO STOP DEATHS IN JAILS EVEN THOUGH THE GOVERNOR VETOED A BILL CONNECTED TO THE DEATH TOLL.

OUR REPORTER TELLS US WHAT THEY ARE PLANNING NEXT.>> ADVOCATING FOR CHANGE INSIDE SAN DIEGO COUNTY JAILS FOR YEARS.

HE SAYS IT IS SHOCKING HE VETOED IT.

A BILL INTENDED TO PREVENT MORE DEATHS.

>> WE BELIEVE IN YOU.

WE SUPPORT YOU.

WHEN IT CAME DOWN TO THE ZERO WERE THEN WE GAVE IT.

>> MORE THAN THAT, HE SAYS THE FAMILIES OF THE VICTIMS FEEL SO BETRAYED THEY WANT TO LEAVE THE ADVOCACY GROUP HE COFOUNDED TO CREATE CHANGE.

>> YOU SENT THEM BACK SO FAR POLITICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY.

SOME OF THEM HAVE EVEN WENT FOR EXTRA COUNSELING JUST FROM THE EFFECTS OF THIS VETOING OF THE BILL.

YOU MADE A HURT IN THE FAMILIES HEARTS THAT I AM STILL TRYING TO BRIDGE THE GAP AND PLUG THE HOLES OF THE DESPAIR THAT THE FAMILIES FELT FROM THIS VETO.

>> THIS ASSEMBLY MEMBER INTRODUCED THE SAVING LIVES IN CUSTODY ACT IN RESPONSE TO A STATE AUDIT OF THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY JAIL SYSTEM THAT FOUND THAT SEVERANCE AMONG THE HIGHEST IN CALIFORNIA FOR THE PAST 15 YEARS AND AUTHORITIES HAVE CONSISTENTLY FAILED TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM.

>> I AM DISAPPOINTED.

I WOULD LET THEM KNOW I BELIEVE THEY GOT THIS ONE WRONG.

THEY GOT THE VETO WRONG.

STATUS QUO IS NOT WORKING.

>> HE WAS REJECTING THE BILL BECAUSE IT CALLED FOR ADDING MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS TO THE BOARD OF STATE AND COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS.

HE SAID THOSE ADDITIONS COULD IMPEDE THEIR ABILITY TO TIMELY CARRY OUT THEIR MISSION.

THEY SAY THAT IS A POOR EXCUSE BECAUSE THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY MEMBERS WITH MEDICAL OR MENTAL HEALTH BACKGROUNDS.

>> IF YOU HAVE THOSE PEOPLE ON THE BOARD IT DOES NOT SLOW DOWN THE PROCESS.

IT COULD SPEEDED UP BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE VOICE OF EXPERTISE THERE.

>> THEY SAY THE FIGHT IS NOT OVER.

>> THE FIRST THING IS TO REASSURE THE FAMILIES WE CAN DO THIS.

>> NOW IS A TIME TO RENEW THE FIGHT WITHIN AND GET READY FOR THE NEXT BATTLE.

>> THEY PLAN TO HOLD A RALLY ON MONDAY.

>>> RENT, GAS, FOOD, AND UTILITY COSTS ARE RISING ACROSS THE U.S. AND IN SAN DIEGO.

COST OF LIVING IS FRONT OF LIVING FOR MANY THESE DAYS WITH THOSE LOOKING FOR WORK ESPECIALLY.

>> WITH THE AVERAGE PRICE OF A GALLON OF GUYS AGAIN NEARING AN ALL-TIME HIGH IN SAN DIEGO AND RENT NOT FAR BEHIND BASIC NECESSITIES ARE BECOMING HARDER TO AFFORD.

>> IT IS HARD.

RIGHT NOW WE ARE STRUGGLING.

>> HE IS A REFUGEE AND FORMER DIPLOMAT FROM AFGHANISTAN.

FRIDAY HE AND HIS WIFE WERE AT A JOB FAIR.

HE IS CURRENTLY WORKING NIGHT SHIFTS AT THE FRONT DESK OF A HOTEL.

>> I BELIEVE I WILL FIND THE JOB THAT I WANT, AND I SHOULD BE ABLE TO.

>> THE EVENTS WELCOMED THEM AND SPECIFICALLY CATER TO IMMIGRANTS FROM HIS HOMELAND AND UKRAINE.

THAT IS WHERE THEIR FAMILY RECENTLY ARRIVED FROM.

THEY HAVE BEEN LIVING WITH THE HOST FAMILY FOR THE PAST THREE MONTHS.

>> WE CAME HERE TO HAVE A BETTER LIFE, AND TRAN TO FIND OPPORTUNITIES.

WE CAME WITH OUR FAMILY.

NOW WE ARE LOOKING FOR A JOB BECAUSE WE GOT OUR WORK AUTHORIZATION.

>> EVEN WITH MINIMUM WAGE GOING UP MAKING ENOUGH MONEY TO COVER DAILY EXPENSES IS TOUGHER FOR MANY OF THE IMMIGRANTS AT THE JOB FAIR.

THIS IS THE SENIOR DIRECTOR OF PARTNERSHIPS AND ENGAGEMENT AND AN AFGHAN REFUGEE HERSELF.

YOUR ORGANIZATION IS OFFERING JOBS WITH PATHWAYS FOR GROWTH.

>> RIGHT NOW SOME OF THE NEWCOMERS ARE WORKING 2+ JOBS IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD THE COST OF LIVING HERE.

WE WANT TO PUT THEM ON A PATHWAY TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY.

>> THEY LOOK TO TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO A WIDE RANGE OF CREATORS.

MANY INTERVIEWS ARE CONDUCTED ON THE SPOT WITH ATTENDEES HOPING TO SECURE A JOB AND FINANCIAL STABILITY DURING THESE EXPENSIVE TIMES.

>> FAMILIES CAN GET A BREAK FROM THE HIGH PRICES AND HAVE SOME FUN ALL OCTOBER.

COMING UP.

A LOOK AT THE MUSEUMS WHERE KIDS CAN GET IN FOR FREE.

>>> AMTRAK SERVICE IS NOW CUT OFF DUE TO A TRACK) AND CLEMENTE.

THE CIVIC SURF LINER AND COMMUTER SERVICE HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED BETWEEN OCEANSIDE BECAUSE OF SHIFTING COASTAL GROUND.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY HAS DEALT WITH SOME OF THE SAME PROBLEMS OF TRAIN TRACKS ON UNSTABLE SEASIDE BLUFFS AND HAS TAKEN STEPS TO STABILIZE THE SLOPES.

THE CEO SAYS THE ONLY REAL SOLUTION IS MOVING THE TRACK IN WORD.

>> YOU CAN PATCH AND STABILIZE AS MUCH AS YOU WANT, BUT NATURE WILL WIN AT THE END OF THE DAY.

THAT IS WHY WE SHOULD NOT WASTE ANY MORE MONEY WITH PATCHING , BUT ACTUALLY WORKING HARD TO MOVE THIS PART OF THE BLUFF.

>> IT WILL LAST ABOUT 2 MONTHS.

THEY WERE APPROVED PROVIDE TRAINED SERVICE USING CONNECTING BUS SERVICE TO COVER THE ROUTE.

A >>> FLU SEASON IS COMING.

HEALTH OFFICIALS URGE EVERYONE TO GET VACCINATED FOR COVID AND INFLUENZA.

IT IS SAFE TO GET THEM BOTH AT THE SAME TIME, IN FACT IT IS NOT A GOOD IDEA TO DELAY EITHER SHOT.

THE NEW BOOSTER IS AVAILABLE TO ANYONE AGED 12 AND OLDER.

THE CDC RECOMMENDS PEOPLE GET THE COVID VACCINE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND GET A FLU SHOT BY THE END OF OCTOBER.

>>> IN NEW YORK IS JOINING CALIFORNIA AS A STATE PLANNING TO PHASE OF THE SALE OF NEW GAS POWERED CARS IN THE YEARS AHEAD.

TELLING US ABOUT THE WORK NEEDED TO KEEP ALL OF THEM CHARGED UP.>> CALIFORNIA IS GOING TO BE VERY IMPORTANT IN INFLUENCING THE SALE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES.

COMPANIES WERE NOT ONLY EXCITED WHEN CALIFORNIA ANNOUNCED IT LAST MONTH, BUT ALSO NEW YORK BECAUSE WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE COMBINATION OF NEW YORK AND CALIFORNIA THAT IS ALMOST 16 MILLION PEOPLE.

THE OTHER THING THEY ANNOUNCED IS THE INFRASTRUCTURE.

THEY SAY THEY WOULD PUT IN OVER $250 MILLION TRAN TO PUT IN ELECTRONIC CHARGING STATIONS.

IN THE ACT THERE ARE $5 BILLION SET ASIDE TO BUILD A NETWORK OF ELECTRIC CHARGING STATIONS ON 75,000 MILES OF ROADS IN THE COUNTRY.

THIS BECOMES THE NEXT BIG THING TO ENSURE ANY OTHER STATE THAT ADOPTS THE SIMILAR KIND OF PLAN IS ABLE TO SUPPORT THAT AND MANAGE THE TRANSITION OVER THE NEXT 5-10 OR MORE YEARS.

>>> RECOVERY EFFORTS RAMP UP IN FLORIDA WHILE HURRICANE IAN MAKES A SECOND LANDFALL IN THE CAROLINAS.

COMING UP AFTER "EVENING EDITION."

>>> GOVERNOR NEWSOM IS DEPLOYING A TEAM TO FLORIDA TO HELP IN THE AFTERMATH OF HURRICANE IN INCLUDING NUMBERS FOR BOTH THE SAN DIEGO AND CHULA VISTA FIRE DEPARTMENTS.

SPECIAL TEAMS ARE ALSO GOING OUT TO ASSIST WITH ANIMAL RESCUES.

SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY'S EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM DEPLOYED EARLY THIS MORNING WILL CONDUCT WATER OPERATIONS IN BOATS AS WELL AS SEARCH AND RESCUE OF ANIMALS ON LAND.

>> MY TEAM IS VERY EXCITED.

I DO NOT THINK ANY OF US SLEPT LAST NIGHT.

WE ARE READY TO HELP WHEREVER NEEDED.

>> ONE WAY YOU CAN HELP IS BY DONATING BLOOD.

THE CEO SAYS THEY HAVE ALREADY PROVIDED PLATELETS TO BLOOD CENTERS IN FLORIDA.>>> LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE WEATHER HEADLINES FOR WHAT WE CAN EXPECT.

THE MARINE LAYER CONTINUING TO BRING CLOUDS AND FOG ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING HOURS.

IT MAY RETREAT A LITTLE TOWARDS THE COAST, BUT IT COULD HANG ON FOR SOME OF THE BEACHES FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

ISOLATED STORM POSSIBLE AND THEN SOME WARM DAYS AHEAD INTO NEXT WEEK.

LOOKING AT THE FORECAST TONIGHT AS WE KEEP THOSE CLOUDS IN OCEANSIDE DOWN TO ABOUT 61.

SAN DIEGO DROPS TO ABOUT 66.

WE WILL SEE SOME OF THOSE 50s IN THE MOUNTAINS.

FEELING PRETTY GOOD FROM TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING.

TRAN TO TOMORROW AFTERNOON TO THE MARINE LAYER BRINGS US SOME OF THOSE CLOUDS ALONG THE COAST.

STILL DEALING WITH THOSE HOT TEMPERATURES IN BORREGO SPRINGS.

CLOSE TO 100.

COOLER WEATHER INTO THE MOUNTAINS.

SHOULD STAY MAINLY DRIVE FOR TOMORROW.

LOOKING AT SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE DAY ON SUNDAY.

THE BETTER CHANCE TO SEE THE SPOTTY SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL STAY A LITTLE BIT TO OUR EAST THROUGH THE FOUR CORNERS INTO SUNDAY.

HERE IS A LOOK AT THE FIVE DAY OUTLOOK FOR THE COAST .

LOOKING NICE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY GET WARMER AS WE HEAD INTO THE START OF NEXT WEEK.

FURTHER INLAND WE ARE TALKING ABOUT 80s FOR THE WEEKEND FIXING SOME OF THE CLOUD COVER LINGERING ON SATURDAY.

MORE SUNSHINE ON SUNDAY.

THE GRADUAL WARMING TREND INTO THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK.

IN THE MOUNTAINS 70s FOR THE WEEKEND.

ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

THEN WE WILL SEE TEMPERATURES INTO THE 70s NEXT WEEK.

THE DESERT CONTINUES TO STAY WARM.>>> THIS SAN DIEGO CONGRESSMAN IS COSPONSORING A BILL THAT WOULD SET AN AGENDA FOR STUDYING MARIJUANA.

IT WOULD ALSO ALLOW RESEARCHERS TO BUY AND TEST THE MANY PRODUCTS FOUND IN LEGAL CANNABIS SHOPS.

OUR REPORTER HAS THE STORY.

>> THIS TAKES ME ON A TOUR OF HIS MARIJUANA SHOP IN UNINCORPORATED.

THE FOUNDER AND CEO WHERE HE LEGALLY SELLS A WIDE VARIETY OF PRODUCTS.

HE SAYS MOST PEOPLE STILL COME TO BY IT SO THEY CAN ROLL THEIR OWN, BUT THERE IS A LOT MORE TO CHOOSE FROM.

>> FEES WE MAKE ON-SITE, BUT THEY ARE STRONGER BECAUSE IT IS INFUSED.

WE PUT IT ON THE INSIDE, BUT WE TAKE THE OIL THAT IS EXTRACTED FROM THE PLANT AND THE POWDERY SUBSTANCE THAT COMES OFF OF IT, AND WE ROLL IT INTO IT HERE >> THEN THERE ARE THE TOPICAL'S .

LIQUID INFUSED WITH CANNABIS THAT IS OFTEN USED AS MEDICINE.

THE AFFECTS OF THE MANY PRODUCTS MAY BE KNOWN TO THE PEOPLE WHO USE THEM, BUT LITTLE IS KNOWN ABOUT HOW THEY MIGHT AFFECT MOST PEOPLE OR WHY THEY WORK THE WAY THEY DO.

THAT IS BECAUSE THE PRODUCTS CANNOT BE LEGALLY STUDIED DUE TO FEDERAL LAW, WHICH CALLS IT A SCHEDULE ONE NARCOTIC.

DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMAN SCOTT PETERSON SPONSORED A BILL THAT WOULD SHIELD RESEARCHERS FROM LEGAL SANCTIONS FOR ACQUIRING AND TESTING STATE LEGAL CANNABIS PRODUCTS.

IT WOULD ALSO CREATE NEW PRIORITIES FOR STUDYING MARIJUANA PRODUCTS.

>> THE IDEA IS TO DEVELOP A NATIONAL RESEARCH AGENDA TO MEASURE SAFETY, EFFICACY, THE LONG-TERM EFFECTS.

MAY BE A SOBRIETY TEST.

ALL THOSE THINGS NEED TO HAPPEN WITH CANNABIS AROUND THE COUNTRY.

>> IT WOULD ESTABLISH 10 MARIJUANA RESEARCH CENTERS AROUND THE COUNTRY GET ONE OF THEM WOULD MOST LIKELY BE AT UC SAN DIEGO.

THIS PSYCHIATRY PROFESSOR IS THE DIRECTOR AT THE CENTER FOR MEDICINAL CANNABIS RESEARCH AND HAS BEEN STUDYING IT FOR TWO DECADES BUT THE EXPLOSION OF THE MARIJUANA INDUSTRY IN STATES WHERE IT IS LEGAL HAS CREATED MANY NEW QUESTIONS.

>> FOR AN EXAMPLE IN CALIFORNIA PEOPLE ARE GETTING PRODUCTS WITH MANY DIFFERENT STRENGTHS OF THC AND COMBINATIONS OF CBD AND THC AND OTHER PRODUCTS.

THEY ARE ALSO TAKING THEM NOT NECESSARILY BY SMOKING, BUT BY VAPORIZING IN SOME OTHER WAY.

MAYBE EVEN RUBBING IT ON TO THEIR SKIN.

WE KNOW VERY LITTLE ABOUT HOW THESE PRODUCTS ARE READILY ABSORBED INTO THE BODY AND METABOLIZED AND WORK.

>> THC IS THE CHEMICAL THAT MAKES YOU HIGH AND ALSO HAS PROVEN MEDICINAL EFFECTS.

ONE EFFECTIVE CANNABIS THAT IS BOTH DOCUMENTED IS PAIN RELIEF.

THIS PROFESSOR OF ANESTHESIOLOGY SPOKE ON THE TOPIC IN A NEWS CONFERENCE LAST MONTH AND SAID THE CORRECT USE OF CANNABIS BY PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC PAIN SHOWS IMPRESSIVE RESULTS.

>> WE SAW REDUCTIONS IN PAIN AND OPIOIDS, AND EVEN ELIMINATION OF OPIOIDS IN PATIENTS.

THIS WAS RESULTING IN PAIN RELIEF WITH IMPROVED SLEEP AND FUNCTION.

>> ALSO THERE WAS AN AFGHAN WAR VETERAN WHO CREDITS CANNABIS FOR GETTING HIM OFF OPIOIDS.

>> I HAD A CRIPPLING OPIATE ADDICTION MOST OF MY LIFE.

COMPOUNDED BY A MY TRAUMAS IN AFGHANISTAN.

CANNABIS FINALLY AFTER DECADES EMPOWERED ME WITH THE ABILITY TO SEARCH WITHIN MYSELF THE STRENGTH TO OVERCOME MY ADDICTION.

>> SO FAR THERE IS NO KNOWN OPPOSITION TO THE ACT, WHICH HE CALLS BIPARTISAN, AND IT HAS REPUBLICAN COSPONSOR.

DAVID JOYCE FROM OHIO.

BACK AT THE CANNABIS SHOP THEY HAVE PLENTY OF ADVICE FOR WHAT KIND OF CANNABIS WORKS FOR WHAT AILMENTS, BUT ADMITS HE DOES NOT KNOW WHY IT WORKS.

>> IT WOULD BE GREAT TO UNDERSTAND BETTER WHAT YOUR DOSAGE SHOULD BE PURE WHAT IS THE BEST FORM FOR YOU TO BE TAKING?

WE KNOW A LOT OF IT ANECDOTALLY.

IF WE COULD HAVE SOME SIGNIFICANT LARGE-SCALE STUDIES WE COULD LEARN A LOT MORE.

>> FOR NOW THE MARIJUANA USE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH COMES FROM THE SAME FEDERALLY SANCTIONED FARM IN MISSISSIPPI.

SOME VENDORS SAY THE QUALITY OF THE MARIJUANA IS POOR AND BEHIND THE TIMES.

THEY ADMIT GIVEN THE PRODUCTS AVAILABLE TODAY WHAT THEY CAN GET FROM THAT FARM DOES NOT REFLECT WHAT IS SOLD ON THE MARKET.

>>> CLONE, BUT STILL ONE OF A KIND.

HE WAS CLONED 2 YEARS AGO FROM THE DNA OF A FROZEN HORSE FROM 42 YEARS AGO.

NOW THE ENDANGERED HORSE IS WITH HIS OWN KIND.

A FEMALE NAMED HOLLY PEAVY SAN DIEGO ZOO EXPERTS HOPE HE WILL LEARN HOW TO BE A WILDHORSE AND MAY EVEN BE ABLE TO BREED IN A FEW YEARS.

THE HORSE IS EXTINCT IN THE WILD AND HAS ONLY BEEN FOUND IN ZOOS FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS THOUGH SOME WILD HERDS HAVE BEEN REINTRODUCED TO THEIR NATIVE HOME IN CHINA AND MONGOLIA.

>>> IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR FUN AND EDUCATIONAL THINGS TO DO WITH YOUR CHILDREN OCTOBER IS YOUR MONTH.

KIDS GET IN FREE AT MORE THAN 50 MUSEUMS AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

HERE IS MORE ON THE KIDS FREE SAN DIEGO.

>> THE CONCEPT IS SIMPLE.>> IT IS ABOUT KIDS AND FAMILIES HAVING FUN AT MUSEUMS AND SAVING MONEY.

>> THE COUNCIL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS CHARGED UP.

THIS IS THE 11th YEAR FOR THE EVENT, BUT THIS YEAR THERE IS A LOT MORE TO DO.

>> WE ARE TWICE AS BIG AS LAST YEAR.

THERE ARE OVER 50 MUSEUMS.

>> EACH MUSEUM HANDLES ADMISSION A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY.

>> SOME ARE FREE FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY.

AUTHORS YOU BUY A TICKET FOR AN ADULT AND KIDS GET TO GO FREE.

>> SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS ARE SPONSORING THE EVENT.

>> FIRST FIVE SAN DIEGO IS A LOCAL COMMISSION THAT FUNDS A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES FOR PREGNANT WOMEN AND YOUNG CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

>> THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SAYS THE EVENT FITS RIGHT INTO THEIR CORE MISSION.

THE HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN.

>> 90% OF THE DEVELOPMENT OCCURS IN THE FIRST FIVE YEARS OF LIFE.

WHEN THE CHILDREN ARE EXPERIENCING THOSE EXPERIENCES THEIR BRAIN IS DEVELOPING.

WHEN THE CHILDREN ARE YOUNG THEY LEARN THROUGH ALL OF THEIR SENSES.

THEY ARE REALLY GOING TO LEARN AND EVENTUALLY JUST BE READY FOR SCHOOL.

>> THERE IS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE.

THE MUSEUMS UP AND DOWN THE COUNTY ARE A PART OF THE EVENT THIS YEAR.>> WE HAVE THE PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RAILWAY MUSEUM WHERE YOU CAN GO OUT AND TAKE TRAIN RIDES.

>> THERE IS SO MUCH FOR THE CHILDREN TO EXPERIENCE IN OCTOBER, BUT SOMETHING TELLS ME THAT ONE PARTICULAR PLACE IS GOING TO PROVE VERY POPULAR AMONG THE YOUNGER ONES.

>> THIS IS RIGHT UP OUR ALLEY.

THE MUSEUM OFFERS CONTENT THAT THE KIDS IN OUR CITY LOVE.

>> WHAT IS NOT TO LOVE ABOUT SPIDERMAN?

YOU WILL FIND EVERY MANIFESTATION OF HIM IMAGINABLE HERE, AND WHO KNEW THERE IS A DISPLAY OF THE CELEBRATED AUTHOR ERNEST HEMINGWAY AS PER TRADE IN COMIC BOOKS.

SOME KIDS WALK IN AND SEE THE PAC-MAN EXHIBIT AND NEVER SEE ANYTHING ELSE.

EDUCATIONAL, FUN, AND FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, FREE.

>> VERY COOL STUFF IN THAT MUSEUM.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO GET COUPONS VISIT THE SAN DIEGO MUSEUM COUNCIL.ORG.

>>> HALLOWEEN IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER.

MAKING 'TIS THE SEASON FOR ALL THINGS SCARY.

OUR CINEMA JUNKIE LOVES THE ORDERS THAT OCTOBER BRINGS, AND SHE HAS THESE MOVIE RECOMMENDATIONS.

>> THAT IS RIGHT.

IT IS TIME FOR MY FAVORITE HOLIDAY.

TO CELEBRATE THEY WILL SURVIVE SATURDAY SCARY'S EVERY WEEKEND IN OCTOBER WITH CLASSIC HORROR FILMS.

SUCH AS THE ORIGINAL HALLOWEEN.

IT IS HARD TO REMEMBER HOW ORIGINAL HALLOWEEN WAS BACK IN 1978.

THEY SHOT THIS STUNNING SCREEN NOT TYPICAL FOR THE LOW-BUDGET GENRE SHOWING THEIR THE A DROP OF BLOOD, BUT MADE EVERY KILL COUNT.

HE CRAFTED THE ELEMENT THAT WE DEFINE THE MODERN FILM.

HE DID IT ALL WITH AN ELEGANT MINIMALISM.

THEY CLOSE OUT SATURDAY SCARES ON OCTOBER 29.

KICKING OFF THE SERIES THIS SATURDAY.

>> IT IS AN AUDACIOUS EXAMPLE OF A TOWN WITH A VIOLENT THRILLERS THAT WERE THE PRECURSORS TO THE AMERICAN SLASHER FILMS.

THEY TURNED IT UP TO A FEVERISH 11 AS AN AMERICAN STUDENT ARRIVES AT AN INTERNATIONAL DANCE SCHOOL.

THE EYE-POPPING COLOR PALETTE.

EXCESSIVE STYLE THAT DRIPS OFF THE SCREEN.

THE FILM DELIVERS A SENSORY OVERLOAD THAT IS BEST APPRECIATED ON A BIG SCREEN.

IT ALSO INCLUDES THE CLAUSTROPHOBIC TERROR OF THE DESCENT.

THE UNDERAPPRECIATED HORROR COMEDY AND PSYCHOLOGICAL HORROR.

SATURDAY SCARES SERVES UP CLASSICS, BUT IF YOU WANT SOMETHING NEW HERE ARE 2 FILMS THAT TRY TO RISE ABOVE EACH OCTOBER.

>> THE TRAILER FOR SMILE MAKES IT LOOK LIKE A JUMP SCARE, BUT THE FILM ACTUALLY COMES TO DEVELOP THE MAIN CHARACTER AND EXPLORE HOW TRAUMA CAN AFFECT OUR PSYCHE.

ADAPTING AND EXPANDING THE PHONE FROM HIS OWN SURE, BUT STRETCHES A LITTLE BIT TOO FAR WITHOUT ENOUGH ORIGINALITY TO SUSTAIN A FOR 2 HOURS.

SECEDING MORE FULLY IS THE MOST RECENT BARBARIAN.

THE CLEVERLY TWIST TROOPS AND SHAKES OF THE NARRATIVE STRUCTURE, SO WE ARE CAPPED OFF BALANCE, ON EDGE, AND ENTERTAIN IT DELIVERS BLACK HUMOR AND GIVES US THE CREEPIEST AIRBNB EVER.

BUT THERE IS PLENTY TO SAY YES TO.

IN THEATERS THIS OCTOBER.

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

>>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

ENJOY YOUR EVENING, AND HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.