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

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

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THANK YOU.

♪ ♪ >>> SAN DIEGO IS TAKING ACTION TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS AS THE NUMBER OF INDOOR SHELTER BEDS A SHRINKING THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI THE CITY WILL BE EXPANDING TO MAKESHIFT GROUND.

AS ANDREW BOWEN EXPLAINS, CITY OFFICIALS SAY IT IS THE BEST OPTION THEY HAVE RIGHT NOW.

>> Reporter: THE CAMPGROUND TO LOCATE ON TWO VACANT LOT IN THE BACK CORNERS OF BALBOA PARK THEY HAVE SPACE FOR ABOUT 540 TENDS.

OVER THE NEXT FOUR MONTHS THAT WILL GROW TO ABOUT 770.

THE CITY COUNCIL ON TUESDAY AGREED TO EXTEND THE CONTRACTS WITH TWO NONPROFITS THAT OPERATE THE CAMPGROUND SPRING COUNCIL PRESIDENT SEAN ELO- RIVERA ADMITS THEY ARE NOT IDEAL.

>> I THINK WE CAN ORGANIZE FOR THE FOLKS WHO OPTED INTO THIS PROGRAM IT IS BETTER THAN THE ALTERNATIVE THEY WERE EXPERIENCING BEFORE.

I DO NOT LIKE THAT IS THE BEST OPTION.

IT IS THE BEST OPTION IN FRONT OF US BUT I DO THINK WE SHOULD HAVE SOME HUMILITY IN HEARING FROM THOSE WHO HAVE OPTED FOR THAT CHOICE.

IT IS BETTER TO THEM THAN WHAT THEY WERE EXPECTING EARLIER.

>> Reporter: STAFF SAY THE CAMPGROUND HAVE BEEN OPERATING UNDER BUDGET OVER THE PAST YEAR AND CAN HANDLE THE EXTRA CAPACITY WITHOUT A BIG INCREASE IN SPENDING.

THE SITES OFFER TRANSPORTATION, BATHROOMS, MEALS AND CASE MANAGEMENT.

ONLY 6% OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE STAYED AT THE CAMPGROUND HAVE EXITED INTO PERMANENT HOUSING.

>> WE ARE BUILDING MORE HOUSING, INCLUDING TRULY AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT HAS BEEN BUILT IN SAN DIEGO IN DECADES.

AS EVERYONE CAN SEE WITH ALL THE CRANES IN THE AIR, IT TAKES TIME TO GET THAT HOUSING BUILT IN THE MEANTIME, WE CANNOT LEAVE PEOPLE IN A CAMP ON THE SIDEWALKS.

>> Reporter: LATER THIS YEAR TWO DOWNTOWN HOMELESS SHELTERS WITH MORE THAN 600 BEDS WILL CLOSE THE CITY IS SCRAMBLING TO FIND ALTERNATIVES.

FOR THE TIME BEING, BOTH ALTERNATIVES WILL BE OUTSIDE.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>> IT WILL BE A MAJOR FOCUS OF THE MAYORAL DEBATE HOSTED BY KPBS.

WE WILL HAVE A PREVIEW OF WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT COMING OUT.

>>> THE FIRST AND ONLY FACE-OFF BETWEEN J.D.

VANCE AND MINNESOTA GOVERNOR TIM WALZ WAS HEAVY ON POLICY AND LIGHT ON PERSONAL ATTACKS.

AS OUR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT JULIA BENBROOK EXPLAINS, SOME OF THE ISSUES THEY DISCUSSED ARE PLAYING IT RIGHT NOW.

>> Reporter: OHIO CENTER J.D.

VANCE AND MINNESOTA GOVERNOR TIM WALZ STEPPED ONTO THE DEBATE STAGE.

WHILE MAJOR STORIES DEVELOPED BOTH AT HOME AND ABROAD.

THE VICE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEES WERE ASKED TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE AS THE HURRICANE HELENE RECOVERY EFFORTS CONTINUE.

>> THIS THING WARD ONTO THE SCENE FASTER AND STRONGER THAN ANYTHING WE HAVE SEEN.

SENATOR VANCE HAS SAID THERE IS A CLIMATE PROBLEM.

DONALD TRUMP CALLED IT A HOAX.

THEY BELIEVE THE CLIMATE CHANGE IS SERIOUS.

WHAT THEY WOULD DO IS A MORE MANUFACTURING AND MORE ENERGY PRODUCTION IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

FOUR HOURS BEFORE THE DEBATE STARTED, A WRONG MUST INITIAL ATTACK AGAINST ISRAEL.

KAMALA HARRIS JOINED JOE BIDEN AND TOP MILITARY OFFICIALS IN THE SITUATION ROOM TO MONITOR THE RESPONSE BY ISRAELI AND U.S.

FORCES.

HARRIS' RUNNING MATE ARGUING WHAT IS NEEDED IS STEADY LEADERSHIP.

>> WHAT WE HAVE SEEN OUT OF VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS IS STEADY LEADERSHIP.

WE HAVE SEEN A CALMNESS THAT IS ABLE TO DRAW ON THE COALITION TO BRING THEM TOGETHER.

>> Reporter: DONALD TRUMP CRITICIZED THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION AND CLAIMED THAT THIS WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED IF HE WERE PRESIDENT.

IS RUNNING MATE MAKING THE ARGUMENT THAT TRUMP WOULD BRING BACK STABILITY.

>> DONALD TRUMP RECOGNIZE FOR PEOPLE TO FEAR THE UNITED STATES YOU NEEDED PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN NEW YORK, I AM JULIA BENBROOK.

>>> LOOKING AHEAD TO DENY WE HAVE THE MID-60s.

IS STILL HANGING ONTO A FEW LOW CLOUDS WITH THE MARINE LAYER STICKING AROUND, MODERATING TEMPERATURES CLOSER TOWARDS THE COAST.

IF YOU HAD A FURTHER EAST OR FURTHER INLAND, THAT IS WHAT WE WILL RUN INTO SOME PRETTY INTENSE HEAT.

WE WILL BE TRACKING HOW HOT TEMPERATURES GET OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS COMING UP.

>>> JOE BIDEN TOOK AN AERIAL TOUR OF THE CATASTROPHIC DEVASTATION CAUSED BY HELLING TODAY.

THE DEATH TOLL IS AT LEAST 182 AND EXPECTED TO CONTINUE CLIMBING IN THE DAYS AHEAD.

THE MAJORITY OF THAT LOSS IN NORTH CAROLINA.

LAURA GARY BRINGS US MORE FROM THE PRESIDENT'S VISIT.

>> Reporter: JOE BIDEN GET A FIRSTHAND LOOK AT THE CONDITIONS LEFT IN THE WAKE ACROSS WESTERN CAROLINA.

A POWERFUL PER PERSPECTIVES IS THE HEAD OF FEMA.

>> MAKING SURE HE UNDERSTANDS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AND HOW CHALLENGING IT IS BECAUSE OF THE TYPOGRAPHY HERE.

>> Reporter: SOME PROJECT ON WEDNESDAY.

ASHEVILLE'S MAYOR SAYS ONE HIGHWAY THERE IS OPEN BUT HUNDREDS OF ROSE REMAIN CLOSED.

SEVERAL TOWNS STILL COMPLETELY ISOLATED.

WITH MANY CRUCIAL SUPPLIES BEING DELIVERED BY AIRDROP AND IN SOME CASES, MEAL TRAIN.

>> BIDEN WILL WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE BRINGING IN EVERY POSSIBLE RESOURCE FROM OUR FEDERAL FAMILY TO SUPPORT THIS ONGOING RESPONSE EFFORT.

>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT ORDERED THE DEPLOYMENT OF UP TO 1000 ACTIVE-DUTY SOLDIERS TO HELP SPEED UP DELIVERY OF CRUCIAL AID INTO STRICKEN COMMUNITIES.

ONE OF THE BIGGEST RESPONSE HURDLES REMAIN DECIMATED POWER AND COMMUNICATION GRIDS IN WEAVERVILLE THE MAYOR TOOK HIS TURN AT THE ONLY WORKING WI-FI SPOT IN TOWN, AT A LOCAL GROCERY STORE >> WE HAVE TO REBUILD THE WHOLE SYSTEM.

THIS WILL NOT BE A QUICK FIX.

>> Reporter: A LACK OF TECHNOLOGY IS SPRING OTHER IMPORTANT CONNECTIONS IN THE CRISIS.

>> IF YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET TO KNOW THE NEIGHBORS BETTER THAN EVER.

I HAVE MORE SIDEWALK CONVERSATIONS IN THE PAST FIVE DAYS AND I HAVE IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS.

>> Reporter: I IN LAURA AGUIRRE FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> WE -- KAREN KAFA HAS IS LOOK AT ITEMS THAT MAY GET PRICEY IF THE STRIKE STRETCHES ON.

>> Reporter: AGAIN -- BIG GAP BETWEEN DEMANDS OF THE LONGSHOREMEN'S ASSOCIATION AND THE LATEST OFFER FROM THE UNITED STATES MARITIME ALLIANCE OR USM EXPERT IT REPRESENTS OF THE MAJOR SIPPING LINES AND TERMINAL OPERATORS AND PORT AUTHORITIES.

AT ISSUE, WAGES AND AUTOMATION AT THE BOARDS.

>> MAY WANT TO COME INTO AMERICA AND BUILD ALL THE AUTOMATED TURNOVER AND GET RID OF AMERICAN JOBS.

GOOD PAYING JOBS.

AND SUPPORT FAMILIES WITH MEDICAL, INSURANCE, ANNUITIES AND PAY TAXES.

>> Reporter: SOME OF THE 14 PORTS INVOLVED, THE MASS SUPPORT OF NEW YORK AND USURY AS WELL AS BOSTON AND CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA.

>> I AM CONFIDENT THAT EVERYONE THAT IS INVOLVED AND ONLY THEY ARE AWARE OF IT.

WE CANNOT SETTLE THE STRIKE BETWEEN THE CARRIERS AND THE UNION.

>> Reporter: WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, WHICH DECLARES IT THE LONGEST BANANA PORT.

BANANAS COULD COME UP SHORT AT THE GROCERY STORE.

AND EVEN THOUGH DOMESTIC FARMERS GROW CHERRIES, CERTAIN BERRIES AND OTHER FRUITS, THEY CANNOT MEET ALL OF THE DEMAND WITHOUT IMPORTS TO BOOST SUPPLY.

PRICES COULD PUSH HIGHER.

RAW INGREDIENTS LIKE SUGAR AND COCOA ALSO AT RISK AS WELL AS IMPORTED CHOCOLATE AND ALCOHOL.

THE GOOD NEWS FOR HOLIDAY SHOPPERS, THINGS LIKE APPAREL, TOYS AND OTHER GIFTS DO NOT HAVE A SHELF LIFE AND CAN PARK IN A WAREHOUSE FOR MONTHS.

WHEN RETAILERS SAW POTENTIAL STRIKE ON THE HORIZON, THEY RUSH TO GET PRODUCTS DELIVERABLE FOR THE STRIKE BEGAN.

IN WASHINGTON, I AM KAREN KAFA.

>>> DOOR DASH IS MADE 5000 GROCERY DELIVERS IN SAN DIEGO PEOPLE WITH FOOD STAMPS.

KATIE HEISS AND SAYS IT MAY BE MAKING FOOD MORE ACCESSIBLE.

>> Reporter: THE DELIVERY SERVICE DOOR DASH BEGAN ACCEPTING FOOD STAMPS LAST JUNE.

CHERYL YOUNG IS THE HEAD OF POLICY RESEARCH.

SHE SAYS A LOT OF DELIVERIES ARE GOING TO AREAS WITH MORE SENIORS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.

>> WE HAVE HEARD A LOT ABOUT FOOD DESERTS BUT ALMOST 50% OF THE PEOPLE SAY THEY HAVE TRANSPORTATION ACCESS ISSUES TO GET TO THE GROCERY STORE.

>> Reporter: EVEN FOR PEOPLE WHO CAN TAKE A BUS, DELIVERY GIVE THEM MORE OPTIONS.

THAT IS ACCORDING TO DOOR DASH'S HEAD OF AUDIENCE HEDGE SITES, ALAYNA SHIPLEY.

>> YOU CAN GET THE HEAVY ITEMS, WHEN YOU WANT TO GO FOR SOMETHING THAT MIGHT HAVE MORE THAN FIVE BAGS.

PEOPLE MAY FIND IT HARD TO CARRY AS THEY ARE TAKING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND SUCH.

>> Reporter: DOOR DASH IS NOT THE ONLY SERVICE THAT TAKES FOOD STAMPS.

INSTACART LED THE WAY IN 2020.

FOOD STAMPS DO NOT THE CLUB OR DELIVERY FEES.

RESEARCHERS FOUND PEOPLE GET MORE FOOD FOR THEIR STAMPS SHOPPING ONLINE.

AND THEY BUY MORE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.

YOUNG SAYS THAT IS BECAUSE IT IS EASIER.

>> THEY CAN SEE HOW MUCH THEY HAVE LEFT.

THEY CAN SEE EVERY SINGLE ITEM THAT IS ELIGIBLE AND CLICK ON IT AND ADDED TO THEIR CART INSTEAD OF RUNNING AROUND THE GROCERY STORE.

>> Reporter: SHOPPERS TOLD RESEARCHERS IT IS LESS STRESSFUL AND LESS EMBARRASSING TO SHOP WITH FOOD STAMPS ONLINE.

THEY DO NOT HAVE TO DEAL WITH BOOKS FROM CASHIERS.

THERE MIGHT BE A BIGGER FOOD ACCESS OF FISH TO FRY.

ABOUT A THIRD OF CALIFORNIANS ELIGIBLE FOR FOOD STAMPS HAVE NOT SIGNED UP FOR THEM.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> TODD GLORIA AND MARY TURNER WILL SQUARE OFF TOMORROW AT KPBS FOR THE SECOND AND FINAL MAYORAL DEBATE.

AMITA SHARMA, WHO WILL MODERATE THE DEBATE, SPOKE WITH VOICE OF SAN DIEGO SEO SCOTT LEWIS, WHO WILL BE A PANELIST ABOUT SOME OF THE ISSUES THE CANDIDATES WILL SPAR OVER.

♪ ♪ >> Reporter: HOUSING REMAINS OUT OF THE REACH OF MOST SAN DIEGO'S.

HOMELESSNESS CONTINUES TO RISE, BOTH ISSUES WILL BE A BIG FOCUS IN THURSDAY'S DEBATE.

WHAT DOES EACH CANDIDATE NEED TO SAY TO FINE TUNE AND CONTRAST THEIR POSITIONS AND ACTUALLY MOVE VOTERS ON THESE TWO ISSUES?

>> THEY BOTH REPRESENT TWO DISTINCT SIDES OF THIS DISCUSSION WITH MARY GLORIA IS FROM THE CAMP THAT HOMELESSNESS IS A HOUSING PROBLEM AND IT IS ALL INTERCONNECTED.

THE VERY BOTTOM RUNG OF HOUSING IS THE STREET.

WHEREVER YOU ADD HOUSING IS GOING TO ALLEVIATE THE PRESSURE THAT IS COMING DOWN ON PEOPLE.

LARRY TURNER, POLICE OFFICER IS FROM A DIFFERENT CAMP.

HE BELIEVES THAT HOMELESSNESS IS A SYMPTOM OF ALL MORAL AND ECONOMIC PROBLEM THAT IS A LITTLE SEPARATE, IF NOT COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM HOUSING.

THOSE ARE VERY DISTINCT THINGS YOU SEE IN THE CONVERSATION ABOUT HOMELESSNESS ACROSS THE CITY.

IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THEY ADVOCATE AND MAKE SENSE OF IT WHEN IT COMES TO SOLUTIONS.

>> Reporter: MEASURE E, A MEASURE ON THE BALLOT TO INCREASE THE SALES TAX BY ONE CENTS ON EVERY DOLLAR SPENT.

GIVE US A PREVIEW OF THE CANDIDATE'S VIEWS ON THIS.

>> THE MAYOR LOOKED AT IT AND THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO HAS THE LOWEST POSSIBLE SALES TAX RATE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

THERE OTHER CITIES THAT ARE HIGHER.

THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN SOMETHING WE NEED TO TAKE DOWN AND MAKE SURE WE GET THAT BUT IT WOULD BASICALLY DOUBLE HOW MUCH MONEY THE CITY GETS FROM SALES TAXES AND IT WOULD BOTH WIPE OUT THE DEFICIT THAT THE CITY FACES EVERY YEAR BUT HAD A LITTLE BIT AS WELL FOR CRUCIAL INVESTMENTS IN INFRASTRUCTURE.

ON THE OTHER HAND, LARRY TURNER SAYS THIS IS A TAX ON THE POOREST PEOPLE WHO SPEND THE MOST AMOUNT OF THEIR INCOMES ON THINGS AND ALL KINDS OF PLACES TO MAKE THEIR LIVES WORK.

THUS, IT IS A REGRESSIVE TAX.

YOU CAN CLOSE THE BUDGET DEFICIT AND MAKE INVESTMENTS BY FINDING ABUSE AND OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY BUDGET.

>> Reporter: TURNING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.

POLICE CLEARING HOMELESS IN CABINETS -- IN CABINETS.

AND THEN THEY HAVE TRAFFICKED US THAT OUR BIG TOP EXPERT WHAT ARE THE PRESSURE POINTS ON EACH OF THESE ISSUES?

>> THERE IS A VERY DIFFERENT DESCRIPTION OF REALITY.

THE MAYOR TALKS ABOUT HOW CRIME HAS GONE DOWN.

HIS OPPONENT SAYS, THOSE ARE JUST WRONG.

THOSE NUMBERS ARE INCORRECT.

THE MAYOR TALKS ABOUT WANTING TO GET MORE POLICE IN THE SERVICE AND HIS OPPONENT, LARRY TURNER THE TALKS ABOUT GETTING TO DO SIMILAR WORK THAT OFFICERS STUPIDLY INVESTIGATE WORK AND FOLLOW UP WITH CUSTOMERS AND TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS OTHER WAYS TO GET THAT DONE WITHOUT HAVING TO HIRE, RECRUIT AND TRAIN POLICE OFFICERS.

THE CITY HAS DONE SO MUCH TO GET MORE POLICE OFFICERS IN THE DOOR AND IT IS JUST NOT WORKING.

THE MAYOR HAS VERY FEW NEW IDEAS FOR THAT.

WE WILL SEE IF LARRY TURNER PRESENTS A DIFFERENT OPTION.

>> A POLL BY CHANNEL 10 AND THE SAN DIEGO TRIBUNE SOWS THAT THE RACE HAS NARROWED.

37% OF VOTERS POLLED SAID THEY WOULD VOTE FOR MAYOR TODD GLORIA.

33% RESPONDED BY SAYING THEY WOULD VOTE FOR CANDIDATE LARRY TURNER.

28% WERE UNDECIDED.

GIVEN THAT THERE ARE SO MANY UNDECIDED VOTERS, HOUSE USUALLY DO YOU DO THAT POLL?

>> IT MAKES SENSE, ESPECIALLY IN CONCERT WITH SOME OF THE INTERNAL POLLS THAT WE HAVE HEARD ABOUT THE BIG QUESTION, IF YOU'RE TRYING TO OUST AN INCUMBENT FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, YOU HAVE TO CONVINCE THE PUBLIC THAT THEY DESERVE TO LOSE THEIR JOB AND THAT YOU DESERVE TO HAVE THAT JOB.

OFTEN, UNDECIDED VOTERS A BREAK TO WHAT THEY KNOW OR HAVE HEARD.

THAT WILL BE HARD FOR THE OPPONENT, LARRY TURNER, TO OVERCOME.

THERE HAS BEEN AN INFUSION OF MONEY IN THE RACE.

WE WILL SEE IF HE CAN USE THAT TO MAKE THE CASE THAT YOU HAVE TO FIRE THE UNCOMMITTED AND YOU ARE THE MAN FOR IT.

>> THERE WAS A ONE MILLION- DOLLAR CONTRIBUTION MADE BY A LOCAL LAWYER TO A PACK AT THE LINCOLN CLUB.

TELL ME ABOUT THAT.

WHAT ARE THE FEARS ABOUT THAT MONEY WHEN IT COMES TO THE MAYOR'S RACE?

>> YOU DO NOT NEED THE MOST MONEY TO WIN AN ELECTION BUT YOU NEED ENOUGH.

YOU NEED ENOUGH TO GET YOUR MESSAGE OUT AND YOUR NAME OUT.

IF THE LINCOLN CLUB DECIDES TO USE THIS OR THE BULK OF IT TO SUPPORT LARRY TURNER, IT COULD MAKE A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN THAT REALITY OF HOW MANY PEOPLE EVEN KNOW THAT HE IS RUNNING OR WHAT HE STANDS FOR.

IF THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE, IT COULD FORCE THE MAYOR TO FIND AND RAISE HIS OWN MONEY AND MAKE BIGGER INVESTMENTS AND IT MAY BE DISTRACTING OR THAT HE MIGHT HAVE ANTICIPATED.

>> SCOTT LEWIS, THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING WITH ME TODAY.

>> YOU CAN WATCH THE MAYORAL DEBATE TOMORROW NIGHT AT 8:00 P.M.

THE LIVE DEBATE WILL BE CARRIED ON KPBS TV 89.5 FM , KPBS.ORG AND ON YOUTUBE.

>>> MAYOR GLORIA IS TOUTING HIS EFFORTS TO EXPAND HOMELESS SHELTER SAYING HE HAS ADDED MORE THAN 930 BEDS IN THE PAST YEAR.

AS CODY DELANEY REPORTS, THAT IS A LITTLE BIT MISLEADING.

>> MORE THAN HALF THE BEDS THAT HAVE BEEN ADDED ARE ACTUALLY TENSE PITCHED IN TWO CITY RUN CAMPSITES.

NOW, OFFICIALS ARE BRACING FOR THE CLOSURE OF MORE THAN 600 INDOOR BEDS BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

THE PLAN TO REPLACE THE BEDS, MORE TENTS.

COME PEOPLE CURRENTLY SHELTERED INDOORS COULD BE MOVED OUTSIDE.

MEANWHILE, GLORIA'S PROPOSAL FOR A 1000 BED SHELTER NEAR THE AIRPORT HAS STALLED MAYOR GLORIA DID NOT RESPOND TO INTERVIEW REQUESTS.

HE AND HIS OPPONENT, LARRY TURNER, ARE SCHEDULED FOR THEIR SECOND DEBATE THURSDAY NIGHT.

FOR KPBS I AM INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER, CODY DELANEY.

>> I KNEW SOURCE IS AN INFINITELY FUNDED NONPROFIT PARTNER OF KPBS AND PART OF OUR PUBLIC MATTERS PROJECT THAT YOU CAN FIND MORE AT KPBS.ORG /PUBLIC MATTERS.

>>> THESE DAYS YOU CAN HACK INTO A LOT OF THINGS INCLUDING SOMEONE ELSE'S BICYCLE.

IN THE ERA OF ELECTRONIC SHIFTING, IT COULD HAPPEN.

AS KPBS TECH REPORTER THOMAS FUDGE SPOKE WITH A COMPUTER SCIENCE TEST -- SCIENTIST, HE FOUND A WAY TO PREVENT IT.

>> Reporter: FERNANDEZ IS A COMPUTER SCIENCE PROFESSOR AT UC SAN DIEGO.

HE IS ALSO A CYCLING GEEK.

HE COMMUTES TO WORK ON HIS BIKE AND HE RIDES A FOR RECREATION.

>> I MOSTLY GET INTO IT BECAUSE IT IS INCREDIBLY CALMING EXPERIENCE.

FOUR HE ALSO FALLS PROFESSIONAL CYCLING THOUGH HE KNOWS IT HAS A PROBLEM.

>> THE PROBLEM WITH PROFESSIONAL CYCLING IS THE CORRUPTION AND THE CHEATING.

PERFORMANCE-ENHANCING DRUGS HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM FOR DECADES.

AND THAT IS NOT THE ONLY WAY YOU COULD CHEAT.

>> Reporter: HERE IS ANOTHER, HACKING INTO SOMEONE'S WIRELESS SHIFTER.

>> YOU PRESS A BUTTON ON YOUR SHIFTER.

FOR EXAMPLE, YOU PRESS A BUTTON RIGHT HERE AND THAT SENDS IT RIGHT HERE AND THAT CHANGES THE POSITION OF THE CHAIN ON THE GEARS.

>> Reporter: ALL YOU NEED TO HACK IN IS AN OFF-THE-SHELF DEVICE WHICH CAN CAPTURE A WIRELESS SIGNAL AND SEND A MALICIOUS COMMAND.

FERNANDEZ AND A PARTNER TESTED IT ON A LOCAL HILL.

THEY SET UP TO THE DEVICE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHIFTED HIS BIKE, THE RED ONE INTO A HIGHER GEAR, FORCING HIM TO SLOW DOWN PUT IN A FULL ON RACE, THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS.

YES, IT IS ANOTHER WAY TO CHEAT.

>> THE WEIRDER OF THE TOUR DE FRANCE, IS GOING UP THE HILL.

HE WILL BE AN EASY GEAR BECAUSE HAS TO CLIMB THE MOUNTAIN.

IF WE CAN SHIFTED FROM AN EASY TO A HARD GEAR, THAT WILL SLOW HIM DOWN AND MAKE THEM LOSE TIME.

>> Reporter: THE SOLUTION -- >> THE STANDARD SOLUTION IS TO PUT AS SECRET NUMBER BETWEEN THE SHIFTER THAT ONLY THE TWO DEVICES NO.

THEY APPROACHED THE BIKE COMPANY WITH THEIR PLAN.

>> THE ASSUMPTION IS THAT THE ATTACKER, SOMEONE WITH THE SYSTEM CANNOT PREDICT WHAT THE NUMBERS ARE.

THAT IS ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE RECOMMENDED TO THE COMPANY AS A SOLUTION.

AND THAT IS WHAT THEY ENDED UP INTEGRATING INTO THE SYSTEM.

>> Reporter: FERNANDEZ DID NOT WIN ROYALTIES BUT HE KNOWS HE BROUGHT A BIT MORE INTEGRITY TO A SPORT THAT HE CARES ABOUT.

THOMAS FUDGE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> I WANT TO START YOU OFF WITH YOUR WEATHER HEADLIGHTS.

WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW AS WE HEAD THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE WEEK.

IF YOU'RE CLOSER TO THE COAST, YOU ARE NOT DEALING WITH TOO MANY PROBLEMS BUT WE HAVE THE LOW CLOUDS ESPECIALLY EARLY IN THE DAY.

TEMPERATURE WISE, WE STAY PRETTY STEADY AND NOT TOO HOT.

THAT IS A DIFFERENT STORY, THE FURTHER EAST YOU HEAD ESPECIALLY ACROSS OUR INLAND VALLEYS AND INTO THE DESERT AND THE MOUNTAINS.

THINGS WILL HEAT UP AND THAT WILL CREATE A HEAT RISK THIS WEEK AS WELL.

IT IS GOING TO STAY TOASTY EVEN AS WE HAD INTO THE WEEKEND BUT TONIGHT, I DO WANT TO BREAK DOWN ACROSS THE REGION.

MOUNT LAGUNA, 66.

YOU WILL KNOW THOSE DESERTS ARE HOT AS WE DO HEAD INTO THE REST OF THE WEEK.

THIS IS GOING TO BE THE PATTERN THURSDAY.

YOU WILL NOTE THAT MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE AIR SHIFTS ACROSS THE NORTHWEST BUT HERE IN THE SOUTHWEST, THE HEAT HANGS ON.

THAT IS WHY WE DO HAVE A SPLATTERING OF WEATHER ALERTS STILL OUT THERE THURSDAY EVENING.

WE DO HAVE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS FOR OUR INLAND VALLEYS AND THEN HEAT ADVISORIES FOR ARMOR MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

ONCE WE GET BACK INTO THE CELLO VALLEY AND AS IS, THAT IS WHERE WE HAVE THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING AND THAT WILL GO THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

YOU CAN SEE WHY YOU CAN LOOK AT TOMORROW'S FORECAST WITH HIGHS RUNNING IN THE TRIPLE DIGITS.

RAMONA, A TRIPLE DIGIT HERE.

THESE ARE AREAS JUST A LITTLE BIT FURTHER INLAND.

HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70s, ALMOST 80.

CLOSER TOWARD THE COAST, THAT IS WHERE YOU FIND MORE COMFORTABLE AIR.

HIGHS IN THE 70s.

AND THE STORY STAYS THE SAME.

RINSE AND REPEAT IF YOU ARE AMONG THE COAST FOR THE NEXT FIVE DAYS.

YOU WILL SEE THE WARM-UP AS WE HEAD INTO THE END OF THE WEEKEND.

THAT IS UP TO THE 80s SUNDAY AND MONDAY HOT ACROSS THE INLAND VALLEYS.

THURSDAY, 92.

A LITTLE BIT OF A DROP OFF IS STILL GOING TO BE PLENTY OF HEAT TO GO AROUND AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

WE WILL HAVE THE SUNSHINE BLAZING DOWN.

TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF IN THE HEAT.

DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

HE STAY HYDRATED WITH WATER AND TRY TO TAKE 20 OF COOLING BREAKS AS WELL.

FOR THE MOUNTAINS, HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70s TO END THE WEEK.

IT GRADUALLY STARTED TO COME DOWN A LITTLE BIT AS WE START THE WEEKEND.

DOES NOT STICK AROUND FOR TOO LONG.

WHERE FORECASTING 80s.

AND WE HAVE TO BUST OUT THE THERMOMETER ICON BECAUSE IT IS GOING TO BE STEAMY ACROSS THE DESERTS.

THAT WILL BE THE STORY AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I AM THE METEOROLOGIST BREE GUY .

>>> GAME TWO OF THE WILDCARD SUITS AGAINST THE ATLANTA BRAVES.

OUR MEDIA CART -- PARTNER SPOKE TO SOME FANS AT TAILGATE PARK WITH HIGH HOPES.

AND EVEN BOLD PREDICTIONS FOR STAR PITCHER JOE MUSGROVE.

>> I'M HOPING OUR SAN DIEGO BOY REPRESENTS.

I WOULD NOT BEING SEEING A NO- NO.

>> HAVING NO NO JOE OUT THERE, IT IS JUST APPROPRIATE.

HAVING OUR HOMETOWN BOY DOING THIS THING.

>> HE IS AWESOME.

HE WILL DO THE SAME THING HE DID LAST WEEK.

AWESOME.

WE ARE WINNING THIS GAME.

WE MET THE GAME STARTS AT 5:38.

IF THE PADRES WIN TONIGHT IN THIS BEST-OF-THREE SERIES, THEY MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ROUND TO FACE THE L.A. DODGERS.

>>> THE FALL FILM FESTIVAL SEASON IS IN FULL SWING WITH THE FILIPINO TINO -- FILIPINO AND ITALIAN VESSELS OVERLAPPING THIS WEEKEND BUT BETH ACCOMANDO HAS THE PREVIEW.

>> Reporter: THEY HAVE A THEME TO DRIVE THE PROGRAMMING.

THIS YEAR THE THEME IS CORE.

IT REFERS TO CORE VALUES, LIKE IDENTITY AND IMMIGRATION.

IT IS ALSO A NICE PLAY ON WORDS SINCE IN SEVEN ITALIAN DIALECT IT MEANS HEART.

ONE OF THE ISSUES CLOSE TO THE FESTIVAL'S HEART IS DIVERSITY.

WHICH IS REFLECTED IN THE FILM [ SPEAKING IN A NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ] SAYS HIS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR.

>> ITALY IS A DIVERSE AND MULTIRACIAL COUNTRY FOR MANY YEARS.

AND STILL, WE HAVE THIS FANTASY OF THE COUNTRY, TOTALLY WHITE, TOTALLY CATHOLIC BUT IT IS NOT LIKE THAT ANYMORE.

THIS MOVIE THAT IS SUCH A POWERFUL STORY TELLS A STORY OF MIGRATION FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE MIGRANTS.

>> Reporter: A DIFFERENT KIND OF DIVERSITY AS A SPORT IN THE DOCUMENTARY KRYPTON, ABOUT YOUNG PEOPLE COPING WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.

>> MAY OPEN THEIR HEARTS.

THEY TALK FREELY ON HOW THEY FEEL, HOW THEY THINK AND WE GET TO SEE, YOU KNOW, WHAT THESE YOUNG KIDS HAVE TO FACE ON A DAILY BASIS ABOUT THEIR PROBLEMS.

IT REFUSE TO KRYPTON, THE WAR FROM WHICH SUPERMAN COMES.

ONE OF THE GUYS REALLY THINKS HE ALSO COME FROM KRYPTON.

>> Reporter: THERE IS ALSO DIVERSITY IN THE PROGRAM THAT SCREENS AT DIGITAL SEMINAR ON TUESDAY.

THE WINNING FILMS WILL PLAY ON OCTOBER 12th AT THE FESTIVAL'S GALA.

EXPLORE THE DIVERSITY OF ITALIAN FILMS AND AN ITALIAN PERSPECTIVE AS THE SAN DIEGO ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL RUNS THROUGH THIS WEEKEND AND NEXT.

AT BOTH THE MUSIUM OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS AND DIGITAL JIM CINEMA.

MORE DIVERSITY CAN BE FOUND AT THE SIENA FILIPINO FILM FESTIVAL, WHICH WILL CLOSE THIS SUNDAY WITH THE HISTORICAL DRAMA, [ SPEAKING IN A NON- ENGLISH LANGUAGE ], SO THIS COFOUNDER.

>> IN THE PHILIPPINES WE WERE COLONIZED BY THE SPANISH.

THEY USE CHRISTIANITY TO COLONIZE US.

BECAUSE OF THAT, WE ARE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME SEMINARIANS AND PRIESTS.

THERE ARE THREE PRIESTS.

THEY STARTED THE REBELLION FOR INDEPENDENCE.

>> Reporter: AND A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT TONE CAN BE FOUND IN THE CENTERPIECE FILM, WHERE IS THE WHY?

>> THERE ARE TWO SIDES TO EVERY STORY.

LET ME TELL YOU MINE IT IS UNTIL -- LGBTQ+ MY OLD -- PLAYED OUT ON DATING APPS AND SOCIAL MEDIA.

NEW THIS YEAR AT THE FESTIVAL IS THE SAN DIEGO FILIPINO FILM TRADE FAIR.

>> IT IS LIKE COMIC-CON IN FILM.

IT IS ACTUALLY AN EXPO.

YOU ARE GOING TO SEE PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND PRESENTATIONS.

WE HAVE FILM PRODUCING INCENTIVES AND LOGISTIC REQUIREMENTS IN THE PHILIPPINES.

IF YOU ARE A FILMMAKER ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES AND YOU FEEL LIKE I WANT TO MAKE A FILM IN THE PHILIPPINES IN THE ISLANDS, THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO SIT DOWN AND LEARN.

>> Reporter: WHAT WE WANT TO MAKE MOVIES OR JUST WATCH THEM, YOU HAVE CINEMATIC RIDGES TO CHOOSE FROM BUT BETH ACCOMANDO, KPBS NEWS.

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