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>>> THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY REACTS.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I'M MATT HOFFMAN.

STUDENTS AT SAN DIEGO STATE SAY THEY ARE DISAPPOINTED BY THE DECISION NOT TO CHARGE THREE FORMER AZTEC FOOTBALL PLAYERS FOR AN ALLEGED GANG SEXUAL ASSAULT OVER THE WEEKEND.>> THAT WAS THE REACTION TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S DECISION NOT TO CHARGE HIS CLIENT FOR THE ALLEGED SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A TEENAGE GIRL LAST YEAR.

ARMSTRONG SAYS SHE WAS VERY EMOTIONAL WHEN HE HEARD THE NEWS.

>> HE'S VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE CRIMINAL CASE BEING GONE, NOW HE HAS TO DEAL WITH THE CIVIL LAWSUIT.

>> THE DECISION NOT TO CHARGE ANY OF THE MEN INVOLVED, STUDENTS ON CAMPUS EXPLAINED THEY HAD CONCERNS ABOUT THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.

>> IT'S VERY CONCERNING.

IT GAVE US ALL A LOST OF TRUST IN THE SCHOOL AND HOW THE SYSTEM WORKS.

ESPECIALLY AS A GIRL ON THIS CAMPUS, IT IS SCARY.

>> IT'S NOT AS SIMPLE AS THAT.

WE SPOKE WITH A FORMER PROSECUTOR WITH 10 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WHO NOW WORKS IN PRIVATE PRACTICE.

>> IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WILL BE SUCCESSFUL IF WE FILE CHARGES?

CAN WE PROVE THIS BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT?

THEY DON'T WANT TO FILE CHARGES THAT CANNOT BE PROVEN.

>> DENISE SAYS IT IS NOT ABOUT HOW MUCH EVIDENCE THE DA HAS, IN THIS CASE THEY HAVE A LOT, BUT WHAT MATTERS IS HOW THE EVIDENCE CAN SUPPORT EVERY ASPECT OF THE CASE.

>> IF IT FALTERS IN ONE SPOT, IT'S ALMOST LIKE A COOK, IF THEY DON'T HAVE AN INGREDIENT, THEY CAN'T COOK IT.

>> THE ALLEGED VICTIM WAS INTOXICATED AT THE TIME SO IT MIGHT HAVE PROSECUTORS TO ESTABLISH A CLEAR TIMELINE, EVEN WITH VIDEO EVIDENCE.

>> CANNOT ESTABLISH THE TIMEFRAME, IT REALLY SETS THE PROSECUTOR BEHIND IN ESTABLISHING.

ON THE CASE.

>> THE YOUNG WOMAN'S ATTORNEY WILL PRESS ON WITH A CIVIL SUIT WHERE THE BURDEN OF PROOF IS LOWER.

>>> TALKS ARE BACK ON FOR STRIKING ACADEMIC WORKERS IN THE UC SYSTEM.

MELISSA MAY TELLS US HOW THIS IS NOW RUNNING INTO A VERY SHORT TIME THAT UC SAN DIEGO.

>> IN THE FOURTH WEEK OF THE STRIKE, THERE IS STILL NO DEAL FOR ACADEMIC STUDENT EMPLOYEES AND GRADUATE RESEARCHERS.

A PUBLISHED REPORT SAYS PROFESSORS ARE PLANNING TO WITHHOLD STUDENT GRADES IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE STRIKERS.

JOHN IS ONE OF THE STRIKERS.

HE SAYS THEY ARE A WEAPON RISING UNDERGRADUATES.

>> THEY CAN SOLVE THIS CRISIS IN AN INSTANT BY OFFERING GOOD CONTRACT AND ENDING THE STRIKE.

THEY CHOOSE NOT TO DO IT, BECAUSE THEY RECOGNIZE THAT IF THEY PUT UNDERGRADUATES IN CRISIS, THAT MAKES US LOOK LIKE WE ARE THE BAD GUYS WHEN THEY ARE IN FACT THE ONES CREATING THIS CRISIS THAT THEY ARE USING TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T GET PAID WHAT WE DESERVE.>> JADEN WOULD SAYS SHE'S NOT WORRIED ABOUT GRADES.>> SCHOLARSHIPS, FINANCIAL AID, PREREQUISITES FOR FUTURE CLASSES, IT'S NOT GOING TO AFFECT UNDERGRADUATES SIGNING UP OR BEING ELIGIBLE, IT'S NOT GOING TO AFFECT GPA, IT'S GOING TO COME MUCH LATER.>> THE GREATEST WITNESS AFFECTS UNDERGRADUATES IS IF TEACHERS GET A LIVING WAGE AS A RESULT OF IT.

>> THEY'VE MADE AN OFFER FOR MORE MONEY AND BETTER BENEFITS AND ALREADY MADE A DEAL WITH TWO UNITS OF ACADEMIC WORKERS.

THEY HOPE FOR A DEAL THAT WILL SET A PRECEDENT FOR OTHER UNIVERSITIES.

>> WE CAN MAKE THIS CHANGE HAPPEN.

THAT CAN AFFECT SO MANY OTHER GRADUATE STUDENTS.

>> THE FALL QUARTER ENDS ON SATURDAY.

MELISSA MAY, K PBS NEWS.

>>> A GOLD MEDAL OLYMPIAN IS ON HER WAY HOME.

ISABEL TELLS US ABOUT THE DEAL TO RELEASE BRITTANY GREINER, WHO WAS FACING THE NEXT DECADE IN A RUSSIAN PRISON.>> AFTER NINE MONTHS SPENT IN DETENTION, BRITTANY GREINER IS FINALLY FREE.

PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN SITTING ALONGSIDE HER WIFE THE OVAL OFFICE AS THEY SPOKE TO THE OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST ON THE PHONE.

>> I'M GLAD WE HAVE HAD ONE MORE FAMILY WHOLE AGAIN.

>> SHE WAS ARRESTED AT A RUSSIAN AIRPORT LAST FEBRUARY, TESTIFIED SHE INADVERTENTLY PACKED CANNABIS OIL FOUND IN HER LUGGAGE.

>> SHE FACED THIS WITH CHARACTERISTIC GRID AND INCREDIBLE INTEGRITY.

>> HER LAWYER CONFIRMED THE RELEASE WAS PART OF A PRISONER SWAP WITH A CONVICTED ARMS DEALER.

>> IT IS MY JOB TO MAKE THE HARD CALL TO PROTECT AMERICAN CITIZENS EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

>> THE EXCHANGE DID NOT INCLUDE PAUL WHELEN, ANOTHER AMERICAN DECLARED WRONGFULLY DETAINED IN RUSSIA.

SO THE CHOICE CAME TO EITHER BRING BRITTANY HOME OR NO ONE.

>> SPEAKING ON THE PHONE, WE WOULD EXPRESS DISAPPOINTMENT AS HE APPROACHED FOUR YEARS IN CUSTODY.

>> THIS IS A CARIOUS SITUATION THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED QUICKLY.

MY BAGS ARE PACKED, I'M READY TO GO HOME.

I JUST NEED AN AIRPLANE TO COME AND GET.>> THE SECRETARY OF STATE MRS. EFFORTS WILL CONTINUE.

>> WE WILL NEVER REPELLENT - - WE WILL NEVER RELENT UNTIL PAUL AND OTHERS DETAINED ABROAD ARE FREE.

>> THE SITUATION PLAYED OUT AMID THE BACKDROP OF WAR IN UKRAINE.

DOCTORS ARE WORKING IN HOSPITALS AROUND THE CLOCK UNDER CONSTANT THREAT OF ATTACK.

COMING UP, THEY WILL EXPLAIN HOW A SURGE IN PATIENTS IS EXHAUSTING THEM AND THE TECHNOLOGY THEY RELY ON FOR LIFE-SAVING WORK.

THE LATEST NUMBERS SHOW THE FLU AND COVID-19 CASES ARE CONTINUING TO INCREASE AS WE APPROACH WINTER.

IT HAS BEEN A PARTICULARLY BAD FLU SEASON IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, NOW REPORTING MORE THAN 15,000 CASES LOCALLY.

13 SAN DIEGO RESIDENTS HAVE DIED BECAUSE OF INFLUENZA.

COVID-19 NUMBERS ARE ALSO INCREASING.

THE DEPUTY PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER DOCTOR CAMERON CRAVER SAYS THE REGION IS AVERAGING ONE COVID DEATH PER DAY.

>> AS COVID NUMBERS INCREASE, COVID DEATHS, REAL HONEST DEATHS DUE TO COVID, THOSE ARE GOING TO GO UP, WE EXPECT THAT WE WILL MOVE INTO THE CDC YELLOW OR MEDIUM TEAR, MOST LIKELY THIS WEEK, BECAUSE HOSPITAL AND CASE COUNTS ALL POINTED THAT WAY.

>> KAISER SAYS PEOPLE NEED TO BE TAKING PERCUSSIONS.

SAN DIEGO RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN LAGGING ON GETTING COVID BOOSTERS.

HE SAYS PEOPLE SHOULD GET THEM AHEAD OF THE HOLIDAYS, TO HELP REDUCE CHANCES OF BEING HOSPITALIZED AT ALREADY STRAINED HEALTH SYSTEMS.

AND BASEBALL'S WINTER MEETINGS ARE OVER IN SAN DIEGO.

THE PADRES PROVIDED QUITE A FINALE LAST NIGHT.

MLB.COM REPORTS THE PADRES WILL FIND XANDER BOGAERTS SIGNED TO A HUGE CONTRACT, $280 MILLION, OR 11 YEARS.

THE TEAM HAS YET TO MAKE AN OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.

XANDER BOGAERTS BECAME A STAR WITH BOSTON RED SOX RECENTLY, WINNING TWO - - WINNING WORLD SERIES TITLES.

HE SET TO RETURN FROM SUSPENSION IN APRIL.

>>> LATINA EQUAL PAY DAY IS A REMINDER THAT WOMEN'S PAYCHECKS STILL FALL SHORT OF AND LATINOS FARE EVEN WORSE.

KATIE ALVARADO SAYS LOCAL LEADERS GATHERED TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST THE GAP.

>> TODAY IS LATINA EQUAL PAY DAY.

>> LATINA EQUAL PAY DAY IS A SYMBOLIC DAY WORKING THE ADDITIONAL TIME A LATINA NEEDS TO WORK TO EARN THE SAME ANNUAL SALARY AS HER WHITE MALE CAN APART.

LOCAL LEADERS STOOD IN FRONT OF THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING TO SAY ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.>> THERE IS NO ECONOMY WITHOUT LATINAS.

WE ARE THE ESSENTIAL WORKERS.

WE ARE CHILDCARE PROVIDERS.

WE ARE BUSINESS OWNERS.

WE ARE THE SUPERVISORS.

AND WE ARE NOT GOING ANYWHERE.>> VICE CHAIR NORA VARGAS SAID POLICYMAKERS HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO CREATE CHANGE, AND EVERYONE MUST DEMAND EMPLOYERS CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL.

>> BASED ON THE CURRENT RATE OF PROGRESS, LATINAS WILL NOT REACH EQUAL PAY WITH LATINO MEN UNTIL 20 YEARS FROM NOW.

SO THAT'S HOW MUCH LONGER A LATINA WHO WORKS FULL-TIME HAS TO WORK TO MAKE AS MUCH MONEY AS A WHITE MALE WORKER.

A LATINA MAKES $.57 FOR EVERY WHITE MAN'S DOLLAR.

AND THIS ADDS UP TO OVER $1 MILLION.

>> MEN HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY IN ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE.

>> THE MAYOR PLEDGED TO MAKE THE WORKFORCE MORE EQUITABLE, HE CHALLENGED EVERY EMPLOYER TO DO THE SAME.>> I WOULD LIKE TO CHALLENGE THE ALLIES AND EMPLOYERS IN THIS GREAT CITY TO DO WITH THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO IS DOING.

LOOK INSIDE THE ORGANIZATION TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE NATIONAL PAY DISPARITY IS AFFECTING YOUR EMPLOYEES AND THEN PLEDGED TO TAKE ACTION WITHIN YOUR OWN ORGANIZATION TO MODEL THE BEHAVIOR THAT WE MUST MODEL IF WE ARE GOING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND PUT IT TO BED AT LAST.

>> KATIE ALVARADO, K PBS NEWS.

>> HERE'S SOMETHING WE'VE NEVER SEEN ON OUR MONEY UNTIL NOW.

PAPER CURRENCY WILL FEATURE THE SIGNATURES OF TWO WOMEN.

JEANETTE YELLEN AND US TREASURER LYNN BARACK OBAMA - - ONES AND FIVES ARE THE FIRST TO ENTER CIRCULATION, THAT'S EXPECTED EARLY NEXT YEAR.

>>> AIR B&B IS TAKING STEPS TO BAN CERTAIN GUESTS FROM TURNING HOMES INTO PARTY HOUSES.

THOSE WITH A NEGATIVE REVIEW OR NO HISTORY OF BOOKINGS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO BOOK A HOME THROUGH AIR B&B.

THEY HAD A SIMILAR POLICY FOR HALLOWEEN THIS YEAR, FOLLOWING OTHER RULES THE COMPANY HAS ADDED SINCE 2020, MEANT TO REDUCE DISRUPTIVE GATHERINGS IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS.

>> XYLOSE IS THE AVERAGE PRICE OF A HOME IN ESCONDIDO IS $800,000.

IT'S NOT SURPRISING THAT HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES HAVE SIGNED UP FOR A CHANCE AT A HOME COSTING LESS THAN HALF OF THAT.

NORTH COUNTY REPORTER TANIA THORNE TELLS US OUT OF THE HUNDREDS, ONLY 10 WILL GET A NEW SET OF HOUSE KEYS.>> SAN DIEGO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY IS BUILDING TENT HOMES IN ESCONDIDO ALONG THE PARKWAY.

>> WE ARE SEEING THE HORIZONTAL PAD FOUNDATIONS FOR 10 AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP.

>> THE HOMES ARE THREE-BEDROOM, TWO AND HALF BATH DUPLEXES.

>> ALL OF THESE PRODUCTS ARE GOING TO BE PRICED TO BE AFFORDABLE FOR FAMILIES THAT MAKE 80% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME.

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A FAMILY THAT MAKES $92,000.

>> WITH A PRICE OF APPROXIMATELY $300,000 EACH, THERE IS HUGE DEMAND.

>> WE HAD 270 APPLICANT APPLY.

IT'S TOUGH, THE MEDIAN PRICE FOR A HOME IN SAN DIEGO IS $800,000 OR SO, FOR WORKING FAMILIES THAT ARE TRYING TO MAKE THAT LEAP INTO HOMEOWNERSHIP, IT CAN BE TOUGH.>> COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ IS NOT SURPRISED SO MANY FAMILIES APPLIED FOR THE CHANCE AT AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

>> NOW THESE FAMILIES ARE LIVING WITH THEIR PARENTS AND MULTIGENERATIONAL HOMES, WAITING TO BE ABLE TO PURCHASE SOMETHING AFFORDABLE.

THEY ARE SAVING THAT MONEY, BUT THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO ENTER THE MARKET YET.

THIS WILL PROVIDE AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY HERE IN ESCONDIDO.

>> MARTINEZ SAYS THE OPPORTUNITY COMES AS SHE SEES AT GENTRIFICATION HAPPENING AND PUSHING RESIDENTS OUT OF THE CITY.

>> I NOTICED A LOT OF OLDER HOMES ARE BEING GUIDED AND REMODELED, AND SO THAT REALLY EXORBITANT PRICES.

IT IS PRICING OUT A LOT OF FOLKS.

FOR ME, IT IS SOMETHING I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT.

I DON'T WANT MY RESIDENTS TO BE DISPLACED.

>> MARTINEZ SAYS IT'S A START IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND HAVING MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN ESCONDIDO, A START THAT MANY FAMILIES HOPE FOR.

>> I IMMEDIATELY STARTED TALKING TO MY FAMILY AND LETTING THEM KNOW THAT THIS IS HAPPENING, AND I KNOW THE NEED IN THIS COMMUNITY.

>> AS SHE WAS PROMOTING THE APPLICATION, SHE REALIZED SHE ALSO HAD A NEED FOR AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE AN OPPORTUNITY LIKE THIS.

SO I LOOKED AT THE REQUIREMENTS AND BEGAN TO THINK OF MYSELF.

I'M IN THAT SITUATION.

I DID GO THROUGH THE APPLICATION PROCESS.

>> SHE'S CURRENTLY RENTING A ROOM AND DOESN'T HAVE THE SPACE FOR HER CHILDREN.

IF SHE IS SELECTED, SHE SAYS IT WOULD CHANGE EVERYTHING.

>> IT WOULD BE BEAUTIFUL TO HAVE MY CHILDREN BACK WITH ME, AND IT IS SOMETHING I'M HOPING FOR.

>> HABITAT FOR HUMANITY WILL BE REVIEWING APPLICATIONS AND EXPECTS TO HAVE A FAMILY SELECTED BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR.

>> FOR US THAT MEANS WE GET TO PICK 10 EXTREMELY QUALIFIED AND HARD-WORKING FAMILIES THAT FIT ALL THE CRITERIA THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE, BUT IT TAKES OUR HEARTS THAT WE HAD TO SAY NO TO OTHERWISE QUALIFIED FAMILIES WHO ALSO DESERVE THIS DREAM OF HOMEOWNERSHIP.

>> FAMILIES MUST HAVE A STABLE INCOME IN ORDER TO QUALIFY.

THE CITY OF ESCONDIDO AND THE STATE EACH CONTRIBUTED $1 MILLION FOR THE PROJECT.

THROUGH PARTNERS, DONORS AND VOLUNTEERS, IT MAKES THE MISSION POSSIBLE.

SO WE HAVE COSTS FOR OUR DEVELOPMENT THAT ARE NOT AS HIGH A MARKET RATE, BUT THEY ARE CLOSE.

THE DIFFERENCE FOR US, WE ARE NOT PASSING THOSE COSTS ALONG TO HOMEBUYERS.

WE ARE LOOKING TO MAKE IT MORE AFFORDABLE.

>> HE SAYS MORTGAGES WILL LEAD TO SAVING 40% OF FAMILY INCOME, THAT AFFORDABILITY ALLOWS FAMILIES TO BE HEALTHIER.

TANIA THORNE, K PBS NEWS.

>>> IN RECENT WEEKS, THE US GOVERNMENT HAS CALLED TICK-TOCK A NATIONAL SECURITY RISK.

A HIGH-RANKING OFFICIAL IS CALLING FOR AN OUTRIGHT BAN.

WE HAVE UPDATES ON THE QUESTION SURROUNDING THEM.

>> TROUBLE IS EXPANDING WITH TEXAS AND MARYLAND JOINING OTHERS IN PROHIBITING THE USE OF THE APP ON GOVERNMENT ISSUED DEVICES.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS FILED LAWSUITS AGAINST THE SOCIAL MEDIA GIANT FOR ALLEGEDLY EXPOSING MINORS TO MATURE CONTENT AND DECEIVING USERS ABOUT CHINA'S ACCESS TO THEIR DATA.

>> THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS FOCUSED ON THE CHALLENGE OF CERTAIN COUNTRIES, INCLUDING CHINA, SEEKING TO LEVERAGE DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY AND AMERICAN DATA IN A WAY THAT PRESENTS AN UNACCEPTABLE NATIONAL SECURITY RISK.

>> THEY BEEN TRYING TO RESOLVE CONCERNS THAT CHINESE GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES COULD SEEK TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE DATA THAT TICK- TOCK HOLDS ON US CITIZENS.

>> WITH CHINA, THERE'S NO DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE RAPID SECTOR.

EVERYONE WORKS FOR THE GOVERNMENT IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.

>> BRANDON CARR SAYS THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT SHOULD AND TICK-TOCK OVER CONCERNS.

>> THE CHINESE ARE REALLY INTO STEALING DATA AND COLLECTING DATA.

THIS IS ONE HUGE WAY TO DO THAT.

THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE EVERY KEYSTROKE, EVERY COMMENT, IT IS VERY DANGEROUS.

>> IVAN RODRIGUEZ, K PBS NEWS.

>>> MILLIONS OF US HAVE IPHONES IN OUR POCKET.

THE COMPANY IS STRENGTHENING ENCRYPTION TECHNOLOGY WHICH WILL MAKE IT HARDER FOR HACKERS TO STEAL YOUR INFORMATION.

LAW-ENFORCEMENT SAYS IT HAS SOMETHING TURNS WITH THE FBI SUGGESTING THAT IT WILL ALSO MAKE IT HARDER FOR DETECTIVES TO ACCESS PHONES IN CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION.

>>> A MAKER - - A MEGA MERGER IS GETTING SCRUTINY, THE FEDERAL TRADE MISSION IS SUING TO BLOCK MICROSOFT'S PROPOSED PURCHASE OF ACTIVISION.

THEY MAKE HIT GAMES LIKE CALL OF DUTY AND CANDY CRUSH.

MICROSOFT IS OFFERING $69 BILLION.

MICROSOFT HAS A HISTORY OF BUYING COMPANIES TO REDUCE COMPETITION.

>>> IN A HOSPITAL SECOND SETTING , DECK TECHNOLOGY - - IN A HOSPITAL SETTING, TECHNOLOGY CAN BE IMPORTANT.

IT PEOPLE ARE USING IT TO WORK, AND THEY ARE AT THEIR BREAKING POINT.

>> BRAIN SURGERY IN TANDEM, WOUNDED IN BATTLE ON THE SAME DAY, IN THE SAME FRONT, TWO YOUNG MEN ARE THE FOCUS OF THESE OVER PRACTICED NEUROSURGEONS.

THE WINDOWS EVEN IN HERE ARE TAPES TO SLOW FLYING GLASS.

THE EFFORT IS INTENSE TO SAVE LIVES, MEMORIES, LOVE AND FUTURE DREAM.

THEY WOULD HAVE LITTLE IDEA WHERE TO START THAT WORK IF THEY DIDN'T HAVE USE OF THIS CT SCANNER.

IT CAN PINPOINT DAMAGE, FIND WHAT IT HAS DONE, AND GIVE SURGEONS A PLAN OF ACTION.

HE SAYS YES, AND UNFORTUNATELY THERE IS A SUSPICION OF DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT I, AND NO LEFT I AT ALL.

>> IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE DOING 15 OR 20 PER DAY, IN SHORT IT IS WEARING OUT.

>> THE HOSPITAL CANNOT AFFORD NEW EQUIPMENT.

THEY USED ONE IS FOR SALE IN THE WEST OF UKRAINE.

THE PRICE OF LOSING THIS ONE IS INCALCULABLE.

HE SAYS HE SHOWS SIGNS OF SEVERE CRANIAL INJURY WITH AN ACUTE SUBDERMAL HEMATOMA.

HE NEEDS URGENT SURGERY.

IT TRADERS HERE HAVE RAISED ABOUT $60,000 AND NEED HELP WITH THE REST.

THIS IS THE ONLY CT SCANNER IN A VAST REGION.

CRITICAL, THIS MACHINE IS CRITICAL, CT IS CRITICAL TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH BOTH HEAD WOUNDS AND ACUTE BRAIN INJURIES.

>> IS SAVING LIVES?

>> DEFINITELY, ABSOLUTELY, 100%.

SO THERE'S A STEADY FLOW OF SOLDIERS INJURED.

THIS IS A HOSPITAL THAT IS TRYING WITH ABOUT 300 KM2.

>> SOME SOLDIERS ARE RELATIVELY LUCKY.

>> MICAH MINTER WAS LUCKY.

HE WAS UNHURT, I GOT HIT IN THE LEG.

WE'VE SEEN WOUNDED AND DEAD BEFORE.

I'M SITTING HERE, I'M LUCKY.

UKRAINIANS CALL IT THE MEAT GRINDER.

>> HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE BATTLEFIELD?

MUD, BLOOD, TRENCHES, ARTILLERY, TRENCH WARFARE.

WORLD WAR I AND WORLD WAR II LIKE THAT.

THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT MODERN WEAPONS ARE NOW MORE POWERFUL.

MODERN SURGERY IS OFTEN THE ONLY ROUTE TO SURVIVAL.

>> I'M JUDY WOODRUFF.

BASKETBALL STAR BRITNEY GREINER IS RELEASED FROM DETENTION IN RUSSIA.

COMING UP, AFTER EVENING EDITION ON K PBS.

>>> COOL, DRY WEATHER CONTINUES FOR A COUPLE MORE DAYS.

OVER THE WEEKEND, IT LOOKS LIKE SOAKING RAIN.

LOOKING BACK, IT HAS BEEN ABOUT A MONTH SINCE WE'VE SEEN SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD RAIN, BUT IT IS COMING.

WE ARE GENERALLY DRY THROUGH SATURDAY, ENGINEERING COOL, AND THEN HERE COMES THAT RAIN ON SUNDAY.

FOR TONIGHT, PRETTY QUIET, IF YOU CLOUDS ARE LOW.

38 ON OCEANSIDE, EL CAJON SAW 31 , BORREGO SPRINGS AT 39.

OVERNIGHTS NIGHT, NOT MUCH HAPPENING HERE, TO THE NORTH.

THE LATEST SERIES OF STORMS IS WEAKENING AS IT DRIPS DOWN THE COAST.

WE DO SEE THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT RAIN FLYING DOWN THE COAST FROM FRIDAY, INTO SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

FRIDAY IS COOL AND DRY, CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE HERE, LOW 60s IN OCEANSIDE, RAMONA ONLY RUN 60, 69 IN MOUNT LAGUNA.

THE WEEKENDS START COMES, RAIN AND WIND IN THE BAY AREA SATURDAY, RAIN ARRIVES IN LOS ANGELES LATER SATURDAY, AND HERE ON SUNDAY, IN SAN DIEGO, IT LOOKS WET.

LOOK AT THE EXTENDED FORECAST.

YOU CAN SEE HEAVY MORNING RAIN ON SUNDAY, AND PRETTY COOL HERE, TEMPERATURES ONLY IN THE 50s, INLAND, HEAVY MORNING RAIN , ON SUNDAY, LINGERING SHOWERS INTO ONE DAY, VERY COOL.

THE WIND IS PICKING UP, WE WILL SEE SOME HEAVY RAIN, TEMPERATURES ONLY IN THE MIDDLE 40s ON SUNDAY, CHILE ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

YOU WILL EVEN SEE SOME SHOWERS HERE, TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW AVERAGE AND TRENDING DOWN.

FOR K PBS, I'M MARK MANCUSO.

SIMCOE SAN DIEGO COUNTY CERTIFIED RESULTS TODAY, FOLLOWING THE COUNTING OF A FEW THOUSAND REMAINING PROVISIONAL BALLOTS.

THE REGISTRAR OF VOTERS OFFICES TURNOUT FOR THE MIDTERM WAS AT 54%, WITH MORE THAN 1 MILLION BALLOTS CAST IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

A CASE BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT AIMS TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF WHO HAS THE FINAL SAY IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS.

JENN SULLIVAN RECAPS THE ARGUMENTS FROM BOTH SIDES, ON HOW MUCH POWER INDIVIDUAL STATES REALLY HAVE.

>> SUPREME COURT JUSTICES HEARD THREE HOURS WORTH OF ARGUMENTS FROM REPUBLICAN LEADERS IN NORTH CAROLINA.

>> OUR POSITION ON THE MERIT IS TO TAKE AS GIVEN STATE LAW AS INTERPRETED NORTH CAROLINA SUPREME COURT.

TO THE CASE REVOLVES AROUND AN OBSCURE LEGAL THEORY THAT STATE LEGISLATURES SHOULD HAVE THE FINAL SAY ON ELECTION PROCEDURES, NOT COURTS OR EVEN THE STATE INSTITUTION.

SOME JUSTICES EXPRESSED CONCERN.

>> I THINK WHAT MIGHT STRIKE A PERSON IS THAT THIS IS A PROPOSAL THAT GETS RID OF THE NORMAL CHECKS AND BALANCES.

>> IT STARTED AS A DISPUTE OVER A GOP LED REDISTRICTING MAP.

THE CASE WENT TO THE NORTH CAROLINA SUPREME COURT, WHERE THEY RULED THE MAP WAS UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

FRUSTRATED, STATE GOP ARGUED STATE LEGISLATURES HAVE THE POWER TO OVERRIDE THE WILL OF VOTERS, AN ARGUMENT THAT CREATES A LEGAL SLIPPERY SLOPE.

>> THIS WOULD SO ELECTIONS CHAOS, FORCING A CONFUSING TO TRACK SYSTEM WITH ONE RULE FOR FEDERAL ELECTIONS AND ANOTHER FOR STATE ONCE.

>> OPPONENTS WORRY IT WOULD GIVE STATE LAWMAKERS THE ABSOLUTE AUTHORITY TO CHOOSE DESIRED ELECTION WINNERS.

>> IT WOULD MAKE ELECTION RELATED DECISIONS IMPOSSIBLE TO REVIEW BY STATE COURT JUDGES, CUTTING OUT NEUTRAL ARBITERS OF THE PROCESS.

>> YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, K PBS.ORG.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US, AND HAVE A GREAT EVENING.>> MAJOR FUNDING HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BY THE FOLLOWING.

THE BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR, RESTORATION, FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES, FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE.

AND BY THE CONRAD FOUNDATION.

AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

[ MUSIC ] AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.