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>> >>DWANE BROWN: HI, I'M DWANE BROWN. TONIGHT ON KPBS EVENING EDITION AFTER THREE
WEEKS MAYOR BOB FILNER RETURNS TO HIS OFFICE AT CITY HALL EXPU ANOTHER WOMAN WHOO COMES
FORWARD CLAIMING *** MISCONDUCT. >> >>PEGGY PICO: WE'VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT THE
MAYOR AND MEDIATION, HOW IT WORKS, AND MY MORE SAN DIEGANS MY USE R USE THIS METHOD
TO SOLVE DISPUTES. BACK TO SCHOOL SHOPPING STARTED EARLY THIS
YEAR, HOW THE SCHOOL SPAWPING SEASON COULD IMPACT HOLIDAY PRICES.
>> >>DWANE BROWN: IF YOU FILL UP YOUR GAS TAKE AT THE BUMP RECENTLY YOU MAY BE FINDING
IT A LITTLE EASIER ON YOU WALLET. KPBS EVENING EDITION STARTS NOW.
HELLO, GOOD EVENING, THANKS FOR JOINING US. SUPPORTERS OF PRIVATE FIRST CLASS BRADLY MANNING
BELIEVE HIS 35 YEAR PRISON SENTENCE IS TOO HARSH.
A HANDFUL OF THEM GATHERED OUTSIDE THE COURT HOUSE.
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS TO WIKI LEAKS.
A MILITARY JUDGE CONVICTED THE MILITARY SOLDIER LAST MONTH, HE COULD HAVE RECEIVED UP TO 90
YEARS IN PRISON. BY THE WAY, WIKI LEAKS FOUNDER IS CALLING
MANNING'S SENTENCE TODAY A TACTICAL VICTORY BECAUSE HE SAYS HE COULD BE RELEASED ON PAROLE
IN EIGHT YEARS BEFORE FINISHING THE 35 YEAR PRISON SENTENCE.
THE ARMY PSYCHIATRIST ON TRIAL FOR THE 2009 SHOOTING RAMP AGE AT FORT HOOD REFUSED TO
CALL ANY WITNESSES IN HIS DEFENSE TODAY. HE'S ACTING AS HIS OWN ATTORNEY AND FACES
THE DEATH PEMTY IF CONVICTED. HE TOLD THE JUDGE THE DEPLOYMENT OF AMERICAN
TROOPS TO FIGHT WHAT HE CALLS AN ILLEGAL WAR PROVOKED HIM TO CARRYING OUT THE ATTACK.
HE'S ACCUSED OF KILLING 13 PEOPLE AT THE TEXAS MILITARY BASE.
ANOTHER NEWS CONFERENCE REGARDING *** HARASSMENT CLAIMS AGAINST MAYOR BOB FILNER.
KPBS METRO REPORTER SANDHYA DIRKS JOINS US FROM THE NEWS CENTER. SO LET'S START WITH
THE MAYOR DO WE KNOW WITH WHERE HE IS? >> >>SANDHYA DIRKS: ACCORDING TO SOURCES AT
CITY HALL HE SPENT PANNED R PART OF THE DAY IN MEDIATION A DISCUSSION INCLUDED LAWYER
GLORIA ALLRED AND HER CLIENT JACKSON, WHO IS SUING THE CITY AND THE MAYOR FOR ***
HARASSMENT. ALSO INVOLVED ARE THE CITY ATTORNEY AND MEMBERS
OF THE CITY COUNCIL. EVERYONE IS BEING TIGHT LIPPED ABOUT WHAT'S
HAPPENING. THIS MEDIATION PROCESS HAS TAKEN US FROM A
LOT OF COMMENT TO A LOT OF NO COMMENT. >> >>DWANE BROWN: ANOTHER WOMAN HAS COME FORWARD
TODAY. WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT HER?
>> >>SANDHYA DIRKS: HER NAME IS DIANE YORK, SHE'S A LA JOLLA WOMAN.
SHE SAYS SHE MET WITH THE MAYOR TO GET HELP WITH A LONE AND SAYS HE TOUCHED HER BOTTOM
AND SHARE AD PICTURE WITH CNN THAT MARKS THE MOMENT WHEN IT HAPPENED.
IT'S HARD TO TELL FROM THE PICTURE BUT SHE SAYS SHE IS STEPPING FORWARD NOW.
SHE DID SO AT A PRESS CONFERENCE ORGANIZED BY THE RECALL CAMPAIGN.
>> >>DWANE BROWN: THERE WAS ANOTHER RECALL CAMPAIGN TODAY, WHAT WAS THEIR MESSAGE.
>> >>SANDHYA DIRKS: MICHAEL PALLAMARY AND JOHN *** ARE ORGANIZING THE RECALL EFFORT,
THEY'RE BOTH CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICANS AND BOTH OPPOSED FILNER LONG BEFORE THESE ALLEGATIONS
OF *** HARASSMENT EMERGED. THEY SAY THEY WERE OUT THERE TO GET OUT THE
WORD AND COLLECT SIGNATURES THERE WAS SOME GRUMBLINGS IN SOCIAL MEDIA THAT THE RECALL
CAMPAIGN WHICH STARTED OUT VERY BIPARTISAN MAY BE BEGINNING TO TILT TO THE RIGHT.
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE IS SAYING THAT THE MAYOR IS BACK AT WORK THIS AFTERNOON.
SO WE DON'T KNOW IF MEDIATION IS OVER, OR JUST PAUSED, OR REALLY WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT.
>> >>DWANE BROWN: KPBS METRO REPORTER, SANDHYA DIRKS.
MEDIATION IS A WORD WE'VE BEEN HEARING QUITE A BIT LATEY IN CONNECTION WITH THE ***
HARASSMENT LAWSUIT AGAINST THE MAYOR. PEGGY PICO TAKES A LOOK AT HOW MEDIATION IS
BECOMING AN INCREASINGLY POPULAR ALTERNATIVE TO COURT PROCEEDINGS.
>> >>PEGGY PICO: MEDIATION IS A LEGAL OPTION FOR RESOLVING ISSUES THAT RANGE FROM D FROM
DIVORCE TO CIVIL LITIGATION AND MEDICAL LIABILITY. WITH RECENT BUDGET CUTS TO THE COURTS, MEDIATION
MAY BE THE QUICKEST AND EASIEST WAY TO SOLVE DISPUTES.
HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE PROCESS IS STEVEN DINKIN, PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
CENTER. WHAT LEGAL MATTERS ARE BEST HANDLED IN MEDIATION
VERSUS, LET'S SAY, IN A COURT PROCEEDING. >> >>STEVEN DINKIN: MOST MATTERS CAN BE HANDLED
IN THE MEDIATION PROCESS FROM PERSONAL INJURY RK MEDICAL MAL PRACTICE, CONSTRUCTION DEFECT,
REAL ESTATE MATTERS, DIVORCE, COMMUNITY ISSUES, A WHOLE RANGE OF DIFFERENT CASES.
>> >>PEGGY PICO: WHAT SORT OF THINGS CANNOT BE HANDLED IN MEDIATION?
>> >>STEVEN DINKIN: THERE ARE CERTAIN TYPES OF CRIMINAL MATTERS, FELONY CHARGES THAT MIGHT
NOT BE APPROPRIATE, OR IF AN INDIVIDUAL HAS MENTAL CAPACITY ISSUES AND CAN'T MAKE THEIR
OWN DECISIONS, THOSE TYPES OF MATTERS WOULD BE HANDLED IN A MEDIATION PROCESS.
>> >>PEGGY PICO: WALK US THROUGH THE ACTUAL SETTING OF A MEDIATION.
WHO'S THERE, WHO'S MANAGING THE MEDIATION, HOW DOES IT WORK?
>> >>STEVEN DINKIN: TYPICALLY THE MEDIATION IS HELD IN A BOARD ROOM TYPE SETTING AROUND
A TABLE. THE MEDIATOR IS A NEUTRAL THIRD PARTY, IT
COULD BE A RETIRED JUDGE OR AN ATTORNEY, AND THEN OFTEN YOU HAVE THE OPPOSING PARTIES AND
THEN ATTORNEYS WHO ARE REPRESENTING THE PARTIES. >> >>PEGGY PICO: AND THE ATTORNEYS ARE THERE,
AND YOU'RE ABLE TO MEDIATE WITH AN ATTORNEY, IT JUST DOESN'T HAVE TO BE ONE ON ONE WITH
THE MEDIATOR, CORRECT? >> >>STEVEN DINKIN: AT TIMES, MEDIATIONS OCCUR
WITHOUT THE ATTORNEYS IN THE ROOM, BUT ATTORNEYS CAN BE IN THE ROOM AND BE PART OF THE PROCESS
AND THEY PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE OFTENTIMES IN THE MEDIATION PROCESS.
>> >>PEGGY PICO: WELL THESE DAYS YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT IT'S OFTEN IN A BOARD ROOM,
DO YOU HAVE TO BE FACE TO FACE, OR CAN YOU DO IT VIA SKYPE, PHONE, IN A DIFFERENT ROOM?
HOW DOES THAT WORK? >> >>STEVEN DINKIN: IF BOTH PARTIES ARE IN
THE ROOM, OFTENTIMES THEY'RE IN THE SAME OFFICE OR TWO SEPARATE ROOMS.
THE MEDIATOR WILL SHUTTLE BACK AND FORTH TO THE ROOMS.
NOW A DAYS PARTIES CAN BE ON THE PHONE OR USE OTHER MULTIMEDIA PROCESSES TO INVOLVE
THE PARTY IN THE MEDIATION. >> >>PEGGY PICO: DO YOU THINK THAT'S HELPFUL?
THE REASON I ASK IS BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY YOUR IN MEDIATION BECAUSE YOU CAN'T COME TO AN
AGREEMENT ON SOMETHING. I'M SURE TEMPERS MIGHT BE A LITTLE HIGH.
>> >>STEVEN DINKIN: I PREFER TO THE HAVE THE PARTIES TOGETHER.
NOT NECESSARILY IN THE SAME ROOM, BUT WHERE I CAN MEET WITH THEM FACE TO FACE AS OPPOSEED
TO HAVING THEM ON THE PHONE. >> >>PEGGY PICO: IS THE MEDIATED DECISION
LEGALLY BINDING OR IF YOU DON'T LIKE SETTLEMENT RESULTS CAN YOU STILL GO TO COURT?
>> >>STEVEN DINKIN: TYPICALLY WHEN INDIVIDUALS ENTER INTO A MEDIATION IT'S NOT BINDING SO
THEY CAN WALK AWAY FROM THE DISCUSSIONS AND THE MATTER AT ANY POINT.
BUT ONCE THEY COME TO MEDIATION, IF BOTH PARTIES AGREE, THE MEDIATION AGREEMENT IS BINDING.
IT'S LIKE A CONTRACT THAT WOULD BE RECOGNIZED IN COURT.
>> >>PEGGY PICO: HOW LONG DOES IT TYPICALLY TAKE TO RESOLVE A CASE VIA MEDIATION VERSUS
LET'S SAY GOING THROUGH COURT? >> >>STEVEN DINKIN: IT DEPENDS UPON THE COMPLEXITY
OF THE CASE. SOME CASES CAN BE HANDLED IN A MATTER OF THREE
OR FOUR HOURS. OTHER CASES MIGHT TAKE SEVERAL DAYS TO GET
TO A RESOLUTION. >> >>PEGGY PICO: AND I UNDERSTAND THAT ONE
DIFFERENCE IN MEDIATION IS YOU HAVE SOME A DIFFERENT OPTIONS AS FAR AS WHAT THE SETTLEMENT
IS, IT IS BT JUST MONETARY. >> >>STEVEN DINKIN: ONE OF THE GREAT BENEFITS
OF MEDIATION IS IT'S' A CONFIDENTIAL PROCESS. THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF THE PROCESS ALLOWS
THE PARTIES TO COME U UP WITH UNIQUE AND INNOVATIVE RESOLUTIONS SO THEY CAN CRAFT DIFFERENT TYPES
OF SOLUTIONS THAT MIGHT NOT BE READILY AVAILABLE IN A COURT PROCEEDING.
>> >>PEGGY PICO: FOR INSTANCE, DO YOU HAVE SOME EXAMPLES?
>> >>STEVEN DINKIN: AN EMPLOYMENT MATTER, FOR EXAMPLE, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE JUST A
MONETARY DECISION. AT TIMES THE EMPLOYEE MIGHT JUST WANT A SOLID
RECOMMENDATION LETTER OR MIGHT WANT TO BE MOVE UNDER TO ANOTHER DIVISION OR WANT MORE
VACATION TIME. THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF OR MAYBE JUST BASICALLY
AN APOLOGY FROM THE EMPLOYER. SO THERE'S A WHOLE RANGE OF DIFFERENT TYPES
OF SOLUTIONS THAT MIGHT SATISFY BOTH THE EMPLOYEE AND THE EMPLOYER THAT GOES BEYOND JUST A FINANCIAL
AGREEMENT. >> >>PEGGY PICO: THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN IN A
COURTROOM? >> >>STEVEN DINKIN: TYPICALLY NOT.
>> >>PEGGY PICO: OKAY. STEVEN DINKIN RK THANK YOU SE MUCH FOR THE
UPDATE ON THIS. >> >>STEVEN DINKIN: MY PLEASURE.
>> >>DWANE BROWN: THERE IS ANOTHER TWIST IN THAT KIDNAPPING AND DOUBLE *** CASE OUT
OF SAN DIEGO'S EAST COUNTY. JAMES DEMAGGIO'S FAMILY DEMAGGIO'S FAMILY
WANTS TO KNOW IF HE WAS THE BIOLOGICAL FATHER OF TWO OF HIS VICTIMS, HANNAH AND ETHAN ANDERSON.
HE LEFT A 12,000 DOLLAR LIFE INSURANCE POLICY TO THE ANDERSON FAMILY.
BACK TO SCHOOL SHOPPING HAS BECOME THE SECOND BIGGEST RETAIL SEASON IN AMERICA.
THIS YEAR PARENTS ARE EXPECTED TO SPEND LESS THAN THEY DID LAST YEAR T.
PEGGY PICO HAS MORE ON WHY AND WHAT IT ALL MEANS.
>> >>PEGGY PICO: IT'S NOT YOUR IMAGINATION, BACK TO SCHOOL SHOPPING HAS STARTED EARLIER
THIS YEAR. PARENTS BEGAN LOOKING FOR BARGAINS FOR THEIR
SCHOOL AGE AND COLLEGE AGE KIDS IN JULY FLT. HERE WITH MORE ON WHY SOME RETAILERS ARE EARLY
ABOUT WORRIED ABOUT THIS, IS MIRO COPIC, WELCOME BACK.
LET'S START WITH THESE BACK TO SCHOOL SUPPLIES. HOW MUCH IS THE AVERAGE FAMILY EXPECTED TO
SPEND ON BACK TO SCHOOL SHOPPING THIS YEAR? >> >>MIRO COPIC: THIS YEAR THE NATIONAL RETAIL
FEDERATION ANTICIPATES SPENDING TO BE ABOUT 635 DOLLARS PER HOUSE HOLD WHICH IS ABOUT
8 AND A HALF PERCENT ALL BELOW LAST YEAR, SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT LESS.
>> >>PEGGY PICO: WHY WOULD IT BE LESS? THE ECONOMY'S RECOVERING AND IT SEEMS LIKE IT
WOULD GO UP. >> >>MIRO COPIC: THE ECONOMY RECOVERY HAS
BEEN A LITTLE BIT UNEVEN. THE TAX HOLIDAY WE ENJOYED LAST YEAR IS NO
LONGER. SO 2% OFF THE TOP FOR EVERY HOUSE HOLD, THE
INCREASE IN SALES TAX IN CALIFORNIA, HIGHER GAS PRICES, AND HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT ESPECIALLY
THOSE THAT AFFECT LOWER AND MIDDLE INCOME FAMILIES.
>> >>PEGGY PICO: WHAT SORT OF ITEMS ARE BEING EITHER PUSHED ON THE PUBLIC OR THE PUBLIC
WANTS? >> >>MIRO COPIC: BACK TO SCHOOL IS VERY DIFFERENT
FROM THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY BECAUSE THAT'S REALLY IN THE GIFTING MIND SET.
HERE IT'S BUYING NECESSITIES. ON THE ONE HAND YOU'RE LOOKING AT STAPLE ITEMS,
JEANS, SOCKS OR UNDER WEAR, OR SCHOOL SUPPLIES LIKE BACK TO SCHOOL, LIKE BACKPACKS.
>> >>PEGGY PICO: SO THE NECESSITIES. HOW IMPORTANT IS THIS BACK TO SCHOOL SHOPPING
SEASON TO THE OVERALL RETAIL ECONOMY? >> >>MIRO COPIC: IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
IT'S THE SECOND LARGEST SHOPPING WINDOW AFTER THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.
RETAILERS TAKE IT VERY SERIOUSLY AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THEY HAVE A SUCCESSFUL SHOPPING
SEASON. >> >>PEGGY PICO: DOES IT PREDICT HOLIDAY SEASONS?
DOES IT PREDICT OTHER THINGS RETAILERS AND MERCHANDISERS LOOKING AT THAT? HOW'D WE, WE
WERE IN A SLUMP? >> >>MIRO COPIC: IT'S A BIT OF A BELL WEATHER.
THEY WANT TO KNOW IF THERE'S A DEMAND BECAUSE THEY WANT TO LOOK AT THE SHOPPING TREND BUSINESS
YAWNED THE CORE STAPLES, ARE PEOPLE BUYING MORE ELECTRONIC ITEMS.
MOST OF THE I ORDERS HAVE ALREADY BEEN PLACED BUT TO HEAVY UP IS IMPORTANT TO THEM.
THEY LOOK TO SEE WHAT PEOPLE ARE BUYING. >> >>PEGGY PICO: A LITTLE BIT OF A PREDICTER
FOR THE ACTUAL MERCHANDISE FLT. I KNOW THERE'S A TERM CALLED CREEP, YOU'RE
SEEING BACK TO SCHOOL MERCHANDISE EARLIER AND EARLIER IN THE SEASON THAN BEFORE.
WHY ARE PEOPLE DOING THAT? >> >>MIRO COPIC: YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF A
LAND GRAB FROM RETAILERS. ONE STARTS IT, THEY HAVE TO FOLLOW. THEY WANT
TO ANCHOR YOUR MIND SET AS A CONSUMER TO BE THINKING ABOUT BACK TO SCHOOL.
IT'S TOO EARLY KIDS ARE JUST COMING OUT OF VACATION.
>> >>PEGGY PICO: IN JUNE YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE THINKING ABOUT IT.
>> >>MIRO COPIC: AND NOR DO YOU WANT TO AND SOMETIMES THAT CAN BACK FIRE.
N IN THE PAST YOU'VE SEEN EXRIS MS HOLIDAY ITEMS IN SEPTEMBER, THAT WAS A BACK LASH FOR
COSTCO WHEN THEY HAD CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS IN THE STORES.
BY EXTENDING THE SEASON IT CHANGES THE MIND SET OF THE CONSUMER SO THEY CAN THINK ABOUT
IT, PLAN SOME OF THE THINGS AND DRIVE SOME IMPULSE PURCHASES.
>> >>PEGGY PICO: DOES THAT TYPE OF MARKETING, THAT OVERLAPPING OF THE SEASON, ACTUALLY INCREASE
SPENDING ON PROJECTS? ARE WE SEEING A REVENUE INCREASE OR DOES IT SPREAD OUT THE AMOUNT
THAT, YOU KNOW, WHERE YOU WOULD BE GETTING THE MONEY? IT'S INSTEAD OF JUST IN SEPTEMBER,
YOU SPREAD IT OUT OVER THREE OR FOUR MONTHS. >> >>MIRO COPIC: IN THE PAST IT HAS HELP INCREASE
SPENDING. THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS BECAUSE OF THE POSTRE
SESSION IT HAS BEEN A LITTLE BIT MORE VARIABLE. THE INTENT IS IT INCREASES THE SPENDING AND
YOU REMEMBER THINGS YOU FORGOT, I FORGOT THE BACKPACK OR THESE SUPPLIES, WE NEED TO GET
THE JEANS SO YOU'RE ALWAYS TOP OF MIND WITH THAT SPECIFIC HOLIDAY. YOU BROUGHT UP THAT
SORT OF BACK LASH IN COSTCO. I REMEMBER THAT WHEN PEOPLE WERE SO OFFENDED
BY THE IDEA CHRISTMAS CAME OUT IN SEPTEMBER, IT WAS REALLY EARLY.
DO YOU THINK SHOPPERS GET FATIGUED BECAUSE WE'RE OVERLAPPING HOLIDAYS AND PRETTY SOON
THEY BECOME NUMB TOOB IT? THE SORT OF MARKETING AND SEASONAL CROSS OVER IN SHOPPING?
>> >>MIRO COPIC: IT'S INTERESTING, CONSUMERS HAVE NOT DISPLAYED THAT BEHAVIOR.
THEY WILL TALK ABOUT IT IN CONSUMER RESEARCH, I'M A BIT FATIGUED.
YOU MIGHT SEE IT IN DIPS. A GREAT EXAMPLE IS THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY SEASON,
THEY GET OFF TO A *** IN THANKSGIVING, THAT FIRST TWO WEEKS IN DECEMBER IS A OVERWHELMED,
AND THEY REALIZE THEY HAVE A DEADLINE. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY, HERE IT'S SCHOOL STARTS
FOR THEIR CHILD, SO THEY GET BACK ON THE HORSE AND ARE BUYING.
IT DOES RAISE REVENUE, BUT IT IS INCONSISTENT. >> >>PEGGY PICO: THE LAST QUESTION HERE IS
BASICALLY ABOUT THIS YOUR ADVICE FOR SEASONAL SHOPPING.
SHOULD YOU SHOP DURING THE SEASON, SHOULD YOU WAIT FOR THE SALE?
>> >>MIRO COPIC: YOU KNOW, RETAILERS HAVE BEEN VERY AGGRESSIVE WITH SALES FOR THIS SEASON
UP FRONT. THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY IS KIND OF A TOSS UP.
SOMETIMES THE CLOSER YOU GET TO THE DATE SO THIS WEEKEND AND NEXT WEEKEND FOR BACK TO
SCHOOL, THOSE BACKPACKS ARE GOING TO BE AT THE BEST DISCOUNTS YOU'VE SEEN ALL SEASON.
NORMALLY YOU SHOULD KIND OF WHEN YOU NEED TO BUY, YOU SHOULD BUY BECAUSE IT MAY NOT
BE THERE. THE AFTER SALES HAVE GOTTEN SHORTER BECAUSE
INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS HAVE GOTTEN BETTER. >> >>PEGGY PICO: WE'VE NOTICED THAT.
PROFESSOR MIRO COPIC, THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> >>DWANE BROWN: SUMMER GAS PRICES IN THE
COUNTY ARE AT THE LOWEST LEVEL IN ALMOST EIGHT MONTHS VMENT.
IT'S A WELCOME RELIEF FOR CONSUMERS ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO DRIVE FOR A LIVING.
>> >>: THANK GOD I'VE BEEN HAMMERED FOR YEARS ON THIS STUFF AND I'M REALLY TIRED OF IT.
>> >>DWANE BROWN: ALEX *** IS A PIZZA DELIVERY DRIVER AND SAYS HE SHELLS OUT 20 BUCK AS DAY
FOR GAS. LIKE SO MANY CONSUMERS HE SAYS IT DOESN'T
TAKE MUCH OF A CHANGE TO IMPACT THE BUDGET. >> >>: EVEN FIVE, TEN CENTS KILLS ME EVERY
TIME, IT ADDS UP. >> >>DWANE BROWN: HE SAYS YOU DON'T HAVE TO
DELIVER PIZZAS TO KNOW THE COST AT THE PUMP IS DRAINING YOUR RESOURCES.
>> >>: WHAT I HAVE TO DO IS TAKE FOOD FROM MY MOUTH AND PUT IT INTO THE CAR, IS WHAT
ENDS UP HAPPENING. THAT'S A NORMAL THING.
>> >>DWANE BROWN: THE GOOD NEWS IS WE'VE BEEN PAYING FAR LESS FOR GAS OVER THE LAST MONTH
AND TRIPLE A REPORTS THE COST AT THE PUMP HAS FALLEN 29 DAYS IN A ROW, TO THE LOWEST
LEVEL SENSE THE END OF JANUARY. THE AVERAGE GALLON NOW 3.83, 21 CENTS LESS
THAN A MONTH AGO. HOPEFULLY THE TREND WILL LAST BEYOND THE LABOR
DAY WEEKEND WHEN MANY PEOPLE TEND TO HIT THE ROAD.
>> >>: TAKE CARE. >> >>DWANE BROWN: TRIPLE A REPORTS GAS PRICES
HAVE FALLEN THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA OVER THE PAST MONTH.
A WILD FIRE HAS FORCED EVACUATIONS AND IS THREATENING MORE THAN 2000 STRUCTURES NEAR
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK. THE FIRE HAS QUICKLY GROWN TO MORE THAN 25
SQUARE MILES PUTTING FOLKS IN HOTELS, HOMES AND CAMP BUILDINGS AT RISK. RN IT'S ONE OF
MORE THAN 50 WILD FIRES BURNING ACROSS THE US.
IN ALCOPOLCO THE 6.2 QUAKE WAS CENTERED ABOUT 60 MILES EAST OF THE CITY, CRACKS WERE FOUND
IN THE WALLS OF THE CITY'S UNIVERSITY, AND IT WAS FELT SOME 170 MILES AWAY IN MEXICO
CITY. NO INJURIES REPORTED.
ABOUT 300 TONS OF HIGHLY RADIOACTIVE WATER IS LEAKING FROM STORAGE TANKS AT THE CRIPPLED
FUKOSHIMA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT. THEY SUSPECT IT'S THROUGH A SEAM.
THIS IS THE FIFTH AND WORSE LEAK SINCE LAST YEAR INVOLVING SIMILAR TANKS AT THE PLANT.
GUM CHEWING, FOOT TAPPING, LOUD TYPING, IT WOULD BE HARD TO FIND ANYONE WHO LOVES THESE
SOUNDS. FOR SOME PEOPLE REPETITIVE NOISES LIKE THESE
CAN INVOKE UNCONTROLLABLE PANIC AND RAGE. THEY HAVE A CONDITION CALLED MISOPHONIA.
THE TERM IS SO NEW RESEARCHERS HAVE ONLY A FEW IDEAS ABOUT WHAT'S CAUSING IT.
>> >>: WHEN ALICIA POINTER PICTURES HER FAMILY'S DINNER ROUTINE SHE SEES AN EMPTY CHAIR AT
THE TABLE. >> >>: IT LOOKS LIKE ME TAKING MY FOOD AND
EAT TG IN MY ROOM PRETTY MUCH. >> >>: POINTER HAS THE HATRED OF SOUND FLT.
THE CONDITION IS NOT WELL UNDERSTOOD. BUT POINTER KNOWS IF SHE HEARDS CERTAIN REPETITIVE
NOISES SHE'LL BECOME EXTREMELY AGITATED. PEOPLE WITH MISOPHONIA ARE SET OFF BY DIFFERENT
SOUNDS BUT MOST OF THEM SAY THEY CAN'T STAND CHEWING.
>> >>: I JUST GET REALLY PANICKED, UP SET, I START LOOKING AT THE PEOPLE, GIVING THEM
DIRTY LOOKS, I NOW WEAR HEAD PHONES OR I JUST HAVE TO LEAVE.
>> >>: IT FOLLOWS HER EVERYWHERE, FROM HOME, TO WORK, TO TRAVEL, BUT POINTER DIDN'T KNOW
THE TERM FOR HER PROBLEM UNTIL A FEW YEARS AGO.
THAT'S BECAUSE MISOPHONIA IS SUCH A NEW THING, PEOPLE WHO HAVE IT MIGHT NOT KNOW THEY HAVE
IT. >> >>: IN TERMS OF RESEARCH THAT'S BEEN CONDUCTED,
I ONLY KNOW OF ONE OTHER STUDY PUBLISHED EARLIER THIS YEAR.
>> >>: MIRA EDALSTEIN, SAYS SHE AND HER COLLEAGUES CONFIRMED THAT MISOPHONIA IS A LOT WORSE THAN
SIMPLY BEING ANNOYED BY RUDE NOISES. >> >>: THESE ARE THE ELECTRODES THAT WE PLACE
ON THE PARTICIPANT'S FINGERS. >> >>: EDALSTEIN BROUGHT A SMALL GROUP OF
PEOPLE IN N TO THE LAB FOR AN EXPERIMENT. SHE HOOKED THEM UP TO A MACHINE THAT MEASURES
THE BODY'S FLIGHT OR RESPONSE. IN THE VIDEOS, PEOPLE ARE CHEWING APPLES,
CLICKING PENS AND MUNCHING ON POTATO CHIPSISM. THE FLIGHTED OR FIGHT RESPONSE CHARGE TAKEN
FROM PEOPLE WITH MISOPHONIA EXPLAIN A LOT. THE LINES START FLAT AND CALM, BUT WHEN THE
VIDEOS START, THE LINES SHOOT RIGHT UP. >> >>: THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF A PRETTY LARGE
RESPONSE. >> >>: WHY DO WE SEE THIS RESPONSE?
WHAT'S THE UNDERLYING CAUSE? IT'S STILL WAY TOO SOON TO TELL, BUT EDALSTEIN
AND HER COLLEAGUES HAVE A HYPOTHESIS. >> >>: IT COULD BE DUE TO ENHANCED CONDUCTIVITY
BETWEEN THE AUDITORY KORT EX OF THE BRAIN, AND THE LIMBIC SYSTEM, BASICALLY WHERE YOUR
BODY IS EMOTION EXPL FIGHT AND FLIGHT RESPONSE ARE PROCESSED.
>> >>: BASICALLY MAYBE PEOPLE WITH MISOPHONIA HAVE MORE CONNECTIONS LINKING THE SOUND EXPE
MOTION PARTSZ OF THEIR BRAIN. THE KEY WORD HERE IS MAYBISM.
IT'S GOING TO TAKE LOTS OF BRAIN SCANNING BEFORE WE CAN SAY ANYTHING EVEN REMOTELY CONCLUSIVE
ABOUT MISOPHONIA, BUT FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH IT, THE FACT SCIENTISTS ARE LOOKING INIT THEIR
CONDITION NOW IS ENCOURAGING. >> >>: NOW DISORDERS, THINGS LIKE BIPOLAR
AND OCD IS COMMON TALK. MAYBE SOME DAY IT WILL BE UNDER STOOD LIKE
THAT, AND NOT THIS WEIRD, QUARKY THING A FEW OF US SAY WE HAVE.
>> >>: PEOPLE SAY PUBLIC AWARENESS WOULD MAKE THEIR LIVE AS LITTLE EASIER THEN THEY WOULDN'T
HAVE TO EXPLAIN WHY YOU SHOULD REALLY STOP TAPPING YOUR FEET AND SNAPPING YOUR GUM.
DAVID WAGNER, KPBS NEWS. >> >>DWANE BROWN: A SAN FRANCISCO COMPANY
IS TAKING PAPERLESS TO THE NEXT LEVEL RGS CONVERTING ALL CONVENTIONAL MAIL AND SENDING
IT TO YOUR SMART PHONE OR TABLET. THE STORY BY MAT FREEDMAN.
>> >>: IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE THE US MAIL WAS DELIVERED BY HORSE AND BUGGY, BUT
BRINGING PACKAGES TO EVERY MOAM IN THE US HAS BEEN A MANDATE FOR NEARLY TWO CENTURIES.
FAST FORWARD NOW, LETTER CARRIERS SORT THE MAIL AND BRING IT TO YOU SIX DAY AS WEEK,
BUT E MAIL HAS RADICALLY ALTERED THE LANDSCAPE. >> >>: PEOPLE DON'T LIKE THE NEGATIVE ATTRIBUTES
OF MAIL. >> >>: WHAT IF YOU NEVER HAD TO DEAL WITH
PHYSICAL MAIL AGAIN? THAT'S THE PROMISE OF A NEW COMPANY CALLED
OUT BOX. >> >>: RIGHT NOW WITHOUT CHANGING YOUR ADDRESS
YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR OUT BOX IN ABOUT 30 SECONDS AND THE NEXT DAY YOU'RE COMPLETELY PAPERLESS.
>> >>: OUT BOX RELIES ON WHAT IT CALLS UNPOSTMEN, PAY FIVE DOLLARS A MONTH, PROVIDE A KEY AND
YOU NEVER HAVE TO SEE THE PAPER MAIL AGAIN. THE COMPANY SCAN SCANS THE MAIL SO YOU CAN
READ IT ON YOUR IPAD. >> >>: ALL THE JUNK MAIL I RECEIVED WAS RIGHT
THERE, I CAN HIT THE UNSUB KRIEB SCRIBED AND IT WILL NEVER GET PRINTED AGAIN.
THE STUFF I PHYSICALLY WANT I CAN ASK FOR AND MAKE SURE I GET IT IN MY MAILBOX.
>> >>: OUT POST'S NEW MAILBOX MAY WORK WELL FOR SOME CUSTOMERS, BUT THEY MAY HAVE A LONG
WAY TO GO TO MATCH THE POST OFFICE WHO DELIVERS TO 150 MILLION U US ADDRESSES.
>> >>DWANE BROWN: THE FIRST IN A STRING OF AWARDS FOR 76 YEAR OLD SAXOPHONIST DANIEL
JACKSON IS HEADING TO LOS ANGELES TO RECEIVE AN AWARD.
ANGELA, YOU DID A FEATURE ON DANIEL JACKSON EARLIER THIS YEAR, WHAT ELSE CAN YOU TELL
US ABOUT HIM? >> >>ANGELA CARONE: HE'S A FOUNDING FATHER
OF SAN DIEGO'S JAZZ SCENE, HE PLAYS SAXOPHONE AND PIANO, HE'S LIVERED HERE HIS WHOLE LIFE
AND STILL LIVES IN THE HOUSE HE GREW UP IN SOUTH EAST SAN DIEGO.
HE HEARD THE TENOR SAX FOR THE FIRST TIME. HE HEARD THE SAX JACKSON SAYS HE WAS HOOKED.
>> >>: I HEARD THIS TENOR SAXOPHONE Y WAS LIKE OKAY, THAT'S T.
THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO BE THE REST OF MY LIFE IS ON THAT SOUND.
>> >>DWANE BROWN: AND JACKSON HAS HAD AN IMPRESSIVE CAREER, EVEN TOURING WITH THE LATE RAY CHARLES.
TELL US ABOUT THE AWARDS HE'S RECEIVING. >> >>: TOMORROW HE'LL BE ONE OF THE THREE
MUSICIANS GETTING AN AWARD FROM THE LIVING LEGEND FOUNDATION IN LOS ANGELES.
JACKSON SAYS THIS AWARD IS SPECIAL BECAUSE HE PUT IT IT'S BLACK PEOPLE HONORING BLACK
PEOPLE. COMING UP OCTOBER HE'LL ARE RETRIEVE A LIFE
TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD AT THE SAN DIEGO MUSIC AWARDS.
HIS MAIN GOAL IS TO PLAY MUSIC EVERY DAY AS OFTEN AS HE CAN.
>> >>DWANE BROWN: KPBS CULTURAL REPORTER, ANGELA CARONE.
>> >>: ON THE NEXT NEWS HOUR, WE CONTINUE OUR LOOK BACK ON THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON,
50 YEARS ON WITH CONGRESS WOMAN ELEANOR HOLMES NORTH N.
WEDNESDAY ON THE PBS NEWS HOUR. >> >>DWANE BROWN: WELL, LET'S TAKE LOOK AT
OUR NEXT THREE DAYS WEATHER HERE IN SAN DIEGO. WE'LL START WITH MORNING CLOUDS ALONG THE
COAST, PARTLY CLOUDY BY AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES MOSTLY IN THE MID 70S, INLAND TEMPERATURES
IN THE EIGHTIES WITH MORE SUN SHINE THERE. MID TO UPPER EIGHTIES EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAIN
AREAS AND PLENTY OF HEAT IN THE DESERT REACHING WELL ABOVE 100 DEGREES IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
RECAPPING TONIGHT'S TOP STORIES, MAYOR BOB FILNER MADE AN APPEARANCE AT HIS OFFICE TODAY,
THE FIRST SINCE TAKING TIME OFF FOR THERAPY. FILNER IS ALSO IN MEDIATION WITH LAWYERS AND
CITY OFFICIALS REGARDING HIS POLITICAL FUTURE. TODAY ANOTHER WOMAN HAS COME FORWARD U ALLEGING
*** MISCONDUCT. THE PAIN AT THE PUMP IS EASING UP A BIT, SAN
DIEGO COUNTY GAS PRICES FELL FOR THE 29TH CONSECUTIVE DAY.
THE AVERAGE FOR SELF SERVE REGULAR DOWN TO THREE DOLLAR, 86 CENTS.
THAT'S DOWN 2/TENTHS OF A SENT. THE AVERAGE GALLON HAS DROPPED 20 CENTS IN
THE PAST MONTH. YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES AND DOWNLOAD
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