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>> >>DWANE: A JUDGE RULES ON A MAJOR PIECE OF THE PLAN TO EXPAND THE SAN DIEGO CONVENTION
SENTER. AND THE SET'S CHRONICALLY HOMELESS POPULATION
GETS A FRESH START WITH THE OPENING OF A NEW PERMANENT HOUSING FACILITY DOWNTOWN.
>> >>: THEY WANT TO TAKE MY GUNS AND MY AMMO FROM ME, WHAT ELSE AM I SUPPOSED TO DO BUT
STOCK PILE IT? >> >>: THIS IS A DIFFERENT KIND OF APPROACH.
I'VE NEVER SEEN PEOPLE IN THIS NUMBER COMES TOO A SHOW LIKE THIS WITH DOLLIES TO CART
AWAY THOUSANDS OF ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION. >> >>DWANE: RECORD TURN OUT AT A GUN SHOW
IN DEL MAR. HI, I'M DWANE BROWN, THOSE STORIES ARE COMING
UP. PLUS WHY TODAY'S EARTHQUAKE HAS SCIENTISTS
TALKING. IF THE TIME CHANGE DISTURBED YOUR SLEEP, WE'LL
TELL YOU WHY YOU MIGHT WANT TO HEAD TO BED A BIT EARLY TONIGHT.
KPBS EVENING EDITION STARTS NOW. CAPTIONS PROVIDED BY ECAPTIONS.
HELL OAND GEEIVE GOOD EVENING THANKS FOR JOINING US.
A SUPERIOR COURT RULING TODAY CLEARS THE WAY FOR SAN DIEGO TO MOVE FORWARD WITH PLANS TO
EXPAND THE DOWNTOWN CONVENTION CENTER. KPBS METRO REPORTER KATIE ORR JOINS US FROM
THE NEWS CENTER. WHAT WAS THE JUDGE CONSIDERING TODAY?
>> >>KATIE: THE JUDGE WAS DEBATING WHETHER SAN DIEGO'S PROPOSED FIEP ANSING PLAN FOR
THE CONVENTION CENTER EXPANSION WAS A VALID WAY TO PAY FOR THE PROJECT.
HE SAID IT IS UNDER THE FINANCING PLAN CITY HOTEL OWNERS AGREED TO TACK ON A FEE TO PAY
FOR MOST OF THEIR 525ÊMILLION DOLLAR EXPANSION. HOTELS WILL ADD 1, 2, OR 3% TO THEIR RATES,
THE CLOSER TO THE CONVENTION CENTER THEY ARE, THE MORE THEY'LL CHARGE.
CRITICS HAVE SAID THE FEES ACTUALLY AMOUNT TO AN ILLEGAL TAX BECAUSE THE PUBLIC DID NOT
GET TO VOTE ON HIM. IN HIS TENTATIVE RULING, THE JUDGE SAYS SAN
DIEGO HANDLED THE VOTE PROPERLY AND THE HOTELIERS WERE THE CORRECT PEOPLE TO VOTE ON THE ISSUE.
HEARING ON THE JUDGE'S DECISION IS SET FOR WEDNESDAY.
>> >>DWANE: KATIE ORR. SAN DIEGO CONGRESSMAN DUNCAN HUNTER SIGN AD
LET DR MANNING ANSWERS ABOUT THE RELEASE OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.
HOMELAND SECURITY SAYS IT RELEASED HUNDREDS BECAUSE OF SEQUESTRATION.
LAW MAKERS SAY THEY'RE CONCERNED IT WAS POLITICALLY MOTIVATED, QUOTING HERE TO FURGT THR ADMINISTRATION'S
AMNESTY GOALS, THE LAW MAKERS WANTED TO KNOW HOW MANY DETAINEES WERE RELEASED WHOORKS WAS
CHOSEN, HOW THEY ARE BEING TRACKED AND WHAT WAS SAVED. THE LETTER CITES NEWS REPORTS AND
SAYS LETTING THEM GO PUTS CITIZENS AT RISK. FEDERAL OFFICIALS IS HAD WARNED OF LONGER
WAITS AT THE BORDER BECAUSE OF SEQUESTRATION. SO FAR PEOPLE WHO MAKE THE TRIP ON A REGULAR
BASIS SAY THE WAITS DON'T SEEM ANY WORSE THAN USUAL.
THAT COULD CHANGE SOON, FURLOUGHS ARE EXPECTED TO START NEXT MONTH FOR CUSTOMS AND BORDER
PERSONNEL. THERE'S STILL NO WORD TONIGHT ON WHEN THE
SPRINTER WILL GO BACK INTO SERVICE. THE TRANSIT DISTRICT IS RUNNING TWO TEMPORARY BUS LINES
TO TAKE THE PLACE OF THE TRAIN, SPRINTER SERVICE WAS HALTED LAST WEEK AFTER CREWS FOUND THE
TRAIN'S BRAKES WERE WEARING OUT TOO QUICKLY. A KPBS INEWS SOURCE INVESTIGATION HAS FOUND
SAN DIEGO HOSPICE FAILED TO COMPLY WITH A STATE REPORTING LAW FOR TWO YEARS IN A ROW.
THE HOSPICE IS REQUIRED TO GIVE THE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW MANY PATIENTS GOT CARE FOR SIX MONTHS
OR MORE BEFORE THEY DIED OR WERE DISCHARGED. THE INFORMATION WASN'T FILED IN 2009 OR 2010.
HOSPICE OFFICIALS SAY STAFF CHANGES ARE TO BLAME.
SAN DIEGO HOSPICE FAILD FOR BANKRUPTCY LAST MONTH IN THE WAKE OF A TWO YEAR INVESTIGATION.
YOU CAN FIND MORE OF OUR INVESTIGATION ON PROBLEMS AT SAN DIEGO HOSPICE ON HIEN AT KPBS.ORG/END
OF LIFE. A 4.7 EARTHQUAKE SHOOK MUCH OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
THIS MORNING, IT WAS FELT FROM SAN DIEGO UP TO SAN BERNADINO.
SUSAN MURPHY HAS THIS UPDATE. >> >>SUSAN: THE EARTHQUAKE WAS CENTERED 12
MILES SOUTH EAST OF ANZA, A REMOTE MOUNTAIN OWS AREA, APPROXIMATELY SCICTS 60 MILES FROM
SAN DIEGO. I SPOKE TO A GEO PHYSICIST WITH THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL
SURVEY. HE SAYS THE QUAKE STRUCK, THE MOST ACTIVE
FAULT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, IT RUNS PARAPARALLEL TO THE SAN AN DAY US A FAULTED.
THERE WAS HUDNUT SAYS MORE AFTER SHOCKS CAN BE EXPECTED AND AND THERE'S A 5% CHANCE THERE
WAS A FORESHOCK TO SOMETHING LARGER. SCIENTISTS HAVE WARNED THAT THE FAULT ZONES
ARE OVER DUE FOR LARGE QUAKES. THE LAST SIGNIFICANT QUAKE WAS A MAGNITUDE 5 POWR .4, HUDNUT SAYS
THIS MORNING'S QUAKE IS A GOOD REMIND TOOR BE PREPARED TO CHECK YOUR FOOD, WATER SUPPLIES.
>> >>DWANE: THE GEOLOGICAL SERVE U ASSAYS THERE HAVE P BEEN ABOUT 100 AFTER SHOCKS NORTH
EAST OF ANZA AND MEASURING LESS THAN 2 POINT FOOIVE.
SAN DIEGO HAS FINALLY OPENED ITS FIRST PERMANENT HOUSING FACILITY FOR CHRONICALLY HOMELESS
PEOPLE DOWNTOWN. IT INCLUDES A HEALTH CENTER AND DOZENS OF
SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ALL UNDER ONE ROOF. WELCOME TO THE PATH DEPOT WHERE INDIVIDUAL
WHOSE ARE CHRONICALLY HOMELESS HAVE A PLACE TO CALL HOME.
USING STREET OUTREACH TEAMS THEY'VE IDENTIFIED 300 PEOPLE FOR HOUSING AND SOCIAL SERVICES,
FOLKS WITH HEALTH CONDITIONS WHO ARE MORE VULNERABLE TO DEATH ON THE STREETS, AND FREQUENT
USERS OF PUBLIC EMERGENCY ROOMS. INCORPORATING A TRAIN STATION THEME, THE SERVICE
CENTER INCLUDES 30 COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO WILL PROVIDE A RANGE OF ASSISTANTS FROM COMPUTER
TRAINING, JOB TRAINING, AND HEALTH CARE. >> >>: WE'RE IN THE PERSONAL CARE CENTER WHERE
RESIDENTS FRESH N UP, YOU COULDN'T DO THAT WITHOUT SHAMPOO, SOMETHING I DON'T NEED QUITE
AS MUCH. >> >>DWANE: THE CONNECTION'S HOUSING FACILITY
WAS ORIGINALLY SET TO OPEN LAST FALL BUT RENOVATING THE OLD WORLD TRADE CENTER BUILDING CREATED
DELAYS PUSHING THE PROJECT BACK SEVERAL MONTHS. >> >>: THANK YOU FOR BELIEVING IN WHAT WE
COULD ACCOMPLISH HERE. EVEN THOUGH WE KNEW THAT THE ROAD TO GET HERE
WAS NOT GOING TO BE EASY. >> >>: I THINK IT'S A STEP.
EVERYONE HAS TO UNDERSTAND IT'S NOT THE SOLUTION, WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET ALL THE
PEOPLE OFF THE STREETS, BUT WE'RE GO TOOK ABLE TO MAKE AN IMPACT RKTS WE THINK, ESPECIALLY
IN THIS CORE CENTER CITY CORE DOWN HERE. >> >>DWANE: THIS 14 STORY BUILDING IN THE
HEART OF DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO OFFERS 150 TRANSITIONAL BEDS FOR SAN DIEGO'S HOMELESS AND 73 STUDIO
APARTMENTS. >> >>: FOR A PERSONAL EXPERIENCE IN HOMELESSNESS
TO BE ABLE TO GET HELP, ANYWHERE FROM HOUSING TO HEALTH CARE, STOO TOO JOBS KS, GIST HAVING
THAT ONE STOP SHOP MODEL MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE. >> >>DWANE: WITH ABOUT 1100 PEOPLE LIVING
DOWNTOWN THE NEW PERMANENT SHELTER WON'T HAVE A PROBLEM FINDING RESIDENTS.
IT COSTS $38ÊMILLION TO RENOVATE THE OLD WORLD TRADE CENTER ON SIXTH AVENUE.
NEARLY HALF O OF THE MONEY CAME FROM THE SHUTTER DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY.
A COLORADO JUDGE HAS OKAYED THE USE OF TRUTH SERUM ON SHOOTING SUSPECT JAMES HOLMES.
HE IS SCHEDULED TO PLEA ON *** DISP *** AND ATTEMPTED *** IN AURORA.
HE IS EXPECTED TO PLEAD NOT GUILTY BECAUSE OF INSANITY.
DOCTORS WILL BE ALLOWED TO GIVE HIM DRUGS TO CONTROL HISÊ DEFENSE SAYS THOSE TECHNIQUES
WOULD VIOLATE HIS CIVIL RIGHTS. SHOOTINGS PROMPTED NEW CALLS FOR GUN CONTROL
AND IN RESPONSE GUN SALES HAVE GONE UP MORE THAN 12,000 PEOPLE SHOWED UP AT A GUN SHOW
IN DEL MAR OVER THE WEEKEND, THE BIGGEST TURN OUT EVER.
KPBS COUNTY BUREAU CHIEF SAYS A STALGERRING AMOUNT OF AMMUNITION WAS HALLED AWAY.
>> >>ALISON: SOME OF THE SATISFIED CUSTOMERS CARRIED BACKPACKS, OTHERS NEEDED BOXES.
TOM, A YOUNG MARINE FROM NORTHERN MAINE GROUP WITH GUNS.
>> >>: IF THEY WANT TO TAKE MY GUNS AND AMMO WHAT ELSE AM I SUPPOSED TO DO BUT STOCK PILE
IT? >> >>ALISON: THE LINES STRETCHED ON IT & ON.
JIM VAN OF CORONADO A RETIRED MERCHANT MARINE SAYS HE GOT IN LINE ABOUT 7:30ÊA.M., BUT
HE HAD MET OTHERS WHO HAD BEEN IN LINE SINCE BEFORE DAWN.
>> >>: CALIFORNIA'S CRACKING DOWN ON BUYING AMMUNITION.
I JUST ORDERED A MINI 14, CAN'T GET AMMUNITION FOR IT YET.
I JUST GOT MY FIRST SHOTGUN THRVMENT ARE SHOTGUN SHELLS, NINE MILL MEET, CAN'T HARDLY GET ANY
AMMUNITION ANYWHERE. >> >>ALISON: A BILL TO REQUIRE BACKGROUND
CHECKS FOR AMMUNITION WAS STRUCK DOWN AS UNCONSTITUTIONALLY VAGUE.
A FIELD POLL RELEASED IN FEBRUARY SHOWS 75% OF CALIFORNIANS FAVORED BACKGROUND CHECKS
FOR PEOPLE BUYING AMMUNITION. STANDING A LIT TOOL ONE SIDE, JOHN RIPO, A
FORMER GUN DEALER, STOOD WATCHING THE CROWD. >> >>: I'VE NEVER SEEN PEOPLE IN THIS NUMBER
COME TO A SHOW LIKE THIS WITH DOLLIES TO CART AWAY THOUSANDS OF ROWPPEDS OF AMMUNITION.
>> >>: THE GENTLEMAN UP FORWARD IS CARRYING ABOUT A THOUSAND SHOT SHELLS ON THE BOTTOM
OF HIS DOLLY. ABOVE THAT HE HAS ANOTHER THOUSAND 223, TWO
CARTRIDGES OF AMMO CAN, AND 2500 ROUNDS N SMALL BLACK BOXES.
>> >>ALISON: HE'S A PART OF GUN CULTURE. >> >>: I GREW UP WITH THEM, I GREW UP KIND
OF COMING TO THE SHOW FOR 30 PLUS YEARS. I WAS IN THE TRADE 17 YEARS, THIS IS DIFFERENT.
THIS IS DIFFERENT FROM WHAT IT WAS, THE CULTURE IS MORPHED IT CHANGESSED.
>> >>ALISON: HE BLAMES THE NRA FOR STIRRING UP PARANOIA FOR ITS OWN POLITICAL PURPOSES.
>> >>: MONGERING FEAR IS A BAD THING TO DO. SOME OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE TODAY I WOULD
ARGUE ARE VICTIMS OF THAT FEAR. >> >>ALISON: NEAR THE ENTRANCE OF THE SHOW
AMAN WHO WOULD ONLY GIVE HIS NAME AS BILL HANDS OUT LIME GREEN LEAF LTS, THEY ADVERTISE
BUILD PARTIES WHERE PEOPLE CAN PUT TOGETHER THEIR OARCH OWN AR14S.
>> >>: DO IT THEMSELVES, AND YOU KNOW, HAVE THE EXPERIENCE AND CHOOSE THE KUL EXPR FORGING
THAT THEY WANT. >> >>ALISON: SO IT'S LIKE A DO IT YOURSELF
GUN. >> >>: KIND OF, IT'S ONLY 80% COMPLETE WHICH
IS WHAT THE GOVERNMENT ALLOWS YOU TO DO. >> >>ALISON: THAT'S A SHORT STEP AWAY FROM
SKIRTING THE LAW, RIPO SAYS. >> >>: IF YOU MAKE YOUR OWN, YOU RUN THE RISK
OF SEVERE FEDERAL PENALTIES AND STATE PENALTY PENALTIES IF YOU DO NOT REGISTER THOSE PIECE
OF MACHINERY. >> >>ALISON: FOR SOME THE DEL MAR GUN FAIR
IS A FAME AFFAIR. EMMERSON, A FUNDING FOUNDER O THE GROUP STOP
THE GUN SHOWS FIND S THIS OFFENSIVE. >> >>: THE MESSAGE WE SEND TO OUR KIDSIS GUNS
ARE FUN, IT'S A SHOW, AND YOU KNOW, THE STATISTICS ARE VERY CLEAR THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL
COUNTED OVER 6,000 KIDS KILLED IN 2010, YOU KNOW, THAT'S 7 KIDS BETWEEN 1 AND 19 EVERY
SINGLE DAY. AND THE CULTURE HAS GOT TO CHANGE.
I MEAN, GUNS ARE NOT FUN. THEY'RE LETHAL WEAPONS.
>> >>ALISON: EMMERSON SAYS THE DEL MAR FAIR GROUND IS A FAMILY FOCUSED GUN SHOW.
HE WANTS THE GUN SHOWS STOPPED. THE FAIR HOSTS 5 GUN SHOWS A YEAR.
FAIRBOARD PRESIDENT SAYS IT'S NOT ABOUT THE MONEY.
>> >>: WE JEN RUT RATE 3,000 DOLLARS A YEAR 300,000 DOLLARS A YEAR, A AS PUBLIC FACILITY
WE HAVE TO ALLOW ANYONE WHO HAS THE LEGAL RIGHT TO OPERATE HOLD THEIR SHOWS HERE.
>> >>ALISON: >> >>: IT'S NOT ABOUT GUN RIGHTS, IT'S ABOUT
THE GLORIFICATION OF FUN GUNS. >> >>ALISON: EMMERSON CALIFORNIA LEGISLATION
INTRODUCED THIS MONTH WOULD PROHIBIT GUN SHOWS AT SAN FRANCISCO STATE FAIR GRUND WOWLT THE
LOCAL APPROVAL OF THEIR COUNTY SUPERVISORS. ALISON ST. JOHN KPBS NEWS.
>> >>DWANE: CHULA VISTA POLICE COLLECTED ABOUT 90 GUNS AND A ROCKET LAUNCHER DURING A GUN
BUY BACK PROGRAM OVER THE WEEKEND. THE GUNS WERE ALL DESTROYED.
AND THE APARTMENT OF D VETERANS AFFAIRS SAYS IT WILL NOT COMPLY WITH THE NEW YORK GUN IT
VETERANS ADVOCATES SAY THE LAW WOULD KEEP VETS FROM SEEKING COUNSELING OR MEDICATIONS
TO DEAL WITH POST TRAUMATIC STRESS AND OTHER ISSUES THE NEW YORK LAW GOES INTO AFFECT THIS
WEEKEND. CALIFORNIA'S TAX REVENUE STAYED ON PACE WITH
BUDGET ESTIMATES LAST MONTH. CONTROLLER JOHN CHUNG SAYS REVENUES WERE UP
MORE THAN 20% FROM A YEAR AGO. IT'S A SIGN CALIFORNIA'S ECONOMY IS STARTING
TO WARM UP. LAST MONTH PRESIDENT OBAMA PROPOSED RAISING
THE FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE TO 9 DOLLARS AN HOUR. SAN JOSE HAS GONE ONE DOLLAR BETTER THAN THAT,
WHERE THE MINIMUM WAGE WENT UP TO 10 DOLLARS AN HOUR TODAY.
VOTERS APPROVED THE INCREASE LAST NOVEMBER. SAN JOSE'S COST OF LIVING IS HIGHER THAN SAN
DIEGO'S. ZILLOW.COM SAYS RENTERS PAY ABOUT 300 DOLLARS
A MONTH LESS THAN IN SAN JOSE. TOMORROW SOME SAN DIEGO VOTERS GO TO FUT FILL
STATE SENATEOR JUAN VARGAS' SEAT PEGGY PICO HAS MORE.
>> >>PEGGY: JUAN VARGAS MOVED FROM STATE SENATOR TO U.S. CONGRESSMAN LEFT SAN DIEGO WITHOUT
SENATE REPRESENTATION SINCE LAST NOVEMBER'S ELECTION.
TWO DEMOCRATIC, AND TWO REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES ARE RUNNING FOR SEAT: POLITICAL SCIENCE PROFESSOR
PHIL SEANZ RECENTLY MONITORED A FORUM WITH THE CANDIDATES.
LET'S TALK ABOUT THE REDISTRICTING BOUNDARY, WHO GETS TO VOTE TOMORROW IN THE ELECTION?
>> >>PHIL SEANZ: WE'RE GOING BY THE OLD REDISTRICTING AND SO PEOPLE FROM RIVERSIDE ARE STILL VOTING,
ALL THE WAY DOWN IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, AND ALSO IMPERIAL COUNTY.
>> >>PEGGY: AND IT'S THE OLD REDISTRICTING. >> >>PHIL SEANZ: THAT'S CORRECT.
>> >>PEGGY: YOU MODERATED A FORUM ON FRIDAY WITH ALL OF THE CANDIDATES EXCEPT FOR ONE.
LET'S LIS TOON WHAT THE OTHER THREE HAD TO SAY.
>> >>: MY PLAN IS WE NEED TO REDUCE TAXES ON EVERYBODY.
AND THAT'S WAY WE DO IT. THAT'S HOW WE FUND IT, BY BRINGING BACK PROSPERITY.
CALIFORNIA HAS THE WORST UNEMPLOYMENT. IN ALL THE COUNTRY.
THAT INVOLVES YOU. WHEN YOU GRADUATE, YOU HAVE 50% UNEMPLOYMENT.
>> >>: WE ALSO NEED TO INVEST IN THE POOR. A CHILD CANNOT LEARN IF HE GOES TO SCHOOL
HUNGRY, IF HE GOES TO SCHOOL UNCLOTHED, IF HE DOESN'T HAVE ADEQUATE HOUSING, ALL THAT
AFFECTS THE PERFORMANCE O F A CHILD IN SCHOOL. UNFORTUNATELY WE'RE STILL STRUGGLING WITH
PROVIDING FOR THE LEAST FORTUNATE IN OUR STATE. >> >>: YOUNG PEOPLE ARE MY NUMBER ONE PRIORITY.
THERE IS A WAY TO CREATE A JOB FOR YOU, CREATE AN INTEREST RATE AND CHARGE THIRTY PERCENT
TO THE CREDIT CARD THAT IS UNBELIEVABLE THAT THEY COULD DO SOMETHING TO THE POOR AND THE
YOUNG. >> >>PEGGY: THEY IDENTIFIED TAXES AS A PROBLEM,
EDUCATION AS A PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO IMPERIAL COUNTY HAS THE HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT
RATE IN THE STATE. DID THEY SAYING ABOUT HOW THEY WERE GO DOING
CREATE JOBS? >> >>PHIL SEANZ: I THINK YOU DID HEAR THE
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE SAY BY INCREASING TAXES, THAT'S NOT THE WAY TO DO IT.
IN FACT, IN SOME OF HIS MESSAGE HE HAD SAID THAT JOBS ARE BEING LOST TO TEXAS.
WE'VE HEARD ABOUT THAT AS WELL. NO SPECIFIC PLANS AS FAR AS TO HOW TO CREATE
OTHER JOBS OTHER THAN BY INCREASING TAXES YOU'RE NOT.
>> >>PEGGY: HOW ABOUT WITH EDUCATION, BECAUSE WE HEARD A LITTLE TOUCH ON THAT, A CHILD WHO'S
HUNGRY CAN'T LEARN. WERE THERE ANY SPECIFICS ON EDUCATION?
>> >>PHIL SEANZ: THEY ALL WERE VERY SUPPORTIVE OF INCREASING FUNDING IN EDUCATION, BUT IN
ORDER TO DO THAT, YOU NEED TO HAVE TAXES. THAT WASÊ PERHAPS THERE WAS A MISSTEP ON
PART WHERE THEY DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE PROP 30 HAS HELPED EDUCATION.
>> >>PEGGY: CORRECT, THE 40TH DISTRICT RUNS ACROSS THE CALIFORNIA MEXICAN BOARD.
DID IMMIGRATION STATUS OR REFORM COME UP AT ALL?
>> >>PHIL SEANZ: INDIRECTLY. AND THE DREAM BACK, I ASKED WHO SUPPORTED
THE DREAM BACK. ALL THREE DID.
THEN BEST WESTWOOD MADE REFERENCE TO HIS ACTIVITIES ALONG THE BORDER DEALING WITH TEAR FS IN MEXICO.
>> >>PEGGY: AND BEN, HE ACTUALLY IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE FAVORITES.
DO YOU KNOW WHY THAT IS? >> >>PHIL SEANZ: OBVIOUSLY HE'S UNKING A AS
A STATE LEGISLATURE. HE'S GOT THE NAME RECOGNITION, AND HE'S THE
ONLY ELECTED OFFICIAL THAT'S RUNNING. HE'S RAN IN HALF OF THAT DISTRICT IN THE ASSEMBLY
SEAT FT. HE'S RAISED MORE MONEY AND DEFINITELY HAS
THE NAME RECOGNITION. SO.
>> >>PEGGY: SO A LITTLE BIT MORE POPULAR, WOULD YOU SAY?
>> >>PHIL SEANZ: AT THIS POINT, YES. >> >>PEGGY: WHAT ABOUT SOCIAL ISSUES.
SOMETHING VERY SPECIFIC FOR THAT DEMOGRAPHIC. >> >>PHIL SEANZ: I USE THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY
TO SAY PASS, AGAINST OR FOR. I ASKED ABOUT ABORTION, I ASKED ABOUT THE
DEATH PENALTY AND WOMEN'S RIGHTS DID COME UP.
I WOULD SAY THEY WERE PARTICIPATE PARTISAN, DEMOCRATS ARE SUPPORTIVE PRO CHOICE, AND REPUBLICAN
CANDIDATE NOT SO. THE GLASS CEILING QUESTION WAS ASKED AND BEN
WEST WOODWOOD SUPPORTED HE SUPPORTS WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND HAD TWO WOMEN PART OF HIS CHIEF
OF STAFF. AND OF COURSE ALSO VERY SUPPORT OF WOMEN'S
RIGHTS AS WELL AS ANNA. >> >>PEGGY: IF NO ONE GETS 50% OF THE VOTE,
WHICH IS REQUIRED, THEY MAY HAVE TOÊ THEY WILL HAVE TO HAVE A RUN OFF IN MAY.
DO YOU EXPECT TO THAT TO HAPPEN? >> >>PHIL SEANZ: I DON'T EXPECT THAT TO HAPPEN
BECAUSE I THINK MOST PEOPLE ARE PREDICTING WESSL RKS E WILL WIN, ESPECIALLY WITH THE
LOW VOTER TURN OUT. WE DON'T KNOW THE DEMOGRAPHIC GOING TO TURN
UP. IF IT'S THE OLDER CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN
VOTE THEN WE MIGHT HAVE A RUN OFF. >> >>PEGGY: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TALKING
WITH US. >> >>PHIL SEANZ: MY PLEASURE.
>> >>: WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR FACEBOOK PAGE, YOUR E MAIL, AND YOUR PHOTOS ONLINE WHEN YOU
DIE? THAT'S MONDAY ON THE PBS NEWS HOUR. >> >>DWANE: NEW YORKERS WILL STILL BE ABLE
TO BUY SUPERSIZED SUGARY DRINKS A JUDGE STRUCK DOWN THE CITY'S REQUEST TO CUT DOWN ON CONTAINERS.
THE THE JUDGE SAYS THAT'S JUST TOO MANY LOOP HOLES. SLEEP IS ON MOST PEOPLES MINDS AS WE ADJUST
TO DAY LIGHT SAVINGS TIME. AMITA SHARMA HAS A LOOK AT THE ROLE SLEEP
PLAYS IN MEMORY. >> >>AMITA: SCIENTISTS ARE GETTING A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF HOW CRUCIAL QUALITY SLEEP IS IN FORMING MEMORIES.
UC RIVERSIDE PSYCHOLOGIST SARA MEDNICK HAS MADE WHAT'S BEING CALLED A GROUND BREAKING
DISCOVERY ON THIS LINK WHICH IS PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE.
SHE JOINS ME NOW. WELCOME.
YOU'VE MADE A CRITICAL DISCOVERY BETWEEN BRAIN ACTIVITY DURING SLEEP AND MEMORY, WHAT DID
YOU FIND? >> >>SARA MEDNICK: WE KNEW THAT CERTAIN FEATURES
OF SLEEP ARE CORAL AUDIT WITH CERTAIN KINDS OF MEMORY IMPROVEMENT, BUT WE DIDN'T KNOW
YOU COULD MANIPULATE THOSE FEATURES OF SLEEP AND SEE CHANGES TO MEMORY.
THESE SLEEP FEATURES WERE CAUSALLY RELATED TO THESE PROCESSES.
SE WHAT WE DID IS WE USED A VERY COMMON DRUG, AMBIEN, AND GAIRVE IT TO PEOPLE DURING DAY
TIME NAPS. WHAT WE FOUND IS THAT THEIR PERFORMANCE SPECIFIC
KIND OF MEMORY TASK IMPROVED. WE LOOKED AT WHAT WAS GOING ON IN THE BRAIN,
WE SAW AN INCREASE IN SLEEP SPINDLES. THOSE ARE VERY SHORT, ACTIVE PERIOD OF SLEEP
WHICH OCCUR DURING NOT NON REM SLEEP. WE FOUNDATION THOSE WERE INCREASED IN THE
GROUP THAT HAD THE AMBIEN, AND THAT WAS THE GROUP THAT HAD THE INCREASE IN VERBAL MEMORY.
>> >>AMITA: IS THAT THAT'S NOT A SUGGESTIONS FOR PEOPLE TO GET A SUBSCRIPTION TO AMBIEN.
>> >>SARA MEDNICK: WE'RE NOT THERE YET. IT'S NOT AMBIEN PER SE, BUT IT IS A POSSIBILITY
THAT WE COULD ACTUALLY START TO THINK ABOUT HOW SLEEP COULD BE TAILORED TO IMPROVE CERTAIN
KINDS OF MEMORY DEFICITS BECAUSE SPECIFICALLY OLDER ADULTS, PEOPLE WITH ALZHEIMER'S PEOPLE
WITH DEMENTIA, THESE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE THIS KIND OF MEMORY DEFICIT.
IS IT POSSIBLE WE COULD USE SLEEP TO TREAT THESE MEMORY DEFICITS WITH PHARMACOLOGY OR
SOME OTHER MEANS IS KIND KIND OF THE DIRECTION I THINK THESE THINGS ARE GOING IN.
>> >>AMITA: WHAT'S THE NEXT STEP IN YOUR RESEARCH? >> >>SARA MEDNICK: WE'RE TRYING TO SEE WHAT
CAN WE START TO USE THIS PARTICULAR DRUG UNPEOPLE WITH THESE KIND OF MEMORY DEFICITS TO FIND
HOPEFULLY SOME SORT OF IMPROVEMENT IN THEIR MEMORY RELATED THAT WOULD BE SORT OF EITHER
DECREASING THAT LONGÊ THAT DOWNWARD SLOPE OF MEMORY DECREASES.
>> >>PEGGY: >> >>AMITA: I WANT TO SWITCH GEARS TO DAY
LIGHT SAVINGS TIME. THIS TRANSITION ALWAYS SEEMS TO BE A LOT HARDER
THAN WHEN WE GO THE OTHER WAY. IS IT JUST LOSING ONE HOUR OF SLEEP THAT'S
SO *** THE BODY? >> >>SARA MEDNICK: ON AVERAGE WE LOSE ABOUT
40 MINUTES OF SLEEP, BUT THE QUESTION IS NOT JUST THE TIME OF SLEEP OR THE AMOUNT OF SLEEP,
IT'S THE TIMING OF THE SLEEVMENT SO WE ARE DRIVEN BY RHYTHMS WHICH TELL US WHEN WE SHOULD
BE AWAKE AND BE ASLEEP. THERE'S A PROBLEM THERE BETWEEN WHAT OUR NATURAL
TIMING SHOULD BE DURING THE DAY, AND WATT WHAT OUR SOCIAL TIME IS.
THERE'S A GROUP IN GERMANY THAT CALLS THIS SOCIAL JET LAG.
BETWEEN YOUR NATURAL LIGHT M, AND WHAT YOUR SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTS DO.
THE DISCREPANCY BETWEEN YOUR INTERNAL CLOCK AND YOUR SOCIAL TIME IS CALLED SOCIAL JET
LAG. WHEN WE HIT DAY LIGHT SAVINGS, WE ACTUALLY
HAVE A MASSIVE SHIFT IN OUR SOCIAL JET LAG WHICH IS IN A RECENT STUDIED LOOKED THAT IT
CORRELATES WITH INCREASE SAID IN OBESITY AND OTHER HEALTH PROBLEMS. THIS IS THE REASON
I THINK IT'S SO DIFFICULT TO TRANSITION. IT'S NOT JUST THE AMOUNT OF SLEEP, BUT IT'S
THE TIMING WE SHOULD BE SLEEPING IN. >> >>AMITA: WHAT CAN PEOPLE DO TO ADJUST IN.
>> >>SARA MEDNICK: ONE THING I DID IS I SLEPT IN TODAY.
I KNOW IT'S DIFFICULT FOR A LA LOT OF PEOPLE, BUT IS THERE ANY WAY PEOPLE CAN TACK TO THEIR
BOSSES. CAN YOU SLEEP IN 15 MINUTES, 30 MINUTES, CHANGE
A LITTLE BIT JUST TO TRANSITION THROUGH THIS WEEK, BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU TRAVEL
TO EUROPE, TO NEW YORK, YOU HAVE JET LAG, AND IT'S REALLY HARD TO WAKE UP.
THIS IS EXACTLY THE SAME THING. IT'S LIKE TRAVELING TO TEXAS OR SOMETHING.
SO YOU WANT TO SORT OF TRANSITION SLOWLY THROUGH THIS PERIOD INSTEAD OF HAVING THIS ABRUPT
SHIFT. >> >>AMITA: DOLLAR IS AN EFFORT TO GET RID
OF DAY LIGHT SAVINGS TIME, WHAT DO YOU CARE DO YOU THINK OF THAT IDEA?
>> >>SARA MEDNICK: I'VE BEEN LOOKING AT THE HISTORY OF DAY LIGHT SAVINGS AND I SEE THAT
THERE WERE SOME ECONOMIC REASONS TO DO IT, SOME REASONS TO SAVE ENERGY, BUT NOW WE'VE
GOT SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS WE CAN SAVE ENERGY. I DON'T THINK THE ECONOMIC REASONS PAY OFF
FOR ALL THE POSSIBLE DETRIMENTS TO OUR HEALTH. I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO SIGN THAT PETITION THAT'S
GOING TO THE WHITE HOUSE. >> >>AMITA: WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER A GOOD NIGHT'S
SLEEP? >> >>SARA MEDNICK: FOR ME, THE DEFINITION
OF A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP IS WHEN YOU WAKE UP AND YOU FEEL G.THAT COULD BE THAT YOU HAVE
TO WAKE UP AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE NIGHTÊ IT'S NOT ABOUT HOW MUCH YOU SLEEP, WHEN YOU
SLEEP, IT'S WHAT MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE YOU SLEPT WELL. THAT CAN BE ANY NUMBER OF DIFFERENT
THINGS. I WOULD NEVER PRESCRIBE ONE KIND OF SLEEP
FOR EVERYBODY. >> >>AMITA: SARA MEDNICK, THANK YOU FOR COMING
IN AND TALKING WITH US TODAY. >> >>DWANE: ON THE POSITIVE SIDE, MORE DAY
LIGHT, THE WEATHER WILL ACTUALLY BE WARMING UP OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
IT'S GOING TO FEEL LIKE SUMMER ALONG THE COAST, WE'RE LOOKING AT 80S FOR THE INLAND VALLEYS,
THE MOUNTAINS WILL BE GETTING PLENTY OF SUN SHINE, AND THE DESERT TEMP RFERS IN THE 90S
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