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>> >>DWANE: HI, I'M DWANE BROWN. TONIGHT ON KPBS EVENING EDITION, THE WHITE
HOUSE LEAKS A PLAN FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM. AND A NEW SAN DIEGO CONGRESSMAN PUSHES TO
BEAT HARSH FEDERAL SPENDING CUTS. SAN DIEGO'S NEW SEAL CAM CATCHES SOME TROUBLE
AT LA JOLLA COVE. TWO WOMEN HARASSING THE ANIMALS IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE NIGHT. ALSO TONIGHT WE'LL TALK WITH SOME YOUNG PEOPLE
WHO'VE GROWN UP IN SAN DIEGO BUT ARE GETTING RED TEE RETURN TO THEIR HOME LAND TO HELP
WITH REBUILDING. WE'LL SHOW YOU THIS AMAZING SITE OFF THE SAN
DIEGO COAST, THOUSANDS OF DOLPHINS IN A POD STRETCHING FOR MILES.
KPBS EVENING EDITION STARTS NOW. CAPTIONS PROVIDED BY ECAPTIONS.
>> >>DWANE: HELLO, GOOD EVENING THANKS FOR JOINING US.
THE WHITE HOUSE CALLS IT BACK UP PLAN. SOME REPUBLICANS SAY IT'S DEAD ON ARRIVAL.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A WHITE HOUSE PROPOSAL FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM.
AN EIGHT YEAR PATH FOR RESIDENCY FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.
THEY'LL HAVE TO LEARN ENGLISH AND THE HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT OF THE U.S.
THEY'LL ALSO HAVE TO PAY BACK TAXES. THE WHITE HOUSE SES SAYS IT'S PLANNING AHEAD
IN CASE CONGRESS CAN'T AGREE. FLORIDA SENATOR SAYS REPUBLICANS SHOULD V
HAVE BEEN CONSULTED. CONGRESS IS LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AWAY FROM
THE DEADLINE TO STOP SEQUESTRATION, THAT IS AUTOMATIC ACROSS THE BOARD FEDERAL SPENDING
CUTS, SCHEDULED TO TAING TAKE AFFECT ON MARCHÊ1. IF CONGRESS DOESN'T AGREE ON REDUCING THE
DEFICIT. TODAY CONGRESSMAN SCOTT PETERS JOINS LOCAL
LEADERS TO COME TO AN AGREEMENT. HE SAYS SEQUESTRATION THREATENS THE SAN DIEGO
ECONOMY. >> >>: THE SEQUESTER IS ONE OF THE THINGS
I TALKED ABOUT WHEN I RAN FOR CONGRESS. SAN DIEGANS WERE TIRED OF GOVERNMENT MAKING
SELF INFLICTED WOUNDS THAT THREATEN OUR JOBS AND OUR ECONOMY AND PROSPERITY.
>> >>DWANE: IN JUST A FEW MINUTES ON EVENING EDITION, WE WILL TALK WITH CONGRESSMAN PETERS
IN OUR STUDIO ON SEQUESTRATION. A WEB CAM INTENDED TO CAPTURE SEAL BIRTHS
AT LA JOLLA COVE RECORDED SOMETHING VERY DIFFERENT TWO PEOPLE HARASSING THE SEALS AT NIGHT. THE
WESTERN ALLIANCE FOR NATURE PROVIDES THE WEB CAM AND SAYS THE SEALS WERE DRIVEN OFF THE
BEACH. IF YOU RECALL FOR YEARS THE CHILDREN'S POOL
HAS BEEN A BATTLE GROUND BETWEEN ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS AND ADVOCATES FOR BEACH ACCESS A.ROPE
IS SET UP TO KEEP PEOPLE AWAY FROM THE SEALS. IT'S NOT ILLEGAL TO CROSS THE ROPE, BUT IT
IS AGAINST THE LAW TO HARASS THE ANIMALS. THE MAN WHO TURNED THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS
INTO ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL TEAM INS THE COUNTRY HAS DIED.
JERRY BUSS DIE OFFED CANCER EARLY THIS MORNING. MADE BIG MOVES WITH THE TEAM.
BRINGING IN PLAYERS LIKE MAGIC JOHNSON, SHQUILLE O'NEAL AND KOBE BRYANT.
HE CREATED THE LAKER GIRLS TOO. THE TEAM WON 10 NBA TITLES UNDER HIS OWNERSHIP.
HIS FAMILY IS EXPECTED TO RETAIN CONTROL OF THE TEAM.
JERRY BUSS WAS 80 YEARS OLD. FORMER SAN DIEGO MAYOR MARINE O'CONNOR'S BILLION
DOLLAR GAMBLING ADDICTION SHOCKED MANY PEOPLE. AS PART OF A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT SHE'LL STH
TO REPAY ABOUT TWO MILLION DOLLARS AND SEEK TREATMENT.
GAMBLING ADDICTION HAS AFFECTED MANY SAN DIEGO FAMILIES OVER THE YEARS.
WE'RE JOINED BY DAVID PETERS TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE SIGNS OF PROBLEM GAMBLING.
SO NICE TO MEET YOU. GIVE US A SENSE, YOU'RE A FAMILY THERAPIST
AND GAMBLING IS JUST ONE O THE MANY ADDICTIONS. >> >>DAVID PETERS: ONE OF THE MANY ADDICTIONS
THAT CAN TEAR A FAMILY APART. PEOPLE CAN COME INTO MY OFFICE FOR MARRIAGE
COUNSELING, DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, AND I'LL FIND OUT THAT ONE OF THE SPOUSE'S HAS A GAMBLING
ADDICTION, OR THE TEENAGE SON HAS A GAMBLING ADDICTION.
YOU THINK THEY'RE COMING IN FOR ONE THING AND AFTER YOU REAL DIAGNOSE THE SITUATION,
THERE'S ANOTHER CORE ELEMENT THAT HAS TO BE TREATED.
>> >>DWANE: HOW WIDE SPREAD WOULD YOU SAY THE PROBLEM IS COMPARED TO OTHER BIG CITIES?
>> >>SCOTT PETERS: >> >>DAVID PETERS: IT'S HARD TO SAY. CERTAINLY
PEOPLE IN THIS POPULATION ARE MORE VULNERABLE. NOW WITH INTERNET ANYBODY WHO HAS A COMPUTER
HAS ACCESS TO GAMBLING Y.TREAT MORE PEOPLE WHO GAMBLE ON THE INTERNET.
>> >>DWANE: SIMILAR TO O'CONNOR, NOW HER ATTORNEY SAID THAT SHE HAD A BRAIN TUMOR THAT LEAD
TO THE ADDICTION. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE ROOT CAUSES OF GAMBLING
ADDICTIONS? >> >>DAVID PETERS: WELL, ADDICTIONS AND COMPULSATIVE
BEHAVIORS CAN BE CAUSED BY A NUMBER OF FACTORS. THERE ARE CERTAIN PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS
THAT ARE COMMON TO ADDICTS. SOME OF THOSE ARE ROOTED IN GENETICS, SOME
ARE ROOTED IN EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT. EARLY CHILDHOOD TRAUMAS, ABUSE, NEGLECT SITUATIONS,
UNRESOLVED GRIEF SITUATIONS CAN LEAD TO ADDICTIVE OR COMPULSATIVE BEHAVIORS.
BECAUSE A PERSON INADVERTENTLY LEARN FZ I TAKE THIS DRUG OR ACT THIS WAY, I CAN CAUSE
AN EMOTION THAT COUNTER ACTS THE DEPRESSION OR THE ANXIETY OR THE PAIN I'M HIDING UNDERNEATH.
NOW, IN TERMS OF A BRAIN TUMOR, VERY, VERY DIFFICULT TO STATE IF IT'S FACTUALLY TRUE
OR NOT. I DON'T KNOW MS.ÊO'CONNOR'S CASE AT L.A BRAIN
TUMOR CAN CAUSE NUMEROUS CHANGES IN BRAIN FUNCTIONING AND CHANGES IN PERSONALITY.
BUT IT'S VERY UNPREDICTABLE BECAUSE THE BRAIN IS A COMPLEX UNIT.
OUR BEHAVIOR IS GOVERNED BY MANY DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE BRAIN.
SO, WHILE IT'S POSSIBLE, I THINK IT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO PROVE.
>> >>DWANE: OUTSIDE OF A BRAIN TUMOR, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE WARNING SIGNS THAT A PERSON
MIGHT EXHIBIT WITH A PROBLEM? >> >>DAVID PETERS: MOST PEOPLE WITH GAMBLING
ADDICTIONS OR COMPULSIONS ALSO HAVE A HAVE ALCOHOLISM, NICOTINE ADDICTION, DRUG ADDICTION,
MAYBE A AN EATING DISORDER. THESE COME IN CLUSTERS.
THERE ARE PEOPLE WITH WHAT WE CALL ADDICTIVE PERSONALITIES.
BUT NOT ALL THE TIME. SOMETIMES IT'S SOMEONE WHO'S JUST REALIZED
THERE'S A GOOD THRILL TO THE GAMBLING AND WHAT HAPPENS IS IN GAMBLING IS YOU GET A HIT
OF DOPAMINE IN THE BRAIN, AND DOPAMINE'S THAT NEUROTRANSMITTER THAT MAKES US FEEL GOOD,
ON THE RARE CHANCE THE CHARGERS WIN A PLAYOFF. THAT DOPAMINE MAKES US FEEL GREAT.
IN GAMBLING YOU CAN FEEL THAT DOPAMINE HIT WHEN YOU WIN.
THAT ELEMENT ITSELF CAN BE ADDICTIVE. >> >>DWANE: NOW IS THIS CONSIDERED A MEDICAL
PROBLEM? IS ADDICTION A MEDICAL PROBLEM OR IS IT SOMETHING ELSE?
>> >>DAVID PETERS: WELL, MEDICAL PROBLEMS, PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS ARE VERY OVERLAPPED,
AND IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO REALLY PULL THEM APART.
WHAT HAPPENS IN MY MIND HAPPENS IN MY BRAIN. I TEACH MY CLIENTS U ABOUT BRAIN NEUROLOGY.
I SAY WITH YOUR COMPULSION OR YOUR ADDICTION, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TIMES WHERE YOU GET REALLY
AROUSED AND YOU CAN'T STOP. THE REASON IS BECAUSE CERTAIN NEURONS IN THE
BRAIN FIRE TOGETHER IN A NETWORK AND NEURONS THAT FIRE TOGETHER WIRE TOGETHER.
WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT ONCE YOU'VE THOUGHT ABOUT IT, ONCE YOU'VE FELT THE TEMPTATION, IT'S
HARD TO SHIFT LEFT OR RIGHT OR TO GET U OUT OF THAT BEHAVIOR.
WHAT I TRAIN MY CLIENTS TO DO IS TO BE BETTER OBSERVERS OF THEIR EMOTIONAL STATE, OF THEIR
THOUGHTS. SO THAT THEY CAN THEN SHIFT LEFT OR RIGHT
AND NOTE I'M ALMOST GOING TO DO THIS, AND THEN THEY KNOW, OKAY, CALL SOMEONE, WRITE
IN MY JOURNAL, LET ME GET OUT AND GET SOME EXERCISE Y.WEANT WANT THEM TO NOTE IT AND
MAKE A SHIFT BEFORE THEY GET INTO THE ADDICTIVE BEHAVIOR 92 WE'VE.
>> >>DWANE: WE'VE GOT ABOUT 30 SECONDS. SAN DIEGO COUNTY HAS MORE CASINOS THAN ANY
OTHER PLACE IN THE STATE. >> >>DAVID PETERS: CASINOS DO CONTRIBUTE MONEY
TO THE CENTERS THAT HELP GAMBLING ADDICTS. BUT THIS BECOME AS PHILOSOPHICAL CHALLENGE
FOR THE SOCIETY, REALLY. I THINK WHENEVER YOU HAVE CASINOS EASILY AVAILABLE,
PEOPLE WHO ARE VULNERABLE TO ADDICTIVE BEHAVIOR ARE GOING TO GO THERE, LOSE TONS OF MONEY,
WIPE OUT THEIR FAMILY INCOME, AND THEIR FAMILIES THEMSELVES.
IT'S A DEBATE WE SHOULD ALL HAVE. >> >>DWANE: DAVID PEETDERS IS A FAMILY THERAPIST
IN MISSION VALLEY. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
>> >>DWANE: SHOULD CARDINAL ROGER MAHONEY BE ALLOWED TO VOTE FOR THE NEXT POPE? YOU
MAY RECALL MAHONEY WAS STRIPPED OF HIS DUTIES LAST MONTH BY THE MAN WHO REPLACED HIM AS
THE ARCHBISHOPÊ MAHONEY AND OTHER OFFICIALS WORK TO PROTECT CHILD MOLESTIC PRIESTS AND
TO SILENCE REPORTS OF *** ABUSE. LAS LCHG LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT SAYS
IT'S TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO WITH THE HUGE REWARD OFFER IN THE CHRISTOPHER DORNER
CASE. LAPD SAYS IT CAN'T BE DISTRIBUTED UNTIL THE
INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE. COAST GUARD SAYS A LEAKING FUEL OIL LINE IS
TO BLAME FOR A CRIPPLING FIRE ON A CARNIVAL CRUISE SHIP LAST WEEK.
PASSENGERS WERE STRANDED ON BOARD FOR DAZE, WITH OVER FLOWING TOILETS, LONG LINES FOR
FOOD, AND TENT CITIES FOR SLEEPING ON THE DECK.
WHILE OFFICIALS SAY THEY HAVE A CAUSE, THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.
LOOKING INTO THE CRUISE RESPONSE AND WHY THE SHIP WAS DISABLED FOR SO LONG.
A LOT OF CHEERS, HUGS AND TEARS OF JOY TODAY AT THE MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR.
MORE THAN 220 TROOPS FROM THE THIRD MARINE AIR CRAFT WING ARE HOME AFTER A YEAR LONG
DEPLOYMENT IN AFGHANISTAN WHERE THEY PROVIDED SUPPORT FOR NATO FORCES.
THE U.S. OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZE SAID SOMALIA'S GOVERNMENT LAST WEEK FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE
1991. SOMALIA HAS BEEN CALLED THE WORLD'S MOST FAILED
STATE ENDURING DEADLY FAMINES AND MORE THAN TWO DECADES OF CIVIL WAR.
NOW NATION IS REBUILDING UNDER A NEWLY ELECTED PRESIDENT. AND SOMALIS IN SAN DIEGO ARE EAGER
TO HELP. MEGAN BURK SPOKE TO ONE YOUNG MAN WHO SAYS
HE CAN'T WAIT TO GO BACK PERMANENTLY. >> >>MEGAN: SOMALI REFUGEES GREETED NEW SOMALI
PRESIDENT WITH CHEERS AND DANCE IN MINNESOTA LAST MONTH.
HE URGED MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE THERE TO RETURN TO THEIR HOMELAND LAND AND HELP REBUILD
THE NATION. MINNEAPOLIS HAS THE UNITED STATES' LARGEST
SOMALI POPULATION. SAN DIEGO COMES TIN SECOND WITH MORE THAN
10,000 SECOND SOMALI REFUGEES. TWENTY THREE YEAR OLD AHMED IS ONE OF THEM.
HE SAYS HIS PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE HAS SPARKED CONVERSATION IN SAN DIEGO TOO.
>> >>: THE CONVERSATION IS ALREADY AMONG THE COMMUNITY.
PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY BEEN BACK, AND PLANNING TO GO BACK.
>> >>MEGAN: AHMED LEFT SO MULE AT THE AGE OF FOUR.
HE'S NOW ABOUT TO GRADUATE FROM SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY ALONG SIDE OTHER EAST AFRICANS
WHO ARRIVED IN AMERICA IN THE 90S. HE SAYS THE TIMING FOR A REVIVED SOMALI STATE
COULDN'T BE BERT. >> >>: THERE'S A NEED FOR SOMALI DOCTORS,
NURSES, ENGINEERS, ENTREPRENEURS, EVEN FUTURE YOUNG SOMALI POLITICIANS ARE NEEDED.
>> >>MEGAN: SOMALIA HAS THEM. IF YOU LOOK TO AHMED WILL GRADUATE WITH A
DEGREE IN INTERNATIONAL SECURITY IN CONFLICT REZ RESOLUTION.
IF HIS MAIJ RR NT ENOUGH TO HINT AT A FUTURE POLITICAL CAREER IN SOMALIA, HIS VACATION
PHOTOS MIGHT BE. >> >>: WHAT WE WERE DOING AS AN ORGANIZATION
IN SOMALIA WAS EXPLORING THE EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES IN SOMALIA.
>> >>MEGAN: PHOTOS FROM HIS TRIP OVER WINTER BREAK SHOW OTHER MEMBERS OF THE GROUP IN AFRICA
TALKING WITH THE DIGNITARIES AND BRIGHT EYED SCHOOL CHILDREN.
AHMED AND HIS CLASSMATES ARE BUILDING A SCHOOL THERE.
THEY PLAN TO RETURN AFTER GRADUATION TO CUT THE RIBBON AT THE OPENING.
AHMED SAYS THAT'S NOT THE LAST HE'LL SEE OF HIS COUNTRY.
>> >>: AS OF RIGHT NOW, I WANT TO CONTINUE MY EDUCATION FURTHER, BUT WILL THERE BE A
TIME I WILL LIVE IN SOMALIA PERMANENTLY? YES, AND IN FACT I CAN'T WAIT FOR THAT DAY.
>> >>: A COUNTRY THAT'S ONE OF THE LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD AND YOU KNOW THAT IS
CERTAINLY THE LIFE THAT GOING TO HAVE IN SOMALIA IS NOT GOING TO BE COMPARABLE TO THE LIFE
THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE IN THE UNITED STATES. >> >>MEGAN: THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR O THE CITY
HEIGHTS BASED NON PROFIT HORN OF AFRICA SAYS HE'S NOT CONVINCED. MANY YOUNG SOMALIS WILL
MAKE THE MOVE TO AFRICA. >> >>: YOU'LL SEE ABOUT 95% OF THOSE YOUTHS
THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE THE UNITED STATES THEIR HOME.
THIS IS THE ONLY HOME THEY KNOW. >> >>MEGAN: AHMED ADMITTED HE MISSED WATCHING
THE CHARGERS PLAY. BUT HE INSISTS HE'S SOMALI THROUGH AND THROUGH.
EACH WEEK AHMED HURRIES FROM THE SAN DIEGO STATE CAMPUS TO A MOSQUE ON A BUSY STREET
CORNER IN CITY HEIGHTS. IT'S IN AN AREA BECAUSE OF THE CLUSTER OF
SOMALI SHOPS AND RESTAURANTS LOBING LOCATED THERE.
AHMED JOINS FELLOW EAST AFRICANS WITH SOMALI THERE.
THEY ALL SEEM TO KNOW HIM. >> >>: I FEEL LIKE I HAVE THE BEST OF TWO
WORLD SAID. I HAVE THE AMERICAN CULTURE, AND THE SOMALI
CULTURE. MY PARENTS WORK HARD TO KEEP MY SOMALI HERITAGE
IN PLACE OF ME. >> >>MEGAN: AHMED SAYS IT'S THAT BLENDED UP
BRINGING THAT HAS PREPARED HIM FOR A FUTURE IN CHANGING SOMALIA.
>> >>: THIS AMERICAN CULTURE GAVE ME THE ABILITY TO NETWORK AND LIVE ALONG SIDE OTHER PEOPLE
FROM DIFFERENT WALKS OF LIFE. >> >>MEGAN: WILL MORE YOUNG REFUGEES HEED
THE CALL FOR HELP? I ASKED AHMED'S CLASSMATE IF HE HAS PLANS TO WORK IN HIS FAMILY'S HOME
LAND. >> >>: MY MAJOR IS CRIMINAL JUSTICE.
ORIGINALLY WHEN I WENT INTO THAT FIELD Y WANTED TO DO SOMETHING WITH FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT,
BUT SINCE I STARTED TO AFRICA, MY FOCUS HAS SHIFT AD LITTLE BIT.
CAN AND I THINK I FOUND WHAT I REALLY WANT TO DO IN MY HEART AND IT'S DOING HUMANITARIAN
WORK. >> >>MEGAN: SOUNDS LIKE IT MIGHT NOT BE THE
SOMALI PRESIDENT'S CALL TO ACTION SO MUCH AS THAT STRONG DESIRE TO CHANGE THE WORLD
SO MANY LEAVE COLLEGE WITH. LUCKY FOR THESE SOON TO BE GRADUATES THEY
HAVE A WORLD RIPE FOR QUICK, AND VISIBLE CHANGE IN THEIR HOME LAND.
MEGAN BURKS, KPBS NEWS. >> >>DWANE: AS CONGRESS BEGINS THEIR 10 DAY
RECESS, AUTOMATIC SPENDING CUTS KNOWN AS SEQUESTRATION ARE HOVERING LIKE A DARK CLOUD.
NEWLY ELECTED SAN DIEGO CONGRESSMAN SCOTT PETERS HELD A NEWS CONFERENCE THIS MORNING
TO TALK ABOUT THE POSSIBLE EFFECTS SPENDING CUTS WOULD HAVE ON OUR PORT.
CONGRESSMAN PETERS REPRESENTS SAN DIEGO'S 52ND DISTRICT.
WELCOME BACK HOME. SO YOU SERVED ON SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL, YOU'RE
A PORT COMMISSIONER, NOW YOU SPENT SIX WEEKS IN WASHINGTON.
IS IT WHAT YOU EXPECT. >> >>SCOTT PETERS: IT'S HARD TO KNOW QUITE
WHAT TO EXPECT. I'LL GIVE YOU A COUPLE IMPRESSIONS.
ONE CITY IS MUCH MORE POLITICAL THAN SAN DIEGO WAS.
WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON BEING NON PARTISAN, COLLABORATING AND EVEN PRESIDENT CLINTON HAS
RECOGNIZED THAT. WE DON'T SEE THAT IN CONGRESS JUST YET.
I'LL SAY THE OTHER RAY OF HOPE I FOUND IS THAT A LOT OF THE FRESHMEN, AND THERE'S 85
OF US, A QUARTER OF ALL THE DEMOCRATS, ARE NEW.
I GOT THE SAME MESSAGE IN NOVEMBER WHICH IS PEOPLE WANTED US TO STOP FIGHTING AND START
FIXING. I HOPE WE CAN HOLD ON TO THAT AND PUSH THAT
WHOLE ATTITUDE THROUGH CONGRESS. >> >>DWANE: SPEAKING OF BI PARTISANSHIP, AND
TRYING TO COME TOGETHER, SEQUESTRATION IS A BIG ISSUE, WE'RE TALKING DEADLINE MARCHÊ1.
DO YOU SUPPORT THE PLAN TO AVOID SPENDING CUTS?
>> >>SCOTT PETERS: I THINK THAT THIS IS THE WRONG WAY TO GO ABOUT SPENDING CUTS F.YOU
LOOK AT ANY THE BIPARTISAN APPROACHES THAT WHETHER IT'S SIMPSON PEOPLE HAVE LOOKED AT
THE BUDGET AND FIGURED OUT HOW TO GET HOLD OF T.THEY'D LIKE TO DO THIS OVER TIME.
THEY TAKE PAINFUL MEASURES BUT THE IDEA OF SEQUESTRATION, WE'RE SAYING IT'S MORE LIKE
AN AMPUTATION. HERE WE ARE CLIMBING O OUT OF THIS RECOVERY.
WE MAKE THESE INCREDIBLY BROAD CUTS RIGHT NOW TO A GREAT EXTENT THAT COULD REALLY THROW
US BACK INTO RECESSION. THAT'S NOT GOOD FOR SAN DIEGO, IT'S REALLY
NOT GOOD FOR THE COUNTRY. >> >>DWANE: WHEN I THINK OF THE WORD SEQUESTRATION,
IT SEEMS TO MASK WHAT WE'RE REALLY TALKING ABOUT, RIGHT?
>> >>SCOTT PETERS: RIGHT. >> >>DWANE: THE SENATE PLAN, WHAT DON'T YOU
LIKE, WHAT DO YOU LIKE? >> >>SCOTT PETERS: WELL, WE HAD THE MR.ÊRYAN'S
BUDGET FROM LAST COUPLE OF YEARS IN THE HOUSE, AND NOW WE HAVE THE SENATE PLAN WHICH IS MORE
OF A DEMOCRATIC VERSION. I THINK IT'S A PRODUCTIVE PART OF THE CONVERSATION.
I DON'T THINK THE REPUBLICANS ARE GOING TO AGREE TO THAT.
BUT LET'S TALK ABOUT WHERE WE CAN MARRY THE TWO AND BRING A DEAL.
I THINK THAT THERE'S SO MANY REASONS TO WANT TO GET THIS BEHIND US, EVEN IF THE DEALS ARE
PERFECT FROM ANYONE'S PERSPECTIVE. NO ONE'S GOING TO GET ANYTHING THEY WANT.
WE CREATE A LOT OF CERTAINTY AND ENABLES US TO PLAN FOR THE INVESTMENTS WE NEED TO MAKE
TO MAKE THIS COUNTRY COMPETITIVE. >> >>DWANE: LET'S GO BEYOND THE DEBATE AT
THIS POINT. WHAT WOULD THE SEQUESTER MEAN FOR SAN DIEGO'S
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS AND THE PORT FOR THAT MATTER?
>> >>SCOTT PETERS: WELL, REMEMBER THE SAN DIEGO ECONOMY DEPENDS ON THREE MAIN SECTORS
TO BRING MONEY IN. ONE IS TOURISM, ONE IS THE MILITARY, AND ONE IS SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
AND INNOVATION. BUT ALSO TRADE IS REAL IMPORT TONIGHT US.
AND SO WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT TODAY WAS WE WANT TO CONNECT OUR PORT TO THE NATIONAL
SYSTEM OF HIGHWAY AND RAIL TO CREATE MORE JOBS AND HAVE SAN DIEGO PLAY A PART IN THE
MOVEMENT OF GOODS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. WE'RE NOT IN THE POSITION TO DO THAT WITHOUT
FEDERAL INVESTMENT. THERE'S OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS LIKE
KEEPING THE BRIDGES FROM FALLING DOWN AND KEEPING OUR ROADS IN REPAIR.
THOSE THINGS WE NEED TO DO TO BE ABLE TO BE COMPETITIVE AND CREATE JOBS AND MOVE THE COUNTRY
AHEAD. THE OTHER SAN DIEGO EFFECTS ARE IN SCIENTIFIC
RESEARCH. WE FACE A LOSS OF FUNDING FOR THE NATIONAL
INSTITUTE OF HEALTH. THOSE DISCOVERIES AT THE SALK INSTITUTE, SANFORD
BURNHAM, SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, UCSD, HAVE NOT JUST CHANGED THE WORLD AND CREATED
BETTER HEALTH CARE, BUT THEY'VE CREATE AD LOT OF JOBS HERE. AND THEN FINALLY THE MILITARY'S
RESPONSIBLE FOR 25% OF ALL THE JOBS IN THE COUNTY.
LAST YEAR WE THOUGHT SEQUESTRATION THREATENED ABOUT 30,000 JOBS IN THAT SECTOR ALONE.
IN ADDICTION TO THREATENING THE NATIONAL SECURITY. ALL IN ALL, THIS IS NOT A WAY TO GO ABOUT
MAKING POLICY, LET'S SIT DOWN AND HAVE A MORE THOUGHTFUL APPROACH.
>> >>DWANE: THERE HASN'T BEEN A LOT OF DETAIL ON WHAT THE 27ÊBILLION DOLLARS AS IT RELATES
TO DEFENSE CUTS WILL INCLUDE, AND OF COURSE SAN DIEGO BEING THE MILITARY TOWN IT IS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK THE SENATE'S PLAN WOULD MEAN FOR SAN DIEGO'S DEFENSE INDUSTRY?
>> >>SCOTT PETERS: THE SEQUESTRATION? >> >>DWANE: UH HUH.
>> >>SCOTT PETERS: I'M ON THE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE AND I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF REPUBLICANS
AND DEMOCRATS NOT JUST WHAT TO DO IN THE SPENDING AND CONTRACTING BUT WHAT THE EFFECT IS NATIONAL
SECURITY. SECRETARY PANETTA HAS MADE A POINT AT SOME
POINT YOU'RE AFFECTING OUR ABILITY TO DEFEND OURSELVES DEPLOY OUR TROOPS TO WHERE THEY'RE
NEEDED TO PROTECT OUR INTEREST. SOME CONCERN ABOUT THAT.
BUT WE KNOW LOCALLY THAT ALREADY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WHETHER WE HAVE TO CANCEL CONSTRUCTION
CONTRACTS, LAYOFF CIVILIANS, AND A LOT OF FOLKS WHOSE JOBS DEPEND ON THOSE THINGS.
THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MORE CERTAINTY. I WE DO THIS IN THE PROCESS THAT SLASHES AT
SOME LEVEL WITHOUT THINKING ABOUT WHAT THE PRIORITIES ARE, WHAT THE STRATEGIC AFFECT
IS. IT'S JUST NOT GOOD ENOUGH.
WE DESERVE BETTER AND I THINK WE OUGHT TO BE HOMEWORKING THIS WEEK, NOT ON RECESS.
>> >>DWANE: YOU GUYS ARE ON A 10 DAY RECESS, SOME WOULD WONDER WHY AREN'T YOU BACK AT WORK.
>> >>SCOTT PETERS: I WOULD WONDER. IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE TO ME.
WE'VE GOT TWO WEEKS TILL THE SEQUESTER AND WE HAVE THIS SCHEDULED DISTRICT WORK WEEK.
I'LL WORK ALL WEEK. I'M GOING TO TAKE SOME TOURS OF SOME NAVY
FACILITIES I HAVEN'T SEEN YET THAT'S GOING TO BE USEFUL FOR ME IN MY JOB.
WE'LL BE TALKING TO CONSTITUENTS BUT WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE SEQUESTER ALL WE WEEK SO WE
CAN CREATE SOME URGENCY. THIS WEEK, AS NICE AS IT IS TO BE IN SAN DIEGO
GETTING MY VITAMIN D, WE OUGHT TO BE IN DC WORKING ON THIS PROBLEM.
THIS IS SOMETHING THE COUNTRY NEEDS TO MOVE AWAY FROM.
>> >>DWANE: FINAL QUESTION, LAST RESPONSE QUICKLY, PLEASE.
NEXT WEEK, CONGRESS HEADS BACK TO WASHINGTON. DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER LESS THAN A WEEK ACTUALLY.
BECAUSE IF SOMETHING ISN'T DONE BY MARCHÊ1, THE CUTS HAPPEN.
>> >>SCOTT PETERS: RIGHT. >> >>DWANE: WHAT'S YOUR PREDICTION?
>> >>SCOTT PETERS: WELL, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE AS GOOD AT PREDICTING ANYTHING AS I AM.
I WILL TELL YOU THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RESOLUTION.
I'D LIKE TO SEE THE PRESIDENT BE MORE ACTIVE BECAUSE I THINK NOW THAT THERE'S A DEMOCRATIC
VERSION OR REPUBLICAN VERSION HE CAN HAVE AN AFFECT AND BRING US TOGETHER.
>> >>DWANE: THANKS, CONGRESSMAN SCOTT PETES. >> >>SCOTT PETERS: THANK YOU, DWANE.
>> >>DWANE: WE HAVE AN UPDATE TONIGHT ABOUT A STORY WE TOLD YOU ABOUT A COUPLE OF WEEKS
AGO. THE KPBS AND INEWS SOURCE INVESTIGATIONS DESK
HAVE BEEN WORKING ON A SERIES ABOUT HOSPICE CARE.
WE INTRODUCED YOU TO 89 YEAR OLD LC SALIS. SHE HAD STAGE FOUR HEART FAILURE AND HAD BEEN
RECEIVING HOSPICE CARE FOR THE PAST 13 MONTHS. >> >>: COMPLAIN ABOUT NOTHING.
IF I DID, I'D BE A FOOL. >> >>DWANE: LC DIED SUNDAY NIGHT AT HOME WITH
HIS WIFE BETTY BY HIS SIDE. LC WAS ONE OF A GROWING NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN
SAN DIEGO COUNTY CHOOSER HOSPICE CARE AND OUT LIVING THEIR SIX MONTH PROGNOSIS.
LAST WEEK, SAN DIEGO HOSPICE ANNOUNCED IT WAS CLOSING ITS DOORS FOLLOWING A TWO YEAR
INVESTIGATION INTO PATIENT ELIGIBILITY. YOU CAN SEE MORE AT KPBS.ORG/ENDOFLIFE.
SAN DIEGO GAS PRICES CONTINUE THEIR UPWARD CLIMB.
THEY'VE GONE UP ABOUT 53 CENTS IN THE PAST THREE WEEKS. THE AVERAGE FOR A GALLON OF UNLEADED
IN THE COUNTY IS NOW 4.26. TRIPLE A SAYS REFINERY MAINTENANCE HAS GUT
CUT GAS SUPPLIES, DRIVING PRICES AT THE PUMP HIGHER.
FIRST THE GOVERNOR OF TEXAS TRIED TO LURE CALIFORNIA BUSINESSES TO HIS STATE, NOW THE
GOVERNOR OF IOWA TERRY BRANSTAD IS DOING THE SAME.
HE'S COMING TO THE GOLDEN STATE TO TRY TO CONVINCE COMPANIES TO RELOCATE.
RICK PERRY OF TEXAS JUST MADE A SIMILAR TRIP. CALIFORNIA'S GOVERNOR JERRY SANDERS CALLS
IT A POLITICAL STUNT. READER'S DIGEST FILED BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION
FOR THE SECOND TIME IN LESS THAN FOUR YEARS. RDA HOLDING SAYS IT WILL KEEP PUBLISHING WHILE
IT REORGANIZES AND PLANS TO BE OUT OF CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY IN SIX MONTHS.
READER'S DIGEST VERSION OF THE FORECAST NOW, RAIN, A STORM IS ON THE WAY.
WE'LL SEE SNOW UP IN OUR LOCAL MOUNTAINS, THE DESERT COULD SEE SOME CLEARING BY THURSDAY.
LOOK AT THIS, AN AMAZING SIGHT IN THE WATER OF SAN DIEGO A.HUGE POD OF DOLL FNS, THOUSANDS
OF THEM IN A MEGAPOD ABOUT 7 MILES LONG. MARINE MAMMAL EXPERTS SAY THERE'S PLENTY OF
FOOD IN THE AREA WHICH MIGHT HAVE DRAWN MANY PODS TOGETHER TO FORM THIS ENORMOUS GROUP.
THE ALL NATURAL ORGANIC FOOD MOVEMENT IS SPREADING FROM PEOPLE FOOD, TO PET FOOD, THINK RAW CHICKEN,
BEEF, EVEN DUCK OR VENISON. AS THE APP'S LEAD POWER REPORTS THERE'S LITTLE
CONSENSUS RAW PET FOOD IS BEST. >> >>: IT IS WITH ALL THE HIP PETS ARE EATING
THESE DAYS. SURE, HUMANS HAVE GONE ORGANIC, BUT NOW SO
HAVE THEIR PETS. CHICKEN, BEEF, TURKEY, A RAW FOOD REVOLUTION
HIP, BUT IS IT HEALTHY? >> >>: PREMIUM PET FOODS DON'T NECESSARILY
CONTAIN BELTER OR COMPLETE NUTRITION FOR YOUR PET.
>> >>: DR.ÊDOUGLAS IS PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN VETERINARY ASSOCIATION, AND A VET OUTSIDE
OF NEW YORK CITY. >> >>: THERE IS NO EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST THAT
RAW OR NATURAL DIETS WILL PROLONG PET'S LIVES. >> >>: RAW FOOD BELIEVERS LIKE THOSE AT THE
BIG BAD WOOF IN HYATTESVILLE MAYOR MARYLAND SAY THE DIET IS CLEAN AND NATURAL.
>> >>: ANIMALS HAVE LIVED WITH US AND SHARED OUR DIETS FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS.
>> >>: PET FOOD IS A BUSINESS IN THE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS, RAW FOOD'S A SMALL PERCENTAGE
OF THAT, BUT GROWING IN. >> >>: IN THE YEARS THAT WE'VE BEEN IN THIS
BUSINESS, WE'RE SEEING THAT INNATIONAL BRANDS ARE GETTING MUCH STRONGER ALLOT MORE MARKET
DEPTH. >> >>: TH FLAVOR IS GOOD AT LEAST YOU DON'T
HAVE TO MAKE YOUR OWN ANYMORE. >> >>: TO A KITCHEN AID MIXERS COMPLETELY
FRIED WHICH MADE IT VERY EXPENSIVE IN THE END.
>> >>: GOING RAW CAN BE PRICEY. THE PAY OFFÊ
>> >>: HOW MUCH DO YOU WANT TO PAY IN VET BILLS LATER ON IN LIFE? BECAUSE YOU WILL HAVE
THEM. THEIR TEETH DON'T GET A LOT OF TARTER AND
THEIR EARS DON'T GET EAR INFECTIONS AND THEY DON'T GET SKIN ISSUES.
>> >>: THE REAL TEST IS TASTE. AND IT LOOKS LIKE ATTICUS THE YOUNG SIBERIAN
HUSKY APPROVES. LEE POWELL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
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