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The broadcast will begin with a simulcast of The CNN Presidential Debate, followed immediately by PBS News special coverage co-anchored by Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett, with reporting from White House correspondent Laura Barrón-López and Capitol Hill correspondent Lisa Desjardins, and expert analysis from additional guests.

Thursday, June 27, 2024 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. 2024 is the year of elections, with some 4 billion people, nearly half the world's population, casting ballots around the globe. But is the West ready for the seismic political changes to come? Will they impact our ability to deal with conflict, the AI revolution, and climate change? Former Bank of Canada Governor and UN Special Envoy on Climate Action and Finance Mark Carney joins Ian Bremmer.

The San Diego Padres will honor their beloved former Chairman and Owner, Peter Seidler, with a celebration of life ceremony at Petco Park on Saturday, March 23 at 11 a.m. PT. The team will also wear a “PS” jersey patch in Seidler’s memory during the entirety of the 2024 regular season. Current and former Padres, team and league executives, local dignitaries, family members and special guest speakers will be in attendance for the celebration of life with Padres broadcaster Don Orsillo serving as Master of Ceremonies. Admission is free, with fans required to redeem digital tickets beginning Thursday, Feb. 29. Gates will open at Noon and seating will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Parking is free of charge and will be available in neighboring Padres-controlled lots, including the Lexus Premier Lot, Tailgate Lot and Padres Parkade. The first 10,000 fans at the celebration of life will receive a complimentary jersey patch, and the patch will be available for sale at the Padres Team Store at Petco Park this season with the net proceeds benefiting the Padres Foundation. San Diego Padres on Facebook / Instagram / Tik Tok

After he didn't make the debate stage, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s campaign announced counter programming that will see the candidate answer questions simulcast with the live presidential debate.

Highs above degrees 110 were expected this week in the desert, the NWS said. Desert lows will range from 82 to 92.

The San Diego World Affairs Council presents the Distinguished Speaker Series featuring: Marie Arana DATE/TIME: Thursday, March 7, 2024, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. VENUE: Hall of Nations, Balboa Park About Marie Arana: Marie Arana was born in Lima, Peru. She is the author of the memoir American Chica, a finalist for the National Book Award; two novels, Cellophane and Lima Nights; the prizewinning biography Bolivar; Silver, Sword, and Stone, a narrative history of Latin America; and The Writing Life, a collection from her well-known column for The Washington Post. She is the inaugural Literary Director of the Library of Congress and lives in Washington, DC, and Lima, Peru. About the Presentation: “To tell the truth, we have no name. We never did,” writes Marie Arana, “We were simply tribes of this hemisphere, inheritors of a natural world… We gave ourselves a multitude of names. Thousands of years later, when we were invaded and conquered, first by Spain, then by a battery of occupiers and usurpers, we became colonies to power—united by the boot, the sword, the crown, the cross, and the Spanish language.” In LATINOLAND: A Portrait of America’s Largest and Least Understood Minority (Simon & Schuster; February 20, 2024), the award-winning author and historian Marie Arana offers readers a sweeping, personal portrait of the largest racial and ethnic minority in the United States. “Latinos” does not represent a single group – they were some of the earliest immigrants to what is now known as the US, and they are some of the country’s newest arrivals; they are White, Black, Indigenous, and Asian; they are domestic workers, day laborers, successful artists, corporate CEOs, and US senators. Once overwhelmingly Catholic, they are now increasingly Protestant and Evangelical. Once faithfully Democratic, they now vote Republican in growing numbers. In LATINOLAND, Arana tells stories that often go ignored, encapsulating Latinos’ “grand diversity that defies any one label.” Based on prodigious research, hundreds of interviews, and Marie Arana’s own life experience as a Latina, LATINOLAND unabashedly celebrates the resilience, character, diversity, and little-known history of our largest and fastest-growing minority. The author of several award-winning books – American Chica, Bolivar, and most recently, Silver, Sword, and Stone – Arana is a beloved member of the literary community, serving as the inaugural Literary Director of the Library of Congress and previously a columnist for the Washington Post. Arana has devoted her career to exploring Latinos’ origins, identities, and histories in the United States, and is uniquely qualified to tell this massive story. Special Bonus Opportunity from our Community Partner, Classics 4 Kids, below! As a special treat, we are thrilled to offer complimentary tickets to SDWAC members attending LATINOLAND: Immerse yourself on an extraordinary musical journey as the Classics Philharmonic Orchestra joins forces with the trailblazing SABROSAS LATIN ORCHESTRA, San Diego's exclusive all-female salsa band. Feel the heartbeat of the rhythms, guided by the mesmerizing artistry of acclaimed dancer and teaching artist Juan Carlos Blanco from the Center for World Music. Get ready to be moved, inspired, and captivated by the fusion of classical mastery and the vibrant energy of Latin beats. Choose from two exciting showtimes on Friday, March 8, at 9:45 a.m. or 11:45 a.m. at the prestigious Balboa Theatre. Each performance is a dynamic 45-minute showcase. Please send us an email for your complimentary tickets. Stay Connected with Marie Arana! Instagram & X

Georgia has emerged as one of the swingiest states in politics, so it's no surprise that the first presidential debate happens there. But its voters are less excited for a repeat of the 2020 election.

President Biden has asked Congress for billions more in help for Ukraine in its fight against Russia. But Republicans have made it contingent on major changes in U.S. border policy.

Severe storms are forecast for Tuesday in parts of western Iowa and eastern Nebraska and showers and storms are also possible in parts of South Dakota and Minnesota.

The San Diego World Affairs Council presents the Distinguished Speaker Series in partnership with the Institute of the Americas AND UCSD's Center for U.S.- Mexican Studies (USMEX) Featuring: Ambassador Jeffrey Davidow "The 2024 Elections in Mexico and the United States: Implications for the Bilateral Relationship” Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024 - 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Institute of the Americas - UCSD Campus - 10111 N Torrey Pines Rd, La Jolla, CA 92037 About Ambassador Jeffrey Davidow Jeffrey Davidow served in the U.S. Foreign Service for 34 years. His professional focus was on Africa and Latin America. In Africa he served as political officer in South Africa, opened the U.S. Embassy in newly independent Zimbabwe, and was ambassador to Zambia where he was also the principal liaison to the South African National Congress headquarters in Lusaka in the period leading to Nelson Mandela's release from imprisonment. His book, A Peace in Southern Africa recounts the negotiations that led to Zimbabwe's independence. While in Africa and in the State Department's Africa Bureau in Washington, he was deeply involved in the mediation efforts to end apartheid and resolve civil wars in Angola, Mozambique, and Namibia. Ambassador Davidow's other principal area of activity was Latin America where he served as a political officer in U.S. Embassies in Guatemala, Chile, and Venezuela. He returned to Venezuela as ambassador, and was later appointed Assistant Secretary of State for the Western Hemisphere. His final posting was as U.S. Ambassador to Mexico where he spent four years and witnessed the end of one-party political domination in that country. His book, The Bear and the Porcupine: the United States and Mexico, details the issues and attitudes which both divide and unite the two nations. He retired from the State Department in 2003 with the rank of Career Ambassador (by law restricted to five active duty Foreign Service officers), and is one of the United States’ most senior and respected diplomats. Ambassador Davidow was President of the Institute of the Americas in San Diego, a leading institution in facilitating cooperation between government, business leaders and civil society representatives in the United States-Canada-Latin America. He now serves as a Senior Counselor for The Cohen Group in Washington D.C., an international business consultancy. Ambassador Davidow and his wife Joan reside in San Diego. About Richard Kiy - Richard Kiy was appointed as President & CEO of the Institute of the Americas on August 3, 2020. Kiy was formerly General Partner with Alumbra Advisors, a consulting firm with clients in the U.S, Mexico and Central America. Prior to that, Kiy served for nearly 14 years as President & CEO of the International Community Foundation (ICF) where he expanded the foundation’s grantmaking throughout Mexico and 11 other countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. While at ICF, Kiy served as Chairman and a founding board member of the US-Mexico Border Philanthropy Partnership. Previous to his work at ICF, Kiy spent two years with PriceSmart, Inc. as Senior Vice President, Business Development expanding its business reach into 6 countries of Central America and the Caribbean. Earlier on, he was Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary and Technical Director at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S) in Washington, D.C. as well as the Acting Environmental Attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City. Kiy’s other private sector experience includes having served as Vice President for Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)’s Mexican subsidiary, expanding the company’s environmental technology solutions and services business in Mexico following NAFTA’s passage. Later, he helped SAIC secure a multi-year $1.2 billion contract leading to a joint venture company with Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) where he was Director of Environment, Health and Safety (EH&S) Information Systems. Kiy is a graduate of Stanford (A.B. Economics, 1984) and Harvard’s JFK School of Government (MPA, 1986). Kiy is co-author of the book Environmental Management along North America’s Borders. He serves on the Binational Advisory Board of the San Diego Natural History Museum. About Rafael Fernández de Castro Rafael Fernández de Castro is a professor, Aaron Feldman Family Chancellor's Endowed Chair in U.S.-Mexican Studies in Memory of David Feldman, and director of the school's Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies (USMEX). A former foreign policy adviser to President Felipe Calderón, he is an expert on bilateral relations between Mexico and the U.S. Fernández de Castro is founder and former chair of the Department of International Studies at Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) in Mexico City. He has published numerous academic articles and written several books, including “Contemporary U.S.- Latin American Relations: Cooperation or Conflict in the 21st Century?” and “The United States and Mexico: Between Partnership and Conflict” with Jorge Domínguez. He also worked as the Project Director of the UNDP’s Human Development Report for Latin America 2013-14, “Citizen Security with a Human Face: Evidence and Proposals for Latin America.” He is the founder and editor of Foreign Affairs Latin America and contributes to the daily newspaper El Financiero and a regular contributor to Televisa. His current research includes a book on leadership and decision-making in Mexican foreign policy. Fernandez earned his Ph.D. in Political Science from Georgetown University, an M.P in Public Policy from the University of Texas, Austin and his B.A. in Social Sciences from the Instituto Tecnólogico Autónomo de México (ITAM).