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In the 20 years since 9/11, American media coverage of the War on Terror has changed drastically from initially supportive to deeply critical.

The lawsuit says Thinx underwear, long marketed as safe and sustainable, contains harmful chemical substances known as PFAS. The company denies those allegations but will pay up to $5 million.

Scripps Health recorded its highest daily COVID-19 death count over the weekend, while new cases seem to be slowing. Are we nearing the end of the delta wave? Plus, San Diego’s eviction ban ended in mid-August and despite the statewide moratorium still in place, some San Diegans are still getting pushed out as investors look to capitalize on the area’s rising rents. Also, Chula Vista officials say they are working on a citywide privacy policy to guard against violations by police drone surveillance, license plate readers and other forms of data collection. And, as the 20th anniversary for 9/11 approaches, we take a look back on how American media has changed its coverage of one of the most complex armed conflicts of the 21st century. Finally, an excerpt from the latest “Port of Entry” podcast about how Drew Deckman, a chef in Valle de Guadalupe, weathered the pandemic storm.

*VIRTUAL WEBINAR* On Tuesday, March 8th, from 11am-12pm, Hannah's Family Center presents "Powerful Co-Parenting Relationships: For Parents Who Live Together or Apart," which will nurture an emotionally healthy family atmosphere for your child through powerful co-parenting techniques that support happy and thriving children. Hannah’s Family Center’s mission is to help parents succeed in raising emotionally healthy children through healthy co-parenting relationships. Registration is required and can be completed here: https://bit.ly/35pax3j. Since 1988, Hannah’s Family Center has helped San Diego families navigate unexpected loss, trauma, and significant adverse changes by offering services that stabilize, educate, and treat at-risk youth and their parents, whether parents live together or separately. The Center’s mission has expanded to reach families earlier, before the bonds of family become too frayed to heal.

One of the region's largest health care providers is reporting a single-day COVID-19 death record, nearly all among people who were unvaccinated.

San Diego County’s tough eviction protection ended on Aug. 14 and tenants are already feeling the effects. Days after the countywide ordinance expired, tenants across the county received letters terminating their leases forcing them to find housing in an increasingly expensive rental market.

San Diego County officials put a call out to the public Thursday for assistance in estimating how much damage was caused by the recent storms that battered the region.

A small plane landed on the shoreline of Carlsbad State Beach Thursday.

It's not often that I get to say that I was there when a filmmaker's career began but I can say that about Destin Cretton. Currently he is ushering in Marvel's first Asian superhero with "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" but two decades ago he was a student who had not yet even thought about being a filmmaker. But then he attended the student film festival I ran called Film School Confidential and met San Diego State University professor and filmmaker Greg Durbin and decided to enroll at the SDSU film program. So for this podcast I delve into Cretton's origin story to see how he developed from a student filmmaker to indie darling to Marvel's latest director.

The company says the AmazonSmile program didn't have enough financial impact. But some charities say the support "made a huge difference," and shoppers have expressed disapproval on social media.