marisa lagos, and joining from san francisco's kqed politics and government reporter, guy maserati. thank you for joining us tonight. guy, president trump proved last night that he can stdispla int and offer more of a coherent policy message. is it likely to increase votes in his favor latein the game with a week left until election day? i think the answer to that is entirely incumbent on his campaign' ability to take that slightly more coherent policy message we heard in specific

areas. and thinking about the energy policy, differences that emerged in the debate between d biden ump. trump pouncing on the biden taing away from fossil fuels. also, but issues that are more on voters' mines like cothnavirus response and he care. >> marissa, are you expecting the unexpected to occur in the next few days, pecially with id prt trump behind in the polls, do you think the two campaigns will be relatively quiet now? voting iunderway and in record numbers. >> we have some 15 million americans that cast their ballots. but priya, i think likenever say never. 2016 taught us that, but the bottom line is this has been a static race despite the unprecedented year. a global paemic, something we have not seen in a century, and economic meltdown. really, the bases have st ed

with bomen, and they are fighting for the scraps in the middle. to i think trump will try to continue toshake up this race? probably. who i think biden is going to try to stay steady? at has been histologall along. i think one thing to watch is this meddling we are hearing from iran, igssia, other foactors, how the trump administration handles thatan whether it does ramp up, or whether it's just the disinformation we are seeing domestically. i think ose are so challenging issues for both e sides in final days of the campaign. >> marissa, let's turn to the senate judiciary committee this week. the decrats took an usual step of boycotting the vote to bring amy coney barrett's nomination to the full senate. what were they saying with that gesture? not going to participate in something we do not see as legitimate. t >> you know, this has been on the fast track since the beginning of democrats have very little power here. i think quite friemaly, they a more sort of potent political point during the hearings when they just over and over again rely hammered

on this case by the trump overturn the affo care to act, and the fact they feel like her past shows he's very open to that argument you know, where most people paying attention to the fact that democrats did not show up isto udiciary hearing ? i don't think so. >> guy, to come to the senate judiciary committee, the at ranking banning on committee, dianne feinstein, has taken some criticism for thanking and hugging the ranking republican on the committe lindsey graham, and there have been state progressives hearing in california who have said they feel betrayed by her, and i want to read this grote . said finds and represents the past of san francisco in california. it's not the thpresent at time we are facing a crisis when we have a right-wing supremacist being rushed through the supreme court. she is not up to the task. it's nothebecause of age. it's just because of who she is. now, campos was not speaking on

behalf of the san francisco democratic party, expressing opinions and sentiments being echoed by other progressive leaders he throughoutstate. do you see instein serving out her full-term? >> look, i think it's a lot more likely that we would see he innew biden administration perhaps senator feinstein stepping away from her leading role on the senate diciary committee, but frankly, i thinkh democrats should beking dianne feinstein for the subdued way in which the supreme court hearings played out. i think republicans t itially thouis was an opportunity to take the conversation away from the pandemic. we have seen the pre-court heargs the past really inflame partisan identities, drive people into their corners. raises an issue like the coronavirus i'm aware there is widespread agreement and the dispute because of the subdued way this played out, it really never emerged as a top issue ina last night's in recent weeks. i think in this case, anne feinstein are not going anywhere regardless of the

result of the election. in this case, i think her moderation helped her party. >> and marissa, if we do see biden and harris win the white house and if feinstein does choose to retire, it puts gavina news an unusual position of being able to appoint two senators kept us that offer him some advantages? >> yeah.gets to essentially anoint two ambitious li rnia politicians to a very powerful post with no term limits. i think it's a double-edged sword to that too. you're probably going to make some friends, enemies to appear there's a long line of people who have been eyeing the seats. race so fast, that it did not leave an opportunity for anybody within the t establishm get a toehold. so i think yes, this is something. it might be a little weird for new some to a book you might one of those seats himself. but to guy's point, i think

there has long been a feeling that dianne feinstein may not rv actually want to out this full-term because of her age, where things are at. i think ultimately, she's going to wa to goon her terms whether from a judiciary commission or senate entirely. >> geico joe biden that he a would createpanel to study the possibility of adding supreme court justices if he wins the election. talk us through how republicans are responding to this k,possibility. >> lrepublicans are still unified in opposition to any di kind of al reform like this, and priya, as you know, on the political ladder of ribbon panel todiscuss ue something that's only a couple rings above, and addressing the issue at all, which has been biden's previous strategy when he came to court packing, ultimately i don't think this dr is an issue ing people to the polls on either side. is not a lot of evidence this is emerging as sua top even in last night's debate, it did not really break there. this is something democrats will continue t debate ab into the nextadministration,

but i don't think it will play a huge role in november 3. let's turn to the public licy institution in california which put out a new survey about state propositions. >> prompted 16 which is the one that would reinstate affirmative action currently pass. t to ve enough and has about 30% of likely voters saying they would support it marissa, what you thins this proposition not garnered more support? >> it is such an inquresting tion, priya. i do think some of it is that everything is getting so overshadowed by the presidential race and our national politics but i think this is fairly complicated. you know, if you are not a en voting age prop 209 past which banned affirmative thtion an would repeal that ballot measure, you may not have a very strong opinion on it, and i thk it is a real failure in some ways of supporters that they have not done a better job connecting this to the bigger racial justice conversation we're having. i talk to the person ran that poll. he says support has ticked up you are still a large group of s

vohat are undecided. the campaign does have fundings they have an opportunity hearing. i don't know if they are going to get over the finish line, but it is one of those th where i think they need to nection between black lives matter and the bigger conversation we're having around race, and make the case for why thisis going to help in that sort of broader push for civil rights. >> guy, let's talk about a race you have n been covering the south bay. is between dave cortez and and ravel. what can you tell us about an these two candidatesthe state of this right because it's being very closely watched? >> this is a fascinating race, and i'm sure and if you are in san jose notes with the torrents of ads and mailers, this has become an incredib inexpensive campaign, the most expensive state legislative campaign in california. we're nearing $10 million in independent spending and the campaign. are a lot of key differences between these two democrats on issues lihousing, he is in favor of zoning reforms i would

legalize housing in more areas in the stas opposed to ravel, and on some hotly contested propositions, prop this team to raise property taxes to fund local schools and governments, yove him and support and ravel in opposition. prop 22 on uber and lyft and gig worker classifica ons, you have cortese he opposi and ravel in favor. i think is the latest example of how there can all loof daylight between democrats in the same party on the state and local runs. >> is it a similar racefor a race coming for state senator and former san francisco supervisor, scott weiner and a progrethive challenger who ks that scott weiner is not

progressive enough? >> exit 4 i would say this is one more personality plays a role too. scott weiner is being attack by jackie elder who is a very young rising star. she is amazing. i think if she does not win sh this race, will be running for something else, but she's been going after him from the left, talking a lot about climate change, tryin him to developers and sort of big business but the truth is scott weer is onof the most progressive senators in the state senate. he comes from san francisco. he has always beenpart of the more moderate, sort of sector of our democratic, you know, rainbow of politicians hearing california, but he a gay man, he has pushed hard for a lot of very progressive issues, and i think this is one of those cases where there is only sony seats, and sort of a combination of certain communal, segments of the political world do not like scott weiner personally, a theaters opening on issues like climate change that are of talk you haveto take a look at prop 22 is the most expensive ballot measure in california of course, this ballmeasure is the one that will decide whether uber and lyft and other companies can classify their employees as gig workers or if u they are -time employees. >> what is the latest on this?

where does this stand? does it seem like it's going to pass? guy, i will throw to you first. >> this is going to be a very close contest in this proposition. this an credible amount of spending. i think voters are looking for signals on where drivers stand, that's a hard question to ask because a lot of drivers do y want the flexibil kind of independent contractor will provide. at the same time, a lot of drivers who use e thps as more full-time employment want the find of be and security that they are not getting. i would encourage our viewers reporting our coll have done on this and really do interesting, controversial campaign tactics we've seen from uber, lyft, and doordash when it comes to kind of using these workers in the campaign. >> marissa,sefinal 20 nds hearing. any last thoughts on prop 22? >> just that the last poll at september did show a wide number of voters still undecided . the yes side, even though st they had al200 million with this campaign have not reached that 50% threshold in that poll. i will be watcng next weekto

see if there's any new public opinion polling, t i think this'll be a typo despite how spending. the companie >> thank you both. >> thanks, priya. >> thanks so much. visit kqed.com . since thstart ofthe pandemic of high school and college students have been faced with additional challenges , leading to higher levels of stress and anxiety. a survey of thousands of students at nine campuses ar earlier this found a prevalence of depression that is twice as high compared to last year. in addition, many college students are experiencing unprecedented loneliness an anxiety, which isleading to an increase in cases of depression. social distancing restrictions due to the coronavirus have haed many traditional type of therapy, so researchers are testing new ways to help college students feel connected

and less stressed. joining me now by sky from san francisco is daniel raymo, the senire director of arch at hope lab, a nonprofit that creates digital tools such as apps and video games to improve the heald well-being of young people. joining me by y from chicago is will coleman, senior columbia college and intern at hope lab. thank you ford both , joining. win you share with us some of the mental health challenges you have experienced this year, especially compared to pre-covid days? >> yes, so i'm currently a senior at columbllege chicago, and with having this, l i understand the nges that come with school, the depression can be involved. adding a global pandemic on top of all of that can reale raise bar dramatically within all those, so way mo anxious, depression cribbing in, being i'm behind the screen for eight ving minimum interaction of

real-life students, and that's one of the major parts about college, is the fact that york can with students from all around the country and working in a field that is passionate to you persally, so when things are shifted over to a computer screen, those feelings are just increased by so, so much, being that you can feel isolated and by yourself and no one is threally there you because that's what it really practically is because classes are held over zoomea inof being in person. >> danielle, will has had at least the opportunity to have several yes college, more of a normal college experience. freshmen are having a very different experience this year. whab are your concerns t the cognitive development of generation z due to these restrictions? >> it is fair to say that this n year is unlike previous year frankly in history, and something unprecedenteencing themselves as well.

as a clinical psychologist, i like to come with a frame of hope and resilience when i think about argeneration z those born after 1996. they carry with them an incredible amount of hope and resilience. e members of gen z more racially and ethnically diverse than any previous generation, and they are on track to be thet most well-ed generation yet. they are also digital natives who have no memory of a world before smart phones, and this gy makes technoa unique part of their developmental experience. both their brain and social developmental expeence. and there are of course perils and promises onthat come with that. that being said, there are a lot of vulnerabilities that gen z x experiencing, some of which you reviewed in your intro, and the toll of covid-19 isantaking adverse effect on gen z. while americans overall on average are not more lonely as a result oficthe pandemfor example, generation z or young adults todaare indeed saying

they are more lonely, more pression and anxiety. ng more >> will, what are you hearing from your peers, your friends about how they are getting through this time? >>& it's a very rough time because as you stated, this is such a different time ofyear. everybody is dealing with it all at the same time. this is new for everybody, so just having mewhat of a community built weather on social media or platform online is a great way to get through ar this because yobeing able to communicate with other folks and students who are going through similar feelings as you, so keeping an open dialogue and keeping the conversation going and elings with each other is a great way we're able to get through these hard times. yo >> danielle,created an app called not nod through hope lab. can you tell us what it does and how it is meant to help e colludents? >> sure. hope lab uses technology to build resilience and coping skills among young people, adolescents and young adults.

with nod, we wanted to rerdce the of the impact of loneliness on young people's well-being. create a sense of community, like will s describing outside of the app experience. nod has three main features. first, it gives students ideas, which e prompts based onthe science of social connecting, that help students take small, achievable steps toward meeting new friends, going deeper with people they start to have connections with in college. the second feature of nod's reflections but these are short, and apt exercises that help students process thin fe that come with taking a chance in meeting new people and reflecting that sometimes that es well and wanting those feelings to s and sometimes it doesn't go so well and wanting to help students reflect the with the lens of self compassion. third, everything we do at hope lab is co-created directly with young peoplethemselves, so we have sourced a number of testimonials directly from college students about the experience of meeting new

people, making ned friends, an connecting in college. the idea here to help other students realize making new eg friends in cois not easy. it takes work, and it can be done with effort. >> will, i see yothnodding e. tell us about your experience in finding nod and how it has worked for you. >> yes , my process of finding nod rough the hope lab's platform. i've been connected with hope lab the past two years, so whene i saw they developing a platform to help college students get out of this rut of dailymotion of life, i was intrigued, so i gave it a try, and as danielle expressed, there are so many elements to it that are crafted and to developehelp college students navigate these issues in their lives, so whether it's reflections or whether picking uphe prompt that s you get through your day just a bit better or increase those emotions you are feeling, it's just overlaying such a beautiful experience to go through and share with other friends. my personal experience, i found whenever i was feeling wa certai i was able to

navigate that feeling to the platform, that i was given a bunch of different problems prompts so i can go throughout my day and you know, reduce those feelings of anxiety or loneliness. i was kind of skeptical at first about the app because i d not think -- i've never used a self-help platform before. after giving it a try, i can say osyou see prompts, and you incorporate them into everyday life. it helps you so, so much. >> i want to mention you fot d out nod and were using it before you became a hope lab intern, actually. >> yes, correct. >> can you talk us through one of those exercis? what does look like? what does a prompt to do? >> yeah, so for example, you know, with everything being so different in school being 100% online for , you can definitely feel lonely. od you are feeling. ect the if i'm feeling lonely for example, i would click feeling lonely, then i'm given a bunch of different prompts designed and crafted to help reduce that loneliness that i'm feeling in

that certain time, so plfor exone of the prompts can say set up meeting with one of your college professors, so that was e one of first prompts i had ever did off the with my professor h a a meeting time i was feeling very lonely, and you know, i was excited to have him as a professor. i was very happy i did find that promptafter my meeting with him i was given a ton of resources our school had to offer for students also feeling lonely. also, ton of tips, personal tips from him such mia , reach out to your classmates who have similar interest to you. i was given a bunch of different emails to classmates i could talk to who shared so me much athat he noted i would be good friends with, so follow that prompt of reducing the loneness really did help, and it helped mediscover a prompt i probably would've never done without, you know, reviewing the app. >> it sounds like it really motivates you to take action, which is different, danielle, that what we're seeing in other

social media platforms. this is definitely a different use of technology than, yo know, facebook or twitter, instagram, or snapshot, or tiktok, or many of the other platforms that younpeople may be on. it seems like there is sort of this paradox here that you are working throug a technolo that so many people say can lead to feelings of social isolation, can lead feelings of loneliness, can lead to screen fatigue, frankly. but you are using that in a new n you talk to us about that paradox and how you have balanced that feeling anthat sense of using technology? >> certainly. there are a lot of challenges around screendependence and some risks that gen z face around bullying, screens contributing tisolation and social isolation killed but at hope lab, we think about ways that td hnology can also bu community and also increase resilience through building coping skills to help us do what we need to do to behappy, thrive, and live well.

that's what we really tried to do with the nod app. one gs the thyou mentioned is social media, and latino community foundation is different from social media in multiple ways. we encourage students first to build social connections and mmunities outside the ap itself. so it's not students talking to each other or engaging in some of the ideas th will talk about through the app. they are just getting these ideas to the app, then they are comingack to the p to process how that goes outside of the app. but frankly with nod, we were hocong students would when they needed strategies , we would be able to get them strategies that would feel achievable possible, and may be interesting. ey would go out and try them, then come back to the app just briefly, reflect on it, then eventually not need the app anymore. wher as tools like soci media are designedto be addictive, we had the opposite in mind with developing nod. we hope students who use , need while and will not need to use

it anymore. >> danielle, how can people access the app what is it free? t where can students this? >> students can get it on their campuses. nod is being offered as an enterprisecoolution, were eges and universities can purchase a license to offer nod to their students on campus for free. >> okay. will, you are in your last semester of college and set to graduate in december, just a couple months away. how has the pandemic impacted your vision f your anxieties about it as well? >> yeah, i thinthis pandemic could have really destroyed a lot of college students when it comes to their mind-set and their pursuit to continue toas their dreams. though, i think the pandemic really created such a resilient effect upon all of gen z folks. the fact we're not giving up e and weill pushing, we're still attending school, still chasing our dreams, still talking in internships shows how resilient the geration of gen z is, just continue to pursue those things that we

truly do love. drop out of school, take a to break into the pandemrolled around, but instead i kept going, and i think that's what really makes gen z so, so special. >> danielle, is will's experience common at you are hearinge the seof resilience, or are more people feeling drowned by the anxiety? >> will reflected some vulnerabilities and also some resilience we arindeed hearing from our gen z users and in a research study we conducted at hope lab. the vulnerability is that more gen z students are dropping oute of colafter the first year, citing mental health reasons being the main reason in they are le that is more than any generation prior, this was really concerning, one of the reasons we wanted to create nod. in a trial we just conducted at the sity of oregon with 221 first-year college un

students, we that the students who were most vulnerable to experiencing these mental health problems, those who came in to college with heightened depression and loneliness did, indeed, benefit ifhey used nod. they were less lonely, less depressed, slept better, and they were more likely to say that they would stay in college after the first year if they use nod compared to those who didn't, and we saw this as some real hope. >> danielle wei moe and will ho coleman with lab, thank you. >> it's been a pleasure, thank you. and you can find more of at our coveragekqed.com/ tran21newsroom. now, for an elevated look in at somebeautiful. after months of anticipation, the skies are observation wheel took its first spin in san francisco's golden gate park. the wheel was set for the h parker pulse 15

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