8/4 KVCR Midday News: Lawmakers Return to Sacramento for Final Month of Legislative Session, Possible Big Bear Eagle, Jackie, Condition Worsens & More

For KVCR News, I'm Tony Lopez. An eagle believed to be one of an internet famous pair, known as Jack and Shadow, is not doing well after a week of improvement. That's according to the wildlife rescue taking care of the female eagle. The Ohio Raptor Center said the eagle's anemia has gotten worse. Last week, the bird's anemia and energy was improving. The group said they still don't know what's making the eagle sick. The Raptor is believed to be Jackie, whose antics are live stream 24-7 via a camera trained on the nest in Big Bear. The eagle was brought to the Raptor Center after it was seen fighting with two younger eagles last month. Jackie is not banded, so wildlife officials cannot ID her. Jackie has not been seen on the live stream for more than two weeks. Lawmakers are back in Sacramento on Monday for their final month of the legislative session. This part of the year is marked by hundreds of votes and last-minute proposals. Chris Micheli is a lobbyist and Capitol observer. He says counties are seeking a legislative deal that would limit lawsuits Californians can bring against them for alleged assault in response to a 2019 bill that expanded the time victims could bring lawsuits forward. That is now exposed L.A. County to $4 billion in claims and is... causing similar claims to skyrocket amongst local jurisdictions. LA County and others are looking for protection from the state as their financial liability increases. The legislature's session ends on August 31st and Governor Gavin Newsom has an additional month to sign legislation. A new law meant to help identify content generated by artificial intelligence went into effect this weekend. Cap Radio's Chris Felt has more on the first in the nation legislation. Large AI systems that serve over a million monthly users will now have to include embedded disclosures known as provenance data in any audio, images, or video content. Free public detection tools must also be made available. Companies that don't comply with the law face a $5,000 fine per violation. Democratic State Senator Josh Becker represents Silicon Valley and his co-author of the bill. He says he thinks of the legislation as a digital nutrition label. Helps people understand where that content came from, who created it, and hasn't been manipulated using artificial intelligence. The goal is to give California's information that they need. to decide what to trust. Becker says AI content has proliferated in recent years, leading to election disinformation, scams, and abusive deepfakes. A second phase of the bill starting January 1st would require large online platforms to read the data and surface it to users. It comes as the European Union's own AI regulations took effect. Chris Feltz, Cap Radio News.