>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AIR, RESTORATION AND FLOOD SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

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>>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I'M JOHN CARROLL IN FOR MAYA TRABULSI.

>>> SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL LEADERS ARE EXPRESSING FRUSTRATION AT HOW CLOSE FEDERAL IMMIGRATION OPERATIONS ARE GETTING TO AT SCHOOLS.

KPBS REPORTER TAMMY SAYS THAT IS AFTER AGENTS DETAINED APPARENT YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO OFFICIALS SAY THE FATHER OF AN ELEMENTARY STUDENT WAS WAITING FOR HIS DAUGHTER TO BE DISMISSED.

>> IT DID NOT HAPPEN ON SCHOOL GROUNDS, BUT IT WAS CLOSE ENOUGH TO FEEL ITS IMPACT.

>> Reporter: THE SUPERINTENDENT SAID THE FATHER TOLD FEDERAL AGENTS HE WAS WORRIED ABOUT WHO WOULD PICK UP HIS CHILD.

>> THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY CONTACTED THE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL AFTER THE FATHER WAS DETAINED.

SHE HAD THE DIFFICULT RESPONSIBILITY OF CONTACTING THE MOTHER TO INFORM HER WHAT HAPPENED.

THE MOTHER WAS ABLE TO PICK UP THE CHILD FROM SCHOOL.

>> Reporter: NEIGHBORS WHO SPOKE TO US SAY THEY HAVE NOTICED FEWER PARENTS AT PICK UP LATELY.

SCHOOL OFFICIALS SAY THE EXPERIENCE HAS LEFT THE COMMUNITY WITH QUESTIONS AND FEAR.

>> HOW DO WE EXPECT PARENTS AND STUDENTS TO SAY FOCUSED WHEN THEY HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT PARENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS NOT FEELING SAFE RIGHT OUTSIDE THE DOOR.

>> Reporter: SABRINA IS A DISTRICT TRUSTEE.

SHE SAID FEWER STUDENTS, WERE AT SCHOOL.

THEY DID NOT RESPOND TO THOSE WERE THE QUESTIONS.

THIS COMES AFTER ANOTHER PARENT WAS ARRESTED IN CHULA VISTA LAST WEEK.

DHS SAID THE WOMAN WAS ARRESTED BECAUSE HER VISA HAD EXPIRED.

>>> U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN COMING TOGETHER FOR A HIGH-STAKES SUMMIT IN ALASKA.

THEY WERE SET TO DISCUSS A POSSIBLE END TO THE WAR IN UKRAINE.

>> Reporter: THE WORLD IS WATCHING THE TWO LEADERS TO COME TOGETHER TO HELP THE MEETING WILL BRING AHEAD AND INTO THE VIOLENCE.

>> WE GET ALONG.

THERE'S GOOD RESPECT ON BOTH SIDES.

I THINK SOMETHING WILL COME FROM IT.

>> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID THEY WILL DISCUSS RUSSIAN OCCUPIED TERRITORY BUT HE'S NOT IN A POSITION TO AGREE TO ANY TERRITORIAL SWAPS.

>> I AM NOT HERE TO NEGOTIATE FOR UKRAINE.

>> Reporter: NOTABLY ABSENT FROM THE SUMMIT, UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMR ZELENSKYY.

IF IT GOES WELL TRUMP HAS SUGGESTED A TRILATERAL MEETING BETWEEN VOLODYMR ZELENSKYY AND PUTIN.

>> I THINK IT IS LIKELY PUTIN WILL RECOGNIZE HE'S IN A DIFFICULT POSITION.

RECKLESS OPTIMISTIC THE PEOPLE OF UKRAINE WEARY FROM THREE YEARS OF WAR WITH HER NEIGHBOR.

>> I THINK THIS IS EMPTY PROMISES.

>> I DO NOT EXPECT ANYTHING.

FIRST, BECAUSE HIS POSITION CHANGES FAST.

>> I WANT PEACE AND QUIET.

>>> TONIGHT, MORE OF THE USUAL.

WE HAVE A THICK MARINE LAYER WITH 65 FOR THE LOW.

DON'T GET USED TO SOME OF THE COMFORT WE HAVE HAD.

WE WILL SEE THE NUMBERS GO UP ON THE FULL FORECAST COMING UP.

>>> SAN DIEGO APPROVED A NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE STREET FROM A SOUTH BAY TROLLEY STATION.

ANDREW BOWEN SAYS MORE THAN A QUARTER OF THE HOMES WILL BE AFFORDABLE.

>> Reporter: THIS 14 ACRE SITE COULD SOON BE HOME TO 380 APARTMENTS.

THE PROJECT WILL FEATURE RENTALS FROM 1 TO 3 BEDROOMS ACROSS FROM THE PALM AVENUE TROLLEY STATION.

THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVED THE PROJECT ON THURSDAY.

100 OF THE HOMES WILL BE AFFORDABLE TO LOW INCOME RENTERS.

MANNY RODRIGUEZ IS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE TRANSIT ADVOCACY GROUP.

HE SAYS AFFORDABLE HOUSING NEAR HIGH QUALITY TRANSIT MAKES IT EASIER TO LIVE WITHOUT A CAR.

>> THIS IS HOW PEOPLE SAVE MONEY WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION WHICH IS MORE MONEY THAT CAN GO TO FOOD ON THE TABLE, INVESTING IN CHILDREN AND ALSO GIVING BACK TO LOCAL BUSINESSES.

>> Reporter: THE PROJECT IS CLOSELY ALIGNED WITH THE SAN DIEGO ACTION PLAN WHICH CALLS FOR A LOT MORE HOUSING NEAR PUBLIC TRANSIT STOPS.

EVEN STILL, IT TOOK MORE THAN SIX YEARS TO GET APPROVED.

IT REQUIRED REZONING, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT AND APPROVALS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL, PLANNING COMMISSION AND COASTAL COMMISSION.

: PARENT, THE CEO SAID THOSE LONG APPROVAL TIMELINES ARE PART OF WHY CALIFORNIA HAS A HOUSING SHORTAGE.

HE GIVES CREDIT TO SAN DIEGO WHICH APPROVES HOUSING MUCH FASTER THAN PEERS.

>> I THINK THIS IS BECOMING MORE OF AN OUTLIER AT LEAST IN SAN DIEGO.

THE TROUBLING THING IS THAT OUTSIDE OF THE CITY THIS REALLY BURDENSOME MULTIYEAR PROCESS IS QUITE COMMON.

THOSE ARE SOME THINGS WHERE WE NEED TO BE SEEN SOME CHANGE.

>> Reporter: THE PROJECT IS BORDERED BY THE ENTIRE VALLEY REGIONAL PARK.

THEY WILL HAVE TO BUILD A PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE TRAIL ADJACENT TO THE PARK.

>>> IN THE IMPERIAL VALLEY DEMOLITION HAS BEGUN ON A HISTORIC WATER TOWER.

COREY SUZUKI SAYS RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN SAYING THEIR GOODBYES.

>> Reporter: LAST WEEKEND A SCATTERING OF FIREWORKS LIT UP THE SKY.

AS DOZENS OF PEOPLE GATHERED FOR THE ONE LAST EVENING DANCE UNDER THE WATER TOWER.

THE TOWER HAS BEEN A LANDMARK SINCE THE 1930S.

IT ONCE SERVED AS THE WATER SUPPLY BUT HAS BEEN INACTIVE FOR DECADES.

THEY CONSIDERED TURNING IT INTO A LANDMARK BUT ULTIMATELY DECIDED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH DEMOLITION.

>> I WOULD WALK TO SCHOOL I ALWAYS USED TO THINK THAT THE DONKEY WAS GIGANTIC IT WAS LOOKING OVER ME PROTECTING ME.

>>> THAT IS MAX.

HE GREW UP THERE.

IN A VIDEO POSTED TO FACEBOOK HE SAID HE USED TO STARE OUT THE WINDOW OF THE CLASSROOM IMAGINING THAT IT WAS A GIANT ROBOT.

>> AS IT LEAVES US I WILL MOURN IT AS I WOULD A FRIEND, A GOOD, CLOSE FRIEND THAT I KNOW HIS TIME HAS PASSED.

I WILL CHERISH THOSE MEMORIES.

>> HE HOPES THE CITY WILL REPLACE THE TOWER WITH A STAGE OR SOMETHING ELSE THAT WILL BRING RESIDENTS TOGETHER.

>>> LONELINESS AND MENTAL HEALTH ARE MAJOR CONCERNS FOR ADOLESCENTS TODAY.

ANTHONY WALLACE LOOKS AT A NEW UK APPROACH COMING TO SAN DIEGO THAT USES A VERY OLD KIND OF MEDICINE.

>> Reporter: STARTING NEXT MONTH TEENAGE PATIENTS WILL GET AN UNUSUAL PRESCRIPTION.

>> PATIENTS RECEIVE A PRESCRIPTION FOR 12 DOSES OF ARTS AND CULTURE TO BE UTILIZED OVER 12 MONTHS.

>> Reporter: CHRIS APPLETON'S FOUNDER AND CEO OF ART PHARMACY, AN ATLANTA-BASED GROUP RINGING SOCIAL PRESCRIBING TO SAN DIEGO.

WITH NEARLY 200 PARTNERS THEY CAN CHOOSE FROM -- >> THE MUSEUM OF ART, HISTORY CENTER, DANCE HOUSE.

>> Reporter: SOCIAL PRESCRIBING IS STILL UNCOMMON IN THE U.S.

BUT HAS BEEN GROWING IN THE UK FOR YEARS.

IT'S PROMINENCE IS THANKS IN PART TO RESEARCHER DAISY FAN COURT FROM UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON.

>> THERE IS NOW A PHENOMENAL AMOUNT OF ENGAGING IN THE ARTS AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES AND DEMONSTRATING TANGIBLE, LONG- TERM BENEFITS.

>> Reporter: STUDIES SHOW THAT OUR ACTIVITIES REDUCE INFLAMMATION, BALANCE HORMONES AND IMPROVE BLOOD PRESSURE.

FOR YOUNG PEOPLE ESPECIALLY, THE BENEFITS CAN BE LONG- LASTING.

>> WHEN ADOLESCENTS ENGAGE IN THE ARTS IT HELPS TO IMPROVE SELF-CONTROL AND IS LOWER ENGAGEMENT IN ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIORS.

>> IT STARTED IN 2022 AND HAS BROUGHT THE MODEL TO SEVEN STATES.

THEY FOCUS ON YOUNG PEOPLE DEALING WITH ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION AND OLDER ADULTS DEALING WITH LONELINESS AND CHRONIC ILLNESS.

IT'S TAKING OFF BECAUSE IT WORKS MEDICALLY AND ECONOMICALLY.

>> YOU SEE REDUCTIONS IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HOSPITALIZATIONS.

>> Reporter: THEY WILL START IN SAN DIEGO WITH SEVERAL HUNDRED PATIENTS AND HOPE TO EXPAND SOON.

>> ANTHONY WALLACE ALSO PRODUCES THE KPBS PODCAST THE FINEST.

ABOUT PEOPLE, ARE AND MOVEMENTS REDEFINING OUR CULTURAL IDENTITY.

YOU CAN LISTEN NOW AT KPBS.ORG /THE FINEST.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR THE LATEST FROM THE MEETING WITH RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN.

THAT IS COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION.

>>> KEY DATA IS SHOWING COSTS ROSE SHARPLY FOR PRODUCERS AND MANUFACTURERS LAST MONTH.

IT'S A POTENTIAL SIGN THAT HIGHER PRICES COULD SOON TRICKLE DOWN TO AMERICAN CONSUMERS.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ LOOKS INTO THE LATEST NUMBERS AND WHAT IT COULD MEAN FOR THE LARGER ECONOMY.

>> Reporter: THE PRICES BUSINESSES PAY FOR WHAT YOU BUY IS HEATING UP.

THE LATEST CONSUMER PRICE INDEX WHICH MEASURES THE AVERAGE PAY OF PRICES OVER TIME JUMPED TO 0.9% FROM JUNE LIFTING THE ANNUAL RATE TO 3.3%.

>> TODAY'S DATA LOOKS LIKE WHOLESALE MANUFACTURERS FOR THINGS LIKE MACHINERY ARE REALLY STRUGGLING WITH TARIFFS.

IT WILL BE THAT DETAIL GOING FORWARD TO DETERMINE WHERE PRICES ARE GETTING HIGHER.

>> Reporter: PRICES FAR EXCEEDED ECONOMIST EXPECTATIONS RISING BY JUST 0.2% IN JULY.

EARLIER THIS WEEK THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR JULY SHOWED THAT FALLING GAS PRICES LIMITED THE AVERAGE PRICE CONSUMERS WERE PAIN OVERALL BUT GOODS AFFECTED BY TARIFFS KEPT GETTING MORE EXPENSIVE.

>> THAT IS MORE BACKWARD LOOKING.

THAT TELLS US HOW COMPANIES ARE THINKING ABOUT PRICING GOING FORWARD.

IT IS MORE OF THAT FORWARD- LOOKING DATA PAINTING A PICTURE OF PRICES GOING UP.

>> Reporter: ULTIMATELY THEY BELIEVE BUSINESSES WILL HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION WHETHER TO PASS DOWN THE COST TO THE CONSUMER.

IT IS A DECISION THAT STEW LEONARD SAYS HE STRUGGLES WITH.

>> THE RETAILERS DO NOT WANT TO RAISE PRICES.

WE ARE SOMETIMES >> Reporter: LITTLE BIT BY WHAT WE HAVE TO RETAIL IT AT.

>> IF YOU FEEL LIKE EVERYTHING IS GETTING MORE EXPENSIVE, THAT'S BECAUSE IT IS.

THE NEW LABOR REPORT SHOWS THE INFLATION RATE WAS 4% IN JULY.

THE HIGHEST IN THE NATION.

ONE OF THE MAIN FACTORS WAS HOUSING.

PRICES ARE NEARLY 5% MORE EXPENSIVE COMPARED TO THIS TIME LAST YEAR.

ANOTHER CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IS FEDERAL IMMIGRATION POLICIES MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO FILL SOME JOBS.

>> YOU HAVE A SHORTAGE OF LABOR.

THAT MEANS YOU HAVE TO PAY HIGHER WAGES.

THAT COULD TRANSLATE TO HIGHER INFLATION AS WELL.

SAN DIEGO BEING A BORDER COMMUNITY WE MAY BE INFECTED MORE THAN OTHER COMMUNITIES.

>> Reporter: FOOD PRICES, ESPECIALLY MEAT ARE CONTINUING TO GO UP.

HEALTHCARE COSTS ARE ALSO RISING.

ENERGY PRICES LIKE GAS ARE DOWN COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.

>>> THE RISE OF GENERATIVE A.I.

HAS LED TO A RISE IN LAWSUITS OVER COPYRIGHT VIOLATION.

ARTISTS AND ILLUSTRATORS SAY THEIR IMAGES ARE BEING APPROPRIATED AS A.I.

CRAWLERS FROM THE INTERNET FOR CONTENT.

THOMAS FUTCH HAS MORE ON WHAT'S GOING ON AND HOW ARTISTS ARE RESPONDING.

>> Reporter: JOSI TAPS HIS IMAGINATION TO CREATE MOODY IMAGES OF DARK SKIES AND LANDSCAPES OF MAGICAL HORROR.

HE WORKS AS AN ILLUSTRATOR AND MOVIE SET DESIGNER.

SOMETHING IS TRYING TO COPY HIS ARTWORK.

THE COPYCAT IS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

WHAT THE TRAINING MODELS DO IS SCOUR THE INTERNET UP AND DOWN AND BASICALLY STEAL THIS ART AND PUT IT INTO A BLENDER AND THEN SOMETHING ELSE COMES OUT.

>> Reporter: WHAT COMES OUT CAN BE THE VERY SAME IMAGES OR SOMETHING ELSE THAT COPIES THE STYLE.

THE SOFTWARE ARE CALLED A.I.

CRAWLERS.

THERE ARE WAYS TO BLOCK THEM.

A PROGRAM BY CLOUD FAIR REARRANGES THE DATA SO A.I.

CANNOT RECOGNIZE THE IMAGE.

A CYBER SECURITY RESEARCHER AT UC SAN DIEGO SAYS TECHNOLOGY IS NOT A LONG-TERM SOLUTION.

>> IT WILL ALWAYS BE A CAT AND MOUSE GAME.

IF CLOUD FLARE COMES OUT WITH A NEW FEATURE THAT IS EVEN MORE COMPREHENSIVE AND SOPHISTICATED, THEN THE MORE MALICIOUS A.I.

CRAWLERS WILL TRY TO ADAPT AND CIRCUMVENT.

>> Reporter: IS SAN DIEGO IT IS SAID HIS WHIMSICAL IMAGES HAVE MADE HIM WELL-KNOWN.

HE SAYS THE THEFT OF IMAGES IS A REAL PROBLEM BUT A.I.

CAN PLAY A LEGIT ROLE IN THE INDUSTRY.

FOR INSTANCE, HELPING AN ANIMATION ARTIST DO IN BETWEEN POSES.

>> YOU ARE MAKING A MOVIE AND SOMEBODY DOES KEEP POSES.

ARMS UP OR ARMS DOWN.

SOMEBODY ELSE HAS TO ANIMATE THE POSES.

THAT IS CALLED THE IN BETWEEN.

MANY DO NOT LIKE TO DO THAT BECAUSE IT IS MORE WORK.

>> Reporter: THAT COULD BE A JOB FOR A.I.

AS LONG AS ARTIST KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON.

THE ASSOCIATION HAS LOBBIED FOR A BILL IN CALIFORNIA THAT WOULD REQUIRE ARTISTS BE TOLD IF THEIR WORK HAS BEEN PUT INTO NAI DATA CENTER.

THE ASSOCIATION LOBBYIST SAID IT COULD BE A WAY TO PREVENT ARTISTS FROM LOSING WORK.

>> THE DATA THEY TAKE IS USED TO DEVALUE THEM IN THE FUTURE.

>> Reporter: DISNEY HAS SUED FOR INFRINGEMENT ALLEGING THEY COPIED DISNEY CHARACTERS WITHOUT PERMISSION.

>>> IN JUST WEEKS AMTRAK WILL GET A MAJOR UPGRADE ON THE EAST COAST.

THIS COMES AFTER MAJOR FUNDING WAS PULLED FOR A RAIL PROJECT ON THE WEST COAST.

HERE IS BRIAN ABEL WITH A LOOK AT THE STATE OF HIGH-SPEED RAIL IN THE U.S. >> Reporter: THE EAST COAST CORRIDOR GETTING A MAJOR UPGRADE TO CONNECT SOME MAJOR CITIES.

BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA, BALTIMORE, AND DC.

WHAT IS MISSING IS A CONNECTION TO OTHER MAJOR CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY LIKE CHICAGO, KANSAS CITY, DALLAS, DENVER, ALL THE WAY TO CALIFORNIA.

THAT MAY BE CHANGING.

IF IT DOES WILL ANYBODY RIDE IT?

A LONG-AWAITED UPGRADE WILL ROLLOUT ON THE NORTHEAST CORRIDOR AUGUST 28.

MODERN INTERIORS FOR 28 NEW TRAINS RUNNING FROM WASHINGTON, D.C. TO BOSTON.

A TOP SPEED OF 160 MILES PER HOUR.

THIS A RARE SUCCESS STORY FOR HIGH-SPEED RAIL NOT SEEN ELSEWHERE IN THE U.S. >> IT IS IN A MARKET WHERE TRAINS CAN DEFINITELY BE SUCCESSFUL.

THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY THE SAME WHEN WE START LOOKING AT LARGER POPULATION CENTERS THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE UNITED STATES.

>> Reporter: LIKE ON THE WEST COAST.

FORMER CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR JERRY BROWN PUSHING FOR HIGH- SPEED RAIL IN THE 80s.

DESPITE VOTERS APPROVING ROUGHLY $10 MILLION IN 2008 IT IS YET TO BE BUILT.

>> IT BECOMES A QUESTION OF DO YOU HAVE THE POLITICAL WILL TO SEE THROUGH THE INVESTMENTS.

>> Reporter: THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION PULLED THE PLUG ON $4 BILLION IN FUNDING FOR CALIFORNIA'S RAIL PROJECT AND $63 MILLION FOR A PROJECT CONNECT TEAM DALLAS AND HOUSTON.

THEY ARE SKEPTICAL A PROPOSED CROSS CRUNCHY LINE -- COUNTRY LINE FROM NEW YORK TO LOS ANGELES WILL EVER BE DONE.

>> I STRUGGLE BELIEVING WE CAN HOLD OUT A RAIL NETWORK THAT COMPETES EFFECTIVELY WITH AIR.

>> Reporter: THAT WOULD TAKE ABOUT THREE DAYS.

THAT IS WHY HE SAYS IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR TOURISTS, BUT MAYBE NOT OTHER TRAVELERS.

WE SHOULD NOTE THAT CALIFORNIA IS SUING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION, SAYING THEY ARE ILLEGALLY PULLING OUT THEIR OBLIGATIONS.

>>> GOING THROUGH THE UPCOMING DAYS WE WILL HAVE SOME CHANGES IN THE AREA.

YOU WILL START TO SEE A LOT OF TEMPERATURE READINGS GO UP AS WE TALK ABOUT A WARM ARE SET UP FOR NEXT WEEK.

WE HAVE A COOL SATURDAY ON TAP.

NEXT WEEK, THAT IS WHEN THE NUMBERS WILL START TO TAKE.

65 FOR THE LOW AS YOU HEAD TOWARD OCEANSIDE.

68 PRINT OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURE IN BORREGO SPRINGS .

YOU CAN SEE WHY ALL OF THIS ENERGY PUSHING TO THE NORTHWESTERN U.S. HAS MADE FOR A DIFFERENT PATTERN IN CITIES LIKE SEATTLE AND PORTLAND THAT ARE TYPICALLY QUITE DRY FOR AUGUST.

IT ALSO SUPPRESSES A LOT OF THE HEAT WHICH MEANS WE WILL NOT BE AS HOT AT LEAST TO START THE WEEKEND.

72 FOR TOMORROW'S HIGH.

CHULA VISTA COMING IN AT 72.

MOUNT LAGUNA IS 70 AND RAMONA HOLDING ONTO 84.

IT MIGHT TAKE A LITTLE LONGER TO BURN OFF SOME OF THOSE MORNING CLOUDS.

THE DAYS TO COME, LESS OF A MARINE LAYER.

AT THE COAST, QUICK CHANGES AS WE VENTURE TO THE UPPER 70s ON TUESDAY.

A BIT MORE NOTABLE INLAND.

WE START OFF IN THE UPPER 70s WITH SOME SUNSHINE.

AS WE GO THROUGH, WARMING UP THROUGH THE 80s.

BY TUESDAY WE ARE CLOSE TO 90.

THIS IS WHERE WE START TO WARM UP TOWARD THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

THAT WILL BE SIMILAR IN A LOT OF LOCATIONS.

AS WE HEAD THROUGH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY STILL LOOKING PRETTY NICE CLOSE TO 70.

BY THE TIME WE GET TO WEDNESDAY WE ARE BACK UP CLOSE TO 80.

DESERT COMMUNITIES DON'T GET QUITE AS MUCH VARIABILITY WITH THAT HE COMING THROUGH.

>>> NEXT WEEK, LA JOLLA PLAYHOUSE WILL UNVEIL ITS LATEST WORLD PREMIERE MUSICAL, THE HEART.

BETH TAKES US BEHIND THE SCENES TO DISCOVER HOW A PLAY ABOUT A HUMAN HEART CAME TO LIFE.

>> Reporter: HUMAN ORGANS USUALLY AREN'T THE LEADING CHARACTERS IN A PLAY MAKING THIS THE EXCEPTION THAT PROVES THE RULE.

>> IT IS A WORLD PREMIERE MUSICAL WHICH TAKES 24 HOURS IN THE LIFE OF A HEART.

>> Reporter: HE IS THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AT LA JOLLA PLAYHOUSE.

>> THE TWO COMPOSERS AND I STARTED OUT ABOUT A DECADE AGO WORKING ON A MUSICAL ABOUT A HEART TOM -- TRANSPLANT.

>> Reporter: THE MATERIAL BEGAN WITH A HEART RECIPIENT WE GET UP FROM SURGERY.

>> THAT IS SORT OF THE OTHER END OF THE JOURNEY.

AS ALWAYS THE JOURNEY CONTINUES BUT WE REALIZED WE WERE MISSING THE REAL CONFLICT THAT LEADS TO THE RESOLUTION OF A HEART BEATING IN SOMEBODY ELSE'S BODY.

>> Reporter: THAT'S WHEN A BOOK WRITER RECOMMENDED A FRENCH NOVEL.

>> I REALIZED THE BOOKENDS EXACTLY WHERE THE OTHER SHOW STARTED.

>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.

19-YEAR-OLD MALE, CAR ACCIDENT.

UNCONSCIOUS ON ARRIVAL.

>> BECAUSE THE SHOW HAS SO MANY PERSPECTIVES.

BASICALLY ANYONE WITH AGENCY WITH THE HEART FROM APPEARANCE TO THE MEDICAL TEAM THAT ARE SO INVESTED IN NOT ONLY THIS PERSON'S LIFE BUT ALL THESE PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD THAT NEED THESE ORGANS.

IT'S A PRETTY CRAZY ROLLER COASTER RELAY RACE.

BUT DEFINITELY IT HAS A TIME CLOCK ON IT.

WE HAVE TO GET THIS TRANSPLANT ACCOMPLISHED.

PRESSURE ON THE PARENTS TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT TO DONATE MOMENTS AFTER THEY DISCOVER HE IS IN A COMA THE WHOLE THING IS UNDER THE PRESSURE OF THE CLOCK.

>> Reporter: THE HUMAN HEART ALSO PROVIDES THE PLAY WITH A MUSICAL PULSE.

>> TITLES, BLOOD PRESSURE AND HEART RATE ARE STABILIZED.

>> WHAT IF WE USE ELECTRONIC MOVIE.

A HEARTBEAT IS A KICK DRUM ON THE WAY.

FOUR ON THE FLOOR.

120 BPM RIGHT INSIDE OF US.

>> THIS BE IS 120.

>> IN THE BOOK JULIET, THE GIRLFRIEND OF SIMON WHO PASSES AWAY, SHE WAS AN ARTIST IN THE BOOK.

I THINK AS WE GOT DEEPER INTO THE ELECTRONIC MUSIC, WHAT IF SHE WAS A DJ.

>> THE DJ WHO IS A MAJOR CHARACTER HAS THE ABILITY TO CONTROL HEART WEIGHT -- RATE.

YOU SPEED UP THE TRACK, THE ENERGY OF THE ROOM SPEEDS UP.

THAT CRAZY CORRELATION BETWEEN MUSIC, HEART BEATS, THAT WAS JUST REALLY EXCITING TO US.

>> THE DJ IS ON STAGE DRIVING THE BEAT.

SO IS THE MUSIC DIRECTOR.

>> THE MUSIC DIRECTOR IS ON STAGE QUEUING THE WHOLE THING TOGETHER WITH THE ACT TEARS.

THE THEATRICAL WORK OF THE SHOW IS VERY EXPOSED AND PART OF THE FUN AND INTEREST OF IT.

THE PLAY HAPPENS IN A 22 FOOT SQUARE.

>> IT IS ACTION DRIVEN BY HUMAN HEART, A POTENT SYMBOL.

>> IT IS HARD TO TALK ABOUT WITHOUT MAKING A METAPHOR OF LET'S PUT OUR HEART INTO IT.

THERE'S ALSO THE IDEA OF WHEN SOMEONE HAS BEEN ENTERED THE GENEROSITY OF DONATING YOUR ORGANS SO OTHER PEOPLE CAN HAVE FURTHER AND BETTER LIVES.

>> AT THE TIME WHEN PEOPLE ARE FEELING HELPLESS WITH WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE WORLD.

ONE OF THE MESSAGES OF THIS STORY IS THAT EVERYBODY CAN MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE.

>> IT'S A GREAT MOMENT TO TELL A STORY ABOUT.

>> Reporter: ASHLEY AND HIS TEAM ARE RAISING THEIR OWN CLOCK TO MAKE FINAL TWEAKS BEFORE THE WORLD PREMIERE NEXT WEEK.

>> YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

INC. YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M JOHN CARROLL HAVE AN EXCELLENT EVENING AND WONDERFUL WEEKEND.

>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AIR, RESTORATION AND FLOOD SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL 1-800-BILLHOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM .

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY, AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.