>>> GOOD EVENING, IT IS FRIDAY AUGUST 13th.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI .

YOU HAVE BEEN HEARING ABOUT IT FOR WEEKS.

COVID-19 RULES.

RIGHT NOW THE PUSH IS UNDERWAY TO REACH PEOPLE ON A PERSONAL LEVEL.

LOOKING AT THE COUNTIES VACCINE DASHBOARD, 80% OF ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS RECEIVED AT LEAST ONE SHOT.

SO, WHAT CAN BE DONE TO THE NUMBER UP?

MATT HOFFMAN IS LIVE IN CITY HEIGHTS TO TELL US ABOUT NEW DOOR-TO-DOOR OUTREACH.

>> Reporter: WITH A MORE DANGEROUS DELTA VARIANT SPREADING IN COMMUNITIES AND INCREASING HOSPITALIZATIONS, THE FOCUS ON COMMITTEES WITH LOWER VACCINATION RATES HAS NEVER BEEN HIGHER.

HERE BEHIND AT CITY HEIGHTS, GOING DOOR-TO-DOOR TRYING TO HAVE PEOPLE ONE-ON-ONE TALK ABOUT VACCINATION STATUS.

WANT TO SHOW YOU VIDEO FROM EARLIER TODAY.

THE TEAMS GOT OUT HERE STARTING JUST A FEW HOURS AGO.

THIS IS THE COUNTYWIDE EFFORT THAT STILL IS BEING SPEARHEADED BY THE EMPLOYEE RIGHTS CENTER.

IT STILL IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.

ABOUT 20 PEOPLE ARE GOING DOOR- TO-DOOR ASKING PEOPLE IF THEY ARE VACCINATED.

IF NOT, TRYING TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THEM ABOUT WHY AND MAYBE TRY TO DISPEL SOME DISINFORMATION.

SOME SAY THEY DON'T WANT TO GET VACCINATED BECAUSE SOME THAT HAVE THE SHOTS ARE CATCHING CORONAVIRUS STRAIN OF THAT IS TRUE BUT IT IS A VERY SMALL NUMBER.

THOSE PEOPLE GENERALLY ARE NOT BEING HOSPITALIZED OR DYING.

THE VACCINES ARE LITERALLY WORKING.

THESE TEAMS DO NOT WANT TO SEE ANY UNVESTED RESIDENCE CATCHING THE VIRUS AND HAVING BETTER OUTCOMES.

>> UNFORTUNATELY, FROM PEOPLE I WORK WITH TO PEOPLE AROUND US RIGHT HERE, PEOPLE ARE DYING.

PEOPLE ARE GETTING CONSEQUENCES OF COVID.

WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH HEALTH IN THE COMMUNITY.

IT IS BASED ON WHAT WE DO HERE.

>> Reporter: THE OUTREACH HAS BEEN GOING ON IN A FEW MONTHS WITH NO PLANS TO SLOW DOWN.

IT IS POSSIBLE WITH A STEAK REPRESENTATIVE AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS STEPPING UP TO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME.

I WANT TO SHOW YOU THIS OUTREACH LEADING UP TO A FREE VACCINATION EVENTS HERE AT CITY HEIGHTS.

IT WILL BE AT THE EMPLOYEE RIGHTS CENTER AT THE HEADQUARTERS AT THE PARKING LOT.

AUGUST 28th FROM 2:00 UNTIL 5:00.

THERE ALSO BE FOOD PACKAGES AND DIAPERS BEING DISTRIBUTED AT THE EVENT.

YOU MIGHT BE WONDERING, IS THIS OUTREACH WORKING?

ORGANIZERS SAY THEY THINK IT IS.

AT THE LAST EVENT THEY HAD, THEY SAID ABOUT 30% OF THE PEOPLE, BUT A THIRD OF THE PEOPLE, SHUT UP WITH FLYERS.

SO, I THINK THE WORD IS GETTING OUT.

WE WILL SEND IT BACK TO YOU.

>> BEFORE YOU GO, ALSO THE VACCINATION FRONT, BIG NEWS FROM THE CDC.

BOOSTERS ARE NOW RECOMMENDED FOR SOME INDIVIDUALS NOW.

>> Reporter: YEAH.

WE KNEW THIS WAS COMING.

WE KNEW THIS WOULD BE EXPECTED.

A LOT OF EXPERTS SAID PEOPLE WHO ARE AMINO COMPROMISE WITH WEAKENED IMMUNE SYSTEMS WILL LIKELY BE GETTING THE RECOMMENDATION TO GET ANOTHER BOOSTER SHOTS.

THE CDC HAS GIVEN THE OKAY FOR THAT TO HAPPEN LIKE WE SAID, THIS IS SOMETHING WE KNOW HAS BEEN COMING ALL ALONG.

IN FACT, FOR THE GENERAL POPULATION, WE MAY NOT NEED TO GET A BOOSTER.

VACCINES ARE WORKING VERY, VERY WELL.

EVEN AGAINST THE DELTA VARIANT.

FOR SOME IN THE OLDER POPULATIONS, WE MIGHT SEE IN THE COMING WEEKS AND DAYS SOME MORE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SENIORS TO GET VACCINATED OR MAYBE MORE PEOPLE WITH UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITIONS.

>>> WHETHER YOU ARE CONSIDERING A BOOSTER OR STILL LOOKING FOR YOUR FIRST COVID-19 SHOT, KPBS HAS YOU COVERED, GO TO OUR HOMEPAGE AT KPBS.ORG AND YOU WILL FIND A LINK TO OUR TRACK IT COVID-19 SECTION THERE.

WE HAVE A LIST OF LOCAL VACCINATION SITES AND INFORMATION ON WHERE TO GET A COVID TEST.

OF COURSE, ALL OF OUR RECENT REPORTING ON THE PANDEMIC IS ALL AT KPBS.ORG.

>>> DRAMA AT A SCHOOL BOARD MEETING IN VISTA.

IT WAS SHUT DOWN SEVERAL TIMES WITH PROTESTERS REFUSING TO WEAR MASKS INSIDE.

SOME PARENTS ARE STARTING TO FORM A PROBE MASK GROUP.

>> Reporter: TENSIONS WERE HIGH SCHOOL BOARD MEETING IN VISTA LAST WEEK.

>> IF YOU WEAR A MASK YOU CAN'T CONTINUE TO VISIT.

>> Reporter: THE PESCA SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT SHUT DOWN A MEETING SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE PEOPLE REFUSE TO WEAR THEIR MASKS.

>> THIS POINT IN TIME, WE WILL RECONVENE THE MEETING.

IF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC STILL WHEN I WEAR THEIR MASKS.

WE WILL RECONVENE AT ANOTHER LOCATION.

>> Reporter: THE PUBLIC WAS MOVED TO A DIFFERENT ROOM IT WAS TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

THE LEADER OF THE GROUP LET THEM BREATHE WAS THERE.

SHE WAS NOT WEARING A MASK BECAUSE SHE HAS A MEDICAL EXEMPTION IT.

>> WE CAME TO MY TIME TO SPEAK, THE LET ME COME INTO THE BUILDING.

WHEN I GOT TO THE CHAMBERS, ACTUALLY SLAMMED THE DOOR IN MY FACE.

>> Reporter: SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO GIVE COMMENTS.

THE LEGAL ADVISOR OF LET THEM BREATHE SENDS A MESSAGE TO THE SCHOOLWORK SAY THERE IS NO MASK MANDATE IN PLACE AND SAY THE CHOICE TO REMOVE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC FROM A PUBLIC MEETING VIOLATES THE BOW ACTS.

>> IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.

WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE ABLE TO LISTEN AND WATCH WHAT THE SCHOOL BOARD BUSINESS WAS AND WE WERE SUPPOSED TO EACH HAVE THAT ALLOTTED TIME OF THE MICROPHONE WHERE NOBODY INTERRUPTS.

NO ARGUING.

THAT DID NOT HAPPEN.

>> Reporter: LET THEM BREATHE HAS BEEN CAMPAIGNING AGAINST MASK MANDATES, OTHER PARENTS ARE STARTING TO ORGANIZE A COUNTER GROUP SUPPORTING MASK RULES.

KRISTIN BEER IS STEADY WHEN CALLED PARENTS FOR THE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

>> YEAH GOAL IS TO LET ALL OF THE OTHER PARENTS IN THE SAN DIEGO SCHOOL SYSTEM NO THAT IF THEY DO NOT WANT OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT TO APPLY FOR WAIVERS WITH THE MASK MANDATE, THEY ARE NOT ALONE.

THERE ARE LOTS OF US.

THERE ARE A LOT OF PARENTS WHO ARE OKAY SENDING KIDS MESS.

>> Reporter: MASKS CHOICE WILL CREATE MORE CHAOS FOR THE SCHOOL AND TEACHERS.

>> I THINK FORCE OF THE SAME RULES FOR EDWARD, PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THOSE ARE THE RULES.

THEY FOUND THE SAME RULE, THAT IS WHY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS ALL ABOUT THAT.

THAT'S ALMOST THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU CAN TEACH IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

TO FOLLOW RULES CHILDREN DO NOT LIKE.

BECAUSE IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO.

>> Reporter: THE GROUP GOAL IS TO BALANCE OUT THE NOISE HEARD FROM OPPOSING GROUPS.

>> WE HAVE SEEN SO FAR IS A VOCAL MINORITY WHO SEEMS TO HAVE THE TIME AND MONEY FOR PROTESTS AND LAWSUITS AND ORGANIZE DISRUPTIONS OF SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS.

>> Reporter: THE PARENTS WILL HOLD A RALLY OUTSIDE THE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICE TOMORROW AT 10:00 A.M., THORNE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE BISHOP OF SAN DIEGO IS ENCOURAGING ALL PRIESTS TO GET A VACCINATED.

WE HAVE MORE ON WHY HE'S ALSO ASKING PRIESTS NOT TO SEEK ANY SESSIONS.

>> THEY WILL SEEK ADVICE AND SHOULD BE VACCINATED OR NOT.

>> Reporter: THE SAN DIEGO DIOCESES USING RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AS A REASON TO FUSE THE VACCINE IS NOT VALID.

IN FACT, THE SAN DIEGO BISHOP McELROY ASKED PRIESTS TO DECLINE ANY REQUEST OF MEMBERS SEEKING A RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION.

THE DIOCESE OF SAN DIEGO SAYS THE CATHOLIC CHURCH FULLY SUPPORTS VACCINATION.

>> THERE IS NOTHING IN THE CATHOLIC FAITH OR DOCTRINE THAT SAYS THERE IS A RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION FOR GETTING A VACCINE.

EFFECT, IT'S REALLY THE OPPOSITE.

I MEAN, THE POPE AND BISHOP AND OTHERS SAID THERE IS A MORAL RESPONSIBILITY HERE.

>> Reporter: MANY OF THE LOCAL PRIESTS SAID THEY SET THE EXAMPLE GETTING A VACCINATED.

PRIESTS BEING SO CLOSE TO THE PUBLIC, HE SAYS IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THEY HAVE THE PROTECTION THE VACCINE PROVIDES.

>> WE HAVE HAD VACCINATION PROGRAMS WORKING WITH THE HOSPITAL, SO, INVITING ALL OF THE PRIESTS AND DEACONS TO RECEIVE VACCINATION.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THEY HAD SOME REQUESTS WERE PEOPLE SEEKING EXEMPTIONS HAVE NOT SEEN MUCH PUSHBACK.

HOWEVER, THAT MIGHT CHANGE NOW THAT VACCINE MANDATES ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED ACROSS THE STATE.

>> WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE INTENSELY SUPPORTIVE OF VACCINATION.

IT IS JUST ALL THERE IS TO >>> WE CAPTURE THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT RELEASED AND EDITED VIDEO OF A DEPUTY SUPPOSEDLY OVERDOSING ON FENTANYL, THEY RELEASE THE UNIT BODY CAMERA VIDEO.

JOHN CARROLL SAYS THE LONGER VIDEO STILL LEAVES UNANSWERED QUESTIONS.

>> Reporter: THE VIDEO RELEASED LAST WEEK WAS DRAMATIC.

AFTER PATCHING UP FENTANYL TAKEN FROM A SUSPECT VEHICLE, THE DEPUTY SUDDENLY STIFFENS AND FALLS BACK.

ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, HIS TRAINING OFFICER DEPUTY CRANE ADMINISTERS NALOXONE GIVEN TO PEOPLE THAT IT DID ON OPIOIDS.

>> COME ON IN, BUDDY.

CODE COVER.

>> Reporter: THE BLOW BACK WAS WITHIN HOURS.

MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS ACROSS THE COUNTRY SAYING WHAT THE VIDEO SHOWED WAS NOT AN EXAMPLE OF OVERDOSING ON FENTANYL.

FLESHING OUT AT THE SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT FOR RELEASING VIDEO MANY SAID MISS PORTRAYED A SITUATION THAT PLAYS OUT DEADLY CONSEQUENCES ACROSS THE COUNTRY EVERY DAY.

>> I THINK IT IS HELPFUL TO RELEASE THE FULL VERSION SO PEOPLE CAN SEE AS MUCH AS YOU CAN SEE FROM A BODY CAMERA.

>> Reporter: THE DOCTOR IS THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF YOU SEE SAN DIEGO ADDICTION RECOVERY AND TREATMENT PROGRAM.

SHE HAS NOT SEEN THE UNEDITED VERSION OF THE VIDEO YET.

WITH WHAT SHE HAS SEEN, SHE SAYS SHE DOESN'T FEEL COMFORTABLE SAYING WHAT HAPPENS TO THE DEPUTY WAS AN OVERDOSE.

SHE IS MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE UNINTENDED MESSAGE THE VIDEO CAN SEND.

>> IT BE THE MOST IMPORTANT MESSAGES THAT PEOPLE SHOULDN'T BE AFRAID OF INCIDENTAL EXPOSURE TO FENTANYL IN A LIMITED WAY LIKE THIS.

WHERE THEY WOULD NOT ASK TO HELP SOMEONE.

WHO MIGHT BE OVERDOSING.

>> Reporter: ONE THING FROM THE UNEDITED VERSION COMES WHEN THE DEPUTY IS ANSWERING QUESTIONS FROM A PARAMEDIC.

>> ANY MEDICAL HISTORY YOU KNOW ABOUT?

>> MY SIXTH OR SEVENTH.

>> Reporter: THAT LEADS TO THE OBVIOUS QUESTION AS TO WHETHER THE DEPUTY HAS A HISTORY OF FAINTING AND IF THAT IS WHAT HAPPENED HERE.

THE DOCTOR SAYS IT IS HARD TO TELL.

>> I THINK THAT YOU WANT TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE FACT THE PATIENT MAY HAVE HAD PREVIOUS HEAD INJURIES OR WHETHER OR NOT SOME OF WHAT HE WAS PRESENTING WITH CURRENTLY WAS RELATED TO HIM HITTING HIS HEAD IN ANYWAY.

>> Reporter: THAT THERE IS THE QUESTION OF A TOXICOLOGY TEST THE SHARES DEPARTMENT NOW SAYS ONE WAS NOT DONE AT THE HOSPITAL.

THE DOCTOR SAYS THAT NOT UNUSUAL.

>> IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM, YOU'RE TRYING TO BE AS EFFICIENT AS POSSIBLE HELPING 70.

IN THAT SITUATION WHERE THE STORY WAS CONSISTENT WITH A FRAGILE EXPOSURE, IT WOULD NOT NECESSARILY MAKE SENSE TO CHECK TO SEE IF THERE WAS FENTANYL IN HIS SYSTEM, PARTICULARLY IF THE PHYSICIAN SAID THE PATIENT RESPONDED TO NALOXONE.

>> Reporter: WE REACHED OUT TO THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT FOR KATE, BUT, IN AN EMAIL THEY SAID THEY WERE NOT DOING ANY INTERVIEWS TODAY, LEAVING THE STORY KIND OF HOW IT STARTED, WITH WAY MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY VOTERS WILL SOON BE RECEIVING MAIL-IN BALLOTS FOR THE SEPTEMBER 14th RECALL ELECTION.

THEY WILL BE VOTING ON WHETHER TO REMOVE GAVIN NEWSOM FROM OFFICE.

THIS COMES AS THE DELTA VARIANT CONTINUES TO THREATEN THE STATE PANDEMIC RECOVERY.

ANDREW BOWEN EXPLAINS HOW THE VOTE WILL WORK AND WHAT IS AT STAKE FOR THE GOLDEN STATE.

>> Reporter: IT PUTS, RECALL ELECTIONS IN CALIFORNIA ARE WEIRD.

UNLIKE ANY OTHER REGULAR ELECTION.

VOTERS WILL HAVE TWO QUESTIONS ON THE BALLOTS.

FIRST IS IT YES OR NO.

SHOULD GOVERNOR NEWSOM BE KICKED OUT OF OFFICE.

THE SECOND QUESTION IS WHO SHOULD REPLACE THEM IF A MAJORITY SUPPORTS THE RECALL.

LET'S SAY A MAJORITY VOTES NO ON THE RECALL MEETING THEY WANT NEWSOM TO STAY.

THEN THE SECOND QUESTION DOESN'T MATTER.

BUT, IF A MAJORITY VOTES YES ON THE RECALL, WHOEVER GETS THE MOST VOTES IN THE SECOND QUESTION BECOMES GOVERNOR.

SO, THERE IS A SCENARIO WHERE NEWSOM COULD GET SAY 5 MILLION VOTES TO SAY GOVERNOR.

BUT 5 MILLION IN ONE VOTERS WANT HIM OUT.

NEWSOM LEAVES OFFICE AND THE CANDIDATE WITH THE MOST VOTES TAKES OVER.

EVEN IF THAT PERSON GOT FEWER VOTES THAN NEWSOM.

LIKE I SAID, RECALLS ARE WEIRD.

>> ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS GOING INTO THE RECALL IS RECOGNIZING THAT IT IS OFF CYCLE.

WHAT IT IS A CYCLE, WE MADE NONPRESIDENTIAL.

THERE WILL BE LOW VOTER TURNOUT.

>> Reporter: THE FOUNDING DIRECTOR OF THE UCLA LATINO POLICY AND POLITICS INITIATIVE.

SHE SAYS THE WEIRDNESS OF THE RECALL ELECTION IS NOT JUST AN IDEA.

IT IS ALSO MID-SEPTEMBER.

AND LIKELY WILL DISCOURAGE LESS FREQUENT VOTERS FROM CASTING BALLOTS.

>> NOW, THAT MAY BE NORMAL FOR SOME WHO HAVE BEEN VOTING IN CALIFORNIA FOR YEARS AND YEARS.

AS IT RELATES TO DIVERSE VOTERS, THAT IS NEW AND NOVEL.

THERE IS A NEED FOR A CONCERTED EFFORT TO EDUCATE VOTERS ABOUT HOW TO VOTE AND HOW TO PARTICIPATE.

HOW TO MAKE SENSE OF THE BOW IT.

>> Reporter: PULLS CONSIST OF THE SHOW MORE CALIFORNIA VOTERS OPPOSE THE RECALL THEN SUPPORTED.

AMONG VOTERS WHO ARE LIKELY TO CAST BALLOTS, THE SPLIT IS ALMOST EVEN.

THEN IS BECAUSE OF THE ENTHUSIASM GAP.

DS SAYS REPUBLICANS ARE THRILLED ABOUT THE CHANCE TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE COUNTRIES MOST POPULOUS STATE IN THE DEMOCRATIC STRONGHOLD.

>> ULTIMATELY, THAT CAN BE REALLY EXCITING FOR THAT SEGMENT OF VOTERS.

THAT IS NOT THE UNIVERSE OF CALIFORNIA VOTERS.

WHAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND HERE IS TURNOUT.

TURNOUT IS GOING TO DICTATES THE OUTCOME OF TEMPER 14.

>> Reporter: AND OTHER STRANGE THINGS ABOUT THE ELECTION IS HOW THE CANDIDATES ARE CAMPAIGNING.

BY THE WAY, THERE ARE 46 OF THEM PLUS NEWSOM.

THE GOVERNOR HAS AVOIDED DIRECT ENGAGEMENT WITH THE LEADING REPLACEMENT CANDIDATES.

ALL OF WHOM ARE REPUBLICANS.

THE UCSD POLITICAL SCIENCE PROFESSOR SAYS THOSE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES ARE NOT BOTHERING TO APPEAL TO THE POLITICAL CENTER LIKE THEY WOULD IN A GENERAL ELECTION.

>> OTHER REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES CORRECTLY DIAGNOSE THIS IS A RACE THING WITH 20% OF THE BOAT.

RIGHT?

THE REPLACEMENT BALLOT.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET A MAJORITY.

YOU JUST HAVE TO STAND OUT AMONG REPUBLICANS.

AND THE WAY TO DO THAT IS BY ATTACKING CRITICAL RACE THEORY AND ALL THESE OTHER CULTURE THINGS.

>> Reporter: THE RECALL IS SUCCESSFUL AND A REPUBLICAN TAKES OVER THE GOVERNORSHIP, THE BIG QUESTION IS HOW THAT WOULD IMPACT CALIFORNIA POLITICS.

DEMOCRATS WOULD STILL HOLD A VETOPROOF MAJORITY IN THE LEGISLATURE.

THAT REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR WOULD STILL FACE A TOUGH REELECTION CAMPAIGN JUST ONE YEAR LATER.

HE CALLS THE SCENARIO A ONE- YEAR POLITICAL EARTHQUAKE.

>> A PROOF OF CONCEPT.

REPUBLICANS CAN WIN AND DONALD TRUMP MESSAGING AND RALLYING THE BASE CAN WIN IN THE BLUEST STATES.

>> Reporter: ALSO THE GOVERNOR HAS IMMENSE CONTROL OVER PUBLIC HEALTH POLICIES.

THINGS LIKE VACCINE AND MASK MANDATES WHICH THE LEADING REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES OPPOSE.

NEWSOM AND HIS ALLIES HAVE RAISED MORE THAN TWICE AS MUCH AS ALL THE EXPONENTS COMBINED ACCORDING TO THE L.A. TIMES.

TO SAVE HIS POLITICAL CAREER, YOU HAVE TO TRANSLATE THE MONEY INTO DEMOCRATIC ENTHUSIASM.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WE ARE SEEING A HIGH- PROFILE SHOW OF SUPPORT FOR GOVERNOR NEWSOM FROM THE WHITE HOUSE.

JOE BIDEN WEIGHED IN ON TWITTER, URGING A VOTE TO KEEP NEWSOM IN OFFICE.

IS NOT YET KNOWN WHEN THE PRESENT MIGHT DO MORE ON THE BEHALF OF NEWSOM TO THE SAME GOES FOR VICE PRESIDENT, HERE IS WHO LIKE NEWSOM HAS DEEP ROOTS IN THE BAY AREA.

STRICKEN IS A BUSY TIME FOR NEW SUMS OPPONENT.

JOHN COX HOW THE EVENTS IN SAID TODAY AND LARRY ELDER IS ALSO MAKING MOVES.

DUSTIN DORSEY CHECKED IN ON ONE OF HIS CAMPAIGN STOPS.

>> Reporter: LARRY ELDER WAS GREETED BY CHEERS FROM A PACKED CROWD THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

JUST ABOUT ONE MONTH INTO THE RECALL ELECTION, HE TOOK AIM AT GAVIN NEWSOM AS HE WENT TO RALLY SUPPORT.

>> THE MAN I WILL DEFEAT SEPTEMBER 14th, HE SHUTS ON THE STATE IN THE MOST SEVERE WAY THAN ANY OF THE OTHER 49 OTHERS HAVE.

>> Reporter: THE CROWD CAME ACROSS THE STATE TO THE SOUTH BAY TO HEAR THEIR FAVORITE CANDIDATE SPEAK OF THE WAY HE WOULD IMPROVE CALIFORNIA, INCLUDING COST OF LIVING, HOMELESSNESS AND CRIED.

THE PEOPLE WE SPOKE WITH MADE UP THEIR MINDS AND SAY HE IS THE BEST PERSON TO FIX THE PROBLEMS.

>> HE IS WELL KNOWN.

WELL SPOKEN.

A LOT OF HIS IDEAS WILL FIT WELL WITH THE STATE.

>> WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET RID OF A TYRANT.

JUST YESTERDAY EVERYBODY CONNECTED TO EDUCATION WAS THROWN UNDER THE BUS.

>> Reporter: LARRY ELDER STRONGLY AGAINST VACCINE ARE MASK MANDATES FOR THE STATE AND THE SAME CHURCH THAT DEFIED COVID-19 GUIDELINES LAST YEAR.

ELDER MADE A PROMISE TO THE MASK LIST CROWD.

>> WHEN I GET ELECTED, ASSUMING THAT THERE STILL ARE FACE MASK MANDATES AND VACCINE MANDATES, THEY WILL BE REPEALED BROADWAY.

THEN, I WILL BREAK FOR BREAKFAST.

>> Reporter: HIS CAMPAIGN SENT OUT AN EMAIL RESPONSE TO ELDER ON COVID-19.

THE EMAIL SAID ELDER WOULD BE A DISASTER FOR CALIFORNIA AND IT IS NO WONDER DONALD TRUMP AND LARRY ELDER GET ALONG SO WELL.

>> THAS WAS DUSTIN DORSEY REPORTING.

GOVERNOR NEWSOM CAMPAIGNED IN SAN FRANCISCO TODAY AS PART OF A STATEWIDE TOUR.

NO DETAILS YET ON ANY EVENTS IN SAN DIEGO.

>>> THE WEEK STARTED WITH THE U.N.

WARNING THAT CLIMATE CHANGE IS ACCELERATING.

IT IS ENDING WITH MORE EVIDENCE TO BACK THAT UP.

JULY 2021 WAS THE HOTTEST MONTH EVER RECORDED AROUND THE WORLD ACCORDING TO THE FEDERAL WEATHER AGENCY.

HEAT WAVES WERE OBSERVED IN THE WESTERN U.S., EASTERN EUROPE AND ASIA.

S FOR WHETHER SOME PARTS OF SAN DIEGO CAN SEE A SUMMER THUNDERSTORM AS WE CAN.

>>> IT IS MANAGE THE WEEKEND, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE SAME PATTERN.

BASICALLY, DRY.

SUMMERTIME WARMTH.

BUT, ACTUALLY THERE COULD BE A FEW SHOWER CHANCES RETURNING TO THE AREA BEFORE THE END OF IT HEADING INTO NEXT WEEK.

THOSE RAIN CHANCES ALL COMING FROM THE AND SOON OYSTER.

SO, THINGS TO LOOK FORWARD TO BUT MAYBE NECK AND HER HOPES UP TOO HIGH.

A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN CAN BE GOOD EVERY NOW AND THEN.

NOTICE ACROSS THE AREA, 70s AS THE LOVER SAN DIEGO.

WAR TALKING STICK DAY FIVE IN OCEANSIDE.

AS WE HEAD TOWARDS PLACES LIKE MULLIGAN IN THE MID 60s TOO.

A PRETTY QUIET NIGHT.

NOT MUCH FOR THE MARINE LAYER ACTIVITY.

YOU CAN SEE THERE ARE SOME CLOUDS OFF TOWARDS THE EAST AND LIMITED RELAY ARE HERE AS YOU LOOK TOWARDS THE COAST.

SO, BASICALLY, TALKING ABOUT A LOT OF SUNSHINE OUT THERE FOR SATURDAY.

THE EXCEPTION?

WE START TO SEE A LOT MORE OYSTER BUILDING IN THROUGH 70 LASORDA PUSHING CLOSER AND CLOSER TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

SO, WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THE CHANCE OF RAIN STARTING 2 INCHES WAY BACK IN AND EVEN A FEW SHOWERS POSSIBLE HERE, MAYBE A RUMBLE OF THUNDER PASSING THROUGH MALAGA LAKE.

77 FOR THE HIGH HEADING INTO TOMORROW.

WE ARE AT 78 IN SAN DIEGO AND HEADING TO ESCONDIDO, MID 80s FOR THE HIGH.

MONDAY, SUNDAY AND MONDAY I SAY, BASICALLY THE STORY IS HOW TO TRY.

YOU CAN TELL THERE IS STILL A MONSOON MOISTURE OUT THERE.

WE STILL BE HANGING SOMEWHAT CLOSE AT TIMES I THINK TO THE REGION.

THAT IS WHEN WEEKEND SO MAYBE SEE A SHOWER.

SATURDAY THE FORECAST YOU'RE NOT SHOWING TOO MUCH OF THE WAY OF ACTIVITY.

THEN BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING, NOTICE THERE IS A BIT OF GREEN HERE TRYING TO POP UP ON FUTURE CAST.

THAT SHOWS SOME OF THE SHOWERS JUST SKIRTING THEIR WAY THROUGH.

BEYOND THAT, THINGS AGAIN LARGELY ACQUIRED.

IT IS THE IMPACT OF THE MONSOON MOISTURE STRETCHING A LITTLE FARTHER TO THE WEST, A LITTLE CLOSER TO US IN THE NEXT TWO DAYS.

FOR THE COAST, WE ARE TALKING LOWER 80s.

NOT REALLY MUCH CHANGING HERE AS WE ADD HUMIDITY IN.

THEN, MONDAY, MAYBE A FEW SPOTTY SHOWERS FOR INLAND LOCATIONS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

LOOKING QUIETER.

MID 80s FOR THOSE EYES.

A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS KIND OF AROUND SATURDAY MONDAY, MAYBE INTO TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY FOR MODULE LOCATIONS.

DESERT LOCATIONS, THERE IS A STRAY THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEK.

>>> TIKTOK HAS LAUNCHED NEW MEASURES INTO PROTECTING TEEN USERS, THE VIDEO SHARING APP NO LONGER SENDS PUSH NOTIFICATION APPS FROM 13-15-YEAR-OLD AFTER 9:00 P.M.. AND 60-17-YEAR-OLDS WILL NOT RECEIVE THEM AFTER 10:00 AT NIGHT.

THOSE UNDER 18 WILL ALSO HAVE DIRECT MESSAGING DISABLED BY DEFAULT AND MUST ACTIVELY CHANGE THE SETTING TO RECEIVE MESSAGES.

TIKTOK REQUIRES USERS TO BE AT LEAST 13 YEARS OLD AND DEVELOPERS SAY THEY USE METHODS LIKE KEYWORDS AND REPORTS FROM OTHER USERS TO FLAG UNDERAGE COUNTS.

>>> IT SEEMS WE ARE PAYING MORE FOR A LOT OF THINGS RIGHT NOW AND WE MIGHT HAVE TO ADD MAIL TO THE LIST.

U.S.

POSTAL SERVICE IS CONSIDERING PRICE HIKES FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

IT WOULD BE TEMPORARY TO MAKE A RISE IN HANDLING AND DELIVERY COSTS.

PARTY MAIL AND FIRST-CLASS PACKAGES ARE AMONG THE SERVICES THAT WOULD SEE A JOB.

FINAL APPROVAL IS STILL PENDING IF IT HAPPENS, THE EXTRA COSTS WOULD BE IN PLACE FROM OCTOBER 3rd THROUGH DECEMBER 26.

>>> HIGHER PRICES HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE GROWING PAINS IN THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY FROM THE PANDEMIC.

WE GO INTO WHAT IS GOING ON WITH INFLATION AND HOW LONG IT SMITES LAST IN THE FRIDAY BUSINESS REPORT.

>>> THE NATIONAL INFLATION RATE WAS ANNOUNCED EARLIER THIS WEEK ALONG WITH SAN DIEGO.

WE ARE SEEING IN THE MONTH OF JULY A 6% ANNUALIZED INFLATION RATE.

HERE IN SAN DIEGO, LOWER NASH THE ABOUT 5.4%.

SO, WE ACTUALLY ARE ABOUT 11% HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.

FOR EXAMPLE, IN NATIONALLY WE HAVE SEEN ENERGY PRICES GO UP.

42% INITIALLY ON GAS COST.

SAN DIEGO 36%.

WHEREAS, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE BAROMETERS WE HAVE SEEN IN THE PAST.

YOU CAN WITH THE PANDEMIC, PEOPLE STAYED HOME.

THEY DID A TRIAL.

USED CAR SALES OVER THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS ARE A BIG DRIVER WITH INFLATION.

USED CAR PRICES ANY NASH LEVEL, IT'S A GREAT SIGNED.

IN SAN DIEGO, THEY WERE UP 40%.

THEY ARE GOING TO MODERATE OVER TIME.

IN THE NEXT QUARTER, WHAT WE ARE SEEING IS, YOU KNOW, THE SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES THAT WE HAVE IT SEEING HER FROM THE GOING TO START TO LEVEL OFF AS MORE PEOPLE COME INTO THE WORKPLACE.

WE WILL SEE KIND OF STILL ELEVATED INFLATION OVER THE NEXT MONTH OR TWO.

ESPECIALLY THAT WE SAW THE WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX WHICH MEASURES WHAT BUSINESSES ARE PAYING FOR GOODS AND SERVICES.

WORK WAS UP ALMOST 7% VERSUS A YEAR AGO.

SO, WE WILL HAVE TO CONTINUE TO WATCH THAT IN PARTICULAR BECAUSE BUSINESSES WILL PASS THROUGH SOME OF THE COST INCREASES TO CONSUMERS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS.

>>> ON THE NEXT NEWSHOUR, TALIBAN TAKE OVER AS HE CITIES FALL, WE TALK WITH THE AFGHANISTAN PASTOR.

COMING UP AT 7:00 AND AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>>> BACK AT THE WALL.

THE WHITE SOX WIN.

>> WAS A FIELD OF DREAMS, THE NINTH-INNING DRAMA PERFECT FOR A MOVIE SEQUEL.

IT WAS REAL LIFE TO AS THE WHITE SOX AND THE YANKEES LUGGED IT OUT GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH THE LEAD UNTIL THE SOX WON WITH A DRAMATIC WALK- OFF HOME RUN.

THE GAME PLAYED IN THE I GOT IT CORNFIELD IN IOWA.

>> THE FIELD OF DREAMS, MAKING A MEMORY LIKE THIS, IT DEFINITELY LEAVES A MARK.

YOU KNOW, FANS CAME TO SEE A SHOW.

WE GIVE THEM A SHOW TONIGHT.

IT WAS AN EXCITING NIGHT.

IT WAS FUN AND DEFINITELY PLAYING IN THIS ATMOSPHERE.

>> MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SAYS IT PLANS TO HOLD MORE GAMES AT THE FIELD OF DREAMS SITES.

ASKED FOR THE PADRES, THEY HOPE TO GET BACK ON THE WINNING TRACK TONIGHT AFTER LOSING YESTERDAY'S GAME IN ARIZONA.

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