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HURRICANE HILLARY HAS STRENGTHENED TO A CATEGORY 4 STORM OFF THE COAST OF BAJA, CALIFORNIA.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EXPECTS THE HURRICANE TO WE COULD AS AMUSED BUT IS FORECASTED TO BRING HEAVY RAIN AND POWERFUL WINDS SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.

WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE ON PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY ACROSS THE COUNTY.

OUR REPORTER JOINS US NOW WITH HOW THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO IS GETTING READY FOR THE STORM.

>> CITY STAFF SAY WELL THE STORM'S IMPACT IS UNCERTAIN IT'S BETTER TO BE PREPARED.

REPLACING NO PARKING SIGNS AND FLOOD RISK AREAS ESPECIALLY CROSSINGS AROUND THE SAN DIEGO RIVER.

CRUISER CLEANING STORM DRAINS WITH A HISTORY OF BUILD UP AND SWEEPING STREETS TO KEEP TRASH FROM GETTING IN THE WATERWAYS.

THEY SAY THERE WILL BE MORE FIELD CREWS AND EQUIPMENT READY TO RESPOND, BUT THE COMPANY'S CEO AND COURAGE TO RESIDENTS TO PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF WIDESPREAD PROLONGED POWER OUTAGES.

OUTREACH WORKERS ARE ENCOURAGING PEOPLE WHO ARE ON HOUSED ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO LIVE ALONG THE RIVER TO TAKE SHELTER AT GOLDEN HALL.

THOUGH THE CITY HAS BEEN WORKING FOR DAYS TO PREPARE THE MAYOR SAYS IT IS A COMMUNITYWIDE EFFORT.

>> I WANT THEM TO LOOK AT THE TEAM OF FOLKS BEHIND THEM.

WE HAVE INCREDIBLE PUBLIC SIRKIN SUE HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR DAYS TO MAKE SURE OUR CITY IS PREPARED.

THEY WILL CONTINUE TO WORK AND BEGIN TO MAKE SURE WE ARE PREPARED.

I ASK THEM TO PREPARE YOURSELVES.

'S DIMASI STAFF ARE ASKING RESIDENTS TO SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS AND AVOID TRAVELING SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING IF POSSIBLE.>>> POWERFUL HURRICANE HILARY CONTINUES TO CHARGE NORTHWEST.

THE STORM IS GOING TO BE A TREMENDOUS STORM FOR US ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY INTO EARLY PARTS OF THE NEW WEEK.

TROPICAL STORM WATCHES HAVE BEEN ISSUED.

VERY UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCE WITH THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

THE GREATEST IMPACT WILL BE FLOODING RAINFALL.

ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS INTO THE INLAND AREAS.

WE WILL HAVE MORE DETAILS ON THIS IN THE COMPLETE FORECAST.

>>> THE COAST GUARD IS MONITORING HILARY AND REMINDING EVERYONE TO STAY OFF THE WATER IN CLEAR OF THE BEACHES.

IT COULD BE A PARTICULARLY TOUGH WEEKEND AT IMPERIAL BEACH AS THE STORM MOVES NORTH.

OUR ENVIRONMENT REPORTER EXPLAINS.>> >> HOPEFULLY BY THE TIME HE GETS TO US IT IS EITHER A TROPICAL STORM OR LESS PIECE IN THE LOW-LYING COMMUNITY IS NOT ONLY AT RISK FROM RAIN AND WIND .

STORM SURGE AND WAYS ALONG THE COAST WILL TEST ARMAMENTS DESIGNED TO PROTECT PSALMS.

JUSTLY WINTER STORM DID BACK IN 2019.

>> JUST AN ADDITIONAL SOURCE OF HARM TO OUR COMMUNITY.

>> UNTREATED SEWAGE AND STORM RUNOFF FROM THE NECK AND SIN CITY IS EXPECTED TO OVERWHELM THE SYSTEMS DESIGNED TO CONTROL CONTAMINATED FLOWS OF THE UNITED STATES SIDE OF THE BORDER.

THAT MIGHT MEAN SOME OF THE DIRTY WATER IS DIVERTED INTO THE OCEAN WITHOUT TREATMENT.

>> AN EMERGENCY SITUATION FOR US, SO WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT WE DO NOT WANT TO COMPROMISE THE PLAN LATER ON.

IT CAN CAUSE A LOT OF DAMAGE.>> HOMEOWNERS HAVE DONE WHAT THEY CAN TO PROTECT THEIR HOMES BUT ONCE THE STORM ARRIVES THE OCEAN IS GOING TO BE PUSHING WAVES OVER THE SANDBERG.

THEY ARE GOING TO SWEEP INTO THE TIJUANA ESTUARY, AND THAT IS GOING TO BE FULL OF SEWAGE.

ERIC ANDERSON, KPBS NEWS.>>> MORE PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTY ALSO SPENT PART OF THE DAY FILLING UP SANDBAGS TO PROTECT THEIR HOMES FROM FLOODING.

THEY ARE AVAILABLE FOR FREE AT 10 RECREATION CENTERS IN EACH SAN DIEGO DISTRICT.

SANDBAGS ARE ALSO OFFERED AT SEVERAL FIRE STATIONS IN AN UNINCORPORATED AREA OF THE COUNTY INCLUDING THIS ONE HERE IN FALLBROOK, BUT YOU HAVE TO BRING YOUR OWN SHOVEL AND YOU CAN FILL THE BAGS YOURSELF.

THE BETTER THEY PREPARE THE FASTER THEY CAN GET TO SERIOUS EMERGENCIES.

>> THE THINGS THAT WE ARE ASKING OUR COMMUNITY TO DO IS TO START PREPARING FOR HIGH VOLUMES OF WATER TO IMPACT THEIR HOUSE.

CLEANER GUTTERS AND DOWNSPOUTS TO MAKE SURE IF YOU HAVE ANY DEAD AND DYING TREES AROUND THAT COULD FALL OR BE UPROOTED THAT YOU MITIGATE THAT RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WHEN THOSE HIT WITH THE SOFT GROUNDS THE LIKELIHOOD OF TREES BEING TOPPLED OVER IS VERY HIGH.

>> YOU ARE ADVISED TO CALL YOUR LOCAL FIRE STATIONS AND HAD TO CHECK SANDBAG AVAILABILITY.

SOME LOCATIONS ARE PROVIDING ONLY THE BAGS.

YOU CAN FIND A LIST OF LOCATIONS ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

>>> FIRE CREWS ARE STILL WORKING TO CONTAIN THE COYOTE FIRE.

CAL FIRE SAYS RUN FOR HUNDRED 60 ACRES HAVE BURNED WITH 10% CONTAINMENT.

OUR REPORTER SAYS THE EXPECTED ARRIVAL OF THE HURRICANE THIS WEEKEND COULD COMPLICATE OPERATIONS THERE.

>> WE ARE WORKING AROUND RIGHT NOW TO MAKE SURE IT IS SAFE FOR THE PEOPLE TO GO HOME.

>> IN THIS RURAL COMMUNITY THE COYOTE FIRE IS STILL ACTIVE.

HIGH WINDS AND HOT TEMPERATURES MEANS IT QUICKLY STARTED SPREADING THURSDAY.

>> KIND OF A CHALLENGING FIREFIGHT FOR THE FIREFIGHTERS.

WE WERE ABLE TO SLOW THE MAIN FIRE SPREAD DOWN ON THE FIRST DAY.

>> THERE STILL OUT HERE.

IT IS ABOUT MID DAY.

THERE TRYING TO GET FULL CONTAINMENT ON THE FIRE.

THERE ARE STILL FLAREUPS AND HOTSPOTS THEY ARE TRYING TO ADDRESS.

WE KNOW ABOUT 78 HOMES WERE EVACUATED.

THEY WERE THREATENED DUE TO THE FIRE.

NOW THERE IS ANOTHER CONCERN FOR THIS AREA, AND THAT IS FLOODING FROM THE HURRICANE.

>> DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH RAIN THERE IS WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT SOME GENERALIZED OR LOCALIZED FLOODING.

>> CAL FIRE OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE WORKING ON A MITIGATION PLAN WHICH MAY INCLUDE SOME TYPE OF BARRIERS TO DEVOTE WATER AWAY FROM HOMES.

BRAND WOULD HELP PUT OUT WHAT IS LEFT OF THE FIRE, BUT WHEN VEGETATION IS BURNED WATER MOVES FASTER ON THE GROUND.>> IF YOUR TERRAIN IS DEEP ENOUGH AND THE BURN IS SEVERE ENOUGH YOU CAN ALSO GET MUD AND DEBRIS FLOWS LIKE ROCKS AND LOGS AND THINGS LIKE THAT COMING DOWN.

THEY DO NOT LIKE WATER ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ARE FRESH.

THEY REPEL WATER.

>> THERE IS SAND AND SANDBAGS IN NEARBY FIRE STATIONS.

THE COYOTE FIRE DESTROYED TWO STRUCTURES INCLUDING ONE HOME.

BECAUSE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> FROM RETAIL TO INSURANCE THERE IS A LOT TO THINK ABOUT FINANCIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO THE STORM FORECAST FOR SAN DIEGO THIS WEEKEND.>> WE HAVE BEEN WARNED, AND YOU'RE GOING TO SEE SHORT-TERM A LOT OF ACTIVITY.

YOU WILL SEE IT IN SUPERMARKETS AND HOME DEPOT IN PLACES WHERE THERE MAY BE FLASH FLOODS OR CONCERNS ARE ROUND EROSION OF SOIL.

THE BIGGER ISSUE IS ULTIMATELY WHERE THE STORM IS GOING TO HIT WILL IMPACT REAL ESTATE IN MANY DIFFERENT PLACES.

COULD BE ALONG THE COAST OR INLAND, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY YOU WILL SEE A HUGE SURGE IN INSURANCE CLAIMS AFTER THE STORM BECAUSE OF DAMAGE.

THIS COMES AT A VERY DELICATE TIME IN CALIFORNIA AS A BOT OF INSURERS ARE LEAVING THE STATE IN TERMS OF PROVIDING HOME INSURANCE, SO THAT PUTS A LOT OF PRESSURE ON THOSE WHO ARE STILL PROVIDING HOME INSURANCE, AND THEY MAY STEP OUT IF THE DAMAGE IN SAN DIEGO IS EXTRAORDINARILY HIGH, SO IT IS GOING TO BE A WAIT AND SEE, BUT CERTAINLY IN THE SHORT TERM SOME RETAILERS ARE GOING TO GET A LITTLE BIT OF AN INCREASE IN REVENUE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND IN ANTICIPATION.

HOPEFULLY THE STORM WON'T BE AS POTENTIALLY DAMAGING AS THE STORM WAS IN 1939 THAT HIT SAN DIEGO LAST.>>> CITIGROUP IS ONE MAJOR CANS MAY ALSO IMPACT WHAT YOU PAY AT THE GAS PUMP.

ACCORDING TO AAA THE AVERAGE PRICE OF GAS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY ROSE TO NEARLY $5.27 PER GALLON.

THE PRICE SPIKE HAS BEEN DRIVEN BY EASING RECESSION FEARS, PRODUCTION CUTS IN RUSSIA AND SAUDI ARABIA, AND EXTREME HEAT.

THE HEAT COULD WORSEN HURRICANES AND FURTHER DISRUPT SUPPLY.

>>> THE DEATH TOLL IN MAUI IS AT 111, BUT EXPECTED TO CLIMB.

SEARCH CREWS HAVE NOW COVERED ABOUT 45% OF THE FIVE SQUARE- MILE BURNED ZONE, AND AS LAURA TELLS US THERE IS A CHANGE IN THE RANKS OF MAO'S EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.

>> DO YOU REGRET NOT SOUNDING THE SIRENS?

>> I DO NOT.

IT WOULD NOT HAVE SAVED THOSE PEOPLE.

>> NOW WHAT MAUI'S FORMER EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATOR.

HE RESIGNED THURSDAY CITING HIS HEALTH.

ONE DAY AFTER HE DOUBLED DOWN ON REASONS WHY WARNING SIRENS WERE NOT USED DURING THE DEADLY WILDFIRES.

>> IT IS AN OUTDOOR SIREN, SO A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE INDOORS WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING ON OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE.

>> THE UNACTIVATED SIRENS WILL BE A FOCUS OF AN UPCOMING INVESTIGATION.

A WISE ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS SHE WILL BRING IN A PRIVATE THIRD-PARTY DISASTER RESPONSE ORGANIZATION TO FULLY ASSESS WHAT HAPPENED.

THE GRIM TASK OF LOOKING FOR FIRE VICTIMS ROLLS ON.

WITH AUTHORITIES CONFIRMING THAT CHILDREN ARE AMONG THE REMAINS FOUND SO FAR.

ON THE DAY THE FIRES BROKE OUT SEVERAL MAUI SCHOOLS WERE CLOSED FOR HIGH WINDS AND POWER OUTAGES.

MEANING MANY CHILDREN WERE HOME ALONE.

>> A LOT OF KIDS WERE THERE BUT THE PARENTS WERE AT WORK AND THERE WAS NO WARNING.

HEARTBREAKING.

>> SHE LOST HER HOME AND BUSINESS IN THE FIRES AND IS AMONG MANY WHO ARE UNHAPPY WITH THE GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE.

>> THERE IS A HUGE LUCK OF COMMUNICATION THAT THEY RALLIED TOGETHER FAR MORE THAN ANY GOVERNMENT HAS SO FAR.

>> WE SHOULD STOP WITH NOTHING TO UNCOVER EVERY BIT OF TRUTH TO HOLD THOSE ACCOUNTABLE.

>> INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY AFTER A MARINE WAS KILLED DURING A LIVE FIRE TRAINING AT CAMP PENDLETON .

THE MARTIN IS ATTENDING A SCHOOL OF INFANTRY ON-BASE.

IT HAPPENED DURING LAST NIGHT'S TRAINING EXERCISE BUT RELEASE NO FURTHER INFORMATION.

>>> VAST AREAS OF CANADA BURNED WHILE MAUI CONTINUES ITS RECOVERY TO THE VERY LATEST TONIGHT AS 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.>>> SUMMER VACATION IS JUST ABOUT OVER FOR STUDENTS IN SAN DIEGO UNIFIED.

THEY GO BACK TO SCHOOL ON MONDAY.

THE SUPERINTENDENT SAT DOWN WITH OUR EDUCATION REPORTER FOR A 1 ON 1 INTERVIEW, AND FOR A PREVIEW OF THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR.

>> EVERYONE HAS THEIR OWN MEMORIES OF THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.

>> THE NEW BACKPACK AND PENCILS.

THERE WAS SOME EXCITEMENT AROUND THE AND SOME NERVOUSNESS.

>> SAN DIEGO UNIFIED DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT IS READY TO WELCOME BACK STUDENTS FOR THE FALL SEMESTER.

HE TELLS US THEIR MENTAL HEALTH IS HIS FIRST PRIORITY.

>> I THINK WE ARE DOING A MUCH BETTER JOB OF EXPOSING INDIVIDUALS.

HUMAN BEINGS.

TO WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN SUFFERING WITH IN SILENCE.

IT IS MUCH MORE PUBLIC.

WITH THAT COMES SELF REFERRALS, SO WE ARE GETTING MORE REFERRALS.

STUDENTS ARE ARTICULATING WHAT THEY ARE FEELING.

THE DISTRICT IS HIRING MORE COUNSELORS.

TEACHERS ARE RETURNING TO THE CLASSROOM THIS SEMESTER WITH A HISTORIC 15% PAY RAISE OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS.

JUST ONE HIGHLIGHT THAT CAME FROM NEGOTIATIONS THAT DRAGGED ON FOR MORE THAN A YEAR.

>> WHAT DID THAT NEGOTIATION DO FOR THE RELATIONSHIP AND THE TRUST AND QUITE FRANKLY HOW DID YOU GET THERE?

>> 15% IS A SIGNIFICANT PAY INCREASE.

>> THEY DESERVE THE AND MORE.

WE HAVE SAID WE WANT TO BE THE HIGHEST PAYING DISTRICT IN THIS COUNTY.

WE ARE VERY PROUD OF OUR 100% BENEFITS PACKAGE THAT WE HAVE.

YOU SAID IT BEST.

IT IS TRUST.

WITH LABOR PARTNERS.

AT THE CORE IT IS A BELIEF THAT OUR EDUCATORS AND OUR STAFF MEMBERS DESERVE IT.

>> THIS YEAR THERE WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF CAMPUSES NOT DESIGNATED AS COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.>> WHEN I WAS HIRED THE COMMUNITY SPOKE AND SAID WE NEED TO SUPPORT THE WHOLE CHILD.

IT IS ABOUT BRINGING THE RESOURCES OF THE COMMUNITY INTO THE SCHOOL AS A HUB.

WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH YOU HAVE SUPPORT.

WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT PHYSICAL HEALTH WE HAVE A CLINIC ON SITE .

WHEN YOU LOOK AT HOOVER THEY HAVE DENTAL, MEDICAL FACILITIES RIGHT ON CAMPUS.

>> WITH THE HELP OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, PRIVATE BUSINESS AND STATE FUNDING SAN DIEGO UNIFIED GOES FROM JUST FIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS TO 15 CAMPUSES ACROSS THE DISTRICT THIS FALL.

AND THEN THERE IS THE MUCH- ANTICIPATED GUARANTEED ARTS FUNDING FOR EVERY PUBLIC SCHOOL IN CALIFORNIA.

THE VOTERS APPROVED PROP 28 LAST NOVEMBER, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO PROVIDE UP TO $1 BILLION FROM THE STATE BUDGET EVERY YEAR.

>> WE WILL HIRE MORE EDUCATORS.

>> THIS WAS BEFORE THE FIRST FIRE STARTED.

LEAVING HIM BITTERSWEET.

>> WE ENJOYED THAT, BUT MY OTHER THOUGHT IS I WANT TO GO BACK AND HELP.

I EVEN HAD A CRAZY THOUGHT THAT WE COULD DO SOME HYBRID LEARNING AND OFFERED TO THE SCHOOLS TO ZOOM INTO SOME LEARNING HERE.

DEVASTATING.

BECAUSE OF THE HISTORY AND BECAUSE OF THE OHANA SPIRITS.

THIS IS WHAT WE DO.

WE HELP OUT.

THOSE WHO HELP THE MOST LOST THE MOST, AND IT IS SAID.

HE ASKED ME ABOUT VACATION THAT GOT AWAY FOR A FEW DAYS, BUT I RETURNED WITH A HEAVY HEART.

>> YOU CAN HEAR THE FULL INTERVIEW WITH THE DOCTOR ON MIDDAY EDITION MONDAY AT NOON.

>>> MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL IS NOT TAKING ANY CHANCES WITH THE FORECAST.

SUNDAY'S GAME HAS BEEN MOVED TO SATURDAY, AND THAT MEANS THEY WILL PLAY A SPLIT DOUBLEHEADER AGAINST THE ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS.

FIRST GAME IS AT 12:10 PM AND THEN 5:40.

IF YOU HAVE TICKETS FOR SUNDAY'S GAME YOU CAN USE THEM FOR THE EARLY GAME ON SATURDAY.>>> WE HAVE HUGE CONCERNS.

LOCALLY WITH HURRICANE HILARY APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTH.

IT WILL NOT BE A HURRICANE WHEN IT REACHES US, BUT IT WILL BRING TREMENDOUS RAINFALL TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BE DANGEROUS FLOODING WILL BE A HUGE STORY FOR INLAND AREAS.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR US HERE IN SAN DIEGO AND ALSO INTO ORANGE COUNTY AND ALL THE WAY UP THE COAST IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY AS WELL.

DANGEROUS FLOODING WILL BEGIN THE WEEKEND AND WE WILL HAVE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT AND LIFE- THREATENING DANGER TIED TO THIS FLOODING IN THE INLAND AREAS PERFORMANCE 8 INCHES OF RAIN FOR INLAND PARTS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

VERY CONCENTRIC STORM HERE.

YOU CAN SEE A VERY WELL DEFINED I.

THIS ONE FROM A TROPICAL STORM TO A CATEGORY 4 STORM IN 24 HOURS THE RAPID INTENSIFICATION OCCUR TO HER CAN WARNING PACKS FOR THE BAJA, CALIFORNIA PENINSULA.

THERE IS THE LOCAL TROPICAL STORM WATCH.

AS YOU CAN SEE THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS AT THE COAST.

EXPECTING THIS TO COME NORTH- NORTHWEST WITH HIGH-PRESSURE OVER THE PLANES.

TO TALK TO THE WEST.

DRAWING THIS THROUGH AN UNUSUAL PATH.

IT USUALLY HOOKS WEST LIKE WE SAW LAST YEAR WITH K. THIS WILL BE MAKING BETWEEN TIJUANA AND LOS ANGELES AS EITHER A TROPICAL STORM OR TROPICAL DEPRESSION WITH SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL BEING A BIG STORY.

LOOKING AT THIS TRANSITIONING INTO A STORM THAT GRADUALLY WILL LOSE ITS WIND ENERGY TO SOME EXTENT.

NOT GOING TO SEE A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE COME INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, BUT WE WILL SEE DANGEROUS FLOODING TIED TO THE SYSTEM DESPITE THE LACK OF WIND ENERGY BECAUSE OF THAT COOLER WATER CHILLING THE SYSTEM DOWN.

THE RAINFALL WILL BE A HUGE DANGER THIS WEEK AND INTO EARLY PARTS OF THE CLOUDS INCREASED TONIGHT.

HERE ARE THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING TO EMERGE BY 5:00.

WE WILL SEE THAT INTO SAN DIEGO ON SATURDAY EVENING.

THE WIND WILL BE GUSTY THOUGH.

I DO NOT WANT TO DOWNPLAY IT TOO MUCH, BUT FROM WHERE WE ARE AS A CATEGORY FOR HER AGAIN WE WILL SEE THE ENERGY DECREASE.

IN THE MOUNTAINS THOUGH.

THE CANYONS AND PASSES COULD SEE 60-80 MILES PER HOUR.

THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT GRAPHIC TO SHOW YOU.

THE FUTURE CAST SHOWS THE SCRUMS BEGINNING ON SATURDAY MORNING IN THE INLAND AREAS.

INTO THE EVENING IT WILL BEGIN TO READ MORE SIGNIFICANTLY INTO SAN DIEGO AND SUNDAY WASHUP IS NOT A GOOD DAY TO TRAVEL.

SUNDAY AND MONDAY VERY WET LOOKING AT 2-4 INCHES OF RAIN.

PALM SPRINGS 4-8 INCHES OF RAIN.

A HUGE PROBLEM FOR THE INLAND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BUT THIS WILL HAVE AN ACCUWEATHER REAL IMPACT SCALE RATING OF 2.

THAT MEANS IT WILL HAVE A BIG DAMAGING TOOL WHEN IT COMES TO FLOODING AND INFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.

SUMMER WASHOUTS AND BRIDGES AND SO FORTH IN THE INLAND AREAS.

SOME OF THE DRY WASHES WILL BECOME RAGING RIVERS SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

COASTAL FORECAST CAN SEE WIND AND RAIN IS VERY HUMID BEGIN THE IN AREAS WITH WIND AND RAIN VERY HUMID AS WELL.

SUNDAY AND MONDAY EVENT FOR THE WORST OF THIS.

MOUNTAINOUS AREAS DEAL WITH THE SAME THE WIND AND RAIN.

HEAVY THUNDERSTORM AS POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY.

>>> AS WE CONTINUE TO WATCH THE WEATHER THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS ARE PREPARING TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL ON MONDAY BE THE SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT HAS BEEN ESPECIALLY AGGRESSIVE IN ITS MARKETING EFFORT TO GET BACK ADULT STUDENTS THIS FALL.

OUR EDUCATION REPORTER HAS MORE ON THAT.

>> IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A SIGN THIS MIGHT BE IT.

LOOK CLOSER.

NOT A SALES PITCH FOR TACOS.

THE BILLBOARD IS SELLING SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY COLLEGES BE THE DISTRICT IS ALSO FLOODING SOCIAL MEDIA WITH A $600,000 MARKETING CAMPAIGN TO GET THE ATTENTION OF ADULT STUDENTS WHO LEFT SCHOOL DURING COVID AND NEVER CAME BACK.

>> IS LIGHTHEARTED AND PLACED ON THE INSTITUTIONS.

WE DID FOCUS GROUPS AND RESEARCH THAT SHOWS THIS IS THE TYPE OF CAMPAIGN THAT OF THE LEARNERS WOULD LIKE TO SEE.

>> THIS MESSAGING IS FOR STUDENTS 25-45 YEARS OLD.

THEY MADE UP 60% OF THE LOSS IN ENROLLMENT IN THE PAST THREE YEARS.

SAN DIEGO CITY COLLEGE HOSTED A CRUISING CAMPAIGN THIS AFTERNOON.

LOW RIDERS AND A FREE LUNCH TO ATTRACT STUDENTS JUST OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL.

THEY WERE ACCEPTED UNTIL THE DISTRICTS PROMISE PROGRAM THIS FALL.

THEY BEGAN THEIR EDUCATION WITH A CAMPUS TOUR AND ORIENTATION.

THEY ATTEND WITH A PROMISE FROM THE SCHOOL TO GIVE FREE TUITION.

FUNDING FOR TEXTBOOKS.

COUNSELING.

AND OTHER SUPPORT TO HELP IN ACADEMIC SUCCESS .

THE COME FROM MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES WITH HIGH HOPES AND ANTICIPATION.

>> I AM A SECOND GENERATION GOING INTO COLLEGE, AND I KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT BECAUSE MY PARENTS EXPLAINED IT TO ME, BUT IT IS STILL NERVE-RACKING BECAUSE IT'S A NEW EXPERIENCE.

>> I FEEL I HAVE MORE SUPPORT.

I COULD PROBABLY SEEK MORE HELP OR TALK TO THE STAFF MORE.

MAKE MORE FRIENDS.

>> THE MESSAGE IS CLEAR FOR THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR.

>>> HERE IS ANOTHER LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT WITH HURRICANE HILARY ON TRACK TO WEAKEN BEFORE ARRIVING IN SAN DIEGO ON SUNDAY.

PEOPLE LIVING IN IMPERIAL BEACH SPENT THE DAY MAKING PREPARATIONS FOR THE STORM.

CITY WORKERS FILLED SANDBAGS FOR RESIDENTS.

THE COMMUNITY IS NOT ONLY AT RISK FROM RAIN AND WIND BUT UNTREATED SEWAGE RUNOFF FROM TIJUANA COULD BE DIVERTED INTO THE OCEAN AS WELL.

>>> CREWS ARE STILL WORKING TO CONTAIN THE COYOTE FIRE IN EAST COUNTY THAT HAS BEEN INFORMED THAT 66 ACRES AND IS 10% CONTAINED.

ABOUT 78 HOMES WERE EVACUATED IN A RURAL COMMUNITY.

THE FIRE DESTROYED ONE HOME AND ONE OTHER BUILDING.

NOW WITH THE STORM COMING THERE ARE CONCERNS ABOUT FLOODING AND MUDSLIDES.

CAL FIRE SAYS THEY ARE CREATING BARRIERS TO DIVERT WATER AWAY FROM HOMES.

>>> YOU CAN FIND ALL OF OUR HURRICANE HILARY COVERAGE ONLINE AT KPBS.ORG AND WE HAVE LINKS TO EMERGENCY RESOURCES AS WELL AS SOME SAFETY INFORMATION TO HELP YOU PREPARE FOR THE STORM.

JUST CLICK ON THE BANNER ON OUR HOME PAGE.

>>> THE MOVIES MAY BE A POPULAR PLACE THIS WEEKEND WITH THE RAIN WE ARE EXPECTING.

D.C. HAS A NEW SUPERHERO FILM OPENING, AND OUR FILM CRITIC SAYS BLUE BEETLE IS ACTUALLY FUN.

>> YOU ARE A GENIUS.

>> YOU SAID IT IS NOT GOING TO LET ME DIE?

>> OVERNIGHT TESTED.

>> BEETLE ARRIVES WITH A REFRESHING FAITHFULNESS THAT IS WELCOME AFTER THE DOOM AND GLOOM AFTER THE SLUG OF THE FLASH EARLIER THIS YEAR.

D.C. IS POSITIONING AS THE FIRST LATINO SUPERHERO FROM A HOLLYWOOD STUDIO.

>> I WOULD ARGUE MILES MORALES DESERVES THAT TITLE.

PROPS FOR GIVING THIS A LIVE ACTION VERSION AND PUTTING IT IN THE HANDS OF YOUNG, LATINO FILMMAKERS.

INVOLVES A BLUE BEETLE THAT IS TAKING OVER HIS BODY.

>> HIS WHOLE FAMILY GETS INVOLVED.

>> GOOD LUCK TRYING TO HIDE A SECRET FROM YOUR MOM AND A LATINO HOUSEHOLD.

THEY ALWAYS KNOW.

THE EMBRACE THAT, SO THIS MADE IT FOR A VERY UNIQUE JOURNEY.

NOT A GROUP OF PEOPLE OR AN OBJECT OF RESCUE, BUT AN INTEGRAL PART.

SPINNING BLUE BEETLE IS SOMETIMES SILLY AND DERIVATIVE BUT ALSO HAS GENUINE HEART AND PROVIDES AN ENGAGING CULTURAL CONTEXT FOR THE CHARACTERS.

WHILE IT HAS TO FIGHT EVIL CORPORATIONS THEY HAVE TO DEAL WITH REAL WORLD PROBLEMS.

>> YOU FINISHED SCRAPING THE GUM OFF OF THAT OR WHAT?

>> AND PREVENTING HIS PARENTS FROM GETTING EVICTED FROM THEIR HOUSE.

MOST IMPORTANT FOR A SUMMER FLICK, IT DELIVERS A FUN TIME AT THE CINEMA FOR EVERYONE.

>>> THAT DOES LOOK LIKE FUN.

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

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

GOOD NIGHT.