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>> GOOD EVENING, IT IS FRIDAY, AUGUST 19th.

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>>> A PRESIDENTIAL VISIT TODAY ALONG THE BORDER, THIS ONE BY THE PRESIDENT OF MEXICO, WHO CAME TO ALLEVIATE CONCERNS OVER A RECENT RASH OF CHAOS AND VIOLENCE, AND TO TRY TO KEEP IT FROM HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND.

KPBS A REPORTER WITH MORE ON THE MESSAGE.

>> Reporter: MEXICAN PRESIDENT, ANDRES MANUEL LOPEZ OBRADOR OPENED HIS FRIDAY NEWS CONFERENCE IN TIJUANA WITH A LOT OF CONFERENCE SUPPORT AND LOVE FOR THE PEOPLE OF BAJA CALIFORNIA, AND THE GOVERNOR.

>> [ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ] >> BUT, IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG FOR HIM TO TALK ABOUT THE STATE THAT CAUSED FEAR AND PANIC LAST WEEKEND.

BUT, CARTELS WENT ON A RAMPAGE BURNING DOZENS OF CARS, SOME BUSINESSES, CREATING BLOCKADES, AND TELLING PEOPLE TO STAY HOME.

ESSENTIALLY, SHUTTING DOWN THE BUSIEST BORDER CROSSING IN THE U.S. >> [ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ] [ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ] >> WHILE HIS TRIP WAS PRESCHEDULED, HE SAID HE CAME TO TELL THE GOVERNOR THAT SHE IS NOT ALONE, AND CALLED THE EVENTS REGRETTABLE.

HE ALSO SAID SHE IMMEDIATELY RECEIVED SUPPORT FROM THEIR DEFENSE DEPARTMENT.

>> [ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ] WHEN THE GOVERNOR TOOK THE PODIUM, SHE ADDRESSED THE VIOLENCE.

>> [ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ] >> Reporter: SAYING, A WEEK AGO, COWARDS TRY TO SCARE US, BUT THEY ENCOUNTERED A POWERFUL ARM OF THE UNIFORMED FORCES, AND PEOPLE WHO STOOD UNITED.

SHE ALSO BLAMED POLITICAL OPPONENTS WHO TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE CHAOS, BY SPREADING FAKE NEWS TO SO FEAR AND UNCERTAINTY.

BUT, SHE SAID THEY FAILED, TOO.

>> [ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ] >> >> Reporter: DURING THE QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION, THE PRESIDENT CALLED THE WEEKEND OF CHAOS PROPAGANDA BY BOTH HIS POLITICAL OPPONENTS, AND CARTELS.

>> [ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ] >> Reporter: VETERAN JOURNALIST WAS BORN AND RAISED IN THE BORDER CITY, AND HAS COVERED IT FOR OVER THREE DECADES.

HE SAYS THIS WAS A MISSED OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PRESIDENT TO GIVE A NEW MESSAGE FOR A COMMUNITY THAT IS USED FOR CRIME, BUT FELT SOMETHING DIFFERENT THIS LAST WEEKEND.

>> I WAS DISAPPOINTED, BECAUSE HE BASICALLY SAID THE SAME THINGS THAT HE HAS BEEN SAYING FROM THE BEGINNING, ABOUT THIS INCIDENT.

THIS IS A PUBLIC DISPLAY OF POWER, IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE HIS ADMINISTRATION LOOK BAD.

>> Reporter: CALDERON WORRIES THAT THE PRESIDENT IS STICKING TO WHAT MANY SEE AS A FAILED POLICY TOWARD ORGANIZED CRIME.

>> YOU WILL SEE MANY PEOPLE CONFIDENT ON THIS POLICY, IT IS WORKING AGAINST ORGANIZED CRIME.

YOU KNOW, HE HAS THAT SLOGAN.

YOU KNOW, HUGS, NOT BULLETS, WHEN IT COMES TO TALKING ABOUT NARCOTRAFFICKERS AND THE CARTEL.

>> Reporter: THE CONGRESSMAN REPRESENTS A DISTRICT THAT HUGS THE BORDER.

HE SAYS HE IS AMONG THOSE WHO ARE NOT CONFIDENT IN THE PRESIDENT'S POLICY, AND IT IS TIME TO TAKE A TOUGH STANCE.

>> IT IS A HORRIBLE TRAGEDY.

AND I HAVE TO SAY, I PUT A LOT OF THE BLAME RIGHT AT THE FEET OF THE PRESIDENT.

>> Reporter: KITTY ALVARADO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> EFFORTS ARE UNDERWAY TO MARK THE ANNIVERSARY OF FRIENDSHIP PARK, TENSION OVER THE LANDMARK HAS BEEN HEIGHTENED SINCE THE BINATIONAL SITE WAS CLOSED ON THE U.S. SIDE.

KPBS REPORTER, TONYA THORNE, WITH MORE ON THE CELEBRATION PLANNED.

>> Reporter: FRIENDS OF FRIENDSHIP PARK ANNOUNCED A LINEUP OF EVENTS HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND TO CELEBRATE THE 51st ANNIVERSARY OF THE PARK'S INAUGURATION.

WORKSHOPS ON NATIVE PLANTS, A CEREMONY, AND A FREE CONCERT FROM A GUITARIST WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY FROM 1:00 TO 5:00 P.M. ON THE MEXICO SIDE OF FRIENDSHIP PARK.

BUT CELEBRATIONS ON THE U.S. SIDE WILL LOOK MUCH DIFFERENT.

>> WELL, THERE WILL BE A LARGE, PUBLIC CONCERT, FREE, AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ON THE MEXICAN SIDE.

SADLY, THE U.S. SIDE OF FRIENDSHIP PARK REMAINS CLOSED.

>> Reporter: FRENCH PARTY SAYS SAN DIEGO'S BORDER CONTROL HASN'T GAINED PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE PARK SINCE IT WORRY FEBRUARY 2020, CITING STAFFING SHORTAGES.

THEY SAY AN ART INSTALLATION WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE U.S. SIDE OF THE PARK.

>> WE WILL BE HOSTING AN INSTALLATION OF EMPTY CHAIRS ON CALIFORNIA STATE PARK PROPERTY, WHICH IS OUTSIDE OF THE STRIP OF FEDERAL LAND THAT WE KNOW AS FRIENDSHIP PARK.

>> Reporter: 150 EMPTY CHAIRS WITH MESSAGES FROM SUPPORTERS WILL BE DISPLAYED FROM 3:00 TO 5:00 P.M. ON SATURDAY.

THEY HOPE THE CONTRAST OF THE CELEBRATIONS WILL SEND A MESSAGE.

>> WE OFTEN SAY THERE IS A HUGE PARTY AT THE MEXICAN SIDE OF FRIENDSHIP PARK, A PERPETUAL FIESTA.

AND SOME DAYS, WE FEEL THAT SOME DAYS IN THE UNITED STATES, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO JOIN THE PARTY.

>> Reporter: ALSO GAVE THE DATES FOR A COMMUNITY SUMMIT, FOR THE DESIGN OF FRIENDSHIP PARK.

THIS COMES AFTER CUSTOMS AND BORDER PATROL PUT A PAUSE ON CONSTRUCTION THAT INCLUDED 230 FOOT TALL WALLS.

>> CBP COMMISSIONER, CHRIS MAGNESS, SAID THE PURPOSE OF THE PAUSE WAS TO ENGAGE IN CONVERSATION WITH THE COMMUNITY.

WELL, WE ARE COMMUTING THE COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: THE SUMMIT WILL BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 9th AND SEPTEMBER 10th.

CBP OFFICIALS HAVE NOT CONFIRMED IF THEY WILL ATTEND THE SUMMIT AND TONYA THORNE, CBS NEWS.

>>> HOPEFULLY, CASES OF MONKEYPOX WILL START TO PLATEAU OR GO DOWN.

KPBS REPORTER, MATT HOFFMAN, ON THE REPORT ON THE GLOBAL OUTBREAK THAT HAS INFECTED SOME 192 PEOPLE FROM SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: STATE HEALTH LEADERS ARE HOPING MONKEYPOX INFECTIONS ARE BEGINNING TO FLATTEN OUT.

AT LEAST 2600 CASES HAVE BEEN REPORTED STATEWIDE, AND THERE HAVE BEEN 62 HOSPITALIZATIONS, WITH NO KNOWN DEATHS.

>> THE VAST MAJORITY OF TRANSMISSION IS HAPPENING IN MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN, THROUGH SEXUAL ACTIVITY.

SO, PERSONS WHO ARE IN A SETTING WHERE THEY HAVE MORE SEXUAL PARTNERS, THEY ARE MORE LIKELY TO TRANSMIT THE VIRUS BECAUSE THEY ARE HAVING CONTACT WITH MORE PEOPLE.

SO, THIS IS -- EVEN THOUGH THIS IS BEING SPREAD THROUGH SEXUAL ACTIVITY, IT IS NOT WHAT WE WOULD CONSIDER A TRADITIONAL SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE.

>> Reporter: STATE OFFICER, DR. ARAGON, SAYS THIS IS NOT A TRADITIONAL STD, BECAUSE MONKEYPOX IS TRANSMITTED THROUGH CROWELL CLOSE CONTACT WITH LESIONS.

THEY CAN BE EXTREMELY PAINFUL AND TYPICALLY DEVELOP ALONG WITH FLULIKE SYMPTOMS.

ANYONE CAN GET MONKEYPOX.

BUT, HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE WORKING WITH LGBTQ GROUPS TO REACH THOSE MOST AT RISK.

CALIFORNIA IS ALSO RELEASING NEW GUIDANCE FOR THOSE WHO GET THE VIRUS.

IT ASKS PEOPLE TO AVOID CLOSE CONTACT, AND LETS THEM KNOW HOW THEY CAN PROTECT OTHERS.

>> IF THEY CAN COVER-UP THE LESIONS COMPLETELY, THE LESIONS HAVE STOPPED INCREASING FOR 48 HOURS, THEY DON'T HAVE A FEVER, THEY ARE FEELING WELL AND THEY COMPLETELY COVER IT UP, THEN THEY CAN RESUME NORMAL ACTIVITIES.

>> Reporter: MONKEYPOX VACCINE SUPPLIES REMAIN STRAINED, NATIONWIDE.

OFFICIALS ARE STRETCHING THE SUPPLY WITH INJECTIONS BEING DONE JUST UNDER THE SKIN.

THIS INTRADERMAL METHOD TURNS ONE DOSE INTO FIVE, AND WORKS JUST AS WELL.

>> IT IS THE SAME.

>> Reporter: DR. FRANCESCA FROM UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH SAYS THEY HAVE ALREADY TRAINED STAFF AND BEGUN USING THIS DOSE SAVING INJECTION METHOD.

SHE SAYS TARGETED VACCINATION IS KEY TO STOPPING MONKEYPOX.

>> VACCINATION IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

VERY IMPORTANT TO DO NOW.

NOT, YOU KNOW, TO DELAY THAT.

SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE SECONDARY TRANSMISSIONS.

JUST, OUTSIDE OF THE HIGH RISK POPULATION.

>> Reporter: INFECTIONS ARE SPREADING AT LEAST THREE PEOPLE IN THE SAN DIEGO CASES HAVE IDENTIFIED AS BEING HOMELESS.

TORRIANO SAYS SHE DOUBTS WE HAVE REACHED THE PEAK LOCALLY, SINCE WE STARTED DETECTING CASES LATER THAN OTHERS.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> NO SCHOOL YEAR IN THE U.S.

IN A NEARLY A DECADE SAW AS MUCH GUNFIRE AS LAST YEAR.

THAT IS ACCORDING TO A REPORT OUT TODAY FROM EVERY TOWN FROM GUN SAFETY.

A NONPARTISAN GROUP THAT ADVOCATES AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE.

IT SHOWS THAT BETWEEN AUGUST 1st, 2021, AND MAY 31st OF THIS YEAR, THERE WERE 193 INCIDENTS OF GUNFIRE.

NO OTHER SCHOOL YEAR, GOING BACK TO 2013, EVER HAD MORE THAN 75 INCIDENTS OF GUNFIRE.

THE REPORTS' AUTHORS SAY THAT MOST SHOOTINGS ARE PREVENTABLE BY SAYING THAT GUNS CAN BE SECURED, LOCKED SCHOOL DATES, AND TAKING CARE OF STUDENTS IN DISTRESS.

>>> GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM ANNOUNCED A $4.7 BILLION ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN CALIFORNIA.

KPBS REPORTER, JACOB ERIC, SAYS IT LOOKS TO ADDRESS THE LACK OF MENTAL HEALTH CARE, AND WAS FURTHER EXPOSED BY THE PANDEMIC.

>> Reporter: THE MASTER PLAN FOR KIDS' MENTAL HEALTH, IS AIMED AT HELPING KIDS AND OTHER CALIFORNIANS COME UP TO AGE 25.

THE PLAN INCLUDES TRAINING FOR 40,000 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS, CREATING AN ONLINE PLATFORM FOR MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION, AND A SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM.

>> THE IDEA OF, HOW DO WE GET AHEAD OF THIS?

HOW DO WE PREVENT THINGS FROM GETTING WORSE?

HOW DO WE CHANGE THE TRAJECTORY OF KIDS' LIVES?

THAT IS WHAT I REALLY LIKED ABOUT THIS PLAN.

>> Reporter: DR. BEN MAXWELL IS THE INTERIM DIRECTOR OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY.

>> EVEN BEFORE THE PANDEMIC, WE WERE SEEING INCREASED RATES OF ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION IN KIDS.

SOME OF THOSE REASONS HAVE BEEN TALKED THROUGH, AND THERE ARE DIFFERENT SORTS OF STRESSORS THAT KIDS EXPERIENCE THESE DAYS, THEN THEY DID IN THE PAST.

THINGS LIKE SOCIAL MEDIA, DIFFERENT SORTS OF SCHOOL PRESSURE, ATHLETICS, OR PRESSURES AT HOME.

>> Reporter: THE PLAN ALSO CALLS FOR DOUBLING THE NUMBER OF SCHOOL COUNSELORS.

WITH THE INCENTIVE OF HELPING TO PAY FOR THEIR EDUCATION, ACCORDING TO NEWSOM.

>> LAST TWO YEARS, THERE HAS BEEN A STACKING OF STRESS, AND THAT STACKING OF STRESS COMES FROM YEARS AND YEARS WHERE WE HAVE NEGLECTED YOUR MENTAL HEALTH, OR WE HAVE NEGLECTED INVESTING.

>> Reporter: NATIONALLY, KIDS ARE REPORTING SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY AT RECORD RATES, AND ART CONSIDERING OR ATTEMPTING SUICIDE AT HISTORIC LEVELS.

MAXWELL SAYS THE PANDEMIC MADE MATTERS WORSE, AS PEOPLE ARE NOW EXPERIENCING MORE SOCIAL ISOLATION THAN THEY HAVE IN THE PAST.

>> WE KNOW HOW TO MAKE THIS A BETTER SITUATION.

EARLY IDENTIFICATION, EARLY TREATMENT, PREVENTION, THESE THINGS, WE KNOW THEY WORK.

THIS GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO PUT SOME OF THOSE IN PLACE HERE, IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

>> Reporter: THE PLAN WOULD ALSO INCLUDE HIRING 10,000 MORE SCHOOL COUNSELORS, IT WOULD OFFER UP TO $20,000 SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS WHO SERVE IN SCHOOLS FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS.

JACOB ERIC, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A MAN FROM ELK GROVE HAS BEEN FOUND GUILTY OF CHARGES RELATED TO THE JANUARY 6 CAPITAL BREACH.

A JURY IN D.C. FOUND 34-YEAR- OLD ERIK HERRERA GUILTY OF FELONY OBSTRUCTION OF AN OFFICIAL PROCEEDING, AS WELL AS FOUR MISDEMEANORS.

ACCORDING TO THE GOVERNMENT'S EVIDENCE, HERRERA WAS AMONG RIOTERS WHO ILLEGALLY ENTER THE CAPITAL.

HE POSTED A PHOTOGRAPH OF HIMSELF HOLDING PAPERS INSIDE THE SENATE PARLIAMENTARIAN'S OFFICE.

THE FELONY CHARGE CARRIES A MAXIMUM SENTENCE OF 20 YEARS IN PRISON, AND HERRERA IS SCHEDULED TO BE SENTENCED IN NOVEMBER.

>>> A WARNING TONIGHT FROM APPLE ABOUT HACKERS BEING ABLE TO TAKE CONTROL OF DEVICES.

THEY ARE ADVISING SOME USERS TO UPDATE THEIR SOFTWARE IMMEDIATELY.

LEARNED NOW FROM REPORTER, ISABEL GONZALEZ.

>> Reporter: UPDATE YOUR DEVICES, RIGHT NOW.

THAT IS APPLE'S URGENT WARNING, AFTER DISCOVERING A VULNERABILITY IN ITS OPERATING SYSTEMS.

>> WHAT DOES THIS ALL MEAN?

>> AMONG VULNERABILITIES IN THE COMPUTER WORLD, IT IS PRETTY SEVERE.

ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 10, IT IS AN 8, OR 9.

>> Reporter: HE SPENT THREE DECADES WORKING AT COMPANIES LIKE McAFEE, AND MICROSOFT, WHEN THEY TELL YOU TO PAY ATTENTION, YOU LISTEN.

>> IT IS A PRETTY BIG, SEVERE, VULNERABILITY.

>> Reporter: AT ITS CORE, THAT THE SECURITY FLAW COULD ALLOW HACKERS TO TAKE FULL ACCESS OF YOUR iPAD, iPHONE, AND MAC.

>> THEY CAN INJECT AND INSTALL SOFTWARE, THEY CAN READ YOUR DATA, THEY CAN SEND IT TO PEOPLE THAT YOU TRUST, THEY CAN SEND EMAILS AND MESSAGES, MAKE CALLS.

>> Reporter: THE TECH GIANT SAYS THAT THE FLAW MAY HAVE BEEN ACTIVELY EXPLOITED.

IT AFFECTS MANY PRODUCTS, INCLUDING IPHONES AS OLD AS SUCCESS.

IT IS CRAZY TO HAVE A COMPANY SUCH AS APPLE ADMIT TO THIS TYPE OF SECURITY FLAW, HOW COMMON IS THAT?

SPEAK.

>> IT IS NOT UNCOMMON.

>> Reporter: APPLE IS ALSO OFFERING THIS EMERGENCY SOFTWARE UPDATE.

DO NOT IGNORE IT.

>> THERE WILL ALWAYS BE SOME PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE, 10%, 15% OF PEOPLE THAT WILL BE VERY LATE IN PATCHING AND BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO IT.

>> Reporter: IN THE MEANTIME, BE AWARE OF ANY UNUSUAL MESSAGES, EVEN FROM FRIENDS, ASKING YOU TO DOWNLOAD OR CLICK ANYTHING.

>> IT WOULD BE A GOOD PRACTICE FOR EVERYBODY TO HAVE A HEALTHY CULTURE AND SKEPTICISM.

>> Reporter: KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE RIBBON HAS BEEN CUT, AND SAN DIEGO STATES USE OF KPBS .

MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA WERE GIVEN A SNEAK PEEK AT SNAPDRAGON STADIUM, INCLUDING DANA CAROL.

>> Reporter: IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT $310 MILLION WILL GET YOU WHEN IT COMES TO A NEW STADIUM, WELL, THIS IS IT.

SDSU HAS A BRAND-NEW SNAPDRAGON STADIUM.

>> THEY WILL BE IN HERE, GETTING FIRED UP, HYPED UP, AND THEN THEY WILL GO ONTO THE FIELD.

>> Reporter: YOU CAN HEAR THE EXCITEMENT IN THE STATES DIRECTOR OF INTERCOLLEGIATE DIRECTOR, TALKING ABOUT THE NEW FEATURES OF THE SNAPDRAGON STADIUM, AFTER COMING OUT OF THESE FUTURISTIC LOCKER ROOMS, DECKED OUT IN SDSU COLORS, OF COURSE.

THE PLAYERS WILL GET CHEERED ON BY THE FANS IN THIS AREA OF HERE, BEFORE TAKING THE FIELD.

>> YOU CAN FEEL THE ENERGY OF OUR TEAM TAKING THE FIELD.

>> Reporter: EVEN BEING RELATIVELY EMPTY, SAY MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA, CONSTRUCTION FOLKS, AND SDSU STAFF, YOU CAN SENSE THE EXCITEMENT THAT SEEMS TO BE BUILT INTO THIS NEW STADIUM.

THE SEATS AND THE COLORS OF THE HOME TEAM, THE WRAPAROUND LIGHT DISPLAYS, THE STATE OF THE ART JUMBOTRON SCOREBOARDS, AND TWO DIFFERENT CLUBS.

ONE FOR JUST ABOUT EVERY BUDGET.

BUT, IF YOU'VE GOT DEEP POCKETS -- >> THIS IS OUR HIGHEST LEVEL OF SWEET.

>> Reporter: I MEAN, REALLY DEEP POCKETS -- >> AT THIS LEVEL, THE GUESTS GET ALL INCLUSIVE.

SO, ALL FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND EVERY EVENT IN THE BUILDING, WITH SOME LIMITED CARVEOUTS.

>> Reporter: THESE SUITES REQUIRE A 15 YEAR COMMITMENT, AND THEY RUN $3.25 MILLION.

SNAPDRAGON STADIUM IS NOWHERE NEAR THE SIZE OF CALL CALM, IRREGULAR CONFIGURATION, IT SEES 35,000 PEOPLE.

BUT, IT IS EXPANDABLE TO 55,000.

THE AZTECS WILL TAKE THE BASHER FIELD, AT SNAPDRAGON STADIUM, FOR THE FIRST TIME TOMORROW.

THAT IS WHEN THEY WILL BE DOING SCRIMMAGE HERE ON THE FIELD.

THE FIRST GAME, SEPTEMBER 3rd.

TWO YEARS AND 17 DAYS FROM THE DAY GROUND WAS BROKEN ON THIS BEAUTIFUL NEW STADIUM.

IN MISSION VALLEY, JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SEVERAL PADRES PLAYERS FOUND THEMSELVES IN NEW ROLES TODAY.

THEY SURPRISED SOUTHWEST AIRLINE WORKERS AND PASSENGERS BY LENDING A HAND OUT AT THE AIRPORT THIS MORNING.

EVEN AFTER A FIVE MINUTE TRAINING SESSION, THEY HELP GUIDE A PLANE TO THE TERMINAL, AND EVEN OFFLOADED SOME BAGGAGE.

FANS SAID THAT THEY WERE SHOCKED TO SEE THEM.

>> I CAME IN AT THE OTHER TERMINAL, HE WAS HERE, AND HE WAS SCREAMING AT ME ON THE PHONE TO RUN DOWN HERE BECAUSE THEY WERE OVER HERE.

SO I WAS RUNNING ON DOWN TO SEE THEM.

>> YES, IT WAS CRAZY.

I DIDN'T KNOW THEY WOULD BE OUT HERE.

IT WAS A WHOLE GAME TONIGHT, SO I WAS LIKE, WHERE ARE THEY GOING?

>> SOME PASSENGERS ALSO SIGNED AUTOGRAPHS.

AMONG THEM, PICTURE, SEAN MINAYA, AND NICK MARTINEZ, AND, OF COURSE, THE FIRE.

>>> WELL, WE ARE DEALING WITH A LITTLE BIT OF A SLIGHT COOLDOWN.

NOT GOING TO BE A DRAMATIC DROP.

BUT THE HEAT IS BACKING OFF A LITTLE BIT, AND WE ARE GOING TO BE ON THE WESTERN FRINGE OF THE MONSOON THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

ROBUST, MONSOON MOISTURE, THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE HEAVY INTO THE INTERIOR SOUTHWEST.

SOME BODY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE INTERIOR PARTS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY, BUT NOTHING TOO WIDESPREAD ON A LOCAL SCALE.

YOU CAN SEE, LOOK AT ALL OF THAT MOISTURE, MOSTLY EAST OF THE COLORADO LIP RIVER ON THE ARIZONA SIDE, WITH DRIVE PREVAILING FOR MOST OF US.

BUT AGAIN, A HINT OF THE MOISTURE BRINGING IN BODY THUNDERSTORMS TO THE INTERIOR.

WE WILL SHOW YOU THAT IN A MOMENT.

TONIGHT, INCREASING CLOUD FOR THE COASTAL AREAS, LOW CLOUDS LURK INTO THE MORNING, AND THEN SOME SUNSHINE INTO THE AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT, WE COOLDOWN 278, AND OUT IN THE 80s FOR THE HOTSPOTS OVERNIGHT HOURS.

UPPER 60s IN SAN DIEGO AND OCEANSIDE.

SATURDAY, STILL HOT INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, AND INTO THE CENTRAL VALLEY.

BUT WE ARE GOING TO SEE A SMALL STEP DOWN LOCALLY IN TEMPERATURE, AND LOOK AT THAT MONSOON MOISTURE.

SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL AND SOME TROPICAL MOISTURE HELPING TO FEED THE MONSOON IN THAT DESERTS OF THE SOUTHWEST.

TOMORROW, WE FAILED TO HIT 100.

MOST LIKELY, IN REGULAR SPRINGS.

WE ARE GOING 99 FOR THE HIGH.

BODY THUNDERSTORMS INTO THE INTERIOR.

A LITTLE MORE LIKELY OVER THE MOUNTAINS.

SOME OF THESE ROLL DOWN AND SAID VALLEYS, TOO.

AND ON SUNDAY, THEY WILL BE WARM, BUT NOT AS HOT.

TO THE EAST, YOU CAN SEE THIS BODY THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING THROUGH THE WEEKEND INTO THE INTERIOR SOUTHWEST.

SO, COASTAL AREAS, TEMPERATURES HOVERING AROUND 79 OR 80.

A LITTLE BIT WARMER NEXT WEEK, AS A RIDGE BEGINS TO RETURN TO THE AREA, INTO THE INLAND AREAS.

WE ARE GOING TO GO TO THE MID- 80s FOR A HIGH ON SUNDAY, AND STILL A LITTLE BIT WARMER.

A LITTLE BIT MORE HUMID THAN NORMAL, AND WE JUMP UP NEAR 90 ON TUESDAY.

AND AS WE LOOK AT THE MOUNTAINS HERE, AND THE ISOLATED STORMS ON SATURDAY, A LITTLE BIT DRIER AS WE MOVE FORWARD IN TIME, AND WE ARE GOING TO BE WARMING UP IN THE MIDWEEK.

AND IN THE DESERT HERE, STRAY THUNDERSTORMS AROUND ON SUNDAY, AND THEN TEMPERATURES RISE BACK UP TO AROUND 107 BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

I AM A METEOROLOGIST GEOFF CORNISH FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> IT HAS BEEN A LONG RECOVERY FOR THE PANDEMIC, BUT SAN DIEGO IS AS CLOSE TO FULL EMPLOYMENT AS IT GETS.

SDSU'S MAYOR KOHLER BIG LOOKS AT THE NUMBERS IN FRIDAY'S REPORT.

>> SAN DIEGO UNEMPLOYMENT DECLINED TO 3.1%, FROM 3.2% IN JUNE, WHICH IS GREAT NEWS.

BECAUSE AT THE STATEWIDE LEVEL, UNEMPLOYMENT IS AT 3.9%.

NOW, WHAT IS INTERESTING, IS THAT 3.9% IS THE LOWEST RATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, SINCE THEY STARTED KEEPING RECORDS.

WE ARE RIGHT THERE WITH WARREN COUNTY, AND ORANGE COUNTY HAS 2.8%, AND WAS 3.1.

BUT WITH OUR BRETHREN COUNTIES, IMPERIAL COUNTY, ALMOST 15% UNEMPLOYMENT.

BUT THEY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN TRADITIONALLY HIGH.

BUT, MUCH HIGHER.

L.A. COUNTY, 5%, RIVERSIDE COUNTY, 4%.

WE ARE REALLY AT A FULL UNEMPLOYMENT CYCLE, AND CAN REALLY GET DOWN TO 2.5%, 2.6%, AS WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF TECH FIRMS BUILDING UP, AND A LOT OF THOSE JOBS ARE SCIENTIFIC, PROFESSIONAL, AND TECHNICAL.

SO, THAT SHOWS YOU THE MIX OF EMPLOYMENT IS ALSO REALLY INTERESTING.

SO, NOT ONLY ARE WE REGAINING ALL OF THOSE HOSPITALITY JOBS, BUT WE ARE GAINING HIGHER WAGE JOBS IN VERY DESIRABLE INDUSTRIES, THAT CAN BRING IN A LOT OF GROWTH FOR SAN DIEGO.

>>> I AM JUDY WOODRUFF, TONIGHT ON THE NEWS, OUR FORMER FBI AGENT DISCUSSES THE THREAT TO THE AGENCY HAS RECEIVED SINCE THE SEARCH OF TRUMP'S HOME.

COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER TRAVEL TO "EVENING EDITION" ON KPBS.

>>> A SERIES OF CLASSIC CHILDREN'S BOOKS IS NOW FINDING NEW LIFE ON STAGE, AND IN THE WILDERNESS OF EAST COUNTY.

"THE ADVENTURES OF FROG AND TOAD" TAUGHT MANY CHILDREN HOW TO READ.

KPBS EDUCATION REPORTER TELLS US HOW THE BELOVED CHARACTERS ARE CONTINUING THEIR LEGACY OF LEARNING.

>> THIS IS FROG AND TOAD, AND THEY ARE VERY BEST FRIENDS.

>> Reporter: VERY BEST FRIENDS, LIVING IN A STORYBOOK WORLD.

>> FROG AND TOAD LIVE IN TWO DIFFERENT HOUSES, AND THEY ALWAYS LIKE TO DO KIND THINGS FOR EACH OTHER.

>> Reporter: A NARRATOR LEADS TO A CAPTIVE AUDIENCE AT THE SAN DIEGO CHILDREN'S MUSEUM IN ESCONDIDO.

FROG AND TOAD ARE THE MAIN CHARACTERS IN A CLASSIC SERIES OF CHILDREN'S BOOKS, BY ARNOLD KNOBEL.

THEIR ADVENTURES WERE FIRST WRITTEN ABOUT IN THE 1970S, AND HAVE LIVED ON IN OUR IMAGINATIONS FOR DECADES.

>> TOAD PUSHED AND PULLED ON THE RAKE, HE RAKED THE LEAVES INTO A PILE.

SOON, THERE WAS NOT A SINGLE LEAF AND FROG'S FRONT YARD.

>> Reporter: BUT THIS IS MORE THAN JUST A READ ALOUD EVENT AT THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM.

YOUNG ACTORS FROM ESCONDIDO'S PATIO PLAYHOUSE COMMUNITY THEATER HAVE JOINED THE NARRATOR TO BRING THE BELOVED CHARACTERS, AND THEIR ANIMAL FRIENDS, FROM THE PAGE TO THE STAGE.

>> ♪ HAPPY EATING ♪ >> Reporter: A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD BECAME A BROADWAY MUSICAL ALMOST 20 YEARS AGO.

>> I GET TO RELIVE ALL MY CHILDHOOD FANTASIES OF EATING COOKIES, AND LAUGHING AT THAT RAKING THE YARD AND BELIEVES ARE GETTING BLOWN AWAY.

>> Reporter: CHRISTOPHER MOORE IS A COLLEGE MUSIC MAJOR, PERFORMING THE ROLE OF TOAD, FOR PREVIEW PERFORMANCES AROUND THE COUNTY.

>> I HOPE IT GETS A LOT MORE KIDS INTO THEATER, SO WE CAN SHOW THIS AMAZING AND BEAUTIFUL GIFT WITH A LOT MORE KIDS.

>> Reporter: FROG AND TOAD LIVE ON BECAUSE THEIR STORIES ARE ENTERTAINING AND EDUCATIONAL.

THE SERIES IS USED IN MANY CLASSROOMS TO HELP STUDENTS MEET SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL GOALS.

ESPECIALLY NOW, IN THE AFTERMATH OF COVID, AND ITS CONTINUING CONSEQUENCES.

>> THIS SHOW IS A SHOW FULL OF JOY, AND IT IS DELIGHTFUL.

>> Reporter: BRENDA TOWNSEND IS PRODUCER OF THE PATIO PLAYHOUSE MUSICAL, AND A PARENT.

>> FROG AND TOAD TEACH US THE POWER AND IMPORTANCE OF FRIENDSHIP IN OUR LIVES.

WHAT ARE WE WITHOUT OUR FRIENDS?

IT IS A LONELY WORLD OUT THERE.

SO, THEY JUST REMIND US, I THINK, ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT FRIENDSHIP IS.

>> FROG AND TOAD LOOKED INTO A MIRROR.

WE LOOK BREAD, SAID FROG.

>> Reporter: TRACTORS OF THE SERIES ARE ALSO BEING READ IN THE WILDERNESS OF EAST COUNTY.

SIMON GREEN'S EDUCATION DIRECTOR FOR EARTH DISCOVERY INSTITUTE, A NONPROFIT FOCUSED ON EDUCATING CHILDREN FROM MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES ABOUT NATURE, SCIENCE, AND CONSERVATION.

THEY JUST STARTED A STORYBOOK HIKE IN THE 2800 ACRE CREST RIDGE ECOLOGICAL RESERVE.

NESTLED BETWEEN THE OUTSKIRTS OF EL CAJON, AND ALPINE.

>> THIS STORY, "DRAGONS AND GIANTS", IS ABOUT FROG AND TOAD GETTING OUT INTO NATURE, OVERCOMING THEIR FEARS.

THEY HAD SOME CHALLENGES THEY OVERCAME WITH SNAKES, AVALANCHES, AND ALL KINDS OF MISADVENTURES.

>> Reporter: CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES HIKE FROM ONE STATION TO ANOTHER, READING, AND REACTING ALONG THEIR JOURNEY, ED GREENE SAYS THIS PROVIDES LESSONS IN APPRECIATING THE ENVIRONMENT.

>> A LOT OF THE KIDS THAT WE BRING OUT ON FIELD TRIPS HERE TO CREST RIDGE, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THEY HAVE EVER BEEN OUT TO THIS TYPE OF NATURE.

MAYBE THEY HAVE BEEN TO A LOCAL CITY PARK, BUT NOTHING LIKE THIS.

>> Reporter: THE RESERVE IS OPEN TO FAMILIES AND OTHER HIKERS, FROM SUNRISE, UNTIL SUNSET.

AND THE STORIES OF FROG AND TOAD WILL BE POSTED THROUGH THE END OF THE SUMMER.

THERE IS ALSO A REMINDER OF CLIMATE CHANGE -- SARAH MASON IS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE EARTH DISCOVERY INSTITUTE.

>> IT IS REALLY ESSENTIAL THAT THE PUBLIC UNDERSTAND WHAT THOSE THREATS ARE, UNDERSTANDING THE IMPORTANCE OF NATURE.

JOIN US IN PROTECTING IT.

>> Reporter: SO, THE SINGING BEST FRIENDS CONTINUE TO TEACH LIFE LESSONS AND BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER.

THE PATIO PLAYHOUSE PRODUCTION INCLUDES PERFORMERS FROM AGES 7 270.

JAMIE LYNN PALMER BROUGHT HER 3 1/2-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER, LILA, TO THE DISCOVERY MUSEUM PERFORMANCE, AND IS MOST IMPRESSED BY THE THEATER KIDS.

>> I THINK IT IS SUCH A GREAT WAY FOR THEM TO EXPAND THEIR COURAGE, GETTING ON STAGE IN FRONT OF A GROUP OF PEOPLE AND REALLY PRESENTING THE TALENTS.

>> Reporter: WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE CHARACTER?

>> TOAD.

>> Reporter: WHY?

>> BECAUSE THEY ARE SO CUTE!

>> Reporter: BECAUSE THEY ARE CUTE?

>> YES, THEY ARE BABIES.

>> Reporter: LITTLE LILA GETS THE LAST WORD.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> AND THE MUSICAL "HERE WITH FROG AND TOAD" OPENS TONIGHT AT THE CARSON KIT IN THE THEATER IN ESCONDIDO, AND IT RUNS THROUGH SEPTEMBER 3rd.

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

THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US, I AM AMAYA TRAVOLTA.

GOOD NIGHT.

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