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>> ATTEMPTS TO BRING INCIVILITY TO PUBLIC MEETINGS IN SAN DIEGO WILL BE FOUGHT OUT IN COURT.

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I'M JOHN CAR ROLL IN FOR MAYA TRABULSI.

IT'S ALMOST ROUTINE THESE DAYS FOR PEOPLE TO INSULT COUNTY SUPERVISORS OR HECKLE OTHERS TRYING TO COMMENT ON PUBLIC ISSUES, BUT KPBS' AMITA SHARMA ARE SAYING THIS IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND A WARNING THIS HAS OFFENSIVE WARNING.

>> Reporter: AS PART OF THE NONPROFIT WHICH STATES THE MISSION AS GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY, MATT HAS ATTENDED SAN DIEGO COUNTY SUPERVISORS MEETINGS AND HE'S WELL AWARE OF THE NASTINESS SPEWED BY SOME MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TOWARDS SUPERVISORS AND STAFF, COMMENTS LIKE THESE.

>> YOUR CONDUCT IS DISRUPTING THE MEETINGS.

>> Reporter: AND HE'S TURNED OFF.

>> I DON'T AGREE WITH, YOU KNOW, DEFINITELY THE REPREHENSIBLE AND REPUGNANT COMMENTS BY THE PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: SUPERVISORS IMMEDIATELY SOUGHT TO LIMIT THE BARBARA BUSH ANDS AND INTERRUPTIONS BY POSE SOMETHING RULES ON PUBLIC COMMENT IN NOVEMBER 2022 AFTER SAN DIEGOAN JASON ROBO REFERRED TO A MAN WHO IS BLACK THIS WAY.

>> YOU'RE [ BLEEP ].

>> Reporter: HE'S SUING THE COUNTY ON GROUNDS THAT IT IS NOW TRAMPLING ON THE FREE SPEECH RIGHT OF COMMENTORS NO MATTER HOW PROFANE OR DEGRADING THEY ARE.

>> SOME PEOPLE THINK THAT'S THE ONLY WAY THAT THEY'RE GOING TO GET ACROSS, AND, AGAIN, I MAY NOT AGREE WITH IT, BUT SO LONG AS IT DOES NOT CROSS THAT LINE, THAT BRIGHT CONSTITUTIONAL LINE, IT NEEDS TO BE ALLOWED.

>> Reporter: ONE CHANGE ALLOWS THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD TO REPRIMAND A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC IF THEIR STATEMENTS ARE DEEMED DISCRIMINATORY OR HARASSING AND EVEN HAVE A SHERIFF'S DEPUTY REMOVE THE PERSON.

>> THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE DEFINITION OF DISCRIMINATORY HARASSING REMARKS.

>> Reporter: LAWYER COREY BRIGGS REPRESENTS A LAWSUIT IN COUNTY AND FREQUENTLY SUES LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.

>> YOU'RE ALLOWED TO BE CRITICAL OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES.

WE ARE ALLOWED TO CRITICIZE THE GOVERNMENT.

WE CAN CRITICIZE THE GOVERNMENT STRONGLY.

THIS DEFINITION NOW ALLOWS ONE PERSON, THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD TO DECIDE THAT HE OR SHE DOESN'T LIKE THE COMMENTS THAT ARE BEING MADE, AND EVEN IF THEY'RE LEGALLY PROTECTED UNDER THIS DEFINITION, CAN STAY STOP.

>> Reporter: THE COUNTY DID NOT RESPOND TO REQUEST FOR COMMENT, BUT ITS DOCUMENT HIGHLIGHTING THE CHANGES DOES INDEED DEFINE DISCRIMINATORY OR HARASSING REMARKS AS LEGALLY PROTECTED SPEECH THAT DISPARAGES AN INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP BASED ON THEIR PERCEIVED RACE, RELIGION, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, ETHNICITY, GENDER, DISABILITY OR OTHER HATE SPEECH BUT DOES NOT RISE TO THE LEVEL OF A CRIMINAL THREAT OR INCITING VIOLENCE.

>> WHAT BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CAN DO IS MAKE SURE NO ONE SHOUTS OUT, AND THEY CAN BE REMOVED AND BARRED FROM COMING BACK, AND THE CITY COUNCIL CAN LIMIT THE PUBLIC COMMENT TIME THAT IT WANTS.

IF THE PUBLIC COMMENT IS GETTING OUT OF HAND, THEY CAN CERTAINLY LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT THEY'LL DEVOTE TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

>> Reporter: CONSTITUTIONAL SCHOLAR AND UCSZ DEAN ADVISED LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ON MANAGING NASTY PUBLIC COMMENTS BUT HE'S NOT INVOLVED IN THIS LAWSUIT.

>> THE DIFFICULTY IS THEY CAN'T SAY WE'LL HAVE A CIVILITY CODE OF HOW WE'LL SPEAK.

THEY CAN'T SAY NO PROFANITIES.

THEY CAN'T SAY NO ETHNIC OR RACIAL SLURS BECAUSE THAT IS PROTECTED BY THE FAMILY.

>> FIRST AMENDMENT.

>> THIS IS WHY WE HAVE A FIRST AMENDMENT, TO ENSURE THAT WE DO NOT ALLOW THE GOVERNMENT TO CENSOR PEOPLE BASED ON THEIR VIEWPOINT, AND SOMETIMES THE PRICE WE PAY FOR THAT IS WE HAVE TO TOLERATE SPEECH WE DON'T LIKE.

>> Reporter: BRIGGS SAYS THE CASE CHALLENGING THE COUNTY RULES CHANGE GOVERNORING THE COMMENTS IN THE MEETINGS COULD GO TO TRIAL LATE THIS YEAR.

>> Reporter: AMITA SHARMA, "KPBS EVENING EDITION."

>> VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS OFFICIALLY HAS ENOUGH VOTES FROM DEMOCRATIC DELEGATES TO WIN THE PARTY NOMINATION.

THE DNC CHAIR MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY, THAT MEANS HARRIS WILL BE THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN AND ASIAN-AMERICAN DESCENDANT TO LEAD THE PARTY TICKET AND REACTED SHE'S HONORED TO BE THE DEMOCRATIC NO, MA'AM.

>> AND TRUMP'S RUNNING MATE TURNS 30 DATE AND VANCE IS STILL WORKING TO INTRODUCE HIMSELF TO AMERICA.

>> Reporter: SINCE IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT IS FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SELECTED OHIO SENATOR JD VANCE AS HIS RUNNING MATE, VANCE HAS SPENT MOST OF HIS TIME ON DEFENSE.

>> OBVIOUSLY IT WAS A SARCASTIC COMMENT.

>> Reporter: HE'S RESPONDING TO SEVERAL CLIPS THAT RESURFACED WHERE HE CRITICIZED POLITICIANS WHO DON'T HAVE CHILDREN AND SUGGESTED PEOPLE WITH KIDS SHOULD HAVE MORE VOTING POWER THAN THOSE WHO DON'T.

>> WE ARE RUN BY THE DEMOCRATS BY A BUNCH OF CHILDLESS CAT LADIES.

>> Reporter: TRUMP'S ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS IS NOT THE ENTRANCE HE HAD FOR VANCE AS HE SAID HE'S AN HEIR TO HIS POLITICAL MOVEMENT.

>> YOU CAN HAVE A VICE PRESIDENT THAT IS OUTSTANDING IN EVERY WAY, AND I THINK JD WOULD HAVE ALL BEEN, BUT YOU'RE NOT VOTING THAT WAY.

>> Reporter: VANCE IS THE FIRST NEWLY ANNOUNCED VP NOMINEE TO HAVE A NEGATIVE FAVORABILITY AND THAT RATING HAS CONTINUED TO DROP.

TRUMP DID NOT ANSWER DIRECTLY WHEN PUSHED IF HIS RUNNING MATE WOULD BE READY ON DAY ONE TO STEP IN AS PRESIDENT IF NEEDED.

>> HISTORICALLY, THE VICE PRESIDENT IN TERMS OF THE ELECTION DOES NOT HAVE ANY IMPACT, I MEAN, VIRTUALLY NO IMPACT.

>> Reporter: WHEN VANCE WAS ASKED ABOUT DOWNPLAYING THE ROLE OF THE VICE-PRESIDENCY, HE SHRUGGED OFF TRUMP'S COMMENTS ADDING THAT MOST PEOPLE WILL VOTE BASED ON THE TOP OF THE TICKET.

REPORTING LIVE IN WASHINGTON, I'M JULIA BENBROOKE.

>> WE'RE DEALING WITH HOT WEATHER IN THE INTERIOR BUT NOT A BAD FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND BOTTOM OUT AT 63 ESCONDIDO AND BORREGO SPRINGS, 83 AND SOME LOW CLOUDS OUT THERE, BUT WE GET BACK INTO THE HEAT THIS WEEKEND, WITH EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCHES TEMECULA TEMECULAIN TEMECULA.

>> CARLSBAD COULD BE THE FIRST COUNTY IN SAN DIEGO THAT COULD BAN SMOKEING AND VAPING IN HOMES AND THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED TO MOVE THE ORDINANCE FORWARD.

>> Reporter: CARLSBAD CITY COUNCIL VOTED 4-1 TO BAN SMOKING IN MULTI-UNIT HOMES.

THE ORDINANCE WOULD BAN SMOKING AND VAPING OF ATTORNEY GENERAL WILLIAM BARR AND CANNABIS PRODUCTS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE MULTI-UNIT BUILDINGS AND CONDOS.

IT'S TO CURVE SECONDHAND SMOKE.

>> IT CAN CAUSE IMMEDIATE HARM EVEN IN BRIEF EXPOSURES, INCLUDING COUGHING, HEADACHES, EYE, SORE THROAT IN THE SHORT TERM.

>> Reporter: JENNIFER GIL WITH VISTA COMMUNITY CLINIC SUPPORTED IT FROM A HEALTH PERSPECTIVE.

A CARLSBAD LANDLORD SAID SHE HAS HAD A NON-SMOKING POLICY IN HER LEASES SINCE 2007.

>> FROM A BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE, HAVING A SMOKE FREE POLICY SAVES US A LOT OF MONEY.

WE RETAIN TENANTS LONGER AND REDUCED TENANT COST AND REDUCTION OF FIRE AND TENANTS ARE NOT EXPOSED TO THE DANGERS OF THIRD HAND SMOKE WHICH IS RESIDUE FOUND ON SURFACES WHERE SOMEONE HAS SMOKED AND IT CAN LAST FOR YEARS.

>> Reporter: WHILE MOST SAN DIEGO COUNTY CITIES HAVE BANNED SMOKING IN PUBLIC PLACES, CARLSBAD WOULD BE THE FIRST CITY TO ADOPT A BAN ON INDOOR PRIVATE PROPERTY, SOMETHING MELANIE FELT CROSSED THE LINE.

>> AGAIN, THE CITY IS NOT IN A POSITION HOW TO TELL PEOPLE TO LIVE THEIR LIVES BUT IN A POSITION TO MAKE SURE WE'RE SAFE.

I THINK LANDLORD AND PROPERTY MANAGERS CAN MAKE THAT DECISION WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE LEASE, AND I DON'T THINK THE CITY SHOULD BE INVOLVED.

>> Reporter: MAYOR BLACKBURN SAID IT COMES DOWN TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE MAJORITY OF THE PUBLIC.

>> HOW CAN I TELL SOMEONE TO DO OR NOT DO IN THE CONFINES OF THE PLACE THEY LIVE.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE HAVE TO HAVE RULES WHETHER WE CAN SMOKE IN RESTAURANTS AND OTHER RULES AND LAWS ARE DICTATING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A GOOD QUALITY OF LIFE FOR EVERYBODY.

>> Reporter: ENFORCEMENT WOULD FALL ON LANDLORD AND PROPERTY MANAGERS.

THE ORDINANCE WILL RETURN TO COUNCIL FOR A FINAL APPROVAL LATER THIS YEAR.

IF APPROVED, THE BAN WILL TAKE EFFECT JANUARY 1st.

TANYA THORNE, ""KPBS NEWS."

>> THE INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION RECEIVED A NOTICE OF VIOLATION AFTER THE COUNTY GOT MORE THAN 150 COMPLAINTS IN THREE DAYS ABOUT THE SEWAGE SMELL IN THE SOUTH BAY.

THE COUNTY POLLUTION DISTRICT SAID THE HOLLISTER PUMP STATION STOPPED WORKING ON JULY 16th, AND THAT LED TO THE DISCHARGE OF ABOUT 300,000 GALLONS OF UNTREATED WASTE WATER.

THE IBWC IS REVIEWING THE NOTICE AND IT'S COMMITTED TO MAKE SURE THE PUMP STATION IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS,THE AIR FORCE SAYS CRACKED GEARS LED TO THE FATAL CRASH OF AN OSPREY OFF THE COAST OF JAPAN IN NOVEMBER ACCORDING TO AN INVESTIGATION RELEASED THIS WEEK.

KPBS REPORTER SAYS IT ALSO BLAMES THE PILOTS.

>> Reporter: A SERIES OF WARNINGS ALERTED THE AIR FORCE PILOT AS SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THIS OSPREY FLYING OFF THE COAST LAST YEAR.

THE METAL SHAVINGS WERE DETECTED IN THE LEFT ENGINE.

AIR FORCE PROCEDURES SAID THE PILOT SHOULD HAVE STARTED LOOKING FOR SOMEWHERE TO LAND.

IT WAS NOT UNTIL THE SIXTH ALERT THEY APPROACHED TO LAND AND THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASKED THEM TO DIVERT SO OTHER AIRCRAFT COULD TURN OFF.

WHEN TURNING OVER THE OCEAN, ONE OF THE ENGINES BROKE APART, CEASED AND THE PROPELLER STOPPED TURNING, AND BY THIS POINT, THE INVESTIGATION SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THE PILOTS COULD DO.

THE OSPREY SPUN OUT OF CONTROL CRASHING INTO THE OCEAN KILLING ALL ON BOARD.

THREE MONTHS LATER, THEY RESUMED LIMIT SERVICE WITH MODIFIED PROCEDURES.

A SPOKESPERSON IN SAN DIEGO KILLS KPBS THE SERVICE IS IN THE MIDST OF AN APPROACH TO BRING THE OSPREY BACK TO FULL FLIGHT OPERATION.

AN ATTORNEY REPRESENTING THE CREWS' FAMILY CRITICIZE THE AIR FORCE FOR BLAMING THE PILOTS SAYING THE ONLY REASON THIS CRASH HAPPENED WAS BECAUSE OF FAULTY GEAR.

>> DISAPPOINTING JOBS ARE RAISING FEARS THAT INTEREST RATES ARE TOO HIGH FOR TOO LONG AFTER THE "KPBS EVENING EDITION."

>> HEPATITIS-C INFECTIONS HAVE STARTED TO SLOWLY DECLINE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, BUT HEALTH EXPERTS SAY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE STILL GOING UNDETECTED.

AND THEY ARE INVESTIGATING HOW FETANYL IS CONTRIBUTING TO THE SPREAD.

>> Reporter: THREE YEARS AGO, THIS MAN OVERDOSED TO FETANYL, THE FIRST TIME HE SMOKED IT.

>> IT WAS NEW TO ME, AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS SOMETHING ELSE.

>> Reporter: COOPER IS 53 AND HAS HIV WHEN HE OVERDOSED, HE WAS SURPRISED TO FIND OUT HE WAS POSITIVE FOR HEPATITIS-C, A VIRAL INFECTION IF LEFT UNTREAT KINDERGARTEN CAUSE CIRRHOSIS OR LIVER CANCER.

>> I KIND OF FREAKED OUT.

I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND FULLY ABOUT HEPC AND I'M TRYING TO LEARN.

>> Reporter: COOPER IS ALMOST OF 400 PARTICIPANTS IN A STUDY CONDUCTED BY UC SAN DIEGO AND IN MEXICO.

THE RESEARCH PUBLISHED THIS WEEK FOUND PEOPLE IN SAN DIEGO AND TIJUANA WHO SMOKE AND INJECT FETANYL ARE AT INCREASED RISK OF CONTRACTING HEPATITIS-C.

THE RESEARCH SUGGESTS BECAUSE THE HIGH FROM FETANYL IS SO SHORT-LIVED, IT MAY LEAD TO MORE FREQUENT DOSING AND SHARING OF SYRINGES AND SMOKING MATERIALS INCREASING THE RISK OF TRANSMISSION.

STOVE ANY HAS BEEN WORKING IN THE BORDER REGION SINCE 2004.

SHE SAYS RAISING AWARENESS AND EDUCATION ARE CRUCIAL TO THE ELIMINATION OF HEPATITIS-C. >> WE NEED MOBILE PROGRAMS THAT GO TO WHERE THE PEOPLE LIVE AND WHETHER THAT'S IN THE CANYON OR PARK OR WHAT HAVE YOU, AND WE NEED THOSE MOBILE TESTING PROGRAMS TO BE THERE AND LINK THOSE PEOPLE TO CARE RIGHT AWAY.

>> Reporter: SLOW SAYS HEPATITIS-C CAN BE CURED WITH JUST A FOUR-WEEK COURSE OF MEDICATION.

HARM REDUCTION IS ALSO IMPORTANT.

>> TO TEST THEIR DRUGS TO SEE WHAT'S IN IT SO THEY DON'T MISTAKENLY USE FETANYL LIKE ANTHONY DID.

>> Reporter: COOPER AGREES.

>> TO GIVE SOME PEOPLE THE MESSAGE, IT DOESN'T GET ACROSS.

YOU HAVE TO GO IN THERE WITH THE PEOPLE AND THINK YOU'LL SEE IT ON TV.

>> Reporter: HEIDI DiMARCO, "KPBS NEWS."

>> U.S. JOB GROWTH FELL WELL BELOW EXPECTATIONS IN JULY, AND THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE TICKED HIGHER FUELING FEARS OF A BROADER ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN.

LAURA AGUIRRE BRINGS US THE LATEST.

>> THE ECONOMY IS MOVING CLOSER TO THE POINT WHERE IT WILL BE APPROPRIATE TO REDUCE THE RATE.

>> Reporter: THAT WAS JOE HOWE BEFORE THE JULY JOBS REPORT DROPPED ADDING 114,000 JOBS LAST MONTH A BIG DIP FROM JUNE'S 179,000 AND FAR SHORT OF THE DOW JONES ESTIMATE, BUT OVER AT THE LABOR DEPARTMENT, ONE BAD MONTH, NOT A RED FLAG.

>> WE LOOK AT NOT ONLY ONE MONTH'S DATA BUT TRENDS, AND THE THREE MONTH TREND IS 1070,000.

>> Reporter: BOTH SECRETARIES AND CHAIRMAN HOWE POINT TO A BROADER SET OF INDICATORS THAT IMPROVE THE FED'S CALCULOUS ON ECONOMIC CUTS.

>> SPENDING IS STRONG AND THE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE REMAINS STRONG TOO.

IT REACHED THE HIGHEST IN OVER TWO DECADES.

>> Reporter: THEN, THERE'S HOURLY WAGES.

THEY DID RISE .2.%2% JULY AND THE THE JOBS MADE WALL STREET TRADERS ANTSY WITH A SELLOFF AND THE WORD RECESSION BUZZED IN HEADLINES.

>> THE OVERALL INDICATORS ARE NOT CONSISTENT WITH RECESSION.

WE ARE STILL LOOKING AT 50 MILLION JOBS IN THE ECONOMY.

>> Reporter: THERE IS A SILVER LINING WITH JULY'S 4.3.UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, A MARK NOT SEEN SINCE 2021 AND THAT MAKES A MORE AGGRESSIVE CUT IN RATES.

REPORTING LIVE FOR "KPBS NEWS."

>> ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS PLAYING A BIGGER ROLE IN A LOT OF INDUSTRIES, AND THAT INCLUDES FAST FOOD.

SDSU TELLS US ABOUT ONE POPULAR CHAIN IN THE AI FUTURES REPORT.

>> YOU KNOW, TACO BELL WAS BORN IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, SO IT'S VERY STRONG HERE IN SAN DIEGO, ORANGE COUNTY AND PARTS OF L.A. WHAT THEY'VE DONE IS THEY'VE KIND OF TESTED AI IN ABOUT A HUNDRED STORES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.

30 IN CALIFORNIA AND WHAT THEY'VE DETERMINED IS THEY'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO ROLL OUT AI IN THE DRIVE-THRU TO ALL THEIR 7700 LOCATIONS AND WHAT TACO BELL IS SAYING THAT THEY BELIEVE FROM THEIR TESTS, NOT ONLY DOES IT IMPROVE ORDER ACCURACY BUT DECREASES THE WAIT TIME AND ALLOWS THE EMPLOYEES TO FOCUS ON OTHER TASKS SO COMPANIES LIKE WENDY'S, WHITE CASTLE, CARL'S, Jr. AND HARDIES HAVE STARTED AI TESTS, SO IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT THE TACO BELL TESTING WILL BE WITH AI AND A BRITAIN OF A MARKETING COUP FOR TACO BELL.

>> IT'S BEEN ONE OF THE HOTTEST SUMMERS FOR MOST OF THE U.S. HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE SENDING ELECTRICITY BILLS SOARING AND COULD SOON DRIVE THE PRICE OF GROCERIES UP TOO.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ EXPLAINS.

>> Reporter: INFLATION IN THE U.S. MAY BE COOLING SINCE HITTING A FOUR DECADE HIGH, BUT HOTTER TEMPERATURES ARE CREATING A NEW SET OF PROBLEMS FOR FARMERS THAT GROW THE NATION'S FOOD.

>> WE ARE IN THE BUSINESS OF MANAGING RISK, AND THIS JUST IMPACTS THE RISK OF CLIMATE ON THE CROPS THAT WE GROW.

>> Reporter: TOM HAS BEEN GROWING BLUEBERRIES AND CITRUS FRUITS IN CALIFORNIA AND OREGON FOR DECADES, AND HE SAYS RECORD-BREAKING HEAT IS CAUSING HIS BUSINESS TO SUFFER.

>> AS IT BECOMES WARMER, THE FRUIT BECOMES MORE DELICATE SO WE STOP HARVESTING EARLIER IMPACTING THE AMOUNT.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE GOING TO UPGRADE IRRIGATION SYSTEMS THAT WILL BE PASSED DOWN TO THE CONSUMERS.

>> AS WE IMPROVE THE IRRIGATION SYSTEMS.

>> WE ARE ACTUALLY DESIGNING THEM TO PROVIDE THE PRECISE AMOUNT OF WATER THAT THE PLANT NEEDS SO THERE'S ZERO WASTE.

>> Reporter: HIGHER PRODUCE PRICES IS A REVERSAL OVER THE COUNTRY WITH THE COST OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES DROPPING BY HALF A%.

>> THIS IS VERY REAL, AND WE AGGRESSIVELY NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AND TAKE STEPS AS A COUNTRY AND A WORLD TO NAVIGATE MOST EFFECTIVELY.

>> Reporter: IN ATLANTA, I'M IVAN RODRIGUEZ.

>> WELL, WE HAVE SOME HEAT BUILDING BACK INTO THE INTERIOR, AND IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR RELIEF, HEAD TO THE COAST.

SAN DIEGO WELL POSITIONED FOR WEATHER LIKE THIS.

SO HOT WEATHER WILL RETURN TO THE INTERIOR TRENDING SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

WE'VE HAD ISOLATED SHOWERS WITH STORMS IN THE INTERIOR.

IN GENERAL, THE CHANCE FOR ISOLATED MOUNTAIN THUNDERSTORMS BACK VERY LOW ALMOST TO NIL THIS WEEKEND WITH A LITTLE BIT OF A BREEZE, AND WHENEVER THE WIND PICKS UP, THERE'S INHERENTLY FIRE DANGER, ESPECIALLY IN CALIFORNIA THIS TIME OF THE YEAR LOW CLOUDS AND CAN 100 IN RAMONA AND 114 IN BORREGO SPRINGS AND THE MOUNTAINS, 81, Mt.

LAGUNA.

YOU NOTICE WE DON'T HAVE MUCH OF A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS IN HERE UNLIKE THURSDAY WHEN WE HAD A COUPLE RECENT DAYS WITH SOME ISOLATED STORMS AROUND.

WE REALLY ARE EXPECTING TO BE DRY SATURDAY ASK SUNDAY, THE HEAT IS ON ACROSS THE INTERIOR WITH THE STORMS PRETTY WELL SQUASHED INTO THE EAST INTO ARIZONA'S HIGH GROUND AND COMFORTABLE ALONG THE BEACHES IF YOUR TOES ARE IN THE SAND, BUT WE HAVE EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCHES FROM TEMECULA NORTH TO RIVERSIDE AND PARTS OF THE L.A. METRO AND INLAND SAN DIEGO COUNTY IN THE DESERTS EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS AND TEMPERATURES CONSISTENTLY IN THE LOW 80s WITH A TOUCH OF HUMIDITY MONDAY AND TUESDAY AND AS WE HEAD TO THE INLAND, HERE'S WHERE WE FIND HEAT, 98 DEGREES ON TUESDAY, THAT APPEARS TO BE THE PINNACLE, AND WE COOL BACK DOWN ON TUESDAY AND A HOT STRETCH FOR THE INLAND AREAS.

MOUNTAINS HERE, WE'RE LOOKING OKAY, LOOK BREEZY AND THE BREEZE IS THE CONCERN BECAUSE THAT INTRODUCES SOME ELEMENT OF FIRE DANGER.

TEMPERATURES BACK OFF AROUND WEDNESDAY, A NICE PLEASANT TIME.

HERE WE GET INTO THE HEAT.

INTO THE DESERTS WE GO, 114 ON SATURDAY, 113 ON SUNDAY AND HOT ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY AND SOME OF THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS WILL RUN MONDAY AND TUESDAY BEFORE IMPROVEMENTS ROLL IN ON TUESDAY.

HAVE A GREAT AND SAFE WEEKEND.

I'M JEFF CORNISH FOR "KPBS NEWS."

>> EARLIER THIS WEEK, THE WORLD BEAT CULTURAL CENTER OBTAINED A LONG SOUTH EXTENDED LEASE TO GUARANTEE A SPACE FOR BLACK CULTURE IN BALBOA PARK.

OUR ARTS CULTURE BETH ACCOMANDO SPOKE WITH THE FOUNDER OF WHAT THIS MEANS.

>> GREETINGS.

I'M THE FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE WORLD BEAT CULTURAL CENTER HERE IN BALBOA PARK.

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>> Reporter: THE ICONIC CENTER THAT USED TO BE A DILAPIDATED WATER TOWER.

>> I USED TO COME HERE WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL.

>> Reporter: THAT IS THE BEING SHE GOT 30 YEARS AGO AS A SPACE FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN REPRESENTATION IN THE PARK.

OVER THE PAST THREE DECADES, THE WORLD BEAT CULTURAL CENTER HAS PURSUE ADMISSION TO UNITE THE WORLD THROUGH MUSIC, ART AND CULTURE AND NOW -- WE RECEIVED OUR 25 YEAR LEASE, AND WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THAT FOR A LONG TIME.

>> WE DESERVE TO HAVE THIS IN THE PARK.

WE ARE THE MOTHERSHIP FOR THE BLACK COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: AND SHE'S WORKING FOR PLANS OTHER THAN CULTURAL PLAZA AT THE WORLD BEAT CENTER.

>> WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE MAYOR AND CITY OFFICIALS COME TO THE WORLD BEAT CENTER, OUR PLAZA, OUR CULTURAL PLAZA.

I WANT A CULTURAL PLAZA, AND I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE TO HAVE SELF-DETERMINATION.

IT'S ALL HAPPENING.

IT MAY TAKE AWHILE, YOU KNOW, BUT JUST KEEP GOING, KIDS, YOU KNOW.

GO DO YOUR DREAMS.

MAKE YOUR DREAMS HAPPEN.

THE WORLD BEAT CENTER IS A DREAM FOR ALL OF US, AND IT'S HAPPENING.

>> Reporter: AND WORLD BEAT CENTER WILL BE CELEBRATING THAT WITH A BIG LEASE SIGNING PARTY ON TUESDAY WITH THE MAYOR AND CITY OFFICIALS IN ATTENDANCE.

BETH ACCOMANDO, "KPBS NEWS."

>> A RESIDENT AT THE EL CAJON SENIOR TOWER CELEBRATED A BIRTHDAY TODAY, NOTHING TOO UNUSUAL ABOUT THAT.

WHAT IS UNUSUAL ABOUT THIS ANNIVERSARY OF ANN STRUTSON'S BIRTH IS IT IS THE 107th TIME AND TREATED TO A SPECIAL VISIT FROM MEALS ON WHEELS.

THE AGENCY SAYS SHE'S THEIR OLDEST CLIENT AND TODAY VOLUNTEER TIM RAY BROUGHT MUCH MORE THAN A MEAL AND ALSO RECEIVED GIFTS, INCLUDING A BEAUTIFUL QUILT.

AFTER REMARKING ABOUT HOW BEAUTIFUL IT WAS AND HOW MUCH TIME AND EFFORT IT WAS, WE ASKED ANNE WHAT IT'S LIKE LIVING FOR A CENTURY PLUS SEVEN.

>> SOMETIMES I AM SHOCKED.

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S HAPPENED TO ME.

IT DOESN'T HAPPEN TO ME PEOPLE, AND I'M THANKFUL TO BETH BECAUSE SHE'S THE ONE WHO HAS PRESERVED MY LIFE.

>> SHE STRESSES THE IMPORTANCE OF EATING WHAT SHE CALLS THE RIGHT FOODS, WHICH SHE SAYS IS EXACTLY WHAT MEALS ON WHEELS PROVIDES.

SUNDAY IS HER ACTUAL BIRTHDAY FROM ALL OF US HERE ON KPBS A MOST HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ANNE AND BEST WISHES FOR MANY MORE.

YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON THE WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M JOHN CAROL.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING AND A WONDERFUL WEEKEND!

>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR "KPBS EVENING EDITION" HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY PLUMB FOR PLUMBING AND HEATING FOR YEARS AND REMODELING.

VISIT BILLHOWE.COM AND BY THE CONRAD PRESENT ADVICE FOUNDATION, DARLENE, MARCO AND SHYLY AND BY THE FOLLOWING AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

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