>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS "EVENING EDITION" HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES.

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CALL 1-800-BILL-HOWE, OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.

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>>> AFTER A LONG DEPLOYMENT AND A DELAY OF SEVERAL MONTHS, A SAN DIEGO-BASED AIRCRAFT CARRIER IS RETURNING HOME.

NPR IS REPORTING THE "USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN," WHICH HAS BEEN PARTICIPATING IN U.S.

MILITARY OPERATIONS IN THE WAR WITH IRAN, IS NOW ON ITS WAY BACK TO ITS HOME PORT HERE IN SAN DIEGO.

THE ROUGHLY 5,000 SAILORS AND MARINES ABOARD THE SHIP HAVE SPENT NINE MONTHS AT SEA.

THIS AFTER REPORTS OF DETERIORATING CONDITIONS AND MENTAL HEALTH FOR THE CREW, INCLUDING APPARENT ATTEMPTS TO JUMP OVERBOARD.

THE "LINCOLN'S'S DEPLOYMENT WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED TO END IN MAY.

>>> SAN DIEGO LEADERS SAY THE CITY IS AGGRESSIVELY PREPARING FOR A SUPER EL NINO THIS FALL AND WINTER.

THE EVENT COULD BRING HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING.

KPBS ENVIRONMENT REPORTER TAMMY MURGA SAYS NEW INFORMATION SHOWS THE CITY'S STORM WATER SYSTEM IS NOT PREPARED TO HANDLE A WEATHER PHENOMENON.

>> Reporter: STORM WATER CREWS HAVE BEEN BUSY CLEARING FLOOD CHANNELS AND DRAINS ALL OVER THE CITY.

ON FRIDAY, THEY FOCUSED ON AGUNDO.

THE NEIGHBORHOOD EASILY FLOODS.

THEIR WORK IS PART OF AN AGGRESSIVE EFFORT TO PREPARE SAN DIEGO FOR WHAT METEOROLOGISTS SAY COULD BE THE STRONGEST EL NINO IN AT LEAST 100 YEARS.

>> THE WORK THAT WE DO BEFORE THAT FIRST DROP OF RAIN WILL DETERMINE HOW READY SAN DIEGO IS TO WEATHER IT.

>> Reporter: BETWEEN JULY 2025 AND THIS MAY, CREWS HAVE INSPECTED ALL 33,000 STORM DRAINS AND CONDUCTED 1,600 CLEANINGS IN AREAS LIKE THE TIJUANA RIVER AND SAN DIEGO BAY.

>> IN THE MONTH OF JULY ALONE, WE COMPLETED MAINTENANCE ON 18 CHANNEL SEGMENTS AND FOUR MILES OF CHANNELS.

SINCE AUGUST 1st, WE'VE ADDRESSED ANOTHER 11 SEGMENTS AND 3 1/2 MILES.

>> Reporter: TODD SNYDER OVERSEES THE CITY'S STORM WATER DEPARTMENT.

HE SAYS EVEN THOUGH THE CITY IS DOING MORE CHANNEL MAINTENANCE THAN EVER, ONLY 17% OF THE CITY'S CHANNELS CAN HANDLE A 100-YEAR STORM.

>> SOME OF OUR CHANNELS ARE ONLY SIZED TO HANDLE A TWO OR FIVE-YEAR STORM.

SO WE CAN ACTUALLY START SEEING OVERTOPPING AND FLOODING EVEN IF WE GET JUST AN INCH OF RAIN.

>> Reporter: CLIMATE FORECASTS SHOW SAN DIEGO COULD RECEIVE ABOUT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL RAIN ABOVE AVERAGE THIS WINTER.

CITY OFFICIALS SAY INVESTING IN LARGE-SCALE PROJECTS LIKE NEW PUMP STATIONS IS NEEDED TO BETTER PREPARE SAN DIEGANS FOR FUTURE FLOODING.

THE PUBLIC IS URGED TO DO THEIR PART BY BUILDING AN EMERGENCY PLAN AND SIGNING UP FOR ALERTS.

TAMMY MURGA, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TONIGHT'S PATCHY FOG WILL RETURN TO COASTAL AREAS, AND IT WILL BECOME RELATIVELY DENSE IN SOME POCKETS INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

SO BE AWARE OF THAT IF YOU'RE OUT EARLY.

OTHERWISE, A WARM ONE TONIGHT IN BORREGO SPRINGS.

A HOT PATTERN ACROSS THE INTERIOR.

111 TOMORROW IN BORREGO SPRINGS.

100 IN RAMONA.

THE HEAT IS GOING TO BE PERSISTENT.

ALL NEXT WEEK, THROUGH THE WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK, AN EXTREME HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT IN THE DESERT.

DETAILS AHEAD.

>>> RIGHT NOW, TWO TEAMS ARE REPRESENTING OUR REGION IN THE LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES.

WHILE THEY MIGHT BE PLAYING HUNDREDS OF MILES AWAY IN PENNSYLVANIA -- IT'S ACTUALLY PROBABLY THOUSANDS -- THEIR FANS ARE CHEERING THEM ON HERE IN SAN DIEGO.

DOZENS OF SAN DIEGANS TUNED IN TO WATCH SWEETWATER VALLEY AT 3-1 SPORTS BAR CENTER IN CHULA VISTA.

THE GAME WAS ORIGINALLY SUPPOSED TO BE PLAYED YESTERDAY, BUT THUNDERSTORMS FORCED A RESCHEDULE.

OUR MEDIA PARTNER KGTV SPOKE TO GAME WATCHERS.

>> I LOVE LITTLE LEAGUE MYSELF.

I USED TO PLAY BALL WHEN I WAS A KID.

THAT'S WHY I KEEP ME INVOLVED WITH IT.

I NEVER WENT THIS FAR.

I MADE IT TO THE ALL-STARS TWO YEARS IN A ROW, BUT I NEVER MADE IT THIS BIG.

>> IT'S BEEN MORE THAN A DECADE SINCE A SOUTH BAY TEAM MADE IT THIS FAR.

SWEETWATER MADE IT IN 2015.

SWEETWATER LOST TODAY, BUT IT'S DOUBLE ELIMINATION SO THEY STILL HAVE A CHANCE.

THEIR NEXT GAME IS TOMORROW.

THE TIJUANA TEAM WON THEIR GAME 7-1.

THEY PLAY AGAIN ON SUNDAY.

>>> FROM LITTLE LEAGUE TO THE MAJOR LEAGUES, IN WEEK MAJOR LEAGUE TEAM OWNERS APPROVED THE SALE OF THE SAN DIEGO PADRES TO A NEW GROUP LED BY KWANZAA JONES AND JOSE E. FELICIANO.

THE NEW OWNERS WILL MEET THE SAN DIEGO PRESS MONDAY WHEN THEY MOLD A NEWS CONFERENCE AT PETCO PARK.

THERE WILL BE MANY BASEBALL QUESTIONS FOR THEM, BUT FOR THIS WEEK'S "WHY IT MATTERS" SEGMENT, "VOICE OF SAN DIEGO'S" SCOTT LEWIS TALKS ABOUT SOME OF THE OTHER ISSUES THEY WILL INHERIT.

>> THE PADRES ARE SECOND IN ATTENDANCE ACROSS ALL OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL.

MORE PEOPLE GO TO WATCH PADRES GAMES THAN ATTEND THE GAMES OF THE STORIED YANKEES, CUBS, AND RED SOX.

IT'S NOT JUST BASEBALL.

THE PADRES MANAGE ALL THE CONCERTS AND EVENTS AT PETCO PARK AND SHARE THE MONEY WITH THE CITY.

THERE ARE MORE OF THOSE EVENTS THAN EVER, AND THEY MAKE MORE MONTHAN EVER.

BUT THERE ARE MAJOR CHALLENGES, TOO.

THE PADRES FOUGHT A CITY LAW THAT RAISED THE MINIMUM WAGE FOR EVENT VENUES, AND THEY LOST.

AND YET THE BIGGEST COMPETITOR TO PETCO PARK, SNAPDRAGON STADIUM, DIDN'T HAVE TO RAISE WAGES.

THAT STEMS FROM THE PADRES' LONGSTANDING DISPUTE WITH THE LOCAL STAGE WORKERS UNION.

IT WASN'T THE ONLY SETBACK.

A CITIZENS GROUP SUED AND EVENTUALLY KILLED THE PADRES' PLAN TO BUY TAILGATE PARK FROM THE CITY AND DEVELOP IT.

NEIGHBORS DOWNTOWN ARE STILL PURSUING A LAWSUIT ABOUT NOISE FROM THOSE CONCERTS.

COUNCILMEMBER SHAUN E. RIVERA RECENTLY DEMANDED THE PADRES PAY MORE FOR THE POLICE THAT HELP PROVIDE SECURITY FOR EVENTS A THE PETCO PARK.

IT MAY SEEM FAR AWAY, BUT IN 2031, TAXPAYERS WILL FINALLY HAVE PAID OFF THE LOAN WE TOOK OUT TO BUILD PETCO PARK.

AND THE LAND WILL OFFICIALLY BECOME THE CITY'S.

EVERY YEAR, THE CITY PAYS ABOUT $8.5 MILLION TO PAY DOWN THAT DEBT.

THE PADRES, THOUGH, HAVE THE OPTION TO EXTEND THE CURRENT LEASE FIVE OR EVEN TEN MORE YEARS AFTER THAT.

THE NEW OWNERS WILL HAVE TO BUILD A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CITY, AND IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO WATCH.

THAT'S "WHY IT MATTERS."

>> "VOICE OF SAN DIEGO" IS ONE OF OUR PARTNERS FOR THE "PUBLIC MATTERS" INITIATIVE.

YOU CAN LEARN MORE AT KPBS.ORG/PUBLICMATTERS.

>>> TONIGHT ON "THE NEWS HOUR," WHO'S PAYING FOR THE PRESIDENT'S CAR RACE THROUGH THE STREETS OF THE NATION'S CAPITAL?

THAT'S COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER "EVENING EDITION" ON KPBS.

>>> AN EMERALD HILLS RESIDENT IS SUING THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO OVER A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT COMING TO HIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

KPBS REPORTER KATIE HYSON SAYS IT'S THE LATEST CHALLENGE TO THE CONTROVERSIAL DEVELOPMENT.

>> Reporter: RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR A PARK ON THE HILLTOP FOR DECADES.

THEIR APPEAL TO STOP THE NEW DEVELOPMENT WAS REJECTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL LAST MONTH.

KENNY KEY LIVES NEXT TO THE LOT.

HE'S CHALLENGES THAT REJECTION IN A NEW LAWSUIT.

>> THIS IS A PROUD BLACK NEIGHBORHOOD THAT I GREW UP IN.

I FEEL LIKE A SENSE OF OBLIGATION.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS HE'S A RETIRED HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

HE WAS TRAINED BY CAL TRANS, WORKED ON A STRIPING CREW.

IN OTHER WORDS, HE KNOWS ROADS.

>> THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT I REMEMBER ABOUT THAT JOB WAS THE EMPHASIS ON SAFETY.

PUBLIC SAFETY.

>> Reporter: THE DEVELOPMENT WILL ADD 123 HOMES INTO WHAT THE CITY LABELS A VERY HIGH-RISK FIRE ZONE.

IT RELIES ON A 2019 FOOTNOTE IN CITY CODE THAT ALLOWED FOR MUCH DENSER DEVELOPMENT, BUT ONLY IN THE LOW-INCOME, BLACK AND LATINO NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE ENCANTO AREA.

THE CITY COUNCIL REPEALED THAT FOOTNOTE, BUT THE PROJECT WAS ALREADY APPROVED.

>> THIS PROJECT HERE IS SET TO BRING HARM TO THIS MICRO COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: THE LAWSUIT CLAIMS THE CITY DIDN'T PROPERLY ASSESS WHETHER THE DEVELOPMENT WILL MAKE WILDFIRE EVACUATIONS AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE MORE DIFFICULT.

IT ASKS A JUDGE TO EVALUATE THE CITY'S ASSESSMENT AND OVERTURN THE APPEAL REJECTION.

PAUL SUPPA IS KEY'S LAWYER.

>> THIS LAWSUIT IS NOT ABOUT DEMONIZING DEVELOPERS.

IT'S NOT ABOUT OPPOSING HOUSING.

IT'S NOT EVEN ABOUT APPLYING A PARTICULAR EVACUATION MODEL.

IT'S A MUCH SIMPLER ISSUE.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU ADD 123 HOUSEHOLDS TO A KNOWN, VERY HIGH-RISK FIRE SEVERITY ZONE?

WHEN EMERGENCY VEHICLES GO IN, HOW DO RESIDENTS GET OUT?

>> Reporter: THE CITY DECLINED TO GIVE COMMENT ON PENDING LITIGATION.

KEY SAYS HE'S NOT AFRAID TO TAKE THIS ON FOR HIS COMMUNITY.

>> I'M NOT SCARED OF LOOKING LIKE A FOOL.

I'VE DONE THAT MANY TIMES IN MY LIFE.

YOU KNOW?

I LOOK LIKE A FOOL FOR MY NEIGHBORHOOD RIGHT NOW.

>> Reporter: KATIE HYSON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> UNEMPLOYMENT IS UP, AND TENS OF THOUSANDS OF JOBS HAVE BEEN LOST IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO NEW DATA FROM THE STATE EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

IT SAYS THE COUNTY'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE INCREASED TO 4.7% IN JULY, UP FROM 4.5% IN JUNE.

20,000 NONFARM JOBS WERE LOST BETWEEN JUNE AND JULY.

AGRICULTURE EMPLOYMENT LOST 100 JOBS.

MEANWHILE, THE GOVERNMENT SECTOR LOST THE MOST JOBS AT ABOUT 17,500.

>>> FLOCK CAMERAS HAVE BEEN A MAJOR FOCUS THIS WEEK.

SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSED AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READERS AT A PUBLIC SAFETY MEETING ON WEDNESDAY, AND DURING PUBLIC COMMENT, THE MEETING WAS CRASHED BY AN UNEXPECTED IMPERIAL GUEST.

JEREMY ROTH REPORTS.

>> AND OUR FINAL SPEAKER IS DARTH VADER.

>> Reporter: AN IMPOSING AND INFAMOUS FIGURE SHOWED UP AT A PUBLIC MEETING IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, BENT ON ADDRESSING A CONTROVERSIAL ISSUE WITH A HEAVY HAND AND SOME HEAVY BREATHING.

>> THIS COUNCIL HAS DONE WELL.

I AM PLEASED.

>> Reporter: A CITIZENS DRESSED AS DARTH VADER SPOKE OUT DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF A PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING, THEATRICALLY PRAISING THE INCREASED USAGE OF FLOCK CAMERAS, A LICENSE PLATE TRACKING TECHNOLOGY THAT'S DRAWN RECENT CRITICISM.

>> THE EMPEROR IS A FAN OF FLOCK, AND WE MUST CONTINUE USING FLOCK TECHNOLOGY SO WE CAN FOLLOW AND SURVEIL THE REBEL SCUM.

>> Reporter: IT WAS CLEARLY STEEPED IN SATIRE, DRAWING CHUCKLES FROM ONLOOKERS.

>> I NEED THIS SO I CAN STALK MY EX-GIRLFRIEND.

>> Reporter: IN THE END, VADER DROPPED THE MIND TRICKS.

>> HOW WILL THE PEOPLE TRUST THE CITY COUNCIL WHEN THIS CITY COUNCIL CONTINUES TO VOTE FOR SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY THAT IMPRISONS THEM?

>> JEREMY ROTH WITH THAT REPORT.

>>> THIS WEEK MARKED A NATIONAL WEEK OF ACTION AGAINST LAPRs.

EARLIER THIS WEEK, A LOCAL ADVOCATE STOPPED BY "PBS MIDDAY EDITION" TO DISCUSS THE MOVEMENT.

YOU CAN LISTEN TO THAT INTERVIEW RIGHT NOW OR WHENEVER YOU WANT TO AFTER "EVENING EDITION" IS OVER AND WHEREVER YOU LISTEN TO YOUR PODCASTS.

>>> YOUR DATA IS VALUABLE, AND COMPANIES ARE WILLING TO PAY BIG MONEY FOR IT.

THIS WEEK, GOOGLE REPORTEDLY AGREED TO PAY $10 MILLION FOR SPIRIT AIRLINES' BUSINESS AND EMPLOYEE DATA FOR ITS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODELS.

ACCORDING TO A COURT FILING, THE DATA HAD ALREADY BEEN STRIPPED OF IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION.

MICHAEL YOSHIDA HAS MORE ON WHAT THIS DEAL SAYS ABOUT THE VALUE OF DATA.

>> Reporter: SOME HAVE DESCRIBED DATA AS THE NEW OIL, AN INVALUABLE RESOURCE THAT SO MANY COMPANIES ARE DESPERATE TO GET THEIR HANDS ON.

THE BANKRUPTCY OF SPIRIT REALLY PUTS A SPOTLIGHT ON THIS WITH NOT JUST ITS PLANES BUT ALSO ITS DATA, MAKING HEADLINES AT AUCTION.

GOOGLE IS SET TO PAY $10 MILLION FOR DECADES OF SPIRIT AIRLINES' CORPORATE AND EMPLOYEE DATA, INFORMATION IT WANTS TO HELP TRAIN A.I.

SYSTEMS.

A COURT FILING SAYS THE DATA HAS BEEN STRIPPED OF ANYTHING ALLOWING INDIVIDUALS TO BE IDENTIFIED.

>> WE FINALLY ARE SEEING VERY PUBLICLY THE DEPTHS THAT COMPANIES ARE GOING TO, TO WIN AND FIGHT IN THIS A.I.

ARMS RACE.

>> Reporter: ARJEN, CEO OF CLOAKED, SAYS THE DEAL HIGHLIGHTS A LONGSTANDING PRACTICE, COMPANIES COLLECTING AND SELLING INFORMATION.

>> GOOGLE WHAT THEY ARE DOING, THEY'RE SAYING, HOW CAN THEY LOOK AT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION WHEN YOU'RE INTERACTING WITH THE COMPANY AND TRAINING A.I.

MODELS, A.I.

DATA SETS, A.I.

AGENTS TO SEE HOW THEY CAN OPERATE IN A WAY THAT'S SIMILAR TO THE EMPLOYEE THAT EXISTED?

>> Reporter: AS A.I.

GETS SMARTER, THE DATA IS BECOMING MORE VALUABLE.

>> A.I.

HAS REALLY ALSO SUPER-CHARGED THE ABILITY FOR INFORMATION THAT WAS COLLECTED AT ONE TIME TO NOW BE ABLE TO BE USED FOR A LOT OF OTHER PURPOSES.

>> Reporter: THE GOOGLE AND SPIRIT DEAL DOESN'T INCLUDE CUSTOMER INFORMATION, BUT IT DOES HIGHLIGHT HOW FAR COMPANIES ARE WILLING TO GO TO GET MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF USEFUL DATA.

IF THAT CONCERNS YOU, THERE ARE SIMPLE WAYS TO LIMIT WHAT COMPANIES COLLECT.

USE DIFFERENT EMAILS FOR SHOPPING, TRAVEL, AND MORE SENSITIVE ACCOUNTS.

REGULARLY CHECK WHAT DATA APPS ARE COLLECTING AND SHARING.

SKIP SHARING YOUR PHONE NUMBER, OR USE A VIRTUAL ONE.

>> AS AN INDIVIDUAL, IT'S TIME TO START CHANGING YOUR INFORMATION PATTERN.

HOW YOU SHARE.

DON'T HIT "ALLOW" FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO.

>> Reporter: ON THAT FINAL POINT, THERE ARE DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR GETTING YOUR OWN VIRTUAL PHONE NUMBER.

THAT INCLUDES GOOGLE VOICE, OPEN PHONE RING CENTRAL, AND OTHERS.

AS FOR THAT SPIRIT AND GOOGLE DEAL, A JUDGE IS SET TO DECIDE IN SEPTEMBER WHETHER OR NOT TO ALLOW OR DENY THE SALE OF THAT BUSINESS DATA.

IN WASHINGTON, I'M MICHAEL YOSHIDA.

>>> SCHOOL IS BACK IN SESSION, AND SOME STUDENTS ARE GETTING THEIR BIKE OR E-BIKE -- GETTING THERE BY BIKE OR E-BIKE.

KPBS EDUCATION REPORTER KATIE ANASTAS SAYS ONE NORTH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS A NEW POLICY IN PLACE TO KEEP KIDS SAFE ON THE ROAD.

>> EVER SAT ON AN E-BIKE BEFORE EVER IN YOUR LIFE, RAISE YOUR HAND.

>> Reporter: MONDAY MORNING AT OAK CREST MIDDLE SCHOOL IN ENCINITAS.

STUDENTS ARE GATHERED TO LEARN ABOUT BIKE SAFETY.

IT'S THE FIRST STEP IN A NEW POLICY FOR THE SAN DIEGO UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT.

ALL STUDENTS HAVE TO COMPLETE A BIKE SAFETY TRAINING PROGRAM.

THEN THEIR PARENTS CAN FILL OUT A FORM REQUESTING A BIKE TAG FROM THE DISTRICT.

THAT TAG ALLOWS STUDENTS TO BRING THEIR BIKES ONTO CAMPUS.

>> WE WANT KIDS TO BE ABLE TO GET TO SCHOOL IN A SAFE MANNER.

WE WANT THEM TO GET HOME IN A SAFE MANNER.

WHETHER THEY WALK, RIDE A BIKE, RIDE AN E-BIKE, RIDE IN A CAR, WE FELT THAT A LOT OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL SPECIFICALLY WOULD BENEFIT FROM THIS.

>> Reporter: THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY BIKE COALITION HAS LED THE PRESENTATIONS AT FIVE MIDDLE SCHOOLS SO FAR.

KEVIN BARAS TAUGHT SOME OF THEM.

HE SAYS SCHOOLS ARE GREAT PLACES TO TEACH KIDS ABOUT BIKE SAFETY, ESPECIALLY AS E-BIKES BECOME MORE POPULAR.

>> E-BIKES ARE GETTING CHEAPER, LIGHTER, MORE ACCESSIBLE.

AND FRANKLY, THEY'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

>> Reporter: THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S NEW POLICY COMES AS CITIES ADOPT THEIR OWN E-BIKE RULES.

THE DISTRICT HAS SCHOOLS IN MULTIPLE CITIES INCLUDING ENCINITAS, DEL MAR, AND CARLSBAD.

KIDS UNDER 12 CAN'T RIDE E-BIKES IN CARLSBAD, THEY CAN IN ENCINITAS.

SAFETY LESSONS FOCUS ON HELMET SAFETY, FOLLOWING THE RULES OF THE ROAD, AND STAYING VISIBLE TO DRIVERS.

>> IF YOU'RE A KID THAT RIDES A BIKE, E-BIKE, SCOOTER, SKATEBOARD, ROLLER SKATES, ROLLER BLADES, THERE'S FUNDAMENTAL STUFF.

BEING PREDICTABLE.

COMMUNICATE.

MAKE IT SO PEOPLE KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO.

THOSE ARE PRINCIPLES THEY CAN APPLY NO MATTER WHAT YOU'RE USING.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS ONE WAY PARENTS CAN HELP IS NARRATING WHAT THEY'RE DOING WHEN THEY DRIVE.

>> YOU CAN BE VERY CLEAR ABOUT, LOOK, I'M MAKING A LEFT TURN.

I'M MAKING SURE TO LOOK HERE.

I'M LOOKING HERE BEFORE I MAKE THAT TURN.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THAT CAN HELP KIDS KNOW HOW TO KEEP ALL ROAD USERS SAFE, WHETHER THEY'RE WALKING, IN CARS, OR ON BIKES.

KATIE ANASTAS, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR IS EXCITING, BUT GETTING FOCUSED AND BACK INTO A ROUTINE CAN BE A CHALLENGE.

ONE NOT LIMITED JUST TO SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN.

AS LEE WALDMAN REPORTS, RESEARCH SHOWS ON AVERAGE OUR ATTENTION SPANS ARE SHRINKING.

>> WHERE WE TALK ABOUT ATTENTION SPANS, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SUSTAINED ATTENTION.

WHICH MEANS THE ABILITY TO FOCUS ON ONE THING.

>> Reporter: DR.

GLORIA MARKS STUDIES PEOPLE'S ATTENTION AND BEHAVIOR WITH THEIR DIGITAL DEVICES.

WHAT SHE FOUND IS PRETTY ALARMING.

>> OUR FIRST STUDIES WERE IN 2003.

AND WE FOUND THAT ATTENTION SPANS AVERAGED, ON SCREENS, 2 1/2 MINUTES.

AND IN 2012, WE FOUND THAT ATTENTION SPANS WENT DOWN TO AN AVERAGE OF 75 SECONDS.

AND THEN STARTING 2014, 2016, WE FOUND ATTENTION SPANS WENT DOWN TO AN AVERAGE OF 47 SECONDS.

>> Reporter: MARKS SAYS THE PREVALENCE OF SMARTPHONES AND THE ACCESSIBILITY WE NOW HAVE AT OUR FINGERTIPS IS TO BLAME FOR OUR SHORTENING ATTENTION SPANS.

>> IT'S LIKE BEING IN THE WORLD'S LARGEST CANDY STORE.

>> Reporter: WITH ATTENTION ON THE DECLINE AND DISTRACTIONS ALL AROUND US, THE IMPACTS ARE BEING FELT IN THE CLASSROOM AND IN THE WORKPLACE.

>> OFFLOADING OUR MEMORIES TO OUR DEVICES, AS WELL AS JUST SPENDING LESS TIME FOCUSING ON ANY ONE THING.

THAT'S MAKING IT HARD FOR PEOPLE TO LEARN.

>> Reporter: MARK BELIEVES IN AN INCREASING DIGITAL WORLD, OUR ATTENTION SPANS SHOULD BE PROTECTED BECAUSE OUR EXPERIENCES ARE FORMED BASED ON WHAT WE PAY ATTENTION TO.

>> IF KIDS PAY ATTENTION TO SCREENS, THAT'S FORMING THE KIND OF PERSON THEY WILL BECOME.

>> Reporter: IN NEW YORK, I'M LEE WALDMAN.

>>> WE HAVE A VERY DRY WEATHER PATTERN IN PLACE.

NOT A SURPRISE THIS TYPE OF THE YEAR HERE IN THE MIDST OF THE DRY SEASON.

AND WE HAVE RELENTLESS HEAT IN THE DESERTS.

ALL THE USUAL SPOTS ARE ACTUALLY RUNNING A LITTLE HOTTER THAN THE HISTORICAL AVERAGE FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.

SO THE HEAT IS PRETTY EXTREME.

WE ARE DEALING WITH PATCHES OF COASTAL FOG IN THE MORNING, ESPECIALLY SATURDAY MORNINGS.

YOU'RE GOING TO ENCOUNTER SOME OF THAT IN COASTAL AREAS.

WHILE WE ARE REAL HOT IN THE INTERIOR, COMFORT CAN BE FOUND AT THE COAST.

WHY IT'S SUCH A POPULAR PLACE TO BE.

HUMID TONIGHT, AND THAT WILL LEAD TO SOME OF THAT FOG, A SATURATED ATMOSPHERE HERE IN THE LOW LEVELS.

71 YOUR LOW.

AND DURING THE DAY TOMORROW, WE'LL WARM UP A BIT.

IT WILL BE A RELATIVELY WARM SATURDAY.

83 IN SAN DIEGO.

85 IN OCEANSIDE.

WE ARE RUNNING A LITTLE WARM.

BUT LOOK AT WHAT'S GOING ON INLAND.

96 IN ESCONDIDO AND EL CAJON.

111 BORREGO SPRING.

WE HAVE AN EXTREME HEAT WARNING ISSUED FOYE THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

COACHELLA ALSO.

AND THIS IS IN EFFECT NOT JUST FOR THIS EVENING.

EXPIRATION TIME IS 8:00 P.M.

ON A FRIDAY, BUT IT'S NOT THIS FRIDAY.

THIS IS IN EFFECT ALL NEXT WEEK UNTIL THE END OF NEXT FRIDAY.

SO EXTREME HEAT WILL BE WITH US FOR A WHILE.

AND WE'RE GOING TO STAY HOT WITH A STRONG UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE FOUR CORNERS REGION.

INLAND AREAS ARE RUNNING 5-PLUS DEGREES ABOVE THE HISTORICAL AVERAGE.

SOME AREAS INTO TEXAS EVEN UP TO 10, 12, 15 DEGREES ABOVE THE NORM.

AND YOU'LL NOTICE WE'RE GOING TO STAY DRY LOCALLY.

THE MONSOON MOISTURE STAYS EAST.

PLEASANT NEAR THE COAST.

THE DESERT HEAT HOLDS ON SUNDAY.

SCATTERED STORMS IN ARIZONA AND POINTS EAST BUT NOT HERE.

SIZZLING IN THE INTERIOR DESERTS AND THE EXTREME HEAT DOES CONTINUE WITH DRYNESS ON MONDAY.

THE MONSOON MOISTURE REMAINS OFF TO THE EAST.

THEY'RE GOING TO GET RELIEF IN TEXAS LATER NEXT WEEK.

BIG PICTURE, LOOK AT THE PATTERN.

IT REMAINS HOT NEXT WEEK ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST, THE SOUTH CENTRAL.

AND IT'S UNUSUALLY WARM, MORE LIKE A SEPTEMBER PREVIEW IN THE MIDWEST AND THE MID-ATLANTIC INTO THE NORTHEAST.

THE COASTAL FORECAST, IT'S ANGLING HOT OUT THERE.

UPPER 80s SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY.

IT WILL BE NICE TO HAVE THE SWIMMING POOL NEARBY IF YOU'RE GOING TO SWIM.

JUST BE SAFE OUT THERE.

INLAND AREAS, MID-90s CONSISTENTLY.

WE'RE LOCKED INTO THE HEAT HERE.

MOUNTAIN AREAS HERE UP INTO THE 80s.

VERY WARM.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO SEE ANY MONSOON THUNDERSTORMS, I DON'T THINK, AS FAR WEST AS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

MOST OF IT WILL BE A LITTLE FARTHER EAST.

THE DESERTS BETWEEN 108 ON OUR LEAST HOT DAY AND 112 NEXT WEDNESDAY.

111 SATURDAY.

110 SUNDAY.

BIG-TIME HEAT OUT.

I'M ACCUWEATHER METEOROLOGIST JEFF CORNISH FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> ONE OF THIS COUNTRY'S BIGGEST BREAKING COMPETITIONS IS COMING TO SAN DIEGO THIS WEEKEND.

BREAKING AS IN BREAKDANCING.

THE RED BULL BC ONE FINALS WILL BE HELD AT THE PORT PAVILION TOMORROW, BUT THE COMPETITION GETS UNDER WAY TODAY WITH QUALIFYING BATTLES AT THE SOAP FACTORY IN LOGAN HEIGHTS.

A SAN DIEGO BREAKER IS HOSTING THOSE QUALIFIERS.

KPBS ARTSREPORTER OTTI McAFEE INTRODUCES US.

>> Reporter: LUIS PRADO HAS BEEN BREAKDANCING SINCE HE WAS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL.

HE SAYS HIS ORIGINAL PLAN WAS TO IMPRESS GIRLS.

THAT DIDN'T WORK OUT BUT HE DIDN'T STOP PRACTICING.

>> I KEPT THROUGH WITH IT JUST TO PURSUE THE SHARPENING OF THE SKILL.

AND FOLLOWED ME THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, FOLLOWED ME THROUGH COLLEGE.

NOW AS AN ADULT, I'VE EXPERIENCED A LOT OF THE COOLEST THINGS IN MY LIFE THROUGH BREAKING.

AND IT'S BROUGHT ME HERE TO REPRESENT SAN DIEGO IN ONE OF THE BIGGEST EVENTS IN THE COUNTRY.

>> Reporter: PRADO SAYS HE LOVES BREAKING AND PERFECTING HIS MOVES, BUT FAILURE IS A PART OF THE PROCESS.

>> IT'S A CHALLENGE OF IT ALL.

IT'S NOT BEING ABLE TO GET IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME.

IT'S A SMALL GOAL.

LIKE A BITE-SIZED GOAL THAT YOU KIND OF ATTACK EVERY DAY, WHERE MAYBE YOU DON'T GET THE MOVE THE FIRST TRY.

IT'S RARE THAT YOU DO.

AND IT'S GREAT WHEN YOU DO.

BUT WHEN YOU DON'T, IT'S THE TRYING AGAIN PART THAT MAKES IT FUN.

AND IT'S THE ABILITY TO MAYBE CREATE SOMETHING THAT YOU WERE NOT EXPECTING TO CREATE.

>> Reporter: THAT PERSISTENT HAS TAKEN PRADO AROUND THE WORLD.

TODAY HE IS PART OF TWO BREAKING GROUPS.

ONE IS THE LONGSTANDING FULL FORCE CREW.

HE'S BEEN A PART OF IT FOR FIVE YEARS, AND THE CREW HAS BEEN AROUND FOR 32.

>> THEY HAVE A LOT OF HISTORY.

MULTIPLE GENERATIONS OF HISTORY.

TO THE POINT WHERE NOW SOME OF OUR OLDER MEMBERS HAVE HAD KIDS, AND THOSE KIDS ARE IN THE CREW.

SO THEY'RE LIKE -- YOU CAN SEE THE LINEAGE LITERALLY IN FRONT OF YOU.

>> Reporter: THAT SENSE OF HISTORY IS ALSO PART OF WHAT PRADO SEES IN SAN DIEGO'S BREAKING SCENE.

HE SAYS THE CITY HAS BEEN WIDELY OVERLOOKED.

>> I WOULD SAY THAT SAN DIEGO HAS A VERY DISTINCT IDENTITY, AND IT PROVIDES A VERY UNIQUE EXPERIENCE TO PEOPLE THAT ARE EXPERIENCING IT FOR THE FIRST TIME.

A LOT OF OUR BEST TALENTS HAVE NOT JUST EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS IN SAN DIEGO, BUT THEY'VE GONE WORLDWIDE TO SHOWCASE THE ART FARM AND WHAT THE SAN DIEGO STYLE LOOKS LIKE.

>> Reporter: PRADO DESCRIBES HIS DANCE STYLE AS WIDE, DYNAMIC, AND CLEAN.

>> SO WHEN I DANCE, I TRY MY BEST TO EMPHASIZE THE MOMENTS THAT COUNT.

BUT EVEN THE IN BETWEENS.

THEY SHOULDN'T LOOK SLOPPY, RIGHT?

TO ME, I THINK THAT IF YOU PROVIDE A CLEAN PRESENTATION ALL AROUND, IT MAKES IT VERY LEGIBLE FOR ANYBODY TO UNDERSTAND.

>> Reporter: WATCHING PRADO DANCE, IT'S EASY TO SEE THAT ATTENTION TO DETAIL.

HE GOES FROM BIG EXPENSIVE MOVES TO MOVEMENTS WHERE HE MAKES HIMSELF SMALL.

WITHOUT BREAKING, PRADO SAYS HE WOULDN'T BE WHO HE IS TODAY.

>> ALL OF MY CLOSEST FRIENDS I MET THROUGH BREAKING.

I MET SOME REALLY, REALLY CLOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT I CONSIDER MENTORS THROUGH BREAKING.

AND THEY'RE MENTORS NOT JUST IN THE ART OF BREAKING PRUT BUT IN LIFE AS WELL.

LIKE I SAID, SOME OF THE BEST OPPORTUNITIES IN MY LIFE HAVE COME THROUGH BEING A BREAKER.

>> Reporter: OTTI McAFEE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE USA FINALS HAPPEN TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT THE PORT PAVILION ON BROADWAY PIER.

TOMORROW'S WINNERS WILL GO ON TO A WORLD BREAKDANCING CHAMPIONSHIP.

THAT'S SCHEDULED IN TORONTO THIS NOVEMBER.

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