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>>> DAY TWO OF PAROLE HEARINGS FOR THE MENENDEZ BROTHERS.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

ERIK AND LYLE MENENDEZ WERE CONVICTED OF KILLING THEIR PARENTS IN THEIR BEVERLY HILLS HOME.

AFTER A LONG HEARING YESTERDAY ERIC MENENDEZ WAS DENIED PAROLE.

TODAY AS HIS BROTHERS TURN.

JOHN CARROLL IS OUTSIDE DONOVAN PRISON WITH THE LATEST.

>> Reporter: VERY MUCH THE SAME SITUATION AT 5:00 PMS IT WAS YESTERDAY.

THAT IS STILL NO DECISION AT LEAST THAT WE HAVE BEEN TOLD.

ALSO A SIMILAR SCENE AS IT WAS YESTERDAY.

A LOT OF CRUISE FROM SAN DIEGO AND L.A.

WERE HERE TO FOLLOW THE LATEST.

IF THINGS GO LIKE THEY DID YESTERDAY IT MAY BE A BIT BEFORE WE KNOW THE OUTCOME.

THE HEARING BEGAN JUST AFTER 9:00 IN THE MORNING.

THE BOARD DID NOT ISSUE A DECISION UNTIL SHORTLY BEFORE 6:00.

THE DECISION WAS TO DENY PAROLE.

ALONG WITH THE MEDIA WAS RAOUL MONTES, FROM CHICAGO TO CALL ON THE PAROLE BOARD TO GRANT RELEASE.

HE TELLS ME HE TOOK TIME OFF WORK AND PAID FOR THE TRIP HIMSELF.

WHEN I ASKED HIM WHY THIS IS WHAT HE TOLD ME.

>> I'M SENSITIVE TO THE ISSUE BECAUSE I WAS A VICTIM OF SEXUAL ASSAULT IN MY PAST.

I CAN RELATE TO THEM IN THAT ASPECT.

I ALSO BELIEVE THEY WERE NOT GIVEN A FAIR TRIAL.

>> Reporter: HERE IS HOW THE PAROLE BOARD HEARING WORKS.

LYLE IS APPEARING VIA TELECONFERENCE WITH THE PAROLE BOARD IN SACRAMENTO.

THERE'S ONLY ONE REPORTER ALLOWED TO WATCH A LIVE STREAM OF THE PROCEEDINGS.

HE'S NOT ALLOWED TO SHARE ANYTHING UNTIL THE END OF THE PROCEEDINGS.

THE BOARD DID NOT REACH THE DECISION UNTIL JUST BEFORE 6:00 YESTERDAY.

THE MEETING DID NOT CONCLUDE UNTIL ABOUT 6:40.

THAT WAS AS SOON AS THE REPORTER COULD RELEASE ANY INFO.

IF THE BOARD GRANTS PAROLE TO MILD THE DECISION WILL GO TO THE CHIEF OF THE PAROLE BOARD COUNSEL.

IF IT DOES IT GOES TO GOVERNOR NEWSOM TO DECIDE WHETHER TO APPROVE, DENY OR PUT CONDITIONS ON IT.

THE BROTHERS WILL ALSO HAVE THE CHANCE TO APPEAL.

THE GOVERNOR ALSO HAS THE OPTION OF GRANTING CLEMENCY.

YESTERDAY AMONG THE REASONS THE BOARD GAVE FOR DENYING ERIK PAROLE WAS THAT HE ENGAGED IN WHAT THEY TERMED SERIOUS CELL PHONE VIOLATIONS.

THE REASON THIS IS POSSIBLE IS BECAUSE EARLIER THIS YEAR A JUDGE RESENTENCED THEM TO 50 YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE.

WE WILL BE FOLLOWING WHATEVER ACTION THE BOARD TAKES.

AS SOON AS WE HEAR ANYTHING WE WILL LET YOU KNOW EITHER ON THE RADIO AND OF COURSE AS ALWAYS ON KPBS.ORG.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>> WE APPRECIATE THAT REPORT.

>>> CHANCES ARE YOU NOTICED IT AS SOON AS YOU WALKED OUT THE DOOR.

SAN DIEGO'S VERY OWN TROPICAL HEAT WAVE.

HE'D ADVISORIES AND PLACE.

WHILE SOME ARE SWELTERING OTHERS TOLD OUR MEDIA PARTNER THAT THEY HARDLY NOTICED.

>> I'M FROM FLORIDA SO I AM USED TO THE HIGH HUMIDITY.

THIS IS PRETTY MUCH AS NORMAL AS A HOT DESERT DAY.

I DON'T EVEN NOTICE IT.

>> IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO BEAT THE HEAT YOU CAN STOP BY ANY DESIGNATED COOL ZONE ACROSS THE COUNTY.

YOU CAN FIND FREE TRANSPORTATION TO A COOL ZONE NEAR YOU.

>>> IT'S BEEN A HOT INTO THE WEEK.

WE WILL CONTINUE WITH THE HEAT INTO THE WEEKEND.

THERE WILL BE SPOTTY THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE MOUNTAIN .

TONIGHT WE WILL GET DOWN TO THE 60s.

LOW CLOUDS RETURNING FOR THE COAST.

BORREGO SPRINGS ONLY COOLING DOWN TO 82.

EXTREME HEAT WARNINGS CONTINUE WITH HE'D ADVISORIES FOR MANY OF US AS WELL.

WE WILL HAVE THE FULL FORECAST COMING UP.

>>> SAN DIEGO POLICE ARE TAKING STEPS TO MAKE THE COMPLAINT PROCESS MORE TRANSPARENT AND ACCESSIBLE.

THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AGREED TO 11 OUT OF 14 RECOMMENDATIONS MADE ON THE COMMISSION OF POLICE PRACTICES INCLUDING DEVELOPING A STANDARDIZED SCRIPT TO EXPLAIN OPTIONS TO THOSE MAKING COMPLAINTS.

ENSURING KNOW OFFICER INVESTIGATES A CASE IN WHICH THEY HAVE A PERSONAL CONNECTION.

USING OPEN-ENDED NEUTRAL QUESTIONS AND INTERVIEWS.

THEY WILL CONTINUE ADVOCATING FOR STRONGER REFORMS AND BUILDING COMMUNITY TRUST.

>>> A BIG WIN FOR THE DEVELOPERS OF A CONTROVERSIAL HOUSING PROJECT.

HARMONY GROWTH ILITCH SOUTH WAS APPROVED TODAY.

RESIDENTS ARE DISAPPOINTED WITH THE OUTCOME.

>> LET THE RECORD SHOW THIS ITEM PASSES.

>> Reporter: THERE WERE GRUMBLINGS FROM THE CROWDS AFTER THE COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE PROJECT.

THE DEVELOPMENT WILL MAKE IT HARDER TO EVACUATE DURING A WILDFIRE.

>> HALF OF THE HOMES IN THE COMMUNITY HAVE TO THE GROUND.

>> Reporter: A RESIDENT SAYS THE PROBLEM WITH THE DEVELOPMENT IS THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY IN AND OUT.

>> THEY ARE PERVERTING -- FORGETTING TO PUT IN A SECONDARY ACCESS.

WE LIVE IN A COMMUNITY THAT'S BEEN THROUGH MANY FIRES.

I HAVE BEEN IN THREE FIRES SINCE I HAVE LIVED THERE.

EACH OF THEM CAME FAST AND BURNED HOT.

>> Reporter: EARLIER THIS YEAR RESIDENTS INVITED US TO VISIT THE SITE.

THEY WANTED TO SHOW HOW DRY THE AREA IS AND THE ONLY ROAD OUT OF THE AREA.

>> THEY WANT TO PUT 453 HOMES ON THE EDGE.

>> Reporter: THE LAST TIME A FIRE BROKE OUT IN THE AREA IT TOOK MORE THAN AN HOUR TO EVACUATE.

CONSULTANTS TOLD THEM EVACUATION WILL TAKE LONGER.

>> THE EXPERTS WE HIRED SAID IT WOULD TAKE SEVEN HOURS TO GET PEOPLE DOWN A 1.5 MILE ROAD.

>> Reporter: THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT INCLUDE SINGLE AND MULTIFAMILY HOMES IT WAS APPROVED IN 2018 BUT RESIDENTS SUIT SAYING IT VIOLATED THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT.

THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS RESCINDED THE APPROVAL IN 2022.

THE DEVELOPERS APPEALED THE DECISION AND AND APPEALS COURT SAID ONLY PART OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT NEEDED TO BE ADJUSTED.

THAT'S HOW WE GOT HERE TODAY.

THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS ONLY LOOKING AT WHETHER IT CONFORMS AND TO CERTIFY THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT.

>> Reporter: THEY SAY THEY HAVE MITIGATED THE DANGER EXPANDING THE CREEK INTO MULTIPLE LANES.

RESIDENTS SAY THAT IS NOT ENOUGH.

>> GIVE US AN ESCAPE ROUTE AND WE WILL BACK OFF BUT THEY HAVE NOT GIVEN US THAT.

>> Reporter: THEY SAY IT IS A SCARE TACTIC THAT HAS BEEN DISPROVED COUNTLESS TIMES.

THE PROJECT NOW HEADS TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR APPROVAL.

THAT VOTE IS EXPECTED OCTOBER 1.

>>> SAN DIEGO METROPOLITAN TRANSIT SYSTEM IS FACING A DEFICIT OF $120 MILLION IN THE COMING YEARS.

ANDREW BOWEN SAID THE AGENCY IS LOOKING TO THE PUBLIC FOR GUIDANCE ON WHAT TO DO.

>> Reporter: IF YOU ARE JUST LOOKING AT RIDERSHIP NUMBERS THEY ARE NOT DOING SO BAD.

RIDERSHIP GROWTH SINCE THE PANDEMIC IS THE SECOND HIGHEST IN THE NATION.

PASSENGER TRIPS WERE UP 7% IN THE RECENT FISCAL YEAR.

THE CEO ATTRIBUTES THE SUCCESS TO EFFORTS TO IMPROVE SERVICE.

>> WE HAVE INCREASED SECURITY.

WE HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR PEOPLE WANTED TO FEEL SAFE ON THE TRANSIT NETWORK.

WE HAVE ALSO BEEN ADDING SERVICES.

THE TROLLEY EXTENSION OPENED UP.

WE ALSO INCREASED BUS SERVICE ON VARIOUS ROUTES.

WARMACK ALL OF THOSE IMPROVEMENTS HAVE COME AT A COST.

MTS HAS BEEN IMPACTED BY INFLATION JUST LIKE EVERY AMERICAN HOUSEHOLD.

>> GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES HAVE NOT BEEN KEEPING UP WITH INFLATIONARY IMPACT.

THIS IS A PROBLEM ALL ACROSS THE UNITED STATES RIGHT NOW.

>> Reporter: IN PREPARATION FOR THE FISCAL CLIFF THEY HAVE LAUNCHED AN OUTREACH CAMPAIGN.

IT ASKS SAN DIEGANS HOW THEY WOULD WANT MTS TO SPEND NEW REVENUE FROM THE STATE OR A LOCAL BALLOT MEASURE.

IF THE REVENUE DOES NOT MATERIALIZE THEY WILL HAVE TO CUT THE BUDGET BY 25%.

THAT WOULD HURT TRANSIT RIDERS AND NON-WRITERS LIGHT.

>> ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS IS IT IS THERE FOR EVERYBODY.

EVEN IF YOU DON'T USE IT ON A REGULAR BASIS YOU MAY USE IT TO GO TO A GAME, MEDICAL APPOINTMENT.

THIS IS A TIME WHEN WE REALLY NEED TO FOCUS EFFORTS ON AVOIDING THAT FISCAL CLIFF.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE COLLECTING COMMENTS ONLINE.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE MARKETS CHEERED AS FEDERAL RESERVE CHAIRMAN JEROME POWELL IN A LONG-AWAITED INTEREST CUT COULD BE COMING.

THAT MAY NOT BE ALL GOOD NEWS.

WE HAVE DETAILS FROM THE CLOSELY WATCHED SPEECH.

>> Reporter: FEDERAL RESERVE CHAIRMAN JEROME POWELL HINTING AT A LONG-AWAITED INTEREST RATE CUT.

NOT BECAUSE OF PRESIDENT TRUMP'S PRESSURE BUT BECAUSE THE U.S. LABOR MARKET IS ON SHAKY GROUND.

>> IT IS A CURIOUS BALANCE.

THIS UNUSUAL SITUATION SUGGESTS THAT DOWNSIDE RISKS TO EMPLOYMENT ARE RISING.

>> Reporter: SPEAKING AT THE ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM IN JACKSON HOLE, HE SAID THAT TERRORISTS HAVE PUSHED PRICES HIGHER BUT DOES NOT KNOW IF IT WILL LEAD TO PERSISTENT INFLATION.

>> THIS COULD SPUR A MORE LASTING INFLATION DYNAMIC.

>> Reporter: THE UNCERTAINTY PUTS THE FED MANDATE OF STABLE PRICES AND UNEMPLOYMENT IN A TOUGH SPOT.

>> IT WOULD PROBABLY HAVE A HAWKISH STANCE GOING FORWARD.

>> Reporter: TRUMP HAS MADE NO SECRET OF HIS DISPLEASURE WITH THE INDEPENDENT FED OR HIS PLANS TO RESHAPE IT.

THE FED GOVERNOR WAS ACCUSED OF MORTGAGE FRAUD.

THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT IS NOW LOOKING.

TRUMP SAID IF SHE DOES NOT RESIGN HE WILL FIRE.

>> WHAT SHE DID WAS BAD.

I WILL FIRE HER IF SHE DOES NOT RESIGN.

>> Reporter: THE EVIDENCE AGAINST HER WAS NOT CLEAR.

SHE SAID SHE WILL NOT BE BULLIED AND WILL PROVIDE ANSWERS TO ANY QUESTIONS.

>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP IS PROMISING TO ENCOURAGE CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS OF EXHIBITS THAT CONFLICT WITH HIS POLITICAL VIEWS.

SPECIFICALLY HE CLAIMS THAT MUSEUMS FOCUSED TOO MUCH ON SLAVERY.

LEE WALDMAN TELLS US WHAT THIS COULD MEAN FOR THE COUNTRY'S MOST PROMINENT MUSEUMS.

>> THE SMITHSONIAN IS CHARGED WITH SIMPLY TELLING THE TRUTH ABOUT AMERICAN HISTORY.

>> Reporter: HISTORIANS AND RESEARCHERS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE PUSH TO PURGE MUSEUMS FROM INFORMATION THE WHITE HOUSE DESCRIBED AS WOKE.

TRUMP WROTE, THE SMITHSONIAN IS OUT OF CONTROL WHERE EVERYTHING DISCUSSED IS HOW HORRIBLE THE COUNTRY IS, HOW BAD SLAVERY WAS.

NOTHING ABOUT SUCCESS OR THE FUTURE.

>> MILLIONS OF AMERICANS VISIT THE SMITHSONIAN EVERY YEAR.

DO NOT NEED THE MICROMANAGEMENT WITH MACRO INCOMPETENTS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE.

>> Reporter: THIS COMES AFTER THE WHITE HOUSE ORDERED A SWEEPING REVIEW OF MUSEUMS AND EXHIBITS.

MONTHS AFTER AN EXECUTIVE ORDER WAS SIGNED RESTORING TRUTH AND SANITY TO AMERICAN HISTORY.

IT STATES THAT MUSEUMS SHOULD BE PLACES WHERE INDIVIDUALS GO TO LEARN, NOT TO BE SUBJECTED TO IDEOLOGICAL INDOCTRINATION OR DIVISIVE NARRATIVES.

>> YOU SEE RESILIENCE, TRANSFORMATION AND DEMOCRACY.

I THINK THAT IS THE PART THE PRESIDENT MISSES.

>> Reporter: BOTH EXPERTS FEEL CONCERNED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL TO ELIMINATE ASPECTS OF HISTORY FROM MUSEUMS.

>> THE PRESIDENT IS CHOOSING TO IGNORE IN FAVOR OF THIS REDUCTIVE AND HARMFUL VERSION OF HISTORY.

>> WE DO NOT NEED THE PRESIDENT OR ANYBODY ELSE ASSAULTING OUR CULTURE, OUR HISTORY.

>>> FILM OUT, THE LGBTQ PLUS FILM FESTIVAL TURNS 25 THIS YEAR.

BETH PREVIEWED THE FESTIVAL AND LOOKS BACK AT ITS BEGINNINGS.

>> SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY IS WHERE IT WAS BORN THANKS TO A GRAD STUDENT.

>> THIS ALL STARTED WHEN I WAS AT SAN DIEGO STATE DOING MY MASTERS.

I DECIDED TO DO THIS FESTIVAL AS A THESIS PROJECT.

>> Reporter: IT FOCUSED ON IDENTIFYING A QUEER SENSIBILITY AND PHONE.

>> I LOOKED AT DIRECTORS THAT I KNEW WERE GAY BUT DID NOT MAKE GAY FILMS.

THIS WAS WHEN YOU COULD NOT TALK ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY OR MENTION IT.

FILMMAKERS WOULD HAVE TO WORK TO GET THEIR IDEAS ACROSS TO LIKE-MINDED PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: IT HAS GONE THROUGH A LOT OF CHANGES SINCE HE FILED FOR NONPROFIT STATUS AND DEBUTED THE FESTIVAL.

IN 2004 MICHAEL BEGAN WORKING AS THE PROGRAMMER.

>> IT FEELS LIKE WE JUST STARTED THE FESTIVAL.

IN 25 YEARS, I THINK THIS HAS BEEN MY 21st YEAR.

IT IS A LITTLE BIT SURREAL BUT HERE WE ARE.

>> Reporter: THIS YEAR IT INCLUDES EXIT INTERVIEWS ABOUT A MAN MAKING A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT HIS EXES AND WHY THEY LEFT HIM.

>> I THINK THIS WILL BE HARDER THAN I THOUGHT.

>> AGAINST THE WALL.

>> THIS IS KIND OF THE HOT TICKET ON THE FESTIVAL CIRCUIT.

I WAS SURPRISED I WAS ABLE TO GET THE FILM WINLESS.

>> I HAVE A TWIN BROTHER.

HE PASSED AWAY.

>> IT WAS A BIG HIT AT SUNDANCE.

I'M GLAD THAT WE ARE ADDING THAT WHEN ON.

>> Reporter: THEY SHOWCASE SHORT FILMS LIKE DEMON BOY.

>> IT'S A SUPERNATURAL THRILLER.

I MADE IT THINKING ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE OF DESIRING INTIMACY AND CONNECTION IN THE DIGITAL AGE AND HOW DIFFICULT THAT IS ESPECIALLY AS A QUEER PERSON IN LOS ANGELES.

>> Reporter: JONATHAN HANNON RELEASED HIS SHORT ON SUNDAY.

HE DESCRIBES THE FILM AS >> TIME TRAVEL, VICTORIAN ROMANCE, PURITY, SLASHER FILM.

>> Reporter: HAMMOND HAS ROOTS IN SAN DIEGO.

THIS WILL BE HIS FOURTH FILM SCREAM -- SCREENED AT FILM OUT.

>> I'VE BEEN COMING HERE FOR 20 YEARS.

THEY ARE SO SUPPORTIVE OF ME AS WELL AS SAN DIEGO FILMMAKERS.

>> Reporter: ERIN SAID HE ALWAYS WANTED TO MAKE A SCI-FI ALIEN INVASION FILM WITH A QUEER TWIST.

>> IT IS WHAT I CALL MY SCI-FI LOVE LETTER TO DRAG QUEENS.

IT'S VERY MUCH A CREATIVE RESPONSE TO THESE ATTACKS, ESPECIALLY TARGETING DRAG ARTISTS, FOCUSING ON THEM NOT BEING SAFE FOR KIDS.

ESPECIALLY OFFENSIVE.

>> Reporter: HE SAID HE TRIES TO STEER IT AWAY FROM OVERT POLITICAL MESSAGING.

>> I WANT PEOPLE TO JUST GET AWAY FROM THAT AND COME AND ENJOY CINEMA.

>> Reporter: HAMMOND NOTES THAT QUEER JOY ON SCREEN COULD STILL BE POLITICAL.

>> TO BE BLUNT THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION IS TRYING TO SOME FOR AND TAKE AWAY JOY.

BEING JOYFUL AND PROUD OF WHO YOU ARE.

>> I THINK IT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO APPRECIATE WHATEVER OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE TO SHARE QUEER WORK, BE IN COMMUNITY WITH QUEER PEOPLE, ENGAGE IN A CULTURE THAT ACKNOWLEDGES THE CURRENT POLITICAL CRIME -- CLIMATE AND MAKING SPACE TO EXIST.

>> Reporter: FILM OUT HAS PLAYED A ROLE IN LGBTQ PLUS AND FILM COMMUNITIES.

>> SEEING WHAT MICHAEL HAS DONE WITH IT HAS BEEN WONDERFUL.

IT HAS BEEN AN AMAZING THING I COULD NEVER IMAGINE.

>> Reporter: HERE'S TO THE NEXT 25 YEARS OF INCREDIBLE FILMS AND UPLIFTING VOICES.

>> IF YOU HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT RINGING OF FURRY, FOUR LEG IT OR FEATHERED FRIEND INTO YOUR HOME TOMORROW IS A GREAT DAY.

THE HUMANE SOCIETY SAYS IT IS NOT ONLY COMPASSIONATE BUT ALSO IT IS COST-EFFECTIVE BECAUSE EVERY ANIMAL IS SPAYED OR NEUTERED, MICROCHIPPED AND VACCINATED.

THE HUMANE SOCIETY IS CARING FOR MORE THAN 1800 ANIMALS SO THE NEED OF LOVING HOMES HIS GREAT.

A PROMOTION FOR HALF OFF ADOPTIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF AUGUST.

>>> THE HEAT IS ON.

WE ARE DEALING WITH WIDESPREAD HEAT ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST SWELTERING IN THE DESERT THE NEXT COUPLE AFTERNOONS.

THERE IS SOME MONSOON MOISTURE THAT WILL ALSO OFFER TEMPORARY RELIEF WITH SPOTTY THUNDERSTORMS.

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR COMFORTABLE WHETHER THE COAST IS A PLACE TO BE.

AS WE LOOK AT THE OVERNIGHT LOWS, 69.

PRETTY WARM, MAINLY CLEAR AND A LITTLE CLOUD COVER WILL SNEAK ON.

SATURDAY IS HOT.

THERE WILL BE SOME MONSOON MOISTURE MOST ROBUST IN THE FOR HONORS REGION.

IN THE SIERRA WE WILL SEE SOME THUNDERSTORMS.

THE HEAT IS THE BIGGEST HEADLINE WITH EXTREME HEAT WARNINGS FOR THE DESERTS, YOU'D ADVISORIES FOR MOST INLAND AREAS .

WE WILL BE PRETTY STEAMY.

EL CAJON, 93.

RAMONA, 98.

BORREGO SPRINGS, 109.

STORMS WILL BE MOST LIKELY OVER THE MOUNTAINS.

LET'S TAKE YOU FORWARD IN TIME WITH FUTURE RADAR AND SATELLITE.

STORMS WILL BE MOST WIDESPREAD IN THE INTERIOR.

HERE WE ARE SATURDAY MORNING.

THERE MAY BE A BRIEF DOWNPOUR OR TWO BUT THIS WILL ACTIVATE INTO THE AFTERNOON WITH THUNDERSTORMS.

STEPPING INTO SUNDAY WE WILL SEE ANOTHER LITTLE EPISODE OF SCATTERED UNDER STORMS OVER THE MOUNTAINS INTO SUNDAY AS WELL.

COASTAL AREAS WILL BE HUMID, MORE HUMID THAN NORMAL.

NOTICEABLY HUMID AND VERY WARM.

THAT WILL BACK OFF SLIGHTLY INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

INLAND AREAS THE HEAT IS ON.

IF YOU ARE FAR ENOUGH INLAND YOU ARE UNDER A HEAT ADVISORY.

INTO THE MOUNTAINS SPOTTY THUNDERSTORMS, ISOLATED CHANCE ON SUNDAY.

OTHERWISE IT WILL BE PARTLY SUNNY.

ANOTHER CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS INCREASES ON TUESDAY.

IN THE DESERTS WE ARE DEALING WITH TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT.

BACKING OFF SLIGHTLY INTO TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WITH A CHANCE FOR A THUNDERSTORM AND MONSOON MOISTURE.

FOR ACCUWEATHER, I'M GEOFF CORNISH FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> HERE'S A LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP STORIES .

A HEARING TO DECIDE WHETHER LYLE MENENDEZ WILL REMAIN BEHIND BARS IS TAKING PLACE.

A SIMILAR PETITION FOR ERIC MENENDEZ TOOK PLACE YESTERDAY.

THEY WERE CONVICTED IN 1995 OF KILLING THEIR PARENTS IN 1989.

THEY WERE RESENTENCED EARLIER THIS YEAR MAKING THEM ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE.

>>> SAN DIEGO'S METROPOLITAN TRANSIT SYSTEM IS LOOKING FOR INPUT ON PREPARING FOR A LIMITED BUDGET.

SECURITY OFFICERS AND INCREASED FREQUENCY HAVE COME AT A COST.

WITHOUT NEW REVENUE THE AGENCY COULD BE FORCED TO CUT ITS BUDGET BY 25%.

>>> THE FBI RAIDS THE HOME OF TRUMP OFFICE FORMER NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR TURNED CREDIT JOHN BOLTON.

>>> OVER THE LAST HALF-CENTURY PARTS OF THE TIJUANA RIVER VALLEY HAVE RESTORED FROM A DUMPSITE TO AN ENVIRONMENTALLY PROTECTED AREA.

JACOB AYER SAYS HER NEW PLAY TELLING THAT STORY AND HISTORY FROM AN INDIGENOUS PERSPECTIVE PREMIERES TOMORROW.

>> Reporter: THE CALL OF BIRDS AND WERE OF HELICOPTER SET THE SCENE FOR AN UPCOMING PLAY.

IT TELLS THE STORY OF 17-YEAR- OLD LUCKY.

>> I'M WORRIED ABOUT YOU.

>> WITH HIS UNCLE THE SCIENTIST AND CARE YOUR OF WATER HE STARTS TO RECOGNIZE THE CONNECTION TO THE LAND, HIS CULTURE AND STEPPING INTO HIS POWER AS AN ACTIVIST.

>> Reporter: THE PLAYWRIGHT SAID IT BUILDS OFF HER OTHER PRODUCTION WHICH FOCUSES ON AIR POLLUTION.

>> I AM A DAUGHTER OF THE BORDERLANDS.

I'VE BEEN CROSSING FOR MY WHOLE LIFE.

THIS AREA IS SACRED TO ME.

>> Reporter: JOHNNY CONTRERAS IS THIS TELLS THE NATION STORY.

>> THE CORONADO ISLANDS IS WHERE IT BEGINS.

IT MOVES FROM THE CORONADO ISLANDS ONTO THE SHORE THROUGH THE ESTUARY AND THROUGH THE WATERWAYS.

THE WATERWAYS PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN ALL OF OUR STORYTELLING BUT ESPECIALLY IN CREATION.

WHEN YOU CALL THE CREATOR TO BE HERE.

>> Reporter: THEY WILL ALSO BE PANEL DISCUSSIONS.

OSCAR ROMER IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER WHO HAS WORKED TO RESTORE THE VALLEY FOR DECADES.

>> PEOPLE DRIVING FOUR WHEELERS OVER THE PLACE.

IT WAS BAD.

THIS IS A PRODUCT OF 40 YEARS OF CARE AND LOVE.

>> Reporter: HE SAID THAT THIS IS THE KIDNEY AND LUNGS OF SAN DIEGO BUT IT IS STILL SUFFERING FROM POLLUTION.

HE HOPES THE PLAY INSPIRES PEOPLE TO PRESERVE THE AREA FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.

>> WE DEPEND ON THE VALIDITY OF LIFE.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THAT THE PLAY IS A SHOW FOR ALL OF.

>> IT'S ABOUT ACTIVISM.

IT'S ABOUT WHAT POWER DO WE HAVE AS INDIVIDUALS AND WHAT POWER DO WE HAVE WHEN WE RECOGNIZE THE CONNECTION TO NATURE.

>> Reporter: IT RUNS THIS SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 1:00 TO 5:00 P.M.

IN KEARNY MESA.

THE SPACE IS FREE BUT RESERVATIONS ARE LIMITED.

>>> LOOK FOR TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

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

PROVIDING SAN DIEGO FOR PLUMBING, HEATING, RESTORATION AND AIR AND FLOODING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL 1-800-BILLHOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY, AND BY THE FOLLOWING .

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.