>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY ANDERSON PLUMBING HEATING AND AIR, PROUD TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF KPBS AND PRIVILEGED TO SERVE SAN DIEGO CLIENTS.

ANDERSON PLUMBING HEATING AND AIR, HELPING HOMEOWNERS MAINTAIN DRAIN, HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS SINCE 1978.

AND, BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY AND BY THE FOLLOWING-AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>> GOOD EVENING.

IT'S FRIDAY, AUGUST 27th.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

WE BEGIN WITH PARODI RECOMMENDED LATE FOR THE MEN CONVICTED OF ASSASSINATING ROBERT F KENNEDY AS HE RAN FOR PRESIDENT BACK IN 1968.

SIRHAN SIRHAN, DONOVAN STEPHEN PRISON GUN DOWN THE DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL AT THE AMBASSADOR HOTEL IN LOS ANGELES.

THIS WAS 77-YEAR-OLD SIRHAN SIRHAN'S 16th ATTEMPT AT PAROLE.

TODAY, AND BOBBY KENNEDY'S SONS SPOKE IN FAVOR TO HIS RELEASE WHILE PROSECUTORS DECLINED TO ARGUE HE SHOULD BE KEPT BEHIND BARS.

THE BOARD'S RECOMMENDATION DOES NOT ASSURE SIRHAN SIRHAN'S RELEASE.

THE DECISION IS MADE BY THE GOVERNOR AFTER A 90 DAY REVIEW.

DOUGLAS KENNEDY, A TODDLER WHEN HIS FATHER DIED, SAID HE WAS MOVED TO TEARS BY SIRHAN SIRHAN'S REMORSE AND HE SHOULD BE RELEASED IF HE IS FOUND TO NOT BE A THREAT TO OTHERS.

>>> WE ARE AWAITING CONFIRMATION OF THE IDENTITIES OF 13 U.S. SERVICE MEMBERS KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN AFTER AS EVACUATION EFFORTS CONTINUE.

HERE, IN SAN DIEGO AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY, FLAGS ARE FLYING AT HIGH DEATH IN HONOR OF THOSE WHO DIED.

LOCAL CONGRESSMAN MICHAEL EVAN PUT OUT A STATEMENT SAYING HE WAS DEVASTATED BY THE LOSS OF CAMP PENDLETON MARINES KILLED, YET NO WORD OR NAMES HAVE BEEN A RAISE BY THE MILITARY.

AS ISABEL ROSALES REPORTS, TROOPS ARE NOW BRACING FOR ANOTHER POTENTIAL TERRORIST ATTACK.

>> Reporter: EVACUATIONS ARE PRESSING FORWARD IN AFGHANISTAN UNDER THE THREAT OF MORE VIOLENCE.

>> WE BELIEVE THERE ARE CREDIBLE THREATS, I WOULD SAY SPECIFIC CREDIBLE THREATS, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE PREPARED.

>> Reporter: CROWDS AT KABUL'S AIRPORT ARE THINNER FOLLOWING THURSDAY'S DEADLY TERRORIST ATTACK.

PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN MET WITH HIS NATIONAL SECURITY TEAM FRIDAY TO DISCUSS THE DANGERS AHEAD.

>> WE HAVE A DETAILED BRIEFING ABOUT YESTERDAY'S ATTACKS.

WE WILL PROTECT FORCES AND COMPLETE THE MISSION.

WE WILL BEAT THE MISSION.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE WHITE HOUSE, THE U.S. MILITARY AND COALITION FLIGHTS MANAGED TO EVACUATE MORE THAN 12,000 PEOPLE THE DAY OF THE ATTACK BRINGING THE GRAND TOTAL TO 105,000 PEOPLE SINCE AUGUST 14th.

WITH THE AUGUST 31st DEADLINE FAST APPROACHING, THE PENTAGON IS LOOKING TO KEEP THE AIRPORT SAFE AS THE MILITARY DROPS DOWN.

>> LIVES ARE PRIORITY, THE LIVES OF OUR TROOPS AND THE LIVES OF THE EVACUEES WITH TRYING TO CONTINUE TO GET AS MANY OUT AS POSSIBLE.

THERE WILL BE A BALANCE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

>> Reporter: IN WASHINGTON, ISABEL ROSALES, KPBS NEWS .

>>> AN UPDATE ON THE CAPONE FAMILY VALLEY TO HAVE BEEN IN AFGHANISTAN TRYING TO GET OUT, LOCAL CONGRESSMAN THEIR LIFE'S OFFICE PLEASE CALL FOLLICLES DISTRICT OFFICIALS TODAY.

THEY CONFIRMED ONE STUDENT AND HIS FAMILY ARE BACK HOME AND TWO MORE FAMILIES ARE EN ROUTE.

FOUR MORE FAMILIES ARE REPORTEDLY SECURE AND WAITING TO LEAVE WHILE ONE OTHER STUDENT IN THE FAMILY IS AWAITING HEALTH IN KABUL.

ISIS OFFICE SAYS THE EFFORT IS MADE AROUND THE CLOCK AND THEY HOPE TO HAVE EVERYBODY BACK IN THE U.S. BY THE 31st.

>>> SAN DIEGO CITY EMPLOYEES HAVE TO BE VACCINATED OR POTENTIALLY LOSE THEIR JOBS.

CITY OFFICIALS SAY THIS MONDAY COMES WITH THE PANDEMIC NOT SLOWING DOWN AND THE RECENT FULL APPROVAL OF THE PFIZER VACCINE.

KPBS HEALTH REPORTER MATT HOFFMAN HAS REACTION.

>> I QUESTION THE TIMING OF IT.

WE ARE CURRENTLY ALONG WITH THE OTHER GROUPS NEGOTIATING ALL OF THE POINTS OF SOME OF THIS TOUGH.

I THINK THERE IS A LOT OF NEGOTIATING LEFT.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO POLICE OFFICERS OF THOSE ASIAN PRESIDENT JACK SHAFER SAID THE VACCINATION MANDATE FOR EMPLOYEES IS LEAVING SOME OFFICERS WORRIED ABOUT THEIR JOBS.

A CITY MEMO SAYS BEING FULLY VACCINATED WILL BE A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT UNLIKE THE COUNTY WHERE UNVACCINATED EMPLOYEES NEED TO BE REGULARLY TESTED FOR THE VIRUS.

>> IF SOMETHING IS DONE THAT IS MY COMMUNITY HAS BEEN THE COUNTY, I COULD SEE SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO REALLY HAVE BIG OPPOSITION TO IT UP AND LEAVING AND GOING TO ANOTHER DEPARTMENT.

>> Reporter: A MEMO TO CITY EMPLOYEES SAY THEY HAVE TO BE FULLY VACCINATED BY NOVEMBER 2nd.

RIGHT NOW, CITY OFFICIALS ARE NEGOTIATING WITH LABOR UNIONS TO DETERMINE THE IMPACTS OF THE POLICY.

>> THE CITY HAS MADE ITS INTENT CLEAR THAT THIS WILL NO LONGER BE AN OPTION.

>> Reporter: RODNEY FOWLER'S THE PRESIDENT OF THE LOCAL 127, WHICH REPRESENTS NEARLY 1900 SKILLED TRADE WORKERS.

HE SAYS MANY HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MANDATE.

HE'S ENCOURAGING THOSE WITH CONCERNS TO SPEAK WITH OFFICIALS, BUT ONCE THE CITY TO HELP THE UNVACCINATED GET IT DONE.

>> GET VACCINATED AND TAKE AWAY THE APPREHENSION OF VACCINATION.

>> Reporter: THE CHIEF STEWARD FROM LOCAL 911, REPRESENTING LIFEGUARDS IN THE CITY, SAID IN A STATEMENT, THEY APPLIED THE DEDICATION TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND WILL KEEP WORKING TO DETERMINE THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS TO THE WORKFORCE OF THE MANDATE ADDING THEY ARE ENCOURAGING MEMBERS TO GET THEIR VACCINATIONS.

A CITY SPOKESPERSON SAYS OF THE 11,000+ EMPLOYEES, 65% ARE VACCINATED WHILE 12% ARE NOT.

NEARLY 2000 WORKERS DECLINED TO STATE THEIR STATUS OR DID NOT RESPOND.

AFTER NEGOTIATIONS ARE DONE WITH LABOR REPS, CITY OFFICIALS SAY PEOPLE CAN REQUEST A RELIGIOUS OR MEDICAL EXEMPTION FROM THE VACCINE.

MATT HOFFMAN, TRANSFER KPBS NEWS .

>>> STARTING TODAY, CALIFORNIANS WILL BE A BIT SECOND ROUND OF THE GOLDEN STATE AMULETS PAYMENTS.

PART OF THE LARGEST A TAX REBATE IN U.S. HISTORY, TWO OUT OF EVERY THREE ELIGIBLE CALIFORNIANS WILL TAKE PART IN THE $12 BILLION PROGRAM AND GOVERNOR NEW SOME PROVIDES PANDEMIC RELIEF.

SECOND ROUND PAYMENTS CONSIST OF $600 TO TAXPAYERS WITH A SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER MAKING LESS THAN 75,000.

ALSO WHO DID NOT RECEIVE A FIRST ONE, $1000 PAYMENT GO TO QUALIFIED FILERS WHO MAKE LESS THAN $75,000, AND HAVE ONE OR MORE DEPENDENT.

>>> ONE OF THE MANY TRAGEDIES SURROUNDING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IS MANY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO PAY THEIR RENT .

SOME HAVE LOST THEIR HOMES.

AS KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL TELLS US, THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO IS ABOUT TO ROLL OUT NEW ASSISTANCE TO MAKE SURE THAT DOES NOT HAPPEN.

>> Reporter: IT'S AMONG THE MOST BASIC OF HUMAN NEEDS, HAVING A ROOF OVER YOUR HEAD, A PLACE TO CALL HOME.

THE NEWS THIS MORNING THAT THE SUPREME COURT RULED PRESIDENT BIDEN CANNOT EXTEND THE FEDERAL EVICTION MORATORIUM, NEEDN'T WORRY CALIFORNIANS FOR NOW BECAUSE OF STATE MORATORIUM ON EVICTIONS IN PLACE THAT LAST THROUGH THE END OF THE NEXT MONTH.

IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, HELP FOR RENTERS IS GETTING BEEFED UP.

>> THERE ARE TWO NEW PROGRAMS.

>> Reporter: THAT IS NICK MARTINEZ, THE ACCU ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

ONE OF THE NEW PROGRAMS IS AIMED AT SO-CALLED MOM AND POP LANDLORDS.

>> IF THEIR TENANTS WERE OVER INCOME OR THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO ACCESS THESE OTHER PROGRAMS, THESE SMALL MOM AND POP LANDLORDS CAN ACCESS THIS PROGRAM AND GET ASSISTANCE WITH THEIR RENT.

>> Reporter: THERE ARE A FEW CRITERIA LIMITS HAVE TO MEET, THE PROPERTY HAS TO BE IN THE COUNTY AND THE OWNER MUST BE A COUNTY RESIDENT.

THE LANDLORD CANNOT OWN MORE THAN FIVE RENTAL UNITS.

TENANTS HAVE TO BE AT LEAST THREE MONTHS PAST DUE ON THEIR RENT.

>> THE SECOND PROGRAM IS A SECURITY DEPOSIT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR LOW AND MODERATE INCOME RENTERS.

>> Reporter: FOR THIS, RENTERS MUST MEET INCOME LIMITS, SIGN A LEASE OF SIX MONTHS OR LONGER AND PAYMENTS WILL BE MADE DIRECTLY TO THE LANDLORD.

THE AMOUNT AVAILABLE IS LIMITED TO TWO MONTHS RENT UP TO IN THE $1000.

>> AT THE END OF THE TERM, IF THE SECURITY DEPOSIT GETS RELEASED TO THE TENANT, THE TENANT HAS THAT FOR THE NEXT SECURITY DEPOSIT.

>> Reporter: THAT BEGINS SEPTEMBER 1st.

THE SECURITY DEPOSIT BEGINS ON SEPTEMBER 3rd.

APPLICANTS CAN HAVE TWO WEEKS TO APPLY.

IF THERE IS ANY MONEY LEFT OVER AFTER THAT, MORE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

THESE PROGRAMS ARE NOT REPLICATED IN ANY OTHER RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, SO THEY ARE AVAILABLE TO ANYBODY IN THE COUNTY.

GO TO SDHC.ORG OR CALL 858694401 FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO APPLY.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY IS OFFERING MORE THAN JUST SNACKS AND ITS VENDING MACHINES.

THE SCHOOL IS ROLLING OUT MORE THAN A DOZEN COVID-19 TESTING VENDING MACHINES AMONG THE CAMPUS.

KPBS REPORTER ALEXANDER RANHAUL HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY IS JOINING OTHER COLLEGES BY OFFERING DO-IT- YOURSELF COVID-19 TESTS THAT CAN BE ACCESSED FROM A VENDING MACHINE FOR FREE.

THE ROLLOUT IS PART OF THE SCHOOL SAFETY PLAN TO MITIGATE THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS NOW BACK IN PERSON CLASSES HAVE RESUMED.

THE VENDING MACHINES ARE PART OF THE SCHOOL'S NEW TESTING PROGRAM FOR UNVACCINATED PEOPLE.

RIGOROUS GUIDELINES FROM THE CSU SYSTEM ARE REQUIRING ALL STUDENTS AND STAFF TO BE VACCINATED.

THOSE WHO QUALIFY FOR AN EXEMPTION FROM GETTING THE VACCINE HAVE TO SUBMIT TO WEEKLY TRENDS'S TESTING.

>> I HOPE THIS BRINGS EASY ACCESS TO GETTING TESTING.

>> Reporter: HEIDI IS A STAFF MEMBER AT SDSU.

SHE SAID TESTING SITES ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE NOT BEEN EASY TO GET TO.

THESE GRAB AND KITS MAKE TESTING CONVENIENT.

SHE SAYS IT'S A GREAT PREVENTATIVE MEASURE.

>> IF YOU ARE WORRIED WITH SYMPTOMS, THAT MAKES IT EASY TO GRAB ONE HERE AS OPPOSED TO HOPING YOU ARE OKAY.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES, THERE HAS BEEN 15 CONFIRMED CASES AMONG STUDENTS IN THE LAST SEVEN DAYS.

NEARLY 20 COVID-19 CODED TESCO MACHINES HAVE BEEN INSTALLED, EACH ONE HAS A DROP OFF BOX AND AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY.

THE ONGOING TESTING PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE FOR ALL STUDENTS AND STAFF REGARDLESS OF VACCINATION STATUS.

ALEXANDER RANHAUL, KPBS NEWS .

>>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY'S ANIMAL SHELTERS HAVE CALLED ON THE PUBLIC TO HELP WITH THE INFLUX OF ANIMALS.

KPBS REPORTER MELISSA MAE DESCRIBES HOW YOU CAN HELP .

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO COUNTY'S TWO SHELTERS ALMOST AT CAPACITY WITH OVER 400 ANIMALS CURRENTLY IN THEIR CARE.

>> WE ARE HERE TO GUARANTEE THESE ANIMALS WILL FIND A SAFE AND LOVING HOME.

>> Reporter: CALAIS CAMPBELL IS THE DIRECTOR OF ANIMAL SERVICES FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND IS A DURING SPRING AND SUMMER MONTHS, THERE IS NORMALLY AN INFLUX OF ANIMALS BECAUSE OF KITTEN SEASON.

THIS YEAR, THERE IS A BIGGER STRAIN ON THE SHELTERS BECAUSE DURING THE PANDEMIC, MANY ANIMALS HAD TO WAIT TO BE SPAYED OR NEUTERED.

>> IN ADDITION, WE SEE FOLKS WHO MAY HAVE FALLEN ON HARD TIMES OTHERWISE, WHEN PEOPLE LOSE THEIR JOBS OR LOST A LOVED ONE OR LOST WORK, WE ARE HERE FOR THEM.

>> Reporter: THERE ARE A NUMBER OF ADOPTION PROMOTIONS GOING ON.

ALL ADOPTIONS THESE ARE WAIVED FOR ANIMALS WHO HAVE BEEN AT THE SHELTER FOR MORE THAN 30 DAYS.

ANY AND ALL CAPS OVER SIX MONTHS AS WELL, PEOPLES, PICK MIXES, HUSKY, HUSKY MIXES AND KITTENS ARE $25.00.

FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT COMMIT TO ADOPTING AN ANIMAL, THE COUNTY SHELTER HAS ANOTHER OPTION.

>> IF WE CAN HAVE FOSTER'S TAKING AND ANIMAL IN THEIR HOME, THAT CHANGES FOR THE ONE ANIMAL.

>> Reporter: IF ADOPTING OR FOSTERING IS NOT AN OPTION, YOU CAN VOLUNTEER BY GOING TO THEIR WEBS RIGHT, SDDAC.COM.

CARLA AND HER NIECE JUST ADDED A NEW MEMBER TO THEIR FAMILY .

>> WITH COVID-19, IT HAS BEEN LONELY.

>> ONE OF THE GREATEST BENEFITS OF CHOOSING TO ADOPT OVER BUYING A FOREVER FRIEND IS EVERY ANIMAL FROM THE COUNTY IS FULLY NEUTERED OR SPAYED, COMES FULLY VACCINATED AND IS MICROCHIPPED.

MELISSA MAE, KPBS NEWS .

>>> WE ARE LOOKING AT A WARM START TO THE WEEKEND.

WE HAVE BEEN FEELING THAT OVER THE PAST COUPLE DAYS.

THAT KICKS OFF ON THE WARM SIDE.

ONE OF THE BIG STORIES IS TRYING TO SEE THE MOISTURE AN.

WE COULD BE TALKING A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN INTO NEXT WEEK WHICH COMES WITH CLOUDS AND SOME COOLER TIMES FOR US.

FIRST TONIGHT, THE LOW IN SAN DIEGO IS A CITY AND CHULA VISTA COMES AT 67.

VIRAGO SPRINGS IS 82.

THERE WILL BE SOME OF THE MARINE LAYER CLOUDS COMING BUT NOT TOO MUCH, TYPICAL THIS TIME OF YEAR.

OUR STORY SATURDAY CONTINUES WITH THE HEAT.

THAT IS FOUND THROUGH INLAND LOCATIONS.

IT HAS BEEN UNCOMFORTABLE OVER THE PAST COUPLE DAYS.

THAT CONTINUES INTO TOMORROW.

TOMORROW, 79 IN SAN DIEGO.

TOWARD MT.

LAGUNA, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT 111 IN BORREGO SPRINGS, LOTS OF TENSION AND PUTTING US AT 82 FOR OCEANSIDE AFTER WE GET RID OF THE MARINE CLOUDS.

THERE IS MORE ON THE WAY WORKING ITS WAY UP AT LEAST THE BAJA, IF NOT EVEN INTO THE GULF.

IT WILL KEEP SOME RAINFALL WITH IT.

THAT WILL TRY TO BRING IN MOISTURE.

SOME MOISTURE COULD MAKE AN ENTRANCE INTO EITHER LATE SUNDAY OR INTO MONDAY, AT LEAST SOME SPOTTY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, NOT A LOT OF RAIN UNTIL WE GET INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK, THAT IS WHEN THE SURGE OF MOISTURE PLACES IN TO SOME OF THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST.

THAT WILL BE CONVENIENT TO GET MOISTURE COMING THROUGH.

FOR NOW, THE COAST IS KEEPING THINGS DRY THROUGH MONDAY AND A FEW EXTRA CLOUDS.

TEMPERATURES ARE COOLING TO 80 DEGREES.

INLAND LOCATIONS, MID-90s, WE TAPER DOWN INTO MID-80s FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

THERE ARE EXTRA CLOUDS NOTED BY WEDNESDAY.

MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS, WE HOLD ONTO LOWER 80s AND WE ADD INTO THUNDERSTORM CHANCES AS EARLY AS MONDAY WITH EXTRA MOISTURE.

DESERT LOCATIONS GET A CHANCE FOR AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS COMING MONDAY AND COOLING DOWN FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I AM ACCUWEATHER METEOROLOGIST MELISSA CONSTANZER.

>>> A MONUMENT TO NAVY S.E.A.L.S STAND AT THE MIRAMAR NATIONAL CEMETERY.

THAT HONORS THE ELITE MEMBERS OF THE NAVY'S UNDERWATER DEMOLITION TEAMS OR UDP WHO FOUGHT IN WORLD WAR II.

DEDICATION CEREMONY WAS HELD THIS MORNING PAYING TRIBUTE ESPECIALLY TO THOSE WHO MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE.

>> WE COME FROM A VERY SMALL GROUP.

I THINK WE HAVE 2600 NOW.

BACK IN VIETNAM, WE HAD 350 FEELS SERVING AT ANY GIVEN TIME.

WE LOST 100 OF THEM.

IT IS A SOLEMN DAY AFTER ANOTHER LOSS THAT WE WERE NOT EXPECTING IN AFGHANISTAN.

>> THE IDEA FOR THE MEMORIAL CAME FROM A RETIRED NAVY SEAL WHO SERVED AS PROJECT MANAGER.

IT WAS FUNDED BY THE NAVY S.E.A.L.

MUSEUM AND TOOK MORE THAN TWO YEARS TO CREATE.

>>> GIVEN THE CHAOTIC AND VIOLENT SCENES AT THE KABUL AIRPORT, AFGHANS WHO WORKED FOR THE AMERICANS ARE INCREASINGLY DESPERATE TO FLEE.

KPBS MILITARY REPORTER STEVE WALSH SAID THEY ARE REACHING OUT TO FRIENDS AND VOLUNTEERS AND VETERANS GROUPS AHEAD OF THE U.S.

DEADLINE AND EVACUATIONS.

>> I HAVE TO MAKE A CHANGE REALLY QUICK.

>> Reporter: SEAN, A NAVY VET, IS WITH THE SAN DIEGO CHAPTER OF THE TRUMAN NATIONAL SECURITY PROJECT.

HE IS A BUSY MAN, HE HAD TO STOP ANSWERING MY QUESTIONS TO CHECK ON AFGHANS TRYING TO MAKE THEIR WAY TO THE U.S.. >> NOTHING LIKE THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE.

THIS IS THE MOST UNIQUE AMERICAN THING I HAVE EVER SEEN.

PEOPLE THAT DO NOT DO THIS JUST OPEN THEMSELVES UP TO GET OUT AND I AM WORKING AT MIDNIGHT EVERY DAY FOR PEOPLE THAT WE NEVER MET.

>> Reporter: SUPPORTERS CALL IT A DIGITAL DUNKIRK WHEN HUNDREDS OF PLEASURE BOATS WERE PLACED INTO SERVICE TO RESCUE BRITISH TROOPS TRAPPED IN FRANCE DURING WORLD WAR II.

THAT GROUPS LIKE NO ONE LEFT BEHIND, WHICH HAS WORKED FOR YEARS TO BRING MILITARY TRANSLATORS BACK TO THE U.S., WORKING ALONG VET COALITIONS LIKE VAN DIVER IS.

THEY ARE DISCOURAGING AMERICAN VOLUNTEERS FROM MAKING THE CHAOS WORSE LIKE CHARTERING FLIGHTS INTO KABUL WITHOUT A CLEAR PLAN TO GET PEOPLE INTO THE AIRPORT IN TIME.

IT IS HEARTBREAKING WORK.

>> I AM SICK OF IT.

I BEGGED THEM TO SAVE MY CHILDREN.

>> Reporter: DESPERATE AFGHANS ARE REACHING OUT INCLUDING ONE MAN WHO WORKED FOR AN AMERICAN CONTRACTOR IN THE 2000.

WE ARE NOT USING HIS NAME FOR SECURITY REASONS.

HE IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE VISA PROCESS IS STILL.

>> I HELPED THEM AT THAT TIME, NOW IT'S MY TIME.

>> AFGHAN VETS HAVE CONTACTS OVER THERE.

THEY ARE GETTING THESE MESSAGES AND THESE DESPERATE PLEAS FOR HELP.

>> Reporter: CHRISTOPHER GOLDSMITH IS A ADVOCATE AND A WAR VETERAN.

HE LOST TRANSIT WHEN ISIS TOOK OVER.

A WEEK AGO, HE CREATED EVACUATE OUR ALLIES.

>> THE UNCERTAINTY FOR ME IS HEAVY, BUT THE CERTAINTY OF KNOWING THESE DESPERATE CRIES FOR HELP SUDDENLY GOES SILENT, THAT WILL BE UNIMAGINABLY MORE TOUGH FOR MANY MORE PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS FOR VETERANS COMING TO THE AID OF THEIR AFGHAN ALLIES IS PROBABLY THE CLEAREST OF THE 20 YEAR WAR.

THE GROUP IS URGING THE WHITE HOUSE TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE AND CUT THROUGH RED TAPE SO MARK CAN BE AIRLIFTED OUT OF KABUL.

MOHAMMED IS A TRANSLATOR WHO CAME TO SAN DIEGO LESS THAN TWO YEARS AGO.

IT TOOK HIM MORE THAN THREE YEARS TO GO THROUGH THE SPECIAL IMMIGRATION VISA PROGRAM.

HE STILL HAS FAMILY TRAPPED IN AFGHANISTAN.

HE IS GETTING CALLS FROM OTHER TRANSLATORS STILL THERE.

ONE PERSON SPENT EIGHT DAYS IN AND AROUND THE AIRPORT BEFORE GIVING UP AND GOING BACK HOME.

>> LAST NIGHT, HE SAID DO YOU KNOW SOMEBODY AN AIRPORT AT THEY HELPING ME?

I SAID I DO NOT KNOW SOMEBODY ELSE.

EVERYTHING HAS CHANGED NOW.

HOW DO I HELP YOU?

>> Reporter: SINCE OCTOBER, CALIFORNIA HAS TAKEN ROUGHLY 1600 SIB RECIPIENTS, THE MOST OF ANY STATE.

SOME SAN DIEGOANS ARE ON THE GROUND IN AFGHANISTAN.

ASIDE FROM A GROUP OF STUDENTS FROM EL CAJON VALLEY UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT, AMERICANS OF AFRICAN DESCENT ARE TRYING TO FIND THEIR WAY OUT OF THE COUNTRY INCLUDING FORMER TRANSLATORS WHO WENT HOME ONE LAST TIME.

>> I'M TRYING TO SAY WE DON'T THE WEBSITES AND RESOURCES, BUT THERE IS ONLY SO MUCH THAT VOLUNTEERS CAN DO.

WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF THESE FOLKS.

>> Reporter: QUICKLY, SHAWN VAN DIVER SAYS, THE FOR THE LAST AMERICAN FLIGHT LEAVES AFGHANISTAN.

STEVE WALSH, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, HIGH ALERT.

EVACUATIONS FACE NEW CHALLENGES AFTER THE DEADLY ATTACKS IN KABUL.

THAT IS COMING UP AT 7:00 RIGHT AFTER THE EVENING EDITION ON KPBS .

>>> THE SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED CHANGES TO ITS CONSENTS SEARCH PROCEDURES.

THAT IS WHEN OFFICERS CAN SEARCH AN INDIVIDUAL IS VEHICLE OR HOME WITHOUT A WARRANT.

IF THE INDIVIDUAL GIVES CONSENT, THE OFFICERS WILL NEED TO GET CONSENT IN VERBAL FORM DOCUMENTED ON A POLICE BY THE CAMERA, OR IN WRITTEN FORM FREELY AND VOLUNTARILY.

SEARCHES CANNOT BE SO INTRUSIVE AS TO HARM THE INDIVIDUAL OR DESTROY OR DAMAGE PROPERTY.

INDIVIDUALS WILL BE NOTIFIED THAT THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO REFUSE, MODIFY OR WITHDRAW CONSENT TO SEARCH AT ANY TIME.

MAYOR TODD GLORIA SAYS THE GOAL OF THESE IS TO BE MORE CLEAR, CONCISE AND JUST.

>>> MORE THAN THREE WEEKS HAVE PASSED SINCE SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY RELEASED THE REPORT AFTER THE COUNTIES COVID-19 HOTEL PROGRAM , AND COUNTY OFFICIALS REFUSED TO TALK.

I NEW SOURCE INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER CODY DELANEY HAS MORE.

>> THE COMPANY DOES NOT HAVE THE CREDENTIALS TO DO THE JOB AND EMPLOYS A STAFF WITHOUT PROPER TRAINING.

THE RESULT IS GAPS AND SERVICES THAT MIGHT HAVE LED TO OVERDOSES AND SUICIDE.

THOSE WERE AMONG THE FINDINGS THAT THE COUNTY PAID SDSU $140,000 FOR.

THAT STARTED AFTER IKNEWSOURCE REPORTED MISMANAGEMENT AT THE COVID-19 HOTEL.

NOW, COUNTY OFFICIALS DO NOT WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT.

MOST SUPERVISORS IGNORED QUESTIONS.

A SPOKESPERSON FOR JOEL ANDERSON, WHO REPRESENTS EAST COUNTY, SAID HE HAS MANY MORE PRESSING ISSUES.

FOR KPBS, I AM IKNEWSOURCE INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER CODY DELANEY.

>> IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW IS CONSIDERING SUICIDE, CALL THE NATIONAL WITH AN PREVENTION HOTLINE AT 1-800-273-8255.

>>> AN IMPORTANT DEADLINE IS APPROACHING IN THE GUBERNATORIAL RECALL ELECTION.

MONDAY IS THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER TO VOTE BY MAIL IN THE SEPTEMBER 14th ELECTION.

WORMS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE SAN DIEGO REGISTRAR OF VOTERS WEBS RIGHT AT IKNEWSOURCE.

YOU CAN REGISTER ONLINE MONDAY AUGUST 30th, OR YOU CAN TAKE UP A PHYSICAL COPY OF THE REGISTRATION FORM AT ANY POST OFFICE, PUBLIC LIBRARY, DMV OR CITY CLERK OR REGISTRAR'S OFFICE.

FORMS MUST BE POSTMARKED BY 5:00 P.M. ON MONDAY.

THE REGISTRAR SAYS SO FAR, OVER 400,000 BALLOTS HAVE BEEN RETURNED.

>>> MORE THAN ONE RESTAURANT WILL BE FILLING THE VOID AT AN ICONIC SPOT IN SPECIFIC BEACH.

MARY ELKINS AT THE ON FROM THE SAN DIEGO BUSINESS JOURNAL HAS DETAILS ON A BIG MOVE ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK IN A FRIDAY BUSINESS REPORT.

>> AFTER SETTING DOWN IN 2018 AFTER RUNNING FOR 50 YEARS, A FORMER BEACH IS GETTING A SERIOUS UPGRADE.

SCOTT SLATER, A LOCAL RESTAURANT TOUR, IS TAKING OVER THE 4000 SQUARE FOOT PROPERTY AND OPENING MISSION IN GARNET, A 546 RESTAURANT COLLECTIVE.

WHAT WILL BE HOUSE IS ALL OF SLATER'S CONCEPTS AND NEW ONES.

RIGHT NOW, THAT IS THE HEAD LETTUCE, SPITFIRE TACOS, EARLYBIRD, BREAKFAST BURRITOS AND NEW DESSERTS AND POSSIBLY A IN WHICH CAN'T IT.

THE NEW VENUE IS SLATED TO OPEN MAY 2022.

I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF SPEAKING WITH SCOTT SLATER TO INTERVIEW HIM ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT.

HE SAID SOMETHING INTERESTING WHICH WAS THAT HIS GOAL IS BASICALLY TO LOOK AT FRANCHISING IN DIFFERENT AREAS.

SECOND-GENERATION CASUAL DINING SPACES THAT LANDLORDS ARE HAVING ISSUES FILLING, AND HE WANTS TO REACTIVATE THEM BY CREATING THESE MULTIPLE CONCEPTS IN ONE MY KITCHEN.

IN HIS WORDS, THIS IS A LONG- TERM PLAN AND WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR FOR THE FUTURE.

>> HANDYMAN BEGAN IN A STORY BY CLIVE BARKER AND WAS BROUGHT TO VIVID LIFE BY TONY TODD IN A 1992 FILM.

NOW, IT'S REIMAGINED.

THE NEW CANDIDATE OPENS TODAY AND KPBS FILM CREDIT BETH OKAMOTO HAS THIS REVIEW.

>> LEGEND IS IF YOU SAY HIS NAME FIVE TIMES WHILE LOOKING IN THE MIRROR, HE APPEARS IN THE REFLECTION.

THEN HE KILLS YOU.

YOU SHOULD SAY HIS NAME, I DARE YOU.

>> HANDYMAN.

>> HANDYMAN CANDY MAN.

>> NOT EVERY HORROR FILM HAS A LOT OF IMPACT ABOUT NEAR THE COST IS NEW CANDYMAN HAS MANY LAYERS THAT IT IS ALMOST TOO MUCH TO PROCESS IN 90 MINUTES.

THAT'S NOT A BAD THING.

PRODUCED BY JORDAN PEELE AND COWRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY DaCOSTA, CANDY MAN BEAUTIFULLY BUILT ON THE 1992 FILM TO REINVENT CANDYMAN THROUGH A BLACK LENS .

>> WHAT WE DID WITH THIS VERSION AND THIS TALLYING OF IT WAS WE TRIED TO BRING OUT THE CONNECTION WITH THE FACT THAT THIS IS AN EPIDEMIC OF VIOLENCE ON BLACK BODIES IN THIS COUNTRY.

>> I TOLD PEOPLE THAT CHANGE BUT AT THE VERY LEAST, THINKING MORE.

>> HE TIMES THIS IS GENTRIFICATION, RACISM AND INTERGENERATIONAL TRAUMA.

SHE HAS THE FILM WITH A BOLD VISUAL STYLE THAT INCLUDES THE USE OF EVOCATIVE SHADOW PUPPETS TO DEPICT A HISTORY OF RACIAL VIOLENCE.

>> A STORY LIKE THAT AND PAIN LIKE THAT, THAT LASTS FOREVER.

THAT IS CANDYMAN.

>> THIS IS THE FIELD YOU MAY NEED AND WANT TO WATCH MORE THAN ONCE.

THAT'S MONDO, KPBS NEWS .

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