>>> GOOD EVENING, IT'S FRIDAY, AUGUST 26.

THE U.S. ECONOMY IS CLEARLY SHOWING STRONG UNDERLYING MOMENTUM.

THIS IS ACCORDING TO THE FED CHAIRMAN JEROME POWELL.

THE CHAIRMAN MADE IT CLEAR THAT WE ARE LIKELY TO SEE INTEREST RATES RISE TO BATTLE BACK INFLATION.

>> Reporter: THE ECONOMIC PAIN IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE.

JEROME POWELL DINNER DELIVER THE KEYNOTE SPEECH AT THE ANNUAL JACKSON HOLE WHOLE ECONOMIC SYMPOSIUM FRIDAY SENDING A CLEAR MESSAGE THAT THE CENTRAL BANKS CONTINUED FOCUS IS TO TAME RAMPANT INSTALLATION.

>> OUR ABILITY TO DO DELIVERS PRICE STABILITY IS.

WHILE HIGHER INTEREST RATES, SLOWER GROWTH AND SOFTER LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS WILL BRING DOWN INFLATION, THEY WILL ALSO BRING SOME PAIN TO HOUSEHOLDS AND BUSINESSES.

>> Reporter: DESPITE HIS WARNING, THE FED'S PREFERRED MEASURE OF INFLATION KNOWN AS THE PERSONAL CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES PRICE INDEX SHOWED THAT PRICE INCREASES SLOWED IN JULY.

IT IS ALL KEY TO HOW AMERICANS ARE PERCEIVING THE CURRENT ECONOMIC CLIMATE.

>> THE IDEA IS THAT IF PEOPLE BELIEVE PRICES ARE GOING TO GO UP, THAT BECOMES A SELF- FULFILLING PROPHECY SO YOU WANT TO NIP THAT IN THE BUD AND CONVINCE THE PUBLIC AND MARKETS AND CONSUMERS THAT NO, DON'T WORRY, WE HAVE IT UNDER CONTROL.

>> Reporter: WALL STREET WAS QUICK TO REACT.

MAJOR INDUSTRIES DROPPED AFTER POWELL HINTED AT THE LIKELIHOOD OF SUSTAINED PERIODS OF HIGHER INTEREST RATES.

>> THESE ARE THE UNFORTUNATE COSTS OF REDUCING INFLATION BUT A FAILURE TO RESTORE PRICE STABILITY WOULD MEAN FAR GREATER PAIN.

>>> COULD PRESIDENT BIDEN'S PLAN TO FORGIVE $10,000 OF STUDENT DEBT FOR MILLIONS OF BORROWERS RAISE INFLATION?

OUR FINANCIAL ANALYST WAYS IN COMING UP IN THE FRIDAY BUSINESS REPORT.

>>> NEW DETAILS AND NEW REACTION EMERGING TONIGHT INTO THE HIGH PROFILE RAPE ALLEGATION INVOLVING CURRENT AND FORMER SAN DIEGO STATE FOOTBALL PLAYERS.

A CIVIL LAWSUIT HAS IDENTIFIED THE PLAYERS ALLEGED IN THE GANG RAPE OF A TEENAGE GIRL LAST FALL.

WE SPOKE TO A LEGAL EXPERT REGARDING THE UNUSUAL LEGAL STRATEGY TAKING PLACE.

>> IF TRUE THIS IS EGREGIOUS.

>> Reporter: GRETCHEN IS A CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY WHO HAS BEEN PRACTICING FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS.

SHE SAYS BASED ON THE ALLEGATIONS IN THIS CASE, IT'S UNUSUAL THAT NO CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED.

SHE SAYS IT'S ALSO RARE FOR THE CIVIL CASE TO BE FILED BEFORE THE CRIMINAL CASE.

>> PERCIVAL ATTORNEY MAY WANT TO GET THE BALL ROLLING BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IS TRUE OR NOT TRUE AND WE DON'T KNOW ALL THE FACTS.

>> Reporter: THE SUIT ALLEGES FORMER AZTEC PUNTER MATT ARAIZA HAD SEX WITH A THEN 17-YEAR- OLD GIRL AND GANG-RAPED HER WITH THREE OTHER MEN.

LEONARD IS THE ONLY ONE STILL ACTIVE ON THE ROSTER.

ALL HAVE PROCLAIMED THEIR INNOCENCE THROUGH THEIR ATTORNEYS.

THE CIVIL SUIT HAS A LOWER STANDARD OF PROOF IN A CRIMINAL CASE BUT IT ALSO MOVES SLOWER THAN THE CRIMINAL CASE.

IT COULD BE YEARS BEFORE A CIVIL SUIT WRAPS UP IN THE CRIMINAL CASE COULD BE OVER BY THEN.

THE DAS OFFICE HAS YET TO FILE ANY CRIMINAL CHARGES.

A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE DA SAYS THE OFFICE IS STILL REVIEWING THE CASE.

>> IT SEEMS AS IF THE POLICE OFFICERS WERE TRYING TO TAKE THEIR TIME ON THIS CASE AND NOT RUSH TO JUDGMENT BECAUSE THEY GET ACCUSED OF RUSHING TO JUDGMENT IN A LOT OF CASES SO I THINK THEY WERE TRYING TO TAKE THEIR TIME.

>> Reporter: MATT ARAIZA WAS PICKED BY THE BUFFALO BILLS IN THE SIXTH YEAR OF THIS MONTH'S THIS YEAR'S DRAFT.

>> SHE WAITED UNTIL AFTER THAT HAPPENED TO FILE A CIVIL LAWSUIT.

SHE COULD HAVE DONE IT MONTHS AGO IF SHE WANTED TO OR MONTH AGO WHEN HE AND I COMMUNICATED.

>> Reporter: HE WAS SUPPOSED TO START FOR THE BILLS AND TONIGHT'S GAME BUT HAS SINCE BEEN BENCHED.

ARMSTRONG SAYS MATT ARAIZA, THE NFL AND THE BILLS DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION UNTIL ABOUT SIX WEEKS AGO.

>> HE ADAMANTLY DISPUTES MUCH OF WHAT IS IN THE CIVIL COMPLAINT INCLUDING THE ALLEGATION THAT HE FORCIBLY RAPED HER.

>> BECAUSE OF THE ONGOING CIVIL CASE THEY WILL NOT COMMENT FURTHER.

AS FOR ZAVIER LEONARD WHO IS STILL ON THE ROSTER FOR THE AZTECS, THE ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT DID NOT RESPOND TO A REQUEST FOR COMMENT.

>>> SCHOOL IS BACK IN SESSION FOR MANY SAN DIEGO STUDENTS AND THE NEW YEAR BRINGS NEW TRANSIT OPPORTUNITIES.

OUR REPORTER WITH HOW THOSE 18 AND UNDER CAN GET A FREE RIDE.

>> IT WAS GETTING REALLY EXPENSIVE EVERY MONTH HAVING TO PAY LIKE $25 AND JUST KEEPING UP.

>> Reporter: KARINA IS ASSUMED TO BE SENIOR AT HOOVER HIGH SCHOOL WHO HAS BEEN RIDING PUBLIC TRANSIT SINCE NINTH GRADE, SHE SAYS EXPIRED FARES MADE HER MISS CLASSES AND EVEN A TEST.

THE NEW FREE YOUTH OPPORTUNITY PASS HAS GOTTEN RID OF THOSE ISSUES AND EXPANDED HER WORLD.

>> I DID AN INTERNSHIP IN CHULA VISTA AND BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO HAVE THE YOUTH OPPORTUNITY PASS I WAS ABLE TO DO BUSES AND I HAD TO TAKE A TROLLEY AND THEN MORE BUSES SO WITHOUT THE YOUTH OPPORTUNITY PASS IT WOULD'VE BEEN SO EXPENSIVE AND I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO THE INTERNSHIP.

>> Reporter: THE YOUTH OPPORTUNITY PASS PROGRAM OFFERS COMPLETELY FREE RIDES ON BUSES, THE TROLLEY, THE COASTER AND SPRINTER FOR THOSE UNDER 18.

THE PROGRAM BEGAN MAY 1 PROVIDING FREE RIDES IN THE METROPOLITAN TRANSIT SYSTEM IN NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT.

>> THIS REALLY DOES GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE PART OF THEIR COMMUNITY AND GET TO KNOW SAN DIEGO, AND IT ALSO ALLEVIATES THAT FINANCIAL BURDEN THAT WE SAW FAMILIES HAVE.

>> Reporter: FOR YOUTH TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE FREE RIDES, THEY NEED A PRONTO YOUTH CARD.

THOSE CARDS ARE BEING DISTRIBUTED AT THE TRANSIT STORE AND SOME SCHOOLS.

>> RIDERSHIP IS ALREADY UP, IT'S UP 55 PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR AND THAT IS OVER ALL, BUT WITH YOUTH OPPORTUNITY PASS, IT MAY WHEN WE INSTITUTED IT, WE SAW AN INCREASE OF 34 PERCENT OF YOUTH USING OUR TRANSIT SYSTEM.

>> Reporter: THE PILOT PROGRAM IS THE LATEST EFFORT TO IMPROVE MASS TRANSIT AND MAKE IT MORE ACCESSIBLE AND EQUITABLE FOR HISTORICALLY AND ARE CONSIDERED OTHER UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.

THE REPROGRAMMABLE RUN THROUGH JUNE 30, 2023.

>>> WAS SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT STARTING MONDAY, COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO GET THEIR KIDS VACCINATED FOR COVID- 19.

THE LATEST NUMBERS SHOW ABOUT 85 PERCENT OF CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 12 AND 17 HAVE RECEIVED AT LEAST ONE DOSE OF THE VACCINE.

THERE'S A LARGE DROP OFF FOR YOUNGER AGE GROUPS.

WHAT SEVEN PERCENT FOR THOSE AGES 5 TO 11 AND JUST NINE PERCENT FOR CHILDREN UNDER FOUR YEARS OLD.

DOCTOR SAWYER SAYS IS ON THE FDA'S VACCINE ADVISORY COMMITTEE SAYS DATA SHOWS THE SHOTS ARE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE.

>> BILLIONS OF PEOPLE HAVE RECEIVED THESE VACCINES, ADULTS AND CHILDREN.

PARENTS CAN BE REASSURED THAT THE VACCINES ARE NOT NEW ANYMORE, WE KNOW WHAT WE ARE DEALING WITH AND DESPITE THE RARE BUT POTENTIAL SIDE EFFECTS, PEDIATRICIANS ARE 100 PERCENT IN FAVOR OF RECOMMENDING THE VACCINE FOR CHILDREN.

>> DOCTOR SAWYER SAYS HE ENCOURAGES PARENTS WHO STILL HAVE QUESTIONS, TO TALK TO THE PEDIATRICIAN OR FAMILY PHYSICIAN.

>>> NEW PROTECTION AGAINST COVID-19 IS LIKELY ON THE WAY, THE FDA'S EXPECTED TO APPROVE VISORS UPDATED BOOSTER.

WITHIN A WEEK SHOT IS DESIGNED TO PROTECT AGAINST THE OMICRON STRAIN THAT ACCOUNT FOR MOST NEW INFECTIONS.

PFIZER SAYS THE NEW VACCINE ALSO PROTECTS AGAINST OLDER VARIANTS.

THE CDC VACCINE ADVISORY IS SCHEDULED TO MEET NEXT THURSDAY AND FRIDAY TO DISCUSS THE BOOSTER.

>>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS REPORTING 249 CONFIRMED OR PROBABLE CASES OF MONKEYPOX OR THE RISK OF CONTRACTING THE VIRUS REMAINS SLOW LOW FOR SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN.

>> Reporter: IN THE U.S. MORE THAN 16,000 PEOPLE HAVE CONFIRMED A PROBABLE MONKEYPOX INFECTIONS, ALMOST ALL ARE IN ADULTS.

>> THE TRANSMISSION OF THIS VIRUS TYPICALLY OCCURS BY SKIN TO SKIN CONTACT.

>> Reporter: WHILE THE RISK OF MONKEYPOX FOR SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN REMAINS LOW, 17 CONFIRMED OR PROBABLE CASES AMONG KIDS YOUNGER THAN 15 HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO THE CDC.

THIS WEEK IN NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, A CONFIRMED CASE IN AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENT, ANOTHER STUDENT AT A DIFFERENT SCHOOL IN THE DISTRICT IS ALSO BEING TESTED.

SCHOOL SYSTEM OFFICIALS SAYING EMPLOYEES WILL THOROUGHLY CLEAN AND DISINFECT CLASSROOMS AND OTHER AREAS AT BOTH SCHOOLS.

>> I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO PANIC ABOUT THIS, WE NEED TO STAY INFORMED AND THE CASES IN CHILDREN ARE LESS THAN ONE PERCENT OF THE TOTAL CASES THAT WE'VE SEEN.

>> Reporter: FOR EXTRA PROTECTION, HEALTH EXPERTS SAY PARENTS CAN FAMILIARIZE THEMSELVES WITH THE SYMPTOMS, KEEP CHILDREN HOME IF THEY HAVE A FEVER AND RASH, TALK TO YOUR PEDIATRICIAN SINCE SEVERAL ILLNESSES CAUSE FEVER AND RASH.

WASH HANDS AND CLEAN AND DISINFECT SURFACES.

WHEN IT COMES TO COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, THE CDC HAS LAUNCHED A NEW LANDING PAGE WITH MONKEYPOX RESOURCES.

>> WE HAVE A PROTOCOL IN PLACE TO HELP PEOPLE BE EVALUATED.

>>> WE HAVE A SPECIAL PAGE ON OUR WEBSITE TRACKING THE LATEST MONKEYPOX NEWS LOCALLY WITH OUR LATEST REPORTING AND INFORMATION ON VACCINES.

YOU CAN FIND A LINK ON OUR HOMEPAGE, KPBS.ORG.

>>> SAN DIEGO'S BISHOP IS AT THE VATICAN WHERE TOMORROW HE WILL BECOME A CARDINAL.

OUR REPORTER HAS DETAILS AND A MESSAGE TO SANDY HIGGINS.

>> Reporter: IT'S THE EVE BEFORE ONE OF THE BIGGEST DAYS OF BISHOP McELROY'S LIFE, THE DAY POPE FRANCIS WILL OFFICIALLY MAKE HIM A CARDINAL.

DURING SATURDAY'S CEREMONY, HE WILL TRADE IN HIS AMARANTH HAT FOR A RED ONE, A SYMBOL HE'S WILLING TO LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR, BUT HIS HEART WAS IS WITH THE PEOPLE OF SAN DIEGO, WHERE HE HAS LET A DIOCESE OF 1.3 MILLION CATHOLICS.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING BEEN A GRACE TO ME THESE PAST SEVEN YEARS OF MY LIFE WHILE I'VE BEEN BISHOP OF SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: ALL EYES HAVE BEEN ON McELROY, HE'S THE ONLY AMERICAN OUT OF 21 BECOMING CARDINALS.

IN THE U.S., HE'S THE ONLY ONE FROM THE WEST COAST, THE FIRST EVER FROM SAN DIEGO, AND THE ONLY ONE FROM A BORDER CITY.

>> A MAJOR ELEMENT OF OUR OUTREACH CENTERED ON MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES AND IT'S A GREAT SOURCE OF JOY, WE ARE MAKING THE GOSPEL PRESENT IN THAT WAY AND I KNOW THAT'S A TREMENDOUS ELEMENT OF WHY POPE FRANCIS APPOINTED ME TO BE A CARDINAL.

>> HE'S BEEN RECOGNIZED BY POPE FRANCIS FOR THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT HE HAS MADE TO THE CHURCH AND HIS MINISTRY HAS MADE IN THE LIVES OF OTHER PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: THE DIRECTOR OF GIVE INDICATIONS FOR THE DIOCESE OF SAN DIEGO IS ON THE TRIP WITH THE DELEGATION OF ABOUT 180 PEOPLE.

HE SAYS McELROY HAS ALREADY HAD A BUSY DAY OF INTERVIEWS AND IT'S BEEN A ROLLER COASTER OF EMOTIONS SINCE THE ANNOUNCEMENT IN MAY.

>> IT'S A REALLY COMPLEX AND INTERESTING TIME.

THIS IS AN HISTORIC EVENT.

THERE'S NEVER BEEN A CARNAL FROM SAN DIEGO.

>> TO KNOW A CARNAL WILL BE HERE IN SAN DIEGO IS A JOY.

>> THE ABUNDANCE OF GRACE IS, GOD CERTAINLY HAS HIS EYES ON US IN KNOWING THAT SAN DIEGO HAS A UNIQUE ROLE IN PICKING THE NEXT POPE IS TRULY A BLESSING.

>> Reporter: HIS MAIN DUTIES WILL REMAIN THE SAME, TO OVERSEAS THE DIOCESE OF SAN DIEGO.

>> THANK YOU FOR SHOWING ME SO MANY STORIES OF HEROISM AND IN THE LIFE OF FAITH IN OFTEN DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES.

>> Reporter: HE WILL CELEBRATE HIS FIRST MASS AS A CARDINAL ON SUNDAY AT ST. PATRICK'S AMERICAN CHURCH IN ROME.

>>> ONE YEAR AGO, 13 SERVICEMEMBERS MAINLY FROM CAMP PENDLETON DIED ALONG WITH MORE THAN 100 AFGHANS WHEN A BOMB EXPLODED AT THE KABUL AIRPORT.

NEW DETAILS EMERGED ABOUT HOW THE MARINES TOOK IT ON THEMSELVES TO RESCUE A GROUP OF YOUNG FEMALE AFGHAN SKATEBOARDERS.

>>> HUNDREDS OF AFGHANS CROWD THE GATE AT IN KABUL DESPERATE FOR WAYS TO GET OUT AS THE TALIBAN TAKE OVER THE CITY.

AFGHANS ARE FORCED INTO A CANAL AS THEY PRESS TO GET INSIDE.

THIS MARINE CAPTAIN AS PART OF SECURITY AT THE GATE.

SCORES OF MARINES HAVE BEEN RUSHED FROM JORDAN JUST DAYS BEFORE THE AMERICANS WERE SCHEDULED TO LEAVE AFGHANISTAN AFTER 20 YEARS.

SEVERAL UNITS DECIDED TO HELP AFGHANS DESPERATE TO FLEE.

>> IT JUST EVOLVED QUICKLY WHERE IT'S LIKE IF NO ONE ELSE IS GOING TO DO IT, THE MARINES ARE GOING TO DO IT.

THEY WILL SCREEN AND HELP PEOPLE AND PROVIDE AID AND DO EVERYTHING THEY ARE BEING ASKED OF.

>> Reporter: BACK IN THE U.S. THEIR GETTING CALLS AND TEXTS FROM OTHER MARINES KNOWN THERE.

ASKING HELP LOCATING PAPERWORK FOR PEOPLE OUTSIDE THE AIRPORT.

HE TWEETS HIS ADVICE FOR GETTING INTO THE AIRPORT AND THEN HIS PHONE STARTS TO RING.

>> I FOUND MYSELF HAVING TO ASK AGAIN AND AGAIN, CAN YOU LOOK FOR THIS PERSON, CAN YOU GO INTO THE CROWD TO TRY TO FIND SOMEONE SO?

BECAUSE AT THE TIME I WAS FIELDING REQUESTS FROM EVERYONE FROM LOCAL AFGHANS WHOSE HUSBAND OR WIFE WAS TRYING TO GET TO THE CROWD TO COLONELS AT THE PENTAGON WHO SOMEHOW GOT MY PHONE NUMBER.

>> WE APPEAR TO BE HAVING SOME TECHNICAL ISSUES WITH THAT STORY.

>>> TODAY IS WOMEN'S EQUALITY DAY COMMEMORATING THE 1920 CERTIFICATION OF THE 19th AMENDMENT TO THE U.S. CONSTITUTION GRANTING WOMEN THE RIGHT TO VOTE.

THE DAY ALSO CALLS ATTENTION TO WOMEN'S CONTINUING EFFORTS TOWARD FULL EQUALITY.

PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN OBSERVED THE DAY BY MEETING WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS TO DISCUSS ACTIONS TO PROTECT ACCESS TO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE.

THE PRESIDENT SAID THE ONLY WAY ROE V. WADE WILL BE CODIFIED IN CONGRESS IS IF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE MAKE IT HAPPEN IN NOVEMBER, REFERRING TO THE MIDTERM ELECTIONS.

>>> THE END OF SUMMER IS APPROACHING AND VISITORS WANTING TO ENJOY THE BEACH WILL NEED TO BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS THIS WEEKEND ESPECIALLY ON NORTH COUNTY BEACHES.

OUR REPORTER TELLS US AN INCOMING SWELL IS CREATING STRONG RIP CURRENTS.

>> Reporter: THE SUN IS SHINING IN OCEANSIDE AND VISITORS ARE SOAKING IT UP AT THE BEACH.

BUT THEY MAY NOT KNOW THAT THERE ARE DANGEROUS CURRENTS THAT CAN CARRY YOU OUT TO SEA.

>> THE OVERALL GENERAL PUBLIC PROBABLY DON'T REALIZE THE CHANGES GOING ON LIKE WITH THE SURF AND THE SOUTH SWELL AND THE INCREASED UPTICK IN RECURRENT ACTIVITY.

>> Reporter: ONE METEOROLOGIST SAYS THE SWELL COMING IN FROM THE SOUTH SOUTHWEST IS CREATING BIGGER SURF AND STRONGER RIP CURRENTS.

>> IT LOOKS LIKE 3 TO 6 FEET TYPE SURF, NOT HUGE, BUT FOR SUMMER A MODERATE SET OF WAVES COMING UP AND WHAT THAT MEANS FOR RIP CURRENTS IS THEY WILL BE MORE ACTIVE ALONG OUR BEACHES AND TYPICALLY THE SOUTH SWELL AFFECTS THE NORTH COUNTY MORE LIKE OCEANSIDE AND ORANGE COUNTY.

>> Reporter: AS LABOR DAY APPROACHES, SAN DIEGO IS HEADED INTO A HEAT WAVE SO MORE PEOPLE MAY BE GOING TO THE BEACH.

>> THE BEACH IS OBVIOUSLY THE BEST PLACE TO GO DURING HEAT WAVES.

THIS WEEKEND IS GOING TO BE WARM, NOT HOT, SO IT'S PRETTY PERFECT WEATHER BESIDES THE RIP CURRENT DANGER.

>> Reporter: BEACH LIFEGUARD SERGEANT WITH THE CITY OF OCEANSIDE SAYS MANY BEACH VISITORS ARE OBLIVIOUS TO STRONGER RIP CURRENTS.

SO HIS TEAM IS READY TO JUMP INTO ACTION IF NEEDED.

>> OUR STAFF IS ALWAYS DILIGENT EVEN ON THE SMALLEST DAYS, WE CAN HAVE HAZARDS THAT MAY NOT BE READILY VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC BUT DAYS THAT WE HAVE LARGER OR STRONGER RIP CURRENTS THEY ARE DEFINITELY AWARE OF THAT AND THEY TRY TO BE EXTRA VIGILANT.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THE BEST ADVICE IF YOU FIND YOURSELF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT IS TO STAY CALM, DON'T TRY TO FIGHT THE CURRENT, AND TRY SWIMMING PARALLEL TO SHORE OR FLOAT ON YOUR BACK UNTIL HELP ARRIVES.

>> ESPECIALLY WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE OCEAN, WE ASK THAT YOU KNOW YOUR LIMITATIONS AND IF YOU ARE NOT A STRONG SWIMMER, STAY A LITTLE CLOSER TO SHORE.

WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO SWIM YOUR LIFEGUARD.

>>> DRY AIR RETURNING AND THE MONSOONAL STORMS WILL BE ON THE WAY SO WE WILL GET RID OF THE STORMS THAT CAUSE PROBLEMS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS.

THE WEEKEND LOOKS NICE, JUST A LITTLE BIT COOLER, DRY AIR INTO NEXT WEEK AND THEN TEMPERATURES WILL START TO RISE, GETTING VERY WARM TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY.

HERE'S A LOOK AT THE WATER VAPOR LOOP, WE WILL SEE THE YELLOW ON THE ORANGE, THAT'S DRY AIR AND IF YOU LOOK REAL CLOSE, YOU CAN SEE THE FLOW TURNING A LITTLE WESTERLY NUDGING THE MONSOONAL MOISTURE TO THE EAST.

WE WILL SEE OUR USUAL CLOUDS ROLLING IN LATER TONIGHT, TEMPERATURES SETTLING DOWN INTO THE UPPER 60s, MID 60s OCEANSIDE.

DRYING OUT IN THE MOUNTAINS HERE.

TYPICAL LATE AUGUST HEAT ON SATURDAY AS MONSOONAL MOISTURE GET SHIFTED TO THE EAST AS THE FLOW TURNS MORE WESTERLY.

TEMPERATURES CLIMBING UP TO 107 DEGREES IN BORREGO SPRINGS, BUT A BEAUTIFUL DAY, OCEANSIDE AT 77 AND YOU CAN SEE ESCONDIDO AT 85.

LET'S CHECK OUT THE FUTURE SATELLITE AND RADAR FOR YOU.

OF COURSE WE START OFF WITH MORNING CLOUDS AND THOSE WILL START TO MELT AWAY, AND TAKE A LOOK INTO THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS.

DO YOU SEE ANYTHING HAPPENING HERE?

NOT REALLY.

MAYBE A STRAY STORM OFF TO THE EAST.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR SOME BEAUTIFUL WEATHER THIS WEEKEND AND PLEASANT ALONG THE COAST.

AT THE COAST WE WILL SEE TEMPERATURES THIS WEEKEND IN THE 70s, UPPER 70s NEXT WEEK STARTING TO WARM UP, YOU CAN SEE WEDNESDAY WITH THE MID 80s IN LENS, TEMPERATURES START TO SOAR NEXT WEEK, WEDNESDAY WE ARE UP TO 97 DEGREES, A NICE WEEKEND HERE, NEXT WEEK IT GETS HOT, AND AS WE TAKE YOU OUT TO THE DESERTS, IT WILL BE DRY AND IT'S GETTING PRETTY HOT HERE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY.

>>> SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE GRAPPLING WITH TEACHER AND BUS DRIVER SHORTAGE IS AS THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR GETS UNDERWAY.

THOUSANDS OF EDUCATORS ARE LEAVING THE PROFESSION, A TREND THAT WAS DEVELOPING EVEN BEFORE THE START OF THE PANDEMIC.

>> I LOVE TEACHING AND MAKING THE DECISION TO LEAVE THE CLASSROOM IS BY FAR ONE OF THE HARDEST DECISIONS I'VE EVER HAD TO MAKE.

>> Reporter: ESTELLA HAS SPENT 15 YEARS TEACHING ENGLISH AND THEATER IN LOS ANGELES, BUT THIS YEAR, SHE WON'T BE RETURNING TO THE CLASSROOM.

>> FOR THE LAST FEW WEEKS IT HAS BEEN A GRIEVING PROCESS.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, SCHOOLS ARE FACING A SHORTAGE OF 300,000 TEACHERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

EXPERTS SAY IT'S A TREND THAT STARTED BEFORE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND IS SEEMINGLY EXACERBATING SCHOOL STAFF SHORTAGES.

>> WHAT YOU HAVE IS REAL SHORTAGES IN TWO WAYS, ONE, TEACHERS WHO KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING LEAVING THE PROFESSION EARLY AND SECOND, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE COMING INTO TEACHING IS FAR FEWER TODAY THAN BEFORE.

>> Reporter: RANDI WEINGARTEN IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, A RECENT MEMBER SURVEY SHOWED LOW JOB SATISFACTION AMONG SCHOOL PROFESSIONALS.

79 PERCENT OF THEM SAY THEY ARE DISSATISFIED WITH WORKING CONDITIONS SINCE THE START OF THE PANDEMIC.

>> THERE ARE A LOT OF REASONS WHY THIS PROFESSION IS UNSUSTAINABLE FOR EDUCATORS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

THE EXPECTATIONS ON EDUCATORS CONTINUE TO GROW, BUT WE ARE ALSO UNDER RESOURCED.

>> Reporter: FACED WITH GAPS IN PERSONNEL, DISTRICTS ARE CHANGING CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AND SOME ARE OFFERING SIGNING BONUSES TO ATTRACT NEW HIRES.

IT'S NOT JUST TEACHERS, THIS MONTH, ST. LOUIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS TOLD PARENTS AND NATIONWIDE BUS DRIVER SHORTAGE WILL AFFECT THOUSANDS OF THEIR STUDENTS.

JOHN LEWIS HAS BEEN DRIVING SCHOOL BUSES IN LOS ANGELES FOR 31 YEARS.

HE SAYS LOW WAGES ARE DRIVING THE SHORTAGE.

>> SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS USED TO MAKE A LOT OF MONEY AND NOW THEY ARE NOT AS COMPETITIVE AS LOS ANGELES.

>> Reporter: AS THE SCHOOL YEAR GETS UNDERWAY, HE IS PICKING UP ADDITIONAL ROUTES AND STRUGGLING TO MAKE DROP-OFFS ON TIME.

THAT'S A RESPONSIBILITY HE DOESN'T TAKE LIGHTLY.

>> THEY ARE LIKE YOUR YOU CHILDREN BECAUSE YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEM FOR SO LONG.

I'M JUST DOING IT BECAUSE I WANT THEM TO GET TO SCHOOL.

>>> THOSE TRYING TO PAY OFF STUDENT LOANS WILL BE GETTING SOME HELP.

WHY CRITICISM IN REGARDS TO INFLATION MIGHT BE OVERBLOWN.

>> THE CRITICISM IS WILL SPUR ADDITIONAL INFLATION.

ALL THE ANALYSIS THAT HAS BEEN CONDUCTED WOULD SUGGEST EITHER IT WILL SPUR NO INFLATION OR MAYBE A 10th OF A POINT WHICH IS NEGLIGIBLE OVERALL.

THE REASON IS BECAUSE THESE STUDENT BORROWERS ARE MAKING PAYMENTS EVERY MONTH SO THE QUESTION BECOMES, IF ALL THESE 45 MILLION BORROWERS GET RELIEF ON THE SAME DAY AND THEY ALL START SPENDING ALL THOSE MONTHLY PAYMENTS, THEN YES, IT MIGHT TAKE UP INFLATION A LITTLE BIT, BUT OVERALL THE BEHAVIOR OF THESE INDIVIDUALS IS THAT THEY ARE UNDERWATER, THEY CAN'T LIVE THEIR LIVES ALONG WITH THE STUDENT LOAN BURDEN AND THIS WILL OPEN THAT UP SO THEY CAN GO BACK TO SCHOOL, MAKE ANOTHER PURCHASE AND GO FROM THERE.

REALLY WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT $10,000 IN YOUR POCKET TODAY, IT'S THE MONTHLY PAYMENT THAT THOSE STUDENTS HAD THAT WOULD BE PUT BACK INTO THE ECONOMY AND THE LIKELIHOOD THEY ARE GOING TO SPEND IT ALL ON SOMETHING THAT IS DISCRETIONARY IN THAT MOMENT IS FAIRLY LIMITED.

>>> WHY THE FEDERAL RESERVE PLANS TO KEEP AGGRESSIVELY FIGHTING INFLATION EVEN IF IT LEADS TO JOB LOSS COMING UP AT 7:00 RIGHT AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>>> IT'S TIME TO CLEAR THE SHELTERS, THE SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY IS WAIVING ALL ADOPTION FEES TOMORROW IN HOPES OF FINDING HOMES FOR HUNDREDS OF COMPANION ANIMALS.

YOU CAN VISIT ANY OF THE CAMPUSES FROM 10:00 IN THE MORNING TO 5:00 IN THE EVENING TOMORROW AND AFTER THE ONE-DAY EVENT, REDUCED ADOPTION FEES OF $20 FOR DOGS, CATS, AND KITTENS AND FIVE DOLLARS FOR SMALL PETS WILL CONTINUE TO THE END OF THE MONTH.

ALL DOGS, PUPPIES, CATS, KITTENS, RABBITS, EVEN SOME PIGS AND DUCKS ARE UP FOR ADOPTION AND YOU CAN FIND THEM ALL ONLINE.

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

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GOOD NIGHT.