>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY ANDERSON PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR.

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AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

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>>> GOOD EVENING.

IT IS FRIDAY, AUGUST 6.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI..

THE SURGE IN COVID-19 CASES IS PROPPED A RESPONSE FROM MANY LOCAL BUSINESSES.

CUSTOMERS ARE BEING REQUIRED TO PROVIDE PROOF OF VACCINATION OR A NEGATIVE COVID-19 TEST.

HERE IS KPBS REPORTER MELISSA MAE WITH MORE.

>> Reporter: THIS BUSINESS IS ONE OF THE FIRST TO REQUIRE A NEGATIVE COVID-19 TEST.

>> WE ARE NOTICING MANY PLACES SHUTTING DOWN WITHOUT A COVERT NIGHT COVID-19 TEST.

>> Reporter: THEY SAID THE COMMUNITY HAS SUPPORTED THEIR DECISION.

AND IT HAS HELPED THE BUSINESS THRIVE.

>> WE FEEL LIKE THE EXTRA LAYER DIVIDES SAFETY.

WE FEEL A BIT WERE RELIEVED.

BECAUSE NOT ONLY ARE WE WORKING IN THIS ENVIRONMENT BUT WE ARE COMING COME TO OUR FAMILIES AND LOVED ONES.

>> Reporter: RAMON SUMMED UP THE POLICY WITH ONE WORD.

>> CHOICE.

WE ALL HAVE A CHOICE DURING THE PANDEMIC TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT FOR US AND FOR THE BUSINESS.

PEOPLE HAVE A CHOICE TO NOT COME TO THE BUSINESS.

WE ARE JUST PROTECTING PEOPLE AND OUR STAFF AND OUR FAMILIES.

THAT IS ALL WE ARE DOING.

IT IS A CHOICE.

>> Reporter: ANOTHER RESTAURANT WILL BE FOLLOWING THE SAME.

>> FOR THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN COMING HERE FOR SEVERAL YEARS, THEY ARE EXCITED.

WE ARE TRYING TO KEEP THE COMMUNITY AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE.

WE HAVE HAD PEOPLE CALL IN TO PURCHASE TICKETS BECAUSE WE ANNOUNCED THIS POLICY.

AT >> Reporter: JILL JONES, THE DIRECTOR OF THE THEATER SAYS THIS IS A TESTIMONY TO THE CEDAR ENVIRONMENT.

>> YOU HAVE TO BE READY FOR ANYTHING.

SITUATIONS CHANGE ON A DAILY BASIS.

WE ARE SOME OF THE MOST FLEXIBLE PEOPLE ON THE PLANET.

>> Reporter: SOME BUSINESSES ARE SETTING THEIR OWN POLICIES.

SUMMER REQUIRING INDOOR MASKS.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY THOUGH IS HOLDING OFF ON A MANDATE.

THE SAN DIEGO MAYOR SAYS, "WE HAVE A VERY HIGH VACCINATION RATE.

RISK OF INFECTION OR SEVERE ILLNESS AMONG THE VACCINATED POPULATION IS LOW.

UNTIL THEN WE HIGHLY ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO FOLLOW THE GUIDANCE AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, IF YOU HAVEN'T YET, GET VACCINATED."

THE THEATER AND OTHER VENUES SAY THEY WANT PEOPLE TO HAVE A GOOD TIME IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT.

I AM MELISSA MAE FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> CORONAVIRUS CASES ARE CLIMBING AND THE DELTA VARIANT CONTINUES TO SPREAD.

MORE THAN 1480 CASES WERE REPORTED TODAY.

KPBS REPORTER MATT HOFFMAN SAYS MORE TESTING SITES ARE BEING OPENED TO MEET THE NEED.

>> I HAVE A HEADACHE AND SWOLLEN LYMPH NODES.

I FEEL REALLY TIRED.

A LITTLE BIT OUT OF IT.

I GUESS THAT IS THE WAY I WOULD DESCRIBE IT.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE GETTING TESTED AFTER ATTENDING A MUSIC FESTIVAL DESPITE BEING VACCINATED.

AT >> Reporter: THEY ARE REGISTERED NURSES.

THEY KNEW IT WAS A RISK THAT THEY NOW WANT TO SEE IF THEY NEED TO QUARANTINE.

>> YOU NEED TO KNOW IF YOU ARE INFECTED OR NOT.

AND TESTING IS FREE SO WHY NOT.

>> Reporter: TESTING CAPACITY IS UP DUE TO INCREASING REQUEST.

WE SAW LONG LINES AT THE SAN DIEGO STATE ALUMNI CENTER.

IT IS ONE OF SIX NEWLY OPENED TESTING SITES.

ALL SITES ARE FREE.

SOME NEED AN APPOINTMENT AND OTHERS ARE WALK-UP.

IT IS KEY TO TRACKING THE SPREAD.

>> NO FEVER.

IT JUST A BIT OF CONGESTION.

NOTHING SUPER SERIOUS BUT STILL, WE HAD WE ARE HAVING PEOPLE OVER THIS WEEKEND AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE.

>> Reporter: RON IS VACCINATED BUT SAID HE STARTED FEELING SICK AFTER ATTENDING A MUSIC FESTIVAL.

>> CATCHING A COLD THE DAYS AFTER THAT SEEMED SUSPICIOUS ENOUGH THAT I WANTED TO BE SAFE RATHER THAN SORRY.

>> Reporter: SCOTT MORTON SAYS THEY ARE GETTING READY TO PROTECT PEOPLE AROUND THEM.

>> I AM NOT FEELING WELL DESPITE BEING VACCINATED.

I JUST WANT TO KEEP MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY SAFE.

>> Reporter: COUNTY OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE SEEING AN UPTICK BECAUSE OF WORKPLACE REQUIREMENTS.

ESSAY THESE NEWLY REOPENED SITES ARE NOT CLOSING ANYTIME SOON.

>> WE NOTICED A RISE IN DEMAND A WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE WERE IN FRONT OF THAT WITH THE DELTA VARIANT INCREASING THAT QUICKLY.

>> Reporter: THERE ARE MOBILE TESTING SITES.

RESULTS ARE TYPICALLY GIVEN WITHIN 24-48 HOURS AND SOME PHARMACIES ARE OFFERING RAPID TESTS WHERE RESULTS CAN BE RECEIVED WITHIN MINUTES.

I AM MATT HOFFMAN WITH KPBS NEWS.

>>> GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM SAYS THE AREA IS COMMITTED TO GETTING KIDS BACK INTO CLASSROOMS.

>> ONE CLASSROOM I WAS IN, I ASKED THE DOWNLOAD SPEEDS ARE.

THE FACT THAT A ONE-YEAR A FIRST GRADER CAN TALK ABOUT DOWNLOAD SPEEDS, THAT SHOWS YOU ABOUT THE ISSUES WITH THE PANDEMIC.

>> HE SPOKE WITH YOUNG STUDENTS ABOUT WHAT THEY HAD TO DEAL WITH WELL ATTENDING SCHOOL FROM HOME.

MANY STATES ARE REQUIRING MASKS IF THEY ATTEND SCHOOL IN PERSON REGARDLESS OF VACCINATION STATUS.

>>> EVERY STUDENT HAS BEEN GIVEN DISPOSABLE MASKS AND THERE ARE PLANS TO CONTINUE TO DISPENSE THEM.

THERE HAVE BEEN A TOTAL OF 90 COVID-19 CASES REPORTED IN ONE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND THEY SAID MASKING UP IS A TOOL TO STOP THE SPREAD.

>> IT IS ABOUT FUNDAMENTALS.

THE MASKS WERE THE FIRST THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT THE GOOD HELP PROTECT OUR STUDENTS, YOUTH AND ELDERS.

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT OF SCHOOLS OPEN UP, THEY HAVE THE SCHOOLS IN THE RESOURCES TO STAY SAFE.

>> NATIONAL CITY IS SHY OF THEIR 45,000 VACCINATED RESIDENTS GOAL.

TOMORROW THEY ARE OFFERING FREE AMAZON GIFT CARDS AS AN INCENTIVE FOR PEOPLE GET VACCINATED.

>>> PEDIATRICIANS ARE RAISING THE ALARM ABOUT AN INCREASE IN YOUNG KIDS WITH COVID-19 AND WHAT THEY WANT PARENTS TO KNOW.

>>> A CRUCIAL STEP FORWARD, HALF OF THE U.S. POPULATION IS FULLY VACCINATED.

ISABEL ROSALES IS TAKING A LOOK AT WHY WE NEED TO KEEP BOOSTING THOSE NUMBERS, MORE THAN EVER.

>> Reporter: A POWERFUL MILESTONE.

HALF OF THE U.S. POPULATION IS NOW FULLY VACCINATED.

>> I AM SO SORRY THAT I WAS NEGLIGENT AND DID NOT GET VACCINATED.

AT >> Reporter: FIGHTING FOR THEIR LIVES, IS REGRET FROM THE UNVACCINATED.

>> I COULD DO BETTER AS A PARENT.

I HOPE TO GOD EVERYBODY ELSE CAN.

>> Reporter: THE DELTA VARIANT IS CAUSING AN EXPLOSION OF NEW CASES.

SEEING AN INCREASE OF ABOUT 50% LAST WEEK.

THE VAST MAJORITY OF VICTIMS ARE UNVACCINATED.

>> I WOULD STILL HAVE MY HAS BEEN ON MY KIDS WOULD HAVE THEIR FATHER IF WE HAD BEEN ABLE TO GET THE VACCINE BEFORE HE GOT SICK.

>> Reporter: 69% OF AMERICANS LIVE IN A COUNTY WITH HIGH TRANSMISSION RATES.

LOUISIANA SET A NEW RATE THIS WEEK.

>> WE KNOW WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE VACCINATED.

>> Reporter: VACCINATIONS ARE AT THE HIGHEST POINT IN A MONTH BUT EXPERTS SAY WE NEED TO DO MORE.

>> IF WE DO NOT DO SO WE COULD BE UP TO SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND CASES PER DAY.

>> Reporter: THEY SAY THAT SOME AREAS HAVE NOT HIT THEIR PEAK.

>> WE ARE SEEING INCREASES IN FLORIDA, LOUISIANA AND OTHER SOUTHERN STATES.

>> FROM WASHINGTON I AM ISABEL ROSALES FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> CALIFORNIA BECAME THE FIRST STATE TO REQUIRE WORKERS IN HEALTHCARE SETTINGS TO BECOME A VACCINATED.

THIS COMES AS THE COVID-19 VARIANT IS CAUSING POSITIVE CASES AT THOSE IN NURSING HOMES.

>> Reporter: THE CURRENT TOTAL HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP TO 185 NEW CASES IN CARE FACILITIES.

CARL STEINBERG AS PRESIDENT OF THE SOCIETY FOR POST ACUTE AND LONG-TERM CARE MEDICINE.

>> WE ARE WELL INTO ANOTHER SURGE OF THE VIRUS.

WE THINK WE ARE GETTING TO THE END OF THE LINE AND THEN WE SEE MORE.

>> Reporter: STEINBERG SAID THIS CLOSE THE COULD BE THE CAUSE THERE ARE INCREASED RATES IN NURSING HOMES.

THREE SAN DIEGO NURSING HOMES THAT HAVE HAD SMALL OUTBREAKS AND OTHERS HAVE REPORTED OUTBREAKS AMONG CAREGIVERS.

STEINBERG IS CONCERNED THOSE NUMBERS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE.

>> I THINK ULTIMATELY WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE FACILITIES NEED TO GO BACK TO SIGNIFICANT RESTRICTIONS ON THAT VISITING AND THAT SORT OF THING.

I HATE TO SAY IT.

EVERYBODY WAS HAPPY THAT WE WERE GOING IN THE OTHER DIRECTION.

>> Reporter: THIS WEEK ORDER REQUIRES NURSING HOME STAFF TO BE FULLY VACCINATED BY THIS WEEKEND.

I AM AT AMITA SHARMA REPORTING FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE UNITED STATES ARE GOING TO START FLYING MIGRAINES ACROSS THE BORDER.

IT STARTED UNDER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND THIS WEEK, THE CDC ANNOUNCED IT WILL BE EXTENDING TITLE 42 INDEFINITELY.

>>> SEVERAL STRIKE TEAMS FROM FIRE DEPARTMENTS AROUND THE COUNTY ARE TRYING DESPERATELY TO PUT OUT MASSIVE FIRES UP NORTH.

THE VIDEO YOU ARE ABOUT TO SEE COMES FROM THE SAN DIEGO STRIKE TEAM.

IT COMES FROM A TOWN THAT WAS DESTROYED BY THE DIXIE FIRE.

CRUISE FROM CHULA VISTA, NATIONAL CITY AND POW WAY ARE ALSO UP THERE.

>>> CITY OFFICIALS ARE GETTING CLOSER TO IDENTIFYING HOW THEY WILL STOP CROSS-BORDER SEWAGE FLOWS THAT CONTAMINATE THE OCEAN.

>> Reporter: THE REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OFFICES NARROW THE POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO THREE ALTERNATIVES.

THEY ALL CALL FOR AN EXPANSION OF A SEWAGE PLANT.

THE PROJECTS ALL CALL FOR SEWER IMPROVEMENTS ALONG THE BORDER AND MEXICO.

DAVID SMITH FROM THE EPA SAYS IT COULD BE TWO YEARS BEFORE CONSTRUCTION BEGINS.

>> WE FULLY UNDERSTAND THE URGENCY OF THE ISSUE AND WE WANT TO GET STARTED TOMORROW, WITH CONSTRUCTION.

WE THINK WE HAVE DEVELOPED A PROCESS THAT MOVES THINGS QUITE QUICKLY.

AND THAT WILL ENABLE US TO SEE REAL RESULTS.

AT >> Reporter: CLEAN WATER ADVOCATES WANT TO SPEND THE THRILL MILLION DOLLARS FOR CLEAN WATER SET ASIDE.

LOWER WALSH HAS MIXED FEELINGS.

>> YES, WE WANT TO SEE THE TIMELINE ADVANCE.

THE UPDATE TODAY MAKES US FEEL LIKE THERE ARE COMMITMENTS FROM PEOPLE MANAGING THE PROJECT.

>> REPORTER:, FEDERAL OFFICIALS WILL DO SOME ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS BEFORE THEY PICK MORE PROJECTS.

IT WILL BE NEXT HER BEFORE THAT PROJECT IS IDENTIFIED.

I'M ERIK ANDERSON FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> THEY CALL IT A CRISIS AND THEY WANT TO CLEAN IT UP .

THE SPRING VALLEY CLEANUP CREW AND SAN DIEGO ACTIVISTS WILL COME TOGETHER FOR A CLEANUP EVENT.

THEY SAY THEY WANT TO GALVANIZE OFFICIALS.

THE CLEANUP EFFORT IS THIS SATURDAY AND IT BECOME BEGINS AT 8:30 AM.

PEOPLE CAN COME TO 1500 MONUMENT ROAD.

BLANK RUBBER BOOTS, LONG PANTS, LONG SLEEVES, MASKS AND A CHANGE OF CLOTHING.

>>> NO RAIN CHANCES AHEAD AS WE KEEP THINGS WARM AND BRIGHT.

THE STORY IS STAYING DRY.

TEMPERATURES ARE A BIT CLOSER TO WHERE WE WANT TO BE.

RELATIVELY QUIET WEATHER.

A BIT OF A MARINE LAYER OUT THERE.

66 IS THE LAW IN SAN DIEGO AND OCEANSIDE IS 63 FOR THE LOW.

BORREGO SPRINGS WE WILL SEE 81 AS A LOW.

THAT MARINE LAYER IS HUGGING THE COASTLINE AND NO IMPACTS ON THE INTERIOR PARTS OF THE REGION.

IT WILL BE THAT DRY HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT KEEPS THINGS FAIRLY QUIET.

WITH THAT YOU CAN SEE THE DRY SETUP.

OTHER THAN PARTS OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA, WE WILL NOT SEE MUCH IN PRIVITY FROM THAT.

AND THAT IS WHY WE WILL NOT BE TALKING ABOUT IT IN OUR REGION.

CHULA VISTA WILL COME IN AT 74 AND ESCONDIDO WILL BE 84.

MOUNT LAGUNA WILL BE 77.

FUTURECAST DOES DEPICT, THE MARINE LAYER WILL MOVE OFFSHORE AND THEN WE HAVE ANOTHER MARINE LAYER SUNDAY MORNING WITH IMPACTS AND THEN PRETTY QUIET THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

MONSOON MOISTURE WILL STAY TO THE SOUTH.

ANY RAINFALL WILL FALL TOWARDS ARIZONA.

A GOOD AMOUNT OF SUNSHINE OUT THERE.

AND THAT IS AFTER WE DEAL WITH THE MARINE LAYER.

IT WILL BE SUNNY THROUGHOUT THE DAYS.

85 DEGREES IS EXPECTED TO BE THE HIGH ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AS WELL AS MONDAY.

MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS, MID 70s AND PRETTY COMFORTABLE.

FAIRLY QUIET, AND GOING INTO NEXT WEEK.

WE COULD EVEN COOL OFF JUST A BIT ON TUESDAY.

FOR KPBS NEWS I AM ACCUWEATHER METEOROLOGIST MELISSA CONSTANZER .

>>> A COUNTY WATER PROJECT COULD BE GETTING SOME FINANCIAL BACKING.

THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR WILL BE RECOMMENDING A GRANT AWARD FOR THE PURE WATER OCEANSIDE WATER PROJECT.

THIS IS ONE OF SEVERAL CITIES NAMED.

THEY WANT TO PURIFY RECYCLED WATER TO CREATE A NEW SOURCE OF HIGH QUALITY DRINKING WATER THAT IS CLEAN, SAFE, DROUGHT PROOF AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND.

>>> PROMISING NUMBERS RELEASED BY THE U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS., PRESIDENT BIDEN SAYS THE JULY JOB REPORT SHOWS THE RECOVERY PLAN IS WORKING.

>> ECONOMIC GROWTH IS THE FASTEST IN 40 YEARS.

JOBS ARE UP AND THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS THE LOWEST SINCE THE PANDEMIC HIT.

WHY IS THAT?

BECAUSE WE PUT IN PLACE THE NECESSARY TOOLS.

>>> THE ECONOMY ADDED 943,000 JOBS IN JULY BEATING ECONOMISTS EXPECTATIONS.

THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FELL TO 5.4%.

>>> MANY COMPANIES HAVE ANNOUNCED VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS RECENTLY.

WE ARE BREAKING DOWN THOSE MANDATES IN THE FRIDAY BUSINESS REPORT.

>> Reporter: WE ARE AT A 50% FULLY VACCINATED RATE.

THIS COULD PUSH US TO A HERD IMMUNITY RATE OF 70 AND 75%.

PEOPLE WANT A STABLE WORKFORCE.

THEY DON'T WANT POTENTIAL OUTBREAKS.

THEY WANT TO DECREASE LIABILITY.

WHAT THIS WILL ALLOW IS GREATER IMMUNITY ACROSS COMMUNITIES WHEREVER THESE BUSINESSES ARE LOCATED.

BUSINESSES ARE LOOKING FOR STABILITY.

THEY ARE ENJOYING STRONG BUSINESS PERFORMANCE AND THE RISK OF THAT SLOWING DOWN IS A MAJOR IMPETUS.

THAT IMPACTS COMPANIES, SHAREHOLDERS AND COMPANIES ALL ALIKE.

THIS HAS BEEN A VERY INTERESTING DEVELOPMENT SINCE GOVERNMENT POLICIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE BEEN UNEVEN.

>>> FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN PAYMENTS ARE SUSPENDED THROUGH JANUARY NEXT YEAR.

TODAY THE JOE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCED THAT EXTENSION THAT WAS GOING TO EXPIRE NEXT MONTH.

INTEREST RATES WILL BE SET AT 0% AND DEBT COLLECTION EFFORTS REMAIN ON PAUSE.

THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAYS THIS WILL BE THE FINAL EXTENSION.

>>> AS STUDENTS PREPARE TO RETURN TO THE CLASSROOM, WE ARE HEARING THERE IS A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN STUDENTS CATCHING COVID-19.

MANDY GAITHER HAS THE LATEST.

>> Reporter: THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS SAYS THAT SEVERE ILLNESS IS UNUSUAL, MORE THAN 71,000 CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS, TO COVID-19 LAST WEEK.

THAT IS UP 84% FROM THE PREVIOUS WEEK AND FIVE TIMES AS MANY CASES FROM THE END OF JUNE.

>> THERE IS THIS NOTION THAT KIDS DON'T GET SICK FROM COVID- 19 BUT THEY DO.

>> Reporter: IT IS A GRIM OUTLOOK.

IT IS PROJECTED THAT COVID-19 HOSPITALIZATIONS AND DEATHS WILL INCREASE OVER THE NEXT MONTH.

>> WE ARE CONCERNED WITH THE DELTA VARIANT TAKING CONTROL AND THAT WE WILL SEE A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN THE COMING WEEKS.

AND SCHOOLS REOPENING IS A MAJOR CATALYST.

>> Reporter: A NEW POLL HAS REVEALED THAT 55% OF AMERICANS SURVEYED SUPPORT THE CDC RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ALL PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS, STAFF AND TEACHERS WEAR A MASK IN SCHOOL, REGARDLESS OF VACCINATION STATUS.

41% OF THOSE POLLED CALL IT A BAD DECISION.

>> IF YOU HAVE A CHILD THAT IS ELIGIBLE FOR VACCINE, GET THEM VACCINATED.

>> Reporter: THERE ARE SEVERAL STATES THAT ARE THE LOWEST FOR VACCINATION RATES INCLUDING THIS A SIPPY, ALABAMA AND LOUISIANA.

>> MASKING, DISTANCING AND SMALL GROUPS WILL PREVENT EXPOSURE AND SPREAD.

>> Reporter: FOR HEALTH IN ITS I AM MANDY GAITHER.

>>> EVERYONE AGE 12 AND UP MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR VACCINATION.

YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION BY GOING TO WWW.KPBS.ORG.

JUST CLICK ON THE VACCINATIONS LINK ON THE HOMEPAGE.

>>> I AM A JUDY WOODRUFF.

A SURGING ECONOMY BUT THE COVID- 19 SURGE THREATENS THAT.

THAT'S COMING UP AFTER KPBS EVENING EDITION.

>>> KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL IS SHOWING US HOW THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IS TAKING AN IMPACT ON THE BICYCLE BUSINESS.

>> Reporter: HE HAS ALL OF THE BUSINESS HE CAN HANDLE AND THAT IS THE CASE HERE.

>> WE HAVE SEEN A 20 OR 30 OR EVEN 50% INCREASE DURING THE PANDEMIC.

>> Reporter: WHEN WE VISITED HIM LAST AUGUST THE PROBLEM WAS A PANDEMIC INSPIRED SPIKE IN SALES AND NOT ENOUGH INVENTORY TO MEET DEMAND.

>> I PROBABLY HAVE EIGHT NEW BIKES TO SELL.

IT >> Reporter: AND NOW HE IS STILL DEALING WITH INVENTORY ISSUES BUT HE HAS PLENTY OF BIKES.

NOW, THE ISSUE IS PARTS.

>> WE ARE MISSING HIGH AND PARTS.

>> Reporter: SO HE CANNOT SELL THE PARTS THAT HE HAS IN STOCK.

>> IF I WERE TO SELL EVERY PART I COULD GET MY HANDS ON THAT WOULD LEAVE ME NO PARTS TO DO SERVICE AND SERVICES A BIG HEART OF THE BUSINESS.

>> Reporter: SO WELL THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO IS INVESTING TO MAKE THIS A FINE PLACE TO BIKE, THE PANDEMIC IS MAKING IT A CHALLENGE.

FIRST, TO GET THE BIKES AND NOT TO GET THEM FIXED.

>> Reporter: JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WITH MOVIE THEATERS OPEN AGAIN, BLOCK BUSTERS ARE BACK. "

THE SUICIDE SQUAD" HAS REASSEMBLED.

AND KPBS REPORTER BETH ACCOMANDO SAYS THEY GOT EVERYTHING RIGHT.

>> Reporter: LET ME GLAZE LET ME BE CLEAR.

IF YOU CAN'T HANDLE PEOPLE BEING BLOWN UP, YOU DON'T WANT TO WATCH THIS.

BUT THIS HARD ARTS ANTIHERO MOVIE IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU NEED TO SEE.

>> THAT IS YOUR HAND.

GOOD JOB.

>> WE ARE ALL GOING TO DIE.

>> I THOUGHT SO.

>> Reporter: THIS IS ABOUT A GROUP OF MISFITS WHO HAVE A MORALLY SKEWED PERSONALITY.

THE DIRECTOR SAYS?

HIS FILM DISRUPTS HOLLYWOOD CONVENTIONS AND LEAVES CHAOS IN ITS WAKE.

>> I WAS EMBOLDENED BY THE WARNER BROS.

FAITH IN ME TO DO WHAT WE WANTED WITH THIS MOVIE.

AND TO KILL WHATEVER CHARACTERS WE WANTED TO KILL.

AND TELLING THE STORY IN AN OUTLANDISH WAY.

TAKING RISKS BY FOCUSING ON THE CHARACTERS IN THE WAY A LOT OF SUPERHEROES DO NOT.

>> WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

>> WELL, WE ARE HERE TO SAVE YOU.

>> YOU WERE GOING TO SAVE ME?

>> AND IT WAS A REALLY GOOD PLAN.

>> FOR ME, IT WAS JUST THE FREEDOM OF EVERYTHING.

WE WERE ABLE TO DO WHATEVER WE WANTED TO.

>> HE IS A WEASEL.

HE IS HARMLESS.

WELL, HE IS NOT HARMLESS.

HE HAS KILLED 27 CHILDREN.

>> Reporter: THE SUICIDE SQUAD IS NOT FOR EVERYONE BUT FOR SOME, IT IS COMIC ANARCHY.

>> IT LOOKS LIKE FUN!

>>> YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG/EVENINGEDITION .

THANK YOU, FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

>>> 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