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WE BEGIN WITH THE OUTCOME OF A COURT BATTLE THAT LED TO A COUNTY SUPERVISOR'S RESIGNATION.

A LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST NATHAN FLETCHER WAS THROW OUT.

>> Reporter: A LAWSUIT WAS FILED IN MARCH OF 2023, ACCUSING HIM OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND ASSAULT.

SHE CLAIMED THE MISCOUNSEL NDUCT OCCURRED WHEN HE PRESSURED THE AGENCY TO FIRE HER.

THE LAWSUIT D A FIRESTORM.

HE LATER RESIGNED FROM THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

AFTER YEARS OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS, THE JUDGE ORDERED THE CASE DISMISSED IN A BITING RULING.

HE SAID A LIT SHE DEFENDED HERSELF.

>> NOTHING WAS DELETED WITH THE INTENT TO HIDE ANYTHING.

I WISH I HAD SOME OF IT.

I BELIEVE IT COULD BE HELPFUL.

>> Reporter: THE JUDGE WAS NOT PERSUADED.

>> WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE RECORD AND IT IS TWO PLUS YEARS, THERE'S DELAY, ALTERATION AND DESTRUCTION AT VIRTUALLY EVERY PHASE.

>> Reporter: HER ATTORNEY SAYS THE DISMISSAL VINDICATES THE CLIENT.

>> WE HAVE MAINTAINED THAT THIS CASE WAS BUILT ON A MOUNTAIN OF LIES FROM THE BEGINNING.

ALL DURING THE INTERACTIONS, IT WAS SKOENT YOU'LL.

>> Reporter: THE CASE FOR RETALIATION WAS THROWN OUT LAST WEEK.

SHE SAYS SHE PLANS TO FILE AN APPEAL.

>>> FIREFIGHTERS ARE BATTLING TWO FIRES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

THE ROAD RUNNER FIRE STARTED JUST BEFORE 11:30 THIS MORNING.

CAL FIRE SHARES VIDEO ON X SAYING FLAMES BURNED AN ESTIMATED 88 ACRES.

THE FIRE IS 15% CONTAINED.

AIR TANKERS AND WATER DROPPING HELICOPTERS JOINED CREWS IN STOPPING THE SPREAD.

EVACUATION ORDERS AND WARNINGS HAVE BEEN LIFTED.

>>> CREWS ARE BATTLING A BRUSH FIRE.

IT'S EAST OF STEWART MESA ROAD.

THE FLAMES HAVE SPREAD TO ABOUT 50 ACRES.

CAMP PENDLETON FIRE SAYS TLAEZ NO THREAT TO THE BASE.

>>> TONIGHT, AS THE SKIES THICKEN UP WITH CLOUDS, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF SMOKY SKIES IN THE REGION.

THAT'S STILL A BIT OF A PROBLEM AS WE CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW.

THE CITY HITS 67 FOR THE LOW.

WE WILL SEE HOW HIGH THE TEMPERATURES ARE GOING FOR OUR WEEKEND COMING UP.

>>> NEW DETAILS ARE EMERGING ABOUT THE INCIDENT MANY CHEW LA VISTA WHEN IMMIGRANT AGENTS ARRESTED A PARENT.

PPBS SAYS AGENTS WERE TARGETING HER BECAUSE OF AN EXPIRED VISA.

>> Reporter: IN A STATEMENT, THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY SAID THE PARENT WAS AN IMMIGRANT FROM SOUTH KOREA.

DHS SAYS I.C.E.

AGENTS ARRESTED HER KIDS WERE IN THE CAR WHEN SHE ARRESTED HER.

SHE ARRESTED ED HER ASARRIVING.

>> HER ONLY CRIME SK UNDOCUMENTED.

>> Reporter: THE ADMINISTRATION CLAIMED IT'S ON PEOPLE WHO COMMITTED VIOLENT CRIMES.

THIS FITS INTO A PATTERN WERE IMMIGRATION AGENCIES WITH TARGETING PEOPLE WITHOUT A CRIMINAL HISTORY.

DHS DID NOT SAY SHE HAD A CRIMINAL HISTORY.

RESEARCH SHOWS IMMIGRANTS ARE LESS LIKELY TO BE CONVICTED OF VIOLENT CRIMES THAN U.S.-BORN CITIZENS.

>>> THE WHITE HOUSE IS ASKING THE SUPREME COURT TO ALLOW I.C.E.

AGENTS TO CONTINUE CONDUCTING PATROLS IN CALIFORNIA.

LOWER COURTS HAVE SAID THE PATROLS VIE LAIT THE 4th AMEND MNTS.

THE CASES STEM FROM AGENTS PULLING ASIDE PEOPLE THEY IDENTIFY AS LATINO AND INTEAR GAYING THEM ABOUT THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS.

A US DISTRICT ATTORNEY ORDERED HOMELAND SECURITY STO STOP THE PRACTICE.

THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS ASKING THE HIGH COURT TO BLOCK THAT DECISION.

>> THIS IS THE NOT THE FIRST TIME BEV SEEN FOLKS TRY TO APPEASE DONALD TRUMP.

TRUMP CALLED GOVERNOR ABBOTT AND TEXAS REPUBLICANS AND SAID, I NEED YOU TO STEAL FIVE SEATS.

THEY SAID, DOES JULY WORK FOR YOU?

IT DOES NOT WORK FOR US.

AS TEXAS DEMOCRATS.

WE RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT TEXAS.

THIS IS ABOUT ENSURING THAT THE VOTERS GET TO DETERMINE THE OUTCOME OF THEIR NEXT ELECTION.

>> TEXAS DEMOCRATS WHO LEFT TO VOTE A BLOCK ON CONGRESSIONAL VOTING MAPS ARE HOLDING OUT.

THEY MET WITH NEWSOME AND NANCY PELOSI HERE IN CALIFORNIA.

JAKE GOTTA EXPLAINS WHAT'S AT STAKE AND HOW CALIFORNIA COULD GET FURTHER INVOLVED IN THE FIGHT.

>> Reporter: THERE'S BEEN TALK ABOUT REDISTRICTING.

TEXAS REPUBLICANS ARE TARRING TO RETARGET.

NEWSOM HAS THREATENED TO DO THE SAME, TARGETING REPUBLICAN HELD CONGRESSIONAL SEATS.

WHY IS IT SUCH A BIG DEAL?

I WILL EXPLAIN.

CALIFORNIA HAS 52 HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES.

EACH ONE REPRESENTS A SINGLE DISTRICT.

EVERY TEN YEARS, THE DISTRICTS ARE REDRAWN.

THE WAY THEY ARE DRAWN CAN HAVE A HUGE IMPACT ON WHO WINS THE SEATS.

GERRYMANDERING IS THE PRACTICE TO BENEFIT ONE PARTY OVER THE EAR.

IT INCLUDES OR EXCLUDES CERTAIN POPULATIONS.

IF YOU KNOW A CERTAIN GROUP OF PEOPLE TENDS TO VOTE DEMOCRAT, JERRY MANDERSING MEANS PUTTING IT INTO A DISTRICT THEY WILL TURN THAT DISTRICT BLUE.

THIS SHOWS HOW REDRAWING CAN CHANGE WHO WINS THE SEATS.

USING THE SAME POPULATION YOU CAN END UP WITH FIVE BLUE SEATS OR THREE RECEIPT SEATS.

REPUBLICANS AND DPS ARE DEMOCRAT.

COURTS HAVE DROWN OUT MAPS.

RIGHT NOW, TEXAS REPUBLICANS ARE TRYING TO REDRAW THE MAPS BEFORE THE NORMAL TEN-YEAR WINDOW.

GOVERNOR NEW SEARCH IS THREATENING TO THE DO THE CONTROL.

HINGES ON JUST A FEW SEATS.

WITH THE 2026 MIDTERM ELECTIONS AROUND THE CORNER, THEY COULD MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENT.

>>> GOVERNOR NEWSOME' THREATS TO CALL FOR REDISTRICTING IS ONE OF THE TOPICS ON TODAY'S KPPS'S ROUNDTABLE.

>>> AUTHENTICITY IS A CATCH WORD THROWN AROUND A LOT.

EVEN PLATO STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF DISCERNING AUTHENTICITY FROM FAKE.

K KPBS LOOKS AT AUTHENTIC AUTHENTICITY IN THE THIRD OF A SIX-PART SERIES.

>> Reporter: AUTHENTICITY IS A GROUP OF ATTRIBUTES DEEMED TRUTHFUL AND AGAIN WITNESS.

UK BERKELEY BUSINESS PROFESSOR ERICA BAILEY SAYS IT'S STRONGLY LINKED TO AN INDIVIDUAL'S AND A SOCIETY'S WELL-BEING.

PEOPLE CRAVE AUTHENTICITY IN THEIR CANDIDATES.

BAILEY SAYS VOTERS FELT PRESIDENT TRUMP SAW THEM, HEARD THEM AND EMPATHIZED WITH THEIR ECONOMIC PAIN.

THAT'S WHY HE ROSE TO POWER.

BUT SHE CONTENDS A TRUER MEASURE OF AUTHENTICITY IS WHEN WORDS MATCH DEEDS.

CUTS TO MEDICAID AND FOOD STAMPS AS WELL AS THE SUPREME COURT'S EXPANSION OF PRESIDENTIAL POWER MIGHT WEAKEN TRUMP AND REPUBLICANS'' THEN 'TISTY.

>> WHAT ELSE ARE YOU DOLE.

WHO ELSE ARE YOU LISTENING TO?

WITH THE SUPREME COURT, WE CAN SEE THE LOGIC BUT IT DOESN'T ALIGN WITH WHAT PEOPLE PERCEIVE THE MISSION OF THEIR ROLE TO BE.

THAT RAISES THE QUESTION, WHY ARE THEY DOING THIS?

THAT'S WHY THE CYNICAL VIEW CAN COME IN THEY ARE BEING INAUTHENTIC TO WHAT WE ELECTED TO BE, SOME SUPERIOR LEVEL OF MORALITY ABOVE US.

>> Reporter: THE GAP BETWEEN WHAT POLITICIANS SAY AND WHAT THEY ACTUALLY DO IS AN AUTHENTICITY CRISIS.

THE ANTIDOTE, SHE SAYS, IS IMPROVING OUR OWN GENUINENESS WITH FELLOW SNPS REGARDLESS OF POLITICAL PARTY TIES.

ENGAGE AND ASSUME EACH SIDE IS SPEAKING IN GOOD FAITH.

GIVE AUTHENTICITY AND BELIEVE YOU ARE GETTING.

>> PEOPLE WANT THE TRUTH.

WE WANT TO RIGHT WRONGS.

COMING TOGETHER HELPS US SEE WE CAN DO THAT.

WHAT STARTED TO HAPPEN IS I THINK PEOPLE ARE EELIZING THEY HAVE POWER.

WHEN WE SPEAK WITH ONE VOICE, YOU START TO SEE A COUPLE OF DEFECTIONS, A COUPLE OF PEOPLE WHO WILL SAY TALK TO JOURNALISTS, BRING THINGS TO LIGHT.

>> THE MORE BOTH DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS DO THAT, THE MORE THEY THEIR DISTRUPT WILL DECREASE.

AMERICANS SOCIETY WON'T BE AS PRODUCTIVE OR AS SUCCESSFUL AS IT CAN BE.

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>>> A GROWING NUMBER OF SCAMS ARE TARGETING OLDER ADULTS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

KPBS REPORTER HEIDI DEMARCO INTRODUCED US TO ONE WHO SHOWS HOW EASY IT STO GET PULLED IN.

>> Reporter: EVERY MORNING, YOU CAN FIND 86-YEAR-OLD BOB DID YOU HAVE SITTING AT THE SAME TABLE IN THE LA MASSA NIOR SENATOR.

ALWAYS UP FOR A CONVERSATION.

A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, SOMEONE REACHED OUT.

NOT AT THE CENTER BUT ON HIS PHONE.

>> ARE YOU BUSY TOMORROW?

I THOUGHT, OKAY, WHO IS THIS?

I SAID -- IT CAME BACK AND SAID, BUSY FOR WHAT?

THEY CAME BACK, ARE YOU COMING TO THE BARBECUE?

WHO IS THIS?

>> Reporter: WHAT STARTED AS A CONFUSING TEXT TURNED INTO A FRIENDLY PEN PAL EXCHANGE.

WITH SOMEONE CLAIMING TO BE A 37-YEAR-OLD SOUTH KOREA WOMAN.

SHE SHARED A PHOTO AND THEY CHATTED FOR TWO DAYS.

A TEXT MESSENGER APPLICATION SHE ASKED BOB TO DOWNLOAD.

>> SHE SAID, THIS IS A FRIENDLY CONVERSATION.

I'M GOING TO BE A PEN PAL.

I THOUGHT, I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THAT.

IT'S FUN.

>> Reporter: BOB RETIRED YEARS AGO AND SPENDS MOST OF HIS DAYS BETWEEN THE SENIOR CENTER AND HOME.

WHERE HE CARES FOR HIS WIFE.

>> Reporter: HE IS NOT LONELY BUT ADMITS THE IDEA OF MAKING A NEW FRIEND FELT NICE.

>> WE KIND OF TALKED BACK AND FORTH ABOUT MANY STUFF.

I DON'T REMEMBER.

IT WAS SO INNOCENT TO ME.

AS I REFLECT BACK ON IT, MAYBE IT WASN'T SO INNOCENT.

SHE WAS BAITING.

>> Reporter: IT FELT GENUINE UNTIL HIS DAUGHTER SAW THE MESS DAUGHTERS.

>> Reporter: SHE SAID, THAT'S A SCAM.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I THOUGHT.

YOU MAKE ME THINK I'M AN IDIOT.

I PUT MY DEFENSES UP.

>> Reporter: SCAM ATTEMPTS LIKE THIS ARE BECOMING ALARMINGLY COMMON.

OFTEN SLIMMING INTO IN BOXES AND PHONES DISGUISED AS FRIENDSHIP, ROMANCE OR ALERTS.

>> EMAIL THREATS.

WE HAVE BLOCKED A THREAT.

>> Reporter: HE WAS LUCKY.

HIS DAUGHTER HELPS HIM CATCH IT BEFORE ANY MONEY BASS LOST.

MANY OLDER ADULTHS AREN'T AS FORTUNATE.

IN 2024, SAN DIEGO SENIORS VICTIM ICED LOST AN AVERAGE OF MORE THAN $30,000.

>> WE ARE GETTING OVER 1,000 CASES A YEAR REPORTED TO US.

THE REALITY IS THAT WE ARE ONLY ABLE TO WORK LESS THAN 1% OF THE CASES.

>> Reporter: MANY OF THE SCAM ORIGINATE OVERSEAS.

THE DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY SAYS, THAT MAKES PROSECUTION INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT.

>> IT DOES DRIVE US TO REALLY PUSH FOR PREVENTION AND EDUCATION BECAUSE IN SOME CASES, IT IS THE BEST DEFENSE IS TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY SO THAT THEY DON'T BECOME VICTIMS IN FIRST PLACE.

>> Reporter: STILL, MANY SCAMS GO UNREPORTED.

>> THE VICTIMS OFTEN DON'T REPORT OR SELF-DISCLOSE BECAUSE OF EMBARRASSMENT.

>> Reporter: THIS WOMAN OVERSEES THE ELDER JUSTICE TASK FORCE WHICH WORKS TO CONNECT INDIVIDUAL CASES TO LARGER CRIMINAL NETWORKS.

SHE SAYS TECHNOLOGY IS A CHALLENGE.

>> STILL MANY OLDER ADUTHS ARE NOT SAVVY TO TECHNOLOGY AND HOW IT WORKS.

THAT'S OFTEN HOW THEY FALL VICTIM TO THE CRIMES.

>> Reporter: WHEN VICTIMS CATCH ON EARLY, THE EMOTIONAL TOLL CAN LINGER SAYS THIS DOCTOR.

>> THERE'S A HIGHER INDEPENDENCE OF DEPRESSION, TECHNOLOGY AVOIDANCE.

THERE CAN BE A CASCADING SNOWBALL AFFECT.

>> Reporter: TRUST TENDS TO INCREASE WHEN AGE.

SOMETHING SCAMMERS EXEMPLOYED.

>> THE OLDER WE GET, THE MORE FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES WE LOSE.

THERE IS A HIGH INCIDENCE OF ISOLATION.

THAT CAN MAKE US MORE PRONE TO LOOKING FOR FRIENDSHIP WHEREVER WE CAN.

>> Reporter: FOR SOME, LIKE BOB, THAT TRUST IS HARD TO LET GO OF.

>> I THINK YOU HAVE TO BE CAUTIOUS.

DOES THAT MEAN YOU DON'T TALK TO ANYBODY?

I DON'T BELIEVE IN THAT.

DOES THAT MEAN EVERYTHING IS CHEATING YOU?

I DON'T BELIEVE THAT EITHER.

I BELIEVE IN HONEST PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: HE KEEPS A CLOSE EYE ON MESSAGES.

AT THE SENIOR CENTER, HE PULLS OUT HIS PHONE TO SHOW A NEW SCAM MESSAGE.

>> CLICK TON, MAYBE I'M DUNNLOADING SOMETHING, WHICH I DON'T WANT TO DO.

>> VETERANS VILLAGE IS HOLDING ITS STAND DOWN EVENT SUPPOSING AT-RISK VETERANS.

JACOB AIR VISITED LIBERTY STATION FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE EVENT.

A WARNING, THIS STORY DISCUSSED SUICIDE.

>> Reporter: FROM HOUSING AND HAIRCUTS TO FOOD, CLOTHES AND SO MUCH MORE.

THE STAND DOWN EVENT PROVIDES A RANGE OF FREE SERVICES FOR ALL VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN ONE CENTRAL LOCATION.

THIS WOMAN WAS THERE WITH HER HUSBAND.

THE COUPLE IS WITHOUT A HOME.

IT WAS THEIR FIRST TIME AT THE EVENT.

>> RIGHT LOOKING FOR CLOTHING AND FOR MYSELF AND HIM.

I'M HERE FOR HIS DENTAL AND FOR HIS HEALTH.

FOR MENTAL ALSO.

HOUSING.

>> Reporter: IT'S IN IS 37th YEAR.

JOE WAS THERE DISPLAYING HIS ART PIECES BASED ON HIS SERVICE AND EXPERIENCE.

>> RETIRED OUT OF A 24-YEAR NAVY CAREER AS A CHIEF.

I HAVE HAD MY STRUGGLES THROUGHOUT MY CAREER.

I USED ART TO HELP COPE WITH MY STRUGGLES.

FROM SUICIDE IDEATIONS, SUICIDE.

HOMELESSNESS.

>> Reporter: DESPITE HAVING A JOB, HE IS LIVING OUT OF HIS CAR IN SAN DIEGO.

HE IS HOPING HIS ART INSPIRED OTHERS WITH SIMILAR BATTLES AND PROMOTES SUICIDE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION.

>> AS A SERVICE MEMBER, WHERE HE HELPING OTHERS.

WE ARE STANDING IN FRONT OF OTHERS.

WE'RE NOT INCLINED TO RECEIVE THE HELP.

THAT MAKES IT A HUGE CHALLENGE, ALONG WITH OTHER THINGS.

>> Reporter: FOR FIRST TIME, STAND DOWN IS SERVING ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS.

OVER 100 PARTNERS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS WERE GATHERED ON SITE ALONGSIDE HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS.

12K3W4R WE KNOW THAT WE EXPECT TO SERVE AT LEAST 400.

THE HOPE IS WE CAN ACTUALLY REACH MORE.

WE KNOW THERE ARE OVER 600 HOMELESS VETERANS RESIDING NEAR COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: VETERANS VILLAGE OF SAN DIEGO TAKES PLACE AT LIBERTY STATION'S CENTRAL PROM MADE IT THIS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

FROM 6:00 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M. >> CALL OR TEXT 988 OR CHAT AT 988 LIFE LINE.KORG.

SAN DIEGO IS HOSTING A SPECIAL VISITOR.

IT'S A COAT GUARD CUTTER.

KPBS REPORTER HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: THE STAR OF THE INDIA HAS COMPANY.

IT'S THE CUTTER BARK EAGLE.

WE GOT TO SPEND TIME ON BOARD TODAY.

LOOKING ON BOARD THIS SHIP IS A TRIP BACK IN MARITIME TIME.

THE BARK EAGLE WAS BUILT AS A TRAINING SHIP IN 1936.

THAT'S STILL WHAT SHE IS TODAY.

>> THIS IS A ONE OF A KIND VESSEL.

SHE'S SPECIAL.

SINCE 1946 WE HAVE BEEN TRAINING FUTURE LEADERS OF THE COAST GUARD ON BOARD THESE DECKS AND IN THIS RIGGING.

>> Reporter: SIX MILES OF RIGGING TO BE PRECISE.

WHILE WE ARE TALKING STA AT THIS TIME TICKS, THE BARK EAGLE IS 295 FEET LONG.

A 39-FOOT BEAM AND DISPLACES 1,816 TONS.

THAT'S THE WEIGHT OF THE WATER SHE PUSHES ASIDE WHEN SHE FLOATS.

AND THAT'S ALSO HOW MUCH SHE WEIGHS.

THE HEIGHT OF THE TALL ESTIMATE IS JUST OVER 147 FEET.

ALL OF IT IS WHAT CADETS HAVE TO DEAL WITH WHEN SHE SPEND WEEKS AT SEA DOING THEIR TRAINING.

>> YOU BRING OUT 150 CADETS AT A TIME.

USING THE SAILS, USING THE LINES, USING THE RIGGING.

YOU TEET THEM LEADERSHIP, TEAM WORK, RISK MANAGEMENT.

ON DAY ONE, THEY WALK ON BOARD AND OUR CREW IS STELING THEM, HAUL ON THIS LINE, DO THIS.

BY WEEK SIX, THEY ARE MANAGING THEM SERVICES AND RUNNING THE SAILING RIG THEMSELVES AND LEADING THE LINE THEMSELVES.

>> Reporter: A LOOK AROUND IS A RARE TREAT.

THE LAST TIME THE BARK EAGLE MADE PORT IN SAN DIEGO WAS IN 2008.

IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCE AT SEA IS LIMITED TO A CRUISE SHIP, YOU ARE REMINDED HERE THAT EVERYWHERE IT'S TIGHT QUARTERS.

THIS IS THE DINING ROOM FOR SENIOR OFFICERS.

HERE THE OFFICERS MEETING ROOM.

AND TOWARD THE STERN, YOU FIND SOMETHING TRADITIONAL ABOARD SUCH SHIPS, THE VESSEL'S NAME.

IT'S HARD TO THINK OF A MORE AMERICAN NAME FOR A SHIP THAN THE BARK EAGLE.

YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED TO LEARN THIS SHIP WAS NOT BUILT IN THE UNITED STATES.

IT WAS ACTUALLY BUILT IN 1936 IN GERMANY TO TRAIN GERMAN SAILORS.

THE US TOOK IT AS A SPOIL OF WAR.

IT WILL MAKE ITS WAY BACK VIA THE PAN AMALCANAL IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

THE BARK EEKLE WILL BE HERE OPEN FOR TOURISTS TOMORROW AND SUNDAY UNTIL 7:00 P.M. THEN SHE HEADS OUT TO SEA FOR A WEEK OF TRAINING.

IF YOU MISS THIS WEEKEND, SHE WILL BE BACK NEXT WEEKEND, FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

>>> IT HAS BEEN LARGELY ABOUT THE HEAT AND ABOUT THE FIRES OVER PAST COUPLE OF DAYS.

ONE OF THOSE ARE STARTING TO GO AWAY.

THE OTHER WILL BE STICKING AROUND WITH US FOR A LITTLE WHILE LONGER.

THE WEEKEND BRINGING A COOLER TREND FOR US.

SOME EXCITINGMENT THERE AS WE EASE AWAY FROM THE HEAT.

WE HAVE HEAT ADVISORIES IN PLACES THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.

WE ARE GETTING BETTER ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

EVEN SOUTHEAST HE WERE CALIFORNIA WHERE WE WERE BREAKING RECORDS AS YOU WORKED YOUR WAY INTO THE DESERTS.

FIRE DANGER DOES STILL REMAIN.

WE WON'T SEE MUCH RAIN.

WE WON'T SEE MUCH BIG CHANGES FOR US AS FAR AS ACTIVITY AND WINDS WHICH IS GOOD NEWS.

AT LEAST WITH THE DRY CONDITIONS PERSISTING, EXPECT THE SMOKE AND FIRES TO REMAIN.

IT'S BACK TO THE USUAL SUMMER PATTERN NEXT WEEK.

TONIGHT, 67 THE LOW IN THE CITY.

YOU WORK YOUR WAY TOWARDS OWINGSIDE, 66.

MOUNT LAGUNA 66 FOR THE LOW.

SMOKY SKIES AS WE VENTURE INTO TOMORROW.

SUNSHINE BREAKING OUT FOR US.

TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 70s IN SAN DIEGO.

TOWARDS THE CITY, 76.

BE A RAY GO SPRINGS, 109.

WE HAVE A NEW PATTERN TRYING TO VENTURE IN FOR THE WEEKEND ACROSS THE WESTERN U.S. THAT RIDGE, THAT HEAT BUBBLE IS GETTING SHOVED SOUTH DUE TO THE COOL AIR WORKING INTO STATES LIKE UTAH.

WE DON'T GET THE FULL BLAST IN CALIFORNIA, WE CERTAINLY WILL SEE SOME OF THE HEAT TRIMMED BACK TO NOT ONLY OUR REGION BUT ALSO THROUGH SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORING STATES LIKE ARIZONA, FOR EXAMPLE.

NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, KEEPS US IN THE 70s AT THE DOEFT.

UPPER 70s, WHERE WE HAVE BEEN AT THE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

WORK INLAND, WE HAVE VENTURED CLOSE TO 90.

WE ARE TRYING TO EASE OUT OF IT.

IT'S WARM, VENTURING THROUGH SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

BACK TO THE MID 80s FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

THE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES, THE FALL FROM THE UPPER 70s BACK TO THE MID 70s FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

THAT'S REFRESHMENT AND DESERT COMMUNITIES HOLDING AWAY FROM THE 110 RANGE FOR THE WEEKEND.

SEE IT JUST COME BACK AS WE GO INTO MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

>>> MONDAY, AUGUST 11th IS FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR MANY STUDENTS IN SAN DIEGO.

WHILE SOME MAY BE EXCITED TO HEAD BACK TO CLASS, OTHERS MAY FEEL A LITTLE ANXIOUS.

HERE ARE THREE WAYS PARENTS CAN HELP EASE BACK TO SCHOOL NERVES.

>> Reporter: IT'S A NEW YEAR.

NEW CLASSES AND TEACHERS.

FOR SOME STUDENTS, IT CAN FEEL A LITTLE OVERWHELMING.

>> HAVING A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF NERVES, EVEN KIDS THAT ARE EXCITED ABOUT GOING BACK TO SCHOOL.

>> Reporter: THIS PSYCHIATRIST SAYS SOMETIMES IT'S MORE THAN JUST NERVES.

SOME CHILDREN STRUGGLE WITH ANXIETY.

THE FIRST WAY TOO HELP WITH THE TRANSITION IS TO TALK WITH THEM AND BE AN ACTIVE LISTENER WHILE VALIDATES WHATEVER IT IS THEY ARE FEELING.

>> Reporter: OFTEN PARENTS WANT TO JUMP IN AND MAKE IT BETTER.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, JUST BEING THAT ACTIVE LISTENER AND HELPING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT ARE YOUR CHILD IS FEELING.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS TO ESTABLISH ROUTINES, CREATE A REGULAR SLEEP SCHEDULE, MEALTIME AND HOMEWORK TIME.

SHE SAYS CONSISTENCY CAN HELP EASE ANXIETY OF SOMETHING NEW.

FINALLY, SPOT THE SIGNS OF MORE SIGNIFICANT ANXIETY OR DEPRESSION.

>> LAEVENING INTO THAT INTUITION THAT YOU HAVE ABOUT YOUR CHILD AND KNOWING WHEN TO -- WHEN IT'S TIME TO SEEK HELP FROM A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL IS IMPORTANT.

>> Reporter: I'M MANDY GAITHER.

>>> IT'S PANDA HERE IN CALIFORNIA.

IT'S THE ONE-YEARANCE VERSERY OF THE PANDAS RETURNS TOLE SAN DIEGO ZOO.

THE ZOO HOSTED FAMILIES FROM RONALD McDONALD HOUSE.

THE ZOO ITS EFFORT TO SAVE THE SPECIES IS SEEING RESULTS.

>> IN 1996.

>>> THE PANDA POM OOH LAGS WAS LESS THAN 1,000.

WITH OUR COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS, WE CHANGED THE STA US FROM ENDANGERS TO VULNERABLE.

WHICH IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

>> I AM EXCITED WE DID GET THE PANDA BACK.

THE FIRST TIME THAT THE PANDA WAS HERE, WE NEVER GOT TO SEE IT.

>> A HAIRSTYLIST THERE.

THE FIRST 2,025 GUESTS TODAY GOT A XHEM TIR PANDA DAY PIN.

>>> HAVE YOU LINSED TO THE FINEST.

IT CAPTURED, PEOPLE AND MOVEMENTS REDEFINING OUR CULTURAL IDENTITY.

THIS WEEK'S EPISODE IS ABOUT ONE OF THE BIGGEST BANDS TO COME OUT OF SAN DIEGO, THAT IS BLINK 182.

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