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

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>>> HUNDREDS OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS WERE TAKING THEIR DEMANDS TO THE STREETS.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

WORKERS ACROSS SHARP HEALTHCARE FACILITIES STARTED UNIONIZING LAST JUNE BUT THEY STILL DON'T HAVE A CONTRACT.

KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL HAS MORE ON THEIR DEMANDS AND HOW THEY ARE BEING RECEIVED .

>> Reporter: HUNDREDS INTERNATIONAL UNION TOOK THEIR PROTEST OVER NOT HAVING A CONTRACT RIGHT TO THE DOORSTEP OF SHARP CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS IN KEARNY, MESA TODAY.

>> WE ARE ONLY ASKING FOR SIMPLE THINGS WHICH IS TO COME MEET US IN SIMPLE FAITH AT BARGAINING AND SOLVE THE STAFFING CRISIS.

>> Reporter: JONI VARGAS WORKS AS A PHLEBOTOMIST AT SHARP AND SHE IS ALSO ON THE UNION NEGOTIATING TEAM.

>> WHAT SHARP REJECTS IS IN SHARP CONTRAST -- PROJECTS IS IN SHARP CONTRAST TO THE REALITY WE FACE AS WORKERS.

>> Reporter: VARGAS SAYS THE MAIN ISSUES ARE LACK OF ADEQUATE STAFFING AND FAIR PAY.

SCIU SAID THEY MADE MORE THAN $1 BILLION IN NET COME -- INCOME.

NATURALLY, WE ASK SHARP HEALTHCARE FOR THEIR RESPONSE TO WHAT HAS BEEN SET OUT HERE TODAY.

IT WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANYONE TO GO ON CAMERA INSTEAD THEY ISSUED A RATHER LENGTHY STATEMENT.

PART OF IT ADDRESSES WAGES.

SHARP SAYS IT SUPPORTS THE STATES NEW MINIMUM WAGE LAW FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS WHICH PUTS WAGES AT $23 PER HOUR THIS YEAR, $24 NEXT YEAR AND $25 IN 2026.

THE UNION SAYS SHARP HAS BEEN SLOW WALKING NEGOTIATIONS, BUT SHARP SAYS IT IS THE UNION THAT HAS DRAG THINGS OUT BY WAITING UNTIL FIVE MONTHS AFTER BARGAINING BEGAN TO INTRODUCE THEIR PROPOSAL ON WAGES.

JONI VARGAS SAYS THE UNIT -- UNION PRESENTED THEIR DEMANDS UP FRONT.

>> I'M A SINGLE MOM OF TWO DAUGHTERS AND I WERE BETWEEN 60 AND 70 HOURS PER WEEK.

>> Reporter: FATIMA BOLA WORKS AS A CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT .

THE BACK-AND-FORTH OVER NEGOTIATIONS IS NOT WHAT SHE IS THINKING ABOUT.

>> I LOVE WORKING FOR SHARP GHOST MONTH AND I LOVE MY TEAM.

I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE MY JOB BECAUSE I AM NOT MAKING ENOUGH.

I WANT TO STAY THERE.

SO PLEASE COME WITH US TO THE BARGAINING TABLE.

>> Reporter: BOTH SIDES SAY THEY ARE HEADING BACK TO THE BARGAINING TABLE THIS MONTH, MEANWHILE, EXPECT UNION THE MEMBERS TO CONTINUE HOLDING RALLIES.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> NURSES AT BRADY UNION HOSPITAL ARE EXPECTING TO STRIKE AGAIN LATER THIS MONTH AFTER THE THIRD AND LATEST OFFER WAS REJECTED.

THEY ARE ASKING FOR INCREASED WAGES AND DECREASED MEDICAL PREMIUMS.

THE FIVE-DAY STRIKE IS SLATED TO BEGIN ON AUGUST 19th.

>>> A MARINE LAYER SIX WITH US AND THERE WILL BE A LITTLE BIT OF PATCHY FOG MIXING IN, BUT OUR STORY IS WE ARE TRYING TO WORK THINGS UP HEADING INTO SATURDAY.

MORE ON THE FORECAST AHEAD.

>>> ENFORCEMENT OF ONE OF THE STRICTEST HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT BANS IN THE CAMPING -- COUNTY BEGAN IN ESCONDIDO.

THE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY ESCONDIDO CITY COUNCIL IN JUNE AND BARS PEOPLE FROM CAMPING WITHIN 500 FEET OF A SCHOOL, SHELTER, PARKS OR TRANSIT HUBS REGARDLESS OF AVAILABLE SHELTER BEDS.

THOSE IN EXISTING ENCAMPMENTS WILL RECEIVE A 24 HOUR NOTICE TO CLEAR OUT OR FACE A MISDEMEANOR OR POSSIBLE FINES.

>>> THE ADARAND VETERAN -- ANNUAL VETERANS VILLAGE RUNS THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

KPBS MILITARY VETERANS AND AFFAIRS REPORTER ANDREW DREYER HAS MORE ABOUT THIS YEAR'S EVENT.

>> Reporter: 800 VOLUNTEERS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS ARE PART OF THIS YEAR'S STAND DOWN AT THE SOUTH COUNTY LIGHTHOUSE AND NATIONAL CITY.

VETERANS VILLAGE SET UP -- PRESIDENT SAYS THE ANNUAL EVENT IS A ONE-STOP SHOP FOR VETERANS WHO ARE HOMELESS OR AT RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS.

>> IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO ACTUALLY BRING ARE HOMELESS VETERANS IN AND SHOW THEM WE CARE.

GETTING THEM ACCESS TO MUCH-NEEDED RESOURCES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

>> Reporter: VETERANS CAN GET MEALS AND A PLACE TO SLEEP FOR TWO NIGHTS.

RADICAL SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE AS OUR COURT SERVICES SO THEY CAN CLEAR ANY TICKETS OR WARRANTS.

VA REPRESENTATIVES WILL HELP VETERANS ENROLL IN VA HEALTHCARE AND APPLY FOR DISABILITY BENEFITS.

TEMPLETON SAYS THEY ARE MAKING A BIG PUSH TO HELP PEOPLE GET INTO STABLE HOUSING.

THEY ARE INVITING LANDLORDS TO COME AND LEARN ABOUT THE FINANCIAL BENEFITS OF RENTING TO VETERANS.

>> THIS YEAR FOR VETERANS -- LANDLORDS WHO COME TO STAND DOWN THERE OFFERING UP TO $2000 AS AN INCENTIVE.

>> Reporter: OVER THE YEARS THE EVENT HAS HAD MUCH SUCCESS.

>> STAND DOWN STARTED 35 YEARS AGO RIGHT HERE IN SAN DIEGO AND PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THAT BECAUSE THE EVENT HAS BEEN REPLICATED ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

>> Reporter: VETERANS VILLAGE IS RUNNING SHUTTLES BEGINNING AT 6:00 A.M. FRIDAY AND IT RUNS THROUGH SUNDAY.

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT VVSD.NET.

ANDREW DREYER, KPBS NEWS.

>>> FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS HAVE AGREED TO A DEBATE ON SEPTEMBER 10th, BUT UNTIL THEN THE TWO WILL COMPETE FOR ATTENTION ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL.

JULIA BENBROOK HAS THE LATEST.

>> SAID SHE BECAME THE DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS HAVE HELD SEVERAL HIGH-ENERGY RALLIES PROVEN THAT DONALD TRUMP IS NOT THE ONLY CANDIDATE WHO CAN DRAW A CROWD.

HER CAMPAIGN ESTIMATES HER BIGGEST RALLY SO FAR HAD ABOUT 15,000 ATTENDEES.

A DETAIL THAT SEEMS TO BE GETTING UNDER THE FORMER PRESIDENT SKIN.

>> ARE YOU WORRIED ?

>> OH, GIVE ME A BREAK.

>> Reporter: TRUMP HAS LONG BEEN KNOWN FOR DRAWING LARGE CROWDS HIMSELF, BUT ALSO FOR HYPER FIXATING ON HOW MANY PEOPLE ATTEND HIS EVENTS AND EXAGGERATING THOSE NUMBERS.

>> IN HISTORY NO ONE HAS HAD CROWD LIKE I HAVE.

>> Reporter: TRUMP TRIED TO TAKE BACK THE NARRATIVE WITH AN HOUR-LONG SOMETIMES MEANDERING NEWS CONFERENCE ON THURSDAY.

HE PROVED HE'S READY TO GO ON THE ATTACK.

HE CRITICIZED HER INTELLIGENCE AND PUSHED HER TO TAKE MORE QUESTIONS FROM REPORTERS.

>> SHE HAS NOT DONE AN INTERVIEW.

SHE'S BARELY COMPETENT.

SHE CANNOT DO AN INTERVIEW.

>> Reporter: HARRIS WHO HAS NOT DONE A SITDOWN INTERVIEW SINCE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN WITHDREW FROM THE RACE THAT SHE IS WORKING TO GET ONE ON THE CALENDAR.

>> I TALKED TO MY TEAM.

>> Reporter: AND AFTER LOTS OF BACK AND FORTH THE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE HOSTED BY ABC IS NOW ON THE SCHEDULE.

THE TWO CANDIDATES AGREE TO MEET SEPTEMBER 10th.

REPORTING IN WASHINGTON, I'M JULIA BENBROOK.

>>> AND YOUNGER VOTERS COULD HAVE A HIGHER TURNOUT FOR NOVEMBER'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION AND A GROUP OF NORTH COUNTY STUDENTS WANTS TO MAKE SURE THEIR PEERS ARE INFORMED BY HAVING A GOOD TIME.

KPBS NORTH COUNTY REPORTER TANYA THORNE HAS A PREVIEW OF SATURDAY'S EVENT .

>> Reporter: A GROUP OF NORTH COUNTY STUDENTS WANTS YOUNGER GENERATIONS TO BE MORE ENGAGED IN THIS UPCOMING ELECTION.

THEY ARE HOSTING ROCK THE VOTE THIS SATURDAY IN CARLSBAD WITH THINGS ALL GENERATIONS ENJOY, MUSIC, FOOD AND GIVEAWAYS.

>> WE ARE TRYING TO INCREASE USE OF VOTER LITERACY.

WILL HAVE A LOT OF FREE MUSIC AND FOOD STALLS AS WELL AS CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS AND THE ENTIRE IDEA IS TO REMIND YOUNG VOTERS THAT'S THEY SHOULD EXPRESS THEIR OPINIONS THROUGH THEIR VOTE.

>> Reporter: THESE WOMEN ARE SOME OF THE EVENT ORGANIZERS.

THEY ARE ALL IN HIGH SCHOOL AND VERY CLOSE TO VOTING IN THE FIRST ELECTION.

SO WHEN ORGANIZING THE SEVEN THEY WANTED TO BE INTENTIONAL IN GETTING THE YOUTH'S ATTENTION.

>> WE FELT LIKE NOT MANY YOUNG PEOPLE WOULD WANT TO COME OUT BECAUSE THEY WERE QUITE INTERESTED IN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, THAT'S WHY WE DECIDED TO INVITE LOTS OF SCHOOL ORGANIZATIONS AND LOTS OF STUDENT RUN ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL STUDENT RUN BANS AS WELL AS A TON OF FOOD TRUCKS BECAUSE KIDS LOVE FOOD.

>> Reporter: NONPARTISAN EVENT HELP TO KEEP US INFORMED.

CARLSBAD COUNCILMEMBER PRIYA PATEL HELPED ORGANIZE THE EVENT.

SHE SAYS IT IS REFRESHING TO SEE YOUNGER YOUTH WANTING TO BE INFORMED AND INVOLVED.

>> ESPECIALLY WITH SO MUCH GOING ON IN THE POLITICAL CLIMATE SEEING THEIR ENERGY AND EXCITEMENT TO CONTINUE TO WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND CHANGE AND INSPIRE FUTURE GENERATIONS CONTINUES TO INSPIRE ME TO WANT TO DO THAT WORK.

>> Reporter: THE EVENT IS FOR ALL AGES AND PRESENTS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OLDER GENERATIONS TO CONNECT WITH YOUNGER ONES.

>> THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE'S VOICE IS HEARD AND THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS BEING REPRESENTATIVE -- REPRESENTED.

>> Reporter: ROCK THE VOTE IS HAPPENING THIS SATURDAY AT MAGEE PARK IN CARLSBAD FROM 4:00 P.M. TO 7:00 P.M. TANYA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> AS THE PARIS GAMES FROM -- COME TO A CLOSE NEXT IS 2028, THIS WILL BE LOS ANGELES'S THIRD TIME HOSTING THE OLYMPIC GAMES.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ HAS A LOOK AT HOW THE CITY IS PREPARING.

>> Reporter: PARIS IS OUT, LOS ANGELES IS IN.

THE GLITZ AND GAIL -- GLAMOUR OF HOLLYWOOD AND THE ICONIC BACKDROP OF L.A. SKYLINE COMING TOGETHER FOR A BLOCKBUSTER OLYMPICS IN 2028.

THIS IS NOT THE CITY OF ANGELS FIRST RODEO.

THE YEAR WAS 1984, RONALD REAGAN WAS PRESIDENT, PRINCE TOPPED THE BILLBOARD CHARTS AND VIDEO GAME ARCADES WERE ALL THE RAGE, EVEN INSIDE THE UCLA OLYMPIC VILLAGE.

IN 2028 THE SPRAWLING CAMPUS WILL ONCE AGAIN SERVE AS HOUSING FOR OLYMPIANS, ABOUT 15,000 OF THEM.

L.A. IS NOT BUILDING ANY NEW VENUES, RATHER IT WILL ADAPT EXISTING ONES LIKE THE MEMORIAL COLISEUM FOR OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC SPORTS.

>> WE KNOW THAT ANGELENOS WILL BENEFIT FROM THE PREPARATION AND HOSTING OF THE GAMES.

>> Reporter: ORGANIZERS ARE LEARNING FROM PARIS AFTER ATHLETES COMPLAINED OF FOOD SHORTAGES AND UNCOMFORTABLE BEDS , BUT A MAJOR CONCERN FOR L.A. IS TRAFFIC.

SPECIAL LANES, WORK FROM HOME POLICIES MIGHT KEEP THE CITY MOVING.

>> LET'S GET READY FOR FOUR YEARS FROM NOW.

THERE ARE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEAM USA TO GET A GOLDEN METAL.

I'M IVAN RODRIGUEZ REPORTING.

>>> AND KPBS HAS BEEN FOLLOWING THE PARIS 2024 OLYMPICS ONLINE , YOU CAN FIND A RECAP OF ALL OF THE ATHLETES FROM SAN DIEGO WHO ARE BRINGING HOME METALS ON OUR WEBSITE, JUST GO TO WWW.KPBS.ORG/OLYMPICS .

>>> AS TENSIONS SIMMER IN THE MIDDLE EAST WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO PREVENT A WIDER WORK ?

THAT IS COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING ADDITION ON KPBS .

>> AS HEAT WAVES CONTINUE ISOLATED SENIORS IN RURAL AREAS ARE AT GREATER RISK.

KPBS HEALTH REPORTER HEIDI DiMARCO SHOWS US HOW VOLUNTEERS ARE HELPING THEM STAY SAFE IN EXTREME TEMPERATURES.

>> MY NAME IS STACY COPPOLA, I'M 63 YEARS OLD, I HAVE BEEN A VOLUNTEER OF THE SHERIFF A VOLUNTEER PATROL FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS.

>> I ALREADY SEE HIM.

>> OH YOU DID ?

ALL RIGHT.

>> I AND MY DAD PARTNER.

WE COVER A 400 MILE RADIUS.

WE ARE OUT IN THE BACKCOUNTRY AND WE GO AS FAR AS THE IMPERIAL COUNTY LINE UP TO THE A MOUNTAINS TO POTRERO AND RIGHT ALONG THE BORDER.

STACY PORTER AND HER DAD WORK OUT OF THE PINE VALLEY SHARE STATION.

THEY ARE AMONG 336 SHERIFF VOLUNTEERS WHO CHECK ON ELDERLY AND DISABLED PEOPLE LIVING ALONE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

TODAY THEY ARE VISITING 82-YEAR- OLD GEORGE FLOOR AND HIS DOG, ALL IN.

HOW ARE YOU SURVIVING IN THE HEAT ?

>> I AM MAKING IT.

>> HE USED TO BE A LONGER, BUT HE LIVED WAY OUT IN EAST COUNTY AND THERE'S A LITTLE TRAILER, HIM AND HIS DOG AND WE HAVE BEEN GOING IN SEEING GEORGE NOW FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS.

SO WE MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE HAPPY, THEY ARE SAFE.

WE CANNOT ALWAYS CONTROL THE WEATHER OR THE CONDITIONS THAT THEY LIVE IN, BUT IF THEY SAY THEY ARE HUNGRY THEN WE REACH OUT TO MEALS ON WHEELS, PACE, -- >> THE NEIGHBOR SIGNED HIM UP, GEORGE, BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE SIGNED UP, A DEPUTY HAS BEEN CALLED OUT ON A WELFARE CHECK, SEES WHAT'S GOING ON AND THEY GET THEM SIGNED UP.

NOW THE PERSON HAS TO AGREE WITH IT THAT WE CAN COME BY AND VISIT THEM.

>> I LOVE IT WHEN THEY COME OUT HERE AND CHECK ON ME.

>> I HAVE DIABETES AND THE LAST THING I WANT TO DO IS GO INTO A DIABETIC COMA AND LAY BACK THERE AND DIE SO I LOVE WHEN PEOPLE CHECK ON US.

>> Reporter: SENIORS ARE EXPECTED TO MAKE UP 40% OF RURAL HOUSEHOLDS BY 2030 ACCORDING TO THE URBAN INST.

IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY NEARLY 101,000 SENIORS ARE SPENDING THEIR GOLDEN YEARS ALONE AND FACING INCREASE HEALTH RISKS IN SOLITUDE.

>> SOME OF THEM DON'T HAVE ANY AIR CONDITIONING AND IT IS 100 DEGREES OUT HERE.

RIGHT NOW WE ARE GOING THROUGH A HOT SPELL, BUT IT IS EVERY SUMMER, SO WOULD CHECK ON THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE GETTING SOME KIND OF RELIEF FROM THE WEATHER, MAKING SURE THEY HAVE WATER OR FOOD.

>> HEAT POSES GREATER RISKS FOR OLDER ADULTS ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS.

SOCIAL ISOLATION OR LIMITED ACCESS TO AIR CONDITIONING.

>> VERY UNUSUAL.

EMPHYSEMA.

>> OH, DEAR.

>> Reporter: HEAT WAVES STUDIES REVEAL THAT OLDER ADULTS LIVING ALONE FACE THE HIGHEST RISK OF HEAT -RELATED DEATHS, UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO STUDY CALLS FOR POLICY REFORMS TO ENHANCE AIR CONDITIONING ACCESS FOR SENIORS IN THE SOUTHERN U.S.

IT RECOMMENDS BOTH MANDATORY AIR-CONDITIONING IN NEW HOMES AND SOLUTION TO REDUCING OPERATING COSTS.

>> OH, HONEY, I LOVE YOU SO!

>> IT'S SAD BECAUSE WHEN YOU TALK TO THEM, THEY ALL HAVE FAMILIES AND A LOT OF THEM SAY WELL THEY NEVER COME AND VISIT US.

>> THREE GIRLS AND A BOY AND I LOVE EVERY ONE OF THEM DEARLY.

>> I WISH THIS PROGRAM WAS MORE KNOWN.

I'M SURE THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT COULD BENEFIT AND IT IS ALL OVER SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

>> IF I WAS DEAD, YOU KNOW -- >> YOU WILL BE HERE A LONG, LONG TIME.

>> OH, YEAH.

I HAVE NO INTENTION OF PASSING.

I AM TOO YOUNG.

>> Reporter: HEIDI DiMARCO, KPBS NEWS.

>> THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL BEGIN INVESTIGATING HEALTH EFFECTS OF WHAT SUITE OF CONTAMINATION SAN DIEGO.

NUMBERS OF SAN DIEGO CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION AND COUNTY LEADERS ASKED FOR HELP IN MAY.

THE CDC SAYS THEY WILL START GATHERING DATA FROM DIFFERENT AGENCIES TO EVALUATE WHETHER CHEMICALS AND CONTAMINANTS IN THE WATER, SOIL AND AIR MAY HARM HEALTH.

THE REVIEW PROCESS WILL LIKELY TAKE BETWEEN SIX AND 12 MONTHS.

CDC STAFF ARE ALSO WORKING WITH SAN DIEGO COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS ON A SHORT-TERM RESPONSE TO PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES.

>>> THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO WANTS TO REOPEN BALBOA'S STARLIGHT BALL WHICH HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR MORE THAN A DECADE.

THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY THE OPEN AIR ARENA IN 1935.

-- [ INAUDIBLE ] >> IT IS HIGH TIME A SPECIAL CORNER OF THE PALISADES BE REHABILITATED AND PUT BACK INTO PRODUCTIVE USE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY SO THAT MANY MORE LIFELONG MEMORIES CAN FINALLY BE MADE HERE ONCE AGAIN.

>> TODAY THE CITY PUT OUT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FROM INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS INTERESTED IN LEASING AND RENOVATING THE STARLIGHT BOWL.

THE CITY SAID IT IS LOOKING FOR INNOVATIVE IDEAS TO BETTER INCORPORATE THE THEATER INTO BALBOA PARK'S ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN.

PROPOSALS ARE DUE BY NOVEMBER 14.

BIG LOTS WILL CLOSE SEVERAL STORES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

SDSU'S MIRACLE PICK HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: BIG LOTS HAS ANNOUNCED THEY WILL CLOSE 75 STORES IN CALIFORNIA, 30 OF THEM IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, FOUR IN SAN DIEGO AND WHAT IS NORMAL ABOUT THIS IS BIG LOTS ANNOUNCED A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO THEY WERE GOING TO SHUT DOWN 115 STORES NATIONWIDE.

THAT NUMBER HAS SINCE BALLOONED TO 315.

NOW TO PUT IT IN CONTEXT, LAST MONTH'S RETAIL REPORT, THE JUNE RETAIL REPORT, RETAIL SALES WERE PRETTY SOLID.

THEY WERE CONSISTENT MONTH OVER MONTH WITH MAY.

MAY WAS REVIVED UPWARDS OR SO CONSUMERS ARE STILL SPENDING.

UNDERLYING THESE NUMBERS AND WHY THE STORES HAVE PROBLEMS IS THAT IN RETAIL THE PEOPLE WHO ARE IMPACTED THE MOST ARE LOWER AND LOWER MIDDLE INCOME CONSUMERS.

THESE ARE THE CORE SHOPPERS AT BIG LOTS.

THIS IS ALSO IMPACTING A LOT OF SUPERMARKET -- SUPERMARKETS AND THEY ARE PRESSURING MANUFACTURERS TO PROVIDE BIGGER DISCOUNTS FOR ALL CONSUMERS.

>> WARMING THINGS UP AS WE HEAD INTO SATURDAY.

THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT ONLY IN A FEW SPOTS, AND AT MOST IT IS ONLY FIVE DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE FOR US.

AS WE WORK OUR WAY THOUGH THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON PROBABLY THE BEST CHANCE OF SOME THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, MOST OF THAT FOUND TOWARDS HER MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS AND THEN OF COURSE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK QUIETING THINGS DOWN, NOT A LOT GOING ON TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY.

TONIGHT THE ACTION STILL OUT THERE AS FAR AS THE MARINE LAYER AND THERE WILL BE PATCHY FOG IN A FEW LOCATIONS.

68 FOR THE CITY, EL CAJON, 66, CHULA VISTA, 66, BORREGO SPRINGS AT 83 THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

SATURDAY THROUGHOUT THE DAY MOSTLY JUST ABOUT THE DRY CONDITIONS TOWARD THE COAST WE ARE AGAIN TRYING TO WARM THINGS UP A LITTLE BIT.

IT WILL BE A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

PRETTY FLEETING HERE OF A CHANCE, BUT IT DOES HAPPEN AS WE GO THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING STILL FAIRLY QUIET BUT YOU CAN THAT MOIST POOL GOING IN SKIRTING SOME OF HER MOUNTAINOUS AREAS SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO CONTEND WITH SOME OF THAT MOISTURE PULLING IN ENHANCED BY THE MONSOONAL REGION WHICH IS STILL LARGELY OFF TO OUR EAST AT THIS POINT.

AS WE HAD THREE YOUR SATURDAY FORECAST HIGH TEMPERATURES BACK INTO THE UPPER 70s HERE FOR SAN DIEGO, MORE SUNSHINE BREAKING OUT AND WATCH HOW THUNDERSTORMS PLACES LIKE MOUNT LAGUNA IN THE UPPER 70s.

COASTAL LOCATIONS 80s AND THE WEEKEND AND INTO MONDAY AS WE ADD IN MORE HUMIDITY WE STILL START OFF WITH OUR TYPICAL MORNING CLOUDS, THE MARINE LAYER GIVING WAY TO MORE AFTERNOON SUNSHINE.

IN LAND COMMUNITIES, LOWER 90s FOR THE WEEKEND BEFORE TAPERING OFF A LITTLE BIT ON MONDAY.

SO THAT TREND STILL KEEPS US FAIRLY MILD FOR THE UPCOMING DAYS, BRIGHTER AS WE ADD IN SUNSHINE AND GET RID OF HIGH CLOUDS.

MOUNTAINOUS AREAS.

WATCH OUT FOR AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS AS WE HAVE THROUGH SATURDAY AND AS YOU GO INTO THE DESERT WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE THAT CHANCE FOR A STRAIGHT THUNDERSTORM FOR TWO SATURDAY AFTERNOONS.

>>> MONEY IS THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR SAN DIEGO UNIFIED AND WHILE STUDENTS MAY NOT HAVE TO BRING TEXTBOOKS THESE DAYS ALL THE OTHER SUPPLIES THEY HAVE TO BRING TO SCHOOL CAN MAKE THEIR BOOK THAT'S PRETTY HEAVY.

MANDY GAITHER TALKS TO A PEDIATRIC ORTHOPEDIST ABOUT HOW TO WEAR A BACKPACK PROPERLY TO PREVENT INJURIES.

>> Reporter: FROM BINDERS TO NOTEBOOKS.

PAPER AND PENCILS ALL THE STUFF STUDENTS PUT INTO THEIR BAD CAN MAKE THE SCHOOL DAY FEEL HEAVY.

>> A BACKPACK THAT DOESN'T FIT CORRECTLY CAN CAUSE MUSCLE STRAINS, BACK PAIN AND EVEN NUMBNESS AND TINGLING.

A DOCTOR WITH CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA SAYS ONE OF THE EASIEST WAYS TO MEASURE IF A BACKPACK FITS PROPERLY IS TO MEASURE FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE NECK TO THE TOP OF THE HEAD.

TO HELP PROTECT AGAINST INJURIES THE DOCTOR SAYS THE BACKPACK SHOULD HAVE TWO FRAUD PADDED STRAPS AS WELL AS MULTIPLE COMPARTMENTS.

HAVING A CHEST OR WAIST STRAP IS ALSO A GOOD IDEA AS THESE THINGS HELP DISTRIBUTE WEIGHT EVENLY.

NEXT, PACKED THE HEAVIEST ITEMS CLOSEST TO THE CHILD BACK AND MAKE SURE IT DOES NOT WEIGH MORE THAN ABOUT 10 TO 15% OF THEIR BODY WEIGHT.

>> IF YOUR CHILD IS WALKING WITH THEIR BAG LEANING FORWARD THE BACKPACK IS TOO HEAVY SO SOMETIMES EVEN SPLITTING SOME OF THAT STUFF TO ANOTHER HANDBAG OR DISPOSABLE GROCERY BAG.

>> Reporter: A PROPERLY WORN BACKPACK CAN ALSO HELP PREVENT INJURY AND THE DOCTOR SAYS TO MAKE SURE IT'S IT'S ABOUT 1 TO 2 INCHES ABOVE THE SHOULDERS AND DOESN'T GO MORE THAN FOUR INCHES ABOVE THE BELLY BUTTON.

>> YOU WANT THE BACKPACK TO SIT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BACK.

TRY TO ADJUST THE STRAPS AND MAKE IT'S NOT.

>> Reporter: FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I MANDY GAITHER.

>>> KPBS ROUNDTABLE HELPING FAMILIES GET READY FOR THE START OF A NEW SCHOOL YEAR WITH DISCUSSIONS ON EVERYTHING FROM CONCERNS ABOUT A.I.

IN THE CLASSROOM TO MAKING UP FOR PANDEMIC SETBACKS.

YOU CAN LISTEN AT WWW.KPBS.ORG OR WHEREVER YOU STREAM YOUR PODCASTS .

THEY ARE INTERESTING LOOKING CREATURES.

IF YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN A PLATYPUS YOU CAN AT THE SAN DIEGO ZOO SAFARI PARK.

IN FACT, IT IS THE ONLY ZOO OUTSIDE AUSTRALIA YOU COULD SO.

WILDLIFE WORKERS HERE ARE WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AUSTRALIAN ZOO TO SAVE THESE ENDANGERED ANIMALS AGAINST THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.

THE PLATYPUS RESEARCH PROGRAM LAUNCHED LAST MONTH BY THE TORONTO ZOO AND THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES IN AUSTRALIA IN HOPES TO LEARN HOW THEY LIVE AND HOW THEY BREED AND SURVIVE THROUGH CLIMATE CHANGE AND LEARN WHEN TO RESCUE AND WENT TO SET THEM FREE.

>> EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF A BAD WAY OF HOW WILDLIFE GETS IMPACTED BY CLIMATE CHANGE.

THEY ALREADY HAVE DIRE CONDITIONS.

MANY OF THOSE THINGS GET EXACERBATED BY CLIMATE CHANGE.

>> AND THERE IS MORE.

RESEARCHERS WANT TO BUILD A GINO BANK TO KEEP THE BREEDING DIVERSE.

SINCE 1943 ONLY 23 PLATYPUS BABIES HAVE BEEN BORN IN CAPTIVITY.

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

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

GOOD NIGHT.

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

BILL HOWE PLUMBING, HEATING & AIR, RESTORATION AND FLOOD SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

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

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

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU, THANK YOU.