>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOW FAMILY AND COMPANY.

PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AND AIR RESTORATION.

REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 30 YEARS.

CALL ONE 800 BILL HOW OR VISIT BILL HOW.COM.

>> BY THE CONRAD THIS FOUNDATION.

>> DARLENE, MARCO, SHYLY.

AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

>> BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU, THANK YOU.

>>> THE WEEKEND WITH MORE CLEANUP AND THE REALITY OF SO MUCH REBUILDING IS STILL TO COME.

DAYS OF RECORD RAIN, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US I AM IN FORTRAN THREE.

ONE SCHOOL IN SPRING VALLEY FACES REPAIRS THAT WILL TAKE MORE THAN A MONTH BEFORE IT'S SAFE FOR STUDENTS TO RETURN.

OUR EDUCATIONAL REPORTER HAS THE LATEST ON THE RECOVERY EFFORTS.

>> INDUSTRIAL FANS RUNNING AROUND THE CLOCK AT BANCROFT ELEMENTARY IN THE MESA SPRING VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

IN THIS VIDEO OBTAINED BY KPBS, YOU COULD SEE HOW THE CAMPUS WAS DEVASTATED BY HIGH WATER, MUD, AND DEBRIS ON MONDAY MORNING DURING THE DOWNPOUR .

TWO STUDENTS HERE SAW IT ALL.

>> THIS WAS KIND OF MAKING ME NERVOUS.

I THOUGHT WHAT IF IT CAME INTO MY CLASSROOM.

>> I LOOKED OUT THE DOOR AFTER RECESS .

IT WAS LIKE FLOODED.

>> WHAT WE HAD WAS A RIVER .

>> Reporter: THE CHIEF SAFETY OFFICER FOR THE LA MESA SPRING VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND SAYS THE SCHOOL IS AT THE BOTTOM OF A HILL SURROUNDED BY STORM DRAINS THAT WERE CLOGGED IN THE CHAOS OF THE FLOODWATERS.

HE PROVIDED PHOTOS OF WHAT WAS LEFT BEHIND.

TONIGHT THE DISTRICT OFFICIALS DETERMINED THE DAMAGE WAS SO BAD, FLOODING IN EVERY CLASS HIM AND OFFICE CLASSROOM AND OFFICE CAUSED FLOORING TO HAVE TO BE REPLACED.

>> IT'S IMPORTANT FOR DRY TIME TO OCCUR AND FOR DISINFECTING TIME TO OCCUR AND TO LOOK AT ANY OTHER UNDERLYING MATERIALS TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS SAFE.

>> UNTIL THAN THE 500 STUDENTS AND 60 STAFF MEMBERS WHO WERE EVACUATED ARE NOW HOLDING CLASSES AT NEARBY SPRING VALLEY ACADEMY.

DONATIONS AND SUPPORT FROM ACROSS THE DISTRICT ARE CONCENTRATED NOW TO HELP DISPLACED STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES INCLUDING FRANCINE AND HER DAUGHTER FAITH.

>> SHE SEEMS TO BE OKAY.

IT'S A LITTLE UNSETTLING AT FIRST BUT SHE KNOWS THE STAFF AND FACULTY SO IT MAKES IT EASIER I THINK.

>> Reporter: MUCH OF THE SCHOOLWORK LEFT BEHIND IN THE DEBRIS AS A SIGN THAT LEARNING WILL RESUME HERE IN THIS DEVASTATING MOMENT WILL PROVIDE LESSONS IN SELF-CARE AND IN PRESERVATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH.

>> THESE NEEDS ARE BEING ADDRESSED EVERY DAY.

THE KIDS ARE SAYING, LOOK I'M OVERWHELMED AND I NEED TIME.

I WOULD LIKE TO SPEND TIME TALKING TO MY TEACHER OR SOMEONE IN THE CLASS SO THEY COULD SPEND TIME WITH A TRUSTED ADULT.

>> I DON'T REALLY KNOW BUT I REALLY HOPE IT.

I HOPE THAT EVERYONE WILL BE OKAY.

>>> TEAMS FROM THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO STORM DEPARTMENT ARE WORKING AGAINST THE CLOCK TO MANAGE CULVERTS ALONG THE CREEK AHEAD OF A NORTHER FORECASTED STORM.

STARTING IN THE STORM CHANNEL AT 38th STREET AND WORKING UPSTREAM.

THE CITY SAYS SO FAR MORE THAN 1000 TONS OF STORM -RELATED DEBRIS HAD BEEN REMOVED INCLUDING MUD, TRASH, AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS.

THIS INCLUDES MOUNTAIN VIEW, SUNCREST, AND AND ENCANTO.

>> THESE CHANNELS WHERE WE ARE STANDING HERE TODAY CAN HANDLE THE CONDITIONS AROUND TO YOUR STORM.

THIS WAS A 1000 YEAR STORM.

FAR EXCEEDING WHAT THE CHANNELS ARE CAPABLE OF HANDLING.

THE CHALLENGE IS TO GET AS MUCH OF THE SYSTEM MAINTAINED BEFORE THE RAIN NEXT WEEK.

WE'VE CALLED IN SUPPORT FROM EMERGENCY CONTRACTORS AS WELL.

THEY WILL START MOBILIZING THIS WEEKEND AS WELL.

>> THE CITY IDENTIFIED 70 STREETS THAT NEED TO BE CLEARED.

THE WORK IS EXPECTED TO TAKE SEVERAL DAYS TO COMPLETE AS THIS WAS HAPPENING WE CAUGHT UP WITH A WOMAN NEARBY WHO WAS CLEANING OUT HER HOME AND SAID THAT EVERYTHING ON THE FIRST FLOOR WAS DAMAGED OR WAS DESTROYED .

>> EVERYTHING.

CLOTHING, FURNITURE, PERSONAL ITEMS, MEMORIES.

THE KIDS TOYS.

EVERYTHING.

IT WAS CHRISTMAS.

YOU KNOW EVERYONE GOT NEW THINGS.

ALL OF THAT IS GONE.

IT'S ALL OUTSIDE.

THERE'S PROBABLY SOMETHING WE COULD SAVE BUT WE CANNOT SAVE IT ALL BECAUSE I CAN CLEAN.

IT'S A LOT.

IT'S TOO MUCH.

ON TOP OF TRYING TO DEAL WITH WHERE WE WILL GO >> A SERIOUS VOLUNTEER CLEANUP EVENT IS HAPPENING IN COMMUNITIES RECOVERING FROM THIS STORM.

YOU CAN FIND DETAILS ON OUR WEBSITE ON KPBS.COM/WEATHER.

>>> COMING UP TONIGHT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CLEAR SKIES WITH TEMPERATURES DOWN TO THE 40s AS WE TRACK A WARMING TREND WITH HIGHS BETWEEN 5-10 DEGREES ABOVE THE HISTORICAL AVERAGE WITH WENDY WEATHER.

THERE WILL BE MORE RAIN RETURNING AND I WILL SHOW YOU WHEN COMING UP.

>>> FINANCIAL AID IS AVAILABLE FOR PROPERTY OWNERS.

THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY ASSESSOR IS OFFERING GRANTS AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF TO THOSE WHOSE PROPERTIES WERE DAMAGED IN MONDAY'S STORM.

TO BE ELIGIBLE PROPERTY DAMAGE DUE TO THE STORM MUST EXCEED $10,000.

FILE A CLAIM FOLLOWING THE LINK ON YOUR SCREEN.

THE REDUCED PROPERTY TAX WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL THE PROPERTY IS REBUILT OR REPAIRED.

>>> RELIEF IS AVAILABLE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AND NONPROFITS.

THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO AS WELL IS THE CITY THAT'S DARTED THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND RESILIENCE GRANT TODAY.

QUALIFYING BUSINESSES COULD RECEIVE UP TO $2500.

BUSINESSES AND NONPROFITS WITH DESIGNATED PROMISE.

LOW MODERATE INCOME CENSUS TRACT COULD RECEIVE UP TO $5000.

ELIGIBLE EXPENSES INCLUDE REPAIRS NOT COVERED BY INSURANCE WITH CLEANING SUPPLIES, EMPLOYEE WAGES, AND MORE.

BUSINESSES MUST DEMONSTRATE THE IMPACTS OF THE STORM WITH A CURRENT BUSINESS TAX CERTIFICATE AND EMPLOY 12 OR FEWER PEOPLE.

THE CITY ORDINANCE WITH THE GOAL OF MAKING AFFORDABLE HOMES EASIER TO BUILD IS NOW LAW.

>>> THE MAYOR SIGNED A SECOND HOUSE ACTION PACKAGE INTO LAW TODAY.

THE REFORMS INCLUDE THE CREATION OF SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY HOMES WITH CHAIRED KITCHENS AND BATHROOMS TURNING UNDERUSED STRIP MALLS AND PARKING LOTS INTO HOMES ALLOWING THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOMES AND COMMERCIAL ZONES.

>> AT THE END OF THE DAY IT'S ABOUT PEOPLE.

THIS IS ABOUT MAKING SURE WE HAVE ENOUGH SUPPLY TO DRIVE DOWN THE COST OF HOUSING TO PUT THAT MONEY BACK INTO PEOPLE'S POCKETS.

LAST YEAR WAS A GREAT YEAR FOR HOUSING IN THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO AND WE ISSUED OVER 50% MORE PERMITS THAN THE YEAR BEFORE AND I'M HOPEFUL TODAY'S SIGNING WILL PUT US ON A PATH TO A BETTER YEAR IN 2024.

>> THE ORDINANCE GIVES COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL BUILDERS WITHIN A HALF-MILE OF PUBLIC TRANSIT THE FLEXIBILITY THAT THEY NEED TO BUILD NECESSARY PARKING SPACES.

THEY PASSED THEIR FIRST HOUSING ACTION PLAN IN 2022.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, THE UN'S TOP CORE OF WAR, STOPPING SHORT CALLING FOR CEASE-FIRE.

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

>>> UNRULY PASSENGERS WERE A PROBLEM BEFORE THE PANDEMIC.

DATA BY THE FAA REVEALS NOW THEY ARE EVEN WORSE.

WE TAKE A LOOK AT SOME POTENTIAL CAUSES OF AIRLINE AGGRESSION AND WE DISCUSSED THIS ALL WITH A FLIGHT ETIQUETTE EXPERT.

>> IN TERMS OF ENGAGING WITH SOMEONE, IF THEY ARE BEING RUDE OR UNKIND YOU HAVE TO ASK YOURSELF IS IT WORTH THE FIGHT?

>> THE ANSWER IS NO, NOBODY ON THE PLANE SAYS THIS EXPERT.

THEY CLAIM SOME HAVE GOTTEN DRUNK IN FLIGHT.

>> IF YOU ARE BELLIGERENT THERE MIGHT BE SOMEONE TO GREET YOU WHEN YOU LAND.

>> THE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION SAYS THEY ARE WORKING WITH AIRPORTS TO ENCOURAGE RESPONSIBLE SALES OF MARKETING ALCOHOL IN THE TERMINALS.

THERE ARE MATTERS OF COMMON COURTESY ESPECIALLY WHEN PEOPLE ARE PACKED AND UNCOMFORTABLE ON FULL FLIGHTS.

>> KEEP YOUR SHOES ON.

DON'T TAKE YOUR SHOES OFF.

IF YOU ARE ON A LONG AND EXTENDED FLIGHT MAYBE BRING ANOTHER PAIR OF MORE COMFORTABLE SHOES TO CHANGE INTO BUT DON'T SHOW YOUR TOES.

>> WE SHOULD LOOK BACKWARD, MAKE SURE THAT THE PERSON'S KNEES AREN'T UP AGAINST THE SEAT.

>> THEN THERE'S CHANGING SEATS , THIS CAN'T BE FOR ANYTHING.

THERE NEEDS TO BE A GOOD REASON.

>> YOU AS A PARENT ARE SPLIT FROM YOUR CHILD WHO IS VERY YOUNG, YOU WANT TO ASK THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT TO HELP YOU.

SO PERHAPS THEY COULD FIND A SITUATION WITH TWO SEATS TOGETHER.

>> IN LOS ANGELES .

>>> RECENTLY OBTAINED NAVY INVESTIGATION SAYS A SAN DIEGO SHIP CAPTAIN CREATED A CULTURE OF FEAR THROUGH BULLYING AND SCREAMING AT SUBORDINATES.

OUR MILITARY REPORTER HAS MORE.

BACK IN OCTOBER THE NAVY DID NOT SAY WHY CAPTAIN DANIEL WAS REMOVED AS THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE CRUISER IN LAKE ERIE AND UPON INVESTIGATION OBTAINED THROUGH THE VEHICLE OF INFORMATION FOUND MORE THAN A YEAR, HE YELLED AND SCREAMED AT HIS SUBORDINATE OFFICERS AND IN SOME INSTANCES HE STRUCK THEM WHILE IN COMMAND ON THE SHIP'S BRIDGE ONCE GRABBING ANOTHER OFFICER BY THE CALLER.

SOMETHING INVESTIGATORS SAY IS THE DEFINITION OF BATTERY UNDER MILITARY LAW.

THEY FOUND THE CAPTAIN'S PERSISTENT REPRIMANDS OF TWO OFFICERS AMOUNTED TO BULLYING.

>> THIS WAS FAMILIAR TO ME.

>> THE SURFACE OFFICER IN THE NAVY OVER FIVE YEARS SAYS WORKING UNDER THESE KINDS OF LEADERS WAS A BIG REASON THAT HE LEFT THE SERVICE.

>> I WAS IN SOME OF THE SAME SITUATIONS WITH PEOPLE BEING AFRAID TO APPROACH.

OFFICERS REDUCED TO TEARS.

MOST PEOPLE WON'T PUT UP WITH THAT.

THEY WILL DO THEIR SERVICE AND LEAVE.

>> HE SAID IT COULD MAKE PEOPLE RELUCTANT TO BRING PROBLEMS TO THE CO WHICH COULD ENDANGER THE SHIP.

THE COMMANDER OF THE STRYKER ENDORSED THE INVESTIGATION WITH THE SHIPS CREW TAKING A SURVEY MONTHS AFTER HE TOOK COMMAND.

THE CAPTAIN RECEIVED 70 NEGATIVE COMMENTS AND NINE THAT WERE POSITIVE BUT DESPITE THE RESULTS THEY TOLD SUPERIORS THERE WAS A HEALTHY CLIMATE ABOARD THE SHIP.

THEY CITE POLICY ON ACTIONS TAKEN AGAINST THE CAPTAIN.

A SPOKESPERSON DECLINED TO COMMENT.

ANDREW DYER, KPBS NEWS.

>> ADVOCATES A HIGH TECH VENDING MACHINES INSIDE OF SAN DIEGO JAILS ARE THE FIRST OF THEIR KIND IN THE U.S. OUR REPORTER TOOK A LOOK AT HOW THEY OFFER LIFE-SAVING DRAFTS TO MOST AT RISK.

>> INSTEAD OF HOLDING CHIPS AND COOKIES THE COILS CRADLE OVERDOSE REVERSING ELEMENTS HIDDEN BY A HUGE INTERACTIVE TOUCHSCREEN.

>> ARE YOU PREPARED TO SAVE A LIFE ?

OPIOID OVERDOSE IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF ACCIDENTAL DEATH IN THE UNITED STATES.

>> INSTEAD OF A HARD TO REMEMBER PIN THEY CREATED AN AVATAR.

>> THIS COLLECTS NONIDENTIFYING DATA TO HELP HARM REDUCTIONIST TARGET THEIR EFFORTS.

IT ALSO OFFERS LIFE-SAVING PRO APPLIES FOR FREE.

>> IS COMING DOWN.

>> THE EASE OF ITS USE TO HARM REDUCTION COALITION, TO PLACE THE MACHINES INSIDE OF FOR DETENTION FACILITY LOBBIES WERE PEOPLE LEAVING THE JAILS AND VISITORS COULD ACCESS THEM.

HARM REDUCTIONIST SAY IT SERVES THE POPULATION MOST AT RISK FOR OVERDOSE.

>> WHEN THEY GO TO THE COMMUNITY THE SUPPLY HAS CHANGED.

WHETHER IT'S A DAY OR A MONTH OR YEAR.

WHEN THEY GO BACK TO THAT TRUSTED SOURCE WHERE THEY PURCHASED DRUGS BEFORE THAT MIGHT NOW HAVE A TAINTED SOURCE.

>> THEY SOURCE TO THE TECHNOLOGY FROM CANADA BECAUSE THE MACHINES ARE THE FIRST OF THEIR KIND IN THE U.S. AND COST LESS THEN A PART-TIME WORKER AND A TELEHEALTH CAPABLE MEANING IN THE FUTURE PEOPLE WITH POOR MEDICAL ACCESS COULD POSSIBLY GET PRESCRIPTIONS FROM A VENDING MACHINE.

>>> LEGISLATION TO ADDRESS PRICES THAT THE BORDER CRISIS AT THE SOUTHERN BORDER MAY HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL NEXT YEAR.

REPUBLICANS ARE HELPING TO NEGOTIATE A BIPARTISAN SENATE DEAL BUT FORMER PRESIDENT TROMP IS URGING HIS PARTY TO STOP IT.

>> I HOPE NO ONE IS TRYING TO TAKE THIS AWAY FROM CAMPAIGN PURPOSES.

>> SOME REPUBLICANS PACKING A SENATE BORDER DEAL AND EXPRESSING FRUSTRATION AFTER FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP URGED HIS PARTY TO REJECT IT.

>> I DON'T DOUBT HE WANTS A PERFECT DEAL AND SO DO I BUT WE WILL HAVE TO FIGURE IT OUT.

>> PASSAGE WOULD LEAD WITH DEMOCRATS SHARING THE POLITICAL WING.

>> I THINK WE SHOULD RESERVE A CRISIS FOR A BETTER TIME TO RESOLVE IT.

>> HARD-LINE REPUBLICAN SAY THEY DON'T WANT TO COMPROMISE WITH NEW OBSTACLES MEANING A BUMPY PASS TO A DEAL COULD BE AT A DEAD END.

>> POLLS SHOW IMMIGRATION IS THE TOP ISSUE FOR THE GOP VOTERS AND A BILL MAY BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE YEAR WHICH COULD MEAN IT TAKES LONGER IF THEY DON'T GAIN TOTAL CONTROL OF THE GOVERNMENT WITH MORE COMPROMISE UNLESS DEMOCRATS MEET ALL OF THEIR DEMANDS.

IN TEXAS, GOVERNOR ABBOTT SAID HE IS FED UP ORDERING FOR THE DEPLOYMENT TO RAZOR WIRE APART FROM THE RIO GRANDE.

DESPITE A COURT RULING WITH BORDER CONTROL TAKING IT DOWN.

HE CITES A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO RALLY THE TROOPS ENDURING INVASIONS.

>> NEARLY 1300 ACRES WOULD BE PERMANENTLY PRESERVED.

>> CONSERVATIONISTS CLOSED THE $60 MILLION PURCHASE OF A PARCEL OF LAND IN THE PROCTOR VALLEY.

IT WAS ONCE EXPECTED TO BECOME A SPRAWLING DEVELOPMENT ON THE EDGE OF CHULA VISTA .

THIS IS PART OF THE STATES ECOLOGICAL RESERVE.

>> THIS WOULD BE AS GOOD OF A PLACE AS WE HAVE IN SAN DIEGO WERE PEOPLE COULD COME AND EXPERIENCE THE COASTAL SCRUB ECOSYSTEM WHICH IS 90% GONE.

>> THEY GOT COUNTY APPROVAL TO BUILD 1100 HOMES BUT THEY GOT THE CHALLENGE TO PROPOSE THE COURT AND ONE.

THE LAND DEAL CAME IN PART TOGETHER BECAUSE OF THE ENVIRONMENT OF DEVASTATION CREATED BY THE BORDER WALL REDUCTION.

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGREED TO SPEND $25 MILLION TO PURCHASE THE SAN DIEGO PARCEL AS PART OF A LEGAL SETTLEMENT WITH ADDITIONAL MONEY COMING FROM THE STATE, THE U.S.

FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE AND PRIVATE SOURCES.

>> ANYONE FOLLOWING THE NEWS OF THE ENVIRONMENT KNOWS THAT NATURE HAS TAKEN A HUGE BEATING ACROSS THE WORLD SO IT'S WONDERFUL TO BE ABLE TO SHARE SOME GREAT NEWS FOR CHANGE WITH PLACES THAT HAVE SUCH GLOBAL SIGNIFICANCE THAT WILL BE PROTECTED FOREVER.

>> THEY CALLED THE AGREEMENT A TESTAMENT TO THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIP AND COMMITMENT AND SAY THE ENTIRE SAN DIEGO CONSERVATION COMMUNITY COULD TAKE CREDIT FOR THE DEAL.

ERIK ANDERSON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WEATHER HEADLINES WITH HIGH- PRESSURE STORMS.

WE SEE TEMPERATURES BEGINNING TO WARM UP.

5-10 DEGREES ABOVE THE HISTORICAL AVERAGE.

GUSTS UPWARDS OF 50 MPH IN THE WEEKEND.

LOOKING AT THE WEATHER PATTERN LATE INTO NEXT WEEK, DRIVE THROUGH THE EVENING AS SAN DIEGO DROPS TO 47 DEGREES.

OCEANSIDE IS AT 42.

CHULA VISTA IS AT 48.

MOUNT LAGUNA IS CHILI OVERNIGHT AT 36 DEGREES WITH HIGH- PRESSURE BEING THE MAIN WEATHER MAKER.

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, WE ARE DEALING WITH WET WEATHER AND RAIN WITH AREAS OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE START OF OUR WEEKEND.

TEMPERATURES HEADING INTO THE DAY ON SATURDAY WE ARE IN THE MID-70s FOR SAN DIEGO, OCEANSIDE IS AT 76.

MOUNT LAGUNA IS 48.

BRANDY SPRINGS WITH SUNSHINE UP TO 70 DEGREES WITH THE HIGH- PRESSURE.

THE DOMINANT WEATHER FEATURE GOING INTO THE SECOND HALF OF OUR WEEKEND.

A PLEASANT STRETCH OF WEATHER AS WE WRAP UP THE WEEKEND.

I WANT TO SHOW YOU THE NEXT FIVE DAYS ALONG THE COAST AS YOU NOTICE A CHANGE FROM THE WARM WEEKEND AHEAD AS THINGS DIP GOING INTO THE START OF THE WEEK AS WE SEE SOME CLOUDS THE TIME WE GO INTO WEDNESDAY WITH A HIGH OF 66 DEGREES.

LOOKING INLAND, TEMPERATURES GO TO THE NEAR 80 DEGREES.

NOTICING TEMPERATURES GOING INTO TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS WE SEE MORE CLOUD COVER DEVELOPING BY MIDWEEK.

INTO THE MOUNTAINS, BREEZY AS WE GO INTO THE WEEKEND WITH CHILLY TEMPERATURES STAYING AROUND WITH A DROP IN TEMPERATURES GOING INTO NEXT WEEK WITH A HIGH OF 40 DEGREES BY THE TIME WE GO INTO NEXT WEDNESDAY.

CLOSING THINGS OUT IN THE DESERT, A NICE WEEKEND AHEAD WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 70s AND WARMER FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

>>> THE NATION'S BIGGEST LIVE STREAMING CONVENTION IS RETURNING TO SAN DIEGO AND IT'S STAYING HERE.

WE LEARN ABOUT THE LONG-TERM DEAL WITH TWITCH CON IN A FRIDAY BUSINESS REPORT.

>> A FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT BETWEEN NOW AND THE END OF 2028 AND THE CONNECTIONS THEY WILL HIT IN THE END OF THE SEPTEMBER TIMEFRAME AS IT'S EXPECTED TO BRING IN 30,000 VISITORS TO SAN DIEGO.

THIS WOULD MAKE IT ONE OF THE TOP FIVE CONVENTIONS IN SAN DIEGO AND IF YOU LOOK AT THIS FOR FIVE YEARS THAT MEANS IT WILL BE AN IMPORTANT CONVENTION OVERALL.

THEY WENT TO CONVENTIONS IN LAS VEGAS IN 2023.

WHAT THEY SAW AS THEY HAD DONE SURVEYS THAT SAN DIEGO IS REALLY A FAN FAVORITE.

THESE SIZE CONVENTIONS ARE IMPORTANT FOR THE CITY.

IN THE PAST YEAR OR SO THE CITY HAS HAD ABOUT HALF 1 BILLION VISITORS THROUGH THE VARIOUS CONVENTIONS GENERATING $12.2 BILLION IN ECONOMIC IMPACT WORK, CON IS NUMBER ONE.

GENERATING 30,000 ATTENDEES IS A BIG BOOM FOR SAN DIEGO.

FOR THE CITY, THE HOTELS, AND FOR THE DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY.

>> THE WORLDBEAT CULTURAL CENTER HAS DRIED OUT FROM THE RECENT STORM AND IS READY TO WELCOME BLACK COMICS DAY NEXT WEEK AND.

>>> THE EVENT HIGHLIGHTS BLACK CREATORS IN THE COMICS INDUSTRY.

OUR CULTURAL REPORTER HAS THIS PREVIEW.

>> A VISION FOR BLACK COMICS DAY.

>> THEY COULD CONGREGATE AND COME THROUGH.

>> BRIAN J LAMBERT SAW THE SIGNAL AND RESPONDED.

>> IF IT WASN'T FOR BLACK COMICS DAY I WOULDN'T BE WHERE I AM.

I SHOWED UP BECAUSE SOMEONE TOLD ME ABOUT IT AND HAD TWO POSTERS.

I STAPLED MY BUSINESS CARD TO THEM.

BRIAN LAMBERT, WRITER AND AUTHOR.

>> HE RUNS WING COMICS AND ENTERTAINMENT.

BREAKING OUT INTO ENTERTAINMENT.

>> UNLESS YOU SEE SOMEONE LIKE YOU DOING IT OR SOMEONE WHO YOU CAN RELATE TO DOING IT IT'S HARD.

>> SHE RUNS WORLDBEAT CULTURAL CENTER WHICH HOSTS BLACK COMICS DAY.

>> WHEN I WAS A KID I NEVER HAD COMICS THAT REFLECTED ME AS A BLACK KID.

IT MEANS EVERYTHING TO OUR COMMUNITY TO SEE ALL OF THESE PEOPLE THAT ARE BLACK EXPRESSING THEMSELVES THROUGH COMICS.

THIS MEANS THE WORLD TO ME.

>> THAT FUELS JONES'S DESIRE TO CONTINUE PUTTING ON A SHOW.

>> HEARING ABOUT PEOPLE LIKE STANLEY AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY WERE DOING BUT THERE IS A SLEW OF CREATORS OUT THERE THAT ARE GOING TO GET UP TO THAT LEVEL.

THEY JUST NEED THE CHANCE.

>> Reporter: JONES IS GIVING THEM THE CHANCE AT WANTS TO HIGHLIGHT THE DIVERSITY AMONG BLACK CREATORS.

NO SURPRISE YOU COULD FIND SUPERHEROES BUT LAST YEAR IT INCLUDED HORRORS, A WESTERN, AND A SPACE,.

ALL WERE SIGNED BY THE CREATORS.

SINCE THE EVENT IS FREE HE HOPES PEOPLE WILL USE THE MONEY THEY SAVED TO SAMPLE SOME OF THESE TASTY OFFERINGS.

HE WANTS THEM TO BE EASY FOR THE ARTISTS TO ATTEND.

>> FOR THE STRUGGLING ARTISTS , IT'S A REAL THING.

I TRY TO MAKE THIS AFFORDABLE FOR THEM BUT I ALSO HAVE TO PAY FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.

>> SOMETIMES OUT OF HIS OWN POCKET BUT HE DOES THIS BECAUSE HE BELIEVES IN IT AND KNOWS FIRSTHAND EVENTS LIKE THIS COULD BE LIFE-CHANGING.

>> I GOT STARTED IT AGE 16.

I SHOWED MY STUFF AT THE SAN DIEGO COMIC CON.

I WAS HIRED BY APPLE COMICS AT THE TIME AND THEY PUT ME ON THE DRACULA STORY.

THIS IS A SMALL SHOW WHERE YOU COULD COME IN AND GET PERSONAL WITH YOUR ARTISTS AND DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS AND THIS COULD LEAD TO MAGIC IN THE FUTURE.

>> ON SATURDAY, THE REPRESENTATION OF BLACK CULTURE IN JAPANESE ANIME AND OTHER COMICS WILL BE ADDRESSED BY PANELISTS.

>> DRAGON BALL Z .

WE ALSO GET BETTER CHARACTERS AND FIRE FORCE SO WE ARE REVEALING THE EFFECTS OF CULTURAL EXCHANGE OF BLACK CULTURE IN TERMS OF MUSIC AND HIP-HOP.

>> ON SUNDAY HE WILL MODERATE THE PANEL WITH CHERYL MORA.

>> THE INVENTOR OF THE CALIFORNIA CURL.

THE PUBLISHER AND FOUNDER OF THE SAN DIEGO MONITOR WHICH IS A BLACK PAPER.

HE HAS NOW PASSED SO SHE CONTINUES HIS LEGACY.

SHE IS ALSO AN EXPERT AND BLACK HAIR CARE.

>> SHE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT PUBLISHING AS WELL AS HAIR.

>> HAIR IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT IS NOT AN ACCESSORY.

IT'S THE EPICENTER.

ONE OF THE REASONS WHY IS BECAUSE IT'S THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT WE HAVE HAD COMPLETE OWNERSHIP OF.

THAT ESSENCE.

YOU COULD REALLY EXPRESS THAT IN COMICS.

>> AS JONES STRUGGLES DRYING HIS COMIC AND RUNNING HIS OWN CONVENTION HE COULD FEEL OVERWHELMED.

>> I DO DRAW ENERGY FROM THE LOVE OF DOING THIS.

I DON'T KNOW HOW I GOT SO FAR.

>> YOU COULD SHARE THE VIBE AS BLACK COMICS DAY RETURNS TO BLACK COMICS DAY IN BALBOA PARK.

CELEBRATING CREATORS OF ALL KINDS.

>> FIND TONIGHT STORY ON OUR WEBSITE KPBS.COM .

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US I AM AMITA SHARMA AND HAVE A GREAT NIGHT.

>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOW FAMILY AND COMPANY PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AND AIR RESTORATION.

REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

ONE 800 BILL HOW OR VISIT BILL HOW.COM.

>> BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION.

DARLENE, MARCO, SHYLY.

BY THE FOLLOWING.

BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.