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

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THANK YOU.

>>> GOOD EVENING.

TODAY IS FRIDAY, JULY 2nd.

THANK YOU, FOR JOINING US., I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTY ARE GETTING READY FOR THE FIRST FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION IN TWO YEARS.

AT THE PANDEMIC PUT A STOP TO MOST PEOPLES PLANS BUT THAT IS NOT THE CASE TODAY.

LET'S GET STARTED WITH KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL.

>> BIG BANKS WILL LIGHT UP THE THUNDEROUS FIREWORKS.

THE ISLAND WAS HOPPING ON FRIDAY.

A FEELING OF CELEBRATION.

>> WE ARE VERY EXCITED.

>> AT TIDELANDS PARK, THINGS ARE HAPPENING HERE, AND MANY ARE HAPPY TO SEE THINGS RETURN TO NORMAL.

>> I WAS TELLING EVERYBODY AT THE STAFF MEETING, I DID NOT KNOW IF WE WOULD BE DOING THIS BUT WE ARE SETTING UP IN THE SUNSHINE.

AND >> Reporter: PEOPLE ARE WINNING IN LINE AT HOLLAND BIKES.

>> WE ARE ALMOST OUT OF BIKES AND IT IS ONLY FRIDAY.

>> Reporter: CHRISTIAN MOLINAR SAYS IT WAS NOT TERRIBLE LAST YEAR., RIDING A BIKE WAS ONE OF THE FEW THINGS THAT WAS AN OPTION LAST AR.

YE WE ARE SEEING BIGGER CROWDS THAN LAST YEAR.

>> HERE AT THE GLORIA BAY IN, IT IS NOT THAT THINGS ARE BAD BUT THIS YEAR IS JUST BETTER.

>> I WOULD SAY UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR, PEOPLE ARE READY TO GET OUT AND HAVE SOME FUN.

>> Reporter: THE ANNUAL FOURTH OF JULY PARADE IS BACK BUT ON THE THIRD.

AND BACK OVER AT TIDELANDS PARK, THE FINISH LINE IS MARKED AND WE ARE HEARING SOMETHING THAT IS ON A LOT OF PEOPLES MINDS.

>> IT IS GREAT THAT AMERICA IS BACK.

WE ARE READY TO HAVE SOME FINE.

>> EXACTLY.

I AM JOHN CARROLL FOR WITH KPBS NEWS.

AND >>> THERE IS NO BETTER WAY TO KICK OFF THE FOURTH OF JULY OTHER THAN CELEBRATING MILITARY MEMBERS THAT TOOK AN OATH THIS MORNING.

AND THIS MORNING, ALEXANDRA RANGEL WAS THERE FOR THE CEREMONY.

>>> IT IS A VERY SPECIAL DAY FOR THE SERVICEMEMBERS WHO HAVE NOW BEME U.S. CITIZENS .

>>> EIGHT SAILORS AND 12 MARINES FROM 10 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES WERE NATURALIZED BY CHIEF U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE DANA SABRA.

WE SPOKE WITH ONE SEMEN FROM SRI LANKA THAT MOVED HERE 12 YEARS AGO.

>> I AM HAPPY AND GRATEFUL TO FINALLY BE A CITIZEN.

>> JOSI RAFE L ORTEGA.

>> Reporter: HE MOVED TO THE UNITED STATES FROM MEXICO WHEN HE WAS JUST ONE-YEAR-OLD.

HE SAYS THE JOURNEY TO NATURALIZATION WAS NOT EASY.

>> BEING ABLE TO GO ON DEPLOYMENT AND COME BACK FROM IT.

IT WAS A PROCESS.

BUT, WE GOT IT DONE.

>> Reporter: COLONEL DANIEL WHITLEY IS STAFFED AT CAMP PENDLETON.

HE THANKED THE PEOPLE THAT SACRIFICED TO GET THEM TO WHERE THEY ARE NOW.

>> IN THESE SERVICEMEMBERS DID NOT GET HERE ON THEIR OWN.

THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE THAT HELPED THEM GET HERE.

MANY ARE NOT HERE TODAY.

I AM TALKING ABOUT FAMILY MEMBERS, EXTENDED FAMILY MEMBERS, COACHES AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS THAT HELPED SHAPE THEIR PATH.

>> Reporter: SOME FAMILY MEMBERS THAT LIVE ACROSS THE COUNTRY COULD NOT BE THERE BUT THEY WERE THERE IN SPIRIT.

>> THEY HAD TO ENJOY IT AND EXPERIENCE IT.

THIS IS A ONCE IN A LIFETIME THING.

>> I AM ALEXANDRA RANGEL FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> SOME OF THE TROOPS FIGHTING THE LONGEST U.S. MORE ARE COMING HOME.

OUR TROOPS FIRST ARRIVED IN AFGHANISTAN IN 2002.

ABOUT 1000 TROOPS MAY REMAIN IN THE COUNTRY AFTER THE RMAL WITHDRAWAL BUT MILITARY EXPERTS SAY, WITH RECENT TALLA BEEN ADVANCES, THE COUNTRY IS AT RISK OF CIVIL WAR.

>>> IN A FEW WEEKS, EVERY REGISTERED VOTER IN CALIFORNIA WILL BE GETTING A BALLOT IN THE MAIL.

AND KPBS REPORTER MELISSA MAE HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: BRIAN ADAMS IS A POLITICAL SCIENCE PROFESSOR AT SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY AND SAYS THE SEPTEMBER 14 DATE COULD BE A GOOD AND BAD THING FOR GOVERNOR NEW SOME.

>> FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF GOVERNOR NEW SOME, HE WANTED TO HAVE IT EARLIER BECAUSE THINGS WERE NOT GOING WELL FOR HIM.

THE BIGGEST THING THOUGH, THE RECALL COMES AND ALL OF THOSE REPUBLICANS, THEY GO OUT AND VOTE AND DEMOCRATS, THEY DO NOT.

EITHER BECAUSE THEY FIGURE OUT THEY CANNOT TRUST HIM.

OR THEY DON'T PARTICIPATE.

>> Reporter: THIS THE BALLOT WILL ONLY HAVE A YES OR NO QUESTION ON WHETHER OR NOT TO RECALL GOVERNOR NEW SOME.

IF YOU SAY YES TO RECALL, THEN YOU HAVE TO SELECT ONE TO BE A RECALL CANDIDATE.

AND THERE ARE FOUR PEOPLE THAT ARE RUNNING.

>> SO, THOSE FOUR, RIGHT NOW, THE POLLING INDICATES THAT NONE OF THEM ARE DOING WELL.

IT TOOK THE SAN DIEGO REGISTRAR OF VOTERS HAS BEEN PREPARING FOR A NUMBER OF SCENARIOS.

THEY SAY THEY FEEL PREPARED.

VOTERS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RETURN THEIR BALLOT BY MAIL OR AT A BALLOT DROP OFF LOCATION.

THE REGISTRAR HAS STARTED TO REACH OUT TO POLLING WORKERS IN POLLING LOCATIONS THAT SERVED IN THE NOVEMBER 2020 LOCATION.

THEY PLAN TO HAVE 200 SUPER POLLING LOCATIONS.

ACCORDING TO THE STATE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, THE ELECTION WILL COST $276 MILLION.

I AM MELISSA MAE FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> MILLIONS OF AMERICANS ARE HITTING THE ROAD AND THESE GUYS THIS JULY 4 HOLIDAY WE CAN.

MORE THAN 2.4 MILLION PEOPLE WERE SCREENED YESTERDAY.

BUT TRAVELERS ARE LIKELY IN FOR SOME HEADACHES AS AIRLINES ARE WORKING WITH FEWER EMPLOYEES AND FEWER AIRPLANES.

>> Reporter: LONG LINES ANTISTRESS ARE BACK ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH PASSENGERS PACKING INTO FEWER AIRPLANES AND STAFF BY FEWER WORKERS.

SOUTHWEST IS OFFERING FLIGHT ATTENDANTS DOUBLE PAID TO WORK EXTRA FLIGHTS ON JULY 4th.

SAYING, "IF YOU ARE HEALTHY AND IT IS OKAY FOR YOU TO DO SO, PLEASE HELP."

THERE IS A MEMBER OF CANCELLATIONS AS THEY STRUGGLE TO KEEP UP WITH DEMAND.

>> LEISURE DEMAND HAS MORE THAN 100% RECOVERED.

PEOPLE WANT TO GET BACK TO LIVING LIFE.

>> Reporter: DATA SHOWS THAT AMERICAN AIRLINES AND SOUTHWEST CANCELED THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF FLIGHTS.

AMERICAN IS PREEMPTIVELY TRIMMING 15% OF THEIR FLIGHTS THROUGH JULY CITING STAFFING SHORTAGES AND BAD WEATHER.

THEY SAY THAT AIRLINES SHOULD HAVE BEEN READY FOR THIS TRAVEL SURGE AFTER RECEIVING $150 BILLION IN AID FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

>> WE NEED TO HAVE A DISCUSSION REGARDING HOW AIRLINES ARE USING TAXPAYER DOLLARS.

>> Reporter: PASSENGERS ARE TAKING IT OUT ON THE AIRLINES.

THE FAA HAS RECEIVED MORE THAN 4000 REPORTS OF UNRULY PASSENGERS.

SARAH NELSON OF THE ASSOCIATION OF FLIGHT ATTENDANTS SAYS FLIGHT CREWS ARE FACING A HARSH NEW REALITY.

>> THE PUBLIC IS COMING BACK AND THEY ARE TREATING FLIGHT ATTENDANTS AS PUNCHING BAGS.

>> Reporter: MOST JULY 4th TRAVEL ATTENDANCE COULD --.

TRAFFIC IS UP COMPARED TO LAST YEAR ACCORDING TO AAA AND SO IS THE COST OF GAS.

AT THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IS THE HIGHEST THE HOLIDAY HAS SEEN IN SEVEN YEARS.

>> GASOLINE PRICES ARE GOING TO STAY HIGHER.

BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT PEOPLE DO NOT LET THAT IN THE WAY OF GOING ON VACATION.

>>> OUR GASOLINE PRICES ARE ABOVE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

THE AVERAGE PRICE OF A GALLON OF GAS ROSE TODAY TO $4.27.

THAT IS THE HIGHEST AMOUNT SINCE MAY 2014.

IT IS ALSO $1.17 MORE THAN WE WERE PAYING THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR.

>>> PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN SAYS THE JOB REPORT TODAY IS PROOF THAT THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN IS WORKING.

>> THIS IS HISTORIC PROGRESS.

PULLING THE ECONOMY OUT OF THE WORST CRISIS IN 100 YEARS.

DRIVEN BY THE DRAMATIC PROGRESS AND BEATING BACK THE PANDEMIC AS WELL AS OTHER ASPECTS OF THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN.

>> THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS REPORTED 850,000 JOBS HAVE BEEN ADDED IN JUNE AND THAT IS MORE THAN WAS PROJECTED.

LET'S GO TO THE FRIDAY BUSINESS REPORT.

>>> TODAY, IT WAS REPORTED THAT OVER 850,000 JOBS WERE ADDED TO THE U.S. ECONOMY.

THAT IS THE STRONGEST GAIN IN E LAST 10 MONTHS.

THERE WAS JOB GROWTH IN ALL SECTORS.

AND SOME WANTED TO SEE BROADER RECOVERY.

OTHERS WERE MORE STAGNANT THOUGH.

BUT IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE ECONOMY WILL RETURN TO THE 3 1/2 OR 4% UNEMPLOYMENT LEVEL BY THE END OF NEXT SUMMER.

SO, WE ARE SEEING MOMENTUM AND ACCELERATION IN ECONOMIC GROWTH OVER THE NEXT 12 MONTHS AND THAT IS A GOOD SIGN.

WE WILL SEE BIG JOB NUMBERS, ESPECIALLY IN JULY, AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER.

OVERALL, A GOOD REPORT.

>>> I AM JUDY WOODRUFF.

TONIGHT ON THE NEWS, TRAGIC AFTERMATH.

RESCUE TEAMS BRAVE DANGEROUS SITUATIONS UNDERNEATH THE RUBBLE OF THE FLORIDA CONDOMINIUM COLLAPSE.

CONSTRUCT CALIFORNIA PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY NEW DATA SHOWS THAT VACCINATIONS PREVENT NEARLY ALL COVID-19 RELATED HOSPITALIZATIONS.

ONLY 580 PEOPLE REQUIRED HOSPITALIZATION IN THE LAST MONTH THE NEW PARENTS ARE ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT GETTING VACCINATED.

>>> IF YOU WANT TO FIND MORE INFORMATION ABOUT GETTING VACCINATED GO TO WWW.KPBS.ORG AND CLICK ON THE VACCINATIONS WEBSITE.

>>> A MAN LIVING IN A CAMPER HAS DIED.

HIS FRIENDS SAY THERE ARE RALLYING IN THE FIGHT IS NOT OVER.

KPBS REPORTER MATT HOFFMAN EXPLAINS.

>> ♪[ SINGING ] ♪ >> Reporter: A MEMORIAL SERVICE WAS HELD FOR MICHAEL BLOOM, A NATIVE OF SAN DIEGO THE TOOK OF THE CITY TO CHANGE OVERNIGHT PARKING INHABITATION LAWS.

HE HAS BEEN LIVING OUT OF A CAMPER FOR THE LAST DECADE.

>> HE WAS ALWAYS IN PAIN.

>> Reporter: MICHAEL WAS FOUNDED IN EARLY JUNE.

AND BLOOM WAS THE LEAD DEFENDANT IN A CASE REGARDING --.

>> NOT BEING ABLE TO EAT OR BUY GAS, THEY DID NOT REALIZE HOW BIG OF A CUT THAT CAN BE ON ANYTHING THAT YOU WANT TO DO.

I DON'T HAVE A PLACE TO GO TO ANYMORE I LOVE SAN DIEGO.

I WOULD NOT WANT TO BE ALIVE IF I DID NOT HAVE A CAMPER.

>> Reporter: HIS BROTHER SAYS HE SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK THAT HE STILL HAD A SMILE ON HIS FACE DESPITE BEING IN PAIN.

>> I ALWAYS PROMISED I WOULD TAKE CARE OF MIKE.

I BROUGHT HIM WATER AND FOOD.

BUT HE DID NOT WANT TO ACCEPT HELP.

HE HAS ALWAYS LIVED LIFE ON HIS OWN TERMS.

>> Reporter: MICHAEL SAID HE WAS CONSTANTLY IN FEAR OF GETTING TICKETED.

SO MUCH SO IT WAS HARD FOR HIM TO SLEEP AT NIGHT.

ONE COMMUNITY ORGANIZER, MERCER, GAVE HIM A PLACE TO PARK AND THAT HELPED HIM AVOID TICKETS.

>> AS LONG AS THINGS ARE WORKING THE WAY THEY ARE, I AM HAPPY.

>> Reporter: SULLIVAN SAYS THEY WORK TOGETHER TO IMPROVE CAMPER LAWS.

>> DESPITE ALL OF THE ADVERSITY THAT HE FACED AND ALL OF THE HARM THAT WAS DONE TO HIM, HE WAS A VERY COMPASSIONATE AND KIND PERSON.

WHO WANTED THAT FOR EVERYONE.

HE WANTED IT FOR EVERYONE.

>> IF MICHAEL WAS HERE TODAY HE WOULD WANT US TO RAISE OUR VOICES AND CONTINUE TO FIGHT THE STRUGGLE.

>> Reporter: A DISABILITY RIGHTS ATTORNEY, SAYS THERE WAS A SLIGHT DOWNTICK IN TICKETING DURING THE PANDEMIC.

SHE SAYS THE NAME OF THE BLOOM LIVE ON.

>> IT IS SAD AND IT IS TRAGIC.

IT SHOWS THAT PEOPLE IN THE SITUATION, THAT ARE TREATED LIKE THIS, THEY HAVE SHORTENED LIVES.

>> Reporter: MICHAEL BLOOM WAS 72 YEARS OLD.

I AM MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> CALIFORNIA STUDENTS THAT FELL BEHIND DURING THE PANDEMIC HAVE NO WAYS TO GET BACK ON TRACK.

GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM PASSED A NEW LAW ALLOWING PEOPLE TO RETAKE THEIR GRADE IF THEY ARE NOT PASSING AT LEAST HALF OF THEIR CLASSES.

>>> THE PANDEMIC HAS DEALT BLOWS TOO MANY PEOPLE WITH THEIR MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND ECONOMIC HEALTH.

KPBS REPORTER MAX RIVLIN-NADLER TELLS US HOW A GROUP OF YOUR COUNSELORS ARE TRYING TO HEAL THE COMMUNITY BY CONNECTING PEOPLE TO NEEDED SERVICES AND BEING THERE TO LISTEN.

>> Reporter: CASE NUMBERS FOR THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ARE DOWN BUT THE DEVASTATION WROUGHT IS STILL BEING FELT.

ONE PERSON SAYS HE CAN HEAR IT IN THE VOICES OF THE PEOPLE TO CALL HIM AT ALL HOURS LOOKING FOR HELP IN A DESPERATE SITUATION.

>> A LOT OF THE COMMUNITY DOES NOT KNOW THEIR RIGHTS.

THEY DON'T ALWAYS KNOW WHAT ARE THEIR RIGHTS.

AND WE ARE ADVOCATING FOR THE COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: HELP IS OUT THERE THANKS TO A STUDY STREAM OF FUNDING TO HELP WITH UTILITIES AND RENT.

CONNECTING THESE GROUPS TO HELP IN A LANGUAGE THEY UNDERSTAND HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE DURING THIS YEAR.

WHILE JAMAAL HE TAKES THESE KIND OF CALLS THROUGH HIS JOB, HE IS JOINED BY OTHER CRISIS COUNSELORS.

THIS BEGAN IN MARCH WITH A COUNSELING PROJECT IN THE UNITED WOMEN OF EAST AFRICA.

THEY FOUND IMMIGRANTS IN SAN DIEGO WERE THREE TIMES MORE LIKELY TO BE UNEMPLOYED THAN OTHER SAN DIEGANS.

>> WE KNOW THAT THE PANDEMIC IS HARD ON EVERYBODY.

CONSTANT HEALTH MONITORING.

LOSS OF JOBS.

PHYSICAL ISOLATION.

AND WHEN WE DID THIS IMPACT REPORT, WE KNOW THAT INTELLECTUALLY, THIS PANDEMIC HAS IMPACTED THE REFUGEE COMMUNITY MORE THAN THE GENERAL POPULATION.

>> Reporter: CLAIRE MARK IS TRAINING COURSES COUNSELORS TO VISIT WITH PEOPLE IN THEIR OWN LANGUAGES.

HELP IS AVAILABLE IN 18 LANGUAGES SO FAR.

>> OUR PROGRAM IS REALLY UNIQUE.

ONE OF THE MAIN ASPECTS THAT MAKES US UNIQUE IS THAT IT IS A P OR BASED WORKFORCE.

WE HAVE ADVOCATES THAT ARE REFUGEES AND NEW IMMIGRANTS.

THEY KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO SURVIVE THE PANDEMIC WITH THIS UNIQUE EXPERIENCE.

>> Reporter: FLYERS ADVERTISING THE PROGRAM HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED AT IMMIGRANT MARKETPLACES THROUGHOUT CITY HEIGHTS.

THE NUMBER HAS BEEN SHARED ON MESSAGE GROUPS.

TRYING TO REACH THE COMMUNITY WHERE IT IS THAT.

OF THE HOPE IS THAT IT WILL HELP PEOPLE AT THE MOMENT OF CRISIS.

ACKNOWLEDGING THAT A FINANCIAL CRISIS CAN SEGUE WITH MENTAL HEALTH.

>> A NAVIGATOR, THE CLIENT REACHED OUT TO HER AND SAID THAT HE NEEDED HELP PAYING A UTILITY BILL.

AND SHE SAID, AND CONNECTED HIM WITH A PROGRAM AND HELPED WITH TRANSLATION.

BECAUSE IT WAS NOT ACCESSIBLE IN HIS LANGUAGE OF ARABIC.

IN THIS PROCESS HE OPENED UP TO THE ADVOCATE THAT HIS WIFE HAD DIED OF COVID-19 A FEW MONTHS EARLIER.

HE FELT BECAUSE OF THE EXISTING COMMUNITY, THERE WAS A LOT OF MENTAL HEALTH STIGMA.

HAD OUR STAFF NOT BEEN THERE PROVIDING THE PRACTICAL SUPPORT UPFRONT, HE MAY NOT HAVE FELT COMFORTABLE OPENING UP.

>> Reporter: JOE MOLLY IS LAID TO SEE A NEW GROUP OF PEOPLE BEING TRAINED.

>> WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE PSYCHIATRIST AND COUNSELORS IN THE COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: THE PROGRAM IS SUPPOSED TO RUN THROUGH THE FALL.

THEY HOPE THE PROGRAM WILL CONTINUE AS LONG AS THE MENTAL AND FINANCIAL IMPACTS OF THE PANDEMIC ARE BEING FELT.

ANYONE LOOKING FOR HELP CAN CALL 888 222-0980.

I AM MELISSA MAE KPBS NEWS.

>>> THERE IS OFTEN AN INCREASE IN LOST PETS DURING THE FOURTH OF JULY.

SHELTERS ARE CLOSED ON THE FOURTH OF JULY BUT OPEN FOR INTAKE AND RECLAIMS OF LOST ANIMALS ON JULY 5.

>>> TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO HAVE FUN AT THE COUNTY FAIR.

THIS YEAR, THE THEME IS HOMEGROWN FUN.

THERE ARE PLENTY OF RIDES AND MORE.

THERE WILL BE A FIREWORKS DISPLAY AT 9:00.

>>> WE ARE KEEPING A FEW EXTRA CLOUDS.

THE MARINE LAYER WILL BE FADING AWAY.

BUT IT DOES SERVE US A LITTLE BIT AS FAR AS KEEPING THE COAST MORE COMFORTABLE.

WILD TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION, AS IN SEASONABLE OR JUST ABOVE AVERAGE.

NO RAIN CHANCES.

EXCEPT FOR A STRAY SHOWER TOMORROW MORNING IN A FEW REMOTE SPOTS.

TONIGHT WE HAVE SOME EXTRA CLOUDS OUT THERE.

WE HAVE THE MARINE LAYER AND HIGH THIN CLOUDS.

MOUNT LAGUNA COMING IN AT 70 DEGREES.

THE FUTURECAST IS SHOWING SOME EXTRA CLOUDS.

BUT IS ANYTHING COMING IN FROM THE SOUTHEAST?

MAYBE FOR THE MOUNTAINOUS LOCATIONS.

NOT A LOT OF WET WEATHER THOUGH.

SATURDAY, IT SHOULD BE PRETTY DRY.

THE TREND WITH THE MOISTURE WILL BE TRIMMING IT BACK TO THE EAST.

COLORADO, NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA WILL NOT SEE MUCH RAIN OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

WE HAVE THE MARINE LAYER GIVING AWAY.

74 DEGREES TOMORROW AND ONE OF SEVEN IN AND IT WILL BE PRETTY QUIET OVERALL.

LOOKING GOOD HERE.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE FALLING.

WE WILL ENTER INTO THE 60s AT SOME POINT.

OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS, TEMPERATURES IN THE MID-70s AND KEEPING THINGS FAIRLY QUIET, BRIGHT AND DRY.

MID-80s INLAND AND SOME EXTRA CLOUDS GOING TOWARDS MONDAY.

BEYOND THAT, MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS IN THE MID-70s.

OUR DOESN'T LOCATIONS, SOMEWHERE AROUND THE 105-110 AREA.

FOR KPBS NEWS I AM METEOROLOGIST MELISSA CONSTANZER.

>>> A REHABILITATED BALD EAGLE HAS RETURNED TO THE WILD.

THIS EAGLE CAME TO THE SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY WITH AN INJURED CLAVICLE.

IT WAS FOUND IN WARNER SPRINGS UNABLE TO FLY.

NOW THAT IT IS HEALED IT IS BEING RELEASED BACK INTO THE SKY TO FLY FREE.

>>> THERE IS A MODERN-DAY SPACE RACE TAKING PLACE.

MOVE OVER JEFF BEZOS.

RICHARD BRANSON COULD BE THE FIRST BILLIONAIRE TO TRAVEL TO SPACE.

VIRGIN FLIGHT SAYS HE WILL BE ON THE FIRST FLIGHT TO OUTER SPACE ON JULY 11.

THAT IS NINE DAYS BEFORE JEFF A THOSE IS SCHEDULED TO TRAVEL TO SPACE IN HIS BLUE ORIGIN ROCKET.

>> I WOULD LOVE FOR HIM TOCOME AND SEE US FLY AN IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER IF ONE OF US GOES A FEW DAYS BEFORE THE OTHER.

>> THEY HAVE BEEN COMPETING TO ESTABLISH INTERSTELLAR FLIGHTS.

SOMEONE HAS PAID TO GO UP IN TO SPACE WITH JEFF BEZOS BUT THE NAME OF THE WINTER HAS NOT BEEN REVEALED.

>>> YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, WWW.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 DIEGO CLIENTS.

ANDERSON PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR.

HELPING HOMEOWNERS MAINTAIN DRAIN, HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS SINCE 1978.

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

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

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