
Friday, July 11, 2025
Season 1 Episode 3598 | 27m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
For the second time this week a fire burned several acres in East County threatening homes.
A fire burned several acres in East County threatening homes. What investigators say sparked the Springs Fire. Plus, some union trash collectors in the South Bay are refusing to cross a national picket line. How local leaders are addressing the work stoppage. And a tennis player with ties to San Diego made it to the Wimbledon semifinals. We hear from Taylor Fritz's childhood coach.
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Friday, July 11, 2025
Season 1 Episode 3598 | 27m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
A fire burned several acres in East County threatening homes. What investigators say sparked the Springs Fire. Plus, some union trash collectors in the South Bay are refusing to cross a national picket line. How local leaders are addressing the work stoppage. And a tennis player with ties to San Diego made it to the Wimbledon semifinals. We hear from Taylor Fritz's childhood coach.
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>>> TONIGHT, THE SPRINGS FIRE STILL HOLDING AT 50 ACRES BURNED AND ALL EVACUATIONS HAVE BEEN LIFTED.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
I'M MAYA TRABULSI.
CAL FIRE SAYS IT NOW KNOWS WHAT CAUSED THIS FIRE IN EAST COUNTY.
ALEXANDER HAS THE DETAILS.
>> Reporter: CREWS WERE OUT WORKING TO SUBDUE THE FIRE.
BOTH ON THE GROUND AND IN THE AIR.
THE FIRE STARTED LAST EVENING SHORTLY AFTER 6:00 AND PICK IT WAS THREE SEPARATE FIRES NEAR EACH OTHER.
>> THE SMALLEST OF THE FIRES, THE SPREAD HAS BEEN STOPPED.
THE REMAINING TWO FIRES BURNED TOGETHER AND BECAME ONE FIRE.
>> Reporter: IT BLACK AND 50 ACRES AND FORCED THE EVACUATION OF HOMES IN THIS ROLE EAST COUNTY AREA.
CAL FIRE CAPTAIN ROBERT JOHNSON SAID INVESTIGATORS HAVE IDENTIFIED THE CAUSE.
>> THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS VEHICLE CAUSED.
>> Reporter: A CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED AND IGNITED ALL THREE FIRES.
>> IT CAN COME OUT EXCEEDING 1000 DEGREES.
THAT IS A COMPETENT IGNITION SOURCE.
>> Reporter: IT IS SO DRY RESIDENTS SAY THEY ARE ALWAYS ON EDGE BECAUSE IT DOES NOT TAKE MUCH TO START A FIRE.
>> EVERY YEAR THERE'S FIRES APPEAR.
WE ARE ALWAYS TRYING TO BE PREPARED.
IT'S THE BEST WE CAN DO.
IT MAKES YOU PANIC ANYWAY.
>> Reporter: TERRY HAS LIVED IN THE AREA FOR 20 YEARS.
BEING IN A FIRE PRONE AREA SHE IS ALWAYS PREPARED TO EVACUATE.
>> I CAN GREAT INSTAGRAM MY PAPERWORK AND RUN.
>> Reporter: JOHNSON SAYS ALMOST ALL THE FIRES THIS YEAR WERE HUMAN CAUSED.
>> 100% ARE PREVENTABLE.
WE WANT PEOPLE TO BE VIGILANT.
BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS.
>> THAT INCLUDES NOT DOING YARDWORK ON HOT DAYS LIKE WE'VE HAD THIS WEEK.
SMART -- SPARKS CAN QUICKLY IGNITE A FIRE.
>> AS WE GO THROUGH TONIGHT ANOTHER QUIET CALIFORNIA NIGHT.
64 FOR THE LOW IN THE CITY.
MORE OF THE MARINE LAYER COMING IN AS WE EXPECT FOR THE COASTAL AND INLAND COMMUNITIES.
HOW DO WE CHANGE THE UPCOMING DAYS?
THERE WILL NOT BE MUCH CHANGE FOR US.
WE'VE HAD A QUIET SUMMER SO FAR, BUT THERE WILL BE SOME SUBTLE CHANGES I WILL BREAK DOWN IN THE FORECAST.
>>> TRASH COLLECTION HAS STALLED IN CHULA VISTA AS WORKERS SHOW SUPPORT FOR A NATIONWIDE STRIKE.
WE HAVE AN UPDATE ON THE CITY RESPONSE.
>> Reporter: REPUBLIC SERVICES EMPLOYEES IN BOSTON HAVE BEEN ON STRIKE SINCE JULY 1 AS THEY NEGOTIATE A NEW CONTRACT.
TRASH BINS ARE FILLING UP IN CHULA VISTA AS WORKERS WALK OFF THE JOB IN SOLIDARITY.
THE MAYOR SAID THIS UNFAIRLY AFFECTS CHULA VISTA RESIDENCE.
>> WE HAVE GREAT DRIVERS IN THE CITY.
REPUBLIC SERVICES HAS A GOOD CONTRACT WITH THEM.
IT'S A SYMPATHY STRIKE.
AGAIN, IT IS THERE TO SUPPORT THE STRIKE IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS ON THE EAST COAST.
I THINK IT IS INCREDIBLY UNFAIR TO HAVE THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA BE THE ONLY CITY IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY TARGETED FOR THAT STRIKE AND WORK STOPPAGE.
>> Reporter: THEY ARE TELLING RESIDENTS TO PUT THEIR TRASH OUT.
McCANN SAYS WORKERS WILL BE PICKING IT UP OVER THE COMING DAYS.
McCANN HAS ALSO CALLED A SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON MONDAY.
HE SAYS DECLARING A STATE OF EMERGENCY WOULD ALLOW THE CITY TO USE ITS OWN EMPLOYEES TO PICK UP TRASH.
TEAMSTERS LOCAL 542 WHICH REPRESENTS THE WORKERS HAS NOT RESPONDED TO A BRICK WEST FOR COMMENT.
A NATIONAL SPOKESMAN SAID IN A STATEMENT, TO THE MILLIONS OF AMERICANS SEE IN THEIR TRASH PILE UP REMEMBER ONE THING.
THIS CORPORATION HAS HAULED IN $77 BILLION.
THEY CAN EASILY PRINT -- AFFORD A FAIR AND COMPETITIVE CONTRACT THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF EVERYDAY HARD-WORKING AMERICANS.
THEY ALSO SERVE CARLSBAD BUT A SPOKESPERSON SAYS THAT CITY IS NOT AFFECTED.
>> THANK YOU.
>>> IMMIGRANTS WITHOUT LEGAL STATUS COULD BE LOSING ACCESS TO SEVERAL FEDERALLY FUNDED HEALTH AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ANNOUNCED PLANS FOR MORE RESTRICTIONS THIS WEEK.
TANIA THORNE LOOKS INTO THE IMPACTS TO LOCAL SERVICES.
MAKE THE ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES LIST SEVERAL PROGRAMS THAT WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE TO AMERICAN CITIZENS.
THIS CHANGES AND ACT PASSED DURING THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION THAT EXTENDED FEDERAL PUBLIC BENEFITS TO PEOPLE WITHOUT LEGAL STATUS.
AMONG THEM IS HEADSTART.
A SCHOOL READINESS PROGRAM FOR YOUNG CHILDREN FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES.
>> OUR MARQUEE PROGRAM IS HEADSTART AND EARLY HEAD START.
WE SERVE 5000 CHILDREN IN SAN DIEGO EVERY YEAR.
>> Reporter: THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE ASSOCIATION.
>> HEADSTART HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE WELL OVER 60 YEARS.
IN OUR HISTORY WE'VE NEVER HAD TO COLLECT OR DETERMINE IMMIGRATION OR CITIZENSHIP STATUS FOR OUR CLIENTS, FOR OUR STUDENTS.
>> Reporter: CARSON SAID THIS GOES AGAINST THE FUNDAMENTAL PURPOSE OF HEADSTART, TO PREPARE CHILDREN FOR SUCCESS IN SCHOOL.
>> CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THAT HAVE BEEN LIVING BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINE REALLY NEED THIS TYPE OF ASSISTANCE TO HELP THEM SUCCEED AND NOT DEPEND ON PUBLIC BENEFITS OR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE LATER IN LIFE.
>> Reporter: WHILE THE HHS ANNOUNCEMENT SAID THE POLICY GOES INTO EFFECT IMMEDIATELY, CARSON SAYS SERVICE PROVIDERS ARE LEFT WITH LITTLE GUIDANCE ON IMPLEMENTATION.
>> IT'S LITERALLY A CONFUSING SITUATION.
NOT ONLY FOR US AS PROVIDERS, BUT IT IS VERY CONFUSING FOR PARENTS.
PARENTS THAT ARE RECEIVING SERVICES TODAY, AS WE SPEAK.
>> Reporter: IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT HHS THAT THEY WILL ISSUE FURTHER GUIDANCE TO IMPACTED PROGRAM AND OPEN 30 DAYS OF COMMENT.
DURING THAT TIME CARSON SAID PROVIDERS ARE THINKING ABOUT A PLAN OF ADVOCACY AS WELL AS EXPLORING OTHER FUNDING SOURCES TO PROTECT THOSE IMPACTED.
>>> SAN DIEGO HAS HAD SOME HIGH PROFILE I.C.E.
RATES IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS.
IN AT LEAST ONE CASE LOCAL POLICE HAVE ALSO BEEN ON THE SCENE.
JAKE WENT TO FIND OUT WHAT POLICE ARE DOING IN THOSE SITUATIONS.
>> ALL WE ARE HERE FOR IS SECURITY.
WE HAVE NOT MADE ANY IMMIGRATION ARRESTS.
CALIFORNIA DOES NOT ALLOW IT.
>> Reporter: THAT WAS THE SCENE THIS MONTH WHEN POLICE OFFICERS WERE PRESENT DURING AN IMMIGRATION RAID.
THE OFFICER IS CORRECT THAT CALIFORNIA LAW DOES NOT ALLOW LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TO ASSIST WITH IMMIGRATION OPERATIONS.
>> WE ARE ALLOWED TO HELP WHEN IT COMES TO SITUATIONS LIKE THIS IT IS TO MAINTAIN PUBLIC SAFETY.
NOT TO ASSIST WITH IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT.
>> Reporter: IN BOTH CASES OFFICERS WERE THERE TO MAINTAIN THE PEACE.
>> I KNOW THAT TO SAY MAINTAIN THE PEACE SOUNDS CONTRADICTORY TO WHAT HAPPENED, BUT REALLY IT IS BEING THAT LINE IN BETWEEN TO MAINTAIN PUBLIC SAFETY.
>> Reporter: THE COMMUNITY DOES NOT SEE IT THAT WAY.
>> THE PERCEPTION TO THE COMMUNITY IS THAT THEY ARE KIDNAPPING COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND WE ARE WITNESSING THE SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT BE COMPLICIT BECAUSE THEY ARE DOING NOTHING.
IT LOOKS LIKE THEY ARE PROVIDING SECURITY TO KIDNAPPERS.
>> Reporter: ARE POLICE FOLLOWING THE LAW?
A COUNCILMEMBER TOLD ME IN THIS CASE YES BUT HE AGREES IT CAN SEND THE WRONG MESSAGE.
>> THERE IS ADHERENCE TO STATE LAW AND THEN THERE'S THE PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS OF SHOWING UP FOR THE SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT AND RELATIONSHIP TO THE COMMUNITY.
THIS IS WHY I ASKED THE CHIEF TO PUT SOME REAL PARAMETERS AROUND WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES THEY WILL SHOW UP.
>> TAKE OFF YOUR MASK.
SHOW YOUR FACES.
>> Reporter: HE ALSO WANTS POLICE TO GET IDENTIFICATION FROM FEDERAL AUTHORITIES WHEN THEY ARE MAKE AN ARREST AND HE WANTS TO HELP FRIENDS AND FAMILY LOCATE PEOPLE THAT HAVE AND IT -- BEEN DETAINED.
>> WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO BE SURE IT IS NOT JUST RANDOM PEOPLE DETAINING CITIZENS AND VISITORS TO THE CITY.
>> Reporter: HE PLANS TO INTRODUCE A DOOR -- ORDINANCE THAT WILL ESTABLISH FAIR RULES FOR WHEN THEY CAN ENTER A PUBLIC SPACE ENSURE THE CITY WILL NOT SHARE SENSITIVE INFORMATION WITHOUT A WARRANT AND DOING WHAT THEY CAN TO INFORM PEOPLE OF THEIR RIGHTS.
>> WE HAVE RIGHTS.
OUR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS HAVE RIGHT.
WE NEED TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO GIVE PEOPLE GROUND TO ASSERT THOSE RIGHTS.
WE CERTAINLY CANNOT BE COMPLICIT IN ALLOWING ABUSES OF POWER, VIOLATION OF RIGHTS AND QUITE FRANKLY FASCISM TO BE OPENLY INVITED TO THE CITY.
>> ONE WAY TO FOLLOW OUR IMMIGRATION COVERAGES SUBSCRIBING TO KPBS ON YOUTUBE.
THAT'S WHERE YOU WILL FIND ALL OF OUR CONTENT ALONG WITH FULL EPISODES OF SHOWS AND PODCASTS.
>>> A SAN DIEGO NAVY COMMANDER WHO HELPED EVACUATE THOUSANDS OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES ON THE USS MIDWAY HAS DIED.
HE WAS THE AIR BOSS ON THEM MIDWAY DURING THE FALL OF SAIGON.
HE HELPED COORDINATE THE MASSIVE HELICOPTER EVACUATION AS DOZENS OF HELICOPTERS CIRCLED THE CARRIER DURING THE EVACUATION.
IN 2015 HE TOLD US IT WAS THE REFUGEES.
THEY HELPED THAT MATTERED IN HIS STORY.
>> I SEND ALL OF THE PRAISES TO THE VIETNAMESE.
THEY SETTLED IN OUR COUNTRY AND REALLY BECAME GREAT CITIZENS.
HARD-WORKING PEOPLE.
THEY ARE SUCCESSFUL AND I AM SO PROUD OF THEM.
>> MORE RECENTLY HE SERVED AS DOCENT ON THE USS MIDWAY MUSEUM.
HE DIED AT HIS HOME ON JULY 4.
HE WAS 93.
>>> THIS YEAR MARKED 50 YEARS SINCE THE END OF THE VIETNAM WAR.
ALEXANDER PRODUCED A FOUR PART VIDEO SERIES CALLED FALL OF SAIGON AT 50.
STORIES OF LOSS, YOU SEE, AND IDENTITY.
YOU CAN WATCH IT ONLINE AT KPBS.ORG.
>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP'S FEDERAL SPENDING BILL WAS SIGNED INTO LAW ONE WEEK AGO.
THERE ARE SOME CHANGES HOMEBUYERS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT.
THE BILL RESTORED A DEDUCTION FOR MORTGAGE INSURANCE THAT IS USUALLY USED BY HOMEBUYERS THAT PUT DOWN A SMALLER DOWN PAYMENT THEM LENDERS REQUIRE.
NOT ONLY THAT THE BILL INCREASES STATE AND LOCAL TAX DEDUCTIONS.
THAT CAN ADD UP QUICKLY ESPECIALLY IN CALIFORNIA WHERE HOME PRICES AND TAXES CAN BE A MAJOR BARRIER FOR FIRST-TIME BUYERS.
>> YOU CAN WRITE OFF UP TO $40,000 OF YOUR STATE AND LOCAL TAXES AND ALSO NOT PAY FEDERAL ON THOSE BECAUSE HISTORICALLY YOU COULD ONLY WRITE OFF $10,000 IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
>> THE DEDUCTION WILL REVERT BACK TO $10,000 IN 2030.
>>> HUNDREDS OF HOUSEHOLDS NEAR THE SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT COULD SOON BE QUIETER.
THE FAA HAS AWARDED A SAN DIEGO COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY $15 MILLION TO RETROFIT 250 HOMES IN ELIGIBLE AREAS.
MITIGATION MEASURES CAN INCLUDE WEATHERSTRIPPING AND CAULKING AROUND DOORS AND WINDOWS.
AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEMS AND VENTILATION SYSTEMS CAN ALSO HELP.
THE GOAL IS TO REDUCE NOISE OF -- NOISE LEVELS INSIDE HOMES BY AT LEAST FIVE DECIBELS.
A SPOKESPERSON SAID THAT THE PROGRAM HAS RETROFITTED NEARLY 6000 HOMES SINCE 2001.
>>> SAN DIEGO NATIVE TAYLOR FRITZ LOST TWO SEMIFINALS MATCH AT WIMBLEDON.
HIS IMPACT IS BEING FELT ON A SAN DIEGO TENNIS COURT.
HIS CHILDHOOD COACH AND A YOUNGER PLAYER FOLLOWING IN HIS FOOTSTEPS.
>> Reporter: AT A TENNIS COURT, FORMER PROFESSIONAL PLAYER TURNED COACH WOODY BLOCKER RALLIES WITH ONE OF HIS WITH YOUNG STUDENTS.
>> AT NINE YEARS OLD MY DAD WAS REALLY INTO TENNIS.
I DECIDED I WANTED TO DO FULL ON TENNIS.
I'VE BEEN PLAYING FOR THREE YEARS NOW.
>> MARTINEZ IS A RISING STAR.
ALREADY A TOP 25 RANKED JUNIOR GIRLS PLAYER IN CALIFORNIA.
TRAINING TOP 10 IS TELLING IN SAN DIEGO IS NOTHING NEW.
>> SAN DIEGO HAS A LOT OF GREAT PLAYERS NOWADAYS.
AND SOUTHERN CAL.
>> HE HAS HELPED TRAIN MANY YOUNG PLAYERS IN THE REGION WHO WENT ON TO GREAT PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS INCLUDING THE CURRENT NUMBER FIVE RANKED PLAYER IN THE WORLD, TAYLOR FRITZ.
>> I STARTED COACHING TAYLOR AROUND 10 OR 11 AND ALL THROUGH HIS JUNIOR CAREER.
I HELPED ALONG WITH HIS PARENTS AND HIS UNCLE.
>> AMERICAN WOMEN'S TENNIS PLAYERS HAVE CONSISTENTLY WON CHAMPIONSHIPS, IT'S BEEN ROUGHLY 2 DECADES SINCE THE MEN HAVE WON A GRAND SLAM SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP.
FRITZ REPRESENTS A NEW GENERATION OF MEN'S TENNIS IN THE U.S. >> I WATCH A LOT OF THE MEN'S.
I SAW THAT TAYLOR FLIGHT -- FRITZ WON.
IT WAS A HUGE THING.
>> I AM VERY PROUD OF HIM.
HE HAS AS BIG A HARD AS ANYONE ON THE TOUR.
HIS ABILITY TO COMPETE IS OFF THE CHARTS.
I WOULD PUT IT UP THERE WITH ANYONE.
>> Reporter: WHILE COCO GAUFF IS AN INSPIRATION SHE IS ALSO MOTIVATED BY FRITZ.
SHE SEES MANY PLAYERS IN THE REGION LOOK UP TO HIM.
>> I FEEL LIKE I'M FOLLOWING HIS FOOTSTEPS.
>> Reporter: SHE SAID SHE ALSO HOPES TO ONE DAY PLAY AT WIMBLEDON.
>>> ON OUR NEXT HIDDEN SAN DIEGO WE CHECK OUT ELLIS ITOH PARK.
A BEAUTIFUL HIKE ALONG THE CREEK THAT IS ALSO THE LOCATION OF RICH NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY.
>> WHEN I THINK OF ESCONDIDO AND WHAT IT TRANSLATES TO WHICH IS HIDDEN, THIS REALLY ENCOMPASSES THAT BECAUSE ESCONDIDO IS VERY CITY LIKE.
THERE IS THIS DENSE, GORGEOUS FOREST JUST HITTING INSIDE.
IT IS OR WAS ONE OF THE OLDEST INDIGENOUS VILLAGES IN ALL OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY.
THEY WOULD ALWAYS HAVE THEM NEAR WATER.
RIGHT BELOW IS A CREEK.
I RAN THE BRAND HIDDEN SAN DIEGO.
PEOPLE ASK ME WHAT IS THAT.
I LIKE TO UNCOVER THE UNIQUE AND UNUSUAL PLACES IN THE COUNTY.
THE PARK WAS NAMED AFTER A WOMAN WHO LIVED IN THE VALLEY UNTIL SHE DIED.
SHE WAS THE DAUGHTER OF A CLAN LEADER.
>> THE WORD MEANS THOSE WHO FACE THE WATER FROM A CLIFF.
THERE IS SOMETHING REALLY INTERESTING THAT WE ARE GOING TO FIND RIGHT HERE.
TELL US ABOUT THIS.
I BELIEVE OFTEN TIMES PEOPLE WOULD WALK RIGHT BY AND NOT HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING AT.
>> THEY HAVE A SIGN THAT SAYS YOU ARE IN THE KITCHEN.
IT IS REALLY FUN TO SEE.
THEY GRIND SEEDS AND ACORNS HERE.
THEY WERE USED GENERATIONALLY.
A LOT OF THEM WILL BE VERY DEEP.
IT COULD BE THE DAUGHTER, GRANDMOTHER, GREAT GREAT GRANDMOTHER THAT ALL USE THESE EXACT SAME HOLES TO MAKE MEALS.
THEY WOULD GATHER AROUND THE PLACE AND GRIND THINGS UP IN THESE BOWLS.
THEY ARE STILL HERE TODAY.
>> IT IS A VERY HAPPY FOREST.
>> I GUESS THIS IS A GOOD WAY TO GO.
>> PEOPLE THAT ARE INTO MEDITATING OR WANT TO GET INTO MEDITATING I FEEL THIS WOULD BE A GREAT PLACE TO SIT AND LISTEN TO THE SOUNDS.
TELL ME THIS IS NOT INCREDIBLE.
>> I CANNOT DENY IT.
>> ALSO WHEN YOU THINK OF THE HISTORY OF THIS.
AN OLD INDIGENOUS VILLAGE.
IT BECOMES EXTRA SPECIAL.
YOU CAN FEEL THE LOVE.
I THINK THE WORD MAGICAL IS THROWN AROUND A LOT BUT IT IS DEFINITELY APPLICABLE HERE.
>> LOOK AT THE PLANTS GROWING OFF OF THE DAM.
IT IS SO ALIVE.
>> IT IS ITS OWN LITTLE ECOSYSTEM.
HISTORY, NATURE, ACTIVITY, WATER.
>> I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE WANT TO BE NEAR WATER.
>> I HEAR THIS ALL THE TIME.
PEOPLE COME HERE AND PICNIC WITH THEIR FAMILIES.
THEY HAVE NO CLUE THERE ARE MAGNIFICENT HIKING TRAILS BECAUSE THEY DO NOT EXPLORE.
IN OTHER COUNTRIES DOCTORS WILL PRESCRIBE NATURE.
YOU NEED TO GO OUT IN NATURE.
>> LOOK AT THIS.
ALL I HEAR ARE NATURE SOUNDS.
I HEAR THE WATER RUNNING, BIRDS CHIRPING.
IT IS PURE NATURE SOUNDS.
>> YOU CAN SEE THE POLLEN IN THE AIR.
IT IS VERY LIVELY OUT HERE.
>> THAT IS A GOOD WAY TO PUT IT.
I THINK THIS IS SOME OF THE BEST THERAPY YOU CAN GET, JUST RECONNECTING WHERE WE COME FROM WHICH IS NATURE.
>> I AM REALLY GLAD YOU BROUGHT ME HERE.
IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO TUNE OUT THE WORLD AND TUNE INTO YOURSELF.
IT LOOKS LIKE THE SAN DIEGO DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION PURCHASED THIS LAND IN 1930.
IT HAS BEEN A PARK FOR ALMOST 100 YEARS.
CAN YOU EVEN IMAGINE THE PEOPLE THAT WERE COMING HERE AND VISITING LIKE 80 YEARS AGO?
PROBABLY SEEING IT VERY SIMILAR TO HOW WE SEE IT TODAY.
I THINK IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE ALL KEEP OUR INNER CHILD GROUNDED WITHIN US BECAUSE THAT IS ONE OF THE SECRETS TO HAPPINESS.
PLACES LIKE THIS MAKE IT VERY EASY.
THE LIMBS OF THIS TREE GO ON AND ON.
YOU CANNOT TELL WHERE IT ENDS.
>> SERIOUSLY.
IT WILL SEEM LIKE IT ENDS RIGHT THERE.
IT IS JUST BECKONING YOU TO CLIMATE.
>> A CHILD STREAM TO CLIMB A TREE LIKE THIS.
YOU COULD SPEND ALL DAY ON THE TREE.
>> WHEN YOU DIE YOU GO BACK INTO NATURE.
WE ARE PART OF THIS.
BY GOING TO THIS.
IT SUCH A DEEP FAMILIARITY WITHIN US THAT IT WILL GROUND YOU AND IT WILL KIND OF RESET YOU.
>> SO PEACEFUL.
YOU CAN FIND MORE OF HIDDEN SAN DIEGO ON HER WEBPAGE >>> HOPEFULLY YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO GET OUT AND ENJOY SUMMER BECAUSE IT HAS PUT ON SOME VERY LOVELY WEATHER SO FAR.
AT LEAST WHAT WE EXPECT THIS TIME OF YEAR.
THERE IS A SUBTLE COOLING PRINT WE WILL FIND NEXT WEEK.
A FEW SPOTS WILL NOTICE A CHANGE BUT IT IS NOT A LOT.
ULTIMATELY WE HAVE THE MARINE LAYER COMING IN EACH NIGHT AND MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE MORNING BEFORE AFTERNOON SUNSHINE COMES OUT.
IT WILL BE QUITE A PATTERN THROUGH MUCH OF THE COMING WEEK.
TONIGHT WE GO TO 64 FOR THE LOW.
THE MARINE LAYER FOR THE COASTAL COMMUNITIES WILL FALL BACK TO THE MID-60s FROM MOUNT LAGUNA.
HEADING INTO TOMORROW, HIGH PRESSURE STILL IN CONTROL FOR THE WESTERN U.S.
WHICH MEANS WE ARE HOT AND DRY AND ALL OF THAT THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY STAYING WELL TO THE EAST.
SOME SPOTS NEED THE RAIN, OTHERS NOT SO MUCH.
WE ARE DRY.
RIGHT AT 74 FOR THE AFTERNOON.
OCEANSIDE, 76.
CHULA VISTA 73.
THIS IS ALL AFTER THOSE MORNING CLOUDS GIVE WAY TOMORROW AFTERNOON SUNSHINE.
RAMONA WILL HIT 91.
COASTAL COMMUNITIES BACK TO THE MID-70s.
NOT MUCH CHANGE IN THE NUMBERS AS WE KEEP THE MARINE LAYER WORKING IN AND FADING OUT AS WE GO THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
SIMILAR PATTERN FOR INLAND COMMUNITIES.
NOTICE HOW THE NUMBERS DROPPED TO THE LOWER 80s AND CONTINUE THE TREND RIGHT TO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES, MID- SEVENTIES IS WHERE WE WILL HOLD .
A LITTLE BIT WARMER AS WE GO THROUGH TOMORROW.
FOR DESERT COMMUNITIES WE WILL GET CLOSE TO THAT 110 RANGE.
I THINK WEDNESDAY IS WHEN WE SEE THAT NOTABLE DIFFERENCE OF THOSE TEMPERATURES A LITTLE BIT LOWER, A LITTLE BIT MORE COMFORTABLE.
>>> A NEW SUPERMAN FLIES INTO THEATERS TODAY.
BETH HAS THIS REVIEW.
>> Reporter: SUPERMAN THANKFULLY AVOID SERVING UP ANOTHER ORIGIN STORY.
INSTEAD, IT CRASH LANDS US WITH SUPERMAN THREE MINUTES AFTER HE LOSES HIS FIRST BATTLE AND PROMPTLY INTRODUCES US TO CRIB OF THE SUPER DOG.
FROM THAT MOMENT ON I WAS BASICALLY PUTTY IN HIS HANDS.
SUPERMAN REBOUNDS QUICKLY SO HE CAN RETURN TO SAVING THE PLANET AMID COMPLICATED GLOBAL POLITICS AND FIGHTING LEX LUTHER.
MEANWHILE, AT THE DAILY PLANET LOIS AND CLARK FIND SOME PROFESSIONAL RIVALRY.
AT HOME THEY EXPERIENCE SOME VERY REAL DIFFERENCES AS LOIS TRIES TO MAKE CLARK SEE THE WORLD THROUGH HER MORE REALISTIC OR PERHAPS JUST CYNICAL LENS.
>> THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE SAID HE WAS GOING TO LOOK INTO YOUR ACTIONS.
>> MY ACTIONS STOP DAY WAR.
>> MAYBE.
>> I WOULD QUESTION MYSELF IN THE SAME SITUATION AND CAN ENTER THE CONSEQUENCE.
>> PEOPLE WERE GOING TO DIE.
>> Reporter: IT IS POLITICAL.
YOU CAN EASILY READ GAZA OR YOU TRAIN IN THE WAR.
THE POLITICS STEM FROM THE SUPERMAN CHARACTER .
JEWISH MEN FROM IMMIGRANT FAMILIES WHO HAD FLED PERSECUTION IN EASTERN EUROPE.
HE SUMS UP SUPERMAN LIKE THIS.
>> SOME PEOPLE THINK HE IS OLD- FASHIONED OR ERNEST.
THAT IS WHAT WE NEED RIGHT NOW.
THAT IS WHAT WE ARE ALL DYING FOR.
I THINK THAT WE ARE DYING FOR SOMEBODY THAT IS TOO KIND.
WE ARE DYING FOR THOSE OLD- FASHIONED THINGS THAT WE LOVE OF JUST LOOKING OUT FOR PEOPLE.
>> Reporter: THE POLITICS RISE ORGANICALLY FROM THE STORY OF BEING AN ALIEN, A REFUGEE FROM A DYING PLANET ARRIVING ON EARTH AND FROM THE VALUES INSTILLED IN HIM.
AT ITS CORE, IT IS ABOUT RECONNECTING WITH OUR HUMANITY AND ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THE CHOICES WE MAKE DEFINE WHO WE ARE.
THIS SUPERMAN MAKES MISTAKES BUT HE IS MOTIVATED BY A SINCERE DESIRE TO DO GOOD, TO HELP AND PROTECT.
IT IS REFRESHING TO SEE HIM BACK IN THIS REALISTIC IS IDEALISTIC LIGHT.
WHILE IT DOESN'T SURPASS CHRISTOPHER REEVE, IT COMES CLOSE.
IT CAPTURES THE SINCERITY AND HUMANITY IN THE CARE IN WINNING FASHION.
ALTHOUGH CRYPTO IS ALL CE -- CGI HE IS 100% ADORABLE.
SUPERMAN IS A WELCOME TREAT THAT PROVIDES HOPE BOTH IN TERMS OF ITS THEMES AND AS A FILM THAT REVITALIZES THE SAGGING SUPERHERO GENRE.
>>> THANK YOU FOR WATCHING.
HAVE A GREAT EVENING.
>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY AND COMPANIES.
PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AIR, RESTORATION AND FLOOD SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.
CALL 1-800-BILLHOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.
AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY, AND BY THE FOLLOWING.
AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.
THANK YOU.

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