>>> MAJOR YOU WILL BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR, RESTORATION, FLOOD AND REMODELING 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.

>>> PRIDE WEEKEND IS ABOUT TO OFFICIALLY KICK OFF IN SAN DIEGO.

OF COURSE, THERE IS GOING TO BE PLENTY OF PARTYING, BUT THERE IS ALSO A SERIOUS SIDE.

JOHN CARROLL IS AT THE PRIDE FLAG WITH MORE ON ALL OF IT.

WHAT IS GOING ON THERE?

I LIKE THE SHIRT.

>> Reporter: THIS IS THE OFFICIALS 2023 KPBS PRIDE TO SHIRT.

WE WILL BE A CONTINGENT IN THE PARADE TOMORROW.

IN A LITTLE LESS THAN AN HOUR, THE STONE WALL RALLY WILL OFFICIALLY GET UNDERWAY.

THEY ARE GOING TO RAISE THE PRIDE FLAG AND THEN WE WILL HEAR FROM VARIOUS SPEAKERS ABOUT THE MEANING OF STONEWALL.

FROM THE RIOTS AT THE NEW YORK CITY BAR OF THE SAME NAME WHERE MULTI-DAY DEMONSTRATIONS HAPPENED IN THE SUMMER OF 69 CREDITED WITH KICKING OFF THE MODERN MOVEMENT FOR LGBTQ PLUS EQUALITY.

THE CALIFORNIA SENATE PRESIDENT FROM SAN DIEGO HELD A NEWS CONFERENCE TO ANNOUNCE A PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT IS MAKING ITS WAY FOR THE ASSEMBLY.

IT IS CALLED THE BRIDGE PROJECT.

YOU MAY RECALL THAT CALIFORNIA BAND STATE RELATED BUSINESS TRAVEL TO A NUMBER OF STATES THAT HAVE ANTI-LGBTQ PLUS LAWS ON THE BOOKS.

THIS PROJECT IS AN ATTEMPT TO ADDRESS THE ANTI-LGBTQ PLUS LAWS IN THOSE STATES IN A DIFFERENT WAY.

IT WOULD CREATE A FUND THAT WOULD BE USED TO REACH OUT, BRINGING INCLUSIVE MESSAGING AND DISCOURAGING DISCRIMINATION, HELPING MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY FEEL LESS ISOLATED.

>> THE GOAL IS TO HELP PEOPLE SEE AND UNDERSTAND THE VALUE OF COMPASSION.

OF REACHING PAST THE RHETORIC AND GETTING TO KNOW ONE ANOTHER AS MY MOM GOT TO KNOW MY FRIENDS.

>> YOU CAN SEE PEOPLE STARTING TO TRICKLE IN TO WHERE THE PARTY WILL HAPPEN.

THE RALLY GETS UNDERWAY AT 6:00 IN THE PARADE KICKS OFF AT 10:00 .

>> THE FESTIVAL GETS UNDERWAY BEFORE THE PARADE STARTS.

>> Reporter: IT GOES TO 11:00 TOMORROW NIGHT AND THEN ON SUNDAY IT GETS UNDERWAY AT 9:00 -- EXCUSE ME IT GETS STARTED AT 10:00.

SAN DIEGO PRIDE, 2023.

>> THANK YOU.

>>> THE GOOD NEWS IS IT IS EXPECTED TO BE COOLER TOMORROW.

AROUND 750,000 PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTY WILL BE UNDER AND EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING.

WE HAVE A FIRST LOOK AT THE WEATHER.

>> IT IS HOT.

WE ARE JUST GOING TO CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE EXTREME HEAT THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND EVENING TO MONDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE IS LARGE AND IN CHARGE.

A LITTLE RELIEF ALONG THE COAST BUT AS YOU MOVE INLAND, THAT IS WHEN WE START TO CRANK THINGS UP.

DAILY RECORD HIGHS CHALLENGED IN THE ONE TENDS AND ONE 20s AND THE LOWER DESERTS WITH THE RISK OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES GOING TO BE A TOP CONCERN.

THERE ARE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING'S IN EFFECT AS WE MOVE MORE INLAND.

HIGHS TOMORROW WILL BE IN THE TRIPLE DIGIT TEENS.

A LITTLE RELIEF ALONG THE COAST, BUT HOW LONG WILL IT STICK AROUND?

WE WILL HAVE MORE ON THAT, COMING UP.

>>> THE CENTRAL VALLEY IS FACING A RARE EXTREME LEVEL OF HEAT OVER THE WEEKEND.

IT'S ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS FOR PEOPLE WORKING OUTSIDE, AS WELL AS THOSE THAT ARE HOMELESS.

IT COULD TRIGGER HEAT ILLNESS IN AS LITTLE AS 20 TO 30 MINUTES.

THAT IS EVEN LESS TIME FOR THE ELDERLY AND THOSE WITH EXISTING MEDICAL CONDITIONS.

WE HAVE THE LATEST ON THIS UNRELENTING HEAT IMPACT.

>> Reporter: TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT ACROSS MUCH OF THE U.S. AND IT IS ONLY GETTING HOTTER.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAID A HEAT DOME WILL REACH PEAK INTENSITY THIS WEEKEND PUSHING TEMPERATURES HAS HIGH AS 126 OR MORE ACROSS THE REGION.

>> IT IS FATAL.

IT IS SOMETHING THAT THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO BE CAREFUL.

>> Reporter: FORECASTERS PREDICT OVER 100 DAILY HEAT RECORDS COULD FOLLOW OVER THE NEXT THREE DAYS.

MORE THAN 1000 WERE BROKEN IN JUNE.

OUTSIDE WORKERS LIKE DELIVERY DRIVERS ARE STRUGGLING IN EXTREME CONDITIONS WHERE IT CAN REACH 130 DEGREES OR MORE INSIDE THE UN-AIR-CONDITIONED TRUCKS.

PUBLIC POOLS ARE NOW CRITICAL COOLING CENTERS.

>> HAVING A PULL LIKE THIS IS INCREDIBLY ESSENTIAL.

>> Reporter: ONE AUTHOR BELIEVES FIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE STARTS WITH CITY PLANNING.

>> WE HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO DO AMAZING THINGS AND BUILD CITIES IN NEW WAYS.

JUST MORE GREEN SPACE AND URBAN TREES FOR EXAMPLE.

>> Reporter: BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE IS AN IDEA SHARED BY THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION.

>> LET'S MAKE IT SAFER AND MORE RESISTANT TO FLOODS, DROUGHTS, WILDFIRES OR THE BIGGEST THREAT.

>>> LIGHTS OUT IN HOLLYWOOD.

MEMBERS OF THE SCREEN ACTORS GUILD ARE ON STRIKE JOINING MEMBERS OF THE WRITERS UNION.

AS IVAN RODRIGUEZ EXPLAINS THIS EFFECTIVELY BRINGS TV AND MOVIE PRODUCTIONS TO A HALT.

>> Reporter: ACTORS HITTING THE PICKET LINE GOING ON STRIKE AGAINST TELEVISION SHOWS AND MOVIE PRODUCTIONS FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1980.

>> WE ARE BEING VICTIMIZED BY A VERY GREEDY ENTITY.

>> Reporter: THE SAG AFTRA STRIKE CRIPPLING A TV AND MOVIE BUSINESS ALREADY CRIPPLED BY THE WRITERS STRIKE.

>> THERE IS A WHOLE MIDDLE CLASS OF WRITERS AND ACTORS THAT IS DISAPPEARING BECAUSE THEY ARE MAKING IT MORE DIFFICULT TO MAKE A LIVING.

>> Reporter: THEY SAY THAT RESIDUALS FROM PAST WORK HAVE BEEN DRIED UP SINCE THE RISE OF STREAMING SERVICES.

CONCERNS ABOUT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ARE ANOTHER STICKING POINT IN NEGOTIATIONS.

STUDIOS SAY THEY HAVE OFFERED THE HIGHEST % INCREASE IN PAY IN 35 YEARS.

>> THERE'S A LEVEL OF EXPECTATION THAT IS JUST NOT REALISTIC.

THEY ARE ADDING TO A SET OF CHALLENGES THAT THE BUSINESS IS ALREADY FACING.

>> MOVIE PRODUCTIONS WILL SHUT DOWN.

TV WILL SHUT DOWN.

MANY HAVE ALREADY SHUT DOWN SO WE WILL SEE SEASON PREMIERES HAPPENING MUCH LATER.

>> AS WE HAVE REPORTED THIS MEANS THAT ACTORS AND WRITERS CANNOT PROMOTE THEIR PROJECTS.

THE GASLAMP QUARTER IS BEGINNING TO TRANSFORM FOR COMIC CON WITH BUILDINGS WRAPPED IN PROMOTIONS AND BANNERS HANGING FROM STREETLAMPS.

EVEN WITH THE STRIKES, BUSINESSES ARE EXPECTING THE SAME LARGE CROWDS AS USUAL.

>> THERE IS A LOT GOING ON RIGHT IN FRONT OF US.

WE GET A LOT OF FOOT TRAFFIC WALKING BY.

IT IS BENEFICIAL BE IN THE FIRST RESTAURANT ONCE THEY LEAVE SO WE TEND TO FILL UP.

>> WE HAVE A PAGE ON KPBS.ORG DEDICATED TO ALL THINGS, CON.

JUST CLICK THE LINK ON THE HOMEPAGE.

>>> BALLOTS ARE IN THE MAIL FOR THE SPECIAL ELECTION TO REPLACE SUPERVISOR NATURE AND FLETCHER -- NATHAN FLETCHER.

IT WILL TAKE PLACE ON AUGUST 15.

THE WINNER WILL SERVE THE REMAINDER OF THE TERM ENDING IN JANUARY 2027.

IF NO CANDIDATE RECEIVES A MAJORITY VOTE, A SPECIAL GENERAL ELECTION WILL BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 7.

IT INCLUDES PARTS OF SAN DIEGO, LEMON GROVE, LA MESA, AND EL CAJON.

>>> A FORMER SDSU PUNTER APPEARED IN COURT FOR AN ONGOING CIVIL CASE.

A 17-YEAR-OLD GIRL ACCUSED HIM OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AT A PARTY NEAR THE UNIVERSITY.

>> THERE IS A PROTECTION ORDER THAT EXISTS STARTING NOW GOING FORWARD.

>> Reporter: A JUDGE GRANTED THE FORMER NFL AND AZTEC PUNTER REQUEST FOR A PROTECTIVE ORDER TO PROTECT FROM UNWANTED ANNOYANCE AND EMBARRASSMENT.

>> WHEN DOCUMENTS ARE PRODUCED FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THEY ARE KEPT SOMEWHAT CONFIDENTIAL TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UNTIL THE JUDGE RULES THAT THEY CAN BE.

>> Reporter: IT IS ALSO MEANT TO SAVE TIME AND COST IN GETTING EVIDENCE FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

OTHERWISE THE POLICE WOULD HAVE TO SPEND TIME AND EFFORT REJECTING SENSITIVE INFORMATION.

THE JUDGE NOTES THAT IT WAS UNUSUAL TO GRANT A PROTECTIVE ORDER TO SAVE THE DEFENSE MONEY BUT HE SAID IT WAS BROAD ENOUGH TO SAVE THE PARTIES INVOLVED.

TODAY AT ISSUE WAS WHETHER ARAIZA'S ATTORNEYS COULD MAKE INQUIRIES INTO THE CHARACTER OF THE ALLEGED VICTIM.

THIS STEMS FROM THE CLAIM THAT SHE MADE SAYING SHE CONTRACTED AN STD FROM THE ALLEGED RAPE.

SHE HAS SINCE WALKED BACK THAT CLAIM BUT THE DEFENSE SAYS HER SEXUAL PAST IS STILL RELEVANT.

>> NOT HAVING TO DO WITH CONSENT ON THAT NIGHT BUT HAVING TO DO WITH TRUTH AND VERACITY.

>> Reporter: THE ATTORNEY FOR THE YOUNG WOMAN OPPOSES THAT SAYING THAT ONLY THE DATE IN QUESTION IS ON TRIAL.

>> THE IDEA THAT THEY NEED TO FIND OUT WHETHER THE PLAINTIFF HAD THE CAPACITY TO CONSENT.

I LOOK AT THAT AS A RED HERRING.

>> Reporter: ATTORNEYS ARE ASKING FOR MORE TIME DUE TO NEW EVIDENCE.

THEY WANT BOTH SIDES TO CONFER BEFORE ISSUING A RULING.

THEY ARE SEEKING HER HISTORY FROM OCTOBER 2020 THROUGH OCTOBER 2022.

THE JUDGE ORDERED BOTH SIDES TO RETURN IN TWO WEEKS TO ARGUE THE POINT.

>>> TENSIONS WERE HIGH DURING AN EMERGENCY MEETING AT THE STATE CAPITOL.

A BILL WAS PASSED MAKING SELLING A CHILD FOR LABOR OR SEX A SERIOUS FELONY.

A REPUBLICAN STATE SENATOR WROTE THE MEASURE, PREVENTING REPEAT CHILD TRAFFICKERS FROM GETTING OUT OF PRISON EARLY.

IT WOULD ALSO SUBJECT OFFENDERS TO HARSHER SENTENCES.

>> SELLING OUR CHILDREN SHOULD NOT BE AN OPTION IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

I AM EXCITED THAT THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE RECONSIDERED THE BILL.

>> KNOWING THAT YOU COULD SPEND THE REST OF YOUR LIFE IN JAIL IF YOU COME FOR OUR CHILDREN, IT IS A GAME CHANGER.

>> Reporter: DEMOCRATS INITIALLY BLOCKED THE BILL SAYING IT STILL NEEDED WORK, BUT THEY APPROVED THE MEASURE AFTER INTENSE BACKLASH.

>>> 800,000 BORROWERS WILL SOON HAVE STUDENT LOAN DEBT WIPED AWAY IN THE COMING WEEKS.

THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCED $39 BILLION IN DEBT RELIEF.

IT'S A RESULT OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE FIX THAT MORE ACCURATELY COUNTS PAYMENTS.

THEY BASE REPAYMENTS ON INCOME AND FAMILY SIZE, REGARDLESS OF TOTAL OUTSTANDING DEBT.

AFTER 20 OR 25 YEARS OF QUALIFIED PAYMENTS, THE REMAINING BALANCE WILL BE FORGIVEN.

>>> SOME LOCAL COLLEGE STUDENTS ARE GETTING HELP WITH HIGHER EDUCATION.

MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN SCHOLARSHIPS WERE RECENTLY AWARDED.

MELISSA MAY HAS THE STORY OF ONE OF THOSE STUDENTS.

>> Reporter: THE SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AWARDED $4 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO OVER 1000 LOCAL COLLEGE STUDENTS INCLUDING ANDREA.

>> I STARTED CRYING BECAUSE IT WAS REALLY EXCITING TO KNOW THAT SOMEBODY WAS THERE TO SUPPORT ME AND OTHER PEOPLE WHO DID NOT HAVE ALL THE RESOURCES THEY NEEDED.

THAT WAS REALLY EXCITING.

>> Reporter: SHE JUST GRADUATED FROM THE PRICE SCHOOL AT UCSD AND IS A FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENT.

SHE WILL ATTEND UC BERKELEY THIS FALL.

>> HAVING WAYS TO ACCESS CERTAIN OPPORTUNITIES IS A BIG THING.

COLLEGE IS A REALLY GREAT PLACE TO DO THAT AND, JUST HAVING THOSE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WERE ALWAYS GRANTED TO PEOPLE BEFORE ME.

>> Reporter: 92% OF RECIPIENTS ARE FROM DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES THAT ARE HISTORICALLY REPRESENT DID -- UNDERREPRESENTED IN HIGHER EDUCATION.

>> I WAS ONE OF THOSE STUDENTS.

>> Reporter: JULIAN IS THE COLLEGE AND CAREER SUCCESS SPECIALIST AT THIS NONPROFIT AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM THAT HELPS CHILDREN ACHIEVE A COLLEGE EDUCATION.

HE FIRST STARTED WORKING WITH ANDREA WHEN SHE WAS IN 10th GRADE.

>> SHE HAS A VERY DETERMINED ATTITUDE.

SHE KNOWS WHAT HER GOAL IS AND WANTS TO PURSUE IT.

SHE WILL DO WHAT IT TAKES TO PURSUE IT.

I COULD TELL JUST BY WORKING WITH HER AND SEEING HER SUCCEED YEAR IN AND YEAR OUT.

>> Reporter: THE FOUNDATION PARTNERS WITH NONPROFITS LIKE THIS INSTITUTE.

THE AWARDS AVERAGE $4000.

>> THE WORK THEY DO TO MAKE SURE THE STUDENTS HAVE SCHOLARSHIPS SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE FINANCIAL ASPECT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE.

>> Reporter: HE SAID 100% OF THE STUDENTS THAT GRADUATE FROM THE INSTITUTE GO TO COLLEGE AND 70% GRADUATE WITH A BACHELOR'S DEGREE.

>> WE ARE SEEING A LOT MORE STUDENTS THAT ARE THE FIRST IN THEIR FAMILY TO GET A COLLEGE DEGREE.

IT IS FURTHERING OUR FAMILIES ALONG AND HOPEFULLY THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.

>> Reporter: SHE SAID SHE PLANS TO STUDY COGNITIVE SCIENCE AND WANTS TO GET THE EDUCATION HER PARENTS COULD NOT.

SHE ALSO WANTS HER PARENTS TO KNOW HOW GRATEFUL SHE IS.

>> THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING.

YOU HAVE DONE SO MUCH, AND I COULD NOT THANK YOU MY BECAUSE EVERYTHING YOU HAVE GIVEN ME IS MORE THAN ENOUGH.

>>> WE HAVE AN UPDATE ON THE STORY OF A $1300 NATURAL GAS BILL.

JACK REACHED OUT TO US LOOKING FOR ANSWERS HE CANNOT GET ON HIS OWN.

DEREK ANDERSON HAS THE FOLLOW- UP.

>> Reporter: JACK'S DECADES-OLD TRAILER HOME SITS IN A FALLBROOK VALLEY THAT WAS PRETTY COLD THIS PAST WINTER.

THOSE TEMPERATURES ARE NOT ENOUGH TO EXPLAIN HIS $1282.53 NATURAL GAS BILL IN JANUARY.

HIS GRANDSON SAID HE HAS QUESTIONS.

>> NOBODY FOLLOWS THE RULES BETTER THAN JACK.

HE'S A RETIRED NAVY CHIEF.

HE IS USED TO TAKING ORDERS AND USED TO DOING WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.

HE IS ALSO USED TO THINGS BEING IN ORDER.

>> Reporter: HE CALLED AFTER THE BIG BILL AND THE UTILITY TOLD HIM THE BILL IS ACCURATE AND NOTHING ELSE WAS DONE.

HIS HOME HAS AN ANALOG GAS METER THAT CAN ONLY BE READ IF SOMEBODY COMES TO THE PROPERTY.

HIS BILL SHOWED THAT DID NOT HAPPEN FOR NINE MONTH BEFORE THE HUGE BILL DROPPED.

>> THE BILL SAYS THERE WERE NINE ESTIMATES IN A ROW.

IN REALITY, WE WENT TO HIS HOME TWO OR THREE DAYS AFTER WE SENT HIM THE BILL AND THAT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES.

WHILE THE BILL IDENTIFIED AN ESTIMATE, IN REALITY WE MISSED ONE ESTIMATE AND THAT WAS IN NOVEMBER.

>> Reporter: IT'S AN EXPLANATION THAT HE IS STILL STRUGGLING WITH.

>> THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY DID ESTIMATED, YES IT SAYS WE DID ESTIMATED FOR THESE MONTHS, BUT REALLY WE SENT SOMEBODY OUT TO READ THE METER A FEW DAYS AFTER THE ESTIMATE.

THAT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE TO ME.

THAT IS ALSO MYSTERIOUS.

>> Reporter: ESTIMATED BILLS INDICATE MUCH LOWER GAS USE IN THE SIX MONTHS BEFORE THE JANUARY BILL.

USAGE IN JANUARY WAS 274 THERMS.

>> HE HAD A LEGITIMATE FRUSTRATION, AND THERE'S NO DOUBT ONCE THERE WAS HUMAN INTERVENTION THAT WE COULD HAVE DONE BETTER.

WE HAVE ATTEMPTED TO WORK WITH KPBS AND HIS GRANDSON IN ORDER TO MAKE IT RIGHT.

>> Reporter: WE CONTACTED SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC JUNE 27.

THEY CONCEDED THE HIGH GAS USAGE IN THE MONTHS BEFORE THE BILL WAS NOT ACCOUNTED FOR.

>> IN OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER HE ACTUALLY USED 274 THERMS, BUT IT CHARGED HIM WHEN THE RATE WAS THE HIGHEST IN JANUARY AT $5.11.

>> Reporter: THAT WAS MORE THAN DOUBLE THE RATE FOR DECEMBER.

TWO DAYS AFTER WE BROUGHT THE BILL AND ESTIMATED READINGS TO THEIR ATTENTION, THEY INSPECTED THE MOBILE HOME.

>> WE FORENSICALLY LOOKED AT HIS BILL AND WENT OUT TO THE HOME AND CHECKED EACH APPLIANCE .

WE SHUT OFF EACH APPLIANCE SO NO GAS WAS GOING TO THE HOME AND THEN WE CHECKED THE METER TO ENSURE THE METER WAS NOT REGISTERING A LEAK SOMEWHERE.

>> Reporter: THEY FOUND A FAULTY HEATING DUCT THREE MONTHS AFTER THE BILL WHICH LIKELY CONTRIBUTED TO THE UNUSUALLY HIGH USAGE.

THEY TURNED DOWN THE WATER TO -- HEATER TEMPERATURE.

HE GOT INFORMATION ON LOW INCOME BILL ASSISTANCE AND WAS PROMISED THEY WOULD BRING IN A CONTRACTOR FOR A HOME AUDIT.

IT ALSO PROMPTED THE UTILITY TO RECALCULATE THE BILL, SPREADING THE GAS USAGE OVER THE PREVIOUS THREE MONTHS.

THE RESULT WAS A $351 BILL CREDIT.

>> WE DID EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO ENSURE THAT HIS BILL WAS ACCURATELY ADDRESSED AND THAT WE SIGNED HIM UP FOR OTHER PROGRAMS TO DEFRAY FUTURE COSTS OF THE BILL.

WE DO CARE.

WE GET IT.

WE COULD HAVE DONE BETTER.

>> Reporter: THEY APPRECIATE THE CREDIT, HOME INSPECTION, AND INFORMATION ABOUT WAYS TO CONTROL THE BILL IN THE FUTURE, BUT HE IS DISAPPOINTED HE CANNOT GET THE SAME RESPONSE ON HIS OWN.

>> WE SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO TALK TO YOU TO GET THE RIGHT RESULT.

WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT BY TALKING TO THEM.

>> Reporter: HE SAID HE LOOKS FORWARD TO THE ENERGY AUDIT AND HOPES FUTURE BILLS ARE SMALLER AND RELY LESS ON ESTIMATES SO HE IS NOT HAMMERED BY AN OVERSIZED BILL NEXT WINTER.

DEREK ANDERSON, KPBS NEWS.

>> THE CONSUMER ACTION NETWORK REGULARLY REGULATES BILLS WITH SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC AND THEIR CUSTOMERS.

>>> IS IT HOT IN HERE?

IT IS CERTAINLY HOT OUTSIDE.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE WEATHER HEADLINES.

IT IS GOING TO BE TOASTY THIS WEEKEND WITH HEAT WAVES ALONG THE INLAND COMMUNITIES WITH SOME COOLING ALONG THE COAST.

MOST OF THE REGION IS GOING TO BE ABNORMALLY HOT AS HIGH PRESSURE IS IN CHARGE.

DAILY HIGHS WILL BE CHALLENGING THROUGH THE WEEKEND SATURDAY INTO MONDAY.

HIGHS WILL BE RUNNING IN THE 110S AND 120S TOWARD THE LOWER DESERT.

THE RISK OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES THERE.

TAKE PLENTY OF COOLING BREAKS AND IT WILL BE A LITTLE BIT COOLER ON THE COAST.

IT'S NOT GOING TO BE COLD, BUT IT WILL NOT BE AS HOT AS WE MOVE FURTHER INLAND.

THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THESE EXCESSIVE WARNINGS AND WATCHES ON THE BOARD.

THE HEAT ADVISORIES WILL BE MORE INLAND TO THE DESERTS IN THE MOUNTAINS.

THINGS ARE STARTING TO HEAT UP.

WE ARE DROPPING TO A LOW 66 IN SAN DIEGO.

IN THE MORNING YOU WILL SEE THE NUMBERS THEMSELVES.

SAN DIEGO, CHULA VISTA WILL BE IN THE MID-70s.

EVEN AS WE HEAD INTO THE IN LAND, THAT'S WHEN THINGS START TO GET UNCOMFORTABLE.

HERE ALONG THE COAST WE WILL BE STAYING IN THE 70s.

WE ARE IN THE 80s BY MONDAY SO HOT WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE.

INLAND WILL BE RANGING IN THE UPPER 90s FOR THE END OF THE WEEKEND INTO THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK WITH 90 STICKING AROUND .

FOR THE MOUNTAINS IT WILL BE RELATIVELY HOT FOR SATURDAY.

WE ARE DROP INTO THE 70s AGAIN SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY BUT A HIGH OF 87.

THE DESERTS WILL BE IN THE TRIPLE DIGIT TEENS FOR THE NEXT FIVE DAYS.

>>> SCHOOL IS STILL IN SESSION FOR STUDENTS ENROLLED IN SUMMER CLASSES.

THERE IS A CURRICULUM THAT IS OUT OF THIS WORLD.

>> THREE, TWO, ONE.

>> Reporter: GETTING OFF THE GROUND IS JUST THE FIRST STRETCH OF THE MILLIONS OF MILES IT WOULD TAKE TO MAKE IT TO MARS.

THESE ARE NOT REAL ROCKETS.

THEIR FAILURE BRINGS SOME REAL FEELINGS.

12-YEAR-OLD MARTIN AND HIS CLASSMATE TINY KNOW THE AGONY OF DEFEAT WHEN IT COMES TO ROCKET SCIENCE.

>> I AM PRETTY SURE WE USED THE ELMER GLUE.

WE SHOULD HAVE USED THE HOT GLUE SINCE IT WAS STRONGER.

>> Reporter: THIS ROCKET DESIGN TEAM IS ONE OF DOZENS MADE UP OF SAN DIEGO UNIFIED MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS SPENDING FIVE WEEKS IN SUMMER SCHOOL.

THESE LESSONS ARE EMBEDDED IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH WITH FOCUS ON PLANNING A SUPPLY MISSION TO A COLONY ON MARS.

>> WHAT I HAVE HEARD IS IT IS A RED PLANET AND IT IS DRY.

>> Reporter: LUIS WANTS TO BE A PROFESSIONAL SOCCER PLAYER.

HE IS THINKING HOW THAT WOULD WORK WAY OUT THERE.

>> IT WOULD BE WEIRD BECAUSE OF THE GRAVITY.

THE BALL WOULD GO EVERYWHERE.

>> WHEN WE WERE CREATING THE GAME WE WERE SUPPOSED TO MAKE THE SPACESHIP MOVE.

>> Reporter: SPACESHIPS AND ROCKETS ARE CRITICAL TO THE MISSION.

THESE STUDENTS ARE USING A VIDEOGAME TO DESIGN THERE'S.

IT GETS YOU INTO OUTER SPACE MUCH EASIER AND SAFER.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO RESEARCH MANY THINGS IN SPACE LIKE PLANETS AND BLACK HOLES.

>> VIDEOGAMES SEEM LIKE A WAY TO ENGAGE THE STUDENTS THAT DID NOT PUT A LOT INTO SCHOOL.

IT SEEMS LIKE EVEN THOSE KIDS, WHEN VIDEOGAMES ARE ON THE TABLE, THEY START GETTING INTO IT.

>> YOU CAN CREATE SOMETHING.

IT WON'T ALWAYS COME OUT AS PLANNED, BUT YOU LEARN SO NEXT TIME IT WILL BE EASIER.

>> Reporter: FOR MARTIN AND TINY, FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION AFTER FIGURING OUT THERE LAST PROBLEMS.

>> WE ARE GOING TO GLUE IT CORRECTLY AND LAUNCH IT.

>> Reporter: MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.

>>> TONIGHT'S STORIES ARE ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

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

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