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

PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH HEATING AND FLOOD SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL 1-800-BILL-HOWELL.

>>> AND BY DARLE NE MICHAEL S HILEY AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU, THANK YOU.

>>> IT'S DAY TWO OF COMIC CON.

ONE OF SAN DIEGO'S BIGGEST EVENTS OF THE YEAR.

AND BOY IS THIS CITY ALIVE.

WE ARE COMING TO YOU LIVE FROM THE NEW CHILDREN'S MUSEUM DOWNTOWN.

WHERE WE'VE GOT A VIEW OF THE CROWDS OUTSIDE OF THE CONVENTION CENTER.

AND SO THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR THIS SUPER SPECIAL KPBS EVENING EDITION, I'M MAYA TRABULSI AND WE'VE ASSEMBLED A TEAM TO BRING YOU ALL THINGS COMIC CON.

AND ALEXANDER NGUYEN IS LIVE WITH EVENTS ON DAY TWO OF THE SOLD OUT EVENT.

LET'S KICK OFF WITH ALEX.

WHAT DID YOU FIND AT THE COMIC CON TODAY.

>> Reporter: HEY MAYA BEHIND ME THESE BOOTHS WILL HAVE COMIC CON EXCLUSIVES AND THEY COULD BE WORTH THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.

AND FOR COLLECTORS IT'S NOT ABOUT THE VALUE, IT'S ABOUT THE THRILL AND JOY OF OWNING ONE.

ALONG WITH THE THRONGS OF PLAYERS, THERE'S THE COLLECTING.

>> IF IT'S NUMBERED IT'S RARER.

>> Reporter: HE HAS BEEN COMING TO COMIC CON AND HAS GOTTEN SOME EARLY COLLECTIBLES.

>> THERE WERE SOME SPIDER MAN AND FUNKOS.

THEY'RE WORTH A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS NOW.

I PAID 10 BUCKS FOR THEM.

I'M A TRUE COLLECTOR.

SO I DON'T RESELL.

>> OH MY GOD, THEY'RE SO UNIQUE.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO GET.

>> Reporter: ONE OF THE HOT ITEM THIS IS YEAR IS THE LABUBU.

>> YOU CAN'T FIND THESE ANY WHERE.

THEY'RE SOLD OUT ON THE INTERNET.

THEY'RE SOLD OUT AT POP MART.

THEY'RE SOLD OUT EVERYWHERE.

THEY'RE EXCLUSIVELY NOW AT COMIC CON.

I CAN'T FIND THEM ANY WHERE ELSE.

I CAME HERE EXCLUSIVELY FOR THESE.

>> Reporter: THESE REMIND HER OF HER CHILDHOOD.

>> THE SPIDER MAN TANK GIRL AND HERBY.

IT'S NOT FOR EVERYBODY FOR SURE.

BUT I'M DEFINITELY ONE OF THOSE.

THAT I GET A SMILE ON MY FACE WHEN I COME HOME AND SEE ALL THE THINGS THAT I'VE AMASSED THROUGHOUT MY NERDOM.

>> Reporter: IT IS REALLY JUST FOR ME.

I'M A BIG HELLO KITTY FAN AND THEY HAVE A HELLO KITTY EXCLUSIVE TODAY.

SO I WENT FOR THAT.

>> Reporter: HEY WE'RE AT THE FUNKO BOOTH, WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT IS THE RETRO ROBIN IN A CLAM SHELL.

THIS IS WHAT THE ORIGINAL 2010 ROBIN LOOKED LIKE.

OF ALL THE PEOPLE WE TALKED TO TODAY SAID THE COLLECTOR ITEMS BRING THEM JOY AND IT IS A MOMENTO OF ALL THE COMIC CON MEMORIES THEY'VE HAD.

>>> WELL, THERE'S SO MUCH TO DO WITH NO BADGE REQUIRED.

KPBS REPORTER KATIE IS LIVE WITH MORE OF THE FREE EXPERIENCES HAPPENING DOWNTOWN.

KATIE, WHAT CAN YOU SHOW US?

>> HI, MAYA, AS YOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME THERE'S PLENTY TO SEE OUTSIDE OF THE CONVENTION CENTER.

THERE'S ALSO PLENTY TO DO.

WE TOOK A LOOK AT SOME OF THE ACTIVATIONS OUTSIDE OF THE CONVENTION CENTER.

WE TALKED TO SOME DEDICATED FANS WHO WERE READY TO WAIT IN LINE FOR THESE IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES.

11-YEAR-OLD JEROME JOHNSON AND HIS DAD WERE IN LINE.

>> I READ THE BOOK, I KNOW THE AUTHOR.

IT'S REALLY FUN AND INTRIGUING.

>> Reporter: THEY GOT IN LINE AT 8:30.

THREE HOURS LATER THEY WERE STILL IN LINE AND EXPECTED TO BE THERE FOR A WHILE LONGER.

>> YOU HAVE TO BE DEDICATED.

IT'S A GOOD FOUR OR FIVE HOUR THING.

SO FIVE HOURS FOR A 10 MINUTE THING.

I LIKE IT.

SO I'M GOING TO STAY.

BUT IT'S GOOD.

IT'S FUN.

>> Reporter: IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES THROUGHOUT THE GAS LAMP DRAW FANS WITH OR WITHOUT COMIC CON BADGES.

THERE ARE PLENTY OF PHOTO APPS AND EVEN SWEET TREES.

THE LILO AND STITCH EXPERIENCE IS ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE CONVENTION CENTER.

>> FANS WHEN THEY COME TO THIS EXPERIENCE THEY GET TO SEE A GIGANTIC INFLATABLE STITCH AND THEY GO TO A STATION WHERE EVERYBODY WHO COMES THROUGH GETS A LEI.

SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF, HAWAII SPIRIT.

WE MOVE OVER TO OUR DIGITAL PHOTO-OP.

WHERE PEOPLE CAN STAND ON THE SURFBOARD WITH STITCH AND RELIVE THAT ICONIC SURFING MOMENT FROM THE FILM.

AND THEN THE FINAL STOP IS WHERE EVERYBODY GETS FREE DOLE WHIP OR HAWAII SHAVED ICE.

>> Reporter: FANS OF DR. WHO CAN EXPLORE UNIT.

>> UNIT IS ORGANIZATION WITHIN DR. WHO THAT HELPS THE DOCTOR THROUGH HIS JOURNEYS AND ADVENTURES THROUGH TIME AND SPACE.

AND THEY HAVE A TOP SECRET FACILITY WHERE THEY HOLD T HE -- AND THERE'S A LOT OF HIDDEN EASTER EGGS.

IT'S BEEN SUCH AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE.

>> Reporter: MANY OF THESE EXPERIENCES OPEN UP AT 10:00 A.M.

THOUGH PEOPLE GET IN LINE MUCH EARLIER THAN THAT.

THE JOHNSONS OVER AT THE PERSY EXPERIENCE SUGGESTED BRINGING PLENTY OF WATER.

WE ALSO SAW PEOPLE BRING FOLDING CHAIRS AND UMBRELLAS.

ONE THING YOU WON'T NEED IS A BADGE.

THESE ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND FREE ADMISSION.

LIVE AT THE GAS LAMP.

>> GOOD STUFF KATIE.

WE HAVE MORE COMIC CON COVERAGE TO COME INCLUDING OUR RESIDENT COMIC EXPERT.

WHILE WE'RE ALL ABOUT COMIC CON AROUND HERE, WE'RE KEEPING AN EYE ON WHAT'S HAPPENING AROUND SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

JOHN CARROLL JOINS US NOW WITH A LOCAL NEWS UPDATE.

>> Reporter: THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO IS REVIEWING PRESIDENT TRUMP'S EXECUTIVE ORDER ON DEALING WITH HOMELESSNESS.

THE ORDER DIRECTS PAM BONDI TO END CONSENT DECREE WHICH LIMITS THE ABILITY OF JURISDICTIONS TO RELOCATE UNSHELTERED PEOPLE.

AT THIS POINT IT DOESN'T APPEAR ANYTHING IN THE ORDER WILL CHANGE THE SITUATION HERE.

EARLIER THIS YEAR, GOVERNOR NEWSOM URGED CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR.

>> THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WILL FREEZE $5 BILLION.

$50 MILLION HAS BEEN IN LIMBO SINCE JULY 1st.

SUPERINTENDENT FABI BAGULA SAID IT IS IMPORTANT THAT FUNDS WERE HELD UP AND SO MUCH UNCERTAINTY WAS UNNECESSARILY CAUSED.

WE'RE HAPPY IT'S FINALLY OVER.

>>> THANKS JOHN.

AND WE ARE TAKING ANOTHER LIVE LOOK FROM OUR PERCH HERE ON THE SECOND FLOOR BALCONY OF THE NEW CHILDREN'S MUSEUM DOWNTOWN.

YOU CAN SEE THE CONVENTION CENTER RIGHT BEHIND ME.

EVER SO OFTEN WE SEE THE TROLLEY UP.

DROPPING PEOPLE OFF, PICKING PEOPLE UP.

THE TROLLEY IS THE EASIEST WAY TO GET AROUND.

JUST PARK AND TAKE A RIDE.

>> COMIC CON ISN'T JUST THE PLACE FOR GEEKY FANDOM.

IT'S ALSO WHERE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS CAN LAUNCH OFF.

>> IT'S MONDAY MORNING AND NUNEZ IS LAUNCHING THIS YEAR'S COMIC INTENSIVE.

>> WE HAVE TODAY TOMORROW AND WEDNESDAY TO WORK ON THESE THINGS.

>> Reporter: THE INTENSIVE PART IS NO JOKE.

>> HERE AT LITTLE FISH COMIC BOOK.

WE'RE CREATING COMIC BOOKS.

WE HAVE DEDICATED STUDENTS FROM THE AGES OF 14 TO 22 AND THEY'RE GOING TO CREATE THREE TO FOUR PAGE COMICS BETWEEN NOW AND WINDS.

THEY AND WEDNESDAY.

THEY HAVE A THEME TO WORK ON.

THEY'RE WORKING WITH A GOAL TO HAVE IT FINISHED AND HAVE IT VIEWER READY FOR EXECUTIVES.

>> Reporter: NUNEZ HAS BEEN RUNNING LITTLE FISH COMIC BOOKS FOR 14 YEARS AND WANTS CHILDREN TO SEE THAT COMIC BOOK S CAN BE A VIABLE CAREER.

>> OUR THEME FOR THE YEAR IS REFERENCE AND MEMORY.

>> AS FAR AS WHERE THE PROMPT COMES FROM.

THE NOVEL BELOVED.

THE WAY MEMORY AND HISTORY AFFECTS US IN THE PRESENT.

>> Reporter: 21-YEAR-OLD GARZA SANTIAGO IS THINKING THROUGH HER TAKE ON THIS THEME.

>> I WAS THINKING LIKE FUNERAL.

INCLUDING ORIGINAL CHARACTERS.

SO IN THE NOVEL THAT I'M WRITING IT KIND OF TOWS A LINE BETWEEN GRIEF AND IMAGINATION VERSUS PSYCHOSIS.

>> OKAY, YEAH.

>> IN THE FORM OF GHOSTS.

>> Reporter: MEANWHILE, GRAHAM GOT INSPIRATION OF THE MOVIE DOLCE VIDA.

>> A LOT OF PEOPLE CAN'T UNDERSTAND ALL HIS REFERENCES AND LIKE HIS DESIRES FOR THIS WHACK MOVIE.

>> THE INTENSE INTENSIVE PART OF IT GIVES YOU MORE OF A CONCENTRATED VERSION OF WHY I COME TO LITTLE FISH.

IT'S LIKE, YOU GET TO WORK ON ART AND BE SURROUNDED IN PEOPLE WHO WORK ON ART BUT IN THREE DAYS.

THEN YOU GET TO GO TO COMIC CON WHICH IS AMAZING.

>> Reporter: SANTIAGO IS TAKING PART FOR THE FIRST TIME.

>> I THINK I HAVE TO BUILD TOUGH SKIN WHEN IT COMES TO ARTIST CRITIQUE.

>> SARNESIA HAS DONE THE INTENSIVE THREE TIMES.

>> IT REALLY IMPACTED ME.

IT WAS REALLY GOOD CRITIQUE.

WHICH I UNDERSTOOD AND AM TRYING TO PUT INTO MY WORK NOW.

>> Reporter: TAYLOR IS CURRENTLY IN BYU BUT RETURNED TO SAN DIEGO TO ENROLL IN THE PROGRAM AGAIN BECAUSE OF HOW IT HELPED HER TAKE FEED BACK.

>> IT WAS EASIER TO TAKE CRITIQUE AND IT WAS EASIER TO FOCUS ON NOT ON LIKE, I'M A BAD ARTIST, I FAILED.

AND INSTEAD TO LOOK AT, OH, I CAN IMPROVE THIS.

HE THINKS I'M REALLY GOOD AT THIS BUT THIS NEEDS MORE WORK.

I THINK IT'S MADE ME MORE PROFESSIONAL IN JUST THE WAY I HANDLE MY ART.

>> Reporter: NUNEZ IS PART OF THE GROWTH HE'S SEEN IN HIS STUDENTS.

>> THEY'VE GENERALLY DONE REALLY GOOD ABOUT NOT MAKING EXCUSES I WAS REALLY TIRED, I WAS IN A HURRY.

ALL OF THAT COULD HAVE BEEN TRUE.

YOU COULD HAVE LOST YOUR WORK AND YOU DID IT LAST NIGHT.

BUT IF YOU ARE SHOWING A TRUE PROFESSIONAL, JUST PUT ALL THAT AWAY AND JUST LISTEN TO WHAT THEY SAY AND YOU'RE GOING TO GET GOOD ADVICE.

BUT I THINK THEY'RE INSPIRED BY THE ATMOSPHERE OF COMIC CON AND SEEING ALL THESE PROFESSIONALS AROUND THEM.

>> I REMEMBER LAST YEAR THERE WAS A TIME I WAS WALKING AROUND THE AREA JUST BY MYSELFMENT AND I STOPPED AND THOUGHT, OH MY GOSH EVERYTHING HERE WAS MADE BY SOMEBODY.

AND THEY PUT SO MUCH TIME AND EFFORT.

EVERYONE -- EVEN SETTING UP THESE BOOTHS.

IT WAS SO INSPIRATIONAL.

IT MAKES ME WANT TO CREATE THAT KIND OF FEELING SOME DAY.

TO BE ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE PUTTING UP THE POSTERS.

OR TO JUST KEEP COMING AS A FAN TO ENJOY IT.

>> Reporter: THE PROGRAM ALSO GIVES A CLEAR EYED LOOK AT WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE A COMIC.

>> THE MYSTIQUE AND KIND OF THE FALSE IMPRESSION THAT A FINISHED COMIC PAGE JUST MATERIALIZES PERFECT IN A STORE IS ERASED.

LIKE THEY KNOW IT'S WORK, ERASE, FIX.

WHITE OUT, CORRECT, CRY.

YOU KNOW, LABOR AND THEN HOPEFULLY YOU WILL ARRIVE AT SOMETHING GOOD.

>> AND THERE'S NO BETTER PLACE TO FIND OUT JUST HOW GOOD YOU ARE THAN AT COMIC CON.

BETH ACOMANDO, KPBS NEWS.

>> AND BETH IS JOINING US RIGHT NOW.

THAT WAS A GREAT STORY, BETH.

>> THANK YOU.

>> YOU'RE TELLING US THERE'S OPPORTUNITY THAT'S CREATED IN THIS LITTLE FISH PROGRAM.

TELL US MORE.

>> SURE, SO COMIC CON HAS PORTFOLIO REVIEW.

IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE BUSINESS AT COMIC CON.

FOR THESE YOUNG ARTISTS THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO HAVE THEIR WORK LOOKED AT BY PROFESSIONALS.

THIS CAN HELP THEM IN THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE OR IF THEY'RE GOOD ENOUGH NOW AND THEY'VE DONE ENOUGH WORK THAT COULD GET THEM WORK WITH A PUBLISHER.

THERE'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY THERE.

>> PEOPLE HERE IN SAN DIEGO KNOW YOU'RE THE COMIC CON EXPERT.

WHAT PANELS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO?

>> THIS IS SUCH A STRUGGLE BECAUSE THERE'S SOMETHING LIKE 1,000 HOURS OF PROGRAMMING.

I THINK I MARKED 275 THAT I WANT TO GO TO WHICH I'LL NEVER MAKE.

BUT I DO LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT PANELS THAT HAVE LOCAL CREATORS.

AND ONE OF THOSE IS CHRIS RYLE.

HE HAS A PANEL THIS YEAR ON SATURDAY AT 5:00 CALLED DREAD THE HAUL AGE AND I GOT A CHANCE TO TALK TO HIM ABOUT WHAT THAT PANEL WILL ENTAIL.

>> THIS IS MY 28th CONSECUTIVE COMIC CON IN SAN DIEGO, SO.

I KIND OF JUST DISTILLED ALL THE STORIES I COMPILED THAT HAVE HAPPENED TO ME OVER THE YEARS TO A COMIC CON HORROR STORIES.

BUT IT'S NOT HORROR BUT WITH A SLANT.

SO WE HEIGHTENED THEM TO A CERTAIN DEGREE.

IT'S A FUN, GOOFY, SOME WHAT DARK CELEBRATION OF EVERYTHING THAT SURROUNDS US THIS WEEKEND.

SO WE DID A BADGE THAT IS A DREDGE THE HALLWAY BADGE AND LANYARD AND WE'RE GIVING IT TO EVERYONE WHO WILL BE ATTENDING THE PANEL.

>> SO IT'S THIS BADGE.

AND THERE'S ALSO KEITH AND JONES HE'S ALSO THE FOUNDER OF BLACK COMICS DAY.

AND HE'LL BE DOING ANOTHER EDITION OF THIS DREDGE THE HALL EDGE.

>> I'M NOT GOING TO GET INTO SPOILERS.

BUT LET'S SAY IT INVOLVES SANTA LEGAL -- SANTA CLAUS.

IT'S HORROR RELATED AND THAT'S ALL I'M GOING TO TELL YOU.

BUT IT IS COMING OUT THIS WINTER.

AND I'M THE ARTIST, COLORIST AND INKER OF THE PROJECT.

>> AND COPLOTTER.

>> WE COLLABORATED ON THE STORY.

>> I WILL SAY IT ORIGINALLY WAS INSPIRED OF MY LOVE OF THIS GOOFY OLD MOVIE CALLED SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS.

IT'S TURNED THE STORY ON ITS HEAD.

IT'S GORGEOUS, FUN AND PLAYFUL.

I CAN'T WAIT TILL PEOPLE SEE IT.

>> THAT'S VERY COOL.

FOR ANYONE WHO HAS BEEN LIVING UNDER A ROCK THERE'S BIG NEWS OUT OF HAUL H THIS YEAR.

QUITE THE DEBUT ACTUALLY.

TELL US ABOUT THAT.

>> SO GEORGE LUCAS, CREATOR OF STAR WARS IS MAKING HIS FIRST EVER APPEARANCE HERE AT SAN DIEGO COMIC CON.

NOW, IT'S A FIRST FOR HIM.

BUT NOT A FIRST FOR STAR WARS.

THERE WAS A PANEL BACK, I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF YOU CALL IT A PANEL BUT IT WAS BACK IN 1976 WHEN THE CONVENTION WAS STILL VERY YOUNG.

THEY HAD A TINY TABLE.

THEY GAVE OUT SOME POSTERS WHICH NOW SELL FOR $30,000, I BELIEVE.

AND SINCE THEN STAR WARS HAS HAD A PRESENCE HERE IN COMIC CON IN VARIOUS WAYS.

I CAN'T TELL YOU THE LEVEL OF EXCITEMENT ABOUT GEORGE LUCAS BEING HERE AND TO DOUBLE THE EXCITEMENT, THEY HAVE G UILLERMO DEL TORO.

IT'S ABOUT CREATORS THAT ARE GEEKY FANS.

AND HE SAID HE WAS COLLECTING VIDEOS FROM CREATORS.

>> I THINK THAT IT HAS BECOME MORE MULTI MEDIA OVER THE YEARS AND THAT'S PERFECTLY LEGIT BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE BUSINESS OF COMIC BOOKS.

THEY ARE ALL MUTATING INTO MORE MEDIA EVENTS.

I THINK THAT SADLY OR NOT, THE PUBLISHING INDUSTRY IS IN REAL TROUBLE.

ONE OF THE THINGS PUTTING FRESH REVENUE INTO THE INDUSTRY IS THE TV DEALS AND TOYS AND IT'S KEEPING AN ART FORM ALIVE.

>> AND YOU GET KIND OF ENERGIZED BY BEING INTERACTING WITH FANS.

>> I GET BOTH.

I GET ENERGIZED THEN I GET HOME AND COLLAPSE ON BED.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING ALL THAT BACK TO US.

BUT I WILL NOT DENY OUR VIEWERS A SHORT CONVERSATION ABOUT THE OUTFIT YOU'RE WEARING TONIGHT.

TELL US ABOUT THIS.

>> WELL THIS IS A JAPANESE TEA TOWEL THAT I HAD MADE INTO A CUSTOM CORSET.

AND I LOVE STAR WARS.

FOR THE PANEL I WILL BE WEARING MY OUTFIT MADE OF SHEETS.

>> IF FOR NOTHING ELSE YOU GOT TO SEE THE DRESS; RIGHT.

TONIGHT THE OSCARS OF COMICS IS TAKING PLACE.

THE ISNER AWARD.

TELL US ABOUT THAT.

>> THEY ARE AWARDED IN 32 CATEGORIES THAT REFLECT THE DIVERSITY AND JUST THE BREATH OF WHAT COMICS ARE LIKE TODAY.

AND IF YOU HAVE A BADGE, YOU CAN ATTEND THE EVENT.

AND IT STARTS AT 8:00 ON FRIDAY.

AND IT'S JUST OFFERS A WONDERFUL LIKE READING LIST FOR YOU.

IF YOU'RE NOT HERE AT COMICON YOU CAN STILL FIND THE LIST OF NOMINEES.

YOU CAN STILL SEEK OUT THESE BOOKS AT COMIC BOOKSTORES, EVEN ONLINE.

IT'S A FABULOUS OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE THE COMIC INDUSTRY HERE AT COMIC CON.

>> I WOULD TELL YOU TO GO HAVE FUN BUT I ALREADY KNOW YOU WILL.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH BETH.

>> THANK YOU.

>> AS WE HEAD INTO TONIGHT WE'LL BE TRACKING LOW CLOUDS AT THE COAST.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE MID- 60s.

OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE A MIX OF 50s AND 60s.

OVER ALL A NICE START HERE FOR YOUR EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

FUTURE TRACK RADAR SHOWING SOME CLOUD COVERAGE HERE ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS BY AROUND 6:00, 7:00, 8:00 A.M. WE'LL START TO SEE CLOUD COVERAGE.

BY MIDDAY WE'LL SEE LOTS OF SUNSHINE.

SHOWERS AND STORMS OFF TO THE NORTH.

THE SIERRAS WILL SEE SOME RAINFALL BUT OVER ALL IT LOOKS LIKE WE'LL STAY DRY THROUGHOUT SATURDAY.

LOOKS LIKE WE'LL STAY DRY SUNDAY AS WELL.

SOME EARLY CLOUDS BUT OVER ALL THAT'S ABOUT IT.

IT'S GOING TO BE SWELTERING WITH HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATING THE FORECAST ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS.

TEMPERATURE WISE WE'LL SEE A MIX OF 70s AND 80s PRIMARILY GETTING UP TO 74 FOR OCEANSIDE.

73 DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO.

AS WE HEAD INTO SUNDAY, VERY DRY, PRETTY MILD CONDITIONS HERE ACROSS THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL AREAS ESPECIALLY WITH THAT HEAT STILL CONTINUING OFF TO THE WEST.

FOR THAT EXTENDED FORECAST HERE ARE YOUR FIVE DAY COAST OUTLOOK.

BEAUTIFUL WEATHER AS WE HEAD THROUGHOUT THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WE'LL SEE A LITTLE BIT OF A DIP INTO THE UPPER 50s POSSIBLE IN THE EARLY PARTS OF NEXT WEEK.

BUT OVER ALL LOTS OF SUNSHINE AS WE HEAD THROUGHOUT THE NEXT FIVE DAYS.

INLAND FORECAST WE WILL SEE TEMPERATURES IN THE 70s FOR SATURDAY.

AFTER THAT TEMPERATURES ARE REALLY GOING TO START TO RAMP UP.

WE'LL SEE THE MID-80s BY MIDWEEK.

LOTS OF SUNSHINE, OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE MID- TO UPPER 50s.

ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS WE'LL SEE AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE 60s FOR SATURDAY.

THEN HERE COMES THE WARM UP.

WE'LL SEE 70s FOR THE WEEKEND, 80s HERE AS WE HEAD INTO THE MIDDLE PART OF NEXT WEEK.

THEN ACROSS THE DESERT WE WILL SEE TEMPERATURES WELL INTO THE TRIPLE DIGITS.

POSSIBLY EVEN AROUND 110 INTO THE MIDDLE TO LATE PART OF NEXT WEEK.

TEMPERATURE LOWS IN THE MID- 70s.

>> THE WEATHER DOWNTOWN FEELS A LOT COOLER THAN IT DID OVER LAST YEAR'S COMIC CON.

LET'S GET THE UPDATES FROM JOHN CARROLL.

>> MAYA THANKS.

MAYOR TODD GLORIA IS ASKING FOR MORE CLARIFICATION.

AND TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON I.C.E.

OPERATIONS IN THE CITY.

THAT INCLUDES LOCATIONS, DATES, ARRESTS, AND THE USE OF MASKS.

>> IF I.C.E.

AGENTS OR ANYBODY CALLS FOR EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE, WE WILL RESPOND JUST LIKE WE WOULD FOR ANYBODY.

>> IS THERE ANY CHANCE YOU WOULD RECONSIDER THOSE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.

>> IF THERE WAS A NEED TO.

I'M PRETTY SURE IT WOULD BE UNDER EVALUATION.

>> THE MAYOR'S ORDER DOES NOT ASK SPD TO STOP PROVIDING EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO FEDERAL AGENTS.

>> THIS YEAR SAN DIEGO PRIDE WAS ONE FOR THE RECORD BOOKS.

ORGANIZERS SAY IT SHATTERED EXPECTATIONS.

MORE THAN 31,000 TICKETS TO THE FESTIVAL WERE SOLD THIS YEAR.

MARKING A 30% INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR'S FESTIVAL.

IT'S ALSO THE HIGHEST TICKET REVENUE IN THE EVENT'S HISTORY.

AS ALWAYS, YOU CAN FIND MORE LOCAL NEWS ONLINE AT KPBS.ORG IN THE KPBS STUDIO, I'M JOHN CARROLL.

>> I'M JOHN BENNETT, THE IMPLICATIONS OF PRESIDENT TRUMP'S PUSH TO GET HOMELESS PEOPLE OFF THE STREETS.

THAT'S AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>> BACK OUT HERE LIVE OUT THE NEW CHILDREN'S MUSEUM DOWNTOWN.

WE'RE TAKING ANOTHER LOOK AT THE COMIC CON CROWDS OUTSIDE THE CONVENTION CENTERS.

THE STREETS ARE FULL OF CHARACTER, SUPERHEROS AND SUPERVILLAINS ALIKE.

AND COSPLAYING IS A BIG PART OF THE EVENT WHETHER YOU'RE ATTENDING THE CONVENTION AND COSTUME OR JUST TAKING PICTURES OF YOUR FAVORITE CAPE CRUSADERS.

MATTHEW BULLARD TALKED TO ONE COS PLAYER ABOUT WHAT PORTRAYING SPIDEY MEANS TO HIM.

>> MY NAME IS NICHOLAS PRYOR.

I'M SPIDER MAN MORALES.

WHY DO I COS PLAY, FOR ME IT'S EMBRACING MY INNER CHILD.

>> I LOVE IT.

>> BEING ABLE TO EXPRESS YOURSELF.

EXPRESS YOUR FEELINGS WITHOUT FEAR OF JUDGMENT.

>> IT FEELS LIKE EVERYONE IS CARRYING THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD NOW.

IF YOU TURN ON THE NEWS, IF YOU TURN ON THE TV, TURN ON THE RADIO IT'S ALL, NEGATIVITY AND DOUR AND DEPRESSING AND SADNESS OF DEATH AND HUNGER AND PAIN.

BUT, COS PLAY IT TAKES ME TO A DIFFERENT PLACE.

IT TAKES ME TO ANOTHER WORLD.

WHEN I PUT ON THIS MASK, I STOP BEING ME.

>> LET'S ROCK.

>> THAT'S A PERFECT ONE.

>> ME TOO.

>> I GET TO BE THAT SUPER HERO THAT MY LITTLE KID SELF WOULD LIKE TO SEE.

THEY DON'T SEE AMERICAN MAN, THEY DON'T SEE BLACK MAN, THEY SEE SPIDER MAN.

THAT MAKES THEM LIGHT UP MORE THAN ANYTHING.

>> THANK YOU.

>> Reporter: THAT INTERACTION RIGHT THERE CAN HELP CHANGE THEIR PERSPECTIVE AND MAKE THEM MORE RECEPTIVE FOR POSITIVITY AND EMPATHY AND HELPS THEM GROW TO BE A MORE WELL ROUNDED AND CARING INDIVIDUAL THROUGH COS PLAY.

>> SO MUCH PASSION.

THAT STORY WAS PRODUCED BY MATTHEW BULER.

WE HAVE A SPECIAL SECTION DEDICATED TO ALL THINGS COMIC CON ON KPBS.ORG.

YOU WILL FIND THE LATEST FROM OUR REPORTERS, ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE CONVENTION, DAILY SCHEDULES AND ANSWERS TO FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.

BE SURE TO FOLLOW KPBS ON INSTAGRAM FOR PICTURES AND VIDEO THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND.

WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE NEW CHILDREN'S MUSEUM FOR PROVIDING THIS SPACE NEAR THE CONVENTION CENTER FOR OUR COMIC CON COVERAGE.

IT'S BEEN WONDERFUL.

AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR THIS SPECIAL EVENING EDITION.

LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

HAVE A SUPER WEEKEND AND HAPPY CON.

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

PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AIR, RESTORATION AND FLOOD SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL 1-800-BILL-HOWELL OR VISIT BILLHOWELL.COM.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREVICE FOUNDATION.

DARLENE MARCO SHILEY AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.