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>>> GOOD EVENING.

IT IS FRIDAY JULY 29th.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

MAYA TRABULSI.

SAN DIEGANS WILL HAVE ANOTHER OPTION WHEN IT COMES TO GETTING PRODUCTION FROM COVID.

IT'S A NEWLY APPROVED VACCINE CALLED NOVAVAX, AND COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY IT WILL BE AVAILABLE HERE THIS WEEKEND.

KITTY ALVARADO EXPLAINS WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT.

>> Reporter: NOVAVAX.

BY THE NAME YOU MIGHT GUESS IT IS A VACCINE.

IT IS.

IT IS A COVID VACCINE, BUT THIS VACCINE IS DIFFERENT FROM MOST OF THE ONES OUT THERE ON THE FRONT LINES AGAINST THE VIRUS.

>> IN THE MRNA VACCINES, YOU ARE NOT CHOPPING UP BITS OF THOSE PROTEINS IN THE BODY.

YOU ARE GIVING A MESSAGE AND THE BODY MAKES IS PROTEIN.

>> Reporter: A PROFESSOR OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO.

HE SAYS WHAT MAKES THIS VACCINE DIFFERENT IS ACTUALLY THAT IT IS QUITE ORDINARY.

>> NOVAVAX IS USING VERY TRADITIONAL TECHNOLOGY.

WE HAVE USED IT FOR HEPATITIS VACCINES, AND HPV VACCINES.

IT IS TRIED AND TRUE USING AN OLD- FASHIONED METHOD, CHOPPING UP BITS OF WHAT THE VIRUS LOOKS LIKE, SEND IT TO THE BODY, AND YOU PRODUCE ANTIBODIES.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE FDA, OVERALL THE TWO DOSE VACCINE WAS ABOUT 90% EFFECTIVE AGAINST SEVERE COVID.

>> SAN DIEGO REMAINS IN THE BREAD TEAR DUE TO OUR INCREASING HIGH NUMBERS OF CASES AND BACKS HOSPITALIZATION RATES.

>> Reporter: DR. CAMERON KAISER SAYS BECAUSE COVID REMAINS HIGH IN THE COUNTY, HAVING ANOTHER TOOL IN THE ARSENAL IS GREAT FOR SAN DIEGANS.

>> NOW NOVAVAX GIVES PEOPLE ANOTHER CHOICE TO BE PROTECTED AGAINST COVID-19.

SAN DIEGANS SHOULD GET THE VACCINE THEY FEEL WORKS BEST FOR THEM, AND OUR VACCINATION SITES SHOULD BE GETTING AN INNOCENT IS THIS WEEKEND, AS WELL AS YOUR DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST.

>> Reporter: BOOSTERS ALSO MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN PREVENTING INFECTION, OR REINFECTION, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE IN A HIGH RISK CATEGORY.

>> LUNG COVID TAKES MANY FORMS AND CAN BE DISABLING TO PEOPLE.

THE BEST PREVENTION IS NOT TO GET IT IN THE FIRST PLACE.

>> THIS VACCINE IS APPROVED FOR PEOPLE 18 AND OVER.

KITTY ALVARADO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS PLANNING TO OFFER VARIANT SPECIFIC PICTURE VACCINES THIS FALL.

THE GOVERNOR AGREED TO BY MILLIONS OF DOSES OF PFIZER AND MODERNA.

THE BOOSTERS TARGET THE ORIGINAL STRAIN OF CORONAVIRUS AS WELL AS THE BA.5 OMICRON SUBAREA AND.

THE PURCHASE AGREEMENTS ARE CONTINGENT ON AUTHORIZATION BY THE FDA AND CDC.

THEY ARE EXPECTED TO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL ADULTS IN SEPTEMBER.

>>> COVID VACCINES ARE NOW AVAILABLE TO CHILDREN SIX MONTHS AND OLDER, BUT ARE PARENTS WILLING TO GET THEIR KIDS VACCINATED?

BUT A NEW SURVEY REVEALS, COMING UP.

>>> LOCAL HEALTH OFFICIALS HAVE SET UP A NEW MONKEYPOX TEXT ALERT SYSTEM.

IT COMES AS STATE HEALTH LEADERS ARE REQUESTING SOME 800,000 OF DOSES OF VACCINE FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

AT HOFFMAN TELLS US A NATIONAL SUPPLY SHORTAGE MEANS IT IS UNLIKELY TO BE HAPPENING SOON.

>> Reporter: JUST UNDER 800 CASES OF MONKEYPOX HAVE BEEN FOUND IN CALIFORNIA.

ON FRIDAY, STATE HEALTH LEADERS GIVE AN UPDATE ON THE OUTBREAK THAT HAS INFECTED OVER 5000 PEOPLE NATIONWIDE.

OFFICIALS SAY 67% OF REPORTED CASES IN CALIFORNIA ARE FROM SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES.

SAN FRANCISCO DECLARED A LOCAL HEALTH EMERGENCY WITH THE RISING INFECTIONS, BUT STATE LEADERS AREN'T GOING THAT FAR.

THEY ARE NOT RULING OUT AN EMERGENCY ORDER, BUT SAY RIGHT NOW THEIR FOCUS IS GETTING THE LIMITED NUMBER OF VACCINES TO THOSE MOST AT RISK.

ANYONE CAN CONTRACT MONKEYPOX, BUT CURRENTLY HOMOSEXUAL, BISEXUAL, OR OTHER MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN MAKE UP THE BULK OF INFECTIONS.

OFFICIALS DON'T WANT TO STIGMATIZE THEM AND ARE WORKING WITH LGBTQ GROUPS ON MESSAGING AND OUTREACH.

CALIFORNIA'S PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER EXPLAINS HOW THEY DISTRIBUTE THE LIMITED SUPPLY OF VACCINES TO COUNTIES.

>> WE ARE LOOKING AT THE NUMBER OF CASES OCCURRING, AND THAT IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF WHERE THE VACCINES ARE GOING.

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SINCE IT TO CALIFORNIA, AND THEN WE DID A CALCULATION.

SAN FRANCISCO IS GETTING AN AMOUNT THAT CORRESPONDS TO THE BURDEN OF CASES IN THE COUNTY.

>> Reporter: 11 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HOSPITALIZED STATEWIDE WITH NO DEATHS REPORTED, AND AROUND 2200 DOSES OF VACCINE HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED HERE.

OFFICIALS REALIZE IT IS NOT ENOUGH, AND THEY WILL OPEN HER APPOINTMENT AS SUPPLY COMES IN.

MONKEYPOX IS NOT AS TRANSMISSIBLE AS COVID-19.

IT REQUIRES CLOSE CONTACT, OR USING THE CLOTHES AND BEDDING OF AN INFECTED PERSON.

IT CAN CAUSE FLULIKE SYMPTOMS AND RASHES.

COUNTY OFFICIALS HAVE LAUNCHED A MONKEYPOX TEXT ALERT SYSTEM WHERE RESIDENTS CAN STAY UP-TO- DATE WITH THE LATEST INFORMATION.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY REPORTS NEW MONKEYPOX CASES ON FRIDAY EVENINGS, AND WE JUST GOT THE UPDATE.

THE TOTAL IS NOW 27, UP SEVEN FROM LAST WEEK.

>>> STANDDOWN IS BACK IN FULL SWING TODAY AFTER BEING SHORTENED BY THE PANDEMIC FOR 2 YEARS.

STEVE WALSH HAS A LOOK AT THE 1st DAY OF THE EVENT TO HELP VETERANS DEALING WITH HOMELESSNESS.

>> Reporter: THE 10th, THE FLAGS, THE OVERALL LOOK OF A MILITARY ENCAMPMENT DESIGNED TO MAKE VETERANS LIVING ON THE STREET FEEL AT HOME.

ALL OF THAT IS BACK FOR STAND DOWN 2022.

THE STANDDOWN IS ORGANIZED BY THE VETERANS VILLAGE OF SAN DIEGO.

>> STAND DOWN HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN ABOUT NOT JUST RECEIVING THE SERVICES.

IT IS ABOUT COMMUNITY.

IT IS A TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCE.

IT IS MEANT TO BE A TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCE.

>> Reporter: ROUGHLY 200 VETERANS HAD COME TO STANDDOWN FRIDAY MORNING.

>> WE ALSO HAD A LARGER POPULATION OF HOMELESS VETERANS, SO THIS YEAR WE SAW A DECREASE IN VETERAN HOMELESSNESS OF 30%.

THAT IS SIGNIFICANT.

>> Reporter: TEMPLETON SAYS FINDING PERMANENT HOUSING FOR VETERANS IS A GROWING PART OF THE MISSION FOR VETERANS VILLAGE SAN DIEGO, THOUGH STANDDOWN REMAINS RELEVANT.

POST-VIETNAM VETERAN JOHNNY BYRD SAYS HOMELESS VETERANS GRAVITATE TO STAND DOWN.

>> THEY WANT GO IN FOR A LOT OF OTHER SERVICES, BUT STANDDOWN, THEY TEND TO GRAVITATE THIS WAY.

THEY TEND TO COME IN BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT THERE IS NO QUESTIONS ASKED.

>> Reporter: THE SAN DIEGO HOMELESS COURT HAS BEEN AT STANDDOWN ALMOST SINCE THE EVENT BEGAN IN 1988, HELPING PEOPLE CLEAR AWAY MINOR VIOLATIONS, WHICH IS STILL ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR ELEMENTS OF THE EVENT.

THE WIFE OF THE EVENT WHO WAS A LONGTIME VOLUNTEER AT STANDDOWN BEFORE HE DIED.

>> I WAS AFRAID TO GO INTO THE COURT SYSTEM, AFRAID I BE ARRESTED FOR A WARRANT OR SOMETHING, AND THEN TO WHAT AVAIL, I MEAN, WHAT CAN I TELL THEM.

I JUST GET 700 SOMETHING FROM SOCIAL SECURITY, SO IT IS LIKE, IT IS HARD.

OR MAC STANDDOWN CONTINUES THROUGH SUNDAY AT ROOSEVELT MIDDLE SCHOOL JUST NORTH OF BALBOA PARK.

STEVE WALSH, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A RECENT INVESTIGATION BY KPBS NEWS PARTNER I KNEW SOURCE REVEALED WIDESPREAD DRUG USE OUT OF THE VETERANS VILLAGE REHAB CENTER, AND FEDERAL AUTHORITIES ARE INVESTIGATING TWO SUSPECTED FENTANYL OVERDOSE DEATHS ON CAMPUS.

VETERANS VILLAGE ACKNOWLEDGED A SHORTAGE OF WORKERS, BUT THAT THEY ARE STILL PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY CARE.

>>> NEW REGULATIONS ARE NOW IN PLACE FOR SHARED ELECTRIC SCOOTERS IN THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO.

JACOB AERE SAYS PART OF THE RULES LOOK TO CREATE FAIR ACCESS TO THE DEVICES AND ALL NEIGHBORHOODS.

>> Reporter: THE NEW RULES ON SHARED SCOOTERS AND BIKES ANYWHERE BUT IN CITY APPROVED CORRALS, SLOWER SPEEDS ON SIDEWALKS, IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE SCOOTER COMPANIES MORE ACCOUNTABLE FOR IRRESPONSIBLE WRITERS.

THERE ARE FOUR COMPANIES THAT CAN HELP PROVIDE THEIR SERVICES ACROSS THE CITY.

CITY HEIGHTS CDC COMMUNICATION ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR JESSE RAMIREZ SAYS ONLY ONE OF THE OPERATORS IS CURRENTLY IN THE CITY HEIGHTS COMMUNITY.

>> A LOT OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND RESIDENTS LIE ON TRANSIT IS THEIR ONLY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION.

SOME OF THEM HAVE TO WALK QUITE A DISTANCE TO GET TO THE TRANSIT STOP, SO DEFINITELY HAVING THESE OPTIONS WOULD HELP A LOT IN THE COMMUNITY.

I DO SEE THERE IS A NEED.

>> Reporter: THE CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT SAYS THE ROADS IN HIS DISTRICT NEED TO BE WRITABLE FOR SHARED SCOOTERS AND e- BIKES.

IN A STATEMENT HE SAID DISTRICT 9 IS HOME TO SOME OF THE CITY'S MOST DANGEROUS INTERSECTIONS, AND STREET SAFETY IS HIS PRIORITY.

THE NUMBER OF TOTAL DEVICES HAS BEEN REDUCED FROM 11,000 TO 8000 ACROSS THE CITY, AND COMPANIES MUST NOW VERIFY ANY RIDERS OVER 18 YEARS OLD.

THEY ARE ADDING MORE SCOOTERS AND e-BIKES TO HELP MEET OVERALL TRANSPORTATION NEEDS OF THE AREA, ESPECIALLY WITH GAS PRICES BECOMING UNAFFORDABLE TO MANY.

>> I DO SEE A LOT OF VALUE IN THESE NEW REGULATIONS, AND I THINK IT CAN HELP CITY HEIGHTS COMMUNITY, AND OTHER HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED AMENITIES A LOT.

>> Reporter: THE CITY'S MOBILITY DEPARTMENT SAID IN A TWEET THAT 54 NEW CORRALS HAVE BEEN ADDED IN HILLCREST, NORTHPARK, OVER THE LAST THREE MONTHS.

SHE ADDED THAT CORRALS WILL BE ADDED INDUSTRY NINE, AND THE COLLEGE AREA.

>>> THE CHULA VISTA POLICE DEPARTMENT IS USING DRONES AND OTHER HIGH-TECH DEVICES, AND SOME RESIDENTS ARE EXPRESSING CONCERNS ABOUT PRIVACY.

THE CITY HELD ITS SECOND MEETING OF THE TASK FORCE LAST NIGHT DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS.

SOME RESIDENTS WORRY ABOUT THE DATA COLLECTED BY POLICE LICENSE PLATE READERS AND TRAFFIC CAMERAS IN WHICH OTHER AGENCIES ARE GETTING THEIR HANDS ON THE INFORMATION.

>> THEY ALSO PRESENT AVENUES AT WHICH DATA CAN BE COLLECTED, STORED, POSSIBLY MISUSED, LOST, OR GIVEN TO OTHER AGENCIES WITHOUT THE PERSON'S KNOWLEDGE, AND THAT IS A HUGE PRIVACY ISSUE.

>> THE CITY SAYS IT MAY ESTABLISH A PERMANENT PRIVACY ADVISORY COMMISSION TO ADDRESS CONCERNS.

>>> IT HAS BEEN SEVEN MONTHS SINCE CALIFORNIA REQUIRED TRASH HAULERS TO START PICKING UP AND COMPOSTING FOOD WASTE, BUT THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO IS STILL FAR AWAY FROM COMPLYING.

KPBS ENVIRONMENT REPORTER ERIK ANDERSON SAYS THE CLOCK IS TICKING.

>>> COMPOST IS NUTRIENT RICH.

>> Reporter: RENEE ROBERTSON IS THE CITY'S ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING THE 75 ACRE GREENERY SITE AT THE MIRAMAR LANDFILL.

>> IT'S NOT SOIL.

IT IS A SOIL AMENDMENT, A NUTRIENT RICH SOIL AMENDMENT.

YOU CAN SEE THE MOISTURE IN IT.

>> Reporter: THIS IS WHERE GREEN WASTE SUCH AS GAS CLIPPINGS AND SHRUBBERY CLIPPINGS COME TO GET A SECOND LIFE.

IT IS GROUND UP AND SEQUESTERED UNDER WATERPROOF TARPS.

OXYGEN GETS PUMPED INTO THE PILES TO SPEED UP THE NATURAL COMPOSTING PROCESS.

>> THAT'S A BLOWER, A VERY SMALL ELECTRIC ENGINE.

AND IN THIS IS THE OTHER, THE BRAIN COMPONENTS IN THE FEEDBACK.

>> Reporter: IT IS A PROCESS THAT HAS BEEN RESIGNED OVER THE TWO DECADES SAN DIEGO OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN WORKING TO KEEP GREEN WASTE OUT OF THE LANDFILL.

UNLIKE REGULAR RECYCLING, WHICH RELIES ON SHIPPING TRASH FAR AWAY.

>> WHAT COMES TO THIS FACILITY HAS BEEN GENERATED WITHIN 30 MILES, AND OUR FINAL PRODUCT GOES RIGHT BACK OUT WITHIN 30 MILES.

I THINK IT IS REALLY TAKING EVERYTHING THAT WE THINK ABOUT FROM CLIMATE ACTION, AND REALLY FLIPPING IT IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, BUT WE ARE DOING IT LOCALLY.

>> Reporter: AND THE OPERATION IS ABOUT TO GET A LOT BIGGER.

IN A STATE LAW THAT TOOK EFFECT IN JANUARY REQUIRES A CITIES TO BEGIN COLLECTING FOOD SCRAPS AND COMPOSTING THE ORGANIC MATERIAL.

THAT IS BECAUSE DECOMPOSING FOOD IN LANDFILLS CREATES METHANE, A SIGNIFICANT GREENHOUSE GAS THAT WARMS THE CLIMATE.

THE MIRAMAR LANDFILL ALREADY HANDLES COMMERCIAL FOOD WASTE FROM LARGE VENDORS, LIKE STARBUCKS, SEAWORLD, AND THE MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT, BUT THE CITY IS A LOT OF WORK TO DO TO UPGRADE ITS RESIDENTIAL COLLECTION SYSTEM.

>> WHERE WE HAVE GOTTEN A LITTLE BIT TRIPPED UP OF COURSE -- >> Reporter: CITY COUNCILMEMBER JUDE LeCAVA CHAIRS THE ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE.

HE SAYS SOME CITY RESIDENTS WHO HAVE PRIVATE WASTE HAULERS ARE ALREADY SEPARATING THEIR FOOD SCRAPS, BUT EVERYONE ELSE WILL BE ABLE TO UNTIL THE CITY CAN RAMP UP ITS COLLECTION CAPABILITY.

IT HAS TO PICK UP GREEN AND ORGANIC WASTE FROM 285,000 CUSTOMERS EVERY WEEK.

>> WE ARE GOING TO SWITCH FROM THE CURRENT SCHEDULE, WHICH CALLS FOR RECYCLING AND FOR GREENS TO BE PICKED UP EVERY TWO WEEKS, TO INCLUDE THEM ON THE WEEKLY PICKUP.

WHAT THAT MEANS IS WE NEED MORE TRUCKS, AND MORE DRIVERS FOR THOSE TRUCKS, TO REALLY UPDATE THAT COLLECTION ON A MORE FREQUENT BASIS.

>> Reporter: SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES ARE KEEPING 43 NEW TRUCKS FROM BEING DELIVERED UNTIL EARLY NEXT YEAR.

WHEN THE TRUCKS ARRIVE, THE CITY WILL DELIVER 240,000 GREEN WASTE CONTAINERS, AND 285,000 FOOD SCRAP BUCKETS TO CITY RESIDENTS.

THE PICKUP SCHEDULE NEEDS TO HAPPEN WEEKLY, BECAUSE FOOD SCRAPS CAN ATTRACT RODENTS AND OTHER VERMIN.

>> WE REALLY ARE VERY MOTIVATED FOR BOTH ENVIRONMENTAL REASONS AND REGULATORY REASONS TO GET THIS RIGHT AT THE GET-GO TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS HOW THIS WILL WORK.

>> Reporter: CAL RECYCLE IS PHASING AND IMPLEMENTATION OVER A TWO YEAR PERIOD.

IF THE CITY FAILS TO GET THE PROGRAM UP AND RUNNING, THERE COULD BE A NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND FINDS, BUT THE PROCESS ALLOWS FOR AMPLE OPPORTUNITY TO CORRECT THE VIOLATION BEFORE DAILY FINES WOULD BE ISSUED.

CAL RECYCLE OFFICIALS SAY IF THE ENTIRE STATE REMOVES FOOD SCRAPS FROM LANDFILLS, IT WILL BE THE EQUIVALENT OF REMOVING 3 MILLION CARS FROM LOCAL ROADS.

>> WE ARE ALL GENERATING FOOD WASTE RIGHT NOW.

THAT IS WHAT I LIKE TO POINT OUT.

WE WILL JUST BE PUTTING IT IN A DIFFERENT BEEN, INTO THE GREEN WASTE BIN ALONG WITH OUR GREEN WASTE.

>> Reporter: RENEE ROBERTSON IS CHANGING THE CITY'S TRASH SYSTEM IS A CHALLENGE.

>> THIS WILL BE A LARGE HABIT CHANGE FOR MILLIONS OF RESIDENTS, AND WE WILL TAKE THE TIME TO DO IT RIGHT.

>> Reporter: AND CITY RESIDENTS WILL HAVE TO ADJUST FOR THIS CLIMATE FRIENDLY EFFORT TO SUCCEED.

>> WE ARE REALLY SET UP WELL TO START RECEIVING THIS MATERIAL.

>> Reporter: THIS FACILITY HANDLES ABOUT 100,000 TONS OF COMPOSTABLE MATERIAL IN THE COURSE OF A YEAR.

THAT WILL GROW TO 250,000 TONS BY THE TIME THIS ORGANICS RECYCLING PROGRAM IS FULLY UP AND RUNNING.

ERIK ANDERSON , KPBS NEWS.

>>> HERE IS A LOOK AT TODAY'S WEATHER HEADLINES.

THE MONSON MOISTURE IS GOING TO BE INCREASING AS WE TAKE INTO THE WEEKEND.

THAT MEANS SOME SPOTTY STORMS INLAND.

BEST CHANCES FOR STORMS UP IN THE MOUNTAINS.

ALONG THE COAST WITH CLOUDS, IT WILL BE COOLER IMA BUT SEASONABLY WARM.

HERE IS THE SETUP.

WE HAVE THE MONSON MOISTURE COMING IN ON A SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW.

WE WILL SEE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO OUR AREA WITH SOME STRONG OUTFLOW WIND THAT COULD BLOW A LITTLE BIT OF DUST AROUND HERE CLINGING IS DANGEROUS WAS IF YOU HEAR THUNDER, GET INDOORS.

TAKING A LOOK AT TONIGHT, MAINLY CLOUDY IN THE METRO.

68 DEGREES.

INLAND SECTIONS, TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND 70.

BORREGO SPRINGS A LITTLE WARM AT 79 DEGREES.

HERE'S THE SITTER FOR THE WEEKEND.

SATURDAY, SPOTTY STORMS WILL START AT WESTWARD AS MOISTURE STARTS TO INCREASE, AND WE CAN'T RULE OUT A STRAY STORM AND SOME OF THE INLAND LOCALES HERE, BUT A HIGHER CHANCE WOULD BE FOUND IN THE MOUNTAINS.

70s AT THE COAST, WARMING INTO THE 90s IN THE INTERIOR.

BORREGO SPRINGS AT 99.

CHECK OUT THE FUTURE RADAR.

YOU SEE A FEW LITTLE SPECS STARTING TO POP UP DURING THE DAY SATURDAY.

THAT IS AN INDICATION THAT COULD BE A SPOTTY SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM AROUND.

SUNDAY, THAT MOISTURE NEARBY, SO WE WILL SEE A FEW MORE STORMS ERUPTING IN THE MOUNTAINS, PERHAPS INTO THE DESERTS.

HERE IS A LOOK AT THE TEMPERATURES THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

NEAR THE COAST, YOU WILL BE RUNNING IN THE UPPER 70s WITH CLOUDS AND SOME SUNSHINE.

INLAND SECTION WE WILL WARM INTO THE 80s.

YOU CAN'T RULE OUT THAT STRAY STORM.

INTO THE MOUNTAINS, BETTER CHANCES FOR STORMS.

SOME OF THOSE COULD BE HEAVY.

IT IS DRY TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY, AND EVEN IN THE DESERTS THERE COULD BE A STORM ON THE PROWL AS WE DRY OUT EARLY NEXT WEEK.

FOR KPBS NEWS , I AM METEOROLOGIST MARK MANCUSO.

>>> WITH BACK-TO-SCHOOL SEASON APPROACHING, MILLIONS OF SCHOOL- AGED CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES ARE STILL NOT VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19, AND OF COAL HIGGINS REPORTS, MANY PARENTS SAY THEY WILL NOT VACCINATE THEIR KIDS AGAINST COVID.

>> Reporter: WITH THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR LOOMING, AND A COVID-19 VARIANT BA.5 SPREADING, MILLIONS OF U.S. CHILDREN STILL REMAIN UNVACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19.

>> WITH A LOT OF PARENTS OF YOUNG KIDS WERE CONFUSED, BOTH OUT ABOUT HOW DANGEROUS COVID IS TO KIDS, AND CONFUSED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VACCINE.

>> Reporter: ABOUT 45% OF 5 TO 17-YEAR-OLDS ARE FULLY VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19 ACCORDING TO THE LATEST DATA FROM THE CDC.

THAT IS ABOUT 24 MILLION 5 TO 17-YEAR-OLDS, AND AROUND 22 MILLION OF THEM ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A BOOSTER SHOT, BUT ACCORDING TO CDC DATA, ONLY ABOUT 5 MILLION OF THOSE SAME YOUNG PEOPLE AGES 5 TO 17 HAVE GOTTEN A BOOSTER DOSE DIVIDE COVID-19.

>> THE DATA ON THE SAFETY OF THESE MRNA VACCINES IS STELLAR.

>> Reporter: BUT THE UPTAKE OF COVID-19 BOOSTER SHOTS AMONG ELIGIBLE SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN AND TEENS HAVE BEEN SLOW, MOSTLY BECAUSE MANY CHILDREN WHO HAVE NOT COMPLETED THEIR INITIAL DOSES OF VACCINE.

A KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION STUDY REVEALING THAT 43% OF U.S. PARENTS OF CHILDREN UNDER FIVE SAY THEY WILL NOT GET THEIR CHILD VACCINATED DUE TO CONCERNS OVER SAFETY AND LONG- TERM SIDE EFFECTS.

>> THEY ARE MISCALCULATING THAT RISK VERSUS BENEFIT.

>> Reporter: A RISK SOME OFFICIALS WARN COULD BE DEADLY.

>> LET ME BE CLEAR, COVID WAS AMONG THE TOP 10 KILLERS OF KIDS OF ALL AGE GROUPS 1 END UP PRIOR TO VACCINE.

>>> RESEARCHERS ALSO FOUND ONLY 17% OF PARENTS WITH CHILDREN BETWEEN SIX MONTHS AND FIVE YEARS OLD SAY THEIR CHILD HAS BEEN VACCINATED OR WILL BE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

THE FBI AUTHORIZED COVID VACCINATION IN CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS SIX MONTHS IN JUNE.

>>> THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION IS OFFERING FREE HELP TO FAMILIES TRYING TO GET READY FOR THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR, AND THIS SUNDAY, THERE WILL BE A RESOURCE FAIR FEATURING EVERYTHING FROM COVID TESTING TO CHILDCARE OPTIONS AND JOB OPENINGS WITH SEVERAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

YEAR-ROUND, SCHOOLS ARE ALREADY OPEN, BUT MOST DISTRICTS START IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION IS BRINGING TOGETHER COMMUNITY HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS, AND EMPLOYERS WHO CAN SUPPORT STUDENTS AND HELP THEIR PARENTS.

>> JOINING AN APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM, OR GETTING INVOLVED IN A CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM, THIS WILL GIVE THEM A PLACE FOR THEM TO COME AND ASK, WHAT YOU REALLY HAVE NOT ONLY FOR MY CHILD, BUT FOR ME AS A PARENT AND COMMUNITY SERVICES SURROUNDING THE AREA THAT I'M IN.

>> THE FREE FAMILY RESOURCE FAIR HAPPENS THIS SUNDAY, JULY 31st FROM 11:00 A.M. TO 2:30 P.M. ON THE EMF FIELD IN THE MIDDLE OF SAN DIEGO STATE CAMPUS.

>>> ECONOMIC GROWTH IS SLOWING, BUT HAVE WE OFFICIALLY HAD A RECESSION?

WE EXPLAIN WHY THE ANSWER IS NOT SO CLEAR-CUT IN THE FRIDAY BUSINESS REPORT.

>>> THE ECONOMY CONTRACTED 9/10 OF 1%, THIS IS COMPOUNDING THE NET FROM THE FIRST QUARTER WE SAW GDP DECLINE IN .6%.

WHILE WE ARE SEEING CONTRACTION, YOU ARE SEEING ROBUST ECONOMIC GROWTH IF WE LOOK AT THE EMPLOYMENT MARKET, SO 3.6% UNEMPLOYMENT RATE.

DEPLOYMENT CLAIMS HAVE BEEN REMARKABLY LOW.

THEY DECLINE FROM LAST WEEK TO THIS WEEK.

SO, IT'S A BIT OF A SCHIZOPHRENIC PICTURE IN A WAY.

THE ECONOMY IS SLOWING.

BUSINESSES ARE RETRENCHING.

THEY ARE SLOWING DOWN HIRING, AND WITH THE FED TRYING TO SLOW DOWN INFLATION, YOU SAW THE FED ON THURSDAY INCREASING INTEREST RATES BY 3/10 OF A POINT.

SO ALL OF THAT COMBINED WITH THIS INDICATE MOVING TOWARDS A RECESSIONARY WINDOW.

UNTIL THE NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH KIND OF COMES OUT AND SAYS FORMALLY WE ARE OR WE ARE NOT, THE LIKELIHOOD IS THAT WE ARE OFFICIALLY NOT BUT IF THE LABOR MARKET DETERIORATES OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, WE CERTAINLY WILL BE AT THAT ECONOMIC GROWTH NUMBER CONTINUES TO STAY HELLO.

>>> AS INTEREST RATES CLIMB, EXPERTS PREDICT A SLOWDOWN IN HOUSING DEMAND, BUT AS OF YET HAS ME KNOW SHOWS US, SOME BUYERS ARE TRYING TO FIND OPPORTUNITY IN WHAT MANY CONSIDER A BLEAK ECONOMIC OUTLOOK.

>> Reporter: GENE IS ON THE CUSP OF ACHIEVING HIS LIFELONG DREAM.

>> I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO LIVE IN A MAJOR CITY, AND NEW YORK ALWAYS JUST APPEAL TO ME.

>> Reporter: HE WORKS IN I.T.

FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION, AND SINCE MOVING TO THE CITY IN 2014 , HE HAS JOINED THE THOUSANDS OF NEW YORKERS WHO PAY RENT AND LIVE WITH ROOMMATES.

BUT THEN RECENTLY AFTER RENT FOR HIS $3900 PER MONTH TO BETTER MANHATTAN APARTMENT WAS SET TO INCREASE BY NEARLY $1000.

>> IT'S NOT GOING TO GET CHEAPER TO RENT, AND I'M BASICALLY ALMOST THROWING AWAY MONEY WHILE RENTING.

>> Reporter: SO HE DECIDED TO ENTER THE HOUSING MARKET, DESPITE AN INCREASE IN INTEREST RATES.

EVEN IF IT MEANS RELYING ON FAMILY MEMBERS FOR HELP.

>> I AM STABLE ENOUGH THAT I COULD PUT IN FOR A MORTGAGE, SO I MIGHT AS WELL GO AHEAD AND GO FOR IT, ESPECIALLY WITH MY SISTER AND MY PARENTS HELPING.

>> Reporter: BUT NOT ALL POTENTIAL BUYERS ARE IN THE SAME POSITION.

AS THE FEDERAL RESERVE CAN USE TO FIGHT INFLATION, BORROWING COSTS ARE INCREASING.

>> YOU HAVE TWO BUCKETS OF BUYERS.

YOU HAVE THE BUCKETS FOR WHO THEY SIMPLY NO LONGER BE ABLE TO AFFORD THE SAME PRICE POINT WITH THE HIGHER INTEREST RATES, THEN YOU ALSO HAVE A BUCKET OF BUYERS WHO CAN AFFORD ANYTHING IN THE WORLD.

>> Reporter: THIS WEEK, MEMBERS OF THE U.S. CENTRAL BANK APPROVED ANOTHER INTEREST RATE HIKE OF THREE QUARTERS OF A PERCENTAGE POINT.

THAT LIKELY MEANS HIGHER INTEREST RATES FOR MORTGAGES, WHICH HAVE SEEN SOME OF THE SHARPEST INCREASES IN DECADES.

>> THE HOUSING MARKET IS TAKING AGAIN IT ON THE CHIN RIGHT NOW.

EVEN IN BIG METROPOLITANS, HUMAN FROM 2.5% TO ALMOST 5%.

IT IS NATURALLY GOING TO SLOW DOWN DEMAND FOR HOMES JUST BECOMES HOMES HAVE GOTTEN THAT MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE.

>> THAT COULD LEAD TO A COOLING OF THE HOUSING MARKET.

>> I DON'T THINK WE ARE GOING TO SEE PROFITING.

I THINK WE ARE GOING TO SEE VERY STEADY, STABLE PRICING.

NOT WHERE IT WAS A YEAR AGO, BUT WE WON'T SEE NEW YORK FALL 40%.

>> Reporter: FOR NOW, JEAN IS MOVING AHEAD WITH HIS PURCHASE.

>> PEOPLE WILL FLOCK HERE.

YOUR EBBS AND FLOWS, MORTGAGE THE RATE ITSELF, YES IT MAY JUMP UP, BUT I FIGURE I'LL HAVE A CHANCE LATER ON TO REFINANCE, IF IT EVER DROPS DOWN TO A SIGNIFICANTLY LOW LEVEL.

>> Reporter: KPBS NEWS.

>>> I'M JUDY WOODRUFF.

TONIGHT ON "NEWS HOUR" DEADLY FLOODS IN KENTUCKY AND OTHER PARTS OF APPALACHIA AND THE MIDWEST.

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

>>> THE STORY OF 4000 BEAGLES RESCUED FROM A LAB TESTING BREEDING FACILITY IN VIRGINIA HAS TOUCHED HEARTS OF ANIMAL LOVERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND THE WOODWARD ANIMAL CENTER SAYS IT HAS BEEN HUNDRED EMAILS SINCE THEY TOOK IN 43 OF THE BEAGLES.

TODAY THEY OPENED UP ADOPTION APPLICATIONS FOR THE DOGS, AND THEY ARE LOOKING FOR A DOCTORS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH BEAGLES OR APPREHENSIVE DOCS, AND HAVE A FENCED IN YARD.

SOME OLDER BEAGLES WILL NEED TO GO HOME WITH CHILDREN OLDER THAN 12 YEARS OLD.

POTENTIAL ADOPTERS WILL BE CONTACTED WITH THE ONCE THE APPLICATION IS SUBMITTED.

YOU CAN APPLY ONLINE AT ANIMAL CENTER.ORG.

>>> A TRULY LIFE-CHANGING EVENT IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN IN JUST A FEW HOURS.

THAT IS IF SOMEONE CORRECTLY PICKS ALL THE RIGHT NUMBERS IN TONIGHT'S 1.28 BILLION TALLER MEGAMILLIONS JACKPOT.

IT IS THE THIRD LARGEST PRIZE OF ANY LOTTERY GAME IN THE U.S., AND IT IS A RESULT OF 29 CONSECUTIVE DRAWINGS WITHOUT A WINNER.

THE CASHIER AT GOLDEN HILL MARKETS SAYS HE HAS SOLD A LOT OF TICKETS LATELY.

>> PEOPLE HAVE BEEN COMING BY ON THEIR WAY TO WORK, COMING OUT OF WORK, JUST BUYING A QUICK PICK, OR BUYING THE TICKET TO CHANGE THEIR LIFE, YOU KNOW IT MEAN?

>> AND THE ODDS OF MATCHING ALL FIVE OF THOSE NUMBERS, AND THE MEGA NUMBER ARE, HERE IT IS, ONE IN 3.2 MILLION.

THE NUMBERS WILL BE PICKED AT 8:00 P.M. TONIGHT.

>>> YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

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I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

GOODNIGHT.

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