>>> GOOD EVENING.

IT'S FRIDAY, JUNE 10th.

I MAYA TRABULSI.

>>> THE HEAT IS ON.

EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE WARNINGS PLAYING UPPER PARTS OF THE COUNTY AND WITH THOSE WARNINGS COME OTHERS REGARDING WATER USE.

NEW RESTRICTIONS NOW IN PLACE IN AN EFFORT TO CONSERVE MORE DURING OUR DROUGHT.

KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL WITH YOU MUST NOW TIGHTEN THE TOP.

>> Reporter: FOR DECADES, IT'S BEEN A CHERISHED EMBLEM OF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LIFESTYLE.

BUT CALIFORNIA'S MULTIYEAR DROUGHT IS MAKING GREEN, LUSH LAWNS MORE IMPRACTICAL THAN EVER.

THAT IMPRACTICALITY UNDERLINES NOW BITE LEVEL II WATER RESTRICTIONS IN SAN DIEGO.

>> AT THIS POINT, WE ARE DOING MORE OF AN EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO RESIDENTS ON HOW TO CONSERVE THE WATER SUPPLY THAT WE DO HAVE.

>> Reporter: IF YOU DON'T HAVE AN IRRIGATION SYSTEM, YOU HAVE TO USE A HOSE WITH A SHUT OFF NOZZLE OR A GARDEN HOSE WITH A SPRINKLER THAT'S ON A TIMER.

NO WATERING 48 HOURS BEFORE OR AFTER WE GET RAIN, SO KEEP AN EYE ON THOSE WEATHER REPORTS.

NOW, YOU CAN ONLY IRRIGATE THREE DAYS A WEEK MAX.

THAT MUST HAPPEN BEFORE 10:00 A.M. OR AFTER 6:00 P.M. THAT RESTRICTION DOES NOT APPLY TO COMMERCIAL GROWERS, NURSERIES, GOLF COURSES OR THE WATERING OF TREES.

RECYCLED, NON-PORTABLE WATER IS ALLOWED ON CONSTRUCTION SITES AND NO WASHING YOUR CARS AT HOME.

THANKS TO YEARS OF INVESTING AND WATER PRODUCTION AND STORAGE, WE ARE BETTER OFF THAN MOST OTHER PARTS OF THE STATE, BUT JOSE SAYS CONSERVING IS JUST THE RIGHT THING TO DO.

AND IT'S THE BEST WAY TO PREVENT MORE STRINGENT RESTRICTIONS.

>> Reporter: IS >> IT'S IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE FOLLOW THESE RESTRICTIONS BECAUSE IF THEY DON'T, MATTERS COULD GET WORSE.

>> OVER THE PAST THREE DECADES, WATER USE IS GONE DOWN BY 40%.

REBECCA FROM LOPEZ WITH THE WATER AUTHORITIES AS WE CAN ALL DO EVEN MORE, AND THE WATER AUTHORITY HAS INCENTIVES.

>> WE HAVE SOME OF THE HIGHEST REBATES IN CALIFORNIA TO TAKE OUT YOUR TURFGRASS.

TO REPLACE AN IRRIGATION CONTROLLER.

>> Reporter: THERE ARE PLENTY OF CARROTS, BUT THERE'S ALSO A STICK.

THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO IS ASKING PEOPLE TO REPORT WATER WASTE ON THE CITY GET IT DONE AT.

YOU CAN ALSO CALL 619-533-5271, OR EMAIL WATER WASTE AT SANDIEGO.GOV.

BE SURE TO JOIN US ON EVENING EDITION NEXT WEEK WHEN I WILL BRING YOU A STORY ALL ABOUT PULLING OUT THAT LAWN AND WHAT TO REPLACE IT WITH.

YOU MAY BE SURPRISED AT THE BEAUTIFUL OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO DEAL WITH THE REALITY THAT WE LIVE IN AN ARID CLIMATE, AND WE ARE NOW IN YEAR THREE OF AN UNPRECEDENTED DROUGHT.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SUMMERTIME IS ALSO TRAVEL TIME, AND GAS, AIRFARE, HOTEL AND FOOD COSTS ALL CLIMBING.

REPORTER GLORIA PASS ME THE LOOKS OF THE IMPACT REVENUE INFLATION REPORT, AND WHAT, IF ANYTHING, THE WHITE HOUSE CAN DO ABOUT IT.

>> AND ALL THE TIPS I MADE THE NIGHT BEFORE THAT I WANT TO PUT IN AND SAY, I CAN'T.

>> Reporter: THE PAIN CONTINUES.

THE PRICE OF REGULAR GAS NATIONWIDE NOW AVERAGING $4.99 A GALLON ACCORDING TO AAA.

>> I STILL HAVE TO GO TO MY JOB SO IS NOT NEGOTIABLE.

>> Reporter: THE HIGH COST OF GAS HELPED DRIVE INFLATION TO 8.6% FOR THE 12 MONTHS ENDING IN MAY.

HIGHER THAN IN APRIL.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO THE LATEST CONSUMER PRICE INDEX.

THE GOVERNMENT'S BASIC INFLATION MEASURE, ON FRIDAY.

THE WHITE HOUSE FACING A MAJOR CHALLENGE TO STABILIZE THE ECONOMY.

>> MY ADMINISTRATION WILL DO EVERYTHING TO CONTINUE TO LOWER PRICES FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND CONGRESS HAS TO ACT.

>> Reporter: THE CORE CPI READING WISH DOESN'T INCLUDE VOLATILE FOOD AND ENERGY PRICES POSTED A 6% INCREASE OVER THE SAME PERIOD.

MARKING A JUMP FROM THE PREVIOUS MONTH.

ALL COMBINED, THE INCREASES ARE AMONG THE HIGHEST CONSUMERS HAVE EXPERIENCED SINCE 1981.

FOR MANY AMERICANS, IT'S GETTING HARDER TO AFFORD EVERY DAY ITEMS.

SPIVAK IF I CAN MAKE IT FROM ONE MONTH TO THE OTHER MONTH, THAT'S GOOD.

>> Reporter: FOOD PRICES HAVE INCREASED 10.1%.

THE FIRST DOUBLE-DIGIT INCREASE IN THREE DECADES.

THE COST OF HOUSING ALSO INCREASED ALONG WITH THE PRICE OF USED CARS.

THERE'S NO RELIEF ON THE HORIZON.

THE HIGH PACE OF INFLATION IS LIKELY TO RAISE INTEREST RATES AGAIN WHEN THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD MEETS NEXT WEEK.

GLORIA PASS MENO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE LATEST NUMBERS SHOW GAS ROSE LOCALLY TO GET ANOTHER RECORD $6.35 A GALLON FOR REGULAR UNLEADED.

THAT'S UP 0.3 CENTS OVERNIGHT AND THE 15 CONSECUTIVE DAY IT'S GOING.

IN FACT, DURING THE DAY, IT'S JUMPED $.33.

A AAA SPOKESPERSON SAYS THE RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE CONTINUES TO SEND SHOCKWAVES THROUGHOUT THE OIL MARKET, IMPACTING CRUDE PRICES.

>>> ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE PANDEMIC.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY HAS SURPASSED 800,000 TOTAL REPORTED CASES AS THE NUMBERS CONTINUE THE RECENT TICK UPWARDS.

EVEN SO, KPBS HEALTH REPORTER SAYS OFFICIALS ARE ROLLING BACK PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS.

>> Reporter: THE SUMMER TRAVEL RUSH IS ON, AND AFTER THIS WEEKEND, INTERNATIONAL TRAVELERS COMING TO THE U.S. WILL NOT HAVE TO GET A NEGATIVE COVID TEST.

THE RESTRICTIONS PUT IN PLACE LAST YEAR ARE SET TO GO AWAY ON SUNDAY.

WITH THAT TESTING REQUIREMENT EXPIRING THIS WEEKEND, AIRPORT OFFICIALS ARE EXPECTING TO SEE MORE INTERNATIONAL TRAVELERS.

>> AIRLINES, AIRPORTS AND A LOT OF THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRIES I'VE BEEN REALLY PUSHING FOR THIS TROUBLE RESTRICTION TO BE LIFTED.

SO I THINK IT IS GOING TO BE A POSITIVE THING FOR THE INDUSTRY.

SOMETHING THAT'S AGAIN GOING TO SPARK A LOT OF THAT TRAVEL THAT MAYBE PEOPLE WERE HESITANT TO TAKE BEFORE.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO AIRPORT SPOKESPERSON SABRINA LO PICCOLO SAYS WHILE YOU WON'T NEED A NEGATIVE TEST TO ENTER THE U.S., YOU MAY NEED ONE IF YOU'RE TRAVELING TO OTHER COUNTRIES.

SPIVAK THE BEST THING YOU SHOULD DO IS TO RESEARCH BEFORE GOING TO THE AIRPORT.

WE SPOKE WITH FLYERS WHO SAID THE TIME IS RIGHT TO DO AWAY WITH THE TESTING REQUIREMENT.

>> I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA BECAUSE IT'S INDICATIVE OF THE GOVERNMENT'S BELIEF THAT THEY HAVE THE EPIDEMIC UNDER CONTROL.

OF COURSE, I THINK IT'S GOING TO DO GREAT THINGS FOR TOURISM.

>> Reporter: OTHERS SAY THEY ARE LOOKING TO SAVING THE TIME IT TAKES TO GET A COVID TEST.

>> IT'S THAT HALF-HOUR IN THE BEGINNING UNLESS TROUBLE, OF COURSE THERE SOME LOGISTICS, AND JUST HAVING NOT TO THINK ABOUT IT IS NICE BECAUSE YOU MIGHT COME TO THE AIRPORT.

THERE MIGHT BE A SUPERLONG LINE , ESPECIALLY IN SCANDINAVIA.

THEY CLOSED DOWN QUITE A LOT OF THE TEST CENTERS.

>> Reporter: PRE-PANDEMIC, THE AIRPORTS ARE ABOUT 1 MILLION INTERNATIONAL TRAVELERS EVERY YEAR.

SLOWLY BEEN BUILDING BACKUP, AND ALL BUT ONE OF THE INTERNATIONAL CARRIERS HAS RETURNED TO SAN DIEGO.

TRAFFIC THOUGH HASN'T FULLY REBOUNDED.

AIRPORT OFFICIALS ESTIMATE THEY ARE STILL DOWN ABOUT 12% OVERALL.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> FUNDING THE FUTURE OF SAN DIEGO.

KPBS REPORTER JACOB AYRES SAYS CITY LEADERS ARE GETTING READY TO CHOOSE WHERE YOUR TAX DOLLARS GO IN HEARINGS THAT START NEXT WEEK.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO CITY IS CLOSE TO ADOPTING A $4.89 BILLION BUDGET FOR THE 2023 FISCAL YEAR.

SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT SEAN ILA RIVERA SAYS THIS YEAR'S BUDGET IS BIGGER THAN PREVIOUS YEARS DUE TO OVERALL ECONOMIC RECOVERY.

CEMENT REVENUE HAS GONE UP A BUNCH BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE OUT THERE SPENDING MONEY.

OUR TOURISM HAS NOT FULLY RECOVERED, BUT IT'S REBOUNDED QUITE A BIT.

SO ARE TRANSIT TAX.

SUBSTANTIALLY.

THOSE TWO THINGS GIVE US MORE MONEY IN OUR COFFERS TO WORK WITH.

BACK ELO RIVERA SAYS THE BUDGET AIMS TO ADDRESS ROOT ISSUES IN THE CITY WHICH DIFFERS FROM YEARS PAST.

>> INFRASTRUCTURE, THERE'S HUGE INVESTMENT THERE AND HOUSING CONTINUES TO BE SOMETHING THAT THE CITY IS INVESTING IN VERY SUBSTANTIALLY.

>> Reporter: ELO RIVERA SAYS HE UNDERSTANDS THE REGION'S STRUGGLES WITH HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING AFFORDABILITY THROUGH FIRST-HAND EXPERIENCE WHEN HE WAS GROWING UP.

>> WE CANNOT SOLVE OUR HOMELESSNESS CRISIS WITHOUT PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM FALLING INTO HOMELESSNESS.

>> Reporter: A PRIMARY FOCUS FOR THE BUDGET IS INCREASING FUNDS TO HIRE AND KEEP MORE CITY OF SAN DIEGO EMPLOYEES.

>> ANOTHER PART OF THIS BUDGET IS STARTING TO BRING SAN DIEGO EMPLOYEES COMPETITIVE WAGES SO THAT OUR FIREFIGHTERS DON'T FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE TO LEAVE THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO IN ORDER TO MAKE THE MONEY THEY NEED TO ALLOW THEIR FAMILY TO LIVE.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THE CITY WORKER SHORTAGES GO BEYOND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

>> IS A CAPACITY ISSUE.

EVEN WHEN THE COUNCIL HAS ALLOCATED FUNDS TOWARDS CERTAIN NEEDS LIKE STREETLIGHTS LAST YEAR, WITHOUT PEOPLE TO DO THE WORK, THE WORK WILL NOT GET DONE.

>> Reporter: THE CITY COUNCILS HOLDING ITS FINAL HEARINGS ON THE BUDGET ON MONDAY, JUNE 13th , AND THE FOLLOWING WEEK.

THE BUDGET MUST BE ADOPTED BY JUNE 30th.

JACOB AIR, KPBS NEWS.

>>> PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN AND OTHER LEADERS REPRESENTING THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE ARE ANNOUNCING WHAT THEY ARE CALLING A ROAD MAP FOR COUNTRIES TO HOST MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES.

THE LOS ANGELES DECLARATION IS A PRODUCT OF THE SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS WHICH BIDEN HAS BEEN HOSTING.

IT INCLUDES A SET OF PRINCIPLES LEAVING OUT THE LEGAL PATHWAYS FOR ENTRY, AID AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE, AS WELL AS BORDER MANAGEMENT.

AS A RESULT OF CUBA, NICARAGUA AND VENEZUELA BEING CUT FROM THE INVITATION LIST, MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICAN COUNTRIES SENT DIPLOMATS IN VIEW OF LEADERS.

>>> THE MARCH FOR OUR LIVES RALLY FOR GUN CONTROL IS RETURNING TO WASHINGTON DC.

TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO MEET AT THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT AT NOON TOMORROW.

HUNDREDS OF SISTER MARCHERS AND EVENTS ARE BEING HELD NATIONWIDE THIS WEEKEND, INCLUDING IN DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO AND CARLSBAD.

IN CONTROL ADVOCATES SAY THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 250 MASS SHOOTINGS IN THE U.S.

THIS YEAR.

>>> AS THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY CELEBRATE THEIR GRADUATING STUDENTS TONIGHT, THERE IS ONE THAT STANDS OUT.

IT'S A CLASS OF JUST ABOUT A DOZEN GRADUATES WHO HAVE OVERCOME HOMELESSNESS AND CREATED TRUE HOPE FOR THEIR FUTURES.

KPBS EDUCATION REPORTER M.G.

PEREZ HAS THEIR STORY.

>> Reporter: AMID THE POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE IN HIS GRADUATION CEREMONY, 18-YEAR-OLD ROSARIO ALVAREZ IS THE VALEDICTORIAN OF THE MONARCH SCHOOL'S CLASS OF 2022.

>> MY FIRST LANGUAGE IS SPANISH.

I WAS RAISED WITH MY FAMILY.

MY FAMILY IS MEXICAN, SO I SPEAK MORE SPANISH.

>> Reporter: ROSARIO HAS LEARNED ENGLISH, ALONG WITH ECONOMICS AND ENGINEERING.

FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS WITH HER OTHER CLASSMATES.

THERE ARE 13 OF THEM TOTAL, WITH ONE EMPTY CHAIR FOR GIULIANA CAMPOS WHO DIED THREE YEARS AGO OF A COMMON FLU.

SHE HAD NO HEALTH INSURANCE.

THE HARD REALITY FOR THESE GRADUATES WHO SPEND THEIR HIGH SCHOOL YEARS WITHOUT STABLE HOUSING, OFTEN LIVING IN A CAR OR WITH FAMILY OR FRIENDS.

>> MY FAMILY, THEY ARE THE ONES ALWAYS BRING ME THE SUPPORT.

>> Reporter: ROSARIO'S SUPPORT CAME FROM HER MOTHER, ALEJANDRA, WHO IS NOT ABLE TO CROSS THE MEXICAN BORDER ILLEGALLY FROM TIJUANA.

THIS VALEDICTORIAN SQUASHED BACK AND FORTH EVERY SCHOOL DAY TO MAKE SURE SHE GRADUATED.

TO SOMEDAY BECOME A CRIMINAL ATTORNEY, REPRESENTING THOSE WHO NEED HELP THE MOST.

>> MY MOM, I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE NEED PEOPLE WHO CAN BE MORE LIKE HELPING THE COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: SHE'S POUNDED BY THE POWER OF HER NATIVE LANGUAGE AND THE FOR HER MOTHER.

>> [ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] THIS VERY SPECIAL MOMENT, WE ARE WITH THE NEW GENERATION.

>> Reporter: THE CLASS OF 2022 HAS SO MANY OTHER SUCCESS STORIES TO TELL, AS SOME GO ON TO SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE, CITY COLLEGE, ROSEMONT COLLEGE AND A BARBER COLLEGE THIS FALL.

>> WHAT IS THE BUTTERFLY THE SYMBOL OF OUR SCHOOL?

IT'S ABOUT METAMORPHOSIS.

IT'S ABOUT RECOGNIZING THAT CHANGES INHERENT TO LIFE AND HOW YOU EMBRACE CHANGE IN ORDER TO BECOME SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL.

IT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE TO DO.

>> Reporter: THE PERSEVERANCE OF THESE GRADUATES IS BEAUTIFUL IN ANY LANGUAGE.

THE GRATITUDE IS TOO.

ROSARIO PUTS THE GRATITUDE FOR HER MOTHER THIS WAY.

>> [ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] >> IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO PRESENT THE GRADUATING CLASS OF 2022.

[ APPLAUSE ].

>> Reporter: CONGRATULATIONS, MONARCH CLASS OF 2022.

M.G.

PEREZ, KPBS NEWS.

>>> CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM INDEED.

>>> TODAY WAS A DAY OF ACTION.

DOZENS OF VOLUNTEERS WITH UNITED WAY OF SAN DIEGO PUT ON THEIR GARDENING GLOVES AND DUG DEEP TO HELP OTHER COMMUNITY.

THIS BAYSIDE COMMUNITY GARDEN IS USED TO GROW FRESH FRUIT FOR LOW INCOME AREA FAMILIES.

THE SAN DIEGO FOOD BANK IS ALSO PART OF THE STATE OF ACTION THAT'S MEANT TO SHOWCASE THE POWER OF VOLUNTEERING.

>> IT FEELS GREAT.

IT'S A SMALL, LITTLE THING, BUT EVERY LITTLE SMALL STEP COUNTS.

IF MORE AND MORE PEOPLE COME OUT INTO THESE LITTLE THINGS, IS GOING TO CREATE GREAT CHANGE.

>> THE SAN DIEGO FOOD BANK SERVES 500,000 PEOPLE EACH MONTH.

THAT'S A NUMBER THAT'S GROWN FROM 350,000 BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC.

>>> WORKER SHORTAGES FORCING SOME SUMMER CAMPS TO EITHER SLIMMED DOWN THEIR PROGRAMMING THEM OR CANCEL IT COMPLETELY.

THOSE STILL OPEN FOR THE SUMMER SEASON SAY THEY ARE FEELING THE IMPACT OF INFLATION AND SOARING DEMAND.

JENN SULLIVAN HAS A CLOSER LOOK.

>> Reporter: SCHOOL IS OUT FOR SUMMER.

AND SOME OF THE CAMPS TERRENCE COUNTED ON TO KEEP THEIR CHILDREN BUSY ARE NO LONGER AN OPTION.

FROM PRIVATE TO CITY RUN SUMMER CAMPS, SOME PROGRAMS ARE EITHER BEING TRIMMED OR CANCELED ALTOGETHER THIS 2022 SEASON, DUE TO A SERIOUS WORKER SHORTAGE.

>> IS ANOTHER TOUGH YEAR FOR SUMMER CAMPS.

>> Reporter: CAMP IHD IN PENNSYLVANIA IS ONE OF THOSE CAMPS STILL OPERATING THIS SEASON, BUT CAMP DIRECTOR LAUREN SAYS THEY HAVE HAD TO RAISE WAGES AND HIGHER INTERNATIONAL STAFF TO HAVE AN OF COUNSELORS.

>> WE HAVE SEEN THE COST OF STUFFING GO UP 30 TO 50%.

SO THAT'S REALLY TRICKY WHEN, IN 2020, MOST OF US DID NOT OPEN AT ALL.

>> Reporter: MEANWHILE IN GEORGIA, CAMPFIRE CAMP ANNOUNCED THE CANCELLATION OF ITS CAMP DUE TO DIFFICULTY IN SECURING THE NECESSARY STAFF.

IN MICHIGAN, TRAVERSE CITY CANCELED IT SUMMER DAY CAMP PROGRAM SAYING IT COULDN'T HIRE ENOUGH WORKERS TO MEET STATE REGULATIONS REQUIRING A 10 TO ONE STUDENT TO COUNSELOR RATIO.

>> WE NEED YOU.

>> Reporter: THE STAFFING ISSUES COME AS DEMAND HAS COME ROARING BACK AFTER PANDEMIC DISRUPTIONS.

SOME 26 MILLION CHILDREN NATIONWIDE ARE EXPECTED TO BE ENROLLED IN ONE OF OVER 15,000 SUMMER CAMPS OF THE COUNTRY.

>> WE WILL LIKELY BE FILLING A ROLE FOR SUMMER 2023 AT SOME POINT IN JULY THIS YEAR.

>> Reporter: INFLATION IS ALSO SURGING, FORCING SOME CAMP OPERATORS TO PASS ON ADDITIONAL COST TO PARENTS AS THEY ARE FACED WITH HIGHER PRICES FOR FOOD, TRANSPORTATION, STAFF AND INSURANCE.

FOR TODAY'S CONSUMER WATCH, I'M JENN SULLIVAN.

>>> A MAJOR RETAIL CHAIN IS SLASHING PRICES DURING A TIME OF INFLATION.

MEERA KOPEC EXPLAINED HOW THIS IS TIED TO A BIG CHANGE IN PANDEMIC BITING HABITS IN THE FRIDAY BUSINESS REPORT.

>> TARGET IS CAUGHT IN THIS INCLUSIONARY CYCLE.

SO WITH INFLATION TODAY GOING UP TO 8.6% IN THE HIGHS IN 21 YEARS, THEY ARE FINDING THAT CONSUMER BEHAVIOR HAS CHANGED VERY RADICALLY IN RESPONDING TO THIS INFLATIONARY CYCLE.

A LOT OF ITEMS THAT THEY HAD, FOR EXAMPLE, HOME GOODS WHICH REALLY SOLD LIKE HOT CAKES DURING THE PANDEMIC, CONSUMER ELECTRONICS AND NO CLOTHING, CONSUMERS AREN'T BUYING.

THEY HAVE A LOT OF INVENTORY OF THOSE ITEMS.

TARGET DID MAKE THE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THEY SAID THEY WOULD TRY TO OFFSET SOME OF THESE DISCOUNTS WITH PRICE INCREASES ELSEWHERE.

BUT GIVEN THE PRESSURE OF INFLATION ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY WERE FOOD PRICES WERE UP NEARLY 12%, IS GOING TO BE VERY HARD TO INCREASE PRICES IN GROCERY AND OTHER HIGH DEMAND ITEMS THE TARGET IS SELLING.

THIS IS A LITTLE, GOOD SIGN FOR CONSUMERS AND THEY CAN BE SELECTIVE IN PICKING UP ITEMS THAT THEY OTHERWISE WOULD BE PICKING UP RIGHT NOW BECAUSE PRICES SHOULD BE ATTRACTIVE.

>>> OUR HOT WEATHER IN THE INTERIOR WILL SLOWLY FADE AWAY AS WE TAKE YOU INTO THE WEEKEND.

ON THE COAST, NO BIG CHANGES.

SO CLOUDS AND SUN AND COOLER OF THE COASTAL AREAS INTO THE WEEKEND.

INTERIOR SECTIONS START OFF HOT , BUT WILL START TO SEE COOLING.

AS THE COOL AIR COMES IN, THE WINS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE.

WE STILL HAVE HEAT ADVISORIES THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING AND EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS INTO SUNDAY EVENING.

THEN THE COOLER AIR WILL MOVE IN.

UNTIL THEN, LOOK AT ALL THE HEAT ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST.

DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS.

WE WILL SEE CLOUDS TONIGHT.

I WILL LOW AROUND 65.

63, OCEANSIDE.

EL CAJON, 64.

BORREGO SPRINGS, A WARM NIGHT AT 84.

THE FUTURECAST, YOU SEE THE CLOUDS TICKLING THE COASTAL AREAS.

JUST A FEW HIGH CLOUDS IN THE INTERIOR SECTIONS.

HIGH PRESSURE IS IN CONTROL.

I WILL KEEP IT HOT IN THE INTERIOR, RIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.

AND SOME SPOTS IN THE DESERT, YOU WILL SEE 120 PLUS.

THAT'S HOT.

BORREGO SPRINGS SO SELLING AT 113.

TEMPLES OF 295 AND EL CAJON AT 88.

IN SAN DIEGO, RIGHT AROUND 73 DEGREES.

COOLER AIR THOUGH IS GOING TO SWEEP THE SOUTH GRID FROM SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.

SO LOOK AT THAT.

DRAMATICALLY COOLER CONDITIONS AND SOME WIND COMING TOO.

HERE WE ARE AT THE COAST.

IT WILL BE IN THE MID-70s THIS WEEKEND, WITH CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE COOLER ON MONDAY.

IT STAYS PRETTY WOMAN GETS DRAMATICALLY COOLER AND WE WILL SEE SOME WIND INCREASING TOO.

IN THE MOUNTAINS, TEMPERATURES REALLY DROP OFF.

THE LOW 80s AND LOW 70s.

WE WILL SEE WINDY WEATHER HERE.

AND IN THE DESERT, IT WILL BE SIZZLING.

TO START OF THE WEEKEND HERE.

THEN TEMPERATURES WILL DROP OFF A LITTLE BIT HERE.

AS WE TAKE YOU INTO MONDAY.

CASEY AND WENDY.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I'M METEOROLOGIST MARK MANCUSO.

>> WHAT WE LEARNED ON THE JANUARY 6th INVESTIGATION.

COMING UP AT SEVEN AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>>> PRIDE STARTED AS A RIOT FOR RECOGNITION AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY BEFORE IT BECAME A CELEBRATION.

TOMORROW, OCEANSIDE IS HOSTING PRIDE BY THE BEACH.

ONE OF THE FIRST EVENTS FOR PRIDE MONTH.

THE FESTIVAL WILL HAVE PERFORMANCES, FOOD, DANCING AND HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL BOOTHS.

IS BEING PUT ON BY THE NORTH COUNTY LGBTQ RESOURCE CENTER.

>> OFFERED HERE AT THE RESOURCE CENTER ARE GOING TO BE CELEBRATED AT PRIDE BY THE BEACH BECAUSE WE MADE IT.

WE MADE IT OUT OF COVID.

WE CAN'T FORGET HOW SEPARATED WE WERE.

HOW ALONE AND ISOLATED WE WERE, AND WE ESPECIALLY CAN'T FORGET THOSE LGBTQ PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN VERY IMPACTED BY COVID.

SO WE WILL CELEBRATE THAT.

>> PRIDE BY THE BEACH WILL TAKE PLACE FROM NOON TO 6:00 NEAR OCEANSIDE CIVIC CENTER.

THE EVENT IS FREE.

FAMILY-FRIENDLY AND ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO FREE.

>>> SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL FRINGE FESTIVAL ENDS ON SUNDAY.

TEATRO SAN DIEGO WILL HAVE ONE FINAL PERFORMANCE OF ITS NEW WORKS TOMORROW AT THE CENTRAL CULTURAL DELAROSA.

BETH ACCOMANDO SAYS THIS WILL NOT BE THE LAST YOU HEAR OF THIS NEW THEATER COMPANY.

>> Reporter: OPENING A BRAND- NEW THEATER COMPANY DURING A GLOBAL PANDEMIC MIGHT SEEM A DAUNTING OR EVEN QUIXOTIC ENDEAVOR, BUT JULIO CATANIA WAS HAPPY TO TILT AT WINDMILLS TO CREATE TEATRO SAN DIEGO.

>> WE STARTED IN 2020, DURING THE SUMMER WHEN THE COVID PANDEMIC REALLY HIT.

THE THING THAT REALLY INSPIRED US AS A GROUP WAS IT WAS A HUGE GROUP OF ARTISTS FROM SAN DIEGO AND THE BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT WAS REALLY AT ITS HEIGHT.

WE WERE INVESTIGATING KIND OF WHAT THE OPPORTUNITIES WERE.

WITH ALASKA IT WAS LIKE IN SAN DIEGO FOR A PERFORMING ARTIST OF COLOR.

AND WE CAME TO THE POINT WHERE WE THOUGHT, WE NEED TO JUST CREATE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY.

>> Reporter: FOR CATANIA, IS NOT JUST ABOUT RACE AND ETHNICITY, BUT ALSO GENDER AND IDENTITY AS REPORTED IN THE NEW SHOW AT SAN DIEGO FRINGE.

>> WE SEE TWO INCREDIBLE LEADERS OF THE PERFORMING ARTS COME FROM COMMUNITIES THAT ARE UNDERREPRESENTED AND ARE TELLING STORIES THAT ARE SO CREATIVE AND SO IMAGINATIVE THAT IT JUST ADDS MORE COLOR TO THE LANDSCAPE OF SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: CLINTON SHERWOOD IDENTIFIES AS NON-BINARY.

THERE SHOW EXPORT DIFFERENT RELATIONSHIPS WITH MOVEMENT, SUCH AS TWO WOMEN MEETING UP ON A CROWDED DANCE FLOOR.

>> AND MUSICAL THEATER, WE GET PLOT FROM WORDS AND SONG AND I WANTED TO CHALLENGE THAT AND THAT THE BODY BE THE LEADING VOICE.

THAT'S WHY I CREATED SIX DANCE PIECES TO CHALLENGE DIFFERENT THEATRICAL RULES.

>> Reporter: CHALLENGING RULES IS WHAT FRINGE IS ALL ABOUT SAYS CATANIA.

>> THE FRINGE IS A GREAT PLACE TO KIND OF, IT'S A BIG OLD SANDBOX I THINK WHERE YOU CAN JUST PLAY AND TRY NEW THINGS.

>> Reporter: SHERWOOD SAYS CATANIA WAS HIS CLASSMATE AT SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY.

WE MET I COULD NOT BE MORE GRATEFUL FOR HIS COMPANY HOISTING ME UP AND GIVING ME SPACE TO CREATE THIS SPACE.

WOMEN BODY TALK EXPERIMENTS WITH DIFFERENT STYLES OF PHYSICAL COMMUNICATION.

>> THERE'S ALWAYS STORIES HAPPENING WITH BODIES WHEN WE SEE EACH OTHER.

WE SEE OUR PHYSICAL POSTURES, GESTURES.

WE SEE ENERGY IN THE BODY AND I'M INTERESTED IN HONING THAT VERSION OF THE STORY.

>> Reporter: A DIFFERENT KIND OF ENERGY IS EXPLORED IN THE SECOND HALF OF NEW WORKS.

IN THE MUSICAL THE DROPOUT, VICTORIA MATLOCK FOWLER LOOKS TO THE CULT OF PERSONALITY SURROUNDING ELIZABETH HOLMES, THE BIOTECH ENTREPRENEUR WHO'S CONVICTED OF FRAUD.

>> I WANTED TO TELL THE STORY BECAUSE FIRST OF ALL, SHE'S AN AMAZING CHARACTER OF A HUMAN.

I JUST THOUGHT SHE WAS SO INTERESTING THE WAY SHE CARRIES HERSELF.

THE EYES, THE INTENSITY WITH WHICH SHE TALKS.

I JUST REALLY THOUGHT WOW, THAT'S AN INTERESTING CHARACTER AND I WOULD LOVE TO GET INTO HER MIND AND WHY SHE DOES WHAT SHE DOES.

SO IT'S REALLY TO ME JUST THE START OF THE SHOW AND THIS IS THE WORLD'S PREMIER, FIRST LIFE PUBLIC AUDIENCE IT'S ABSOLUTELY TERRIFYING, BUT IT'S ALSO SO HUMBLING.

I'M SO GRATEFUL TO BE HERE.

♪ >> Reporter: NEITHER MATLOCK FOWLER NOR SHERWOOD WOULD BE HERE AT ALL IF IT WERE NOT FOR TEATRO SAN DIEGO, AND THAT'S PRECISELY WHY CATANIA FOUNDED IT.

>> FOR ME, MY MISSION STATEMENT HERE IS TO UPLIFT SAN DIEGO ARTISTS, LOCAL ARTISTS BECAUSE THERE'S A MASSIVE EXODUS OF ARTISTS FROM SAN DIEGO THAT TRAIN HERE AND THEN FIND OPPORTUNITIES ELSEWHERE.

SO WE ARE TRYING TO PROVIDE A SPACE WHERE THEY CAN CONTINUE TO WORK AND FIND A PLACE TO COME HOME WHEN THEY WANT TO COME HOME.

>> Reporter: THERE'S ONE LAST PERFORMANCE ON SATURDAY BUT TEATRO SAN DIEGO CAN BE FOUND ALL OVER THE COUNTY, PURSUING ITS MISSION.

IT HAS A SHOW IN OCEANSIDE, A DANCE LAB IN DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO AND A NEW RESIDENCY IN CITY HEIGHTS.

AND THERE'S ALSO A CHANCE THAT BODY TALK AND THE DROPOUT WILL RETURN AS FULL-LENGTH SHOWS.

BETH ACCOMANDO, KPBS NEWS.

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

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING.