>>> 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 OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL 1-800-BILL HOWE OR VISIT BILL HOWE.COM.

BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION.

DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY.

AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> VICTIMS OF THE JANUARY 22nd FLOODS IN SAN DIEGO HAVE TO FIND A NEW PLACE TO STAY ON THEIR OWN DIME.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

FUNDING FOR THE COUNTIES EMERGENCY TEMPORARY LODGING PROGRAM EXPIRES TODAY.

UNFORTUNATELY, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SAYS THIS LAST EXTENSION WOULD BE THE LAST.

ANDREW BOWEN SAYS SOME ARE ALREADY FALLING INTO HOMELESSNESS.

>> THIS IS MY SKIN CARE.

WE ALL NEEDS IN CARE.

>> ASHLEY IS NOT CARRYING MUCH I SHOULD CHECK THAT OF HER FAMILY'S ROOM.

SHE'S BEEN STAYING HERE FOR THE PAST FIVE MONTHS.

ON JANUARY 22nd, SHE WAS HOME WITH HER GRANDMOTHER WHEN THE DOWNPOUR STARTED.

AND THE FLOODWATERS STARTED RISING FAST.

SHE HAD TO FLEE WITH HER GRANDMOTHER TO HER NEIGHBOR'S ROOF.

IT WAS TERRIFYING AND SHE HAS BEEN STRUGGLING WITH PTSD AND ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION.

IT'S HARD JUST LOOKING AT WHAT'S LEFT OF HER FAMILY HOME IN SOUTH CREST.

>> THE LAWS ARE BROKEN DOWN AND THAT'S ABOUT IT.

IT'S JUST WHEN YOU EMPTY OUT YOUR WHOLE HOUSE.

STILL NEEDS A LOT OF WORK.

MY MOTHER SAID IT'S NOT ENOUGH.

>> MANZANO WAS HOUSING INSECURE BEFORE THE FLOODS.

THE STRESS OF THE PAST FEW MONTHS HAS TAKEN A TOLL ON FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS, SO SHE'S GOING TO BE COUCH SURFING WITH A FRIEND 100 MILES NORTH IN ONTARIO WHILE SHE FIGURES OUT HER NEXT MOVE.

>> IT'S A GOOD HOME JUST KNOWING YOU'RE SAFE BUT I FELT LIKE WE WEREN'T REALLY FULLY RESTED.

ESPECIALLY PEOPLE WHOSE FAMILY MEMBERS PASSED AWAY, STILL HAVE DUTIES TO DO AT HOME.

>> THE GOVERNMENTS $4.2 MILLION FOR HOTEL VOUCHERS ARE NOW SPENT.

THE SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL RECENTLY VOTED TO PROVIDE ANOTHER $3 MILLION IN EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR FLOOD VICTIMS.

BUT BASED ON A BRUTAL AND UNFORGIVING HOUSING MARKET, SOME ARE FALLING THROUGH THE CRACKS.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> MANY LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS HAVE BEEN WORKING TO HELP FLOOD VICTIMS, NOT LEAST OF WHICH IS RV FOUNDATION.

SINCE JANUARY, IT'S BEEN OPEN VICTIMS THROUGH DONATIONS, HOME REPAIRS AND MORE.

AND A MEETING IN NASHVILLE CITY TODAY, WE SPOKE WITH FLOOD VICTIMS WHO SAY THEY HAVE NOWHERE TO GO AND STILL NEED HELP.

>> THEY GIVE YOU THIS DEADLINE.

IT'S NOT LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO SIT INWARD TO GET THROWN OUT.

THERE LIKE YOU NEED TO CHECK OUT IN A WEEK.

YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE ACTION, DO SOMETHING.

THERE WERE PEOPLE WHO LEFT AND NEVER RETURNED TO FLOODED HOMES WHILE THEIR DAMAGED AND INCOMPLETE.

NOT MANY HOMES HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY REDONE AT THIS POINT.

>> RV FOUNDATION IS WORKING DRAFT AND MAHOMES READY TO WIN TODAY.

VISTA MADE UP OF VOLUNTEERS AND DONATIONS.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP, THE RV FOUNDATION WEBSITE, FDN.ORG.

>>> A WARMING TREND.

A LITTLE BIT THEN TO 60 IN RAMONA.

MORE THAN DESERTS.

63 IN LAGUNA.

LOW TO MID 60s ON THE COASTLINE.

HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY.

THROUGH THE INTERIOR, EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH.

DESERTS WITH REGULAR SPRING THROUGH NEXT WEEK.

WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE DETAILS AHEAD.

>>> OVER THE NEXT -- LAST DECADE, CALIFORNIA LOST HALF OF ITS RECYCLING CENTERS WHICH MEANS FEWER OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO RECYCLE BOTTLES AND CANS, ALARMING FROM AN ENVIRONMENTAL PERSPECTIVE.

THERE'S ALSO A FINANCIAL IMPACT THAT'S MUCH HARDER FOR PEOPLE TO GET BACK THE BOTTLE DEPOSITS.

INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERS SCOTT JOINS ME NOW TO DISCUSS HOW THE STATE IS LEARNING TO TRANSFORM HOW WE RECYCLE IN THE COMING YEARS.

>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

>> YOU PUBLISHED SOMETHING ON THE DECLINE OF RECYCLING CENTERS.

>> LET'S TALK ABOUT THE DEPOSIT PROGRAM.

YOU GO TO THE STORE TO BUY A SODA, YOU PAY FOR THE SODA AND A NICKEL OR DIME IF IT'S A BIGGER CONTAINER.

IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE A DEPOSIT, NOT A FEE.

YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO GET THE MONEY BACK WHEN YOU RETURN THE BOTTLES AND CANS.

WITH RECYCLING CENTERS CLOSING, WE FOUND THE RECYCLING RATE HAS ALSO DROPPED.

WE WANTED TO FIGURE OUT WHERE IS ALL THAT MONEY GOING.

THE STATE HAS A FUND THAT HAS INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY IN RECENT YEARS.

AS OF LAST YEAR, THEY WERE ABLE TO CONFIRM AN HUNDRED $20 MILLION IN UNCLAIMED DEPOSITS.

A LOT OF MONEY.

THAT'S CONCERNING FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS.

HAD A HABIT OF GOING TO THE FUND AND BORROWING MONEY FROM IT WHEN THE BUDGET IS TIGHT.

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

AT TIMES, IT HAS CREATED A STRAIN ON THE FUND.

>> THIS REALLY IS AN INCREDIBLE NUMBER.

THE STATE HAS A PLAN TO OVERHAUL HOW PEOPLE ARE RECYCLING CANS AND BOTTLES WHICH WILL REQUIRE SOME INVESTING IN THE WAY THAT THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS SET UP.

WHAT CHANGES ARE THEY LOOKING AT?

>> I WANT TO PUT MORE MONEY IN NEW OR NOVEL RECYCLING APPROACHES LIKE MOBILE RECYCLING CENTERS THAT MAY BE MOVING AROUND ON DIFFERENT DAYS OF THE WEEK.

PERHAPS REVERSE VENDING MACHINES, THOSE THAT YOU PUT YOUR BOTTLES AND CANS IN AND YOU WILL GET YOUR DEPOSITS BACK.

THEY ALSO WANT TO CHANGE THE ROLE OF RETAILERS, AND THEY WANT TO HAVE RETAILERS ESSENTIALLY SET UP COOPERATIVE RECYCLING CENTERS WHERE PEOPLE CAN GO IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD IF THEY DON'T HAVE A RECYCLING CENTER BUT THEY CAN'T DROP OFF THE RECYCLABLES AND GET THEIR DEPOSITS.

>> WHAT ARE RECYCLING ADVOCATES THING ABOUT ALL OF THIS?

>> THEY'RE SAYING THAT THESE NEWER APPROACHES, REVERSE VENDING MACHINES, THEY PLAY A ROLE IN THIS WHOLE ECOSYSTEM.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT IS THE TRADITIONAL RECYCLING CENTERS.

THEY WORKED 10 YEARS AGO.

UP ABOVE 80%.

A SIMILAR EFFORT, ENERGY AND MONEY NEEDS TO BE PUT INTO THOSE TRADITIONAL RECYCLING CENTERS TO GET THEM REPOPULATED THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

>> FOR VIEWERS WATCHING YOUR STORY WHO WANT TO DO THEIR PART TO FIND THEMSELVES IN THESE RECYCLING DESERTS, WHAT CAN THEY DO?

>> A VERY EFFECTIVE WAY TO RECYCLE.

THE COMPANIES THAT RUN THOSE PROGRAMS ARE GETTING THE NICKELS AND DIMES BACK.

IT WON'T BE THE PEOPLE RECYCLING.

AT THE VERY LEAST, THOSE CONTAINERS WILL SEE A SECOND OR THIRD LIFE.

IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THOSE DEPOSITS RETURN, THEY CAN SEPARATE THEIR CANS AND WEAVE THEM SEPARATELY IN A DUMPSTER OR AN ALLEYWAY TO MAKE SURE THEY CAN GET THOSE AND DEPOSIT BACK.

MOBILE RECYCLING CENTERS, REVERSE VENDING MACHINES.

IDEALLY IF ALL GOES ACCORDING TO PLAN, THERE SHOULD BE MORE OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES POPPING UP IN PEOPLE'S NEIGHBORHOODS.

>> THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR REPORTING, SCOTT.

>> THANK YOU.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, THE SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS GUN CONTROL LAW PROHIBITING DOMESTIC ABUSERS FROM OWNING GUNS.

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

>>> IF YOU OWN A HOME , YOU'VE LIKELY NOTICED THE COST OF LIVING HAS SPIKED.

A RECENT STUDY FOUND THE COST OF OWNING AND MAINTAINING A HOME HAS JUMPED 26% IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS.

LOOKING AT WHAT HOMEOWNERS CAN DO TO LOWER THEIR MONTHLY BILLS.

>> IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME AMERICAN DREAM, OWNING A HOME.

THE HIGH COST OF OWNERSHIP IS MAKING THAT DREAM ON AFFORDABLE FOR MANY.

EVEN AS INFLATION OVERALL COOLED SLIGHTLY LESS, EXPENSES CONTINUE TO RISE.

ACCORDING TO THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, SHELTER EXPENSES WHICH MEASURES COST, ROSE FOR A FOURTH MONTH IN A ROW.

AND ARE UP 5.4% YEAR-OVER-YEAR.

DEFINITELY SKEWS MORE TOWARDS AFFLUENT AMERICANS.

THIS IS AN ANALYST FROM A COMPANY THAT RELEASED A SURVEY LOOKING AT HEADING OWNERSHIP FEES.

THE YEARLY COST HAS TAUGHT $18,000.

THAT'S 26% HIGHER THAN FOUR YEARS AGO.

TO GET TO THAT NUMBER, THEY LOOKED AT THE AVERAGE COST OF PROPERTY TAXES, HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE, MAINTENANCE COSTS, ELECTRICITY AND INTERNET AND CABLE BILLS.

THE AVERAGE AMERICAN IS NOW PAYING AN ADDITIONAL $1510 PER MONTH ON TOP OF THEIR MORTGAGE PAYMENT.

>> IS A LONGTIME HOMEOWNER, HAVE CONSTANTLY COMPLAINED ABOUT HOW MUCH I'M SPENDING ON REPAIRS.

PLUMBERS, ELECTRICIANS.

>> TO HELP LOWER THOSE COSTS, HOMEOWNERS SHOULD COMPARE DIFFERENT HOME INSURANCE RATES TO GET THE BEST DEAL.

THEY ALSO SUGGEST BUYING A HOME BUILT ONE RECENTLY.

>> AN OLDER HOME, 50, 60 YEARS OLD, EVEN IF IT HAS BEEN INSPECTED, YOU WILL BE CONSTANTLY RUNNING INTO NEWER REPAIRS.

>> THE BAD NEWS IS EXPERTS SAY THESE HIGH HOME COSTS ARE NOT LIKELY TO GO AWAY ANYTIME SOON.

FROM CONSUMER WATCH, I'M JENN SULLIVAN.

>>> MARICOPA HAS INSIGHT TO SEND YOUR NUMBERS ON THE FRIDAY BUSINESS REPORT.

>> THE DECLINED RENT IN SAN DIEGO.

ONE OF THE CRITICAL PARTS OF THE EQUATION.

GRANT IS UP NATIONALLY BEEN IN SAN DIEGO, THE DECLINED ABOUT 1.3%.

IT DOES NOT SOUND LIKE MUCH.

THE SEVENTH MOST EXPENSIVE CITY TO THE EIGHTH MOST EXPENSIVE CITY.

LET'S PEEL THIS BACK JUST A LITTLE BIT.

RED IS NOT DECLINING THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

IS CHANGING IN SOME AREAS THAT MIGHT BE SURPRISING.

DEFINING 1.3%.

23 OR $2400.

WE ARE SEEING RENTS IN EXPENSIVE AREAS.

CORONADO RENT DROPPED ALMOST 15%.

IN MUCH MORE AFFORDABLE AREAS LIKE NATIONAL CITY, THOSE HAVE GONE UP.

NATIONAL CITY RENTS WENT UP ALMOST 10% VERSUS A YEAR AGO.

WE'RE SEEING THE DEMAND FOR MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS VERY, VERY HIGH.

WE'RE SEEING A LITTLE DECLINE IN DEMAND FOR MODERATE TO LUXURY TYPE OF HOUSING AND CONDOS.

IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT BUILDERS HAVE BEEN BUILDING IN SAN DIEGO, ESPECIALLY CONDOS FOR RENT OR APARTMENTS, IT'S REALLY BEEN AND THAT MODERN LUXURY SPACE.

>> THE FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE IS LESS THAN A WEEK AWAY NOW.

A MAKE OR BREAK MOMENT FOR PRESIDENT BIDEN AND FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP.

A SHOWDOWN THAT HAS BEEN MONTHS IN THE MAKING.

NOW TAKING A LOOK AT HOW THE CANDIDATES ARE PREPARING.

>>> PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN IS GATHERING WITH TRUSTED AIDES AT CAMP DAVID.

FOR SEVERAL DAYS OF INTENSE DEBATE PREP.

>> HOW IS DEBATE PREP GOING?

>> CONCESSIONS ARE EXPECTED TO EVOLVE FROM INFORMAL DISCUSSIONS ABOUT TOPICS, QUESTIONS AND POTENTIAL RESPONSES TO MORE FORMAL 90 MINUTE MOCK DEBATES.

>> LOOKING FOR BIDEN TO GIVE THE SAME PERFORMANCE HE DID IN PREVIOUS DEBATES AND DO WHAT HE DID INSTEAD OF THE UNION WHICH WAS SURPRISE EXPECTATIONS.

>> RON McLEAN WORKING WITH DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES FOR DECADES.

FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP'S AIDES INSIST HE WILL RELY MORE ON INTERVIEWS AND RALLIES TONE HIS APPROACH.

>> I'M NOT UNDERESTIMATING THEM.

I ASSUME HE'S GOING TO BE SOMEBODY THAT WILL BE A WORTHY DEBATER.

>> HE IS LEANING ON SOME OF HIS TOP CONTENDERS FOR VICE PRESIDENT INCLUDING SENATORS JUDY VANCE OF OHIO AND MARCO RUBIO OF FLORIDA AS WELL AS POLICY EXPERTS AND OUTSIDE ALLIES TO HELP BRIEF HIM.

>> I THINK THE FORMER PRESIDENT NEEDS TO PRACTICE WITH HIS TEAM PARTICULARLY ON HOW HE MAY RESPOND TO SOME DIFFICULT QUESTIONS, MAYBE ABOUT JANUARY 6th OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE LEGAL ISSUES THAT HE CURRENTLY FACES.

>> IN RECENT WEEKS, TRUMP HAS PARTICIPATED IN A DOZEN OF THESE PRIVATE MEETINGS THAT THE TEAM REFERS TO AS POLICY DISCUSSIONS.

THE FIRST DEBATE IS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 27th AT 9:00 P.M. EASTERN IN ATLANTA.

REPORTING WASHINGTON, JOLENE BENBROOK.

>>> ALARM BELLS RINGING OVER THE STATUS OF FEMA'S DISASTER RELIEF FUNDING.

OUR NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT EXPLAINED THEIR WORD SOME OF THE MONEY COULD RUN DRY AS STORMS CONTINUE ROLLING IN.

>> SUMMER HAS JUST STARTED BUT WE'VE ALREADY SEEN EXTREME HEAT AND WILDFIRES AND THE FIRST NAMED STORM OF THE SEASON.

ALBERTO'S DISASTERS ARE IMPACTING MILLIONS.

SOME LAWMAKERS ARE EXPRESSING THEIR CONCERNS THAT FEDERAL DISASTER RELIEF FUNDING COULD RUN OUT WHEN THEY NEED IT THE MOST.

>> ALONG THE TEXAS COAST, TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO BROUGHT TORRENTIAL RAINS AND STORMS, DESPITE WIND DAMAGE AND FLOODING, SOME COUNT THEMSELVES LUCKY IT WAS NOT WORSE.

>> IN SOME WAYS, MAYBE THIS WAS GOOD.

OBVIOUSLY THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN ANYWAY.

>> LAST MONTH, THEY RELEASED PREDICTIONS FOR WHAT THEY ARE CALLING ABOVE NORMAL AND POTENTIALLY HISTORIC 2024 ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON.

>> THE FORECAST FROM AND STORMS, HURRICANES AND MAJOR HURRICANES IS THE HIGHEST WE'VE EVER ISSUED.

>> WITHOUT ON THE FORECAST, FLORIDA SENATORS RICK SCOTT AND MARCO RUBIO SAID THIS ADMINISTRATOR IS EXPRESSING CONCERNS ABOUT ACCESS TO DOLLARS AIMED AT HELPING PEOPLE IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS.

THIS IS USED TO HELP PAY FOR THINGS LIKE DEBRIS REMOVAL, REPAIR AND RESTORATION OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND HAZARD MITIGATION.

FEMA'S LATEST MONTHLY REPORT FROM MAY 31st PAINTS A GRIM PICTURE.

THE LATEST PREDICTIONS SHOW A MAJOR BALANCE DEFICIT OF OVER $1.7 BILLION BY AUGUST, JUMPING TO MORE THAN 6.8 BILLION BY SEPTEMBER.

IN A STATEMENT, A FEMA SPOKESPERSON STATED THE AGENCY IS WORKING TO ENSURE SUFFICIENT FUNDING.

WE ASKED THE SPOKESPERSON IF THEY'VE ISSUED A RESPONSE TO THE LETTER.

THEY ONLY SAID THEY HAD RECEIVED THE LETTER AND IT IS CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE DEFICIT WAS RELEASED BEFORE THAT WILDFIRES DESTROYED APPROXIMATELY 1400 STRUCTURES IN NEW MEXICO.

NO TELLING AT THIS POINT HOW THIS COULD IMPACT THE DISASTER RELIEF FUNDING.

>> A PROPOSED NEW CITY IN CALIFORNIA HAS SOME PEOPLE CONCERNED.

THE PLAN IS TO BUILD IT IN SOLANO COUNTY ON FARMLAND.

THE LEADERS QUESTION HOW TO SUPPLY WATER FOR THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS WHO HAVE LIVED THERE.

ASHLEY SHARP HAS THE DETAILS.

>> AND YOU PROMISED TUESDAY FROM CALIFORNIA FOREVER HOPING TO CALM WATER WORRIES SURROUNDING THEIR PROPOSED NEW CITY.

>> EXPERTS HAVE CONFIRMED WE HAVE A DIVERSIFIED PORTFOLIO OF WATER SOURCES THAT WON'T IMPACT THAT WATER SOURCES OR SUPPLIES OF ANY OF THE SURROUNDING CITY OR COUNTY'S.

>> BY BETTER MANAGING THE GROUNDWATER AND SURFACE WATER ALREADY ON THE 60,000 ACRES OF FARMLAND, THEY HAVE MORE THAN ENOUGH WATER TO SUPPORT THE FIRST 100,000 RESIDENTS.

>> THERE IS NO CHANCE THAT YOU GUYS DON'T ULTIMATELY HAVE THE RIGHT TO USE THAT WATER.

>> THAT'S CORRECT.

FULLY SECURED WATER RIGHTS.

>> WITH THE PLAN TO GROW TO A CITY OF 400,000, THEY ALSO HAVE TO PROVE NOW THERE IS ENOUGH WATER TO DO SO, EVEN DURING DROUGHT.

THEY SAY THEY WILL BUY WATER RIGHTS FROM OWNERS OUT TO THE COUNTY, RECYCLE WASTEWATER ON- SITE AND WORK TO BETTER REPLENISH EXISTING GROUNDWATER.

MAYOR STEVE YOUNG SITS ON THE SOLANO COUNTY WATER AGENCY BOARD AND IS OPPOSED TO THE NEW CITY BACKED BY SILICON VALLEY BILLIONAIRES.

>> THEY DON'T NECESSARILY WANT TO FOLLOW THE RULES.

I GUESS THAT'S SORT OF HOW THE ROLE.

>> WITH THE WATER PLANT, HE WANTS TO SEE MORE PROOF AND LESS PROMISE.

>> THEY HAVE LOTS OF MONEY.

IT'S THE ONGOING COST FOR FUTURE RESIDENCE LONG AFTER THIS THING IS BUILT.

>> CALIFORNIA FOREVER MET WITH FIERCE CRITICISM FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS RALLYING AGAINST THE PLAN.

>> WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING IS A BIG CHANGE, BUT IT IS A CHANGE FOR THE GOOD.

>> THEY HAVE TO CONVINCE SOLANO COUNTY VOTERS OF THAT OR THEY WILL SINK THE PLAN THIS NOVEMBER.

>> ASHLEY SHARP WITH THAT REPORT.

CALIFORNIA FOREVER CLAIMS IT'S NEW CITY WILL BE AFFORDABLE AND HOME TO AN ECONOMIC ENGINE THAT COULD BE SIMILAR TO SILICON VALLEY.

>>> PRISONERS OF WAR MISSING IN ACTION FLAG IS ONE OF THE MOST RECOGNIZABLE MILITARY SYMBOLS OF THE VIETNAM WAR ERA.

IT HOLDS THE SECOND MEETING IN SAN DIEGO.

TODAY, A NEW MEMORIAL WAS UNVEILED AT STAR PARK CIRCLE IN CORONADO, HONORING THE LEAGUE OF WIVES.

WOMEN WHO TOOK EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES TO ENSURE THAT THEIR HUSBANDS AND HUNDREDS OF OTHER PRISONERS OF WAR WERE BROUGHT HOME.

>> THESE WOMEN CAME FORWARD AND DEFIED THE GOVERNMENT BY GOING NATIONAL WITH WHAT WAS HAPPENING WITH THEIR SPOUSES AND THEY SOUGHT FOR HUMANE TREATMENT AND EVENTUAL RELEASE OF THEIR SPOUSES.

THEY ACTUALLY CREATED THE POW MIA FLAG THAT WE SEE ACROSS THE COUNTRY TODAY.

ALONG THE MILITARY SPOUSES WHO ATTENDED WAS MARY, ONE OF THE LAST SURVIVORS OF THE LEAGUE OF WIVES.

HUNDREDS OF ATTENDEES WORE PINK TO HONOR THE OUTFIT WORN WHEN SHE ADDRESSED PRESIDENT NIXON.

>>> SEAWORLD RELEASE DATE GREEN SEA TURTLE IN SAN DIEGO BAY.

THOMAS FUDGE SAYS SHE WAS RELEASED A YEAR AFTER FOUND FLOATING ON THE BAY.

>> Reporter: JUJU WAS RELEASED AT THE EDGE OF SAN DIEGO BAY BY SEAWORLD STAFF WHO CARRIED HER IN A SLING.

SHE WASTED NO TIME GETTING INTO THE WATER.

THE BAY IS HER OLD HOME.

>> WE CHOSE THIS LOCATION BECAUSE IT'S VERY CLOSE TO WHERE WE RESCUED HER.

>> JAMIE SMITH WITH SEAWORLD RESCUE POINTS OUT THAT GIGI IS MISSING HER FRONT LEFT FLIPPER BUT SHE CAN NAVIGATE JUST FINE.

SHE WAS RESCUED BY MURRAY AND BIOLOGISTS BECAUSE SHE WAS FLOATING ON THE SURFACE IN A WAY THAT LOOKED LIKE TROUBLE.

>> SHE WAS VERY BUOYANT.

SEA TURTLES NEED TO DIVE TO FIND THEIR FOOD SOURCE.

SO WE TOOK HER IN FOR X-RAYS.

WE TOOK HER IN FOR ATC -- CT SCAN AT THE SAN DIEGO ZOO.

WE FOUND THAT SHE WAS JUST GASSY.

>> THE GAS PASSED IN HER INTESTINE WAS CAUSING BUOYANCY, MAKING IT HARD TO DIVE.

THAT SEVERAL METHODS OF TREATMENT INCLUDING TAKING HER FOR A DRIVE ON A BUMPY ROAD.

SEAWORLD HAS THREE OTHER SEA TURTLES NOW IN THEIR CARE.

ONE FROM SAN DIEGO BAY.

TO THAT LIVED IN THE OPEN SEA.

NICK SAYS THAT AILING SEA TURTLES BEACHED OFF THE COAST OF OREGON SOMETIMES END UP AT SEAWORLD.

>> THERE IS A REALLY COOL PROGRAM, A PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE WHERE THEY LOADED TURTLES ONTO AIRCRAFT AND FLY THEM TO PLACES WHERE THEY NEED TO GO.

FLY THEM DOWN HERE TO PROVIDE LONG-TERM REHABILITATION AND CARE.

>> SAN DIEGO BAY IS HOME TO A POPULATION OF ABOUT 60 GREEN SEA TURTLES.

TODAY ONE OF THEM CAME HOME.

THOMAS FUDGE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WE ARE DEALING WITH A HOT WEATHER PATTERN ACROSS THE INTERIOR.

IT WILL BE A STEAMY WEEKEND.

IT MIGHT EVEN BE AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS A LITTLE BIT OF A GREATER INJECTION OF MOISTURE INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND FOR MUCH OF THE SOUTHWEST AS A RESULT OF RECENT ATLANTIC TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO.

ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS.

DESERT HEAT WILL PULL IN NEXT WEEK.

WE MAY FIND MORE VARIETY TODAY.

WALKED INTO THE INTERIOR DESERTS, I SHOULD SAY.

TONIGHT, WE WILL GET DOWN TO 64.

LOW CLOUDS NEAR THE COAST.

MORE CLOUT COVERAGE IN THE COASTAL AREAS.

110 DEGREES, HAZY, BUT SUNNY OUT THERE INTO THE SPRINGS.

MOUNT LAGUNA WILL BE THERE AT 77.

SOME UPPER 70s, BUT 70s NONETHELESS.

THERE IS THE HEAT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY IN THE ORANGE.

JUST A LITTLE BIT INTO THE CITY.

THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH GOES INTO NEXT WEEK.

LET'S WATCH MOISTURE HERE.

PRETTY ROBUST INTO NEW MEXICO.

SATURDAY, ROBUST AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE DAY.

SOME CLOUD COVER IN ARIZONA.

WE WILL BE WATCHING SUNDAY WITH A LITTLE MORE OF THIS MOISTURE EDGING INTO THE AREA.

YOU SEE THIS SUGGESTION FOR ISOLATED DOWNPOUR IN A FEW SPOTS.

WE ARE NOT EXPECTING MUCH.

OVERALL INTO NEXT WEEK WE WILL GET A LITTLE RELIEF IN THE NORTHEAST AFTER THE HOT TIME THERE.

BUT IT IS BUILDING IN THE SOUTHWEST AND WE ARE JUST WALKED IN HERE IN THAT DESERTS.

THE COASTAL AREAS ARE GOING TO GET WARMER.

YOU CAN SEE THAT SOMEDAY FORECAST BACK INTO THE LOW 80s.

MONDAY, LOW 80s, AS WELL.

AND A LITTLE BIT COOLER AS THEY TRY, FOR THE MOST PART ON SUNDAY IN THE CITY.

AROUND 90.

BACKS OFF A LITTLE BIT INTO THE MIDWEEK FORECAST.

INTO THE MOUNTAINS, A LITTLE BREEZY.

STILL MOSTLY SUNNY.

SMALL TRANSFER AND ISOLATED DOWNPOUR LATE SUNDAY AT A FEW AREAS IN THE HIGH ROUND.

A LITTLE COOLER MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

AND WEDNESDAY.

INTO THE DESERTS, YOU CAN SEE WE ARE LOCKED AROUND 109 TO 112.

I'M ACCUWEATHER METEOROLOGIST JEFF PORTIS.

>>> KPBS REPORTER KELLY HASN'T VISITED A PUBLIC ART PROJECT UNVEILING THIS SATURDAY.

>> THE WORDS OF THESE POEMS SURROUND HER FEET.

>> THE SENIOR TO KNOW WHERE BLUE AND BLACK.

THEIR FACES STILL WHITE.

>> SHE RELATES TO STRUGGLES OF DISPLACEMENT AND POLICING.

>> THEY CONTINUE TO SHOOT DOWN THE HAWKS, LEAVING THEIR BODIES FOR THE SOIL TO SOAK UP.

THEY CONTINUE TO FACE THE BLACK RAVENS THEMSELVES, WATCHING THEM CLOSELY, NEVER ALLOWING THEM TO PICK UP THE SKY.

>> THIS FAMILY IMMIGRATED FROM SOMALIA.

HALF OF RESIDENTS HERE ARE FOREIGN-BORN.

RISING RENTS ARE PUSHING THEM OUT.

>> OR PEOPLES GRAVEYARDS NO LONGER EXIST.

THEY BUILT HOMES OVER IT.

OUR FAMILIES NO LONGER LIVE HERE.

I KNOW YOU'RE ANGRY, SO MY.

>> 19, SHE IS TO ROLLERSKATE THIS ALLEY OUTSIDE THE REC CENTER.

SHE SAYS ONE DAY SHE WILL RETURN TO THE NEARBY HOUSE OR FAMILY CAN NO LONGER AFFORD.

>> I TOOK MY FIRST STEPS IN THAT HOME, LEARNED HOW TO READ AND WRITE IN THAT HOME.

IT IS REALLY HEARTBREAKING EVERY TIME I DRIVE PAST IT.

I ALWAYS TELL MYSELF I WILL COME BACK AND I WILL BUY MY CHILDHOOD HOUSE.

>> SHE AND FOUR OTHER POETS ARE LEAVING A MESSAGE THAT WILL STAY.

EVEN IF THEY CAN'T.

>> MY POLAND AND POEMS THAT DESCRIBE ME, MY COMMUNITY, MY WOMANHOOD, MY BLACKNESS, AND ASPECTS OF MY DREAMS, LITERALLY PLASTERED PERMANENTLY PLASTERED ON THIS WALKWAY.

THAT'S JUST LIKE -- I CAN'T EVEN COMPREHEND THAT.

>> THEY CUT THOUSANDS OF LETTERS FROM WOOD MATERIAL AND BURNED THEM INTO THE PAVEMENT.

ANYONE WHO WALKS ON THIS PIECE OF CITY HEIGHTS WILL BE FACED WITH ITS HISTORY.

KATIE HEINZ AND, KPBS NEWS.

>>> ONE WAY TO STAY CAUGHT UP WITH KPBS NEWS IS THE SAN DIEGO PODCAST.

EASY TO STAY ON TOP OF THE NEWS OF THE DAY AND NEW EPISODES WEEKDAY MORNINGS.

FIND MORE STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

GOOD NIGHT.

>> 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, FLOODING AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL 1-800-BILL HOWE OR VISIT BILL HOWE.COM.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION.

DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY.

AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.