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>>> THE TSA FUNDING BATTLE CONTINUES AFTER THE SENATE REJECTED A BILL TO END THE SHUT DOWN.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

THE SHUTDOWN IS IN ITS 42nd DAY.

WITH CONGRESS SET TO GO ON RECESS, IT COULD BE A WHILE LONGER BEFORE IT IS RESOLVED.

ALEXANDER NGUYEN SHOWS US HOW IT IS AFFECTING TRAVELERS AT SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

>> IT'S JUST A MESS.

IT SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING.

>> Reporter: AS THE SHUT DOWN CONTINUES, SOME PASSENGERS ARE FRUSTRATED BY THE LONG LINES AT AIRPORTS.

HERE IN SAN DIEGO, THE LINES WERE SPILLING OUT THE DOOR AND ONTO THE CURB SIDE DROPOFF EARLY THIS MORNING.

JORDAN NAPIER SPEAKING TO OUR PARTNER WAS FORCED TO CHANGE HIS FLIGHT AFTER BEING STUCK IN THE 5:00 A.M.

LINE.

>> LONGEST LINE I EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE.

I THOUGHT I WAS AT SIX FLAGS OR SOMETHING.

>> Reporter: BY AFTERNOON, THE LINES WERE BACK TO NORMAL AND MANY ARRIVING PASSENGERS LIKE VICTOR SAY THE TSA CHECK POINTS WERE QUICKER THAN EXPECTED.

>> WE GOT TO THE AIRPORT EARLY.

BY THE TIME WE GOT THROUGH TSA, IT WAS A TOTAL OF 30 MINUTES.

>> Reporter: PASSENGERS AT OTHER MAJOR AIRPORTS WEREN'T AS LUCKY.

MANY WERE WAITING FOR FOUR OR MORE HOURS AS AGENTS CALLED OFF SICK OR QUIT AFTER GOING UNPAID FOR 40 PLUS DAYS.

>> PEOPLE HAVE TO QUIT BECAUSE IT IS NOT SUSTAINABLE.

THE BOTTOM LINE MESSAGE IS, FIGURE OUT A PLAN.

>> Reporter: LATE LAST NIGHT, THE SENATE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED A FUNDING PLAN FOR MOST OF DHS INCLUDING THE TSA BUT EXCLUDING I.C.E.

HOUSE REPUBLICANS REJECTED THAT PLAN.

>> WE ARE NOT GOING TO RISK NOT FUNDING THE AGENCIES THAT KEEP AMERICAN PEOPLE SAFE.

>> Reporter: MANY PASSENGERS AT SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL WERE CRITICAL OF HOW CONGRESS IS HANDLING THE SHUTDOWN.

LIKE MARCIA.

>> YOUR SOLE JOB IS TO GET GOVERNMENT RUNNING AND KEEP GOVERNMENT RUNNING.

AND THEY HAVE BEEN DOING A REALLY BAD JOB.

>> THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE TAKEN THAT LONG.

THEY SHOULD HAVE SOMETHING PLANNED BEFORE THEY GOT TO DAY ONE.

>> Reporter: AS THE FUNDING BATTLE CONTINUES, PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP TODAY SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER DIRECTING THE NEW DHS CHIEF TO PAY TSA AGENTS WITH FUNDS FROM THE ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL PASSED LAST SUMMER.

DHS SAYS TSA AGENTS COULD RECEIVE THEIR PAYCHECKS AS SOON AS MONDAY.

ALEXANDER NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WELL, THIS STRETCH OF HOT WEATHER IS NOT OVER YET BUT IT WILL BE ENDING EARLY NEXT WEEK.

IN THE MEANTIME, PATCHY LOW FLOGS AND COASTAL FOG WILL BE RETURNING.

GRADUALLY IMPROVING FOR COASTAL COMMUNITIES IN THE AFTERNOON.

DOWN TO 48 IN RAMONA.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

NEAR THE END OF THIS LOOP, YOU ARE BEGINNING TO NOTICE ON SHORE FLOW COMES IN HERE EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WE WILL SEE SOME MOISTURE AND COOLER AIR.

DETAILS AHEAD.

>>> TOMORROW, TENS OF THOUSANDS OF SAN DIEGOANS ARE EXPECTED TO RALLY IN THE THIRD NO KINGS PROTEST.

A MARCH ALONG THE WATERFRONT STARTING ON WEST AVENUE, NORTH HARBOR DRIVE AND ENDS ON PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY.

AN ESTIMATED 80,000 PEOPLE SHOWED UP FOR THE LAST NO KINGS DAY IN OCTOBER.

ORGANIZERS EXPECT TOMORROW'S DEMONSTRATION TO BE THE LARGEST YET.

>> WE HAD A NUMBER OF RALLIES ALREADY.

ANTI-I.C.E.

RALLIES ALONG HOME DEPOT.

AND PEOPLE SEE THAT AND THEY FEEL COMFORTED KNOWING THERE ARE ACTUALLY PEOPLE OUT THERE STANDING UP FOR THEM.

THE VISIBILITY IS IMPORTANT.

THE MOTIVATION IS IMPORTANT.

THAT YOUR VOICE MATTERS AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO KEEP SHOWING UP FOR OTHER PEOPLE WHO CAN'T.

>> DEMONSTRATIONS BEGIN AS EARLY AS 10:00 A.M.

TO 6:00 P.M.

YOU CAN STAY UP TO DATE ON THE LATEST ON TOMORROW'S PROTEST ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

>>> THE HELIX WATER DISTRICT HAS BEEN IN THE CLEAN WATER BUSINESS IN EAST COUNTY FOR DECADES NOW.

THEY ARE PROVIDING CLEAN AIR.

KPBS ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTER TAMMY SAYS THAT IS THROUGH A NEW ELECTRIC CHARGING DEPOT.

>> Reporter: TIME IS TICKING FOR PUBLIC AGENCIES TO SWAP THEIR HEAVY DUTY DIESEL VEHICLES FOR ELECTRIC MODELS.

STATE LAW MANDATES THEY BUY ONLY ZERO EMISSIONS VEHICLES STARTING IN 2030.

THE HELIX WATER DISTRICT HAS BEEN PREPARING FOR THAT TRANSITION FOR YEARS.

IT INSTALLED A FEW ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGERS.

BUT, OFFICIALS QUICKLY REALIZED A BIG CHALLENGE.

>> WELL, IF I'M GOING TO BE REQUIRED TO BUY AN ELECTRIC DUMP TRUCK, CLASS 8 VEHICLE WITH A 400-KILOWATT HOUR BATTERY.

I DON'T HAVE ANY CAPACITY TO CHARGE IT.

ALL I HAVE IS A THREE KILOWATT THAT WILL TAKE ME TWO WEEKS TO CHARGE A DUMP TRUCK.

THAT DOESN'T QUITE WORK.

>> Reporter: KEN MILLER IS THE OPERATIONS DIRECTOR AT HELIX.

HE SAYS THE CHALLENGE WAS COMPLYING WITH STATE REGULATIONS AND STILL RESPONDING TO WATER MAIN BREAKS AND WILD FIRES.

OVER THE PAST YEAR, THE DISTRICT BUILT A MASSIVE CHARGING DEPOT IN EL CAJON.

IT HAS 87 HIGH SPEED CHARGERS AND SOME BACKUP GENERATORS.

>> WE ARE TRANSITIONING WITH THIS PROJECT FROM THE CAPACITY TO BE ABLE TO CHARGE SOMETHING AND WHAT WOULD HAVE TAKEN US 30 HOURS TO 20 MINUTES.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC IS PROVIDING THE POWER.

THE UTILITY IS ONE OF THE AGENCIES THAT FUNDED THE $11 MILLION PROJECT.

PAULA IS WITH THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT.

HER AGENCY ALSO HELPED FUND THE STATION.

SHE SAYS PROJECTS LIKE THESE REDUCE VEHICLE EMISSIONS.

AND, THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE.

>> BETTER AIR QUALITY MEANS BETTER PUBLIC HEALTH FOR OUR COMMUNITIES FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

>> Reporter: NEIGHBORING PUBLIC AGENCIES WILL BE ABLE TO USE THE CHARGERS.

HELIX WILL INVOICE THEM SO WATER CUSTOMERS ARE CHARGED.

>>> A NEW NATIONWIDE REPORT SHOWS THE MEDIAN RENT IN SAN DIEGO DROPPED.

PUBLIC MATTERS REPORTER JAKE GATTA SPOKE WITH CITY LEADERS ABOUT HOW THEY MIGHT BE CONNECTED.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO RENT HAS GONE DOWN.

IT COULD BE THANKS TO AN INCREASE IN SUPPLY.

A NATIONAL REPORT SHOWED THE MEDIAN RENTS IN THE CITY FOR ONE BEDROOM WERE DOWN 5.6%.

FOR TWO BEDROOM RENTS WERE DOWN 7.5%.

ONLY MIAMI AND NEW HAVEN CONNECTICUT.

SAN DIEGO HAD ABOUT A 15% INCREASE.

OTHER CITY INS THE TOP 20 WITH FEWER NEW ACTIVE LISTINGS DIDN'T SEE THE SAME DECLINES.

ZACH DEFAZZIO FERRELL IS WITH DEMOCRATS OF SAN DIEGO.

HE SAYS THESE NUMBERS DON'T SURPRISE HIM.

>> GENERALLY SPEAKING, THE MORE THE SUPPLY THERE IS, THE MORE THEY WILL DECREASE.

>> Reporter: CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM KENT LEE SAID THE CITY'S EFFORTS TO STREAMLINE PRODUCTION ARE A BIG PART OF IT.

>> IF YOU TRACK THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WE HAVE SEEN A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT INCREASE EACH YEAR.

THAT IS AN EFFORT BETWEEN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.

THE COUNCIL.

THEY ARE TRYING TO FIND ALL THE TOOLS TO ENSURE NEW HOUSING IS HAPPENING.

>> Reporter: MORE CHOICES, AND POWER FOR RENTERS.

>> WHAT THAT ULTIMATELY DOES IS MAKES IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR LANDLORDS.

THE OWNERS OF THESE PROPERTIES TO CHARGE THE RENTAL PRICES THEY MIGHT HAVE NORMALLY CHARGED.

IF THERE IS JUST ENOUGH SUPPLY THAT IS AVAILABLE.

>> Reporter: JAY GATA, KPBS NEWS.

>> PUBLIC MATTER IS A PARTNER WITH KPBS, I NEWS SOURCE AND VOICE OF SAN DIEGO.

>>> I'M JOHN YANG.

TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, HOUSE REPUBLICANS REJECT A SENATE DEAL TO FUND MOST OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND END THE SHUTDOWN.

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

>> SOME ENCOURAGING NEWS FOR PEOPLE LOOKING TO START OR EXPAND THEIR FAMILY.

COSTCO SAYS IT WILL NOW OFFER IBF TREATMENT TO ITS CUSTOMERS TO MAKE THE OFTEN EXPENSIVE TREATMENT MORE TRANSPARENT AND AFFORDABLE.

>> Reporter: JUST OVER 13% OF WOMEN IN THE U.S.

AGENTED 15 TO 49 REPORT HAVING DIFFICULTY GETTING PREGNANT OR CARRYING A PREGNANCY TO TERM ACCORDING TO THE DATA FROM CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION.

IBF CAN WITH A STRONG RESOURCE FOR THOSE STRUGGLING WITH FERTILITY AND SAME SEX COUPLES AND SINGLE PEOPLE HOPING TO BECOME PARENTS.

>> IBF STANDS FOR INVITRO FERTILIZATION.

THE EGGS AND SPERM ARE TAKEN OUTSIDE THE BODY AND PUT TOGETHER TO CREATE EMBRYOS.

THE EMBRYO CAN BE TRANSFERRED INTO AN INDIVIDUAL'S UTERUS.

>> Reporter: IVF IS A TREATMENT MEDICAL EXPERTS SAY CAN BE VERY EFFECTIVE FOR FAMILY PLANNING BUT IT IS EXPENSIVE WITH AN ESTIMATED COST OF A SINGLE CYCLE RANGING FROM 15 TO $20,000.

ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE.

AND IN SOME CASES, PATIENTS MAY NEED MORE THAN ONE ROUND OF TREATMENT.

THIS MONTH, COSTCO ANNOUNCED A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HEALTH PLATFORM SESAME AND THE FERTILITY NETWORK IVIRMA NORTH AMERICA TO OFFER TREATMENT TO ITS MEMBERS.

MEMBERS CAN GET IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO FERTILITY CARE INCLUDING EVALUATIONS AND REFERRALS AND JUST LIKE ITS BIG BOX PRICES, SAVE UP TO 80% ON IVF MEDICATION THROUGH ITS PHARMACY PROGRAMS.

>> I THINK THE CONCEPT IS VERY PROMISING.

AND IT IS DEFINITELY A BIG STEP TOWARD IMPROVING ACCESS TO IVF.

>> Reporter: HOWEVER, MEDICAL EXPERTS STRESS THAT FERTILITY TREATMENTS AREN'T A ONE SIZE FITS ALL.

SWITCH UP WITH YOUR MEDICAL PROVIDER FIRST.

>> WHILE IVF IS AN INCREDIBLY EFFECTIVE TOOL THAT WE HAVE, IT IS INVASIVE.

AND IT IS RESOURCE INTENSIVE AND IT IS NOT WITHOUT RISK.

SO, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE DELIVERING THE RIGHT TREATMENT AT THE RIGHT TIME TO THE RIGHT PATIENT WITH PROPER GUIDANCE.

>> Reporter: COSTCO'S ANNOUNCEMENT IS THE LATEST PUSH TO MAKE IVF TREATMENT MORE ACCESSIBLE IN THE U.S.

IN FEBRUARY, PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER DIRECTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS TO EXPAND ACCESS AND AFFORDABILITY OF IVF.

REPORTING IN LOS ANGELES, I'M MARYBEL GONZALEZ.

>>> KPBS WAS THE BACKDROP FOR RESPONSE BY STATE LEADERS FOR FEDERAL CUTS TO PUBLIC BROADCASTING.

SAN DIEGO ASSEMBLY MEMBER CHRIS WARD SAYS HE IS REQUESTING $80 MILLION IN THIS YEAR'S STATE BUDGET TO HELP OFFSET THE $30 MILLION CALIFORNIA PUBLIC MEDIA STATIONS WILL LOSE EACH YEAR BECAUSE OF FEDERAL CUTS.

>> WITHOUT ANY ACTION, MANY OF THESE STATIONS ESPECIALLY IN RURAL UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES ARE AT RISK OF SHUTTING DOWN.

PUBLIC MEDIA IS NOT JUST PROGRAMMING.

IT IS CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.

EMERGENCY ALERTS DURING DISASTERS.

EDUCATIONAL CONTENT FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN.

COVERAGE OF LOCAL ARTS CULTURE AND CIVIC LIFE.

>> WARD ALSO AUTHORED NEW LEGISLATION THAT IS STARTING NEXT YEAR PROPOSES GIVING LOCAL NEWS ORGANIZATIONS TAX CREDIT TO HIRE AND KEEP JOURNALISTS EMPLOYED.

WARD SAYS THE BILL PRIORITIZES SMALL COMMUNITY BASED NEWS ROOMING.

ACCORDING TO LANGUAGE AND ASSEMBLY BILL 2222, NEWS ORGANIZATIONS CONTROLLED BY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES ARE LARGELY FUNDED BY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES WOULD NOT QUALIFY FOR THE TAX EXEMPTION AND WE WILL NOTE THAT INTEREST OF DISCLOSURE, KPBS COULD BENEFIT FINANCIALLY FROM BOTH OF THESE PROPOSALS.

>>> CAESAR CHAVEZ DAY IS NO MORE IN CALIFORNIA.

GOVERNOR NEWSOM RENAMED THE MARCH 31st HOLIDAY.

NOW IT WILL BE KNOWN AS FARM WORKER'S DAY.

THAT IS IN HONOR OF THE WORK CHAVEZ AND OTHERS IN THE LABOR MOVEMENT DID TO UNIONIZE AGRICULTURE WORKERS IN THE 1960s , EARLIER THIS MONTH, THE NEW YORK TIMES INVESTIGATION REVEALED MULTIPLE CLAIMS OF SEXUAL ABUSE AGAINST THE CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER.

AMONG THEM, 95-YEAR-OLD DOLORES HUERTA.

FAITH RINGGOLD WAS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTIST WHO BEGAN IN 1965 IN THE BLACK ARTS MOVEMENT IN HARLEM.

HER WORK IS ON DISPLAY AT UC SAN DIEGO WHERE SHE WAS A VISUAL ARTS FACULTY MEMBER.

KPBS HOST AND PRODUCER LAWRENCE K. JACKSON SAYS IT IS BEING CALLED A FULL CIRCLE MOMENT FOR THE ACCLAIMED ARTIST.

>> Reporter: EACH FAITH RINGGOLD PIECE STANDS ALONE IN THE WAY THAT IT CAN TELL ITS OWN STORY.

>> FAITH HAD EVERYTHING TO DO WITH THIS.

I FEEL LIKE SHE SET THIS UP ON HER OWN.

AND THE ALIGNMENT IS SO PERFECT FOR EVERYTHING THAT HER WORK REPRESENTS AND WHO SHE WAS AS A WOMAN.

A BLACK WOMAN IN AMERICA MAKING WORK.

>> Reporter: IT IS EASY TO ENJOY HER ART AS JUST THAT, BUT THE CURATOR FOR FULL CIRCLE SAYS IT MEANS SO MUCH MORE TO HER.

>> I THINK THE MAIN THING IS THAT SHE IS FROM HARLEM.

I'M FROM HARLEM.

THERE ARE SO MANY SIMILARITIES IN THE VISUALS AND AESTHETICS OF HOW SHE EXPLAINS HER CHILDHOOD AND THINGS THAT SHE SAW GROWING UP.

I ALSO LOVE THE FACT THAT SHE FOUGHT REALLY HARD FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS IN THE ART INDUSTRY.

WHICH IS LIKE MY ENTIRE CAREER.

MY PLATFORM ART LEADER IS DEDICATED TO WOMEN AND THEM BEING MORE REPRESENTED AND THAT WAS A LIFELONG GOAL.

>> Reporter: ONE OF THE EXHIBITION'S GOALS IS TO SHOW JUST HOW MUCH OF A MULTIDISCIPLINE TALENT THAT FAITH RINGGOLD WAS.

>> THE ARTWORKS IN THIS SHOW SPAN FIVE DECADES OF FAITH'S ARTISTIC PRACTICE AND IT REALLY REPRESENTS HER AS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTIST.

WHAT I LOVE, ONE OF THE THINGS I LOVE THE MOST IS HER ABILITY TO BE SUCH A BRILLIANT WRITER AND HOW SHE INCORPORATES THAT INTO HER STORY QUILTS.

I ALSO LOVE THAT SHE MADE SOFT SCULPTURES.

WE ALSO HAVE TWO OF THOSE HERE AS A PART OF THE EXHIBITION.

FAITH WAS A PERFORMANCE ARTIST AS WELL.

SO SHE WOULD MAKE THESE SOFT SCULPTURES AN WEAR THEM DURING HER PERFORMANCES.

SHE WAS A BRILLIANT PAINTER YOU KNOW.

SHE WROTE CHILDREN'S BOOKS.

SHE CREATED ANIMATIONS AND I MEAN THE LIST GOES ON.

>> Reporter: LATER IN LIFE, RINGGOLD JOINED USD'S DEPARTMENT OF VISUAL ARTS WHERE SHE TAUGHT FROM 1984 TO 2002.

HER FORMER STUDENTS SAY HER PRESENCE WAS JUST AS IMPACTFUL AS HER ART.

>> FROM WHAT I HEARD FROM HER STUDENTS, WHO I'M REALLY GOOD FRIENDS WITH AND HAVE SPENT SOME TIME WITH JUST GETING TO KNOW FAITH AS A TEACHER, THEY LOVED EVERY MOMENT OF HER.

THEY SAID SHE WAS VIBRANT, SHE WORE RED LIPSTICK.

SHE WORE BEAUTIFUL OUTFITS AND BIG STATEMENT JEWELRY.

SHE WAS JUST REALLY A GLORIOUS KIND OF ENERGY ON CAMPUS.

>> Reporter: FAITH RINGGOLD WAS MOST KNOWN FOR HER STORY QUILTS.

THOSE QUILTS WERE BIRTHED OUT OF CREATIVITY AND INGENUITY.

>> SHE KNEW SHE WANTED TO TRAVEL AND SHARE HER ART WITH THE WORLD.

AND SHE KNEW THAT YOU KNOW, ART IS EXPENSIVE TO TRANSPORT.

SO SHE SPEAKS ABOUT CREATING QUILTS BECAUSE SHE COULD JUST FOLD THEM UP, PUT THEM IN HER SUITCASE AND TAKE THEM TO DIFFERENT PLACES AND PRESENT THEM.

>> Reporter: RINGGOLD WAS ALSO AN ACCOMPLISHED WRITER.

HER BOOK TAR BEACH IS ONE OF THE TEN BEST ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN'S TITLES BY THE TIMES.

>> SHE REALLY EMBODIES THAT KIND OF LIKE UNIVERSAL ARTIST ENERGY.

SHE SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN PARIS, SHE VISITED AFRICA.

AND SHE BRINGS ALL OF THOSE ELEMENTS INTO HER WORK AND SHE DID WHAT SHE WANTED TO DO IN A TIME WHERE MANY PEOPLE WERE AFRAID AND IT WAS SO HARD BACK THEN FOR WOMEN ESPECIALLY BLACK WOMEN TO BE IN MUSEUMS AND REPRESENTED IN GALLERIES.

HERE IS THIS WOMAN DOING JUST WHATEVER SHE WANTED TO DO AND SAYING I'M GOING TO GET THIS STUFF SEEN AND SHE DID.

>> Reporter: THE FULL CIRCLE EXHIBITION IS OPEN NOW UNTIL MAY 1st AT THE USD ART GALLERY.

>>> PARTS OF THE WESTERN U.S.

COULD BE IN FOR AN EARLY AND SEVERE FIRE SEASON.

AND THAT'S DUE TO RECORD HEAT.

THE SNOW PACK FROM CALIFORNIA SIERRA NEVADA TO THE COLORADO ROCKIES IS LARGELY GONE.

A NEW ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTER STUDY SHOWS EARLY MELTING OF SNOW CORRELATES WITH MORE BURNED ACRES.

ONE EXPERT SAYS THE REGION IS IN UNCHARTED TERRITORY WITH WILD FIRE SEASON.

TODAY'S HIGH IN SAN DIEGO WAS 75 DEGREES BUT IT IS EXPECTED TO GET WARMER THIS WEEKEND.

>>> WE ARE STILL LOCKED INTO THE VERY WARM AND FOR SOME OF YOU INLAND AREAS HOT WEATHER PATTERN THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

THE HEAT WILL SLIGHTLY ESCALATE FOR ANOTHER DAY OR TWO.

BUT, WE ARE GOING TO GET SOME GOOD RELIEF NEXT WEEK.

IN THE MEANTIME, COASTAL FOG AND LOW CLOUDS WILL BE WITH US EACH MORNING.

ALONG THE COASTLINE AND OFFSHOREMENT VERY WARM STILL THIS WEEKEND BUT COOLER AIR WILL RETURN NEXT WEEK AND WE WILL SEE SPOTTY SHOWERS.

THEY DON'T LOOK WIDESPREAD FOR US.

THEY WILL BE MUCH MORE WIDESPREAD TO THE NORTH WITH SIGNIFICANT HELP TO THE SIERRA.

58 DEGREES TONIGHT.

LOW CLOUDS LURKING NEAR SAN DIEGO.

AND OFFSHORE FOR ALL COASTAL COMMUNITIES.

IT WILL BE UNSEASONABLY WARM AND WHAT A SHIFT IN THE WIND AND THE PLAINS THERE AFTER A BIG COOLDOWN.

THEY ARE WARMING BACK UP.

BUT FOR US, WE ARE STILL LOCKED IN.

UNSEASONABLY WARM.

92 IN RAMONA.

91 IN EL CAJON.

ESCONDIDO, 87.

76 IN SAN DIEGO.

AND FAR TO THE EAST, BORREGO SPRINGS STILL 95.

STILL WARM.

NOT GUILTY AS HOT AS IT WAS, BUT STILL PRETTY TOASTY, ON SUNDAY, THIS IS THE FINAL DAY OF SIGNIFICANT, SIGNIFICANT HEAT FOR COASTAL AREAS AND FOR MOST AREAS AROUND SAN DIEGO.

AT LEAST A LITTLE BIT INLAND WHERE WE ARE BEEN DEALING WITH THAT BIG TIME HEAT.

YOU WILL NOTICE A LITTLE MORE IN THE WAY OF SPOTTY THUNDERSTORMS RETURNING TO PARTS OF ARIZONA AS MOISTURE INCREASES.

STILL HOT IN THE INTERIOR DESERTS BUT LOOK AT THIS.

RELIEF IS ON THE WAY.

A COLD FRONT WILL BE MOVING ON IN.

SUNDAY AND MONDAY, CHANGES.

AND THE INTERIOR DESERTS MAYBE A FEW EXTRA CLOUDS.

THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE STAYING FURTHER EAST INTO PARTS OF ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO.

BUT, SOME DRY THUNDERSTORMS THERE, SPOTTY THUNDERSTORMS, MAY NOT PRODUCE A WHOLE LOT OF RAIN BUT THERE COULD BE A LIGHTNING THREAT AND THAT COULD LEAD TO WILD FIRE DANGER THERE.

BUT LOCALLY, WE WILL BE WATCHING FOR A BIG SHIFT IN THE WIND.

GRADUALLY, WE ARE STILL HOT THIS WEEKEND.

BUT GRADUALLY, WE WILL BEGIN TO SEE A LITTLE BIT OF AN ON SHORE COMPONENT TO THE WIND.

THOSE WIND STREAMLINES HINTING AT MORE FLOW AT LEAST AT TIMES COMING INLAND.

LOOK AT THIS, MOISTURE RETURNING TO THE NORTHWEST.

RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW.

WE MAY SEE A FEW SPOTTY SHOWERS AROUND HERE BUT THEY WON'T BE WIDESPREAD.

YOU WILL NOTICE A BIG CHANGE THOUGH.

SO, COASTAL AREAS, UPPER 70s SATURDAY.

STILL 77 SUNDAY.

DOWN TO 70 ON TUESDAY WITH CLOUDS RETURNING AND THEY WILL BE STICKING AROUND A BIG CHUNK OF THE DAY.

INLAND AREAS GO FROM 87 SATURDAY, 86 SUNDAY.

STILL STEAMY THIS WEEKEND.

73 AND A CLOUD COVER ON TUESDAY WITH THAT MOISTURE.

IN THE MOUNTAINS UPPER 60s HEDGING WAY DOWN TO NEAR 50 COME TUESDAY.

MUCH COOLER THEN.

AND INTO THE DESERT, STILL IN THE MID 90s AS WE BEGIN THE FORECAST, BUT WE WILL GET ALL THE WAY BACK DOWN TO THE LOW 80s , MUCH COOLER THERE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

I'M ACCU-WEATHER METEOROLOGIST GEOFF WITH KPBS NEWS.

>>> AN ARTIST FROM PACIFIC BEACH HAS ACCOMPLISHED A GOAL, SKATEBOARDING ACROSS THE COUNTRY FROM COAST TO COAST.

CHARLOTTE MET HIM AT HIS HOME TO DIVE FURTHER INTO THIS UNIQUE EXPERIENCE.

>> I WENT THROUGH TWO SKATEBOARD DECKS WHICH I USED AS MY PAINT PALETTE AND TWO SETS OF WHEELS, FOUR SETS OF BEARINGS AND TEN PAIRS OF SHOES.

>> Reporter: HE WENT ON AN EPIC 105 DAY JOURNEY.

HE STARTED SKATEBOARDING IN NEW JERSEY ON SEPTEMBER 8th, 2025 AND ROLLED INTO SAN DIEGO ON DECEMBER 21st.

IT WAS MORE THAN A PHYSICAL CHALLENGE.

IT WAS A MISSION TO RAISE FUNDS FOR CHILDREN'S ART SUPPLIES.

HIS PRIMARY GOAL WAS CLEAR.

TO DISTRIBUTE ART SUPPLIES TO KIDS WHO LACK ACCESS.

>> FROM A YOUNG AGE, I FEEL LIKE I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN BLESSED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE.

AND NOT ALL KIDS HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY.

>> Reporter: THE TRIP BECAME A WAY TO COMBINE HIS PASSIONS.

TRAVEL, SKATEBOARDING, AND PAINTING.

>> WHEN I WAS PLANNING MY TRIP I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING THAT HAD TO DO WITH THE ARTS AS A LIFELONG ARTIST.

I ALWAYS FELT BLESSED THAT I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY AS A CHILD TO HAVE ART SUPPLIES.

NOT ALL KIDS HAVE THAT.

AND TO CREATE SOMETHING THAT I COULD DO SKATEBOARDING, I COULD TRAVEL, I COULD DO PAINTING AND RAISE MONEY FOR KIDS ART SUPPLIES.

IT JUST ALL MADE SENSE.

>> Reporter: HUNTER NAMED HIS PROJECT PUSHING THE ARTS AND COMMEMORATED HIS TRIP WITH DAILY BLOGS.

>> THIS IS DAY 47.

SKATING COAST TO COAST, MAKE AGO NEW PAINTING DAILY.

RAISING MONEY FOR KID'S ART SUPPLIES.

LET'S DO THIS, BABY!

>> IN TOTAL RIGHT HERE, WE HAVE 105 PAINTINGS.

AND I DID A NEW PAINTING EVERY SINGLE DAY.

RAIN OR SHINE.

WHETHER I WAS STRANDED IN THE DESERT RUNNING OUT OF FOOD OR WATER, THERE WAS A STORM, I HAD ONE DAY IN OKLAHOMA THEY HAD A TORNADO WARNING.

IF I ABSOLUTELY HAD TO I WOULD PAINT INSIDE OF A HOTEL OFF A PHOTOGRAPH.

BUT EACH DAY OF THE TRIP, A FEW PAINTING.

>> Reporter: HUNTER SAYS HE OFTEN FOUND SKATEBOARDING COAST TO COAST TO BE MORE OF A MENTAL BATTLE THAN A PHYSICAL ONE.

>> IF I START A DAY AND I'M LIKE OKAY, IT WILL BE A CHILL ONE.

I ONLY HAVE 25 MILES TO PUSH.

ALL OF A SUDDEN THE WIND IS JUST BLASTING RIGHT AT ME, THE ROAD IS JUST MADE OUT OF GARBAGE.

CARS ARE FLYING.

THERE'S NO SHOULDER TO THE ROAD.

EVERYTHING IS AGAINST ME.

I KNOW THAT I HAVE THE POWER TO HAVE WHATEVER KIND OF DAY THAT I WANT.

>> Reporter: THE FINAL PAINTING IS OF CRYSTAL PIER IN HIS HOMETOWN OF PACIFIC BEACH.

HUNTER SAYS IT HOLDS A UNIQUE CONNECTION TO THE JOURNEY.

>> AND THERE IS ACTUALLY A LOT OF SAND THAT STUCK IN THIS PAINTING BECAUSE I PAINTED IT ON THE SAND.

I USED WATER FROM THE OCEAN TO MIX MY PAINT TO GIVE IT A LITTLE BIT OF A NATURAL TOUCH AS WELL.

>> Reporter: THE PUSHING THE ART EFFORT HAS ALREADY RAISED 50,000 DOLLARS DOLLARS BUT HIS MISSION IS FAR FROM OVER.

HE WANTS TO PUT ALL PAINTINGS IN AN EXHIBIT AND SELL EACH ONE TO RAISE MONEY FOR ART SUPPLY DISTRIBUTION.

>> THOUGH PAINT ACROSS AMERICA IS COMPLETE AND E WITH HAVE THIS SERIES OF PAINTINGS, IT IS ONLY THE BEGINNING.

>> Reporter: THE PUSHING ART FUNDRAISER REMAINS ACCESSIBLE ON GO FUND ME.

>> TOGETHER WE CAN PAINT A BRIGHTER FUTURE.

>> Reporter: KPBS NEWS.

>>> GET THE LATEST FROM KPBS DELIVERED RIGHT INTO YOUR INBOX.

WE HAVE A VARIETY OF NEWSLETTERS YOU CAN PICK FROM, AND THAT INCLUDES DAILY HEADLINES, KPBS ARTS, WE HAVE STREAMING PICKS AND OUR NORTH COUNTY FOCUS.

JUST GO TO KPBS.ORG AND FROM THERE, YOU CAN LOOK FOR THE NEWSLETTER SECTION, YOU'LL FIND THAT AT THE TOP OF YOUR SCREEN.

AND THEN YOU CAN JUST SIGN UP WITH YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS.

AND ALSO, BE SURE TO JOIN US TONIGHT FOR KPBS NEWS THIS WEEK WHERE WE REVISIT THE MOST IMPACTFUL AND INTRIGUING ORIGINAL REPORTING WE HAVE EACH WEEK.

IT AIRS FRIDAY AT 8:30 RIGHT HERE ON KPBS.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

ENJOY YOUR EVENING.

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

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