>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE, FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AIR, RESTORATION, AND FLOOD SERVICES FOR OVER 45 YEARS.

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

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY, AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> SANTANA WINDS AND EXTREME HEAT ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

I'M JACOB AERE IN FOR MAYA TRABULSI.

SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC WARNED OF PUBLIC SAFETY POWER SHUTOFFS STARTING TODAY DUE TO WILDFIRE RISK CONDITIONS.

ON YOUR SCREEN NOW IS A MAP OF COMMUNITIES THAT COULD BE AFFECTED.

THEY SPAN FROM THE BOULEVARD AS FAR NORTH AS RAINBOW.

AS OF LATE THIS AFTERNOON, OVER 35,000 CUSTOMERS WERE AT RISK OF THEIR POWER BEING SHUT OFF.

POTENTIAL POWER SHUTOFFS ARE IN EFFECT THROUGH 6:00 P.M.

MONDAY.

>>> BUT THE EXTREME HEAT IS EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH NEXT THURSDAY.

THAT'LL BE ESPECIALLY TOUGH FOR PEOPLE WHO WORK OUTDOORS.

KPBS REPORTER, ALEXANDER NGUYEN, WENT TO EAST COUNTY TO SEE HOW WORKERS ARE COPING.

>> Reporter: IT WAS ONLY MID- MORNING, BUT ALREADY 94 DEGREES HERE IN ROMONA.

SDG&E CREWS WERE OUT HERE FIXING AN EQUIPMENT FAILURE THAT CAUSED A POWER OUTAGE EARLIER THIS MORNING.

THE POWER WAS OUT FOR ABOUT 2,000 CUSTOMERS, INCLUDING THREE SCHOOLS IN THE ROMONA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

THE ELECTRICITY WAS STILL OUT AT ROMONA HIGH SCHOOL WHEN WE WERE THERE.

STUDENTS HAD THE DAY OFF, BUT TEACHERS AND STAFF STAYED BEHIND WORKING INSIDE WITH NO WORKING LIGHTS.

THE OWNERS TEMPORARILY CLOSED, AND OPENED AGAIN WHEN POWER WAS RESTORED AROUND 9:00 A.M.

THE RISING TEMPERATURES FORCED THIS MAIL CARRIER TO TAKE HIS LUNCH BREAK IN THE SHADE.

>> YOU DON'T REALLY HAVE AN OPTION.

>> Reporter: EXTREME HEAT OR NOT, ANDREW PITTMAN SAYS PEOPLE STILL NEED TO GET THEIR MAIL.

HE SAYS HE'S USED TO IT BY NOW.

>> PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF, WE WANT TO BE IN THE HEAT OR IN THE COLD.

EITHER/OR, ONE OR THE OTHER, GOING BACK AND FORTH, IT'LL WRECK YOU.

>> Reporter: TO KEEP COOL, PITTMAN SAYS HE RELIES ON THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS.

A LITTLE CUP OF ICE HERE AND THERE, FREE WATER, OR POPPING INTO A STORE.

>> GET A LITTLE BIT OF AC, A LITTLE BIT OF COOL, AND HONESTLY JUST GETTING RIGHT BACK TO IT.

>> Reporter: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ISSUED AN EXTREME HEAT WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY UNTIL OCTOBER 8.

TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 90 DEGREES NEAR THE COAST, AND THE UPPER 90s TO MID-100s IN THE VALLEYS.

>> I DON'T EVEN WANT TO GO TO WORK.

>> Reporter: THAT IS KIND OF HARD WHEN YOU OWN A BUSINESS.

KARAM WORKS AT THIS AUTO SHOP AT LAKESIDE.

>> WE HAVE FANS.

WE CAN'T HAVE AN AC UNIT BECAUSE THE DOORS ARE ALWAYS OPEN.

>> Reporter: IT'S 105 DEGREES RIGHT NOW IN THE MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON HERE AT LAKESIDE.

AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE A SLIGHT BREEZE, AND THAT'S CONCERNING TO THE POWER COMPANY BECAUSE OF THE POWER LINES RIGHT THERE.

SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC HAS ISSUED PUBLIC SAFETY POWER SHUTOFF WARNINGS FOR MORE THAN TWO DOZEN COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING LAKESIDE.

SDG&E SAYS IT'S A PRECAUTION BECAUSE HIGH WINDS COULD DOWN POWER LINES AND IGNITE A FIRE.

THE RISK OF LOSING POWER COULD MAKE IT HARD FOR SOME PEOPLE TO KEEP COOL.

AND WHILE PITTMAN AND SHABBA COULD GO HOME TO A COOL HOUSE, FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE.

>> I'M TRYING TO FIND SOME SHADE, SOME COOL DRINKS, SOME COOL WATER.

STAY HYDRATED.

>> Reporter: THERE ARE SEVERAL COOL ZONES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY TO HELP PEOPLE BEAT THE HEAT.

THE LIST IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE.

ALEXANDER NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR PLACES TO BEAT THE HEAT, YOU CAN STOP BY VARIOUS COOL ZONES AT LIBRARIES AND RECREATION CENTERS THROUGHOUT SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

THE CITY IS EXTENDING HOURS AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS, WHICH WILL BE OPEN UNTIL 8:00 P.M.

TODAY AND SATURDAY.

ALL RECREATION CENTERS WILL BE OPEN FROM NOON UNTIL 8:00 P.M.

ON SUNDAY, AND CERTAIN LIBRARY LOCATIONS WILL ALSO BE OPENED DURING THAT TIME.

YOU CAN FIND THOSE ON YOUR SCREEN NOW.

POINT LOMA, OAK PARK, CITY HEIGHTS, AND THE CENTRAL LIBRARY DOWNTOWN.

YOU CAN ALSO FIND THE FULL LIST OF LOCATIONS ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

>>> I'M METEOROLOGIST BERNIE RANO, A HOT FRIDAY AND A VERY WARM FRIDAY NIGHT.

WE SHOULD BE DOWN INTO THE MIDDLE 60s, BUT TEMPERATURES IN THE 80s MOST OF THE EVENING WILL FALL DOWN TO 71 DEGREES FOR YOUR SATURDAY.

COMING UP WITH YOUR KPBS FORECAST, WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT WHEN THE HEAT WILL FINALLY END.

BUT IT'S GOING TO BE A WHILE.

ALL THAT COMING UP IN JUST A MINUTE.

>>> AFTER MORE THAN TEN MONTHS AT SEA, THE NAVY SAYS THE USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN WILL BE HOME IN SAN DIEGO NEXT WEEK.

THE SHIP LEFT SAN DIEGO LAST NOVEMBER AND SPENT MOST OF THE LAST YEAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST.

AIRCRAFT FROM THE SHIP LAUNCHED SOME OF THE FIRST AIR STRIKES IN THE U.S.

AND ISRAELI WAR WITH IRAN.

BUT CONTROVERSY ERUPTED THIS SUMMER WITH REPORTS OF SUPPLY PROBLEMS AND THE CREW'S LOW MORALE.

THE SHIP SPENT ABOUT EIGHT CONSECUTIVE MONTHS AT SEA WITHOUT STOPPING AT A PORT.

THE NAVY EXPECTS THE SHIP TO RETURN THURSDAY.

>>> EXPERTS SAY PERSISTENT STEREOTYPES HAVE DAMAGED VETERANS STRUGGLING WITH THEIR MENTAL HEALTH CREATES STIGMA AND CAN ENCOURAGE PEOPLE FROM SEEKING HELP.

KPBS MILITARY AND VETERANS REPORTER SAYS IT SHOWS HOW HARMFUL MISCONCEPTIONS CAN BE, AND A WARNING TO VIEWERS, THIS STORY MENTIONS SUICIDE.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO POLICE SAY THEY ARE STILL INVESTIGATING A SUSPECTED MURDER-SUICIDE IN LAKE MURRAY LAST MONTH.

THEY SAY A SAN DIEGO NAVY VETERAN ALLEGEDLY GUNNED DOWN HIS FAMILY BEFORE TAKING HIS OWN LIFE.

SEVERAL NEWS REPORTS INCLUDED SPECULATION THE MAN HAD POST- TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER OR PTSD.

A RELATIVE OF THE MAN TOLD THE UNION TRIBUNE, HE THOUGHT THE VETERAN HAD PTSD, BUT HE ALSO SAID HE DIDN'T KNOW IF HE HAD ACTUALLY BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH THE CONDITION.

A 2021 SURVEY ON PUBLIC MISCONCEPTIONS AROUND PTSD FOUND ONE IN FOUR AMERICANS THINK PEOPLE WITH THE CONDITION ARE VIOLENT.

>> IN TERMS OF DANGEROUSNESS, THERE'S REALLY NO SUBSTANCE TO THOSE CLAIMS.

WE DON'T WANT FOLKS TO FEEL APPREHENSIVE ABOUT ACTING WITH VETERANS.

>> Reporter: THE RESEARCH DIRECTOR OF THE VETERANS NETWORK.

A NON-PROFIT BEHIND THE SURVEY.

ORGANIZATION RUNS MENTAL HEALTH CLINICS FOR SERVICE MEMBERS AND VETERANS.

HE SAYS THE RATE OF PTSD AMONG VETERANS ISN'T MUCH HIGHER THAN THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

6% FOR THE PUBLIC, AND 7% FOR VETERANS.

LIKE THE GENERAL PUBLIC, VETERANS ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO VARIOUS MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES.

>> IT'S NOT ALWAYS PTSD.

PTSD, DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, FAMILY, CHALLENGES IN THE FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS, ALL THE COMMON MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES IMPACT VETERANS AS WELL AS THE GENERAL POPULATION.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS MISCONCEPTIONS AROUND PTSD PREVENTS BARRIERS TO VETERANS.

>> THE THING THAT TROUBLES ME THE MOST, AND I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THEM IS SORT OF THE BIG THREE.

PTSD IS EITHER INEVITABLE, CHRONIC, OR INCURABLE, AND IT IS NONE OF THE ABOVE.

>> Reporter: IF YOU NEED HELP, PLEASE CONTACT THE 988 SUICIDE AND CRISIS HOTLINE BY TEXTING 988.

THE VETERANS CRISIS LINE IS ALSO AVAILABLE BY CALLING OR TEXTING 988.

ANDREW DYER, KPBS NEWS.

>>> KPBS FELLOW EMMY BURRIS CONTRIBUTE TODAY THIS REPORT.

IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO IS IN CRISIS, CALL OR TEXT 988 OR CHAT AT 988LIFELINE.ORG.

>>> A FIFTH DEATH RELATED TO MEASLES WAS REPORT THE THIS WEEK BY THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.

IT'S ON TRACK TO BECOME THE LARGEST THE U.S.

HAS SEEN IN DECADES.

MANDY GAITHER HAS MORE ON THE CONCERNS FROM DOCTORS, AND HOW THEY SAY EVERYONE CAN PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM THE HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS VIRUS.

>> Reporter: IT'S ONE OF THE MOST CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.

UP TO NINE OUT OF TEN PEOPLE WHO COME INTO CLOSE CONTACT WITH A PERSON WHO HAS MEASLES WILL BECOME INFECTED IF THEY'RE NOT PROTECTED.

>> THOSE SYMPTOMS COULD BE MILD.

BUT FOR MANY PEOPLE, IT COULD BE SEVERE.

>> Reporter: DR.

KESHIA DAVIS WITH THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS SAYS DEATH FROM MEASLES IS RARE.

BUT AS OF WEDNESDAY, PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH OFFICIALS REPORT A FIFTH PERSON WITH MEASLES ASSOCIATED DISEASE HAS DIED.

THE STATE REPORTED 943 CASES SINCE APRIL, INCLUDING 176 HOSPITALIZATIONS.

ALL, BUT FOUR OF THE CASES HAVE BEEN AMONG PEOPLE NOT FULLY VACCINATED.

NATIONALLY, THIS YEAR ALONE, THE CDC REPORTS NEARLY 3, ,900 CONFIRMED MEASLE CASES.

95% OF THOSE INFECTIONS WERE IN PEOPLE EITHER UNVACCINATED OR THOSE VACCINATION STATUS WERE UNKNOWN.

>> WHAT IT SUGGESTS, THERE ARE PROBABLY MORE CASES THAN WHAT HAS ACTUALLY BEEN REPORTED.

>> Reporter: ALL CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO HAVE TWO DOSES OF THE MEASLES AND RUBELLA VACCINE OR TWO SHOTS OF THE MNRV VERSION, THAT PROTECTS AGAINST CHICKENPOX, DEPENDING ON THEIR AGE.

ADULTS ARE RECOMMENDED TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE DOCUMENTED DOSE OF MNR.

SOME ADULTS AT HIGHER RISK ARE ADVISED TO GET TWO DOSES, AT LEAST 28 DAYS APART IF THEY DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER EVIDENCE OF IMMUNITY.

>> LET ME SAY THIS CLEARLY.

THE MEASLES VACCINE IS SAFE AND EFFECTIVE.

>> Reporter: FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I'M MANDY GAITHER.

>>> U.S.

EMPLOYERS SLOWED THEIR HIRING IN SEPTEMBER.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S LATEST MONTHLY REPORT.

IN WAGE GROWTH, IT FELL BEHIND THE PRICE OF INCREASES.

AS AMERICANS HEAD INTO THE HOLIDAY SPENDING SEASON.

KAREN CAIFA HAS THE DETAILS FROM WASHINGTON.

>> Reporter: THE U.S.

LABOR MARKET HEADS INTO THE FINAL QUARTER OF 2026 IN A SOFT SPOT.

THE LABOR DEPARTMENT SEPTEMBER EMPLOYMENT REPORT SHOWS THE U.S.

ECONOMY CREATED JUST 29,000 JOBS LAST MONTH, VERSES ECONOMISTS FORECAST OF 90,000.

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE TICKED UP TO 4.2%.

MARK HAMRICK SEES A LABOR MARKET THAT'S STEADY, BUT UNSPECTACULAR.

>> THE IMPACT OF THE LOW HIRE, LOW JOB MARKET FOR WORKERS IS THAT IT COULD TAKE LONGER FOR SOMEBODY TO FIND A JOB.

IT COULD BE LONGER FOR SOMEBODY TO BE UNEMPLOYED.

>> Reporter: SECTOR'S LEADING SEPTEMBER GROWTH, HEALTHCARE ADDING 17,000 JOBS.

CONSTRUCTION ADDING 11,000, AND MANUFACTURING ADDING 9,000.

GOVERNMENT SERVICES, LOST 17,000 JOBS.

TEMP SERVICES DOWN NEARLY 11,000.

AND FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES, DOWN 7,000.

MEANWHILE WAGE GROWTH SLOWED AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER TO AN ANNUAL RATE OF 3%, THE LOWEST IN MORE THAN FIVE YEARS.

AUGUST CONSUMER INFLATION CAME IN AT 3.4%.

THAT WIDENING GAP BETWEEN PAYCHECKS AND PRICES, LIKELY CONTRIBUTING TO RECENT LOW CONSUMER CONFIDENCE READINGS.

>> THERE CONTINUES TO BE AT LEAST BROADLY MEASURED A GAP BETWEEN THE RISE WE'RE SEEING IN PRICES, AND WHAT PEOPLE ARE COMMANDING WITH PAY GAINS WHEN THEY GET THEM.

AND I THINK THAT'S REALLY THE PRIMARY ISSUE IN THIS ECONOMY.

>> Reporter: FRIDAY'S DATA WAS THE GOVERNMENT'S FINAL MONTHLY JOBS REPORT BEFORE NOVEMBER'S MIDTERM ELECTIONS.

IN WASHINGTON, I'M KAREN CAIFA.

>>> THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO IS THREATENING TO TERMINATE ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE GAS LAMP CORRIDOR ASSOCIATION.

IT COMES AFTER DOCUMENTS REVEAL THE NON-PROFITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MAY HAVE UNILATERALLY APPROVED AND ACCEPTED MONEY FOR AN ILLEGAL ADVERTISEMENT.

FOR A WHY IT MATTERS MOMENT THIS WEEK, UNPACKING THE CITY'S ALLEGATIONS.

>> Reporter: ADVERTISEMENTS THAT WRAP AROUND BUILDINGS IN DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO ARE A MAINSTAY OF THE ANNUAL COMIC CON FESTIVITIES.

OFFERING AN INSIGHT ON WHAT HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS ARE PUTTING MONEY BEHIND.

THESE BUILDING WRAPS ARE ILLEGAL.

FOR YEARS NOW, MAJOR STUDIOS SEEMED TO HAVE ACCEPTED ABOUT PAYING FINES TO DISPLAY THESE MULTI-STORY ADS AS THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS IN SAN DIEGO.

THIS YEAR, MARVEL STUDIOS CROSSED A LINE.

THE STUDIOS AD AGENCY WAS FINED $160,000 FOR INSTALLING AN ADVERTISEMENT THAT COMPLETELY OBSCURED THE GAS LAMP CORRIDOR MARQUEE TO PROMOTE THE UPCOMING AVENGERS' FILM.

IT POSED A PUBLIC THREAT, AND THEY WOULD NOT HAVE PERMITTED IT.

BUT THAT SIGN IS CITY PROPERTY.

SO WHO APPROVED IT?

THE SIGN IS MAINTAINED BY THE GAS LAMP CORRIDOR ASSOCIATION, A NON-PROFIT THAT CONTRACTS WITH THE CITY TO RUN THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.

IN A LETTER, THE DIRECTOR, MICHAEL TREMBLE, MAY HAVE APPROVED THE INSTALLATION, AND ACCEPTED $10,000 FOR IT.

CITING NUMEROUS PIECES OF EVIDENCE INCLUDING SCREENSHOTS OF BANK STATEMENTS AND MEETING MINUTES DOCUMENTING THE TRANSACTION.

THE CITY ALSO SAID IT WARNED TREMBLE AND THE AD AGENCY THAT THE ACTIVATION WAS ILLEGAL.

TREMBLE SAYS HE WAS CLEAR WITH THE AD AGENCY THEY WOULD HAVE TO OBTAIN PERMITS FROM THE CITY.

HE ALSO SAID THE $10,000 PAYMENT WAS FOR DIFFERENT ADS.

IF ANY OF THESE ALLEGATIONS ARE SUBSTANTIATED, THE LETTER SAYS THE DECADE'S LONG CONTRACT WITH THE CITY WOULD BE TERMINATED.

THIS CONTRACT ALLOWS THEM TO BENEFIT FROM PUBLIC FUNDING STREAMS INCLUDING SMALL BUSINESS GRANTS, A PORTION OF TAXES COLLECTED FROM SURROUNDING BUSINESSES, AND SOME PARKING REVENUE.

CRITICS SAY THE CITATIONS DRIVE AWAY COMPANIES LOOKING TO DO BUSINESS IN SAN DIEGO, AND THAT PERMITTING THE ADVERTISEMENTS COULD CREATE A NEW REVENUE STREAM FOR THE CITY.

I'M BELLA ROSS FOR VOICE OF SAN DIEGO, AND THAT'S WHY IT MATTERS.

YOU CAN LEARN MORE AT KPBS.ORG/PUBLICMATTERS.

>>> CALIFORNIA HAS A STATEWIDE GUIDE FOR TEACHING ABOUT NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE.

KATIE ANASTAS TAKES US TO WEAVING THE CURRICULUM INTO HIS HISTORY CLASS.

>> THIS IS YOUR PERSPECTIVE.

>> Reporter: IT'S A TUESDAY MORNING IT IN GREG'S 11th HISTORY CLASS.

SIGNS THROUGHOUT THE ROOM RANGE FROM STRONGLY AGREE TO STRONGLY DISAGREE.

>> IF LAND IS NOT BEING DEVELOPED OR BEING FARMED, ANOTHER GROUP SHOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE THE RIGHT MUSIC.

>> Reporter: THE STUDENTS MOVE TO DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE ROOM DEPENDING ON WHAT THEY THINK.

>> I FEEL LIKE IT REALLY DEPENDS.

WE SHOULD HAVE PERMISSION.

>> Reporter: THEN THEY REPEAT THE ACTIVITY FROM THE PERSPECTIVES OF NATIVE AMERICANS, EUROPEAN SETTLERS, MONARCHS, AND RELIGIOUS LEADERS.

>> EUROPEAN RELIGIOUS LEADERS.

WHAT WOULD THEY SAY ABOUT THIS STATEMENT THAT THEY COULD CLAIM THAT LAND?

>> THAT THEY COULD CLAIM IT BECAUSE THEY'RE CHRISTIAN BASICALLY.

>> Reporter: THIS COMES FROM CALIFORNIA'S NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES MODEL STUDIES MODEL CURRICULUM.

HE HELPED WRITE IT.

>> WHAT I REALLY WANT TO MAKE CLEAR FOR EDUCATORS ACROSS CALIFORNIA IS THE UNITS AND THE LESSON PLANS AVAILABLE CAN BE WOVEN INTO A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT CONTENT AREAS.

>> Reporter: THERE ARE LESSONS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ABOUT INDIGENOUS AND COLONIAL PLACE NAMES.

EIGHTH GRADERS COULD LEARN ABOUT SOVEREIGNTY AND FEDERAL RECOGNITION HAD.

HIGH SCHOOLERS CAN LEARN ABOUT CULTURAL FIRE PRACTICES.

>> I THINK THE GREAT THING ABOUT THIS CURRICULUM IS SO MANY EDUCATORS STRUGGLE WITH HOW TO APPROACH COMPLICATED TOPICS.

THIS GIVES THEM THE TOOL KIT TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.

>> Reporter: IN 2021, THE STATE ALLOCATED $4 MILLION TO DEVELOP THE CURRICULUM.

JULIE PROUDFOOT IS ONE OF THREE PROJECT LEADS, DIRECTING THE INDIAN CULTURE AND SOVEREIGNTY CENTER AT CSU.

>> WE REALLY WANT A TRIBAL COMMUNITY TO TAKE THE LEAD.

>> Reporter: THEY HELD DOZEN OF MEETINGS WITH TRIBAL COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

THERE ARE 109 FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBES IN CALIFORNIA, PLUS MANY OTHER TRIBAL COMMUNITIES THAT AREN'T RECOGNIZED.

>> THERE'S NOT A LESSON PLAN FOR EVERY SINGLE TRIBE IN THE STATE.

WE DID NEARLY 400 LESSON PLANS.

THIS IS MERELY THE FIRST STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS TEACHERS CAN CONTINUE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION BY BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH MEMBERS OF LOCAL TRIBAL COMMUNITIES.

>> THE TRIBES HAVE TO BE AT THE COMMUNITY.

SO THE MORE BUY IN AND THE MORE FOLKS INVOLVED, THE BETTER.

>> I DOUBT JOHN A. MACHADO, GOING BY COACH BUD IN THE COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: HE'S A LANGUAGE INSTRUCTOR.

HE MAKES FLASH CARDS AND GAMES, AND HE SHARED THEM WITH THE CLASS.

HE IS ALSO HOSTING CLASS VISITS TO THE CULTURAL CENTER AND THE WILDERNESS GARDENS PRESERVE.

>> WE HAD A TRIP OUT THERE TO DISCUSS THE PLANTS AND THE KNAVE, AND WE INCORPORATED THE TEK, THE TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE WILDLIFE OUT THERE.

>> Reporter: HINCHLIFT SAYS IT HELPS CONNECT HIS CLASS TO THE COMMUNITY.

>> WE WERE LEARNING ABOUT THE KNOWLEDGE IN CLASS, AND THEN, BOOM, WE WERE ABLE TO GO OUT IN THE ENVIRONMENT, AND DO A SCAVENGER HUNT, AND LEARN ABOUT HOW THEY WERE BEING USED AT THE TIME AND WHAT THEIR CURRENT USES ARE TOO.

>> Reporter: SOME OF THE STUDENTS ARE THEMSELVES.

IN THE EIGHT YEARS, HE'S BEEN TEACHING NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES.

HE SAYS FEEDBACK FROM STUDENTS, PARENTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAS BEEN POSITIVE.

>> I THINK FOR MANY OF OUR STUDENTS, IT'S A SHOW OF SUPPORT AND A COMMITMENT TO AUTHENTICITY THAT MAYBE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS POPULATION, THEY HAVEN'T ALWAYS FELT COMING FROM THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS.

>> Reporter: STARTING IN THE LATE 1800s, THE U.S.

GOVERNMENT FORCED MANY NATIVE AMERICAN FAMILIES TO SEND THEIR CHILDREN TO BOARDING SCHOOLS.

THEY WERE PUNISHED FOR SPEAKING THEIR LANGUAGE AND PRACTICING THEIR CULTURE.

THE NEW CURRICULUM IS A STEP TOWARDS REBUILDING TRUST IN SCHOOLS.

>> WE'VE SEEN A GREAT CHANGE IN THE COMMUNITIES, AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN KEEP REGRESSING FOR A GOOD CHANGE.

>> Reporter: CHALLENGES REMAIN.

COUNTY LEADERS ARE TRAINING TEACHERS AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS ON HOW TO USE THE NEW CURRICULUM.

BUT THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH FUNDING.

>> YOU CAN CREATE THE BEST CURRICULUM.

IF NO ONE KNOWS HOW TO USE IT OR HAVE THE CONFIDENCE TO USE IT, THEN WHAT'S THE POINT?

>> Reporter: THEY HOPE THE NEXT GOVERNOR'S ADMINISTRATION WILL MAKE A BIGGER INVESTMENT IN TRAINING TEACHERS ON NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES.

SHE ALSO WANTS ITS INSTRUCTION TO BE MANDATORY.

>> I ALWAYS ASK THE QUESTION, DO YOU WANT TO BECOME A SETTLER OR A GUEST?

IF YOU'RE A GOOD GUEST, YOU WOULD ASK AND LEARN AND WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE PEOPLE.

>> TEACHERS CAN FIND THE FULL CURRICULUM AND OTHER RESOURCES ON UC DAVIS' WEBSITE.

KPBS NEWS, KATIE ANASTAS.

>>> BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH KICKS OFF WITH NEW DATA THIS WEEK.

MANY WOMEN KNOW THE FACTORS THAT INCREASE THE RISK OF DEVELOPING THE DISEASE, BUT AREN'T ACTIVELY MAKING CHOICES TO REDUCE THE RISK.

MANDY GAITHER HAS MORE ON THE RESEARCH, AND EXPLAINS WHAT PEOPLE COULD DO EVERY DAY TO HELP WHAT IS AVOIDABLE.

>> Reporter: WHEN IT COMES TO BREAST CANCER RISK, GENETICS AND FAMILY HISTORY CAN'T BE CHANGED.

BUT YOU DO HAVE CONTROL OVER SOME OTHER FACTORS.

>> ABOUT 85% OF BREAST CANCERS ARE ACTUALLY DIAGNOSED AMONG WOMEN WHO DON'T HAVE A FAMILY HISTORY.

>> Reporter: THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY ESTIMATES MORE THAN 30% OF BREAST CANCERS ARE CONSIDERED PREVENTABLE THROUGH CERTAIN HEALTHY CHOICES.

BUT NEW DATA REVEALS MANY WOMEN KNOW THE ADJUSTMENTS THAT COULD BE MADE TO REDUCE THEIR RISK AND SIMPLY CHOOSE NOT TO MAKE THOSE LIFESTYLE CHANGES.

>> ABOUT NINE OUT OF TEN WOMEN SURVEYED, KNEW FISCAL ACTIVITY WAS IMPORTANT TO LOWERING THEIR CANCER RISK.

BUT ONLY ABOUT 27% OF THE POPULATION ACTUALLY WERE MEETING THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY GUIDELINES.

>> Reporter: 150 TO 300 MINUTES OF MODERN INTENSITY ACTIVITY LIKE A BRISK WALK OR 75 TO 150 MINUTES OF RIGOROUS ACTIVITY LIKE RUNNING IS RECOMMENDED EVERY WEEK FOR HEALTH AND TO REDUCE CANCER RISK.

ALCOHOL USE ALSO RAISES RISK, BUT THE MAJORITY SURVEY REPORT DRINKING TO SOME EXTENT.

THE ORGANIZATION SAYS THE LEAST KNOWN PROTECTIVE FACTOR IS BREAST-FEEDING.

FOR THOSE WHO HAVE CHILDREN AND CAN BREAST-FEED, ONLY ABOUT HALF OF WOMEN SURVEYED KNEW IT COULD HELP LOWER CANCER RISK.

TO HELP WOMEN LEARN MORE ABOUT CANCER RISK AND FACTORS THAT CAN BE CHANGED, THERE IS A FREE ONLINE ASSESSMENT CALLED ACS CANCER RISK 360.

>> IT'S A GREAT TOOL TO REALLY HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING ABOUT WHAT YOUR RISK LEVEL IS AND WHERE THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES TO LOWER THAT RISK.

>> Reporter: FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I'M MANDY GAITHER.

>>> HEAT, HEAT, MORE HEAT.

THAT IS THE STORY AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK.

THIS WILL BE A LONG DURATION HEAT WAVE, I'M AFRAID FOR OUR AREA.

WITH THAT, THERE WILL BE A HEIGHTENED FIRE DANGER.

THERE WILL BE SOME RELIEF.

SLOW BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK, BUT WE MAY HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL NEXT WEEKEND BEFORE WE GET MORE OF A MARINE FLOW.

WITH THAT, WE HAVE A HEAT WARNING ON THAT EXTREME HEAT WARNING OUT UNTIL WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY ACROSS THE AREA.

THERE IS ENOUGH OF A WIND THROUGH THOSE CANYONS AND PASSES.

THE EASTERLY WIND THAT WE HAVE OUT THROUGH TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

HERE IS THE REASON FOR THE HEAT.

HIGH PRESSURE AND A STRONG ONE ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN.

REMEMBER WITH THE CLOCKWISE FLOW, YOU'RE GOING TO GET ENOUGH OF A FLOW TO KEEP THE MARINE LAYER AT BAY.

IT IS ALMOST AS IF, I ALWAYS TALK ABOUT THE PACIFIC AS BEING A REFRIGERATOR DOOR THAT IS ALWAYS OPEN.

IF YOU'RE BY THE REFRIGERATOR, YOU CAN FEEL COOLING.

BUT WITH THE EAST FLOW, IT SLAMS IT SHUT.

TEMPERATURES, 20 DEGREES ABOVE HISTORICAL AVERAGE.

AS I MENTIONED, YOU HAVE TO BE OUTSIDE, WEAR LIGHT COLOREDDED CLOTHING, STAY HYDRATED.

EVEN AT NIGHT, IT'S GOING TO BE WARM.

CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT.

WE'RE DOWN TO 71 DEGREES HERE IN SAN DIEGO AND ACROSS THE AREA, IT'S A WARM NIGHT.

ALTHOUGH WE WILL GET DOWN TO THE MIDDLE 60s AT OCEANSIDE, EL CAJON COMING IN AT 69.

THE HEAT IS ON TOMORROW.

SUNSHINE FOR THE MOST PART.

NOTICE BECAUSE OF THE EASTERLY FLOW, IT'S JUST AS HOT AT THE COAST THAN WE SEE INTO THE DESERTS TOMORROW.

LET'S LOOK AT SOME FIVE-DAY FORECAST WITH THE COASTAL AREAS.

HOTTEST ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

AND SOME RELIEF, BUT IT'S GOING TO TAKE UNTIL WEDNESDAY.

THIS IS STILL QUITE WARM.

WE AVERAGE IN THE MIDDLE 70s.

WE WILL BE AT 90 DEGREES.

HOW ABOUT THE INLAND AREAS, HOT AS WELL, AND IT TAKES LONGER TO GET ANY KIND OF RELIEF.

IT STAYS HOT UNTIL WEDNESDAY.

WE'LL WARM UP ON WEDNESDAY, SUNSHINE FOR THE MOST PART.

AS I MENTIONED, COASTAL AREAS, JUST AS HOT AS THE DESERTS, ALTHOUGH THE HEAT WILL START TO PEAK A LITTLE LATER IN THE DESERTS BY WEDNESDAY.

ENJOY THE WEEKEND.

FOR KPBS, I'M METEOROLOGIST BERNIE RANO.

>>> THE HIGH HEAT IS SURE TO BRING PEOPLE TO THE BEACHES LOOKING TO COOL OFF.

OUR MEDIA PARTNER CAUGHT UP WITH DIFFERENT LIFE GUARD TEAMS TODAY TO SEE HOW THEY'RE PREPARING.

THEY HAVE THIS MESSAGE FOR BEACHGOERS BEFORE HEADING INTO THE WATER.

>> DUE TO THE HOT WEATHER, THE WARM WATER, THE ANTICIPATED LARGE CROWDS, WE'RE GOING TO UPSTAFF WITH OUR SEASONAL STAFFING FOR THIS WEEKEND.

ALL THE LIFE GUARD STATIONS ON THE OCEAN FRONT WILL BE OPEN, AND WILL HAVE LIFE GUARD STAFFING.

>> COMING OUT OF THE OCEAN, YOU SHOULD KNOW HOW TO SWIM AND BE WITH A BUDDY.

>> Reporter: THEY ALSO SAY DON'T BE AFRAID TO CALL THE VARIOUS LIFE GUARD AGENCIES BEFORE HEADING OUT TO THE BEACH.

AND ALSO, BE SURE TO BRING THE ESSENTIALS.

SUNSCREEN, WATER, UV PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, AND A HAT.

CLEAN WATER ADVOCATES ARE CALLING FOR URGENT ACTION TO STOP OFFSHORE DRILLING.

THEY'RE DRESSING UP FOR THE OCCASION.

TAMMY MURGA SAYS IT IS ALL PART OF THE SECOND ANNUAL SAN DIEGO CLIMATE WEEK.

>> Reporter: AT THE PARK IN CORONADO, SURFERS AND KAYAKERS ARE GETTING READY TO GET INTO THE WATER.

HE SAYS THEY DIDN'T FORGET THEIR WET SUITS.

THEY'RE PUTTING ON HAZMAT SUITS FOR A REASON.

>> THE HAZMAT SUIT IS TO SHOW PEOPLE THAT IT IS A HAZARD TO BE IN THE WATER.

IT'S A HAZARD TO BE ON THE BEACHES.

>> Reporter: EIGHT MILES SOUTH OF THE BAY, THE BEACHES ARE CLOSED BECAUSE OF SUICIDE CONTAMINATION FROM TIJUANA.

OTHERS WORRY OIL SPILLS COULD DO THE SAME.

THE DEMONSTRATION KICKS OFF THE RETURN OF SAN DIEGO CLIMATE WEEK.

ONE OF THE ORGANIZERS.

SHE SAYS OVER 200 EVENTS THIS YEAR OFFER OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN FROM EACH OTHER.

>> WE HAVE PEOPLE HERE THAT CAN'T BREATHE THEIR OWN AIR INSIDE OF THEIR HOMES.

AND SO WE WANT TO HEAR THOSE ISSUES AND GET THEM ON THE MICS, SO WE CAN UNDERSTAND AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO CLIMATE WEEK RUNS THROUGH OCTOBER 8.

FOR DETAILS, VISIT SDCLIMATEWEEK.COM.

TAMMY MURGA, KPBS NEWS.

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