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You may have heard booms echoing across the county today.

That means the sound means the Miramar Air Show is back.

Thank you for joining us, I'm Maya Trabulsi Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to attend the event throughout the weekend.

Kpbs military reporter Andrew Dyer breaks down what you need to know Free parking.

Free admission.

Colonel Erik Herrmann is the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, which will be open to the public throughout the weekend.

He says there's a lot to be excited about for this year's airshow.

More than 300,000 people attended last year.

It is a great event and it's, there's tons of room for everybody.

So don't let the high numbers, you know, make you think that you can't get in here and get a great view of the action.

You absolutely can.

And we're doing it all three days.

Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

That action includes a real time demonstration of a marine task force taking the airfield.

Several types of military aircraft, new and old.

And of course, the navy blue Angels.

Not all the attractions will be in the sky.

The Marine Corps' silent.

Drill team is also performing each day of the airshow.

This platoon is an incredible display of professionalism.

Skill.

As they're twirling their rifles, catching them in the air.

Not a word is spoken, and it is an incredible performance.

Information on schedules coming on base and items not to bring is available at Miramar Airshow.

Com.

Andrew Dyer, Kpbs news.

We are still tracking some showery chances this week and it starts tonight.

Take a look.

66 for the low in the city.

As you can see, the clouds, the mist coming in late.

Certainly some areas of drizzle as we head into tomorrow we'll break down the forecast coming up.

A former Afghan interpreter arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in June is being released from custody.

Sayid Nasser Noori was in the U.S.

illegally after seeking asylum when he was arrested outside a San Diego immigration court courtroom today.

A federal judge in San Diego ruled Noori's due process rights had been violated and ordered his release.

Noori is still seeking asylum in the US.

Advocates expect he'll be released within a few days.

A former FBI director, former FBI Director James Comey, claims his innocence after a prosecutor delivers criminal charges against him.

Meanwhile, President Donald Trump praised the move.

Karin Caifa is at the white House with what happens next.

Former FBI Director James Comey has been a target of President Donald Trump's ire for years, dating back to Comey's leadership of an FBI investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and whether Trump's campaign coordinated with Russia.

Now, Trump's Justice Department has leveled criminal charges against Comey and Trump said Friday other prosecutions of political opponents could follow.

On Thursday, a federal grand jury in Virginia indicted Comey on two counts related to testimony he gave to the Senate Judiciary Committee in 2020.

The charges brought by the newly installed U.S.

acting attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Lindsey Halligan, a Trump loyalist, are obstruction of a congressional proceeding and making a false statement to Congress.

The two page indictment was signed only by Halligan and no career DOJ prosecutors, which is unusual.

Trump on Friday praising his Justice Department and slamming Comey.

He's a dirty cop.

He's always been a dirty cop.

Everybody knew it.

Comey, in a video posted to Instagram Thursday night, proclaimed his innocence and said, quote, let's have a trial.

But some Democrats are concerned that this is only the beginning of prosecutors criminally charging Trump's political opponents.

This is exhibit A in the gross corruption of the Department of Justice and the justice system under the Trump administration.

As for Comey, court records say he will appear for an arraignment on Thursday, October 9th, where he will have a chance to enter his plea.

The judge in the case is a Biden appointee, which Trump has already blasted on social media.

The proceedings will take place in Alexandria, Virginia, just outside of Washington, DC.

At the white House.

I'm Karin Caifa.

Fire officials investigated reports of possible toxic fumes at a school in City Heights this morning.

Students and staff at Rosa Parks Elementary School evacuated from classrooms while hazmat crews tested the air.

Officials did not identify the source of the odor.

There was some something that they picked up on the machine that looked like it dissipated, so they figured that it maybe it was transient, moving from area to area.

So they just in with all due caution, wanted to make sure that it that there was nothing anywhere.

So they went through the entire school to make sure that there was nothing lingering.

They didn't find anything else.

15 people reported health symptoms to the San Diego Fire Rescue Department.

One adult and one child were taken to the hospital for further evaluation.

Students stayed out of their classrooms.

The rest of the school day.

Parents had the option to pick their kids up early.

Dust storms are a growing part of life in the Imperial Valley and eastern San Diego County.

Kpbs' Kori Suzuki spoke to one scientist about different ways you can stay safe from far away.

The largest storms can look like they're from another world.

Towering walls of dust that can reach as high as 10,000ft.

These events are more than just scary looking.

They carry tons of tiny particles that can get into our lungs.

In places like the Salton Sea.

Scientists have also warned that dust storms may carry toxic materials like pesticides or heavy metals.

But experts say there are several things you can do today to prepare and protect yourself.

A good mask, is always going to be effective for cleaning out those particles before they get into your into your body.

William Porter is a professor with UC dust, a research team that studies dust storms.

If you have to be outside, he says, wearing an N95 mask will help a lot.

I mean, we learned a ton about masking through Covid, right?

And so I think all those same recommendations, apply if you can.

Porter says you should also try and stay inside as much as possible and keep the windows and doors shut.

Finally, he says people should consider making a DIY air filter.

I've done a number of, projects in the Salton Sea area looking at how DIY filters, you know, just basically just the Hvac filters, duct tape to a box fan can be really effective at bringing down particulate levels indoors.

Porter says you can build your own air filter for less than $100.

Kori Suzuki KPBS news.

A group of surfers in California is trying to make waves by bringing attention to climate change.

The group's goal is to come up with ways to protect California's coastline.

Dan Ashley spoke with members of the group and other activists.

It's no secret that the sun and the surf draw millions of people to California's beach towns.

But now researchers in Santa Cruz are translating those waves into dollars and cents, using the power of what they call surfanomics.

Professional surfer Sean Burns is with Save the Waves coalition.

They just released a new report documentin the economic benefits that surfing brings to Santa Cruz, a figure they estimate at nearly $200 million a year.

And so people come here, they spend their money at restaurant coffee shops.

There's the boardwalk.

There's many places that utilize the ocean and how beautiful the coastline is here.

And one of the biggest draws to people visiting here and staying here, even though with sales and rent going up a lot, is surfing in the ocean.

So these are the the different vulnerabilities of each one of these breaks under different levels of of sea level rise.

But like other communities up and down the California coast, the famed Santa Cruz shoreline and its dozens of surf breaks are facing threats from climate change.

The report estimates that a single foot of sea level rise could diminish surfable waves by nearly 30% as the ocean tides push inland towards increasingly vulnerable cliffs.

Diego Sancho helped model the costly scenarios.

So the breaks that we're breaking now, a low tide will break less less of the time because that lower threshold of the tide is going to be one foot higher, and so on.

You know, two feet, you have three feet.

And then that those breaks that were low tide only right now will eventually not break at all, or only under very, very low tides.

Translated into surfanomics, the team projects losses into the tens of millions of dollars for the Santa Cruz economy.

One of the critical pillars of this study is to really get a number on waves.

What is the value of a wave?

The reef would be out here, and Santa Cruz is alone in searching for solutions.

An hour or so north in Pacifica.

Another group of surfers are pushing a plan to help restore the battered beach area around the city's pier and make the area surfable again.

Longtime activist Rob "Birdlegs" Caughlan, along with fellow surfers Tom Kendall and Bob Battalio, have presented a plan to build an artificial reef.

And they say the offshore structure, created with rocks and backed by sand, would help protect the city's seawall and potentially create a wave break that would attract surfers.

So the what would happen is we would create a mound of rocks, kind of like a big breakwater, but it would be low enough that the waves would break along them, hopefully.

So we create a surfing spot.

It is a big lift, but I really think it's our our only serious option for the near term.

There's another 100 miles of coastline in California.

A lot of that coastline doesn't have a good surf, but if we can make some new surfers better, surf surfers are interested in that.

Back in Santa Cruz, Save the Waves and its partners are hoping to show planners up and down California the cost benefits of protecting and restoring surfing environments.

And CEO Nik Strong-Cvetich believes their study can also provide a template for other coastal communities to attach a more accurate value to their own shorelines.

If I were to wave my magic wand, we would have a process in which surfing communities across the state from the bottom up could say, hey, we want to be able to protect our surf breaks.

We want to manage them better in the face of climate change, and we want them to have a basically, you know, a seat at the table when it comes to infrastructure planning for the future.

Protecting the surf with the help of the people who know it best.

I'm Geoff Bennett tonight on the NewsHour, how the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey is shattering Justice Department norms.

That's at seven after Evening Edition on Kpbs.

Voter information pamphlets are on their way to San Diego County's registered voters for the November 4th special election.

They contain information on voting options, election deadlines, as well as a sample ballot.

You can also find the pamphlet online at SDvote.com.

Proposition 50 is the only measure on the statewide ballot.

If approved, California would temporarily set aside its nonpartisan citizen redistricting commission and adopt new congressional lines that favor Democrats for the next three election cycles.

Early voting begins Monday, October 6th at the Registrar of Voters Office in Kearny Mesa.

A lot has changed in the first year of our Public Matters project, reporters from Kpbs, Voice of San Diego and I news source are answering your questions about housing, political participation and the local impacts of federal policies.

You can watch our discussion on tonight at 830 in place of news this week.

Americans ramped up their spending in August, but their costs of living were on the rise.

Food and other goods became even more expensive last month.

Consumers are also souring on the economy to levels rarely seen in the post-World War Two era.

Ivan Rodriguez breaks down the latest numbers.

Many Americans are feeling down on the economy.

We have about 44% of consumers who are spontaneously telling us that high prices are weighing down their personal finances, and that's been something that has not really eased up.

Fears of higher inflation and risk of a weaker labor market are making many anxious, according to a new University of Michigan consumer sentiment survey.

Despite the negative outlook, people are still spending.

New data from the Commerce Department shows consumer spending rose 0.6% in August and 0.4% when adjusting for inflation.

The big reason for that, is that the vast majority of aggregate consumer spending is being generated by high income and high wealth consumers.

But the survey's director, Joanne Hsu, says lower income consumers are beginning to pull back.

And the impact of President Trump's aggressive trade policies is a wide concern.

Tariffs are very, very high on people's minds specifically because, of the believed impact of those tariffs on the prices that consumers will eventually pay.

And it's likely prices could continue to climb.

Trump announcing new tariffs Thursday on certain kinds of furniture.

A 25% tariff on trucks and a 100% tariff on some imported brand name or patented pharmaceutical drugs.

American University's Kara Reynolds says these new tariffs could continue to drag consumer sentiment and impact the economy long term.

The inflation, fairly weak job numbers and lower consumer sentiment.

I think that has to hit consumers spending soon.

If consumers are pulling back.

You're going to see that in economic growth.

Ivan Rodriguez, Kpbs news.

For the first time, a group of faculty at the University of San Diego have a union contract.

Kpbs education reporter Katie Anastas says it comes after more than a year of negotiating.

The contract applies to non tenure track faculty in the university's College of Arts and Sciences.

Their union says it includes wage increases, back pay and job security based on seniority.

Faculty members went on strike in May after they said the university cut courses without bargaining over the impact on union members.

51% of the teaching is done by the non tenure track faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences.

It was very everyone was very aware of the strike and it had a big impact.

The contract now requires the university to pay faculty members a cancellation fee if it reduces their workload.

In a statement, the university thanked quote all involved for their time and diligence throughout the collective bargaining process.

Union members ratified the contract today with 99% voting yes.

In The Newsroom, Katie Anastas, Kpbs news.

Diversionary theater's new artistic director kicked off her inaugural season by bringing back powerhouse performer Shakina for a world premiere theatrical production.

Kpbs arts reporter Beth Accomando will reveal the title in her preview of the show.

And just a heads up, this segment contains mature or potentially offensive language.

Back in 1964, the full name of Honor Blackman's character in the James Bond movie Goldfinger was deemed inappropriate to include in U.S.

promotional materials.

My name is Pussy Galore.

I Must Be Dreaming.

Wake up to 2025.

And the word still stirs controversy.

In the title of Diversionary Theater's world premiere theatrical production of Manifest Pussy, and let's continue celebrating what it is to manifest Pussy rather than seeing it as a dirty word.

Ask yourself, why do I think that way?

How has it been used against me?

How has it been an attack?

Brand new pussy.

This word is powerful because we're powerful.

And we shouldn't be afraid of the word.

Because we shouldn't be afraid of our power.

Because we shouldn't be afraid of our bodies.

The journey to reclaim all of that power is the story of my show, and I share that to hopefully empower other people to take that journey up for themselves.

Check one.

Two.

Check one.

Two three.

Writer and performer Shakina took the title from a lyric in a song.

Ultimately, how do we make feminism fresh, empowering, fun Sacred and profane for a new generation?

Not just trans feminism, but just like pussy power in general?

Sheri Eden Barber wanted the show to open her inaugural season as artistic director at Diversionary Theater.

We are an Lgbtq+ theater.

Our mission was started because of the Aids crisis.

Our trans community is currently our most at risk population within our community.

How can we not open with a message about loving yourself?

Love Is Revolution is the theme for this year's season of plays.

In the face of everything that we're going through right now.

It was like, well, how do we love ourselves?

It was a big decision to go from three shows to four shows, and I said, the government is going to make us feel like less.

We're going to feel like more.

We've gotten through it before, and we're going to double down on what we're trying to do.

And this is the time where we need each other even more.

So the first show in the season is about manifest.

Pussy is about loving yourself Manifest pussy is a personal story of trans liberation.

Well, I've always dealt with my personal issues in a public forum as a performance artist ever since I was really young.

I just felt that like, if I'm going through this, someone else might be going through it too.

And if I have the wherewithal to talk about it on stage, that might help the person who isn't able to do that.

I've always sort of put myself out there at the edge of my own comfort, and then when I knew that I was going to transition medically, if I want my community to understand where I'm coming from, I have to speak to them in their language.

So I'm going to write a show about it.

I put together this cabaret show that talked about my motivations for undertaking gender confirmation surgery, why I was going to Thailand, and I asked some friends to write some songs for me and with me.

If you make something so specific, it then becomes so universal.

Does everything I believe strong art should do.

It asks us to lean in, but to also fill in all of the blanks and understand who we are and become closer to each other.

It humanizes us.

Shakina calls it a glam rock odyssey that's also part standup comedy and part ritual sacrifice.

And it's been evolving for a decade.

But a lot of what I'm doing in this piece is answering questions that cys people have and doing it in a way that is not threatening, that is accessible, that pardons them for wanting to ask gratuitous things and being curious about taboo subjects.

And I just wanted to demystify and dismantle all that in a really fun and irreverent and deep way.

So people could, could, could maybe understand why someone like me, why a trans person, especially a person who's, who's committed to a medical transition and changing their body, you know, would undertake such a truly painful and laborious task to achieve their own personal freedom.

You can manifest pussy with Shakina through October 19th at Diversionary Theater.

Beth Accomando, Kpbs news.

Have you listened to The Finest?

The Kpbs podcast captures the people, art and movements redefining our region's cultural identity.

A new episode is out now.

It takes a look back at some of the most memorable moments of the podcast's first season.

You can listen now@kpbs.org.

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Things turn wet again for us as we head through tonight, and that rainfall is going to linger into your Saturday.

In fact, we'll have some gusty winds at times.

Certainly a cool week in pattern on tap for us.

And guess what?

Even though we warm up a little bit as we close out the weekend, we will start to see that cool air work its way back in again on Tuesday and Wednesday.

So it's really going to be a pattern here with a couple of different changes.

First up tonight let's talk about the clouds and the rainfall especially towards the coast will keep that moisture in place.

66 the low for the city as we head towards Escondido 64 and Mount Laguna coming in at 50 degrees.

Campo coming in at 52 degrees for that low.

As we transition into tomorrow.

We do know this low is pushing northward.

And as it does so, this is what brings us that chance for showers and thunderstorms.

Now most of the wet weather hangs out on the eastern side of this storm system.

But of course there is some underneath it.

And this is what we'll contend with some of our thunderstorm threats across the area.

As you look at the city 73 for the high Chula Vista going to 73 as well, Borrego Springs topping out at 86, and Ramona somewhere in between at 80 degrees for the high.

Here is future radar and satellite showing us.

Yes, there's already some moisture pushing its way onshore, some gusty winds, but you can see this kind of circulation hanging out overhead.

And this is what's going to gradually lift northward.

Well, it does that though.

Look at the afternoon all of these pop up showers and thunderstorms.

So while we will have that onshore flow and some coastal mist, especially through the morning tomorrow, this afternoon, thunderstorms that could really get going towards in the mountains and deserts.

Then after that we start to see most of this moisture depart off towards the northeast, which means we're quieter heading into Sunday.

Mostly cloudy conditions there to close out your weekend.

Temperatures back to the upper 70s and we keep it pretty cool.

Then on Tuesday again, mid 70s for highs.

Similar pattern inland communities.

You have the morning mist, morning shower activity.

Still a lot of clouds out there and we'll see those low clouds breaking for some sunshine on Sunday.

Take a look at the mountain communities.

There's that shower or thunderstorm threat for you.

Then Monday beautiful.

A little bit cooler as we step into Tuesday desert communities, you'll find temperatures slowly starting to rebound back to the 90s.

But that shower thunderstorm threat in for tomorrow.

For Kpbs news, I'm AccuWeather meteorologist Melissa Constanzer.

Tonight's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks is the last time the San Diego Padres will wear their City Connect uniforms.

The Nike MLB City Connect series is meant to honor the history that binds clubs, fans, cities, and culture.

The Padres design was inspired by the vibrant landscapes in San Diego and the Baja California region, especially the sunsets and the ocean.

They'll unveil a new uniform next spring.

After kicking off their inaugural season, San Diego FC is ready to begin the next chapter of soccer in our cross border region.

Kpbs reporter, Jacob Aere says the club has opened a free youth academy for elite soccer players, San Diego FC's Right to Dream Academy is officially open and they have their first youth club in place who will take advantage of the facilities in El Cajon.

On the Sycuan reservation, thousands of young boys from San Diego and Tijuana tried out for the new program.

It's been like one of the best experiences I had, if not the best.

I just don't want to leave.

I don't want to leave to my parents house.

When we go.

11 year old Nicholas Bolivar made the team.

He was there with his family, who are originally from Guadalajara, Mexico, but moved to Chula Vista about five years ago.

His dad says they're proud of what their son has achieved and are impressed by the professionalism of the team and academy.

the right to dream Academy is no ordinary youth soccer program.

It's a fully funded residential school and football program for young players here.

Those players will live and go to school on site and train alongside the pros from the Major League Soccer team.

Well, we see them almost every day eating in the cafeteria.

So we see, all of my teammates, how professional they are, and we just try to copy them so we can be professional like them.

The MLS says it's the first of its kind program in the league.

12 year old Thiago Terrazas also made the team.

He's from Tijuana and is learning English at the academy.

He says living and playing alongside his idols like SDFC's Mexican star Chucky Lozano, is powerful.

It means a lot because he has a lot of history.

And, he was like, for me, the best player here in San Diego because it's free and tied to a local pro team.

The academy offers a pipeline that young players in the region never had before.

I hope it leads to me being professional in a few years and be one of the greatest.

There are plans to expand the academy in future years to additional age groups and girls teams.

Jacob Aere, Kpbs news.

You can find tonight's stories on our website, kpbs.org.

Thank you for joining us.

I'm Maya Trabulsi.

Have a great evening.

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