>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY ANDERSON PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR VOWING TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF KPBS.

ANDERSON, PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR .

AND BY THE CONRAD FOUNDATION.

DARLENE MARCOS SHIVELY AND BY THE FOLLOWING .

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU .

>> GOOD EVENING PICKETT IT'S FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER, THREE.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI .

OF WHITE MAN'S KNEE ON THE NECK OF A BLACK PERSON ON THE GROUND.

WE ARE SEEING IT AGAIN IN THE LOCAL VIDEO GOING VIRAL.

EDUCATION REPORTER M.G.

PEREZ SHOWS US THE CONTROVERSY AND WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS DOING TO TAKE ACTION.

>> >> Reporter: IN LESS THAN A MINUTE YOU CAN SEE TWO STUDENTS START TO FIGHT VIOLENTLY.

IN THE HIGH SCHOOL LUNCH COURT LAST TUESDAY.

TWO CAMPUS SUPERVISORS ARE SEEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE FIGHT.

THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.

>> THEY WERE TRYING TO SEPARATE THEM .

I GAVE TO BREAK UP A FIGHT BUT IT SEEMED A LITTLE VIOLENT.

MAYBE MORE STAFF COULD'VE BEEN CALLED IN.

ABOUT THIS DOZENS OF OTHER STUDENTS WITNESS THE FIGHT AND AWAKE CAMPUS STAFFER PUT HIS KNEE ON THE NECK OF ONE OF THE STUDENTS HE WAS BLACK.

SO MANY WITNESSES HAVE COME FORWARD THAT THEY DEFINITELY ACP IS INVESTIGATING.

IN STATEMENT BRANCH PRESIDENT SAYS IT IS LONG PAST TIME FOR SOMETHING TO BE DONE.

NO MORE STATEMENTS, NO MORE LIPSERVICE, NO MORE TRADING WITHOUT FOLLOW-THROUGH.

THERE NEEDS TO BE CONSEQUENCES FOR BIBLE RACIST BEHAVIOR FOR PEOPLE UNDER COVER OF AUTHORITY .

>> THE CELL PHONE VIDEO THIS TIME INVOLVING A CHILD.

THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT IS THE ONLY OFFICIAL COMMENTING ON WHAT HAPPENED.

SHE DID SO IN A PRE-PRODUCED VIDEO .

>> AS INVESTIGATION PROCEEDS YOU HAVE MY COMMITMENT THAT DISTRICT STAFF LED BY PRINCIPAL BREANNE WILL BE AS OPEN AS WE POSSIBLY CAN ABOUT THE SITUATION.

WHILE IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO COMMENT ON SPECIFICS OF AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL BE TRANSPARENT WITH ANY INFORMATION WE ARE ABLE TO SHARE WITH YOU >> Reporter: FOR NOW THERE ARE NO MORE DETAILS FROM THE DISTRICT.

THERE IS CONTROVERSY IN THE COMMUNITY SASHA WILSON IS A COMMUNITY ACTIVIST BIXBY WE WANT OUR CHILDREN TO BE TREATED AS IF THEY WERE WHITE.

CLEARLY THERE ARE RACIAL DISPARITIES IN TREATMENT INCLUDING AN EDUCATION SYSTEM .

>> Reporter: THE CAMPUS SUPERVISOR INVOLVED HAS BEEN PLACED ON LEAVE WHILE THE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETED .

M.G.

PEREZ, KPBS NEWSBREAK >>> 130,000 PEOPLE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY ARE SET TO LOSE THEIR PANDEMIC RELATED FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.

KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL TALKS WITH EXPERTS .

>> Reporter: THE EXTRA FEDERAL BENEFITS BEGAN AS A WAY TO KEEP UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE AFLOAT DURING THE PANDEMIC ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO TYPICALLY ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS LIKE GEEK WORKERS.

FOUR TYPES OF BENEFITS INCLUDE TOMORROW.

THEY ARE PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANT, PANDEMIC EMERGENCY COMPENSATION, PANDEMIC ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION AND MIXED LIMIT COMPOSITION.

FOR MOST PEOPLE THAT MEANS 300 FEDERALLY PROVIDED DOLLARS A WEEK IS NOT GOING AWAY.

>> THE ENDING OF THE FEDERAL BENEFITS IS INTERESTING TIMING BECAUSE WHEN I WAS SCHEDULED SOME TIME AGO WE DID NOT ANTICIPATE WHERE WE WOULD BE WITH THE PANDEMIC NOW.

>> PETER DISAGREES WITH THE NOTION THAT MOST PEOPLE WHO WERE GETTING THE EXTRA FEDERAL HAVE NOT GONE BACK TO WORK BECAUSE OF THE FEDERAL BENEFITS .

>> WE SEE PEOPLE NOT WANTING TO WORK.

IT IS A MATTER OF SAFETY AND BEING ABLE TO MAKE IS ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE FOR THEM GIVEN THE COST OF CHILDCARE, DIFFICULTY OF TRANSPORTATION OFTENTIMES .

ESPECIALLY WHEN WE ARE IN THE THICK OF THE PANDEMIC.

IT IS A VERY DIFFICULT TIME.

WE THOUGHT WE WOULD PASS THIS BUT WE ARE NOT.

>> Reporter: ON THE BRIGHT SIDE IS STILL AT JOB SEEKERS MARKET AND THE WORKFORCE PARTNERSHIP HAS LOTS OF EMPLOYEES TO HELP .

>> WE ARE ALL ABOUT SCALING AND RESCALING SO PEOPLE HAVE OPTIONS TO COME TO US AND GET FREE OR LOW-COST TRAINING SO THEY CAN GET A NEW CAREER.

CALIFORNIANS WHO MADE LESS THAN $75,000 WILL GET A $600 STIMULUS PAYMENT FROM THE STATE SOON.

THE STATE DOES OFFER OTHER PROGRAMS APART FROM UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS TO HELP EVERYTHING FROM BUSINESSES TO HELP FOR FAMILIES PICS LINES ARE STILL OUT THERE EVEN GOES AWAY.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWSPRINT >> RELEASED TODAY FELL SHORT OF THE BIG GAINS SOLID SCENE THIS SUMMER.

COMPARED TO ROUGHLY 1 MILLION JOBS ADDED IN BOTH JUNE AND JULY.

FEDERAL GAINS FOLLOWED WIDESPREAD VACCINATION THAT LIFTED PANDEMIC RESTRICTION.

NOW AS THE VARIANCE HAS IT HAS DISCOURAGE PEOPLE FROM TRAVELING, SHOPPING AND DINING OUT.

>>> A SECURITY DEPOSIT WHEN TRYING TO MOVE INTO IT NEW PLACE CAN BE A STRUGGLE FOR SOME TODAY THE COUNTY IS ROLLING OUT A NEW PROGRAM TO HELP RENTERS UP THOSE WHO QUALIFY CAN GET UP TO 7000 DOLLARS TO BE USED FOR ACE SECURITY DEPOSIT.

YOU MUST MAKE 20% OR LESS OF THE MEDIAN INCOME TO BE ELIGIBLE.

THE RENTAL PERIOD MUST BE AT LEAST SIX MONTHS AND WITHIN THE COUNTY'S JURISDICTION.

OUR MEDIA PARTNER SPOKE TO RENTERS WHO SAY THAT MONEY COULD MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE.

>> I NEED HELP .

THIS PROGRAM IS ONE OF THE BRIGHT LIGHTS YOU SEE OUT THERE .

>> Reporter: THE PROGRAM IS FUNDED BY MONEY FROM THE FEDERAL AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN.

APPLY NOW AND HDH ED.ORG.

APPLICANTS WILL BE CHOSEN ON A LOTTERY STYLE BASIS.

CALTRANS HAS A NEW PLAN STOP RUNAWAY DRIVERS.

KPBS REPORTER MELISSA MAE DESCRIBES WHAT STEPS THE AGENCY IS TAKING TO CUT DOWN ON TRAGIC ACCIDENTS.

>> Reporter: STANDING ON COUNCILWOMAN CHAIRS THE CITY'S TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE.

AFTER A WRONG WAY DRIVER KILLED TWO POLICE OFFICERS EARLY THIS SUMMER SHE CONTACTED CALTRANS TO COORDINATE EFFORTS TO REDUCE THESE ACCIDENTS.

>> PLEASE JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE.

DETECTIVES RUN PARK AND JAMIE WERE KILLED BY A WRONG WAY DRIVER ON INTERSTATE 5 IN THE MEXICO BORDER.

SADLY THEY ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES.

THERE HAS BEEN MULTIPLE RUNWAY DRIVING INCIDENTS.

>> Reporter: THE CALTRANS DISTRICT 11 TRACTOR SAYS CALTRANS CREWS ARE UPDATING AND EXPANDING COUNTER MEASURES LIKE ANY LARGE WRONG WAY SITES AND REFLECTORS TO MORE THAN 67 ON RIOS.

>> THESE ARE DESIGNED TO BE VISIBLE WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING THE WRONG WAY.

>> Reporter: AN EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN ABOUT IMPAIRED DRIVING ONE OF THE MAIN CAUSES OF WRONG WAY DRIVING ACCIDENTS IS ALSO BEING LAUNCHED.

WILL BE WORKING WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER STATE OFFICIALS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THE CAUSES AND METHODS AVAILABLE TO CURB RUNWAY DRIVING.

>> Reporter: CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL RECOMMENDS IF YOU DO ENCOUNTER A WRONG WAY DRIVER TO USE EXTREME CAUTION CALL NINE ONE ONE IF YOU'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE A DESCRIPTION OF THE CARD WAS WAY IS YOU COULD SAVE A LIFE.

MELISSA MAE, KPBS NEWSPRINT LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARE SEEING A SHORTAGE IN RECRUITS APPLYING FOR FIREFIGHTER POSITION KPBS TANIA THORNE LOOKED INTO THE REASONS WHY.

>> A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK THERE'S THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE STANDING IN LINE TO GET JOBS AS PARAMEDICS AND FIREFIGHTERS THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN TRUE 20, 25 YEARS AGO BUT BOY MISSING A CHANGE.

>> KPBS EVENING EDITION IS THE FIRE CHIEF OF THE CITY OF ESCONDIDO.

FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARE EXPERIENCING STAFFING SHORTAGES.

>> WE ARE REALLY PLAYING A GAME OF CATCH UP RIGHT NOW.

>> Reporter: A STATE EXEMPTION ALLOWED FIREFIGHTER CAT CAN BE TO OPERATE DURING THE PANDEMIC.

THINGS HAVE NOT SLOWED DOWN FOR US BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE EDUCATIONAL PIPELINE.

THEY ARE JUST NOT IN A POSITION WHERE THEY ARE READY TO BE HIRED YET.

>> Reporter: MILLER SAYS THERE IS NO SHORT CUT FOR THE RIGOROUS REQUIREMENTS GRADUATES NEED PICS >> NOT ONLY DO YOU HAVE TO HAVE SOME FIRE TRAINING, YOU HAVE TO HAVE YOUR PARAMEDIC LICENSE.

BOTH SCHOOLS GET A LONG TIME TO GET THROUGH.

THAT NARROWS DOWN HOW MANY PEOPLE COME OUT AND ARE AVAILABLE TO GET HIRED.

>> Reporter: JOB REQUIREMENTS AND PAY OUR FACTORS.

>> IF YOU GO NORTH OF THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY LINE THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT JUMP IN PAY.

OFTEN A REDUCTION IN REQUIREMENTS.

>> Reporter: OPPORTUNITIES CAN BE FOUND LOCALLY IN A SOMEBODY IS THINKING ABOUT PURSUING A CAREER NOW IS TIME TO ASK.

>> I KNOW JUST ABOUT EVERY FIREFIGHTER THAT IS WORKING RIGHT NOW IN THE FIRE STATION IS MORE THAN WILLING TO DISCUSS WITH PEOPLE AND ENCOURAGE THEM IN THE PROCESS AND LET THEM KNOW WHEN IT TAKES >> Reporter: TANIA THORNE, KPBS NEWSPRINT >>> PARTS OF CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA UNDERSTATES IS HE ASKING CALDOR FIRE FIRE CONTINUES TO CONTROL 200,000 ACRES BURNED AND EVACUATIONS ARE STILL.

>> Reporter: FAVORABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS GIVING CREWS CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM AS THEY CONTINUE THE RELENTLESS BATTLE AGAINST THE MASSIVE CALDOR FIRE FIRE BURNING IN THE TAHOE AREA THE CRUSADE THEY ARE HOPEFUL THAT THEIR EFFORTS WILL KEEP THE FLAMES FROM REACHING THE ICONIC LAKE TAHOE BUT THEIR EFFORTS ARE NOWHERE NEAR OVER AS THEY WERE TAKING THE FLAMES AROUND FROM THE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF HOMES AND BUSINESSES THAT SURROUND IT.

>> PLACED IN THE BACK OF YOUR MIND THAT WHEN YOU LIVE IN THE MOUTH.

>> Reporter: PLANTS HAVE CHARGED MORE THAN 200,000 ACRES WITH ROUGHLY 32,000 STRUCTURES AT RISK.

EVACUATION ORDERS ARE STILL IN PLACE FOR THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE BUT ON THURSDAY SOME WERE ALLOWED TO RETURN HOME.

YES WE ARE GLAD TO BE BACK HOME.

WE MISSED OUR LITTLE RETREAT HERE.

>> Reporter: A TURN IN THE WEATHER HOW TO CREWS GAIN THE UPPER HAND PICKED LIGHTER WINDS AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF GUSTING WINDS AND MORE HUMIDITY IN THE AIR, ALL PROVIDING MUCH-NEEDED RELIEF.

BUT CONDITIONS ARE STILL CHALLENGING IN THE RUBBLE FOR SOUTHEAST OF THE LAKE WHERE THE REMNANTS REMAIN IS UNSAFE FOR FIRE CREWS.

IN SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, KATIE KP KPBS NEWSPRINT >>> A QUIET DRY WE CAN AS WE HAD THROUGH IT BUT THERE WILL BE A LITTLE BIT OF FIRE DANGER REMAINING OUT THERE FOR SOMETHING THAT HUMIDITY NOT REALLY CHANGING ON YES AND NO SIGNS OF RAIN COMING THROUGH.

AT LEAST NOT MUCH IN THE WAY OF WINDS PRESSURE BUILDING IN AND MOVING UP TO THE NORTH AS IT IS IS GOING TO BRING IN THAT EASTERLY FLOW NEXT WEEK WHICH COULD MEAN SOME MONSOONAL MOISTURE COMING THROUGH TO SOME OF OUR EASTERN LOCATIONS ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT STILL LOOKING QUIET TEMPERATURES FALLING TO THE 6067 IN SAN DIEGO, 60 AS YOU HEAD TOWARD OCEANSIDE AND WE ARE BACK TO 65 IN MT.

LAGUNA.

TO STILL COMFORTABLE.

IT IS A PRETTY TYPICAL PATTERN HERE.

MONSOONAL FOR PLACES LIKE SOUTHERN ARIZONA, IT IS ONLY SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO AND COLORADO THAT GETS IN ON ANY RAIN ACTIVITY.

TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 80s FOR SAN DIEGO.

AS YOU LOOK TOWARD ESCONDIDO WHERE HOLDING ONTO THE 90.

HIGH PRESSURE.

THAT IS GOING TO BE DESTROYED GETTING INTO NOT ONLY THE END OF A TRADITIONAL WEEKEND BUT ALSO THE HOLIDAY ITSELF AS THIS LIST TO THE NORTH.

IT WILL OPEN UP THE EASTERLY FLOW COMING THROUGH WITH IT PULLING MOISTURE OUT OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA WILL BE TALKING ABOUT A FEW EXTRA COST FOR SOME OF OUR EASTERN LOCATIONS.

COAST, WERE THE SAME.

HOLDING ONTO DAYS AT LEAST THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

OUR WORSHIP TIME WILL BE SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

THAT'S WHEN WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TEMPERATURES IN THE NINETIES.

THEN WE WILL TRAIL UP A LITTLE BIT GETTING INTO TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

ALL THE WHILE KEEPING IN A PRETTY BRIGHT TIME MOUNTAIN LOCATION, MAKING IT TO THE SEVENTIES.

YES, BY WEDNESDAY ADDING A FEW EXTRA CLASSIC AT HOW COOL US OFF OF IT.

THAT WILL BE TRUE IN THE DESERT LOCATIONS WHERE WE ARE STILL IN THE ONE HUNDREDTH RANGE.

FOUR KPBS NEWS I AM METEOROLOGIST MELISSA.

>>> INSURANCE COMPANIES ARE DROPPING MORE HOMEOWNER POLICIES TO OUTSTANDING COUNTY BECAUSE OF THE RISK OF WILDFIRE.

I SOURCE NEWS REPORTER EXPLAINS.

>> Reporter: INSURANCE COMPANIES DROP 60% OF ALL POLICIES IN 2019 UPFRONT TO PRESENT JUST FOUR YEARS EARLIER.

AFTER A FIRE SWEPT THROUGH THE AREA LAST YEAR HOMEOWNER STEVE IS CONCERNED THAT NUMBER IS GOING TO KEEP RISING.

>> I THINK WE ARE GOING TO SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE GETTING DROPPED ON THEIR INSURANCE DUE TO WHAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR AND WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE.

THERE'S BEEN SEVERAL FIRES AND A BURN THROUGH HERE IN THE LAST 20 TO 30 YEARS.

WE ARE SUCH A HIGH FIRES FOR MY THINK WE ARE AND I OUT HERE SO THEY DON'T WANT TO TAKE THAT LIABILITY IF THEY ARE ABLE TO THEREBY TO DROP WHOEVER CAN THE 1st CHANCE THEY GET.

>> Reporter: THIS IS NOT JUST HAPPENING IN RURAL AREAS.

MOST ZIP CODES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY SAW SLIGHT TO SEVERE INCREASES IN THE SHARE OF POLICIES DROPPED FROM 2015 TO 2019.

INCLUDING SOME ZIP CODES IN THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO YOU CAN LOOK UP YOUR ZIP CODE AND LEARN WHAT TO DO IF YOU LOSE YOUR POLICY.

FOUR KPBS NEWS .

>>> I-45 BIG RIG LEFT SAN DIEGO THIS MORNING ON A CROSS-COUNTRY TRIP TO HONOR THE VICTIMS OF THE SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH ATTACKS.

TWO MURALS ROCK THE TRAILER ALONG WITH THE NAMES OF EVERYONE WHO DIED ON 9/11.

INSIDE THE TRUCK IS A PIECE OF SOUTH WORLD TRADE CENTER TIRE A GREAT WAS PART EMBARCADERO THIS MORNING WHERE PEOPLE CAN STOP AND REFLECT ON THAT DAY THAT CHANGED HISTORY.

I DON'T WANT TO LET IT GO.

I HAVE TOO MUCH INVESTED IN AND IF I LET IT GO THAT WOULD MEAN I FEEL THAT MY OMISSIONS WHICH IS >> Reporter: MITCHELL CREATED THIS MEMORIAL IS DRIVING THE TRUCK TO MISSOURI FOR THE ANNUAL 9/11 PAGES CEREMONY.

WILDLIFE ADVOCATES ARE MAKING A PITCH TO HELP MOUNTAIN LIONS BY RECONNECTING SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HABITATS BY HIGHWAYS.

KPBS ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTER ERIC ANDERSON HAS THE DETAILS.

>> FREEWAYS DEVISE A LETTER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THEY DIVIDE WILDLIFE HABITATS.

IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THREE RUGGED MOUNTAIN RANGE HABITATS ARE ISOLATED BY EACH OTHER AND DEVELOPMENT A NEW REPORT CALLS FOR MAJOR INVESTMENTS IN CORRIDORS THAT RECONNECT HABITATS LIKE THE FRACTURE MOUNTAIN LINE RANGES.

>> WE NOT ONLY NEED CONNECTIVITY WE MORE PROTECTED HABITAT JUST TO HAVE SECURE POPULATIONS IN THOSE MOUNTAIN RANGES ACROSS TIME.

>> THE LIBERTY CANYON WILDLIFE CROSSING NORTH OF LOS ANGELES IS DESIGNED TO RECONNECT MOUNTAIN WILDLIFE HABITAT.

BACKERS SAY THEY NEED SIX AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS TO FUND THE NEARLY $57 MILLION PROJECT.

WHILE CALIFORNIA DID BUT IS $61 MILLION FOR WILDLIFE CROSSINGS AND THERE'S HOPE ON THE FEDERAL LEVEL.

>> THE NEW INFRASTRUCTURE DEAL THAT HAS PASSED THE SENATE INCLUDES $350 MILLION PROGRAM FOR WILDLIFE CROSSINGS AND PROJECTS THAT REDUCE WILDLIFE COLLISIONS.

>> Reporter: ERIK ANDERSON, KPBS NEWS.

>> Reporter: GAS PRICES HEADING INTO THIS LABOR DAY WEEKEND ARE ALREADY HIGHER THAN NORMAL.

NOW HURRICANE IDA'S DIRECTED AT OUR NATION'S OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY COULD SEND THE BOB EVEN HIGHER.

WHEN CAN AMERICANS CATCH A BREAK?

MANDY GAITHER TAKES A LOOK.

>> Reporter: HURRICANE IDA THREATENING TO SPITE GAS PRICES NATIONWIDE.

MILLIONS OF PEOPLE EXPECTED TO HIT THE ROAD FOR THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND.

>> WE ALWAYS SEE GAS PRICES INCREASED BUT THIS YEAR WE WILL SEE THEM DEVELOP A LITTLE BIT MORE.

SHE TOOK ABOUT AAA SAYS MANY OF THE MAJOR REFINERIES IN THE REGION ARE SHUT DOWN OR RUNNING AT REDUCED RATES.

MAJOR LAST GAS, DIESEL JET FUEL FROM THE GULF COAST TO OTHER STATES WERE ALSO SHOWN AS A PRECAUTION I >> IT TYPICALLY TAKES TWO PLUS WEEKS FOR REFINERIES TO GET STARTED AND GET BACK TO NORMAL OPERATIONS.

RIGHT NOW WE DO NOT HAVE A TIMELINE FOR THESE REFINERIES.

>> Reporter: GAS PRICES HAVE SHOT UP NEARLY 80% FROM THE LOW.

8 OH 2020.

THE DEMAND REMAINS HIGH.

MARKET WROTE GAS PRICES WILL DECLINE IN AHEAD OF THIS LABOR DAY WEEKEND WE EXPECT THIS TO BE THE MOST EXPENSIVE PRICES WE HAVE SEEN SINCE 2014.

WHILE AAA SAYS POWER OUTAGES COULD KEEP REFINERIES AND PIPELINES OFF-LINE POTENTIALLY RISING PRICES, AAA EXPECT PRICES TO COME DOWN AS DEMAND DROPS AFTER LABOR DAY.

PEOPLE ARE TRAVELING LESS, SCHOOL IS BACK IN SESSION.

THERE SHOULD BE SOME REALLY COMING TO THE PUMP.

>> Reporter: FOR CONSUMER WATCH, I AM MANDY GAITHER.

STOMACH HERE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY THE AVERAGE PRICE OF A GALLON OF REGULAR GASOLINE ROSE SLIGHTLY TO $4.31.

SO FAR THEY DO NOT SEEM TO BE AFFECTED BY HURRICANE IDA RELATED ISSUES.

>>> WE ARE NOW ONE YEAR AWAY FROM AZTEC FOOTBALL RETURNING TO MISSION VALLEY.

FOR SEPTEMBER THREE, 2022 IS WHEN THE 1st IS DO YOU FOOTBALL GAME IS SCHEDULED IN THEIR NEW HOME.

THE TEAM WILL PAY ONE MORE SEASON AND CARSON STARTING THIS WEEKEND AGAINST NEW MEXICO STATE.

>> STUDENT IS CAN OUT CASH IN ON ENDORSEMENT DEALS.

MISTY USED MIRROR EXPLAINS.

>> IS A WHOLE NEW WORLD.

EVER SINCE THE SUPREME COURT UNANIMOUSLY STRUCK DOWN A ROW FROM THE NCAA THAT SENT AMATEUR ATHLETES CAN ISOLATE ENDORSEMENT TO THE NCAA SUSPENDED ISRAEL AND IS ALLOWING AT LEAST TWO SELLER NAME, IMAGE OR LIKENESS AS AN ENDORSER OR ANY OTHER WAY IS ABOUT.

A LOT OF THE STARTED WITH THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA WHEN THEY PASSED THE COLLEGIATE HAY LAW THAT WAS GOING TO TAKE INTO EFFECT ON JANUARY 1st 2023 BUT THE STATE LEGISLATURE VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO THE START DATE UP TO SEPTEMBER 1st.

EVEN THOUGH ALL OF THIS IS GOING TO BE THE WILD WEST FOR THE NEXT 2 TO 3 YEARS PROBABLY 3 TO 5 YEARS FROM NOW IT MIGHT BE A FAIRLY INTERESTING INDUSTRY.

THERE IS GOING TO BE A LOT OF LOCAL BUSINESSES THAT CAN GET A BIG BANG FOR THEIR BUCK WITH A WELL-KNOWN COLLEGIATE ATHLETE, ESPECIALLY B-SCHOOLS.

IS GOING TO BE FUN TO WATCH AND WE SHOULD CHECK IN FAIRLY OFTEN ON THIS ONE.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR I IS WRAPPING UP AND THAT WILL RISES AS A WIDE STRETCH OF THE REST BEGINS A MASSIVE RECOVERY.

COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER KPBS EVENING EDITION .

>>> DUSTIN DECIDED TO STUDY FILM AFTER MEETING A SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR AND STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL PUT ON BY KPBS PHONE CREDIT.

NOW THE STU GRAD IS HOLDING THE LASHING OF THE 10 RINGS.

>> Reporter: IN 2002 I SHOWED DUSTIN'S 1st STUDENT FILM.

AT THAT LAST HIS TALENT VENTURE WITH BAR BARTHOLOMEW SONG, DEACONS MONDAYS AND HIS AWARD- WINNING --.

THESE FILM HE DISPLAYED EMPATHY FOR CHARACTERS AS THEY STRUGGLE TO FIND CONNECTIONS AND IN PLACE IN THE WORLD.

NOW HE HAS DIRECTED MARVEL -- AND THE LEGEND OF THE 10 RINGS AND IS CHALLENGE HIMSELF TO MAKE A SUPERHERO KIND OF CHARACTERS WHO DIDN'T REALLY SEE WHEN HE WAS YOUNG.

>> THERE WAS NOT A LOT OF ASIAN AMERICAN REPRESENTATION .

SO, WE WANTED TO CONTRIBUTE THAT TO MCU.

WE WANTED A CHARACTER AND WE WANTED -- TO FEEL LIKE BEING MY FRIENDS AND BE RELATABLE TO ANYBODY WHO IS AMERICAN WHETHER YOU ARE ASIAN AMERICAN OR WHATEVER IS BEST TO SEE YOU ARE.

IMMACULATA RHONCHI.

DOES HE LOOK LIKE HE CAN FIGHT?

>> Reporter: LIKE YOU HAPPY BUT WITH A LITTLE EXTRA .

>> IF ANYTHING WHEN YOU WALK OUT OF THIS THEATER I HOPE WHETHER CONSCIOUSLY OR SUBCONSCIOUSLY YOU WILL BE MUCH LESS LIKELY TO SAY ALL ASIANS ARE THE SAME .

>> Reporter: DELIVERING THE 1st ASIAN SUPERHERO IN THE MARVEL UNIVERSE CAME WITH A LOT OF RESPONSIBLE.

COME TO MY PROCESS OF REALLY STRESSING OUT ABOUT THAT RESPONSIBILITY, REALLY CARRYING THE WEIGHT MAYBE A LITTLE TOO MUCH TO WHERE IT WAS ON HEALTHILY STRESSED ABOUT IT.

I DO THINK THAT AMOUNT OF STRESS WAS HELPFUL TO GET THE STORY TO THE PLACE WHERE IT IS WHERE I FEEL VERY PROUD OF WHAT WE ARE PUTTING OUT INTO THE WORLD.

>> Reporter: PART OF THE CHALLENGE AND HOW TO DEPICT --'S FATHER.

>> WE WERE UP AGAINST A LOT OF THIS CHARACTER IN THE COMMENTS THERE'S A LOT OF BAGGAGE AROUND HIM.

INITIALLY IN THE COMIC COMICS HIS DAD WAS VERY PROBLEMATIC CHARACTER WHO WAS IN A LOT OF WAYS THE EPITOME OF A STEREOTYPING >> A STEREOTYPE HE BROKE BY CASTING TONY -- TO I THOUGHT BY SAYING TONY IS THE TYPE OF ACTOR WE NEED TO GET FOR THIS ROLE.

TO FIND WHAT THAT CHARACTER NEEDED TO BE EVEN THOUGH HE IS TECHNICALLY THE VILLAIN OF VITAMIN B AND HE DOES DO SOME VERY BAD THINGS.

THE ROOT OF THOSE BAD THINGS IS LOVE, HIS MISGUIDED LOVE, THE PAIN THAT COMES FROM LOSING SOMEBODY THEY LOVE.

>> Reporter: THE RESULT IS A MORE SYMPATHETIC AT MULTIDIMENSIONAL CHARACTER THE FILM GIVES US A LOT TO CELEBRATE .

GO OUT AND SUPPORT NOT JUST ACE SAN DIEGO FILMMAKERS SUCCESS STORY BUT A STEP FORWARD FOR ASIANS SCREEN THE CAMERA PICTURES A BIT OF TRIVIA.

IF YOU'RE AT A WEDDING VIDEO SHOT IN SAN DIEGO HE MIGHT HAVE MADE IT.

AND A LOT OF WEDDING VIDEOS IN ORDER TO PAY THE BILLS.

>> Reporter: BETH, KPBS NEWS.

>> YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE KPBS.ORG.

THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND .