STRIP WE ARE A FEW HOURS AWAY FROM A PARTIAL THREE-WAY CLOSURE THAT WILL LAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

WE WILL HAVE MORE ON THE INTERSTATE 5 BRIDGE REPAIRS IN A MOMENT, BUT WE BEGIN WITH A DIFFERENT TRANSPORTATION STORY.

WHO WILL BE THE NEXT LEADER HERE?

OUR METRO REPORTER TELLS US ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS WANT A SAY IN THE SELECTION.

IS >> THEY TOOK OVER AS THE LEADER IN 2018.

SOON RUFFLED FEATHERS.

HE MADE CLIMATE CHANGE THE CENTER OF HIS DECISION-MAKING ON THE TYPE OF TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE THE AGENCY WOULD PRIORITIZE.

FREEWAY EXPANSIONS INCREASE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.

THEY WERE PAUSED.

CONSERVATIVE OPPOSITION TO IDEAS MOUNTED OVER THE PAST YEAR.

LEADING TO AN ANNOUNCEMENT IN JULY THAT HE WOULD STEP DOWN.

HIS SUPPORTERS GATHERED OUTSIDE HEADQUARTERS AT TODAY CALLING ON THE AGENCY TO REPLACE HIM WITH SOMEONE WHO SHARES THE VISION FOR A LESS CAR DEPENDENT SAN DIEGO.

>> SOMEONE WILL HAVE A LONG- TERM SUSTAINABILITY VISION.

HIS IN BRACES TRANSPORTATION WITH OPTIONS FOR DRIVERS, PUBLIC TRANSIT RIDERS, CYCLISTS, AND WALKERS ALIKE.

>> THEY WILL OFFICIALLY RESIGN AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

COUNTY SUPERVISOR VARGAS WHO CHAIRS THE BOARD SAID SHE HEARD THE SUPPORTERS.

>> AS WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE PROCESS WE MADE A COMMITMENT TO THEM.

I WILL BE IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WITH ALL OF THEM TO SHARE WHAT THE PROCESS IS AND WE ASSURED THEM THAT WE HAVE A STRONG LEADERSHIP TEAM THAT IS ABLE TO EXECUTE THE WORK AS WE ARE MOVING FORWARD.

>> THE NEXT CEO IS UNLIKELY TO BE AS BRASH, BUT FIGHTS OVER FREEWAY WIDENING'S, PUBLIC TRANSIT EXPANSIONS, AND NEW TAXES TO PAY FOR THOSE PROJECTS WILL CONTINUE.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> IF YOUR WEEKEND PLANS ARE TAKING YOU DOWNTOWN OR TO THE AIRPORT YOU CAN EXPECT DELAYS.

>> ALMOST 5 MILES OF SOUTHBOUND I-FREEWAY WILL BE PARTIALLY CLOSED STARTING TONIGHT.

THE CLOSURE WILL ALLOW THEM TO REPAIR A BRIDGE THAT RUNS OVER STATE ROUTE 163.

THE CLOSURE WILL BEGIN AT INTERSTATE 8 WITH ALL TRAFFIC BEING DETOURED TO EASTBOUND.

OFFICIALS SAY THERE WILL BE AT LEAST ONE LANE OF SOUTHBOUND I- 5 OPEN FOR LIMITED LOCAL AND AIRPORT TRAFFIC.

EVERETT TOWNSEND IS THE DISTRICT 11 CHIEF DEPUTY DIRECTOR.

HE SAYS THE SOUTHBOUND TRAVELERS SHOULD USE INTERSTATE 805 AND STATE ROUTE 163 TO ALLEVIATE TRAFFIC ON I-5 AND TO PLAN AHEAD IF THEY ARE DRIVING TO DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO.

>> WE ARE EXPECTING SOME DELAYS .

THAT IS WHY WE ARE TRYING TO GET THE WORD OUT WELL ENOUGH IN ADVANCE SO FOLKS CAN EITHER DEFER THEIR TRAVEL OR MAKE SURE THEY GIVE THEMSELVES EXTRA TIME TO TRAVEL TO THE AREA THEY WOULD LIKE TO GO.

WE WOULD EXPECT ANYWHERE FROM 30 MINUTES TO AN HOUR DELAY.>> FOR REAL-TIME TRAFFIC INFORMATION GO TO QUICK MAP.TOT.CA.GOV.

THE SECOND PART OF THIS REPAIR AFFECTING NORTH ON I-5 LENSES SCHEDULED FOR LATE SEPTEMBER.

THE REPAIR PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF OCTOBER.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE CLOSURE WILL CREATE A HASSLE FOR ANYONE TRAVELING TO AND FROM THE AIRPORT THIS WEEKEND.

IF YOU PLAN ON TAKING A REDEYE FLIGHT YOU MAY WANT TO GIVE YOURSELF EXTRA TIME TO GET THERE.

YOU CAN ALSO FIND ANOTHER SOLUTION TO GETTING AROUND DETOURS LIKE THIS TRAVELER DID.

>> MY PLAN IS TO TAKE THE TROLLEY BACK UP.

I LIVE NEAR UCSD.

THE TROLLEY WORKS OUT GREAT FOR THAT BECAUSE MY WIFE WILL NOT HAVE TO COME DOWN HERE AND TAKE CARE OF ME AND GET ME BACK UP THERE.

IT IS GOING TO WORK OUT GREAT FOR US, BUT IF A TROLLEY WASN'T THERE THIS WOULD BE A LOT MORE TRICKY.

>> OFFICIALS ADVISE DRIVERS TO ALLOW MORE THAN TWO HOURS BEFORE THEIR FLIGHT DEPARTS.

>>> WE ARE KEEPING OUR EYE ON THE TROPICS AS WE ARE ANTICIPATING SOME TROPICAL IMPACTS FROM THE HURRICANE AS IT CONTINUES TO TRAVEL NORTH AND THEN WEST, BUT STILL ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST HIGH SURF IS GOING TO BE A PROBLEM, WHICH IS WHY WE HAD HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR A LOT OF THE BEACHES THROUGH ORANGE COUNTY AND NORTH, SO MAKE SURE YOU ARE STAYING WEATHER AWARE.

WE ARE TRACKING INTENSE HEAT.

WE WILL SHOW YOU WHEN THE HIGH SURF IS GOING TO BE AN ISSUE AND WHEN THE HEAT IS GOING TO BRING IT ON.

>>> A NEW DOCUMENTARY SAYS READING IS A MATTER OF CIVIL RIGHTS, AND THAT THERE IS A LITERACY CRISIS.

ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN OF COLOR.

THE FILM IS BEING SCREENED IN SOUTHEAST SAN DIEGO THIS WEEKEND.

OUR EDUCATION REPORTER HAS THAT STORY.>> A BIRD.

>> VIOLET GONZALES AND HER DAUGHTER ENJOY READING TOGETHER HERE AT THE VALENCIA PARK LIBRARY.

THERE ARE 26,000 SQUARE FEET OF BOOKSHELVES AND FREE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERY AGE.

>> SHE LOVES TO READ.

I CARRY HER BOOKS EVERYWHERE.

I THINK I REALLY HELPED OUT WITH WHERE HER DEVELOPMENT AS I THINK.

>> LITERACY CAN BEGIN WELL BEFORE KINDERGARTEN.

>> IT CAN BE ANYTHING FROM LOOKING AT PICTURES AND INTERPRETING THEM.

SINGING.

RHYMES.

COMMUNICATING 1 ON 1.

THAT ALL CONTRIBUTES TO THE FOUNDATION OF LITERACY.

>> EVERYBODY DESERVES THE RIGHT TO READ.

>> ACCORDING TO THE NEW DOCUMENTARY THE RIGHT TO READ THE EDUCATION SYSTEM IS FAILING STUDENTS.

A REPORT FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SAYS 42% OF CALIFORNIA FOURTH-GRADERS ARE READING BELOW A BASIC LEVEL.

THAT JUMPS TO 54% FOR HISPANIC STUDENTS AND 62% FOR BLACK STUDENTS.

WHILE THESE STATISTICS CAN BE DISCOURAGING, THE SOLUTIONS AND STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE LITERACY OFFER HOPE, AND THERE IS A LOT OF LEARNING HAPPENING AT THE LIBRARY.

>> IT SHARES THE THINGS THAT BRING THEM JOY.

THE WAYS THEY PLAY TOGETHER.

>> SHE IS BEEN THE DIAMOND EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE PARTNERSHIP.

BOOKS ARE A FREE BENEFIT HERE.

THEY ALSO PROVIDE FREE LITERACY TUTORS AND ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT WORKSHOPS FOR FAMILIES WHO LIVE IN THE DIAMOND NEIGHBORHOODS OF SOUTHEAST SAN DIEGO.

INCLUDING WEBSTER AND CANTO.

LINCOLN PARK.

>> WE HAVE THE TOOLS AND WE CAN PROVE THAT THEY WORK.

WE JUST HAVE TO DISSEMINATE THEM AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO THE PEOPLE THAT NEED THEM THE MOST.

>> THE RIGHT TO RE-DOCUMENTARY IS FREE TO WATCH AT THE VALENCIA PARK MALCOLM X LIBRARY AT 1:00 THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

EVERYONE IS INVITED.

INCLUDING THE LITTLEST LEARNERS.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> ANOTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT IN CALIFORNIA HAS APPROVED A POLICY THAT WOULD OUT TRANSGENDER STUDENTS TO THEIR PARENTS.

THE ORANGE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS BECOME THE SIXTH IN THE STATE TO REQUIRE PARENTS BE NOTIFIED WHEN THEIR CHILD IDENTIFIES AS A DIFFERENT GENDER ON CAMPUS.

SOMETHING COUCHING KIDS TO THEIR PARENTS BEFORE THEY ARE READY COULD BE DANGEROUS.

OTHERS ARGUE THE SCHOOL WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PARENTS IS DANGEROUS.

>> THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH BEING INCLUSIVE TO PARENTS.

THIS IS EVERYTHING TO DO WITH A WITCHHUNT.

THEY DESERVE TO HAVE A SAFE PLACE IN THE SCHOOLS WHERE THEY HAVE COUNSELORS AND TEACHERS.

>> CHANGING GENDERS WITHOUT PARENTS NOTIFICATION.

THAT TO ME IS CRIMINAL.>> THE POLICY INCLUDES AN EXCEPTION.

SCHOOLS WOULD NOT NOTIFY PARENTS IF THE PRINCIPAL OR PSYCHOLOGIST HAD REASON TO BELIEVE DOING SO WOULD POSE A DIRECT THREAT TO THE STUDENT.

A SIMILAR POLICY AT A DISTRICT IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WAS BLOCKED BY A JUDGE THIS WEEK AFTER CALIFORNIA'S ATTORNEY GENERAL FILED SUIT.

>>> SAN DIEGO POLICE STILL ENFORCE A CURFEW FOR JUVENILES DESPITE RESEARCH SHOWING IT'S NOT EFFECTIVE IN REDUCING CRIME.

KATIE SPOKE WITH SOMEONE WHO SAYS IT MIGHT DO MORE HARM THAN GOOD.

>> WE HAVE ALL WALKS OF LIFE HERE.

>> HE WAS A TEENAGER IN CITY HEIGHTS IN THE LATE 80s AND EARLY 90s.

HE SAYS AT THE TIME THE COMMUNITY HAD A LOT OF TRAUMA AND A FEW RESOURCES.

>> EVERYONE IS FIGHTING FOR THEIR LIVES.

>> THESE WERE THE YEARS WHEN POLITICIANS PROMISED TO BE TOUGH ON CRIME TO STOP SUPER PREDATORS.

THE METHOD THAT MORE AND MORE YOUTH WERE COMMITTING VIOLENCE WITHOUT REMORSE.

>> WE HAVE PREJUDICE ON OUR STREETS.

SCHEME HE SAYS THEY FEARED THE POLICE WHO HE SAYS ONLY CAME INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR THINGS LIKE CURFEW SUITE AND IMMIGRATION RAIDS, SO THEY RAN.

>> THE POLICE ARE COMING.

LET'S RUN.

LET'S GET AWAY.

>> I WAS RAISED WITH A SINGLE MOTHER.

SHE WORKED TWO JOBS.

CLEANING HOMES.

>> HE HAD NO FATHER AND NO OTHER FAMILY HERE AND SOUGHT OUT OTHERS TO INVALIDATE HIM.

>> I NEEDED A WAY OUT.

HOW I FOUND MY WAY OUT WAS BECOMING THIS.

SPINNING AT THAT TIME HE WAS MORE OF A WANNABE.

AT NIGHT HIS FRIEND LIKE TOGETHER IN A QUICK CORNER PARKING LOT.

MOST TIMES HE SAYS THEY WERE NOT DOING ANYTHING WRONG.

>> WE WERE JUST HANGING OUT AND TALKING SMACK TO EACH OTHER AND LAUGHING AND GIGGLING.

>> IT DID NOT MATTER.

SAN DIEGO HAS A CURFEW LAW.

KIDS UNDER 18 CANNOT BE OUT WITHOUT AN ADULT BETWEEN 10:00 AND 6:00 A.M. WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS.

>> THEY WILL COME WITH THEIR VANS AND WAGONS AND JUST DO RAIDS.

>> HIS FIRST ARREST WAS FOR CURFEW.

>> WHEN THEY WERE DOING CURFEW SWEEPS THEY GOT ME.

>> THEY DISCOVERED HE HAD A STOLEN BIKE.

>> AT THAT POINT IS WHEN I BEGAN TO GET WRAPPED UP IN THE SYSTEM.

>> HE WENT TO JUVENILE HALL FOR A FEW DAYS BEFORE BEING PUT ON PROBATION BUT HE SAYS IT WAS THE START OF A CYCLE.

>> FOR MOST KIDS OUR WAY OF SOLVING IT WAS JUST RUNNING.

UNTIL WE WOULD GET CAUGHT.

>> AT THAT INTO HIS IDENTITY AS A GANG MEMBER.

HE WOULD EVENTUALLY GO TO PRISON FOR 23 YEARS.

HE HAS BEEN OUT FOR THE LAST 11.

NOW HE WORKS WITH YOUTH CAUGHT IN THE SAME SYSTEM.>> I HOPE.

I AM A BEACON OF THAT NOW.

>> BACKSTOP PUNISHING CURFEW VIOLATIONS WITH JUVENILE HALL OR DIVERSION PROGRAMS IN MID- 2019.

THAT THEY STILL ENFORCE IT.

THERE WERE 141 CURFEW ARRESTS LAST YEAR.

THEY DETAINED THE CHILDREN AND CALL THEIR PARENTS.

RETURN THEM HOME OR TO THE POLICE STATION FOR PICKUP.

A SPOKESPERSON SAYS THE ENFORCE CURFEW TO KEEP CHILDREN SAFE AND MAKE IT LESS LIKELY THAT THEY WILL COMMIT CRIME, RESEARCH IS ALMOST UNANIMOUS.

IT IS NOT EFFECTIVE.

ACCORDING TO A SENIOR RESEARCHER FOR THE CENTER ON JUVENILE AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE.

>> THEY FUNCTION AS DEVICES TO WASTE POLICE TIME TAKING LAW- ABIDING YOUTH OFF THE STREETS AND CREATING ANTAGONIST RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN POLICE AND YOUTH, AND BUILDING ACCOMPLISHING ANYTHING.

>> RESEARCH DOES NOT SEEM TO SHAPE SAN DIEGO POLICY.

AT ONE POINT THE CITY ACCOUNTED FOR 40% OF ALL CURFEW ARRESTS IN CALIFORNIA.

BLACK AND LATINO YOUTH MAKE UP OVER THREE FOURTHS OF THE ARRESTS IN SAN DIEGO.

RACIAL DISCRIMINATION IS THE POINT.

>> AND VAULT OF THIS IS FRANKLY RACIAL IN INTENT TO GET BLACK AND LATINO YOUTH OUT OF THE STREETS WHERE THERE ARE FRIGHTENING MOSTLY WHITE AREAS.

>> HE SAYS TEENAGERS ACTUALLY HAVE A LOWER THAN AVERAGE CRIME RATE AND IT HAS BEEN GOING DOWN IN RECENT DECADES.

>> WE FOUND WHEN POLICE APPREHENDED FOR CURFEWS THE YOUTH THEY APPREHEND WAS NOT DOING ANYTHING WRONG.

SPIN RESEARCH SHOWS THAN BEING IN PUBLIC DURING CURFEW HOURS ACTUALLY HELPS REDUCE CRIME.

LESS OF THE STREET AND MORE WITNESSES.

THEY SUGGEST AN ALTERNATIVE TO CURFEW.

YOUTH DROP-IN CENTERS THAT COULD BE OPEN LATE NIGHT YEAR- ROUND.

THEY HELPED RUN AN EXTENDED YOUTH PROGRAM DURING THE SUMMER AND HE WAS SURPRISED BY THE DEMAND.

>> LIKE CLOCKWORK.

FROM 12 TO 6.

>> THEY WERE VOTED DOWN IN THE US BUDGET BE THEY WILL BE EXAMINED THE BUDGET NEXT SPRING.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> NANCY PELOSI IS LOOKING TO EXTEND HER LENGTHY CAREER ON CAPITOL HILL.

THE 83-YEAR-OLD CALIFORNIA DEMOCRAT ANNOUNCED SHE WILL RUN FOR REELECTION IN THE HOUSE NEXT NOVEMBER.

HER CAREER IN WASHINGTON STARTED WHEN SHE WON A SPECIAL ELECTION IN JUNE 1987 TO SHE WAS THE FIRST WOMAN TO SERVE AS HOUSE SPEAKER FROM 2007-11.

SHE RECLAIMED THE POSITION AND 2019 BEFORE STEPPING DOWN IN JANUARY WHEN REPUBLICANS TOOK CONTROL OF THE HOUSE.

>>> THE UNITED AUTO WORKERS UNION IS LESS THAN ONE WEEK AWAY FROM A POSSIBLE STRIKE AGAINST ALL THREE MAJOR U.S. AUTOMAKERS.

IT WOULD BE THE NATION'S LARGEST AUTO LABOR STRIKE IN 25 YEARS.

WHILE THE TWO SIDES ARE FAR APART, NEGOTIATIONS ARE MOVING QUICKLY.>> WE ARE NOW LESS THAN A WEEK AWAY FROM A HISTORIC POTENTIAL TRIPLE STRIKE BACK AT IDLED ECONOMIC ENGINES OF GENERAL MOTORS, FORD, AND FOR MEMBERS OF THE UNION IT IS A MATTER OF SURVIVAL.

>> WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO EAT AND PUT GAS IN OUR CARS.

BUY CLOTHES FOR OUR KIDS AND PUT THEM THROUGH COLLEGE.

>> THE CONTRACTS BETWEEN THE AUTOMAKERS EXPIRE NEXT THURSDAY AT 11:59 P.M. AND THAT COULD MEAN A STRIKE AT MIDNIGHT NEXT FRIDAY.

IF IT UNFOLDS NOT ONLY WITH THE AUTOMAKERS IN UNION MEMBERS TAKE AN ECONOMIC HIT, BUT SO WHAT SUPPLIERS AND MANY OTHER BUSINESSES NATIONWIDE.

THE STRIKE IN 2019 WAS ENOUGH TO PUT MICHIGAN INTO A RECESSION.

>> THESE NEGOTIATIONS ARE SERIOUS AND THEY MATTER.

THE OUTCOME IMPACTS ALL OF US.

>> UNION MADE AN AMBITIOUS SET OF DEMANDS SEEKING TO REVERSE CONCESSIONS THEY AGREED TO FROM 27-09 AS THEY FACED BANKRUPTCY AND NEEDED FEDERAL BAILOUTS TO SURVIVE.

DEMANDS INCLUDE 40% PAY RAISE OVER THE COURSE OF THE FOUR- YEAR CONTRACT BE RESTRAINED COST-OF-LIVING INCREASES.

RESTORE TRADITIONAL PENSION PLANS FOR ALL WORKERS AND PROTECTIONS AGAINST JOB LOSSES IN PLANT CLOSINGS AS PER BRUSH AND SIFT TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES.

>> THE COST OF GAS.

THE COST FOR ELECTRICITY.

EVERYTHING.

BASICALLY WE NEED A DECENT WAGE TO CONTINUE TO SURVIVE.>>> AFTER MONTHS OF PICKETING ACTORS AND WRITERS HAVE REVIVED A PUSH FOR STRIKERS TO RECEIVE UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.

THE WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA JOIN THE SCREEN ACTORS GUILD TO RALLY IN SUPPORT FOR SENATE BILL 799.

IF THE MEASURE WERE TO BECOME LAW WORKERS IN CALIFORNIA WOULD RECEIVE UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AFTER TWO WEEKS OF STRIKING.

THE STATE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OPPOSED A SIMILAR BILL FOR YEARS AGO.

THEY ARGUE THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SOMEONE WHO LOSES THEIR JOB AND SOMEONE WHO DECIDES TO STRIKE.

>>> COLORFUL BLUES ARE THE USUAL CROWD DRAWERS AT THE FAR FIELD, BUT THIS WEEKEND IT IS THE RP PREPARATIONS ARE UNDERWAY FOR ARTWORK.

THE FREE FAMILY EVENT IS THIS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ABOVE THE CARLSBAD FLOOR FEELS.

OVER 150 ARTISTS WILL BE ON SITE WITH ORIGINAL PIECES AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE.

THE ART WALK DIRECTOR SAYS EVENTS LIKE THESE HELP SUPPORT LOCAL AND TRAVELING ARTISTS.

>> THIS IS THEIR LIVELIHOOD, SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO REALLY SUPPORT ART AND THE ARTISTS BEHIND IT, AND HAVE SOME ORIGINAL ART ON YOUR WALL.

>> ALL PARKING IS FREE.

FROM HIS CAN ALSO ENJOY MUSICAL PERFORMANCES, FOOD TRUCKS, AND A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES.

AND RUNS FROM 11:00 A.M. UNTIL 6:00 P.M. ON SATURDAY AND 10-5 ON SUNDAY.

>>> TO SANDY AGAIN SPIT RAIN IS ALMOST ALWAYS WELCOME, AND WE GOT A VERY BIG GIFT OF IT TWO WEEKS AGO WHEN A TROPICAL STORM CAME TO TOWN.

OUR REPORTER SAYS LOCAL PLANS HAVE RESPONDED AS IF SPRING HAS COME AGAIN.

>> IT WAS SUNDAY, AUGUST 20 WHEN TROPICAL STORM HILLARY ARRIVED IN SAN DIEGO.

IT RAINED ALL DAY.

DROPPING AT LEAST 2 INCHES IN MOST PLACES.

OUR GARDEN EXPERT CALLED IT SHOCKING.

>> EXCEPT FOR THE SIXERS I WAS IN UNIVERSITY AND HANGING OUT AFTERWARDS I HAVE LIVED MY ENTIRE LIFE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND I HAVE NEVER SEEN A SUMMER RAINSTORM LIKE WE HAD A COUPLE WEEKS AGO.

NEVER.

>> ALL THAT WATER WHEN THE LOCAL LANDSCAPE SHOULD BE HOT AND DRY MADE OUR PLANS ACT PRETTY STRANGE.

THIS TREE TOOK ON A SECOND BLOOM.

NATIVE PLANTS LIKE THIS ONE TOOK ON NEW GROWTH WHEN THEY SHOULD BE DORMANT.

PLANT EXPERTS SAW SURPRISES ALL OVER TOWN.

>> OUT IN OPEN SPACE FOR EXAMPLE.

THERE ARE BEAUTIFUL SHRUBS WITH THE ORANGE TRUNKS.

THEY HAVE FLOWERS.

IN SEPTEMBER.

>> IS SAYING THAT THESE PLANTS ARE GROWING NEW BUDS RIGHT NOW.

THIS ALL MEANS THAT IT IS A GOOD TIME AND AN UNUSUAL TIME FOR US TO ENJOY THE FLOWERING LANDSCAPE BUT THERE MIGHT BE A DOWNSIDE TO THE GENEROUS SOAKING.

IN SAN DIEGO'S BACKCOUNTRY SEEDPODS ARE GERMINATING.

THAT MEANS WE ARE GOING TO GET A LOT OF NEW GRASS AND WEEDS.

>> ONE THING WE HAVE NOTICED IS THAT IT CAUSED A BIG INCREASE IN THE SPROUTING OF INVASIVE AND EXOTIC SPECIES.

I HAVE NOTICED IN OUR LOCAL AREA THE RUSSIAN THISTLE OR WHAT MOST PEOPLE CALL TUMBLEWEEDS.

THEY ARE REALLY TAKING OVER IN A LOT OF PLACES.

>> THAT COULD PROVIDE MORE FUEL FOR FIRE WHEN THE WINDS START TO BLOW.

ADDING THAT NATIVE AND DROUGHT TOLERANT PLANTS DO NOT REALLY WANT IRRIGATION OR RAIN THIS TIME OF THE YEAR AND MOISTURE IN THE SOIL COULD MAKE THE ROOTS OF VULNERABLE.

>> IF YOU WATER TOO MUCH THE OTHER DEVELOP AND THEY ATTACKED THOSE PLANS AND THAT IS WHEN YOU GET THIS.

>> THEY AGREED THAT AUGUST RAINSTORM WAS SUCH AN UNUSUAL EVENT THAT WE ARE IN UNCHARTED TERRITORY AND PREDICTING ITS ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT MIGHT HAVE TO BE OUR BEST GUESS.

THOMAS FUDGE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THIS WEEKEND SAN DIEGO WILL UNVEIL THREE DESIGN CONCEPTS FOR A NEW OCEAN BEACH.. HOSTING A THIRD COMMUNITY WORKSHOP TO GET INPUT ON THE DESIGNS FOR THE WORKSHOP STARTS AT 2:00 TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

FINAL CONCEPT IS EXPECTED TO BE REVEALED EARLY NEXT YEAR.

>>> LET'S START YOU OFF WITH YOUR WEATHER HEADLINES.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

A WARMER WEEKEND SET UP HERE.

WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE ON THIS WARMING TREND.

THAT WE ARE ANTICIPATING SOME HURRICANE IMPACTS WITH HIGH SURF ALONG THE COAST WITH INCREASED CLOUDINESS AND CANNOT RULE OUT THE CHANCE FOR A FEW STRAY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MOUNTAINS.

TONIGHT WE ARE DROPPING DOWN TO A LOW OF 68.

MOSTLY CLEAR.

STILL GOING TO BE HUMIDITY WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW.

IT'S GOING TO BE TOASTY IN A FEW AREAS.

ESPECIALLY FURTHER INLAND.

WILL START ON OCEANSIDE.

84.

SAN DIEGO AT 81.

OF COURSE, WARMER IN RAMONA AT 85.

ACROSS THE DESERTS IS WHERE WE HAVE AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN PLACE, SO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE TAKING CARE OF YOURSELF IN THIS INTENSE HEAT.

IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN THESE AREAS, AS THIS IS A DANGEROUS.

YOU DO NOT WANT TO PLAY AROUND PUBIS WILL BE IN EFFECT SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

WE ALSO HAVE TROPICAL IMPACTS.

TRACKING THIS WORKING.

AS IT CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWEST IS GOING TO BE BRINGING US SOME IMPACTS ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST BE PARTICULARLY WITH HIGH SURF.

THE NEXT ON THE LIST WOULD BE K. THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT ACROSS ORANGE COUNTY BEACHES.

NEWPORT BEACH AND NORTH.

HIGH SURF ADVISORY.

IF YOU ARE MAY BE TRYING TO HEAD OUT TO THE BEACHES THE DANGEROUS WATERS AWAIT YOU, SO MAKE SURE YOU ARE STAYING WEATHER AWARE.

NOT GOING TO BE THE BEST BEACH CONDITIONS.

ALONG THE COAST.

84 ON SATURDAY.

83 ON SUNDAY.

STAYING IN THE 80s THERE MONDAY AND DIPPING BACK DOWN TO THE 70s.

THOUGH IT WILL STILL BE QUITE HUMID.

FEELING A LITTLE BIT WARMER THAN WITH YOUR TEMPERATURES ARE ACTUALLY READING.

HIGHS IN THE 90s FURTHER INLAND AND THEN WE DRIVE BACK DOWN TO THE 80s TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

MOUNTAINS COULD SEE A FEW ISOLATED THUNDERSHOWERS.

EVEN THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND, BUT OVERALL WE WILL STAY MOSTLY DRY AND SUNNY FOR THE MOUNTAINS.

OVERALL COMFORTABLE, BEFORE THE DESERTS IT WILL BE HOT.

TRIPLE DIGITS UNTIL NEXT WEDNESDAY.

>>> SPECTRUM IS A MAJOR CABLE PROVIDER IN SAN DIEGO, AND THOSE LOOKING ON THE NFL'S OPENING WEEKEND MIGHT BE OUT OF LUCK.

EXPLAINING THE COMPANY'S BEEF WITH PARENT COMPANY DISNEY.

>> CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS ARE BASICALLY SAYING WE ARE PAYING ERROR SUBSIDIZING A BUSINESS MODEL THAT IS CANNIBALIZING OUR BUSINESS.

THIS BECOMES A VERY IMPORTANT TEST CASE BECAUSE AT THE SAME TIME THE CEO OF DISNEY ABOUT A MONTH AGO SAID WE ARE GOING TO TAKE ESPN AND GO DIRECT TO CONSUMERS.

THESE ARE STATEMENTS THAT REALLY FRIGHTEN THE CABLE AND SATELLITE TV OPERATOR.

ESPN IS NINE DOLLARS PER MONTH FOR SUBSCRIBER.

THE MOST EXPENSIVE CHANNEL ACROSS THE SPECTRUM.

MOST OTHER CHANNELS ARE EITHER PENNIES OR A COUPLE OF DOLLARS.

ESPN IS GOLD.

SOMEONE WILL HAVE SOME BLAME, AND THE TIME IS WITHDRAWN SHORT BECAUSE CHARTER HAS A VERY BIG PRESENCE IN THE NEW YORK CITY AREA.

THERE PHYSICALLY MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL GAME ON ABC, WHICH IS OWNED BY DISNEY.

BETWEEN THE JETS AND BILLS.

TO HAVE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OR OVER 1 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS VERY AIM THREE IS NOT A PLACE THEY WANT TO BE.

>> WE WANT TO REMIND YOU OF A SIGNIFICANT CLOSURE HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND.

SOUTH BOUND LANES OF INTERSTATE 5 WILL BE CLOSED IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA BEGINNING AT INTERSTATE 8 STARTING A 9:00 TONIGHT LASTING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING AT 5:00.

OFFICIALS SAY AT LEAST ONE LANE WILL REMAIN OPEN FOR LIMITED LOCAL AND AIRPORT TRAFFIC.

ANOTHER ROUND OF CLOSURES FOR NORTHBOUND SCHEDULED FOR LATER THIS MONTH.

>>> A ROLLERSKATING RINK IS CELEBRATING A NEW MILESTONE.

THE BUSINESS HELD A GRAND REOPENING TODAY.

HE JUST OPENED UP THE ROLLER DERBY RINK AND THEN THE PANDEMIC IT.

A WEEK LATER EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN THE WITH IN A FEW MONTHS THEY WERE ABLE TO REOPEN AS AN OUTDOOR BUSINESS.

AT 1st, JUST OFFERING SMALL LESSONS.

>> VEGAS SUPER INTO SKATING AT HOME DURING THE PANDEMIC, AND WE WERE HERE TO TEACH PEOPLE, AND A GIRL FROM THERE.

>> IT IS SO FILLED WITH LIFE AND VIBRANCY, AND WE JUST WANT TO BRING THAT TO EVERYONE IN SAN DIEGO.>> THEY OFFERED FREE ADMISSION ALL DAY.

IF YOU WANT TO CHECK IT OUT IT'S OPEN UNTIL 10:00 TONIGHT.

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

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING AND A GREAT WEEKEND.