>>> GOOD EVENING, IT IS THURSDAY.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS.

A FORMER SAN DIEGO STATE FOOTBALL STAR WAS AMONG THOSE ACCUSED IN A CIVIL LAWSUIT OF A TEENAGE GIRL IN AN OFF-CAMPUS HOUSE PARTY LAST FALL.

THE SUIT WAS FILED TODAY IN THE SUPERIOR COURT BY LOCAL ATTORNEY, DAN.

KPBS OBTAINED A COPY OF THE SUIT FROM NEWS PARTNER ABC 10 NEWS.

THE SUIT ACCUSES MATT OF HAVING SEX WITH THE THEN 17-YEAR-OLD GIRL IN THE BACKYARD OF THE HOME OFF-CAMPUS AND THEN BRING HER INSIDE OF A ROOM WHERE THE SUIT SAYS OTHER MEN GANG HER.

HE WAS DRAFTED BY THE BUFFALO BILLS IN APRIL.

WHEN THE NOW 18-YEAR-OLD WOMAN TALKED TO KPBS LAST MONTH, SHE SAID SHE WAS IN AND OUT OF CONSCIOUSNESS.

>> IT WAS AGGRESSIVE, IT WASN'T HIM IT WAS AGGRESSIVE.

IT WAS REALLY SCARY.

>> TWO OTHER PLAYERS WERE ALSO NAMED IN THE SUIT.

LEONARD IS LISTED ON THIS YEAR'S ROSTER AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN.

THE OTHER IS NOT ON THIS YEAR'S ROSTER.

AN ATTORNEY SAID THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY HAS NOT FILED ANY CHARGES IN AND A CIVIL LAWSUIT HAS NO BEARING ON GUILT.

AN ATTORNEY SAID THIS IS AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION THAT NO CONCLUSIONS SHOULD BE DRAWN REGARDING MY CLIENT AT THIS TIME.

THE ATTORNEY DID NOT IMMEDIATELY RETURN CALLS SEEKING COMMENT.

>>> YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BUY A GASOLINE POWERED CAR IN CALIFORNIA BY THE MIDDLE OF THE NEXT DECADE.

THE AIR RESOURCES BOARD HAS VOTED TO BAN THE SALES OF VEHICLES WITH INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES BY THE YEAR 2035.

HERE IS MORE FROM JOHN CARROLL.

>> THE PROCESS OF GETTING TO TODAY'S VOTE BEGAN TWO YEARS AGO WHEN GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER MANDATING THAT ALL VEHICLES SOLD IN CALIFORNIA MUST BE ZERO EMISSION BY 2035.

NOW, THE PROCESS OF PHASING OUT GAS ENGINES BEGINS.

THERE ARE BENCHMARKS ALONG THE WAY.

35% OF NEW VEHICLES MUST BE ZERO MISSION IN JUST FOUR YEARS.

68% BY 2030.

AND 100% IN 13 YEARS.

>> I WOULD SAY THERE IS A LOT OF ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT.

>> AT THE SAN DIEGO-BASED CLIMATE ACTION CAMPAIGN, TRANSPORTATION POLICY ADVOCATE KARINA SAYS THE MOVE TO PHASE OUT GAS POWERED VEHICLES IS GREAT.

BUT SHE SAYS THERE NEEDS TO BE FOLLOW THROUGH.

>> BUILDING QUICK INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS GOING TO HELP PEOPLE ACTUALLY HAVE FREEDOM OF CHOICE WHERE THEY DON'T FEEL LIKE THEY NEED TO UTILIZE THEIR OWN VEHICLE.

>> SHE SAYS EFFORTS TO GO GREEN SHOULD INCLUDE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF MASS TRANSIT AS WELL.

STATE REGULATORS TO SAY THE NEW RULES HAVE RECEIVED VERY LITTLE PUSHBACK FROM CAR MANUFACTURERS.

HERE AT THE TEAM KIA DEALERSHIP IN AL CAPONE, THE GENERAL MANAGER SAYS HE IS ALL 40 MISSION VEHICLES.

>> OVERALL, I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.

>> BUT, HE HAS SEVERAL CONCERNS.

>> WANNABE ACCESSIBILITY.

THE AVERAGE PRICE IS $62,000.

OUT OF THE REACH FOR MOST PEOPLE.

THE INFRASTRUCTURE CANNOT SUPPORT ALL THESE VEHICLES GOING ON THE ROAD.

>> THE STATE HAS COMMITTED MONEY TO BUILD MORE EV CHARGING STATIONS., GEORGE SAYS HE IS SKEPTICAL THAT WILL HAPPEN FAST ENOUGH.

SUBSIDIES ARE AVAILABLE TO HELP PEOPLE BUY NEW AND USED EV'S.

BUT, GEORGE SAYS CAR VEHICLES AND DEALERS ARE FACING ENORMOUS COSTS TO RETOOL THEIR SERVICE FACILITIES AND TO TRAIN THEIR MECHANICS ON HOW TO WORK ON EV'S.

PEOPLE WILL STILL BE ABLE TO BUY USED GAS POWERED CARS AFTER 2035 BUT THE DIE IS NOW CAST.

EVEN WITH THE INEVITABLE CHALLENGES, THE STATE WITH THE LARGEST CAR MARKET IN THE U.S. IS NOW MOVING TOWARD A GREENER FUTURE.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> MEXICO IS ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS PLACES IN THE WORLD FOR JOURNALISTS.

THEY HAVE ANNOUNCED THE ARREST OF THE MAN ACCUSED OF ORDERING THE ORDER OF MARTINEZ.

THE BORDER REPORTER, GUSTAVO, HAS MORE DETAILS ON THE ARREST.

>> A HIRED GUNMEN SHOT AND KILLED HIM OUTSIDE HIS HOME AS HE LEFT FOR WORK ON THE MORNING OF JANUARY 17th.

HE WAS JUST ONE OF 15 JOURNALISTS WHO HAVE BEEN KILLED IN MEXICO SO FAR THIS YEAR.

-- IS WHEN THE JOURNALISM COLLECTIVE.

SHE SAYS IT HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT YEAR.

>> THREE MEN SUSPECTED OF ACTUALLY CARRYING OUT THE SHOOTING WERE ARRESTED THIS YEAR.

PROSECUTORS ARE SCHEDULED TO PRESENT THEIR CASE AGAINST THOSE MEN IN A FEW WEEKS.

MEXICAN AUTHORITIES SAY THAT MNS ORDERED THE HIT.

NEWS OF HIS ARREST GOT MIXED REACTIONS.

THEY SAY THE REST IS PROMISING.

BUT SHE DOESN'T FULLY TRUST THE MEXICAN SYSTEM.

PROBABLY BECAUSE 90% OF ALL VIOLENT CRIMES GO UNPUNISHED.

MARTINEZ WAS A PROLIFIC PHOTOJOURNALIST WHO WORKED WITH REPORTERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.

WITHIN A WEEK OF HIS MURDER, ANOTHER VETERAN JOURNALIST WAS ALSO SHOT AND KILLED OUTSIDE HER HOME.

IN FEBRUARY, AUTHORITIES ARRESTED MULTIPLE SUSPECTS IN THE MURDER.

BUT SINCE THEN, THERE'VE BEEN VERY FEW UPDATES FROM PROSECUTORS ON THE CASE.

GUSTAVO.

K PS NEWS.

>> CALIFORNIA'S RED FLAG LAWS CAN TAKE GUNS OUT OF THE HANDS OF PEOPLE WHO THREATEN VIOLENCE.

JACOB SAYS THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL WAS SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON SAN DIEGO AS AN EXAMPLE FOR OTHER CITIES TO FOLLOW.

>> CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL, ROB, SPOKE OUTSIDE OF THE DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO COURTHOUSE TO PROMOTE STRATEGIES CAN HELP PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE ACROSS THE STATE.

HE SAID SAN DIEGO IS LEADING THE WAY IN OTHER PARTS OF CALIFORNIA.

>> 32% OF ALL GUN RESTRAINING ORDERS WERE ISSUED RIGHT HERE DESPITE SAN DIEGO COUNTY BEING JUST AROUND 8%.

OF CALIFORNIA'S TOTAL POPULATION.

>> ATTORNEY GENERAL HIGHLIGHTED THE WORK OF THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO TO EDUCATE COMMUNITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS ABOUT THE USE OF GUN VIOLENCE RESTRAINING ORDERS AND MYSTIC VIOLENCE RESTRAINING ORDERS.

THE CITY ATTORNEY INVITED OTHER JURISDICTIONS TO REACH OUT TO HER OFFICE FOR HELP TO SET UP A SIMILAR PROGRAM.?

OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, WE HAVE OBTAINED GUN VIOLENCE RESTRAINING ORDERS AGAINST MORE THAN 900 INDIVIDUALS WITH FIREARMS OR ACCESS TO FIREARMS.

IN EACH CASE, A COURT HAS REVIEWED THE EVIDENCE AND DETERMINED THAT A DANGEROUS SITUATION EXISTED.

MORE THAN 50 OF THOSE RESTRAINING ORDERS WERE IN RESPONSE TO THREATS OF MASS CASUALTY EVENTS.

>> THEY URGED THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENTS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF GRANT FUNDING THROUGH THE GUN VIOLENCE REDUCTION PROGRAM.

>> MY OFFICE IS PROVIDING A TOTAL OF $10 MILLION, INCLUDING $5 MILLION WE HAVE YET TO ALLOCATE IN GRANTS TO SUPPORT COUNTY LEVEL LAW ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS TO SEIZE WEAPONS AND AMMUNITION FROM INDIVIDUALS BARRED FROM PROCESSION AND IN THE ARMED RIVETED PERSONS SYSTEM.

>> THE SECOND ROUND OF FUNDING FOR THE SHERIFF DEPARTMENTS IS NOW AVAILABLE WITH THE SUBMISSION DUE DATE OF SEPTEMBER 2nd.

THEY SAY ANYONE WHO BELIEVES A PERSON TO BE A DANGER TO THEMSELVES OR OTHERS SHOULD CONTACT LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.

JACOB, KPBS NEWS.

>> GUN SAFETY ACTIVISTS ARE CELEBRATING A NEW BIDEN ADMINISTRATION RULE NOW IN EFFECT.

THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT HAS CHANGED THE FEDERAL DEFINITION OF A FIREARM TO INCLUDE SO CALLED GHOST GUNS.

THOSE ARE THE HARDEST TO TRACE UNREGULATED WEAPONS OFTEN SOLD IN PART KITS.

THEY ARE OFTEN MADE USING PARTS FROM 3-D PRINTERS.

UNDER THE NEW DEFINITION, GHOST GUNS ARE TREATED THE SAME AS TRADITIONAL FIREARMS.

THAT INCLUDES MANDATING SERIAL NUMBERS AND BACKGROUND CHECKS ON CERTAIN PARTS IN EACH KIT.

FROM 2016-2021, MORE THAN 12 45,000 SUSPECTED GHOST GUNS WERE RECOVERED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.

>>> THE OUTRAGE CONTINUES IN TEXAS.

THAT IS EVEN AFTER THE SCHOOL BOARD UNANIMOUSLY VOTED LAST NIGHT TO FIRE THE DISTRICT POLICE CHIEF.

20 LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WERE ON SCENE DURING THE SHOOTING THAT KILLED 19 CHILDREN AND TWO ADULTS.

AMY KILEY REPORTS ON CALLS TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE.

>> I HAVE MESSAGES FOR THE LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT WAS THERE THAT DAY.

TURN IN YOUR BADGE AND STAND UP.

>> SHE IS GETTING PART OF WHAT SHE WANTS.

THE SCHOOL BOARD FIRED THE DISTRICT POLICE CHIEF LAST NIGHT.

SOME PARENTS WERE ANGRY THE DISCUSSION BEFORE THE VOTE WAS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.

>> OUR BABIES ARE DEAD, OUR PARENTS ARE DEAD.

THE LEAST YOU CAN DO IS SHOW SOME RESPECT AND DO THIS IN PUBLIC.

>> OTHERS HAVE EXPRESSED FRUSTRATION.

IT TOOK THREE MONTHS TO FIRE THE CHIEF.

>> IF IT WAS ONE OF YOUR CHILDREN HEADS WOULD BE ROLLING.

>> ATTENDEES APPLAUDED THE FINAL OUTCOME.

>> A STATEMENT FROM THE ATTORNEY SAYS HE DIDN'T FEEL SAFE ATTENDING THE HEARING.

IT ALLEGES HE WAS TERMINATED WITHOUT CAUSE AND MENTIONS POTENTIAL RECOVERY OF MONETARY DAMAGES.

>> HE IS ABSOLUTELY RESPONSIBLE BUT SO IS EVERY OTHER COP THAT WAS IN THE HALLWAY.

>> OTHERS ARE DEMANDING ACCOUNTABILITY FROM OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ON SCENE DURING THE SHOOTING.

HIGH ON THAT LIST IS THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.

AND IT'S DIRECTOR, STEPHEN.

>> HERE, WE HAVE A GOVERNOR WHO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTLY REPORTS TO WHO FAILED TO ASK ACCOUNTABILITY FROM ONE OF HIS OWN AGENCY HITS.

>> I AM AMY, REPORTING.

>>> A NEW INVESTMENT IN GETTING ON SHELTERED PEOPLE IN THE HOUSING.

THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO IS GETTING NEARLY 12 MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE STATES PROJECT HOME KEY PROGRAM.

THAT MONEY WILL HELP FUND A HOUSING FACILITY THAT IS ALREADY UNDER CONSTRUCTION CALLED PATH.

THE BUILDING WILL BE FIVE STORIES HIGH WITH NEW HOMES MADE UP OF FIVE STUDIO APARTMENTS, 17 ONE-BEDROOM AND 18 TWO-BEDROOM APARTMENTS.

IT IS SIMILAR TO EXISTING FACILITY LIKE ONE DOWNTOWN WHERE WHITNEY NOW LIVES AFTER BEING HOMELESS FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

HE SAYS THE LOCAL AND STATE PROGRAMS THAT HELPED HIM WERE LIFE-CHANGING.

>> HAVING A SAFE PLACE TO BE.

YOU KNOW, IT IS NOT NECESSARILY SAFE OUT ON THE STREET MOST OF THE TIME.

SO, IT REALLY BRINGS YOU BACK UP TO A HUMAN STATUS WHEN YOU STOP FEELING, IT DOES HELP A LOT OF PEOPLE.

YOU KNOW?

A LOT OF PEOPLE.

>> THE NEW BUILDING WILL HAVE A HEALTH AND PHYSICAL REHAB FACILITY ON THE GROUND FLOOR WHERE TENANTS CAN GET MEDICAL CARE SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE.

>>> GUARANTEED HOUSING FOR INCOMING STUDENTS IS BACK AT UC SAN DIEGO.

THE UNIVERSITY MAY BE ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY DURING THE PANDEMIC P&L AMOUNT OF HOUSING WAS REDUCED IN ORDER TO BRING DOWN DENSITY TO LIMIT THE VIRUS SPREAD WITH THE OPENING OF THE THEATER, THE DISTRICT LIVING IN LEARNING NEIGHBORHOOD NEXT FALL, THE UNIVERSITY WILL BE ABLE TO OFFER A TWO YEAR HOUSING GUARANTEE TO UNDERGRADS.

STUDENTS COMING IN THIS FALL ALSO QUALIFY FOR THE GUARANTEE.

THE UNIVERSITY HAS MORE THAN 18,000 TOTAL MINUTES ON CAMPUS AND IS RANKED THIRD IN THE COUNTRY FOR STUDENT HOUSING INVENTORY.

>>> MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AREN'T IN FRUIT IS AT RISK IN NORTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY AFTER DISCOVERING THE INVASIVE MEXICAN FRUIT FLY.

THE HEALTH REPORTER SAYS FARMERS ARE HOPING TO GET RID OF THE PESTS AND AVOID THEM BEFORE IT IS TIME TO HARVEST.

>> THEY ARE NORMALLY A PRETTY DURABLE FRUIT.

BUT, THEY ARE A PEST THAT CAN ATTACK IT.

AND THAT IS WHAT WE ARE HAVING TO DEAL WITH RIGHT NOW.

>> THE THIRD-GENERATION GROWER, WARREN, HAS BEEN IN THIS POSITION BEFORE.

HE OWNS LYLE ENTERPRISES IN PALMA VALLEY, WHICH HAS 250 ACRES OF ORANGES AND AVOCADOS.

BACK IN 2002, THERE WAS AN EVEN LARGER INFESTATION OF MEXICAN FRUIT FLIES THREATENING HIS CROP.

>> THE QUARANTINE LASTED MOST OF THE YEAR.

AND IT WAS HARD.

>> HE DODGED THE FRUIT FLIES TWO DECADES AGO.

THOUGH HE WAS IN THE QUARANTINE AREA, HIS FRUIT WAS NEVER INFESTED.

TODAY'S OUTBREAK IS THREATENING A TOTAL OF $300 MILLION IN LOCAL CROPS.

FILE SAYS THE FRUIT FLIES LAY THEIR EGGS INSIDE DOZENS OF CITRUS AND TROPICAL FRUITS.

LARVA THEN CAUSE IT TO SPOIL.

>> IT ROTS AND IT IS DESTROYED.

SO IT IS A PEST THAT IS NOT, WE CAN TOLERATE IT.?

THIS LATEST ON INFESTATION STARTED IN VALLEY CENTER.

OFFICIALS SAY IT IS A SMALL POPULATION AND CREATED A 77 MILE QUARANTINE AREA TO TRY AND ERADICATE THEM.

THAT MEANS ANY FARMERS INSIDE THE QUARANTINE BOUNDARY HAVE TO TREAT THEIR FRUITS WITH AN ORGANIC PESTICIDE.

THEY ALSO HAVE TO INSPECT THEM BEFORE THEY CAN BE SOLD.

>> THESE TESTS HITCHHIKE INTO, YOU KNOW, OUR REGION.

>> HOT DANG IS SAN DIEGO'S AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER.

SHE SAYS STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS ARE IN TOWN OVERSEEING THE QUARANTINE AND MAKING SURE FRUITS ARE BEING TREATED AND CLEANED.

SHE HAS BEEN HOLDING TOWN HALLS AND TALKING WITH CONCERNED GROWERS.

>> THAT WILL IMPACT THE OPERATION.

IT WILL INCREASE THE PRODUCTION COST.

AS YOU KNOW, THAT WILL BE ALSO RESULTING IN POTENTIAL COST INCREASES FOR THE CONSUMERS.

>> SHE SAYS STATE OFFICIALS ARE RELEASING STERILE FRUIT FLIES TO TRY AND DISRUPT THE REPRODUCTIVE PROCESS.

THEY ARE ALSO REMOVING FRUIT AND DOING SOME SPA TREATMENTS.

THE QUARANTINE WILL RUN THROUGH AT LEAST JUNE OF NEXT YEAR AND IT COULD GO LONGER IF THE FLIES CANNOT BE ERADICATED.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THUNDERSTORMS, POSSIBLE IN PARTS OF OUR COUNTY TODAY.

WHILE IN SOUTHEAST COUNTIES.

THEY ARE EXPERIENCING SOME OF THE WORST FLOODING IN HISTORY.

MIKE VALERIO LOOKS AT THE BATTLE BETWEEN TOO MUCH RAIN AND DROUGHT.

>> AS RECORD-SETTING RAIN FELL ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTH, THE RESCUES WERE DAUNTING AMID THE DANGEROUS DELUGE.

JUST OUTSIDE OF JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI WEDNESDAY, FIRST RESPONDERS EVACUATING DOZENS OF SENIORS.

>> WE GOT EVERYBODY OUT.

THAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING.

WE CAN REPLACE THIS STUFF.

BUT THE PEOPLE WERE OUT.

>> IN NEARBY FLORENCE, CHILDREN PILED ONTO A TACTICAL TRUCK WITH MORE THAN 100 KIDS AND 15 ADULTS RESCUED FROM A DAYCARE.

>> THE CAUSE OF DAMAGE TO THE HOUSE OR DAMAGE COMMAND EVERYTHING.

>> AS HEAVY RAINS POUNDED THE REGION, THE GROUND BUCKLED UNDER SECTIONS OF HIGHWAY SENDING THIS TRUCK INTO THE FLOODWATER BELOW.

SATURATED SOIL MOVED TRAIN TRACKS WITH TWO PRESSURIZED TRAIN CARS ROLLING INTO A 20 FOOT DITCH.

>> I HAVE BEEN HERE 13 YEARS AND THIS IS BY FAR, BY FAR THE WORST IT HAS EVER FLOODED.

>> DOES THE DEVASTATION, RECORD RAINFALL IS HELPING TO IMPROVE DROUGHT CONDITIONS ACROSS PARTS OF THE SOUTH.

NEW DATA FROM THE U.S. TRUCK MONITORS SHOW AREAS OF TEXTURES AND ACCEPTABLE DROUGHT DECREASED BY MORE THAN HALF THIS WEEK.

IT IS A DIFFERENT STORY IN THE NORTHEAST.

WHERE SCIENTISTS SAY THE DROUGHT PERSISTED OR EXPANDED, ESPECIALLY ACROSS VERMONT, CONNECTICUT, AND NEW JERSEY.

MIKE VALERIO, KPBS NEWS.

STOMACH DRY WEATHER IS IN OUR FUTURE.

HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL DROP OFF A LITTLE BIT AS THE MONSOONAL MOISTURE DECREASES.

WE CHECK OUT OUR WEATHER HEADLINES.

DRIER AIR RETURNS.

FRIDAY AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

IT DOES LOOK LIKE IT SHOULD BE A BEAUTIFUL WEEKEND HERE.

LOOKING AT THE NEXT WEEK, TEMPERATURES WILL START TO RISE AFTER MONDAY.

AS WE TAKE YOU INTO THE EVENING HOURS, STILL HAVE SOME CONCERNS IN THE DESERTS HERE.

THERE WILL BE THUNDERSTORMS AROUND CAUSING SOME PROBLEMS.

WE STILL HAVE THOSE FLOOD WATCHES.

OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, HERE IN SAN DIEGO, STILL HUMID.

THE CLOUDS, ROLLING IN.

RICHARD DROPS DOWN TO AROUND 70 DEGREES.

68 IN OCEANSIDE.

ESCONDIDO, 66.

AL CAPONE, 71.

SPRINGBOARD, 79 TONIGHT.

AND 60s IN CAMPO.

OUR FRIDAY WEATHER.

STARTING TO SEE SOME DRIER CONDITIONS.

IT WILL BE A WARM DAY.

SUNSHINE.

WE WILL FIND ABOUT 80 IN OCEANSIDE.

AL CAPONE, 92.

91.

STILL PRETTY WARM.

INTO THE MOUNTAINS, IT SHOULD BE A DRYER DAY.

STRAY THUNDERSTORM ERUPTING HERE.

HERE'S OUR FUTURE CAST FOR FRIDAY.

MORNING CLOUDS.

THEY WILL BE GIVING WAY TO SOME SUNSHINE.

AND AS WE TAKE YOU THROUGH THE AFTERNOON, THE MOUNTAINS OUT IN THE DESERT, IT COULD BE A STRAY STORM.

BUT, DEFINITELY LOOKS A LOT MORE DRY.

THE WEEKEND, IT SHOULD BE DRY.

TYPICAL AUGUST HEAT.

HERE'S OUR FORECAST FOR THE COAST.

AMATEURS, SLIGHTLY COOLER.

CLOUDS, GIVING WAY TO SUNSHINE.

SOME OF THE INLAND VALLEYS WILL SEE SOME MORNING CLOUDS FOR THAT WILL GIVE AWAY TO SUNSHINE.

NICE WEATHER THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

AS WE TAKE IT TO THE MOUNTAINS, IT IS BEAUTIFUL HERE.

AND IT WILL BE DRY.

AND IN THE DESERTS, SUNSHINE AND TURNING WARMER.

I AM AT THE METEOROLOGIST.

>>> MORTGAGE RATES ARE RISING AGAIN ACCORDING TO FREDDIE MAC, THE AVERAGE RATE FOR A 30 YEAR FIXED MORTGAGE ROSE TO NEARLY 5.6% THIS WEEK.

THAT IS CLOSE TO TWICE THE RATE FROM THE YEAR BEFORE.

ALTHOUGH IT IS DOWN FROM DREAM.

REAL ESTATE AGENTS SAY THE HIGH MORTGAGE RATES ARE STOPPING SOME POTENTIAL HOMEBUYERS FROM MAKING PURCHASES.

IN JULY, SALES OF EXISTING HOMES IN THE U.S.

DROPPED FOR THE SIXTH TIME IN AS MANY MONTHS.

THIS IS ALSO CAUSING SOME PROBLEMS FOR MORTGAGE COMPANIES WHICH ARE LAYING OFF SOME EMPLOYEES OR CLOSING DOWN BUSINESS.

STOMACH THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCED IT WILL CANCEL SOME STUDENT DEBT FOR MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WHILE COLLEGE GRADUATES MAY GET SOME FINANCIAL HELP.

STUDENTS WHO RECENTLY GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL SAY THEY ARE OPTING TO SKIP COLLEGE IN FAVOR OF A CAREER IN A TRADE.

GLORIA BREAKS IT ALL DOWN IN THIS REPORT.

>> WITH THE RISING COST OF HIGHER EDUCATION, A HOT JOBS MARKET, AND A VOLATILE ECONOMY, THESE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES ARE ENTERING THE JOB MARKET RIGHT NOW.

>> DEBTS ARE CRAZY.

THROUGH THE ROOF.

WHEN IT COMES TO HAVING TO PAY BACK INTEREST IN EVERYTHING.

>> SO, THEY SAY THEY ARE SKIPPING COLLEGE.

AT LEAST FOR NOW.?

IF I GO INTO THE TRADES I CAN MAKE HONEY WHILE I LEARN.

EVENTUALLY, MAYBE GO TO COLLEGE AFTER I MAKE ENOUGH MONEY.

>> EXPERTS SAY IT IS PART OF A PATTERN SHOWING UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGE ENROLLMENT DOWN LAST SPRING SINCE THE START OF THE PANDEMIC.

>> WE THOUGHT THINGS WOULD BE STARTING TO PICK UP AT THIS POINT.

OR AT LEAST THE RATE OF DECLINE WOULD BE SLOWING NOW AFTER TWO FULL YEARS OF THE PANDEMIC.

>> STUDIES FOUND 662,000 FEWER STUDENTS ENROLLED IN UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS IN THE SPRING OF 2022.

AS OF LATE MAY, THE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT BODY HAD DROPPED BY NEARLY 1.4 MILLION STUDENTS FROM THE START OF THE PANDEMIC.

>> THE ECONOMY REALLY CHANGED.

STARTING LAST SUMMER, WAGES WERE RISING.

EMPLOYERS WERE EAGER TO HIRE PEOPLE, EVEN WITH MINIMAL SKILLS OR TRAINING.

TUITION IS STILL VERY HIGH.

STUDENTS HAVE A LOT OF CONCERNS AND FEARS ABOUT TAKING ON STUDENT DEBT.

>> THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK IT WILL CANCEL SOME STUDENT DEBT FOR MILLIONS OF AMERICANS.

>> MY DAD IS 45 AND HE IS STILL PAYING FOR STUDENT DEBT.

IT IS NOT THE KIND OF LIFE I WANT TO LIVE.

>> HERE AT THE NATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND SKILLS CONFERENCE IN ATLANTA, THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS COMPETE TO SHOWCASE THEIR TRADE SKILLS.

>> MAYBE YOU DECIDE HEY, AUTOMOTIVE IS NOT FOR ME, WHAT IS A CULINARY.

OR MAYBE YOU DECIDE, YOU KNOW, NEITHER OF THOSE OPTIONS ARE FOR ME.

I WANT TO CHECK OUT JET ENGINES.

>> INCREASED INTEREST IN TRADE IS GOOD NEWS HERE IN VIRGINIA.

AT THE A CTE HEADQUARTERS.

THE GROUP REPRESENTS THOUSANDS OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS.

>> OUR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND, IN MANY CASES, PAY VERY WELL.

VERY COMPETITIVE WITH THOSE THAT MAY HAVE A FOUR-YEAR DEGREE.

>> BACK ON THE COMP ADDITION FLOOR, STUDENTS PREPARE FOR THE WORLD BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL.

COLLEGE DEGREE OR NOT.

I AM GLORIA REPORTING.

>>> TONIGHT, ON THE NEWS HOUR, A JUDGE ORDERS THE RELEASE OF A REDACTED AFFIDAVIT THAT DETAILS THE REASONS FOR THE FBI SEARCH AT TRUMP'S FLORIDA HOME.

COMING UP AFTER EVENING EDITION.

>>> TODAY IS NATIONAL PARKS FOUNDERS DAY CELEBRATING 106 YEARS OF PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION EFFORTS.

PRESIDENT WILSON AUTHORIZED THE SERVICE ON AUGUST 25th, 1916.

IT STARTED WITH 35 PARKS AND MONUMENTS.

NOW, OVERSEAS 400 SITES ACROSS ALL 50 STATES.

U.S.

TERRITORIES IN WASHINGTON, D.C. THAT ADDS UP TO 84 MILLION ACRES.

THIS WEEKEND, YOU CAN CHOOSE FROM THE FANTASTICAL WORLDS OF ALIENS AND GENIES.

OR THE REALITY OF A MARINE FACING AND IN DIFFERENT VETERANS ADMINISTRATION AS A TRIO OF NEW MOVIES OPEN CINEMAS.

WE HAVE THESE RECOMMENDATIONS.

>> IT FEELS LIKE A MILLENNIUM OF GIDDY ANTICIPATION WAITING FOR GEORGE MILLER'S NEW FILM STARRING TILDE AND IDRIS ELBA.

3000 YEARS OF LONGING IS FINALLY HERE.

>> MY STORY IS TRUE.

>> TRUTH AND FANTASY ARE ENTICINGLY INTERTWINED WHEN A WOMAN RELEASES A GENIE FROM A BOTTLE AND FACES A CLASSIC QUESTION.

>> WHAT YOU WISH FOR?

WHAT IS YOUR HEARTS DESIRE?

>> SHE KNOWS ALL TOO WELL THE DANGERS OF SUCH AN OFFER.

>> THERE IS NO STORY ABOUT WISHING THAT IS NOT A CAUTIONARY TALE.

>> THE FILM IS A CAUTIONARY TALE.

BUT, ALSO ONE OF WILD IMAGINATION.

INTOXICATING VISUALS THAT POP UP OFF THE SCREEN.

AN UNEXPECTED THE RICH EMOTIONAL LAYERS.

IT IS A FAIRYTALE FOR ADULTS THAT SUBVERTS EXPECTATIONS.

BY GIVING US A MAGICAL GENIE THAT IS MORE VULNERABLE TO MESSY HUMAN EMOTIONS THAN A WOMAN WHO IS TRYING TO MANIPULATE AND TO MAKING WISHES.

>> ARE YOU EVEN ALIVE.

>> 3000 YEARS OF LONGING IS A GLORIOUS VALENTINE TO THE POWER STORIES HAVE 10 TEACHERS OF THE APATHY AND THE HUMAN CONDITION.

SEE IT ON THE BIG SCREEN WHERE IT CAN TRULY SOAR.

A SOUTH KOREAN SCI-FI TAIL CATAPULTS FROM OUTER SPACE TO GIVE US A WORLD WHERE ALIENS HAVE BEEN USING EARTH AS A JAIL.

THE CRIMINALS IMPRISONED INSIDE HUMAN BODIES.

THEN GUARDS TRAVELED BACK AND FORTH IN TIME TO MAKE SURE THEY DON'T ESCAPE.

REALLY ANNOYED ALSO HAS A SORCERESS, DROIDS, TIME TRAVELING SUVs, LOTS OF TENTACLES, A DIVINE BLADE EVERYONE IS AFTER, AND A YOUNG GIRL ON A MISSION.

THE STORY IS TOO CRAZY TO FIT INTO ONE MOVIE SO THAT IS ONLY PART ONE OF A TIME JUMPING SAGA THAT AUDACIOUSLY MAKES ITSMARTIAL ARTS ACTION WITH MODERN SCI-FI AND STILL MAKES ROOM FOR BROAD COMEDY.

IT MAY BE CONFUSING AND CONVOLUTED AT TIMES BUT IT IS ALSO WILDLY ENGAGING AND RIDICULOUS FUN.

PLUS, THE EFFECTS AND PRODUCTION DESIGN ARE IMAGINATIVE.

I HOPE THAT PART TWO ARRIVES SOON.

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING MORE GROUNDED, JOHN BOYER GIVES AN INTENSE AND HEARTBREAKING PERFORMANCE AS AN EX-MARINE FED UP WITH THE VA'S FAILURE TO REVISE THE SUPPORT THEY PROMISED.

>> WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO GET THE ATTENTION THAT I NEED?

>> BRAKING IS BASED ON THE TRUE STORY OF BRIAN EASILY.

A KINDRED SPIRIT TO THE DENZEL WASHINGTON FILM JOHN Q.

BOTH FILMS GIVE US GOOD MEN TRIPPING TO MAKE DESPERATE CHOICES IN ORDER TO CALL ATTENTION TO AN IMPURITY IN EQUITIES.

ALTHOUGH THE OVERT FOCUS OF THE FILM IS ABOUT HOW THE VA MISTREATED EASILY, IT ALSO REVEALS HOW LAW ENFORCEMENT PLAYS GRADERS RESOLVING SITUATIONS WITH FIREPOWER AND VIOLENCE THAN NEGOTIATION.

>> NO, SIR.

NOT ON MY WORD.

>> YOU DON'T CONTROL THESE PEOPLE.

>> HE IS MAKING SOME SMART FILM CHOICES.

IT IS GREAT TO SEE HIM GROW AS AN ACTOR.

FILM ALSO MARKS THE LAST PERFORMANCE OF THE ALWAYS OUTSTANDING MICHAEL K WILLIAMS.

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