>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOW FAMILY OF COMPANIES PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

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>>> GOOD EVENING.

IT IS MONDAY, AUGUST 1.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS.

THE AL QAEDA LEADER HAS BEEN KILLED IN A CIA DRONE STRIKE IN AFGHANISTAN AND MOMENTS AGO PRESIDENT BIDEN CONFIRMED HE ORDERED THE AIRSTRIKE ON SATURDAY SAYING JUSTICE HAS BEEN DELIVERED THIS LEADER AND HE IS NO MORE.

HE HAD BEEN OSAMA BIN LADEN'S PARTNER IN PLANNING THE 9/11 ATTACK.

>>> NINE MONTHS AFTER A GIRL REPORTED TO BEING RAPED BY MEMBERS OF THE FOOTBALL TEAM , THE SCHOOL ANNOUNCED IT IS MOVING FORWARD WITH AN INVESTIGATION.

WE SPOKE TO THE VICTIM'S ATTORNEY.

>> THEY ARE COMPLETELY IGNORING THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO INVESTIGATE THIS CASE.

>> Reporter: THE ATTORNEY DIDN'T MINCE WORDS WHEN SAN DIEGO STATE ANNOUNCED THAT THE UNIVERSITY HAS BEGUN ITS OWN INVESTIGATION INTO THE REPORT OF A RAPE ALLEGEDLY COMMITTED BY FIVE MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL'S FOOTBALL TEAM.

HE SAID THEY ARE SKIRTING ITS DUTY TO PROTECT STUDENTS.

>> THEY KNOW THEY BREACHED THEIR RESPONSIBILITY.

BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT THEIR ENTIRE PURPOSE OF INVESTIGATING THIS IS TO PREVENT FUTURE ASSAULTS ON YOUNG WOMEN THERE.

>> Reporter: THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ASKED THE SCHOOL NOT TO CONDUCT ITS OWN INVESTIGATION BECAUSE IT MIGHT INTERFERE WITH THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AND IN AN EMAIL TO THE CAMPUS, THE PRESIDENT OF THE SCHOOL SO THE UNIVERSITY IS DOING EVERYTHING IT CAN TO SUPPORT THE POLICE IN ITS INVESTIGATION WHICH, WE BELIEVE IS THE BEST WAY TO HOLD THOSE RESPONSIBLE, CRIMINALLY LIABLE.

HE SAID THAT IS ALL BUNK.

>> WITH THE POLICE ARE DOING, IS THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO PROVE WHAT HAPPENED SO THEY CAN PROVE A CRIME THAT WAS COMMITTED IN THE PAST.

AND THOSE ARE ENTIRELY SEPARATE PURPOSES.

>> Reporter: THE SUSPECTED RAPE HAPPENED LAST YEAR AND THE VICTIM WAS 17 AT THE TIME.

SHE SAID WHEN SHE ARRIVED, SHE WAS GIVEN SOMETHING TO DRINK AND WAS LED INTO A ROOM WERE SEVERAL MEN RAPED HER LEAVING HER BLOODY AND BRUISED AND THERE WERE PHOTOS OF HER ASSAULT AND HE SAID SHE NOW PLANS TO SUE THE SCHOOL AND THE POLICE OF THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING AND SO FAR NOBODY HAS BEEN CHARGED.

>>> MAYORS FROM ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY GATHERED AT THE RESCUE MISSION TO DISCUSS HOW TO BETTER TACKLE HOMELESSNESS.

WE HAVE THAT STORY.

>> Reporter: FOR TWO HOURS, 12 MAYORS FROM SAN DIEGO COUNTY MET BEHIND CLOSED DOORS WITH LEADERS FROM THE RESCUE MISSION AND THE LUCKY DUCK FOUNDATION.

>> WE SURVEYED ALL THE MAYORS BEFORE THEY CAME DOWN HERE AND ONE OF THE THEMES WAS THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE RESCUE MISSION DOES AND, CONVERSELY, I DON'T KNOW ALL THE SERVICES THEY DO.

>> Reporter: HE IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE SAN DIEGO MISSION AND SAYS IF THEY ARE GOING TO TACKLE AN ISSUE LIKE THIS, A SIMPLE FIRST STEP IS CRITICAL.

>> IF WE CAN BUILD A PARTNERSHIP, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE, I BELIEVE THAT IS A MUCH BETTER APPROACH TO HELPING THE PERSON LIVING ON THE STREET WHO REALLY NEEDS US TO GET OUR ACTS TOGETHER.

>> I THINK A LOT OF US ARE FRUSTRATED THAT WE HAVE SPENT MORE THAN WE HAVE ON THIS PROBLEM BUT IT IS GETTING WORSE.

>> Reporter: THE SAN DIEGO MAYOR SAID IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME TOGETHER AS A REGION AND FIGHT FOR RESOURCES TOGETHER BECAUSE EVERY CITY IS LOOKING FOR SOLUTIONS TO THE SAME PROBLEM.

>> A REGIONAL EFFORT CAN OFTEN BE MORE EFFECTIVE AND THERE IS NOT ENOUGH MONEY TO FUND EVERY CITY IN THE STATE IF WE CAN DO IT IS A REGION AND GO TO SACRAMENTO AND SAY WE ARE SUPPORTING THIS PROPOSAL FOR AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMPLEX, I SUSPECT WE WILL BE MORE SUCCESSFUL IN THAT EFFORT.

>> Reporter: HE SAID THIS MUST BE AN ONGOING CONVERSATION.

>> THIS IS NOT A MEETING TO SOLVE HOMELESSNESS.

THIS IS NOT THE MEETING TO DO THIS.

THIS IS A MEETING TO DISCUSS WHAT RESOURCES ARE OUT THERE, HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER, AND HOW WE CAN CONTINUE TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS AND CONTINUE THE DIALOGUE.

>> Reporter: THAT WILL CONTINUE IN CITY MANAGERS GATHER AT THE RESCUE MISSION IN JANUARY.

>>> TODAY MARKS THE START OF HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SEASON AT MANY CAMPUSES ACROSS THE COUNTY AND PLAYERS ARE REPORTING FOR TRAINING CAMP FOR A FEW WEEKS BEFORE THE CLASSES BEGIN.

BUT WHAT WILL YOUNG ATHLETES SEE THIS SEASON AS THE COVID PANDEMIC CONTINUES AS WELL AS STAFFING SHORTAGES AND MANY OTHER CHALLENGES?

OUR EDUCATION REPORTER ANGIE PEREZ JOINS US LIVE FROM SAN DIEGO HIGH SCHOOL WHERE PLAYERS ARE REPORTING FOR THEIR FIRST PRACTICE.

>> Reporter: ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL?

THESE MEMBERS OF THE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM CERTAINLY ARE AND THEY STARTED SOME DRILLS AND THEY ARE GETTING ACCUSTOMED TO GETTING BACK IN THE FIELD HERE AT BALBOA STADIUM FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME.

NOW, WHAT YOU WON'T SEE ARE ANY OF THESE PLAYERS WEARING MASKS.

SAN DIEGO UNIFIED CURRENTLY ONLY HAS AN INDOOR MASK MANDATE THAT WAS STARTED WITH SUMMER SCHOOL.

AND IF THESE PLAYERS MOVE INSIDE TO A WEIGHT ROOM, THEY WOULD THEN HAVE TO PUT A MASK ON BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT THE RULE IS AND THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE MOMENT.

AS WE KNOW, IN 2020, ALMOST THE ENTIRE SEASON WAS CANCELED AND LAST YEAR IT WAS ABBREVIATED.

THIS YEAR, IT WILL BE A WHOLE SEASON THEY HOPE, AND THE TEAM AND THEIR NEW COACH ARE UP AND READY FOR THE CHALLENGE.

>> I LOOK FORWARD FOR MORE KIDS TO GET INVOLVED IN WE KNOW LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THIS SO WE KNOW HOW TO BE ABLE TO BE SAFER BUT THERE ARE ALWAYS THINGS THAT WILL PREVENT PEOPLE FROM COMING OUT AND I CAN'T JUST SAY IT IS ONE THING OR THE OTHER.

BUT SAN DIEGO UNIFIED WILL DO WHAT THEY CAN TO KEEP US SAFE.

>> MAKE SURE EVERYBODY IS PARTICIPATING AND I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE AN ENJOYABLE YEAR.

>> YOU CAN EXPECT THE GOOD WINNING RECORD THIS SEASON FOR SURE AND MAYBE PLAYOFFS AND MORE THAN THAT, YOU NEVER KNOW.

>> Reporter: WHAT WE DO KNOW FOR SURE RIGHT NOW IS THAT THESE PLAYERS ARE DETERMINED TO HAVE A SUCCESSFUL SEASON.

THEY ARE DOING DRILLS RIGHT NOW.

WE DO KNOW THEY WILL WORK HARD AND TRY TO BRING HOME A CHAMPIONSHIP IS WHAT WE ARE TOLD.

>> WE KNOW THAT SAN DIEGO UNIFIED AND OTHER DISTRICTS CONTINUE TO HAVE TEACHER SHORTAGES AND CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THE STAFFING ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD?

>> THEY DO HAVE A NEW HEAD COACH AND A NEW TEAM, BUT WHAT THEY ARE SHORT ON OUR OFFICIALS TO ACTUALLY OFFICIATE THE GAMES AND THERE WILL BE ABOUT 38 GAMES EVERY WEEKEND.

THEY HAVE ONLY GOT -- THEY ARE SHORT BY ABOUT EIGHT OR 10 OFFICIALS SO THEY ARE WORKING ON GETTING MORE VOLUNTEERS AND PAID STAFF IN ORDER TO HELP OFFICIATE THESE GAMES.

WHAT THAT MEANS IS FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS MAYBE THURSDAY NIGHT LIGHTS OR SATURDAY NIGHT LIGHTS IF THEY CAN'T OFFICIATE ALL THE GAMES AND FRIDAY NIGHT.

>> ONE OF THE FIRST FOOTBALL GAMES BEING PLAYED?

ARE THERE ANY LIMITATIONS?

>> Reporter: SO SAN DIEGO UNIFIED WILL HAVE THEIR FIRST ROUND OF GAMES ON SEPTEMBER 30, BUT THERE ARE OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS AROUND THE COUNTY THAT WILL START PLAYING AS EARLY AS AUGUST 19, SO THERE IS FOOTBALL TO LOOK FORWARD TO.

AT THIS MOMENT, THERE ARE NO LIMITATIONS AND THE STADIUMS WILL BE FILLED TO WHATEVER CAPACITY THEY HAVE AND OF COURSE THAT COULD CHANGE DEPENDING ON THE CASES OF COVID AND WHAT THE COUNTY DECIDES TO ENFORCE.

>> THANK YOU FOR THAT REPORT.

WE WISH THEM THE BEST OF LUCK.

>>> IT IS BACK TO WORK FOR STATE LAWMAKERS RECONVENING IN SACRAMENTO AFTER A MONTH LONG SUMMER RESENDS -- RECESS.

THEY NEED TO VOTE ON SOME THINGS INCLUDING A CREATIVE RESPONSE TO RECENT SUPREME COURT RULINGS.

AMONG THEM MORE THAN AT OTHER BILLS STRENGTHENING PROTECTIONS FOR THE RIGHT TO ABORTION AND CONTRACEPTION.

DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKERS INTRODUCED A BILL TO COMPLY WITH THE SUPREME COURT'S RULING EXPANDING GUN RIGHTS MAKING CALIFORNIA'S CONCEALED CARRY LAW MORE RESTRICTED.

>>> MEMBERS OF SAN DIEGO'S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION CHECKED IN WITH LOCAL BUSINESS LEADERS DOWNTOWN AND WE HAVE MORE ON THIS ANNUAL EVENT.

>> Reporter: EVERY YEAR THE REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HOSTS MEMBERS OF THE REGIONS CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION.

HE IS THE PRESIDENT AND CEO.

>> IT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE FEDERAL POLICY AFFECTS SAN DIEGO AND IT AFFECTS US AT THE BORDER AND TOURISM, THE AIRPORT AND THE MONEY WE GET.

>> Reporter: THE GOLD TODAY WAS TO DISCUSS THE CRITICAL ISSUES FACING CONGRESS AND THE POLICY AND LEGISLATION THAT DIRECTLY IMPACTS THE COMMUNITY.

SEVERAL REPRESENTATIVES ADDRESSED THE BORDER INCLUDING THE CONGRESSMAN IN THE 51st DISTRICT.

>> IT'S REALLY ABOUT HOW LONG IT TAKES TO MOVE FORWARD NOW AND WE HAVE IN FACT SPENT A LOT OF MONEY MAKING THE BORDER MORE EFFICIENT AND THE PROBLEM IS WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH STAFF.

AND WE'RE TRYING TO GET MORE STAFF TO HAVE THINGS MOVE MORE QUICKLY.

>> OBVIOUSLY IS SOMETHING THAT REALLY IMPACTS OUR ECONOMY AND OUR COMMUNITY HERE IN SAN DIEGO.

>> WE SEE THE BORDER NOT AS A THREAT BUT AS AN OPPORTUNITY.

IT GENERATES A LOT OF JOBS AND COMMERCE AND PART OF OUR CULTURE AS WELL AS PART OF OUR ECONOMY.

>> Reporter: VETERANS ARE ANOTHER CONCERN.

THOUSAND LIVE HERE AND MANY ARE WAITING OF A PASSAGE OF A BILL TO EXPAND MEDICAL CARE FOR VETS.

>> AMERICA HAS NOT BEEN KEEPING IT PROMISED TO ITS VETERANS AND THEY HAVE SACRIFICED MORE THAN THEY BARGAINED FOR AND WE HAVE TO SUPPORT THEM.

>> Reporter: SHE ADDRESSED THE LACK OF ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE.

>> BEFORE THE PANDEMIC, WE HAD 60% OF FAMILIES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY WHO COULDN'T FIND CHILDCARE THAT MET THEIR NEEDS AND WE KNOW IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND 500 CENTERS HAVE CLOSED SINCE THE PANDEMIC.

>> Reporter: ELECTION POLITICS CAME UP AND DARRELL ISA PREDICTED THE HOUSE WOULD GO BACK TO HIS PARTY'S CONTROL.

>> ASSUMING IF IT'S BY A SMALL AMOUNT, IT MEANS WE WILL BE BACK TO DIVIDED GOVERNMENT AND BACK TO I THINK THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE PRETTY COMFORTABLE WITH AND NOT ONE PARTY RUNNING THINGS BUT RATHER A GENUINE COMPROMISE BEING NECESSARY IN ORDER TO DO EVERYTHING.

>> Reporter: WHILE THIS IS A CHANCE FOR THE REPRESENTATIVES TO TELL BUSINESS LEADERS WHAT THEY HAVE ACCOMPLISHED, HE SAID HE HOPES THEY WILL ALSO TAKE WHAT THEY HAVE LEARNED BACK TO WASHINGTON.

>> WE HOPE IS THAT THE REPRESENTATIVES LEAVE KNOWING EXACTLY WHAT THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY IN SAN DIEGO THINKS AND WHAT WE VALUE.

>>> CALIFORNIA HAS TEMPORARILY BLOCKED A NEW OIL AND GAS DRILLING ON FEDERAL LAND IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY.

THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNOUNCED A DEAL WITH THE U.S. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT TODAY AND THE GOVERNMENT HAS AGREED TO STOP THE SALE OF OIL AND GAS ON ABOUT 2500 MI.2 OF LAND WHILE IT REVIEWS THE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF PHRACK LANE -- FRACKING.

THE GOVERNOR WANTS TO BAN THAT BY 2024.

THE COMPROMISE LEGISLATION WORKING ITS WAY THROUGH CONGRESS IS GETTING MIXED REVIEWS FOLLOWING THE NATION'S RESPONSE TO THE CLIMATE CRISIS.

THE ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTER HAS THE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: HE CALLED THE SURPRISE COMPROMISE BETWEEN THE SENATE MAJORITY LEADER CHUCK SCHUMER AND THE WEST VIRGINIA SENATOR JOE MANCHIN A BIG DEAL AND THE BILL CALLS FOR $369 BILLION IN FUNDING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE MAKING CLEAN ENERGY PRODUCTS AND CUTTING THE NATION'S CARBON EMISSIONS BY 40%.

>> IT IS NOT WHERE WE NEED TO BE.

BUT IT IS MUCH FURTHER ALONG THAN WE HAVE BEEN.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO 350 SAID IT IS IMPORTANT TO CODIFY CARBON EMISSION GOALS, BUT THE LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE REMAINS A MIXED BAG.

>> IT IS VERY FAR FROM PERFECT.

IT HAS SOME REALLY INSIDIOUS PARTS LIKE SUBSIDIES FOR EXPANDING EXTRACTION OF OIL AND GAS AND FOR THE FALSE CLIMATE SOLUTIONS BEING PUSHED BY THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY.

BUT IT ALSO HAS HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO GO TOWARDS RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND INVESTING IN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES.

TRUCK THIS ANALYST SAID THE LEGISLATION IS SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE IT IS A DEAL THAT COULD MAKE IT TO PRESIDENT BIDEN'S DESK AND THIS PROFESSOR SAID THE AGREEMENT COMES DURING A DIFFICULT POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT.

>> WE HAVE WAITED FOR DECADES WITH THIS PROBLEM AND WE CAN'T DO A HUGE AMOUNT QUICKLY ESPECIALLY IN THE CONTEXT OF THE ENERGY CRISIS WITH A HUGE AMOUNT OF POLITICAL PRESSURE TO INCREASE FOSSIL FUEL PRODUCTION.

>> Reporter: SAID THE GOAL TO REDUCE EMISSIONS BY 40% IS SOMEWHAT ASPIRATIONAL.

>> THESE NUMBERS ARE ALWAYS A LITTLE BIT SQUISHY BECAUSE FIGURING OUT THE ACTUAL REDUCTION OF EMISSIONS REQUIRES KNOWING HOW THEY WILL BE IMPLEMENTED AND WE HAVEN'T DONE THAT YET.

>> Reporter: DEMOCRATS HOPE FOR A SENATE VOTE FOR THE END OF THE MONTH AND THE HOUSE ALSO HAS TO APPROVE THE BILL BEFORE IT IS SENT TO PRESIDENT BIDEN.

>>> WE ARE DEALING WITH THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE RIGHT NOW WITH FLOODING AND WILDFIRES AND IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, THE McKINNEY FIRE HAS TAKEN A DEADLY TURN.

TODAY TWO BODIES WERE FOUND NEAR THE OREGON BOAR AND IT HAS EXPLODED OVER 55,000 ACRES MAKING IT THE LARGEST WILDFIRE OF THE YEAR.

NEARLY 5000 HOMES AND OTHER BUILDINGS ARE THREATENED WHILE AN UNKNOWN NUMBER HAVE ALREADY BURNED.

ONE SMALL TOWN WAS ALL BUT WIPED OUT.

>> WE HAVE A LITTLE TOWNSHIP OF 105 PEOPLE AND IT BURNED 10 MILES OF THE RIVER TOWNSHIP TO THE GROUND, AND THAT IS WHERE WE ARE AT.

I BELIEVE IN THE COMMUNITY.

IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME, BUT WE WILL WORK IT OUT AND WE WILL GET BACK ON OUR FEET AGAIN.

>> ON SATURDAY, THE GOVERNOR DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY ALLOWING FOR MORE FLEXIBILITY TO MAKE RESPONSE AND RECOVERY DECISIONS AND TO ASSIGN FEDERAL- AID.

>>>/FLOODING BROUGHT MUD AND DEBRIS ON THE ROAD FOR SHANE -- FORCE ENCLOSURES.

DRIVERS WERE URGED TO AVOID THE MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE WERE FLOODING CAUSED ROADS TO BUCKLE.

THUNDERSTORMS WERE POSSIBLE AGAIN TODAY BEFORE THE CONDITIONS CLEAR UP.

>>> WELL LOOKING AHEAD TO THE NEXT FEW DAYS HERE ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, THAT MOISTURE WILL BE EXITING MOVING FURTHER NORTH.

WE WILL BE STAYING WARM AND DRY.

WE WILL BE WATCHING FOR THAT AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE TO SHIFT BACK.

THAT WILL BRING A CHANCE FOR THAT NEXT WEEKEND BUT BETWEEN NOW AND THEN IT WILL BE DRY.

TONIGHT THE METRO TEMPERATURE DROPS TO ABOUT 70 FOR AN OVERNIGHT LOW AND ELSEWHERE WE ARE LOOKING AT MID 60s AND LOW 70s AND 80s OUT TOWARD SOME OF THE DESERT.

YOUR TUESDAY LOOKING LIKE A GENERALLY DRY DAY ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WASN'T ALONG THE COAST BUT WE WILL WATCH FOR SOME ROUGH SEAS OUT THERE BECAUSE OF THE TROPICAL STORM FRANK PUSHING NORTHWARD.

YOU WILL NOTICE ISOLATED STORMS FURTHER NORTH AND NOT REALLY AFFECTING US ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

THE TEMPERATURE IS AROUND 80 RIGHT HERE IN OCEANSIDE AND UPPER 70s IN SAN DIEGO AND WE'RE LOOKING AT TRIPLE DIGIT OUT TOWARD THIS AREA AND MID- 70s IN THE MOUNTAINS.

AND THEN WEDNESDAY A RINSE AND REPEAT KIND OF DAY AND SOME SPOTTY STORMS POSSIBLE IN THE SIERRA NEVADA, BUT OVERALL IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, STAYING WARM AND DRY WITH TYPICAL AUGUST LIKE HEAT.

SO TEMPERATURES NEAR THE COAST LOOKING AT UPPER 70s TO ABOUT 80 DEGREES AND PRETTY SEASONABLE AND MAYBE A FEW DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE BUT NOTHING MAJOR HERE AND MAYBE A STRAY SHUNNED OR -- THUNDER SHOWER POSSIBLE OVER THE WEEKEND.

HERE THE TEMPERATURES ARE SITTING IN THE 80s AND A MIX OF SUNSHINE AND CLOUDS AND A LITTLE BIT OF A DROP FROM UPPER 80s BACK INTO THE MID-80s TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

AND IN THE MOUNTAINS IT WILL BE MID-70s ACROSS THE BOARD AND LOOKING AT A CHANCE FOR A STRAY STORM TOWARD THE WEEKEND.

AND NOT A LOT OF CHANGE HERE WITH TRIPLE DIGITS ALL ACROSS THE BOARD AND TEMPERATURES CHANGING UP A FEW DEGREES DAY IN AND DAY OUT AND NEXT WEEKEND WE WILL HAVE THAT CHANCE FOR A STRAY SHOWER OR TWO.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, EXTREME WEATHER IN CALIFORNIA AND KENTUCKY FORCED THOUSANDS FROM THEIR HOMES.

COMING UP AFTER THE EVENING CONDITION -- ADDITION ON KPBS.

>>> IT IS BEEN A YEAR AND A HALF SINCE THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION AUTHORIZED AT HOME COVID TEST.

SINCE THEN MANY OF THOSE TESTS HAVE EXPIRED AT LEAST ACCORDING TO THE PRINTED DATES ON THE BOXES.

BUT JUST BECAUSE THE TEST SAYS IT IS EXPIRED IT DOESN'T MEAN IT IS TIME TO THROW IT OUT.

OVERTIME MOISTURE AND AIR AND HEAT COULD ALL MAKE A HOME TEST LESS RELIABLE BUT SOME TEST MAKERS HAVE SHOWN THEY CAN OUT LAST THE PRINTED AT USE DATE BY MONTHS AND FOR MORE INFORMATION YOU CAN HEAD TO THE WEBSITE.

>>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS TAKING A NEW STEP TO TRY TO STOP OPIOID OVERDOSES WITH VENDING MACHINES.

THEY WILL DISPENSE A DRUG THAT CAN REVERSE OVERDOSES AND THE COUNTY PLANS TO PUT THEM IN A DOZEN LOCATIONS BY NEXT YEAR.

DR. ESPOSITO IS A HEALTH OFFICER WITH THE COUNTY OF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND SHE EXPLAINS HOW THIS WILL WORK.

>> SO SOMEBODY HAS TO GO TO THE VENDING MACHINE AND THERE IS A LINK TO HAVE THE TRAINING AND IT'S A SIMPLE TRAINING BECAUSE IT'S JUST A SPRAY UP THE NOSE AND YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW TO RECOGNIZE AND OPIOID OVERDOSE AND IT TELLS YOU HAD TO DO THAT AND IT GIVES YOU VERY SIMPLE INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT HOW TO ADMINISTER IT IF YOU SEE SOMEBODY EXPERIENCING THOSE SYMPTOMS.

AND THEN YOU GET A PIN NUMBER AND ENTER IT INTO THE MACHINE AND THE KIT COMES OUT SO YOU CAN CARRY THE ACTUAL DRUG IN YOUR POCKET.

>> SHE EXPECTS SIX OF THE 12 VENDING MACHINES TO BE INSTALLED BY THE END OF THIS YEAR AND OFFICIALS HAVE NOT DECIDED WHERE ALL OF THEM WILL GO, BUT FIRST ONE PLACED IN CHULA VISTA AT THE RECOVERY CENTER.

>>> SURROUNDED BY DRUGS AND GANG MEMBERS IS A REALITY FOR MANY IN SAN DIEGO.

WE SHOW YOU AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO CHANGE LIVES AND ADDRESS TRAUMA FOR AT RISK BOYS AND YOUNG ADULTS IN THOSE SCENARIOS.

>> Reporter: HE IS A PERSONAL TRAINER AND COACH IN DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO.

BUT A FEW YEARS AGO, HE WAS DEALING DRUGS.

>> TO BE A GANG MEMBER OR TO BE TOUGH OR TO HAVE THIS PERSONA THAT I AM BAD IS SO WIDELY ACCEPTED AND NOT ONLY THAT, BUT STRONGLY ENFORCED AND ENCOURAGED WHEN IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE.

>> Reporter: HE SAID HE HAS RUN INTO SIMILAR SCENARIOS.

>> WE COUNSEL OURSELVES.

WE DRINK AND SMOKE AND WE ARE ALL -- SO WE ARE LOST WITH NO GUIDANCE AND POLICE CIRCLING AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD ALL DAY AND IT IS COPS AND ROBBERS.

SO IT PUTS US IN A CRIMINAL MINDSET ALREADY.

>> Reporter: THEY BOTH SAY ORGANIZATION WILL HELP THEM TURN THEIR LIVES AROUND AND NOW THEY ARE MENTORS FOR OTHER YOUTH.

HE FOUNDED THE GROUP WHICH EDUCATES KIDS AND YOUNG ADULTS ON THE HARSH REALITIES MANY OF THEM FACE.

THIS IS FROM DRUG ABUSE AND CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING TO HOMELESSNESS AND YOUTH VIOLENCE.

HE SAID THE PROGRAM GIVES THEM HOPE.

>> IT GIVES THEM IDEAS AND THOUGHTS AND BELIEF THAT THEY CAN DO MORE THAN WHAT THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES THAT THEY GROUP UP IN MIGHT BE.

>> Reporter: NOW HE IS BUILDING ON THE LESSONS HE LEARNED THROUGH PAVING GREAT FUTURES AND AS THE CHAIR OF THE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION BOARD.

HIS NEXT CHAPTER IS A FOR-PROFIT MENTORING YOUTH CURRICULUM CALLED WALK WITH ME IMPACT.

>> THE ONLY SOLUTION WE END UP HEARING IS PRESENT THE ONLY THING WE SEE AS A RESULT OF THE LIFESTYLE OF INCARCERATION SO THIS CURRICULUM WE ARE FULLY FOCUSING ON PREVENTION TACTICS AND PREVENTION METHODS AND HOW DO WE STOP THE KID FROM EVER HAVING TO GO THROUGH THESE TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES?

>> Reporter: HE SAID THIS IS A FOR-PROFIT SO HE CAN PAY YOUTH CONSULTANTS WHO SAY THAT KIDS CAN BE ATTRACTED TO ILLEGAL AND DANGEROUS THINGS.

>> SOME ALWAYS HAVE MONEY AND HAVE CLOSE AND GIVING OUT DOLLARS TO THE YOUNG AND TO US AND THEY'RE LOOKING OUT FOR US AND TAKING CARE OF US AND A LOT OF US DON'T HAVE FATHERS OR OLDER BROTHERS OR ANYBODY ELSE LOOKING OUT FOR US LIKE THAT.

>> Reporter: IT WILL PROVIDE THEM WITH POSITIVE ROLE MODELS WHO LOOK LIKE THEM AND FROM SIMILAR BACKGROUNDS.

>> AND A WHEN I WAS YOUNGER AND WHEN I WAS IN THAT LIFESTYLE, I DIDN'T WANT TO TALK TO KNOW ADULTS ABOUT WHAT I WAS DOING.

BUT IF I KNEW YOU AND YOU COULD RELATE TO ME AND I WOULD BE MORE WILLING TO NOT ONLY VENT TO YOU BUT ENGAGE WITH YOU AND KEEP A RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.

>> Reporter: OF THE NEW CURRICULUM INCLUDES WRAP MUSIC AND A DOCUMENTARY SERIES AND A CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE BOOK WHERE READERS CAN MAKE CHOICES.

>> THE MATERIAL IN THIS CURRICULUM WILL HELP KIDS NOT ONLY RECOGNIZE WHAT THEY ARE SURROUNDED BY AND RECOGNIZE THESE TOXIC LIFESTYLES, BUT IT WILL HELP THEM COPE WITH THINGS THEY ARE ALREADY DEALING WITH, PREPARE THEM FOR THINGS THAT MAY BE APPROACHING THEM.

>> Reporter: HE SAID THERE IS A DIRE NEED FOR THIS CURRICULUM AND HE HAS LOST TOO MANY LOVED ONES OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS.

>> AFTER DEATH AFTER DEATH IT IS LIKE BEING AT WAR IN AFGHANISTAN AND IT SEEMS LIKE NOBODY CARES AND YOU WONDER WHY YOU CAN'T BEHAVE WELL AT SCHOOL OR PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY.

>> Reporter: HE SAID THIS CURRICULUM IS BEING REVIEWED BY TWO PROFESSORS.

A KICK STARTER CAMPAIGN TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE INITIATIVE STARTS ON AUGUST 2.

EVENTUALLY HE HOPES TO EXPAND INTO SCHOOLS, JUVENILE HALLS, AND OTHER SETTINGS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA.

>>> BACK-TO-SCHOOL SHOPPING IS HAPPENING AND THIS IS AMID RECESSION FEARS.

ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION, SPENDING IS EXPECTED TO MATCH LAST YEAR'S HIGH OF $37 BILLION.

WE DO HAVE SOME MONEY-SAVING TIPS.

>> Reporter: THE BACK-TO-SCHOOL SHOPPING SEASON IS UNDERWAY AND PARENTS ARE FACING HIGHER PRICES FOR JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING ON THEIR LIST.

AND IN A LOOMING RECESSION INFLATION READS A 41 YEAR HIGH.

>> BACK TO SCHOOL SUPPLIES SO EVERYTHING IS A LOT INVITING INTO THE PURCHASING POWER OF THE TYPICAL FAMILY.

>> Reporter: MEANWHILE A NEW NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION SURVEY FOUND ONE THIRD OF CONSUMERS ARE SPENDING LESS AND OTHER AREAS SO THEY CAN PAY FOR ITEMS THEIR KIDS NEED FOR SCHOOL.

THIS FINANCIAL EXPERT SAYS IT IS GOOD THAT PARENTS ARE PRIORITIZING FOR SCHOOL AND HAS THESE THREE TIPS TO SAVE.

THE FIRST IS TO MAKE A BUDGET AND STICK WITH IT.

NEXT IS TO TAKE IT SLOW.

SOME PARENTS MAKE THE MISTAKE OF BUYING TOO MUCH BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THEIR CHILDREN DON'T ACTUALLY NEED IT.

>> DON'T WORRY ABOUT HAVING A BACK-TO-SCHOOL HALL OR SPENDING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS ON CLOTHES OR SCHOOL SUPPLIES.

HAVE A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT NEEDS WILL BE FOR THAT SEMESTER OR FOR THAT YEAR AND TAKE IT SLOWLY.

>> Reporter: ALSO, INVOLVE THE KIDS.

SHE RECOMMENDS GIVING THEM A LIST AND LETTING THEM SHOP WITH YOU SO THAT WAY IT IS A MONEY LESSON FOR THEM AS WELL FORCING THEM TO PRIORITIZE WHAT THEY REALLY NEED.

>> DON'T GO CRAZY WITH THE STICKERS AND BINDERS AND ALL OF THOSE EXTRA THINGS BECAUSE IN IN PART PART OF FINANCIAL POWER AND TEACHING GENERATIONAL WEALTH IS HAVING THESE CONVERSATIONS.

>>> THE ALL-STAR PITCHER IS STAYING WITH HIS HOMETOWN TEAM AND THE PADRES ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT THEY SIGNED HIM TO A FIVE- YEAR CONTRACT THE DEAL WILL KEEP THE 29-YEAR-OLD NATIVE AND HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE THROUGH THE 2027 SEASON.

HE STARTED HIS MAJOR-LEAGUE CAREER WITH THE HOUSTON ASTROS WINNING A WORLD SERIES IN 2017.

LAST YEAR HE THROUGH THE PADRES FIRST-EVER NO-HITTER AGAINST THE TEXAS RANGERS.

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

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.

>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR THE EVENING ADDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BY THE BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES.

CALL ONE 800 BILL HOWE OR VISIT THE WEBSITE.

AND BY THE CONRAD FOUNDATION AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.