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>>> GOOD EVENING IT IS MONDAY, AUGUST 2.

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I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

A SITE WE THOUGHT WE WOULD NOT SEE AGAIN, SURGE TENDS BACK OUTSIDE OF LOCAL HOSPITALS AS COUNTY CASE NUMBERS REMAIN HIGH.

HERE IS A LOOK AT HOW MANY INFECTIONS WERE REPORTED OVER THE PAST WEEK.

WITH OVER 1000 CASES REPORTED TODAY AS KPBS NORTH COUNTY REPORTER TONYA THORNE SHOWS US HOSPITALS ARE PREPARING FOR THE WORST .

>> A RISE IN HOSPITALIZATIONS HAS MADE SURGE TENDS TO BE REINSTALLED OUTSIDE EMERGENCY ROOM LOCATIONS.

>> 19 COVID PATIENTS ARE IN INTENSIVE CARE RIGHT NOW.

WE ONLY HAVE 6 ICU BEDS AVAILABLE IN HOUSE SO THE VOLUME IS GETTING BIGGER.

>> THE DOCTOR IS THE CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER FOR SCRIPPS HEALTH AND SAYS THE NUMBERS THEY ARE SEEING NOW ARE RAISING CONCERNS AGAIN.

>> WE ONLY HAD 13 PATIENTS AT STEMS BEFORE THE STATE MANDATE WAS LIFTED, AND NOW WE ARE UP TO 100.

NOW WE ARE BACK WHERE WE WERE AGAIN.

>> THE GROWING DELTA VARIANT CASES ARE MAKING THE NEED FOR THE TENTS MORE URGENT.

>> IT IS VERY SAD FOR ME AS A CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER TO GET THIS SINCE BACK UP AGAIN.

THIS IS ALL PREVENTABLE HAD WE GOTTEN THE VACCINES, WE WOULD NOT HAVE A DELTA VARIANT , AND THERE ARE GOING TO BE MORE VARIANCE THAT COME.

UNLESS WE CAN GET THE VACCINATION RATE UP.

>> THERE IS MORE EVERY DAY.

THESE VARIANTS ARE OUT THERE.

WE HAVE HAD SOME VARIANTS COME THROUGH BEFORE.

WHEN YOU HAVE A HANDFUL OF CASES, WE ARE NEVER GOING TO GET OUT OF IT.

>> >> I THINK PEOPLE ARE COMING IN FOR CARE NOW SO OUR EMERGENCY POWER PRINTS ARE BUSTING AT THE SEAMS, WHICH MEANS WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING.

>> SHE SAYS THE ONLY WAY TO GET AHEAD OF THE DELTA VARIANT WOULD BE IF PEOPLE FOLLOW SAFE PRACTICES.

>>> IN AN EFFORT TO CURB COVID CASES, THE SWEETWATER UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT IS LAUNCHING A RAPID TEST EFFORT AFTER 47 CASES WERE REPORTED.

GRANGER JUNIOR HIGH IS WHERE PEOPLE CAN GET TESTED.

>> PEOPLE MIGHT BE ASYMPTOMATIC AND SPREAD IT.

>> OF THE 47 CASES REPORTED LAST WEEK BOTH EASTLAKE HIGH AND SOUTHWEST HIGH SO THE LARGEST NUMBER OF CASES WITH SIX EACH.

IT'S LIKE HIGH WILL HAVE RAPID TESTING DONE TOMORROW.

THE DISTRICT SAYS TODAY'S TESTING IS BEING DONE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SAN DIEGO STATE AND COMMUNITIES FIGHTING COVID.

>>> SOME ENCOURAGING NEWS, THERE IS A RISE IN VACCINATION RATES NATIONWIDE.

EVEN WITH THE INCREASE, THE DELTA VARIANT IS TAKING A TOLL WITH RISING COVID CASES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

>> AS THE DELTA VARIANT SPREAD LIKE WILDFIRE, COVID CASES CONTINUE TO CLIMB.

>> CASES HAVE GONE UP ABOUT FOUR FOLD IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.

WE ARE PUSHING UP TOWARDS 100,000 CASES A DAY NOW.

>> FIVE STATES ACCOUNT FOR NEARLY HALF OF ALL NEW COVID-19 CASES REPORTED IN THE U.S. OVER THE PAST WEEK ACCORDING TO DATA FROM JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY.

FLORIDA IS THE EPICENTER OF THE PANDEMIC WITH 20% OF THOSE NEW INFECTIONS AVERAGING MORE THAN 15,000 CASES PER DAY.

>> IT IS ABSOLUTELY SO TRAGIC NOT ONLY HAVE WE HAD THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF CASES, WE HAVE ALSO HAD THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF HOSPITALIZATIONS WE HAVE HAD SINCE 23 JULY LAST YEAR.

>> SOME AREAS ARE ONCE AGAIN EITHER MANDATING OR RECOMMENDING WEARING MASKS.

>> IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE PEOPLE YOU ARE AROUND YOU ARE NOT SURE IF THEY ARE VACCINATE OR NOT, IT IS ABSOLUTELY CRUCIAL TO WEAR A MASK.

>> THE CDC SAYS 99.9% OF THOSE VACCINATED HAVE NOT HAD A BREAKTHROUGH WITH DEATH BUT SOME CITIES ARE CONTINUING APPLYING PRESSURE FOR PEOPLE TO GET VACCINATED.

>> EVERY NEW EMPLOYEE MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF VACCINATION, OR THEY CANNOT START THEIR NEW JOB.

>> BUT, THERE IS A BRIGHT SPOT.

THE CDC REPORTS THE CURRENT 7 DAY AVERAGE OF DOSES ADMINISTERED IS OVER 662,000 PER DAY, THE HIGHEST SINCE JULY 7.

>>> STARTING TODAY, CALIFORNIA STATE EMPLOYEES AND HEALTHCARE WORKERS MUST SHOW PROOF OF VACCINATION OR GET TESTED REGULARLY.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY , PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, AND SOME PRIVATE EMPLOYERS ARE ALSO MANDATING VACCINATIONS.

THE COUNTY SAYS RETAIL PHARMACIES LIKE CVS ARE NOW THE PRIMARY PROVIDER OF VACCINES ADMINISTERING MORE THAN 100,000 DOSES IN JULY.

DR. MARK SAWYER TOLD KPBS EVENING EDITION THERE HAS BEEN AN UPTICK IN THE NUMBER OF LOCALS GETTING IMMUNIZED.

>> I HAVE CERTAINLY HEARD STORIES OF PEOPLE PUTTING IT OFF ALL THIS TIME.

IT IS MOTIVATING SOME PEOPLE TO FINALLY GET VACCINATED.

>> SO FAR, 70% OF SAN DIEGO'S ELIGIBLE POPULATION HAS BEEN FULLY VACCINATED.

A REMINDER, EVERYONE AT AGE 12 AND UP MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR A VACCINE.

YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE, WWW.KPBS.ORG/EVENINGEDITION JUST CLICK ON THE VACCINES LINK RIGHT ON OUR HOMEPAGE.

TODAY WAS THE DEADLINE FOR SAN DIEGO RESTAURANTS TO BRING THEIR OUTDOOR DINING AREAS UP TO CODE.

KPBS REPORTER MELISSA MAE SHOWS US HOW THE RULES ARE BEING ENFORCED.

>> RESTAURANTS ALREADY HAD AN EXTENSION TODAY, THE CITY STARTED GOING OUT TO RESTAURANTS TO MAKE SURE THE STRUCTURES WERE IN COMPLIANCE.

>> THE MOST IMPORTANT REASON IS FOR SAFETY, SO WE WANT TO BE UP TO HAVE THOSE EMERGENCY VEHICLES FLIPPED THE SITE AND WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS THOSE.

>> THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO SAYS IT HAS HELPED RESTAURANTS BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH COVID-19 PROTOCOLS DURING THE PANDEMIC BUT MANY PARK LIGHTS ARE NOT UP TO CODE.

>> WE NEED TO REACH OUT TO THE BUSINESSES AND JUST MAKE SURE WE ARE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE.

WHAT ARE THE REGULATIONS?

WHAT IS ALLOWED?

HOW CAN THEY OPERATE SAFELY AND STILL PROVIDE A VERY NICE SPACE FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS TO MAKE SURE THE BUILDING REQUIREMENTS ARE BEING MET?

>> THE BIGGEST MODIFICATION RESTAURANTS WILL HAVE TO MAKE STARTS AT THE TOP.

>> THEY CANNOT HAVE A PERMANENT ROOF STRUCTURE.

THEY NEED TO BE USING UMBRELLAS ALSO WALLS CANNOT BE OVER 45 INCHES.

THE LITTLE ITALY ASSOCIATION IS ASKING GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM FOR SOME HELP WITH THE PARKLANDS.

>> BUSINESSES NEED TO CATCH UP FOR LOST REVENUE.

>> THE ASSOCIATIONS CHIEF EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATOR SAYS THEY HAVE ASKED THE GOVERNOR TO LET ALL CALIFORNIA RESTAURANTS KEEP PERMANENT ROOTS AS THE DELTA VARIANT IS NOW STARTING TO SPREAD.

IF PEOPLE HAVE THE OPTION TO MOVE INDOORS AND EAT HER OUTDOORS AND EAT, THEY ARE GOING TO CHOOSE OUTDOORS FOR OBVIOUS REASONS ACCORDING TO THE CDC.

>> THIS IS A LOCAL ENFORCEMENT ISSUE.

>> IT MAKES ZERO SENSE WHATSOEVER.

THIS IS AN INTERNATIONAL PANDEMIC.

THE RULES SHOULD BE THE SAME FOR EVERY CITY.

>> >> AND ADMINISTERED OF HEARING WOULD BE SCHEDULED AND A DAILY FINE OF $100 PER VIOLATION WOULD BE IMPOSED.

>> TODAY, THE SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE MAYOR'S $293 MILLION INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN INCLUDING ROAD REPAIRS AND PARK UPGRADES.

THE BIGGEST ALLOCATION WILL REPLACE RADIO EQUIPMENT AND 34 FIRE TRUCKS.

NEARLY HALF OF THE FUNDING FOR TRANSPORTATION UPGRADES OVER 28 MILLION WILL PAY FOR ROAD REPAIRS IN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.

>> THE SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL PASSED AN ORDINANCE THAT BANS THE SALE OF GHOST GUNS.

IF THAT PASSES 8-1 WITH COUNCILMEMBER KATE VOTING NO, IT AIMS TO ELIMINATE NON- SERIALIZED UNTRACEABLE FIREARMS, GHOST GUNS, IN THE COUNTY.

THE ORDINANCE PROHIBITS THE POSSESSION, PURCHASE, AND SALE OF NON-SERIALIZED GUNS AND GUN KITS IN SAN DIEGO AND ONLINE.

THE COUNCILWOMAN SAYS THE RECENT RISE IN THE TRAGIC GASLAMP SHOOTING THAT KILLED ONE PERSON AND INJURED THREE OTHERS PUSHED HER THAT -- TO MOVE THE ORDINANCE FOR.

>> WILL BE REQUIRED TO BE TRACEABLE LIKE ANY OTHER FIREARM .

>> THE SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS SOUNDED THE ALARM ON THESE GUNS CITING A 169% INCREASE OF GHOST GUNS BEING FOUND AT CRIME SCENES.

ACCORDING TO SD PD, THE MAJORITY OF THESE UNTRACEABLE GUNS ARE FOUND IN THE HANDS OF FELONS, DRUG DEALERS, AND PEOPLE PROHIBITED FROM PURCHASING A GUN.

THIS IS WHY COUNCILMEMBER CHRIS KATE VOTED NO ON THE ORDINANCE IN A STANDALONE VOTE.

>> HE SAYS THE NEW LAW WOULD NOT PROHIBIT CRIMINALS FROM CONTINUING TO BREAK THE LAW.

IN CALIFORNIA, OWNING A NON- SERIALIZED FIREARM IS ALREADY ILLEGAL.

>> IT IS COMPLETELY UNREASONABLE TO BELIEVE THEY WILL FOLLOW THE NEW LAW.

THIS LAW DOES NOTHING TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE.

THIS LAW DOES NOTHING TO MAKE IT SAFER.

>> HOWEVER, GUN VIOLENCE ADVOCATES HOPE THIS NEW LAW WILL PREVENT MORE DEATHS.

>> I HAVE LOST FRIENDS TO GUN VIOLENCE, AND I HAD TOO MANY MOTHERS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR SONS TO GUN VIOLENCE.

>> KPBS MILITARY REPORTER STEVE WALSH SAYS AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER DEPARTED JUST AS THE NAVY IS BEGINNING TO SEE MORE CASES OF COVID-19.

>> MONDAY, 5000 SAILORS SAID DEVICE TO FAMILIES IN STAGES AND SOME OF THE MASS GATHERINGS OF YEARS PAST.

COVID CONTINUES TO HAVE AN IMPACT AS THE DELTA VARIANT BECOMES MORE PREVALENT.

ADMIRAL DANIEL MARTIN SAYS 99% OF THE CREW IS VACCINATED.

>> 99%, SO WHEN THEY COME BACK, WE ARE JUST GOING TO MASK UP FOR 14 DAYS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE GET INSIDE OF A BUBBLE ONCE AGAIN, AND THEN WE WILL BE COMPLETELY SAFE.

>> CAPTAIN SCOTT MILLER SAYS THEY HAVE HAD CASES INCLUDING PEOPLE WHO ARE VACCINATED.

>> WE HAVE SEEN THAT THE SYMPTOMS ARE VERY MINOR IF YOU WILL.

IT IS ALMOST LIKE WHAT WE HAVE WITNESSED SO FAR, NONE OF THE FEW PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE HAD WHO ARE VACCINATED HAVE BECOME VERY ILL AT ALL.

>> THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION HAS URGED THE PENTAGON TO FIND OUT WHAT STEPS NEED TO BE TAKEN TO REQUIRE THE VACCINE.

RUSSELL -- ROUGHLY HALF OF THE FORCE IS VACCINATED.

ONE INCENTIVE FOR SAILORS IS THAT THEY AVOID TWO WEEKS OF QUARANTINE IF THEY RECEIVED THE VACCINE.

STEVE WALSH, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE FIRST GROUP OF AFGHAN INTERPRETERS AND OTHER ALLIES TO HELP THE U.S. DURING AMERICA'S LONGEST WAR HAS ARRIVED.

THOUSANDS MORE AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE WAITING TO FINALLY BE OUT OF THE HARMFUL REACH OF THE TALIBAN AND.

-- THE CALIBAN.

>> -- THE CALIBAN.

>> EVERYDAY THE CALIBAN SURGES IN AFGHANISTAN, THE SITUATION GROWS MORE DEADLY FOR AFGHAN INTERPRETERS TRYING TO FLEE THE COUNTRY AFTER WORKING ALONGSIDE U.S.

TROOPS AND DIPLOMATS.

THREE INTERPRETERS WHO HAVE APPLIED FOR SPECIAL VISAS TO THE UNITED STATES OR SIV SPOKE TO CNN AND DESCRIBE JUST HOW URGENTLY THEY MUST GET OUT OF THE COUNTRY.

AFTER YEARS OF PUTTING THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE NEXT TO U.S.

SOLDIERS, THE TALIBAN ARE HUNTING THEM DOWN .

>> WE NEED TO GET OUT OF THE COUNTRY.

THEY ARE LOOKING AFTER US.

>> HE IS REFERRING TO A RECENT REPORT OF THE TALIBAN BEHEADING AFGHANS WHO WORKED ALONGSIDE U.S.

TROOPS.

THESE AFGHANS FEAR FOR THEIR FAMILIES AS WELL AS THEMSELVES.

CNN IS CONCEALING THEIR IDENTITIES TO KEEP THEM SAFE.

ONE OF THEM IS PARTICULARLY CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO HIS DAUGHTERS IF THE TALIBAN TAKE OVER.

>> THEY WILL DESTROY THE SCHOOLS AND THEY WILL PREVENT MY GIRLS FROM GOING TO SCHOOL.

>> ALL THREE MEN FACED TERRIFYING THREATS.

>> MY FAMILY HIT ME AND TOLD THEM PROMISE WAS GONE SOMEWHERE THEN THEY SEARCHED OUR HIGHS, AND I WAS HIDING INSIDE OF THE OVEN.

THEY BURNED MY HOUSE.

ALL OF OUR MATERIALS -- >> THEY BURNED YOUR HOUSE?

>> YES, THEY BURNED MY HOUSE.

>> AFTER THAT, HE SNUCK OUT OF HIS HOME TOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT EMBARKING ON A DANGEROUS JOURNEY TO KABUL WHERE THE TALIBAN ARE NOT IN CONTROL.

AN ARMY CAPTAIN WORKED WITH HIM IN AFGHANISTAN AND ENCOURAGED HIM TO FLEE TO KABUL UNDER THE CLOAK OF DARKNESS.

>> TO ME, IT IS THE COMRADE IN ARMS AND THE INDELIBLE DUTY TO NOT BETRAY THEM.

YOU PUT THESE PEOPLE WITH YOUR OWN FAMILY.

>> THE UNITED STATES COULD NOT HAVE DONE THE JOB ON THE GROUND WITHOUT INTERPRETERS BY THEIR SIDE.

HE FEELS ANGRY THINKING ABOUT THE ONES WHO MAY NOT MAKE IT OUT.

>> TO ALLOW AND FULLY KNOW ALL OF THESE PEOPLE SIGNING UP TO COME LITERALLY TO THE PROMISED LAND INTO JUST LET IT GO IS A BETRAYAL TO THOSE PEOPLE.

>> ABOUT 20,000 AFGHANS HAVE APPLIED FOR SIV'S.

SEVERAL HUNDRED WILL FLY INTO THE UNITED STATES IN THE COMING WEEKS AND WE AT A U.S. MILITARY BASE WHILE THERE VISAS ARE FINALIZED.

THE TOTAL PROCESSING TIME CAN TAKE YEARS.

PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS PROMISED WE WILL STAND WITH YOU JUST AS HE STOOD WITH US.

, THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT HAS NOT YET LAID OUT A COMPANY HAS A PLAN TO GET THESE AFGHANS OUT OF THE COUNTRY BEFORE THE COMPLETE U.S. TROOP WITHDRAWAL NEXT MONTH.

DUE TO THE URGENT AND VAST NATURE OF THIS CHALLENGE, MANY INDIVIDUALS LIKE PAYNE HAVE TAKEN IT UPON THEMSELVES TO CONTRIBUTE.

A FORMER AFGHAN INTERPRETER LIVING IN VIRGINIA SET UP A NONPROFIT TO HELP US -- SIV IS BASED ON HIS OWN EXPERIENCE.

>> WHEN I CAME HERE, I REALIZED THE GOVERNMENT WAS NOT TAKING CARE OF US AND I WAS ON MY OWN.

AND FROM THAT TIME, I THOUGHT I HAVE TO BUILD SOMETHING TO HELP THESE AS IVS WHEN THEY ARE COMING TO THE UNITED STATES AND THEY DON'T KNOW ANYBODY.

>> EARLIER THIS MONTH, HE WAITED AT THE AIRPORT TO WELCOME A AFGHAN SIV RECIPIENT AND HIS FAMILY TO THE UNITED STATES.

HIS NONPROFIT PAY FOR THEIR FLIGHTS.

IT IS AN EMOTIONAL AND HOPEFUL SCENE.

I GLANCED AT HIS PHONE OFFERS A REALITY CHECK, HUNDREDS OF MESSAGES ALL AFGHANS PLEADING WITH HIM TO HELP THEM GET OUT.

>>> IT IS THE START OF THE MONTH AND THE RENT IS DUE.

FEDERAL PROTECTIONS HAVE EXPIRED AND NOW MILLIONS OF AMERICANS POTENTIALLY FACE HOMELESSNESS.

>>> THE UNITED STATES MAY BE BARRELING TOWARDS ITS NEXT CRISIS, HOUSING.

>> THE CDC'S FEDERAL EVICTION MORATORIUM IS DESIGNED TO HELP STOP THE SPREAD OF COVID-19.

ESTIMATED 11 MILLION AMERICANS ARE LATE ON RENT ALREADY STRUGGLING TO PAY THE BILLS AND MAY SOON BE OUT OF THE HOME.

BLACK AND LATINO TENANTS ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED.

>> ELECTRICITY, CELL PHONE, FOOD, IT'S HARD.

>> CONGRESS WOULD NEED TO ACT.

DEMOCRATS SCRAMBLED TO PASS AN EXTENSION FOR THE AUGUST RECESS.

>> THEIR BILL FAILED AFTER REPUBLICANS REJECTED IT.

>> DEMOCRATS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE THAT, THEY DIDN'T.

FEBRUARY, MARCH, MAY, JUNE, EVEN JULY.

>> A LAWMAKER SAID SHE HAD BEEN FORCED TO LIVE IN HER CAR SLEEPING ON THE CAPITOL STEPS IN PROTEST.

>> THIS IS HOW PEOPLE WOULD HAVE TO LIVE IF WE DON'T DO SOMETHING.

>> CONGRESSWOMAN AC BLASTING HER OWN PARTY FOR THE LOOMING DEADLINE.

>> WE CANNOT IN GOOD FAITH BLAME THE REPUBLICAN PARTY WHEN THE HOUSE DEMOCRATS HAVE THE MAJORITY.

>> >> CALIFORNIA'S EVICTION PROTECTIONS LAST TO THE END OF SEPTEMBER.

HELP IS AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE STRUGGLING TO PAY RENT AND UTILITIES BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC.

YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AND APPLY TO THE WEBSITES YOU SEE ON YOUR SCREEN.

THE CITIES OF SAN DIEGO AND CHULA VISTA SET UP THEIR OWN EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR RESIDENTS AND EVERYONE ELSE CAN APPLY THROUGH SAN DIEGO COUNTY'S PROGRAM.

.

WE ARE LOOKING AT THE MONSOONAL MOISTURE MOVING EAST SO SAY GOODBYE TO SOME OF THE RAIN CHANCES THAT WE HAVE SEEN OFTEN ON THROUGHOUT THE MOUNTAINS.

HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN OVER US.

THERE IS A LIMITED MARINE LAYER INTO THE WORK WEEK BUT THAT WILL COME BACK LATER ON.

HOWEVER, WE WILL BE TURNING UP THE HEAT FOR OTHER LOCATIONS WHICH IS WHY THERE ARE HEAT ADVISORIES AND EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCHES ALREADY IN PLACE GETTING SET FOR THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.

SO, ENJOY THE NUMBERS WHILE WE CAN.

WE ARE IN THE MID 60s I SHOULD SAY TONIGHT IN SAN DIEGO.

59 AS YOU HEAD TOWARDS OCEANSIDE WITH MOUNT LAGUNA COMING IN AT 71.

THE MARINE LAYER DOES NOT REESTABLISH ITSELF HEADING THROUGH THE NIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING SO IT IS GOING TO BE A LARGELY CLEAR NIGHT OUT THERE WITH HIGH-PRESSURE STILL ESTABLISHING ITSELF TOMORROW.

AS THAT STRING THINGS, THE UPPER-LEVEL HIGH SHUTS OFF THE MONSOONAL MOISTURE.

COLORADO AND NEW MEXICO GETTING THEIR CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BUT THE REST OF US ARE LARGELY MISSING OUT.

LOTS OF SUNSHINE OUT THERE AND AGAIN, THE MARINE LAYER CLOUDS WILL BE HARD TO FIND.

CHULA VISTA NEAR 80 DEGREES.

115 FOR THE HIGH.

MORE HEAT IS COMING BACK FOR US AS THIS HIGH-PRESSURE SYSTEM REALLY ESTABLISHES ITSELF FOR EVERY CHANGEUP IN THE THUNDERSTORMS OFF TOWARDS THE EAST.

>>> COASTAL COMMUNITIES, TO WHICH IS IN THE 80s OR MID-70s AS WE GO THERE WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, AND FRIDAY HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND.

CLOSER TO 90 DEGREES I THINK FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK TRYING TO COOL OFF A BIT HEADING INTO NEXT WEEK AS ANOTHER TROUGH COMES INTO THE NORTHWEST.

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES, THE MID- 70s WITH SUNSHINE OUT THERE IN A COUPLE OF CLOUDS.

AGAIN, NO CHANCES OF RAIN, AND THAT IS GOING TO BE TRUE IN THE DESERTS FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS COOLING OFF LATER THIS WEEK.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I AM YOUR METEOROLOGIST.

>>> SOME OF THE NATION'S BIGGEST RETAILERS ARE UPDATING THEIR MASK POLICIES IN LIGHT OF NEW GUIDANCE ON THE CDC NOW RECOMMENDING THAT BOTH VACCINATED AND UNVACCINATED PEOPLE WEAR A MASK AND IN AREAS WHERE THERE IS A HIGH TRANSMISSION OF THE CORONAVIRUS.

TARGET, WALMART, AND HOME DEPOT ARE REQUIRING WORKERS TO WEAR FACE COVERINGS AND HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT ALL GUESTS WEAR THEM ESPECIALLY DUE TO THE DELTA VARIANT WHERE CASES ARE HIGH.

>>> NEVADA'S MASK MANDATE IS NOW IN EFFECT AS THE NUMBER OF DELTA VARIANT COVID-19 CASES CONTINUE TO CLIMB.

THE EXECUTIVE ORDER APPLIES TO EVERYONE WHETHER THEY HAVE BEEN VACCINATED OR NOT.

IT APPEARS THAT SIN CITY VISITORS ARE RESPONDING BY MASKING UP.

>>> AMONG THE THOUSANDS OF TOURISTS ON THE LAS VEGAS STRIP, IT SEEMS MOST GOT THE MEMO ABOUT THE NEW MASK MANDATE.

>> I GUESS WE ARE GOING BACK AGAIN, BUT WE WANTED TO KEEP VEGAS OPEN, AND THIS IS A CONCERN.

>> THE NEW SIGNAGE HELPED SPREAD THE MESSAGE.

I FOUND SIMILAR SIGNS POSTED INSIDE OF THE VENETIAN REMINDING GUESTS THAT THE MASKS ARE REQUIRED REGARDLESS OF VACCINATION STATUS.

>> WHEN IT IS SO MANY PEOPLE, PUT A MASK ON.

>> IT DOESN'T BOTHER ME TO WEAR THE MASK.

HAVING A DAUGHTER, THAT IS ALL I CARE ABOUT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE SAFE ON THAT END.

>> MOST GUESTS WERE HAPPY TO COMPLY BUT THERE WERE SOME WHO WERE SLOWER TO THE PARTY.

IN THOSE CASES, I PERSONALLY DIDN'T SEE ANY SECURITY OR EMPLOYEES ENFORCING THE NEW MASK MANDATE, BUT OTHERS DID.

>> I HAVE BEEN SEEING SECURITY WALKING AROUND TELLING THEM TO PUT YOUR MASK ON, PUT YOUR MASK ON.

WHEN YOU'RE EATING AND DRINKING, YOU DON'T HAVE IT ON, SO IT IS KIND OF LIKE A GIVE- AND-TAKE.

>> EVERYONE UNDERSTOOD THE NEED TO BRING BACK THE MASK POLICY TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF THE DELTA VARIANT, THEY ARE GLAD NEVADA IS NO LONGER LEAVING THE PUBLIC'S HEALTH AND THE PUBLIC'S HAND.

>> THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT DON'T WANT TO GET VACCINATED.

I GUESS IT IS THEIR CHOICE BUT THE LEAST THEY CAN DO IS WEAR A MASK IN THAT CASE.

>> I AM JUDY WOODRUFF TONIGHT, AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE MILLIONS OF RENTERS FACE HOUSING INSTABILITY AFTER EVICTION PROTECTIONS EXPIRE.

COMING UP AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>>> ANOTHER SAN DIEGO AND GOLD MEDAL.

HE WON BY ONE STROKE AND HE IS A SCRIPPS RANCH HIGH GRAD AND ATTENDED SAN DIEGO STATE.

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

BEFORE WE GO TONIGHT, WE WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO WISH OUR LONGTIME DIRECTOR DON JOHNSON A VERY HAPPY RETIREMENT.

BJ, YOU WILL BE MISSED BY ALL OF US AT KPBS.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING.