>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS "EVENING EDITION" HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWELL FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR, RESTORATION, FLOOD AND REMODELING FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

AND, BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION AND DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY , AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND, BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> SAN DIEGO PREPARED FOR IT BUT WAS LARGELY SPARED THE WORST OF HURRICANE HILARY.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

TROPICAL STORM IMPACT WAS MINIMAL, AS MATT HOFFMAN TELLS US, EMERGENCY OFFICIALS SAY IT'S DUDE IN PART TO ACTIONS TAKEN AHEAD OF THE STORM.

>> WHEN WE ASKED YOU TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS, YOU RESPONDED AND BY DOING SO, YOU MANAGED TO REDUCE THE NEED FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES AND ALLOW FIRST RESPONDERS AND CITY CREWS TO DO THEIR JOBS.

>> MOST URBAN AREAS GOT 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MILES PER HOUR.

INITIAL ESTIMATES SHOW NO MAJOR DAMAGE.

SOMETHING THAT OFFICIALS ATTRIBUTE ACROSS THE COUNTY, DOING WORK LIKE CLEARING BLOCKAGES FROM PIPES AND STORM DRAINS.

NO DEATHS OR MAJOR INJURIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED.

THERE WAS AT LEAST ONE WATER RESCUE OF ABOUT A DOZEN PEOPLE LIVING ALONG THE SAN DIEGO RIVER.

GLORIA SAYS OUTREACH TEAMS WENT OUT AHEAD OF THE STORM, OFFERING SHELTER TO UNHOUSED RESIDENTS AND SAYS THAT EMERGENCY SHELTERS WERE 72% FULL ON SUNDAY.

>> IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO GET FOLKS TO ACCEPT OFFERS OF SHELTER.

>> FURTHER ASSESSMENTS ARE UNDERWAY BUT IT'S UNLIKELY THEY NEED FEDERAL ASSISTANCE.

SOME LOW-LYING ROADS WERE FLOODED AND IN THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO, THE -- THERE WERE NEARLY 150 REPORTS OF DOWN TREES OR BRANCHES.

THERE WERE FEARS OF THE IMPACT BEING WORSE.

>> WE TOOK IT SERIOUSLY THROUGHOUT THE STORM.

WE NEVER LET UP ON THE PERCEPTION THAT AT ANY MINUTE, THAT STORM COULD TURN.

THE PUBLIC EXPECTATION IS THAT WE NEEDED TO BE IN POSITION TO MANAGE IT.

>> IT'S A BALANCE OF INFORMING THE PUBLIC WITHOUT ALARMING AND I BELIEVE WE DID THAT SUCCESSFULLY.

>> AT THE PEAK OF A STORM THERE WERE 15,000 HOMES WITHOUT POWER.

BY MIDDAY, MOST HEADLIGHTS BACK ON.

>>> THE BIG STORY THESE PAST FEW DAYS HAS BEEN HURRICANE HILARY, WHICH CONTINUES TO TRAVEL TOWARD THE NORTH, BUT WE STILL DO HAVE SOME OF THAT SUMMIT.

WE WILL TALK ABOUT WHEN WE START TO DRY OUT AND WHERE TEMPERATURES GROW ACROSS THE REGION BUT WE ARE NOT DONE WITH STORMS YET AND WE HAVE MORE BREWING INTO THE LATER HALF OF THE WEEK.

WE WILL TIME THAT OUT AND SHOW YOU WHICH AREAS HAVE THAT RISK COMING UP.

>>> THE STORM HAS CAUSED QUITE A MESS WHEN IT COMES TO AIR TRAVEL.

MORE THAN 100 FLIGHTS IN AND OUT OF SAN DIEGO HAVE BEEN DELAYED OR CANCELED.

40% OF FLIGHTS WERE CANCELED YESTERDAY, WITH ACCORDING TO ONE OF THE MOST.

AIRPORT DISRUPTIONS ARE ONLY HALF THE BATTLE.

>> THE ROADS WERE BAD AS FAR AS HYDROPLANING.

SEVERAL CARS WERE HYDROPLANING STRAIGHT THROUGH TRAFFIC AND OFTEN EITHER SIDE.

>> IF YOU ARE SCHEDULED TO FLY OUT OF SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL OR ARE PICKING SOMEONE UP, DOUBLE CHECK FLIGHT STATUS AS THINGS COULD CHANGE.

>>> CREWS WORKED OVERNIGHT TO REOPEN SEVERAL STORM RELATED ROAD CLOSURES, BUT THIS ROCKSLIDE BETWEEN SAN DIEGO AND IMPERIAL VALLEY IS TAKING A WHILE BECAUSE THEY ARE TRYING TO REMOVE BOULDERS THAT ARE ABOUT AS BIG AS A SCHOOL BUS.

THE PARK ROAD IS OPERATING AS ONE-WAY TRAFFIC CONTROL.

PEOPLE ARE BEING ASKED TO BE PATIENT AS THE CREWS WORK TO GET THE FILE OPEN.

IF YOU DO NOT HAVE TO TRAVEL TO THE COUNTY OR TO ARIZONA, PLEASE DELAY YOUR TRIP.

STOMACH THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT POSTPONED THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL TO ASSESS DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE STORM.

IT WAS A WORK DAY FOR TEACHERS AND STAFF TO CONFIRM A SAFE RETURN TO SCHOOL TOMORROW.

OUR EDUCATION REPORTER HAS THAT UPDATE.

>> IT WAS STILL SPRINKLING AT HOOVER HIGH SCHOOL THIS MORNING AS TEACHERS AND STAFF REPORTED FOR WORK.

ONE OF THEIR FIRST RESPONSIBILITIES WAS TO BREAK THE NEWS TO STUDENTS WHO DID NOT KNOW CLASSES WERE CANCELED.

THIS IS 16-YEAR-OLD WAS READY TO START HIS JUNIOR YEAR, TODAY.

>> DISAPPOINTED, NOT REALLY, BUT IT'S WEIRD.

I WASN'T EXPECTING THIS.

>> AFTER THE HISTORIC HITS, TEAMS OF AND ADMINISTRATORS ASSESS THE DAMAGE, HERE, AT OAK PARK ELEMENTARY AND CHARTER SCHOOLS.

>> THERE ARE MORE THAN 170 CAMPUSES ACROSS SAN DIEGO UNIFIED, WHICH IS A LOT OF GROUND TO COVER.

AN EXTRA 24 HOURS HELPS.

>>> HERE AT MILLENNIAL TACH, THERE WAS A SOAKED CARPET THAT NEEDED TO BE DRY.

>> ALL THE WAY TO THE BACK.

>> EVERYTHING IS GREEN AND GROSS, IT WAS DEFINITELY ALL SITTING IN WATER.

>>> STORM WATER WAS LEAKING FROM THE CEILING IN THIS CLASSROOM AND ONTO THE iPADS.

HER STUDENTS ARE SUPPOSED TO USE THEM.

>> WE WERE SUPPOSED TO START OUR UNIT TOMORROW, AND THESE ARE THE CONTROLLERS WE USE FOR THE DRONE PROGRAM.

>> THIS IS THE FIRST SEMESTER THAT THEY ARE INTRODUCING DRONE TECHNOLOGY TO SIXTH, SEVENTH, AND EIGHTH GRADE.

DESPITE THE SETBACK, SHE PLANS TO USE THIS AS A TEACHABLE MOMENT WITH STUDENTS WHEN THEY RETURN TOMORROW.

>> IT'S IMPORTANT TO TEACH THE KIDS ABOUT WEATHER, WEATHER PATTERNS, CLIMATE, WHAT IS CAUSING HURRICANES TO OCCUR IN A CITY WHERE THEY HAVE NOT OCCURRED FOR THE LAST 80 YEARS.

>>> THOMAS COURTNEY SITS ALL ALONE IN HIS CLASSROOM, LISTENING TO HIS FAVORITE ROCK MUSIC, DOUBLE CHECKING LESSON PLANS FOR HUMANITIES AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS CLASS IS.

NO DAMAGE IN HIS ROOM, JUST A TERMINATION.

>> I WANT KIDS IN THESE DESKS, I WANT MY PROJECTS UP HERE, I WANT KIDS WORKING, I WANT SMILING, I WANT LAUGHTER, I WANT TO GET BACK TO LEARNING.

>> THAT WILL BE TOMORROW AFTER WIPING UP THE MESS AND THE MEMORY OF THIS UNEXPECTED HISTORY LESSON.

>>> HILLARY BROUGHT LOTS OF RAIN TO SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND THAT WILL HELP EASE THE RISK OF WILDFIRES AT LEAST, FOR NOW.

ERIC ANDERSON EXPLAINS.

>>> SEVERAL RAINFALL RECORDS FOR AUGUST FELL ON SUNDAY.

ESCONDIDO AND VISTA SET THOSE RECORDS.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PREDICTED RAINFALL WOULD BE HEAVIEST IN THE MOUNTAINS AND IT WAS.

MORE THAN SIX INCHES FELL IN PALOMAR.

AT MOUNT LAGUNA, RECORDED RAINFALL WAS 4.5 INCHES.

THE RAIN HAS THE BENEFIT OF TAPPING DOWN THE RISK OF WILDFIRES.

>> HOPEFULLY THAT WILL BE LESS OF A CONCERN BUT THE WIND COULD DRY UP FUEL RAPIDLY IF WE HAVE A COUPLE OF SANTA ANA WIND EVENTS, WHAT WILL CONDITIONS LOOK LIKE?

>> THE STORM DOES NOT ELIMINATE THE RISK FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR, BOTH COUNTIES MOST DESTRUCTIVE WILDFIRES, CEDAR IN 2003 AND WHICH CREEK IN 2007, WERE SPARKED IN LATE OCTOBER.

UNLIKE SPRING RAINS WHICH FEED PLANT GROWTH, THIS LIKELY WON'T ADD TO WILDFIRE FUEL.

>> WE MIGHT SEE NEW GROWTH AS FAR AS GRASS AND WHATNOT.

I DON'T THINK IT WILL REALLY BE ENOUGH TO BUILD THE FIRE POTENTIAL ON THIS.

>> CAL FIRE OFFICIALS SAY THEY WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR MOISTURE LEVELS OF PLANTS IN THE BACKCOUNTRY.

THEY HELP THE BENEFITS OF AN AUGUST RAINSTORM WILL NOT BECOME A LONG-TERM LIABILITY DURING PEAK FIRE SEASON THIS FALL.

>>> THE IMPACT WAS FELT MORE INTENSELY IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE EAST.

COMING UP, LOOK AT THE FLOODING, MUDSLIDES, AND DAMAGE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

>>> IT'S NOT FALL YET, BUT HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE BRACING FOR THE SPREAD OF THREE MAJOR VIRUSES IN THE U.S.

THE FDA HAS APPROVED A PFIZER VACCINE FOR NEWBORNS WHICH IS GIVEN TO PREGNANT MOTHERS.

OFFICIALS SAY IT IS 82% EFFECTIVE AT PREVENTING SEVERE RSV BUT ONLY LAST SIX MONTHS, IT'S ONE OF THE NEW WEAPONS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST RSV.

WE ARE EXPLAINING WHAT YOU SHOULD DO BEFORE COLD AND FLU SEASON.

>>> ANOTHER POTENTIAL TRIPLE THREAT OF VIRUSES.

THE FLU, COVID-19, AND RSV, ALL THREE MAY HIT THE U.S.

TOGETHER , BUT THIS YEAR, THERE IS A VACCINE FOR ALL OF THEM.

WENT TO GET THEM VARIES BASED ON AGE.

>> BEFORE HALLOWEEN, YOU SHOULD GET YOUR FLU SHOT.

LATE SEPTEMBER FOR COVID IS WHEN THAT NEW BOOSTER IS EXPECT DID AND IT IS NOT AN EXACT MATCH FOR WHAT IS CURRENTLY CIRCULATING IN THE COUNTRY, BUT IS STILL GOOD PROTECTION ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE THAT ARE VULNERABLE.

>> THE U.S. IS SEEING AN UPTICK IN COVID-19 CASES BUT IT IS STILL UNCLEAR HOW MANY IS FEWER TEST ARE BEING TAKEN.

THERE WERE PATCHES IN RED, MORE SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN POP HOSPITALIZATIONS AND STATES WITH NUMBERS GOING DOWN AND OTHERS STAYING STABLE.

COVID-19 HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS ARE LOWER THAN IN YEARS PAST.

>> AUGUST OF THIS YEAR, RIGHT NOW IS ABOUT A QUARTER OF WHAT AUGUST OF LAST YEAR WAS GOOD >> U.S. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION SAY THAT IF YOU TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID- 19, ISOLATE FOR FIVE DAYS.

ISOLATION CAN AND IF SYMPTOMS IMPROVE AND AGENCY DOES RECOMMEND MASKING.

>> IT'S COMPLICATED BUT REALLY, THE FIRST FIVE DAYS IS WHEN YOU ARE MOST INFECTIOUS AND SHOULD STAY HOME.

>>> THE STATEMENTS BASKETBALL TEAM IS HELPING TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF FENTANYL.

>> FENTANYL KILLS AND CREATES CHAOS.

IT DOESN'T CARE ABOUT YOUR RACE OR HOW YOU IDENTIFY.

>> IT DOESN'T CARE IF YOU ARE ADDICTED OR TRYING IT FOR THE FIRST TIME.

>>> ASSET PLAYERS DISCUSSED THE FATAL CONSEQUENCES OF USING FENTANYL IN A SERIES OF PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS.

THE CAMPAIGN IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH U.S. AND CITY ATTORNEY OFFICES AND THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, MESA.

THOSE PSA'S WERE RELEASED TODAY TO COINCIDE WITH FENTANYL PREVENTION AND AWARENESS DAY.

THIS TOUCHES ON FUNDS ON THOSE PRESENCE AND MANY OTHER DRUGS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING NARCAN AVAILABLE TO PREVENT OVERDOSE.

>>> IS MORE KIDS HAD BACK-TO- SCHOOL, WORRIES ABOUT ACT OF SHOOTERS, WEATHER EMERGENCIES, AND BULLYING CAN BE TOP OF MIND FOR PARENTS AND STUDENTS.

WE HAVE ADVICE FROM THE EXPERTS TO GET THE SCHOOL YEAR STARTED.

>>> GOING BACK TO SCHOOL CAN BE STRESSFUL, BUT EXPERTS SAY THERE ARE STEPS TO TAKE TO ALLEVIATE ANXIETY AND BE PREPARED FOR ANY SCENARIO.

>> IF WE CAN EMPOWER THEM TO FEEL LIKE THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN SAFETY AND THAT THERE ARE THINGS THEY CAN DO TO FEEL SAFE.

>> LORI FROM I'LL LET UNIVERSAL, SECURITY SERVICES, RECOMMENDS KEEPING OPEN COMMUNICATION WITH YOUR SCHOOL AND UNDERSTANDING PROTOCOLS FOR EMERGENCIES AND IDENTIFYING SAFE ADULTS THAT YOUR CHILD CAN TURN TO FOR HELP.

>> KNOW WHO THEY ARE AND THAT IS FOR STUDENTS OF ANY AGE.

FOR HIGHER EDUCATION, IT'S JUST AS IMPORTANT.

>> ONLINE SAFETY SHOULD ALSO BE A PRIORITY.

>> ENCOURAGING CHILDREN NOT TO SHARE PASSWORDS, DON'T TALK TO STRANGERS, BE MINDFUL OF ONLINE BULLYING.

>> THAT EXTENDS TO PARENTS AS WELL, BYRON LOWLANDS SAYS THAT TO THINK TWICE, WHEN POSTING BACK-TO-SCHOOL PHOTOS ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

>> THAT CAN REVEAL PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR CHILD WHICH CAN BE USED BY PRESBYTERS TO TRACK YOUR CHILD DOWN.

>> WITH SO MANY CONCERNS, MENTAL HEALTH EXPERTS RECOMMEND FOCUSING ON THE POSITIVE AND EMPOWERING YOUR CHILD.

>> KIDS ARE SO RESILIENT AND TRUSTING.

IF WE SET THE TONE THE WAY WE WANT THEM TO HAVE AN EXPERIENCE, THEY ARE USUALLY ACCOMMODATING AND ADAPTIVE.

>>> WATER LEVELS ON THE COLORADO RIVER ARE RISING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS.

FEDERAL OFFICIALS ANNOUNCED THAT THEY WILL EASE THOSE WATER RESTRICTIONS, BUT THE LONG-TERM HEALTH OF THE RIVER BASIN REMAINS IN DOUBT.

>> THE RIVER IS ICONIC.

>>'S ENGINE EVERLY HAS SPENT MUCH OF HIS LIFE ON THE COLORADO RIVER.

>> IT'S A REMARKABLE AREA.

>> AS AN ADDED ADVENTURER, HIS MISSION IN LIFE IS TO PROTECT IT.

>> IT'S ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PLACES IN THE NATION AND ONE OF THE PLACES THAT WE NEED TO BE REALLY DILIGENT ABOUT TAKING CARE OF BECAUSE IT CONTRIBUTES TO'S -- SO MUCH TO ALL OF US.

>> THE COLORADO RIVER POWER CITIES, FARMS, QUENCHING THE THIRST OF 40 MILLION PEOPLE.

IT'S A CRITICAL REFUGE FOR WILDLIFE AND A PLAYGROUND THAT IS UNDER THREAT.

>> IT IS BEING OVERUSED.

THERE IS MORE DEMAND ON THE RIVER, MORE WATER BEING TAKEN OUT OF THE RIVER THAN THE RIVER CAN HANDLE.

IF WE CONTINUE TO OVER EXTRACT THE BANK ACCOUNT WE WILL RUN DRY.

>> AN UNUSUAL WINTER GOT SOME RELIEF, PUNISHING THE SNOWPACK TO BOOST LEVELS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS.

EXPERTS ARE WARNING THAT IT IS NOT ENOUGH.

>> IT'S BEEN SO HOT AND SO DRY, THAT MUCH OF THE BENEFIT THAT WE GOT OUT OF THE SNOWPACK HAS EVAPORATED.

>> FROM EXTRA WET WINTERS, THAT WON'T SOLVE THE CRISIS.

>> MY CONCERN IS THAT PEOPLE ASSUME THAT THE SITUATION IS GETTING MUCH BETTER AND THAT WE CAN TAKE OUR FOOT OFF THE GAS IN TERMS OF CONSERVATION.

THE SYSTEM CAN CRASH AND CAN CRASH FAST.

>> OVER THE CENTURY, THE RIVER HAS SHRUNK 20%, WHICH IS MORE APPARENT IN THE LOWER BASIN, BUT THE IMPACTS ARE BEING FELT ACROSS THE WATERWAY.

>> THIS IS A BREATHTAKING EXPERIENCE, A SLOW AND SOMETIMES BUMPY RIDE AT A MOMENT WHEN IT SEEMS LIKE THE EARTH'S CLOCK IS SLEETING UP.

CLIMATE CHANGE, WATER GROWTH OVERCONSUMPTION IS THREATENING THE EXISTENCE OF THIS RIVER.

>> THIS IS THE BEST ROLLER COASTER IN NORTH AMERICA.

CLASSIFIED RAPIDS ALL THE WAY DOWN, AND MY MOST DANGEROUS PART OF MY JOB IS WHEN I GET TO THIS RAMP.

IT'S EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

>> THE RIVER SHRUNK SO MUCH IT'S NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR RIVER GUIDE TO PULL BOATS OUT OF THE WATER.

>> IT'S LIKE PYRAMID BUILDING.

YOU HAVE GUIDES PUTTING ROLLER TUBES UNDERNEATH BOAT AND AS THAT IS PULLED UP, THEY PUT THOSE TUBES UNDER UNTIL WE GET TO FLATLAND ON TOP.

LIKE ANCIENT EGYPTIAN TECHNOLOGY, LITERALLY.

>> IT IS SUCH A HASSLE THAT MANY TOURS INCLUDE AN EXTRA 50 MILES DOWNSTREAM TYPE TWO DAYS AND COST, BUT WHAT WORRIES THEM IS THE THREAT TO FUTURE GENERATIONS.

>> WE WANT TO PROTECT OUR HERITAGE UP HERE AND HAVE ENOUGH WATER, WE NEED TO SOLVE THESE ISSUES NOW.

IT'S NO LONGER A PROBLEM WE CAN KICK DOWN THE LINE.

>> A SENTIMENT ECHOED BY EVERLY.

>> IT WOULD BE HEARTBREAKING TO LOSE.

>> THE COLORADO RIVER REMAINS IN THE MIDST OF CLIMATE CHANGE DRIVEN DRAFT WHICH IS LASTED FOR MORE THAN TWO DECADES.

>>> HURRICANE HILARY HAD ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY PREPARING FOR THE WORST.

ONE WAS SET UP IN SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE AND THE OTHER, IN SAN MARCOS, DEPLOYMENT OF THE SHELTERS INCLUDES BRINGING COMFORT TO THOSE IMPACTED THE MOST BY INCLEMENT WEATHER OR NATURAL DISASTER.

>> WE ARE TRYING TO ALLEVIATE SOME OF THAT PAIN AND SUFFERING.

SO WHEN PEOPLE COME HERE, WE OFFER A LIGHT BREAKFAST AND WE SERVE LUNCH, WE SERVE DINNER.

THIS PLACE HAS SHOWER FACILITIES WHICH HELPS TO CLEAN UP A LITTLE BIT.

WE HAVE COMFORT KITS THAT HAVE DIFFERENT TOOTHBRUSHES, TOOTHPASTE, STUFF LIKE THAT.

>> BOTH IN THE EMERGENCY SHELTERS HAVE BEEN CLOSED AS OF THIS AFTERNOON.

>>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY APPEARS TO HAVE ESCAPED THE WORST OF THE WRATH, MIKE VALERIO HAS A LOOK AT THE BIG PICTURE ON DAMAGE AND OTHER PARTS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

>> MOTHER NATURE PUT HER MARK ON US.

>> A MARK ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

HISTORIC RAIN, FLOODING, AND MUDSLIDES AS TROPICAL CYCLONE HILLARY FLOWED OVERNIGHT.

>> WE HAD DEBRIS A LOT OF PLACES.

>> VIRTUALLY ISOLATED, CHOKING OFF ALL ACCESS.

>> WE'VE ALREADY STARTED TO OPEN THEM.

>> MANY AGENCIES CONFIRMED HAVING TO PLUCK PEOPLE FROM FLOODWATERS.

>> WE ARE GOING HOUSE TO HOUSE TO MAKE SURE THOSE THAT WANT TO GET OUT, KEN.

>> IN VENTURA COUNTY, RESIDENTS WERE BATTLED BY 5.1 QUAKE ON SUNDAY.

>> THERE WAS NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WE FOUND AND GEOLOGISTS WILL GET BACK TO US.

>> WITH MAJOR CLEANUPS AHEAD, HURRICANE HILARY IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN.

>> IF YOU DON'T NEED TO BE ON THE ROAD, STAY HOME.

>>> CHECK OUT THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY TROPICAL STORM HILLARY IN NEVADA, DROPPING 8.7 INCHES OF RAIN ON LEE CANYON.

THAT SHATTERED THE RECORD OF FOUR INCHES FROM AN UNNAMED TROPICAL SYSTEM IN 1906.

THAT NUMBER COULD GO UP AS RAIN CONTINUES.

IT'S THE FIRST TROPICAL STORM TO CROSS INTO NEVADA.

>>> LET'S START WITH YOUR WEATHER HEADLINES AND WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW OVER THE NEXT FIELD DAYS.

-- FEW DAYS.

HILLARY HAS BEEN BRINGING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL INTO THE REGION AND WE ARE MUCH MORE DRY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AND WE WILL EXPERIENCE A WARM-UP, THOUGH THUNDERSTORM CHANCES RETURN THURSDAY, IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE A COMPLETE WASHOUT BUT WE ARE TRACKING THE POSSIBILITIES OF STORMS INLAND AND ACROSS THE TERRAIN.

AROUND SAN DIEGO, WE HAVE A LOW OF 65, WHICH BUILDS AND STAY SOFT INTO THE REGION WITH OCEANSIDE TO BELOW 64.

INTO TOMORROW, TEMPERATURES RISE TO 75 IN SAN DIEGO, MOUNT LAGUNA 63 AND BORREGO SPRINGS IS STILL DOWN BECAUSE OF ALL OF THAT WATER.

WE HAVE A HIGH OF 92, BUT THOSE COOLER TEMPERATURES WON'T STAY TOO LONG.

THOSE WILL RISE ALONG THE COAST, WITH A HIGH AT 77 AND WEDNESDAY, PARTLY SUNNY.

IT WILL STILL BE A LITTLE STICKY EVEN THROUGH THE WEEK AND INTO THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEKEND.

THOSE HIGHS REMAIN IN THE UPPER 70s.

WE HAVE HIGHS IN THE 80s THIS WEEK AND IT WILL STILL BE HUMID AS WE DEAL WITH MOISTURE IN THE ATMOSPHERE.

WE HAVE MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, SUNNY TUESDAY, AS THAT PICKS UP BY WEDNESDAY.

THEN, WE HAVE SUNSHINE INTO THE WEEKEND.

FOR THE MOUNTAINS, THOSE HIGHS REMAIN IN THE 60s.

WE STAY A LITTLE COOL IN THE LOW TO MID 60s SO IF YOU ARE IN THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, ADD AN EXTRA LAYER AS YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR.

THOSE TEMPERATURES RISE BACK TO THE TRIPLE DIGITS.

>>> LABOR DAY IS IN TWO WEEKS, AND MORE PEOPLE ARE BOOKING TRAVEL THE LAST YEAR INCLUDING BOOKINGS FOR FLIGHTS, HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, AND CRUISES.

THOSE BOOKINGS ARE UP 4%.

THE FIVE MOST POPULAR DESTINATIONS I SEATTLE, ORLANDO, ANCHORAGE, NEW YORK, AND LAS VEGAS.

>>> A PORTION OF THE ORIGINAL BERLIN WALL HAS A NEW PERMANENT HOME IN TIJUANA.

WE SPOKE WITH ONE OF THE PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR BRINGING IT THERE.

>> ON A HILL OVERLOOKING THE PACIFIC OCEAN A FEW FEET AWAY FROM THE U.S./MEXICO BORDER, A THREE TON SLAB OF THE ORIGINAL BERLIN WALL HAS FOUND A NEW HOME.

>> WE DID NOT WANT TO BE BEHIND A SPECIFIC BARRIER.

>> AND LA-BASED TV PRODUCER SAID IT'S IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO SEE IT, TOUCH IT, GRAB IT, BY PLACING ALONG THE BORDER, HE HOPES TO SEND A POSITIVE MESSAGE TO THE MIGRANT POPULATION OF TIJUANA.

>> WE ARE LOOKING FOR A BETTER LIFE.

THERE ARE GROUPS OF PEOPLE PAYING ATTENTION TO THIS.

>> HE'S NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT PHYSICAL BARRIERS, HE ALSO CRITICIZES U.S. IMMIGRATION POLICIES THAT LIMIT MIGRATION.

>>> TROPICAL STORM HIT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER 80 YEARS, CAUSING WIDESPREAD FLOODS AND MUDSLIDES.

COMING UP, ON KPBS.

>>> HERE IS ANOTHER LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

THAT'S DUE IN PART TO BEING PREPARED.

THERE WERE NEARLY 100 REPORTS OF DOWNED TREES OR BRANCHES, BUT THERE'S NO MAJOR DAMAGE COUNTYWIDE.

THE SAN DIEGO MAYOR ATTRIBUTES THAT THE WORK DONE BEFORE THE STORM DECLARE BLOCKAGES FROM PIPES AND STORM DRAINS AND HE ALSO THINKS PEOPLE FOR STAYING HOME AND REDUCING THE NEED FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES.

>>> THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT POSTPONED THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.

TODAY WAS A WORKDAY FOR TEACHERS AND STAFF WHO CONDUCTED THOROUGH INSPECTIONS AT MORE THAN 170 CAMPUSES.

THE SUPERINTENDENT ASSURED PARENTS THAT THE POSTPONEMENT GUARANTEES THAT STUDENTS WILL RETURN TO SAFE CAMPUSES TOMORROW.

>>> HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON TOMORROW WITH A REPORT ON RISING SEA LEVELS IN CALIFORNIA AND HOW SOME SCIENTISTS PREDICT MANY BEACHES WILL BE LOST BY THE END OF THE CENTURY.

>>> BACK-TO-SCHOOL AND LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICT AS WELL AS COMMUNITY COLLEGES.

THE MIDDAY ADDITION IS SITTING DOWN WITH THE LEADERS OF BOTH DISTRICTS AND YOU CAN FIND THOSE STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

GOOD NIGHT.

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