>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY ANDERSON PLUMBING HEATING AND AIR, PROUD TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF KPBS AND PRIVILEGED TO SERVE SAN DIEGO CLIENTS.

ANDERSON PLUMBING HEATING AND AIR, HELPING HOMEOWNERS MAINTAIN DRAIN, HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS SINCE 1978.

AND, BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY AND BY THE FOLLOWING-AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>> GOOD EVENING.

IT MONDAY, AUGUST 23rd.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

A MAJOR MILESTONE OF THE FDA FULLY APPROVES THE PFIZER VACCINES.

PRESIDENT BIDEN HELPED EXPERTS CALLING THIS A PIVOTAL MOMENT FOR THE COUNTRY.

THIS COMES AS MORE SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES OPENED TODAY, AND LOCAL HOSPITALS STRUGGLED WITH STAFFING DUE TO COVID-19 INCREASES AND FATIGUE.

OUR COVERAGE BEGINS WITH KPBS'S MELISSA MAY.

>> TWO SHORT MONTHS AGO, SCRIPPS HEALTH HAD 13 TRANSIT STATIONS SPREAD AMONG THEIR FIVE CAMPUSES.

TODAY, THEY HAVE 175, PLUS ANOTHER 850 PATIENTS ARE BEING TREATED FOR OTHER MEDICAL ISSUES.

>> OUR HEALTHCARE WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES ARE BURNING OUT.

>> CHRIS PENN QUARTER IS THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF SCRIPPS HEALTH.

HE'S HAD SOME MEDICAL PROCEDURES MIGHT BE POSTPONED, BUT ONLY WHERE IT'S SAFE FOR PATIENTS TO WAIT.

DECISIONS WILL BE MADE ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.

>> MAKE SURE WE DELIVER THE HIGHEST QUALITY CARE THAT THEY HAVE THE APPROPRIATE BAD IN A COVID-19 UNIT WHEN THEY GET SICK , AND THAT WE TAKE A LITTLE PRESSURE OUT OF OUR STAFF WHO DESERVE THAT AT THAT POINT IN TIME PICKS UP >> AS HEALTHCARE WORKERS FACE MORE COVID-19 CASES, HE SAYS THE PUBLIC IS TREATING THEM DIFFERENTLY THAN EARLIER IN THE PANDEMIC.

>> PEOPLE WERE TWEAKING THE HEALTHCARE WORKERS AS IF THEY WERE HEROES, BUSINESSES WORK BRINGING SUPPLIES, AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE PATIENTS ARE ANGRY AND YELLING AT THE NURSES.

SOMETIMES, WHEN WE DIAGNOSED HIM WITH COVID-19, THEY SAY WE ARE LYING .

>> I HAVE A PERIOD OF TIME WHEN I AM DISHEARTENED BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE WE WILL NEVER GET OUT OF THIS.

>> KIMBERLY BROWN IS A LICENSED NURSE AND INSTRUCTOR.

>> WE HAVE GOTTEN BACKLASH FROM PEOPLE.

I THINK IT'S OUT OF THEIR FRUSTRATION NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO.

>> DR. CHRIS VAN GORDER SAID SCRIPPS HEALTH IS ADEQUATELY STAFFED TO DELIVER SAFE CARE.

IF YOU ARE ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL, YOU WILL RECEIVE THE CARE YOU NEED.

MELISSA MAY, KPBS NEWS .

>>> TO THE MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH IN THE FIGHT AGAINST THE PANDEMIC, THE PFIZER HAS RECEIVED FULL APPROVAL FROM THE FDA.

AS JAMIE GRADE AND REPORTS, THE MOVE MIGHT MOTIVATE MORE PEOPLE TO GET THE SHOT AND OPEN THE DOOR FOR MORE VACCINE MANDATES ACROSS THE COUNTY.

>> THOSE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR FULL APPROVAL SHOULD GO GET YOUR SHOT NOW.

>> A CRITICAL STEP TO GET MORE AMERICANS VACCINATED, THE FDA HAS NOW GRANTED ITS FIRST FULL APPROVAL OF A CORONAVIRUS VACCINE NINE MONTHS AFTER THE FIRST DOSE OF THE PFIZER BIO INTACT VACCINE WAS ADMINISTERED IN THE U.S.. >> THEY HAVE NO WAY SACRIFICE SCIENTIFIC STANDARDS OR THE INTEGRITY OR PROCESS.

>> Reporter: THE VACCINE HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED FOR EMERGENCY USE IN THE U.S. FOR MID- DECEMBER FROM AGES 16 AND OLDER.

IN MAY, THAT WAS EXTENDED TO PEOPLE 12 YEARS AND OLDER.

WHILE SOME EXPERTS SAY THE DECISION MOTIVATES PEOPLE STILL HESITATE TO GET THE SHOT, OTHERS ARE NOT SO SURE.

>> I WORRY THEY MIGHT COME UP WITH ANOTHER REASON FOR WHY THEY DO NOT WANT TO GET IT.

>> Reporter: FULL APPROVAL HAS PFIZER WITH THE VACCINE, MARKED AS CALAMITY AND OPENS A DOOR FOR MORE SCHOOLS AND OFFICIALS TO ISSUE VACCINE MANDATES.

MONDAYS MOVE ALREADY HAS AN IMPACT.

MAYOR BILL DE BLASIO ANNOUNCED THE VACCINE MANDATE FOR NEW YORK CITY SCHOOLS HAVE.

>> VACCINE MANDATES TO HAVE AN IMPACT, ESPECIALLY WITH PEOPLE ON THE FENCE PROTECTING PEOPLE IN YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR WORKPLACE.

NOT IS ANOTHER IMPORTANT REASON TO GET VACCINATED.

>> Reporter: THIS COMES AS VACCINATION RATES ARE TAKING UP.

LAST WEEK, THE U.S. REPORTED MORE THAN 1 MILLION DAILY VACCINATIONS FOR THREE DAYS IN A ROW.

JAMIE GRADE AND, KPBS NEWS.

>>> HOSPITALIZING UNVACCINATED PEOPLE IS COSTING THE U.S. HEALTH SYSTEM BILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

A KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION FOUND 113,000 HOSPITALIZATIONS COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IN JUNE AND JULY WITH THE AVERAGE COVID-19 HOUSING $20,000, THAT MEANS MORE THAN $2 BILLION COULD HAVE BEEN SAVED IF THOSE PEOPLE WERE VACCINATED.

THAT VACCINE SAYS THE FIGURES ARE LIKELY AN UNDERSTATEMENT OF THE BURDEN ON THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM.

>>> WE ARE TRACKING THE LATEST ON THE PANDEMIC AT KPBS.ORG FOR EVERYTHING FROM LOCAL CASE NUMBERS TO VACCINATION LOCATIONS, CLICK ON THE TRACKING COVID-19 LINK ON OUR HOMEPAGE .

>>> CARLSBAD AND RANCHO SANTA FE SCHOOL DISTRICTS JOINED MANY COLLEGE CAMPUSES WITH REOPENING TODAY.

EDUCATION REPORTER MJ PEREZ GIVES US A LOOK AT HOW THEY ARE HANDLING THE TRENDS CRISIS.

>> Reporter: EVERYBODY IS A WINNER WHEN IT COMES TO COVID- 19 EDUCATION AND PREVENTION.

>> DO YOU KNOW ANYBODY ?

>> Reporter: IT'S THE FIRST DAY OF CLASSES AT SDSU AND THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY FOR THE USING VARSITY CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM TO REACH STUDENTS.

THIS SEMESTER, EVERYTHING STUDENTS NEED HELP WITH HAS SOME CONNECTION TO COVID-19'S ONGOING HEALTH THREATS, INCLUDING FOOD, HOUSING, FINANCES.

>> THE BIGGEST HOPE IS EVERY STUDENT CAN SUCCEED IN SCHOOL WITHOUT HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT ANY TECHNICAL CRISIS.

>> Reporter: SDSU REQUIRES EVERY STUDENT TO PROVIDE PROOF OF FULL COVID-19 VACCINATION BEFORE THEY CAN BE ON CAMPUS.

MASKS ARE REQUIRED.

SO FAR, 94% OF THE STUDENT BODY, THAT IS 33,000 SUBMITTING DOCUMENTATION.

>> EVERYBODY IS SUPPOSED TO BE VACCINATED.

THE ONES WHO ARE NOT ARE GETTING TESTED.

I FEEL COMFORTABLE.

>> I DID NOT KNOW WHERE ANYTHING WAS.

THIS WAS MY FIRST TIME HAVING TO LEARN WHERE CLASSES ARE.

I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE.

>> Reporter: 6000 STUDENTS LIVING HERE ON CAMPUS THIS FALL, 1500 LESS THAN BEFORE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC BEGAN.

UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS HELPLESS STUDENTS WILL HELP PREVENT ANOTHER OUTBREAK.

SAN DIEGO CITY COLLEGE STARTED CLASSES THIS MORNING AS WELL.

MOST STUDENTS ARE CHOOSING TO STAY HOME AND LEARN ONLINE, ONLY 20% OF THE TOTAL PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED IN PERSON.

IN CHULA VISTA, SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE HAS INCREASED CLEANING AND SANITIZING PROTOCOLS ALONG WITH PARTNERING WITH THE CENTRAL FEATURE HEALTH CENTER FOR ONGOING VACCINATION CLINICS ON CAMPUS.

OVER THE WEEKEND, SAN DIEGO STATE OFFICIALS INVESTIGATED REPORTS OF VIOLENCE AND LARGE PARTY GATHERINGS NEAR THE CAMPUS.

IT'S ANOTHER HEALTH RISK STUDENTS FACE.

>> JUST BE RESPONSIBLE WITH THE COVID-19.

YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE SUFFERING FROM IT.

>> Reporter: FOR NOW, PREVENTION AND AN EDUCATION GO HAND IN HAND.

KPBS NEWS .

>>> HOW DO THE MAJORITY OF AMERICANS FEEL ABOUT MASKS AND MANDATES IN SCHOOLS?

A NEW POLL BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NORTH THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS RESEARCH SHOWS THAT MASKS AND VACCINES SHOULD BE REQUIRED FOR STUDENTS IN K-12 SCHOOLS.

POLITICAL LINES DIVIDED THOSE SENTIMENTS AMONG REPUBLICANS, ONLY THREE IN 10 ARE IN FAVOR OF THE REQUIREMENTS COMPARED WITH EIGHT AND 10 DEMOCRATS.

MASKS HAVE BEEN MANDATED IN SOME STATES AND WERE BARRED FROM BEING REQUIRED IN OTHERS.

OF THE POLICE OFFICER WAS SHOT AND KILLED A WOMAN FROM SAN DIEGO IN THE JANUARY 6 INSURRECTION WILL NOT FACE DISCIPLINARY ACTION.

ASHLEY BATTED WAS SHOT WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH A BROKEN WINDOW INTO THE SPEAKERS LOBBY AS THE PRO-TRUMP MOB OVERRAN THE CAPITAL.

U.S. CAPITOL SAID THE POLICE THAT SHOT HER WITH FOLLOWING DEPARTMENT POLICY, BUT USING DEADLY FORCE TO PROTECT HUMAN LIFE.

THE DEPARTMENT WILL NOT NAME THE OFFICER BECAUSE OF CONCERNS FOR THEIR SAFETY.

>>> THE U.S. MILITARY PULLED OFF ITS BIGGEST DAY OF AIRLIFT OUT OF AFGHANISTAN YET.

28 FIGHTS.

ABOUT 10,400 PEOPLE TO SAFETY IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD.

THE DEADLINE FOR THE U.S. TROOP WITHDRAWAL IS EIGHT DAYS AWAY.

>> WE WILL CONTINUE TO GET AFGHANS AT RISK OUT OF THE COUNTRY EVEN AFTER U.S. MILITARY FORCES HAVE LEFT.

>> AFGHAN FAMILIES ARE ARRIVING IN SAN DIEGO AS KPBS MILITARY REPORTER STEVE SHOWS US THAT IT IS PUTTING STRAIN ON LOCAL AID AGENCIES.

>> Reporter: EARLIER, THE NUMBER OF AFGHANS COMING TO SAN DIEGO UNDER THE SPECIAL IMMIGRATION VISA PROGRAM SLOWED TO A TRICKLE.

BETWEEN COVID-19 AND DELAYS CREATED UNDER THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION , ALL OF THAT TURNED AROUND IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS AS THE EVACUATION CONTINUES IN KABUL, WITH JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF SAN DIEGO.

BACK AS PEOPLE ARE BEING MOVED INTO SAFETY QUICKLY, THEY ALSO NEED TO BE PLACED AT THE LOCAL AFFILIATE QUICKLY.

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE HAVING OUR PROCESSES IN A WAY TO MEET THE CHALLENGE.

>> Reporter: JOINT BASE McGUIRE LAKERS IN NEW JERSEY BECAME THE FOURTH U.S.-BASED ASSIGNED TO TAKE AFGHANS WHILE THEY COMPLETE THEIR PAPERWORK.

THEY ARE MOVING TO THEIR FINAL DESTINATION INSIDE THE COUNTRY WITH IN A FEW DAYS.

PEOPLE COMING TO SAN DIEGO ALREADY HAVE SOME LOCAL TIME.

>> THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE REMAINS THE HOUSING.

AND VEHICLE HAS A HOUSING CRISIS AS IT IS.

DEALING WITH THAT IN AN EMERGENCY MAKES THAT MORE DIFFICULT.

WE HAVE BEEN QUITE A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES IS ASKING FOR DONATIONS, EVERYTHING FROM POTS AND PANS TO PEOPLE WHO CAN DRIVE THEM TO THEIR NEW PLACE AFTER THEY ARRIVED.

>> OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PROVIDE THE SAME LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE WITH MORE PLANNING AND MAKE SURE BOTH FAMILIES DO NOT FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS AND WE DO NOT FORGET TO MAKE CONNECTIONS SO THEY CAN GET THEIR PROCESS IN PLACE, RESTART THEIR LIFE AND START WORKING AND BECOME SELF- SUFFICIENT IN OUR COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: AT THE MOMENT, JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES IS SEEING WHEN YOU FAMILY A DAY.

THEY EXPECT THAT TO HAPPEN FOR AS LONG AS THE AIRLIFT CONTINUES.

STEVE WALSH, KPBS NEWS .

>>> AN IMAGE OF HOPE AMID THE CHAOS, A BABY GIRL BORN IN THE CARGO BAY OF THE U.S. AIR FORCE C-17 CARRYING AFGHAN EVACUEES.

AS THE PLANE LANDED AT RAMSTAD AIRBASE IN GERMANY, ON SATURDAY, THE 86 MEDICAL GROUP RUSHED IN TO SAFELY DELIVER HER.

MORE THAN 6000 EVACUEES ARRIVED AT THE BASE WITH 17 FLIGHTS LANDING IN 24 HOURS.

>>> EARLY VOTING IS UNDERWAY FOR THE SEPTEMBER 14th ELECTION THAT WILL DECIDE WHETHER GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM IS KICKED OUT OF OFFICE.

THE FIRST QUESTION ON THE BALLOT IS A YES OR NO.

SHOULD GAVIN NEWSOM BE RECALLED?

THE SECOND QUESTION, WHO SHOULD REPLACE HIM IF THE RECALL PASSES, HAS MANY VOTERS SCRATCHING THEIR HEADS.

KPBS METRO REPORTER ANDREW BOLING TAKES A CLOSER LOOK AT THE FOUR OF THE 46 REPLACEMENT CANDIDATES.

>> Reporter: WE PICKED THESE CANDIDATES BECAUSE THEY HAVE CONSISTENTLY PULLED AMONG THE TOP.

WILL START WITH THE FAVORITE CONSERVATIVE LARRY ELDER.

ELDER HAS BEEN ON THE AIR FOR DECADES.

HIS PROFILE HAS HELPED THE MICE FAST IN THE POLES.

HIS POLITICS WILL BE A SHARP RIGHT TURN FOR BLUE CALIFORNIA.

ELDER, WHO IS BLACK, DENIED THE EXISTENCE OF SYSTEMIC RACISM.

HE OPPOSES GUN CONTROL AND ABORTION RIGHTS.

HE BELIEVES THE MINIMUM WAGE SHOULD BE ABOLISHED.

HE IS SPEAKING WITH THE SACRAMENTO EDITORIAL BOARD.

>> I NEVER UNDERSTOOD WHY A THIRD PARTY LIKE GOVERNMENT, WHERE THEY FEEL AS IF IT IS ANYBODY'S BUSINESS WHAT MY IN RELATIONSHIP IS WITH AN INDIVIDUAL WHO SOLD HIS LABOR AND MY RELATIONSHIP WITH THAT PERSON WHEN I WILLINGLY BOUGHT THAT LABOR.

WHY TWO PEOPLE WHO ARE ADULTS CANNOT CHOOSE WHAT THE LABOR SHOULD BE IS BEYOND ME.

>> Reporter: LET'S LOOK AT JOHN COX, YOU MIGHT RECOGNIZE HIM OF THE 2018 REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR, OR HIS USE OF A LIVE THERE AS A CAMPAIGN PROP.

HE WANTS TO USE THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM TO PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS INTO MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT.

HE REJECTS THE NATIONAL BEST PRACTICE OF GIVING THEM HOUSING FIRST, AND HE TOLD COUNT MATTERS THE GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE TO COVID-19 ORDERS ON HYSTERIA.

>> IT'S NOT A BOWLER, IT'S NOT THE SMALLPOX, I THINK WHAT WE SHOULD DO IS TAKE A DEEP BREATH AND A WE WILL DO WHAT WE CAN, WE WILL KEEP PEOPLE AS PROTECTED AS WE CAN, BUT WE WILL NEVER GET RID OF THIS DISEASE.

IT'S DISINGENUOUS ON POLITICIANS TO THINK WE WILL AND THAT IT IS COMPLETELY.

>> Reporter: ANOTHER FAMILIAR FACE FOR SAN DIEGOANS FORMER KEVIN FALCONER.

HE TRIED TO CLAIM THE TITLE OF THE MOST MODERATE REPUBLICAN IN THE RACE AND THE ONE WITH THE MOST EXPERIENCE IN ELECTED OFFICE.

ON HOUSING, HE TOUTS SAN DIEGO'S COMMUNITY PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS ANSWER AND TOLD THE APARTMENT NEAR PUBLIC TRANSIT.

DURING A CAB RADIO DEBATE, HE SAID CALIFORNIA IS LAWS NEED TO CHANGE, SO SIMILAR PROGRAMS CAN BE DONE FASTER.

>> WE SHOULD HAVE DONE OVER A YEAR IT TOOK TO DO THAT.

IT NEEDS TO BE STREAMLINED, WE NEED TO MAKE IT EASIER SO WE CAN CONSTRUCT THE HOUSING WHERE WE WANT IT, WHICH IS ONLINE OUR TRANSIT CORRIDORS, THAT IS WHERE YOU WANT THE DENSITY, NOT IN SINGLE-FAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS.

>> Reporter: ELDER, COX AND FAULKNER ARE REPUBLICANS WHO SUPPORTED DONALD TRUMP IN 2020.

ONE DEMOCRAT HAS EMERGED AS A TOP CONTENDER AMONG THE REPLACEMENT CANDIDATES, YOUTUBE AND REAL ESTATE BROKER KEVIN PAFFRATH.

HE IS NOW, 29, AND HIS FOR CONVERTING VACANT COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS INTO HOMELESS SHELTERS.

HE DOES NOT SAY WHERE THE SHELTERS WOULD BE OR HOW HE PAID FOR THEM.

HIS PITCH TO VOTERS, A REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR WILL NOT GET ANYTHING DONE WITH DEMOCRATS CONTROLLING THE LEGISLATURE.

>> I AM NOT A FOR LEFTIST FOR A FOR WRITERS, MOST PEOPLE WHO LEARN ABOUT ME DO NOT KNOW IF I AM A DEMOCRAT OR REPUBLICAN.

THAT'S BECAUSE MY POLICIES AND MY SOLUTIONS ARE CALIFORNIA SOLUTIONS.

THEY ARE NEUTRAL MIDDLE OF THE ROAD ALEUTIANS.

I TO PROVIDE THOSE WITH BOTH DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS.

>> Reporter: THESE ARE ONLY FOUR OF 46 CANDIDATES TRYING TO REPLACE GAVIN NEWSOM.

A MAJORITY OF VOTERS SAY NO TO THE RECALL, GAVIN NEWSOM STATES IN THE OFFICE AND WHO SHOULD REPLACE HIM DOES NOT MATTER.

RECENT POLLS HAVE SHOWN LIKELY VOTERS ARE SPLIT ON WHETHER GAVIN NEWSOM SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE DEMOCRATS ARE MORE APATHETIC AND LESS LIKELY TO VOTE WHILE REPUBLICANS ARE ENERGIZED AT THE PROSPECT OF TAKING OVER THE GOLDEN STATE.

ANDREW BOLING, KPBS NEWS.

>>> BALLOTS WENT OUT TO ALL OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY REGISTERED VOTERS ONE WEEK AGO.

TODAY, THE COUNTY REGISTRAR OF VOTERS ANNOUNCED MORE THAN 240,000 HAVE BEEN CAST.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT MAILING IN YOUR BALLOT AND LOCATIONS TO VOTE IN PERSON, VISIT SDVOTE.COM.

>>> SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION PROGRESS ARE POISED TO GET A MONDAY VISIT IF CONGRESS PASSES THE MORE THAN $1 TRILLION INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN.

KPBS ENVIRONMENT REPORTER ERIC ANDERSON AND SAYS THAT COULD FUEL AN IMPORTANT TRANSITION IN SAN DIEGO'S TRANSPORTATION SINCE.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS KNOW THEY HAVE A LOT TO DO TO RESTORE THE REGION'S TRANSPORTATION STEMS.

THERE ARE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF MAINTENANCE PROJECT WAITING FOR FUNDING.

>> JUST LIKE YOUR HOUSE, IT IS BETTER TO FIX THAT BEFORE THAT BECOMES A BIGGER PROBLEM.

>> Reporter: STATE OFFICIALS PUMPED MORE MONEY INTO THEIR BUDGET THIS YEAR TO A HUGE ESTATE SURPLUS.

FEDERAL DOLLARS WERE CONSIDERED WOULD ONLY ADD TO THAT.

>> FEDERAL FUNDS BRINGING UP BRIDGES UP TO STANDARDS AND IN GOOD CONDITION AS WELL AS OUR PAVEMENT AND AS WELL AS INVESTING TRANSIT AND ALSO ALL OF THE SUPPORTING STRUCTURE THAT THE ELECTRIFICATION OF THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM NEEDS.

>> REPORTER:, ADVOCATES CRITICIZED THE FEDERAL LEGISLATION BECAUSE THEY SAY IT FOCUSES TOO MUCH ON INFRASTRUCTURE FOR FOSSIL FUEL POWER VEHICLES.

THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT GEORGIA GOMEZ SAYS THIS COULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESHAPE HOW PEOPLE GET AROUND.

>> WE NEED TO IMPROVE OUR MOBILITY INFRASTRUCTURE, AND TRANSIT AS PART OF THAT.

I TRULY BELIEVE IF WE CAN DELIVER A WORLD-CLASS TRANSIT SYSTEM FOR SAN DIEGOANS, THE CONVERSATION CHANGES.

OUR ENVIRONMENT, OUR GREENHOUSE GASES WILL CHANGE AND WILL GET REDUCED.

>> Reporter: IF THE FOR JUST PASS THIS BILL, IT WILL MEAN HOUSE APPROVAL BEFORE THAT GOES TO THE PRESIDENT'S DESK FOR A SIGNATURE.

ERIC ANDERSON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> HUNDREDS OF HOMES DESTROYED AND THOUSANDS ARE FORCED TO LEAVE THE AREA, THAT THE SITUATION IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA HAS MORE THAN 13,000 FIREFIGHTERS WORKED TO CONTAIN A DOZEN LARGE WILDFIRES.

STATE OFFICIALS SAY THAT DANGER WILL REMAIN HIGH THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.

THAT IF THE FIRE IS NOW 40% CONTAINED IN THE NORTHERN TIER AND NEVADA.

1200 BUILDINGS ARE BURNED.

THE CALDOR FIRE, SOUTHWEST OF LAKE TAHOE, HAS DESTROYED 447 BUILDINGS.

>>> AFTER A LITTLE BIT OF A COOLER WEEK LAST WEEK, WE SEE TEMPERATURES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS ON THE RISE.

WE ARE ALSO GOING TO TALK ABOUT GUSTY WINDS PICKING UP THANKS TO SOME DROPPING PATTERNS ACROSS TO THE NORTH WESTERN TIER OF THE NATION.

LET'S GO INTO TONIGHT, TEMPERATURES FALL INTO LOW 60s AND UPPER 50s TO ESCONDIDO AND COOLER FOR RAMONA, 53 AND BORREGO SPRINGS INTO THE MID- 70s, BUT YOUR TEMPERATURES WILL BE ON THE RISE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.

TUESDAY IS A BRIGHT COMFORTABLE QUIET DAY.

TEMPERATURES ALREADY GOING TO BE WARMER THERE ON TUESDAY.

WE WILL SEE THINGS WARM UP FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HIGHS NEAR 90 DEGREES IN EL CAJON, UPPER 70s FOR CHULA VISTA AND SAN DIEGO, 10 OVER IN BORREGO SPRINGS.

WEDNESDAY, YOU WILL NOTICE THAT DIP IN THE JET STREAM AND FURTHER SOUTH., AND THE WARMTH DOES STAY CONFINED TO THE FOUR CORNERS REGION.

SOME OF THAT WILL SLIP INTO SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA HERE.

WE WILL WATCH THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ENHANCED RISK REWARD FIRE DANGER OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS EVEN AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

BECAUSE OF GUSTY WINDS PICKING UP WITH THE DIP IN THE JET STREAM ACROSS THE NORTHWEST, WE WILL STAY MAINLY DRY AND A LITTLE BIT ON THE SIDE.

NEAR THE COAST, TEMPERATURES ARE NOT CHANGING A LOT.

WILL CLIMB FROM UPPER 70s INTO LOW TO MID 80s, A LITTLE ABOVE AVERAGE THIS TIME OF YEAR.

FURTHER INLAND, TEMPERATURES ARE JUMPING FROM MID-80s ON TUESDAY INTO MID-90s BY THE TIME WE GET TO THURSDAY.

WE HAVE A MORE SIGNIFICANT JUMP THERE.

PLENTY OF SUNSHINE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND TEMPERATURES ARE MID TO UPPER 70s.

WE COULD SEE A JUMP INTO THE WEEKEND INTO THE MID-80s.

IN THE DESERT, THAT IS WHERE WE JUMP FROM LOW TRIPLE DIGITS UP INTO THE 109, 110 RANGE FOR THE LATER PART OF THE WORK WEEK.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I AM METEOROLOGIST JESSICA PASH .

>>> A NEW MURAL ON A RING DEPARTED VETERANS WAS UNVEILED INVIDIA LOGAN OVER THE WEEKEND.

KPBS REPORT THAT ALEXANDER RANHAUL HAS MORE ON THE EFFORTS TO BRING THE VETERANS BACK HOME TO THE U.S. >> Reporter: THEY LEFT THIS COUNTRY ENOUGH.

THEY WERE WAITING TO SAVE I WILL DIE FOR IT.

VETERANS WHO COMMIT CRIMES BUT DO NOT HAVE U.S.

CITIZENSHIP ARE OFTEN DEPORTED BACK TO THEIR NATIVE COUNTRIES, SUCH AS THE CASE FOR LAURA MEZA, DEPORTED IN 2003 AFTER SERVING IN THE U.S. ARMY.

SHE IS ONE OF THE MANY FACES PORTRAYED ON THE LEAVE NO ONE BEHIND MURAL PROJECT.

THIS CAN BE SEEN OUT OF THE DON DIEGO VETERANS POST IN MARIO LOGAN.

>> DO YOU KNOW WHO IS BEING LEFT BEHIND?

LAURA MEZA AND DOZENS OF DEPORTING VETERANS JUST LIKE HER.

>> Reporter:, IS AN AIR FORCE VETERAN, SHE SHARED ABOUT HER BATTLE WITH PTSD, A STORY THAT PARALLELS LAURA MEZA'S .

>> HAUNTING THOUGHTS, VIVID NIGHTMARES.

>> Reporter: SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE HELP SHE NEEDED TO OVERCOME PTSD, BUT THOSE SUFFERING IN SILENCE SOMETIMES NEVER GET THE HELP THEY NEED.

>> VETERANS ARE OFTEN EXPERIENCING PTSD, TIMES THAT GETS THEM INTO A CROWN THAT GETS THEM DEPORTED.

>> Reporter: GARCIA OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SHE HAS WORKED WITH DEPORTED VETS WHO CANNOT COME BACK TO THE U.S. DUE TO IMMIGRATION POLICY FOR SERVICE MEMBERS.

THINGS MIGHT BE CHANGING EVERY BY AND ADMINISTRATION HAS PROMISED TO PROVIDE A PATHWAY TO CITIZENSHIP FOR VETS.

THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY WILL EVALUATE IF CRIMES COMMITTED BY VETERANS HAD A CORRELATION TO PTSD DUE TO MILITARY SERVICE.

>> THIS SOUNDS LIKE A LONG PROCESS.

THIS WILL BE CASE-BY-CASE.

THAT'S WHY THEY NEED TO GET STARTED YESTERDAY.

THERE IS A LONG WAYS TO GO TO BE EVERY SINGLE PERSON BACK.

>> Reporter: A QR CODE CAN BE FOUND ON THE LEAVE NO ONE BEHIND MURAL.

YOU CAN SCAN WITH YOUR SMART PHONE AND LEARNED ABOUT EACH PERSON DEPICTED ON THE MURAL.

TREND ALEXANDER RANHAUL, KPBS NEWS .

>>> THE PADRES ARE MAKING A BIG CHANGE AS THEIR PLAYOFF HOPES FADE.

PITCHING COACH LARRY ROTHSCHILD IS OUT OF A.

HE WAS RELIEVED OF HIS DUTIES BY MANAGER JACE TAYLOR TODAY.

THE TEAM STARTING PITCHERS HAVE DEALT WITH INJURIES AND LARGELY UNDERPERFORMED THE SUMMER.

THE PADRES RECENT SKIT FORCED THEM TO HOLD ON A PLAYOFF SPOT OVER THE WEEKEND.

>>> STARTING TOMORROW, THE OLD THEATER WILL REQUIRE PROOF OF VACCINATION AGAINST COVID-19 FROM THOSE ATTENDING THEIR PRODUCTIONS.

THEATERGOERS NEED TO BRING A VACCINATION RECORD CARD, A PICTURE OF THE RECORD CARD OR A DIGITAL VACCINATION CARD.

THOSE WHO HAVE NOT GOTTEN THEIR SHOTS CAN ATTEND A PRODUCTION IF THEY HAVE PROOF OF A RECENT NEGATIVE COVID-19 TEST, AND IF THEY WEAR A MASK .

>>> THE FDA AT TOP U.S. HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE BATTLING MORE MISINFORMATION.

THEY SAY ARE TRYING TO USE AN ANTIPARASITIC DRUG TYPICALLY GIVEN TO LIVESTOCK TO TREAT OR PREVENT COVID-19.

MAYBE GAITHER HAS MORE ON THE DANGERS OF THIS DRUG.

>> Reporter: WARNING FROM TOP U.S. HEALTH OFFICIALS PROMPTING THE STREET FROM THE FDA, URGING PEOPLE NOT TO USE IVERMECTIN, TYPICALLY GIVEN TO ANIMALS TO TREAT HEART WORMS.

>> IVERMECTIN IS NOT A RECOMMENDED TREATMENT FOR COVID- 19.

IT'S NOT A RECOMMENDED DRUG TO PREVENT COVID-19 .

>> Reporter: THE MISSISSIPPI STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SENT OUT THIS ALERT SAYING THE STATE POISON CONTROL CENTER HAS SEEN A RISE IN COUPLES WHO HAVE TAKEN THE ANTIPARASITIC DRUG, THOSE WHO CONSUMED ATTEMPTING TO TREAT OR PREVENT COVID-19.

OFFICIALS SAY THEY BOUGHT IVERMECTIN AT LIVESTOCK SUPPLY CENTERS.

>> IF YOU GET COVID-19, WE HAVE TREATMENTS THAT WORK FROM STEROIDS TO MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES AND OTHER TREATMENTS THAT IVERMECTIN IS NOT ONE OF THEM.

>> Reporter: THE FDA SAYS THERE ARE APPROVED USES FOR IVORY VECHTEN IN PEOPLE, BUT NOT FOR THE PREVENTION OR TREATMENT OF COVID-19 , AND TAKING IT CAN BE HARMFUL, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT HAS NOT BEEN PRESCRIBED BY A DOCTOR.

SOME POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS INCLUDE SKIN RASH, NAUSEA, VOMITING AND DIARRHEA, LOW UROLOGIC EVENTS LIKE SEIZURES OR CONFUSION OR A SUDDEN DROP IN BLOOD PRESSURE AND LIVER INJURY.

>> WHAT THIS HIGHLIGHTS IS A PROFOUND COST OF HEALTH MISINFORMATION.

>> Reporter: OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO SEE THE BEST PROTECTION WE HAVE AGAINST COVID-19 ARE THE VACCINES.

FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I AM MAYBE GAITHER.

>>> I AM JUDY WOODRUFF.

TONIGHT ON THE GROUND IN KABUL, CHAOS AT THE AIRPORT HAMPERS THOSE DESPERATE TO LEAVE AFGHANISTAN.

COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION OF KPBS .

>>> A BREATHTAKING PANORAMA OF IS RELEASED I NASA IS REVEALING MORE ABOUT THE RED PLANET.

THE CURIOSITY ROVER TOOK 129 INDIVIDUAL IMAGES WHILE IT TRAVELED UP TO THE SIDE OF MOUNT SHARP.

NASA SAYS THE 360 DEGREE VIEW OF THE GHETTO CRATER REVEALS AN ANCIENT ENVIRONMENT THAT HAS DRIED UP OVERTIME.

SCIENTIST BELIEVE THE ROCKS WILL TELL THEM HOW THIS ONCE WET PLANET TURNED INTO THE ROCKY, DRYLAND THAT IT IS TODAY.

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

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

MAYA TRABULSI.

HAVE A GREAT NIGHT.

>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY ANDERSON PLUMBING HEATING AND AIR, PROUD TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF KPBS AND PRIVILEGED TO SERVE SAN DIEGO CLIENTS.

ANDERSON PLUMBING HEATING AND AIR, HELPING HOMEOWNERS MAINTAIN DRAIN, HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS SINCE 1978.

AND, BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY AND BY THE FOLLOWING-AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.