>> MILITARY REPORTER ANNA DYER HAS BEEN REPEATED >> CHAOS, NO COMMUNICATION, LACK OF LEADERSHIP.

>> KARLI BARNETT SINCE HER SON, STAFF SERGEANT TAYLOR DESCRIBED THE SITUATION AT HAMID KARZAI AIRPORT AS CHAOTIC.

>> THE LEADER CARED NOTHING FOR THEM.

>> Reporter: BARNETT AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE 13 SERVICEMEMBERS KILLED IN THE AUGUST 26, 2021 BOMBING SPOKE AT A FORUM MONDAY IN ESCONDIDO.

PREVENTATIVE DARRELL ASUS SAYS HE ORGANIZED THE FORUM TO DRAW ATTENTION TO THE FAILURES IN THE U.S. WITHDRAWAL FROM AFGHANISTAN.

>> TODAY IS ABOUT THE MEMBERS OF THE ARMY, THE NAVY, THE MARINE CORPS WHO WERE IN HARM'S WAY, TO HELP THE EVACUATION.,, MEMBERS SAY PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN, HIS DEFENSE SECRETARY, AND SECRETARY OF STATE, HAVE DODGED ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE WITHDRAWAL AS THE TALIBAN SEIZED CONTROL OF THE COUNTRY.

LANCE CORPORAL KAREEM NIKUI DIED IN THE BOMBING.

>> MY SON NEEDED A COMMANDER IN CHIEF WHO CARED ABOUT HIS LIFE.

ACCORDING TO A UNDERGONE AFTER ACTION REPORT RELEASED IN FEBRUARY, THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS WERE INDECISIVE AND FAILED TO REACT AS THE TALIBAN DINGED GROUND THAT SUMMER.

A SIMILAR REPORT FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT IN JUNE SET BOTH THE TRUMP AND BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S FAILED TO PLAN FOR WORST-CASE SCENARIOS AHEAD OF THE WITHDRAWAL.

ALMOST 200 AFGHAN CIVILIANS WERE ALSO KILLED IN THE BOMBING.

ANDREW DYER, KPBS NEWS.

>>> CAL FIRE IS MOURNING THE DEATH OF THREE PEOPLE KILLED WHEN TWO FIREFIGHTING HELICOPTERS COLLIDED IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY.

CAL FIRE OFFICIALS SAID IT HAPPENED AS CREWS WERE BATTLING A STRUCTURE FIRE THAT TURNED INTO A WILDFIRE.

ONE OF THE HELICOPTERS LANDED SAFELY WHILE THE OTHER CRASHED.

THE VICTIMS ARE A CAL FIRE DIVISION CHIEF, A FIRE CAPTAIN, AND A CONTRACT PILOT.

>> ALTHOUGH THIS WAS A TRAGIC EVENT, WE ARE SO THANKFUL TODAY THAT IT WASN'T WORSE.

THE INDIVIDUALS IN THE FIRST HELICOPTER WERE ABLE TO LAND SAFELY WITHOUT INCIDENT AND NO ONE ELSE WAS HURT.

WE THINK ABOUT THIS AND HOW IT AFFECTS THE FAMILIES.

THEY HAVE LOST.

WE HAVE LOST THREE GREAT INDIVIDUALS.

>> THE CLASH COST AN ADDITIONAL FOUR ACRE FIRE, WHICH WAS EXTINGUISHED.

THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD IS INVESTIGATING.

>>> IT HAS BEEN HOT AND EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS ARE STILL IN PLACE WELL IN LAND FOR A FEW MORE HOURS.

THEN, AS WE HEAD INTO THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, INCREASING CLOUDS, INCREASING HUMIDITY, BY THE MIDDLE PART OF THE WEEK, MAYBE EVEN THE THREAT FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, COURTESY OF TROPICAL MOISTURE.

A LITTLE BIT LATER IN THE BROADCAST, WE WILL LET YOU KNOW JUST HOW MUCH RAIN COULD FALL, HOW LONG IT COULD STICK AROUND AND IF THE EXCESSIVE HEAT RETURNS.

>>> THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO HAS ITS FIRST UNIONIZED STARBUCKS.

IT IS THE SECOND IN THE COUNTY.

KPBS REPORTER MELISSA MAE SPOKE WITH ONE OF THE WORKERS ABOUT WHAT COMES NEXT.

>> Reporter: WORKERS AT THE STARBUCKS AT UNIVERSITY AND RICHMOND IN HILLCREST WON UNION REPRESENTATION IN A VOTE OF 50- 2 LATE LAST WEEK.

>> I AM PROUD OF MY STORE.

I AM SO PROUD OF MY PARTNERS.

MY STORY HAD EVERY SINGLE PERSON THAT WAS ELIGIBLE TO VOTE IN THIS ELECTION SHOW UP AND MAKE THEIR VOICE HEARD.

>> Reporter: STARBUCKS REFERS TO THEIR WORKERS AS PARTNERS.

SPIKE CAMPBELL HAS BEEN A PARTNER FOR TWO YEARS AND A SHIFT SUPERVISOR FOR ANOTHER TWO AND HALF YEARS.

CAMPBELL SAYS HE FEELS MORE LIKE A REPLACEABLE COG IN THE MACHINE INSTEAD OF A PARTNER.

>> I WANT THEM TO BE THE COMPANY THEY SAY THEY ARE, ABOUT PARTNER EXPERIENCE AS WELL AS CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE.

HALF THE VIRUS DOES, HAPPY BORIS DOESN'T HAVE TO PARTNERS MAKE GREAT COFFEE AND GREAT CONNECTIONS WITH THEIR CUSTOMERS.

YOU CAN'T HAVE A HAPPY BORIS THAT IS WORRYING ABOUT WHERE THEIR NEXT MEAL IS COMING FROM.

CAMPBELL EXPLAINS WHAT IT IS UNION REPRESENTATION MEANS PETE >> WE WILL BE OFF TO BRING OUR ISSUES FORWARD WITHOUT FEAR OF RETALIATION BEING SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO BE LASTING.

WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT HAVE RESOURCES THAT HAVE THE ABILITY TO HELP PROTECT US AS OPPOSED TO BEING ON OUR OWN.

MIKE CAMPBELL DESCRIBES A FEW OF THE ISSUES HE WANTS STARBUCKS TO ADDRESS.

>> WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO LIVE WHERE YOU HAVE STORIES AND BE ABLE TO PAY OUR RENT AND FEED OURSELVES AND KEEP THE LIGHTS ON SO WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT.

>> Reporter: CAMPBELL SAYS STARBUCKS SHOULD OFFER ACCESS TO REASONABLE HEALTH CARE TO ALL PARTIES REGARDLESS OF EVERETT AND GIVE WORKERS A NUMBER OF ARBORS.

>> WE CAN'T MAKE ANY PLANS RIGHT NOW BASED ON WHAT THE ERRATIC SCHEDULE AND I WAS WE ARE GIVEN.

WE CAN'T EVEN PLAN TO HAVE ANOTHER JOB TO BE ABLE TO OFFSET THE FACT WE ARE NOT MAKING ENOUGH WHERE WE ARE AND.

>> Reporter: A STARBUCKS REPRESENTATIVE RELEASED THIS STATEMENT TO KPBS.

"WE RESPECT THE RIGHT OF ALL PARTNERS TO MAKE THEIR OWN DECISIONS ABOUT UNION REPRESENTATION AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO IMPEACHING IN GOOD FAITH COLLECTIVE BARGAINING FOR EACH STORE WHERE A UNION HAS BEEN APPROPRIATELY CERTIFIED."

THERE ARE CURRENTLY OVER 340 UNIONIZED STARBUCKS STORES IN THE UNITED STATES BUT NONE OF THEM HAVE UNION CONTRACTS TO GET.

MELISSA MAE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> HOLLYWOOD REMAINS ON HOLD AS THE ESTIMATE WON'T WRITER AND ACTOR STRIKES CONTINUE.

STUDIOS AND AUDIENCES WILL SOON START TO FEEL THE IMPACT OF THE DELAYED PRODUCTIONS.

MIKE VALERIO IS IN LOS ANGELES WITH THE LATEST.

>> Reporter: AS THE WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA APPROACHES 100 DAYS ON STRIKE, THERE IS NO END IN SIGHT.

>> THE PEOPLE AT THE TOP OF THESE COMPANIES HAVE FIGURED OUT HOW TO TAKE MONEY OUT OF THE POCKETS OF EVERYONE WHO ACTUALLY DOES THE WORK.

A FAILED MEETING ON FRIDAY WAS SEEN AS THE FIRST POTENTIAL THAW BETWEEN THE WRITERS AND PRODUCERS UNION.

THE SCREEN ACTORS GUILD, SAG/AFTRA, JOINTLY PICKET LINES LAST MONTH.

THE SCREEN X SKILLS AS THEY ARE COMMITTED TO FINDING A DEAL WITH BOTH UNIONS BUT THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO PLANS TO RESUME TALKS.

>> THEY ARE NOT SPEAKING TO US.

I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE COMMENT WAS THAT THEY WANT TO SEEK A DEAL WHEN YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE AND TALK TO THE OPPOSITION TO MAKE A DEAL.

>> Reporter: BOTH UNIONS ARE SEEKING BETTER PAIN, IMPROVED RESIDUAL PAYMENTS, AND PROTECTIONS AGAINST JOB LOSSES BECAUSE OF THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

>> THIS IS A HOLISTIC SHIFT IN CONTRACT THAT MUST OCCUR BECAUSE THE BUSINESS MODEL HAS BEEN CHANGED SO DRAMATICALLY.

>> Reporter: THE SUMMER BOX OFFICE HAS SEEN A BOOM FROM THE VIRAL CAMPAIGN BETWEEN BARBEE AND OPPENHEIMER.

BARBIE CROSSED $1 BILLION WHILE OPPENHEIMER SURPASSED HALF $1 BILLION BUT IT WON'T BE LONG BEFORE AUDIENCES AND STUDIOS TO FEEL THE PINCH.

ACCORDING TO THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER, PRODUCTION HAS HALTED ON SEVERAL HIGHLY ANTICIPATED SEQUELS, INCLUDING THE NEXT INSTALLMENT OF MISSION IMPOSSIBLE, GLADIATOR, AND DEADPOOL.

>>> THE RHETORICAL RESEARCH WRAPPING UP THIS WEEK AT THE SALK INSTITUTE IN LA JOLLA.

WORLD-CLASS SCIENTISTS ARE LEADING THE WORK WITH THE HELP OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

KPBS EDUCATION REPORTER ANGIE PEREZ TAKES US TO THE LAB FOR THIS STORY.

>> Reporter: 16-YEAR-OLD WILLIAM NIKRAM HAS THE MOST.

THEY ARE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DRIVEN DANCE MOVES WITH CONSEQUENT DISPUTE >> THAT TRACKS THE MOVEMENT OF HUMANS AND IS AND IT BASICALLY HELPS YOU LEARN MORE ABOUT THEIR PATTERNS AND BEING ABLE TO CORRELATE IT WITH VARIOUS DISEASES LIKE ALS AND CANTOR.

>> Reporter: THIS WORK IS USING AI TO RE-CREATE BODY LIQUID AND HELP SCIENTISTS FIND PATTERNS IN PEOPLE WHO HAVE OFTEN FATAL DISEASES.

17-YEAR-OLD DAVID SAMMY IS ONE OF WILLS RESEARCH PARTNERS AND A CLASSMATE, WORKING ON THE SOFTWARE SIDE OF THINGS.

>> I LEARNED THAT THE USE AND NEVER NETWORK CALLED THE UNIT, WHICH TYPICALLY TAKES A HUGE AMOUNT OF DATA AND SQUEEZES IT DOWN TO GET THE MOST IMPORTANT PARTS.

>> Reporter: WILL AND DAVID ARE TWO OF 12 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HERE AT THE SALK INSTITUTE CHOSEN FOR FULL-TIME PAID POSITIONS, CONDUCTING WORLD- CLASS RESEARCH PROJECTS THIS SUMMER.

THEY WORK WITH MENTORS WHO HAVE THE EXPERTISE THAT THEN GUIDES THEM TO EXPERIMENT AND USE AI FOR GOOD.

>> THESE KIDS ARE REALLY, CLEARLY GOING TO BE THE STARS OF THE FUTURE.

THEY ARE EAGER, THEY ARE WILLING TO LEARN, THEY ARE WILLING TO BE THROWN INTO A REALLY ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC ENVIRONMENT.

AND, TO PUT AN ATTEMPT TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO WORK WITHIN THE SPACE.

>> AT SECOND WITH ENVIRONMENT.

>> Reporter: 18-YEAR-OLD KAYLEE FULLER IS ANOTHER ONE OF DATA TO GET A DOZEN WORKING AT THE SALK INSTITUTE.

SHE JUST GRADUATED FROM VALHALLA HIGH SCHOOL AND IS HEADED TO CAL POLY HUMBOLDT ON FRIDAY, RIGHT AFTER SHE DELIVERS HER FINDINGS ON THESE PLANS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED IT TO GROW MUCH DEEPER ROOTS THAT ABSORB MUCH MORE CARBON DIOXIDE.

>> WITH THE CONTINUATION, WITH PEOPLE LIKE ME, THE MORE FOCUSED WE ARE ON IT, THE MORE FOLKS WE DO HAVE TO REACH THE NET ZERO CARBON EMISSIONS GOAL.

>> Reporter: GOALS AND MOVE THAT COULD REALLY MATTER IN THE NOT-TOO-DISTANT FUTURE.

MG PEREZ, KPBS NEWS.

>>> AN ANALYSIS OF THIS YEAR'S DEVASTATING EARTHQUAKES IN TURKEY HOLDS LESSONS FOR CALIFORNIA, WHICH IS HOME TO A SIMILAR FAULT CALLED THE SAN ANDREAS.

KPBS REPORTER THOMAS BUT HAS MORE ON THE RESEARCH DONE AT THE SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY.

>> Reporter: IN FEBRUARY, TWO MASSIVE EARTHQUAKES OCCURRED IN TURKEY THAT KILLED AT LEAST 50,000 PEOPLE.

THE FIRST AND BIGGEST ONE, 300 KILOMETERS LONG, BEGAN ON A SHORT PRINT OF TURKEYS EAST ANATOLIAN FAULT.

AN ANALYSIS OF THE EARTHQUAKE BY SCRIPPS OCEANOGRAPHY SHOWED IT BECAME A CASCADE OF RUPTURES.

BROKE THROUGH MANY FAULT LINES AND JUNCTIONS THAT CAN USUALLY STOP LITTLE BIT.

SCRIPPS SEISMOLOGIST JUH JAH WAS LEAD AUTHOR IN THE JOURNAL "SCIENCE. "

>> IT WOULD COMMUNICATE WITH OTHER FAULTS AND GENERATE REVERBERATION, MAKING THE OTHER FAULT TO RUPTURE ONE BY ONE, EVENTUALLY THE EARTHQUAKE WILL GROW IN SIZE AND TURN TO PICK DEVASTATING SIZE.

>> Reporter: THE FIRST EARTHQUAKE JUMPED FROM THE BRANCH FAULT TO THE MAIN PATH OF THE ANATOLIAN FAULT.

>> IT IS KNOWN THAT EARTHQUAKES SOMETIMES JUMP FROM ONE FOLDER TO ANOTHER.

THE ELEMENT THAT WAS APPRISING WAS THAT IT ACTUALLY JUMPED AND STARTED PROPAGATING IN BOTH DIRECTIONS.

>> Reporter: THE TURKEY EARTHQUAKES WERE WHAT IS CALLED A DOUBLET.

TO THE RUPTURE OF THE SECOND ONE IN EASTERN TURKEY, WHICH HAPPENED NINE HOURS LATER, WAS HALF AS LONG BUT NEARLY THE SAME MAGNITUDE.

ITS POWER WAS DUE PARTLY DUE TO THE TREMENDOUS SPEED OF THE RUPTURE.

THE TRAGEDY WAS MULTIPLIED AS MANY PEOPLE ENTERED BUILDINGS AFTER THE FIRST EARTHQUAKE TO SAVE PEOPLE AND POSITIONS.

>> THE SECOND EARTHQUAKE OCCURRED AND IT WILL DAMAGE THE ALREADY WEAKENED BUILDINGS AGAIN AND MAKE EXTRA CATASTROPHES.

>> Reporter: THE FAULTLINES IN THE TURKEY EARTHQUAKE SLEPT ABOUT 8 TO 10 METERS.

THE 1994 NORTHRIDGE EARTHQUAKE IN LOS ANGELES ONLY SLIPPED 3 METERS.

THIS GRAPHIC SHOWS THE THOUSANDS OF AFTERSHOCKS THAT FOLLOWED THE TURKEY TUMBLER.

THE 7.8 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE THAT HAPPENED THERE COULD HAPPEN HERE.

THE ANATOLIAN FAULT LINE IN TURKEY SHOULD LOOK VERY FAMILIAR TO CALIFORNIANS.

>> IT IS ALMOST ONE 21 TWO THE SAN ANDREAS FAULT, BOTH IN TERMS OF THE TOTAL LENGTH, THE TOTAL DISPLACEMENT AND MATURITY, ALSO THE LONG-TERM SLIP RATE, THE RATE AT WHICH THE PLATES ARE MOVING AWAY FROM EACH OTHER.

THERE ARE GREAT SIMILARITIES BETWEEN THESE TWO FAULT SYSTEMS.

>> EARTHQUAKE EXPERTS SAY THE MAGNITUDE OF THE FIRST FEBRUARY EARTHQUAKE IN TURKEY WAS ROUGHLY THE SAME AS THE 1906 EARTHQUAKE THAT STATED SAN FRANCISCO.

THOMAS FUDGE, KPBS .

>>> DEVELOPERS ARE CONSIDERING HOW TO MAKE THE MULTIBILLION- DOLLAR REDESIGN OF SAN DIEGO SEAPORT ACCESSIBLE FOR EVERYONE.

KPBS NEWS REPORTER KATIE-SPOKE WITH THE LEAD ACCESSIBILITY CONSULTANT.

>> WE ARE IN FRONT OF MY FAVORITE RIDE AT SEAPORT.

I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO CRY AND I HOPE I DON'T.

>> Reporter: AS A CHILD, CHRISTINA GRIFFIN JONES RODE THE MERRY-GO-ROUND AND FED THE SEAGULLS.

AS A YOUNG ADULT, THE SEAPORT OFFERED A WELL LIT RESPITE ON HER COMMUTE TO HER WORK AT A HOTEL.

>> IT WOULD BE IN A SPACE THAT WAS ABLE TO SUPPORT AND HOLD ME IN THOSE DIFFERENT TRANSITIONS AND HONORING THAT FOLKS WITH LESS PRIVILEGE THAN I HAVE, THAT THAT MAY NOT BE A REALITY FOR THEM.

>> Reporter: HISTORICALLY, SOME, ESPECIALLY NONWHITE AND LOWER INCOME RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN EXCLUDED FROM SAN DIEGO'S WATERFRONT AREAS THROUGH POLICING, REDLINING, AND TRANSPORTATION AND FINANCIAL BARRIERS.

GRIFFIN JONES IS NOW HEADING CONSULTING FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT TO ENSURE EVERYONE CAN EXPERIENCE IT.

>> NO MATTER WHERE THEY LIVE IN SAN DIEGO, NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU HAVE TO WORK OR HOW LOW THEIR PAY, THEY DESERVE ACCESS TO FUN.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE LOOKING AT PRACTICAL FACTORS LIKE WHEELCHAIR RAMPS, THE PRICE OF THE ATTRACTIONS AND THE BUS ROUTES BUT ALSO THINGS THAT INFLUENCE WHETHER OR NOT SOMEONE FEELS LIKE THEY BELONG, LIKE WHAT KIND OF FOOD THE VENDORS OFFER.

THE NEXT PUBLIC LISTENING SESSION WILL BE ON AUGUST 19th AT THE CHULA VISTA LIBRARY WITH SPANISH FACILITATION.

KATIE HYSON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THERE YOU HAVE IT.

HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE TOOK THE PLUNGE OFF THE OCEAN BEACH.

TODAY, ALL FOR A GOOD CAUSE.

IT IS PART OF A FUNDRAISER FOR THE PREVENT DRONE AND FOUNDATION TO GIVE FREE SWIMMING LESSONS TO UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN.

>> INITIALLY, STEPPING OFF WAS NOT TOO BAD.

IT WAS ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN.

THEY TELL YOU NOT TO LOOK DOWN.

I HAPPENED TO LOOK DOWN TO MAKE SURE I WAS LANDING ON WATER.

ABOUT THE HALFWAY POINT, I STARTED TO REGRET STEPPING OFF.

>> THE EVENT TODAY IS EXPECTED TO RAISE $30,000.00 FOR THE FOUNDATION.

LAUGHTER, THE PREVENT DRONE AND FOUNDATION FUNDED 26 GRANTS ALLOWING FOR 1000 CHILDREN ACROSS THE COUNTY TO PARTICIPATE IN WATER SAFETY SWIM PROGRAMS.

>>> IT WAS A HISTORICAL EVENT FOR THE FILM INDUSTRY.

JOHN LAURITSEN POINTS HOW SUMMER BLOCKBUSTERS BARBIE AND OPPENHEIMER GOT A LITTLE HELP FROM ABOVE WHEN IT COMES TO TICKET SALES.

>> MATTEL WANTS TO CREATE A NEW ACTION FIGURE CALLED BILLIONAIRE BODY.

>> IT IS THE BEST DAY EVER, SO WAS YESTERDAY, SO IS TOMATO AND EVERYDAY UNTIL FOREVER.

>> Reporter: THREE WEEKS AFTERWARDS DEBUT, "BARBIE" HAS BROUGHT IN MORE THAN $1 BILLION WORLDWIDE, ACCORDING TO WARNER BROS., WHICH IS OWNED BY CNN'S PARENT COMPANY, WARNER BROS.

DISCOVERY.

>> IT OUT ON US ALL TO PLAY, EVERYONE REMEMBERS PLAYING WITH THE FRIDAY.

HAS MARKETING AND IT HAS GOOD CONTENT.

>> Reporter: THE OTHER FILM THAT HAS BEEN RUNNING A PRETTY PENNY OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS, "OPPENHEIMER."

>> YOU ARE SAYING THE TENTS WHEN WE PUSH THAT BUTTON, WE DESTROY THE WORLD?

>> Reporter: ON THE SAME DAY BARBIE PAST THE 10 DIGIT AMERICAN SALES, OPPENHEIMER COLLECTED MORE THAN 500 MILLION AND BECAME THE BIGGEST GROSSING FILM THAT TAKES PLACE DURING WORLD WAR II, ACCORDING TO OFFICIAL ESTIMATES FROM UNIVERSAL PICTURES.

WHILE PLOT AND ACTORS UNDOUBTEDLY HELP GET PEOPLE TO SEE THESE FILMS, THE MAJOR HEAT WAVE IS ALSO HELPING.

BOX OFFICE SALES SO FAR THIS YEAR ARE ALREADY $1 BILLION ABOVE 2022 SALES THROUGH THE SAME TIME FRAME, ACCORDING TO SEAN ROBBINS, THE CHIEF ANALYST WITH BOX OFFICE PRO, WHO ALSO SAID, "AS WE GET INTO JULY AND AUGUST THE DOG DAYS OF SUMMER, THE HEAT CAN BE A DETERMINING FACTOR AT THE BOX OFFICE.

I'M JOHN LAWRENCE REPORTING.

>>> SOME CHANGES ARE IN STORE IN THE WEATHER DEPARTMENT THIS WEEK.

WE ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO WATCH TEMPERATURES COME DOWN A LITTLE BIT.

MEANWHILE, THE HUMIDITY WILL SOAR AS TROPICAL MOISTURE COULD ALSO YIELD SOME RAIN CHANCES.

FOR A FEW MORE HOURS, WE KEEP THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING GOING FOR INLAND LOCATIONS.

AS THE TEMPERATURES COME DOWN A BIT IN THE DAYS AHEAD, I DON'T THINK WE ARE GOING TO SEE HEAT WARNINGS COME BACK JUST YET.

NOT MUCH FANFARE IN THE METRO TONIGHT.

UPPER 60s, UNDER A PARTLY CLOUDY SKY.

RELATIVELY PLEASANT IN TERMS OF THE HUMIDITY.

THE HUMIDITY IS COMING UP TOMORROW.

AS MENTIONED, THAT WILL HELP TO KEEP A BIT OF A LID ON THE DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES.

BACK BELOW 80 NEAR THE COAST, BACK BELOW 90 IN LAND.

JUST 100 IN LAREDO SPRINGS.

THAT'S EVEN A BIT OF SOME RELIEF AS YOU GET TOWARD THOSE IN LAND DESERTS.

BY LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON, WE WILL ALREADY BE WATCHING CLOUDS INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH.

BY THE TIME WE GET TO TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY, QUITE A BIT OF CLOUDS AROUND AND SHOWERS AND UNDERSTAND.

CERTAINLY NOT RAINING EVERYWHERE.

BY THE TIME WE GET TO WEDNESDAY MORNING, WE DO NEED TO INTRODUCE THE RISK FOR SOME RAIN CHANCES, ESPECIALLY WHERE THE HIGHER TERRAIN WILL HELP TO INFLUENCE THE CLOUD DEPARTMENT.

WE ARE ALL AT RISK FOR AT LEAST SOME RAIN, NOT A LOT OF RAIN BUT AT LEAST SOME RELIEF FROM THIS RECENT DRY PATTERN.

THE BIGGER THING YOU ARE GOING TO NOTICE IS THE INCREASE IN HUMIDITY.

BY THE TIME WE GET TO TO STAY LATE AND WEDNESDAY, DEW POINTS WILL BE IN THE 60s TO LOW 70s, FEELING MUCH MORE TROPICAL AROUND HERE AS SOME OF THE MOISTURE FROM WHAT WAS ONCE TROPICAL STORM EUGENE GETS DRAWN UP INTO THE SOUTHWEST.

YOU WILL NOTICE THE INCREASED MOISTURE IN THE ATMOSPHERE.

AT THE COAST, TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE 70s.

MORE COMFORTABLE ON THE THERMOMETER BUT THE HUMIDITY WILL BE QUITE HIGH.

AS WE HEAD INLAND, TEMPERATURES RETREATING FROM THE UPPER 80s BACK DOWN INTO THE LOWER 80s WITH THE EXCESS HUMIDITY.

THE BEST CHANCE OF A SHOWER WOULD BE WEDNESDAY.

IN THE MOUNTAINS, A COUPLE OF SHOWERS AROUND MAYBE WEDNESDAY.

OTHERWISE IT WILL BE COOLING DOWN INTO THE LOW 60s.

IN THE DESERT, MAYBE EVEN DROPPING BELOW 100 BY THURSDAY.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I'M METEOROLOGIST BANNER EFFORT.

>> THOUGHTS OF COMING BACK TO THE CLASSROOM MAY BE EXCITING FOR SOME BUT OTHERS MAY FEEL A LITTLE UNEASY.

HEALTH EXPERTS SAY IT IS NORMAL TO BE NERVOUS AND GET MAY HAVE BEEN ONE FEELING AT A TIME.

MANDY GAITHER HAS WAYS PARENTS CAN HELP WITH BACK-TO-SCHOOL ANXIETY.

>> Reporter: SUBTRACT SUMMER, ADD A NEW CLASSROOM, FEATURE NEW CLASSMATES AND MAYBE A LITTLE ANXIETY ABOUT IT ALL.

>> WITH MY HANDS FRIENDS, WILL I LIKE MY TEACHER, WILL I FIND MY GROUP?

>> Reporter: STRONG FOR LIFE THERAPIST JUDY BRONSTEIN SAYS IT IS NORMAL TO BE ANXIOUS ABOUT STARTING SOMETHING NEW AND THE FEELINGS OF ANXIETY MAY LOOK DIFFERENT IN CHILDREN THAN IN ADULTS.

>> HAVE YOU NOTICED THEY ARE REALLY FIDGETY OR THEY CAN'T MAKE EYE CONTACT WHEN YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT SCHOOL, THAT MIGHT BE A GOOD INDICATOR THAT THEY ARE FEELING SOME UNEASINESS.

>> Reporter: THE FIRST THING TO FIGURE OUT IS WHAT IS CAUSING THE ANXIETY BY ASKING OPEN- ENDED QUESTIONS AND LISTENING TO YOUR CHILD.

YOU CAN THEN PUT THEIR MINDS AT EASE THROUGH PROBLEM-SOLVING.

>> IF THEY ARE REALLY NERVOUS ABOUT BEING ABLE TO UNLOCK THEIR LOCKER QUICKLY, GET A LOCK AT HOME AND HELP THEM PRACTICE IT.

>> Reporter: WHILE YOU CAN'T MOVE ALL STRESS FROM A CHILD'S LIFE, BRONSTEIN SAYS HEALTHY HABITS CAN HELP, INCLUDING QUALITY SLEEP, GOOD NUTRITION NOT BEING ACTIVE, REDUCING SCREEN TIME, AND TEACHING COPING SKILLS.

>> LEARNING HOW TO TAKE A REALLY DEEP BREATHS TO CALM THEIR BODY SO THAT THEIR BRAIN IS ABLE TO THINK CLEARLY OR TEACHING THEM HOW TO USE THEIR SENSES TO BRING THEM INTO THE PRESENT MOMENT.

>> Reporter: FOR HALF MINUTE, I'M MANDY GAITHER.

>>> THERE WILL BE NO THREE-TIME REPEAT FOR THE U.S. NATIONAL TEAM.

THEIR RUN AT THE WORLD CUP ENDED BY THE SLIMMEST OF MARGINS THIS WEEKEND, LOSING A PENALTY AGAINST SWEDEN.

THE WINNING GOAL JUST BARELY MADE IT PAST THE LINE.

SAN DIEGO WAY FANS HAVE PLENTY TO TURF WAR WITH THE TEAM MEMBERS FOR SWEDEN AND AUSTRALIA INTO THE QUARTER FINALS.

>>> T1 ALL-STAR BASEBALL TEAM IS FOR PROTECTING MEXICO IN THE LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES.

KPBS NEWS BUDDHA REPORTER GUSTAVO SOLTIS CAUGHT UP WITH THE TEAM AS A PRACTICE BEFORE HEADING TO WILLIAMSPORT.

>> Reporter: THIS IS THE GRAND SLAM THAT SENT TIJUANA TO THE LITTLE WORLD WORLD SERIES.

>> THE WAY THEY WON THE CHAMPIONSHIP, I DON'T HAVE THE WORDS TO EXPLAIN HOW I FEEL, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE MOST OF MY FRIENDS HAD GRANDSON.

>> Reporter: THAT IS ALBERTO MEJIA, PROUD FATHER OF MARCO, WHO HIT A HOMERUN.

MARCO SAID HE WASN'T EVEN SURE HE HIT THE BALL HARD ENOUGH OR A HOMERUN.

THOUGHT IT WOULD BOUNCE OFF THE WALL.

>> [ SPEAKING IN A NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ] >> Reporter: THE BALL CLEAR DEFENSES AND NOW TIJUANA IS GOING TO THE BIGGEST LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT ON THE PLANET.

>> [ SPEAKING IN A NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ] >> Reporter: MARCO SAYS IT IS AMAZING TO BE MEXICO STEAM, TO HAVE AN ENTIRE COUNTRY SUPPORTING YOU.

THE TEAM WILL LEAVE AUGUST 10th FOR WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA, WHERE THE TOURNAMENT IS HELD EVERY YEAR.

12-YEAR-OLD JORGE ALVARADO CAN THROW A FASTBALL 73 MILES PER HOUR.

HE SAYS THIS IS A ONCE-IN-A- LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY.

>> [ SPEAKING IN A NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ].

>> Reporter: WHAT EVER HAPPENS IN WILLIAMSPORT, TIJUANA'S ALL- STARS HAVE ALREADY BECOME LOCAL CELEBRITIES.

THEY'VE DONE ROUNDS OF INTERVIEWS WITH LOCAL MEDIA, THEY'VE INVITED PUBLIC EVENTS.

EVEN SIGNED AUTOGRAPHS FOR LITTLE KIDS.

MAX LEBO'S FAVORITE PART HAS BEEN THE FREE FLAG.

PLAYERS GOT NEW JERSEYS.

THEY EVEN GOT HATS WITH THEIR NAMES AND NUMBERS EMBROIDERED ON THE BACK.

DESPITE THE DISTRACTIONS, MEJIA SAYS THE TEAM IS FOCUSED AND PLAIN TO WIN.

>> WE KNOW WE HAVE A GREAT TEAM.

WE ARE NOT GOING ON VACATION, WE WANT TO TRY TO WIN, WE WANT TO BE IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

>> Reporter: THE ROAD TO THE TAPING TABLE WOULD BE EASY.

THE FIRST AND WILL BE AGAINST THE WINTER BETWEEN CUBA AND JAPAN.

THE VERY STRONG OPPONENTS.

>> [ SPEAKING IN A NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ].

>> Reporter: HE'S CONFIDENT THE EFFORT THEY ARE PUTTING INTO PRACTICE IS GOING TO PAY OFF.

THE TEAM SPENT THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS PRACTICING THE FUNDAMENTALS.

HITTING, FIELDING, SLIDING, TOUCHING., THEY AREN'T THE ONLY ONE STRAINING.

THE MOMS CAME UP WITH NEW CHANTS, 114 MEXICO INSTEAD OF JUST TEAM TIJUANA.

GUSTAVO SOLTIS, KPBS NEWS.

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