>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS TRANSECTS HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY ANDERSON PLUMBING HEATING AND AIR .

GOT TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF KPBS AND PRIVILEGED TO SERVE SAN DIEGO CLIENTS.

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

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

AND, BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> GOOD EVENING IT'S MONDAY, JULY 12th.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US I AM TRYING IT BUT FROM HUMBLE SERVANT TO HOMETOWN HERO.

MANY TONIGHT, REMEMBERING THE LIFE OF FATHER JOE, THE PRIEST WHO MORE THAN 30 YEARS AGO CREATED A NATIONAL MODEL TO TACKLE HOMELESSNESS HAS DIED.

AS A KPBS HEALTH REPORTER MATT HOFFMAN SHOWS US HIS LEGACY WILL NOT SOON BE FORGOTTEN.

>> IT'S A PROGRAM TO HELP HOMELESSNESS.

>> Reporter: SO MUCH HAS HAPPENED OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS FATHER JOE CARROLL THE NAMES BY ONE OF SAN DIEGO'S LARGEST HOMELESS SERVICE PROVIDERS DIED OVER THE WEEKEND AT AGE 80.

AT THE JOAN CROCS HAD HER IN DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO THEY HAVE BEEN BRINGING FLOWERS TO HONOR HIM, AND REMEMBER HIS SELFLESS ATTITUDE.

>> HE'S HELPED ME OUT, HE'S FED ME, GIVEN ME A PLACE TO LIVE RESOURCES, AND -- SHE'S DEFINITELY GOING TO BE MISSED.

YOU KNOW, HE'S AN ICON HERE IN SAN DIEGO.

AND HE'S HELPED THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE .

>> Reporter: HE WAS A CATHOLIC PRIEST MORE THAN THREE DECADES AGO DECIDED TO DEVOTE HIS WORK TO HELPING THE HOMELESS.

>> WE TALKED ABOUT THE TERM HUSTLER PRIEST, AND THE FACT THAT HE WAS SO WELL KNOWN FOR BEING ABLE TO GATHER FUNDS FOR THOSE IN NEED AND MENTIONED TO ME TIME AND TIME AGAIN IT WAS QUITE EASY, AND IT WAS EASY BECAUSE HE WASN'T DOING IT FOR HIMSELF PRINT >> Reporter:'S CEO WAS TEARFUL WHEN RECOUNTING ONE OF HIS LAST CONVERSATIONS WITH HIM.

FOR HE TOLD HIM ABOUT A NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT THAT DEDICATED IN PART TO HIS LIFELONG WORK .

>> HIS LEGACY DOES LIVE ON AND IT WILL CONTINUE TO LIVE ON.

AND THE WORK THAT WE DO EACH AND EVERY SINGLE DAY.

>> Reporter: HIS MOTTO IS SIMPLE, NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS, KPBS SPOKE TO HIM WHEN HE WAS NAMED MR. SAN DIEGO BY THE ROTARY CLUB IN 2012.

>> MY GOAL IN 30 YEARS HAS BEEN THESE WERE NEIGHBORS THAT ARE IN TROUBLE WHEN YOU HAVE A NEIGHBOR WHO IS SICK, THAT IS A NEIGHBOR.

WE HAVE A HOMELESS PERSON WHO IS SICK THAT SOUNDS FEARFUL.

SO MY GOAL HAS ALWAYS BEEN WE ARE NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS.

AND WE HELP THEM.

>> Reporter: HE CALLED IT ONE- STOP SHOPPING HAVING CHILDREN JOB TRAINING AND HEALTH SERVICES ALL AT A SINGLE LOCATION.

>> WHY DON'T WE HAVE IT ALL ON ONE SITE, DON'T HAVE TO GO WALKING ALL OVER TOWN.

>> Reporter: HIS HEALTH WORSENED OVER THE YEARS AND BECAUSE OF DIABETES HE HAD BOTH OF HIS LEGS AND MUTATED AND LOST AN EYE, BUT THAT DIDN'T SLOW HIM DOWN STILL RALLYING TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE UNFILTERED AND ATTENDING PUBLIC EVENTS LIKE HIS ANNUAL HOLIDAY DINNER.

>> EVERYTHING BEGINS WITH A MEAL.

THIS MEANS ALL OF THESE PEOPLE BY GETTING FOOD, MIGHT GET INTO ONE OF OUR REHAB PROGRAMS.

SO, IT'S THE BEGINNING OF A PROCESS AND WE HOPE TO CHANGE THEIR LIVES OVER THE NEXT YEAR.

>> Reporter: DETAILS FOR A PUBLIC MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE RELEASED OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> COVID-19 CASES ARE RISING AND HOTSPOTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND MOST OF THESE RISING CASE NUMBERS HAVE BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO THE NOW DOMINANT DELTA VARIANT WHICH IS TRICE IS TRANSMISSIBLE AS PREVIOUS TRENDS, AS CAMILLA EXPLAINS ALL U.S. COVID-19 DEATHS IN JUNE WERE AMONG THE VACCINATED PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: RISING COVID-19 NUMBERS IN U.S. HOTSPOTS AS THE DELTA VARIANT RAPIDLY SPREADS.

>> RIVER VACCINATION RATES ARE LOW, AND YOU HAVE A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF THE DELTA VARIANT ?

WHAT HAVE LOTS, AND LOTS OF COVID CASES AND LOTS, AND LOTS OF HOSPITALIZATIONS.

>> Reporter: A THIRD OF NEW CASES IN THE U.S. COMING FROM THESE FIVE STATES.

ACCORDING TO A MEDICAL ANALYST.

>> TO SEE A POTENTIAL THIRD WAVE IS DISHEARTENING AND DISAPPOINTING BECAUSE QUITE FRANKLY, IT'S PREVENTABLE .

>> Reporter: MORE THAN 99% OF U.S. COVID-19 DEATHS IN JUNE WERE AMONG UNVACCINATED PEOPLE ACCORDING TO THE CDC.

>> IT'S NOT VACCINATED PEOPLE WHO ARE BEING HOSPITALIZED TODAY, IT'S UNVACCINATED PEOPLE .

>> Reporter: THIS AS CONFUSION REMAINS OVER A BOOSTER SHOT, PFIZER VIRTUALLY BREATHING U.S. GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, REGARDING THE POTENTIAL NEED FOR ANOTHER DOSE.

BUT, THE GUIDANCE FROM THE CDC IS THAT AS OF NOW, A THIRD SHOT IS NOT NEEDED.

WHAT IS NEEDED IS FIRST TIME VACCINATIONS.

>> VACCINATIONS WORK WELL AGAINST OTHERS INCLUDING THE DELTA VARIANT .

>> Reporter: THE DAILY PACE OF PEOPLE BECOMING FULLY VACCINATED HAS DROPPED 84% SINCE THE MID-APRIL PEAK .

>> IF YOU GET VACCINATED, HE WILL BE PROTECTED FROM DYING .

>> Reporter: CAMILO BURNELL, KPBS NEWS .

>>> A NEW WARNING WILL SOON BE ATTACHED TO DON JOHNSON & JOHNSON'S COVID-19 VACCINE, THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION SAYS IT MAY POSE A "SMALL POSSIBLE RISK BUT A RARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS REACTION" .

THE CDC RECEIVED REPORTS OF 100 PEOPLE WHO GOT THE SHOT AND DEVELOPED AN IMMUNE SYSTEM DISORDER THAT CAN CAUSE MUSCLE WEAKNESS AND OCCASIONALLY PARALYSIS.

THAT'S JUST A TINY FRACTION OF THE NEARLY 13 MILLION AMERICANS WHO GOT THE ONE DOSE VACCINE.

>>> 100 DAYS AGO NATIONAL CITY'S MAYOR SET A GOAL TO VACCINATE 45,000 RESIDENTS.

TODAY, THE MAYOR ANNOUNCED NEARLY 36,000 RESIDENTS HAD BEEN FULLY IMMUNIZED AS A RESULT OF THE CAMPAIGN WHILE FALLING SHORT OF THE 100 DAY GOAL, THE CITY IS STILL URGING RESIDENTS TO GET THEIR SHOTS.

THE MAYOR SAYS IT'S NO EASY TASK AS NATIONAL CITY WAS ONE OF THE HARDEST HIT COMMUNITIES.

>> WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT WERE HIT WITH FAMILY MEMBERS DYING WITH JOB LOSS, WITH POTENTIAL HOUSING CRISIS, AND EVICTION NOTICES.

>> THE CITY SET UP ONE OF THE FIRST VACCINATIONS SITES SPECIFICALLY TARGETING TEENS TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR ELIGIBLE STUDENTS AT SWEETWATER HIGH SCHOOL TO GET THEIR SHOTS.

THE MAYOR SAYS THEY WILL CONTINUE WORKING TO GAIN THE TRUST OF THOSE WHO ARE STILL HESITANT IN GETTING THE VACCINE.

>>> FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT VACCINATIONS AND WHERE TO GET ONE, VISIT OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

WE HAVE MADE IT EASY TO FIND WHERE THE VACCINES WITH A LINK RIGHT THERE ON OUR HOMEPAGE.

>>> ONE YEAR LATER, THE NAVY HAS STILL NOT REVEALED WHAT CAUSED A FIRE THAT HAS DESTROYED THE USS'S SHARD.

WE HAVE AN UPDATE ON THE INVESTIGATION THAT IS STILL ONGOING.

>>> THE FIRE BURNED FOR FOUR DAYS SENDING SMOKE BILLOWING OVER THE REGION, 20 PEOPLE WERE TREATED FOR MINOR INJURIES.

IN NOVEMBER, THE SHIP WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS, ROBERT SHAW OF A FORMAL ATF ARSON INVESTIGATOR SAID THAT'S NOT UNUSUAL .

>> WHEN YOU'RE CONDUCTING A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION YOU WANT TO GATHER AS MUCH INFORMATION THAT YOU CAN, AND HOLD IT, AND USE IT TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE GETTING ACCURATE INFORMATION FROM OTHER PEOPLE.

YOU DON'T WANT STUFF TO GET WIDELY CIRCULATED, AND THEN YOU GET MISINFORMATION.

>> Reporter: THE CONFIRMED A MEDIA REPORT THAT A SAILOR WAS BEING QUESTIONED IN AN ARSON INVESTIGATION.

NAVAL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES JEFF CONCERNED THAT MONDAY A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION IS STILL UNDERWAY, AND THAT NO CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED.

HE SAYS -- >> I WOULD SAY AT THIS .

THEY KNOW THE CAUSE.

AGAIN, NOT UNUSUAL TO NOT RELEASE THOSE FINDINGS PUBLICLY.

>> Reporter: IS AN MARITIME INVESTIGATOR USES CASES INVOLVING FIRE ARE DIFFICULT TO PROVE.

>> IT'S NOT UNCOMMON FOR DETERMINATION OF ARSON TO BE MADE, AND ULTIMATELY NOBODY GETS ARRESTED.

BECAUSE YOU STILL DO HAVE TO GET ENOUGH EVIDENCE THAT A PARTICULAR PERSON COMMITTED THE CRIME.

>> Reporter: THEY WERE IN SAN DIEGO IN THE FINAL PHASES OF BEING RETROFITTED TO CARRY AT 30 5B FIGHTER JET.

THE SKELETON CREW WAS ON BOARD WHEN THE FIRE STARTED, THE SHIP HAS SINCE BEEN SENT SCRAPPED.

BESIDES A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION THE NAVY IS COMPLETING AT LEAST TWO OF THE REPORTS INTO THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE STEVE WALSH, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A RECENT SURVEY HIGHLIGHTS THE INEQUALITIES LaTINA WOMEN FACE IN SAN DIEGO WORKPLACES.

KPBS REPORTER ALEXANDRA HAS MORE ON THE SURVEY'S KEY FINDINGS.

>> Reporter: THE PANDEMIC HIGHLIGHTED THE LATINAS WERE THE SECOND LARGEST GROUP TO BE THE WORKFORCE DUE TO WORKPLACE INEQUALITIES.

LATINAS MAKE UP ONE THIRD OF ALL EMPLOYED WOMEN IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

THIS IS WHY THE NATIONAL LATINO ORGANIZATIONS PARTED WITH THE KINSMAN CENTER TO LAUNCH THE FIRST EVER SURVEY AT THEIR EXPERIENCES ON THE JOB.

THE RESULTS WERE CLEAR.

THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

>> SAN DIEGO EMPLOYERS NEED TO APPROVE THEIR WORK PLACE ENVIRONMENT, PROVIDE SENSATIONAL SUPPORT.

>> Reporter: CONSIDER THAT ONE THIRD OF RESPONDENTS A THERE WAS -- LESS LIKELY TO BE HEARD IT WORK STYLE ADJUSTMENTS MORE THAN ONE THIRD OF RESPONDENTS SAID HIS GRANDMA NATION IMPACTS THE CREATIVITY OUT WORK AND LOYALTY TO ORGANIZATIONS.

TWO THIRDS OF RESPONDENTS SAID THEY WERE UNSUCCESSFUL WHEN REQUESTING A RAISE OR PROMOTION.

>> AS A LaTINA I HAVE EXPERIENCED FIRSTHAND SOME OF THE BEARS WE CAN FACE.

>> Reporter: THE VICE CHAIR SAYS IT IS IN THE BEST SENSE OF EMPLOYERS TO ELEVATE THE STATUS OF LATINAS .

>> THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES ARE THE SYSTEMIC AND CULTURAL BARRIERS THAT IMPEDE PROGRESS IN CAREER AND BEST.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE WILLING TO WORK WITH ANYPLACE WISHING TO IMPROVE THE WORK PLACE ENVIRONMENT FOR LaTINA WILL -- WOMEN.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> A NEW REPORT HIGHLIGHTS WHERE OUR COUNTIES FOOD SYSTEM FAILS COMMUNITIES AND WORKERS, WHILE SETTING GOALS FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS .

SAN DIEGO COUNTY FOOD VISION 2030 WAS RELEASED TODAY BY THE SAN DIEGO FOOD SYSTEM ALLIANCE, A COALITION OF LOCAL BUSINESSES, HEALTH SYSTEMS NONPROFITS, AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.

BEFORE THE PANDEMIC, ONE IN SEVEN PEOPLE IN OUR REGION WAS EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY.

NOW IT'S ONE IN THREE PEOPLE, THE REPORT CALLS FOR ADDRESSING INEQUITIES FOR BLACK INDIGENOUS AND PEOPLE OF COLOR.

AND INVESTING IN LOCAL FARMS, FISHERIES, AND FOOD BUSINESSES.

>>> A RECENT AUDIT FOUND BIG SHORTCOMINGS IN SAN DIEGO'S EFFORTS TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE.

KPBS METRO REPORTER ANDREW BOWEN SAYS THE CITY COUNCIL REVIEWED THE AUDIT TODAY.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO'S 2015 CLIMATE ACTION PLAN WAS HAILED AS A MODEL FOR CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

BUT, THE CITY AUDITOR FOUND THE PLANS IMPLEMENTATION HAS RUN SHORT.

TORTS TRANSPORTATION AND CONFIRMATION GOALS, AND THEY AREN'T BEING ON HOLD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTION.

SAN DIEGO NEEDS MORE STAFF DEDICATED TO CLIMATE ACTION.

>> THEY MUST SHOW THE COMMITMENT TO THE ACTION PLAN BY INCREASING FUNDING FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE DEPARTMENT SO THAT THE CITY HAS THE STAFF AND THE RESOURCES TO ACTUALLY MAKE PROGRESS.

TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS LARGELY AGREED SAN DIEGO HAS NOT MOVED FAST ENOUGH TO LOWER GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, OR TO PREPARE FOR THE WORST IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.

SPEAK ALL OF THIS WORK REQUIRES PEOPLE, OUR SUSTAINABILITY TEAM IS AMAZING.

BUT, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE RADICALLY -- ADEQUATELY RESOURCED TO CONTINUE DOING WHAT THEY DO.

THAT'S WHY THINK THE STEPPING ANALYSIS IS SO IMPORTANT.

SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE THE NECESSARY DECISIONS TO MEET OUR GOALS.

>> Reporter: CITY OFFICIALS AGREED TO IMPLEMENT THE AUDIT'S RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE NEXT YEAR AND A HALF.

THEY ARE ALSO PREPARING AN UPDATE TO THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN THAT WILL INCLUDE EVEN MORE SUSTAINABILITY GOALS THAT STRETCHED DECADES INTO THE FUTURE.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> ANOTHER HEAT WAVE IS BLANKETING CALIFORNIA AND OREGON LEAVING FIREFIGHTERS TO BATTLE FLAMES AND EXTREME TEMPERATURES.

THE LARGEST WILDFIRE OF THE YEAR IN CALIFORNIA IS BURNING AMONG THE NEVADA STATE LINE THE CHARRING ABOUT 140 SQUARE MILES.

IN OREGON THAT THE BOOTLEG FIRE EXPLODED TO 240 SQUARE MILES.

>>> WITH TRANSMISSION FROM ORGAN STILL UNRELIABLE BECAUSE OF THE FIRE AND CONTINUED HIGH TEMPERATURES, CALIFORNIA ISSUED A STATEWIDE FLEX ALERT FROM 4:00 THIS AFTERNOON TO 9:00 TONIGHT.

AS FOR WHEN WE MIGHT SEE SOME RELIEF FROM THE HEAT, I'M METEOROLOGIST JESSICA HAS YOUR FORECAST.

>>> THE PEAK HEAT DEFINITELY STAYED WITH US THIS PAST WEEKEND BUT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT SOME EXTREME HEAT, EVEN TODAY, HEAT ADVISORY'S EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS TO REMAIN IN THE ACT AS OUR UPPER- LEVEL HIGH.

IT'S BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EXTREME HEAT, SLOWLY INCHES FURTHER WEST.

WITH IT IS GOING TO PULL IN SOME MOISTURE LATE IN THE WEEK.

IT DEPENDS ON HOW FAR OUT WEST THAT MOISTURE IS GOING TO GET.

I MENTIONED HEAT ADVISORIES AND EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS FOR PLACES LIKE DRAGO SPRINGS, MT.

LAGUNA .

THOSE LAST THROUGH LATE TONIGHT, AND WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AFTER THAT.

TONIGHT IN THE METRO TEMPERATURES DROPPING DOWN INTO THE UPPER 60s, IT'S A PRETTY MILD NIGHT THERE, SOME LOW HANGING CLOUDS, TO THE MORNING HOURS OF YOUR TUESDAY.

EL CAJON GETTING DOWN TO 67 DEGREES, RAMONA, 61.

THE RIGO SPRINGS NOT EVEN FALLING OUT OF THE LOW 80s.

AGAIN NOT MUCH CHANGED HERE IN THE ARE CAST FOR YOUR TUESDAY, THIS UPPER-LEVEL HIGH REMAINS LOCKED IN, THE HEAT STAYS WITH IT.

HERE IS THE MONSOONAL MOISTURE IT'S GOING EVER SO SLOWLY CREEP WEST EACH AND EVERY COMING DAY.

SO, OCEANSIDE 76 DEGREES FOR YOUR HIGH ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON, SAN DIEGO GETTING UP TO 76, SAME THING DOWN TOWARDS CHULA VISTA.

90s, AND BORREGO SPRINGS.

109 ON WEDNESDAY, WE GET THAT MOISTURE EVER SO CLOSE, JUST CREEPING RIGHT ALONG THE CALIFORNIA ARIZONA BORDER., THE HEATER CERTAINLY REMAINS LOCKED IN FOR MOST OF THE INTERIOR SECTIONS HERE, SHOULD FIND SOME COASTAL COMFORT WHICH IS GOOD NEWS THERE.

THE TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO STAY IN THE MID TO UPPER 70s, WITH LOW HANGING CLOUD COVER POSSIBLE THERE, ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.

BASICALLY JUST ABOUT EVERY DAY.

FURTHER INLAND, TEMPERATURES GENERALLY SITTING IN THE MID 80s, BUT TOWARDS THE START OF THE NEXT WEEK WE COULD DROP THINGS BACK DOWN INTO THE 80s.

IN THE MOUNTAINS, TEMPERATURES GO FROM CLOSE TO 80 DEGREES ON TUESDAY, BACK DOWN IN THE LOW TO MID 70s.

AND, IN THE DESERT THAT IS WHERE THE HEAT CONTINUES, TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT FOR TEMPERATURES HERE, BASICALLY EVERY DAY.

FOR KPBS NEWS I AM METEOROLOGIST JESSICA.

>>> THE FIRST PAYMENTS IN THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S ADVANCED CHILD TAX CREDITS ARE DUE TO START ROLLING OUT THIS WEEK.

HEADS OF HOUSEHOLD WILL RECEIVE UP TO $3600 FOR EACH CHILD UP TO SIX YEARS OLD, AND $3000 FOR 16 17 YEARS OLD.

HALF OF THAT CREDIT CAN BE CLAIMED WHEN FILING INCOME TAXES FOR THE YEAR, THE OTHER HALF PAID IN MONTHLY INSTALLMENTS THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR, THIS PAYMENTS CAN BE UP TO $300 PER MONTH FOR KIDS UNDER SIX YEARS OLD, AND $250 A MONTH FOR KIDS UP TO 17 YEARS OLD.

THE AMOUNT OF THE CREDIT GOES DOWN FOR PEOPLE EARNING OVER $112,000, AND HOUSEHOLDS TAKING MORE THAN $150,000.

>>> PRESIDENT I THEN MET WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND ELECT THE LITERS DISCUSSED RISING CRIME RATES INCLUDING GUN VIOLENCE.

>> THE ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL APPROACH WE KNOW THERE THEM SOMETHINGS THAT WORKS, AND THE FIRST OF THOSE TO WORK IS STEMMING THE FLOW OF FIREARMS USED TO COMMIT VIOLENT CRIMES, CRACKING DOWN ON HOLDING GUN DEALERS ACCOUNTABLE, FOR VIOLATING THE FEDERAL LAW.

>> THE PRESIDENTS PLAN ALSO PROVIDES RESOURCES TO POLICE DEPARTMENTS, AND ALLOWS COMMUNITIES TO USE COVID RELIEF FUNDS FOR INTERVENTION AND JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS.

>>> INITIATIVES TO FIGHT THE INCREASE IN GUN VIOLENCE ARE HAPPENING LOCALLY AS WELL.

WORTH COUNTY REPORTER TONYA TELLS US HOW SAN DIEGO IS DOING ITS PART.

TO SAN DIEGO IS TAKING STEPS TO CRACK DOWN ON GUNS.

THE SHERIFF DEPARTMENT BY THE PEOPLE TRADING IN GUNS FOR GIFT CARDS IN VISTA AND YOUR HOT NEARLY 3 AND WEAPONS.

EVENT ORGANIZERS DIDN'T EXPECT THE HIGH TURNOUT .

>> WE DID RUN OUT OF CARDS, I'M NOT SURE WHEN, BUT WE HAD NEARLY 300 ARMS SURRENDERED IN THAT TIME PERIOD, THEY'RE WORKING ON THEIR OWN INITIATIVES TO REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE?

BECAUSE SOMETIMES LOCAL GOVERNMENT HAS A LITTLE MORE CHALLENGE BEING ABLE TO AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN GUN VIOLENCE IT CAN BE A CHALLENGING CONVERSATION.

THAT WILL HAPPEN OVER THE LONG- TERM.

>> Reporter: IS ONE OF THE SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS WORKING TO BE A PART OF THE CONVERSATION ON COMBATING GUN VIOLENCE .

>> WE HERE IN SAN DIEGO WANT TO BE ABLE TO ACT QUICKER, AND TO SELL AS BIDEN SAID EVERY LEVEL HAS TO WORK TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

>> Reporter: WE ASKED THE SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR REPORT ON SO-CALLED GHOST GUNS, FIREARMS THAT USUALLY CAN'T BE TRACED THEY FOUND THEY WERE ON TRACK DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF GUNS SEIZED FOR THE COUNCIL'S PUBLIC SAFETY AND LIVABLE NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE WEDNESDAY MORNING, AND WILL HELP WITH PREVENTION MEASURES TO FOLLOW.

TONYA, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SAN DIEGO PRIDE IS BACK IN A BIG WAY.

YESTERDAY, THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY AND ALLIES MARCHED IN THE FIRST PRIDE PARADE SINCE THE PANDEMIC ACTORS IN ENGLAND IN ISOLATION ORGANIZERS CHOSE THE THEME OF BEING RESILIENT.

ONE PERSON AT THE MERCHANTS PLANED BY THESE MATTER SO MUCH TO THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY.

>> TO SHOW THAT WE ARE NOT GOING AWAY, THAT WE DO MATTER.

I MAY NOT WORK FOR CNET HERE IN CALIFORNIA, YOU KNOW, WHERE WE CAN GO OUT AND DO THIS.

AND SOME STATES YOU STILL CAN'T DO THAT.

>> Reporter: THIS MAY CLOSE TO 15,000 PEOPLE SHOWED UP FOR YESTERDAY'S EVENT, MORE IN- PERSON AND ONLINE PRIDE EVENTS ARE SCHEDULED THROUGHOUT THIS MONTH.

>>> BILLIONAIRE RICHARD BRANSON HAS ACHIEVED SOMETHING HE HAS BEEN WORKING TOWARD AND TALKING ABOUT FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.

HE FINALLY MADE IT INTO SPACE, SETTING A RECORD IN THE PROCESS.

RACHEL CRANE WAS THERE WHEN HE RETURNED TO EARTH.

>> A HISTORIC FLIGHT ONLY TWO DECADES IN THE MAKING, BILLIONAIRE RICHARD RANSOM BECOMING THE FIRST PERSON TO TAKE A TRIP ON A SELF-FUNDED SPACECRAFT.

THE ENTIRE JOURNEY CAPTURED IN BROADCAST ON A LIFESTREAM, TAKING PLACE IN ABOUT AN HOUR.

VIRGIN GALACTIC SHIP ROCKETING MORE THAN TWO MILES ABOVE EARTH.

HIGH ENOUGH TO EVEN EXPERIENCE WEIGHTLESSNESS.

>> THE NEXT GENERATION OF DREAMERS, WE CAN DO THIS JUST IMAGINE WHAT YOU CAN DO.

>> SAFELY RETURNING TO EARTH SOLVING THEIR MISSION ACCOMPLISHED .

>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THIS HERE, IS SIR RICHARD BRANSON ASTRONAUT.

>> I SPOKE TO THE 70-YEAR-OLD AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL LANDING .

>> BEEN BACK ON EARTH FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS HOTELS SCLEROSIS EXPERIENCE LIKE FOR YOU?

>> I DREAMT OF GOING TO SPACE SINCE I WAS A KID.

I'VE ALWAYS PICTURED WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE.

AND IT WAS JUST FAR MORE EXTRAORDINARY THAN I COULD'VE EVER IMAGINED COULD >> EVERYTHING FROM THE CONTRAST WITH THE EARTH IS JUST INCREDIBLE.

>> LAUNCHING HIS FIRST FLIGHT BEFORE ELON MUSK AND JEFFREY BASIS.

THEY'RE SENDING CONGRATULATIONS THINK CAN'T WAIT TO JOIN THE CLUB, BRANSON OFFERING THIS TO THE AMAZON FOUNDER IN RETURN.

>> I HOPE YOU CAN HAVE AS WONDERFUL A VOYAGE AS WE HAD GOOD AND JUST DO YOUR TRAINING.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO GET THAT SORT OF YOU KNOW SEVEN DAYS A TRAINING BEFORE YOU GO.

SPEAK OF A PLAN TO LAUNCH ONE MORE TEST FLIGHT BEFORE ALLOWING PAYING CUSTOMERS TO FLY.

THE PRICE TAG FOR A SEAT, UP TO A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS, AND WHILE THEY WAIT BRANSON SAYS HE'S TAKING SOME TIME FOR HIMSELF TO REST BEFORE PLANNING ANY FUTURE NEEDS.

>> ARE YOU EAGER TO GO BACK UP?

>> I WOULD GO BACK TOMORROW IF I DIDN'T FEEL I WAS TAKING A SEAT AWAY FROM THE MANY HUNDREDS OF HAVE ALREADY SIGNED UP IN THE MANY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO WILL WANT TO SIGN UP.

>> BY THE WAY THAT WAITING LIST IS CURRENTLY MORE THAN SIX P WILL LONG, FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO GO BUT CANNOT AFFORD THE PLACE, VIRGIN GALACTIC IS GIVING AWAY TWO FREE TICKETS AND OUR CONTESTS.

HE WILL ADJUST BASIS IS ORIGIN IS SCHEDULED TO TAKE LATE NEXT WEEK.

>>> FIVE PADRES ARE IN DENVER TRYING TO GET READY FOR TOMORROW'S ALL STAR GAME AMONG THEM YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE FROM SAN DIEGO TO HAVE HIM BE YOUR FAVORITE PLAYER.

JUST ASK BRYSON.

HE CAME FROM WISCONSIN TO WATCH THE TEAM PLAY.

HE HAS A HEART TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT, AND HE CAUGHT MORE THAN THAT.

NOT ONLY A PITCHER, BUT A SPECIAL SEAT, AND ASSIGNED BALL.

HE SAID HE BECAME A PADRES FAN WATCHING THE TEAM PLAY WHILE HE WAS IN THE HOSPITAL.

HE SAYS IT GAVE HIM "A SENSE OF COMFORT".

>>> OVER THE WEEKEND, STEP CRUISE BECAME THE FIRST AMERICAN IN A DECADE TO WIN A STAGE AT THE 118-YEAR-OLD TOUR DE FRANCE.

WHILE CYCLING IS AN OLD SPORT SEATED IN DEEP POSITION DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN GROW AND CHANGE.

MATT BRINGS US A STORY ON A NEW BIKE RACE.

HERE IT IS.

>> TRACK LACROSSE WORLD TOUR, WILL PRETEND THERE IS AN ORGANIZING BUDDY.

TRACK LACROSSE IS WRITING A CYCLE ACROSS INSPIRED COURSE, ON A TRACK BIKE.

CYCLOCROSS IS THE TYPE OF WRITING WHERE IT IS A SHORT CIRCUIT COURSE, THEY GO SUPERFAST, THERE IS DIRT, THERE'S GRASS, STEPS, LOTS OF FUN STUFF.

>> TRACK BIKE IS A FIXED GEAR BIKE, AND WE DON'T USE BRAKE SYSTEM NOBODY CRASHES INTO EACH OTHER.

IT'S MORE CHALLENGING IT TAKES A PRETTY EASY COURSE AND MAKES IT SUPER HARD.

IT'S ALL ABOUT HAVING A GOOD TIME.

IT'S GOOD TO GET OUT TO RIDE WITH FRIENDS AFTER YEAR AND A HALF OF NOT.

WE ARE GOING TO DO TWO PODIUMS, THERE IS GOING TO AN OPEN CATEGORY AND A SECOND CATEGORY FOR WOMEN, TRAMS, FM, AND GENDER NONCONFORMING.

WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A JUMP COMPETITION AND A SKATE COMPETITION.

THE COMMISSION IS GOING TO BE A GOOD TIME.

THERE WILL BE PRIZES FOR THE WINNERS.

THE PRIZES FOR THE LOSES HIS WILL.

WHOEVER GETS THAT LAST WILL GET A PRIZE.

>>> YOUNG GRAY FOXES BACK IN THE WILD AFTER RECOVERING FROM AN INJURY HE WAS RELEASED ON FRIDAY NOT CARE FROM WHERE SHE WAS FOUND STRUGGLING TO WALK.

THE 12 WEEK OLD WAS HOPPING TO GET AROUND BECAUSE SHE HAD THE INJURY.

SHE SPENT 10 DAYS AT THE SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY'S RAMONA WILDLIFE CENTER, BEFORE SHE WAS THEN CLEARED TO RETURN TO HER NATURAL HABITAT.

WE WISH HER LUCK.

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

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TONIGHT, I AM MAYA TRABULSI, I HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS TRANCE ?

HAS HE BEEN POSSIBLE IN PART BY ANDERSON PLUMBING HEATING AND AIR PROD SUPPORT THAT MISSION OF KPBS .

AND PRIVILEGE TO SERVE SAN DIEGO CLIENTS, ANDERSON PLUMBING HEATING AND AIR, HELPING MAINTAIN DRAIN HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM SINCE 1978.

AND, BY THE CONRAD PREMISE FOUNDATION DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY.

AND BY THE FOLLOWING -- AND, BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.